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A Description Of Nesting Behaviors, Including Factors Impacting Nest Site Selection, In Black‐And‐White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia Variegata), Andrea L. Baden

Publications and Research

Nest site selection is at once fundamental to reproduction and a poorly understood component of many organisms’ reproductive investment. This study investigates the nesting behaviors of black-and-white ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata, a litter-bearing primate from the southeastern rainforests of Madagascar. Using a combination of behavioral, geospatial, and demographic data, I test the hypotheses that environmental and social cues influence nest site selection and that these decisions ultimately impact maternal reproductive success. Gestating females built multiple large nests throughout their territories. Of these, females used only a fraction of the originally constructed nests, as well as several parking locations as infants …

Microtubule Imaging Reveals Cytoskeletal Deficit Predisposing The Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons To Atrophy In Dba/2j, Denis Sharoukhov, Festa Bucinca-Cupallari, Hyungsik Lim

Publications and Research

PURPOSE: Glaucoma is characterized by progressive loss of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons. Here we test an outstanding notion that microtubules (MTs) within RGC axons degrade before the loss of morphology (‘‘MT hypothesis’’).

METHODS: The integrity of axonal MTs was interrogated by intrinsic second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy. Using DBA/2J mice as a model of glaucoma and DBA/2J-Gpnmbþ as a nonglaucomatous control, the relationship between MT disruption and morphology was quantitatively examined as a function of age and sex in the fresh retinal wholemounts.

RESULTS: The mean SHG density (i.e., the mean SHG intensity per thickness) was significantly …

Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, And Future Of The Mustang, Seth J. Dettenmaier

Human–Wildlife Interactions

No abstract provided.

0841: Mary Lois Garrett Collection, 1941-1954, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection spans the years 1941-1954, with the bulk of the research covering the years 1950-1954. File contents were maintained in the way in which they were originally received, but folders have been arranged in a more chronological order. Some notes are entirely handwritten, while logs and records consist of typed templates which have been filled-in by hand. Notes contain illustrations of birds and nests, graphs of bird activity during observance, and descriptions of bird behavior. Nesting logs have mostly been filled out by Mary Lois Garrett, but other authors contributed, including Twila Hessin, Ruth Geib, and an unspecified ornithology …

0842: Dr. And Mrs. Daniel Sharkey Greeting Card Collection, 1930-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The collection consists of over 2,000 pieces of original artwork used by greeting card and calendar companies, and spans the approximate years 1930-1990. Many of the pieces within the collection are labeled with a Norcross stamp or specifications sticker. The Norcross Greeting Card Company was founded in 1914 by Arthur Norcross and his sister, Jane, in New York City. They published greeting cards, and also sold wrapping papers and parchments. After Arthur Norcross' death in 1969, the business floundered and was sold for the first time in 1974. Subsequent sales saw Norcross combined with Rust Craft Company, but this venture …

Rapid And Simultaneous Determination Of Nutritional Constituents Of United States Grown Oats Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (Nirs), Devendra Paudel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Oats is a unique cereal owing to its nutritional and health benefits. Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) is an efficient tool for monitoring the quality of cereal foods. NIRS holds potential for non-destructive multicomponent oat analyses with advantage of large sample throughput, speed, and reduced cost. The purpose of this study was to develop predictive calibration models for estimating beta-glucan, protein, and oil content of US oat cultivars using NIRS and validated AACCI reference methods. A rapid, non-destructive (whole oat groat), and secondary NIRS method was developed to estimate beta-glucan, protein, and oil content based on the standard reference analyses …

Bottle, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The small bottle has a flat rim with a rounded edge. The cylindrical neck of 2.4 cm. leads to a slight swelling of the body which is also cylindrical. The bottom is rounded so that the bottle cannot stand. The chamber inside has been hollowed out in a single bore that does not trace the shape of the outside of the bottle. The vessel is not translucent.

Kohl Stick, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Slender solid rod has an ornament at the top and an olivary point at the other. The head end has two short arms at right angles to the shaft. A part of the top ornament seems to have been broken off above and between the arms. The shaft between and below the arms is embellished with six inscribed bands within the first 2.5 cm. of the shaft.

Bowl With Collar, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bowl has a high collar and inside shoulder that may have supported a lid. The bowl has an S-shaped profile beginning with the inside shoulder, tracing the steep slope of the side and terminating above the pad base. In the center of the pad base is a semicircular indentation that appears as a small dome on the inside of the bowl surrounded by a narrow trough. The rim of the collar is rounded; the lower edge of the collar is flattened.

Double Head Flask, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

An everted tubular rim and conical mouth flow smoothly into the globular body. The body displays two like faces and sits on a concave base. The faces depict children: bulging foreheads and pug noses, prominent cheekbones, full lips and full rounded chins.

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bottle has an in-folded and flattened rim. The bottom is slightly concave with no evidence of a pontil mark. The bottle is free-standing. Cylindrical neck descends 4 cm. before expanding into a globular body.

Oil Lamp, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Lamp is decorated with raised tracings of leaves, grapes, flowers and birds. Base is a ridge in a teardrop shape, which replicates the shape of the perimeter of the lamp itself. Handle rises from the back of the lamp in a C-shape, curving toward the fill hole. A trough defined by the rim of the fill hole and a ridge drains to the nozzle.

