Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science articles from December 2002

Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science archives from December 2002

Correlation between compression of the proximal tibia and gross external indicators of joint degeneration.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. Previous research conducted on the dynamics of trabecular bone suggests that changes in the dimensions of the proximal metaphysis of the tibia would be consistent with joint degeneration of a mechanical etiology. Data on the...

An illustrated catalogue of macroscopic subfossils from late-Pleistocene and Holocene westland deposits in northern Indiana.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. Subfossils from 16 holocene wetlands in northern Indiana were described and illustrated. A summary of the relative abundance, stratigraphic occurrence, chronology, and frequency of each taxon was presented. Approximately 57 taxa...

Detection efficiency of gamma rays through fatty tissue for the external detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer diagnosis.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. The ability to detect gamma ray passage through fatty tissue has biomedical applications in the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. The uptake of a [Tc.sup.99m]-labeled sulfur colloid solution into the primary or sentinel lymph...

The flora and vegetational communities of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. This paper on Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (WWFWA), Henry County, Indiana, documents 635 vascular plant species and varieties within the 416.6 ha (1029 acre) site. The 635 species and varieties represent 343 genera and 109...

Reports of rarely collected or previously unreported Indiana Coleoptera (Insecta): Cerambycidae, Cerophytidae, Hydraenidae, Hydrophilidae, Nitidulidae, Scarabaeidae, Staphylinidae, Trogossitidae.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. Eleven species of Indiana Coleoptera are newly reported or reported as rarely-collected species in the State. The rare species Cerophytum pulsator (Cerophytidae) is noted from southern Indiana. Temnoschiela virescens (Trogossitidae)...

Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. The vertebrate fauna of Indiana recorded since the time of European settlement numbers 208 fish, 38 amphibian, 54 reptilian, 401 avian, and 68 mammalian species. Currently, 19 fish, 9 amphibian, 16 reptilian, 44 avian, and 13...

Population studies on a maternity colony of little brown bats in west-central Indiana.
December 23, 2002... ABSTRACT. Between 1987 and 1992 studies were conducted on a large maternity colony of little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) in a barn in Clay County near Brazil, Indiana. Evening flight counts were conducted to examine seasonal population...

Minutes of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science 2000.
December 23, 2002... EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Indiana University East, Richmond 14 April 2000 President Ruth Howes called the meeting to order at 1:05 PM in Room 200C of the Whitewater Building. Members present: Robert Dale, Edward Frazier, Ruth Howes, Marion...

Minutes of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science 2001.
December 23, 2002... EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 20 April 2001 President Ed Squiers called the meeting to order at 1:10 PM. Attending: President-Elect Terry West, Treasurer Ed Frazier, Secretary Nils I....