Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from January 2000

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from January 2000

AN EVALUATION OF LEKKING IN FIDDLER CRABS (Uca spp.).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... AN EVALUATION OF LEKKING IN FIDDLER CRABS (Uca spp.). George A. Croll and James B. McClintock, Biology Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. The reproductive behavior of Uca has been extensively studied,...

A SURVEY OF THE FALL AND WINTER VASCULAR FLORA OF THE PIKE COUNTY POCOSIN, ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A SURVEY OF THE FALL AND WINTER VASCULAR FLORA OF THE PIKE COUNTY POCOSIN, ALABAMA. James A. Hall, Michael Woods, and Alvin Diamond, Department of Biological Sciences, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. The Pike County Pocosin Nature...

UNDERSTANDING EARLY LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES DURING CULTURE OF THE SEA URCHIN, LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... UNDERSTANDING EARLY LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES DURING CULTURE OF THE SEA URCHIN, LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS. Brenda D. Wallace, Adele W. Cunningham, Minako S. Vickery, Stephen A. Watts, James B. McClintock, UAB, Birmingham, AL 35294. John M. Lawrence,...

A PUTATIVE NEW SPECIES IN THE GUNUS RADULA (HEPATICAE) FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A PUTATIVE NEW SPECIES IN THE GUNUS RADULA (HEPATICAE) FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. Paul G. Davison, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632. The genus Radula Dumort. is an isolated and well-defined group comprising the...

THE EFFECTS OF DIETARY PROTEIN ON THE PRODUCTION AND PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF GONADS IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE EFFECTS OF DIETARY PROTEIN ON THE PRODUCTION AND PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF GONADS IN THE SEA URCHIN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS. Hugh S. Hammer, Stephen A. Watts, James B. McClintock, UAB, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. John M. Lawrence, University of...

THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND FOOD LEVEL AND QUALITY ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLONING IN PLANKTOTROPHIC LARVAE OF THE SEA STAR PISASTER OCHRACEUS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND FOOD LEVEL AND QUALITY ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLONING IN PLANKTOTROPHIC LARVAE OF THE SEA STAR PISASTER OCHRACEUS. Minako S. Vickery and James B. McClintock Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham,...

WAREA IN ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... WAREA IN ALABAMA. Alvin R. Diamond. Jr., Department of Biological Sciences, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. Warea sessilifolia Nash is known to occur naturally at two widely separated sites in Alabama. A population exists in Pike...

EXAMINATION OF AROMATASE AND STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR-1 EXPRESSION DURING TSD IN A REPTILE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EXAMINATION OF AROMATASE AND STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR-1 EXPRESSION DURING TSD IN A REPTILE. Chris Murdock and Thane Wibbels, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala.-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Steroids, in particular estrogens, have been...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANTS SPECTRAL PROPERTIES AND CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANTS SPECTRAL PROPERTIES AND CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION. Safaa H. AJ-Hamdani, Biology Dept. Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, AL 36265. This study was carried out on Dugger Mountain (NE Alabama, USA) at...

A COMPARISON OF PAR AND UV LIGHT TRANSMISSION WITH COMPACT FLUORESCENT, MERCURY VAPOR, AND METAL HALIDE LIGHTING IN A REEF STUDY TANK.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A COMPARISON OF PAR AND UV LIGHT TRANSMISSION WITH COMPACT FLUORESCENT, MERCURY VAPOR, AND METAL HALIDE LIGHTING IN A REEF STUDY TANK. Keith L. Roberts Altamont School and Carol A. Leitner, M.D., Dept. of Surgery, Univ. of Ala. Birmingham 35233...

PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL ROLES OF G-PROTEINS IN Y-ORGANS OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS.
January 1, 2000... PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL ROLES OF G-PROTEINS IN Y-ORGANS OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS. Deug Woo Han and R. Douglas Watson, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294. The synthesis of ecdysteroid molting...

ESTROGEN, ESTROGEN AGONISTS, AND ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS IN TILAPIA: EFFECTS ON SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND GONADAL MATURATION.
January 1, 2000... ESTROGEN, ESTROGEN AGONISTS, AND ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS IN TILAPIA: EFFECTS ON SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND GONADAL MATURATION. Melody G. Duvall. C. B. Rowell and S.A. Watts, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-l170. G.C. Mair,...

GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG SPOTTED SALAMANDER, AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM, POPULATIONS.
January 1, 2000... GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG SPOTTED SALAMANDER, AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM, POPULATIONS. Misti H. Wilson, Charles A. Matheny, Jose' G. Rodriguez and Mark E. Meade, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville AL 36265. Spotted...

LIGHT BOUNDARIES AND THE COUPLED EFFECTS OF SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY AND LIGHT ON SPORE SETTLEMENT IN THE BROWN ALGA HINCKSIA IRREGULARIS.
January 1, 2000... LIGHT BOUNDARIES AND THE COUPLED EFFECTS OF SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY AND LIGHT ON SPORE SETTLEMENT IN THE BROWN ALGA HINCKSIA IRREGULARIS. Stephen P. Greer and Charles D. Amsler, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham,...

THE BIOLOGY OF CRYPTOBIOSIS: TARDIGRADA.
January 1, 2000... THE BIOLOGY OF CRYPTOBIOSIS: TARDIGRADA. Frank A Romano Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265. Tardigrades are cosmopolitan in their distribution and are found in a variety of habitats; marine systems,...

BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY TN THE WEEKS BAY WATERSHED.
January 1, 2000... BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY TN 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...

BLACK BELT MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS.
January 1, 2000... BLACK BELT MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS. Donna H. Miller, Harvey A. Miller, Shiloh Jones and Paul Sparkman, Dept. of Biology & Environmental Science, Univ. of W. Ala., Livingston, AL 35470. The Black Belt Physiographic Province extends across...

SAW PALMETTO: AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF PHYTOTHERAPY IN THE INHIBITION OF PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT?
January 1, 2000... SAW PALMETTO: AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF PHYTOTHERAPY IN THE INHIBITION OF PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT? Kimberly Green and P. S. Campbell, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899. The use of saw...

THE SELLA TURCICA OF THE SPINNER DOLPHIN.
January 1, 2000... THE SELLA TURCICA OF THE SPINNER DOLPHIN. Gerald T. Regan, Dept. of Biology, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL 36608 and Cheryl A. King, P.O. Box 115, Gulf Shores, AL 36547. A spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, from the Gulf of Mexico...

VALIDATION OF A NON-INVASIVE SEXING TECHNIQUE FOR JUVENILE HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES.
January 1, 2000... VALIDATION OF A NON-INVASIVE SEXING TECHNIQUE FOR JUVENILE HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES. Alyssa A. Geis and Thane Wibbels, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala.-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Sea turtles possess temperature-dependent sex...

ADAPTIVE COLD TOLERANCE RESPONSE IN Vibrio vulnificus.
January 1, 2000... ADAPTIVE COLD TOLERANCE RESPONSE IN Vibrio vulnificus. Greer Kaufman and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Vibrio vulnificus is a natural inhabitant of coastal waters and remains dormant during...

Age as a Variable in the Induced Masculinization of Female Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis.
January 1, 2000... Age as a Variable in the Induced Masculinization of Female Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis. Meleth, A.D. and Angus R.A., dept of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Age is an understudied variable with respect to...

BALBIANI BODIES IN CRICKET OOCYTES.
January 1, 2000... Falany, [M.sup.1], M. [Kloc.sup.3], K. [Wolfe.sup.2], B. [Estridge.sup.1] and J.T. [Bradley.sup.1] [Department.sup.1] of Zoology, college of Science and Mathematics and [Department.sup.2] of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine Auburn...

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE CHOLINERGIC AGENTS ON DIGESTIVE ENZYME RELEASE FROM AN EMBRYONIC CHICK ORGAN CULTURE SYSTEM.
January 1, 2000... ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE CHOLINERGIC AGENTS ON DIGESTIVE ENZYME RELEASE FROM AN EMBRYONIC CHICK ORGAN CULTURE SYSTEM. Lydell Collier and A. D. Johnson, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville,...

EFFECT OF SERUM ON GROWTH OF AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN Corynebacterium jeikeium.
January 1, 2000... EFFECT OF SERUM ON GROWTH OF AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN Corynebacterium jeikeium. Michael L. Myers and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Serum-induced genes have been identified and characterized...

Gambusia affinis.
January 1, 2000... Effects of Masculinization on the Reproductive Fitness of Female Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis. Stanko, J.P. and Angus, R.A., Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. To date, studies on environmental endocrine...

CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL GENES EXPRESSED DURING LARVAL SEA STAR REGENERATION.
January 1, 2000... CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL GENES EXPRESSED DURING LARVAL SEA STAR REGENERATION. Michael C. L. Vickery, Minako S. Vickery, James B. McClintock, and Charles D. Amsler, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294. We...

EFFECTS OF PAPER MILL EFFLUENT ON A POPULATION OF EASTERN MOSQUITOFISH, GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI, AND TENTATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE BIOACTIVE EFFLUENT CONSTITUENTS.
January 1, 2000... EFFECTS OF PAPER MILL EFFLUENT ON A POPULATION OF EASTERN MOSQUITOFISH, GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI, AND TENTATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE BIOACTIVE EFFLUENT CONSTITUENTS. Heather B. McNatt and Robert A. Angus, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ala. at...

ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHIC ENZYME SYSTEMS AMONG TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS SPP.
January 1, 2000... ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHIC ENZYME SYSTEMS AMONG TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS SPP. Joseph C. Guthrie and Mark E. Meade, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville AL 36265. Tilapia are members of the Cichlid family of fishes, one of...

NESTING OF THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE (CARETTA CARETTA) ON DAUPHIN ISLAND, ALABAMA.
January 1, 2000... NESTING OF THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE (CARETTA CARETTA) ON DAUPHIN ISLAND, ALABAMA. David H. Nelson and T. Joshua Meyer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. This is the fifth, successive (and...

EFFECT OF GLYCATION REVERSAL AGENTS ON GLUCOSE TOXICITY IN A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING.
January 1, 2000... EFFECT OF GLYCATION REVERSAL AGENTS ON GLUCOSE TOXICITY IN A HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM AN INLAND SALT SPRING. Donald W. Salter and Archie Hooper IV, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences. College of Natural Sciences and...

COLOR VISION SENSITIVITY IN PRIMATES AND GOLDFISH.
January 1, 2000... COLOR VISION SENSITIVITY IN PRIMATES AND GOLDFISH. Michael S. Loop and David Evans, Dept. of Physiological Optics, UAB, B'ham, AL 35222. Using behavioral testing, normal humans, macaque monkey, and goldfish can discriminate the color of a...

RESPONSE AND TOLERANCE OF Vibrio cholerae OI TO COLD TEMPERATURES.
January 1, 2000... RESPONSE AND TOLERANCE OF Vibrio cholerae OI TO COLD TEMPERATURES. Madalina C. Mateescu and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. Survival and tolerance to cold temperatures along with differential...

COMPOSITION OF THE DIET OF THE ALABAMA REDBELLY TURTLE (PSEUDEMYS ALABAMENSIS).
January 1, 2000... COMPOSITION OF THE DIET OF THE ALABAMA REDBELLY TURTLE (PSEUDEMYS ALABAMENSIS). William M. Turner and David H. Nelson. Dept. of Biology, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, Al 36688. The Alabama Redbelly turtle is an endangered species endemic...

CAGE CULTURE OF TILAPIA IN RURAL FARM PONDS.
January 1, 2000... CAGE CULTURE OF TILAPIA IN RURAL FARM PONDS. Stephen A. Watts, Univ. Alabama, Birmingham, AL. 35294-1170. Paul W. Kennedy, USDA-NRCS, 2112 11th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205. David Cunningham, Riverridge Drive. Birmingham. AL 35244. Recent...

PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH: A ROLE IN THE TOXICITY OF THE THERAPEUTIC IMIDATES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH: A ROLE IN THE TOXICITY OF THE THERAPEUTIC IMIDATES. V. B. Richardson Dept. of Biology, Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 36088. S. M. Morris, O. E. Domon, L. J. McGarrity and D. A. Casciano, National Center for...

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMERCIAL SUNSCREENS PROTECTING SNAIL EMBROYS FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SHORTWAVE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMERCIAL SUNSCREENS PROTECTING SNAIL EMBROYS FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SHORTWAVE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION. Ellen W. McLaughlin, Biology Department, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229 Freshwater snail embryos in...

CARTER, JACQUELINE, GEORGE CLINE, JAMES RAYBURN, AND ROGER SAUTERER.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CARTER, JACQUELINE, GEORGE CLINE, JAMES RAYBURN, AND ROGER SAUTERER. Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, AL 36265. Sexual Dimorphism in Terrapene carolina and Four of Its Subspecies. Terrapene carolina, is a terrestrial turtle that...

