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Pattern of the cyanide-potential in developing fruits. Implications for plants accumulating cyanogenic monoglucosides (Phaseolus lunatus) or cianogenic diglucosides in their seeds (Linum usatissimum, Prunus amygdalus)
No full textLanders, Hon. Geo. Marcellus of Conn.
No full textTitle from unverified information on negative sleeve.Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 995, 831 [crossed out], George M. Landers, 29161 [crossed out], Ex M.C. Conn. 993.Forms part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
The RNA binding protein quaking regulates formation of circRNAs
No full textData source: RNA sequencing data, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJEB8225Abstract not available.Simon J. Conn, Katherine A. Pillman, John Toubia, Vanessa M. Conn, Marika Salmanidis, Caroline A. Phillips, Suraya Roslan, Andreas W. Schreiber, Philip A. Gregory, and Gregory J. Goodal
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Marisora magnacornae Hedges & Conn. 2012
No full textMarisora magnacornae Hedges & Conn Eastern Nicaraguan Skink Fig. 12 Marisora magnacornae Hedges & Conn 2012:129 (holotype MCZ R26976; type locality “Great Corn Island, Nicaragua ”); Sunyer et al. 2013:1386; HerpetoNica 2015:220. Marisora brachypoda: Hedges & Conn 2012:244 (in part). Diagnosis. Marisora magnacornae is a long-limbed, relatively stout, large species of Marisora characterized (21 males, 14 females; marked with an * in specimens examined; data incomplete for some specimens) by (1) maximum known SVL 85.7 mm in males; (2) maximum known SVL 95.1 mm in females; (3) snout width 3.4–4.2% SVL in males, 2.6–4.1% in females; (4) HL 17.8–21.6% SVL in males, 16.4–20.9% in females; (5) HW 12.3–15.5% SVL in males, 11.0–14.8% in females; (6) EAL 1.3–2.3% SVL in males, 1.2–1.4% in females; (7) Toe IV length 10.9–13.3% SVL in males, 10.7–13.3% in females; (8) prefrontals one per side; (9) supraoculars four per side; (10) supraciliaries four per side; (11) frontoparietals one per side; (12) supralabial five below orbit on 53 sides, 6 on 9 sides; (13) nuchal rows one per side, except 1–2 in one (longitudinally divided by insertion of tiny scale for most of division); (14) dorsals 52–59 in males, 54–59 in females; (15) ventrals 57–65 in males, 57–62 in females; (16) dorsals + ventrals 109–122 in males, 111–121 in females; (17) midbody scale rows 30 in 27, 28 in 2; (18) Finger IV lamellae 12–15 per side in males, 11–15 in females; (19) Toe IV lamellae 15–18 per side in males, 15– 17 females [17]; (20) Finger IV + Toe IV lamellae 28–33 per side in males, 28–31 in females; (21) supranasals in medial contact in 31, not in contact in 1, preventing frontonasal-rostral contact in 96.9%; (22) prefrontals widely separated in 30, in contact with each other in 2; (23) supraocular 1-frontal contact absent in 26, present in 5; (24) parietals in contact posterior to interparietal; (25) pale middorsal stripe absent; (26) dark, thin dorsolateral dark stripe of dashes present in 15, absent in 18, pale brown to cream dorsolateral stripe present in 29 of 33; (27) dark lateral stripe present, about 2 scale rows high; (28) each side of body with distinct white lateral stripe; (29) palms and soles cream to dark brown; (30) total lamellae for five fingers 47–55 in males, 44–54 in females; (31) total lamellae for five toes 56–66 in males, 54–62 in females. In addition, this is a long limbed species with a combined FLL + HLL/SVL 60.8–68.7% in males, 55.8–68.0% in females, and usually has 2 chinshields contacting infralabials (Table 3). Marisora magnacornae is apparently a member of the M. alliacea Group of Middle American Marisora (no genetic data available). Marisora magnacornae has been diagnosed from the four species of Marisora described herein (M. lineola, M. aquilonaria, M. syntoma, and M. urtica) in their respective diagnoses above. Marisora magnacornae differs from the more southern and also Caribbean lowland M. alliacea in having 30 scales around midbody in 93.1% and 28 in 6.9% (versus 28 in 48.5%, 26 in 40.0%, or rarely 27 or 29 midbody scales in M. alliacea) and having the fifth supralabial below the orbit in 85.5% (versus sixth supralabial below orbit in 73.8% of M. alliacea). Marisora magnacornae is distinguished from the slightly more northern Caribbean M. roatanae in having longer limbs (FLL + HLL/SVL 60.8–68.7% in males, 55.8–68.0% in females versus 53.5–58.4% in males and 47.8–57.7% in females in M. roatanae). Marisora magnacornae differs from M. brachypoda by having longer limbs (FLL + HLL/SVL 60.8–68.7% in males and 55.8–68.0% in females versus FLL + HLL/SVL 