Recently added articles from Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science:
Anthropology paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... ABSTRACTS The 85th Annual Academy of Science Meeting Samford University Birmingham, AL March 19-22, 2008 19TH CENTURY LAND SURVEYS IN THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER VALLEY, AN EXAMINATION. Christina Breeden and John Cottier, Dept. of ...
Behavioral and Social Sciences paper abstract.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... HOLY OR HOLIER THAN THOU: EFFECTS OF PRAYER ON MMPI-2 SCALES. Daphne O. Garner, Brianna Morton and Larry W. Bates. Dept. of Psychology, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632. Prayer is one of the most common behaviors within most religious systems, yet data concerning ...
Behavioral and Social Sciences posters abstract.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Analysis of Factors Associated with the Municipal Bankruptey of Pritchard, Alabama. Christopher Robin Kelley, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Prichard, Alabama presents a textbook analysis of how financial distress factors can lead to municipal bankruptcy. In the case of ...
Bioethics, history, and Philosophy of science paper abstracts.
Apr 01, 2008 ... BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS COURSES. Michelle Sidler, Department. of English, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Teaching biotechnology within the humanities as well as the sciences is vital because of its immediate ethical, legal, and social ...
Biological Sciences paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... "DETECTION OF TOTAL AND PATHOGENIC SALMONELLA IN OYSTER USING REAL-TIME PCR" Maulshree Gangwar, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr.Asim K.Bej, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Birmingham, AL 35294. Salmonella is a causative ...
Biological Sciences poster abstracts.
Apr 01, 2008 ... ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY AND RESISTANCE SURVEY AMONG BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM AEROBIC DIGEST FROM A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. R, Glynn Stephens and Lisa Ann Blankinship, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082. Antibiotic resistance is ...
Chemistry paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Binding of All-trans Retenoic Acid to Retinoic Acid Receptor. Alexander E. Vaughn, Tracy P. Hamilton, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Members of the retinoid family interact with nuclear receptors(NR). ...
Chemistry posters abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC STUDY OF ACTINOMYCIN D BINDING TO ATYPICAL-T(G)nT-SEQUENCES IN DOUBLE STRANDED DNA. Jason Hudson and David Graves, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294. The antitumor antibiotic actinomycin D is a DNA ...
Chemistry (Alabama undergraduate research symposium) paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... HEAVY METAL MOBILIZATION FROM COMPOST MANURE. Nixon O. Mwebi, Jacob W. Boydston, Megan Dingler, Department of Physical & Earth Sciences, jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265. Compost is relatively inexpensive compared to commercially available fertilizers. This ...
Chemistry (Alabama Undergraduate Research Symposium) posters abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Butamben Synthesis: The Fischer Esterification reaction revisited. Nagarajan Vasumathi, Haley Booker and Christopher Goodwin, Dept. of Physical and Earth Sciences, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265. Esters of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), a class of analgesics ...
Earth science posters abstracts.(Author abstract)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... ICE-AGE MAMMALS OF ALABAMA AND THE STATE'S PALEOBIOGEOGRAPIIICAL POSITION. Dennis R. Ruez, Jr., Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305. Ice-Age (Pleistocene) terrestrial mammals are known from at least 16 localities in Alabama, based on ...
Engineering and Computer Sciences paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Microstructural characterization of titania coated glass microballoons and cenospheres Melissa L. Jones(1), M. Koopman(1), K.K. Chawla(1), R. Martens(2), G. Thompson(2), W. Ricci(2), M. Lalor, (1) University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, (2)University of Alabama, ...
Engineering and Computer Sciences poster abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BIOMIMETIC SELF ASSEMBLED NANO MATRIX FOR CARDIAC TISSUE REGENERATION Meenakshi Kushwahal, Joel Anderson (1), Adinarayana Andukuri (1), Will Minor (1), Wayne Bradley2, Eiji Yahiro (2), Louis Dell'Italia (2), Ahsan Hussain (2), Ho-Wook Jun (1), 'Department of Biomedical Engineering, (2) ...
Geography, Forestry, Conservation, and planning paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... SEASONAL VARIATION IN THE STRESS RESPONSE OF FERAL PIGS. BRIAN L. WILLIAMS and STEPHEN S. DITCHKOFF, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Al 36849. MICHAEL S. MITCHELL,Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. JAMES B ....
Health Sciences paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... ALABAMA HIV SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES: RELATING CONTENT STANDARDS TO VITAL STATISTICS. Dr. Gayle L. Bush, PhD, Troy University; Terry Watkins, RN, FNP Candidate, Troy University; Vernon Shank, MS Candidate, Troy, AL 36082. According to the CDC, HIV-related education and infection ...
Health Sciences posters abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Adolescent Diabetes Self-Management Beverly Myers, RN, MSN, MA, AHNP Advisor: Carol Dashiff, RN, PhD, LMFT. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1210. Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive pilot study was to develop an understanding of the ...
Physics and Mathematics paper abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR OPTIMUM WATER DISTRIBUTION IN A REMOTE CITY WITH A WATER TOWER. Arjuna I. Ranasinghe and Fayequa Majid, Dept. of Mathematics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL 35762. A mathematical model will be developed for simulating water distribution in Alabama ...
Physics and Mathematics posters abstracts.(Author abstract)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CALCULATION OF NUMBER OF FREE AND BOUND ELECTRONS IN DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS IN INTERMEDIATE CONCENTRATION REGION. Akshaya Kumar and P.C. Sharma, Department of Physics, College of Engineering, Architecture and Physical Sciences, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088. Using the ...
Science Education paper abstract.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008 ... INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AS AN APPROACH TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE SCIENCE STUDENTS AND ASSESS LEARNING IN THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM. Nicholas Daniel, Luverne HS, Luverne, AL., Marian J. Parker, Dept. Curriculum & Teaching, and Janet L. Gaston, Dept. Biological & ...
Science education posters abstract.(Author abstract)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... INTEGRATED LEARNING: FIRST-YEAR READING INITIATIVE AND PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY. Michael Wayne Morris, Rachael N. Koigi, and Christi Magrath, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082. During the Fall Semester, 2007, the Troy Campus of ...