Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from April 2001

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from April 2001

GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS AURATUS) SEE BETTER THAN PEOPLE (HOMO SAPIEN).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS AURATUS) SEE BETTER THAN PEOPLE (HOMO SAPIEN). Michael S. Loop, Dept. of Physiological Optics, UAB, B'ham, AL 35294. At behavioral detection threshold intensity, normal humans, macaque monkey, and goldfish all see a...

EFFECTS OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN BREEDING HOUSE FINCHES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... EFFECTS OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN BREEDING HOUSE FINCHES. Paul M. Nolan, Sharon R. Roberts, and Geoffrey E. Hill. Dept. of Biological Sciences, 331 Funchess Hall. Auburn University, AL 36849. Long known as a...

DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS IN THE VICINITY OF MOBIL BAY-A PRELIMINARY STATUS REPORT.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS IN THE VICINITY OF MOBIL BAY-A PRELIMINARY STATUS REPORT. David H. Nelson and Krista K. van Amerongen, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. John J. Dindo, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL 36528. Roger...

THE EFFECT OF GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE STATUS ON SERUM AMYLASE AND ACID PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY IN RABBITS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE EFFECT OF GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE STATUS ON SERUM AMYLASE AND ACID PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY IN RABBITS. Jacqueline U. Johnson, Dept. of Food & Animal Sciences, Ala. A&M Univ., Normal, AL 35762. Adriel D. Johnson, Univ. of Ala. in Huntsville, AL...

ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF G-PROTEINS IN REGULATION OF ECDYSTEROIDOGENESIS IN BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) Y-ORGANS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF G-PROTEINS IN REGULATION OF ECDYSTEROIDOGENESIS IN BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) Y-ORGANS. Deug Woo Han and R. Douglas Watson, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294. In decapod...

CATTLE EGRET IN ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... CATTLE EGRET IN ALABAMA. Julian L. Dusi, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Aubuan University, Auburn University, Ala. 36849 and Rosemary D; Dusi, 560 Sherwood Dr., Auburn, Ala. 36830 The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) was first found in Alabama...

RELEASE AND DEGRADATION OF SORBED 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE BY A MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... RELEASE AND DEGRADATION OF SORBED 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE BY A MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM. B.K. Robertson, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Ala. State Univ., Montgomery, AL 36101. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT), a relatively water soluble nitroaromatic...

HABITAT USE BY NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT SONGBIRDS AT AN ATLANTIC COASTAL STOPOVER SITE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... HABITAT USE BY NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT SONGBIRDS AT AN ATLANTIC COASTAL STOPOVER SITE. Scott G. Somershoe. Dept. Biol. Sciences. Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849. Transient songbirds often stopover in small isolated oak hammocks that are...

TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES FEEDING CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO SYMPATRIC CRAYFISH SPECIES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES FEEDING CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO SYMPATRIC CRAYFISH SPECIES. Suzanne L. Croll and Stephen A. Watts. Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala., Birmingham, AL 35294 The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (PC) and the white...

PROMOTER ACTIVITY OF THE TELOMERASE GENE IN DIFFERENTIATING HUMAN TERATOCARCINOMA (HT) AND PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIC (HL-60) CELLS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... PROMOTER ACTIVITY OF THE TELOMERASE GENE IN DIFFERENTIATING HUMAN TERATOCARCINOMA (HT) AND PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIC (HL-60) CELLS. Sabita Saldanha, Trygve Tollefsbol, Joyce Haskell, Sefali Parikh, Nadeja Lopatina, Lucy Andrews, Mark Casillas and...

EFFECT OF GLUCOSE ANALOGUES AND GLYCATION REVERSAL AGENTS ON GLUCOSE TOXICITY IN A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING.
April 1, 2001... EFFECT OF GLUCOSE ANALOGUES AND GLYCATION REVERSAL AGENTS ON GLUCOSE TOXICITY IN A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING. Archie Dean Hooper, IV and Donald W. Salter, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences,...

STRUCTURALL-BASED PLUMAGE COLORATION IS AN HONEST SIGNAL OF MATE QUALITY IN EASTERN BLUEBIRDS.
April 1, 2001... STRUCTURALL-BASED PLUMAGE COLORATION IS AN HONEST SIGNAL OF MATE QUALITY IN EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. Lynn Siefferman and Geoffrey Hill, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849. Sexual selection explains the...

HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF INCUBATING WOOD DUCKS (AIX SPONSA) AT EUFAULA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALABAMA.
April 1, 2001... HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF INCUBATING WOOD DUCKS (AIX SPONSA) AT EUFAULA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALABAMA. Travis H. Folk and Gary R. Hepp, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Al, 36849. ...

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON A PROTEASE EXOENZYME PRODUCED BY A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING.
April 1, 2001... ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON A PROTEASE EXOENZYME PRODUCED BY A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING. Grant Goldenstar, III and Donald Salter. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. University of West Alabama,...

SODIUM CHLORIDE REQUIREMENTS AND EXOENZYME PROFILES OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SALINE ENVIRONMENTS.
April 1, 2001... SODIUM CHLORIDE REQUIREMENTS AND EXOENZYME PROFILES OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SALINE ENVIRONMENTS. Patricia Graham and Donald Salter, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470 ...

TARDIGRADE DIVERSITY IN THE MOSS ULOTA CRISPA FROM TREE CANOPIES IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK--A PRELIMINARY REPORT.
April 1, 2001... TARDIGRADE DIVERSITY IN THE MOSS ULOTA CRISPA FROM TREE CANOPIES IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK--A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Amanda K. Hooie, Paul G. Davison, Dept. of Biology, Univ. North Ala., Florence, AL 35632, and Diane R. Nelson....

NATURAL GROWTH RATES OF AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM.
April 1, 2001... NATURAL GROWTH RATES OF AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM. Eric A. Blackwell, Robert A. Angus, Ken R. Marion, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 and George R. Cline, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville,...

PREDICTION OF HATCHLING KEMP'S RIDLEY SEX RATIOS PRODUCED AT RANCHO NUEVO, MEXICO.
April 1, 2001... PREDICTION OF HATCHLING KEMP'S RIDLEY SEX RATIOS PRODUCED AT RANCHO NUEVO, MEXICO. Alyssa Geis and Thane Wibbels, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi, is the...

AROMATASE mRNA LEVELS DURING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SEX DETERMINATION IN A REPTILE.
April 1, 2001... AROMATASE mRNA LEVELS DURING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SEX DETERMINATION IN A REPTILE. Chris Murdock and Thane Wibbels, Dept. of Bio1ogy, Univ. of Ala.-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. The red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta, like most...

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF cspG IN Vibrio vulnificus.
April 1, 2001... IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF cspG IN Vibrio vulnificus. Greer E. Kaufman and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic marine bacterium that thrives in warm...

SERUM-INDUCED RESPONSE OF Vibrio vulnificus.
April 1, 2001... SERUM-INDUCED RESPONSE OF Vibrio vulnificus. Michael L. Myers and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Vibrio vulnificus is a marine bacterium that is commonly accumulated in shellfish during the...

PATIENT'S RECOGNITION OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE.
April 1, 2001... PATIENT'S RECOGNITION OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE. Dena M. Guy (Joan Grant), University of Alabama School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1210 Stroke continues to be a major source of morbidity and...

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF WATER AND SEDIMENT EXTRACTS FROM LOGAN MARTIN LAKE, SNOW AND CHOCCOLOCCO CREEKS BY THE FROG EMBRYO TERATOGENESIS ASSAY - XENOPUS (FETAX) DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY ASSAY.
April 1, 2001... PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF WATER AND SEDIMENT EXTRACTS FROM LOGAN MARTIN LAKE, SNOW AND CHOCCOLOCCO CREEKS BY THE FROG EMBRYO TERATOGENESIS ASSAY - XENOPUS (FETAX) DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY ASSAY. Carla Harper Corrine Milligan, and Roger Sauterer,...

ACCLIMATION INCREASES LOW TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE IN FINGERLING GMT[TM] OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS.
April 1, 2001... ACCLIMATION INCREASES LOW TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE IN FINGERLING GMT[TM] OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS. Scott C. Hofer and Stephen A. Watts, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Genetically male tilapia (GMT [TM]) are produced...

GLUCOSE LEVELS IN THE COELOMIC FLUID VARY WITH DIET IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS.
April 1, 2001... GLUCOSE LEVELS IN THE COELOMIC FLUID VARY WITH DIET IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS. Rebecca L. Worrell, S.A. Watts, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. B. Gower, Dept. of Nutrition Sciences, Univ. of Ala. at...

EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT-SENSITIVE BIOTIC INDICES.
April 1, 2001... EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT-SENSITIVE BIOTIC INDICES. Janna S. Owens, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala., Birmingham, AL. 35294. Ken R. Marion and Robert A. Angus. The Cahaba River, located in the Birmingham, Alabama area, has experienced an...

