Extending the Reach:
Achievements for the Public Good
Sixth Annual BGSU Research Conference
November 1, 2007
Bowen-Thompson Student Union

The BGSU all-campus research conference showcases the scholarly and creative endeavors of its faculty and graduate students, from all disciplines and all BGSU colleges.

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 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

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 Adams, Judy.
Public and Allied Health (College of Health & Human Services)
Making DEBIs Work: Ohio's Implementation Experience
The Ohio HIV Evaluation and Training Project (OHETP) has conducted a study to identify key issues, successes, and barriers in the implementation of Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) programs, which are science-based, community-and group-level HIV prevention interventions designed for community-based service providers and state and local health departments.
Collaborators:
Hribar, Carrie A. (College of Health & Human Services)
Grim, Michele. (College of Health & Human Services)
Dunn, Chris S. (College of Health & Human Services)
Shields, Glenn. Social Work (College of Health & Human Services)

Amarachintha, Surya P.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Optimal Growth Conditions for Tracheal Epithelial Stem Cells
Epithelial cells regulate the physiological functions of most organs. Furthermore, the pathogenesis of diseases like chronic respiratory infection, metaplasia or tumor formation must be researched using the tracheal or bronchial epithelium. One practical method for studying these physiological functions and pathogenic processes is to culture the epithelial stem cells in separation from mesenchymal tissue constituents (Price et al., 1980). Studying epithelial stem cells in such an in vitro culture system has led to the understanding of certain functions; however, there are other functions yet to be understood. Cultured normal tracheal epithelial cells are very likely to develop into populations of non-dividing cells. One must address this major problem in order to establish replicative cultures of tracheal epithelial cells. In addition, fibroblasts appear to confine the epithelial outgrowths from the tissue (Heckman, 1983). To overcome these problems it was essential to formulate an optimal growth medium that can maintain a population of growing stem cells and can restrain the fibroblast growth. A specifically formulated optimal growth medium, which has these advantages, is described in this study.
Collaborators:
Heckman, Carol. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Anyaogu, Kelechi C.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Antifouling Potential of Functionalized Copper Nanoparticles
Copper (Cu) and its oxides are common biocides in a large number of commercial antifouling marine paints. Our research focuses on the functionalization of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) with acrylic groups, as well as testing their antibacterial properties. The acrylic functionality can be copolymerized with other acrylic monomers. By this, we chemically incorporate the NPs into the polymer matrix making our active biocide a part of the polymer backbone and having the potential for better control of its release. The use of NPs is also expected to reduce the biocide load, owing to larger active surface area.
Collaborators:
Fedorov, Andrei. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neckers, Douglas C. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Balistreri, John A.
School of Art - Ceramics (College of Arts & Sciences)
Printing Durable Ceramic Objects using 3D rapid prototyping machine
We are creating ceramic objects on a 3D rapid prototyping machine from a digital file which are then fired to high temperatures in kilns. We are developing special ceramic clay bodies and organic binders to improve strength, porosity and shrinkage. This is a new way to form ceramic objects.
Collaborators:
Dion, Sebastien. School of Art - Digital (College of Arts & Sciences)

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
TIKVAH for Interfaith Chorus, Saxophone Quartet, soprano voice, dance, and digital video
TIKVAH, A Chamber Music Oratorio, created and conceived by composer Burton Beerman, is inspired by the memoirs of living Holocaust survivor and Toledo community member Philip Markowicz, presented at Chicago Sinai on November 2nd. Chicago Sinai has a proud history of acting on values and causes that reflect their commitment to social justice and human dignity. In writing TIKVAH "Hope", Beerman's goal was to bring awareness of history through the arts as it relates to all of society and humanity, paying tribute to all who have suffered and endured discrimination in our society and to instill a respect for all mankind. The composer sought to fill TIKVAH with social commentary that would guide and provoke audiences to question the world around them. On one level it is a compelling drama about one person's life before, during and after the Holocaust. On another level, Beerman sees it as a dramatic examination of the psychology of dehumanization and survival. Every performance production contains a pre concert seminar about morals, ethics and values, and post concert "Artist's TalkBack." Special features for this multimedia musical oratorio will be the Interfaith Chorus comprised of Chicago's professional choirs from 3 different faiths.

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
JOLT! for interactive cello, Kayle+Company Dance Ensemble, and video
JOLT! was selected to be staged in St. Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, Finland and University Iowa by Kayle+Company Dance Ensemble and the University of Iowa Dancers. Jennifer Kayle, Artistic Director and Choreographer of Kayle+Company, the Architects, and Professor of Dance at UI based JOLT! on A Still, Small Voice a 2005 Barlow Endowment Commission for music composition, premiered at Symphony Space, New York City, which garnered an excellent review from The New York Times. "The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition encourages and financially supports individuals who demonstrate technical skills and natural gifts for the composition of great music."

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
203 Days: Independent Documentaries, original score, Burton Beerman, produced by Bailey Barash
203 Days, with original score by composer Burton Beerman, produced by bbarash productions, LLC is a 30 minute documentary film. 203 Days received the CINE Golden Eagle Award. "The award is recognized internationally as symbols of the highest production standards in filmmaking, sound and videography. Among great talents whose first major awards included the CINE Golden Eagle are Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard." John Civetta, MD. Professor of Surgery University of Connecticut School of Medicine has created a study guide for 203 Days for medical students and others training to become health professionals. 203 Days is a half-hour documentary about facing the death of the matriarch of the family. It depicts the family's dynamics at work when Sarah, the terminally ill mother comes to live with Kaye, her daughter. Sarah and Kaye are faced with the stress of family conflicts and daily decisions about pain management, mobility, outside assistance and medical crises. The viewer sees how Kaye copes with each step of Sarah's decline and how both Kaye and Sarah choose to acknowledge impending death in an age where so much effort is made to distance ourselves from it. Beerman' s original score was key in establishing the mood of each scene and as the filming took place "in the moment" for Sarah, the viewer was given a rare moment of her response to the music and the peace derived from one specific passage."

Bergolc, Melanie L.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Coleopteran Fauna (with special emphasis on Scarabaeidae and Cicindelidae) of the Sultan Creek Region, San Juan County, Colorado
This study was created to test the interconnection between geology and ecology. Insects were collected in 2006 within the San Juan Mountains of Colorado in three geologic formations: Molas, Elbert, and Ouray-Leadville. So far, five species have been identified. These are found most frequently in the Leadville-Ouray formations.
Collaborators:
Pavuk, Daniel M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Bischoff, Kristen L.
Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Examination of Well Productivity in Association with Fault Distribution and Thermal Imaging: Groundwater Exploration using Remote Sensing
The research objectives of this MS thesis are to determine the correlation between well productivity and fault distribution and thermal signatures in the Central Plateau region of Haiti; through the use of remote sensing data and drill logs. Preliminary results show a positive correlation between productivity and distance from a fault.
Collaborators:
Vincent, Robert V. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Blair, Kristine.
English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Seeing Beyond the Academy: College of Technology, Community, and Alternate Literacies in the Digital Mirror Project
This presentation profiles a case study of community technological literacy research through a computer literacy camp for twenty middle school girls titled “The Digital Mirror.” We will share results on how such outreach activities provide spaces to foreground both the social and educational aspects of computing for women and girls.
Collaborators:
Almjeld, Jen. English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Dietel-McLaughlin, Erin. English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Graupner, Meredith. English (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Cable, John R.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Exciton Coupling in Short Diphenylalkanes
The mechanism for electronic energy transfer in several model diphenylalkanes has been investigated by measuring splittings in the electronic absorption spectra of these "double" molecules. Factors such as the separation distance and relative orientation of the donor and acceptor as well as the nature of the bridge between the two have been probed.
Collaborators:
Hamza, Abdulhamid. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Carver, Paula D.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neural Regulation of Lung Circadian Pacemakers
Many lung diseases have a daily pattern of intensity that can be linked to circadian (near-24 hour rhythms). The lung is made up of several circadian clocks. We used imaging to measure the phase and period of these oscillators to understand how circadian rhythms alter lung physiology.
Collaborators:
Geusz, Michael E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Casper, Brandon.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Close encounters of the obstacle kind in alien environments by blind cavefish (Astyanax fasciatus)
This study examines on a fine scale the exploratory behavior of the Mexican blind cavefish as they encounter obstacles in a novel environment. These fishes display specific behaviors as well as swimming motions when avoiding and making contact with obstacles.
Collaborators:
Coombs, Sheryl. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Patton, Paul. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Center for Family and Demographic Research (Graduate College)
A Selection of Recent Journal Publications by CFDR Affiliates
Recent publications and abstracts of CFDR research affiliates.

Chen, John T.
Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Stochastic Representation of Matrix Variate Skew Normal Models
Multi-dimension real-life data sets such as the financial data or the panel data in clinical trials and demographic studies, exhibit asymmetric distributions. Study the correlation and asymmetry of the individual necessitates the research on matrix-variate skew-normal models. This post presents one of the published results of the author.

