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The Gulf Of Maine Boundary Dispute And Transboundary Management Challenges: Lessons To Be Learned, David L. Vanderzwaag

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

One might be cynical about the usefulness of trying to draw legal guidance from a judicial determination of a United States-Canada dispute admitted by the judges themselves to be geographically unique. As stated by the majority of the judges in the Case Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area (Gulf of Maine Case) decision: Although the practice is still rather sparse, owing to the relative newness of the question, it too is there to demonstrate that each specific case is, in the final analysis, different from all the others, that it is monotypic and that, …

A (Social) Scientific Look At Ecosystem-Based Management, Porter Hoaglaned

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Accounting For Catch In Internationally Managed Fisheries: What Role For State Responsibility?, Andrew Serdy

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Despite the impressive strides made in international fisheries law in the sixteen years since the convening of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, the state of most of the world’s fish stocks with which the conference was concerned continues to show little improvement. This is not because of any deficiency in the U.N. Fish Stocks Agreement adopted at the Conference, which as of July 1, 2008 has seventy-one parties, including the United States, the European Community and its twenty-seven member States, Japan, Canada, Russia, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, in other …

A Review Of A Dual Approach To Ocean Governance: The Cases Of Zonal And Integrated Management In International Law Of The Sea, Betsy Baker

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Redefining The American Coastline: Can The Government Withdraw Basic Services From The Coast And Avoid Takings Claims?, Travis Martay Brennan

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Herodotus once said “[t]his is the worst pain a man can have: to know much and have no power to act.” The words of Herodotus resonate today in the debate over the habitability of the coast. Despite advances in technology and science, which have provided government and citizens alike with the knowledge of the physical and financial dangers of coastal development, society has lost control over the ability to limit and discourage development in coastal areas that are repeatedly subject to disaster. The cavalier and defiant spirit of American culture has led us to encourage and subsidize growth at the …

Canada's Authority To Prohibit Lng Vessels From Passing Through Head Harbor Passage To U.S. Ports, Jon M. Van Dyke

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Three U.S. companies are seeking authorization to build liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals in eastern Maine on Passamaquoddy Bay, across from New Brunswick, Canada. The three companies are: (1) Downeast LNG, which seeks to develop a terminal at Robbinston, Maine; (2) Quoddy Bay LLC, which seeks to develop an LNG terminal on Indian tribal land at Sipayik, Maine; and (3) North East Energy Development Company LLC, which seeks to develop a terminal on the Saint Croix River (a tributary to Passamaquoddy Bay) at Red Beach in Calais, Maine. To deliver the LNG to any one of these terminals, a 300-meter-long …

A Look Within: Executive Branch Authority To Ensure Sustainable Fisheries, Peter Van Tuyn, Valerie Brown

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

This Article addresses the extent of federal executive branch authority to manage fisheries in the marine waters of the United States. The conventional view of this authority is that fisheries are jointly managed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries Service) and regional fishery management councils. Under this view, the Fisheries Service generally cannot make fishery management decisions of its own accord. A review of congressional delegation to the executive branch of fishery management authority reveals that the executive has greater authority to manage fisheries than this conventional view allows. In certain circumstances, the executive can act outside the council …

Overfishing And Sustainable Fisheries: A Program For Political Action, Martin A. Rogoff

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Protecting The Northwest Passage: Assessing The Threat Of Year-Round Shipping To The Marine Ecosystem And The Adequacy Of The Current Environmental Regulatory Regimes, Hannah E. King

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (the Archipelago) extends for 3000 kilometers along the northern coast of mainland Canada. Made up of seventy-three large islands, each over 125 kilometers long, and more than 18,000 smaller islands, the Archipelago forms a twisting labyrinth of straits and narrow channels connecting the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans (Northwest Passage). Northern Canada’s archipelagic waters are some of the most biologically productive and ecologically sensitive in the Arctic, and provide food and cash income for twenty-seven Inuit communities. Until recently, the Passage’s geographic isolation and harsh climate—major obstacles to development and commercial shipping—have made legal protection of the …

