College of Science and Technology

2007

Agapie A, Agapie M.  Transition functions for evolutionary algorithms on continuous state-space.  Journal of Mathematical Models and Algorithms.  6:2,297-315.

Bloch CP, Higgins CL, Willig MR.  Effects of large-scale disturbance on community structure:  temporal trends in nestedness.  Oikos.  2007;116: 395-406.

Charleton AK, Sevcik RS, Tucker DA, Schultz LD.  A colorimetric analysis experiment not requiring a spectrophotometer:  quantitative determination of albumin in powdered egg white.  Journal of Chemical Education.  84(2007):826.

Goetze J, Stasey WC, Nelson AD, Sudman PD.  Mapping burrows of Texas kangaroo rats to examine soil types, vegetation, and estimate population size on an intensely grazed pasture in Wichita County, Texas.  Texas Journal of Science.  59:11-22.

Ignasiak Z., Slawinska ZT, Rozek-Pierchura K, Malina RM, Little BB.  Blood lead level and physical fitness of school children in the copper basin of south-western Poland:  indirect effects through growth stunting..  Annals of Human Biology.  34:401-329-343.

Little, B.B. and R.M. Malina.  Gene-environment interaction in skeletal maturity and body dimensions of urban Oaxaca Mestizo schoolchildren.  Annals of Human Biology.  34:216-225.

Malina RM, Morano PJ, Barron M, Miller SJ, Cumming SP, Kontos AP, Little BB.  Overweight and Obesity among Youth Participants in American Football.  The Journal of American Pediatrics.  October 2007.  pp. 378-382.

Maness PF.  The Road Less Traveled [Rural Nursing].  Texas Nursing Student.  April, 2007. p. 18.

Willig MR, Block CP, Brokaw N, Higgins CL, Thompson J, Zimmerman CR.  Cross-scale responses of biodiversity to hurricane and anthropogenic disturbance in a tropical forest.  Ecosystems.  2007;10: 824-838.

2006

Chizinski CJ, Higgins CL , Shavlik CE, Pope KL.  Multiple hypotheses testing of fish incidence patterns in an urbanized ecosystem.  Aquatic Ecology. 2006;40:97-109.

Higgins CL, Willig MR, Strauss RE. The role of stochastic processes in producing nested patterns of species distributions. Oikos. 2006;114:159-167.

Ignasiak Z, Slawinska T, Rozek-Pierchura K, Little BB, Malina RM. Growth status of Polish schoolchildren living near a copper smelter:  differential effects on bone growth.  Annals of Human Biology. 2006;33:401-414.

Little BB. Drugs and Pregnancy: A Pocket Guide. London,UK: Arnold Press; 2006.

Little BB. Chapter 6: Medication During Pregnancy. IN: James DK, Steer PJ, Winder CP, Gonik B, eds. High Risk Pregnancy: Management Options, 3rd ed. London, UK:W.B. Saunders.  pp. 742-771.

Little BB, Peña Reyes ME, Malina RM . Natural selection and gene flow in a Zapotec-speaking genetic isolate in the Valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico in the throes of secular increase. Human Biology. 2006;78:335-346.

Little BB, Buschang PH, Peña Reyes ME, Tan SK, Malina RM . Secular change in craniofacial dimensions in children in rural Oaxaca, Southern Mexico: 1968-2000.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology.  2006;131:127-136.

Nelson AD, Samuel M, Tucker J, Jackson C, Stahlecker-Roberson A.  Assessment of genetic diversity and sectional boundaries in tetraploid peanuts (Arachis). Peanut Science.  33:64-67.

Sudman, P.D., J.K. Wickliffe, J.W. Bickham and R.D. Bradley. 2006. "Molecular systematics of pocket gophers of the genus Geomys." Journal of Mammalogy. 87:668-676.

2005

Al-Haddad F.H., B.B. Little, Y.E. Al-Nuaimi, A.G.M.A. Ghafoor.  “United Arab Emirates Schoolchildren Nutritional Survey” (UAENS Study). Annals of Human Biology.  32(1):72-79, 2005.

Brawner, B.   “The Algebra Debate:  Making the Case for a Function-Based Approach.”  Journal of the Effective Schools Project.  12:36-41.

Higgins, C.L. and G.R. Wilde. 2005. "The role of salinity in structuring fish assemblages in a prairie stream system." Hydrobiologia. 549:197-203.

Hirvonen, J.K., J.D. Demaree, D.K. Marble, P. Conroy, C. Leveritt, J. Montgomery and A. Bujanda. (2005). “Gun Barrel Erosion Studies Utilizing Ion Beams.” Surface Coatings and Technology. 196:167.

