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Who Else Would Plant The Trees? A Status Update On The Pemba Flying Fox, Hannah “Hawa” Grose, Catherine Grace “Rahma” Clemmens

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study assesses the current population of Pemba Flying Fox, Pteropusvoeltzkowi, at four key locations on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania previously noted as highly populated roost sites: Ngezi National Forest, Wete, Kidike, and MsituwaMbiji. We evaluate local knowledge, perceptions, and practices of communities surrounding the Pemba Flying Fox. This study also documents roosting and migratory patterns of the bats. We hypothesize a growth in bat population, an overall positive community perception of the bats, and a greater amount of conflict between fruit farmers and Pteropusvoeltzkowi. Results showed a decrease in estimated population. Additionally, reverse correlation was found …

Evaluating A Primate Sanctuary: Population Assessment Of The Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) On Sumak Allpa, Ecuador, Claire Leichter

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) population on Sumak Allpa was assessed during 33 observation periods between November 5^th and November 24^th of 2012. Sumak Allpa is a 113.15-hectare island on the Napo River in the Orellana Province of Amazonian Ecuador that has been functioning as a primate sanctuary since 2005. Squirrel monkeys were surveyed during 1 to 3 hour observation walks in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. During two occasions, the island was divided among multiple observers at the same time, including one observer in a canoe on the exterior of the island, to allow …

Better Together: Expanding Rural Partnerships To Support Families, Harriet Shaklee, Jeri Bigbee, Misty Wall

Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Chronic shortages of health, social service, and mental health professionals in rural areas necessitate creative partnerships in support of families. Cooperative extension professionals in Family and Consumer Sciences and community health nurses are introduced as trusted professionals in rural communities who can bring critical skills to human services teams. Multidisciplinary prevention programs offer particularly good contexts for county extension educators and community health nurses to work in collaboration with social workers. The case of grandparents raising grandchildren illustrates the critical roles that can be filled by professionals in these two fields to extend the reach of family support programs.

The Cutting Edge Fall 2012, Wright State University Department Of Surgery

The Cutting Edge Newsletter

An eight page newsletter created by the Department of Surgery documenting current affairs of the department. This issue highlights the arrival of two new faculty members, upcoming special lectures, alumni news, and more.

Infliximab Dose Rounding Pratices In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kelly C. Sandberg, Benjamin H. Shpeen, Sally J. Eder, Muhammad Dhanani, Sarah J. Clark, Gary L. Freed, Jeremy Adler

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Infliximab (IFX) is commonly used to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). IFX is supplied in 100mg vials and remains expensive. Dosing usually starts at 5mg/kg, and is commonly rounded up or down. The scope of dosing practices is unknown. Under-dosing may place patients at risk for exacerbation of IBD. Over-treatment potentially carries increased risk of infectious and malignant complications. We aimed to characterize IFX dosing practices among pediatric IBD practitioners participating in the ImproveCareNow Network.

The Association Of Elevated 2′,5′-Oligoadenylate-Dependent Rnase L With Lung Cancer Correlated With Deficient Enzymatic Activity And Decreased Capacity Of Rnase L Dimerization, Huijing Yin, Aimin Zhou, Yalei Dai

Chemistry Faculty Publications

RNase L mediates critical cellular functions including antiviral, proapoptotic, antiproliferative and tumor suppressive activities. In this study, the expression and function of RNase L in lung cancer cells were examined. Interestingly we have found that the expression of RNase L in lung cancer cells was 3- and 9-fold higher in its mRNA and protein levels, but a significant decrease of its enzymatic activity when compared to that in corresponding normal lung cells. Further investigation revealed that 2-5A-induced dimerization of the RNase L protein, a necessary prerequisite for activation of RNase L, was inhibited, as a result of that RLI, a …

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter, Autumn 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Butterfly Survey at Cedar River Natural Area
-- Renewed Assault on Prairie
-- Practical Data Collection: Establishing Methods and Procedures for Measuring Water Clarity and Turbidity of Stormwater Runoff from Active Highway Construction Sites
-- Seven Things to consider when hand collecting prairie seed
-- Reachin' Out (!) to a Different Kind of Audience
-- Ryan's Reachin' Out! Cowboy Cookies

A Review Of Methods Of Participatory Management Of Mangrove Forest Conservation, A. Mehdi, M.Z. Rozainah, M. Pozi

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Antioxidant And Cytotoxic Activities Of Dichloromethane Extracts Of Marasmius Species, T. Mohamed Nor, N. Abdullah, N. Zainal Abidin

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Bacterial Source Tracking And Risk Assessment In Matang Mangrove Estuary, C.C. Lay, G. Aziz, M.N. Khairul Nazrin, C.C. Ving, L.T. Kwai

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Biofuel Production From Tropical Marine Algae, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Marine algae comprising both microalgae and the seaweeds, serve as important sources of a wide variety of useful products which find applications in nutrition, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, waste bioremediation and recently as feedstock for renewable energy. Biofuel in the form of biodiesel, bioa1cohol, biomethane, hydrogen and hydrocarbons are obtainable from algae. The advantages of algae as feedstock for biodiesel over other oil crops such as oil palm, rapeseed, soybean and jatropha, are well documented and based mainly on the high biomass productivities, non-competition with use as food, tolerance to habitats not suitable to other crops and the lower environmental …

Clonal Integration Helps Larger Seagrass Species Survive Sediment Burial In A Tropical Multispecies Ecosystem, J.L.S. Ooi, G.A. Kendrick, K. Van Niel