Navigating Charted Waters: Port Development And Environmental Planning In The Era Of Sustainability, Robert S. Schuda

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

Ports are vitally important to the economies of our nation and the world. In addition to serving an important economic role, ports are uniquely positioned to undertake roles as good environmental stewards. This Article describes many examples of ports developing in ways that are sustainable and model environmental stewardship, without compromising efficiency or jobs, and demonstrates that the principles embodied in environmental planning statutes, such as the National Environmental Quality Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), are compatible with, and can enhance, port economic and environmental sustainability. When the value of ports as environmental stewards is recognized, …

A Review Of Coastal Governance, Dr. Richard J. Mclaughlin

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Oil And Fisheries In The Gulf Of Mexico, Ashley Mccrea-Strub, Daniel Pauly

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig on April 20, 2010 initiated the world’s largest known oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). Characterized by an extensive continental shelf and substantial nutrient input from rivers and Loop Current-induced upwelling, this region is valued for its high productivity and lucrative fisheries. According to the United States National Marine Fisheries Service, approximately 18% of the U.S. domestic commercial fisheries landings reported in 2009 originated in the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates of the quantity of oil, natural gas and associated methane, and chemical dispersants released as a …

Time For A Department Of The Environment, Alan B. Sielen

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

The BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill (Gulf Oil Spill) in April 2010 resulted in eleven deaths and one of the largest environmental catastrophes in American history. At the time of the Gulf Oil Spill, the United States had entered a period of relative calm regarding the dangers of offshore oil and gas activities. Oil spills no longer commanded the attention they received in the early days of environmental activism when, in 1969, a major spill at an oil platform six miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California galvanized public attention and led to the first Earth Day in …

Dispersants: The Lesser Of Two Evils Or A Cure Worse Than The Disease?, Catherine Kilduff, Jaclyn Lopez

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

The April 20, 2010, BP oil spill is widely regarded as the nation’s worst environmental disaster. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig resulted in the death of eleven crewmen, and thousands of fish, sea turtles, birds, and marine mammals. The federal government estimates that 4.9 million barrels (or 205.8 million gallons) of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from the rogue well. In addition to the direct effect on wildlife from the spilled oil, which includes reduced ability to regulate temperature, forage, and nest, the unprecedented application of dispersants also likely impacted wildlife. During the oil spill, …

Shortcomings And Solutions: Reforming The Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Framework In The Wake Of The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Andrew Hartsig

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

On April 20, 2010, an explosion rocked the BP Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion and resulting fire killed eleven crew members, seriously injured sixteen others, and eventually sank the rig. The explosion also marked the beginning of the “world’s largest accidental release of oil into marine waters.” By the time BP effectively stopped the flow of oil on July 15, its Macondo well had discharged approximately 4.9 million barrels of oil. The Deepwater Horizon disaster was a human and environmental tragedy, and it may take years to assess the full scope of the …

The Value Of A Pelican: An Overview Of The Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under Federal And Louisiana Law, Melissa Trosclair Daigle

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

On April 20, 2010, the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded while finishing an oil well located approximately fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana. When the rig sank two days later, oil began pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. The well was capped with a temporary device on July 15, 2010, and declared “effectively dead” on September 19, 2010, but states and local governments along the Gulf of Mexico will continue to see untold amounts of damage to property and natural resources as oil that is suspended in the water column or lying on the seafloor washes up on land. …

The Deepwater Horizon Incident, Charles H. Norchi

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Permanent Draft Genome Sequence Of Frankia Sp. Strain Allo2, A Salt-Tolerant Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated From The Root Nodules Of Allocasuarina, Rediet Oshone, Mariama Ngom, Feseha Abebe-Akele, Stephen Simpson, Krystalynne Morris, Mame Oureye Sy, Antony Champion, W. Kelley Thomas, Louis S. Tisa

Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Frankia sp. strain Allo2 is a member of Frankia lineage Ib, which is able to reinfect plants of the Casuarinaceae family, and exhibits a high level of salt tolerance compared to other isolates. Here, we report the 5.3-Mbp draft genome sequence of Frankia sp. strain Allo2 with a G+C content of 70.0% and 4,224 candidate protein-encoding genes.

