cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Features in Optimality Theory: A Computational Model
Creators: name: Heiberg, Andrea Jeanine
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1999

description: This dissertation presents a computational model of Optimality Theory (OT) (Prince and Smolensky 1993). The model provides an efficient solution to the problem of candidate generation and evaluation, and is demonstrated for the realm of phonological features. Explicit object-oriented implementations are proposed for autosegmental representations (Goldsmith 1976 and many others) and violable OT constraints and Gen operations on auto segmental representations. Previous computational models of OT (Ellison 1995, Tesar 1995, Eisner 1997, Hammond 1997, Karttunen 1998) have not dealt in depth with autosegmental representations. The proposed model provides a full treatment of autosegmental representations and constraints on autosegmental representations (Akinlabi 1996, Archangeli and Pulleyblank 1994, Itô, Mester, and Padgett 1995, Kirchner 1993, Padgett 1995, Pulleyblank 1993, 1996, 1998). Implementing Gen, the candidate generation component of OT, is a seemingly intractable problem. Gen in principle performs unlimited insertion; therefore, it may produce an infinite candidate set. For autosegmental representations, however, it is not necessary to think of Gen as infinite. The Obligatory Contour Principle (Leben 1973, McCarthy 1979, 1986) restricts the number of tokens of any one feature type in a single representation; hence, Gen for autosegmental features is finite. However, a finite Gen may produce a candidate set of exponential size. Consider an input representation with four anchors for each of five features: there are (2^4 + 1)^5, more than one million, candidates for such an input. The proposed model implements a method for significantly reducing the exponential size of the candidate set. Instead of first creating all candidates (Gen) and then evaluating them against the constraint hierarchy (Eval), candidate creation and evaluation are interleaved (cf. Eisner 1997, Hammond 1997) in a Gen-Eval loop. At each pass through the Gen-Eval loop, Gen operations apply to create the minimal number of candidates needed for constraint evaluation; this candidate set is evaluated and culled, and the set of Gen operations is reduced. The loop continues until the hierarchy is exhausted; the remaining candidate(s) are optimal. In providing explicit implementations of autosegmental representations,constraints, and Gen operations, the model provides a coherent view of autosegmental theory, Optimality Theory, and the interaction between the two.
Systematic Parameterized Complexity Analysis in Computational Phonology
Creators: name: Wareham, Harold Todd
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1998

description: Many computational problems are NP-hard and hence probably do not have fast, i.e., polynomial time, algorithms. Such problems may yet have non-polynomial time algorithms, and the non-polynomial time complexities of these algorithms will be functions of particular aspects of that problem, i.e., the algorithm's running time is upper bounded by f(k)|x|^c where f is an arbitrary function, |x| is the size of the input x to the algorithm, k is an aspect of the problem, and c is a constant independent of |x| and k. Given such algorithms, it may still be possible to obtain optimal solutions for large instances of NP-hard problems for which the appropriate aspects are of small size or value. Questions about the existence of such algorithms are most naturally addressed within the theory of parameterized computational complexity developed by Downey and Fellows. This thesis considers the merits of a systematic parameterized complexity analysis in which results are derived relative to all subsets of a specified set of aspects of a given NP-hard problem. This set of results defines an "intractability map'' that shows relative to which sets of aspects algorithms whose non-polynomial time complexities are purely functions of those aspects do and do not exist for that problem. Such maps are useful not only for delimiting the set of possible algorithms for an NP-hard problem but also for highlighting those aspects that are responsible for this NP-hardness. These points will be illustrated by systematic parameterized complexity analyses of problems associated with five theories of phonological processing in natural languages -- namely, Simplified Segmental Grammars, finite-state transducer based rule systems, the KIMMO system, Declarative Phonology, and Optimality Theory. The aspects studied in these analyses broadly characterize the representations and mechanisms used by these theories. These analyses suggest that the computational complexity of phonological processing depends not on such details as whether a theory uses rules or constraints or has one, two, or many levels of representation but rather on the structure of the representation-relations encoded in individual mechanisms and the internal structure of the representations.
Pediobius lysis Walker
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius lysis

