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The Low-Carbon Development Of Shipping Industry In China, Yingjiong Lv

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Research On The Prospect Analysis And Countermeasures If China Joins The Bwm Convention, Qinghua Gu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Ballast Water Treatment Systems And Retrofitting Them On Container Ships, Hrishikesh Chatterjee

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Molecular Approaches For Improving Desiccation Tolerance: Insights From The Brine Shrimp Artemia Franciscana, Steven C. Hand, Michael A. Menze

Faculty Publications

© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Main conclusion: We have evaluated the endogenous expression and molecular properties of selected Group 3 LEA proteins fromArtemia franciscana, and the capacity of selected Groups 1 and 3 proteins transfected into various desiccation-sensitive cell lines to improve tolerance to drying. Organisms inhabiting both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems frequently are confronted with the problem of water loss for multiple reasons—exposure to hypersalinity, evaporative water loss, and restriction of intracellular water due to freezing of extracellular fluids. Seasonal desiccation can become severe and lead to the production of tolerant propagules and entry into the state of anhydrobiosis …

The Impact Of Ethnicity On Executive Functioning In Youth, Silvia M. Henriquez Gerken

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Executive function can be defined as a group of processes that guide and direct cognitive functions (Isquith, Roth & Gioia, 2013). Relatively little is known about executive function in ethnic minority children. This dissertation examined whether ethnicity predicts performance and parent rating scores on three executive function processes. To date, no study has teased apart the effects of ethnic minority status and its confounding variables in executive function. A total of 134 Caucasian and African American youth between the ages of 11-17 were included in the study. Of those 134 youth, 116 had complete data (both performance-based scores and rating …

Effects Of Temperature And Water Flow On Morphology Of Astyanax Mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae), Winer Daniel Reyes

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Most aquatic vertebrates are ectotherms. As a consequence, they are particularly susceptible to variation in environmental conditions during development, which can impact their phenotypes and survival. In fishes, vertebral morphology and body shape are particularly susceptible to changes in temperature and water flow regimes, two variables that are often correlated along altitudinal gradients in streams. This study addresses the impact of variation in these ecologically important environmental variables on the phenotype of the emerging model species Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae). Specifically, this study examines how variation in temperature and water flow impact vertebral number and body shape variation. Fish from …

A Clinically Relevant Closed-Head Model Of Single And Repeat Concussive Injuries In The Adult Rat Using A Controlled Cortical Impact Device, Naseem Jamnia

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Recently, cases of multiple concussions, or mild traumatic brain injury, in athletes have received increased attention. Compared to single concussion (sTBI), repeat concussions (rTBI) can produce significant long-term consequences and increased risk for neurodegenerative disease. However, mechanisms underlying this difference are poorly understood and are best elucidated using an animal model. Closed-head models of rTBI have been developed in mice and juvenile rats, but few have been developed in the adult rat. To the best of our knowledge, there is no closed-head model using a commercially available device, including the Controlled Cortical Impact (CCI) device.

We developed a clinically relevant …

The Influence Of Attentional Control On Hemispheric Processing Of Predictive Inferences, Michael Christopher Shutzenhofer

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates the effects of attentional control on the hemispheric processing of predictive inferences during reading. Participants read texts that were either strongly or weakly constrained towards a predictive inference and performed a lexical decision task to inference-related target words presented to the right or left visual field— hemisphere. Facilitation for strongly constrained predictive inferences was greater than facilitation for weakly constrained predictive inferences in both hemispheres. Readers with high attentional control showed significant facilitation for strongly constrained inferences in the both hemispheres, but only showed significant facilitation for weakly constrained inferences in the left hemisphere. Readers with low …

Independent - Aug. 22, 2015, Rut Ortiz

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

Younger And Older Coastal Fishers Face Catastrophic Loss After Hurricane Katrina, Katie E. Cherry, Loren D. Marks, Rachel Adamek, Bethany A. Lyon

Faculty Publications

Hurricanes are associated with environmental destruction and traumatic stress for directly affected communities. In this chapter, we compare and contrast younger and older commercial fishers from two south Louisiana coastal parishes (counties) who experienced profound losses in the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Content analysis of narrative data based on open-ended interview questions yielded three core themes: (1) Materialism and True Colors Revealed: Despicable Deeds and Acts of Grace after the Storm, (2) Helping Efforts Across Denominations: God was Using his People to help His [Other] People, and (3) Historical Ties that Bind: Old Roots and New Connections. Themes 1 …

Visual Hallucinations Differential Diagnosis Annotated Decision Tree, Shelly D. Davis

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Differential diagnosis of the etiology of visual hallucinations is challenging. Although visual hallucinations can be symptomatic of psychiatric disorder, they more commonly indicate neurological or medical disorders, sensory impairment, or substance intoxication or withdrawal. Accurate diagnosis and treatment is crucial given that misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment intervention can have profound consequences. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the most prevalent causes of visual hallucinations, review the DSM-5 hallucination decision tree, and provide an annotated visual hallucination differential diagnosis decision tree.

