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Cook's Ark Animals On The Move In The Service Of Empires, Bärbel Czennia Jan 2016

Cook's Ark Animals On The Move In The Service Of Empires, Bärbel Czennia

1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Highly Salient Pictures On Unfamiliar Face Matching Performance, Karyn Warner Jan 2016

The Effect Of Highly Salient Pictures On Unfamiliar Face Matching Performance, Karyn Warner

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Cognitive Phenotypes And The Evolution Of Animal Decisions, Tamra C. Mendelson, Courtney L. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Hauber, Charles H. Pence, Rafael L. Rodríguez, Rebecca J. Safran, Caitlin A. Stern, Jeffrey R. Stevens Jan 2016

Cognitive Phenotypes And The Evolution Of Animal Decisions, Tamra C. Mendelson, Courtney L. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Hauber, Charles H. Pence, Rafael L. Rodríguez, Rebecca J. Safran, Caitlin A. Stern, Jeffrey R. Stevens

Faculty Publications

Despite the clear fitness consequences of animal decisions, the science of animal decision making in evolutionary biology is underdeveloped compared with decision science in human psychology. Specifically, the field lacks a conceptual framework that defines and describes the relevant components of a decision, leading to imprecise language and concepts. The ‘judgment and decision-making’ (JDM) framework in human psychology is a powerful tool for framing and understanding human decisions, and we apply it here to components of animal decisions, which we refer to as ‘cognitive phenotypes’. We distinguish multiple cognitive phenotypes in the context of a JDM framework and highlight empirical …


Concept, Conversion, Cultivation, And Consequence: The Four Cs Of Successful Collaboration, Sarah Simms, Hayley Johnson Jan 2016

Concept, Conversion, Cultivation, And Consequence: The Four Cs Of Successful Collaboration, Sarah Simms, Hayley Johnson

Faculty Publications

In an effort to change the librarian-faculty collaboration culture at Nicholls State University, librarians actively sought grant opportunities to make resources available to the university which would facilitate collaboration. Nicholls was able to secure grant funding for a collaborative multidisciplinary research workshop series to promote undergraduate research. The objective of this grant funded opportunity was to place the library in a central role in the enhancement and expansion of the university’s research initiatives and partner with those disciplines that were traditionally self-contained. The technology and training made available to students through this initiative is important as it provides all students …


Acetylation Of Androgen Receptor By Ard1 Promotes Dissociation From Hsp90 Complex And Prostate Tumorigenesis, John S. Depaolo, Zehua Wang, Jianhui Guo, Guanyi Zhang, Chiping Qian, Haitao Zhang, Jovanny Zabaleta, Wanguo Liu Jan 2016

Acetylation Of Androgen Receptor By Ard1 Promotes Dissociation From Hsp90 Complex And Prostate Tumorigenesis, John S. Depaolo, Zehua Wang, Jianhui Guo, Guanyi Zhang, Chiping Qian, Haitao Zhang, Jovanny Zabaleta, Wanguo Liu

Faculty Publications

Prostate cancer is an androgen receptor (AR)-driven disease and post-translational modification of AR is critical for AR activation. We previously reported that Arrestdefective protein 1 (ARD1) is an oncoprotein in prostate cancer. It acetylates and activates AR to promote prostate tumorigenesis. However, the ARD1-targeted residue within AR and the mechanisms of the acetylation event in prostate tumorigenesis remained unknown. In this study, we show that ARD1 acetylates AR at lysine 618 (K618) in vitro and in vivo. An AR construct with the charged lysine substitution by arginine (AR-618R) reduces RNA Pol II binding, AR transcriptional activity, prostate cancer cell growth, …


Rearrangement And Evolution Of Mitochondrial Genomes In Parrots, Jessica R. Eberhard, Timothy F. Wright Jan 2016

Rearrangement And Evolution Of Mitochondrial Genomes In Parrots, Jessica R. Eberhard, Timothy F. Wright

Faculty Publications

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Mitochondrial genome rearrangements that result in control region duplication have been described for a variety of birds, but the mechanisms leading to their appearance and maintenance remain unclear, and their effect on sequence evolution has not been explored. A recent survey of mitochondrial genomes in the Psittaciformes (parrots) found that control region duplications have arisen independently at least six times across the order. We analyzed complete mitochondrial genome sequences from 20 parrot species, including representatives of each lineage with control region duplications, to document the gene order changes and to examine effects of genome rearrangements on …


Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook Jan 2016

Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook

Faculty Publications

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) have been found at a number of Superfund sites, with EPFRs being formed via a proposed redox process at ambient environmental conditions. The possibility of such a redox process taking place at ambient environmental conditions is studied utilizing a surrogate soil system of phenol and iron(iii)-exchanged calcium montmorillonite clay, Fe(iii)CaM. Sorption of phenol by the Fe(iii)CaM is demonstrated by Fourier-transformed infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, as evidenced by the peaks between 1345 cm and 1595 cm , and at lower frequencies between 694 cm and 806 cm , as well as X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, as shown …


Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook Jan 2016

Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook

Faculty Publications

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) have been found at a number of Superfund sites, with EPFRs being formed via a proposed redox process at ambient environmental conditions. The possibility of such a redox process taking place at ambient environmental conditions is studied utilizing a surrogate soil system of phenol and iron(iii)-exchanged calcium montmorillonite clay, Fe(iii)CaM. Sorption of phenol by the Fe(iii)CaM is demonstrated by Fourier-transformed infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, as evidenced by the peaks between 1345 cm and 1595 cm , and at lower frequencies between 694 cm and 806 cm , as well as X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, as shown …


Cryopreservation In Fish: Current Status And Pathways To Quality Assurance And Quality Control In Repository Development, Leticia Torres, E. Hu, Terrence R. Tiersch Jan 2016

Cryopreservation In Fish: Current Status And Pathways To Quality Assurance And Quality Control In Repository Development, Leticia Torres, E. Hu, Terrence R. Tiersch

Faculty Publications

Cryopreservation in aquatic species in general has been constrained to research activities for more than 60 years. Although the need for application and commercialisation pathways has become clear, the lack of comprehensive quality assurance and quality control programs has impeded the progress of the field, delaying the establishment of germplasm repositories and commercial-scale applications. In this review we focus on the opportunities for standardisation in the practices involved in the four main stages of the cryopreservation process: (1) source, housing and conditioning of fish; (2) sample collection and preparation; (3) freezing and cryogenic storage of samples; and (4) egg collection …


A Deterministic Model For Predicting Hourly Dissolved Oxygen Change: Development And Application To A Shallow Eutrophic Lake, Zhen Xu, Y. Jun Xu Jan 2016

A Deterministic Model For Predicting Hourly Dissolved Oxygen Change: Development And Application To A Shallow Eutrophic Lake, Zhen Xu, Y. Jun Xu

Faculty Publications

Predicting dissolved oxygen (DO) change at a high frequency in water bodies is useful for water quality management. In this study, we developed a deterministic model that can predict hourly DO change in a water body with high frequency weather parameters. The study was conducted during August 2008-July 2009 in a eutrophic shallow lake in Louisiana, USA. An environment monitoring buoy was deployed to record DO, water temperature and chlorophyll-a concentration at 15-min intervals, and hourly weather data including air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, relative humidity, and solar radiation were gathered from a nearby weather station. These data formed a …


Understanding The Effect Of Extrusion Processing Parameters On Physical, Nutritional And Rheological Properties Of Soy White Flakes Based Aquafeed In A Single Screw Extruder, Sushil Kumar Singh Jan 2016

Understanding The Effect Of Extrusion Processing Parameters On Physical, Nutritional And Rheological Properties Of Soy White Flakes Based Aquafeed In A Single Screw Extruder, Sushil Kumar Singh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The rapid expansion of aquaculture has increased the demand for aquafeed. As fishmeal is expensive, alternative plant based protein sources such as soybean has shown to be a good alternative for aquafeed production. The present study was done to investigate the effect of soy white flakes (SWF) as an alternative source of protein in the production of aquaculture feed through extrusion processing. Ingredient blends containing different levels of SWF along with distiller dried grains, corn flour, corn gluten meal, fish meal, vitamin and mineral mix with net protein adjusted to 32% protein were formulated. The ingredient blends were extruded in …


Effects Of Bran Treatment On Rheology And Sensory Quality Of Whole Wheat Flat Bread, Jigyasha Mishra Jan 2016

Effects Of Bran Treatment On Rheology And Sensory Quality Of Whole Wheat Flat Bread, Jigyasha Mishra

