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Resistance To Rescue: The Indians Of Bahapki And Mrs. Annie E. K. Bidwell, Margaret D. Jacobs

Department of History: Faculty Publications

Annie Bidwell, whose story is told here, was an exemplar of the nineteenth-century Euro-American female humanitarian reform impulse. She worked diligently to introduce Christianity and domesticity to the Maidu and Bahapki Indians who lived and worked for her husband at Rancho Chico, paying special attention to the women and children. Bidwell had no doubt that her insistence on acculturation was in their best interests. But from the perspective of the Indians, she was a destroyer. Insofar as they could, they resisted her efforts to change their religion, their child-rearing practices, and their family relationships. Margaret Jacobs successfully “reads through” Bidwell’s …

Beef Quality Assurance–Past, Present, Future, Gary C. Smith, J. D. Tatum, K. E. Belk

Range Beef Cow Symposium

The Beef Quality Assurance Task Force (BQATF) was formed in early 1986 when three NCBA (then, the National Cattlemen's Association) Policy Committees independently directed NCBA to address "the growing issue of consumer concern about the safety and wholesomeness of beef." It was believed that the cattle industry's efforts aimed at improving beefs image as a healthful food with regard to its nutrient profile could not stand alone, and that lingering consumer concerns about drug and chemical residues in beef could negate any progress made in the diet/health area. Consequently, the BQATF (then, the Beef Safety Assurance Task Force) was formed …

B-Maturity: Factors Affecting Physiological Maturity, J. Brad Morgan

Range Beef Cow Symposium

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a change in its grading system in 1996 that became effective January 31, 1997. All carcasses with overall maturity scores of "B'' (from cattle approximately 30 to 42 months of age at slaughter) and with Slight or Small degrees of marbling are excluded from the U.S. Choice and U.S. Select quality grades. In fact these carcasses will only be eligible for the U.S. Choice grade if they possess a minimum of Modest amount of marbling (Figure 1).

The Problems Of Being Successful: Managing Interactions Between Humans And Double-Crested Cormorants, Douglas Siegel-Causey

Symposium on Double-Crested Cormorants: Population Status and Management Issues in the Midwest

The natural history, behavior, and ecology of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) predispose this species for conflict with human sport and commercial fisheries. Cormorants breed early in life, have large broods, are efficient predators even in marginal conditions, seem to be able to adjust colony sizes quickly in response to local conditions, and have limited requirements for feeding and nesting habitats. A survey of the past history of successes and failures in managing cormorants reveals that economic impact is greatest with aquaculture and least in sport fisheries. Research during the past 5 years suggests that some control methods like …

Possible Effects Of Catfish Exploitation On Overwinter Body Condition Of Double-Crested Cormorants, James F. Glahn, Mark E. Tobin, J. Brent Harrel

Symposium on Double-Crested Cormorants: Population Status and Management Issues in the Midwest

Concurrent with the rapid growth of the Mississippi catfish industry during the 1980’s, there was evidence of similar growth of double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) populations wintering in the delta region of Mississippi. Observational and food habits studies indicate that this expansive industry, incorporating more than 100,000 acres of ponds, provides an enormous food base for overwintering populations estimated in recent years to exceed 50,000 birds. As much as 75 percent of the diet in certain roosting areas of the Mississippi delta consisted of catfish, and according to bioenergetic models cormorants can exploit as much as 940 metric tons …

Pod Network News, December 1997

POD Network News

POD Conference Communiqués

Diversity Dimensions

Bright Ideas

To Improve the Academy

Second Call: Invitation to POD Retirees for Membership Emeritus/Emerita

WWW Sites of Interest

Conferences and Workshops

New Books

Salute!

Submissions

Call for Manuscripts for the 1998 Edition of To Improve the Academy

Manuscript Cover Sheet 1998 To Improve the Academy

Application for POD Retired Membership Status: Member Emeritus/a

Ard News December 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASON'S GREETINGS
CSREES Accountability Report Status
External Grant Support
Federal Research and Development Funding for FY 1998
FY 1998 Appropriation for CSREES Research
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received October and November, 1997
New or Revised Projects
Free Publication on Highlights of NAPIAP
Superfund Cleanup Progress at the ARDC
World Rankings of Scientific Papers

Evolution Of The Schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): The Origin Of Dioecy And Colonization Of The Venous System, Thomas R. Platt, Daniel R. Brooks

