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People In Nature: Relational Discourse For Outdoor Educators, Thomas Beery

Research in Outdoor Education

Outdoor educators are concerned about a perceived human disconnection from nature. There is awareness of a lack of human affiliation, connection, or identity with nonhuman nature and its impact on attitudes and behaviors. This essay raises the possibility that despite our concern, we may contribute toward this disconnection via language that supports a separation of the natural and the cultural. Our ability to separate ourselves conceptually from the rest of nature may be partially to blame for environmental degradation, therefore challenging the nature-culture dichotomy is both useful and constructive. This essay will present examples of how outdoor educators can …

Energy Expenditure In The Backcountry, Mandy Pojha, Cara Ocobock, John Gookin

Research in Outdoor Education

The study of energy economics, known as energetics, has played a key role in shaping human ecology, evolution, and performance (Leonard & Ulijaszek, 2002). Research on energetics gives insight into how humans interact with their environment and how differences in body shape and size can impact that interaction. This understanding is particularly insightful for humans living in the backcountry for extended periods of time. Selecting food types and amounts to meet high-energy demands in the backcountry setting is a challenge, because energy demand models have primarily been based on lab studies that, in hindsight, appear to routinely underestimate energy demands …

Improving Outcomes For Underrepresented Women In Science: The Achieving Excellence In Mathematics, Engineering, And Science (Aemes) Programs At Smith College, Laura A. Katz, Kathryn M. Aloisio, Yadira Flores, Nicholas J. Horton, Valerie Joseph, Katie Lipp, Minh Ly, Sara Pruss, Kate Queeny, Cate Rowen, Patricia Marten Dibartolo

The Office of Institutional Research

Created to support diverse students interested in the sciences, Smith College’s Achieving Excellence in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (AEMES) programs have improved life science academic outcomes for women of color. Elements of Smith’s AEMES programs include leadership development, peer mentoring, and faculty-mentored research opportunities, all sharing the goals of building community, increasing academic engagement, and encouraging persistence for underrepresented students. Since launching AEMES, our students of color in the life sciences have shown significant gains in positive outcomes (introductory biology and chemistry course GPA; retention in life sciences majors), dissolving a previously observed gap in gateway course performance relative to …

Southern Adventist University Graduate Handbook & Planner 2014-2015, Southern Adventist University

Student Handbooks, Graduate

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Impervious Surfaces On Water Quality By Measurement Of Macroinvertebrates In Rock Island And Moline, Illinois, Kara Noonan

Urban Watershed Project

Streams have been degrading in quality since the introduction of impervious surfaces. Water concentrations have been altered as sediment and other pollutants have been introduced from severe erosion from runoff. As the water continues to change, the biotic integrity becomes disturbed. More specifically, aquatic invertebrate populations begin to change. More organisms that can tolerate poor quality streams are thriving as organisms that can only tolerate high quality streams are beginning to run thin. This study strives to find a spatial relationship between impervious surfaces around Rock Island and Moline, Illinois and the water quality within the streams by looking at …

"Over The River And Through The Woods": An Analysis Of Understory And Canopy Plant Diversity In Urban Riparian Forests, Carlisle R. Evans Peck

Urban Forest Project

As population growth explodes and urban areas expand, studying the ecology of urban areas has become increasingly important. Urban development has been shown to drastically alter native habitats and to severely degrade biodiversity. However, urban landscapes also hold the potential to harbor and support valuable biodiversity especially if managed correctly. We studied the understory herbaceous plant and overstory tree canopy diversity of eight forested ravines in the small cities of Rock Island and Moline IL surrounded by a range of urban development intensity. The goal of the project was to determine whether or not the composition of the plant communities …

Rising Tide 2014, Une Office Of Research And Scholarship, Edward Bilsky, Annie Leslie, Une Communications

Rising Tide

Research and scholarship highlights from University of New England community members of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Pharmacy, School of Community and Population Health, Westbrook College of Health Professions, and Centers of Excellence.

2014 Transformations Program, State University Of New York At Cortland

Transformations

Originally established as Scholars' Day in 1997, Transformations is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus. In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. This event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes.

A Message From The Mcnair Scholars Program, Robert P. Smart, Susan Mendoza, Dolli Lutes

McNair Scholars Journal

No abstract provided.

Biological Testing Of Novel Telomerase Inhibitors, Katie Uhl

McNair Scholars Journal

As of 2011, cancer was the leading cause of death in the United States, second only to heart disease. As cancer continues to become an ever-increasing threat to human health, the race is on to find an effective telomerase inhibitor. This inhibitor has to be functional enough to render the cancer cell unable to divide, while leaving the surrounding healthy cells relatively untouched. Research has established that the molecular structure of a compound known as BIBR 1532 has proven to be an effective telomerase inhibitor. Cancer is often referred to as being “immortal” because of its ability to divide an …

Graduate Showcase 2014: Education For The Future, The Graduate School, Grand Valley State University

Graduate Showcase Previous Years

No abstract provided.