How Diet Intervention Via Modulation Of Dna Damage Response Through Micrornas May Have An Effect On Cancer Prevention And Aging, An In Silico Study, Felicia Carotenuto, Maria C. Albertini, Dario Coletti, Alessandra Vilmercati, Luigi Campanella, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, Laura Teodori

NYMC Faculty Publications

The DNA damage response (DDR) is a molecular mechanism that cells have evolved to sense DNA damage (DD) to promote DNA repair, or to lead to apoptosis, or cellular senescence if the damage is too extensive. Recent evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRs) play a critical role in the regulation of DDR. Dietary bioactive compounds through miRs may affect activity of numerous genes. Among the most studied bioactive compounds modulating expression of miRs are epi-gallocatechin-3-gallate, curcumin, resveratrol and n3-polyunsaturated fatty acids. To compare the impact of these dietary compounds on DD/DDR network modulation, we performed a literature search and an in …

Faculty Council Minutes May 19, 2016., Bronx Community College Faculty Council

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Faculty Council on May 19, 2016.

Rescuing Perishable Neuroanatomical Information From A Threatened Biodiversity Hotspot: Remote Field Methods For Brain Tissue Preservation Validated By Cytoarchitectonic Analysis, Immunohistochemistry, And X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography, Daniel Hughes, Ellen Walker, Paul Gignac, Anais Martinez, Kenichiro Negishi, Carl Lieb, Eli Greenbaum, Arshad Khan

Selected Works Temporary Series

Biodiversity hotspots, which harbor more endemic species than elsewhere on Earth, areincreasingly threatened. There is a need to accelerate collection efforts in these regionsbefore threatened or endangered species become extinct. The diverse geographical, ecological,genetic, morphological, and behavioral data generated from the on-site collection ofan individual specimen are useful for many scientific purposes. However, traditional methodsfor specimen preparation in the field do not permit researchers to retrieve neuroanatomicaldata, disregarding potentially useful data for increasing our understanding of braindiversity. These data have helped clarify brain evolution, deciphered relationships betweenstructure and function, and revealed constraints and selective pressures that provide contextabout the evolution …

Faculty Council Minutes May 19, 2016, Bronx Community College Faculty Council

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Faculty Council on May 19, 2016.

How Diet Intervention Via Modulation Of Dna Damage Response Through Micrornas May Have An Effect On Cancer Prevention And Aging, An In Silico Study, Felicia Carotenuto, Maria C. Albertini, Dario Coletti, Alessandra Vilmercati, Luigi Campanella, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, Laura Teodori

NYMC Faculty Publications

The DNA damage response (DDR) is a molecular mechanism that cells have evolved to sense DNA damage (DD) to promote DNA repair, or to lead to apoptosis, or cellular senescence if the damage is too extensive. Recent evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRs) play a critical role in the regulation of DDR. Dietary bioactive compounds through miRs may affect activity of numerous genes. Among the most studied bioactive compounds modulating expression of miRs are epi-gallocatechin-3-gallate, curcumin, resveratrol and n3-polyunsaturated fatty acids. To compare the impact of these dietary compounds on DD/DDR network modulation, we performed a literature search and an in …

Rescuing Perishable Neuroanatomical Information From A Threatened Biodiversity Hotspot: Remote Field Methods For Brain Tissue Preservation Validated By Cytoarchitectonic Analysis, Immunohistochemistry, And X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography, Hughes, Ellen Walker, Paul Gignac, Anais Martinez, Kenichiro Negishi, Carl Lieb, Eli Greenbaum, Arshad Khan

Departmental Papers (Biology)

