| Monday, June 18, 2007: 12:00 PM-9:30 PM | |||
| Golden Eagle Eyrie (Boise Centre on the Grove) | |||
| E Contributed Posters (po) | |||
| Contributed Posters | |||
| Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences | |||
| 147 | Residual Phosphorus Effects on Alfalfa Seed Pollination and Production Bradford D. Brown, James D. Barbour | ||
| 148 | Low Phytic Acid Barley Responses to Phosphorus Rates Chad A. Jackson, Juliet M. Windes, Phil Bregitzer, Donald Obert | ||
| Anthropology and Archaeology | |||
| 149 | No Impact: Anthropological and archeological implications of isotopes in rocks from the Akkadian Empire Monica Guerrero, Sabine Airieau | ||
| Biological Sciences | |||
| 150 | Ornamentation in North American Barn Owls (Tyto alba pratincola): Does Spottiness Signal Quality? Than J. Boves, James R. Belthoff | ||
| 151 | Costs and Benefits of Group Living in Owls Justin L. Welty, James R. Belthoff | ||
| 152 | Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by Flammulated Owls in Idaho Keith P. Barnes, James R. Belthoff | ||
| 153 | Design algorithms for detection of genomic copy number variations (CNV) using the SNPlex™ Genotyping System / COPYPlex™ Ryan Koehler | ||
| 154 | Molecular Mechanisms Controlling CD40L Gene Expression: Implications in Asthma Ashley Masterson, Alma Hodzic, Denise Wingett | ||
| 155 | hGH-V Gene Expression and Promoter Activity under Glucose and 5-Azacytidine (5azaC) Effects Marina MJ Romero-Prado, Hugo A. Barrera-Saldaña, Jose Luis Castrillo-Diez | ||
| 156 | The Role of MalQ in Carbohydrate Utilization and Gene Regulation in the Lyme Disease Spirochete Elizabeth A. Morton, D. Scott Samuels | ||
| 157 | Group A Streptococcal Myonecrosis: Vimentin Mediates “Inside-out” Infection at Sites of Non-penetrating Muscle Trauma Stephanie M. Hamilton, Clifford R. Bayer, Dennis L. Stevens, Amy E. Bryant | ||
| 158 | Evaluating Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Potential Utilization in Treatment of Autoimmune Disease Cory L. Hanley, Janet Layne, Madhu Reddy, Hua Wang, Kevin Feris, Alex Punnoose, Denise G. Wingett | ||
| 159 | Susceptibility of Cancer Cells to ZnO Nanoparticle Toxicity - Potential Utility for Treatment of Cancer Janet Layne, Cory Hanley, Kevin Feris, Alex Punnoose, Madhu Reddy, Hua Wang, Denise G. Wingett | ||
| 160 | The Effects of Oncostatin M on Human Breast Cancer In Vivo Amanda J. Bruesch, Dr. Cheryl L Jorcyk | ||
| 161 | Evidence of Changes in Medial Giant Axon Membrane Electrophysiology during Nerve Regeneration following Ventral Nerve Cord Crush in Lumbricus terrestris Michael Havens, Katie Kuhr | ||
| 162 | Development of a Rhodopseudomonad H2 Producing Microbial System Driven by Agricultural Wastewater Kevin Feris, Dana Moracco, Joni Barnes, Cathy Rae | ||
| 163 | Developmental Expression of Collagen Type XI in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Jason S. Adams, Raquel Brown, Jeremiah Maschmann, Katey Irwin, Luke Woodbury, Linda Mercer, Julia Thom Oxford | ||
| 164 | Characterization of the Collagen type XI Isoforms using Analytical Ultracentrifugation and Circular Dichroism Spectropolarimetry Luke G. Woodbury, Dawn Muhlestein, Julia Thom Oxford | ||
| 165 | Identification of Collagen Gene Loci in Danio rerio Jeremiah M. Maschmann, Julia Thom Oxford, Jason S. Adams | ||
| Chemistry | |||
