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The Effects Of Rumination On Psychological And Biological Recovery From Stress In Depression, Joelle Lemoult Aug 2012

The Effects Of Rumination On Psychological And Biological Recovery From Stress In Depression, Joelle Lemoult

Open Access Dissertations

Diathesis-stress models of depression highlight that stress triggers the onset of a depressive episode. Increasing evidence, however, suggest that increased risk comes not from the initial response to stress, but rather from difficulty regulating emotions in a way that facilitates recovery. Rumination is a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy shown to prolong negative affect in response to distress. The current study extends past research by comparing the effects of a rumination versus distraction induction on biological and psychological recovery from stress among individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and healthy controls (CTLs). Participants were exposed to a psychosocial stressor and then …

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Trade In A 'Green Growth' Development Strategy, Jaime De Melo Aug 2012

Trade In A 'Green Growth' Development Strategy, Jaime De Melo

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The paper surveys the state of knowledge about the trade-related environmental consequences of a country’s development strategy along three channels: (i) direct trade-environment linkages (overexploitation of natural resources and trade-related transport costs);(ii) ‘virtual trade’ in emissions resulting from production activities; (iii) the product mix attributes of a ‘green-growth’ strategy (environmentally preferable products and goods for environmental management). Main conclusions are the following. Trade exacerbates over-exploitation of natural resources in weak institutional environments, but there is little evidence that differences in environmental policies across countries have led to significant ‘pollution havens’. Trade policies to ‘level the playing field’ would be ineffective …

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Gsu View, 2012-08-06, Office Of Marketing And Communications Aug 2012

Gsu View, 2012-08-06, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

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Communication Activity In A Social Network: Relation Between Long-Term Correlations And Inter-Event Clustering, Diego Rybski, Sergey V. Buldyrev, Shlomo Havlin, Fredrik Liljeros, Hernán A. Makse Aug 2012

Communication Activity In A Social Network: Relation Between Long-Term Correlations And Inter-Event Clustering, Diego Rybski, Sergey V. Buldyrev, Shlomo Havlin, Fredrik Liljeros, Hernán A. Makse

Publications and Research

Human communication in social networks is dominated by emergent statistical laws such as non-trivial correlations and temporal clustering. Recently, we found long-term correlations in the user's activity in social communities. Here, we extend this work to study the collective behavior of the whole community with the goal of understanding the origin of clustering and long-term persistence. At the individual level, we find that the correlations in activity are a byproduct of the clustering expressed in the power-law distribution of inter-event times of single users, i.e. short periods of many events are separated by long periods of no events. On the …

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Asymmetric Syntheses Of 8-Oxabicyclo[3,2,1]Octanes: A Cationic Cascade Cyclization, Bin Li, Yu Jun Zhao, Yin Chang Lai, Teck Peng Loh Aug 2012

Asymmetric Syntheses Of 8-Oxabicyclo[3,2,1]Octanes: A Cationic Cascade Cyclization, Bin Li, Yu Jun Zhao, Yin Chang Lai, Teck Peng Loh

Faculty Publications

High octane: A novel and practical syntheses of 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes using a cationic cascade cyclization reaction has been developed (see scheme; TIPS=triisopropylsilyl). The diastereomer of the cyclization product isolated depends upon whether the acetal or aldehyde substrate is used. Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Mythcon 43 - Across The Continents: Myths And Legends From Europe And Asia Meet And Mingle, The Mythopoeic Society Aug 2012

Mythcon 43 - Across The Continents: Myths And Legends From Europe And Asia Meet And Mingle, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Elements from non-Western/nonsEuropean fantasy traditions have a growing presence in modern fantasy literature, either intact or blended with Western themes and images. Mythcon 43 will explore the roots of this cross-pollination, and how it continues to unfold and enrich mythopoeic literature.