Protecting And Restoring Habitat (Fact Sheet), Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

Publications

Habitats are places where plants and animals live, feed, and reproduce. The Casco Bay watershed includes many productive habitat types, including upland forests, riparian areas, salt marshes, seagrass beds, tidal mudflats, and rocky outcrops. Those habitats are home to a diversity of species -- from lobsters and clams to alewife and moose.

2014 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.

Draft Genome Sequence Of Frankia Sp. Strain Cci6, A Salt-Tolerant Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated From The Root Nodule Of Casuarina Cunninghamiana, Samira R. Mansour, Rediet Oshone, Sheldon G. Hurst Iv, Krystalynne Morris, W. Kelley Thomas, Louis S. Tisa

Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Members of the actinomycete genus Frankia form a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with 8 different families of actinorhizal plants. We report a 5.57-Mbp draft genome sequence for Frankia sp. strain CcI6, a salt-tolerant nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from root nodules of Casurina cunninghamiana grown in Egyptian soils.

Harvesting A Knowledge Commons: Collective Action, Transparency, And Innovation At The Portland Fish Exchange, Jennifer F. Brewer

Geography

While localist visions of alternative food systems advocate for the expansion of local ecological knowledge through more proximate producerconsumer relationships, globalized seafood supply-demand chains persist. Moving beyond this dichotomy, commons scholars recognize that collective action among resource users at the local level can shape cross-scalar producer relations with government and more capitalized firms operating in regional and global markets. In the case of the New England groundfishery, a quasi-public fish auction not only transformed the scalar, logistical, and financial parameters of harvester-buyer relationships, it altered the production and use of local knowledge among some harvesters, and their technological choices. Resulting …

Wellness Magazine 2014 Issue, Office Of Recreation And Wellness

Wellness Magazine

No abstract provided.

Oceanographic Center Graduate Program Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2014 Ole Miss Track & Field, Ole Miss Athletics. Track And Field, Sam Kendricks

Track and Field

Athlete featured on cover: Sam Kendricks, Pole Vault

2014 International Pinot Noir Celebration Program, International Pinot Noir Celebration

IPNC Documents

This document is the 2014 program for the International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC), held annually on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. The program contains a detailed schedule of the celebration’s major events, presentations, and meals, as well as information regarding guest speakers and chefs visiting the campus. The program also includes a short description of all participating wineries for 2014, both foreign and domestic, along with a listing of the IPNC board of directors and all major supporters and contributors to the event.

Lake Powell 1971–1983, Stanley L. Welsh

Books by Faculty of the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

Abstract

This work catalogs the author’s experiences collecting plants and surveying the area around Lake Powell as part of a long-term environmental study of the Navajo-Kaiparowits region, which was approved through BYU and funded by a consortium of power companies. Data collected included plant and animal inventories, population demographics of small mammals, and weather. The account details several incidents of the type bound to occur in field research and mentions by name many students involved in the project. Numerous photographs are included. Seventeen new plant species are listed, which were named from specimens acquired in the area. The appendix lists …

The Effects Of Electrolyte Chemical Composition, Concentration And Ph On The Electrochemical Redox Reactions, Sea Choi, Xiao-Ying Yu

STAR Program Research Presentations

Electrolyte composition, concentration, pH, ionic strength, and temperature have long been known to play a role in the interface of the electrode-electrolyte. However, detailed studies are not sufficient. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) is a widely used electrochemical technique for obtaining qualitative information in electroanalysis. CV is often the first experiment performed in an electrode surface in an electrochemical study. It measures the number of electrons transferred and intermediates formed during oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions by observing its current, intensity and position of peak potential with applied voltage. This is accomplished by using a three-electrode system including working electrode (WE), counter electrode (CE) …

Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Modulates Inflammation And Scarring After Ligament Injury, Connie S. Chamberlain, Ellen M. Leiferman, Kayt E. Frisch, Sarah E. Duenwald-Kuehl, Stacey L. Brickson, William L. Murphy, Georffrey S. Baer, Ray Vanderby

Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering

Ligaments have limited regenerative potential and as a consequence, repair is protracted and results in a mechanically inferior tissue more scar-like than native ligament. We previously reported that a single injection of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) delivered at the time of injury, decreased the number of M2 macrophage-associated inflammatory cytokines. Based on these results, we hypothesized that IL-1Ra administered after injury and closer to peak inflammation (as would occur clinically), would more effectively decrease inflammation and thereby improve healing. Since IL-1Ra has a short half-life, we also investigated the effect of multiple injections. The objective of this study was to …

Conservation Assessment And Habitat Notes For Three Rare Alabama Crayfishes: Cambarus Cracens, Cambarus Scotti, And Cambarus Unestami, Stephanie L. Kilburn, Christopher A. Taylor, Guenter Schuster

Biological Sciences Faculty and Staff Research

Over seventy percent of the world's freshwater crayfish species are found within the United States, and much of this diversity is concentrated in the southeastern United States. Yet many of these species remain understudied. Of particular interest is the conservation status of these understudied taxa. We conducted fieldwork in 2011 across northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia to review the occurrence, habitat, and in sonic cases, local population densities of three crayfish species (Cambarus scotti, C. unestami, and C. cracens) to determine current distributions in relation to historical surveys. All three species occur in flowing small to medium-sized streams with firm …

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2014 Symposium Brochure

Programs

No abstract provided.