Relief Of A Soldier, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Plaque depicts the head of a soldier in profile. The young man has a well-defined eyebrow and a prominent nose over full lips and a well-defined chin. The neck is strong and unadorned. The hair along the forehead and in front of the ear is portrayed in tufts. On the head is an elaborate helmet with a braided band across the forehead and a chinstrap decorated with a scroll pattern between the braided band and the chin. The strap under the chin is unadorned. The helmet descends in back to cover the nape of the neck. The helmet itself is …

Curved Garment Pin, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long slender object curves at a 90 degree angle beginning 2 cm. below the ball head. The ball head has a ridge along the equator. The object has a solid cylindrical shaft that terminates in a broken point. The shaft is flattened and broadened between the 2nd and 4th cm. below the ball head to support a bore.

Bottle, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Piriform bottle has an in-folded rim that is uneven in depth and that overhangs the diameter of the neck. The rim has been flattened parallel to the base. The cylindrical neck expands smoothly into the body which leads to a flat base. There is no palpable pontil mark. The glass is thick and finely pitted.

Goblet, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Goblet has a simple rim, cylindrical body rounded on the bottom, a short narrow stem and a conical base. The base is finished in a tubular ring. The pontil mark is visible in the apex of the concave base. At the bottom of the inside of the cup, a dome rises, surrounded by a trough, where the stem attaches.

Spathomele, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Sturdy object has an unadorned solid cylindrical handle that terminates at one end in a rounded point and at the other end in a flat, teardrop-shaped spatula. One side of the spatula is chipped. The spatula is bent at a gentle angle from the handle.

Rectangular Bottle, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Rectangular body is decorated on three sides with a plant motif in which a central stalk supports fourteen berries arrayed along either side of the stalk. The back side is flat and undecorated. A cylindrical neck rises from the square shoulders and supports a rim which is finished by rolling the edge to the inside. A broad, flat handle attaches to the rim at the undecorated back side and falls at a right angle to reattach just below the shoulder. The pontil mark is evident at the indentation at the base. The bottle is free-standing.

Probe, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long, slender object tapers from a nail head to a small tip. The small tip may be broken. The object is bent several times along the shaft. A bore pierces the shaft starting 8 cm. below the nail head. The bore is reinforced on either side of the hole by a collar. The bore is clear of debris.

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long cylindrical bottle has a piriform body on a slightly indented base. The object is free-standing. The rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened. The bottle has a small hole within the first cm. below the rim. Two long bubbles are evident near the base in an area of exposed glass.

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has tan deposits on the surface which obscure the base. The object is not free-standing. The rim is folded inward; the depth of the fold overhangs the diameter of the throat. The cylindrical neck is interrupted by a gentle indentation before expanding to the piriform body.

Dipper Jug, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bottle has a bulbous body and a simple flared rim over a narrow, short neck. The bottom is rounded so that the object cannot stand. The body is gray and decorated with narrow stripes in black. The clay itself is reddish brown, seen in the occasional chip in the surface. The white deposit on the surface indicates that the item lay in a wet environment.

Garment Pin, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Slender solid metal cylindrical object has a spherical head atop the shaft. The shaft tapers to a sharp point at the other end. The shaft is pierced by a bore 4.0 cm. below the head. The shaft is swollen to support the sides of the bore. White corrosion on the head may indicate the presence of lead.

Head Of A Woman, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The face and hair suggest a young woman. The sides of her face are asymmetrical: the right side has a shallower cheekbone and jaw. The hair is rolled back from the forehead and sides of the face in one continuous coil. The hair on the crown and back is dressed in rows radiating away from the center part. Earlobes are visible beneath the roll of hair. The lips are parted and full. The nose is straight with defined nostrils. The chin is rounded. The back of the head is not finished. The head appears to have been broken off from …

Head Of A Woman, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Woman is wearing a high, steep-sided headdress. Hair is parted off-center to the right and rolled in sweeps away from the face, trailing to the back. At the back, hair falls from beneath the sweeps and covers the nape of the neck. Upper and lower eyelids are thick and worked in relief. Nose and upper lip have been broken and eroded. Earlobes show from below the hair. Chin and eyebrow ridges are clearly defined.

Probe, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long slender solid metal object has a flat head. The shaft tapers along the length of the object to terminate in a rounded point. An eye pierces the shaft 2.5 cm. below the flat head end. The eye is not reinforced and the shaft is not distorted on either side of the hole.

Head Of A Young Woman, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The head depicts a young woman. The head inclines to the right from the neck. The hair is rolled away from the forehead and secured across the forefront of the head by a filet which creates a furrow in the coiffure. The figure is solid.

Curved Garment Pin, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long slender object tapers to a dull point. The head end is embellished with a heavy solid cone of metal, the base of which attaches to the shaft. The shaft tapers from its attachment point to the dull point. The point may have been broken. The head end is bent in a smooth curve to a 75 degree angle from the length of the shaft. The shaft is pierced by a bore along the straight shaft beginning 10.7 cm. from the dull end. The shaft swells to either side of the bore.

Pilgrim Bottle, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The body of the bottle is flat front-to-back. Rim is round but sharp and jagged, as if recently broken. Neck is cylindrical for 8 cm., after which it flattens as it expands into the round and flattened body. There is no palpable pontil mark. The bottle cannot stand. The neck has many long bubbles and some diagonal cracks.

Ointment Jar, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Miniature jar has a flared mouth and evenly in-folded rim. Below the rim, the sides slope gently outward to meet the base, which is concave.