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to study the differences in the quality of 100% whole wheat flour (WWF) when the bran fraction was subjected to mild solvent treatment before reconstitution with the endosperm. The bran treatments included water washing and washing with ethanol solutions (50% and 100%). WWF prepared with untreated bran served as the control. Effects of these treatments on particle size, chemical composition, color, dough rheology, product formulation, and sensory characteristics of 100% whole wheat flour were studied. Grains of five HRSW cultivars (Advance, Prevail, Select, Brick and Forefront) were milled using a Quadrumat Senior mill. Gluten …


Current Status Of Falcon Populations In Saudi Arabia, Albara M. Binothman Jan 2016

Current Status Of Falcon Populations In Saudi Arabia, Albara M. Binothman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Falcons (Falco spp.) are widely used for falconry in the countries of the Middle East. During the 2015 breeding season, we surveyed historic and active nest sites of Barbary (Falco pelegrinoides pelegrinoides) and Lanner (F. biarmicus) Falcons in Saudi Arabia. Field and questionnaire surveys were conducted and personal contact with falconers was made to document the current distribution and price changes for Lanner Falcons, Barbary Falcons, Saker Falcons (F. cherrug), Peregrine Falcons (F. peregrinus), Gyrfalcons (F. rusticolus), and Hybrid Falcons in Saudi Arabia. We categorized our survey into three geographic groups; southwest (A), northwest (B), and central (C) regions of …


Monitoring Global Forest Land-Use And Change, Erik J. Lindquist Jan 2016

Monitoring Global Forest Land-Use And Change, Erik J. Lindquist

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Earth’s forests contain nearly three-fourths of the World’s floral and faunal diversity, function as a large carbon sink capable of mitigating the effects of global climate change, affect local and regional physical and chemical cycles and provide wood and non-wood products. However, humans are now capable of modifying their environment in ways more impactful and at rates faster than at any other time in history. Consistent and comparable estimates of global forest land-use and change are critical for monitoring human impacts on the Earth system. International treaties and reporting requirements aimed at safeguarding the delivery of forest-related ecosystem services depend …


Environmentally Benign Extraction Processes In Analytical Separation Of Essential Oils, John Kiratu Jan 2016

Environmentally Benign Extraction Processes In Analytical Separation Of Essential Oils, John Kiratu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) technology has been well received as an environmentally friendly processing technique. Over the last two decades, its use in many processing industries has tremendously advanced. This is as a result of pressure from regulating bodies aimed at reducing the wide-scale use of organic solvents due to negative environmental impacts. Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) is considered to be environmentally benign and has been used in the development of a wide-range of alternative processes in various industries to totally or partially eliminate the use of organic solvents. Conventional processes for essential oil extraction involve steam distillation and organic …


Glufosinate Rate And Timing For Control Of Glyphosate-Resistant Rhizomatous Johnsongrass (Sorghum Halepense) In Glufosinate-Resistant Soybean, Randall L. Landry, Daniel O. Stephenson, Brandi C. Woolam Jan 2016

Glufosinate Rate And Timing For Control Of Glyphosate-Resistant Rhizomatous Johnsongrass (Sorghum Halepense) In Glufosinate-Resistant Soybean, Randall L. Landry, Daniel O. Stephenson, Brandi C. Woolam

Faculty Publications

Field studies were conducted over a three-year period (2011, 2012, and 2013) in Louisiana to evaluate the effect of glufosinate rate and timing on glyphosate-resistant (GR) rhizomatous johnsongrass control in glufosinate-resistant soybean. Treatments included glufosinate (0.5, 0.6, or 0.7 kg ai ha-1) applied alone POST1 (46 cm tall johnsongrass) and sequentially 3 (POST2) or 4 (POST3) wk after POST1 at 0.5 or 0.6 kg ha-1. Glufosinate (0.7 kg ha-1) applied POST1 controlled johnsongrass 77% at soybean harvest. Averaged across sequential application rate, delaying the sequential application from POST2 to POST3 increased control from 65 to 78% at harvest. Increasing sequential …


Bioinformatics Investigation On The Role Of Obox Gene Family In Preimplantation Embryo Development, Wei Wang Jan 2016

Bioinformatics Investigation On The Role Of Obox Gene Family In Preimplantation Embryo Development, Wei Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Preimplantation embryo development (PED) refers to the period from fertilization to implantation in mammals. This complex process is critical for successful implantation and pregnancy. Although studies on PED have been conducted, using mainly the mouse as a model organism, the gene regulatory mechanisms are still not well understood. The next-generation sequencing technologies enable researchers to obtain the genome-wide expression profiling with single-cell resolution, which are powerful tools to study early embryogenesis. We used the single-cell RNA sequencing datasets that are available in the public domain and conducted bioinformatics analysis of expression profiling from zygote to blastocyst. Through hierarchical clustering of …