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The Ultraviolet Spectrum Of Ocs From First Principles: Electronic Transitions, Vibrational Structure And Temperature Dependence, Johan A. Schmidt, M. S. Johnson, George C. Mcbane, Reinhard Schinke Aug 2012

The Ultraviolet Spectrum Of Ocs From First Principles: Electronic Transitions, Vibrational Structure And Temperature Dependence, Johan A. Schmidt, M. S. Johnson, George C. Mcbane, Reinhard Schinke

Peer Reviewed Articles

Global three dimensional potential energy surfaces and transition dipole moment functions are calculated for the lowest singlet and triplet states of carbonyl sulfide at the multireference configuration interaction level of theory. The first ultraviolet absorption band is then studied by means of quantum mechanical wave packet propagation. excitation of the repulsive 21A' state gives the main contribution to the cross section. Excitation of the repulsive 11A" state is about a factor of 20 weaker at the absorption peak (Eph ≈ 45 000 cm-1) but becomes comparable to the 21A' state …

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A Digital X-Ray Tomosynthesis Coupled Near Infrared Spectral Tomography System For Dual-Modality Breast Imaging, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, Kelly E. Michaelsen, Brian W. Pogue, Steven P. Poplack, Ian Shaw, Ken Defrietas, Ken Brooks, Keith D. Paulsen Aug 2012

A Digital X-Ray Tomosynthesis Coupled Near Infrared Spectral Tomography System For Dual-Modality Breast Imaging, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, Kelly E. Michaelsen, Brian W. Pogue, Steven P. Poplack, Ian Shaw, Ken Defrietas, Ken Brooks, Keith D. Paulsen

Dartmouth Scholarship

A Near Infrared Spectral Tomography (NIRST) system has been developed and integrated into a commercial Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) scanner to allow structural and functional imaging of breast in vivo. The NIRST instrument uses an 8-wavelength continuous wave (CW) laser-based scanning source assembly and a 75-element silicon photodiode solid-state detector panel to produce dense spectral and spatial projection data from which spectrally constrained 3D tomographic images of tissue chromophores are produced. Integration of the optical imaging system into the DBT scanner allows direct co-registration of the optical and DBT images, while also facilitating the synergistic use of x-ray contrast as …

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The Neural Substrates Of Complex Argument Structure Representations: Processing “Alternating Transitivity” Verbs, Aya Meltzer-Asscher, Julia Schuchard, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Cynthia K. Thompson Aug 2012

The Neural Substrates Of Complex Argument Structure Representations: Processing “Alternating Transitivity” Verbs, Aya Meltzer-Asscher, Julia Schuchard, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Cynthia K. Thompson

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Articles and Research

This study examines the neural correlates of processing verbal entries with multiple argument structures using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We compared brain activation in response to “alternating transitivity” verbs, corresponding to two different verbal alternates—one transitive and one intransitive—and simple verbs, with only one, intransitive, thematic grid. Fourteen young healthy participants performed a lexical decision task with the two verb types. Results showed significantly greater activation in the angular and supramarginal gyri (Brodmann areas (BAs) 39 and 40) extending to the posterior superior and middle temporal gyri bilaterally, for alternating compared to simple verbs. Additional activation was detected in …

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Transient Expression Of Ova Antigen: Rtb Fusions In Plants For Production Of Improved Subunit Vaccines, Lana Elkins Aug 2012

Transient Expression Of Ova Antigen: Rtb Fusions In Plants For Production Of Improved Subunit Vaccines, Lana Elkins

Student Theses and Dissertations

Plant-based production systems may provide a solution to the safety, cost, and scalability limitations of traditional vaccine production. While subunit vaccines offer several advantages, challenges of low immunogenicity need to be addressed. The nontoxic B subunit of ricin (RTB) may provide a novel platform for effective delivery and immune presentation for subunit vaccines. The RTB lectin binds sugars on the surface of mammalian cells to facilitate uptake/transport of fused antigen. The natural cell trafficking of RTB may allow differential presentation to the two major arms of the animal immune system, antibody- and cell-mediated using an RTB and RTBKDEL fusion vaccine …