| 166 | A Density Functional Study of Actinyl - Methoxide Complexes: the Structure and Bonding Properties Da Gao, Michael E. McIlwain | ||
| 167 | The Effects of Trifluoperazine on Calsequestrin Structure and Protein Aggregation Dawn Muhlestein, T.S. Broyles, James Cole, Julia Thom Oxford, Susan E. Shadle | ||
| 168 | Dichlorophene Inhibition of Human carbonyl reductase Christopher K. Ewing, Henry A. Charlier Jr. | ||
| 169 | The Three C's of Renewable Biomass Briquettes Blake E. Stanhouse, Dana Moracco, Owen McDougal | ||
| 170 | OSpec Web: An Online Educational Resource to Facilitate the Instruction of Organic Spectroscopy Matthew Turner, Ryan Morton, Owen McDougal | ||
| 171 | Binary and Ternary Complexes Involving Small Molecules and Carbonyl Reductase Matthew T. Mayer, Henry A. Charlier Jr. | ||
| Earth Sciences | |||
| 172 | Microbial alteration in pristine rocks Sabine Airieau, Yvette Piceno, Gary Andersen | ||
| Ecology and Environmental Sciences | |||
| 173 | Estrogen Equivalent Concentration of Seventeen Major Para-nonylphenol Isomers Related to Commercial Mixtures in a Sediment Core Taken from Ariake Bay, Japan Keiji Okuda, Takao Katase, Taketo Uchiyama, Hiroaki Saito, Mitsuko Makino, Yasuo Fujimoto, Yun-Seok Kim, Heesoo Eun | ||
| 174 | Assessing Microbial Response to Nutrient Loading in Natural Stream Systems in the Dry Creek Experimental Watershed, ID Pamela S. Hess, Mariona Nadal, Kevin Feris | ||
| 175 | Resilience of a Terrestrial Arthropod Community to a Catastrophic Event R. Andrew Rodstrom, John J. Brown | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 176 | Loss of Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Lymphocytes During Anaplasma marginale Challenge in Cattle Sushan Han | ||
| 177 | Pathogenesis beyond pX01 and pX02 – In silico Analysis of Bacillus Anthracis GongXin Yu, Laura Bond | ||
| 178 | Organic Spices as Non-contact Antimicrobial Coatings Jeremiah Hull, Ken Cornell, Greg Hampikian | ||
| 179 | New Drug Targets for Treating Lyme Disease Maria Martinez, Cassie Bassett, Cassie Dayan, Diana Saidac, Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D., Ken Cornell, Ph.D. | ||
| 180 | Purine Auxotrophy, Giardia's Achilles' Heel? Jeremy Bonander, Ken Cornell, Ph.D. | ||
| 181 | Cloning and Expression of Entamoeba histolytica MTA nucleosidase Robert Ormond, Tyrell Simpkins, Ken Cornell | ||
| 182 | Methylthioribose kinase, a Sweet Target for Antibiotic Design Chelsea Isom, Cassie Dayan, Ken Cornell, Ph.D. | ||
| 183 | Construction of LcrV-Enterotoxin Fusions for use as Potential Mucosal Yersinia Vaccines Chadwick T. Davis, Juliette K. Tinker | ||
| 184 | Utilizing RNA Interference to Knockdown the Expression of Oncostatin M Receptor Beta Patrick S. Aranda, Cheryl L. Jorcyk | ||
| 185 | Identification of Proteins that Interact with the Surface of Collagen Fibrils Raquel Brown, Julia Thom Oxford | ||
| 186 | The Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on the Use of Dental Care in Pacoima , California , 2001 and 2004 Kim Le Huynh, Habiba Ismail, Erika Gomez | ||
| 187 | Dental Practice Characteristics and the Mix of Services Courtney A. Naten, Damon D. Webber, Adel P. Newell | ||
| 188 | Studies on Relationship between Longevity and Geological Environment in Bama County of China Zhiyong Zhang, He Sheng Jiang, Min He, Jian Qin, Huaxiang Lu, Zhihua Jiang, Yuan Zou, Yurong Qin, Jinchao Chen, Zhibiao Huang | ||
| Industrial Sciences and Technology | |||