GILBERT, JONATHAN, FRANK A. ROMANO, AND GEORGE R. CLINE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... GILBERT, JONATHAN, FRANK A. ROMANO, AND GEORGE R. CLINE. Biology Dept., Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL- The relationship of ghost crab. Oycpode quadrata, burrow diameter to distance from the debris tide line. During the...

COLD-TOLERANCE IN Pseudomonas flourescens 30-3 ISOLATED FROM OIL-CONTAMINATED SOIL IN ANTARCTICA.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... COLD-TOLERANCE IN Pseudomonas flourescens 30-3 ISOLATED FROM OIL-CONTAMINATED SOIL IN ANTARCTICA. Gitika Panicker and Asim K. Bej, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, A1-35294-1170 Pseudomonas fluorescens 30-3 was isolated...

CLEANING TITANIUM SURFACES: AN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON STUDY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CLEANING TITANIUM SURFACES: AN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON STUDY Beminet Gabre and Ebenezer Odeispie and Dr. Jeffery Weimer, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, 35899 It is important to passivate...

PH DEPENDENCE OF THE UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY OF pDIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMIC ACID.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PH DEPENDENCE OF THE UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY OF pDIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMIC ACID. Mike Pyrlik Bryan Hutto and Steven E. Arnold, Department of Physical Sciences, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124 The properties of highly polar...

AB INITIO COMPUTATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF p-N, N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMIC ACID.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... AB INITIO COMPUTATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF p-N, N-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMIC ACID. Bryan Hutto and Steven E. Arnold. Department of Physical Sciences, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124 The properties of highly...

A SURVEY OF ILLEGAL CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MUSCLE SHOALS DISTRICT DURING THE 20TH CENTURY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A SURVEY OF ILLEGAL CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MUSCLE SHOALS DISTRICT DURING THE 20TH CENTURY. Richard C. Sheridan, TVA (retired), 105 Terrace Street, Sheffield, AL 35660. This paper reviews several illegal activities pertaining to...

FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE MULTILAYERS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE MULTILAYERS. Xiaowu Fan and Rigoberto Advincula Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240 In order to prepare planar substrates for...

DESIGN OF WEAK ACID TITRATION EXPERIMENTS BY STOCHASTIC MODELING.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DESIGN OF WEAK ACID TITRATION EXPERIMENTS BY STOCHASTIC MODELING. M. B. Moeller, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632. Estimating the precision that can be expected for an...

Yi-Chien Lee.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The Conformation of NaAD Bound to NAD-Synthetase Determined by Transferred Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy. Yi-Chien Lee, Patricia Jackson, and Donald Muccio, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Ala., Birmingham, AL 35294 NAD-Synthetase...

NATURAL PRODUCT INHIBITION STUDIES WITH NAD SYNTHETASE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... NATURAL PRODUCT INHIBITION STUDIES WITH NAD SYNTHETASE. Brandon S. Pybus, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Ala. Birmingham, AL 35294. Erica R. Lawton, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Tenn. Martin, TN. Christie G. Brouillette and Lawrence J. DeLucas,...

THERMAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF POLYMETHYLSILANE TO POLYCARBOSILANE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THERMAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF POLYMETHYLSILANE TO POLYCARBOSILANE. Mohammad R. Imam and Adriane G. Ludwick, Department of Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee. AL 36088. The use of chemical approaches to improve the...

PHENOLIC RESINS: STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS.
January 1, 2000... PHENOLIC RESINS: STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS. [vv D. Bradford, Adriane G. Ludwick and Zhenyi Zhang, Chemistry Department, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36083. Phenolic resins with exceptional fire resistance properties are in continued...

PHOTO-INDUCED ALIGNMENT OF AZOBENZENE DYES IN POLYMER ULTRATHIN FILMS FABRICATED BY ALTERNATE POLYELECTROLYTE DEPOSITION: ALIGNMENT LAYERS AND FILM MORPHOLOGY.
January 1, 2000... PHOTO-INDUCED ALIGNMENT OF AZOBENZENE DYES IN POLYMER ULTRATHIN FILMS FABRICATED BY ALTERNATE POLYELECTROLYTE DEPOSITION: ALIGNMENT LAYERS AND FILM MORPHOLOGY. Mi-kyoung park and Rigoberto Advincula Department of Chemistry, University of...