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What Are Parents' Opinions Towards Their Children's Transition From School To Adulthood?, Michelle Moore Aug 2012

What Are Parents' Opinions Towards Their Children's Transition From School To Adulthood?, Michelle Moore

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to determine if training affected parent attitudes towards the transition planning process. Twenty-one parent volunteers participated in this study. Parents answered survey questions about their attitudes before attending two training sessions. A second survey was then completed to determine if there was a significant difference in responses after training. A pre-post survey design was used where means were compared using ANOVA. The results showed a statistical significant difference in question 6 "I know that my child has a behavior plan" in favor of the training, and no significances between pre-post responses to other questions.

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Investigating The Transcriptional Regulation By Oxyr In Porphyromonas Gingivalis., Anuya R. Paranjape Aug 2012

Investigating The Transcriptional Regulation By Oxyr In Porphyromonas Gingivalis., Anuya R. Paranjape

Theses and Dissertations

Periodontal diseases are bacterially induced, inflammatory diseases which are responsible for loss of alveolar bone and connective tissue supporting the teeth which results in loss of teeth. Gram negative anaerobic bacteria are highly associated with these diseases. One of them is Porphyromonas gingivalis belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes. Infection by P. gingivalis is recurrent after physical removal of the bacteria from the oral cavity and even after antibiotic treatment as development of resistance is not rare. Hence complete understanding the biology of this bacterium is of significance. This gram negative obligate anaerobe, being aerotolerant, manages to survive inside the oral …

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The Effect Of Study Abroad On The Development Of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Mainland Chinese High School Students, Chenfang Hao Aug 2012

The Effect Of Study Abroad On The Development Of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Mainland Chinese High School Students, Chenfang Hao

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examined the effect of year-long study abroad program on the development of intercultural sensitivity among the Mainland Chinese high school students. The sample consisted of 50 study abroad participants and 50 students on home campus. The instrument Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) was employed to assess the intercultural sensitivity level of Mainland Chinese students before and after study abroad experience. The paired samples t-test results reveal that study abroad students did not make statistically significant gains in the overall intercultural sensitivity through participation in the year-long study abroad program. Although there were statistically significant differences in the posttest ethnorelative …

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Bjc Today Aug 2012

Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Long Reach Cantilevers For Sub-Cellular Force Measurements, Govind Paneru, Prem S. Thapa, Sean P. Mcbride Aug 2012

Long Reach Cantilevers For Sub-Cellular Force Measurements, Govind Paneru, Prem S. Thapa, Sean P. Mcbride

Physics Faculty Research

Maneuverable, high aspect ratio poly 3-4 ethylene dioxythiophene (PEDOT) fibers are fabricated for use as cellular force probes that can interface with individual pseudopod adhesive contact sites without forming unintentional secondary contacts to the cell. The straight fibers have lengths between 5 and 40 μm and spring constants in the 0.07-23.2 nN μm-1 range. The spring constants of these fibers were measured directly using an atomic force microscope (AFM). These AFM measurements corroborate determinations based on the transverse vibrational resonance frequencies of the fibers, which is a more convenient method. These fibers are employed to characterize the time …

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Interactome-Wide Analysis Identifies End-Binding Protein 1 As A Crucial Component For The Speck-Like Particle Formation Of Activated Absence In Melanoma 2 (Aim2) Inflammasomes, Li-Jie Wang, Chia-Wei Hsu, Chiu-Chin Chen, Ying Liang, Lih-Chyang Chen, David M. Ojcius, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Chuen Hsueh, Chih-Ching Wu, Yu-Sun Chang Aug 2012

