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Differentiation, adaptation, and perseverance: Maturing conceptualizations of education-focused science faculty in the United States by Bush, Seth D, Stevens, Michael T, Tanner, Kimberly D, Williams, Kathy S

“…Science education reform has been underway for almost a century with the general aim to engage students and train scientists needed to find solutions to global…”
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Fostering Change from Within: Influencing Teaching Practices of Departmental Colleagues by Science Faculty with Education Specialties by Bush, Seth D, Rudd, 2nd, James A, Stevens, Michael T, Tanner, Kimberly D, Williams, Kathy S

“…Globally, calls for the improvement of science education are frequent and fervent. In parallel, the phenomenon of having Science Faculty with Education…”
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Frugivory by Coyotes Decreases the Time to Germination and Increases the Growth of Netleaf Hackberry (Celtis reticulata) Seedlings by Michael T. Stevens, Sydney Houghton, Hannah A. Veltkamp

“…Research Highlights: Frugivory by mammals is a common plant–animal interaction, but additional studies that examine the effects of frugivory on woody plants…”
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Widespread distribution and unexpected variation among science faculty with education specialties (SFES) across the United States by Bush, Seth D., Pelaez, Nancy J., Rudd, James A., Stevens, Michael T., Tanner, Kimberly D., Williams, Kathy S.

“…College and university science departments are increasingly taking an active role in improving science education. Perhaps as a result, a new type of…”
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Induced resistance in the indeterminate growth of aspen (Populus tremuloides) by Stevens, M.T, Lindroth, R.L

“…Studies of induction in trees have examined rapid induced resistance (RIR) or delayed induced resistance (DIR), but have not examined induction that occurs in…”
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Influence of Boulders on Netleaf Hackberry (Celtis reticulata) Growth and Distribution in the Wasatch Foothills by Argyle, Alex, Stevens, Michael T.

“…In a landscape, abiotic features, such as boulders, influence microhabitats and consequently affect patterns of vegetation. We hypothesized that boulders in…”
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A Century of Grading Research: Meaning and Value in the Most Common Educational Measure by Brookhart, Susan M., Guskey, Thomas R., Bowers, Alex J., McMillan, James H., Smith, Jeffrey K., Smith, Lisa F., Stevens, Michael T., Welsh, Megan E.

“…Grading refers to the symbols assigned to individual pieces of student work or to composite measures of student performance on report cards. This review of…”
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Pods as sails but not as boats: dispersal ecology of a habitat‐restricted desert milkvetch by Houghton, Sydney, Stevens, Michael T., Meyer, Susan E.

“…Premise Adaptive seed dispersal mechanisms are fundamental to plant fitness, but dispersal advantage is scale‐dependent. We tested the hypothesis that informed…”
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Investigation of Science Faculty with Education Specialties within the Largest University System in the United States by Bush, Seth D, Pelaez, Nancy J, Rudd, James A, Stevens, Michael T, Tanner, Kimberly D, Williams, Kathy S

“…Efforts to improve science education include university science departments hiring Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES), scientists who take on…”
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The effects of topical sodium cromoglicate on itch and flare in human skin induced by intradermal histamine: a randomised double-blind vehicle controlled intra-subject design trial by Edwards, Alan M, Stevens, Michael T, Church, Martin K

“…Itch is a prominent feature of many skin diseases, particularly atopic dermatitis and cutaneous mastocytosis. Sodium cromoglicate (SCG), a chromone developed…”
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Fire Drives Transcontinental Variation in Tree Birch Defense against Browsing by Snowshoe Hares by Bryant, John P., Clausen, Thomas P., Swihart, Robert K., Landhäusser, Simon M., Stevens, Michael T., Hawkins, Christopher D. B., Carrière, Suzanne, Kirilenko, Andrei P., Veitch, Alasdair M., Popko, Richard A., Cleland, David T., Williams, Joseph H., Jakubas, Walter J., Carlson, Michael R., Bodony, Karin Lehmkuhl, Cebrian, Merben, Paragi, Thomas F., Picone, Peter M., Moore, Jeffrey E., Packee, Edmond C., Malone, Thomas

“…Fire has been the dominant disturbance in boreal America since the Pleistocene, resulting in a spatial mosaic in which the most fire occurs in the continental…”
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An Exploration of Field-Station Partnerships: University-Operated Field Stations Located in US National Parks by STEVENS, MICHAEL T., GILSON, GINA G.

“…Field stations are important places for education and research that can broaden their influence through partnerships. Although the majority of field stations…”
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Heterozygosity, gender, and the growth-defense trade-off in quaking aspen by Cole, Christopher T., Stevens, Michael T., Anderson, Jon E., Lindroth, Richard L.

“…Although plant growth is generally recognized to be influenced by allocation to defense, genetic background (e.g., inbreeding), and gender, rarely have those…”
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Disciplinary Bias, Money Matters, and Persistence: Deans' Perspectives on Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) by Bush, Seth D, Stevens, Michael T, Tanner, Kimberly D, Williams, Kathy S

“…The phenomenon of embedding Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in science departments is well documented. However, the perspectives of academic…”
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Biogeography of Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana): latitudinal patterns in chemical defense and plant architecture by Stevens, Michael T., Brown, Sarah C., Bothwell, Helen M., Bryant, John P.

“…The latitudinal herbivory-defense hypothesis (LHDH) predicts that plants near the equator will be more heavily defended against herbivores than are plants at…”
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Resistance and tolerance in Populus tremuloides: genetic variation, costs, and environmental dependency by Stevens, Michael T, Waller, Donald M, Lindroth, Richard L

“…Plants defend themselves against herbivores via resistance, which reduces damage, and tolerance, which minimizes the negative effects of damage. Theory…”
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Misalignments: Challenges in Cultivating Science Faculty with Education Specialties in Your Department by BUSH, SETH D., PELAEZ, NANCY J., RUDD, JAMES A., STEVENS, MICHAEL T., TANNER, KIMBERLY D., WILLIAMS, KATHY S.

“…Science faculty with education specialties (SFES) are increasingly being hired across the United States. However, little is known about the motivations for…”
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Root Chemistry in Populus tremuloides: Effects of Soil Nutrients, Defoliation, and Genotype by Stevens, Michael T, Gusse, Adam C, Lindroth, Richard L

“…Although genetic, environmental, and G x E effects on aboveground phytochemistry have been well documented in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), little…”
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The effect of 4% sodium cromoglicate cutaneous emulsion compared to vehicle in atopic dermatitis in children - A meta-analysis of total SCORAD scores by Stevens, Michael T., Edwards, Alan M.

“…An emulsion containing 4% sodium cromoglicate (4% SCG emulsion) has been developed for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in children. We have conducted a…”
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Age-Related Shifts in Leaf Chemistry of Clonal Aspen (Populus tremuloides) by Donaldson, J.R, Stevens, M.T, Barnhill, H.R, Lindroth, R.L

“…Developmental changes in plant structure and function can influence both mammalian and arthropod feeding preferences for many woody plant species. This study…”
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