51.5–57.7% in males and 47.6–53.9% in females and in having a pale brown dorsolateral stripe (versus distinct pale brown dorsolateral stripe absent in M. brachypoda). Marisora magnacornae differs from the extralimital M. pergravis by having fewer ventrals (57–65 in males versus 70–73 in M. pergravis), fewer dorsals (52–59 versus 62–63 in M. pergravis). Marisora magnacornae differs from M. unimarginata of the M. unimarginata group by having the fifth supralabial below the orbit in 85.5% (versus sixth supralabial below orbit in 81.9% in M. unimarginata), 2 chinshields in con- tact with infralabials in 87.3% (versus 1 chinshield contacting an infralabial in 82.9% in M. unimarginata), and having only scattered and slightly darker brown dorsal spots (versus numerous dark brown dorsal spots present in M. unimarginata). Marisora magnacornae is known to differ from the extralimital and poorly known M. berengerae (incomplete morphological data from literature available only from the unsexed holotype) of the M. unimarginata group only from genetic data; furthermore a large geographical hiatus inhabited by other species of Marisora occurs between those two species. Distribution. Marisora magnacornae was described based on a single specimen from Big Corn Island, but is now better known from several mainland localities along the environs of the Río Escondido and tributaries, Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua (Fig. 6). Those mainland localities lie to the north, west, and south of Bluefields and lie in the lowlands on the Caribbean versant in eastern and south-central Nicaragua (about 4 to about 100 m elevation). Remarks. Barbour & Loveridge (1929) evasively reported a single specimen (MCZ R 26976) of Mabuya (= Marisora) from one of the Corn Islands; those authors did not refer to either of the two Corn Islands. Subsequently, no publication ever associated the Corn Islands with any discussion of these mabuyid skinks until Hedges & Conn (2012) described the MCZ specimen as the new species Marisora magnacornae (including all of those references listed in the synonymy of this species by Hedges & Conn). No specimens of Marisora have been collected on the Corn Islands since that original specimen in 1927–1928 (see Sunyer et al. 2013). Those circumstances might suggest that the single Corn Island specimen could have been introduced to that island by a boat carrying cargo from the mainland port of Bluefields, from which this skink is now known to occur to the north, west, and south. Marisora magnacornae might be most closely related to M. alliacea. Both species are similar in limb length and occur in mesic Caribbean lowland habitats. Unfortunately, genetic data for M. magnacornae remain unknown. Images of Marisora magnacornae are in Hedges & Conn (2012).Published as part of Mccranie, James R., Matthews, Amy J. & Hedges, S. Blair, 2020, A morphological and molecular revision of lizards of the genus Marisora Hedges & Conn (Squamata: Mabuyidae) from Central America and Mexico, with descriptions of four new species, pp. 301-353 in Zootaxa 4763 (3) on pages 333-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/376268
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
The Conn Conservatory of Music at Elkhart, Indiana
No full text The purpose of this study was to document the history of the Conn Conservatory of Music operated by the C. G. Conn musical instrument company of Elkhart, Indiana. Research questions focused on the school’s origin, curriculum, pedagogy, faculty, and students. Instrument manufacturer Charles G. Conn opened The Conn Conservatory in 1896 to boost the sale of instruments and fill the need for an institution devoted to training musicians for the increasing number of bands in the United States. Although the student population never attained the size for which the managers hoped, the Conservatory attracted students from across the United States who came to study with Jules Levy (cornet), Edward A. Lefebre (saxophone), and other prominent members of the faculty. In addition to class and private lessons, students at the Conservatory studied harmony and instrumentation as they worked toward medals and diplomas at advancing levels of proficiency. Administrators eventually expanded the curriculum to include piano, voice, orchestral strings, and popular instruments such as the guitar to attract local residents and generate additional income. The school closed in early 1903, probably because of the loss of its most famous faculty members and a dwindling student population. </jats:p
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
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