Prospectus, September 14, 1973

NEW CAMPUS TO HOUSE RECORD ENROLLMENT: PARKLAND COLLEGE BEGINS 7TH YEAR; Large Turnout Expected During Activities Week; Tom Neal Wounded In Campus Shooting; Name The Newspaper Contest; Prospectus in Perspective: Toward Humanistic Reporting; Board Seeks More Student Involvement in Publications; Something of Value; From the Adviser; Measure For Measure; Student Clubs Provide Array Of Opportunities; Student Charters To Be Examined; Campus Artist Needed For Cartoon Series; Placement Bureau Provides Vital Service; Vet\u27s Club Elections; Vet\u27s Used Books; Literary Magazine Expands Publication; Campus Maze Baffles Students, President Delivers Advice; Prospectus Code of Ethics; Krannert Art Center Schedule; Parkland College Campus Guide: A Warm Welcome to Parkland College, Directory of Offices and Services, Key to Locations, Items of Interest About the New Campus, Guidelines Committee Makes Recommendations; Debate: Last Of The Academic Classics; Classified Ads; New Faculty Members Join Parkland Team; Cobra Cross-Country Team Opens Competition; Veteran\u27s Meeting; Linksmen Still Needed For PC Opening Match; Faculty Bowling Commences Today; Faculty Softball Team Wins Third In Mahomet Tournament; Fast Freddy\u27s Football Forecast; \u27Punt, Pass, Kick\u27 Added Attraction For Intramurals; Senatorial Campaigns To Be Launched: Elections In October; Board Appoints New Adviser; Salaries Awarded Staff Members; Forthcoming Issues; Prospectus Staff Meeting; Convocations Plans Variety Entertainment; Callboard; September Calendar Of Eventshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1973/1006/thumbnail.jp

Behavioral responses of individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) to mid-frequency military sonar

Primary funding for the SOCAL-BRS project was initially provided by the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division and subsequently by the U.S. Navy's Living Marine Resources Program.This study measured the degree of behavioral responses in blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) to controlled noise exposure off the southern California coast. High-resolution movement and passive acoustic data were obtained from non-invasive archival tags (n=42) whereas surface positions were obtained with visual focal follows. Controlled exposure experiments (CEEs) were used to obtain direct behavioral measurements before, during and after simulated and operational military mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS), pseudorandom noise (PRN) and controls (no noise exposure). For a subset of deep-feeding animals (n=21), active acoustic measurements of prey were obtained and used as contextual covariates in response analyses. To investigate potential behavioral changes within individuals as a function of controlled noise exposure conditions, two parallel analyses of time-series data for selected behavioral parameters (e.g. diving, horizontal movement and feeding) were conducted. This included expert scoring of responses according to a specified behavioral severity rating paradigm and quantitative change-point analyses using Mahalanobis distance statistics. Both methods identified clear changes in some conditions. More than 50% of blue whales in deep-feeding states responded during CEEs, whereas no changes in behavior were identified in shallow-feeding blue whales. Overall, responses were generally brief, of low to moderate severity, and highly dependent on exposure context such as behavioral state, source-to-whale horizontal range and prey availability. Response probability did not follow a simple exposure–response model based on received exposure level. These results, in combination with additional analytical methods to investigate different aspects of potential responses within and among individuals, provide a comprehensive evaluation of how free-ranging blue whales responded to mid-frequency military sonar.PostprintPeer reviewe

EuPathDB: the eukaryotic pathogen genomics database resource

The Eukaryotic Pathogen Genomics Database Resource (EuPathDB, http://eupathdb.org) is a collection of databases covering 170+ eukaryotic pathogens (protists & fungi), along with relevant free-living and non-pathogenic species, and select pathogen hosts. To facilitate the discovery of meaningful biological relationships, the databases couple preconfigured searches with visualization and analysis tools for comprehensive data mining via intuitive graphical interfaces and APIs. All data are analyzed with the same workflows, including creation of gene orthology profiles, so data are easily compared across data sets, data types and organisms. EuPathDB is updated with numerous new analysis tools, features, data sets and data types. New tools include GO, metabolic pathway and word enrichment analyses plus an online workspace for analysis of personal, non-public, large-scale data. Expanded data content is mostly genomic and functional genomic data while new data types include protein microarray, metabolic pathways, compounds, quantitative proteomics, copy number variation, and polysomal transcriptomics. New features include consistent categorization of searches, data sets and genome browser tracks; redesigned gene pages; effective integration of alternative transcripts; and a EuPathDB Galaxy instance for private analyses of a user's data. Forthcoming upgrades include user workspaces for private integration of data with existing EuPathDB data and improved integration and presentation of host–pathogen interactions

Cross-cultural Design and Evaluation of Robot Prototypes based on Kawaii (Cute) Attributes

We report on a cross-cultural collaborative project between students and faculty at DePauw University in the United States and Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan that used cross-cultural teams to design and evaluate robotic gadgets to gain a deeper understanding of the role that kawaii (Japanese cuteness) plays in fostering positive human response to, and acceptance of, these devices across cultures. Two cross-cultural design teams used Unity and C# to design and implement prototypes of virtual robotic gadgets as well as virtual environments for the robots to interact in. One team designed a virtual train station as well as robotic gadgets to operate in the station. The other team designed a virtual university campus as well as robotic gadgets that operated in that environment. Two versions of each robotic gadget were designed, such that the two versions differed with respect to one kawaii attribute (shape, size, etc.) Using these robots, we conducted a formal study that compared perceptions of kawaii robots between American college students and Japanese college students, as well as across genders. The findings revealed that there was not much difference in perception of kawaii across cultures and genders. Furthermore, the study shows that designing a robot to be more kawaii/cute appears to positively influence human preference for being around the robot. This study will inform our long-term goal of designing robots that are appealing across gender and culture