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Useful Concepts And Approaches To Ethics In Natural Resources Management, John D. Fox Jr.

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

My objective in this paper is to highlight a few concepts and approaches from ethics that might serve as food for thought when students are wrestling with controversial natural resource issues. Overall, I'm advocating critical reflection, empirical inquiry, and intellectual honesty. I am particularly going to look at the interrelationship between science and ethics. I suspect not everyone will agree with everything I suggest, but, as in the classroom, my purpose is to stimulate thought and dialogue. First, I present some basic concepts followed by a simplified summary of classical approaches to ethics. Finally, I suggest that Aldo Leopold's land …

Building Professionally-Based Communities Of Learning Among Faculty, Students, And Practitioners, Henry Campa, William W. Taylor, Scott R. Winterstein, Alexandra B. Felix

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Residential and non-residential "communities of learning" have been sued within institutions of higher education as formal methods to enhance interactions among individuals that ultimately helps learning. Typically, these communities have included student-to-student and faculty-to-student interactions within residential living areas, teams in a core of courses, or teams of students within a course. If students are to develop into leaders within their respective disciplines an additional component that should be integrated into communities of learning is practioners. The objectives of our paper are to describe: 1) communities of learning and why they should be established for all students to enhance learning, …

Teaching And Assessing An Integrated Field Practicum For Forestry And Applied Ecology Majors, Linda Marie Nagel

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Field practicums (also known as field camps) have long been a traditional component of many university forestry curricula. Natural resource professionals need a balance of knowledge in multiple disciplines, as well as applied technical and communication skills. The field practicum at Michigan Tech, a cornerstone of the School’s degree programs, has evolved in the courses offered, level of instruction, and the make-up of participants over the past decade. For the first time in 2003, students from two majors (forestry and applied ecology and environmental science), as well as graduate students and Peace Corps International students, took two different tracks at …

Adaptive Approach To Providing Translation And Transfer Of Technical, Ecological Restoration Information To Land Managers, Doc Smith, Charlie Denton, John Bedell, Chuck Bullington

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

No abstract provided.

Inhibition Of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus (Sarscov) By Calpain Inhibitors And Beta-D-N4-Hydroxycytidine, Dale L. Barnard, V. D. Hubbard, J. Burton, Donald F. Smee, John D. Morrey, M. Otto, R. W. Sidwell

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

We evaluated two types of compounds for efficacy in inhibiting SARSCoV replication in vitro: calpain inhibitors (a class of cellular cysteine proteinases) and a number of nucleoside analogues. Cytopathic effect reduction assays visually determined with spectrophotometric verification by neutral red (NR) uptake assay were used to evaluate cytotoxicity and antiviral potency of the compounds. Significantly inhibitory compounds were then evaluated in virus yield reduction assays. Two calpain inhibitors, Val-Leu-CHO (calpain inhibitor VI) and Z-Val-Phe-Ala-CHO (calpain inhibitor III), were the most potent inhibitors of SARSCoV. By virus yield reduction assay, calpain inhibitor VI had a 90% effective concentration (EC90) of 3 …

Technology For Care Networks Of Elders, Sunny Consolvo, Peter Roessler, Brett E. Shelton, Anthony Lamarca, Bill Schilit, Sarah Bly

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Computer-supported coordinated care uses technology to aid the network of people who support an elder living at home. The authors conducted interviews with people involved in the care of elders to identify their needs and subsequently conducted an in situ evaluation of a technology probe to study how a CSCC system might help satisfy these needs. The authors used these results to identify challenges faced by people caring for elders and offer guidelines for designers of coordinated care technologies.

Hydrologic Variability, Organic Matter Supply, Anddenitrification In The Garonne River Ecosystem, Michelle A. Baker, P. Vervier

Biology Faculty Publications

1. Groundwater nitrate contamination has become a worldwide problem as increasing amounts of nitrogen fertilisers are used in agriculture. Alluvial groundwater is uniquely juxtaposed between soils and streams. Hydrological connections among these subsystems regulate nutrient cycling.

2. We measured denitrification using an in situ acetylene‐block assay in a nitrate‐contaminated portion of the Garonne River catchment along a gradient of surface water–ground water mixing during high (snowmelt) and low flow.

3. During high flow (mid‐April to early June) the water table rose an average of 35 cm and river water penetrated the subsurface to a great extent in monitoring wells. Denitrification …

Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease In Users Of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements: The Cache County Study, Peter P. Zandi, James C. Anthony, Ara S. Khachaturian, Stephanie V. Stone, Deborah Gustafson, Joann T. Tschanz, Maria C. Norton, John C. S. Breitner

Psychology Faculty Publications

Background: Antioxidants may protect the aging brain against oxidative damage associated with pathological changes of Alzheimer disease (AD). Objective: To examine the relationship between antioxidant supplement use and risk of AD. Design: Cross-sectional and prospective study of dementia. Elderly (65 years or older) county residents were assessed in 1995 to 1997 for prevalent dementia and AD, and again in 1998 to 2000 for incident illness. Supplement use was ascertained at the first contact. Setting: Cache County, Utah. Participants: Among 4740 respondents (93%) with data sufficient to determine cognitive status at the initial assessment, we identified 200 prevalent cases of AD. …

Coverage: Findings From A National Sample Of Introductory Psychology Syllabi, Scott Bates

Psychology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 15, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Scholarship Advisory Board
• Research Council
• Council on Teacher Education
• Aggie Ecology
• New University Website
• Student Government Update
• Course Evaluations on the web

