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Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Vol. 68, No.4, October 1997. INDEX "Alabama Insert"; A Study in Ignorance and Dishonesty . 1 ^ Abscission in Cotton, Novel Genes Associated With. 149 Absher, Keith . 188,195,199,200 { Acris, Biogeography at the Savannah River Site. 127 I Adams, Jason R. 124,139 j Addison’s Disease: Diagnostic Features.211 Aggarwal, M.D.176 Agresti, D.G. 173 Al-Hamdani, Safaa.279 Alexander, Paulette S. 181,184,190,191,192 Alexander, James G. 181,182,183,194 Allen, Lori. 181,185 Amino Acid pK^’s by FTIR Spectroscopy.202 Amyloid Beta Peptide 25-35 Is Toxic to Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells: Attenuation by Vitamin E.220 Androgen and Corticosteroid Production in the Southern Toad Exposed to Coal Combustion Waste . 130 Angus, Robert A. 125,137,142 Antiproliferative Effect of Gemcitabine and 5-Fluorouracil in Combination on Tissue Culture Models.210 Aquifer in a Jug Goes on the Road. 164 Arant, Dawn.202 Archaeological Perspectives from the Tennessee Valley in Relation to Late Pleistocene and Holocene Sea-Level Oscillations .227 Arcobacter skirrowii. Genomic Variation Determined by Pulsed-field-gel Electrophoresis . 145 Armendarez, L.P. 173 Arts Related Activity, Value of in the Economic Development of a Community .... 195 Asteroids, Tube Foot Morphology of Antarctic . 129 Astone, Nicholas A.209 Atheroembolism; A Multifacedted Disorder .209 Atkins, James Andrew.212 Atropisomerism in the Transition Metal Complexes of Bis(phosphite) Ligands, NMR Investigation Of. 155 Ayala-Silva, Tomas.279 Baba, Aaron 1.203 Bachmann, Kurt T. 170,175 Bagley, Joy E.138 Bail Issues: Assessing Various State Procedures.209 Bailey, Mark A. 131 Baksay, Laszlo . 172 i I 314 Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Vol. 68, No.4, October 1997. INDEX "Alabama Insert"; A Study in Ignorance and Dishonesty . 1 ^ Abscission in Cotton, Novel Genes Associated With. 149 Absher, Keith . 188,195,199,200 { Acris, Biogeography at the Savannah River Site. 127 I Adams, Jason R. 124,139 j Addison’s Disease: Diagnostic Features.211 Aggarwal, M.D.176 Agresti, D.G. 173 Al-Hamdani, Safaa.279 Alexander, Paulette S. 181,184,190,191,192 Alexander, James G. 181,182,183,194 Allen, Lori. 181,185 Amino Acid pK^’s by FTIR Spectroscopy.202 Amyloid Beta Peptide 25-35 Is Toxic to Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells: Attenuation by Vitamin E.220 Androgen and Corticosteroid Production in the Southern Toad Exposed to Coal Combustion Waste . 130 Angus, Robert A. 125,137,142 Antiproliferative Effect of Gemcitabine and 5-Fluorouracil in Combination on Tissue Culture Models.210 Aquifer in a Jug Goes on the Road. 164 Arant, Dawn.202 Archaeological Perspectives from the Tennessee Valley in Relation to Late Pleistocene and Holocene Sea-Level Oscillations .227 Arcobacter skirrowii. Genomic Variation Determined by Pulsed-field-gel Electrophoresis . 145 Armendarez, L.P. 173 Arts Related Activity, Value of in the Economic Development of a Community .... 195 Asteroids, Tube Foot Morphology of Antarctic . 129 Astone, Nicholas A.209 Atheroembolism; A Multifacedted Disorder .209 Atkins, James Andrew.212 Atropisomerism in the Transition Metal Complexes of Bis(phosphite) Ligands, NMR Investigation Of. 155 Ayala-Silva, Tomas.279 Baba, Aaron 1.203 Bachmann, Kurt T. 170,175 Bagley, Joy E.138 Bail Issues: Assessing Various State Procedures.209 Bailey, Mark A. 131 Baksay, Laszlo . 