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

Trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae are considered venous system specialists whose sister group is the vascular system generalists (Spirorchidae) of turtles. Colonization of homeotherms by vascular trematodes required precision egg laying near the conduit for egg passage to the external environment and avoidance of pathogenesis that might result in the premature death of the host. Evolution of dioecy from the hermaphroditic condition may have proceeded through androdioecy in which hermaphrodites were specialized for precision egg placement in the vascular system and larger adults became functional males. The evolution of nuclear genes suppressing female function along with cytoplasmic genes suppressing male …

Young Adolescents’ Conflicts With Siblings And Friends, Marcela Raffaelli

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

One hundred twelve white, middle class 10-14-year-olds participated in a descriptive study of conflict with their closest sibling and best friend. Analysis of questionnaire ratings (completed by all participants) revealed that frequency of conflict was significantly related to ratings of the friend’s importance and satisfaction with the friendship but was not related to sibling relationship ratings. Descriptions of specific conflicts in the two relationships (provided by 81 youngsters) were compared to examine the onset, process, and aftermath of conflict. Conflicts between siblings and friends differed in how they were structured and experienced, suggesting that conflict functions differently in each relationship. …

Physiology And Ecology Of Dispersal Polymorphism In Insects, Anthony J. Zera, Robert F. Denno

Anthony Zera Publications

Studies of dispersal polymorphism in insects have played a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of population dynamics, life history evolution, and the physiological basis of adaptation. Comparative data on wing-dimorphic insects provide the most definitive evidence to date that habitat persistence selects for reduced dispersal capability. The increased fecundity of flightless females documents that a fitness tradeoff exists between flight capability and reproduction. However, only recently have studies of nutrient consumption and allocation provided unequivocal evidence that this fitness trade-off results from a trade-off of internal resources. Recent studies involving wing-dimorphic insects document that flight capability imposes reproductive penalties …

Cross-Validation Of The Injury Behavior Checklist In A School-Age Sample, Richard Potts, Isaac Martinez, Angela Dedmon, Leslie Schwarz, David Dilillo, Lisa Swisher

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Examined descriptive characteristics, internal validity, and convergent validity of the Injury Behavior Checklist (IBC) in a sample of 7- to 10-year-old children. Although the IBC was originally designed for use with preschool children, results of the present study showed that it has acceptable psychometric qualities for use with children as old as 9 years. The IBC shows promise as an easily administered instrument for research on psychological and behavioral mechanisms of child hood injury, as well as for individual screening for injury liability.

Flight-Muscle Polymorphism In The Cricket Gryllus Firmus: Muscle Characteristics And Their Influence On The Evolution Of Flightlessness, Anthony J. Zera, Jeffry Sall, Kimberly Grudzinski

Anthony Zera Publications

Flight muscles of the cricket Gryllus firmus are polymorphic, existing as pink or white phenotypes. White muscles are smaller in size, have reduced number and size of muscle fibers, and have reduced in vitro enzyme activities and respiration rates relative to pink muscles of newly molted, fully winged adults. G. firmus is also polymorphic for wing length. All newly molted long-winged adults exhibited the pink-muscle phenotype, while most newly molted short-winged adults exhibited the white-muscle phenotype, which resulted from arrested muscle growth. As long-winged adults aged, fully grown pink muscle was transformed into white muscle via histolysis. The substantially higher …

Water Current, Volume 29, No. 5, October 1997

Water Current Newsletter

More Than 100 Tour Western Colorado Irrigation Projects
From the Director: New School Formed; Festival of Color; Husker Harvest Days; Wetlands Faculty
Water Rights Implications of the Platte River Memorandum of Agreement
Corridor Alliance Bringing People Together to Preserve Platte River
Nebraska Water 2000 to Convene in Kearney
NWRA/NSIA Join Joint Conference in Grand Island
Fourteen Presentations Planned for 1998 Water Resources Seminar Series
Water News Briefs
Extension Conference to Minnesota's North Woods
78,000 Groundwater Documents Available
Foundation Staff Help with Urban Water Festival in Washington D.C.

