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Biofuel Feedstocks: The Risk Of Future Invasions, Joseph M. Ditomaso, Jacob N. Barney, Allison M. Fox

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In an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, expand domestic energy production, and maintain economic growth, public and private investments are being used to pursue dedicated feedstock crops for biofuel production. Unlike food crops grown for grain-based ethanol (e.g., corn), which require high inputs of fertilizers and pesticides and typically are grown on prime agricultural land, proposed lignocellulose-based energy crops (e.g., switchgrass) typically have a neutral or negative carbon budget, require relatively few economic or environmental inputs, and can be cultivated on marginal, lower-productivity land. Thus, a rapidly growing industry related to crop selection, cultivar improvement, and conversion technilogies is …

Beneficial Insects: Mantids, Erin W. Hodgson, Ron Patterson

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Mantids refer to an entire predatory group of insects in the order Mantodea. The term “mantis” or “praying mantis” actually refers to a particular genus of mantids. Therefore, only some mantids belong to the genus Mantis. There are about 2,000 species of mantids worldwide and at least 20 species in the U.S. Two mantid species dominate Utah gardens: European mantid and Chinese mantid.

Beneficial Insects: Mantids, Erin W. Hodgson, Ron Patterson

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Beneficial Insects: True Bugs, Erin W. Hodgson, Ron Patterson

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True bugs have piercing-sucking mouthparts and belong to the order Hemiptera and suborder Heteroptera. There are more than 38,000 species of true bugs, and are most closely related to aphids, cicadas, and leaf hoppers. Although some true bugs are considered pests, about one-third are predaceous. True bugs have forewings, or hemelytra, that cross over the back at rest, but sometimes the wings are reduced.

Eutrophication In Farmington Bay And Its Potential Impacts On Wildlife, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

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Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 4, 2007, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Delete Course

Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate

• Credit Hour Change

College of Business

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Add Repeatable for Credit

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Instructional Technology

• New Course

Department of Secondary Education …

Facilitating Consumer Partnerships In State Policy And Program Design, Judith Holt, Darrell L. Jones, Richard E. Petty, Suzanne Crisp, Helen Roth, Sara Galantowicz

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: The Insemination Process, Dennis Worwod

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You should not attempt to breed a sow or gilt that is not in standing heat. Put weight on the animal’s loin and watch her response to make sure that she is standing.

Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite, United State Department Of Agriculture

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Supporting And Encouraging Behavioral Research Among Distance Education Students, Scott Bates, Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez, Michael J. Drysdale

Psychology Faculty Publications

Colleges and universities are reaching new audiences and helping students complete degrees and programs of study through distance education departments and programs. Distance education attracts working professionals, employed students, and single parents (Johnson, et al., 2003), who may otherwise not be able to engage in a traditional academic setting. These individuals can now enroll in single courses or full undergraduate and graduate programs. Distance education departments offer courses and degrees through various modes of delivery, including: independent study, online (via course management applications such as Blackboard), interactive broadcast (via satellite), and Ed-NET courses (via internet/webcam).

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Heat Detection, Dennis Worwod

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Heat detection is the most important and time consuming part of an A.I. breeding program. Your goal is to recognize when the sow or gilt reaches “standing heat,” which is the period when she stands still and rigid when you put weight on her loin.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Ordering And Caring For Semen, Dennis Worwod

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Sows and gilts are usually bred twice, with 12 to 24 hours hours between inseminations. For this reason, boar studs will not ship less than two doses of semen.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Selecting The Right Boar, Dennis Worwod

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Artificial Insemination (A.I.) can complement or replace traditional breeding programs for youth swine projects and other small swine operations.

Buying Your First Horse, Patricia Evans, Jason Turner

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This publications gives information about evaluating a horse for purchase, age and experience of new owner, breed and sex of horse, intended use, care and housing, cost of ownership, locating the right horse, and trying it out.

The Effects Of Mechanical Disking On Shrub Steppe Ecosystems And Greater Sage Grouse Use In Pine Valley, Utah 2007 Annual Report, Rhett L. Boswell, Nicole S. Frey

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Integrated Modeling Of Nitrate Contamination Of Groundwater In Agriculture-Dominated Watersheds, M. Almasri, Jagath J. Kaluarachchi

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

This paper presents and implements a framework for modeling the impact of land use practices and protection alternatives on nitrate pollution of groundwater in agricultural watersheds. The framework utilizes the national land cover database (NLCD) of the United State Geological Survey (USGS) grid and a geographic information system (GIS) to account for the spatial distribution of on-ground nitrogen sources and corresponding loadings. The framework employs a soil nitrogen dynamic model to estimate nitrate leaching to groundwater. These estimates were used in developing a groundwater nitrate fate and transport model. The framework considers both point and non-point sources of nitrogen across …

Autonomous Distributed Lqr/Apf Control Algorithm For Multiple Small Spacecraft During Simultaneous Close Proximity Operations , Shawn Mccamish, Marcello Romano, Xiaoping Yun

Small Satellite Conference

An autonomous distributed LQR/APF control algorithm for multiple small spacecraft during simultaneous close proximity operations has been developed. This research contributes to the control of multiple small spacecraft for emerging operation, which may include inspection, assembly, or servicing. A control algorithm is proposed which combines the control effort efficiency of the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) and the robust collision avoidance capability of the Artificial Potential Function (APF) methods. The LQR control effort serves as the attractive force toward goal positions, while APF-based repulsive functions provide collision avoidance for both fixed and moving obstacles. Refinement of both the APF and LQR …