172 i I 314 Index Barbaree, James M. 145,150 Barksdale, Jeff.201 Barred Spiral Galaxies, Gas Cloud Versus Star Orbits In .175 Base-Closure Commission; A Paradigm of Higher Education in Alabama.184 Baxter, Bill B.225 Beckert, Steffen.145 Beckman, Joseph S.156 Beckwith, Guy V.28 Behrens, Mark. 172 Benford, Helen H.201 Bennett, Amy .219 Benoit, Woodley .212 Benzoyl Peroxide Cytotoxicity, Effect of Aged Garlic Extract On.212 Benzoyl Peroxide Cytotoxicity, Effect of Butylated Hydroxyltoluene (BHT) On .... 217 Benzoyl Peroxide Cytotoxicity, Effect of Vitamin E and Radical Scavengers Against ..218 Benzoyl Peroxide Cytotoxicity in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells, Effect of Propyl Gallate On.213 Benzoyl Peroxide Cytotoxicity on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, NDGA And .... 213 Bezoari, Massimo D.202 Bigelow, Reed L.205 Biogenic Aragonite, Laboratory Experimentation Simulating Meteoric Diagenesis Of. 165 Bioremediation of Contaminated Sediments, Application of Biotechnology In . 148 Biotic and Chemical Assessment of Two Tributaries of Terrapin Creek.124 Bishop, Charles D.149 Blagburn, Byron L. 246,296 Blankenship, Emmett L.131 Blick, Jeffrey P.226 Bone, Samantha J.124 Borieux, Marc Yriane.215 Bowen, William R.204 Bradley, James T. 126,127 Brande, Scott .38,59 Breast Self-Examination Behavior.214 Bright, Rick A.201 Brown, Sarah R.191 Brown, Denise. 177,179 Brummett, Jim.130 Brutus, Arley .212 Buckner, Ellen B.90,210,212 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Politics and the .192 Burg, Eileen.220 Burney, J.M. 157 Burns, Jerald C.205 315 I Index Byeon, Clare C. 158 Byrd, G.175 C + + to Java Virtual Machine Code Translation .221 Cambarus (lacunicambarius) and Cambarus (tubericambarus). Morphometric Study Of. 144 Cameron, Marietta E.223 Campbell, Misti . .. 185,187,189,191 Campbell, P. Samuel. 144 Campbell, Sharon N. 195 Carbonate Diagenesis and Its Significance in Sequence Stratigraphy .162 Carbonic Anhydrase from the Scyphozoan Cassiopeia xamachana .135 Carithers, T. Paige. 137 Carter, Jackie . 124,139 Carter, Terry. 180 Carthen, Luke.218 Catalysis of the Decay of Peroxynitrite to Nitrate by CO2. 156 CEO Endorsement and Presidential Candidates . 190 Chambers of Commerce: Resource Provider.200 Chandler, Chris. 165 Chang, K.J.176 Chapman, Charles . 132,138,141,142 Cheatham, Joseph.217 Chen, T.Y. 131 Chen, Dongni .223 Chen, Zhi. 156 Chen, Liwei . 149 Child Abuse Prevention Education .210 Chilton, Lynn A.211 Choi, J. 176 (CIN)Cl3W(/x-Cl)2GaCl2, Synthesis and Characterization Of .155 Cinkovich, Anna M.151 Clark, Murlene W.161 Colbert, Clark.154 Collins, Brett . 170 Computer Supported Cooperative Environment for Knowledge Discovery.224 Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Computer Hassles Scale .207 Congdon, Justin D.130 Conner, Donald E. 145 Converting Southern Hardwood Forests to Pine Plantations, The effects on bird communities .285 Corporate Ethical Conduct, Prior Military Service and. 194 Correctional Reform: Potential Impact of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.206 Correspondence Problem in Contour Reconstruction.222 Couch, Jim F. 180,181,182,184,185,186,187,189,190,191,192,199 Crawford, Gerald. 