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Acuta Enews August 1984, Vol. 13, No. 8

ACUTA Newsletters

In This Issue

President's Message

Bits & Pieces

Telecom Study Program to Begin

Information Management says Telecom Manager Fulfill Critical Role

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T: WHAT WAS IT WE WERE TRYING TO FIX

MIDWESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE '84

Acuta Enews July 1984, Vol. 13, No. 7

ACUTA Newsletters

In This Issue

President's Message

Party Line

Time-Compression Multiplexing Squeezing Digits Through Loops

Bits & Pieces

Repair Records lmportant

Wanted, Telecomm Pros

Review Of Rodeo: An Anthropologist Looks At The Wild And The Tame By Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence, John W. Bennett

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Anthropologists have been slow to take up intensive fieldwork in American life, partly because their professional training has emphasized that "the exotic" is something found only in remote tribal societies, not in urbanized North America. But with the transformation of tribal cultures into developing nations, anthropologists have begun to turn to their own culture and have found it possible to see it as exotic. This book is an example of that new genre. The author has unusual equipment for the task: she was trained as a veterinarian and also as an anthropologist, and her study of rodeo grew out of …

Ca(Ii)-Calmodulin Regulation Of Fungal Dimorphism In Ceratocystis Ulmi, Ganapathy Muthukumar, Kenneth W. Nickerson

Papers in Microbiology

We have shown that Ca(II) ions, ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)- N,N-tetraacetic acid, LaCl₃, and six known calmodulin inhibitors shift the yeast-mycelium dimorphic potential of Ceratocystis ulmi. Our data are consistent with the conclusions that Ca(II)-calmodulin interaction is necessary for mycelial growth in C. ulmi and that the absence of this interaction leads to the yeast phase.

Conjugative Plasmid In Corynebacterium Flaccumfaciens Subsp. Oortii That Confers Resistance To Arsenite, Arsenate, And Antimony(Iii), Carol A. Hendrick, William P. Haskins, Anne K. Vidaver

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Gene transfer systems for phytopathogenic corynebacteria have not been reported previously. In this paper we describe a conjugative 46-megadalton plasmid (pDG101) found in Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. oortii COIOI that mediates resistance to arsenite, arsenate, and antimony(III). Transfer of the plasmid from CO101 to four other strains from the C. flaccumfaciens group occurred between cells immobilized on nitrocellulose filters or on agar surfaces. Transconjugant strains expressed the same levels of metal resistance as the donor strain and were able to act as donor strains in subsequent matings. The physical presence of the plasmid was detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. Arsenite-sensitive derivatives …

Acuta Enews May 1984, Vol. 13, No. 5

ACUTA Newsletters

In This Issue

President's Message

Party Line

BOCs Revamp Centrex Service To Vie With PBXs

Communications Gear Showcased For L.A. Olympics

AT&T: A Period of Adjustment

Lincoln Tel Tackles First Light guide Job

Court: Cops Can Tape Cordless Talk

The Probe, Issue 44 - July 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 43 May, 1984 [sic] This issue is actually No. 44 July, 1984
Denver City Council banned trapping
Sewer Snakes
Federal Register
The maze of fences, guards, concrete barriers, laser beams, sensors, etc. are no match for any wild animals that want to inhabit the President's house.
Albuquerque Tribune
Letters to Ye Ed
Rabies
Strychnine
Endangered hall of fame
Animal Rights
Membership
Woodpecker Repellent
NADCA Policy
Rocky Mountain Trapper’s College

The Probe, Issue 43 - May 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association No. 43 May, 1984
Proposal to Reduce Blackbird Populations
EPA
Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act (HER5098)
Membership
6th Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings
Letters to Ye Ed
How to Ensure the Future of Hunting
1080
Woodstream Corp.
California Condor
Mice, and Pocket Gophers
6th International Biodeterioration
Symposium
Woodpecker Repellent
Kissed by a Rat
Never Cry Wolf
Animal Righters
Cowbird Parasitism
Strychnine for 1080