description: 114. Pediobius lysis (Walker)
Material examined. 1 ♀, Israel, Ramat haSharon, 31°08’ N; 34°50’E, M.T., sweeping, 5.iv.2007 (D. Gerling); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., ix.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko). 1 ♀, Mt. Carmel, Nahal Oren, sweeping, 1.iv.2010 (Z. Yefremova).
Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Galerucella lineola (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cynipidae (Hymenoptera) (Yefremova et al. 2007).
Distribution. Israel *; Europe (Croatia, Hungary, France, Germany, Czech Republic) (Bouček 1977; Kalina 1989; Vidal 2001) and Iran (Yefremova et al. 2007).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
Pseudocarchariidae Compagno 1973
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Pseudocarchariidae

description: Family Pseudocarchariidae Compagno, 1973
Crocodile Sharks
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Pseudocarcharias Cadenat 1963
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias

description: Genus Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963
Crocodile Sharks
Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963: 526 (proposed as a subgenus of Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810a, but used throughout in generic form). Type species: Pseudocarcharias pelagicus Cadenat, 1963, by original designation, a junior synonym of Carcharias kamoharai Matsubara, 1936a.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Pediobius metallicus Nees
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius metallicus

description: 115. Pediobius metallicus (Nees)
Material examined. 1 ♀, Israel, Meron Field School, M.T., 6.iv.2007 (T. Levanony); 2 ♀, 1 ♂, Tel Aviv University, M.T., 19.vii.2007 (W. Kuslitzky); 2 ♂, Herzliyya, 17.i.2009. sweeping (Freidberg); 2 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 24.ix-1.xi.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., i.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 30.i.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 30.viii.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♂, Hammat Gader, 13.iii.2013, sweeping (D. Furth); 1 ♂, Hosha’ya, ex. Ph. quercifoliella on Quercus ithaburensis, 17.iii.2013 (W. Kuslitzkiy).
Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Agromyzidae (Diptera) (Hansson1987; LaSalle & Parrella 1991; Rizzo & Massa 2002), Elachistidae, Gracillariidae, Nepticulidae, Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) (Bouček & Askew 1968); new hostrecord Ph. quercifoliella on Quercus ithaburensis.
Distribution. Israel *; Palearctic, Indo-Malayan and Nearctic ecorealms (Bouček & Askew 1968; Kalina 1989; LaSalle & Parrella 1991; Yefremova et al. 2010).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
A Sociological and Physiological Evaluation of Marijuana
Creators: name: Grobshteyn, Ben
name: Eliezer, Elishay
name: Oprysk, Mike
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: To enlighten the community about the social beliefs, physiological effects, and medical implementations of the usage of marijuana
description: It is no easy task encapsulating all the elements of what makes a drug the source of stress relief. One must consider all of the aspects, which can be tentatively and efficiently broken into social as well as physiological aspects. From some very stringent research, the social aspect of marijuana’s history has proven itself to be incredibly dense. With over a century of usage and numerous detractors as well as supporters, marijuana has run the gamut of classifications. Just a sample of this can be seen in the early days of organized crime’s history dispensing it among its inner circles, to the film “Reefer Madness” portraying it as a madness inducing narcotic. Then there is the always controversial current disparity among views on marijuana. Scientific studies and medical reports consistently report it’s aide in various conditions including reducing nausea among chemotherapy patients. Yet it’s distribution is restricted based upon state policies and it’s detractors still vehemently oppose any sort of argument, scientific or logical. That’s not to say that there aren’t those who fail to understand the idea of moderation on the other end of the spectrum, modern marijuana liberals who smoke every day and can find no fault in announcing the idea of “too much of a good thing” to be a fallacy. Scientifically marijuana has quite a few somatic as well as neurological effects, with the brain releasing a range of neurohormones and the body reacting in an incredible range of responses depending upon individual biochemistry. Behaviors that lead to marijuana abuse include unsafe driving habits, abuse of alcohol as well as violent tendencies.  What can be summarily garnered from the social and scientific overview of marijuana is a lack of those willing to moderate the drug. In order for marijuana to exist without controversy and turmoil there must be an impartial contingent; one to recognize and accurately portray the practicality of marijuana as acceptable in certain situations such as medicinal purposes, yet also explain that it can be used socially if it is not transformed into an excess, in the same vein of a casual drink becoming alcoholism.
A Parent-Child Cooperative Program to Fight Obesity
Creators: name: Dihora, Margi
name: Tran, Steven
name: Reece, Jonathan
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A cooperative activity log which schools can use to promote healthier eating habits and a more physically active lifestyle for both children and parents
description: Obesity is an epidemic which affects today’s society greatly.  Not only does it shorten a person’s life span, but also causes many other health problems.  Adults who are obese are more likely to have obese children.  Children who are currently overweight have more chances of growing up overweight and possibly obese as well.  Things such as technology, food and environment play great major roles for obesity.  Children’s lives are being engaged by technology, whether if its by television, video games, computers, or even cell phones.  Not just children, but parents as well do not have time away from technology. This is why now a days less meals are being prepared at home and fast food restaurants’ food is being consumed by majority of America.  One way of stopping the over spread of obesity is to have schools get involved.  Like a Book It program, this program will encourage students to get involved in more physical activities and eventually put an end to their current sedentary lifestyles.  This program encourages children to spend more time with their parents, whether if it is grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, or going on walks together.  This program is designed to lessen the use of technology and also the number of visits families make to fast food restaurants.
Animal Shelter Funding
Creators: name: Goselin, Casey
name: Letson, Katherine
name: McGuinniss, Kristen
name: Walters, Amy
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Does funding affect the adoption and euthanasia rate of shelters? The possibility of building a fully functioning animal shelter at Rutgers University
description: Animal shelters play an important role in the adoption of homeless pets. Without them, there would be animals running loose in neighborhoods around the country, doing damage to personal property and possibly injuring people and other pets. Most shelters receive donations to help fund their operations but others do receive funding from the government and other sources. The amount of funding a shelter receives directly impacts the number of animals that a shelter can take in and therefore how many they can adopt out.
Adderall Usage Among College Students
Creators: name: Girer, Nathaniel
name: Sasu, Nana
name: Ayoola, Patrick
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A study of the effects of non-prescription Adderall usage on college students, motives behind usage, and student attitudes towards these types of drugs
description: Many college students believe that using Adderall can help them improve academic performance by helping them stay awake and concentrate longer than they normally would. Some justify their usage of the drug by saying it is FDA-approved and because it does not give you a “high” like other illegal substances. However, non-prescription use of Adderall can lead to many harmful side effects, one of them being death. Our project surveyed college students to determine their motivations behind non-prescription use of Adderall, how it affected them, and their attitudes towards using the drug for enhancing academic performance.
Pediobius nigritarsis Thomson
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius nigritarsis

