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University Of New Hampshire Graduate School Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of New Hampshire Jan 2013

University Of New Hampshire Graduate School Catalog, 2013-2014, University Of New Hampshire

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Comparative Metabolic Profiling Of Haberlea Rhodopensis, Thellungiella Halophyla, And Arabidopsis Thaliana Exposed To Low Temperature, Maria Benina, Toshihiro Obata, Nikolay Mehterov, Ivan Ivanov, Veselin Petrov, Valentina Toneva, Alisdair R. Fernie, Tsanko S. Gechev Jan 2013

Comparative Metabolic Profiling Of Haberlea Rhodopensis, Thellungiella Halophyla, And Arabidopsis Thaliana Exposed To Low Temperature, Maria Benina, Toshihiro Obata, Nikolay Mehterov, Ivan Ivanov, Veselin Petrov, Valentina Toneva, Alisdair R. Fernie, Tsanko S. Gechev

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

Haberlea rhodopensis is a resurrection species with extreme resistance to drought stress and desiccation but also with ability to withstand low temperatures and freezing stress. In order to identify biochemical strategies which contribute to Haberlea's remarkable stress tolerance, the metabolic reconfiguration of H. rhodopensis during low temperature (4◦C) and subsequent return to optimal temperatures (21◦C) was investigated and compared with that of the stress tolerant Thellungiella halophyla and the stress sensitive Arabidopsis thaliana. Metabolic analysis by GC-MS revealed intrinsic differences in the metabolite levels of the three species even at 21◦C. H. rhodopensis …


Beyond Surveillance: Towards The Management Of Feral Swine Diseases, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Brian Mesenbrink, Bruce Leland Jan 2013

Beyond Surveillance: Towards The Management Of Feral Swine Diseases, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Brian Mesenbrink, Bruce Leland

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Feral swine distribution and densities are greatest in Texas and related swine disease issues have emerged in a number of fronts. Beyond the standard surveillance protocols, the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Service program has initiated several feral swine projects to identify, contain or eliminate feral swine diseases and pathogens. This praper discusses these projects, the supportive data to quantify dis-ease management and the near-term trend in disease management.


Blackbird Population Management To Protect Sunflower: A History, George M. Linz Jan 2013

Blackbird Population Management To Protect Sunflower: A History, George M. Linz

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) growers in North Dakota and South Dakota harvest-ed 593,522 ha in 2012, valued at $US600 million. Blackbirds, numbering about 75 million, annual-ly damage 2 to 3% of the crop. Damage tends to be clumped around cattail (Typha spp.) dominated wetlands with standing water. In an attempt to reduce sunflower damage, three general population management strategies have been tested over the past three decades. One potential strategy was to reduce blackbird numbers during winter in the southern U.S. A second strategy was to use an avicide at spring roost sites in eastern South Dakota. A …


The Need To Address Black-Backed Jackal And Caracal Predation In South Africa, David L. Bergman, Ho De Waal, Nico L. Avenant, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Michael C. Marlow, Dale L. Nolte Jan 2013

The Need To Address Black-Backed Jackal And Caracal Predation In South Africa, David L. Bergman, Ho De Waal, Nico L. Avenant, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Michael C. Marlow, Dale L. Nolte

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Prior to 1990, the four provincial governments of South Africa had a variety of programs in place to manage predation by black-backed jackals and caracals through lethal and nonlethal manage-ment in close cooperation with livestock farmers. During the 1990s the official programmes were phased out due to a multitude of factors including lower predation rates. Today, thousands of livestock (primari-ly sheep and goats, but also cattle and wildlife) are lost each day in South Africa due to black-backed jackal and caracal predation. The actual numbers are not known because not all losses are accounted or reported. It also does not …


Why Did The Terrapin Cross The Runway?, Laura Francoeur, Alexandra Kanonik, Russell L. Burke Jan 2013

Why Did The Terrapin Cross The Runway?, Laura Francoeur, Alexandra Kanonik, Russell L. Burke