Effect Of Physiological Age On Radiation Resistance Of Some Bacteria That Are Highly Radiation Resistant, Lewis Keller, R. Burt Maxcy

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Physiological age-dependent variation in radiation resistance was studied for three bacteria that are highly radiation resistant: Micrococcus radiodurans, Micrococcus sp. isolate C-3, and Moraxella sp. isolate 4. Stationary-phase cultures of M. radiodurans and isolate C-3 were much more resistant to gamma radiation than were log-phase cultures. This pattern of relative resistance was reversed for isolate 4. Resistance of isolate 4 to UV light was also greater during log phase, although heat resistance and NaCl tolerance after heat stress were greater during stationary phase. Radiation-induced injury of isolate 4 compared with injury of Escherichia coli B suggested that the injury process, …

Clavibacter: A New Genus Containing Some Phytopathogenic Coryneform Bacteria, Including Clavibacter Xyli Subsp. Xyli Sp. Nov., Subsp. Nov. And Clavibacter Xyli Subsp. Cynodontis Subsp. Nov., Pathogens That Cause Ratoon Stunting Disease Of Sugarcane And Bermudagrass Stunting Disease, Michael J. Davis, A. Graves Gillaspie Jr, Anne K. Vidaver, Russell W. Harris

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

A total of 23 strains of coryneform bacteria that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease were examined. These included 17 sugarcane strains from Florida, Louisiana, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan and six Bermudagrass strains from Florida and Taiwan. The sugarcane and Bermudagrass strains contained 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, rhamnose, and fucose in their cell walls, suggesting a relationship to some other phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria and related organisms with similar cell wall compositions. The cellular protein patterns of the sugarcane and Bermudagrass strains after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis resembled the patterns of Corynebacterium michiganense subspecies more than the patterns of …

Eleventh Vertebrate Pest Conference

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

Contents

Toxic Characteristics Of Fluorocitrate, The Toxic Metabolite Of Compound 1080 , Peter J. Savarie

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

This paper reviews toxicological research involving fluorocitrate, the toxic metabolite of sodium monofluoroacetate (fluoroacetate), which is the active ingredient in the pesticide Compound 1080. Many toxicological studies have been done with fluoroacetate and the results obtained are actually due to the fluorocitrate because it has been definitely proved that, from a biochemical perspective, fluoroacetate is not toxic but fluorocitrate is. The classical explanation of the toxic action of fluorocitrate is that it inhibits the enzyme aconitase in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Deactivation of aconitase results in decreased energy production by cells and ultimately death of the organism. However, the more …

A Weather-Resistant Tracking Board, D.S. Shepherd, J.H. Greaves

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

The main practical limitation of tracking boards for the study of small mammals is that the sensitive surface is very vulnerable to damage by rain or dew. A tracking board is described that is easily prepared for use in the field, is resistant to rain and running water, and is sensitive enough to record the footprints of mice. The literature on tracking board techniques is reviewed briefly.

The Probe, Issue 41 - March 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 41 March, 1984
MIS (Management Information System - ADC computer reports)
Treasurer Reports
New Year’s Resolutions
Grizzly bears
Predator Symposium
Strychnine: Prairie Dogs
The Audubon Society
National Species of Special Emphasis
Erudite literature
Letters to Ye Ed
Wyoming vs. EPA Again
ADC in British Columbia
Bird repellent
Fur Sales: Wyoming in February

The Probe, Issue 40 - February 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 40 February, 1984
EPA RPAR* for strychnine
U.S. Patent #833,611 went to a "Humane Mousetrap".
James Watt
Texas Tales
USFWS
HR 2362 to make EPA an independent regulatory body
State laws regarding the transport of guns
Animal Welfare
1080 to be Turned Loose Over the Country
Bear Repellent
Canadian EPA

1. Filling The Gaps Between Test Outcomes And Usage: An Introduction, Barbara S. Plake

Social and Technical Issues in Testing: Implications for Test Construction and Usage

Why do we have tests? What useful purposes do they serve? How can test results be used to make decisions? How can a test be proved to provide accurate and usable information? Questions such as these have been posed recently by a concerned public who have become more aware of and concerned about testing, test quality, and appropriate test usage. Their questions are challenging, legitimate queries that can and should be addressed by members of the measurement community .