description: 116. Pediobius nigritarsis (Thomson)
Material examined. 2 ♀, Israel, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 24.ix-1.xi.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Herzliyya hill, 32°11’N; 34°49’E, sweeping on Quercus, 23.v.2007 (A. Freidberg); 1 ♀, ‘En Perat, sweeping, 3.iii.2013 (Z. Yefremova).
Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Mayetiola destructor Say (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae); Euplexia lucipara (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Bouček & Askew 1968).
Distribution. Israel *; Palearctic (Bouček & Askew 1968; Kalina 1989; Vidal 2001; Yefremova et al. 2010).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
Animal Abandonment and Rescue at Rutgers University
Creators: name: Ramnath, Divya
name: Walentek, Karen
name: Omar, Sara
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Helping pets find good homes
description: While away at college, many students decide to adopt pets for the comfort they provide. However, most students fail to consider the consequences of adopting a pet that they may not be allowed to have, may not be able to afford, or may not have the time for. Because of this, many students end up abandoning their animals, leaving them to roam the streets of New Brunswick, homeless. By setting up a Facebook page available to the Rutgers community, we will facilitate pet re-homing through a controlled application system.
Analysis of growth of silicon thin films on textured and non-textured surface
Creators: name: Iftiquar, S. M.
name: Riaz, S. N.
name: Mahapatra, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Hydrogenated amorphous silicon alloy films are generally deposited by radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF PECVD) technique on various types of substrates. Generally it is assumed that film quality remains unchanged when deposited on textured or non-textured substrates. Here we analyzed the difference in growth of thin film silicon layers when deposited in a textured and a non-textured surface. In this investigation characteristics of two solar cells were compared, where one cell was prepared on a textured surface ( Cell-A) while the other prepared on a non-textured surface (Cell-B). Defect analysis of the devices were carried out by simulation and device modeling. It shows that the intrinsic film deposited on a textured surface was more defective ($2.4\times 10^{17}$ cm$^{-3}$) than that deposited on a flat surface ($3.2\times 10^{16}$ cm$^{-3}$). Although the primary differences in these two cells were thickness of the active layer and nature of surface texturing, the simulation results show that thin film deposited on a textured surface may acquire an increased defect density than that deposited on a flat surface. Lower effective flux density of $SiH_{3}$ precursors on the textured surface can be one of the reasons for higher defect density in the film deposited on textured surface. An Improved light coupling can be achieved by using a thinner doped window layer. By changing the thickness from 15 nm to 3 nm, the short circuit current density increased from 16.4 mA/cm$^{2}$ to 20.96 mA/cm$^{2}$ and efficiency increased from $9.4\%$ to $12.32\%$.
description: 14 papes, 7 figs
Variation in Opinions of Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) with Age
Creators: name: Parks, Kevin Ryan
name: Kaur, Kunwar
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Assessing the cause for opposition to PAS-systems, and exploring what disparities in opinion exist based on age
description: Medicine has changed the way we face our own mortality. A growing percentage of Americans believe that a system should be put into place which allows for an individual to end their last days of suffering, death with dignity. The states of Oregon, Montana, and Washington have began implementing such a system with some success (See section C), as well as other nations around the world. The current policy of the state of New Jersey does not allow for any form of active euthanasia/PAS, and instead relies on cessation of medical care to allow the underlying disease process bring about death. This results in prolonged and unnecessary periods of pain while a terminal patient waits to die. This article will explore some of the reasons for the opposition to a PAS-system, as well as explore age-disparities that exist. It is our hypothesis that older citizens, those that have seriously contemplated how they wish their end-of-life care to be conducted, will be more in favor of a PAS-system in New Jersey than any other age group.
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

