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New Foodplant And Oviposition Records For The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio Glaucus Canadensis In Alaska (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), J. Mark Scriber, Matthew P. Ayres

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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The eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly Papilio glaucus L., is the most polyphag­ous of all swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the world (Scriber 1984). With a geographic range extending from Florida westward into Texas and north to the Brooks Mountain range in Alaska, and eastward across all of forested Canada, it may also have the largest distribution of any of 563 species of swallowtail butterflies in the world.

Interaction Of Introgression From Papilio Glaucus Canadensis And Diapause In Producing "Spring Form" Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, P. Glaucus (Lepidoptera: Palilionidae), J. Mark Scriber

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The small early "spring form" of the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus has been described from Massachusetts and Illinois in the north, southward all the way into North Carolina. The wing size, shape, patterns, and color all resemble the northern subspecies, P.g. canadensis. The possibility was explored that the "spring form" could in fact be a reflection of genetic introgression from the northern subspecies into P.g. glaucus populations with laboratory hybrid and back­ cross studies between P.g. glaucus and P.g. canadensis under controlled environments on common foodplants. In addition, morphometric multivariate discriminant analyses of 18 wing characters showed …

Seasonal Flight Patterns Of Hemiptera (Excluding Miridae) In A Southern Illinois Black Walnut Plantation, J. E. Mcpherson, B. C. Weber

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The seasonal flight patterns of 99 species and subspecies of Hemiptera collected in window traps in a southern Illinois black walnut plantation are compared with similar data from a North Carolina black walnut plantation. Flying height distributions and seasonal flight activities of Corythucha juglandis, Orius insidiosus, Piesma cinerea, Acanthocephala terminalis, Alydus eurinus, Sehirus cinctus cinctus, Acrosternum hilare, Brochymena quadripustutata, Euschistus servus, and Euschistus variolarius are considered in detail.

Eastern Range Extension Of Leptoglossus Occidentalis With A Key To Leptoglossus Species Of America North Of Mexico (Heteroptera: Coreidae), J. E. Mcpherson, R. J. Packauskas, S. J. Taylor, M. F. O'Brien

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Leptoglossus occidentalis is reported for the first time from Illinois and Michigan, and confirmed for Indiana. A key to the species of Leptoglossus occurring in America north of Mexico is presented.

Aggregation Behavior Of A Willow Flea Beetle, Altica Subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Catherine E. Bach, Deborah S. Carr

The Great Lakes Entomologist

This study examined the aggregation behavior of a specialist insect herbivore, Altica subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on its host plant, Salix cordata. Mark-recapture experiments were conducted in patches of S. cordata growing along the shores of Lake Huron. Beetles aggregated on individual host plants, but did not aggregate in larger areas containing many host plants. Plants colonized by marked beetles had significantly higher abundances of unmarked beetles than did plants that were not colonized by marked beetles.

Experimental manipulations of the number of beetles present on plants showed that colonization rates by marked beetles were higher on plants with conspecifics …

Late Summer-Fall Solitary Wasp Fauna Of Central New York (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae, Pompilidae, Sphecidae), Frank E. Kurczewski, Robert E. Acciavatti

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Eighty-one species of primarily ground-nesting solitary wasps belonging to the families Tiphiidae, Pompilidae and Sphecidae were observed, collected and identified from six sandy and gravelly study areas in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties, New York. The observations and collections were made 1 September-3 November 1966,1 September-l November 1967 and 13 September-29 October 1984, with some species (Ammophila urnaria, Diodontus franclemonti) nesting through the entire months of September and October. An attempt to associate extended flight season with overnight resting site, geographic distribution, taxonomic affinity and prey type is made, but only the association with prey type appears to have any validity.