Some of the questions being asked by the public are value laden, providing topics for many thoughtful but heated debates. For …

6. Testing And The Oscar Buros Lament: From Knowledge To Implementation To Use, James V. Mitchell Jr.

Social and Technical Issues in Testing: Implications for Test Construction and Usage

The field of measurement can be conceptualized as having three different but interrelated aspects. First of all, it is a science or a body of knowledge concerned with the development of theory and methodology and with the identification and confirmation of generalizations governing interrelationships among variables appropriate to its content. Measurement theory and its application to measurement problems are important contributors here. Second, it is an applied science or technology concerned with the development of products that represent a useful application of such a science or body of knowledge. For the field of measurement, test development and validation are important …

2. Struggles And Possibilities: The Use Of Tests In Decision Making, Ellis Batten Page

Social and Technical Issues in Testing: Implications for Test Construction and Usage

What a happy occasion it is to celebrate, as we do in this volume, the establishment of a national Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, located on the campus of the University of Nebraska, in Lincoln. What a culmination of many plans, hopes, and dreams! On such an occasion, we can take a quiet pride in our profession and in the life and accomplishments of one of our colleagues and friends, Oscar Krisen Buros, who with Luella Buros is leaving to us, and our posterity, an institution of integrity to foster the science and practice of testing.

How new all this …

Soil Science Research Report - 1984

Soil Science Research Reports

Soil Water and Water Related Studies

Effect of Irrigation on Salt and Sodium Content of Salt Affected Soils in Central Nebraska .......... Section 1

Physics of Water in Soils and Porous Media .......... Section 2

Objective Indices of Water Regimes for Comparison Purposes .......... Section 3

Water by Nutrient Interaction Studies

Effects of Oscillations in Water Levels on Nutrient Uptake .......... Section 4

Yield, Water Use, and Nutrient Uptake of Corn Hybrids Under Varied Irrigation and Nitrogen Regimes .......... Section 5

Effect of Sprinkler Irrigation Timing and Amount on Yield of Different Winter Wheat Varieties .......... Section 6

Fertilizer Experiments …

Membership Directory Special Edition 1984

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Membership List

Regional Cross References

Special Interest Cross Reference

Other POD Members July 1984

Aeromonas Hydrophila And Motile Aeromonad Septicemias Of Fish, Rocco C. Cipriano, G. L. Bullock, S. W. Pyle

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Aeromonas hydrophila and other motile aeromonads are among the most common bacteria in freshwater habitats throughout the world, and are frequently associated with severe disease among cultured and feral fishes. Determinations of the etiology of diseases involving aeromonad infections has been complicated by the genetic, biochemical, and antigenic heterogeneity of members of this group. Consequently, motile aeromonads consist of a complex of disease organisms that are associated with bacterial hemorrhagic septicemias in fishes. From descriptions of fish diseases in the early scientific literature, Otte (1963) speculated that septicemic infections in fish caused by motile aeromonads were common throughout Europe during …

Low-Rank Coal: Its Present And Future Role In The United States, Everett A. Sondreal, George A. Wiltsee

United States Department of Energy: Publications

Low-rank coals-lignite and subbituminous coal-are those that have been subjected to the least metamorphic change during the coal-forming process. As such, they retain greater fractions of moisture and volatile matter and contain less fixed carbon than the high-rank coals-bituminous and anthracite. The primary measure used to classify the lower ranks of coal is the heating value. Lignite is defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (standard D-388) as coal with a heating value less than 8300 Btujlb, on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis (m,mmf). Subbituminous coal ranges in heating value from 8300 to 11,500 Btujlb (m,mmf). Bituminous coal and …

The Outlook For U.S. Agriculture And Agribusiness, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