description: Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
Crocodile shark
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Matsubara, 1936: 380. Holotype: FAKU 1823; apparently lost according to Compagno (2001). Type locality: Koti, Japan.
Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 94, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: Recorded by fisheries observers’ on-board tuna longline and purse seine vessels.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Pediobius pyrgo Walker
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius pyrgo

description: 117 Pediobius pyrgo (Walker)
Material examined. 11 ♀, 3 ♂, Israel, Tel Aviv, ex puparium of Tachinidae on Orgia dubia, 11.ix.1963 (Y. Kugler); 3 ♀, 1 ♂, Tel Aviv, ex puparium of Tachinidae on Orgyia dubia Tauscher, 26.ix.1963 (Y. Kugler); 4 ♀, 5 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., ix.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 5 ♀, 9 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 1.xi.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 7 ♀, 11 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 24.ix -1.xi.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♂, Ma’agan Mikha’el, M.T., 29.ii.2008 (W. Kuslitzky); 1 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., i.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♂, Dead Sea, ‘Enot Zuqim, National Reserve, sweeping, 28.iii.2012 (Z. Yefremova); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., viii.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Arava, Hazeva, Field school, M.T., 2.v.2012 (Yefremova, Kravchenko); 1 ♂, 20 km N from Be’er Sheva’, sweeping, 2.iii.2013 (Z. Yefremova).
Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae); Tachinidae (Diptera) (Bouček & Askew 1968).
Distribution. Israel *; Palearctic and Nearctic ecorealms (Kalina 1989; Vidal 2001; Boyadzhiev 2006; Yefremova et al. 2007).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
Alopiidae Bonaparte 1838
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Alopiidae