188,194,196 Creek House at Fusihatchee, Alabama.227 316 Index Criminal Justice Education: A Quest for Academic Excellence.205 Critical Thinking, Modifying Introductory Molecular Biology Kits to Promote.201 Crocker, Margie S. 197,198 Cummings, Marissa .215 Cumulus Cell Dispersal by a Epididymal Guanidinobenzoatase . 126 Curricula, Imperative for Melding Information Technology Into. 198 Cyrilla racemiflora. Pollination Biology. 141 Darby, Kelly.213 Darwin and Darwinism: The Use and Misuse of Science .28 Davenport, L.J. 159,160 Davis, Michelle L.147 Dawkins, Richard. 1 DDT and DDE on Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Cytotoxicity Of .215 Dean, Lewis S.164 Decision Support System for Forecasting Machine Load.224 pelphinid Cranium, Connecting the Hyoid To.150 Descartes, Maria . 215,217 DeVall, Wilbur B.169 Diamond, Alvin R., Jr. 130,132,138,141,142 Diamond Film Growth on Titanium Alloy .174 Diatom Flora of Ophrydium Colonies from South Alabama. 128 Disability Benefits and Lost Workdays in the Construction Industry .187 Distance Learning Delivery Systems in Higher Education: Quality and Accountability Issues.190 bistributed System for GPSS and Animator Provider.223 DNA Solutions of Weighted Cycle Searching Problems .259 DNA Extraction from Whole Blood, A Rapid, Non-Toxic Method Of.201 Donaldson, Steve.225 DTP, Save a Corner For . 197 pubey, J.P.246 bulan, Stanton.213 punn, Mike . 154 pusi, Julian L.140 pusi, Rosemary D.140 pute, Roland R. 128,141 Dyer, Beverly. 188 Dynein Polypeptides from Morone SPP. 143 Eastern Bluebird Studies During the Construction of a Golfing Community .134 Economic Development, Planning Policy and Cropland Conversion In TARCOG Region, Alabama . 169 Economies of Scale and Public Education.199 Eddings, Amanda. 124,139 Einstein-Maxwell System, Analysis of a Nonspherical, Axially Symmetric Geometry of the .177 317 Index Electron Paramagnetic Resonance as a Monitor of Crystal Growth of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond .178 Eley, J.G.210 Elike, Uchenna . 193 Elimia acutocarinata. Electrophoretic Analysis of Isolated I Populations. 124 Ellis, Sophia .. 185 Elton, T.S.146 Environmental Contamination and the Reuse of Military Bases . 167 i Environmental Profile of Alabama: Is Equity and Issue . 166 Environmental Protection, Organizational Structure For. 1951 Environmental Estrogens, Poeciliid Fishes as Bioindicators Of.142 Environmental Androgens, Poeciliid Fishes as Bioindicators Of. 137 Epiphytic Fruticose Lichen Species in Coffee County . 138 Estes, Anne M. 143,151 Estridge, Barbara H. 131 Ethnobotany of Sangre de Grado {Croton lechleri) . 159 Ethnobotany of UNA de Gato (Uncaria tomentosa). 160 Evolution/Creation Controversy During the 1995 Alabama Science Textbook Adoptions .59 Evolution-Creationism Controversy.17 Faison, Vanosia S. 148 ! Falany, Marina . 127 | Farmer, Mark A. 134 I Faught, Edward.215 ij Findlay, Margaret.216 J 1 Findley, Henry M. 200 Fisher, Gerald P. 209 | Fisher, Stephanie. 163 ] Fleurov, Vladimir. 158,177,179 Folkerts, Debbie R. 137,141 Foods of the Alabama Beach Mouse .136 Forrestall, D.177 Francis, Lara A. 222 I Frandsen, John C. 38,59,203 | Freeman, Rashaye .215 I Ganesan, Rajesh.221 Gasoline Production from Waste Plastics by Pyrolysis and Catalytic Upgrading .... 221 \ Gebeyehu, Zewdu. 