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Catalog | 2015-2016, Jacksonville State University

Announcements, Bulletins & Catalogs | Undergraduate

[Vol. 104, No. 1] (2015-2016). In its early years as the State Normal School, JSU produced a variety of publications (announcements, bulletins, and catalogs) that contain course information combined with the types of information that would later be found in yearbooks. Examples include historical information about the school, lists of enrolled students and club officers, photographs of athletic teams and literary clubs, notes on alumni, faculty and campus facilities, and more.

An Examination Of The Role Of Exercise In K-12 Principals' Professional Performance, Annette J. Zupin

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The demands of the school principal can be quite strenuous. Change is occurring at a rapid pace, and the challenging times require higher, sustained energy levels. Todays principals must possess a high degree of physical stamina within their schools to maintain productive workforces (Gupton, 2003). This quantitative study explored whether regular physical fitness exercise had a relationship with successful school leadership. Data analysis involved correlation and multiple regression. As a result of the inferential analysis, no statistical significance was found in any of the variables or combination of variables in relation to professional performance. Although it may appear that no …

Beyond The Affordable Care Act's Premium Tax Credit: Ensuring Access To Safety Net Programs, Mary Leto Pareja

Faculty Scholarship

The United States took a gigantic step toward universal health care with the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA'). Under the ACA, nearly everyone is required to have coverage, and correspondingly, no one can be turned away. To ease the financial burden of the individual mandate, the ACA subsidizes coverage for lower-income people. The primary subsidy is a refundable tax credit called the Premium Tax Credit, first available in 2014. To claim the credit, a person must file a tax return--but not just any return. The ACA requires married individuals to file jointly. For many, this is problematic if …

Game Time, Unm Prevention Research Center

Game Time

Game Time lessons are comprised of 4 parts: Warm-Up, Activity 1, Activity 2, and Cool Down. Game time lessons require teachers to lead games that have rules children must follow. Most Game Time activities require more space than an average classroom provides, so teachers are encouraged to teach Game Time lessons outside or in a large room such as a gymnasium or meeting room.

2015 Program, Belmont University

Humanities Symposium Programs

No abstract provided.

Chemical Composition Of Some Apiaceae Plants Commonly Used In Herby Cheese In Eastern Anatolia, Murat Tunçtürk, Fevzi̇ Özgökçe

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Traditional uses of wild edible plants in daily diets are common in Eastern Anatolia. It is well known that more than 40 different plant species have been used as fresh vegetable, dried herbs, and pickled plants in some sole or mixed milk and meat products. The major use of wild edible plants is Van herby cheese in this region. To date, the mineral compositions of wild edible plants used in Van herby cheese production have been studied individually. In the present study, the plants were grouped by their plant families and their mineral compositions were determined. Therefore, variations and relations …

The Performance Of Melolontha Grubs On The Roots Of Various Plant Species, Lidia Sukovata, Tomasz Jaworski, Piotr Karolewski, Andrzej Kolk

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Melolontha grubs are polyphagous and are adapted to feeding on plants of varying nutritional value. Our research sought to investigate whether host plant quality affects first-instar grub development, weight gain, or mortality. Ten plant taxa of the families Polygonaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Pinaceae were tested. The quality of each plant species was estimated based on the root content of phenols, condensed tannins, soluble sugars, starch, nitrogen, and carbon. Retarded development, high mortality, and low weight gain were observed in grubs feeding on roots of Fagopyrum esculentum, Brassica rapa subsp. rapifera, and B. napus, whereas Tanacetum vulgare, Trifolium repens, and …

Effects On Growth Of Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana) Rootstock Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Species, Meral İncesu, Turgut Yeşi̇loğlu, Berken Çi̇men, Bi̇lge Yilmaz, Çağdaş Akpinar, İbrahi̇m Ortaş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) is grown in many parts of the world that display subtropical climate conditions, including Turkey. There are 2 common rootstocks used in its production: D. kaki and D. virginiana Thunb. Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), a symbiosis between plant roots and members of an ancient phylum of fungi, Glomeromycota, improves root development, water supply, and nutrients such as phosphate and zinc in the host plant. In this study, the effects of 5 AM fungi species (Glomus mosseae, G. clarium, G. etunicatum, G. caledonium, and G. intraradices) on plant growth, chlorophyll concentration, and chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv'/Fm') in D. virginiana …

