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National Program Assessment, Animal Health: 2000-2004, Cyril G. Gay

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

National Program Assessments are conducted every five-years through the organization of one or more workshop. Workshops allow the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to periodically update the vision and rationale of each National Program and assess the relevancy, effectiveness, and responsiveness of ARS research. The National Program Staff (NPS) at ARS organizes National Program Workshops to facilitate the review and simultaneously provide an opportunity for customers, stakeholders, and partners to assess the progress made through the National Program and provide input for future modifications to the National Program or the National Program’s research agenda. A workshop for Animal Health has been …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Fall 2004, Volume 10, No. 4

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Nebraska's Natural Legacy Project by Kristal Stoner, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Earth, Wind, and Fire in the Flint Hills by David Hartnett, Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas State University

Owens Highlights UNL Grazing Activities at Grazing Conference

Professional Golf Management Program Tees Off with 31 Students

CGS Director Massengale Inducted into CSREES Hall of Fame

Agricultural Research Division News - October 2004

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Comments from the Dean, Darrell W. Nelson/; Intention to Retire; Nebraska Research Initiative Funding for 2004-2005 FY2005 Appropriation for USDA/CSREES Recognition of Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research ARD-Administered Grants and Awards Programs Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants — August-September 2004 New or Revised Projects August/September 2004 Grants and Contracts Received August-September 2004

A View Of Sudanese Refugee Resettlement Through Nebraska’S Print Media, Mary Willis, Constance Fernald

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The print media has the potential to educate the general public about newly arriving Great Plains populations, influence refugee resettlement programs, and motivate volunteers to assist in transitions. Thus, accuracy of news items is crucial to successful assimilation of new populations to host communities. In this paper, we provide results from a content analysis of eight Nebraska newspapers regarding Sudanese refugees. We focus on refugee population descriptors, cultural characteristics, resettlement issues, and refugee goals to determine what could be learned about refugees from Sudan if one used local print media. Consistent with theories of stereotyping, results suggest that limited, and …

Great Plains Research, Volume 14, Number 2, Fall 2004 - Editorial Matter

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Editorial Matter

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council -- Volume 5, No. 2 -- Complete Issue

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

CONTENTS

Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Dedication to Bernice Braid
Editor’s Introduction -- Dail Mullins

THE PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF HONORS
Emotional Intelligence and the Honors Student -- Laird R. O. Edman and Sally Oakes Edman
Ethics on an Honors College Campus: An Analysis of Attitudes and Behaviors of Honors versus Non-Honors Students -- Heather L. Blythe
Assessing Learning Style Differences Between Honors and Non-Honors Students -- Scott Carnicom and Michael Clump
The Impact of Honors Programs on Undergraduate Academic Performance, Retention and Graduation -- John R. Cosgrove
Qualities Honours Students are Looking for in Faculty and Courses -- Marca …

Editorial Matter For Volume 5, Number 2, Ada Long, Dail Mullins

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Editorial Policy
Contents
Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Dedication to Bernice Braid
Editor's Introduction, Ada Long
About the Authors

Haemophilic Factors Produced By Transgenic Livestock: Abundance That Can Enable Alternative Therapies Worldwide, Kevin E. Van Cott, Paul E. Monahan, Timothy C. Nichols, William H. Velander

Papers in Biotechnology

Haemophilia replacement factors, both plasma-derived and recombinant, are in relatively short supply and are high-cost products. This has stymied the study and development of alternative methods of administration of haemophilia therapy even in the most economically advanced countries, owing to the large amounts of material needed because bioabsorption and bioavailability of haemophilic factors can be less than 10% when using non-intravenous routes of delivery. There is therefore a need to increase access to therapy worldwide by decreasing the cost and increasing the abundance so that therapy can be achieved through simplified, alternative delivery methods. Transgenic livestock have been used to …

Peer Review Of Teaching Project: Tiaa-Cref Hesburgh Award Application, Paul Savory, Amy M. Goodburn, Amy Nelson Burnett

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Reports

The TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Award recognizes exceptional faculty development programs designed to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning. This award is given each year to a program judged to have best met the three award criteria: significance of the program to higher education; appropriate program rationale; and successful results and impact on undergraduate teaching and student learning. in 2005, the Peer Review of Teaching Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was awarded a TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence in recognition of it being an exceptional faculty development program designed to enhance undergraduate student achievement.