Ard News October 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
Announcing the ARD Undergraduate Honors Student Research Program
FY 1998 CSREES Budget
Research, Extension and Education Title of the 1996 Farm Bill
Regional Research Program Changes
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for 1997-98
Innovative and High Risk Research Program
New or Revised Projects
Grants Bnd Cantracts Received August and September 1997
UNL Rankings far Research and Development Expenditures

University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Women's Studies Program Fall 1997, Bidisha Nag, Barbara Dibernard

Women's and Gender Studies Program: Information and Materials

Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and Native American Studies, Beth Brant will be visiting UNL on October 20-22 to read from her work and talk with students, faculty, and all interested community members. Brant is a Bay of Quinte Mohawk lesbian writer. Some of her published works include: A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women (1984, 1989), Mohawk Trail (1985), Food and Spirits: Stories (1991), Writing as Witness: Essay and Talk (1994), and I'll Sing Til the Day I Die: Conversations with Tyendinaga Elders (1995). On Monday, October 20,Brant will hold an informal reading from …

The Rural Workplace And Technology Utilization: Results From The 1997 Annual Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins, Sam Cordes, Amy M. Smith, Eric Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the second annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 3,264 responses from households in the 87 non-metropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to answer the following questions:

1. What percent of rural Nebraskans have employment, and what is the nature of that employment: full-time? part-time? self-employed?
2. What benefits do rural Nebraskans have at their place of employment? Health insurance? Paid vacation? Other?
3. What is the extent and nature of self-employment in rural Nebraska?
4. What is the extent of telecommuting and the use of various …

News And Notes - Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 1997

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences

Content:

Call for papers

Conferences

Review Of Beyond Subsistence: Plains Archaeology And The Postprocessual Critique Edited By Philip Duke And Michael C. Wilson, Alan J. Osborn

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences

Philip Duke and Michael Wilson have compiled a well-written, well-organized book designed to "demonstrate the potential of postprocessualism to Plains archaeologists." It contains an editors' introduction, eleven scholarly contributions, as well as two commentaries. The editors suggest that the success of this "new paradigm or research strategy" will be assessed on the basis of its "second-generation scholars" and what they contribute to the "intellectual hybridization" of postprocessualism.

The reader must be aware that postprocessual archaeology does not consist of a coherent body of theory, models, concepts, or robust methods for data collection and analysis. Instead, it is a postmodern response …

The Influence Of Case And Professional Variables On The Identification And Reporting Of Child Maltreatment: A Study Of Licensed Psychologists And Certified Masters Social Workers, David J. Hansen, Kurt M. Bumby, Lori M. Lundquist, Reginald M. Chandler, Peter T. Le, Kristine T. Futa

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

All 50 states have laws requiring mental health and other professionals to report suspected maltreatment. Unfortunately, many professionals who are mandated to report suspicions of child maltreatment often fail to recognize potential maltreatment or fail to report their suspicions. The present study examines several factors that may influence identification and reporting of child maltreatment. Subjects were licensed psychologists in the Midwest and certified Masters social workers in Nebraska. Child maltreatment included neglect, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, and sexual abuse. Characteristics associated with the family or “case” (race, socioeconomic status of family, age of victim, type of maltreatment) were manipulated and …

Rural Development Strategies For Nebraska: Results From The 1997 Annual Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins, Sam Cordes, Amy M. Smith, Eric Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the second annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 3,264 responses from households in the 87 non-metropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to answer the following questions:

1. Do rural Nebraskans generally support policies of state and local governments which provide tax breaks and other financial incentives to businesses that will locate or make a commitment to stay in their state/area?

2. How effective do rural Nebraskans believe the Nebraska Employment and Investment Growth Act and the Nebraska Employment Expansion and Investment Incentive Act have been in …

Ianr Program Support: Results From The Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Amy M. Smith, Sam Cordes, Amber Hamilton, Matt Spilker

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the first annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 1,971 responses from households in the 87 nonmetropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to provide information on how rural Nebraskans perceive the importance of various programs funded by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). The survey questions about IANR programs were included as a separate one page insert that was included in the large Rural Poll survey booklet. Because the IANR questions were marked “optional,” one must be cautious in drawing definitive conclusions from the responses. …

