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Herbicide Leaching Under Tilled And No-Tillage Fields, Timothy J. Gish, Adel Shirmohammadi, Raviraj Vyravipillai, Brian J. Wienhold

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

The effect of no-tillage practices on water quality exiting the root zone of deep, well-drained fields is largely unknown. This project was initiated to determine herbicide leaching characteristics as influenced by tillage practice and herbicide formulation. The research site consisted of four adjacent (0.25-ha) fields, two fields each dedicated to either tilled or no-tillage management. One field in each tillage regime received a controlled-release formulation of atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl- N'-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine] and alachlor [2-chloro- N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)-acetamide, starch encapsulated], while the others received standard herbicide formulations of atrazine and alachlor. Both herbicide formulations were annually applied at the same rate: 1.7 kg ha^{‒1 …}

Genetic And Phenotypic (Co)Variances For Growth And Carcass Traits Of Purebred And Composite Populations Of Beef Cattle, K. E. Gregory, L. V. Cundiff, R. M. Koch

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

Least squares means, genetic (σ_g), and phenotypic (σ_p) standard deviations, and phenotypic coefficients of variation (CV) were estimated on an age-constant basis for growth, carcass, and meat traits of castrate males from 12 breed groups combined, for 9 purebreds combined, and for the F3 generation of three composite populations combined to which the nine purebreds contributed. Also, heritabilities ( h²) and genetic ( r_g) and phenotypic ( r_p) correlations were estimated among growth, carcass, and meat traits for all breed groups combined involving 1,594 individuals that were the progeny of …

Random Roughness Assessment By The Pin And Chain Method, John E. Gilley, E. R. Kottwitz

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Surface microrelief is frequently characterized using random roughness factors (RRF) defined by Allmaras et al. (1966). Random roughness factors are usually measured using a pin roughness meter or laser. Saleh (1993) recently proposed the chain method as a relatively simple, fast, and inexpensive technique for characterizing surface microrelief. The chain method is based on the principle that as a chain of given length is placed across a surface, the horizontal distance covered by the chain will decrease as surface roughness increases. Reductions in chain length caused by surface roughness are described as Saleh roughness factors (SRF).
In this study, RRF …

Partridges, Quails, Francolins, Snowcosks, And Guineafowl Status Survey And Conservation Action Plan, 1995-1999, Philip J. K. Mcgowan, Simon D. Dowell, John P. Carroll, Nicholas J. Aebischer, Wpa/Birdlife/Iucn-Ssc Partridge, Quail And Francolin Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Executive Summary

This Action Plan covers the world's partridges, quails, francolins, snowcocks and guineafowl, a group of birds from the order Galliformes comprising 141 species according to the most recent taxonomic consideration (Sibley & Monroe 1990), plus one further species newly discovered in 1991 (Dinesen et al. 1994). These birds attract considerable interest throughout the world on account of their importance in ornamental collections, as food sources, as sporting quarry, as indicators of the health of ecosystems and as objects of great beauty. The objectives of this document are to identify the most threatened species and sub-species within this group …

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 1994/1995, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Editor's preface, David Jenkins

President's foreword, Cheng Tso-hsin

Annual report of Council 1994/95

Chapter reports

Pheasant Specialist Group, Peter J. Garson

Habitats used by Elliot's Pheasant in the Leigong Mountain Nature Reserve, Ding Ping, Yang Yuewei, Liang Wei, Jiang Shiren, and Zhuge Yang

Distribution and conservation status of galliforms in the Gaoligongshan Region, Han Lianxian

Pipar report, Rahul Kaul

Partridge, Quail, and Francolin Specialsit Group, Simon D. Dowell

Ecological investigations of Chukar Partridge in northwest China, Liu Naifa

A field project to understand the habitat use of the Swamp Francolin in northern India, Perwez Iqbal, Philip J. K. McGowan, and …

Megapode Newsletter 9(1)-10(1/2) (1995-1998), World Pheasant Association, Birdlife International, Ssc Megapode Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Megapode Newsletter from May 1995, May 1996, November 1996, and February 1998.