Little, B.B. and R.M. Malina. “Inbreeding avoidance in an isolated indigenous Zapotec community in the valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico.” Human Biology. 77(3):305-316.

Little, B.B. and R.M. Malina. “Familial similarity in body size in an isolated Zapotec-speaking community in the Valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico: Estimated genetic and environmental effects.” Annuals of Human Biology 32(4):513-524, 2005

Marble, D.K., J. L. Pacheco and B. E. Urban.   “Optimized System for Hydrogen Detection.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods B.

McAliley, L.R. and P.D. Sudman. 2005. "Genetic diversity within the Llano pocket gopher, Geomys texensis." Southwestern Naturalist. 50:342-349.

McPhail, S. and A.D. Nelson. 2005. "Range extensions and county records from the southwestern Cross Timbers in Eastland County, Texas." Texas Journal of Science. 57:211-222.

Murray, K.R. “A novel consortium model for delivering clinical laboratory programs to rural regions.” Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.  18(2).

Nelson, A.D., M. Samuel, J. Tucker, C. Jackson and A. Stahlecker-Roberson. 2005. "Assessment of genetic diversity and sectional boundaries in tetraploid peanuts (Arachis)." Peanut Science.

Parker, D.F., A. Ghosh, C.W. Price, B.D. Rinard, R.L. Cullers, and M. Ren. "Origin of rhyolite by crustal melting and the nature of parental magmas in the Oligocene Conejos Formation, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. v. 139, p. 185-210.

Sanderford, M.G. and V.S. Bishop. “Role of alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in mediating acute angiotensin II modulation of arterial baroreflex  function.”

Smith, C.D., C.L. Higgins, G.R. Wilde and R.E. Strauss. 2005. "Development of a morphological index of the nutritional status of juvenile largemouth bass." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 134(1):120-125.

Sudman, P.D., J.K. Wickliffe, J.W. Bickham and R.D. Bradley. “Molecular genetics of pocket gophers of the genus Geomys.” Journal of Mammalogy.  [submitted for review]

Susan, D.J., L.D. Hewitt, D.K. Marble, M.K. Balasubramanya, J. Espinosa.  “Creation of an Advanced Physics Laboratory Course Using Distance Education Techniques.” AJP.  72:359.

Winton, R. (2005) “Symmetry at Infinity.” College Mathematics Journal.  May, 2005.

Yao, L., M. Agapie, J. Ganbar. “Long range dependence in Internet backbone traffic.” IEEE ICC 2003, Anchorage, AK,

2004

Cronin, V., C. Davidson, J. Harris, J. Lewis, B. Rinard and C. Shaw. "Integrating geophysics into structural geology courses." Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. v. 36, n. 5

Goetze, J.R., A.D. Nelson and P.D. Sudman.  2004. “Noteworthy records of mammals from Erath County, Texas.” Occasional Papers the Museum, Texas Tech University. 234:1-6.

Goetze, J.R. and A.D. Nelson. 2004. "Distributional records of mammals from the Southern Cross Timbers of Texas." Occasional Papers the Museum, Texas Tech University. 233:1-4.

Higgins, C.L. and R.E. Strauss. 2004. "Discrimination and classification of search paths produced by different search-tactic models." Behavioral Ecology. 15:248-254.

Little, B.B. “Data Mining and Population Genetics of Birth Defects: Preliminary Investigation.” Data Mining V: Wessex Institute of Technology (Wessex, United Kingdom).  415-422, 2004.

Little, B.B., W.L. Johnston, Jr., A.C. Lovell, R.J. Rejesus and S.A. Steed. “Collusion in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program: Applied Data Mining.”  Data Mining V: Wessex Institute of Technology
(Wessex, United Kingdom). 291-302, 2004.

Malina, R.M., M.E. Peña Reyes, S.K. Tan and B.B. Little. “Secular change in age at menarche in rural Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, 1968-2000.”  Annals of Human Biology. 31:634-646, 2004.

Malina, R.M., M.E. Peña Reyes, S.K. Tan, P.H. Buschang, B.B. Little and S. Koziel. “Secular Change in Height, Sitting Height and Leg Length in Rural Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, 1969-2000.”  Annals of Human Biology. 31:615-633, 2004.

Nelson, A.D. and J.R. Goetze. 2004. "Modeling protein folding and applying it to relevant activity." The American Biology Teacher. 67:265-267.

Rejesus, R.M. and B.B. Little. “Yield coverage levels as deductibles in crop insurance contracts:  is the effect on falsification behavior significant?”  Southwestern Economic Review. 31:79-98.

