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Final Environmental Assessment For Endangered Species Habitat Improvement/Creation Along The Missouri River Main Stem System

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

An environmental assessment has been prepared for several methods of habitat enhancement and creation along the Missouri River Main stem System. Most of the actions described were suggested in the November 1990, U.S. Fish and wildlife Service Biological Opinion on the operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System and will provide safer nesting habitat for interior least terns and piping plovers.

Adverse impacts of these actions are all temporary and localized, consisting of temporary, localized smoke, and possible ash suspension in nearby waters due to burning of vegetation and presence of temporary noise disturbance during helicopter application of herbicide …

Nebraska Butterflies, Stephen M. Spomer

University of Nebraska State Museum: Staff and Affiliates, Publications

Nebraska is a crossroads of butterfly diversity. Many species reach their distributional limits in Nebraska. The 100th meridian, which runs through central Nebraska, appears to be a good distributional limit for many species. In short, eastern Nebraska contains butterflies similar or identical to those found in most of the eastern United States, central Nebraska has both eastern and western butterflies, and western Nebraska has a butterfly fauna more like the Rocky Mountains or Black Hills. Over 200 species of butterflies have been recorded in Nebraska, which is a higher number than most of our neighboring states. Some of our butterflies …

Vertebrates For Biological Control Of Insects In Agroforestry Systems, James R. Brandle

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

1993 Pod Network Conference Attendees

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Use Of Interracial Hybridization In Breeding The Race Durango Common Bean, Shree P. Singh, Albeiro Molina, Carlos A. Urrea, J. Ariel Gutierrez

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Recently, interracial hybridization was used successfully in breeding common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), but its use has not been adequately documented. Approximately 125 lines with medium-sized seed were selected in the first cycle, mostly from race Durango x race Mesoamerica (both from the Middle American domestication center) single- and multiple-cross populations, for disease resistance and race Durango characteristics. Fifteen of these improved lines, three race Durango control cultivars, and one control cultivar each from races Jalisco and Mesoamerica were evaluated for 3 yr (1989-1991) at three locations in Colombia. A randomized complete block design with three replications was used. …

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

Chapter 1 The Enigma Of Drought, Donald A. Wilhite

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

Drought is the most complex and least understood of all natural hazards, affecting more people than any other hazard (Hagman, 1984). For the past several decades, we have been reminded again and again of the ravages of drought and the inability of most societies to effectively mitigate impacts in the short term and reduce vulnerability in the longer term. In fact, most scientists would agree that vulnerability to drought is increasing for a number of reasons, the most important of which may be the increasing pressure of an expanding population base on limited water and other natural resources.

4. Some Thoughts On Grading Systems And Grading Practices, James S. Terwilliger

Teacher Training in Measurement and Assessment Skills

INTRODUCTION

In his role as a discussant of a series of papers on educational evaluation 23 years ago, Scriven (1970) made the following comments:

While the papers this afternoon did not, on the above accoW1t, go far enough in the direction of basic evaluation, from another point of view they began at too abstract a level. They contain no discussion at all of the basic method of educational evaluation, one whose use quantitatively swamps any other. I refer to the practice of grading. Like so many other everyday practices, grading has often seemed too humble to merit the attention of …

5. Teachers' Assessment Of Students: Roles, Responsibilities And Purpose Believing Is Seeing, Donna Campbell

Teacher Training in Measurement and Assessment Skills

Public education, and its assessment practices, have evolved from beliefs about how the world operates that are equivalent to the flat-earth theory. As long as the assessment of students is designed to fit obsolete "truths" about knowledge, learning, the mind, and human organizations, the roles and responsibilities of teachers in conducting such assessments, their purposes for doing so, and their preparation for fulfilling them will be likewise obsolete.

The following self-assessment (Figure 1) meets only one of fellow presenter H. D. Hoover's criteria for tests. It has not been checked for validity, reliability, objectivity, or fairness. It is, however, feasible. …

13.4.8. Options For Water-Level Control In Developed Wetlands, J. R. Kelley Jr., M. K. Laubhan, F. A. Reid, J. S. Wortham, L. H. Fredrickson

Waterfowl Management Handbook

Wetland habitats in the United States currently are lost at a rate of 260,000 acres /year (105,218 ha/year). Consequently, water birds concentrate in fewer and smaller areas. Such concentrations may deplete food supplies and influence behavior, physiology, and survival. Continued losses increase the importance of sound management of the remaining wetlands because water birds depend on them.