Cramer, Todd J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Genome Mosaicism in Bacteriophages Phi80 and Lambda
Bacteriophages are virus-like particles that infect bacteria. A well studied example is the bacteriophage Lambda. A similar bacteriophage to this is Phi80. This research will help establish the genomic and phylogenetic relationship between these and other bacteriophage.
Collaborators:
Larsen, Raymond A. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Curran, Erin M.
Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)
Impacting Preservice Students' Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions: Perspectives from two Universities
This poster will provide an in-depth description of research conducted by two different universities. The focus is on preservice students' changes in knowledge, abilities and dispositions when taking a course that embeds multiple experiences with families and community agencies. The course focus is family centered practice and collaboration.
Collaborators:
Murray, Mary M. Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)

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 Dadfar, Mohammad B.
Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
High Performance Computing Student Projects
We have installed a Beowulf Cluster with 16 compute-nodes in our computing lab as a High Performance Computing (HPC) platform. We focus on job scheduling for a cluster of processors. We examine several scheduling polices including First-Come-First-Serve, Backfilling Algorithms, Co-scheduling, and Gang Scheduling. We share our results with the audience.
Collaborators:
Rajaei, Hassan. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Das, Somes K.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Single Molecule Patch-Clamp Fluorescence Microscopy Studies on Ion Channel Protein Dynamics
Ion Channel membrane proteins undergo a complex mechanism and dynamics for the open-close conformation changes on lipid bilayer. We are studying the conformational changes and dynamics of such a model ion channel protein, Colicin Ia, on lipid bilayer by simultaneous measurements of single molecule fluorescence and ionic current. Using these advanced techniques we should be able to study many similar ion channels.
Collaborators:
Lu, H. Peter. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

DeBard, Robert.
Higher Education & Student Affairs (College of Education & Human Development)
National Study of Greek Membership and First-Year Academic Performance
This research represents the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the impact of membership in a Greek social organization on first-year student academic performance. More than 47,000 official student records were analyzed comparing members and non-members in terms of first and second semester GPAs, hours earned, and retention rates by gender.
Collaborators:
Sacks, Casey. Higher Education & Student Affairs (College of Education & Human Development)

D'Elia, Tom V.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of Microorganisms from Lake Vostok Accretion Ice
We have identified bacteria and fungi from ice cores containing water from Lake Vostok, in Antarctica. The lake is located below 3600 m of ice. Characterization of microbes from this environment is important to understanding the limits of life on Earth and possibly on other planets.
Collaborators:
Veerapaneni, Ram. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Dilley, Laura C.
Psychology and Communication Disorders (College of Arts & Sciences/College of Health & Human Services)
Beyond Metrical Stress: Prosodic Factors in Speech Segmentation
A challenging problem concerns how listeners "segment" words from one another and hear them as distinct in speech, since word boundaries are not consistently marked by silences or other acoustic cues. This research examines the role of a new factor in speech segmentation, namely, prosodic (i.e., pitch and rhythmic) context.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J. Devin. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Earley, Mark A.
Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)
Expert Opinions about Learning Outcomes for Research Methods Courses
Through this study I developed a list of 16 learning outcomes for a research methods course. The list came from 13 "expert" research methods instructors from across the US who brainstormed, discussed, then ranked an initial list of 200 outcomes through successive rounds of a Delphi study conducted via e-mail.

Ekstrand, Victoria.
Journalism (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Scope of Music and Film Piracy on College Campuses: A Study of Knowledge, Behaviors and Perceptions
This study assessed the scope of music and film piracy on college campuses as the basis for effective anti-piracy education programs. Findings provide higher education administrators a view of college students online file sharing habits and whether it is possible to modify their piratical habits through public relations educational programs.
Collaborators:
Rentner, Terry L. Journalism (College of Arts & Sciences)

Elwazani, Salim A.
VCTE - Architecture/EDS Program (College of Technology)
Recording for Urban Planning: A Case from Manama, Bahrain
Urban planners reach out for specialists in building documentation to satisfy their information needs. A case in point has materialized in planning urban areas in Bahrain during 2005-06 as a collaborative undertaking with the UNDP. This paper reviews the documentation activity completed by the authors for part of the undertaking.
Collaborators:
Lerma, Jose L. Department of Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain)

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 Fan, Kerry S.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
This is a chapter contribution to the forthcoming book "Chinese Architecture and the Beaux-Arts" edited by Jeffery Cody and Nancy Steinhardt. This chapter covers the Soviet influence on architecture in China during the 1950s, focusing on the transformed classicist method imported from the Soviet Union to serve Chinese socialist ideology.

Fan, Jiufeng.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Effect of Protein Structure on the Driving Force Dependence of Biomolecular Electron-transfer Rates
The effect of protein structure on the driving force dependence of bimolecular electron-transfer rates is studied through the use of de novo designed Cu(I) metalloproteins. The data suggest that the relative positioning of the redox-active cofactors within the hydrophobic core of the proteins affects their degree of electronic coupling to aqueous electron-acceptors. In the case where the Cu(I) center is buried deeply within the hydrophobic core of a four-stranded coiled-coil, the bimolecular rate constants are lowered below the diffusion limit, allowing inverted Marcus behavior to be observed. However, when the Cu(I) center is placed within a more disordered peptide structure, the electron-transfer becomes faster and Rehm-Weller behavior is observed. The results indicate how protein environments can modulate the electron-transfer reactivity of their inorganic cofactors in a simple way.
Collaborators:
Ogawa, Michael Y. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Fulcher, Lewis P.
Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Intraglottal pressures in a static physical model of the uniform glottis: an efficient parameterization
Pressure distributions for the uniform glottis were taken at 8 diameters and several transglottal pressures of interest for phonation. At each pressure and diameter, entrance loss coefficients and exit coefficients are calculated, and their adequacy as a representation of the entire data set is examined. Viscous effects are also discussed.
Collaborators:
Scherer, Ronald C. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Powell, Travis. Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Gabel, Rodney M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Clinicians’ Perceptions of Career Choices for People Who Stutter
This study was explored whether speech-language pathologists (SLPs) would identify careers that were less appropriate for people who stutter, when compared to reports given for people who do not stutter. Results of the study suggest that the SLPs reported 7 careers that were less appropriate for PWS.
Collaborators:
Hughes, Stephanie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Hughes, Charlie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Irani, Farzan. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Gabel, Rodney M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Evaluating Treatment Outcomes of Stuttering Therapy: Qualitative and Quantitative Data
The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of BGSU’s Intensive Stuttering Clinic for Adolescents and Adults, using a mixed methods approach. Findings suggested that the clinic was beneficial, especially for reducing stuttering severity, improving speech fluency, and decreasing negative attitudes about stuttering.
Collaborators:
Daniels, Derek. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Hughes, Stephanie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Galliger, Courtney C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The current study explored the school bus as a unique context for children's social interactions. Specifically, the rate and types of prosocial and aggressive behaviors that occur on the bus were examined. The results reveal the importance of considering the context when understanding children's social behaviors.
Collaborators:
Tisa, Marie S. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tisak, John. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Geusz, Michael E.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Circadian rhythms and cancer growth
We are imaging the activation of genes by a cancerous tumor in mice. Our mice glow when particular genes are turned on. The two genes that we monitor produce circadian (near 24-hour) rhythms in behavior and physiology (mPer1) or are activated by the inflammation occurring during cancer growth (CMV-MIE).
Collaborators:
Jamasbi, Roudabeh J. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Glik, Elena.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Ultrafast time-resolved Transient Absorption Study of axial shielded (polyamine)aryl platinum(II) complexes.
Two mesityl groups attached to platinum can block axial coordination sites, rendering the corresponding Pt(III) species quite stable. In the current work, both bulky mesityl groups and 2,9- substituted phenanthrolines were used to enable axial shielding of the metal center. The excited state dynamics of these complexes have been studied.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Goberman, Alexander M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
The effect of positioning on infant cries: implications for sudden infant death syndrome
A cause for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has not been identified but incidence is higher for infants sleeping on their stomachs (prone). We examined pain cries in prone versus supine (back) positions. Acoustic differences suggest decreased arousal for infants in the prone position. Implications for SIDS screening are discussed.
Collaborators:
Johnson, Susan. Obstetrics and Women's Care (Wood County Hospital)
Cannizzaro, Michael S. Communication Sciences (University of Vermont)
Robb, Michael P. Communication Disorders (University of Canterbury)

Gomezdelcampo, Enrique.
Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
A modified DRASTIC model for siting Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Williams County, Ohio
Recent developments within Williams County and the region indicate that CAFO (also called factory farms) expansion in Northwest Ohio is likely. The objective of this study was to modify the Williams County DRASTIC, a groundwater pollution potential model, to explicitly map the groundwater pollution potential of CAFOs.
Collaborators:
Dickerson, J. Ryan. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Goza, Franklin.
Sociology (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Profile of Somali Refugees in the United States
This poster provides an overview of Somali residents of the US as revealed by data from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the 2000 Census of Population. Together these data sets permit the elaboration of a detailed socioeconomic portrait of this population.
Collaborators:
Baker, Elizabeth. Sociology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Guidera, Stan G.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
Revisiting the Collage City
This presentation documents how Collage City, a critical commentary on modernist planning, was used as a point of departure for an urban design studio. Using multiple sites within the central business district students were asked to consider the redevelopment of the downtown as a collection of interventions emphasizing local “idealized” conditions.
Collaborators:
MacPherson, Scot. VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)

Guldbeck, Mille.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Contemporary Sublime
The presence of place has touched art makers from cave painters to more contemporary earth works artists. Earth and sky inspire my work in both a metaphoric and a tactile sense. The rather small size of my paintings is meant to reflect the deflation of historical nature symbols such as mountains or oceans or the vast sky. My goals are to subvert some of the more naturalistic visual systems present in, for example painter Caspar David Friedrich’s work, and to express more paradoxical and contemporary concerns that I have about the natural landscape. The culture of humans has become the new “sublime” force that is capable of transforming the natural world. I have created a series of paintings which incorporate elements of the landscape which I observed on the island of Møn in Denmark and then assessed the possibilities available for interpretation of the sublime.