| 189 | Pitting Studies in Seawater Contaminated Jet Turbine Oil Brandon Christoffersen, Brian M. Marx, Darryl P Butt | ||
| 190 | Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel 304 Using Laser Surface Treatment I. M. Ghayad, M. A. Shoeib, T. M. Mattar, H. M. Hussein, R. A. AbuShaiba | ||
| Physics | |||
| 191 | Computational Methods in Discovering the Nature of Gas Hydrates Klaus Johannsen, Alla Sapronova | ||
| 192 | Ferroelectric Films: Molecular Model of Switching Alla Sapronova, Vladimir Bystrov, Ekatherine Paramonova | ||
| 193 | Medical Application of Microwaves Galina Ovchinnikova, Alla Sapronova | ||
| Physics/Chemistry | |||
| 136 | Polymer Nanocomposite Based Chemiresistive NOx Sensor Divakara A.B.S. Meka, Linda A. George, Shalini Prasad | ||
| 135 | Correction of the Amplification Factor in SAW Sensor's Semi-Empirical Response Equation by Perturbation Theory Zhixiong Cha | ||
| 130 | Iridium Oxide Nanowire Monitors for Protein Detection Vinu L. Venkatraman, Ravikiran K Reddy, Fengyan Zhang, Victor Hsu, Bruce Ulrich, Shalini Prasad | ||
| 128 | Development of a Magnetic-Shape-Memory-Based Micro-Accelerometer Chris Pohl, Michael Hagler, Volodymir Chernenko, Makato Ohtsuka, Peter Müllner | ||
| 133 | Development of Metallic Periodic Structures for Surface Plasmon Polariton Sensor Cory Sparks, Lincoln Bollschweiler, Wan Kuang | ||
| Western Society of Soil Science | |||
| 199 | Soil Development on a Sequence of Moraines, Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA Ann M. Rossi, Robert C. Graham | ||
| 200 | Soil-Geomorphic Classification of an Arid Mountain Range, Mojave Desert, USA Daniel R. Hirmas, Robert C. Graham | ||
| 201 | Comparison of Flood Hazard Assessments on Alluvial Fans Using FEMA, NRCS, and Surficial Geologic maps: A Case Study in Ivanpah Valley, Nevada Colin R. Robins, Brenda J. Buck, Douglas J. Merkler, Michael S. Howell, Janice L. Morton, Amanda J. Williams, Maureen L. Yonovitz, P. Kyle House | ||
| 202 | Predictive Soil Maps Generated from Decision Tree Analysis and GIS Technology Jeffrey S. Pace, Jay S. Noller | ||
| 203 | Predictive Mapping in the Fremont National Forest, Oregon Melanie R. Malone, Jay S. Noller | ||
| 204 | Using Decision Tree Analysis to Generate Rule Sets for Predictive Soils Mapping Sarah J. Hash, Jay S. Noller | ||
| 205 | Impact of Soil Mineral Assemblage and Acidity on Organic Carbon Cycling in a Range of Ponderosa Pine Forests Katherine A. Heckman, Amy Welty-Bernard, Craig Rasmussen, Egbert Schwartz, Jon Chorover | ||
| 206 | Evaluation of Ponderosa Pine Management Practices Based on Economic Profitability and Opportunity of Receiving Carbon Credits Amitava Chatterjee, George F. Vance, Siân Mooney, Daniel B. Tinker, James Arnold, Peter D. Stahl, Bill Haggenson | ||
| 207 | Soil Quality Characteristics in High Elevation Riparian Wet Meadows in the Sierra Nevada: Relationships to Hydrologic Functionality Laura J. Jungst, Hayley R. Olsen, Jay B. Norton, Urszula Norton, William R. Horwath, Kenneth W. Tate | ||
| 208 | Soil Morphology and Organic Matter Beneath Cheatgrass-, Sagebrush-, and Bunchgrass-Dominated Shrub-Steppe Vegetation Jay B. Norton, Thomas A. Monaco, Tom A. Jones, Robert R. Blank | ||
| 209 | Influence of Plant Nutrition and Chemical Treatments on Phymatotrichoposis Omnivora in Cotton John E. Matocha, James C. Wilborn | ||
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