Megapode Newsletter 9(1)-10(1,2),12(1) (1995-1998), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

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Rock-A-Bye Baby: When Determining How And Where The Cradle Should Fall, Nebraska "Blows It"—An Examination Of Unwed Fathers' Rights Regarding Their Children And Nebraska's Infringement Of Those Rights, Kevin T. Lytle

Nebraska Law Review

This Note chronicles the development of putative fathers' rights in the law, as recognized in recent Supreme Court cases and synthesizes those varied holdings into the Supreme Court's current and probable future position. It analyzes how these holdings have been applied in recent state court decisions and discusses the development of Nebraska's statutory law and case law on this topic. This Note also analyzes how Nebraska's law conforms with or violates the standards set by the Supreme Court and other state courts. Finally, it recommends changes that should be made to Nebraska law as a means of recognizing the further …

Dna Evidence In Criminal Trials: A Defense Attorney's Primer, Richard A. Nakashima

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Scientific Background

III. Forensic Analysis of DNA Samples

IV. Analysis of the Statistical Significance of the DNA Profile

V. Admissibility vs. Weight of Evidence

VI. Challenging the Admissibility of DNA Evidence under Frye

VII. Potential Problems with DNA Analysis ... A. False Negatives and False Positives ... B. Human Error ... C. Band Shifting ... D. Quality of the DNA Sample

VIII. How to Challenge the Weight of DNA Evidence ... A. False Positives and Laboratory Error Rates ... B. Check for Possible Band Shifting ... C. Attack the Statistical Analysis

IX. Recent Developments

X. Conclusion

Nuisance Law: The Morphogenesis Of A Historical Revisionist Theory Of Contemporary Economic Jurisprudence, George P. Smith Ii

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Toward a New Ethic in the Law of Property ... A. The Comprehensive Approach ... B. A Sociobiological Connection? ... C. Economic Liberties under Siege: The Need for Ordered Liberty … D. Formulating a New or Revitalized Economic Ethic of Property

III. The Origins of Balancing ... A. The Aristotelian Mean: The Classical Balancing ... B. Biblical Beginnings ... 1. The Golden Rule ... a. Rawls and a Principle of Intergenerational Justice ... C. Early Christian Fathers and Economics ... 1. Satisfying Economic Needs ... D. The Formative Influences of Lord Coke, Holmes, Pound, and Posner

IV. …

Women In Development: The Need For A Grassroots Gender Planning Approach, Darcy L. Boellstorff

Nebraska Anthropologist

While the recognition of the roles of women in Third World society is increasing, the adequate operational frameworks for including the concerns of women involved in development planning has not kept pace. Models generally used in planning ignore the importance of gender in social structures. Development in the Third World has historically provided little benefit to women, generally leaving them in a more vulnerable social and economic position. Gender planning holds the key to the implementation of successful development programs in Third World communities by recognizing different social relationships between women and men occur from society to society and are …

The Native American Grave Protection And Repatriation Act: A Necessary But Costly Measure, Tina F. Brown

Nebraska Anthropologist

The Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act has had an immense impact on Amencan Anthropology. NAGPRA protects NatiVe Amencan skeletal remains and burial goods by ordenng those held for research or display retumed, and by restricting future excavations. In the course of its enactment, it has divided anthropologists on the basis of moral convictions and research priorities. Its history is long, and its future is uncertain.

Summer 1995 Ethnographic Field School: An Overview, Emilia Gonzalez-Clements

Nebraska Anthropologist

A five-week summer field school was conducted in the northern Sierra Oriental of northeast Mexico. Ten social science including anthropology) and one engineering student worked as a field team studying the impacts of new economic development initiatives on a rural ejido and participated in a small-scale irrigationlwater management project. The field school was directed by Emilia Gonzalez-Clements, applied anthropologist, and L. Davis Clements, Professor of Biological Sciences Engineering/Chemical Engineering/ Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Course requirements included a readings packet, field journal, 6-page paper and 2-page report. Paper topics were selected by students in areas of their professional …

Environmental Resources And Range Size: A Study Of Modern And Ancient Hunter Gatherers, George Macdonell

Nebraska Anthropologist

Archaeological surveys should be designed to better understand how past people interacted with their environment. An accurate survey should cover a group's range size in order to get a true representation of the diversity of the group's activities. Range size is defined as the total area of land over which a group moves and procures resources. Past studies of hunter gatherer range have focused on stylistic boundaries of pottery and stone tools. Optimal Foraging Theory has been used to better understand hunter gatherer territoriality and it can be used as a frame of reference for understanding range size as well. …

Effects Of 17Β-Estradiol On Distribution Of Pituitary Isoforms Of Luteinizing Hormone And Follicle-Stimulating Hormone During The Follicular Phase Of The Bovine Estrous Cycle, F. N. Kojima, Andrea S. Cupp, T. T. Stumpf, D. D. Zalesky, M. S. Roberson, L. A. Werth, M. W. Wolfe, Roger J. Kittok, H. E. Grotjan, J. E. Kinder

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to examine the influence of 17β-estradiol (E₂) on distribution of LH and FSH isoforms during the follicular phase of the bovine estrous cycle prior to the preovulatory surges of LH and FSH. On Day 16 of the estrous cycle (Day 0 = estrus), intact controls (CONT; n = 4) were treated with prostaglandin F_2α (PGF_2α) to induce luteal regression and initiation of the follicular phase. Other cows were also treated with PGF_2α and either ovariectomized (OVX; n = 5) or ovariectomized and given E₂ implants (OVXE; n …

From Farm To Market Technicallrifonnation For The Commercial Vegetable Grower, Laurie Hodges

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The preliminary program and pre-registration form for the Nebraska Vegetable Conference is found in this issue. It is very important for you to participate in the elections for the Nebraska Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association. The officers of this Association represent Im! to UNL, Cooperative Extension, the Nebraska Dept. of Ag, and the Unicameral. There are many people interested in what you have to say, and this is an opportunity for you to express yourself directly. The Regional Directors serve as resource people in the various parts of Nebraska.