Gupta, Arjun K.
Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Multivariate Two-factor Skew Model
In recent years, researchers in statistics have concentrated the efforts on modeling asymmetric distributions. The skew-normal model is an outcome of such endeavor. In a multivariate skew-normal model, the shape of the distribution of data is skew, and yet the model possesses many useful properties of the normal model.
Collaborators:
Chen, John T. Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Ha, Louisa S.
Communication Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
The study is an experimental study to examine the effects of using broadband Internet College of Technology for creating and disseminating agricultural knowledge in Nigeria. A free broadband service Knowledge Center was established in the village of Ihiala with volunteer college students aiding the farmers in using the Internet.
Collaborators:
Igboaka, Primus. Communication Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
Okigbo, Raphael. (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

Haar, Christine M.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Increased Self-Efficacy and Dairy Consumption Resulting From a Dairy Curriculum for Junior High School Students
A curriculum focused on dairy was developed and taught by a dietitian. Self-efficacy scores at the post assessment were significantly correlated with milk consumption at post assessment (r =.31, p<.05) and with milk (p =.31, p<.05) and cheese (p =.32, p<.05) at follow-up.
Collaborators:
Pobocik, Rebecca S. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Dawson, Erin. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Coleman, Priscilla. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Houston, M. Sue. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Hare, Mary.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Meaning, structure, and events in the world
Meaning and structure are related in language. We argue that the relationship is largely due to the language user's interpretation of generalized events in the world. With priming, self-paced reading, and corpus studies we show that differences in verb meaning predict differences in the comprehender's expectations for upcoming structure.
Collaborators:
Hare, Mary. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tabaczynski, Tracy. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Harmon, Kelley M.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The effects of prenatal stress on offspring social motivation
Prenatal stress has been shown to induce a set of behavioral changes in offspring. Pregnant rats were exposed to mild stressors during the 3rd week of gestation. Isolation vocalizations were assessed and PNS pups showed significantly more vocalizations than controls. The pup's affinity for its dam was evaluated behaviorally via conditioned odor preference. The prenatal stress pups show an altered place preference compared to controls.
Collaborators:
Harmon, Kelley M. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Greenwald, Megan. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Beckwith, Travis. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Harris, Lorena B.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of a small ribozyme with self-splicing activity found in an opportunistic pathogen
Ribozymes are known as molecular scissors, they are defined as autocatalytic RNAs, because of their ability to cut themselves out of the message given by genes. We have found a minimal size group I intron (ribozyme, 67nt) PaSSU, located within the nuclear rDNA of a pathogen. Characterization of this PaSSU is necessary to understand the essential regions required for a minimal size ribozyme to achieve splicing.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hauser, Jessica C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Role Of Parents and Peers in Children's Responses to Aggressive Scenarios at Home and at School
This study examines the types of responses (aggressive or non-aggressive) children report that their friends or parents would endorse for them and whether those predicted responses were related to the children's own decision making process in aggressive situations. Children's responses varied by target and setting.
Collaborators:
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hayden, Todd A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Quantifying Fish Otolith to Water Chemistry Relationships Using Barium as a Tracer: Importance to Fish Stock Determination and Habitat Use
Barium and strontium are thought to incorporate into fish otoliths (fish bone) in proportion to their concentration in water. This is important because then differences in water chemistry will be reflected in otolith chemistry and we can use this to distinguish populations of fish that use different water masses. In laboratory experiments, we tested this linear relationship hypothesis.
Collaborators:
Schuster, Lesley. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Hafeman, Heidi. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Miner, Jeffrey G. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Farver, John R. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

He, Yufan.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM/STM) Imaging and Manipulation of Single Molecules on Surface and in Photosynthetic Membranes
This poster introduces the applications of scanning probe microscopy and single-molecule spectroscopy in biophysics. We studied the structure of the light harvesting complexes that are present in natural photosynthetic membranes.
Collaborators:
Lu, Peter H. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Henry, Matthew S.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of a Lambdoid Phage Gene Encoding a Host Cell Attachment Spike
The first and most crucial step in a bacteriophage’s life cycle is the absorption step. This entails docking on to the phage’s host and insertion of its genetic material. The phi 80 bacteriophage hijacks the FhuA siderophore receptor to attach to its host cell. In addition, phi 80 requires TonB in order to insert its DNA into its host. Although the method of absorption for phi 80 has been studied, the bacteriophage protein that mediates this process has not been characterized. While sequencing the phi 80 genome, a gene was noted that shows similarity to the tail spike protein of other closely related lambdoid phages. Similar to those of other lambdoid phages, the putative spike protein of phi 80 is predicted to have a functional domain near the C terminus that mediates binding to the FhuA receptor. Secondly, a putative TonB box is found in the N terminus that allows for the binding of TonB for entrance into the cell.
Collaborators:
Mutgi, Krishna. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Larsen, Ray. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hershberger, Andrew E.
School of Art - Art History (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Dark Side of Photography
This poster will display my ongoing research on photographic negative prints. My project has been funded by two competitive research fellowships: the Ansel Adams Research Fellowship, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 2004, and the Coleman Dowell Fellowship for Study on Experimental Works, Fales Library, New York University, 2007.

Hewitt, Lynne E.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
The Relationship between Phonological Working Memory, Phonological Sensitivity and Incidental Word Learning
Young children learn words very quickly--in fact, they form initial word representations following one brief exposure. We investigated cognitive abilities needed to form an initial word representation, to discover whether memory skills or phonological (speech sound) knowledge is the most important predictor of word learning. Results showed that variance in 4 year old children's word learning abilities was accounted for by phonological knowledge, with no independent contribution from working memory.
Collaborators:
Ramachandra, Vijayachandra. Communication Disorders (Marywood University, Scranton, PA)
Brackenbury, Timothy. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Hiler, Daniel J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Midbrain and brainstem circadian pacemakers of rodents
Several brain areas synchronize the body’s activity to the 24-hour day. We have discovered a circadian (24-hour) rhythm in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus, a group of neurons that control jaw movement. To measure these rhythms, we monitored the activity of genes that serve in the biological clocks of the brain.
Collaborators:
Geusz, Michael E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Houston, M. Sue.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Ellagic Acid Decreases Proliferation and IGFBP-2 in LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cells
Ellagic acid (EA)is a bioactive compound found in many berries and nuts. The present study demonstrated dose-dependent effects of EA in decreasing cell growth and decreasing the secretion of IGFBP-2 (a growth factor implicated in prostate cancer)in human androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells. Thus, the positive effects of consumption of fruits, nuts, and vegetables that are rich in bioactive compounds warrant further investigation.
Collaborators:
Okeke, Joy. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Smas, Cynthia. Biochemistry and Cancer Biology (University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio)
Meserve, Lee. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Anderson, Dawn. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Hua, Fei.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Platinum(II) Diimine Diacetylides
This presentation describes the synthesis and photophysical properties of a new class of Pt(II) diimine charge transfer structures bearing the bidentate diacetylide ligand, tolan-2,2'-diacetylide (tda). The photoluminescence energies are systematically modified as a function of coordinated diimine ligand, yielding emitters of different color, ranging from greenish-yellow to the near-IR.
Collaborators:
Kinayyigit, Solen. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Jamasbi, Roudabeh J.
Public and Allied Health (College of Health & Human Services)
Determination of Phenotypic and Genotypic properties of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The aim of the present investigation was to assess whether P. aeruginosa strains isolated from different patients in a regional hospital were phenotypically and genotypically related and, if so, whether they were drug resistant. Although some strains showed similar phenotypic and genotypic properties, the majority of strains showed unique characteristic: the rate of drug resistance was also high among the strains.
Collaborators:
Proudfoot, Eric M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Joshi, Sachindra R.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Influence of HMGB-1 on Estrogen Responsive Transcriptional Activation of Luciferase Reporter Gene Driven by a Spectrum of Estrogen Binding Sites
Estrogen receptor proteins (ER) mediate effect of the hormone estrogen to activate estrogen-responsive gene expression. Our lab has recently discovered that estrogen receptor binds to a variety of binding sites other than those regarded as conventional sites. Genomic studies have supported these findings and suggest that these sites may play a greater role in E2-activated transcription, leading to gene expression events that may stimulate cell division and breast cancer. A ubiquitous, highly conserved, nuclear protein, HMGB-1, enhances ER binding to these sites. This study will directly test whether ER binding to these sites stimulates (functional) transcriptional activity (in vivo) within the cell and the effect of HMGB1 on this activity.
Collaborators:
Scovell, William M. Chemistry/Biology (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Kahn, Meghan C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Memory for Goal Locations in the Avian Hippocampal Formation
The avian hippocampal formation (HF) is critical for learning and remembering spatial information. In order to investigate whether HF is also critical to memory for what happens at certain locations we performed bilateral HF lesions. In addition, we are investigating whether right and left HF perform different roles in goal location memory.
Collaborators:
Bingman, Verner. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kane, Jackie G.
Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Applications of Remote Sensing for Ohio Secondary Schools
The purpose of this research is to create an instructional and resource website for teachers and students who have some familiarity with remote sensing through such workshops as SATELLITES and GLOBE, to use free online images, software and instructions for their own research.
Collaborators:
Laird, John. Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Vincent, Robert V. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Karve, Shantanu v.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
A combined spectroscopic and theoretical study of ultrafast dynamics in selected porphyrins
Porphyrins occur naturally and are involved in fundamental processes like carrying oxygen in animals and absorb light for photsynthesis in plants. Lately, they have found applications in Photodynamic theropy, electronic materials etc. We apply spectroscopic and theoretical methods to understand events that take place within the molecule when it absorbs a photon.
Collaborators:
Rodgers, Michael A. J. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Katz, Lauren A.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Teaching Strategic Reading in Small Groups: Feasibility & Effectiveness
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness and feasibility of a reading intervention program, called Close Reading (CR), when administered in a small group setting. CR was designed to help middle-elementary students with language and reading difficulties (LRD) acquire strategies and habits that enable them to become more analytic in their reading. Results suggested that the CR program is a promising way to improve decoding and comprehension for struggling readers in small groups in the upper elementary years.
Collaborators:
Philip, Biji A. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Jenks, Bridget. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Katz, Lauren A.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Written Language & the School-Based SLP: A Preliminary Survey Study
This pilot study examined school-based speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) current clinical practices in the area of literacy. Participants were 12 public school-based SLPs. Findings suggested that SLPs generally reported good knowledge of, use of, and positive attitudes about written language practices. While this was the case, almost half reported time as a barrier to provision of service; yet, only about half engaged in collaborative and small group literacy practices.
Collaborators:
Fallon, Karen A. Dept of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies (Towson University - College of Health Professions)
Van Der Linden, Kirsten. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
DiDonato, Jessica. Dept of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies (Towson University - College of Health Professions)