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) have been nesting at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for decades. In 2009, the airport experienced a surge in terrapin activity that led to closing a portion of a runway. Runway closures may delay aircraft traffic at JFK which in turn can cause a ripple effect with delays at airports across the country. During the months of June and July, the terrapin nesting season coincides with peak travel for aircraft passengers with about 1,200-1,300 aircraft movements per day. The airport began collecting data on terrapins in 2010 to help understand the dynamics. From …


Efficacy Of Two Raccoon Eviction Fluids, Stephen Vantassel, Scott Hygnstrom, Tim L. Hiller Jan 2013

Efficacy Of Two Raccoon Eviction Fluids, Stephen Vantassel, Scott Hygnstrom, Tim L. Hiller

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

According to surveys of wildlife control operators (WCO), problems with raccoons (Procyon lotor) con-sistently rank among the top complaints for property owners. Among the more serious behaviors of fe-male raccoons is their propensity to invade human-occupied structures to raise young. Distressed property owners frequently respond using lethal means, either on their own or through hiring WCOs. Even if live-captured and legally released, the handling of raccoons may result in injuries and potentially cause fe-males to abandon young. Eviction fluids, developed in the early 1990s, are designed to smell like a male raccoon and therefore cause a nursing raccoon …


The National Wildlife Control Training Program, Stephen Vantassel, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Paul D. Curtis, Raj Smith Jan 2013

The National Wildlife Control Training Program, Stephen Vantassel, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Paul D. Curtis, Raj Smith

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Although state wildlife agencies allow private individuals to perform wildlife control ser-vices, only 14 have meaningful and appropriate training requirements for licensing wildlife control opera-tors (WCOs). We developed a training program called the National Wildlife Control Training Program (NWCTP) to cover the fundamental skills and knowledge required by WCOs. This article explains the development of the NWCTP, its content, and the opportunity it provides for states and federal agencies, private companies, and individuals to train WCOs.


Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Potential Hazardous Wildlife Attractants For Airports, Robert A. Kennamer, I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., Carol S. Eldridge, D. Allen Saxon Jr. Jan 2013

Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Potential Hazardous Wildlife Attractants For Airports, Robert A. Kennamer, I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., Carol S. Eldridge, D. Allen Saxon Jr.

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Wetlands constructed for the treatment of urban wastewater effluent have gained world-wide popularity in recent decades. Placement of such wetlands near airports however, is strongly discouraged by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, other national airport authorities, and the International Bird Strike Committee because they attract birds that may increase strike risks for aircraft. Despite recognition of this and other wildlife hazards to aircraft and efforts implemented to limit such land-use activities near airports, validated methods are still urgently needed to mitigate wildlife hazards on or near air-ports because bird populations and bird-aircraft strikes in the U.S. and elsewhere around the …


I Remember - Memories Of An Academic Neophyte, June J. Pilcher Jan 2013

I Remember - Memories Of An Academic Neophyte, June J. Pilcher

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This past year, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology June Pilcher spent six months in Austria as a Fulbright-Freud Scholar, researching, teaching, training and traveling. It was a marvelous experience for her, and one that she pursued in part because of another Fulbright award almost 30 years ago. Clemson World asked her to share her reflections.


Una Herida Abierta A Content Analysis Of U.S. News Reports Covering Femicide In Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Eva Gray Jan 2013

Una Herida Abierta A Content Analysis Of U.S. News Reports Covering Femicide In Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Eva Gray

Theses & ETDs

Since 1993, hundreds of femicides (murders of women) have gone unsolved on the US-Mexico border. This thesis is concerned with how two US newspapers, the Houston Chronicle and the New York Times, cover these femicides in Juárez, Mexico. The research looks at three separate time periods: 1996-2000, 2001-2005, and 2006-2010 in order to ascertain changes in coverage through time; I coded 32 articles. I found lower coverage in the first time period; peaking around 2001, when there was increased attention by governments and NGOs condemning the murders. The Houston Chronicle provided more frequent coverage, though it tended to be brief. …