The Prediction Of Iron Contents In Orchards Using Vnir Spectroscopy, Levent Başayi̇ği̇t, Mert Dedeoğlu, Hüseyi̇n Akgül

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study investigated the possibility of determining iron deficiency in orchard leaves using visible/near-infrared methods. Sampling was performed in 24 different healthy orchards (apple, cherry, and peach trees) grouped depending on the severity of iron deficiency. The study was conducted on a total of 120 plant samples including 40 apple, 40 cherry, and 40 peach trees. Spectral reflectance of leaves was measured with a FieldSpec HandHeld spectroradiometer (ASD Inc.) using a plant probe and a leaf clip. Total and active iron contents of leaves in the same samples were determined. Derivative graphs were drawn for the measured spectral curves. Stepwise …

Effects Of Seeding Rates On Competition Indices Of Barley And Vetch Intercropping Systems In The Eastern Mediterranean, Şaban Yilmaz, Ali̇ Özel, Mehmet Atak, Mustafa Erayman

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Forage mixtures are common agricultural practices for the energy and protein needs of animals. In this study, common vetch (Vicia sativa L.), Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannonica L.), and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) mixtures in different seeding rates were investigated in terms of forage yield and quality. In order to evaluate the effect of vetch, cereal intercropping and the competition/economic indices of 8 different legume-barley mixtures, along with their pure stands, were assessed during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 growth seasons in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. The field experiment was arranged as a randomized complete block design with 3 replications …

Stand Productivity, Carbon Content, And Soil Nutrients In Different Stand Ages Of Acacia Mangium In Sarawak, Malaysia, King Ling Lee, Kian Huat Ong, Patricia Jie Hung King, John Keen Chubo, Dennis Shan An Su

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Land degradation and declining soil fertility challenge the productivity of forest plantations. Changes in soil properties could act as indicators for monitoring forest plantation management and productivity. This study highlights changes in soil properties and stand productivity over time (1, 3, and 5 years) in an Acacia mangium plantation in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Soil pH, total N concentration, and available P were found to decline significantly with stand age. Significant differences were observed between soil organic C for different stand ages, with the youngest stand showing the highest C. The study showed that the current A. mangium plantation was able …

Molecular Cloning Of Bnzep And Its Expression In Petals Of Different Colors Inbrassica Napus L., Jun Jiang, Lushen Tian, Shixing Guo, Qingqing Yu, Dezhi Zeng, Yingze Niu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

C?????arotenoids are a class of pigment elements present in photosynthetic organisms. T??he transcripts of specific carotenoid biosynthetic genes are probably important for the formation of different colors of flower petals. Zeaxanthin epoxidase (ZEP) enzyme activity is important for the high content of carotenoids in petals. In the present study, the zeaxanthin epoxidase gene in Brassica napus L. (BnZEP) was cloned and bioinformatically analyzed. The expression levels of the BnZEP gene in different plant organs and petals of different colors were investigated and compared in B. Napus. The results showed that the full-length cDNA sequence of BnZEP was 2228 bp, containing …

Genetic Diversity And Chemical Characterization Of Selected Polish And Russian Cultivars And Clones Of Blue Honeysuckle (Lonicera Caerulea), Elzbieta Kaczmarska, Jacek Gawronski, Magdalena Dyduch-Sieminska, Agnieszka Najda, Wojciech Marecki, Jadwiga Zebrowska

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In traditional medicine, Lonicera caerulea has a notable place, and it has been used for thousands of years in East Asian countries for treating cancer, inflammation, hepatic complications, influenza, and wounds. However, the molecular and chemical characterization of this plant is not well defined. In this study, inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to determine the genetic variability of 7 blue honeysuckle cultivars and 3 clones. To characterize these 10 accessions, total flavonoids, phenolic acids contents, and antioxidant activities were estimated. Twelve primers generated 101 polymorphic ISSR-polymerase chain reaction bands. Based on the ISSR amplification profiles, a cluster dendrogram …

