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Suburban Deer Management: A Matter Of Perspective, Paul D. Curtis, Daniel J. Decker, Rebecca J. Stout, Milo E. Richmond

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Many metropolitan areas in the eastern United States are experiencing management conflicts associated with overabundant deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. Sometimes these deer populations exceed the biological carrying capacity of available habitat and wildlife acceptance capacity (Decker and Purdy 1988) of local residents. For nearly 2 decades, a deer management controversy has been developing in Durand Eastman Park and the Town of Irondequoit, located in the greater Rochester metropolitan area, Monroe County, New York. Three local citizen organizations concerned about deer are described, and each has promoted various nonhunting alternatives to reduce human-deer problems. For 15 years, the New …

Similarities Between Big Game Repellent And Predator Urine Repellency To White-Tailed Deer: The Importance Of Sulfur And Fatty Acids, Rebecca Lewison, N. Jay Bean, Evgeny V. Aronov, John E. Mcconnell Jr., J. Russell Mason

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

In the present experiment, we evaluated the repellency of Big Game Repellent^® (BGR), whole coyote urine, coyote urine with sulfur compounds removed, and water. Each stimulus was applied to an ornamental plant (hostas, Alba marginata) at 5 sites in the vicinity of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. At weekly intervals for 5 weeks, damage was recorded, treatments were reapplied, and plants were replaced when necessary. There was no damage to plants treated with either BGR or whole coyote urine. This was not true for plants sprayed with sulfur-free urine or water. We conclude that the repellency of coyote urine is largely …

Semantics-Based Information Brokering: A Step Towards Realizing The Infocosm, Vipul Kashyap, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

The rapid advances in computer and communication technologies, and their merger, is leading to a global information market place. It will consist of federations of very large number of information systems that will cooperate to varying extents to support the users' information needs. We propose an architecture which may facilitate meeting these needs. It consists of three main components: information providers, information brokers and information consumers. We also propose an approach to information brokering. We discuss two of it's tasks: information resource discovery, which identities relevant information sources for a given query, and query processing, which involves the generation of …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 36 Number 1, Fall 1993, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - DISCONNECTED A loss of continuity and connectedness could be the price we pay for this era of decentralized, customized technology. By Timothy J. Lukes

14 - STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT Private colleges scramble to control financial aid costs, and families struggle with too few aid dollars to go around. Here are the stories of four families who have worked in partnership with the University to make it through. By Elizabeth Fernandez '79, Overview by Elise Banducci '87

23 - THE MORAL LIFE In his recent encyclical, the pope speaks out on human nature, Christian boundaries, and universal truths. …

Vocal Perception: Brain Event-Related Potentials In A Chimpanzee, Gary G. Berntson, Sarah T. Boysen, Michael W. Torello

Sentience Collection

We describe the first brain event-related potential (ERP) study of cognitive processes in the chimpanzee. In an extension of our studies on the ontogeny of vocal perception, ERP measures were obtained during the presentation of simple nonsignal stimuli as well as conspecific and human vocalizations. We initially confirmed findings from humans and monkeys of the appearance of a long-latency positivity in the ERP waveform to a rare stimulus in an oddball paradigm. This ERP component is reminiscent of the P3a reported in humans under similar (passive) experimental conditions. We further demonstrated that both conspecific and human vocal stimuli having affective …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 35 Number 3, Summer 1993, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

9 - MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS When people come together to make a family, the result is a holy union of imperfection. By Mitch Finley '73

12 - THE CLEANUP ARMY A $l34 billion industry thrives on cleaning up what's hazardous to your health. Plus, is the environmental movement racist? By Susan Frey

20 - UP CLOSE: GERALD UELMEN SCU's law dean takes nothing more seriously than his field and his goals for the School of Law, yet he manages to find humor at almost every tum. By Sabrina Brown

24 - BEYOND 'THE SPHERE FOR WHICH …

An Evaluation Of Hands-On Instruction As A Method To Improve Observation Skills In Second Grade Students, Lydia Rogers

Master's Theses

A hands-on assessment tool for testing second-grade students' ability to discriminate physical attributes (size, shape, color, texture, pattern, edge, part-to-whole, and type) of mollusk shells was developed, pretested, and administered to 48 second-grade students at Maybeury Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia. Treatment group students (n = 24) attended five afterschool, activitybased classes in which close observation of object a~tributes was taught. The classes included the same discriminations as did the assessment test but used different materials. Control and test group students were retested. Neither paired t test nor question-by-question analysis showed a significant improvement in the test group's score. Presence …