Daniel J. O'Donnell.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FREE PRODUCT RECOVERY, A SUCCESS STORY? Daniel J. O'Donnell, PG, O'Donnell & Associates, One Office park, Suite 404D, Mobile, Alabama 36609 Since the late 1980's, leaking underground storage tanks have been the focus of attention for many...

A YEAR BY YEAR SEDIMENTATION RECORD WITHIN WEEKS BAY BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA.
January 1, 2000... A YEAR BY YEAR SEDIMENTATION RECORD WITHIN WEEKS BAY BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. M. Gattwood, D. Young, D. Haywick, A. Fisher and D. Allison, Depart. of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688 Weeks Bay is a small...

A DIGITAL REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHERN ALABAMA PIEDMONT CONSTRUCTED WITH GIS.
January 1, 2000... A DIGITAL REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHERN ALABAMA PIEDMONT CONSTRUCTED WITH GIS. David T. Allison, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688. Recent knowledge gained from a program of converting mapping...

LOUISE KREHER FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE.
January 1, 2000... LOUISE KREHER FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE. Wilbur B. De Vall, President, Proxy Services, Ltd., Auburn, AL 36830. A forested, 115-acre tract of an original home site is being developed as a 'preserve' for the purpose of providing an outdoor...

"THE LAW' AS A BASIS FOR TEACHING PLANNING THEORY AND PRACTICE.
January 1, 2000... "THE LAW' AS A BASIS FOR TEACHING PLANNING THEORY AND PRACTICE. William K. McAllister, Department of Community Planning and Urban Studies, Alabama A & M University, Huntsville. Knowledge of the applicable legal basis of urban planning can...

WAVEFUNCTIONS OF A WATER MOLECULE IN LANTHANUM ZINC DOUBLE NITRATE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... WAVEFUNCTIONS OF A WATER MOLECULE IN LANTHANUM ZINC DOUBLE NITRATE. Henrv Glotfeltv, Department of Physics, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 35229. [O.sup.17] electric quadrupole parameters of the water molecules in the X and Y...

ON TIME INVARIANT SYSTEMS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ON TIME INVARIANT SYSTEMS. Sergev Belvi, Dept. of Mathematics & Physics, Troy State University, Troy, AL 36082. Realization theory of different classes of operator-valued (matrix) functions as transfer operator-valued functions of linear...

REPRESENTATION OF ZETA AND MOBIUS FUNCTIONS AS TENSOR PRODUCTS OF MATRICES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... REPRESENTATION OF ZETA AND MOBIUS FUNCTIONS AS TENSOR PRODUCTS OF MATRICES. Breuce W. Atkinson, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sc., Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229 Let S be a finite set with n elements. For A and B subsets of S, define...

MATHEMATICA USES IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MATHEMATICA USES IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES. Alan D. Hargrave, Department of Physics, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229. The traditional introductory Physics course relies heavily on end-of-chapter problems that are assigned to...

BULK CRYSTAL GROWTH OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL L-ARGININE TETRAFLUOROBORATE CRYSTALS [*].(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... BULK CRYSTAL GROWTH OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL L-ARGININE TETRAFLUOROBORATE CRYSTALS [*]. C. Owens, K.Bhat, W.S. Wang, R.B. Lal and M.D. Aggarwal Department of Physics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762. In an effort to find new thermally...

CONFORMAL FLUCTUATIONS OF THE INTERIOR SCHWARZSCHILD SOLUTION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CONFORMAL FLUCTUATIONS OF THE INTERIOR SCHWARZSCHILD SOLUTION. Govind K. Menon, Dept. of Mathematics and Physics, Tray State University, Tray, AL 36082. After developing a master propagator for Conformal Quantum Fluctuations, the time...

SCHOOL CHILDREN VS. PRISONERS: THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC FUNDING.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SCHOOL CHILDREN VS. PRISONERS: THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC FUNDING Marvin Adcock and Eric Rahimian, Department of Economics, Finance and OSM, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama 35762 This paper attempts to examine whether increases in...

POVERTY AMID AFFLUENCE IN ALABAMA.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... POVERTY AMID AFFLUENCE IN ALABAMA, Eric Rahimian and Fesseha Gebremikael. Department of Economics, Finance and OSM, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762 During the last decade, the United States experienced the longest economic...

The "New Economy." James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The "New Economy." James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama. There was a popular song of the 1960s which had a line something like this: "...something's happening here, what it is...

MOTIVATING INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNTING STUDENTS TO MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MOTIVATING INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNTING STUDENTS TO MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING. Rohit Jain & Helen Gabre, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762. All business majors are required to take Principles of Accounting courses as...