Effects Of Different Bud Loads And Irrigations Applied At Different Leaf Water Potential Levels On Kalecik Karası Grape Variety, Serpi̇l Tangolar, Semi̇h Tangolar, Sevi̇lay Topçu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

Genetic Diversity And Population Structure Of Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Accessions Through Retrotransposon-Based Interprimer Binding Sites (Ipbss) Markers, Seda Nemli̇, Tala Kianoosh, Muhammed Bahatti̇n Tanyolaç

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important crop throughout the world and is highly recommended for many developing countries due to its nutritional components. A retrotransposon-based DNA marker system, interprimer binding sites (iPBSs), developed from reverse transcriptase primer binding sites, was used to determine genetic diversity in common bean accessions. The genetic polymorphism and effectiveness of the marker system were evaluated. A total of 180 polymorphic bands were detected using 47 iPBS primers among 67 common bean accessions, with an average of 4 polymorphic fragments per primer. The genetic similarity between accessions was calculated using the software NTSYS-pc …

Assessing The Impact Of Azadirachtin Application To Soil On Ureaseactivity And Its Kinetic Parameters, Ridvan Kizilkaya, Iraida Samofalova, Natalya Mudrykh, Fari̇z Mi̇kai̇lsoy, İzzet Akça, Svetlana Sushkova, Tatiana Minkina

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

The Antioxidant Capacity And Macroelement Content Of Several Onion Cultivars, Jiri Mlcek, Magdalena Valsikova, Helena Druzbikova, Pavel Ryant, Tunde Jurikova, Jiri Sochor, Marie Borkovcova

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

Status Of The World’S Baleen Whales, Peter O. Thomas, Randall R. Reeves, Robert L. Brownell Jr.

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

No global synthesis of the status of baleen whales has been published since the 2008 IUCN Red List assessments. Many populations remain at low numbers from historical commercial whaling, which had ceased for all but a few by 1989. Fishing gear entanglement and ship strikes are the most severe current threats. The acute and long-term effects of anthropogenic noise and the cumulative effects of multiple stressors are of concern but poorly understood. The looming consequences of climate change and ocean acidification remain difficult to characterize. North Atlantic and North Pacific right whales are among the species listed as Endangered. Southern …

Investing In Prospective Cohorts For Etiologic Study Of Occupational Exposures, A Blair, C J. Hines, K W. Thomas, Mcr Alavaja, L E. Beane Freeman, J A. Hoppin, F Kamel, C F. Lynch, J H. Lubin, D T. Sliverman, E Whelan, S H. Zahm, D P. Sandler

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Prospective cohorts have played a major role in understanding the contribution of diet, physical activity,medical conditions, and genes to the development ofmany diseases, but have not been widely used for occupational exposures. Studies in agriculture are an exception. We draw upon ourexperience using this design to study agriculturalworkers to identify conditions that might foster use of prospective cohorts to study other occupational settings. Prospective cohort studies are perceived by many as the strongest epidemiologic design. It allows updating of information on exposure and other factors, collection of biologic samples before disease diagnosis for biomarker studies, assessment of effect modification by …

Bioaccumulation Of Stentorin, The Probable Causative Agent For Discolored (“Purple”) Eggs And Ovaries In Blue Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus) From Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma, Usa, Robert W. Gale, Diana M. Papoulias, Christopher J. Schmitt

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Observations of reddish to “purple” discolored eggs in the ovaries of adult female blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) from the northern arm of Eufaula Lake, a eutrophic multiuse impoundment in east-central Oklahoma, were first reported in 2006. Blue catfish eggs are normally cream to light yellow. Reports peaked in 2007−2008 and declined through 2009−2010; purple eggs have not been reported between 2010 and 2014. In the laboratory, all tissues and fluids of affected fish were strongly orange-red fluorescent under UV illumination, with the fluorescence most apparent in the lipid-rich ovaries and eggs. The causative agent was isolated chromatographically and confirmed by …

Use Of Terrestrial Field Studies In The Derivation Of Bioaccumulation Potential Of Chemicals, Nico W. Van Den Brink, Jennifer A. Arblaster, Sarah R. Bowman, Jason M. Conder, John E. Elliott, Mark S. Johnson, Derek C.G. Muir, Tiago Natal-Da-Luz, Barnett A. Rattner, Bradley E. Sample, Richard F. Shore

