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Utilizing Remote Sensing To Detect Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Properties, Amanda Kristedja Sep 2014

Utilizing Remote Sensing To Detect Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Properties, Amanda Kristedja

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

This paper focuses on the detection of oil spills using satellite information. ��For this research project, the focus will be primarily on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which is the largest accidental oil spill. In order to detect an oil spill, the chlorophyll a content must be observed with data from the SeaWiFs at 9km and the MODIS-aqua at 9km and 4km. There is conflicting evidence of whether or not chlorophyll a concentration is positively correlated with the presence of an oil spill. This will be further investigated in the experiment. Also, by utilizing the MODIS instrument aboard the terra …


Trio Of Terror, Lyz Reblin Sep 2014

Trio Of Terror, Lyz Reblin

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

From the earliest silent films such as Georges Méliès' The Devil's Castle (1896) to the recent Twilight adaptation, the vampire genre, like the creatures it presents, has been resurrected throughout cinematic history. More than a hundred vampire films have been produced, along with over a dozen Dracula adaptations. The Count has even appeared in films not pertaining to Bram Stoker's original novel. He has been played by the likes of Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee (fourteen times) both John and David Carradine, and even Academy Award winner Gary Oldman. For as long as vampire movies have been made, Bram Stoker's Dracula …


Full Issue, E-Research Editors Sep 2014

Full Issue, E-Research Editors

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

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Same-Sex Marriage And Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship, Brittney Baker Sep 2014

Same-Sex Marriage And Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship, Brittney Baker

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

The debate over same-sex marriage has been a prominent issue in our society over many years now, appearing in several ballot initiatives such as California's Proposition 8. The idea of allowing two people of the same gender to enter into the institution of marriage has brought out drastic emotions and reactions from many different groups of people. Those who engage in the debate believe strongly in their convictions; the two loudest voices tend to come from the gay community and the religious community, the former arguing in favor of same-sex marriage and the latter against it. Religious groups, predominantly from …


September 17, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Sep 2014

September 17, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Targeting 4-1bb Costimulation To The Tumor Stroma With Bispecific Aptamer Conjugates Enhances The Therapeutic Index Of Tumor Immunotherapy, Brett Schrand Sep 2014

Targeting 4-1bb Costimulation To The Tumor Stroma With Bispecific Aptamer Conjugates Enhances The Therapeutic Index Of Tumor Immunotherapy, Brett Schrand

Open Access Dissertations

Despite the recent successes of using immune modulatory antibodies in cancer patients, autoimmune pathologies resulting from the activation of self reactive T cells preclude the dose escalations necessary to fully exploit their therapeutic potential. Here we describe a clinically feasible and broadly applicable approach to limit immune costimulation to the disseminated tumor lesions of the patient, whereby an agonistic 4-1BB oligonucleotide aptamer is targeted to the tumor stroma by conjugation to an aptamer that binds to a broadly expressed stromal product, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The approach was predicated on the premise that by targeting the costimulatory ligands to …


Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Animals (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Animals (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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Annotated Bibliography: Cruelty To Animals And Violence To Humans (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Cruelty To Animals And Violence To Humans (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Animal Research (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Animal Research (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

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No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Wildlife And The Environment (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Attitudes Toward Wildlife And The Environment (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

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Annotated Bibliography: Altruism, Empathy, And Prosocial Behavior (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Altruism, Empathy, And Prosocial Behavior (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Environmental Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Environmental Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Humane Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Humane Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

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No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Interaction With Animals (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Interaction With Animals (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

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No abstract provided.


Annotated Bibliography: Moral & Character Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner Sep 2014

Annotated Bibliography: Moral & Character Education (1998-2013), Erich Yahner

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

No abstract provided.


