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The Invasive Coral Tubastraea Coccinea (Lesson, 1829): Implications For Natural Habitats In The Gulf Of Mexico And The Florida Keys, William F. Precht, Emma L. Hickerson, George P. Schmahl, Richard B. Aronson

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Volume 1, Chapter 3-3: Sexuality: Size And Sex Differences, Janice M. Glime, Irene Bisang

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Chapter 1: The Fauna: A Place To Call Home, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Chapter 5-3: Tardigrade Habitats, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Chapter 10-1: Arthropods: Crustacea - Copepoda And Cladocera, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Chapter 10-2: Arthropods: Crustacea - Ostracoda And Amphpoda, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

2014 Civil And Environmental Engineering Department News, Department Of Civil And Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Newsletters

Table of Contents

• Student Awards
• Research Awards
• Faculty News
• Alumni News
• Department News
• Academy of Civil and Environmental Engineers
• CEE Donor Recognition

Using Indicators Of Biotic Integrity For Assessment Of Stream Condition, Stephanie A. Ogren

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Multiple indices of biotic integrity and biological condition gradient models have been developed and validated to assess ecological integrity in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region. With multiple groups such as Tribal, Federal, and State agencies as well as scientists and local watershed management or river-focused volunteer groups collecting data for bioassessment it is important that we determine the comparability of data and the effectiveness of indices applied to these data for assessment of natural systems. We evaluated the applicability of macroinvertebrate and fish community indices for assessing site integrity. Site quality (i.e., habitat condition) could be classified differently depending on …

Engineering Research 2014, College Of Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech Engineering Magazine

Table of Contents

• Health
• Sensing & Imaging
• Semiconductors
• Innovation
• People

Undergraduate Education 2014, College Of Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech Engineering Magazine

Table of Contents

• Design
• Research
• International
• Society of Women Engineers

Research And Creative Scholarship At Andrews University (2014). Volume 5., Andrews University

Annual Research Highlights

Read about the latest research and creative scholarship at Andrews, including the production of the St. Matthew Passion, cricket neuronal behavior, and Waldensian architecture and environmental design.

Annual Reports Of The Officers, Trustees, Agents, Committees, And Organizations Of The Town Of Plaistow, New Hampshire For The Year 2013., Plaistow Town Representatives

Plaistow, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Female Canadian Murderers: The Public Trials Of Karla Homolka And Terry-Lynn Mcclintic Through Documentary Representation, Emma Smith

Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Major Research Papers

This paper critically examines the production of violent female offenders by analyzing their visual representations in two Canadian television investigative documentaries created fifteen years apart. Karla Homolka (offending in 1990-1992) and Terri-Lynne McClintic (transgressing in 2009) were both responsible for committing horrific and unpardonable crimes resulting in significant media coverage throughout Canada.

Despite some similarities and consistencies in both documentaries, anomalies and disparities in coverage serve as the center of my analysis. Against features of both substance and style, a comparative analysis of the documentaries with features closely associated with the production of reality television, I contend that both documentaries …

The Social Construction Of Sexuality In Primary School Classrooms, Anna Spengen

Sociology Major Research Papers

Through qualitative interviews with primary school teachers, this research sought to uncover how heterosexual privilege is maintained in talk about sexuality. More specifically, this research sought to identify the strategies used by teachers in talking to their students about sexuality. These strategies took shape in the following: a reliance on scientific explanations, deferring to others, a reliance on faith and religion, and the presumption that children are innocent and asexual. This research determined that these strategies were used to produce, reproduce, and maintain heterosexism and heteronormativity. The implications of this research are that schools are missing an important opportunity to …

Enhanced Capillary Rise Of Wetting Liquids In Reduced Gravitational Shielding Under Microgravity Conditions, George D. Zouganelis, Ioannis Gkigkitzis, Ioannis Haranas

Physics and Computer Science Faculty Publications

We study the capillary rise of wetting in liquids by slightly modifying Ponomarenko’s result, a recently derived and observed t^1/3 law, without omitting the corresponding gravity term and therefore we find h_new (t)≅0.9085h_Pon (t) instead, which corresponds to a 9% difference. Furthermore, in order to examine the effect of corrected gravity, we extend the result on the surface of a planetary body by correcting the gravitational acceleration for its oblateness coefficient and rotation. We find that experiments that take place on the equator result in highest capillary heights, than those at mid latitudes and the poles. …

Expression And Characterization Of The Novel Oxidase Virh-Ox, John Dronzek

Chemistry Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Developing Transfer Skills In A Biochemistry Class, Jeong V. Choe

Faculty Publications & Research

Students seem to struggle with transferring prior knowledge if the new problem they are given is in a different form from the way they learned the material. The process of transfer can be identified by four components: 1) recognizing the similarity between the old and new contexts; 2) identifying the potential of a certain skill or concept that has worked in the past, to give solutions to new problematic situations; 3) mental testing of the application of the potential solution; and 4) an attempt to apply the skill or concept to a new context (Georghiades 2000). These four components are …

Pbl Every Drop Counts: Improving The Health Of The Lake Michigan, Lindsey Herlehy, Nicole Ross

Teacher Resources

"Every Drop Counts" is a sample Problem Based Learning (PBL) lesson focused on improving the health of Lake Michigan waters and shoreline. This sample problem focuses on habitats, pollution, and properties of water.