Khon, Dmitriy.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Synthesis of Octacene and Nonacene from their Photoprecursors
Poster describes a project in which new members of poly(oligo)acenes octacene and nonacene are to be synthesized.
Collaborators:
Mondal, Rajib. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neckers, Douglas C. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kinayyigit, Solen.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Electron and Energy Transfer in Platinum(II) Polyimine Complexes Bearing Aryl- and Ferrocenylacetylide Units
We describe the synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties of two platinum(II) polyimine acetylides possessing charge transfer excited states and two structurally related polyphosphine bearing platinum(II) complexes as representative model compounds. Quenching experiments performed on the metal complexes bearing arylacetylide units with ferrocene demonstrate that energy transfer occurs within the diffusion limit. The main focus of this presentation will be the heteronuclear complexes where the ferrocenylacetylide unit is introduced within the structure. The redox chemistry and the nature of the absorption features of these mixed metal complexes have been investigated by a variety of voltammetric techniques and spectroelectrochemical studies. The mixed valence nature of chemically and electrochemically generated Fe(III/Pt(II) structures will also be presented.
Collaborators:
Kozlov, Denis V. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kinayyigit, Solen.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Platinum(II) Alkoxyterpyridine Salts as Vapochromic Sensors. Synthesis, Photophysics and Sensing Properties
Square-planar d8 metal complexes that stack in the solid state with relatively short metal-metal interactions can be used as sensor materials to detect volatile organic compounds. Among these materials, platinum(II) salts are of great interest because a wide range of chemosensors with unique and fast colorimetric responses can be obtained by tuning their vapochromism through modification of the ligand as well as variation in the counterion. The synthesis of platinum(II) complexes bearing functionalized terpyridines with systematic variation in the counterion will be reported. Their respective solid state colorimetric and photophysical responses to organic vapor sorption will be described.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Klopfer, Dale.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Spatial Ability and Working Memory: Just and Carpenter (1985) Revisited
It has been proposed that people with low spatial ability (Lows) perform spatial tasks less well than Highs owing to individual differences in working memory. We developed an interactive version of a spatial ability test in which working memory differences would be eliminated. Lows and Highs still differed in task performance.
Collaborators:
Athy, Jeremy. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Leventhal, Laura. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kocer, Zeynep A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Detection of Influenza A Viruses from Lake Ice Samples by Multiplex RT-PCR
Ice is an ideal environment for long-term survival of organisms. Currently, we are concentrating on influenza A surveillance from the lake ice samples which are on the flyway of migratory waterfowl, the major vector for influenza A. Multiplex RT-PCR is a rapid way for the characterization of Influenza A.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kolla, Sri R.
College of Technology Systems (College of Technology)
Controller Area Network Simulation Tools
Controller Area Network (CAN) is a digital, two-way, multi-drop communication link among control devices used in automotive applications. Performance of CAN-based networks should be studied using simulation tools before deploying in automobiles. This paper presents use of simulation tools such as CANoe software and CANstart hardware in teaching and research.

Konnai, Ramya M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Development and Validation of a Voice Disorder Outcome Measure for an Indian Population
Clinical voice disorders in India lack adequate outcomes research. This study developed a 32-item questionnaire (Voice-DOM) that was administered to 42 individuals. The questionnaire was found to have high reliability (internal consistency, test-retest), and high validity (face, construct, and concurrent). It also correlated significantly with patients' self-perceptions of their disorder severity.
Collaborators:
Jayaram, M. Speech Pathology, National Institute of Menthal Health and Neuro Sciences (Bangalore, India)
Scherer, Ronald C. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Kresman, Ray.
Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
Secure Data-Mining with Anonymous Opt-Out
Secure computation schemes have been developed which allow multiple parties to pool statistics from their respective databases while keeping individual statistics private. Our scheme allows a single party to opt out of a data collection round while remaining anonymous.
Collaborators:
Shepard, Samuel. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
Dunning, Larry. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kucheryavy, Pavel V.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Spectroscopy and electronic structure of 4-substituted naphthalimides
Naphthalimide-based fluorophores demonstrate high fluorescence and, have sensitivity to solvent effects. Naphthalimides can form 3 hydrogen bonds like DNA bases so they can serve for photocleavage of DNA. The possibility to bind to biologically important molecules via hydrogen bonds and photochemical properties of naphthalimides make them attractive objects for proton-coupled electron transfer studies. In this work we will present research results of spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of 4-substituted naphthalimides combined with excited state calculations. UV-VIS, emission and femtosecond optical transient absorption spectra were collected in different solvents. Christopher Hadad (OSU) and Shubham Vyas (OSU) performed series of quantum calculations for naphthalimides. Calculation results were compared with experimental data. As experiments showed all these compounds have high fluorescence and can form hydrogen bonds to other compounds. So in conclusion we can consider naphthalimides as potential objects for the investigation proton-coupled electron transfer.
Collaborators:
Li, Guifeng. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Glusac, Ksenija D. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Laflin, Molly T.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Transition from Virgin to Non-Virgin Status
Purpose To identify demographic and psychosocial predictors for early sexual initiation (ESI) among middle school midwestern suburban and rural youth. Methods A total of 884 middle school students completed a pretest and a one year follow-up questionnaire. At Time 1, 52 reported already having initiated sexual behavior; the remaining 832 students were included in our analyses. The sample was 58.5% female, and 92.8% white, with a mean age of 12.84. At Time 2, 105 (12.6%) had changed their coital status from virgin to non-virgin. A stepwise logistic regression was conducted to explore the relationship between the demographic and psychosocial variables measured at Time 1 [including grade, academic performance, mother's education, family structure, religiosity, self-esteem (school, home and peer), perceived sexual norms, abstinence selfefficacy, peer pressure, etc.] and reported sexual behavior at Time 2. The analyses were conducted separately by gender. Results For both genders, academic achievement was positively and peer self-esteem was negatively related to ESI. Additionally, self-efficacy and frequency of prayer were negatively related to ESI for boys and peer pressure, age and traditional family structure were negatively related to ESI for girls. Conclusions Risk and protective factors for ESI should be examined separately by gender. Use of a facet-specific measure of self-esteem revealed very different relationships between the peer, home and school aspects of self-esteem and transition to nonvirgin status; therefore, researchers are encouraged to use area specific rather than global measures of self-esteem.
Collaborators:
Wang, Jing. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Barry, Maxine. Asian Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)

Lencl, Max.
Educational Psychology (College of Education & Human Development)
Adolescent Bullying and Long Term Depression
Adolescence is an uncertain time for students and this period of ambiguity makes them vulnerable to bullying behavior. Whether the student is a bully, a victim, or both; the effects are correlated to depression. This research will determine how the depressive symptoms of adolescent bullying affect BGSU students now.

