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Crow Call / Island, Jessica Murray Jan 2007

Crow Call / Island, Jessica Murray

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 49-54


In Winter, The Perch Move, Saara Myrene Raappana Jan 2007

In Winter, The Perch Move, Saara Myrene Raappana

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 33


Wounds And Mother, Rawdon Tomlinson Jan 2007

Wounds And Mother, Rawdon Tomlinson

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 42


The First Christmas After Dzia-Dzia's Death, Christine Poreba Jan 2007

The First Christmas After Dzia-Dzia's Death, Christine Poreba

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 30


Father 1864, Rawdon Tomlinson Jan 2007

Father 1864, Rawdon Tomlinson

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 40


Thinking Of The Heartland, Tom Versteeg Jan 2007

Thinking Of The Heartland, Tom Versteeg

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 43-44


Testament, W E. Butts Jan 2007

Testament, W E. Butts

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 6


The Combined Effect Of Formalin Fixation And Individual Steps In Tissue Processing On Immunorecognition, Dennis Otali Jan 2007

The Combined Effect Of Formalin Fixation And Individual Steps In Tissue Processing On Immunorecognition, Dennis Otali

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Because of many unanswered questions in this area, we investigated the effects of formalin fixation and the steps in tissue processing on immunohistochemical detection of specific antigen-antibody combinations of two cell cycle markers; proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki67/MIB-1. As a model to study these effects, we used cultured cells fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF) alone and fixed in 10% NBF plus separately, the alcohols, xylene and paraffin used in each individual step in tissue processing. We found that in staining for PCNA, a proliferation antigen requires some fixation but that fixation with 10% NBF does not …


Grassroots Policy Prescription: A Case Study In Light Pollution And Night Sky Preservation And Natural Resource Policy Making, Brandi L. Smith Jan 2007

Grassroots Policy Prescription: A Case Study In Light Pollution And Night Sky Preservation And Natural Resource Policy Making, Brandi L. Smith

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The grassroots path to public policy is characterized by citizen pressure on policy makers to produce desired change and has been especially successful in the realm of natural resources. It has proven successful in the obtainment of various local and state level policy to control light pollution in the United States. Light pollution, defined as misdirected, obtrusive, or unwanted man-made outdoor lighting is a modern phenomenon that, among other effects, is resulting in the rapid loss of visible starscape throughout the world. Independent grassroots-initiated policies have sprung up around the globe in attempt to control light pollution. The present thesis …


Five Mile Creek Bioassessment Study: Baseline Evaluation Of Stream Health Using Fish Communities, Louis David Viamonte Jan 2007

Five Mile Creek Bioassessment Study: Baseline Evaluation Of Stream Health Using Fish Communities, Louis David Viamonte

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During the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006, habitat assessments and rapid bioassessments were conducted at six sites on 100 m reaches on Five Mile Creek in Jefferson County, Alabama and two sites on neighboring rural streams that were used as references. Habitat scores and index of biotic integrity (IBI) scores for the fish communities were calculated for all sites. The IBI scores on Five Mile Creek did not compare well with one of the reference streams and suggest impairment. The habitat scores for the Five Mile Creek sites were similar to the scores of the reference streams. The …


The Decision To Move: An Analysis Of Factors That Influence African Americans In The Ghetto, Lonnie Hannon Jan 2007

The Decision To Move: An Analysis Of Factors That Influence African Americans In The Ghetto, Lonnie Hannon

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The decision to move among African Americans in a poor community encom-passes individual, household, and neighborhood characteristics. Previous research fo-cuses on the frequently studied middle class. Meanwhile substantive analyses on African Americans from poor communities remain largely understudied. The current study uses data from a low income African American community to study residential mobility deci-sions. A systematic, random sample of respondents completed a survey concerning their residential situation. Data were triangulated to add reliability and richness to the find-ings. The results show that the decision to move is not a function of residential satisfac-tion, but is influenced by neighborhood and …


Synthesis And Characterization Of Phosphorus-Containing Inorganic Polymers, Ronald Dustan Myrex Jan 2007

Synthesis And Characterization Of Phosphorus-Containing Inorganic Polymers, Ronald Dustan Myrex

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This research project involves the synthesis of novel phosphorus-containing inorganic polymers. These materials share similar structures to their organic counterparts but are not comprised entirely of hydrocarbons as the latter. As such they may serve as replacements for organic materials, a growing concern as the price of petroleum feed stocks continues to increase. Paper 1 investigates transesterification polymerizations of poly(alkylene phosphonates) through phosphorous and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. A methyl-transfer side reaction was identified and steps to eliminate it’s occurrence were created. This also allowed for the elimination of a dangerous step in the synthesis procedure. Paper 2 investigates …


Deprofessionalization Of The Corporate Optometrist? Contrasting Characteristics Of The Bureaucratic And Professional Models, R Michael Taylor Jan 2007

Deprofessionalization Of The Corporate Optometrist? Contrasting Characteristics Of The Bureaucratic And Professional Models, R Michael Taylor

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This study will investigate whether professional status differs between corporate and noncorporate optometrists by comparing their levels of autonomy, income, and job satisfaction. According to Freidson’s ideal model, a professional maintains high levels of autonomy and income but the opposite is usually true for employees of Weber’s traditional bureaucracy. Bureaucracies employ formally rational processes such as hierarchical decision-making and limited employee profit sharing which have affects on healthcare professional independence. The primary objective of many American corporations is to maximize profits for shareholders. While the health professional also strives to maximize profits, this objective is often balanced with an ethical …


