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Commencement Program 2013 May Undergraduate, Gcsu Special Collections May 2013

Commencement Program 2013 May Undergraduate, Gcsu Special Collections

Commencement Programs

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Direct Capture Of Plasmids Conferring Resistance To Beta-Lactam Antibiotics From Agriculturally-Impacted Stream Sediment, Elena Emilova Balkanska May 2013

Direct Capture Of Plasmids Conferring Resistance To Beta-Lactam Antibiotics From Agriculturally-Impacted Stream Sediment, Elena Emilova Balkanska

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Streams harbor large numbers of native and introduced bacteria, which can be both recipients and donors of antibiotic resistance genes on mobile elements. Transmissible, plasmid- borne resistance to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones is of increasing concern in clinical settings, but is rare in natural environments, such as streams and soils. Using a method developed in our laboratory, a rifampicin-resistant strain of Escherichia coli was used to capture, without culturing, two plasmids allowing growth on trypticase soy agar supplemented with the beta lactam antibiotics ampicillin and ceftazadime. Plasmids were captured directly from stream sediment taken from Muddy Creek, a stream heavily …

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The Processing Of Evolutionarily Relevant Stimuli, Angela Marcelle Perta May 2013

The Processing Of Evolutionarily Relevant Stimuli, Angela Marcelle Perta

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Previous research suggests that the human face captures attention more quickly than objects. Based on neurophysiological and behavioral studies, we would expect that the human body would also capture attention efficiently. We used a passive viewing adaptation to the visual search paradigm to examine how quickly whole human body, isolated human face, and isolated human body stimuli capture attention across three array sizes (9, 16, 25 stimuli). Our results suggest that the isolated human face captures attention most efficiently in the two smaller arrays, but no more efficiently than the whole human body and isolated human body in the largest …

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, May 4, 2013, University Of South Florida May 2013

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, May 4, 2013, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

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163rd Commencement, Spring May 2013

163rd Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

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Half Of Research Committee Spring Awards Go To As Faculty, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2013

Half Of Research Committee Spring Awards Go To As Faculty, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Hand Hygiene: Behavior Changes In College Students, Claire Evelyn Ballweg May 2013

Hand Hygiene: Behavior Changes In College Students, Claire Evelyn Ballweg

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

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Donald Jermaine Orrington May 2013

Donald Jermaine Orrington

African American Funeral Programs

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Celebration Schedule 2013 (Friday), Provost's Office May 2013

Celebration Schedule 2013 (Friday), Provost's Office

Celebration

Full presentation schedule for Celebration, Friday, May 3, 2013.

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Record-Breaking Statistics For Random Walks In The Presence Of Measurement Error And Noise, Yaniv Edrey, Alexander Kostinski, Satya N. Majumdar, Brian Berkowitz May 2013

Record-Breaking Statistics For Random Walks In The Presence Of Measurement Error And Noise, Yaniv Edrey, Alexander Kostinski, Satya N. Majumdar, Brian Berkowitz

Department of Physics Publications

We examine distance record setting by a random walker in the presence of a measurement error δ and additive noise γ and show that the mean number of (upper) records up to n steps still grows universally as ⟨Rn⟩∼n1/2 for large n for all jump densities, including Lévy distributions, and for all δ and γ. In contrast, the pace of record setting, measured by the amplitude of the n1/2 growth, depends on δ and γ. In the absence of noise (γ=0), the amplitude S(δ) is evaluated explicitly for arbitrary jump distributions and it decreases monotonically with …

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Audubon Society Of Rhode Island And Rwu Announce Environmental Education Partnership, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University May 2013

Audubon Society Of Rhode Island And Rwu Announce Environmental Education Partnership, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University have partnered to drive new and innovative programming that further engages area students and families in environmental education.

