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31. Case Study: Peterson Quantitative Resource Center At St. Lawrence University, Michael Schuckers

QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers

No abstract provided.

27. Case Study: The Spinelli Center For Quantitative Learning At Smith College, Catherine Mccune

QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers

No abstract provided.

28. Case Study: Quantitative And Symbolic Reasoning Center At Hamilton College, Mary B. O'Neill

QMaSC: A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers

No abstract provided.

University Libraries Annual Report 2015-2016, University Libraries

University Libraries Annual Report

Annual report of the research and activities of University Libraries during academic year 2015-2016.

Electrical And Computer Engineering Annual Report 2016, Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Annual Reports

• Faculty Directory
• Faculty Highlights
• Faculty Fellow Program
• Multidisciplinary Research Fills Critical Needs
• Better, Faster Technology
• Metamaterials: Searching for the Perfect Lens
• The Nontraditional Power of Demand Dispatch
• Space, Solar Power's Next Frontier
• Kit Cischke, Award-Winning Senior Lecturer
• Faculty Publications
• ECE Academy Class of 2016
• Staff Profile: Michele Kamppinen
• For the Love of Teaching: Jenn Winikus
• Graduate Student Highlights
• Undergraduate Student Highlights
• External Advisory Committee
• Contracts and Grants
• Department Statistics
• AAES National Engineering Award

Habitat Selection Among Fishes And Shrimp In The Pelagic Sargassum Community: The Role Of Habitat Architecture, Chelsea O. Bennice, W. Randy Brooks

Gulf of Mexico Science

The pelagic Sargassum community represents an excellent model system to advance our understanding of how a complex habitat can influence biotic interactions. This study examined the habitat architecture of pelagic Sargassum fluitans to determine its effects on habitat selection for one shrimp species (Leander tenuicornis) and two fish species (Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio). Specifically, we manipulated interthallus spacing and depth of Sargassum habitats independently (i.e., in separate experimental trials) to test whether spatial components of habitat architecture influence habitat selection by these animal inhabitants. Additionally, two differing habitats (Sargassum vs intermingled seagrass species, Thalassia …

Validation Of Image-Based Species Identifications Of Black Corals (Order Antipatharia) On Mesophotic Rocks, Marissa F. Nuttall, Dennis M. Opresko, Emma L. Hickerson

Gulf of Mexico Science

Biodiversity, an important measure of ecosystem health, is challenging to ascertain using sampled specimens in remote deep-sea environments. As image-based identifications become a predominant method for deep-sea species characterizations, there is a need to evaluate the accuracy of species- and genus-level identifications from video and still images to provide a reliable measure of biodiversity. This study presents a validation of the ability to make accurate image-based identifications of black coral species in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico from standard-definition video collected by a remotely operated vehicle. Results indicate that the greatest number of misidentifications occurred at species-level groupings (42.2% error), …

Comparing Productivity And Biogeochemistry Of Native And Transplanted Thalassia Testudinum And Halodule Beaudettei In Big Lagoon, Florida, Usa, Chelsea M. Hester, Heather M. Smith, Marie E. Head, Holly Langsten, Samantha Linder, Ellen Manor, Joel Norman, Lindsay Sartory, Jane M. Caffrey

Gulf of Mexico Science

Seagrasses provide ecosystem services such as nursery habitats, refuge, and biogeochemical cycling. However, because seagrass communities are in decline, restoration efforts have increased. The seagrass restoration and monitoring programs at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) transplanted plugs of salvaged seagrasses from dock and marine construction sites. In this study, we used a 2-yr-old FDEP transplant site at Big Lagoon, Pensacola, FL, to compare primary production, respiration, and nutrient fluxes in mixed seagrass beds of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and Halodule beaudettei (shoal grass) with intact, native beds of these seagrasses. We placed light and dark incubation chambers in …

Extended Movements Of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) Along The Northern Gulf Of Mexico's Central Coast, Brian Balmer, Carrie Sinclair, Todd Speakman, Brian Quigley, Kevin Barry, Carolyn Cush, Michael Hendon, Keith Mullin, Errol Ronje, Patricia Rosel, Lori Schwacke, Randall Wells, Eric Zolman

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Validation Of Annual Growth-Zone Formation In Gray Triggerfish Balistes Capriscus Dorsal Spines, Fin Rays, And Vertebrae, Robert J. Allman, Carrie L. Fioramonti, William F. Patterson Iii, Ashley E. Pacicco