Nebline, October 2004

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Discover 4-H, Discover You!
Five Ways to Join 4-H!
Nebraska Wild Fruit and Nut Jam Oct. 2
Ten Rules for Planting Trees
Garden Guide: Things to do this month
Direct Seeding Hardwood Tree Species
Storing Sweet Potatoes
Watch for Deer When Driving, Especially at Dawn and Dusk
Head Lice Resources You Can Trust
Nebraska Water Facts
The Hazards of Biting Fleas
Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collections
The Hazards of Biting Fleas
Prepare Bins and Equipment Before Harvest
“Grapes” is October Rural Living Clinic
Add Lime This Fall for Next Spring’s Alfalfa
Finding Forgotten Food
National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
Camp Abbott: …

Review Of The Children Of Africa Confront Aids Edited By Arvind Singhal And W. Stephen Howard; Ohio University Press, 2003, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This slim volume is packed full of information about the plight of children in Africa due to the AIDS crisis. It is divided into four sections-Vulnerability, Coping, Courage, and Possibility-containing not just a litany of the horrors that children in Africa face but also descriptions of attempts at solutions to the problems. The challenges that many children in Africa confront are daunting. There is widespread sexual violence and sexual coercion of children, and there is currently inadequate infrastructure in health care and nutrition, education, and social structure to deal with the problems effectively. The issue of sexual violence and coercion …

Johne’S Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, And Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis, Ofelia Barletta-Chacon, Luiz E. Bermudez, Raúl G. Barletta

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Johne’s disease is a chronic diarrhea affecting all ruminants. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), a slowly growing mycobacteria, is the etiologic agent. There is also a concern that MAP might be a causative agent of some cases of inflammatory bowel disease in humans, especially Crohn’s disease. Food products including pasteurized bovine milk have been suggested as potential sources of human infection. This review addresses microbial factors that may contribute to its pathogenicity. In addition, the experimental evidence defining MAP as the cause of Johne’s disease and the issues and controversies surrounding its potential pathogenic role in humans are discussed.

Increasing Acceptance And Efficacy Of Zinc Phosphide Rodenticide Baits Via Modification Of The Carbohydrate Profile, J. J. Johnston, D. L. Nolte, B. A. Kimball, K. R. Perry, J. C. Hurley

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Toxicant coated grain-based baits are widely used to control rodent pests throughout the world, but where alternative food sources are available, bait acceptance and efficacy are often less than optimal. In an attempt to develop baiting strategies to increasebait acceptance and efficacy of zinc phosphide-coated baits, a sugar-enhanced rolled oat based zinc phosphide bait was evaluated. With pre-baiting, 100 and 60% mortality was achieved for California and Belding’s ground squirrels, respectively. A series of two choice tests with a variety of potential bait matrices indicated that rolled oats was a desirable base matrix for both species but the lecithin sticker …

Use Of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Measures In Conservation Biology Research: Considerations For Application And Interpretation, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Brian E. Washburn

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite analyses are increasingly being used by a variety of scientists (e.g., conservation biologists, animal scientists) to examine glucocorticoid (i.e., stress hormone) secretion in domestic and wild vertebrates. Adrenocortical activity (i.e., stress response) is of interest to conservation biologists because stress can alter animal behavior, reduce resistance to disease, and affect population performance. The noninvasiveness of fecal-based assessments is attractive, particularly when studying endangered species, because samples can often be obtained without disturbing the animal. Despite such advantages, many confounding factors inhibit the utility of this technique in addressing conservation problems. In particular, interpretation of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite …

Effect Of A Juvenile Hormone Analogue On Lipid Metabolism In A Wing-Polymorphic Cricket: Implications For The Endocrine-Biochemical Bases Of Life-History Trade-Offs, Anthony J. Zera, Zhangwu Zhao

Anthony Zera Publications

The wing-polymorphic cricket, Gryllus firmus, has a flight-capable morph (LW[f]: long winged with functional flight muscles) and a flightless morph (SW: short winged with reduced nonfunctional flight muscles) that differ genetically in many aspects of lipid metabolism. To determine whether these differences result from genetically based alterations in endocrine regulation, the juvenile hormone mimic, methoprene, was applied to the LW(f) morph. This hormone manipulation converted the LW(f) morph into a SW phenocopy with respect to all aspects of lipid metabolism studied; that is, methoprene application decreased in vivo biosynthesis of total lipid and triglyceride, increased absolute and relative biosynthesis of …

Folate Biofortification In Tomatoes By Engineering The Pteridine Branch Of Folate Synthesis, Rocio Diaz De La Garza, Eoin P. Quinlivan, Sebastian M. J. Klaus, Gilles J. C. Basset, Jesse F. Gregory Iii, Andrew D. Hanson