description: Family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838
Thresher Sharks
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Sex Ed. In the City
Creators: name: Yablonsky, Courtney
name: Aljallad, Carena
name: Walter, Julia
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Promoting sexual health awareness among at risk youth in low income areas of New Jersey through collaboration with the YE2S center
description: Sex has always been a controversial issue rarely discussed, except in privacy or insufficient health classes everyone was required to take in high school. Unsafe sex was common among ages 15 to 25, and often led to unplanned pregnancy or contraction of sexually transmitted infections. Now in 2011, the topic of sex has gained more popularity and is talked about more openly. But for something that has begun to become a normal topic of conversation, unplanned pregnancy rates and STIs continue to remain high, especially among the teenage population. Although STIs are a concern, teen pregnancy is more of a concern and comes with many consequences. We zoomed in to the state of New Jersey, which ranked 20th out of the 50 united states for teen pregnancy (12), too display how the problem hits home for many. The low income areas within New Jersey, such as Newark and Trenton, have shown the greatest outcome of teen pregnancies, mainly because of their lack of resources. The group teamed up with T.E.E.M. gateway to provide these at risk urban youth with informative pamphlets and contraceptives to help promote safe sex and sexual health education.
Pro-Hormones and Body Image: How Much is Too Much?
Creators: name: Magdziak, Kyle
name: Osman, Niara
name: Tvaroha, Alex
name: Ding, James
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A study of the health effects of excessive use of pro-hormones amongst athletes, young adults, and body builders
description: Prohormones are commonly used amongst athletes, body-builders, and youth in order to enhance body physique.  Prohormones are anabolic steroids which can be converted to testosterone and then can be diverged into other hormones in the body.  There are many health risks and side effects associated with the use of prohormones, such as baldness, enlarged breasts, and facial hair on females.  Some of these substances are legal and for sale, while others are illegal.  However, they are both easily accessible to the general public.  Companies selling these products do not need to label the ingredients on their product, making the ability for them to add unknown and illegal compounds, fairly simple.  Federal regulation needs to be strictly implemented to control prohormone distribution and manufacturing.
Alopias Rafinesque 1810
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Alopiidae
Alopias

description: Genus Alopias Rafinesque, 1810a
Thresher Sharks
Alopias Rafinesque, 1810a: 13. Type species: Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810a, by monotypy, a junior synonym of Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788: 9.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Opinions on Medical Marijuana in NJ
Creators: name: Rogalsky, Emily
name: Gallagher, Kelsey
name: Mona, Jimmy
name: Lam, Christina
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Surveying qualified individuals on their preferred method of intake and other issues relating to the imposed NJ regulations
description: Though New Jersey has taken steps to legalize medical marijuana (MMJ), its restrictions and policies make these laws the most strict out of all states that have allowed the regulated use of MMJ. There is a great deal of scientific research being done regarding the efficacy of cannabis in relieving painful and debilitating conditions, which should be reflected in NJ policies. Medical cannabis is typically seen by physicians as a last resort treatment for many patients, but the problems that arise with this legal form of the drug make the illegal route seem like a better option for many. Social stigmas relating to marijuana are still prevalent, but more and more people have accepted medical cannabis as an alternative treatment.  Since these laws are still in their very early stages, it is possible to create an efficient system in which medical marijuana is an accepted, reasonable, safe drug of choice that will help the economy as well.
Pediobius saulius Walker
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius saulius

description: 118. Pediobius saulius (Walker)
Material examined. 2 ♀, 2 ♂, Tel Aviv, ex Apanteles (Braconidae), 15.x.1963 (Y. Kugler); 1 ♀, Israel, Nahal Teqoa, 31°38’N; 35°14’E, sweeping, 31.iii.2009 (A. Freidberg); 1 ♀, Tel Aviv University, M.T., 19.vii.2007 (W. Kuslitzky); 3 ♀, 1 ♂, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 24.ix–1.xi.2010 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko), 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 17.vii.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Dead Sea, ‘Enot Zuqim, National Reserve, sweeping, 17.iii.2011 (Z. Yefremova); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 17.vii.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko); 1 ♀, Botanical garden, Tel Aviv, M.T., 17.viii.2011 (Z. Yefremova, V. Kravchenko). Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Orchestes sp., Rhamphus sp., Rhynchaenus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Askew & Shaw 1974); Bucculatricidae (Tudor & Draghia 1978), Gelechiidae, Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) (Trjapitzin 1978).
Distribution. Israel (Bouček & Askew 1968); Palearctic (Bouček & Askew 1968; Bouček 1977, Tudor & Draghia 1978; Kalina 1989; Askew et al. 2013).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
The psychological disconnect between knowing how to live healthy and actually pursuing a healthy lifestyle
Creators: name: Bruzzone, Greg
name: Nunziato, Stephanie
name: Gebizlioglu, Melisa
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A survey of Rutgers University students showing that obesity prevalence is not due to lack of knowledge but a lack of action.
description: We plan to issue a survey to the Rutgers student population based individual nutrition, exercise and health habits.  This survey will seek to find the patterns in health of the lifestyles of Rutgers students.  One of the reasons we are doing this survey is to find out why there seems to be a psychological disconnect for people in exercising and eating healthy.  We have all the information about exercising and eating healthy in front of us, but most people choose not to anyway.  We believe this information will help to raise awareness about healthy lifestyles to the students and people around us.  We plan to take the information we find and submit it to newspapers/journals (not yet determined).
Mecinus janthinus Germar 1821
Creators: name: Caldara, Roberto
name: Fogato, Valter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Mecinus
Mecinus janthinus