TISSUE- AND SEX-SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION OF ESTROGEN RECEPTORS-ALPHA AND -BETA TN TILAPIA OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS.
April 1, 2001... TISSUE- AND SEX-SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION OF ESTROGEN RECEPTORS-ALPHA AND -BETA TN TILAPIA OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS. Melody G. Duvall, Stephen A. Watts, Dept. of Biology, and Coral A. Lamartiniere, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Univ. of Ala....

COMPOSITION OF THE DIET OF THE ALABAMA REDBELLY TURTLE (PSUEDEMYS ALABAMENSIS).
April 1, 2001... COMPOSITION OF THE DIET OF THE ALABAMA REDBELLY TURTLE (PSUEDEMYS ALABAMENSIS). William M. Turner and David H. Nelson, Biology Dept., Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. The diet of the Alabama Redbelly turtle was examined using a...

EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON EGG PRODUCTION IN THE CRAYFISH PROCAMBARUS CLARKII AND P. ZONANGULUS.
April 1, 2001... EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON EGG PRODUCTION IN THE CRAYFISH PROCAMBARUS CLARKII AND P. ZONANGULUS. Mickie L. Powell and Stephen A. Watts, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, B'ham, AL 35294. The crayfish Procambrus clarkii and P....

DIETARY PROTEIN INFLUENCES BODY COMPONENTS DURING GROWTH IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS.
April 1, 2001... DIETARY PROTEIN INFLUENCES BODY COMPONENTS DURING GROWTH IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS. Brenda D. Wallace, H.S. Hammer, S.A. Watts, Department of Biology, Univ. of Ala. At Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. J.M. Lawrence, Dept. of...

DIET AFFECTS GONAD DEVELOPMENT IN FEMALE JUVENILE SEA URCHINS (LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS).(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... DIET AFFECTS GONAD DEVELOPMENT IN FEMALE JUVENILE SEA URCHINS (LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS) A.W. Cunningham, B.D. Wallace and S.A. Watts, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala., Birmingham, AL 35294. J.M. Lawrence, Dept. of Biology, Univ. S. Florida, Tampa,...

PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF CHOLINERGIC AGENTS ON THE EMBRYONIC CHICK PANCREAS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF CHOLINERGIC AGENTS ON THE EMBRYONIC CHICK PANCREAS. Lydell Collier and A. D. Johnson, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899. J. U....

NESTLING GROWTH IN THE HOUSE FINCH: TRENDS IN RELATION TO HATCH ORDER AND SEX.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... NESTLING GROWTH IN THE HOUSE FINCH: TRENDS IN RELATION TO HATCH ORDER AND SEX. Alex Badyaev, and Geoff Hill, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Hatch order and sex are two potential factors that could...

CUES TO OPTIMAL FORAGING BY A CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGER: THE EASTERN CHIPMUNK, TAMIAS STRIATUS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... CUES TO OPTIMAL FORAGING BY A CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGER: THE EASTERN CHIPMUNK, TAMIAS STRIATUS. James E. Morris and Robert S. Lishak, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, AL 36849 There has been much research done showing that...

BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY IN THE WEEKS BAY WATERSHED.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY IN THE WEEKS BAY WATERSHED. Krista K. van Amerongen and David H. Nelson, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. Adjacent to the Mobile Bay, the Weeks...

ALGAE NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR FORMULATIONS OF NONTOXIC ANTICORROSIVE MARINE COATINGS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ALGAE NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR FORMULATIONS OF NONTOXIC ANTICORROSIVE MARINE COATINGS. Khaled A. Aamer, Nicole Swinson, and Adriane G. Ludwick, Chemistry Department, and Heshmat Aglan, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tuskegee University,...

IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE THE OH+HE VAN DER WAALS COMPLEX EXPERIMENTALLY?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE THE OH+HE VAN DER WAALS COMPEX EXPERIMENTALLY? R.Kim and U.Schnupf, Department of Chemistry, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama 36082. Over the last decade there has been a considerable experimental and...

NOVEL POLYAMINEQUINONES FOR MARINE COATINGS: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... NOVEL POLYAMINEQUINONES FOR MARINE COATINGS: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION. M. E. Hoque, K. King and A. G. Ludwick, Department of Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL-36088. A family of polymers, polyaminequinone (PAQ), containing the...