Meeting Report: 2nd Workshop Of The United States Culture Collection Network (May 19–21, 2014, State College, Pa, Usa), Kevin Mccluskey, Scott Bates, Kyria Boundy-Mills, Arianna Broggiato, Anthony Cova, Philippe Desmeth, Chobi Debroy, Deborah Fravel, George Garrity, Maria Del Mar Jimenez, Lucy Joseph, Daniel Lindner, Michael W. Lomas, Joe Morton, David Nobles, John Turner, Todd Ward, John Wertz, Aric Wiest, David Geiser

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This report summarizes the activities and outcomes of the second workshop of the US Culture Collection Network, formally an activity of the US National Science Foundation sponsored Research Coordination Network for a Community of ex situ Microbial Germplasm Repositories. The workshop included presentations on topics as diverse as permitting for genetically engineered plant pest organisms to facilitating strain exchange via formal material transfer agreement systems and codes of conduct. Short talks introduced diverse collections held by government, university, and private entities. Participants visited living microbe collections as well as active research and production facilities.

Recognizing Age-Separated Face Images: Humans And Machines, Daksha Yadav, Richa Singh, Mayank Vatsa, Afzel Noore

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Humans utilize facial appearance, gender, expression, aging pattern, and other ancillary information to recognize individuals. It is interesting to observe how humans perceive facial age. Analyzing these properties can help in understanding the phenomenon of facial aging and incorporating the findings can help in designing effective algorithms. Such a study has two components - facial age estimation and age-separated face recognition. Age estimation involves predicting the age of an individual given his/her facial image. On the other hand, age-separated face recognition consists of recognizing an individual given his/her age-separated images. In this research, we investigate which facial cues are utilized …

Nobiletin Suppresses Cell Viability Through Akt Pathways In Pc-3 And Du-145 Prostate Cancer Cells, Jianchu Chen, Ashley Creed, Allen Y. Chen, Haizhi Huang, Zhaoliang Li, Gary O. Rankin, Xingqian Ye, Guihua Xu, Yi C. Chen

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Nobiletin is a non-toxic dietary flavonoid that possesses anti-cancer properties. Nobiletin has been reported to reduce the risk of prostate cancer, but the mechanism is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of nobiletin in prostate cancer cell lines PC-3 and DU-145.

Methods

Nobiletin was isolated from a polymethoxy flavonoid mixture using HPLC, cell viability was analyzed with MTS-based assays. Protein expression was examined by ELISA and western blotting. Gene expression was examined by luciferase assay. And the pathways were examined by manipulating genetic components with plasmid transfection.

Results

Data showed that nobiletin decreased cell viability …

Tlr Signaling That Induces Weak Inflammatory Response And Ship1 Enhances Osteogenic Functions, Manoj Muthukuru, Richard P. Darveau

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated inflammatory response could negatively affect bone metabolism. In this study, we determined how osteogenesis is regulated during inflammatory responses that are downstream of TLR signaling. Human primary osteoblasts were cultured in collagen gels. Pam3CSK4 (P3C) and Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (EcLPS) were used as TLR2 and TLR4 ligand respectively. Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS having TLR2 activity with either TLR4 agonism (Pg1690) or TLR4 antagonism (Pg1449) and mutant E. coli LPS (LPxE/LPxF/WSK) were used. IL-1β, SH2-containing inositol phosphatase-1 (SHIP1) that has regulatory roles in osteogenesis, alkaline phosphatase and mineralization were analyzed. 3α-Aminocholestane (3AC) was used to inhibit SHIP1. Our results …

5-Mehtyltetrahydrofolate Rescues Alcohol-Induced Neural Crest Cell Migration Abnormalities, Yu Shi, Jiejing Li, Chunjiang Chen, Manzi Gong, Yuan Chen, Youxue Liu, Jie Chen, Tingyu Li, Weihong Song

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Alcohol is detrimental to early development. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) due to maternal alcohol abuse results in a series of developmental abnormalities including cranial facial dysmorphology, ocular anomalies, congenital heart defects, microcephaly and intellectual disabilities. Previous studies have been shown that ethanol exposure causes neural crest (NC) apoptosis and perturbation of neural crest migration. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. In this report we investigated the fetal effect of alcohol on the process of neural crest development in the Xenopus leavis.

Results

Pre-gastrulation exposure of 2-4% alcohol induces apoptosis in Xenopus embryo whereas 1% alcohol specifically impairs neural …