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Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2013-05-03, Bowling Green State University May 2013

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2013-05-03, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

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Commencement Program 2013 May Graduate, Gcsu Special Collections May 2013

Commencement Program 2013 May Graduate, Gcsu Special Collections

Commencement Programs

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Formulaic Women?: The Disparity Between The 12th Century Reality Of Noblewomen In England And The 12th Century Chronicles' Depiction Of English Noblewomen, Kimberly Wharton May 2013

Formulaic Women?: The Disparity Between The 12th Century Reality Of Noblewomen In England And The 12th Century Chronicles' Depiction Of English Noblewomen, Kimberly Wharton

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

This thesis seeks to examine the degree to which 12th century chronicles do or do not accurately represent the position of 12th century noblewomen in England. Since the chroniclers partly based their women on what had been written before, the extent to which the 12th century chronicles follow the two borrowed motifs of women as intellectuals and warriors from their sources will also be discussed. The works of Geoffrey of Monmouth, William of Malmesbury, Orderic Vitalis, and William of Newburgh represent the 12th century chronicles. This thesis will also look at the chroniclers’ Latin sources, specifically Bede, Virgil, and Ovid. …

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From Gibbons To Gymnasts: A Look At The Biomechanics And Neurophysiology Of Brachiation In Gibbons And Its Human Rediscovery, Emma Et Pennock May 2013

From Gibbons To Gymnasts: A Look At The Biomechanics And Neurophysiology Of Brachiation In Gibbons And Its Human Rediscovery, Emma Et Pennock

Student Works

This conference paper serves to examine the evolutionary linkages of a brachiating ancestor in humans, the biomechanical and neurophysiology of modern day brachiators, and the human rediscovery of this form of locomotion. Brachiation is arguably one of the most metabolically effective modes of travel by any organism and can be observed most meritoriously in Gibbons. The purpose of the research conducted for this paper was to encourage further exploration of the neurophysiological similarities and differences between humans and non-human primates. The hope is that in spurring more interest and research in this area, further possibilities for rehabilitating brain injury will …

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The Acute Effects Of Gentamycin Ototoxicity On Bobwhite Quail Basilar Papilla And Auditory Brainstem Responses, Kristie Wilson May 2013

The Acute Effects Of Gentamycin Ototoxicity On Bobwhite Quail Basilar Papilla And Auditory Brainstem Responses, Kristie Wilson

Dissertations, 2014-2019

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a single dose of gentamycin in elevating Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) thresholds and causing inner ear hair cell loss or damage. A total of twenty-two Bobwhite quail were used (n=7 control, n=15 experimental); experimental group quail were injected with a 200 mg/kg dose of gentamycin within 24 hours of hatch (P0). Three to four days post-hatch or injection the quail underwent ABR testing. Thresholds were measured using a 1,000 Hz, 2,000 Hz, and 4,000 Hz tone pip and a click beginning at 90 dB nominalSPL. Resulting waveforms were analyzed using MATLAB …

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Ultrasonic Vocalizations In Eph/Ephrin Mutant Mice, Bryna Rickenbach-Cline May 2013

Ultrasonic Vocalizations In Eph/Ephrin Mutant Mice, Bryna Rickenbach-Cline

Dissertations, 2014-2019

Purpose: Murine mammals, more commonly known as mice, emit ultrasonic vocalizations or “yelps” to communicate. It has been found that adult mice use these vocalizations to communicate with each other, and infant mice utilize ultrasonic vocalizations to communicate with their mother. It is known that a relationship exists between hearing ability and vocalization (Bass-Ringdahl, 2010). This study aims to record yelps/ vocalizations of four strains of mouse pups to determine how the development of hearing relates to the vocalizations that are emitted. It is thought that mice with compromised genes that encode for signaling proteins that are essential to the …

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Quantifying Head Acceleration During Vestibular Rehabilitation, Anne Hogan May 2013

Quantifying Head Acceleration During Vestibular Rehabilitation, Anne Hogan

Dissertations, 2014-2019

Dizziness can often be a serious and confounding condition that ranges in severity from annoying to debilitating and affects many people. The most common and effective treatment for persistent dizziness is vestibular rehabilitation therapy, which falls into three categories: adaptation, sensory substitution, and habituation. While more is known about adaptation and sensory substitution, questions remain regarding the exact mechanisms of recovery for habituation. Precisely, the optimal stimulation to the vestibular system, as measured in intensity of head accelerations, is unknown for habituation treatment. In this dissertation are drafts of two manuscripts. The first explores the average intensity of linear and …