Gulf of Mexico Science

The goal of this study was to validate annual growth-zone formation in the gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus dorsal spines, fin rays, and vertebrae. Adult gray triggerfish (n = 4) were chemically marked by injecting with 50 mg of oxytetracycline (OTC) per kilogram body mass and reared in a 2,300-liter aquaculture tank. Fish were exposed to ambient light and water temperature mimicked bottom temperatures observed at an approximately 30-m depth in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fish died after 262 d and their first dorsal spines, pectoral fin rays, and vertebrae were extracted and sectioned. One translucent zone formed distal to …

Black Corals Of The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Dennis M. Opresko, Marissa F. Nuttall, Emma L. Hickerson

Gulf of Mexico Science

Black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) are described. A key to the species is provided and supplemented with in situ and laboratory photos. The microscopic skeletal features of the species are illustrated from photographs taken with a scanning electron microscope. Thirteen species of black corals are found in the FGBNMS, belonging to the families Antipathidae (Antipathes furcata Gray 1857; Antipathes atlantica Gray 1857, Stichopathes luetkeni Brook 1889; Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook 1889, and Stichopathes sp.); Aphanipathidae [Aphanipathes pedata (Gray 1857), Elatopathes abietina (Pourtalès 1874), Acanthopathes thyoides (Pourtalès 1880) and Phanopathes expansa …

Patterns Of Mesophotic Benthic Community Structure On Banks Off Vs Inside The Continental Shelf Edge, Gulf Of Mexico, Paul W. Sammarco, Marissa F. Nuttall, Daniel Beltz, Emma L. Hickerson, G.P. Schmahl

Gulf of Mexico Science

Information on the biodiversity and geographic patterns of mesophotic, sessile, epibenthic communities on banks around and at the edge of the continental shelf, northern Gulf of Mexico, has been limited. These communities vary in their environments and are prone to disturbance from Outer Continental Shelf oil- and gas-related activities and fishing (trawling and long-lining). We surveyed these communities on the flanks of 13 banks to determine species richness, species composition, similarities between benthic communities, and geographic patterns in community structure. We sampled to ≤ 181 m in depth via a remotely operated vehicle using a vertically mounted digital camera bearing …

Introduction To The Special Issue On The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys Kempii), Pamela T. Plotkin

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Trends In Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys Kempii) Relative Abundance, Distribution, And Size Composition In Nearshore Waters Of The Northwestern Gulf Of Mexico, Tasha L. Metz, André M. Landry Jr.

Gulf of Mexico Science

Long-term monitoring of in-water life history stages of the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is essential for management because it generates information on the species’ at-sea abundance, size composition, distribution, and habitat requirements. We documented trends in Kemp’s ridley size, relative abundance, and distribution using entanglement netting surveys at three study areas adjacent to tidal passes in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (NWGOM) during intermittent sampling periods from 1991 to 2013. A total of 656 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were captured ranging in size from 19.5 to 66.3 cm straight carapace length (SCL) (mean = …

In Memorium: Thomas S. Hopkins—Nobody Cared More! May 9, 1930 - March 10, 2016, George F. Crozier

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Long-Term Movements Of An Adult Male Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys Kempii) In The Northwestern Gulf Of Mexico, Christi L. Hughes, André M. Landry Jr.

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of The Status Of The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle After The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Benny J. Gallaway, William J. Gazey, Thane Wibbels, Elizabeth Bevan, Donna J. Shaver, Jeff George

Gulf of Mexico Science

Coincident with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, unprecedented numbers of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) stranded on northern Gulf of Mexico beaches and the number of nests recorded on the primary nesting beaches plummeted far below expected levels. High levels of strandings have continued since 2010 and the number of nests recovered to approximately 2009 levels in 2011, and improved slightly in 2012. A stock assessment conducted in 2012 indicated that a mortality event occurred in 2010, and that the number of nests should once more exhibit an increasing trend from 2013 and beyond. This has …

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, The University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the forty-ninth annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2016.

Chapter 17 - Rodents, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Volume 2: Bryological Interaction

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Research And Creative Scholarship, Andrews University

Annual Research Highlights

Rigorous investigation, sound methodology, and creative analysis are trademarks of research and creative scholarship. All “texts” and “elements” demand to be treated with integrity, whether the musical text of a Beethoven sonata, the visual text of a painting or documentary film, or the elements of heterocyclic amines and mosaic remains. The faculty highlighted in this brochure exemplify a commitment to inquiring with integrity that represents the philosophy of Andrews University.