Water Current, Volume 29, No. 4, August 1997

Water Current Newsletter

Fifth Annual Festival of Color Highlights Landscaping, Youth Activities Near Mead
From the Director: Retirement, New Staff Welcomed, USGS Funds Nebraska Proposals
Unicameral Moves Quickly on Changes to Instream Appropriations Process with LB877
Schulze One of Three Extension Staff Honored
Native Plants Help Clean-Up Toxins
Spalding Recognized for EPA Superfund Cleanup Technique
Education and Action Join Forces
Water News Briefs
42nd Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference
Symposium Focused on Water Act and Groundwater
Nineteen Attend Groundwater U
Environment97
AWWA Research RFPs
Ground Water Protection Council Annual Forum in Cleveland, Ohio
National Drought Planning Center Headquarters at UNL

Managerial Emotionality In Chinese Factories, Kathleen J. Krone, Ling Chen, Diane Kay Sloan, Llinda M. Gallant

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Managerial emotion may be experienced and handled differently when reason and emotion are understood to be continuously (e.g., Eastern cultures) rather than dichotomously (e.g., Western cultures) related. Using a social constructionist perspective, this study investigated emotionality among directors from 48 different factories in the People’s Republic of China. Social, moral, and material/economic situations were identified as sources of pleasant and unpleasant managerial emotional experience. Thought-feeling continuities were identified in how the managers described their emotional experiences. Both pleasant and unpleasant emotions were experienced very intensely and were managed in ways that both conformed to and departed from cultural ideals. Managerial …

Community Life In Rural Nebraska: Results From The 1997 Annual Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Sam Cordes, Rebecca Filkins, Amy M. Smith, Eric Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the second annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 3,264 responses from households in the 87 non-metropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to answer the following questions:

1. How do rural Nebraskans perceive changes occurring in their community?

2. How do rural Nebraskans describe their communities: friendly or unfriendly, trusting or distrusting, supportive or hostile?

3. How satisfied are rural Nebraskans with various services and amenities; and how does satisfaction vary by community size, region, household income, age, gender, education and marital status?

4. Do rural Nebraskans …

Cropwatch No. 97-16, July 11,1997, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Sample the web version of CropWatch, see page 123.

Inside

Reports from the field.............120

Restrict 2,4-D use.............121

Pesticide hotline.............121

Corn rootworm beetles.............122

Bean bars and wipers.............123

Preharvest intervals.............123

You asked about it.............124

Organophosphates.............124

Combine adjustments.............125

Diagnostics update.............125

Index- Summer/Fall 1997

Great Plains Quarterly

Index (7 pages)

Summer/Fall 1997

Approaches To Managerial Influence In The People’S Republic Of China, Kathleen J. Krone, Ling Chen, Hongwei Xia

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This study identifies approaches to managerial influence in the People’s Republic of China and examines the reflection of cultural themes in these approaches. Forty-eight factory directors from state-owned enterprises completed a survey in which they reported what they would say to workers in obligatory and nonobligatory work situations. Descriptive coding was used to develop message category systems for each situation. A more interpretive form of analysis was used to identify how the cultural themes of values, political ideology, and changing managerial roles were reflected in the influence approaches reported. The interrelated cultural values of group-centeredness, hierarchy, and face concern were …

The Value Of Additional Central Flyway Wetlands In Nebraska’S Rainwater Basin Wetland Region, Joan Poor

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

Nebraska’s Rainwater Basin wetland region is recognized internationally as a significant wetland complex for migratory waterfowl habitat. A contingent valuation study was undertaken to determine Nebraskan’s willingness-to-pay for government acquisition/management programs for this resource. The study consisted of a double bounded referendum format. A censored regression model was utilized for data analysis.

Quality Of Life Of Rural Nebraskans: Results From The 1997 Annual Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Sam Cordes, Rebecca Filkins, Amy M. Smith, Eric Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the second annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 3,264 responses from households in the 87 nonmetropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to answer the following questions:

1. Has the well-being of rural Nebraskans changed from what they reported in the first annual Rural Poll?
2. All things considered, do rural Nebraskans believe they are better off today than five years ago, and do they believe they are better off than their parents were at their age?
3. Do rural Nebraskans believe they will be better or …

Agricultural Research Division 111th Annual Report 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide you with the 111th Annual Report of the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division (ARD). Once a year we take the opportunity to assess what has been accomplished by our faculty, students, and staff during the past twelve months. In looking at the report, one cannot help but be impressed with the increasing outputs from our research program, but more important is the new technology and knowledge provided to Nebraskans to improve the profitability and competitiveness of their enterprises, to enhance the environment, and to improve their quality of life.

This report provides some …