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Baccalaureates, May 3, 2013, University Of South Florida May 2013

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Baccalaureates, May 3, 2013, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Honorary Doctor of Science - Jerry L. Atwood

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The Inclusive Art Classroom: Time And Strategies, Margaret Harrison Vaughan Miller May 2013

The Inclusive Art Classroom: Time And Strategies, Margaret Harrison Vaughan Miller

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Art teachers are required to teach inclusive art classes that provide instruction for general education students and their mentally disabled peers. This study reveals the amount of time an art teacher needs to prepare for and teach the exceptional education students in an inclusive art classroom during school, at school after hours, and at home. Successful teaching strategies are identified. The following recommendations should be taken into consideration: educational institutions should require that preservice teachers take classes on exceptional education, and school districts should provide inservice workshops on teaching inclusive classes to general education teachers, including art teachers.

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Microbial Dynamics And Core Microbiome Of Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon Cinereus), Andrew Howard Loudon May 2013

Microbial Dynamics And Core Microbiome Of Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon Cinereus), Andrew Howard Loudon

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Beneficial cutaneous bacteria on amphibians can protect against the lethal fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which has decimated many amphibian species. The stability of these bacterial communities likely influences health outcomes, and is investigated here for the first time. We describe the diversity of bacteria on red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in the wild, and the stability of these communities over time in captivity using culture-independent Illumina sequencing. In the field, there was no correlation between the diversity of salamanders’ microbial communities and the diversity of their substrates’ microbial communities. Salamanders were brought into the laboratory to test for the effect of an …

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Campus Report, Vol. 40, No. 8, University Of Dayton May 2013

Campus Report, Vol. 40, No. 8, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. Designated smoking areas; summer construction; seven UD School of Law professors retire.

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Developing A Learning Environment For The Edwards Aquifer With A Base In Systems Thinking And Dynamics, James Everette Simon Iii May 2013

Developing A Learning Environment For The Edwards Aquifer With A Base In Systems Thinking And Dynamics, James Everette Simon Iii

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

The purpose of this project was to create a learning environment that fostered an interest in conservation and preservation of the Edwards Aquifer in children by using the endangered and threatened species that live in the aquifer and depend on it to survive. This game was based on the system dynamics of the Edwards Aquifer that were put into a causal loop diagram. In order to gather the data I needed for this project, I spent a great deal of time in San Marcos, Texas, at Texas State University’s Albert B. Alkek Library. The library contained hardcopies of information that …

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System Dynamics Modeling Study Of The Possibility Of Endemic Measles In The State Of Virginia, Ivan W. Gowe May 2013

System Dynamics Modeling Study Of The Possibility Of Endemic Measles In The State Of Virginia, Ivan W. Gowe

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

After an effective vaccine was widely available, measles incidence fell by 98%. Immunization programs and surveillance systems in the United States (US) are so successful there has been no endemic spread since 2000. The threat from measles lies in its high infectivity, an asymptomatic infectious state that lasts an average of four days and the decreasing popularity of vaccination. The lack of first-hand experience with the infection (due to immunization) has caused some to wonder if the vaccine is necessary. Herd immunity threshold is a measure of the fraction of immune individuals present in a population to keep disease reproduction …

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Policy Recommendations For Integrating Elearning And Education For Sustainable Development Cross-Curriculum Learning Areas Into The Maltese State Education System, Terry A. Buchanan May 2013

Policy Recommendations For Integrating Elearning And Education For Sustainable Development Cross-Curriculum Learning Areas Into The Maltese State Education System, Terry A. Buchanan