Canine Sense And Sensibility: Tipping Points And Response Latency Variability As An Optimism Index In A Canine Judgement Bias Assessment, Melissa J. Starling, Nicholas Branson, Denis Cody, Timothy R. Starling, Paul D. Mcgreevy Sep 2014

Canine Sense And Sensibility: Tipping Points And Response Latency Variability As An Optimism Index In A Canine Judgement Bias Assessment, Melissa J. Starling, Nicholas Branson, Denis Cody, Timothy R. Starling, Paul D. Mcgreevy

Cognitive Ethology Collection

Recent advances in animal welfare science used judgement bias, a type of cognitive bias, as a means to objectively measure an animal's affective state. It is postulated that animals showing heightened expectation of positive outcomes may be categorised optimistic, while those showing heightened expectations of negative outcomes may be considered pessimistic. This study pioneers the use of a portable, automated apparatus to train and test the judgement bias of dogs. Dogs were trained in a discrimination task in which they learned to touch a target after a tone associated with a lactose-free milk reward and abstain from touching the target …


Abnormal White Matter Integrity Related To Head Impact Exposure In A Season Of High School Varsity Football, Elizabeth M. Davenport, Christopher T. Whitlow, Jillian E. Urban, Mark A. Espeland, Jung Youngkyoo, Daryl A. Rosenbaum, Gerard A. Gioia, Alexander K. Powers, Joel D. Stitzel, Joseph A. Maldjian Sep 2014

Abnormal White Matter Integrity Related To Head Impact Exposure In A Season Of High School Varsity Football, Elizabeth M. Davenport, Christopher T. Whitlow, Jillian E. Urban, Mark A. Espeland, Jung Youngkyoo, Daryl A. Rosenbaum, Gerard A. Gioia, Alexander K. Powers, Joel D. Stitzel, Joseph A. Maldjian

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Publications

The aim of this study was to determine whether the cumulative effects of head impacts from a season of high school football produce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measureable changes in the brain in the absence of clinically diagnosed concussion. Players from a local high school football team were instrumented with the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS™) during all practices and games. All players received pre- and postseason MRI, including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) was also conducted. Total impacts and risk-weighted cumulative exposure (RWE), including linear (RWELinear), rotational (RWERotational), and …


Responses Of Sympatric Karenia Brevis, Prorocentrum Minimum, And Heterosigma Akashiwo To The Exposure Of Crude Oil, Koray Özhan, Sibel Bargu Sep 2014

Responses Of Sympatric Karenia Brevis, Prorocentrum Minimum, And Heterosigma Akashiwo To The Exposure Of Crude Oil, Koray Özhan, Sibel Bargu

Faculty Publications

Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on phytoplankton, particularly, the tolerability and changes to the toxin profiles of harmful toxic algal species remain unknown. The degree to which oil-affected sympatric Karenia brevis, Prorocentrum minimum, and Heterosigma akashiwo, all of which are ecologically important species in the Gulf of Mexico, was investigated. Comparison of their tolerability to that of non-toxic species showed that the toxin-production potential of harmful species does not provide a selective advantage. Investigated toxin profiles for K. brevis and P. minimum demonstrated an increase in toxin productivity at the lowest crude oil concentration (0.66 mg L−1 …


Hotline Press Newspaper- September 2014 Vol 30 No 19, Hotline Press Newspaper Sep 2014

Hotline Press Newspaper- September 2014 Vol 30 No 19, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2014

No abstract provided.


Get Outside The Box – And Go Outside!, Alaina Bernard Sep 2014

Get Outside The Box – And Go Outside!, Alaina Bernard

UCF Forum

We live in a fast-paced society, driven by technology and air conditioners. What would be the motivation for someone to get outside their box and go outside?


The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, September 17, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Sep 2014

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, September 17, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

September

No abstract provided.


Novel Mechanism Involved In Memory Discovered By Uab Researchers, Alicia Rohan Sep 2014

Novel Mechanism Involved In Memory Discovered By Uab Researchers, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.


Inferred Vs Realized Patterns Of Gene Flow: An Analysis Of Population Structure In The Andros Island Rock Iguana., Giuliano Colosimo, Charles R. Knapp, Lisa E. Wallace, Mark E. Welch Sep 2014

Inferred Vs Realized Patterns Of Gene Flow: An Analysis Of Population Structure In The Andros Island Rock Iguana., Giuliano Colosimo, Charles R. Knapp, Lisa E. Wallace, Mark E. Welch

CAS Publications

Ecological data, the primary source of information on patterns and rates of migration, can be integrated with genetic data to more accurately describe the realized connectivity between geographically isolated demes. In this paper we implement this approach and discuss its implications for managing populations of the endangered Andros Island Rock Iguana, Cyclura cychlura cychlura. This iguana is endemic to Andros, a highly fragmented landmass of large islands and smaller cays. Field observations suggest that geographically isolated demes were panmictic due to high, inferred rates of gene flow. We expand on these observations using 16 polymorphic microsatellites to investigate the genetic …


Christopher's Very Happy Band, September 17, 2014 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music. Sep 2014

Christopher's Very Happy Band, September 17, 2014 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.