Human activities modified the natural hydrology of most remaining wetlands in the conterminous United States, and such hydrologic alterations frequently reduce wetland productivity. The restoration of original wetland functions and productivity often requires the development of water distribution and discharge systems to emulate …

Industrial Agricultural Products Center Review 1993

Industrial Agricultural Products Center: Publications and Information

Significant progress has been made toward the goals of the Center. Activities have centered on the identification of opportunities in terms of new industrial uses of agricultural commodities. Assistance has been provided to UNL faculty to procure funding research in the respective areas. In other cases, specific faculty positions have been identified. Subsequent hirings have built a strong group of faculty affiliates.

The main emphasis in the Center has been research on developing new processes and products. A fairly comprehensive list of projects funded and the faculty involved are listed in a subsequent section. Two strategic planning sessions have been …

Bioavailability Of Calcium In Sun-Cured Alfalfa Meal And Effect Of Dietary Calcium Concentration On Bone And Plasma Characteristics During Two Phases Of Gestation In Gilt, G. L. Walker, D. M. Danielson, E. R. Peo, Jr., R. F. Mumm

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

A study was conducted with gravid gilts to determine the bioavailability of Ca in sun-cured alfalfa meal (AM) and the effect of dietary Ca concentration on bone and blood characteristics during two phases of gestation.

Protecting The Hidden Resource: The Quiet Crisis In Nebraska Pesticide And Ground Water Protection Policies, J. David Aiken

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This 1993 Creighton Law Review article reviews Nebraska legislation for protecting ground water quality from agricultural chemical use, the 1991 EPA Pesticides and Ground-Water Strategy, and proposed Nebraska pesticide regulation legislation.

Program Review 1993: Self Study Report Department Of Biometry

Department of Statistics: Reports and Administrative Materials

The CSRS review team applauds the statistical expertise of the Biometry Department which began as the statistical Laboratory in 1957 and culminated with the current academic Department of Biometry. This enhancement has been highlighted by a significant increase in the number of faculty and staff, the initiation of a Master of Science program, and the provision of graduate assistant stipends. With the presence of seven faculty, the imminent increase from seven to fifteen graduate students, the establishment of statistical consulting with numerous IANR faculty, and the diverse research and teaching expertise of the faculty, the department is poised to provide …

Two Alleles Of The 175-Kilodalton Plasmodium Falciparum Erythrocyte Binding Antigen, Lisa A. Ware, Kevin C. Kain, B. Kim Lee Sim, J. David Haynes, J. Kevin Baird, David E. Lanar

United States Public Health Resources

EHA-175, erythrocyte binding antigen 175, is a 175-kDa antigen of Plasmodium falciparum which has been shown to be involved in the recognition of erythrocytes by merozoites and may be involved in the process of erythrocyte invasion. Invasion of erythrocytes by Camp strain merozoites is inhibited by pre-treatment of red blood cells by EBA-175 from the heterologous strain, FCR-3. The sequence of the Camp strain has been published and we report here the sequence of the FCR-3 strain. The sequences are nearly identical except for a 423-bp segment in the FCR-3 strain, F-scgmcnt. that is not found in the Camp strain …

Exploiting Structural Differences Among Heteroduplex Molecules To Simplify Genotyping The Dqa1 And Dqb1 Alleles In Human Lymphocyte Typing, Peter A. Zimmerman, Mary Carrington, Thomas B. Nutman

United States Public Health Resources

A novel approach to DNA probe hybridization and heteroduplex analysis, termed directed heteroduplex analysis (DHDA) is presented here to illustrate its utility in simplification of human lymphocyte antigen (HLA)- typing. By strategic labeling of single-stranded probe sequences, DHDA allows the identification of specific heteroduplex structures that contribute to the differentiation of DQAI and DQB1 alleles. Because of the high degree of polymorphism among major histocompatibility complex class 11 second exon sequences, this analysis of 50 different heteroduplex molecules provides evidence of the importance of unpaired bases and mismatched base pairs and their effect on heteroduplex electrophoretic-mobility differences. This strategy is …