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

This research study sought to assess the current status of Technology Enhanced Learning and Education for Sustainable Development in Malta, and to provide practical solutions to the challenges associated with their integration into the Maltese State Education system. Research methods employed during this study utilised a survey involving a cross-selection of Science Education teachers to assess their perceptions and attitudes towards the practical application of Educational Technologies in the classroom, and a subsequent in-depth interview with the Assistant Director and Education Officer responsible for national eLearning decisions in Malta to gain a deeper understanding of the organisation and management of …

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Effectiveness Of Environmental Impact Assessment Process In The Maltese Islands, Romina Sciberras May 2013

Effectiveness Of Environmental Impact Assessment Process In The Maltese Islands, Romina Sciberras

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

A successful Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) helps in contributing effectively to all spheres of sustainability namely environmental, social, cultural, and economic spheres. The objective of this study is to explore the extent of use in the EIA tool, to analyse the effectiveness of EIA throughout the entire cycle of the process focusing on the prediction and mitigation of impacts, public participation, monitoring and follow-up, and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of EIA in the Maltese Islands based on feedback from a variety of stakeholders involved in the named process, and to identify gaps and/or factors which limit effectiveness. The …

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Marshall University Music Department Presents An American Composers Recital, Hosted By Phi Mu Alph Sinfonia, Zeta Eta Chapter, Marshall University May 2013

Marshall University Music Department Presents An American Composers Recital, Hosted By Phi Mu Alph Sinfonia, Zeta Eta Chapter, Marshall University

All Performances

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Citizens Of The Empire: A Molding Of Victorian Childhood Identity, Christopher B. Gallagher May 2013

Citizens Of The Empire: A Molding Of Victorian Childhood Identity, Christopher B. Gallagher

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

The Victorian Era in Great Britain was a time period of dramatic change. The Industrial Revolution was altering the social and economic fabric of society. Socially, Victorians were confronted with new theories that challenged their religious beliefs. The British Isles were progressing steadily in creating a national identity. Finally, the existence of the British Empire made imperialism a factor that cannot be ignored. Yet, many historians have pointed out that the history of the British metropole itself is often disconnected from the political and cultural history of the Empire. It is within this conversation that this project seeks to find …

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Turtle Usage Of Urban Ditches In An Expanding Northeast Arkansas City, Jonathan Elston May 2013

Turtle Usage Of Urban Ditches In An Expanding Northeast Arkansas City, Jonathan Elston

Student Theses and Dissertations

Human expansion has contributed to the reduction of wildlife biodiversity across the globe. Turtles are one of many taxonomic groups that have experienced increased decline in the last few decades from anthropogenic expansion. Turtles have been able to persist in habitats heavily modified by humans; yet, little is known about the ecology of these urban populations. The present investigation focused on urban ditch characteristics associated with high turtle abundance and richness. From May to August of 2011 and 2012, 452 turtles of six different species were captured in seven ditch systems in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR. Possible influences of ditch …

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Northern Largemouth Bass, Micropterus Salmoides Salmoides, And Florida Largemouth Bass, Micropterus S. Floridanus, Population Structure And Stocking Protocol Assessment In Seven Arkansas Reservoirs Using Microsatellite Analysis, Karl Andrew Lamothe May 2013

Northern Largemouth Bass, Micropterus Salmoides Salmoides, And Florida Largemouth Bass, Micropterus S. Floridanus, Population Structure And Stocking Protocol Assessment In Seven Arkansas Reservoirs Using Microsatellite Analysis, Karl Andrew Lamothe

Student Theses and Dissertations

Several Arkansas reservoirs have been stocked with Florida largemouth bass (FLMB; Micropterus salmoides floridanus) for decades given that FLMB have been reported to have superior growth characteristics when compared to the native northern largemouth bass (NLMB; Micropterus salmoides salmoides), and therefore improve recreational and sport angling. In this study, 1,350 largemouth bass fin clips were sampled for DNA analysis from seven Arkansas reservoir bass populations to determine levels of FLMB introgression among populations, along with investigating relative weight calculations between phenotypes. Overall, Arkansas reservoirs varied widely in FLMB incorporation. Reservoirs subjected to renovation with rotenone treatment and subsequent stockings of …

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