Solving The Inverse Spectral Problems For Inverse Spectral Problems, Michael Conlen Jan 2013

Solving The Inverse Spectral Problems For Inverse Spectral Problems, Michael Conlen

Theses & ETDs

Genetic algorithms provide a useful scheme for approximating solutions to optimization problems; however na\"ively applying the technique can produce poor results. We explore a potential technique to improve the sensitivity of genetic algorithms in the context of fitting high resolution, high temperature spectral data; that of estimating the eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian rather than the rotational constants used to compute the Hamiltonian directly. We then attempt to develop solutions to a problem introduced by this technique; that of estimating a Hamiltonian with knowledge of only the form of the Hamiltonian and the associated eigenvalues. We explore the computational difficulty of …


What A Girl Wants Incorporating Children's Idiosyncratic Beliefs Into The Study Of Gender Self-Socialization, Jessa Baker-Moss Jan 2013

What A Girl Wants Incorporating Children's Idiosyncratic Beliefs Into The Study Of Gender Self-Socialization, Jessa Baker-Moss

Theses & ETDs

The Gender Self-Socialization Model (GSSM; Tobin et al., 2010) is an innovative theory of gender development which delineates gender stereotype beliefs, self perceptions, and gender identity as distinct cognitive constructs, each of which is hypothesized to be dependent on the multiplicative properties of the other two. However, few researchers have tested this prediction, and fewer still have heeded Tobin et al.'s (2010) call to consider the degree to which children's unique values play in this developmental process. The current study addressed this gap in the literature by comparing children's responses on two assessments of stereotyping; one which used a traditional …


Yoga Means Union A Correlational Study Between Hatha Yoga And Percieved Stress, Self-Esteem, And Self-Compassion, Mauricette Jorgenson Jan 2013

Yoga Means Union A Correlational Study Between Hatha Yoga And Percieved Stress, Self-Esteem, And Self-Compassion, Mauricette Jorgenson

Theses & ETDs

Evidence suggests that yoga not only has physical benefits, but is associated with decreases in stress, depression, anxiety, and increases in self-esteem. The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between length of hatha yoga experience and the variables of perceived stress, self-esteem, and self-compassion. Participants were drawn from various yoga forums and completed an online survey, which included Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, and Neff's Self Compassion Scale Short Form. These scales were supplemented with short-response questions in order to give a qualitative, personal voice to the data. No significant correlation was found between …


Gulf War Illness An Evaluation Of Neuroglial Changes And Learning, Memory, And Anxiety In Gwi Mouse Models, Ariel Gonzalez Jan 2013

Gulf War Illness An Evaluation Of Neuroglial Changes And Learning, Memory, And Anxiety In Gwi Mouse Models, Ariel Gonzalez

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Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a complex set of symptoms associated with specific exposures during the 1990 Gulf War (GW). These exposures include organphosphate and pyrethroid pesticides, and the prophylactic use of pyridostigmine bromide (PB). All these agents act on the cholinergic system, and it is therefore thought that cholinergic system alterations are a central theme in the GWI pathophysiology. In this thesis, memory, anxiety, and neuroglial activation were examined in three different GWI mouse models using behavioral and immunohistochemical data. Because all these actions utilize the cholinergic system, it was hypothesized that GW agent exposure would impair memory function …


Private Crimes And Public Invasions Lady Detectives And Female Criminality In Late Victorian Mystery Stories, Ziona Kocher Jan 2013

Private Crimes And Public Invasions Lady Detectives And Female Criminality In Late Victorian Mystery Stories, Ziona Kocher