TITRATION PRECISION ESTIMATES BY MONTE CARLO METHOD.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TITRATION PRECISION ESTIMATES BY MONTE CARLO METHOD. B. U. Lambert and M. B. Moeller, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632. The precision to be expected from three different methods...

PRECURSOR POLYMER APPROACH TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS: ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF POLYMETHYLSILOXANES WITH PYRROLE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... PRECURSOR POLYMER APPROACH TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS: ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF POLYMETHYLSILOXANES WITH PYRROLE. Prasad Taranekar and Rigoberto Advincula Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham...

A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF p-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNALDEHYDE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF p-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNALDEHYDE. Steven E. Arnold and Bryan Hutto, Department of Physical Sciences, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124 The properties of highly polar aromatic compounds are of...

[T1.sub.[rho]] RELAXATION STUDIES OF METHYLALUMINOXANE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... [T1.sub.[rho]] RELAXATION STUDIES OF METHYLALUMINOXANE. Amy [Campbell.sup.1], Anthony A. [Mrse.sup.2], Leslie G. [Butler.sup.2], Department of Chemistry, University of North [Alabama.sup.1], Florence, AL 35632, Louisiana State...

UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY OF p-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMALDEHYDE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY OF p-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMALDEHYDE. Michael Pvrlik and Steven E. Arnold, Department of Physical Sciences, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124 The properties of highly polar aromatic...

THE PRECURSOR POLYMER APPROACH TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS: ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE (PMMA) FUNCTIONALIZED WITH PYRROLE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE PRECURSOR POLYMER APPROACH TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS: ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE (PMMA) FUNCTIONALIZED WITH PYRROLE Suxiang Deng and Rigoberto Advincula Department of Chemistry, University of...

AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE FOR THE INTERACTION BETWEEN [H.sub.2] AND CN.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE FOR THE INTERACTION BETWEEN [H.sub.2] AND CN. U.Schnupf, Department of Chemistry, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama 36082. K.Morokuma and M.C.Heaven, Department of Chemistry and Cherry L. Emerson...

ANALYTIC ELEMENT MODELING OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE WADENA AREA, CENTRAL MINNESOTA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ANALYTIC ELEMENT MODELING OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE WADENA AREA, CENTRAL MINNESOTA. Daniel J. O'Donnell, PG. O'Donnell & Associates, Inc., One Office Park, Suite 404D, Mobile, Alabama 36609 The Analytic Element Method (AEM) of groundwater...

RECHARGE CHARACTERISTICS OF AQUIFERS IN THE NE SECTION OF WEST AFRICA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... RECHARGE CHARACTERISTICS OF AQUIFERS IN THE NE SECTION OF WEST AFRICA. Emmanuel Udoh. Earth Science Program, Physics/Math Department, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. To avoid the miming or overpumping of an aquifer, the determination...

DELINEATING THE EFFECTS OF LATE PALEOZOIC DEFORMATION OF MIDDLE PALEOZOIC METAMORPHIC ISOGRADS WITH GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... DELINEATING THE EFFECTS OF LATE PALEOZOIC DEFORMATION OF MIDDLE PALEOZOIC METAMORPHIC ISOGRADS WITH GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY. David T. Allison Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. The southern Appalachian Blue...

EVIDENCE OF STORM AND HUMAN IMPACTS ON ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION, WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... EVIDENCE OF STORM AND HUMAN IMPACTS ON ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION, WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. Lauree Stober, Vince Beebe, Doug Haywick and David Allison, Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile Al, 36688 ...

YANDEV LIMESTONE: A CASE STUDY OF LIMESTONE PURITY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... YANDEV LIMESTONE: A CASE STUDY OF LIMESTONE PURITY. Emmanuel Udoh, Earth Science Program, Physics/Math Department, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. Thirty samples collected from a quarry in the Yandev Limestone (a member of the ASU...

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SHALLOW CORING IN WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SHALLOW CORING IN WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. Vanessa Junkins, Lee Yokel, John Kempton, & Doug Haywick, Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile Al, 36688 Through the use of shallow...

FOSSIL REEFS WITI-IIN THE BANGOR FORMATION (MISSISSIPPIAN), LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... FOSSIL REEFS WITI-IIN THE BANGOR FORMATION (MISSISSIPPIAN), LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA. Doug Haywick. Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile Al, 36688 and David Kopaska-Merkel, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa...

FORESTRY AT AUBURN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... FORESTRY AT AUBURN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Wilbur B. De Vall, Proxy Services, Ltd., Auburn, AL 36830. One hundred four years have passed since Forestry became a part of Auburn University. A forestry course was taught in 1897. The void...