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 23-24, 1993 [Program, 105th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 5
General Session Speakers --- 9
Awards --- 12
Distinguished Iowa Science Teaching --- 12
Symposia Programs --- 13
STN Workshop --- 14
Poster Session --- 15
Campus Map --- Centerfold
Section Programs --- 18
Agricultural Sciences --- 18
Anthropology --- 18
Botany --- 19
Cellular & Molecular Biology --- 21
Chemical Education --- 24
Chemistry, Inorganic --- 24
Chemistry, Organic --- 26
Conservation --- 27
Earth Science Teaching --- 29
Elementary Science Teaching --- 29
Engineering --- 29
Geology --- 31
Linguistics --- 32
Nursing --- 32
Physics --- 33
Physiology --- 34
Psychology --- …

Nf93-123 Dating: The Benefits And Risks, George P. Rowe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The purpose of this NebFact is to examine the benefits and risks of dating in the United States.

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

Counting In Chimpanzees: Nonhuman Principles And Emergent Properties Of Number, Sarah T. Boysen

Numeracy Collection

No abstract provided.

Assessing Animal Well-Being: Common Sense, Uncommon Science, David Fraser

Assessment of Animal Welfare Collection

The scientific assessment of the well-being of an animal involves finding indicators of three broad criteria: 1) a high level of biological functioning; 2) freedom from suffering in the sense of prolonged fear, pain, and other negative experiences; and 3) positive experiences such as comfort and contentment. The tools available to assess animal wellbeing include a mixture of common sense and cutting-edge science. Measures of animal productivity can help to assess an animal’s level of biological functioning, but they need to be used with care. Among veterinary approaches, pathology detects breakdown in biological functioning, while epidemiology identifies the circumstances under …

Refinements In Rabbit Husbandry, The Bvaawf/Frame/Rspca/Ufaw Joint Working Group On Refinement

Breeding of Laboratory Research Animals Collection

The aims of this report are to identify the needs of domesticated rabbits and to present information on ways in which the current systems of housing rabbits can be improved for the benefit of all concerned: the animal, the scientist, the animal technician and the breeder.

In recent years an increasing number of establishments have changed from standard caging to group housing systems, despite the traditionally-held view that mature rabbits cannot be housed together. In this report group housing in floor pens is discussed in detail (Section 2), with both the advantages and disadvantages of this system presented. It is …

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Anderson, R. Scott. Anglo-Italian Relations During the Unification of Italy, 1859-1860
• Clark, Anne. Can Extra Fat Make Healthier Hogs? The Effects of Dietary alpha-Linolenic Acid on Antibody Production in Swine Following Stimulation by Red Blood Cells and by Pasteurella Multocida (Serotype A)
• Gottfried, Victoria. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A New Look at an Old Problem
• Halbert, Christy. The Stereotype of the Female Athlete
• Hannah, Kathleen. Innocence and Corruption in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet …

Iowa Academy Of Science Directory, 1993-94, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Board of Directors ... 5
Program Directors ... 6
Editors ... 6
Committees ... 8
Sections ... 22
Awards of Merit ... 28
Excellence in Science Teaching Awards ... 29
Past Presidents ... 30
Membership Roster ... 31

Nebline, January 1993

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) News

Home Extension Club News

The Cloverline: 4-H News & Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

Nf93-149 Helping The Hurting Guidelines For The Helping Professional, Herbert G. Lingren

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

This NebFact offers suggestions for helping persons dealing with emotional stress.

G93-1129 Cockroaches And Their Control, Shripat T. Kamble, David L. Keith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides information on common cockroaches found in Nebraska, and management strategies, including prevention, sanitation, trapping and use of insecticides.

At the height of its popularity many years ago, millions of Americans could hum or sing the song, "La Cucaracha".... The Cockroach. But singing is usually the farthest thing from one's mind when these hardy pests become invaders.

Cockroaches are the most important insect pests in Nebraska households and public places. These insects are oval, flat-bodied, dark colored, with chewing mouth parts, three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings. All roaches have three stages in their …

Summer 1993, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Nf93-155 Rural Families Facing Economics And Emotional Stress, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses rural families facing economics and emotional stress.