Theses & ETDs

The mystery stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, C. L. Pirkis, and George R. Sims about the detectives Sherlock Holmes, Loveday Brooke, and Dorcas Dene explore the adherence to and rejection of idealized gender roles by female criminals and lady detectives. This exploration relies heavily on the societal importance of the division of the masculine public sphere and feminine private sphere, and the ways in which Victorian women subverted expectations by rejecting their designated place in society in order to both commit and solve crimes. Anxieties concerning gender, class, and nationality are central to these stories, and they are presented …


Making Waves Why Some Countries Take The Lead In Regional Democratization Movements, Andrea Brody-Barre Jan 2013

Making Waves Why Some Countries Take The Lead In Regional Democratization Movements, Andrea Brody-Barre

Theses & ETDs

This project examines regional waves of democratization by determining whether certain characteristics differentiate leading countries from their followers in the region. While the presence of regional effects is robustly supported, there is no consensus as to why they transpire, and although numerous theories compete to explain democratization, few have been directly engaged to examine these regional phenomena. This study evaluates the explanatory power of three families of democratization theories – modernization, political opportunity, and external influence – and outlines several features of leaders of the democratizing trends in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East …


Not In Our Blood The "Othering" Of Hiv/Aids In South Carolina, Kortney Lapeyrolerie Jan 2013

Not In Our Blood The "Othering" Of Hiv/Aids In South Carolina, Kortney Lapeyrolerie

Theses & ETDs

This thesis posits that stigma and othering, secured and fortified by structural violence, surround the community of people living with HIV/AIDS in South Carolina. This thesis is largely based on ethnographic research carried out at an HIV/AIDS prevention and HIV/AIDS-related services center, which I call the Agency. The following chapters are a combination of data from the field site with historical research. A brief national and local historical account look into how the roles of stigma, othering, and structural violence played a role in reporting about HIV/AIDS and the care of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Data from fieldwork explores …


Strange Romances In A Fallen City Gothic Domesticity And National Allegory In Zhang Ailing's Chuanqi, Jordan Campbell Jan 2013

Strange Romances In A Fallen City Gothic Domesticity And National Allegory In Zhang Ailing's Chuanqi, Jordan Campbell

Theses & ETDs

This project is focused on Gothic domesticity in Zhang Ailing's Chuanqi, a collection of immensely popular novellas and short stories of romance published during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the Sino-Japanese War. My primary focus is on the social and political contexts that shape Gothic narratives in general and how those contexts influence the Gothic elements in Zhang's fiction. Gothic narratives are social documents that respond to societal fears and anxieties about cultural shifts and dislocation, such as those caused by the May Fourth project of total Westernization. Using the model of 'home as nation' from Postcolonial Gothic theory, …


A Review Of Type 3 Copper Active Sites, The Proteins They Inhabit, Their Functions, And Their Biomimetic Ligands, Janardana Hayton Jan 2013

A Review Of Type 3 Copper Active Sites, The Proteins They Inhabit, Their Functions, And Their Biomimetic Ligands, Janardana Hayton

Theses & ETDs

Class 3 copper proteins contain a dinuclear copper active site coordinated by three histidines apiece. These active sites bind dioxygen in a characteristic μ-η2:η2 configuration that results in a strongly antiferromagnetically coupled EPR silent dicopper-peroxo core. This active site functions as a respiratory oxygen carrier in arthropods and mollusks and it catalyzes the oxidation of monophenols and ortho-diphenols which results in a plethora of products that cause pigmentation, protect from pathogens, or act as pathogens through various biosynthetic pathways. These proteins are ubiquitous throughout life signifying their importance. This review aims to describe the function of class 3 protein active …


The Recording And Analysis Of A Vocal Repertoire For The Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia Rubra, Daphne Hudson Jan 2013

The Recording And Analysis Of A Vocal Repertoire For The Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia Rubra, Daphne Hudson