LAND USE TRENDS IN ALABAMA'S FAST GROWTH COUNTIES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... LAND USE TRENDS IN ALABAMA'S FAST GROWTH COUNTIES: Chukudi V. Izeogu, Ph.D., Dept of Community Planning and Urban Studies, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762 Several urban and rural counties in Alabama have witnessed fast population...

SMALL TOWN NEEDS IN ALABAMA: A YEAR 2001 SURVEY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... SMALL TOWN NEEDS IN ALABAMA: A YEAR 2001 SURVEY. Demetris Wells and William K. McAllister. Dept. of Community Planning and Urban Studies. Alabama A & M University. Huntsville, AL Municipalities falling below their state's median family...

ARTIFICIAL DUNE CONSTRUCTION AT DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ARTIFICIAL DUNE CONSTRUCTION AT DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL. Philip L. Chaney. Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University In September 1998, storm surge produced by Hurricane Georges overwashed a substantial portion of Dauphin Island....

WHAT AGENCY DIRECTORS SAY ABOUT THEIR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... WHAT AGENCY DIRECTORS SAY ABOUT THEIR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. William K. McAllister, Dept. of Community Planning and Urban Studies, Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, AL. The ongoing diffusion of geographic information systems...

ORIGIN AND FORMATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS INTEREST GROUPS IN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ORIGIN AND FORMATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS INTEREST GROUPS IN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. Constance J. Wilson, Dept. of Community Planning and Urban Studies, Ala. A&M Univ., Normal, AL 35762. This research focused on property (land) rights groups...

The Free Particle Hamiltonian and Krein's Formula: Non-dense case.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Free Particle Hamiltonian and Krein's Formula: Non-dense case. Govind Menon, S. Belyi. Troy State University. Troy, Al 36082. The difference in the resolvents of two self-adjoint extensions of the non-densely defined Hermitian operator...

PROBABILISTIC AND STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE THREE W'S OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... PROBABILISTIC AND STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE THREE W'S OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET. A. Tan, Department of Physics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL 35762. Within the space of 18 months and a radius of 1 mile in the tiny island of Barbados...

THE PROPAGATION OF ONE AND THREE HUNDRED eV POPULATIONS OF PROTONS IN THE EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE PROPAGATION OF ONE AND THREE HUNDRED eV POPULATIONS OF PROTONS IN THE EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE B. J. Bateman, Dept. of Mathematics and Physics, Troy State University Tray, Alabama 36082. D.C. Delcourt, Centre d'Etudes des Environments...

INITIAL DATA IN GENERAL RELATIVITY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... INITIAL DATA IN GENERAL RELATIVITY. Brian R. Smith, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham AL 35294. Gilbert Weinstein, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham AL 35294. Initial Data...

Density and Temperature Measurement of a Microwave Plasma.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Density and Temperature Measurement of a Microwave Plasma, N. K. Podder, J. A. Johnson III, and E.-D. Mezonlin, Center for Nonlinear & Nonequilibrium Aeroscience, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL32310 A microwave plasma in argon is...

TRIBOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL DAMAGE SENSORS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TRIBOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL DAMAGE SENSORS [*] T. Gebre, K. Bhat, C. Owens and M.D. Aggarwal, Department of Physics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762. Triboluminescent materials possess the property of fracture induced...

ANALYSIS OF POINTS SCORED IN N.B.A. BASKETBALL.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ANALYSIS OF POINTS SCORED IN N.B.A. BASKETBALL. A. Tan, Department of Physics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL 35762. The distribution of points scored in the NBA finals is studied with the victorious Chicago Bulls of the 1990's as an...

THE DISTRIBUTION OF BATTING SCORES IN CRICKET.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE DISTRIBUTION OF BATTING SCORES IN CRICKET. A. Tan, Department of Physics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL 35762. The distribution of batting scores in Cricket shows an exponentially decreasing pattern similar to the radioactive...

NON-DENSE EXTENSIONS OF KREIN'S FORMULA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... NON-DENSE EXTENSIONS OF KREIN'S FORMULA. Sergey Belvi. G. Menon. Dept. of Mathematics & Physics, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. Krein's formula describes the resolvent difference of two self-adjoint extensions [A.sub.1] and...

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEDIMENTATION FENCES IN THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEDIMENTATION FENCES IN THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGION. Janna Owens, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of AL at Birmingham, Birmingham. AL 35294. Laura Lokev, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of AL at...