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Seagrasses are rhizomatous clonal plants that grow submerged in coastal waters where burial under sediment - induced by bioturbation and tropical storms - is common. The effect of burial may be moderated by species-specific differences in clonal integration (resource translocation) but this has never been tested for seagrasses, in particular tropical seagrasses in multispecies meadows. In this study, we seek the thresholds of response of 4 seagrasses of varying sizes to burial, and we ask whether clonal integration has an effect on moderating these responses. Our study site is a 4 m-deep meadow in Pulau Tinggi, Malaysia. Plants in mixed …

Community Structure Of The Jeram Polychaete Reef And Trophic Connections To Inshore Fishes And Shorebirds, J.E. Jun, N. Nemala, A. Sasekumar, F.K. Tsung, R. Ramli, C.C. Ving

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

De-Eutrophication Of Shrimp Farm Effluents By Ulva Reticulata In A Batch Culture System, Reza Rabiei, Siew Moi Phang, Phaik Eem Lim

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Diversity And Ecology Of Jellyfish (Scyphozoa And Cubozoa) In Malaysia, M. Rizman-Idid, W.S. Syazwan, F.A. Abu-Bakar, V.C. Chong

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Elevated C02 And Temperature On Polar Chlorella, Chiew Yen Wong, Ming Li Teoh, Siew Moi Phang

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Elevated C02 On Bacterial Growth Efficiency, M. Nurul Fitrah, W.B. Chui, W.L. Choon

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The rise of CO2 levels in oceanic surface waters may have potential effect on marine bacteria although experimental results related to the effects of CO2 on marine microbes are rather inconsistent and at times conflicting. In the present study, we investigated the effect of elevated CO2 in seawater on bacterial production (BP), bacterial respiration (BR) and bacterial growth efficiency (BGE) at two different locations which are Port Klang and Port Dickson. A total of six sets of experiment were conducted for each location with different concentrations of CO2 ranging from 2.95 to 99.35 urnol kg·l. Estimation of bacterial production and …

Environmental Factors Influencing Distribution Of Archaea In Tropical Coastal Waters, Y.S. Suet, W.L. Choon

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

We explore the archaea diversity in four locations along the Straits of Malacca, which is a semi-enclosed narrow tropical sea that connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. Samples from these different environments were collected and four 16S rONA clone libraries were constructed with archaea specific primers (Arc21 F and Arc958R). In total, 1074 randomly selected clones were screened by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis using three different restriction enzymes (Rsal, Cfol, and DdeI). Archaeal operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were defined as sequences which are 297% similar. Diversity index were determined for each clone library which has …

Evaluating Perchloric Acid For The Saccharification Of Selected Seaweeds, H. Mohd Javad, M.W. Min, C.T. Teow, S. Aishah, A. Zainudin, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Lipid Productivity And Biochemical Composition Of Malaysian Green Microalgae, Vejeysri Vello, Siew Moi Phang, Wan Loy Chu, Nazia Abdul Majid

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Fungal Diversity On Decaying Intertidal Mangrove Palm Nypa Fruticans In The East Coast And The West Coast Peninsular Malaysia, N.A. Mohamad Nor, A. Siti Aisyah, E.B.G. Jones

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Genetic Diversity Of Gracilaria Changii And Gracilaria Edulis (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) In Malaysian Waters, Y.Y. Yoon, E.L. Phaik, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Halocarbon Emission In Response To Light By Tropical Seaweeds From Port Dickson, West Coast Peninsular Malaysia, L.K. Fiona Seh, A.R. Noorsaadah, C.L. Emma, H. Claire, T.S. William

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Halocarbon Production In The Tropical Coastal Zone, E.C. Leedham, W.T. Sturges, G. Malin, D.E. Oram, C. Hughes, F. Keng, Siew Moi Phang

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Copper On Cell Viability And Reactive Oxygen Species (Ros) Production In The Marme Microalgae Dunoliella Tertiolecta And Pavlova Gyranss, Nguk Ling Dang, Wan Loy Chu, Yih Yih Kok, Siew Moi Phang

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Isolation And Identification Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Pah) - Tolerant Microalgae From Oil Refinery Wastewater, Y. Mohd Nizam, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Increased C02 And Temperature On Growth, Photosynthesis And Lipid Content Of Tropical Chlorella, Ming Li Teoh, Chiew Yen Wong, Siew Moi Phang

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Marine Algae From Pulau Aur, East Coast Peninsular Malaysia, Y.Y. Hui, M.L. Chai, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Microbial Food Web In Coastal Waters Of Malaysia, W.L. Choon

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Rising atmospheric CO2 has increased research on the carbon fluxes in oceans because the ocean is an important CO2 sink. The major flows of carbon in most aquatic systems are primary production and community respiration, especially bacterial respiration. These processes form the main components of the marine microbial food web. Our lab has been investigating the microbial food web in the coastal waters of Malaysia, and this paper summarizes some of the results already published. We have sampled in Port Klang, Port Dickson and Kuantan in areas that represent different trophic conditions. Across the different stations, we found significant coupling …

Microsatellite Markers From Expressed Sequence Tags (Ests) Of Seaweeds In Differentiating Various Gracilaria Chanqii From Malaysia, L.S. Sze, E.L. Phaik, W.L. Weng, Y.Y. Yoon, M.P. Siew

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.