152,155,157,272 Geers, William F.162 General Chemistry Retention Strategies .203 Geologic Place Names in Alabama .164 George, Joseph .202 Giardia lamblia Cysts, Inactivation by Insoluble f Chlorinated and Brominated Polymers.131 318 Index Gibbons, J. W.127 Gibbons, Ashton F.E.147 Gillies, Colleen N.156 GIS and Organizational Change: A Review of Public Agency Experiences .168 GNP and Welfare Dependence: Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats .181 Golf Ball, Undergraduate Simulation of the Spinning. 172 Gordon, Bruce. 190 Government Housing Program, Importance Of. 180 Grace, Mary. 163 Grant Writing: An Introduction to the Process.199 Gravity, Possible Case of a Repulsive Feature Of. 173 Gray, Gary M. 153,154,155,158 Greenleaf, Robert B.77 Griffin, Marsha D. 181,182,183,194 Groves, Karen.125 Guanidinobenzoatase Activity of Murine Sperm.125 Guin, James A.221 Guyer, Craig. 131 Gwebu, Noma. 212,218,220 Gwebu, Ephraim T. 212,213,214,215,216,217,218,220 Habranthus tubispathus New to the Flora of Alabama.130 Hamartoma: The Pulmonary Mimic .219 Hamilton, Nalo .218 Hamilton, Tracy P. 156 Han, Youngshook.214 Hariharasarma, Maheswaran. 154,155 Harris, Marilyn Wyatt. 144 Harris, Louis M.208 Harrison, Joseph G.175 Haywick, Douglas W. 159,160,161,162,163,165 Hengge, A.C. 153 Henry, Raymond P.135 Hepadienes, Syntheses of Guanine Substituted.156 Herbert, Berneese.166 Heron Colonies in the Montgomery Area 1961-1996 . 140 Higgs, Miriosh A.147 Hill, Curtis E.228 Hill, Geoffrey E.285 Hitt, Austin M.126 Holler, Nicholas R. 136 Holley, Paul .183 Holliman, Dan C.134 Holloway, Russell .227 Holstein, Harry 0.229 Hopkins, Thomas S.132 Hopkins, William A. 130 319 Index Howell. W. Mike. 129,168 Hudiburg, Richard A.207 Human Scaphoid Bone, Computational and Clinical Study Of.171 Hunter Syndrome, Mutational Analysis and Carrier Detection.219 Hydrodynamic and Sedimentparameters at Gaurier, Mississippi .162 Ichthyofaunal Assemblages in the Upper Cahaba River .125 Immunization Practices of Elders, Influence of Behavioral Cues On .211 Industrial Pollution: A Function of Minority Population.186 Internet, Getting SET(Secure Electronic Transmissions) to Do Business On .189 Internet: A Powerful New Teaching and Research Tool for International Business Faculty . 188 Interspecific Alarm Calls, Responses of Gray Squirrels To.146 Ivan, Mbakop .204 Izeogu, Chukudi V.169 Jackson, Nkenge .214 Janney Iron Furnace (lCa407), Restoration and Archaeological Investigations.228 Jenkins, Neil W. 177 Jenkins, Ronald. 129,168 Jennings, Jason B.146 Jones, T. Morris . 191,197 Joo, H.S.221 Jui-Yi, Tsai. 156 Just Where Do I Fit in the Universe?.77 Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Battens Disease) in a Family with the Adult Form Kufs Disease, Evaluation of Major Gene Deletion .... 215 Kappes, John. 139 Kempf, Stephen C. 134,135 Kennedy, Bryan.206 Kerr, Jared G. 150 Kestle-Cobb, Sharon.226 Kim, Sara.209 Knott, Emily K. 132 Kopaska-Merkel, David.164 Krannich, L.158 Kudryavtsev, Anatoly . 178 Kuzniecky, Ruben .215 Laboratory Adaptions for Students with Disabilities .205 Lake, Charles H. 154,155,158 Lalor, Melinda M.125 LANDSAT Data, Trimodal PDF Signature Model For. 171 Lateral System Tract Variations Within On-land Sedimentary Successions In New Zealand. 159 Law of the Few: An Empirical Investigation. 