Contemplating The Use Of Classified Or State Secret Information Obtained Ex Parte On The Merits In Civil Litigation: Bl(A)Ck Tea Society V. City Of Boston, Brian M. Tomney

Maine Law Review

In Bl(a)ck Tea Society v. City of Boston, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, without dissent, a district court's ruling denying protesters at the 2004 Democratic National Convention a preliminary injunction designed to force the City of Boston to modify its designated demonstration zone (DZ) and remove some of the draconian security measures surrounding the zone. The injunction was denied by Judge Woodlock after he personally inspected the DZ and determined that, given “constraints of time, geography, and safety,” there were no viable alternatives—to site location or construction of the DZ itself—that could reasonably occur before the convention started. …

Reflections On The Challenging Proliferation Of Mental Health Issues In The District Court And The Need For Judicial Education, Jessie B. Gunther

Maine Law Review

Maine's courts constantly deal with litigants with mental health issues. Historically, our decisions have relied on expert testimony addressing specific issues of responsibility, risk, and treatment. In recent years, by my observation, court involvement in the treatment process has increased, but the availability of expert evidence has decreased. Thus, we as judges have become the ultimate decision-makers regarding litigants' mental health treatment in both criminal and civil contexts, without supporting expert testimony. In the face of this development, three interconnected issues arise. The first issue is whether judges should even attempt to fill the void caused by lack of expert …

The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges Of North America. Raymond J. Gagne. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, Ny 14850. 1989. 356 Pp. $45.00 (Cloth)., Louis F. Wilson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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Every once in a while a reference book comes along that is a special pleasure to review. Such a tome is The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America by Raymond J. Gagne. You can appreciate the scope of this book only by realizing that gall midges attack numerous families of gymnosperms and angiosperms; both monocots and dicots. Greatly needed by entomologists and botanists, Gagne's book not only updates Felt's and Barne's classic works of the forties and fifties, but it also supersedes them!

Spatial Distribution Of The Goldenrod Ball Gall Insects, John L. Confer

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The goldenrod ball gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae), is parasitized by two eurytomid wasps and preyed on by a mordellid beetle, and two bird species. The birds are known to prey most intensively near a forest edge. The proportion of fly larva parasitized and preyed on by insects was examined, and a decline in the proportional abundance of beetle larvae near the forest was noted. The possible role of birds as the selective force for this distribution is considered.

Residual Action Of Slow Release Systemic Insecticides On Rhopalosiphum Padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) On Wheat, J. E. Araya, J. E. Foster, M. M. Schreiber, R. E. Wing

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Slow release formulations of acephate and carbofuran encapsulated in pearl corn­ starch or corn flour granules were applied to the soil at seeding time of potted 'Caldwell' wheat in the laboratory. Dosages of these insecticides were adjusted to a standard of IO kg/ha of a 10"10 granular formulation of carbofuran. The residual action of these insecticide treatments against Rhopalosiphum padi were compared with those obtained with that of carbofuran 150 at corresponding dosages and foliar sprays of solutions of acephate (25"10 EC) at 0.2"10 and carbofuran (4F) at 1.25"10, applied 12 d after seedling emergence. The residual action of carbofuran …

Late Winter Foraging By Honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) At Sapsucker Drill Holes, Charles E. Williams

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Observations of Apis mellifera foraging at sapsucker drill holes were made during February 1988 in southwestern Virginia. Foraging bouts were dependent upon temperature; more bees visited drill holes when ambient temperatures exceeded 10oC. Honeybees did not feed directly at drill holes but collected congealed sap from bark surfaces.

Mass Rearing The Gypsy Moth Pupal Parasitoids Brachymeria Lasus And Brachymeria Intermedia (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) For Small-Scale Laboratory Studies, S. D. Stowell, H. C. Coppel

The Great Lakes Entomologist

An economical technique was developed for mass rearing the gypsy moth para- sitoids Brachymeria lasus and B. intermedia using a factitious host, the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: pyralidae). Percentages of host pupae producing adult B. lusus and B. intermedia were 72.2 and 67.5, respectively. Percentages of adult wax moths emerging from groups of pupae exposed to populations of B. lasus and B. intermedia were 3.4 and 9.8, respectively. Mean emergence times of males and females from parasitized pupae incubated at 29° C. were 12.1 days and 13.8 days for B. lasus and 11.9 days and 13.5 days for …

Distribution Of Pelecinus Polyturator In Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae), With Speculations Regarding Geographical Parthenogenesis, Daniel K. Young

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The geographical distribution of Pelecinus polyturator in Wisconsin is summarized. Only five males have been recorded; a recently collected male from the University of Wisconsin Field Station in Ozaukee County represents the first male collected in the state in over 40 years. Speculations on the possible significance and implications of geographical parthenogenesis relative to Pelecinus are offered.