Cropwatch No. 94-24-2, Dec. 16, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

1994 index .......................... 164

Grants for producers .......... 166

CropWatch order form........ 167

Annual survey .................... 167

Ard News December 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASON'S GREETINGS
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY BY ARD UNITS DURING FY 1994
USDA REORGANIZATION
NEW ARD PUBLICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ARD ADMINISTERED GRANT AND AWARDS PROGRAMS
INDIRECT COSTS: MYTHS, FACTS AND FACILITIES
SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM A WARDS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1994
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS

Acetato De Molibdeno Como Precursor De Molibdeno Carburizado Soportado Sobre Alumina: Un Catalizador Para Reacciones De Hidrogenacion, Lucia M. Petkovic, Ruben D. Parra, Manuel Márquez, Gustavo Larsen

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Faculty Publications

The stability of the Al,0,-supported dimers under relatively high ccirperatures and hydrocarbon/H, (carburizing) atmospheres is reported Also, it has been developed a new method for Mo,''* loading of the support based on the wet impregnation of the latter.

Since carbided Mo is active for hydrogenations, the isobutene/H2 has been chosen as the probé reaction. ALO,- supported Mo,(Ac)^ results in a catalyst active for isobutene hydrogenation after trcatment with a H,/C,H^ 2:1 mixture at 753 K.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 26, No. 4. December 1994

The Prairie Naturalist

REPRODUCTION OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS IN IOWA ▪ T Z. Riley, J. B. Wooley, Jr. , and W. B. Rybarczyk

DIETARY COMPARISONS OF ADULT MALE COMMON GRACKLES, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, AND YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ▪ H. J. Homan, GM. Linz, W. J. Bleier, and R. B. Carlson

ECOGEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHERN BOG LEMMING AND MEADOW VOLE IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ▪ T. L. Welker and J. R. Choate

SUMMER AND FALL FOOD HABITS OF COYOTES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ T. L. Lewis, W. F. Jensen, K. A. Keehr, and R. W. Seabloom

MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER AT …

Odontotaenius Floridanus New Species (Coleoptera: Passalidae): A Second U.S. Passalid Beetle, Jack C. Schuster

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

Larvae and adults of Odontotaenius floridanus New Species are described from the southern end of the Lake Wales Ridge in Highland Co., FL. This species may have evolved as a population isolated during times of higher sea level from the mainland species O. disjunctus (Illiger) or a close common ancestor. It differs notably from O. disjunctus in having much wider front tibiae and a less pedunculate horn. A key is given to the species of the genus.

Son descritas las larvas y adultos de Odontotaenius floridanus Nueva Especie del extremo sur de Lake Wales Ridge, en Highland Co., Florida. Esta …

Water Current, Volume 26, No. 6, December 1994

Water Current Newsletter

Waste Management Problem Focus of '95 Seminars
From the Director
Policies Topic of '95 Conference
Glossary of Water-Related Terms
Researchers Try to Outsmart Hardy Pests
Reflections on a Year Well Spent
Scientific Conference "In the Bush"
Symposium Spurs Water Discussion

Correlation Between Precolonization Of Trigeminal Ganglia By Attenuated Strains Of Pseudorabies Virus And Resistance To Wild-Type Virus Latency, L. M. Schang, G. F. Kutish, Fernando A. Osorio

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

We compared the levels of latent pseudorabies virus (PRV) DNA in trigeminal ganglia (TG) of pigs after intranasal inoculation of different PRV strains by using quantitative DNA PCR. The extent of colonization attained in each case varied significantly according to the type of strain and inoculum dose, wild-type (WT) PRV being the most efficient strain in colonizing TG. When groups of pigs representing different levels of precolonization of TG with an attenuated PRV strain were challenged with WT PRV, it became evident that there is a statistically significant inverse correlation between the extent of precolonization attained by an attenuated PRV …