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, 1992-93, Paul E. Rider

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Starting in 1976, annual reports have served as a continuing record of the activities of the Iowa Academy of Science. These augment a 100 year history of the Academy which was written in the centennial year of 1975. This report covers the period from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993. It is based on the official records of the Academy (committee reports, Board minutes, correspondence) as well as the recollections, impressions and thoughts of the author.

Iowa Academy Of Science 105th Annual Meeting [1993]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

A Technical Guide To Urban And Community Forestry, World Forestry Center

Nebraska Forest Service: Publications

Trees growing within cities and towns form a forest-an urban forest. But urban trees require special attention, because they are expected to exist within the urban environment. With its infrastructure of streets, sidewalks, curbs, buried utilities, overhead power lines and buildings, the urban environment places tremendous stresses on trees. With proper care, trees become assets which grow in value over time. Without care, tree value declines, eventually becoming a liability to the community. The Technical Guide to Urban Forestry was produced to help communities develop, manage and protect their urban forest resources. The purpose of this publication is to provide …

Effect Of Unilateral Temporal-Lobe Excision On Perception And Imagery Of Songs, Robert J. Zatorre, Andrea R. Halpern

Faculty Journal Articles

Auditory imagery for songs was studied in two groups of patients with left or right temporal-lobe excision for control of epilepsy, and a group of matched normal control subjects. Two tasks were used. In the perceptual task, subjects saw the text of a familiar song and simultaneously heard it sung. On each trial they judged if the second of two capitalized lyrics was higher or lower in pitch than the first. The imagery task was identical in all respects except that no song was presented, so that subjects had to generate an auditory image of the song. The results indicated …

Histamine-Immunoreactive Fibers In The Brain Of Rana Pipiens, Wayne Briner, Paul Guth, Charles Norris

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Histamine (_HA) is a neurotransmitter that has been found in the brains of several species. We examined the brain of Rana pipiens using a well-characterized antibody to HA conjugated to 1-ethyl-3(3diamethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (_EDCDI) with immunohistochemistry (_IHC). Staining was enhanced by pre-treating the animals with histidine, colchicine, and quinacrine. _IHC staining was done in the standard fashion using the "ABC" technique. _HA-immunoreactive (_HA-IR) fibers in the brain of Rana pipiens were distributed in a manner similar to that found in other species. The cerebral hemispheres were lightly labelled in nearly all regions. The …

Evidence For Mate Choice By Male Guppies (Poecilia Reticulata), Joseph J. Benz, Daniel W. Leger

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Mate choice by males in organisms that do not make obviously costly contributions to offspring should be expected where sperm production is limited and courtship time is finite. Although male guppies (Poecilia reticulata) contribute only sperm to their offspring, preliminary evidence points to male mate choice in this species. Thus, the hypothesis that male guppies choose their mates was investigated. Mate choice was measured by giving males a choice of different-sized females, using only visual cues. The data revealed that males preferred large females over small females whether they were presented singly, in pairs, or with a small …

Transactions Of The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences Table Of Contents: Volume Xx (1993)

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Editorial Contents

Nebraska Academy of Sciences Officers, Policy Committee ............ ii

Editorial Board ............ iv

Membership Objectives and Friends of the Academy ............ v

Nebraska Association of Teachers and Science ............ vi

Preparation of manuscripts ............ inside back cover

Papers

The Niobrara Valley Preserve: And inventory of a biogeographical crossroads (Gail E. Kantak and Steven P. Churchill) ............ 1

The saline wetland-meadow vegetation and flora of the North Platte River Valley in the Nebraska panhandle (Steven B. Rolfsmeier) ............ 13

Seasonal trends in forage quality of plants in subirrigated meadows of the Nebraska Sandhills (Nichols, Duncan, and Clanton) ............ 25 …

Effects Of Response Strategy And Retention Interval On Performance Of Clark’S Nutcrackers In A Radial Maze Analogue, Deborah J. Olson, Alan C. Kamil, Russell P. Balda

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

Two groups of Clark’s nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) were trained to use either a stay or shift response strategy in a radial maze analogue. Each trial had a preretention stage, a retention interval, and a postretention test. In Experiment 1, acquisition with a 5-min retention interval was studied. Response strategy did not affect the rate at which the task was learned. Performance following longer retention intervals was tested in Experiments 2-4. Changes in retention intervals were presented in trial blocks of increasing duration in Experiment 2 and were randomly presented between trials in Experiment 3. Experiment 4 extended the …