Long, Lucy M.
American Culture Studies/International Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
Foodways Traditions of Northwest Ohio
This presentation explores the foodways traditions of Northwest Ohio, looking at how they represent the history and culture of the people who live here. The area is not known for its food. In fact, most Midwestern food is considered bland and unhealthy, the unimaginative "meat-and-potatoes" diet of "middle America." This presentation, however, looks at the memories people attach to these foods, making them meaningful to them. This presentation will include posters from an exhibit created with the Wood County Historical Society.
Collaborators:
Crook, Nathan. American Culture Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)

Lucas, Jennifer R.
Music Education (College of Musical Arts)
The Relationship of Musical Pattern Discrimination Skill and Phonemic Awareness in Beginning Readers
The purpose of this study was to find whether scores on a test of musical pattern discrimination would be related to scores on a test of phoneme segmentation fluency. Children’s ability to judge musical patterns for similarity was shown to be related to their ability to segment a short word into its phonemes.
Collaborators:
Eastlund Gromko, Joyce. Music Education (College of Musical Arts)

Luescher, Andreas.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
Figure/Ground Meets Zoning: Capitalizing on Disciplinary Differences
This paper examines the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary instruction in urban design. Observations are derived from a case study involving a joint project between an undergraduate architecture studio at Bowling Green State University and a graduate/undergraduate planning seminar at University of Toledo.

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 Malwade, Santosh R.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Shape and Quantitative Analysis of Factor #7 in Tumorigenic cells
My research basically focuses on the shape and quantitative analysis of factor #7[i.e. PAK (P-21 activated kinase) dependent protrusions] and factor #4 [filopodia] in the rat tracheal epithelial cells. Besides, the aim is, also to determine whether PAK and Nck[ an adaptor protein in the cell] act in synergy with each other [producing double the number of projections] or they cancel the effect of each other [producing less number of arms than individual effect].
Collaborators:
Heckman, Carol. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meek, Geoffrey A.
School of Human Movement, Sports, and Leisure Studies--Kinesiology (College of Education & Human Development)
Can different concurrent practica result in the same reported student experiences?
Are reflective journal reports from students in a practicum involving children with movement skill problems similar to those from a concurrent practicum involving individuals recovering from a stroke? The results indicated: some citation of concurrent themes; but greater reporting of original themes and also those based on personal transferable skills.
Collaborators:
Snyder, Patty. Wood County Hospital Rehabilitation Services (College of Arts & Sciences)
Frank, Rebecca. Wood County Educational Service Center (Bowling Green, OH)

Mercier, Ann Mary P.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Developmental changes in auditory tempo sensitivity: Support for an age-specific entrainment region hypothesis
McAuley et al. (2006) proposed an age-specific entrainment region hypothesis, whereby the range of sequence rates that an individual can synchronize is predicted to widen during childhood then narrow late in life. Synchronize-continue tapping results supported this hypothesis. The present study tested the entrainment region hypothesis using a tempo-discrimination task.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J. Devin. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Perinatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure disrupts developing motor skills in rats: a possible model for autism.
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) is a wide-spread environmental toxicant. When eaten during pregnancy it can disrupt a number of developmental measures in offspring. This work found development of a number of movement skills to be disrupted in a fashion with similarities to those seen in human autism.
Collaborators:
Krishnan, Dena K. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tran, Trang L. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Influence of perinatal ingestion of the mixture PCB 47/77 on circulating IL-6 and TNF-alpha and maternal odor conditioning in young Sprague-Dawley rats.
PCB is a wide-spread environmental toxicant that, when consumed during pregnancy has effects on physiological and behavioral development. This study discovered that young rats exposed to PCB are less well able to recognize an odor associated with their mother. This may result from "sickness" molecules (IL-6/TNF) being overproduced in PCB animals.
Collaborators:
Asbrock, Christina M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
McKnight, Logan E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures on estrogen receptor-beta, hippocampus, learning and memory.
The environmental pollutant PCB can both act like female sex hormone (estrogen) and block its action, depending on the tissue and the status of the animal. This study found that the density of estrogen receptor in one area of the brain (hippocampus) was greater than normal in PCB exposed animals, while the area of the hippocampus was less than normal. This suggests that the brain may compensate for PCB exposure during development.
Collaborators:
Desai, Avanti N. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Perinatal PCB alters social recognition in juvenile male Sprague-Dawley rats.
PCB is a widespread environmental pollutant that disrupts development of hormonal control and behavior in the young of animals consuming it during pregnancy. This study measured PCB effects on the hormone oxytocin and development of social recognition in young male rats. PCB did not alter oxytocin at this age, but modified the ability of animals to recognize other familiar rats.
Collaborators:
Jolous-Jamshidi, Banafsheh. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Michaels, Helen J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Effectiveness of Transplants vs. Seeding of Lupinus perennis in an Oak Savanna Regeneration Site
Although Lupinus perennis is a threatened species and important food for butterflies, the optimum conditions and methods for restoration have received little attention. We studied factors influencing performance of seed and transplants from four populations 13 months after planting in a savanna restoration and compared the efforts and costs involved.
Collaborators:
St. Mary, Mark. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Miller, Nathaniel S.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
How easy is it to ignore rhythmic context when making time judgments?
The aim of this study was to advance understanding of the mechanisms involved in the perception of time. Participants made judgments about the relative duration of two brief stimuli in the context of a to-be-ignored rhythm. Results reveal systematic distortions in perceived stimulus timing based on the to-be-ignored rhythm.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J Devin. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Miner, Jeffrey G.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Deal or No Deal: Is Spatial Heterogeneity of Water Chemistry Sufficient to Differentiate Fish Habitat Use in Western Lake Erie?
Fish migrate in Lake Erie and yet biologists have little understanding of this migration. We used otolith (fish bone) microchemistry and water chemistry (with BGSU's new ICPMS-OES) to determine if the chemistry of fish otoliths could provide evidence and information about this migration. We determined that water from the Detroit River overwhelms the system and limits spatial heterogeneity of water chemistry.
Collaborators:
Hayden, Todd A. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Farver, John R. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Opfer, Sarah E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Fryer, Brian R. Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (University of Windsor)

Morgan, Amy L.
School of Human Movement, Sports, and Leisure Studies--Kinesiology (College of Education & Human Development)
Bone Turnover Across 16 Weeks of Training in Functionally Limited Seniors
Exercise has a positive impact on bone in young adults, but the influence of exercise training on bone turnover in older individuals is not clear. Limitations in functional ability may reduce daily activity, affecting bone health. This study was designed to determine whether bone turnover changes in response to different types of exercise in functionally limited older adults. These findings indicate that bone formation and resorption are higher in individuals in their 9th decade. Although 16 weeks of training does not appear to improve markers of bone turnover in functionally limited men and women, perhaps a regular exercise program will slow negative bone turnover responses.
Collaborators:
McNevin, Nancy.
Fahlman, Mariane.
Boardley, Debra.
Topp, Robert.

Morin, Shawn P.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Titration: An Art in Public Places Project
“Titration”, an invitational sculpture exhibit of works by five nationally recognized artists. On view now through Spring, 2008 at Coffman Park, 5200 Emerald Parkway, Dublin, Ohio. This exhibition was curated by the Marcia Evans Gallery and the Dublin Arts Council.

Morris, Paul F.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Domain shuffling and recombination is a unique feature of the Phytophthora sojae genome
Phytophthora sojae is a soybean pathogen with an estimated impact on US soybean yields in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Analysis of the genome sequence of P. sojae has identified 274 novel multifunctional proteins that each contain combinations of protein motifs that are not present in plant, animal, or fungal genomes. Evolutionary analyses of these protein motifs suggest that they were acquired by horizontal transfer from the algal endosymbiont or bacterial genomes in the ancestral genome of Phytophthora. Consequently both metabolic and regulatory pathways in Phytophthora species are distinct from other eukaryotic Kingdoms.
Collaborators:
Wittenschlaeger, Tom. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Austin, Ryan. Cell and Systems Biology, (University of Toronto)
Provart, Nicholas. Cell and Systems Biology (University of Toronto)

Mueller, Greg L.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Poe Road Public Art Project; a collaboration between faculty students City of BG and Wood County
The POE ROAD PROJECT celebrates the cultural spirit of Bowling Green. BFA art majors Jason Karas, Megan Small, and Steve Williams worked with School of Art faculty member Greg Mueller to celebrate the diverse livelihoods of the university and community by depicting them as content of the sculptural wall.
Collaborators:
Karas, Jason. School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Small, Megan. School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Williams, Stephen. School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)

Muir, Thomas P.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Digital Smithing: Transformations of the Contemporary Vessel
This work with metal vessels integrates computer-aided design and manufacture College of Technology with traditional metalsmithing techniques, in the aesthetic idiom for which my work is known. My work’s central concept is “devised nature,” i.e., the blurring of boundaries between the natural world and the man-made, to produce forms that seem animate and “natural.”