Human Trafficking & Commercial Sex Exploitation: Treatment Recommendations For An Invisible Population, Abigail K. Wolfe

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

This article addresses the issue of human trafficking, also termed modern slavery, specifically focusing on the treatment of survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE). Treatment recommendations are made based on a trauma-focused, relational model aimed at reinstating psychological well-being in the survivor. This article reviews the literature on three related bodies of research due to the absence of direct psychological literature. Literature on captivity, control and torture, literature on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, and literature on sexual abuse treatment for those who have been victimized through the sex trade. Additionally, practical aspects of human trafficking are discussed …

The Murray Ledger And Times, August 22-23, 2015, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Volume 50, Issue 2: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Prisoner Of War, Christopher R. Lientz

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Lions And Tigers And Bears, Larry Edwards

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Uncle Harve, Charlie Young

Manuscripts

Short Story Contest, First Place

Swarm, Dana Diehl

Booth

The bag worms were the first thing to go wrong. It was July. Late morning. The girl and boy woke to webby nests ghosting the branches of their apple trees.

The boy and girl were new to commitment, only seven days married. They still marveled at the mountain-valley shapes their bodies made beneath the sheets. They were still growing accustomed to each other’s smells. She thought he smelled like upturned earth. He thought she smelled like freshly cooked pasta. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the window, peering out through the screen.

“Where do they come from?” the boy wanted to know. …

2015-August-21-Etsu Presents Distinguished Faculty Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-August-21-Etsu Presents Distinguished Faculty Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Estimating Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis) Abundance Using Noninvasive Sampling At A Mineral Lick Within A National Park Wilderness Area, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Mary Kay Watry, Laura E. Ellison, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart

Western North American Naturalist

Conservation of species requires accurate population estimates. We used genetic markers from feces to determine bighorn sheep abundance for a herd that was hypothesized to be declining and in need of population status monitoring. We sampled from a small but accessible portion of the population’s range where animals naturally congregate at a natural mineral lick to test whether we could accurately estimate population size by sampling from an area where animals concentrate. We used mark-recapture analysis to derive population estimates, and compared estimates from this smaller spatial sampling to estimates from sampling of the entire bighorn sheep range. We found …

Expressionist Art And Drama Before, During, And After The Weimar Republic, Shane Michael Kennedy

Dissertations and Theses

Expressionism was the major literary and art form in Germany beginning in the early 20th century. It flourished before and during World War I and continued to be the dominant art for of the Early Weimar Republic. By 1924, Neue Sachlichkeit replaced Expressionism as the dominant art form in Germany. Many Expressionists claimed they were never truly apart of Expressionism. However, in the periodization and canonization many of these young artists are labeled as Expressionist.

This thesis examines the periodization and canonization of Expression in art, drama, and film and proves that Expressionism began much earlier than scholars believe and …

Atomic Structure Of Grk5 Reveals Distinct Structural Features Novel For G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases, Konstantin E. Komolov, Anshul Bhardwaj, Jeffrey L. Benovic

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) are members of the protein kinase A, G, and C families (AGC) and play a central role in mediating G protein-coupled receptor phosphorylation and desensitization. One member of the family, GRK5, has been implicated in several human pathologies, including heart failure, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer disease. To gain mechanistic insight into GRK5 function, we determined a crystal structure of full-length human GRK5 at 1.8 Å resolution. GRK5 in complex with the ATP analog 5'-adenylyl β,γ-imidodiphosphate or the nucleoside sangivamycin crystallized as a monomer. The C-terminal tail (C-tail) of AGC kinase domains is a highly …

Assessment Of The Immediate Impacts Of The 2013–2014 Drought On Ecosystems Of The California Central Coast, Christopher Potter

