8 research outputs found
Water Quality Monitoring of the Little Calumet East Branch Watershed
The Little Calumet East Branch (LCEB) is a 10-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) watershed that ultimately discharges into Lake Michigan. The watershed begins in unincorporated LaPorte County and discharges west through unincorporated Porter County, converges with the West Branch of the Little Calumet River, and finally discharges into Lake Michigan via the Burns Ditch Waterway. A water quality monitoring study was performed in the summer of 2012 as part of the watershed management process led by a not-for-profit organization, Save the Dunes. Save the Dunes’ Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship through Education Network (GLISTEN) liaisons initiated weekly monitoring at eleven LCEB sites for nine weeks during the summer 2012 recreational period. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) conducted monthly monitoring of 48 sites in the LCEB including the sites monitored by the GLISTEN liaisons. Parameters measured for in the watershed included nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, water flow, and Escherichia coli
Creek and Lake Water Analysis of the Little Calumet East Branch Watershed
The overall goal of this project is to collect and analyze baseline water quality data in the Little Calumet East Branch (LCEB) watershed. This watershed spans portions of Porter and LaPorte counties in northwest Indiana and drains into Lake Michigan. The LCEB currently has impaired water quality. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded Save the Dunes Conservancy Foundation a two year grant to develop and implement a Watershed Management Plan to improve water quality. During the summer of 2012, the following water quality parameters were collected weekly from 15 sites spread throughout the watershed: 1) pH, 2) temperature, 3) conductivity, 4) dissolved oxygen, 5) flow, 6) E. coli, 7) ammonia, 8) nitrate, 9) phosphorus, and 10) total suspended solids. Pollutant loadings and flow duration curves will be calculated for each pollutant at each site based on the raw water quality data. These results will be used to determine possible pollutant sources and to identify the critical and priority areas within the watershed where restoration resources will have the maximum impact
Volume 02
Introduction from Dean Dr. Charles Ross
Mike\u27s Nite: New Jazz for an Old Instrument by Joseph A. Mann
Investigation of the use of Cucumis Sativus for Remediation Of Chromium from Contaminated Environmental Matrices: An Interdisciplinary Instrumental Analysis Project by Kathryn J. Greenly, Scott E. Jenkins, and Andrew E. Puckette
Development of GC-MS and Chemometric Methods for the Analysis of Accelerants in Arson Cases by Scott Jenkins
Building and Measuring Scalable Computing Systems by Daniel M. Honey and Jeffery P. Ravenhorst
Nomini Hall: A Case Study in the Use of Archival Resources as Guides for Excavation at An Archaeological Site by Jamie Elizabeth Mesrobian
Two Stories: In Ohio and How to Stay Out of the Brazilian Army by Thomas Scott
Forgerson des Hommes/Stealing the Steel in Zola\u27s Men by Jay Crowell
Paul Gauguin\u27s Escape into Primitivism by Sarah Spangenberg
Lee Krasner, Abstract Expressionist by Amy S. Eason
Artist Book “Paris” by Kenny Wolfe
Artist Book “Sequence of Every Day” by Liz Hale
Artist Book “Apple Tree” by Rachel Bouchard
Artist Book “Not so Pretty in Pink” by Will Semonco
Artist Book “Look into the Moon” by Carley York
Artist Books “Extra” and “Green” by Ryan Higgenbothom
Artist Book “Re-growing Appalachia” by Adrienne Heinbaugh
Artist Books “Cheeziest”, “Uh-oh” and “The Girl with the Glasses” by Melissa Dorton
“Self-Reflection” by Madeline Hunter
Artist Book “The Princess and the Frog” by June Ashmore
“Hunter’s Niche” and “The Wild” by Clark Barkley
“To Thine Own Self be True” by Jay Haley
“Not Funny” Ten-Minute Play Festiva
Volume 03
Introduction from Dean Dr. Charles Ross
Little Shop of Horrors by Longwood Theater Department
Who Has the Hottest Hotsauce in Farmville: A Quantitative Comparison of Sauces from Local Restaurants by Cheryl Peck and Charles Hoever
Precipitation Effects on the Growth of White Oaks and Virginia Pines on the Mt. Vernon Plantation by Brittany Anderson
Design and Synthesis of Novel Ion Binding Molecules for Self-Assembly and Sensing Applications by J. Ervin Sheldon
A Statistical Analysis of Algorithms for Playing SameGame by Richard Hayden
Intersecting Cylinders at Arbitrary Angles by Yuri Calustro
Putting a Foot in the Revolving Door: Strategies for Reducing Teacher Attrition by Candice Fleming and Rebecca Franklin
The Effect of Presentation on Spanish Vocabulary Recall by Ashley Yocum
How Attractive Are You? Individuals Sensitivity to Number of Sexual Partners by Danielle M. Jagoda and Cristina M. Valdivieso
Culturally Relevant Practices for Teaching Code-Switching to African-American Students in Kindergarten Classrooms by Jameka Jones
Two Poems – “Dust” and “Check Out Girls” by Amy Ellis
Three Poems – “Rosewood Massacre, 1923”, “Jarring” and “Reverence” by Ashley Maser
Three Poems – “Dirty Thunderstorm”, “Summer Hide \u27N Seek Car Tag” and “Bliss” by Erikk Shupp
Analysis of the Wilton Diptych by Jamie Yurasits
“Nod”, “Corriline” “Flying” “Familiar” by Alexander Leonhart
Papermaking by Kenny Wolfe and Sally Meadows
“Plant” by J. Haley, Amy Jackson, and Morgan Howard
“Dare to Dart” by Amy Jackson, Adrienne Heinbaugh and Melissa Dorton
Untitled Photographs by Hopson