Theses & ETDs

The unusual vocalizations of our nonhuman primate relatives have long fascinated anthropologists and primatologists. To understand what these animals communicate, researchers have recorded and played back the calls of many species of primate. In the summer of 2012, I embarked on a five week study of five male captive red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra) in order to create a behavioral vocal repertoire for this species. During this short study, I recorded 977 vocalizations and grouped over 800 of these into ten definitive categories: the bray, chatter, growl, growl-snort, grunt, mew, pulsed squawk, roar-shriek chorus, sniff, and squeal. A comparison of …


Modeling Nonheme Iron Enzymes With The Monoanionic Heteroscorpionate Ligand Bdippza, Laura Cunningham Jan 2013

Modeling Nonheme Iron Enzymes With The Monoanionic Heteroscorpionate Ligand Bdippza, Laura Cunningham

Theses & ETDs

The N2O heteroscorpionate ligand bis-3,5-diisopropylpyrazol-1-ylacetate (bdippza) has been synthesized for use in modeling the active site of nonheme iron enzymes. The active sites of nonheme iron enzymes consist of two histidine residues and a carboxylate residue. The ligand Hbdippza can serve as a good mimic of that coordination environment due to the presence of two pyrazole groups and a carboxylate arm. The pale green crystalline bis complex Fe(bdippza)2 was isolated after treating bdippza with [NEt4]2[Cl3FeOFeCl3], and the synthesis was found to be replicable. The yield of the reaction was 6.24%. Formation of a bis complex was confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy …


Genetic Analysis Of Drb And Dqb From The Major Histocompatibility Complex In Narwhal And Humpback Whales, Jessica Brosch Jan 2013

Genetic Analysis Of Drb And Dqb From The Major Histocompatibility Complex In Narwhal And Humpback Whales, Jessica Brosch

Theses & ETDs

As the region of the genome coding for immunity against foreign pathogens, analysis of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II loci DRB and DQB allow us to make predictions about the adaptive potential of the narwhal in its effort to evolve under pathogenic pressure. To assess potential vulnerability of species to pathogen exposure, I examined genetic variation in the MHC from two species, the narwhal and the Arabian Sea (Region X) Oman humpback whale. In the narwhal, at DQB, seven new alleles were identified, while at DRB eight new alleles were discovered. The DQB locus showed evidence of gene …


Sustainable Suburbia The Impact Of Residential Community Associations On Land-Use Policies In Sarasota, Florida, Rebecca Holmes Jan 2013

Sustainable Suburbia The Impact Of Residential Community Associations On Land-Use Policies In Sarasota, Florida, Rebecca Holmes

Theses & ETDs

Planned Unit Developments and Common Interest Developments are the most common form of development in the United States. These developments are often accompanied by the creation of a Residential Community Association that oversees maintenance and the provision of services within a community. While such associations are legally a corporation, in many ways they behave as a government, and can have implications for local-level policy decisions. This study examines the role of RCAs in affecting the development and implementation of three land-use policies in Sarasota, Florida. Policies developed at the city, county, and state level are represented. Interviews were conducted with …


Educating Daughters Conduct Books And Novels In Late Eighteenth-Century Britain, Lauren Kell Jan 2013

Educating Daughters Conduct Books And Novels In Late Eighteenth-Century Britain, Lauren Kell

Theses & ETDs

Female education in late eighteenth-century Britain took a number of different forms that contributed to the creation of an ideal feminine form. In this thesis two of these forms, conduct books and novels, are examined with the purpose of determining the nature of education for elite and genteel young women, as well as the fears and anxieties that underpinned this education. Each genre provides different opportunities for educators to determine the best method to instruct young women and expanded the range of topics that could be explored. Conduct books by both men and women from various religious, political, and generational …


Are You Getting What You Pay For? An Analysis Of The Education Production Function In South Carolina, Erin Lapeyrolerie Jan 2013

Are You Getting What You Pay For? An Analysis Of The Education Production Function In South Carolina, Erin Lapeyrolerie