What of E-Commerce? James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... What of E-Commerce? James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama. Economic logic posits that the importance of exchange derives primarily from the efficiency advantages of specialized...

LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. Paul J. Hollev and T. Morris Jones, College of Business, University of North Alabama. Society's prospective of financial security has changed considerably over the last few years. For example,...

ACCOUNTING THEORY -- DO WE NEED ONE?(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ACCOUNTING THEORY -- DO WE NEED ONE? Sekhar Anantharaman, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762-0429. The paper seeks to assess over three decades of literature regarding the presence or lack thereof of a...

DEFERRED TAXES -- A COMMENTARY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DEFERRED TAXES -- A COMMENTARY. Sekhar Anantharaman, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762-0429. The purpose of this paper is to discuss "deferred taxes". The challenge when discussing taxes is to review the...

TAX COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... TAX COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES. Sekhar Anantharaman, and Tyler Pair, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal. AL 35762-0429. Unlike regular corporations, most telephone cooperatives have historically been...

CREDIT CARDS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE CARROT AND THE STICK.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CREDIT CARDS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE CARROT AND THE STICK. Eric Rahimian and Marvin Adcock, Dept. of Economics, Finance and OSM, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762 As a society, we have increasingly become credit card dependent....

TEACHING THE NEED FOR SOFTWARE QUALITY TO CIS MAJORS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... TEACHING THE NEED FOR SOFTWARE QUALITY TO CIS MAJORS. William A. Hailey, University of North Alabama, College of Business, University of North Alabama Commercial software has been available for forty years. For almost the same length of...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS USED IN HUNTSVILLE FIRMS -- A SURVEY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS USED IN HUNTSVILLE FIRMS -- A SURVEY. Rohit Jain and Eric Ohene-Nyako, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762. Huntsville, a medium size city of about 200,000 people, is a high tech...

ABC COSTING SYSTEMS IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ABC COSTING SYSTEMS IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES. Rohit Jain & Bonnie Banks, Department of Accounting, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762. The application of Activity Based Costing (ABC) systems to manufacturing firms has been widely...

Berrien Barks.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The Economic Status of the Black Population in Alabama: 1980-1990. Berrien Barks Teshome Gabre and Constance J. Wilson, Dept. of Community Planning and Urban Studies, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Al 35762. The economic profile of Black...

The Welfare Continuum. James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The Welfare Continuum. James G. Alexander, Alabama A&M University and Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama. The contemporary American mindset is one of impatience and progress; it is oriented to checking things off the list....

MINORITY PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AT A MAJORITY INSTITUTION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MINORITY PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AT A MAJORITY INSTITUTION. Adriel D. Johnson. Sr., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899. As we ended the last...

SETI: TEACHING SCIENCE WITH A SINGLE EQUATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SETI: TEACHING SCIENCE WITH A SINGLE EQUATION. Dail W. Mullins Jr., Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction and University Honors Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. During two recent non-consecutive summer terms I...

CAN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASS?(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CAN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASS? Bonita F. Williams and Joseph George, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA 31907. A professor of middle level education and an...

THE HUMAN ODYSSEY PROGRAM AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE HUMAN ODYSSEY PROGRAM AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. J.T. Bradley, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, AL 36849 (bradljt@auburn.edu) The Human Odyssey Program at Auburn University aims to...

INFORMED DECISION MAKING: A LABORATORY EXERCISE IN BIOLOGY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... INFORMED DECISION MAKING: A LABORATORY EXERCISE IN BIOLOGY. William R. Bowen and Frank A. Romano, III., Department of Biology, Jacksonville State Univ, Jacksonville, AL 36265. "Informed Decision Making" has become an important...

EFFECTS OF NSF INSTRUMENTATION GRANTS ON THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM AT HUNTINGDON COLLEGE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EFFECTS OF NSF INSTRUMENTATION GRANTS ON THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM AT HUNTINGDON COLLEGE. Massimo D. Bezoari, Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL 36106. The Department of Chemistry and Physics at...

USING GCMS TO ANALYZE WINE -- AN UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT SUITABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE LABORATORY COURSES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... USING GCMS TO ANALYZE WINE -- AN UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT SUITABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE LABORATORY COURSES. Massimo D. Bezoari, and Carolyn Simmons, Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL 36106. Gas...