Mukherjee, Saptarshi.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Probing Single Molecule Enzymatic Dynamics
We have studied enzymatic reaction at the single molecular level in real time. The pyrophosphorylation reaction (which is a part of the folate synthesis) is investigated using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) and our results agree well with that observed in ensemble average measurements.
Collaborators:
He, Yufan. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Rajapaksha, Suneth. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Lu, Peter H. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Mukherjee, Madhumita.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Conformational and Thermodynamic Properties of Cd(II) Binding to a De Novo Peptide
The present study demonstrates the complementary use of UV, CD and ITC to elucidate Cd(II) binding to Cys containing de novo designed peptide. The data illustrates that metalloprotein assembly is entropically driven with dehydration of both peptide scaffold and metal ion exerting considerable influence on the reaction thermodynamic parameters.
Collaborators:
Zhu, Xianchun. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Ogawa, Michael Y. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Muro, Maria L.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Room temperature photluminescence from [Pt(4Æ-C&#8801; CR-tpy)Cl]+ complexes
This work seeks to investigate the photophysical properties of platinum complexes and their application in diverse fields including photodynamic therapy, catalytic production of hydrogen, and vapochromic sensing among others.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Murrey, Sarah J.
Chemistry/Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Anticoagulant Activity of Captopril
Captopril is an antihypertensive drug which also has anticoagulant activity. At various concentrations it prolongs clotting time of blood. These data suggest that critical disulfide bonds in the structure of protein coagulation factors are disrupted by the captopril, resulting in decreased clot formation and consequent prolongation of clotting time.
Collaborators:
Brecher, Arthur S. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Gray, Kelly D. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Poulimenos, James N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Nardi, Daniele.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Geometric information in the vertical dimension
Humans, monkeys, rats, birds and fishes are able to use the geometric shape of the environment as an orienting cue. I am presenting data from an experiment exploring how pigeons orient on a sloped surface, in which the goal can be located using geometric shape and elevational information.
Collaborators:
Bingman, Verner P. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Nilov, Denis.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Photoaffinity Labeling Strategies Targeting Purine Nucleic Acid Bases
8-Oxoadenosine is proposed as photoaffinity labeling agent for nucleic acids and proteins. The oxidation mechanism of 8-oxoadenosine is discussed.
Collaborators:
Komarov, Dmitry. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Wilson, R. Marshall. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Onicha, Anthony C.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tapping Solar Power: From Sunlight to Electricity
The available of energy is essential for survival of life. Solar energy is a very abundant, clean and safe. Converting solar energy to other forms of energy, especially chemical and electrical, has attracted the attention of scientist a lot. Solar cells are devices that convert solar energy to electrical energy. We present here our work in fabricating dye-sensitized solar cells: from synthesis of dye molecules to fabrication of test solar cells.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Photochemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Patel, Upali.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Photoreduction of Water to Hydrogen by TiO2 Doped with Platinum and Palladium Complexes
Platinum(II)(4,4’-dicarboxy-2,2’dipyridyl)dichloride (Pt(dcbpy)Cl2)] (1) and [palladium(II)( 4,4’-dicarboxy-2,2’dipyridyl)dichloride (Pd(dcbpy)Cl2) (2)] were adsorbed on the surface of TiO2 and photocatalysts TiO2/Pt(dcbpy)Cl2 and TiO2/Pd(dcbpy)Cl2 were prepared. The photocatalysts were used for the H2 production from water in the presence of methanol as a sacrificial electron donor. Platinum complex doped photocatalysts (TiO2/Pt(dcbpy)Cl2) are found to more efficient as compared to that of palladium complex doped (TiO2/Pd(dcbpy)Cl2). High percentage of doping shows less activity in both the case.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Patton, Paul Edward.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Localizing lateral line sensory cues: Evaluating measures of central tendency for spatially distributed stimulation patterns
Fish use their lateral line sense to sense water movements. The Lake Michigan Mottled Sculpin uses it to detect and orient to moving prey. We studied the accuracy of these orienting movements and tested a theory about how fish use the water movement signal to tell where the prey is.
Collaborators:
Coombs, Sheryl. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Phuntumart, Vipaporn.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
PsPDr4, an ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter from Phytophthora sojae and its Role During Infection Process
Phytophthora sojae is the most destructive diseases of soybeans in Ohio. Upon infection, soybeans produce phytoalexins to kill the pathogens. Nevertheless, this strategy has become less successful against P. sojae. Our data suggests that PsPdr4, a pleiotropic drug resistance gene from P. sojae may function in protection against soybean phytoalexins.
Collaborators:
Morris, Paul. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Pillai, Mahesh R.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Effect of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) 47/77 on an Enzyme Involved in the Synthesis of Catecholamines in Rat Adrenal Glands
PCBs bioaccumulate in the food web because of their inappropriate disposal and indestructibility. PCBs have been well documented to produce carcinogenic and endocrine disruptive effects. This study begins to determine the effects of PCB 47/77 on the DBM enzyme involved in the synthesis of catecholamines, crucial neuropeptides, in rat adrenal glands.
Collaborators:
Meserve, Lee A. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Oyarce, Ana M. Physiology, Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Sciences (University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio)
Steveson, Tami C. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Plenzler, Mike A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Seedling Recruitment in a Mixed Management Landscape
In the Oak Openings Region, the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly depends solely on the Blue Lupine as a host plant. Lupines benefit from fire, but field mowings are used when fires are not feasible. We are examining the potential impacts of this management on the survival of their seedlings.
Collaborators:
Michaels, Helen J. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Pobocik, Rebecca S.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Development of an instrument to assess self-efficacy and behavior related to dairy foods in adolescents
The Dairy Self-Efficacy Scale (DSES) was developed as an instrument to assess junior high school students' knowledge and confidence in changing behavior for dairy food consumption. The DSES was assessed for face and content validity by the researchers, readability by two adolescents, and reliability by test-retest with seventh grade students.
Collaborators:
Dawson, Erin. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Coleman, Priscilla. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Haar, Christine. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Houston, M Sue. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Pobocik, Rebecca S.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
A Qualitative Study of School Food Service Directors on the Impact of the Texas School Nutrition Policy
Food Service Directors from Texas were interviewed to determine their reaction to the Texas School Nutrition Policy. Interviews were analyzed by qualitative methods. Directors liked the policy but recommended simplification and improved communication. Teachers complained about not being able to use "treats" as rewards. Students adjusted to the cafeteria changes.
Collaborators:
Besgrove, Ashlee R. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Roberts, Stephen M. Public Health & Homeland Security (University of Toledo)
Roe, Jacquline R. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Pobocik, Rebecca S.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
A qualitative study of the implications of the Texas school nutrition policy from the principals' perspective
Principals were interviewed by telephone to determine their reaction to the implementation of the Texas School Nutrition Policy. The interviews were analyzed using qualitative methods. Major themes to emerge were a need to improve communications and to define the role of parents as opposed to schools in promoting nutrition.
Collaborators:
Roberts, Stephen. Public Health and Homeland Security (University of Toledo)
Deek, Rima. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Kleve, Becky. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Ambrosetti, Lisa. Health & Rehabilitative Services (University of Toledo)

Politsky, Rosalie.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Critical Theory for the Visual Arts: Revealing Themes of Significance
The poster will summarize several major critical theories--formalism, phenomenology, existentialism, Freudian & Jungian criticism, Marxism, feminism, New Criticism, Reader Response theory, Deconstruction, New Historical criticism, Queer theory, Post-colonial/African American theory and transpersonal theory/criticism. Each theory generates particular themes that will be illustrated through numerous visual art examples.
Collaborators:
Politsky, Rosalie. School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
Catalano, Dominic. School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)

Popov, Lubomir S.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Project Types and Facility Programming Methods
Facility programming is about studying user needs and developing design requirements. There are a number of competing methodological approaches and a discussion about their productivity and applicability. The present paper proposes a theoretical framework for analyzing project situations and programming approaches. The framework serves as a foundation for making methodological choices and selecting appropriate methods.