The Relationship Of Religion, Religiosity, And Parental Communication In The Sexual Behaviors Of Filipinos Aged 18-25 Years In The United States And The Philippines, Ivy C. Tuason, Racidon Bernarte, Fanglong Dong

Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal

This cross-sectional survey research aims to explore and compare the relationship of religion, religiosity, and parental communication to the sexual behaviors of Filipinos aged 18-25 years in the United States and the Philippines. The Duke University Religion Index and Parent-Teen Sexual Risk Communication Scale-III was used to measure religiosity and parental communication. There were 130 participants living in the United States and 247 living in the Philippines included in this study. Among respondents from the Philippines, low levels of parental communication were associated with an increased report for the lack of condom use during the last intercourse. Catholics had a …

C-Jun Dna Binding During Axon Regeneration, Matt C. Danzi

Open Access Dissertations

Axons in the Peripheral Nervous System are able to regenerate after injury, unlike axons in the Central Nervous System. We examined the Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) model of Peripheral Nervous System axon regeneration. First, we surveyed the transcriptomic response of DRG neurons to peripheral axotomy as measured by several different RNAseq experiments and examined which transcriptional regulators drive that response. We found that independent RNAseq experiments can yield highly replicative results at both the levels of differentially expressed genes as well as transcription factor regulators when the data sets are properly normalized. Next, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput …

Integrative Science And Engineering Center, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A University of Dayton interdisciplinary research center has rebranded as the Integrative Science and Engineering Center to reflect the expanding interests of its faculty members in biomedical, biomolecular and environmental research.

Ellison, Marvin, Elyssa Pennell

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Marvin Ellison is a 69 year old gay man originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. He earned his bachelors degree in Religion at Davidson College. He then went on to get his Masters in Religion and Society at The Divinity School at the University of Chicago. Ellison then got his PhD in Christian Ethics at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a professor of Christian Ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1981-2012. He was also an Ordained member of the Presbyterian Church (USA) until he retired. In 1988 Ellison was on the Presbyterian Special Committee on Human Sexuality and …

Icue Spotlight: Nov. 20-26, 2017 (November 20, 2017), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Higazi Mentors Sudanese Phd Candidate (November 20, 2017), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Size, Shape, And Sequence-Dependent Immunogenicity Of Rna Nanoparticles, Sijin Guo, Hui Li, Mengshi Ma, Jian Fu, Yizhou Dong, Peixuan Guo

Center for Research on Environmental Disease Faculty Publications

RNA molecules have emerged as promising therapeutics. Like all other drugs, the safety profile and immune response are important criteria for drug evaluation. However, the literature on RNA immunogenicity has been controversial. Here, we used the approach of RNA nanotechnology to demonstrate that the immune response of RNA nanoparticles is size, shape, and sequence dependent. RNA triangle, square, pentagon, and tetrahedron with same shape but different sizes, or same size but different shapes were used as models to investigate the immune response. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by these RNA nanoarchitectures were assessed in macrophage-like cells and animals. It …

Ada News - 11/20/2017, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Mechanical Shielding Of Rapidly Growing Cells Buffers Growth Heterogeneity And Contributes To Organ Shape Reproducibility, Nathan Hervieux, Satoru Tsugawa, Antoine Fruleux, Mathilde Dumond, Anne Lise Routier-Kierzkowska, Tamiki Komatsuzaki, Arezki Boudaoud, John C. Larkin, Richard S. Smith, Chun Biu Li, Olivier Hamant