THE JOYS OF LINUX.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE JOYS OF LINUX. William A. Hailey, Department of Computer Information Systems, Univ. North Ala, Florence Alabama 35632. Linux is one of the brightest stars to enter the computer galaxy in some time. The operating system, created in 1991...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF ETHIOPIA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF ETHIOPIA. Fesseha Gebremikael and Eric Rahimian, Dept. of Economics, Finance, and Office Systems Management, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama 35762. During the last three decades...

The Underclass and Welfare.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE UNDERCLASS AND WELFARE. Daniel C. Morgan. Jr., University of Texas at Austin (emeritus), James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University, and Paulette Alexander, University of North Alabama. Anti-science is at a peak in America and it is the...

THE CORPORATION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE CORPORATION. James G., Alexander and Marvin Adcock, Alabama A&M University, and Paulette S. Alexander. University of North Alabama. The corporation - a self-bodied firm - was the signature economic institution of 20th century America....

The Bahamas' Economic Growth and Trade.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE BAHAMAS' ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRADE. Archibald L. Minnis and Eric Rahimian, Dept. of Economics, Finance, and Office Systems Management, Alabama A&M University, Normal AL. 35762. This paper has studied the factors that influence the...

IS A HOLE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE EARTH A BOTTOMLESS PIT?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... IS A HOLE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE EARTH A BOTTOMLESS PIT? Gene Omasta, Professor Emeritus, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. The motion of an object dropped through a hole passing through the center of the earth is modeled with the...

THE SUN EMULATOR: A NEW TYPE OF HELIODON.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE SUN EMULATOR: A NEW TYPE OF HELIODON. Norbert M. Lechner, Building Science Dept., Auburn University, AL 36849 Energy consumption is the primary cause of global warming. Buildings use over a third of all the energy consumed in the United...

TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION: BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO ALABAMA K-12 TEACHERS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION: BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO ALABAMA K-12 TEACHERS. Richard Hawk. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center. Troy State University. Since 1997 Educational Week has published the results of its surveys of the teachers in...

A COLLABORATIVE RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY COURSE WITH LABORATORY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A COLLABORATIVE RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY COURSE WITH LABORATORY. Leo Pezzementi and Larry Fish. Division of Science and Mathematics, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, 35254 Both the classroom and laboratory portions of...

STUDENT SCIENCE ENSEMBLE: BRIDGING GAPS USING CREATIVITY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... STUDENT SCIENCE ENSEMBLE: BRIDGING GAPS USING CREATIVITY. Tyler N. Burgess and Perry A. Tompkins, Samford University. 800 Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham. AL 35229. As students transition middle school and enter high school, the active interest...

EXPLAINING MASS MURDER AT ROUTINE ACTIVITIES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... EXPLAINING MASS MURDER AT ROUTINE ACTIVITIES. Thomas A. Petee, Janice Clifford Wittekind and Greg S. Weaver, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Over the past several years, mass murder...

FEDERAL REDISTRIBUTION EFFECTS ON STATE POLITICAL ECONOMIES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... FEDERAL REDISTRIBUTION EFFECTS ON STATE POLITICAL ECONOMIES. Arthur S. Wilke and Gregory S. Kowalski, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, 36849 The Federal Budget and the States is a project...

CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM ACT OF 2000 (CAFRA) HIGHLIGHTS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM ACT OF 2000 (CAFRA) HIGHLIGHTS. Gloria McPherson, Dept. of Justice & Public Safety, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117. Civil forfeiture is an ancient legal procedure which has proven to be...

RACE AND POLICE IN SELMA, ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... RACE AND POLICE IN SELMA, ALABAMA. Gerald P.Fisher. Criminal Justice Department, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, 31907. What is the current opinion of the African-American citizens in Selma, Alabama towards the police? The...

THE DIFFUSION-ADOPTION MODEL: SOUTHEASTERN BEEF AND PEANUT FARMERS USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER AND INTERNET WHEN MAKING FARM BUSINESS DECISIONS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... THE DIFFUSION-ADOPTION MODEL: SOUTHEASTERN BEEF AND PEANUT FARMERS USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER AND INTERNET WHEN MAKING FARM BUSINESS DECISIONS. Laura Hall, John Dunkelberger, and Wilder Ferreira, Department of Rural Sociology, Auburn University,...

INFLUENCE OF MARITAL STATUS AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CONFIDENCE.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... INFLUENCE OF MARITAL STATUS AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CONFIDENCE. Janice Clifford Wittekind and Arthur S. Wilke, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, AL...