Visiting Picasso, Theodore Haddin Jan 2007

Visiting Picasso, Theodore Haddin

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 54-56


It's In The Kitchen That I Think Of The Men I'Ve Loved, Jan Marie Laperle Jan 2007

It's In The Kitchen That I Think Of The Men I'Ve Loved, Jan Marie Laperle

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 22-23


What Was In Those Stars, Judith Strasser Jan 2007

What Was In Those Stars, Judith Strasser

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 36


Entomology, Chad Davidson Jan 2007

Entomology, Chad Davidson

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 11


Meditation On The Nature Of "Epiphany", Dan Stryck Jan 2007

Meditation On The Nature Of "Epiphany", Dan Stryck

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 37


The Poet Discovers The Bone Grafted Into His Jaw Came From A Cow, Philip Dacey Jan 2007

The Poet Discovers The Bone Grafted Into His Jaw Came From A Cow, Philip Dacey

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 10


Fukoku Bijutsu, Megan Howland Jan 2007

Fukoku Bijutsu, Megan Howland

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 29-45


The Making Of The Magdalen: Preaching And Popular Devotion In The Later Middle Ages, Dale Windle Jan 2007

The Making Of The Magdalen: Preaching And Popular Devotion In The Later Middle Ages, Dale Windle

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 117-118


Vulcan Historical Review 11 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff Jan 2007

Vulcan Historical Review 11 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Birmingham Poetry Review 34 (Front Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff Jan 2007

Birmingham Poetry Review 34 (Front Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. -4


The Morning Light, Carl Chang Jan 2007

The Morning Light, Carl Chang

Birmingham Poetry Review

p. 7


Mrs. Malaprop Indicates Her Preference, Linda Dyer Jan 2007

Mrs. Malaprop Indicates Her Preference, Linda Dyer

Birmingham Poetry Review

p.16


Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau Jan 2007

Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau

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Every year, thousands of skilled individuals leave their countries of origin and migrate to other more developed countries. The more developed and industrialized nations are increasingly competing to recruit highly skilled immigrants to meet labor shortages. Developing countries continue to lose their skilled professionals to developed countries like the U.S and the UK. The steady supply of skilled immigrants is important for developed economies because these immigrants bring skills that are in short supply, raise productivity and they help create additional jobs through entrepreneurship activities. Sending countries on the other hand may have a lot to gain in terms of …


Gender Bending And Comic Books As Art: Issues Of Appropriation, Gender, And Sexuality In Japanese Art, Harley Blue Acres Jan 2007

Gender Bending And Comic Books As Art: Issues Of Appropriation, Gender, And Sexuality In Japanese Art, Harley Blue Acres

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In Japanese high art, popular art (such as comic books and animation), theater, and music, representation of gender is a blurred line that is commonly crossed, more so than in the West. I argue that this fluidity is the result of disparate artistic sources that have filtered through Japanese culture since the Edo Period (1603-1867) with the flourishing of Kabuki Theater (in which men played women on stage) and the emergence of ukiyo-e (particularly shunga/erotica prints). This artistic lineage impacted arts of the Showa Period (1926-1989) notably Takarazuka Theater (which feature an exclusively female cast that portrays men) and the …


Determinants That Confer Stop Codon Specificity To Tetrahymena Thermophila Erf1, Cara Hope Heath Jan 2007

Determinants That Confer Stop Codon Specificity To Tetrahymena Thermophila Erf1, Cara Hope Heath

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In eukaryotes, translation termination is a process which is initiated by the presence of a stop codon in the A site of the ribosome and mediated by the binding of a release factor (eRF1). In most eukaryotes, any one of three stop codons UGA, UAG, or UAA, is required for the binding of eRF1. However some organisms, such as the ciliates, have diverged from this universal coding. In one type of ciliate species, Tetrahymena thermophila, UAA and UAG are no longer recognized as stop codons and now both encode a glutamine residue. It was previously thought that domain 1 of …


Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang Jan 2007

Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang

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Sessile benthic marine organisms such as sponges are frequently colonized by a wide diversity of invertebrates. The present study focused on a quantitative analysis of the mesofauna associated with the common subtropical/tropical sponge Amphimedon viridis and explored several criteria for the basis for this mesofauna-sponge relationship. Specimens of Amphimedon viridis were hand-collected individually in bags from both Saint Joseph Bay, Florida Panhandle, and Sugar Loaf Key, Florida Keys between April - November 2006. Quantitative analyses of sponge surfaces and interiors revealed that the most common sponge-associated group was comprised of amphipods, followed by polychaetes and tenaid crustaceans. 35 percent of …


Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson Jan 2007

Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson

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A content analysis was done on various studies involving hormonal effects on verbal and physical aggression in animals ranging from “old world monkeys” to humans in order to prove that genetics is responsible for verbal aggressiveness used by military personnel in the contemporary operating environment. The prevailing belief set is that the military is more aggressive than other social and vocational groups. The analysis shows that military members do not differ in neurophysiology from other groups and species. Only studies on animals with human-like limbic systems were used. The analy-sis includes discussions on the evolution of the use of pure …