Edra Archives Donated By Willo Pequegnat, Andrews University

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Detection, Occurrence And Fate Of Emerging Contaminants In Agricultural Environments, Daniel D. Snow, David A. Cassada, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, Xu Li, Matteo D'Alessio, Yun Zhang, Yuping Zhang, J. Brett Sallach

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

A total of 59 papers published in 2015 were reviewed ranging from detailed descriptions of analytical methods, to fate and occurrence studies, to ecological effects and sampling techniques for a wide variety of emerging contaminants likely to occur in agricultural environments. New methods and studies on veterinary pharmaceuticals, steroids, antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural environments continue to expand our knowledge base on the occurrence and potential impacts of these compounds. This review is divided into the following sections: Introduction, Analytical Methods, Steroid Hormones, Pharmaceutical Contaminants, Transformation Products, and “Antibiotic Resistance, Drugs, Bugs and Genes”.

Foliar Fungicide Comparison For Southern Rust Management, Stay Green On Specific Leaves, And Yield In Nebraska, 2015, J. D. Harbour, T. A. Jackson-Ziems

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The objective of the trial was to compare foliar fungicides for southern rust (SR) efficacy. Irrigated corn was grown based on Nebraska Extension irrigation recommendations at the South Central Ag Lab near Clay Center, NE. Soils were a silt loam with 6.7 pH and 1.8 % OM and the previous crop was soybean. Reduced tillage was performed to the field prior to planting. Corn (DKC 65-79 RIB, tolerant to gray leaf spot (GLS)) was planted at approximately 34,000 seed/A on 26 May. Five treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with six replications. . . . Phytotoxicity was …

The Geologic Context Of Wonderstone: A Complex, Outcrop-Scaled Pattern Of Ironoxide Cement, Derek T. Burgess, Richard M. Kettler, David B. Loope

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Although siderite is a widespread early diagenetic mineral in fluvial systems, it is unstable in oxidizing environments and destroyed in permeable rocks that experience uplift and exhumation. The products of siderite oxidation, however, (mm- to cm-scale rhombs, concretions, and complex bands of iron-oxide cement) are widespread in the rock record of fluvial systems. The fluvial channels of the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation in southern Utah and northern Arizona, U.S.A., provide an excellent suite of examples of diagenetic features produced by Triassic and Neogene oxidation of early diagenetic siderite. These diagenetic features also provide direct evidence of the level …

Accountability Gap: Autonomous Weapon Systems And Modes Of Responsibility In International Law, Thompson Chengeta

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Marriage, Tradition, Multiculturalism And The Accommodation Of Difference In Australia, Michael Quinlan

The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review

This paper examines marriage in multicultural and multi-faith Australia. It considers the history of, and reasons for, State recognition of marriage in Australia between one man and one woman entered into voluntarily for life. It argues that the tradition in Australia since European settlement has been for the State to only recognize this traditional form of marriage as marriage. The paper considers the meaning of equality and discrimination and argues that for those concepts to have meaning in the context of marriage it is first necessary to have a clear understanding of why the State does and should continue to …

Rabbits And Rebounding Populations Bring Hope For Shrubland Birds, Robert A. Askins, Christopher R. Field

Biology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Response Of Bird Populations To Long-Term Changes In Local Vegetation And Regional Forest Cover, Mary Buchanan, Robert A. Askins, Chad C. Jones

Biology Faculty Publications

We analyzed data from a woodland site for a 59-year period to determine whether changes in bird populations are related to changes in the diversity and relative abundance of woody plant species even when vegetation structure, degree of forest fragmentation in the surrounding landscape, and regional changes in bird populations are taken into account. Principal component analyses generated vegetation factors encompassing variables such as total basal area, shrub density, basal area of common tree species, and measures of tree and shrub species diversity. We also calculated a forest edge/ forest area index based on GIS analysis of the landscape within …

The Authentic Voice Of Gifted And Talented Black Males Regarding Their Motivation To Engage In Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics), Adrienne Coleman

Publications & Research

This study explored the factors motivating gifted and talented Black males to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The specific problem addressed was the lack of motivation among Black males to engage in STEM education and STEM careers. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors motivating Black males engaged in STEM in an effort to inform administrators, educators, and programs seeking to increase Black males in STEM. Qualitative methodology was used to conduct focus groups with 20 gifted and talented Black males who currently attend the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), as well as …

The Notion Of Milliequivalence (Meq): A Brief Note, Antoine Al-Achi

Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.