Not since the 1930s have I been as concerned for the short term future of American agriculture as I am now. Last year's net farm income is estimated at only about $15.5 billion. In the aggregate, and in real term, that is the lowest it has been in decades. Fortunately, on a per capita or per farm basis the numbers are less depressing and, fortunately, they will begin to trend upward again in 1984. But it looks as if export tonnages will decline for the fourth year in a row, and farm land values may also decline for the fourth …

Pod Conference Evaluation, Joyce Povlacs, Dan Wheeler

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Expectations

In Medias Res

Evaluation

1984 Report Of Accomplishments, Loyd L. Young

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

The year 1984 has been a difficult year for the residents of southeast Nebraska. I am very proud of the faculty of Southeast Research and Extension Center stationed in out Lincoln office on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska and the 23 county cooperative extension service offices in the Southeast Extension District, who have been sensitive to the needs of the people in planning their program in extension, research and forestry programs.

The University of Nebraska through the Cooperative Extension Service has played an important role in helping the residents of southeast Nebraska. It has been a year …

Ec84-110 Contest Guide For Ranging Judging, James T. Nichols, Peter N. Jensen, Patrick E. Reece

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This guide has been prepared for use by individuals responsible for planning, preparation, and conducting range judging and plant identification contests. Both area and state contests, sponsored cooperatively by the agencies listed below, should follow these guidelines. This guide is written to be used as a companion publication to the "Range Judging Handbook for Nebraska, EC84-109."

Range judging in Nebraska was started in 1954 and has been conducted since that time as a joint effort of thoe following organizations and agencies:

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service

Soil Conservation Service, USDA

Nebraska Association of Natural Resources Districts

State Department of …

Subject Index- Social And Technical Issues In Testing: Implications For Test Construction And Usage

Social and Technical Issues in Testing: Implications for Test Construction and Usage

Subject Index pp. 178-180

A-Z (3 pages)

A

Achievement, 129, 130, 155
Achievement-saturated intelligence tests , 53-54
Alternative choice items, 148- 149 Examples, 150, 151
American Civil Liberties Union, 94
American College Testing Programs (ACT), 18
Applied performance testing , 147
Aptitude, 129, 130, 167
AQ (Achievement or accomplishment quotient) , 5, 130, 131

...

W, Z

Waisman Center, 14
Zenotype, 19

Complete Work- Social And Technical Issues In Testing: Implications For Test Construction And Usage, Stephen N. Elliott, James V. Mitchell, Barbara S. Plake

Social and Technical Issues in Testing: Implications for Test Construction and Usage

SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL ISSUES IN TESTING Implications for Test Construction and Usage- Complete Work

Copyright © 1984 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or an y other means without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers
365 Broadway
Hillsdale, New Jersey 07642

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:

Social and technical issues in testing.

(Buros-Nebraska symposium on measurement & testing)
Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Effect Of Membrane Filtration Of Antimalarial Drug Solutions On In Vitro Activity Against Plasmodium Falciparum, J. Kevin Baird, C. Lambros

United States Public Health Resources

Antimalarial activities ofchloroquine, mefloquine, amodiaquine, and quinine in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum were diminished as a consequence ofmembranefiltration. Filtered drug solutions gave ID₅₀ values up to 25-fold greater than those of non-filtered (ethanol-sterilized) drug solutions. Loss ofactivity byfiltration was overcome by increasing the drug concentration prior to filtration. Water solutions filtered through Millex-GSfilter units consistently showed an absorbance maximum at 277 nm, accompanied by a lesser peak at 225 nm. Water filtrates from Nucleopore and Millex-G Vfilters showed no absorbance at 277 nm and only slight absorbance was evidentfor the Gelmanfilter unit. Activity losses were attributed to extractable contaminating …

At The Crossroads Of Corporate Takeover Legislation: Missouri Public Service Co. V. Amen, No. Cv 83-L-362 (D. Neb. June 22, 1983), Daniel Freeman Kaplan

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Background: Establishing the Need for Change ... A. The Williams Act ... B. State Legislation

III. Challenge and Response: Establishing the Room for Change

IV. Pointing the Way for Change ... A. Obstruction: Missouri Public Service Co. v. Amen … B. Toward Constitutional Acceptability

V. Conclusion