China’S Last Empire: The Art And Culture Of The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Brian Dursum, Stephen R. Halsey, Marc Knecht, Justin R. Ritzinger, Daniel J. Mckee, Chang Qing, Barbara Giordana Staniszewska

Lowe Art Museum Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Dialogues With The Informal City: Latin America And The Caribbean, Ariel C. Armony, Adib Cure, Carie Penabad

Center for Latin American Studies Publications

This publication, based on the symposium Dialogues with the Informal City: Latin America and the Caribbean, connects a range of fundamental themes affecting the current conditions and future of Latin America’s growing informal cities and, by extension, the rising global urban population. Informal cities can be described as settlements frequently characterized by organic physical patterns built incrementally over time as the needs and circumstances of a community change. While undeniably precarious in construction, informal cities exhibit underlying urban and architectural patterns of remarkable resilience; moreover, they reflect their inhabitants’ enduring cultural values. While seriously affected by poverty and violence, …

Foundation To Promote Scholarship And Teaching 2013-2014 Awards, Office Of The Provost, Roger Williams University

Foundation to Promote Scholarship & Teaching

Proposal abstracts of 2013-2014 award recipients in a wide range of disciplinary areas.

Westport Affordable Housing Design, Kyle Baron, Joe Cardella, Eric Figueredo, April Gaddis, Heather Gillock, Jack Hamm, Ben Horst, Colby Karambelas, Jacob Levine, Evan Mozzer, Tim Pranaitis, Chris Rossi, Jacob Wheeler, Ulker Copur, Arnold Robinson

Architecture and Urban Design

Currently, there are not any fire stations within an appropriate range for development on the Drift Road site. This will make it essential for a proposed development to contain a pond and pump onsite for immediate fire control until further assistance arrives. Should municipal water not be available for residents on this site, private well systems will need to be built on each property, a minimum of 100 feet away from any septic system.

"Give Them A Dam Break!" Protecting The Ngabe Bugle Community Of Panama With Clean Development Mechanism Safeguards To Promote Culturally Sensitive Development, Cindy Campbell

Student Works

No abstract provided.

A Redd Solution To A Green Problem: Using Redd Plus To Address Deforestation In Ghana Through Benefit Sharing And Community Self-Empowerment, William Daniel Nartey

Student Works

The process of converting forests into non-forests deforestation claims 17 million hectares of the world’s tropical forests each year. Ghana is no stranger to the problem of deforestation. The developing country’s rainforest has been decreasing rapidly and significantly over time.

Part II of this paper addresses the primary driving factors of deforestation in Ghana, including human activities such as legal and illegal logging and unsustainable agricultural practices, as well as non-human factors such as poverty and population growth, which are inevitably linked. Part III identifies the constitutional land tenure rights and laws of the timber industry, assessing how these have …

A Pilot Study On The Effects Of Exercise On Depression Symptoms Using Levels Of Neurotransmitters And Eeg As Markers, Timothy H. Barclay, Scott Richards, James Schoffstall, Chad Magnuson, Christine Mcphee, Josh Price, Stephen Aita, Audrey Anderson, Dan Johnson, Jerry Price

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Context: The prescribing of exercise by physicians has become a popular practice, yet the effectiveness of exercise on symptoms of depression is difficult to determine due to a lack of randomized controlled trials with clinical populations. Reports also indicate that only a small percentage of physicians advise their patients regarding exercise and confusion still exists as to how much and what types are best. Aims: To understand the mechanisms that make exercise a viable treatment in depression. Settings and Design: This study employed a six‑week, two group, single‑level trial, pre‑ and posttest design using self‑report of symptoms, blood …

Burns V. Astrue: Born In Peculiar Circumstances, Posthumously Conceived Children And The Adequacy Of State Intestacy Laws, Lane Thomasson

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Class Renovation Costs Report, Csusb Academic Facilities

CSUSB Faculty Senate records

No abstract provided.

New Frontiers 2014-15 Brochure

Annual Brochures

Please join us for two special lectures by Dr. Nicholas Peppas and Dr. Robert Clarke. Dr. Peppas will discuss current advances in diabetes-related research, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Clarke will present recent advancements in cancer research, prevention, and treatments. These lectures are open to the public and will begin at 6:00 p.m. with refreshments to follow. Dr. Peppas will present on Monday, September 15, 2014, in Louisiana Tech’s University Hall 134, and Dr. Clarke will present on Monday, March 23, 2015, in Louisiana Tech’s Institute for Micromanufacturing Auditorium.

Wofford College Catalogue 2014-2015, Wofford College. Office Of The Registrar

College Catalogues

No abstract provided.

No Grist For Mill On Natural Kinds, P.D. Magnus

Philosophy Faculty Scholarship

According to the standard narrative, natural kind is a technical notion that was introduced by John Stuart Mill in the 1840s and the recent craze for natural kinds, launched by Putnam and Kripke, is a continuation of that tradition. I argue that the standard narrative is mistaken. The Millian tradition of kinds was not particularly influential in the 20th century, and the Putnam-Kripke revolution did not clearly engage with even the remnants that were left of it. The presently active tradition of natural kinds is less than half a century old. Recognizing this might help us better appreciate both Mill …