description: Mecinus janthinus group
Diagnosis. Elytra distinctly elongate. Dorsal integument black or blue, sometimes with metallic reflections. Flagellum characterized by at least six rounds. Spermatheca with subspherical body including ramus.
Remarks and comparative notes. The shape of the body together with the colour of the dorsal integument are characters which this group shares with that of M. heydenii. These two groups include the unique species of Mecinus not living on Plantago. The species related to M. janthinus are distinguishable from those related to M. heydenii by the less curved rostrum in lateral view, the shape of the penis, the distinctly longer flagellum and the completely unusual shape of the spermatheca that is reminiscent of the Cionini.
description: Published as part of Caldara, Roberto & Fogato, Valter, 2013, Systematics of the weevil genus  Mecinus  Germar, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). I. Taxonomic treatment of the species, pp. 1-105 in Zootaxa 3654 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3654.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5265486
Multi-Tasking Leads to Unconscious Eating
Creators: name: Chang, Karen
name: Nicoletti, Alex
name: Wang, Tiffany
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A survey conducted at Rutgers University on multitasking and eating
description: In our fast-paced lives, we have forgotten how to sit down and enjoy the food that we eat.  How many times do we multitask during mealtimes?  Watch television during mealtimes?  Do work simultaneously?  We want to do as much as we can as quickly as we can, and if it means shoveling whatever food is available and convenient into our bodies in mass quantities, then so be it.  The problem is that, by hardly taking the time to chew our food and realizing just what we’re eating and how much we’re eating, we over-consume.  This type of mindless and unconscious eating has led to an increasingly destructive lifestyle that we, as a nation, are now combating.  Our advanced lifestyle is becoming a threat to our health.  Our goal is not to tell people that counting calories and restricting their diets is the only way to have a relationship with food that will not jeopardize their health.  By using a survey to reach a sizable number of people, we hope to force people to think about how they eat, and then guide them to make subtle, small changes to the way they eat so that not only do they savor the sensory aspect and experience of eating, but learn that it really is not always about what you eat, but how you eat it.
Alopias pelagicus Nakamura 1935
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Alopiidae
Alopias
Alopias pelagicus

description: Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935
Pelagic Thresher
Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935: 2, 3, pl. 1, fig. 2. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Type locality: Su-Ao fish market, Taiwan.
Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 84, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: Caught as bycatch in the pelagic longline fisheries in PNG; verified by photographs, with accompanying muscle and vertebral samples, from fisheries observers. Records of Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) from PNG waters are most likely misidentifications of this species.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Alopiidae
Alopias
Alopias superciliosus

description: Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Bigeye Thresher
Alopecias superciliosus Lowe, 1841: 39. Also Lowe, 1849: 18 (sometimes dated 1839). Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Type locality: Madeira, Eastern Atlantic.
Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 86, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: Caught as bycatch in the pelagic longline fisheries in PNG; verified by photographs, with accompanying muscle and vertebral samples, from fisheries observers.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Pediobius thysanopterus Burks
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Pediobius
Pediobius thysanopterus