Growth Performance, Nutrient Utilization, And Metabolic Profile Of Dairy Heifers Fed Diets High In Distillers Grains With Different Forage To Concentrate Ratios, Angela Kristia Manthey Jan 2016

Growth Performance, Nutrient Utilization, And Metabolic Profile Of Dairy Heifers Fed Diets High In Distillers Grains With Different Forage To Concentrate Ratios, Angela Kristia Manthey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of limit-feeding heifers distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) with varying forage to concentrate ratios. The effects on growth, feed efficiency, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, metabolic profile and onset of puberty, as well as post trial performance were investigated. First, a 16-wk feeding trial was conducted using 48 Holstein heifers to evaluate effects of dietary treatment on dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), growth performance, rumen fermentation, and nutrient digestibility. Treatments were 1) 30% DDGS, with the diet fed at 2.65% of body weight (BW) (30DG), 2) 40% DDGS, with the …


The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And Childcare, Kyle Kopplin Jan 2016

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And Childcare, Kyle Kopplin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper attempts to analyze the effects of subsidized food dollars on the amount of daily childcare in households. More specifically, households in the low income category are of interest because they are the most likely to receive food subsidies. There has been a political debate recently in the United States which argues over the appropriate level of subsidies, if any. More importantly, food insecurity is an issue in the world; many do not know where will the next meal come from. This paper provides statistical evidence that food subsidies in the form of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) …


Implementation Of Solar Irradiance Forecasting Using Markov Switching Model And Energy Management System, Ayush Shakya Jan 2016

Implementation Of Solar Irradiance Forecasting Using Markov Switching Model And Energy Management System, Ayush Shakya

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Photovoltaic (PV) systems integration is increasingly being used to reduce fuel consumption in diesel-based remote microgrids. However, uncertainty and low correlation of PV power availability with load reduce the benefits of PV integration. These challenges can be handled by introducing reserve, which however leads to increased operational cost. Solar irradiance forecasting helps to reduce reserve requirement, thereby improving the utilization of PV energy. In this thesis, a new solar irradiance forecasting method for remote microgrids based on the Markov Switching Model (MSM) is presented. This method uses locally available data to predict one-day-ahead solar irradiance for scheduling energy resources in …


Response Of Soil And Water Quality To Winter Manure Application From Small Agricultural Watersheds In South Dakota, Shikha Singh Jan 2016

Response Of Soil And Water Quality To Winter Manure Application From Small Agricultural Watersheds In South Dakota, Shikha Singh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The extreme winter conditions prevailing in the state of South Dakota make it difficult for the livestock producers to manage the manure generated at the farm. The South Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources does not recommend manure application in the state during the winter months when the ground is frozen. Thus, producers are left with the options such as storing the manure over a longer period until summer or spreading on snow or frozen ground. Storing manure for longer duration leads to increased risks of concentrated spills into the streams. Thus, it is important to develop management strategies …


Within And Without: Psychoanalysis, Trauma Theory, And The Healing Narrative, Carrie Crisman Oorlog Jan 2016

Within And Without: Psychoanalysis, Trauma Theory, And The Healing Narrative, Carrie Crisman Oorlog

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this collection, I explore the process of writing to heal from trauma. In exploring the rhetorical landscape of trauma writing, I offer a new framework for understanding how those who experience a traumatic event may use the process of writing creatively to engage in a process of healing. I argue that through the creation of art, individuals may take ownership of their experiences and memories, thus exerting the agency over the experience that was lost as the result of trauma. I also demonstrate and reflect upon my own journey in creating the healing narrative as a process of healing …


Optimization And Application Of Metabolomic Assays For Analyzing Diet-Induced And Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids In Mice And Humans, Robert M. Juenemann Jan 2016

Optimization And Application Of Metabolomic Assays For Analyzing Diet-Induced And Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids In Mice And Humans, Robert M. Juenemann

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: In recent decades, the obesity epidemic worldwide has prompted the need for research targeting disease prevention, treatment, and maintenance. Dietary interventions are one of the primary methods to instill positive nutrition habits into one’s lifestyle. Thus, resistant starch type 4 (RS4), a prebiotic dietary fiber, has been proposed to induce beneficial immunometabolic health outcomes. Currently there is a lack of knowledge on the health outcomes of RS4 in adults with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Goal: The goal of this research was to optimize a metabolomic assay to quantify fecal short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), a byproduct of microbial fermentation …