Faculty Publications

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd A landmark of developmental biology is the production of reproducible shapes, through stereotyped morphogenetic events. At the cell level, growth is often highly heterogeneous, allowing shape diversity to arise. Yet, how can reproducible shapes emerge from such growth heterogeneity? Is growth heterogeneity filtered out? Here, we focus on rapidly growing trichome cells in the Arabidopsis sepal, a reproducible floral organ. We show via computational modeling that rapidly growing cells may distort organ shape. However, the cortical microtubule alignment along growth-derived maximal tensile stress in adjacent cells would mechanically isolate rapidly growing cells and limit their impact …

Week Of November 20, 2017, New York Medical College

InTouch

• The Music of Mozart Comes Alive at Met
• StuHE Hosts Career Mentor Session
• SHSP Weighs In at APHA 2017
• NYMC Welcomes Human Rights Institute for Middle School Student Leaders to Campus

Glutamylation Regulates Transport, Specializes Function, And Sculpts The Structure Of Cilia, Robert O'Hagan, Malan Silva, Ken Cq Nguyen, Winnie Zhang, Sebastian Bellotti, Yasmin Ramadan, David Hall, Maureen M. Barr

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Ciliary microtubules (MTs) are extensively decorated with post-translational modifications (PTMs), such as glutamylation of tubulin tails. PTMs and tubulin isotype diversity act as a “Tubulin Code” that regulates cytoskeletal stability and the activity of MT-associated proteins such as kinesins. We previously showed that, in C. elegans cilia, the deglutamylase CCPP-1 affects ciliary ultrastructure, localization of the TRP channel PKD-2 and the kinesin-3 KLP-6, and velocity of kinesin-2 OSM-3/KIF17, while a cell-specific α-tubulin isotype regulates ciliary ultrastructure, intraflagellar transport, and ciliary functions of extracellular vesicle (EV)-releasing neurons. Here, we examine the role of PTMs and the Tubulin Code in the cililary …

"The Effects Of Ocean Warming And Sedimentation On The Survival And Growth Of Acropora Cervicornis" And "Differential Prevalence Of Chimerism During Embryogenesis In Corals", Hayley De Marchis

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Part I:

Coral reefs are essential to coastal economies, protecting coastlines from storms, and harboring high biodiversity. However, reefs are declining due to local anthropogenic stressors and ocean warming. Sedimentation, a local stressor, aggravates the impacts of warming on corals and hinders their survival and growth. Therefore, it is important to investigate whether sedimentation and temperature have a synergistic effect on vulnerable coral species, especially during earlier stages of development. To quantify these effects, survival and growth of newly settled Acropora cervicornis corals were measured at two temperatures (29 and 31°C, representing current and predicted for 2050 Summer temperatures) and …

Alcohol And Cancer Stem Cells, Mei Xu, Jia Luo

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with increased risk of several cancers, including cancer of the colon, rectum, female breast, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, liver, and esophagus. It appears that alcohol exposure not only promotes carcinogenesis but also enhances the progression and aggressiveness of existing cancers. The molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol tumor promotion, however, remain unclear. Cancer stem cells (CSC), a subpopulation of cancer cells with self-renewal and differentiation capacity, play an important role in tumor initiation, progression, metastasis, recurrence, and therapy resistance. The recent research evidence suggests that alcohol increases the CSC population in cancers, which may underlie alcohol-induced …

Economic Impact Of The Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak In South Texas, Samuel D. Zapata, Rebekka Dudensing, Danielle Sekula, Gabriela Esparza-Díaz, Raul Villanueva

Entomology Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to estimate the economic impact of the sugarcane aphid (SCA) outbreak in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), Texas. Local producers were surveyed to gather detailed information about crop production and pest control practices. Collected data were used to estimate the reduction in profit associated with the SCA infestation, as well as the monetary value of the prevented loss attributed to control efforts. Sorghum industry losses were then used to assess the overall economic impact of the SCA outbreak in the RGV economy.

Boats, Ballast, And The Big Battle: The Feds Vs. The States In Thewar Against Ais Invasions, Sara E. Richard

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, Week Of November 20, 2017, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of November 20, 2017. The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.