190 Lawson, Christopher M. 154,158,177,179 Learning by Role-Playing: The CPX Model for Biology Labs.203 Lee, K.J. 140,146 Index Li, Peining.219 Libis, Carl A.174 Lichen Species in Pike County, Distinguishing Features Of Epiphytic Fruticose.141 Lichens Ramalina americana and Usnea strigosa in Pike County, Substrate Preference for Attachment Between .142 Lindsay, David S. 246,296 Line Item Veto Viewed Paradigmatically . 181 Lishak, Robert S.146 Little, Keith H.227 Low Coherence Imaging with Nonlinear Optical Materials .179 Lowe, Jason . 141,142 Ludwick, Larry M.204 Ludwick, Adrianne G.203 Luidia clathrata (say), Sympatric Speciatioin Of.132 Maddox, Lewis 0.217 Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 4.1 T, Modeling of RF Energy Deposition In.175 Mahaffy, Christopher A.L.205 Managers’ Illegal Activities by Functional Discipline.196 Mann, Jason A.227 Marion, Ken R. 125,127 Marshall, Elaine.210 Mathematics of the Perfect Basketball Free Throw .170 Mathis, Dwayne.220 Matter and Energy: A Most Basic Concept in Biology.204 Mayan Architecture of Quintana Roo, Mexico.227 MBA Graduates and Their Propensities Toward Corporate Criminal Activity .196 McAllister, William K. 166,167,168 McCall, Helvi.220 McCall, Sonya. 176 McDaniel, Nancy B.205 McKenzie, Tony . 139 McKenzie, Nelya J.208 McLintock, James B.129 [Me2M(/i-N(Me)SiMe3)]2 Where M = Al, Ga, and In, Cis-trans Isomerization and Molecular Structural Studies Of.158 Medical Marijuana Legislation.209 Mehollin, Amy .142 Menapace, Francis J.255 Mendonca, Mary T. 130,147 Menon, G. K. 173,177 Mercer, Terry.166 Metal Organic Compounds, Third Order Nonlinear Optical Characterization Of Using Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing .158 Metallacrown Ethers, Conformationally Restricted .154 Michael, S.F.127 321 Index Micro-Brain: Multi-Modal Memory Via Neural Networking.225 Miller, Connie L.137 Moeller, M.B.157 Molluscan Alteration in the Tertiary Tamiami Formation of Southwestern Florida .161 Molt-inhibiting Hormone from the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus. Expression and Purification of Recombinant .146 Molt-inhibiting Hormone of the Dungeness Crab, Molecular Cloning of a CDNA Encoding.140 Moore, D.S.127 Morgan, Darrell D.148 Morgan, Daniel C.181 Morris, Barry . 195 Mosasaurs in the Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Formation, Stratigraphic Distribution of Adult and Juvenile.163 Moser, John. 124,139 Moss, Anthony G. 143,148,151 Mossbauer Analysis of K-T Boundary Clays.173 Moyers, James E. 136 Mullins, Dail W., Jr.17 Mullins, Larry C.208 Mulumba, Kolongo.204 Murray, Gerald.200 Musso, Richard E.138 Mutinga, Mueni.216 Mygalomorph Spider from Alabama {Myrmeciophilia fluviatilis). The Most Common. 168 Mygalomorph Spider from Alabama {Mygale truncate), A Rare.129 Nelson, David H. 133,151 Nelson, Andrea.174 Nesting Biology of the Grass-Carrier Wasp, Isodontia mexicana.137 Nesting of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) on Dauphin Island, Alabama.151 New Deal and the South: The Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong .191 Newman, M. 143 Newton, Dahlia B.206 Ngwenya, Sharon.213 Niedbala, William C.176 Nordlund, Thomas. 178 Northwest Alabama Mall, Case Analysis of a .188 Nuage Bodies in Cricket Oocytes 127 Nutallides umboniferus and Globocassidulina subglobosa. Mean Test Size as a Function of Environment . 161 O’Hare, Sean P. 133 Olander, C.143 Onorato, Dave. 125 322