Biodiversity hotspots, which harbor more endemic species than elsewhere on Earth, areincreasingly threatened. There is a need to accelerate collection efforts in these regionsbefore threatened or endangered species become extinct. The diverse geographical, ecological,genetic, morphological, and behavioral data generated from the on-site collection ofan individual specimen are useful for many scientific purposes. However, traditional methodsfor specimen preparation in the field do not permit researchers to retrieve neuroanatomicaldata, disregarding potentially useful data for increasing our understanding of braindiversity. These data have helped clarify brain evolution, deciphered relationships betweenstructure and function, and revealed constraints and selective pressures that provide contextabout the evolution …

Producing Knowledge: The Social Made Visible In The Division Of Environmental Biology Of The National Science Foundation, Patrick Southern

Capstone Collection

This inquiry explores how knowledge is produced in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) of the National Science Foundation. Beginning from a poststructuralist understanding of science as firmly embedded in the unequal relations of society, this study sought to examine how the policies and procedures of funding research proposals in DEB influence and are influenced by those relations. Using an institutional ethnography approach to analysis, data were collected from analyzing publicly available texts from the division, NSF, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the research community. The analysis demonstrates how the activities of DEB could maintain or exacerbate …

Methodological Considerations Of Electron Spin Resonance Spin Trapping Techniques For Measuring Reactive Oxygen Species Generated From Metal Oxide Nanomaterials, Min Sook Jeong, Kyeong-Nam Yu, Hyun Hoon Chung, Soo Jin Park, Ah Young Lee, Mi Ryoung Song, Myung-Haing Cho, Jun Sung Kim

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

Qualitative and quantitative analyses of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated on the surfaces of nanomaterials are important for understanding their toxicity and toxic mechanisms, which are in turn beneficial for manufacturing more biocompatible nanomaterials in many industrial fields. Electron spin resonance (ESR) is a useful tool for detecting ROS formation. However, using this technique without first considering the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and proper conditions of the spin trapping agent (such as incubation time) may lead to misinterpretation of the resulting data. In this report, we suggest methodological considerations for ESR as pertains to magnetism, sample preparation and proper incubation …

Evaluating An Assessment Instrument For The Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan, Susan Mae Duncan

Dissertations and Theses

This mixed methods study evaluated the validity, and reliability of an instrument designed to assess a middle school student's proficiency in systems thinking as described in the 2010 Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan. In Stage 1, a forum of middle school students, formal, and non-formal educators used the Delphi technique to reach consensus regarding which skills were important to include in a scoring guide for systems thinking. In Stage 2, the scoring guide was field tested by formal and non-formal educators using a sample of students' work. The two groups' scores were compared using Cohen's kappa to make inferences regarding inter-rater …

Breast Cancer Specimen Collection, Handling & Adherence To Asco/Cap Guidelines, Vicki F. Rocconi

Master's Projects and Capstones

Breast Cancer Specimen Collection, Handling & Adherence to ASCO/CAP Guidelines

Background

Specimens removed from their blood supply begin to degrade immediately. Specimens are placed in formalin to halt the process of degradation. Under or over-exposure of specimens to formalin can result in false positive or false negative test results for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors & Her-2/neu receptors.

Goals & Objectives

Improve the process of breast cancer specimen collection & handling and insure that the process is consistent with ASCO/CAP Guidelines (College of American Pathologists, 2013). The objectives included: Documentation of the time the specimen was removed from the blood supply. …

Science, Symptoms, And Support Groups:Adhd In The American Cultural Context, Kealy D. Fallon

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a cultural analysis of the behaviorally- and psychiatrically-defined disorder ADHD, socio-historically contextualizing it in the United States and exploring ethnographically how people affected by it talk about and organize their experience of its symptoms.

Metabolic Limits And Adaptation In Humans: Daily Energy Expenditure In Race Across The Usa Athletes, Caitlin Thurber

Theses and Dissertations

A longitudinal doubly labeled water study of total energy expenditure (TEE) in Race Across the USA athletes, examining the effects of extremely high levels of activity on metabolic adaptation.