Partial Differential Equations And Function Spaces, Shijun Zheng, Simone Secchi, Huoxiong Wu, Nguyen Cong Phuc Jan 2016

Partial Differential Equations And Function Spaces, Shijun Zheng, Simone Secchi, Huoxiong Wu, Nguyen Cong Phuc

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Surfactant Toxicity To Artemia Franciscana And The Influence Of Humic Acid And Chemical Composition, Rachel D. Deese, Madeline R. Leblanc, Robert L. Cook Jan 2016

Surfactant Toxicity To Artemia Franciscana And The Influence Of Humic Acid And Chemical Composition, Rachel D. Deese, Madeline R. Leblanc, Robert L. Cook

Faculty Publications

© CSIRO 2016. Environmental context Surfactants, a pollutant class routinely introduced into aquatic environments, can be toxic to a variety of species. It is thus important to understand how surfactants' toxicity is influenced by their interactions with other environmental constituents, including natural organic matter. We report the changes in toxicity of three surfactants to brine shrimp in the presence of unmodified and chemically modified humic acids. Abstract Surfactants can be extremely toxic to aquatic species and are introduced to the environment in a variety of ways. It is thus important to understand how other environmental constituents, in this case humic …


Model System Study Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Formation In A Semiconducting Polymer Modified Copper Clay System At Ambient Temperature, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Lavrent Khachatryan, Sang Gil Youm, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Evgueni E. Nesterov, Barry Dellinger, Robert L. Cook Jan 2016

Model System Study Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Formation In A Semiconducting Polymer Modified Copper Clay System At Ambient Temperature, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Lavrent Khachatryan, Sang Gil Youm, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Evgueni E. Nesterov, Barry Dellinger, Robert L. Cook

Faculty Publications

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016. This paper systematically investigates how environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are formed in a phenol contaminated model soil. Poly-p-phenylene (PPP) modified and copper-loaded montmorillonite (MMT) clays were developed and used as models of soil organic matter and the clay mineral component, respectively, with phenol being employed as a precursor pollutant. The polymer modification of the clays was carried out via surface-confined Kumada catalyst-transfer chain-growth polymerization. The presence and location of the polymer were confirmed by a combination of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction data. EPFRs were formed by the Cu(ii)-clay …


Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook Jan 2016

Formation Of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (Epfr) In Iron(Iii) Cation-Exchanged Smectite Clay, Ugwumsinachi G. Nwosu, Amitava Roy, Albert Leo N. Dela Cruz, Barry Dellinger, Robert Cook

Faculty Publications

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) have been found at a number of Superfund sites, with EPFRs being formed via a proposed redox process at ambient environmental conditions. The possibility of such a redox process taking place at ambient environmental conditions is studied utilizing a surrogate soil system of phenol and iron(iii)-exchanged calcium montmorillonite clay, Fe(iii)CaM. Sorption of phenol by the Fe(iii)CaM is demonstrated by Fourier-transformed infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, as evidenced by the peaks between 1345 cm-1 and 1595 cm-1, and at lower frequencies between 694 cm-1 and 806 cm-1, as well as X-ray …


Fisheries Report, Warmwater Streams And Rivers Region Iv 2015, Tennessee. Wildlife Resources Agency. Jan 2016

Fisheries Report, Warmwater Streams And Rivers Region Iv 2015, Tennessee. Wildlife Resources Agency.

Region IV Stream Reports

No abstract provided.


The Korea Database: Wipo-Administered Udrp Decisions, The First Fifteen Years (2000–2014), Ilhyung Lee Jan 2016

The Korea Database: Wipo-Administered Udrp Decisions, The First Fifteen Years (2000–2014), Ilhyung Lee

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Complicated Process Of Caregiving: The Case Of Mr. S (James) And Ms. Q (Sherry), Nicole Saint-Louis Jan 2016

The Complicated Process Of Caregiving: The Case Of Mr. S (James) And Ms. Q (Sherry), Nicole Saint-Louis

Publications and Research

In the midst of the daily chaos of healthcare and hospital social work, there are tender moments shared with those we serve—moments that make it a privilege to share their journey. The story of two patients is recounted by the social worker that cared for them.