Sex And Age Identification Of Palila, John J. Jeffrey, Steven G. Fancy, Gerald D. Lindsey, Paul C. Banko, Thane K. Pratt, James D. Jacobi

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Methods to sex and age Palila (Loxioides bailleui), an endangered Hawaiian finch restricted to subalpine woodlands on Hawai'i, were identified on the basis of measurements and plumage characteristics of 17 museum specimens and 96 known-age, live Palila. Palila undergo a single annual molt during September-December following the breeding season. Presence of a complete or partial wingbar distinguishes hatch-year and second-year Palila from after-second-year birds. Adult male Palila are distinguished from females by a distinct napeline and <30% gray feathers intermixed with yellow feathers on the head. The black or gray feathers of the lores and chin of males are darker than those on the back, whereas the lores and chin of females are lighter or of the same shade as back feathers.

13.2.11. Increasing Waterfowl Nesting Success On Islands And Peninsulas, John T. Lokemoen

Waterfowl Management Handbook

Waterfowl that nest in uplands in the prairie pothole region have had low recruitment rates in recent decades, primarily because of predation. The loss of breeding waterfowl and their progeny has generated interest in management techniques that safeguard incubating hens and their eggs. Developing islands and peninsulas for nesting waterfowl has potential because these sites are naturally attractive to breeding ducks and geese. In fact, dense nesting colonies of ducks developed on some islands when successful females and a portion of their female progeny returned in subsequent years.

Managers have successfully duplicated the beneficial attributes of islands by developing various …

Effects Of Predator Odors On Feeding In The Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia Rufa), Gisela Epple, J. Russell Mason, Dale L. Nolte, Dan L. Campbell

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Consumption of food by Aplodontia rufa from bowls scented with control odors, secretion from anal glands of minks (Mustela vison), or urine from minks, bobcats (Felis rufus), and coyotes (Canis latrans) was studied. In two-choice control tests, subjects indiscriminately consumed apple from unscented bowls and from bowls scented with urine from an unfamiliar herbivore (Cavia porcellus), or with butyric acid. During two-choice tests offering apple from bowls scented with secretion from anal glands of minks and from bowls scented with butyric acid, significantly less apple was consumed from bowls containing mink scent. …

Outside The Pale: Cultural Exclusion. Gender Difference And The Victorian Woman Writer, Elsie B. Michie

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

Why does Dorothea fall apart at the sight of Rome? Elsie B. Michie's answer to this question is that the Rome scenes in Middlemarch stage a drama of female cultural exclusion. Dorothea's distressed response to the ruined 'city of visible history' represents the female spectator's confrontation with a concept of cultural 'wholeness' that implicitly excludes her. To explore this drama, and place it historically, Michie makes a series of imaginative and illuminating connections which are characteristic of her method in this book. She examines Freud's account of a parallel dream, in which he desperately wanted to go to Rome, but …

Review Of Cheyenne Bottoms: Wetland In Jeopardy, Ernest Rouske

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Millions of years ago earth crust movements caused a sixty-four-square mile area near what is now Great Bend in central Kansas to drop, creating a shallow, poorly drained basin. These wetlands, called Cheyenne Bottoms, draw hordes of waterfowl and shorebirds during spring and fall migrations. Its importance is such that it is considered one of the three major stop-over places for shorebirds east of the Rockies, "an oasis in a parched and wind seared landscape beckoning the greatest travelers on the globe."

Notes And News For Vol.13 No.4

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

No abstract provided.

