Annotated List of Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from Stebbins Gulch in Northeastern Ohio

(excerpt) Stebbins Gulch is situated within property owned by The Holden Arboretum in northwestern Geauga County, Ohio, approximately 8.0 km east of the village of Kirtland (Fig. 1). Physiographically, the Arboretum is included within the Southern New York Section of the Appalachian Plateau Province (Feldman et al., 1977). This Section was overridden by several advances of Pleistocene glaciation, the latest of which receded some 13,000 years ago. It is characterized by poorly drained surfaces containing many bogs, ponds, and lakes, except near the Portage Escarpment where small rivers have excavated relatively deep valleys

Influence of Strip-Mining on the Mortality of a Wetland Caddisfly, \u3ci\u3eLimnephilus Indivisus\u3c/i\u3e (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae).

A coal mine about 2.2 km upstream from Stillfork Swamp Nature Preserve, Carroll Co., Ohio was suspected of causing a reduction in Limnephilus indivisus caddisflies in the south half of the preserve. Second instar L. indivisus larvae collected from the south half of the preserve and from two control areas were reared in cages at the site of collection and at the other two sites in a replicated experiment. Elevated total dissolved solids in water samples from within rearing enclosures displayed strong correlation (r2 = 0.864) with increased mortality when compared to larvae reared in unaffected areas. This investigation suggests that larvae of L. indivisus are useful in biomonitoring of wetlands impacted by acid-mine drainage, and potentially other perturbations

Adaptive system and method for signal generation Patent

Adaptive signal generating system and logic circuits for satellite television system

Annotated List of Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Occurring Along the Upper Portion of the West Branch of the Mahoning River in Northeastern Ohio

Information is given on the seasonal distribution of 85 species of Trichoptera collected along a small, relatively unpolluted stream in northeastern Ohio

How is toxicity managed within online games by their companies?

The term toxic is a widely used term within the gaming industry, used to label behaviours and actions witnessed within the gaming community, to various articles of research discussing this topic. This thesis discusses how toxic has several other terms often tied to the behaviour that goes against the collective norm (Erikson, 1962, Dobbert and Mackey, 2015) of the gaming community while suggesting ways for companies to combat this behaviour. Both deviant (Erikson, 1962, Suler, 2004, Clinard and Meier, 2014, Dobbert and Mackey, 2015) and transgressive (Jenks, 2003 Meades, 2015) can be used to highlight this type of behaviour. Due to this, clearly defining what is toxic, deviant or transgressive is difficult as this relies on a subject perspective that others may not share. Thus, this thesis studies the broad rules implemented by the gaming companies to further understand what can be highlighted as toxic behaviour before observing player-to-player interactions. From the data gathered, it is then vital for companies to continue to monitor their players to ensure the safety of the community. While the steps the companies have taken shows they have listened to the community, the report function is still vital to monitor for this deviant, transgressive or even toxic behaviour. Overall, I believe that from my own research I encountered more deviant and transgressive behaviour than toxic

The snail-killing flies of Alaska (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)

Information is given on the geographic distribution, habitat preferences, larval foods, and immature stages for 57 species of 9 genera of Sciomyzidae known to occur in Alaska. An illustrated key to adults is included. Alaska as a habitat for sciomyzid flies is discussed, and information on feeding habits of the larvae is summarized

A Possible Case of Spatial Isolation in Brine Flies of the Genus \u3ci\u3eEphydra\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Ephydridae)

(excerpt) During the summer of 1975, adults and larvae of Ephydra riparia Fallen and E. cinerea Jones were encountered in the many brine pools occurring on the property of the Morton Salt Company at Rittman, Wayne County, Ohio (Scheiring and Foote, 1973). Larvae of both species have been reported to be salt tolerant (Bayly, 1972). E. ripariu larvae can survive in salinities up to 80°/oo (Sutcliffe, 1960), and the larvae of cinerea have been encountered by Nemenz (1960) in the Great Salt Lake of Utah at a salinity of 300°/oo

\u3ci\u3eAnaphes\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) Reared from the Eggs of a Shore Fly (Diptera: Ephydridae)

Members of the family Mymaridae are obligate parasitoids of insect eggs, and some species attack the eggs of aquatic insects. Only one account of egg parasitism by the mymarid genus Anaphes on Diptera has been disclosed in the literature. Bakkendorf (1971) bred Anaphes autumnalis Foerster from an egg of Tipula autumnalis Loew

A Preliminary Survey of the Crane-Flies of Delaware County, Ohio (Diptera: Tipuloidea)

Author Institution: Department of Entomology and Limnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New Yor