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Field-based studies are an essential component of research addressing the behavior of organic chemicals, and a unique line of evidence that can be used to assess bioaccumulation potential in chemical registration programs and aid in development of associated laboratory and modeling efforts. To aid scientific and regulatory discourse on the application of terrestrial field data in this manner, this article provides practical recommendations regarding the generation and interpretation of terrestrial field data. Currently, biota-to-soil-accumulation factors (BSAFs), biomagnification factors (BMFs), and bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) are the most suitable bioaccumulation metrics that are applicable to bioaccumulation assessment evaluations and able to be …

The U.S. Army Person-Event Data Environment: A Military–Civilian Big Data Enterprise, Loryana L. Vie, Lawrence M. Scheier, Paul B. Lester, Tiffany E. Ho, Darwin R. Labarthe, Martin E.P Seligman

United States Army: Publications

This report describes a groundbreaking military–civilian collaboration that benefits from an Army and Department of Defense (DoD) big data business intelligence platform called the Person-Event Data Environment (PDE). The PDE is a consolidated data repository that contains unclassified but sensitive manpower, training, financial, health, and medical records covering U.S. Army personnel (Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard), civilian contractors, and military dependents. These unique data assets provide a veridical timeline capturing each soldier’s military experience from entry to separation from the armed forces. The PDE was designed to afford unprecedented cost-efficiencies by bringing researchers and military scientists to a single …

Does Body Mass Index Misclassify Physically Active Young Men, Tyson Grier, Michelle Canham-Chervak, Marilyn Sharp, Bruce H. Jones

United States Army: Publications

Objective. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the accuracy of age and gender adjusted BMI as a measure of body fat (BF) in U.S. Army Soldiers.

Methods. BMI was calculated through measured height and weight (kg/m²) and body compositionwas determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Linear regression was used to determine a BF prediction equation and examine the correlation between %BF and BMI. The sensitivity and specificity of BMI compared to %BF as measured by DEXA was calculated.

Results. Soldiers (n=110) were on average 23 years old, with a BMI of 26.4, …

Dominicanas Redefining Hiv In San Pedro De Macorís, Emily Frances Surico

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

This study explored the social support among women impacted by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) living in the Province of San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana. Social support is one way that social networks can influence health status. Social networks impact health behaviors and overall health outcomes which include infectious diseases, morbidity rates, and mortality rates. Social networks can promote health and minimize risky behavior: “cohesive, supportive networks may themselves blunt stressful experiences and enable people to resist risky behavior and maintain healthier choices” (Berkman, Kawachi, & Krishna, 2014, p. 248). Qualitative methods were used to explore how social support systems …

Message From The Editorial Board, John R. Clark

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Traditional Medicine Usage And The Transmission Of Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Three Villages Near Phnom Kulen National Park, Kayla N. Deur

Environmental Studies / Environmental Science Student Scholarship

Traditional ecological knowledge refers to knowledge regarding the relationships between humans and the natural environment. This knowledge and skill set is acquired by local and indigenous peoples through generations of direct contact with the environment, and is often shared in an intergenerational pattern of verbal retelling and instruction. Traditional medicine is one component of traditional ecological knowledge, and this paper outlines the investigation of traditional medicine usage and the transmission of such knowledge in three villages near Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews at homes that were both randomly and purposively …

2015 Interior Least Tern And Piping Plover Monitoring, Research, Management, And Outreach Report For The Lower Platte River, Nebraska, Mary Bomberger Brown, Lauren R. Dinan, Joel G. Jorgensen

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Abstract:

This document reports on our monitoring, research, management, and outreach activities during the past 12 months (2014–2015). We prepared it to inform our partners, cooperating agencies, funding sources, and other interested parties of our activities and to provide a preliminary summary of our results.

The lower Platte River and its major tributaries provide important nesting and migratory stopover habitat for two bird species of special conservation concern: the state and federally endangered Interior Least Tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos) and threatened Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership (TPCP), based at the University …

Graduate Catalog 2015-2016, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Uab Magazine - Spring 2015, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.