description: 119. Pediobius thysanopterus Burks
Material examined. 2 ♀, 4 ♂, Israel, Rehovot, from Gynaikothrips ficorum on Ficus retusa, 2.ix.1969 (Yair Ben- Dov), received in UCR quarantine 8.ix.1969 (UCRC); 22 ♀, Tel Aviv, 28.x.1972 (D. Rosen) from Gynaikothrips ficorum, sent to UCR Quarantine under S & R, number 72-83.
Hosts. Endoparasitoids of Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) (Burks 1971). Distribution. Israel (Burks 1971).
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
Lamnidae Muller & Henle 1838
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Lamnidae

description: Family Lamnidae Müller & Henle, 1838a
Mackerel Sharks
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
The Dangers of Hydrofracking in the Delaware River Basin Area
Creators: name: Kasman, Hilary
name: Romero, Kevin
name: Klawunn, Daniel
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A seemingly good solution to the energy crisis has extreme side effects that affect our water supply in both quantity and quality.
description: The process of hydrofracking, which uses a highly pressurized fluid to crack underlying rock and release natural gas, has the potential to be a possible solution to our impending energy crisis. This process, however, comes at the extreme risk of contaminating both our ground and drinking water and depleting the water supply, as it uses thousands of gallons of water per well. The Marcellus Shale Formation, which underlies Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New York, Western New Jersey, and Northern Delaware, is the next target for gas companies to frack. This area, known as the Delaware River Basin area, is under the legal authority of the Delaware River Basin Commission, the DRBC. The DRBC is currently conducting hearings on natural gas regulations that address the concerns of water contamination, water depletion, and treatment of the resulting frac water, which is ridden with harmful chemicals. In an effort to stop the drilling from continuing without perfection of the process, we submitted our Classipedia as well as a cover letter stating our opinion on its need for refinement as well as suggestions for action to the DRBC.
Thripoctenus javae Girault
Creators: name: Yefremova, Zoya A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Thripoctenus
Thripoctenus javae

description: 120. Thripoctenus javae (Girault)
Material examined. 1 ♂, Israel, Ga’ton, ex. Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) on Avocado (Persea americana), 1996 (W. Kuslitsky) det. Kuslitsky as Thripobius semiluteus Bouček (PPIS); 16 ♀, 2 ♂, Ga’ton, ex. H. haemorrhoidalis on avocado, 24.viii.1997 (W. Kuslitsky) det. Kuslitsky as Thripobius semiluteus Bouček (PPIS); 4 ♀, 1 ♂, Rehovot, Coastal Plain, ex. Viburnum tinus, 01.ix.1997 (W. Kuslitsky) det. Kuslitsky as Thripobius semiluteus Bouček (PPIS); 4 ♀, Rehovot, ex. H. haemorrhoidalis on Viburnum tinus, 10.v.2013 (W. Kuslitsky).
Hosts. Endoparasitoid of Coccoidea sp. (Hemiptera) (Triapitsyn, 2005) and Brachythrips sp., Heliothrips sp., Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché), Sigmothrips aotearoana Ward, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard), Panchaetothrips indicus Bagnall, Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Hood, Thrips sp. (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) (Bouček 1977, 1988; LaSalle & McMurtry 1989).
Distribution. Israel (Wysoky et al. 2000); cosmopolitan (Noyes 2014).
Remarks. It was introduced under the syn. Thripobius semiluteus Bouček into Israel by M. Wysoky in 1991.
description: Published as part of Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, An annotated checklist of the Eulophidae (excl. Tetrastichinae) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Israel, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 3957 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288546
Bringing a Community Garden to Haiti: Resolving World Hunger One Garden at a Time
Creators: name: Williams, Allanda
name: Laverty, Gabriel
name: Krumm, Christopher
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: An analysis of the problems associated with world hunger and a possible solution involving the construction of a series of community gardens in Haiti
description: Haiti is the 146th largest country with more than half of their population suffering from hunger. We chose Haiti as our target country because of the high percentage of the population suffering from undernourishment and also because it has been a year since the devastation in Haiti occurred. Haiti still needs as much aid and support as possible, we wanted to provide support but also to take it a step further. Organizations as well as countries offer monetary support, send food and supplies, but when that runs out what happens next.  Our answer to this problem is our effort to help create community square foot gardens, small enough to be a personal garden but large enough to support a family and maybe a village. Allowing them to plant vegetable that would offer them the most nutritional value.  We want to help create a sustainable Haiti, not only will they be able to have a nutritious meal in their diet but they will be able to produce it for their selves.
Isurus Rafinesque 1810
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Lamnidae
Isurus