Interactome-Wide Analysis Identifies End-Binding Protein 1 As A Crucial Component For The Speck-Like Particle Formation Of Activated Absence In Melanoma 2 (Aim2) Inflammasomes, Li-Jie Wang, Chia-Wei Hsu, Chiu-Chin Chen, Ying Liang, Lih-Chyang Chen, David M. Ojcius, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Chuen Hsueh, Chih-Ching Wu, Yu-Sun Chang

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic receptors that can recognize intracellular pathogens or danger signals and are critical for interleukin 1β production. Although several key components of inflammasome activation have been identified, there has not been a systematic analysis of the protein components found in the stimulated complex. In this study, we used the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification approach to systemically analyze the interactomes of the NLRP3, AIM2, and RIG-I inflammasomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells treated with specific stimuli of these interactomes (H2O2, poly (dA:dT), and EBV noncoding RNA, respectively). We identified a number of proteins that appeared to be …

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The City Of Man, European Émigrés, And The Genesis Of Postwar Conservative Thought, Adi Gordon, Udi Greenberg Aug 2012

The City Of Man, European Émigrés, And The Genesis Of Postwar Conservative Thought, Adi Gordon, Udi Greenberg

Dartmouth Scholarship

This article explores the forgotten manifesto The City of Man: A Declaration on World Democracy, which was composed in 1940 by a group of prominent American and European anti-isolationist intellectuals, including Thomas Mann, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hermann Broch. Written in response to the victories of Nazi Germany, the manifesto declared that the United States had a new global responsibility not only to lead the war against fascism and Marxism, but also to establish a global order of peace and democracy under U.S. hegemony. Moreover, the authors of the manifesto claimed that such an order would have to be based on …

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A Water Quality Investigation Of Kimages Creek, Michael Trop Aug 2012

A Water Quality Investigation Of Kimages Creek, Michael Trop

Theses and Dissertations

Analysis of continuous monitoring water quality data (temperature, specific conductivity, depth, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) at two locations in a tidal freshwater creek (Kimages Creek) characterized seasonal variation and responses to short-term events. Supplemental water quality measurements were collected to describe longitudinal variations in the creek. There were significant differences in water quality between the two continuous monitoring stations (one tidal and unforested, the other non-tidal and forested) over varying time scales. Rain events showed increases in turbidity, depth and dissolved oxygen, and reductions in temperature, conductivity, and pH at both stations. Tides influenced the water quality at the …

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Combinatorial Analysis Of Tumorigenic Micrornas Driving Prostate Cancer, William Budd Aug 2012

Combinatorial Analysis Of Tumorigenic Micrornas Driving Prostate Cancer, William Budd

Theses and Dissertations

Prostate cancer is the leading non-cutaneous malignancy affecting men in the United States. One in every six men will be affected by prostate cancer. Due to the high incidence of prostate cancer, there is a need to develop biomarkers capable of identifying tumors from benign prostatic lesions. miRNAs are small molecules that regulate protein translation and impact cellular integrity when dysregulated. It is widely thought that miRNAs have the potential to serve as biomarkers. This study utilizes a unique combinatorial analysis of miRNA dysregulation to identify key miRNAs involved in prostate tumor initiation, progression and metastasis. Numerous dysregulated miRNAs potentially …

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Integrated Fiber Electrospinning: Creating Spatially Complex Electrospun Scaffolds With Minimal Delamination, Casey Grey Aug 2012

Integrated Fiber Electrospinning: Creating Spatially Complex Electrospun Scaffolds With Minimal Delamination, Casey Grey

Theses and Dissertations

Tissue engineering scaffolds come in many shapes and sizes, however, due to difficulty manufacturing the microstructure architecture required in tissue engineering, most scaffolds are architecturally non-dynamic in nature. Because the microstructural architecture of all biological tissues is inherently complicated, non-dynamic tissue engineering scaffolds tend to be a poor platform for tissue regeneration. The current method for manufacturing dynamic tissue engineering scaffolds involves electrospinning successive layers of different fibers, an approach that exhibits no fiber transition between layers and subsequent delamination problems. In this study we aim to address the design challenges of tissue engineering scaffolds through our novel integrated fiber …