Insights, Fall, 2003, Utah State University

Discovery Magazine

Bi-annual alumni newsletter for the College of Science of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, December 1, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Enrollment Management/Retention Survey
• Banner Progress Report
• UCFSL Letter
• Proceedings of the Faculty Forum
• Endorsement for the Emergency Preparedness
• GIS Project
• EPC Business
• Honors Program Report
• Parking Committee Report
• Cultural Activities Council Report
• Gay and Lesbian Issues

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 17, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Enrollment Management - Retention Survey
• Banner Progress Report
• Honors Program
• Parking Committee
• Cultural Activities Council
• Debriefing of the Faculty Forum
• UCFSL Letter

Proceedings Of The Faculty Forum November 3rd, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Department Head Terms
• Health Care Benefits
• University Budget
• Faculty Retention Issues
• Mentoring for Promotion and Tenure
• Understanding the Promotion Process
• Ombudspersons
• Promotion/Tenure Process and the Mediation Program
• Open Forum

Usu Annual Faculty Forum Agenda, November 3, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Terms for Department Heads
• Health Care Benefits
• USU Budget Health
• Mentoring and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure Open Forum

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, October 20, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Letter to Governor and Board of Regents
• Board of Regents Budget requests
• Setting the Faculty Forum Agenda to be held on November 3rd

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting Minutes For October 20th, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Letter to the Governor and State Legislature
• Faculty Forum Agenda

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes For October 6th, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Emergency Preparedness/GIS Project
• Letter to the Governor and Legislature regarding budget proposals for 2004-2005
• Committee Vacancies
• Faculty Forum Topics

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, October 6, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Report
• Bookstore Committee Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• Emergency Preparedness/GIS Project
• Letter to Governor and Legislature regarding budget proposals for 2004-2005

Diversity, Complexity And Interactions: An Overview Of Rocky Mountain Forest Ecosystems†, James N. Long

T.W. "Doc" Daniel Experimental Forest

No abstract provided.

National Environmental Compliance Handbook, United States Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The National Environmental Compliance Handbook (NECH) provides guidance to Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) officials about how to comply with Federal environmental requirements when delivering technical and financial assistance. The objectives of this Handbook are to: • Improve the quality of plans and decisions by integrating environmental considerations into the planning process; • Promote efficiency in preparing environmental documentation; • Provide a systematic framework for integrating the NRCS planning process and environmental requirements; and • Serve as a reference for NRCS environmental compliance procedures.

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis With Probabilistic Risk Assessment For The Management Of Contaminated Ground Water, I. Khadam, Jagath J. Kaluarachchi

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Traditionally, environmental decision analysis in subsurface contamination scenarios is performed using cost–benefit analysis. In this paper, we discuss some of the limitations associated with cost–benefit analysis, especially its definition of risk, its definition of cost of risk, and its poor ability to communicate risk-related information. This paper presents an integrated approach for management of contaminated ground water resources using health risk assessment and economic analysis through a multi-criteria decision analysis framework. The methodology introduces several important concepts and definitions in decision analysis related to subsurface contamination. These are the trade-off between population risk and individual risk, the trade-off between the …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting Minutes For September 22nd, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• FEC Report
• Bookstore Committee Report
• LAC Report
• EPC Business
• University Dashboard
• Emergency Preparedness/GIS Project
• Ombudsperson Proposal
• Resolution on Funding Priorities for Higher Education

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 22, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Report
• Bookstore Committee Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• University Dashboard
• Emergency Preparedness/GIS Project
• Ombudspersons Proposal

Long-Range Transportation Planning In Utah: Executive Summary, Dale Blahna, Joanna Endter-Wada, Steve Burr, Michael Butkus, Douglas Gibbons, Christina Klien, Judith Kurtzman, Douglas Reiter

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

This is the Executive Summary of the 2003 Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Benchmark Study. The study involved two phases and the USU research team produced two final reports, one for each phase of the research project, and an overarching Executive Summary. The purposes of the 2003 UDOT Benchmark Study conducted by Utah State University (USU) were to provide the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) with information for use in its statewide, long-range transportation plan and to provide benchmark data for tracking trends over time. The study was conducted jointly by the Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism and the …

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 8, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• UPRPC/Space Management Report
• Graduate Council Report
• Approval of Parliamentarian
• Policy Changes for Faculty Senate
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Nominations
• Proposed Changes to the Hiring Policy
• Senate Membership on Banner Committee

A National Early Detection And Rapid Response System For Invasive Plants In The United States, Conceptual Design, Federal Interagency Committee For The Management Of Noxious And Exotic Weeds

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

No abstract provided.

Aggiecology- Usu Thinks Green, Utah State University

Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Modeling And Control Of Vinyl Chloride In Drinking Water Distribution Systems, M Beardsley, Craig D. Adams

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

In water distribution systems containing PVC pipe manufactured in the “early era” (prior to 1977), vinyl chloride can leach into drinking water resulting in vinyl chloride concentrations exceeding the 2 μg⋅L−1 maximum contaminant level. Field testing of dead-end segments of water distribution systems consisting of early-era PVC pipe was conducted to examine their initial intrapipe vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) concentrations based on a Fickian-diffusion-based leaching model. The experiments showed a wide range of VCM concentrations within early-era PVC pipe ranging from less than 50 to more than 600 mg⋅kg−1. Based on the diffusion modeling approach, a protocol was designed that …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 18, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• UPRPC/Space Management
• Graduate Council Report
• Policy Changes for Faculty Senate
• Honorary Degrees and Awards resolution
• Term Appointments
• Proposed Changes to the Hiring Policy
• Senate Membership on the Banner Committee