Rejesus, R.M., B.B. Little, and A.C. Lovell.  “Using data mining to detect crop insurance fraud:  is there a role for social scientists?” Journal of Financial Crime. 12(1):24-32, 2004.

Rejesus, R.M., B.B. Little, A.C. Lovell, M. Cross, and M. Schucking. “Patterns of collusion in the U.S. crop insurance program: An empirical analysis.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 36(2):449-465, 2004.

Weideman, R.A., K.C. Kelly, S. Kazi, A Cung, K.W. Roberts, H.J. Smith, G.A. Sarosi, B.B. Little, B. Cryer. “Risks of Clinically Significant Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity with Etodolac and Naproxen: A Historical Cohort Analysis.”  Gastroenterology 127:1322-1328, 2004.

2003

Agapie, M. “Fractal traffic in high-speed data networks.” IAFA 2003, Bucharest, Romania.

Chancellor, D., G. Christ, W. Gamble, P. Littleton and A. May.   “Rethinking Elementary School Mathematics Across the TEKS, Part II.” Charles H. Dana Center, Austin, Texas.

Goetze, J.R., A.D. Nelson, and P.D. Sudman.    “Noteworthy records of bats from Central and South Texas.” Texas Journal of Science. 55(4):365-367.

Little, B.B. “Physical Anthropology, Medical Genetics, and Research.” in Al Ryan (ed) A Guide to Careers in Physical Anthropology. Hartford:Greenwood Press.

Little, B.B., L.M. Snell, T.T. Van Beveren, R.B. Crowell, S. Trayler, and W.L. Johnston.  “Treatment of substance abuse during pregnancy and infant outcome.” American Journal of  Perinatology. Jul;20(5):255-262, 2003.

Murray, K.R.   “Impact of a change in program structure on student retention in a BSCLS program.” Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science, Vol. 16, No. 2. (2003)

Nelson, A.D. and J.R. Goetze.   “Modeling protein folding and applying it to a relevant activity.” The American Biology Teacher.

Rejesus, R.M., A.C. Lovell, B.B. Little, and M.H. Cross.  “Determinants of anomalous prevented planting claims: theory and evidence from crop insurance.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 32(2)(October):244-258, 2003.

Schucking, M., and R.M. Reese. “Agent and Producer Movement,” CAE Working Paper 03-075, 2003, August 12.

Sundaram, P.A. and D.K. Marble.   “Hydrogen Diffusivity in Aermet® 100 at Room Temperature Under Galvanostatic Charging Conditions.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds.  360:90.

2002

Chancellor, D., G. Christ, W. Gamble, P. Littleton and A. May.   “Rethinking Elementary School Mathematics Across the TEKS, Part I.” Charles H. Dana Center, Austin, Texas.

Goderya, S.N. and S.M. Lolling. "Morphological Classification of Galaxies Using Computer Vision and Artificial Neural Networks: a Computational Scheme." Astrophysics and Space Science Journal, 279, No. 4, pp 377-387.

Kirby, James. “The Sine of a Sum from the Law of Sines,” College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 33, No. 5, November, 2002, p. 383.

Little, B.B., R.M. Malina and P.H. Buschang.  “Anthropometric asymmetry in chronically undernourished children from southern Mexico.”  Annals of Human Biology. 29:526-537.

Little, B.B., P.H. Buschang, M.E. Pena Reyes, S.K. Tan, and R.M. Malina. “Secular change in craniofacial dimensions and indices in Zapotec School Children, Rural Oaxaca, Southern Mexico: 1968, 1978, and 2000.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Negrete, I.G., C. Galloway, and A.D. Nelson.  2002. “Noteworthy plants associated with the Gulf Coastal Bend of Texas.” Texas Journal of Science. 54:241-248.

Sanderford, M.G. and V.S. Bishop. “Central mechanisms of acute ANG II modulation of arterial baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity.” Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.  2002 May; 282(5):H1592-602.

Thompson, C.A., Q.A. Carpenter, J. Amon and J. Miner.   “Temperate zone fens of the glaciated Midwestern USA.” Wetlands, v 22:301-317.

2001

Brawner, B. "A function-based approach to algebra: its effects on the achievement and understanding of academically disadvantaged students." Handheld Technology and Student Achievement: A Collection of Publications. PP. 2-46.

Easterling, N., T.L. Jones, and C. Thompson. "Assessment of the middle and south Bosque River watersheds. Final report to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board." TIAER PR0101, 74.

Kirby, J. "Powers made easy." College Mathematics Journal. November 2001. 32:5. p. 329. (a correction was made in the March, 2002 issue of the journal on p. 112)

Littleton, P. and D.A. Sanchez. "Dipsticks for cylindrical storage tanks - exact and approximate." The College Mathematics Journal. November, 2001. The Mathematical Association of America.