Potthoff, Joy K.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Invisibility, Accommodation & Attitudes about Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS): From a Designer's Perspective
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a disabling, invisible and stigmatizing chronic illness. In our poster, we have defined MCS and then identified types of health conditions that are related to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems. Ecology House (San Rafael, CA) is show cased as an example of best Interior Design practices to reduce or eliminate MCS problems.
Collaborators:
Null, Roberta. Common Place Design, Whittier, CA
Barker, Constance. Environmental Health Network, Ecology House, CA

Potthoff, Joy K.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Hire An Interior Designer If You Want A Beautiful & Safe Home For Senior Living
To inform the consumer that Interior Designers are educated and certified by examination (National Council for Interior Design Qualification [NCIDQ] exam) to design spaces that provide safe and accessible environments that meet the needs of seniors living at home or in residential care facilities.
Collaborators:
Pagoaga, Jane. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Krichbaum, Erica. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

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 Rachford, Aaron A.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Mixed Excited States in Platinum(II) Charge-Transfer Complexes
We report two Pt(II) complexes bearing charge-transfer and acetylide ligands which exhibit phosphorescence in the near-IR. Steady-state emission indicates that the lowest energy excited state is centered on the peryleneacetylide. However, transient absorption spectroscopy provides evidence for some mixing between the excited states that are available within these interesting molecules.
Collaborators:
Goeb, Sebastien. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Rajapakse, Nepali.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
The photophysics of first row transition metal meso-tetraphenylbenzoporphyrins: insights from experimental and theoretical study
Metallo-tetraphenyltetrabenzoporphyrins (MTPTBPs) are interesting class of tetrapyrroles because of their potential use in practical applications such as photothermal therapy (PTT), a promising approach to tumor treatment. In order to evaluate the practical applications of these compounds, it is necessary to have a detailed understanding of their electronic structure and photophysical properties.This work presents the results of photophysical properties of MTPTBP complexes coordinated with first row transition metals using femtosecond transient spectrometry along with DFT/TDDFT theoretical examinations. Special attention has given to Cu(&#921;&#921;) and Co(&#921;&#921;) and comparison has been made with Ni(&#921;&#921;)analogue.
Collaborators:
Rodgers, Michael A. J. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Soldatova, Alexandra V. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Rege, Shruta S.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Developing the Tools to Determine the Trafficking of the Menkes Protein (MNK) in the Adrenocorticotropic AtT-20 Tumor Cell Line
The Menkes protein (MNK) maintains copper balance by trafficking from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane. This study is aimed at developing tools to evaluate MNK trafficking in neuroendocrine (AtT-20 WT) cells. These cells will be transfected with full length MNK containing tags and trafficking studies will be performed.
Collaborators:
Oyarce, Ana M. Physiology, Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Sciences (University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio)
Steveson, Tami C. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Rentner, Terry L.
Journalism (College of Arts & Sciences)
Integrating Primary and Secondary Intervention Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students
This U.S. Department of Education grant-funded research and applied social norms program aims to decrease high-risk drinking among college students, particularly those identified as most "at risk" by colleges around the country. Findings from one of several studies conducted within the scope of this grant are discussed.

Ross, Sally R.
Sport Management (College of Education & Human Development)
What are They Thinking? Sport Management students Attitudes Toward Women
In a sample of undergraduate students, we examined four factors that could be associated with workplace treatment of women: attitude toward women, perspective taking, gender social identity, and attitudes toward sexist language. Research questions: "What are students' attitudes toward women?" and "Are the other three factors associated with their attitudes?"
Collaborators:
Parks, Janet B. Sport Management (College of Education & Human Development)

Ross, Jeremy D.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Flight over the Firelands: An ongoing assessment of bird migration over BGSU's proposed wind development site
The proximity of BGSU's Firelands campus to the Lake Erie shoreline and western islands potentially leads to relatively high volumes of migrating birds flying over the campus every spring and fall. This location also lends itself to wind power development, with strong and steady winds blowing off the lake. Our ongoing project incorporates data from Doppler radar, field surveys, and flight-call recordings to assess the relative rates of bird migration over and stopover at the Firelands campus. Ultimately, this study is designed to assess the spatial and temporal variation in migratory bird density and diversity in the Firelands region, providing insight into the potential environmental impact of wind development in the area.
Collaborators:
Bingman, Verner P. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Sarpong, Yaw A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
HMGB1 Protein Facilitates Binding of Estrogen Receptors to Consensus Response Elements in a Rotationally Phased and Translationally Positioned Nucleosome
Estrogen (E2) hormone interacts with estrogen receptors (ER) to regulate growth and differentiation of cells and plays a role in development of many diseases, including breast cancer. The aim is to understand the mechanisms that regulate E2-responsive genes. We show that HMGB1 protein remodels nucleosomes in a nonenzymatic manner to permit ER to gain access to its binding sites that in the absence of HMGB1 it cannot do.
Collaborators:
Scovell, William. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Petterson, Ron. Biochemistry (Ohio Northern University)

Scanlan, Mary K.
Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Evidence for Magma Mixing/Mingling in Lavas from Minna Bluff, Antarctica
This work consists of a detailed petrologic study of inclusion-rich lavas found at Minna Bluff, Antarctica. Lavas from Xeno-Ridge contain abundant inclusions some of which display fluidal, irregular boundaries with the host. Phenocrysts show disequilibrium textures which indicate these lavas experienced multiple episodes of magma mixing/mingling prior to eruption.
Collaborators:
Panter, Kurt S. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Dunbar, Nelia W. Geology (New Mexico Institute of Mining and College of Technology)

Schalk, Joseph.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The relationship between molecular and adaptive genetic variation: An experimental assessment using Drosophila melanogaster
The current extinction crisis is leading to drastic declines in population sizes and genetic variability of wild species. We experimentally evaluated the effects of population size on the loss of genetic diversity using both molecular markers and quantitative estimates of adaptive variation. Our study revealed, over 30 generations, concurrent declines in molecular and adaptive genetic diversity associated with population size.
Collaborators:
Bouzat, Juan L. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Sharma, Saurabh.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Close encounters, alien environments and a tale of two fishes
behaviors thought to involve orientation by touch, or thigmotaxis. This behavior may serve a shelter-seeking function and/or a more general exploratory function in which animals gather information about their spatial environment. Although it is generally assumed that blind cavefish use their lateral line sense of touch-at-a-distance to explore novel environments, detailed information about their behavior with respect to environmental walls is lacking. In this study, we investigated the tendency of eyed and eyeless (blind cavefish) morphs of Astyanax fasciatus to exhibit wall-following behaviors in the absence of visual cues under IR illumination. We measured the fishes' swimming speed, orientation to and distance from the outer boundaries of a bare, circular arena (30 cm in diameter) over a 10 ¡ 20 minute period every 200 ms. The majority of blind cavefish (4 out of 5) maintained much closer distances (< 1 cm or ~ 0.2 body lengths) to the tank perimeter than expected by chance, swimming parallel to the outer walls in either clockwise or counterclockwise directions. Distances to the perimeter were more randomly distributed for sighted morphs, as were their orientations to the perimeter. Average swimming speed was positively correlated (R2 = 0.6) with distance to the perimeter across eyed and eyeless morphs combined. Sighted morphs tested for longer than 10 minutes gradually increased their swimming speeds, while decreasing their distance to the outer wall; orientation did not change substantially over this period of time. These results show that blind cavefish exhibit strong wall-following behavior when first placed in a novel environment and that it takes sighted morphs a longer time to develop similar aspects of this behavior. The narrow range of close distances that blind cavefish maintain with the wall suggests that both tactile and lateral line cues may play a role.
Collaborators:
Patton, Paul. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Coombs, Sheryl. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Shin, Seung-Geuk.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Microarray analysis of differential expression of genes in shoot apex and young leaf of English ivy (Hedera helix L. cv. Goldheart)
Shoot apical meristem at the shoot tip of the plant is the tissue, where the plant stem cells are maintained and differentiated into various plant tissues after embryogenesis. Using microarray techniques, genes that are differentially expressed in the shoot apical meristem and young leaf were screened.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Sidiq, Farida P.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
In Search of Fungal Pathogens: CTAB DNA extraction from culture-negative human blood and respiratory samples.
In this study, we use molecular techniques to re-examine specimens that were culture-negative for fungal pathogens in clinical specimens from the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We believe the CTAB DNA extraction method, coupled with PCR and degenerate primers, will allow more sensitive detection of possible fungal pathogens that are unculturable using current methods.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Singh, Prashant.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Comparison of the Expression of the Menkes Copper Transporter and a Cuproenzyme, PAM, in Adrenocorticotropic Tumor Cells in Response to Various Copper Levels
The Menkes copper transporter functions by effluxing excess copper out of cells and delivering copper to various copper requiring enzymes, including peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) in mammalian neuroendocrine cells. Using biochemical approaches, we examined the effects of copper on the Menkes protein and PAM in a tumor-derived neuroendocrine cell line.
Collaborators:
Oyarce, Ana M. Physiology, Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Sciences (University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio)
Steveson, Tami C. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Singh-Rachford, Tanya.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Photo Upconversion: The New Frontier
Photo Upconversion, the generation of higher energy photons with respect to incident light, is normally a nonlinear process and usually requires high excitation intensities. A possible route to lower the excitation energy is through triplet triplet annihilation (TTA). This work describes the observation of incoherent light driven green to blue upconversion in various systems including metal to ligand charge transfer sensitizer [Ru(dmb)3]2+ (dmb = 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) and 9,10 diphenlyantracene (DPA) when a conventional 532 nm laser pointer is used as the light source. Inorder to shift the excitation energy to even lower wavelength, red to yellow photo upconversion is observed with palladium(II)octabutoxypthalacyanine as the sensitizer and rubrene as the acceptor.
Collaborators:
Islangulov, Radiy. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Social Philosophy & Policy Center (Graduate College)
The Social Philosophy & Policy Center
This poster provides an overview of the Center's research programs.
Collaborators:

Strem, Rosa I.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Population Viability Assessment of the Blue-throated Macaw
The Blue-throated Macaw, endemic to Bolivia, is one of the most threatened species of the world. The major reason for the decline of this species is assumed to be related to habitat loss and illegal trade. Through a PVA, we evaluated the effects of multiple ecological and anthropogenic factors on the risk of extinction of this species.
Collaborators:
Bouzat, Juan L. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Stucker, Jennifer G.
School of Art - Graphic Design (College of Arts & Sciences)
The SWEAT Workshop
The SWEAT Workshop is a creative collaborative initiated by BGSU instructors Amy Fidler and Jenn Stucker. During a four week summer workshop we guided and collaborated with 11 BGSU students to answer the question: What is the graphic culture of Toledo? The results are a 194-page book titled: Toledo Remanufactured.
Collaborators:
Fidler, Amy. School of Art - Graphic Design (College of Arts & Sciences)

Sun, Yali.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Novel Ruthenium (II) Terpyridyl Complexes with Good Device Performance used for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) based on TiO2
A couple of novel Ru(II) heteroleptic sensitizers bearing conjugated terpyridyl have been designed and synthesized by the simple one pot method with the commercial available starting materials. They are characterized by analytical, photophysical(FTIR, Uv-vis absorption, emission spectroscopy and excited-state life time) and electrochemistry measurements. The introduction of terpyridyl as one tridentate ligand leads to predictably high molar extinction coefficient and longer wavelength light harvesting due to higher extent of conjugation. Furthermore, the Solar Cells (DSSCs) based on TiO2 with these complexes as dye-sensitizers have been fabricated and parallelly compared with that using N3 as sensitizer as well. The [Ru(4,4?,4?-terbutly-terpyridyl)(dcb)(NCS)]PF6 and [Ru(4,4?,4?-terbutly-terpyridyl)(dcb)(CN)]PF6 anchored to the TiO2 demonstrate dramatically higher IPCE compared with the N3. In addition, I-V curve spectra are explored too.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Swanson, Bethany L.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
High Prevalence of Avian Malaria in the Oak Openings Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Population
Avian malaria parasites are globally distributed among birds and may affect overall survival and fitness of infected individuals, ultimately increasing a species risk of extinction. This study examines avian malaria infection rates in the Ohio Oak Openings Lark Sparrow population in addition to other breeding populations across the species range.
Collaborators:
Ross, Jeremy D. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Bouzat, Juan L. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

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 Tembo, Rostern.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Impact of Beauveria bassiana, Bt Sprays, Spinosad and Trichogramma on the Lepidopteran (Crambidae) Ostrinia nubilalis
Corn is one of the major cereal crops grown around the world. It ranks third in the production following wheat and rice. Of all the various pests that attack the corn the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) is by far the most damaging. This research is focused on determining the possible effective integrated control of this pest using Biological control tactics.
Collaborators:
Pavuk, Daniel M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Tobar, David A.
Sport Management (College of Education & Human Development)
Affect and Extraversion Following 10 and 30 Minutes of Cycling
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of extraversion on affect following 10 and 30 minutes of moderate intensity cycling in a sample of college students. Similar improvements in affect were reported for both cycling durations. Extraversion did not influence changes in affect for either cycling duration.
Collaborators:
Serene, Nicole M. Kinesiology (College of Education & Human Development)

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 Veerapaneni, Ram S.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Analysis and Characterization of Microbes from Ancient Glacial Ice
We isolate and identify microorganisms from different ice cores in Arctic and Antarctic regions. The cores we use from the Arctic and Antarctic are from the same time periods-10,000, 50,000, 100,000 and 150,000 years old. We analyze and compare these ancient microbes.
Collaborators:
D’Elia, Tom. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Voskresenska, Valentyna D.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Photochemistry of p-Aminophenylazides: A Link between Nitrenes and Nitrenium Ions
Photo-cross-linking and photoaffinity labeling are techniques useful for the study of macromolecular interactions in biochemical systems. Aryl azides have been the most frequently utilized photoaffinity labels, because they form highly reactive intermediates upon irradiation. M-Nitroazidobenzenes substituted with electron-donating groups in the para position are very useful for photochemically induced nucleophilic attack at the position between the azide- and nitro-substituted carbons. This reactions mechanism goes through an intermediate nitrenium ion.
Collaborators:
Wilson, R.Marshall. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tarnovsky, Alexander. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Krause, Jeanette. Chemistry (University of Cincinnati)

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 Waggoner, Todd C.
College of Technology Systems (College of Technology)
Reverse Engineering Architectural Hardware
There is a need to duplicate the original design of architectural hardware, with hinges and brackets being typical, for use in the restoration of buildings in which the original hardware is damaged. Another use for reverse engineering of architectural hardware is to take existing hardware and modify its design for use in future construction. The capture of the geometry to be used for the reverse engineering of the architectural hardware was developed with a hinge and an angle bracket being digitized. After digitization the hardware examples were transferred into solid modeling software. In the solid modeling software a simple animation, the swing of a hinge, is shown. An illustration of modifying the texture of the hinge is shown by simulating its rusting using the solid modeling software. An angle bracket that was digitized and turned into a solid model was converted into a file that can be rapid prototyped. This STL file of the captured geometry for the hardware was transferred to rapid prototyping machinery and a prototype was developed to illustrate the modeling of existing hardware. The solid model of the angle bracket was transferred to a computer aided machining (CAM) package and a model of the hardware was turned into computer numerical contro (CNC) code. The code was sent to and cut on a CNC machine tool creating a duplicate of the original item.

Walsh, Ryan P.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Examining Cypripedium (Orchidaceae) Hybridization in a Remnant Prairie/Woodland Ecotone Using Morphological and Genetic Techniques
Using a suite of morphological measurements as well as ISSR primers I set out to positively identify potential Cypripedium hybrids at a remnant prairie/woodland ecotone. The data shows the presence of hybrid swarms along the ecotone as well as the presence of a parent that was previously believed to be extirpated from the area.

Wang, Yuanmin.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Fluctuating Interfacial Electron Transfer in Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles
Electron transfer is a key issue in scientific research area such as solar energy conversion and biological process. By using single-molecule spectroscopy, people can get more fundamental understanding of interfacial electron transfer dynamics and mechanism.
Collaborators:
Wang, Yuanmin. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Ghosh, Sujit Kumar. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Wang, Xuefei. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Lu, Peter H. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Wang, Xianghuai.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Fabrication of Metal Oxide Nanotubes by Anodization
TiO2 nanotubes, which possess higher photo catalytic activity in hydrogen generation than the standard (DeGussa P25) TiO2 nanoparticles, are obtained from anodization method. The length and pore size of nanotubes can be controlled by anodization time and voltage.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Wilks, Jeremy.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Effects of Aroclor 1254 on the Expression of Prohormone Convertase 1 in AtT-20 Cells
The environmental contaminant, Aroclor 1254, a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture, disrupts the endocrine system. Interestingly, our data suggests that the expression of prohormone convertase 1, which plays a crucial role in the production of many neurotransmitters and hormones in the brain and pituitary, increases in cells exposed to A1254.
Collaborators:
Frederick, Karen S. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Steveson, Ph.D., Tami C. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Williford, Julian H.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Intra-Personal Variables and Nutrient Intake Associated with Disordered Eating Patterns in College Students
To describe the incidence of eating disorders in college students, associations with nutrient intakes, and related socio-demographic characteristics. Given the prevalence of disordered eating found in college students, socio-demographically targeted programs to increase awareness of these disorders and knowledge of associated risks are recommended.
Collaborators:
Kaplan, Sarah B. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Coleman, Pricilla. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Pobocik, Rebecca S. School of Family and Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Winslow, Christopher J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Lake Erie Invasion Biology: Round Gobies Affect Use of Refuge by Young Smallmouth Bass
For organisms with complex life cycles, invading species can have negative and positive effects. We conducted experiments to determine the negative effects of an invading fish on growth and refuge use by an important sport fish during their first summer and winter and relate this to individual growth and population size in Lake Erie.
Collaborators:
Wiegmann, Daniel D. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Miner, Jeffrey G. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Wise, Jordan.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Mysteries in Fisheries: Why Stocking Young Walleye in Ohio's Largest Reservoir is Unsuccessful
Young (2-3 days post hatching) walleye (15 million) are stocked annually into Pymatuning Reservoir to provide sport fish when they grow to adulthood. Recently, poor survival has occurred each year. To determine when this mortality occurs, we estimated 1) stocking mortality, 2) abundance as early larval fish , and 3) juveniles in summer. Recruitment failure occurred early (within the first two weeks after release). These results are altering walleye stocking programs for PA and OH.
Collaborators:
Miner, Jeffrey G. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Kocovsky, Patrick. US Geological Survey (Sandusky, OH)

Woodruff, Ronny C.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Premeiotic Clusters of Mutation and Linkage Disequilibrium
It is assumed that mutation generates low amounts of linkage disequilibrium. But this is because it is assumed that new mutant alleles arise only as single events. This is not how many mutations arise. Genetic damage that occurs premeiotically gives rise to clusters of identical alleles. This increases linkage disequilibrium.

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