Review Of Settlers' Children: Growing Up On The Great Plains, Paula M. Nelson

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Elizabeth Hampsten wrote Settlers' Children: Growing Up on the Great Plains to answer some basic questions about the lives of children during the settlement era in North Dakota (with a few examples added from South Dakota and northwestern Minnesota). "What was it like for children in the first years of settlement ... what did they think of their childhood?" (p. 3) she asks. To provide the answers she examines memoirs and other autobiographical materials written by people who were children on the Plains and also examines the writings of some plains mothers who detailed the lives of their children. Most …

Faculty Development's Role In Promoting An Inclusive Community: Addressing Sexual Orientation, Ann S. Ferren, William W. Geller

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty development programs have been at the forefront for the last decade in confronting new issues related to teaching and learning. These collective efforts have encouraged faculty to engage more directly and more deeply with students and ideas. Central to each of these efforts has been self-reflection and thoughtful analysis of the issues. Sexual orientation has not been a significant part of that personal study or dialogue. For those of us committed to strengthening our academic communities, recognizing this exclusion of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community demands that we work to reduce the barriers. This will mean a renewed …

Creating A "Tqm" Classroom Through Cooperative Learning, Barbara Millis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Two important trends in higher education-Total Quality Management and Cooperative Learning-happily result in compatible and creative classroom approaches. In fact, much of the TQM theory is predicated on the noncompetitive teamsork that forms the heart of the cooperative learning movement. This paper discusses how instructors using cooperative learning activities simultaneously create a TQM classroom.

Applying For A Faculty Development Position: What Can Our Colleagues Tell Us?, Erin Porter, Karron Lewis, Eric W. Kristensen, Christine A. Stanley, Carol A. Weiss

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty Development is an emerging field for institutions of higher education; therefore, the procedure for recruiting center directors and faculty developers has not been carefully examined or published. Constructing or reviewing resumes, curriculum vitae, or application portfolios is still an uncharted area in our profession. Information about these procedures is currently available only in the experiences of employers and potential employees for positions in faculty development. The objective of this article is to begin the process of accumulating useful criteria for employees and employers to find the right match of needs and qualifications. As a unique field in the academic …

Review Of The Origins Of Agriculture And Settled Life By Richard S. Macneish. Norman And London: University Of Oklahoma Press, 1992. 433 Pages., Alan J. Osborn

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Excerpt:

Following a brief review of the "environmentalist's" (e. g., Ratzel, de Candolle, Childe, Braidwood, and Flannery) and the "materialist's" (e. g., Marx, Vavilov, D. Harris, Binford, and Cohen) accounts, MacNeish presents his "trilinear theory." It consists of "three hypothetical models and three hypotheticaI sets of causes" for the development of plant domestication and sedentism. This "trilinear theory" is a world culture history similar to the multilinear developmental frameworks proposed "by Julian Steward (The Theory of Culture Chtange: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution, 1955). MacNeish's multilinear scheme is cross-cut by three developmental stages, i. e., food collectors, transitional …

Environmental Effects On Neonatal Mortality Of Beef Calves, S. M. Azzam, J. E. Kinder, Merlyn K. Nielsen, L. A. Werth, K. E. Gregory, Larry V. Cundiff, R. M. Koch

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Calving records from 1969 to 1989 from the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center were used to investigate how climatic conditions, in addition to dystocia, age of dam, size of calf, and sex affect calf survival from birth to 1 wk of age. Data were analyzed separately for cows calving with (n = 11,094) or without (n = 72,187) dystocia. Neonatal mortality was described by a logit model and parameters were estimated by maximum-likelihood procedures. Calves born to cows with dystocia were five times as likely to die neonatally than calves born without assistance. Of all calves that …

Nf93-140 Water Management For Irrigation In Nebraska, Norman L. Klocke, Joel E. Cahoon, Dean E. Eisenhauer, Delynn R. Hay, Glenn J. Hoffman, William L. Kranz, Derrel L. Martin, Darrell Watts, C. Dean Yonts

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses water management for irrigation.

G93-1167 Spider Mite Management In Corn And Soybeans, Robert J. Wright, Ronald C. Seymour, Leon G. Higley, John B. Campbell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide describes the two common spider mites found in Nebraska corn and soybeans, their natural enemies and management.

Two species of spider mites, the Banks grass mite and twospotted spider mite, commonly feed on Nebraska corn. Banks grass mites (BGM) feed almost exclusively on grasses, including corn and sorghum. Twospotted spider mites (TSM) not only feed on many species of grasses, but also on soybeans, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables and ornamental plants. Although these two species are somewhat similar in appearance, they differ in several biological characteristics and in their susceptibility to pesticides.

Banks grass mites …