Small Spacecraft Mission Concepts To Achieve Lunar Science And Exploration Goals, Jennifer Heldmann, Tony Ricco, Carol Stoker, Tomas Svitek, Lori Fenton, Sylvia Cox, Lyn O’Leary, John Hines, Peter Klupar

Small Satellite Conference

NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration calls for a return to the Moon with both robotic spacecraft and human explorers in the coming decades. Both scientific and exploration-related goals can be achieved using a small spacecraft platform with relatively low cost and rapid development time. We report on mission concepts within five investigation themes and provide traceability to proposed instrumentation and measurement objectives. Specific themes addressed here include 1) Water, 2) Radiation Shielding, 3) Biologic Effects of the Lunar Environment, 4) Dust and Regolith Characterization, and 5) Enabling Lunar Astrophysics.

Utilisation Of Dmc Experience And The Potential Usage Of Dmc Services To Provide Additional Support To A European Global Monitoring System Programme, M A Cutter, D Hodgson, P E Davies, A Baker, K Graham, S Mackin, M Vanotti, M N Sweeting, A Regan

Small Satellite Conference

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd is reviewing the ability of small satellite platforms to add complementary capability to the presently defined Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) space segment, allowing the broadest possible set of user requirements to be met. A set of user-focused services has been compared with the instruments and measurement capabilities defined for the currently proposed Sentinel platforms. This comparison illustrated the challenges of using a few satellites, as in the current Sentinel scenario, carrying multiple instruments to serve the diverse needs of land, coastal, oceanic, emergency response and emergency management users.

Sagestep News, Summer 2007, No. 4, Sagestep

Newsletters

Seasonal newsletter of SageSTEP.

Hay Quality Sensory Evaluation Guidelines, T. C. Griggs, S. C. Franson, M. G. Bohle

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Grass, legume, and mixed hays contribute to natural resource conservation, diversity in crop rotations, livestock health and performance, and economic returns from sustainable agriculture.

The Design And Use Of Simulation Computer Games In Education, Brett E. Shelton, David A. Wiley

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

This book, edited by Brett Shelton and David Wiley, is a view of models and simulations for education and research.

Table of Contents

1. In Praise of Epistemology - David Shaffer

2. Six Ideas in Search of a Discipline - Richard Van Eck

3. Building Bridges Between Serious Game Design and Instructional Design - Jamie Kirkley, Sonny Kirkley and Jerry Heneghan

4. Layered Design in an Instructional Simulation - Andrew S. Gibbons and Stefan Sommer

5. Designing Educational Games for Activity-Goal Alignment - Brett E. Shelton

6. "The Peripatos Could Not have Looked Like That," and Other Educational Outcomes From …

Flower Pests, Larry A. Sagers

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No abstract provided.

Welcome To Weber County 4-H, New 4-H Club Member Welcome Packet, Donna Carter

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This packet serves as Weber County's welcome packet for new 4-H members.

The Role Of Geographic Information Systems Inwildlife Epidemiology: Models Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Colorado Mule Deer, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Jennifer A. Hoeting, N. Thompson Hobbs, Mary M. Conner, Kenneth P. Burnham, Lisa L. Wolfe, Elizabeth S. Williams, David M. Theobald, Michael W. Miller

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

The authors present findings from two landscape epidemiology studies of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in northern Colorado mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). First, the effects of human land use on disease prevalence were explored by formulating a set of models estimating CWD prevalence in relation to differences in human land use, sex and geographic location. Prevalence was higher in developed areas and among male deer suggesting that anthropogenic influences (changes in land use), differences in exposure risk between sexes and landscape-scaled heterogeneity are associated with CWD prevalence. The second study focused on identifying scales of mule deer movement and mixing that …

Composting 101 A Gardener's Gumbo, Janice Young

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No abstract provided.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, June 8, 2007 - Consolidation Of Existing Bachelor Of Science Degrees, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to consolidate all BS degrees offered by the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences into a single degree with the name: Bachelors of Science in Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, with emphases in (1) Animal & Dairy Science; (2) Bioveterinary Science; (3) Biotechnology, and (4) Equine Science and Management.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, June 8, 2007, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to offer a new specialization in Speech-Language Pathology within the existing Disability Disciplines PhD Program.

Tumbleweed Exploratory Drilling Environmental Assessment, United States Deparment Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

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This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze Stewart Petroleum Corporation’s (Stewart) proposed exploratory natural gas drilling on their Federal leases within the Tumbleweed Oil and Gas Unit (Tumbleweed Unit). This EA is a site-specific analysis of potential impacts that could result with the implementation of Alternative - the Proposed Action; Alternative B – Buried Pipelines; or Alternative C - the No Action Alternative. The EA assists the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in project planning and ensuring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in making a determination as to whether any “significant” impacts could result …

Does Removing Coyotes For Livestock Protection Benefit Free-Ranging Ungulates?, Justin L. Harrington, Michael R. Conover

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

We studied the effects of coyote (Canis latrans) control for livestock protection on native ungulates during 2003 and 2004 on 7 sites in Utah and Colorado, USA, totaling over 1,900 km2. We found no relationships between coyote control variables and offspring/female deer ratios. However, control effort (no. of hr spent aerial gunning for coyotes) and success (no. of coyotes taken) were positively correlated with numbers of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) observed per kilometer of transect. Our results suggest that coyote control for livestock protection may increase densities of mule deer and pronghorn in areas where it …