Host Specificity Of Rhabdochona Canadensis (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) In Nebraska, Michael A. Barger, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Intermediate and definitive host specificity of Rhabdochona canadensis in Nebraska were investigated. Mayfly nymphs Trichorythodes sp. and Caenis sp. were found to serve as experimental intermediate hosts. Development inside the nymphs required approximately 10 days, with the worms passing through two molts and then becoming encapsulated in the hemocoel as infective third-stage juveniles. Survey data revealed that only the red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis serves as definitive host for R. canadensis in nature. Laboratory infections of Notropis dorsalis, N. stramineus, and Fundulus zebrinus. all of which were uninfected in nature, were attempted to determine if observed specificity was due …

Second Intermediate Host-Specificity Of Haematoloechus Complexus And Haematoloechus Medioplexus (Digenea: Haematoloechidae), Scott D. Snyder, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Second intermediate host-specificity was examined for two species of the frog lung fluke genus Haematoloechus. Nine species of freshwater arthropods were exposed to cercariae of H. complexus and H. medioplexus. Metacercariae of H. complexus developed in all arthropod species used. Metacercariae of H. medioplexus developed only in anisopteran odonate naiads. This difference in host utilization may have epizootiological implications. The potential development of H. complexus in a greater number of arthropods than H. medioplexus may increase the chances of ingestion of H. complexus by an anuran host. The range of arthropods parasitized by H. complexus indicates that host-specificity …

Phylogenetic Systematic Analysis Of The Trichostrongylidae (Nematoda), With An Initial Assessment Of Coevolution And Biogeography, Eric P. Hoberg, J. Ralph Lichtenfels

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamilies of the Trichostrongylidae based on 22 morphological transformation series produced a single cladogram with a consistency index (CI) = 74.2%. Monophyly for the family was supported by the structure of the female tail and copulatory bursa. Two major clades are recognized: the Cooperiinae clade with the basal Cooperiinae and Libyostrongylinae + Trichostrongylinae, and the Graphidiinae clade with the basal Graphidiinae and Ostertagiinae + Haemonchinae. Dendrograms presented by Durette- Desset (1985) (CI = 56.1%) and Lichtenfels (1987), based on the key to the Trichostrongylidae by Gibbons and Khalil (1982) (CI = 59.0%), were found to be …

A Comparison Of Plotless Density Estimators Using Monte Carlo Simulation, Richard M. Engeman, Robert T. Sugihara, Larry F. Pank, William E. Dusenberry

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We conducted an extensive simulation study to compare the performance of a large group of plotless density estimators (PDEs) to obtain clarification of their relative performance in a diversity of sampling situations. The PDEs studied included well-known ones from the literature plus some extensions and modifications introduced here. The simulations cover 96 combinations of 6 spatial patterns, 4 sample sizes, and 4 population densities. We made comparisons within classes of similar estimators, and we indicate the best-performing PDEs out of the complete set studied. Over all spatial patterns, the angle-order estimator with measurements to the third closest individual in each …

Galliform Conservation Assessment: First Review Draft, Philip J. Mcgowan, John P. Carroll, Susie Ellis

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Executive Summary

Two hundred and forty-seven galliform taxa (subspecies, groups, or species) were considered by the Galliform Conservation Assessment workshop. Two extinct taxa were not considered. Of the 247 taxa, 91 (37%) were assigned to one of three categories of threat, based on the Mace-Lande criteria:

Critical, 5 taxa
Endangered, 26 taxa
Vulnerable, 60 taxa
Secure, 145 taxa
Unknown, 11 taxa

Three of the 247 taxa (1%) were recommended for Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshops.

Recommendations for future action were made for 168 taxa in the following categories:

Stopping the bird trade, 7 taxa
Intensive management of the …

Cropwatch No. 94-24, Nov.11, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Conservation
compliance ........................ 164

Grass control in
winter wheat ..................... 165

Testing drinking water ........ 166

Herbicide chemistry ............ 166

Goatgrass Conference .......... 167

Winter meetings ................... 168

Expression Of A Functional Human Complement Inhibitor In A Transgenic Pig As A Model For The Prevention Of Xenogeneic Hyperacute Organ Rejection., William L. Fodor, Barry L. Williams, Louis A. Martis, Josaeph A. Madri, Scott A. Rollins, James W. Knight, William H. Velander, Stephen P. Squinto

Papers in Biotechnology

ABSTRACT The serious shortage of human organs available for transplantation has engendered a heightened interest in the use of animal organs (xenografts) for transplantation. However, the major barrier to successful discordant xenogeneic organ transplantation is the phenomenon of hyperacute rejection. Hyperacute rejection results from the deposition of high-titer preformed antibodies that activate serum complement on the luminal surface of the vascular endothelium, leading to vessel occlusion and graft failure within minutes to hours. Although endogenous membrane-associated complement inhibitors normally protect endothelial cells from autologous complement, they are species restricted and thus confer limited resistance to activated xenogeneic complement. To address …