description: Genus Isurus Rafinesque, 1810a
Mako Sharks
Isurus Rafinesque, 1810a: 12, pl. 13, fig. 1. Type species: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810a, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
title: Reaching the Hard to Reach: Empowering Community Members to Think Differently and Embrace Teens with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Challenges During the Time of COVID
Creators: name: Briody, Stephanie J.
name: Muffett-Lipinski, Michelle D.
name: Halpin, Susan M.
Publisher: name: eScholarship@UMMS
Year: 2020

description: Being a teenager is hard, and COVID-19 has made these difficult years even harder. Over the past decade, U.S. teens report feeling increased pressure and stress and those working with this population see the result -- young people with mental health conditions, lack of resiliency skills and many with substance use disorder. The healthy coping mechanisms that used to contribute to mental wellness, like community connection, physical activity and the pursuit of creative outlets has been declining. These trends were happening even before COVID!

Teens with mental health issues often develop substance use disorder. It has been said that the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it is connection. As the COVID19 pandemic continues, so does the nation’s opioid epidemic. The AMA has expressed concern over the increasing number of reports from national, state and local media suggesting increases in opioid-related overdose deaths. Young people, many of whom were already challenged with mental health conditions are seeking connection and are not finding it because of the social distancing and school closures necessary because of this contagious virus. Those who specialize in behavioral health are warning that a tsunami is about to hit our country in the form of mental health needs. This surge in mental health conditions is predicted to last for years.

Join us for a webinar that will shed some light on teen mental health and substance use disorders. Presenters Stephanie Briody, CEO of Behavioral Health Innovators and Michelle Muffet - Lipinski, Principal of Northshore Recovery High School will share their innovative initiatives and programs that are filling in the gaps in services for teens with mental health and substance use disorders. Learn how you can prepare for this surge in mental health challenges with examples of practices and programs that can be replicated in your community, and that provide the needed connection with teens who are hard to reach.

Learning Objectives:

    Learn about the PASS program and RecoveryBuild Alternative Peer Groups (APG’s) and how these positive discipline interventions are working to address and treat substance use disorder and other mental health conditions.
    Learn about recent legislative initiatives that address mental health and substance use disorder.
    Learn about some virtual connection tools and games you can use to provide expressive therapy using the arts.
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810
Creators: name: White, William T.
name: Ko'Ou, Alfred
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Lamnidae
Isurus
Isurus oxyrinchus

description: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810a
Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810a: 12, pl. 13, fig. 1. Also Rafinesque, 1810b: 45. Holotype unknown. Type locality: Sicily, Mediterranean Sea.
Local synonymy: Isurus oxyrinchus— Kailola, 1987: 3 (Kavieng); White et al., 2018: 88, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: Caught as bycatch in the pelagic longline fisheries in PNG; verified by photographs, with accompanying muscle and vertebral samples, from fisheries observers. A dried jaw previously identified as I. oxyrinchus (AKPM 4) was re-identified as Carcharhinus falciformis.
description: Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878
Using Pedometers to Measure Physical Activity
Creators: name: Rattanacommon, Lynda
name: Honrado, Miguel
name: Jurado, Fred
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Increasing physical activity to improve cardiovascular fitness using a pedometer
description: The sedentary lifestyle of Americans is a growing problem. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to obesity and other chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Current estimates in the US state that almost ⅓ of adults are obese, while another third is considered overweight (Stipanuk). In the state of New Jersey, 1 in 4 are obese. One way to negate sedentary behaviors is to increase levels of physical activity. Many do not know how much activity they are doing nor do they know how much they should do. With the use of pedometers, one can find out how much walking they do, and through that, correlate to how much overall physical activity they engage in. For our service project, we asked various Rutgers staff and students to participate in a pedometer tracking program. The goal of our project is to get participants to buy the pedometers, which is the first step in gaining a more physically active lifestyle. Many do not know their activity level, and having a pedometer helps this. After the program, we provide participants with their results and tips on improving their activity levels.