“Lockets” by Morgan Howard
Graphic Designs and Untitled Photographs by Ciarra Stalker
Selections from a Senior Recital by Joshua Davi
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Meeting Regional, Coastal and Ocean User Needs With Tailored Data Products: A Stakeholder-Driven Process
New coastal and ocean observing stations and instruments deployed across the globe
are providing increasing amounts of meteorological, biological, and oceanographic
data. While these developments are essential for the development of various data
products to inform decision-making among coastal communities, more data does
not automatically translate into more benefits to society. Rather, decision-makers
and other potential end-users must be included in an ongoing stakeholder-driven
process to determine what information to collect and how to best streamline access
to information. We present a three-step approach to develop effective tailored data
products: (1) tailor stakeholder engagement to identify specific user needs; (2) design
and refine data products to meet specific requirements and styles of interaction; and
(3) iterate engagement with users to ensure data products remain relevant. Any of
the three steps could be implemented alone or with more emphasis than others,
but in order to successfully address stakeholders’ needs, they should be viewed as
a continuum—as steps in a process to arrive at effective translation of coastal and
ocean data to those who need it. Examples from the Regional Associations of the U.S.
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOSR
), the Texas General Land Office, and the
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) are woven throughout the
discussion. These vignettes illustrate the value of this stakeholder-driven approach and
provide a sample of the breadth of flexibility and customizability it affords. We hope this
community white paper inspires others to evaluate how they connect their stakeholders
to coastal and ocean observing data and provides managers of observing systems with
a guide on how to evolve in a manner that addresses societal needs
Recommended from our members
Meeting Regional, Coastal and Ocean User Needs With Tailored Data Products: A Stakeholder-Driven Process
New coastal and ocean observing stations and instruments deployed across the globe are providing increasing amounts of meteorological, biological, and oceanographic data. While these developments are essential for the development of various data products to inform decision-making among coastal communities, more data does not automatically translate into more benefits to society. Rather, decision-makers and other potential end-users must be included in an ongoing stakeholder-driven process to determine what information to collect and how to best streamline access to information. We present a three-step approach to develop effective tailored data products: (1) tailor stakeholder engagement to identify specific user needs; (2) design and refine data products to meet specific requirements and styles of interaction; and (3) iterate engagement with users to ensure data products remain relevant. Any of the three steps could be implemented alone or with more emphasis than others, but in order to successfully address stakeholders’ needs, they should be viewed as a continuum—as steps in a process to arrive at effective translation of coastal and ocean data to those who need it. Examples from the Regional Associations of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), the Texas General Land Office, and the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) are woven throughout the discussion. These vignettes illustrate the value of this stakeholder-driven approach and provide a sample of the breadth of flexibility and customizability it affords. We hope this community white paper inspires others to evaluate how they connect their stakeholders to coastal and ocean observing data and provides managers of observing systems with a guide on how to evolve in a manner that addresses societal needs
Folate–Vinca Alkaloid Conjugates for Cancer Therapy: A Structure–Activity Relationship
Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways
Human cancer cells typically harbour multiple chromosomal aberrations, nucleotide substitutions and epigenetic modifications that drive malignant transformation. The Cancer Genome Atlas ( TCGA) pilot project aims to assess the value of large- scale multi- dimensional analysis of these molecular characteristics in human cancer and to provide the data rapidly to the research community. Here we report the interim integrative analysis of DNA copy number, gene expression and DNA methylation aberrations in 206 glioblastomas - the most common type of primary adult brain cancer - and nucleotide sequence aberrations in 91 of the 206 glioblastomas. This analysis provides new insights into the roles of ERBB2, NF1 and TP53, uncovers frequent mutations of the phosphatidylinositol- 3- OH kinase regulatory subunit gene PIK3R1, and provides a network view of the pathways altered in the development of glioblastoma. Furthermore, integration of mutation, DNA methylation and clinical treatment data reveals a link between MGMT promoter methylation and a hypermutator phenotype consequent to mismatch repair deficiency in treated glioblastomas, an observation with potential clinical implications. Together, these findings establish the feasibility and power of TCGA, demonstrating that it can rapidly expand knowledge of the molecular basis of cancer