Western North American Naturalist

A methodology was developed to assess the impacts of the historic 2013–2014 drought on ecosystems of California’s Central Coast region, using a combination of satellite image analysis and in situ measurements of soil moisture in predominant vegetation types of the region. According to differences in Landsat drought indices for plant water stress and vegetation green cover (NDWI and NDVI, respectively), the geographic areas within the study region that were most severely impacted by the 2013 drought were the inland Carmel Valley in northern Monterey County and the coastal zones around San Simeon Point and Cambria in northern San Luis Obispo …

Genetic Characterization Of Two Populations Of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout In Great Basin National Park, Usa, Derek D. Houston, R. Paul Evans, Jared M. Crowley, Dennis K. Shiozawa

Western North American Naturalist

The cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) is a popular sport fish that is native to the waters of western North America. Cutthroat trout comprises many subspecies, each of which has experienced range reduction resulting from anthropogenic activities. Hence, there is a general interest from management agencies to assess the genetic structure of managed populations of cutthroat trout subspecies to ensure that proper conservation plans are implemented. Herein, we utilize microsatellite data to characterize the genetic composition of 2 populations of Bonneville cutthroat trout in Great Basin National Park: Mill Creek and South Fork Big Wash. Mill Creek was used …

Conspecific Pollen Loads On Insects From Prunus Fasciculata (Rosaceae) Female Flowers In Southern Nevada, William D. Wiesenborn

Western North American Naturalist

Desert almond, Prunus fasciculata (Rosaceae), is a Mojave Desert shrub that primarily produces male and female flowers on different plants. I investigated the plant’s pollination by examining pollen loads on insects aspirated from female flowers on 3 dioecious shrubs, growing near male-flowering shrubs, at one locality in southern Nevada during March 2014. Pollen loads were analyzed on 9 species of Diptera in Bombyliidae, Syrphidae, Calliphoridae, and Tachinidae and 4 species of Hymenoptera in Andrenidae (all female Andrena). All but 4 of the 65 flies and 38 bees aspirated carriedP. fasciculata pollen grains, recognized by their tricolpate shape in …

Morphology And Sexual Dimorphism Of The Many-Lined Skink In North Central New Mexico, Charles D. Hathcock, Marjorie A. Wright, Donald S. Sias, Gilbert J. Gonzales

Western North American Naturalist

In 2001 and 2002, a study of many-lined skinks (Plestiodon multivirgatus) was conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory biologists in north-central New Mexico to determine means and ranges for several morphological characters and to test for sexual dimorphism. Over both years, there were 539 new captures of many-lined skinks, which included 131 hatchlings. The earliest hatchling capture was on 19 June and the latest capture was on 31 August. Hatchling captures peaked on 1 August in 2001 and 6 August in 2002. The age class, sex, snout–vent length (SVL), tail length (TL), mass, head length (HL), and head …

Sliding Bones: Movement Of Skeletal Material Over Smith Creek Playa In Nevada And Its Taphonomic And Paleontologic Implications, George D. Baumgardner, Brian S. Shaffer

Western North American Naturalist

In July 2013, a unique type of movement was noted of cattle (Bos taurus) bones across the surface of Smith Creek Valley Playa, in central Nevada. Portions of 3 skeletal elements and 2 sections of articulated elements were found at the ends of shallow, linear, furrow-like trails inscribed in the playa surface. These trails, with their skeletal material, are similar to those produced by the phenomenon described as “racing” or “sailing rocks” that is best documented from Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California. As has been recently observed for the rocks of Racetrack Playa, the material here was …

Mmu: 08/21/15–08/27/15, Student Bar Association

Monday Morning Update

The Monday Morning Update, or MMU as it is referred to by students, is a weekly email newsletter of news, events, and opportunities of special interest to Notre Dame Law School students.

Characterization And Functional Evaluation Of An Adhesive And Injectable Polyethylene Glycol Modified Chitosan Paste For Infection Prevention, Cheyenne Starr Rhodes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Musculoskeletal infections often result in multiple surgeries and increased cost for the patient, and can be especially difficult to treat if infectious bacteria are biofilm-forming or antibiotic-resistant. This research evaluated a series of paste formulations, based on chitosan and polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified chitosan products combined in 70:30 to 30:70 ratios, to locally deliver antibiotics for early abatement of infection as a potential adjunctive therapy. Paste formulations were evaluated for injectability, adhesive properties, and in vitro degradability, cytocompatibility, and antibiotic release and activity as compared to a neutral chitosan sponge control. The paste formulations were also compared to the control …