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

Plants are the main source of folate in human diets, but many fruits, tubers, and seeds are poor in this vitamin, and folate deficiency is a worldwide problem. Plants synthesize folate from pteridine, p-aminobenzoate (PABA), and glutamate moieties. Pteridine synthesis capacity is known to drop in ripening tomato fruit; therefore, we countered this decline by fruit-specific overexpression of GTP cyclohydrolase I, the first enzyme of pteridine synthesis. We used a synthetic gene based on mammalian GTP cyclohydrolase I, because this enzyme is predicted to escape feedback control in planta. This engineering maneuver raised fruit pteridine content by 3- …

Peer Review Of Teaching Project: Survey Of Project Participants, Paul Savory, Amy M. Goodburn, Amy Nelson Burnett

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Reports

In planning for the future of the Peer Review of Teaching project, we performed a survey of to collect faculty participant feedback on their experience in the project (i.e., writing a course portfolio, possibly having it externally reviewed) and the impact that the experience has had on their teaching. While each of the partner campuses (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Michigan, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Indiana – Bloomington, and University of Kansas) have shaped the project experience differently for campus participants, we sought feedback from participants of all the project partners to get an overall assessment of the project.

Nebline, September 2004

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

What if You Could Access Extension’s Educational Resources at the Push of a Button?
Sorting Through Internet Clutter
What Users Are Saying
Garden Guide: Things to do this month
Good, Low-Maintenance Trees to Plant
Herbal Festival
Aster Yellows on Purple Coneflower
Ladybugs, Ladybugs, Fly Away Home! Please!
Composting Indoors with Worms
Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Packed Lunch Pizzazz!
Sports Mix Recipe
Adding A Rainbow To Your Diet
President’s Notes — Janet’s Jargon
Household Hints: Chill Out with an Efficient Fridge
FCE News & Events
Stress Affects Adolescents Too
Plan Now for Holiday Spending
Values
St. Johnswort is Increasing in …

Refuge Update – September/October 2004, Volume 1, Number 5

RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)

Table of Contents:

Prairie Science Class Celebrates Anniversary, page 16 Program integrates environmental education into routine public school curriculum.

Focus on Hunting, page 8-15 While the National Wildlife Refuge System has been shaped by a variety of public concerns, hunters were among the early, substantive voices.

Texas Brochures Turned Some Heads, page 17 South Texas Refuge series of brochures are notable for their beauty and more.

Forty Years for the Wilderness Act, Page 18 National Wilderness Preservation System protects more than 105.7 million acres, including more than 20 million acres on 65 refuges.

Survey Of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intakes And Omega-3 Food Selections In Cardiac Patients Living In A Section Of The Midwestern United States, Kimberly Heidal, Nancy M. Lewis, Sharon Evans

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

The objectives of this research were to survey the omega-3 fatty acid intakes and omega-3 food selections of 36 cardiac patients living in the midwestern United States. An omega-3 food frequency was developed that included 149 food items. Cardiac patients from a local heart clinic participated (n = 36). Data were analyzed using the Statistical Program for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 10.0. Dietary omega-3 fatty acid intakes ranged from 0.18 – 10.15 g/day. Fish and seafood were the primary food sources of omega-3 fatty acids and were consumed twice a week. Major plant food sources of omega-3 fatty …

Serum Lipids Of Physically Active Adults Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acid–Enriched Eggs Or Conventional Eggs, Carrie A. Sindelar, Sarah B. Scheerger, Sheri L. Plugge, Kent M. Eskridge, Rosemary C. Wander, Nancy M. Lewis

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

This study was designed to compare the effects of the consumption of one omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)–enriched egg or one conventional egg on serum lipids in physically active adults. A total of 12 adults (mean age 33 ± 7 years, mean body mass index [BMI] 24 ± 3) were recruited, and dietary treatments were randomly assigned. After a 2-week lead-in period (baseline), participants received each 4-week treatment in a crossover arrangement with a 4-week washout period between treatments. Participants completed a 3-day food record at baseline and during each treatment period. Food records were analyzed for carbohydrates, protein, …

University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, August 2004

Connect (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension)

Inside this issue:

Pg. 3 Biosecurity plan
Pg. 5 Communities Together Can
Pg. 7 Alternative crops

Ard News August 2004

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the Dean
William G. Whitmore Student Travel Endowment
David H. and Annie E. Larrick Fund 2004
Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship 2004-2005
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
AI Moseman International Studies Fund 2004-2005
John and Louise Skala Fellowship 2004-2005
Grants and Contracts Received July and July 2004
Shear-Miles Fellowship 2004-2005
New or Revised Projects
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants June and July, 2004
Nebraska Crops - 2004
Leading States for Cash Receipts, 2002

Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology In The New Millennium: A Workshop For Academia, Industry, And Government, Joseph Deveaugh-Geiss, John March, Mark Shapiro, Paul J. Andreason, Graham Emslie, Lisa M. Ford, Laurence Greenhill, Dianne Murphy, Ernest Prentice, Rosemary Roberts, Susan Silva, James M. Swanson, Barbara Van Zwieten-Boot, Benedetto Vitiello, Karen Dineen Wagner, Barry Mangum

United States Public Health Resources

Objective: To give academic researchers, government officials, and industry scientists an opportunity to assess the state of pediatric psychopharmacology and identify challenges facing professionals in the field.