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Loss Of Atm Kinase Activity Leads To Embryonic Lethality In Mice, Jeremy A. Daniel, Manuela Pellegrini, Baeck-Seung Lee, Zhi Guo, Darius Filsuf, Natalya V. Belkina, Zhongsheng You, Tanya T. Paull, Barry P. Sleckman, Lionel Feigenbaum, André Nussenzweig Aug 2012

Loss Of Atm Kinase Activity Leads To Embryonic Lethality In Mice, Jeremy A. Daniel, Manuela Pellegrini, Baeck-Seung Lee, Zhi Guo, Darius Filsuf, Natalya V. Belkina, Zhongsheng You, Tanya T. Paull, Barry P. Sleckman, Lionel Feigenbaum, André Nussenzweig

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Making The Case For Wilderness: The Bureau Of Land Management’S Wild Lands Policy And Its Role In The Storied History Of Wilderness Protection, Maureen O’Dea Brill Aug 2012

Making The Case For Wilderness: The Bureau Of Land Management’S Wild Lands Policy And Its Role In The Storied History Of Wilderness Protection, Maureen O’Dea Brill

Legislation and Policy Brief

On December 23, 2010, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, issued Secretarial Order No. 3310, commonly referred to as the Wild Lands Policy. The Wild Lands Policy established a two-step process through which the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the Department of the Interior, was to inventory and to manage its lands with wilderness characteristics (LWCs). The policy continued the requirement that the BLM maintain a current inventory of LWCs and evaluate these LWCs during the previously established land use planning process. The Wild Lands Policy further required that the BLM protect LWCs …

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An Analysis Of The Career Length Of Professional Basketball Players, Kwame D. Fynn, Morgan Sonnenschein Aug 2012

An Analysis Of The Career Length Of Professional Basketball Players, Kwame D. Fynn, Morgan Sonnenschein

The Macalester Review

An interesting problem in professional basketball is predicting how long a player remains in the NBA League. Previous research on this problem has focused on factors such as race, performance in games, and size. We propose to analyze career duration in the NBA based on awards won, position played and biological variables such as height. Using Accelerated Failure Time models, Cox Proportional Hazards models and Kaplan-Meier analyses, we determine that both height and number of awards won lengthen career duration; however, only certain player positions significantly affect career length of a player.

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The Longitudinal Stability Of Memory In Males With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexander J. Cramond Aug 2012

The Longitudinal Stability Of Memory In Males With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexander J. Cramond

Theses and Dissertations

Previous research has demonstrated mixed evidence on impaired memory functioning in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with the only consensus that there appears to be much heterogeneity. In addition, no research to date has examined the stability of memory in ASD. This study examined the stability of memory function in ASD compared to typically developing age-matched controls. Participants were administered the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL) twice, three years apart, in an established longitudinal NIH-supported investigation of ASD. Based on available research contrasting memory development in healthy individuals versus those with ASD, it was hypothesized that memory performance in the …

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A Two-Hundred Year History Of Ornithology, Avian Biology, Bird Watching, And Birding In Kansas (1810–2010), Thomas G. Shane Aug 2012

A Two-Hundred Year History Of Ornithology, Avian Biology, Bird Watching, And Birding In Kansas (1810–2010), Thomas G. Shane

Zea E-Books Collection

The first two centuries of bird study in Kansas essentially can be split into 50 year intervals since Zebulon Pike’s 1810 publication, an account of his explorations. The first 50 years were records of explorers crossing Kansas collecting bird specimens; many were Army doctors. The second half of the 19th Century was a continuation of explorers and those affiliated with museums obtaining bird specimens and the establishment of colleges and universities with faculty members also collecting birds and making observations. The first half of the 20th Century was a period of college faculties primarily composed of vertebrate zoologists who had …