Marble, D.K. and L. Tidwell. "Non-destructive profiling of nitrogen in gun barrels." Defense Technical Report. TCN 01-03. Contract No. DAAH04-96-C-0086.

Murray, K.R., M.P. Nair, A.F. Ayyobi, J. S. Hill, P. H. Pritchard and A.G. Lacko. "Probing the 121-136 domain of lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase using antibodies." Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 385:2, 267-275.

Nealson, E.A., C.A. Thompson, and P.E. VanDorpe. "Guide to conducting a wellhead contaminant source inventory." IDNR Special Report Series 3, 87 pages.

Nelson, A.D., J.R. Goetze and A. Lucksinger. "A comparison of the flora of northern Padre Island to that of Matagorda Island, Mustang Island, and southern Padre Island, Texas." Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University. 209:1-23.

Pfau, R.S., R.A. Van Den Bussche, and K. McBee. "Population genetics of the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus): patterns of genetic diversity at the major histocompatibility complex." Molecular Ecology. 10:1939-1945.

Pfau, R.S., K. McBee, and R.A. Van Den Bussche. "Genetic diversity of the major histocompatibility complex of cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) inhabiting an oil refinery complex." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20:2224-2228.

Rowden, R.D., C.A. Thompson, and M. C. Jones. "Water level monitoring of an existing wetland and a restored wetland at Camp Dodge 1996-1999." Geological Survey Bureau Technical Information Series 43. 167 pages.

Yonkers, K.A. and B.B. Little. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy. Arnold Press:London, UK and Oxford University Press, Cambridge, MA. 266 pages.

2000

Ayyobi, A.F., A.G. Lacko, K. Murray, M. Nair, M. Li, HOF Moluizen, and P.H. Pritchard. "Biochemical and compositional analyses of recombinant lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) obtained from a hepatic source." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1484:1-13.

Al-Haddad, F., Y. Al-Nuami, B.B. Little, M. Thabit. "The prevalence of obesity among school children in the United Arab Emirates: serious public health implications." American Journal of Human Biology. 12:498-502.

Bishop, V.S. and M.G. Sanderford. "Angiotensin II modulation of the arterial baroreflex: role of the area postrema." Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2000 May-June;27(5-6):428-31.

Elrod, D.A., E.G. Zimmerman, P.D. Sudman and G.A. Heidt. "A new subspecies of pocket gopher (Genus Geomys) from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas with comments on its historical biogeography." The Journal of Mammalogy. 81:852-864.

Goetze, J.R. and A.D. Nelson. "Distributional records and comments on mammals from six Texas counties." Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University. 195:1-7.

Kennedy, P., P. Littleton, B. McNemar and J. Schielack. "Rethinking elementary school mathematics: numerical reasoning across the TEKS." Charles H. Dana Center, Austin, Texas.

Kirby, J. "Why integrate?" (pp. 108-109), "The disappearing factor" (p. 109), and "One-step double integration" (pp. 119-120) in Edward Barbeau (ed) Mathematics Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam. Spectrum Series. Mathematical Association of America.

Little, B.B., P.M. Kemp, R.O. Bost, L.M. Snell, and M.A. Peterman. "Abnormal allometric size of vital organs among sudden infant death syndrome victims." American Journal of Human Biology. 12:382-387.

Littleton, P. "Order in the court." Texas Mathematics Teacher. Fall 2000.

Nelson, A.D., J.R. Goetze, I.G. Negrete, V.E. French, M.P. Johnson and L. Macke. "Vegetational analysis and floristics of four communities in the Big Ball Hill region of Padre Island National Seashore." Southwestern Association of Naturalists. 45:431-442.

Sanderford, M.G. and V.S. Bishop. "Angiotensin II acutely attenuates range of arterial baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity." Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2000 Oct;279(4):H1804-12.

Schilling, K.E. and C.A. Thompson. "Walnut Creek, Iowa watershed monitoring project: monitoring water quality in response to prairie restoration." Journal of American Water Resources Association. 35:1101-1114.

VanBeveren, T.T., B.B. Little, and M.J. Spence. "Effects of prenatal cocaine exposure and postnatal environment on child development." American Journal of Human Biology. 12:417-428.

Whitley, J. and P. Littleton. "One Texas University's approach to integrating learning styles in teacher preparation: talking the talk and walking the walk." in R. Dunn and S.A. Griggs (ed) Practical Approaches to Using Learning Styles in Higher Education. Allyn and Bacon.