Theses & ETDs

Ideally, students would attain a quality education from the United States public education system. However, the exact relationship between various education inputs and student achievement is still uncertain. Using the 2011-2012 Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) for the 8th grade, this study is designed to analyze the education production function in South Carolina at the school level. Five subject tests were analyzed in this education production function, which measured the relationship between the percent of students who met or exceeded state standards and school inputs, while controlling for student demographics. The results of this study suggest that school resources …


"Turn On, Tune In, Chill Out" Explorations Of Mindfulness Practices And Their Relationships With Rumination And Psychological Resilience, Michael Gonzalez Jan 2013

"Turn On, Tune In, Chill Out" Explorations Of Mindfulness Practices And Their Relationships With Rumination And Psychological Resilience, Michael Gonzalez

Theses & ETDs

The current study examined the relationships between the constructs of mindfulness, rumination, and psychological resilience, as well as the relationship between experience in yoga and/or meditation and the three psychological scales. A total of 20 participants completed the entire survey via online forums and were of legal age. The survey consisted of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire – Short Form (FFMQ-SF; Bohlmeijer, Klooster, Fledderus, Veehof, & Baer, 2011), the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS; Nolen-Hoeksema & Morrow, 1991), the Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes (IPPA) (Kass, Friedman, Leserman, Caudill, Zuttermeister, & Benson, 1991), and demographic questions asking about the overall experience and …


"Either Way, Your Husband Won't Look At You Like An Ugly Wilted Flower" Meanings Of Purity Among Evangelical And Catholic Abstinence Education Participants, Hannah Brown Jan 2013

"Either Way, Your Husband Won't Look At You Like An Ugly Wilted Flower" Meanings Of Purity Among Evangelical And Catholic Abstinence Education Participants, Hannah Brown

Theses & ETDs

This study investigates meanings of the word purity in the context of participants' interpretations of the messaging present in Catholic and Evangelical abstinence education programs. Preexisting literature focuses on gendered notions of sexual morality in the context of patriarchy and the effectiveness of abstinence education in terms of when and how participants have sex. This study investigates how gendered notions of sexual morality are nuanced by the role of religion and individual interpretation, focusing on meaning-making rather than sexual activity. Through qualitative analysis of 14 interviews with young adults who formerly were participants in Christian abstinence education, this study identifies …


Mortuus Non Mordet Michael Ranfft's Influence In The Eighteenth-Century Vampire Debate, Derek Black Jan 2013

Mortuus Non Mordet Michael Ranfft's Influence In The Eighteenth-Century Vampire Debate, Derek Black

Theses & ETDs

This thesis analyzes the influence that Michael Ranfft's original 1728 vampire treatise had on the central figures in the German 1732–33 vampire debate. This focus aims to demonstrate how these figures introduced contemporary scientific, theological, and philosophical arguments to the novel debate, largely following Ranfft's intellectual model. The first chapter analyzes the procedures of Austrian military medics who produced reports of vampire stories in occupied Serbia. The second chapter examines in what form Ranfft's ideas appeared within the German academic discussion that exploded in Leipzig in 1732–3. The third chapter explores how a Catholic archbishop, Giuseppe Davanzati (1665–1755), answered Ranfft's …


The Evolution Of Ungulate Locomotion Utilizing Extant Taxa For Reconstrucing The Movement Of Extinct Forms, Beth Carroll Jan 2013

The Evolution Of Ungulate Locomotion Utilizing Extant Taxa For Reconstrucing The Movement Of Extinct Forms, Beth Carroll

Theses & ETDs

Locomotor behavior is a complex neural and musculoskeletal response to an animal's environment and other external factors. Morphology, behavior, and gait choice are closely interrelated and often coevolve in response to environmental change. Morphological, specifically osteological, correlates of specific behaviors and movement patterns observed in extant taxa provides insight into that of extinct groups in which fossilized bones and trackways provide the only clues. Extant taxa can be useful models for reconstructing the movements and behaviors of extinct forms. The mammalian ungulate clades seen today are a representation of a rich and diverse evolutionary history filled with multiple examples of …