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 4, 2012, University Of South Florida Aug 2012

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 4, 2012, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Brooke Dosal, Diane Florez, and Haimanti Mitra; Honorary Doctor of Engineering - Harvey L. Kaylie; President's Fellow Medallion - Lee E. Arnold, Jr.; Outstanding Graduate - Demelza K. Hays

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Impact Of Salt On Denitrification Potential In Roadside Environments, Nakita A. Lancaster Aug 2012

Impact Of Salt On Denitrification Potential In Roadside Environments, Nakita A. Lancaster

Master's Theses

Urban systems are impacted by changes in hydrology and water chemistry, altering their ability to mitigate detrimental impacts to coastal water bodies, particularly those that result from high volumes of stormwater runoff. The elevated level of impervious cover increases not only runoff but also contaminant loading of nutrients, metals, and road salt used for deicing in cold weather climates. Current stormwater management strategies, while focused on managing the changes in hydrology associated with urbanization, also are designed to mitigate the pollutant loading. Here we investigate the impact that road salt will have on nitrogen removal in roadside environments. Sediments were …

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Reverse Transfer: Re-Inventing Face-To-Face Instruction With Online Technologies, Jonathan P. Bacon, Larry Carver, Meg Mcgranaghan, Jim Mcward, Susan Stuart, Ben Ward Aug 2012

Reverse Transfer: Re-Inventing Face-To-Face Instruction With Online Technologies, Jonathan P. Bacon, Larry Carver, Meg Mcgranaghan, Jim Mcward, Susan Stuart, Ben Ward

SIDLIT Conference

Online students are already online so it's an easy segue to use cloud-based apps; but what about face-to-face instruction? This session will explore best practices for classroom instruction (both F2F and online) and explore the use of several cloud-based applications that may prove valuable to learners and instructors, whether they're enrolled in online or on-ground classes. Among the apps that will be discussed are tools for handling student Q&A, providing collections of online readings, displaying data, gathering student feedback, creating online course materials, and more.

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Using Open Access: Increasing Digital Commons Use In Academic Libraries, Craighton T. Hippenhammer Aug 2012

Using Open Access: Increasing Digital Commons Use In Academic Libraries, Craighton T. Hippenhammer

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

Here are three points for discussion. First, how can we become open access advocates? Second, would connecting open access behavior with copyright behavior increase awareness of open access and choosing open access options? And third, how can we strive towards more open OA options?

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Use Of Anticoagulant Rodenticides In Single-Family Neighborhoods Along An Urban-Wildland Interface In California, Monica Bartos, Sylvie Dao, Dale Douk, Stephanie Falzone, Eric Gumerlock, Stephanie Hoekstra, Kaitlin Kelly-Reif, David Mori, Chay Tang, Cassandra Vasquez, Jennifer Ward, Sarah Young, Anita T. Morzillo, Seth P. D. Riley, Travis Longcore Aug 2012

Use Of Anticoagulant Rodenticides In Single-Family Neighborhoods Along An Urban-Wildland Interface In California, Monica Bartos, Sylvie Dao, Dale Douk, Stephanie Falzone, Eric Gumerlock, Stephanie Hoekstra, Kaitlin Kelly-Reif, David Mori, Chay Tang, Cassandra Vasquez, Jennifer Ward, Sarah Young, Anita T. Morzillo, Seth P. D. Riley, Travis Longcore

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Urbanization poses many threats for many wildlife species. In addition to habitat loss and fragmentation, non-target wildlife species are vulnerable to poisoning by rodenticides, especially acutely toxic second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). Although such poisonings are well documented for birds and mammals worldwide, the pathways by which these widely available compounds reach non-target wildlife have not been adequately studied, particularly in urban landscapes. Long-term studies of wild carnivores in and around Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a national park north of Los Angeles, have documented >85% exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides among bobcats, coyotes, and mountain lions. To investigate potential …

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