Method: Increased federal spending and the introduction of pediatric exclusivity led to large increases in pediatric psychopharmacology research in the 1990s. Despite the increase in research, concerns exist about methods and incentives for making new medications available for use in pediatric psychiatric disorders. In recognition of these concerns, the Duke Clinical Research Institute held a roundtable in September 2004. Participants from the National Institutes of Health, regulatory agencies, academia, and the pharmaceutical industry …

Nebline, August 2004

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

People’s Choice 4-H Awards
“My Pond Won’t Stay Full!”
Terminating Farm Leases
Put Farm Leases in Writing for Legal Protection
“Ponds” is August Rural Living Clinic
Treating Bee Stings
How Effective are DEET Repellents?
Tree Squirrels - Tricksters and Troublemakers
Found an Underground Yellow Jacket Nest? Proceed with Care!
Summer Fruits and Veggies: Q & A
“Healthy One Dish Dinners for 1, 2, 4 or More”
President’s Notes — Janet’s Jargon
Household Hints: Lower Your Lighting Costs
FCE News & Events
More Tools for Student Success
Helping a Child Ease Back Into School
Getting Ready for the New School Year …

College Of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources: 11th Annual Report August 1, 2003-July 31, 2004

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR): Annual Reports

It is our pleasure to provide the Eleventh Annual Report for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). We believe in the importance of reflecting on the accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students. The annual report offers the opportunity to review the year, and serves as an archive of accomplishments for our College. This report covers the period August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004.

The college enjoyed another year of accomplishments and change. The students excelled, the faculty enthusiasm for the academic mission continued to thrive and campus programming expanded. For example:
• Amy Rasmussen, a …

Salmonella In Songbirds

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Salmonella is a type of bacterium found in the gut of many species of birds both domestic and wild. During periods of stress it can cause outbreaks of sickness and death. Its importance in songbird populations generally and the occurrence of outbreaks in this province specifically are discussed in this fact sheet.

Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants: Final Designation Of Critical Habitat For The Topeka Shiner, Final Rule

Endangered Species Bulletin

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are designating as critical habitat a total of 83 stream segments, representing 1,356 kilometers (836 miles) of stream in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. We exclude from designation all previously proposed critical habitat in the State of Missouri under authority of sections 3(5)(A) and 4(b)(2) of the Act, and in the States of Kansas and South Dakota under authority of section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Critical habitat is not …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Summer 2004, Volume 10, No. 3

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

WILD Nebraska Grasslands by Bill Vodehnal, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

High School Students Improve Their Game While Having Fun at UNL Golf Camp

Multiple Dimensions of a Strong Professional Golf Management Program by Charles Francis, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL

CGS Advisory Council Tours Northeast Nebraska

Groundwater Nitrates Being Used to Fertilize Intensive Grazed Pasture

Grazing and Grassland Management Is Theme of Wildlife Society Meeting

Regional Researchers Collaborate to Improve Grazing Systems

UNL Researchers Study Seed Production of Eastern Red Cedar

Range Management Focus of Beef Basics VI

Still Time to See Exhibition – Listening to the Prairie …

Retrospective Isotopic Analyses Of Stellar Sea Lion Tooth Annuli And Sea-Bird Feathers: A Cross-Taxa Approach To Investigating Regime And Dietary Shifts In The Gulf Of Alaska, Keith Hobson, Elizabeth Sinclair, Anne York, James Thomason, Richard Merrick

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Stable isotope (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C) values of individual tooth annuli of female Steller sea lions (n = 120) collected from the 1960s through the 1980s were used for retrospective analyses of temporal changes in food webs in the Gulf of Alaska and North Pacific Ocean. We also examined isotopically contour feathers of tufted puffins (n = 135) and crested auklets (n = 37) through this period to test for broader isotopic patterns indicative of whole food web changes. Steller sea lions decreased slightly in δ¹³C and increased in δ¹⁵N values, suggesting an …