Christopher's Very Happy Band, September 17, 2014 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music. Sep 2014

Christopher's Very Happy Band, September 17, 2014 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.


The Reproductive And Foraging Ecology Of Black Skimmers (Rynchops Niger) On A Barrier Island Refuge In Coastal Louisiana, Brehan Furfey Sep 2014

The Reproductive And Foraging Ecology Of Black Skimmers (Rynchops Niger) On A Barrier Island Refuge In Coastal Louisiana, Brehan Furfey

Student Theses and Dissertations

The Isles Dernieres Barrier Island Refuge (IDBIR) represents an ecologically sensitive area that is historically important habitat for wintering and breeding waterbirds, and is currently threatened by habitat loss, disturbance, and climate change. The northern Gulf of Mexico coastal habitat is particularly important to colonial nesting waterbirds such as Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger), a representative species that relies on barrier island habitat for more than half their nesting grounds. Similar to that of many coastal birds, there is a paucity of information on skimmer foraging ecology, specifically what prey species they deliver to the nest and where they forage. This …


Nesting Behaviour Influences Species-Specific Gas Exchange Across Avian Eggshells, Steven J. Portugal, Golo Maurer, Gavin H. Thomas, Mark E. Hauber, Tomáš Grim, Phillip Cassey Sep 2014

Nesting Behaviour Influences Species-Specific Gas Exchange Across Avian Eggshells, Steven J. Portugal, Golo Maurer, Gavin H. Thomas, Mark E. Hauber, Tomáš Grim, Phillip Cassey

Publications and Research

Carefully controlled gas exchange across the eggshell is essential for the development of the avian embryo. Water vapour conductance (GH2O) across the shell, typically measured as mass loss during incubation, has been demonstrated to optimally ensure the healthy development of the embryo while avoiding desiccation. Accordingly, eggs exposed to sub-optimal gas exchange have reduced hatching success. We tested the association between eggshell GH2O and putative life-history correlates of adult birds, ecological nest parameters and physical characteristics of the egg itself to investigate how variation in GH2O has evolved to maintain optimal water loss across a diverse set of nest environments. …


Activation Of C-Myc And Cyclin D1 By Jcv T-Antigen And Β-Catenin In Colon Cancer, Michael J. Ripple, Amanda Parker Struckhoff, Jimena Trillo-Tinoco, Li Li, David A. Margolin, Robin Mcgoey, Luis Del Valle Sep 2014

Activation Of C-Myc And Cyclin D1 By Jcv T-Antigen And Β-Catenin In Colon Cancer, Michael J. Ripple, Amanda Parker Struckhoff, Jimena Trillo-Tinoco, Li Li, David A. Margolin, Robin Mcgoey, Luis Del Valle

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

During the last decade, mounting evidence has implicated the human neurotropic virus JC virus in the pathology of colon cancer. However, the mechanisms of JC virus-mediated oncogenesis are still not fully determined. One candidate to mediate these effects is the viral early transcriptional product T-Antigen, which has the ability to inactivate cell cycle regulatory proteins such as p53. In medulloblastomas, T-Antigen has been shown to bind the Wnt signaling pathway protein β-catenin; however, the effects of this interaction on downstream cell cycle regulatory proteins remain unknown. In light of these observations, we investigated the association of T-Antigen and nuclear β-catenin …


Spectrum, Volume 33, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Sep 2014

Spectrum, Volume 33, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: New mobile app: SHU Safe --Campus security updates --Renaming the administration building Melady Hall --Homesick? Stressed? Are you involved? --Students react to ...parking on campus --The Spectrum staff shares their favorite summer memories --Students take on the Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium (photos) --The controversial Yik Yak app --Getting to know Father Buckles --Saying goodbye to the king and queen of comedy --Sept. 15 students, faculty and beloved fans rushed to the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts theater to see the iconic Ed Asner.--Coming off an NEC Championship season last year, the SHU Pioneer football team is off to …


Documents From The September, 17, 2014 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students Sep 2014

Documents From The September, 17, 2014 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting Minutes from the September 17, 2014 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). No resolutions were discussed during the meeting.