Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from July 2006

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from July 2006

Editorial comment.
July 1, 2006... On behalf of the Alabama Academy of Science, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mrs. Sue Bradley for her many years of contributions to the Alabama Academy of Science Journal. Mrs. Bradley served for many years as an...

Plasmid profile of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolated from chicken intestines.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Fifty-seven strains of Escherichia coli from chicken intestines were isolated and tested against 15 antibiotics by the disk diffusion method. All strains were resistant to at least one of the tested antibiotics. Resistance to 12...

Mobilization of mercury from contaminated soil in to an aquatic food chain.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Fish were collected from a site with mercury (Hg) contaminated soil to determine if Hg was moving from the soil into the aquatic food chain. Fish were collected from a site in Oxford, AL, where Snow Creek, a third-order perennial...

Applications of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Applications of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) in solid and liquid phases have been presented. Use of single pulse and double pulse LIBS to enhance the detection limit of LIBS has been desctribed. A correlation...

Comparative water relations of three sympatric terrestrial slugs: (Stylommatophora: Agriolimacidae, Limacidae, and Philomycidae).
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Water relations of three sympatric species of terrestrial slugs found in the southeastern United States were examined in laboratory experiments. Fully hydrated slugs were desiccated at 0-2% RH and 30[degrees]C. Slugs were weighed...

Comparison of selected soils properties at landscape positions under tropical forest ecosystems of Puerto Rico.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Temporal changes in land-use exhibit considerable influence on soil properties. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of land-use practices within landscape positions on selected soil properties at Ciales, Guanica and Luquillo...

Human transformation in the Twenty-first century?(Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies - and What It Means to Be Human)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies--and What It Means to Be Human. By Joel Garreau. New York, NY, Doubleday, 2005. 273 pages plus Suggested Readings, Notes and Index. Several prominent thinkers and...