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Draft Genome Assembly And Population Genetics Of An Agricultural Pollinator, The Solitary Alkali Bee (Halictidae: Nomia Melanderi), Karen M. Kapheim, Hailin Pan, Cai Li, Charles Blatti Ill, Brock A. Harpur, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Beryl M. Jones, Clement F. Kent, Livio Ruzzante, Laura Sloofman, Eckart Stolle, Robert M. Waterhouse, Amro Zayed, Guojie Zhang, William T. Wcislo

Biology Faculty Publications

Alkali bees (Nomia melanderi) are solitary relatives of the halictine bees, which have become an important model for the evolution of social behavior, but for which few solitary comparisons exist. These ground-nesting bees defend their developing offspring against pathogens and predators, and thus exhibit some of the key traits that preceded insect sociality. Alkali bees are also efficient native pollinators of alfalfa seed, which is a crop of major economic value in the United States. We sequenced, assembled, and annotated a high-quality draft genome of 299.6 Mbp for this species. Repetitive content makes up more than one-third of …

Measuring And Building Soil Health, Matt Yost, Grant Cardon, Brad Crookston, Jennifer Reeve, Earl Creech

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provide facts about soil health and will help land managers understand what soil health is, how to measure it, and how to potentially build it on their soils.

Preserve The Harvest: Peaches, Ann Henderson

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provides information for preserving peaches. It includes selection and preparation, freezing peaches, canning peaches, canning peach nectar/puree, canning pie filling, jams, jellies, preserves, drying peaches, nutrition and storage.

Crabapples In The Landscape, Sheriden M. Hansen, Jaydee Gunnell, Stephanie Vaughn

All Current Publications

Crabapples are ornamental trees closely related to common apple trees and are distinguished by fruit size. There are approximately 100 commonly planted varieties of apple trees. Crabapples make an excellent addition to Utah landscapes as they are considered to be drought tolerant, low maintenance, and versatile trees that can withstand the sometimes harsh climate conditions in Utah. Crabapples proved year round interest with profuse spring bloom, bright fall colors, and persistent fruit that can be brightly colored and attractive to native birds in the winter months.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, February 19, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report - February 7, 2019
• Spring Break 2020 Calendar Update
• Parking Committee Annual Report
• Koch Task Force Resolution
• 405.11.2 Term Appointment Promotions (second reading)
• 2019-2020 Faculty Senate Calendar
• 405.12.2 Review of Faculty (first reading)

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, February 19, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Spring Break 2020 Calendar Update
• Parking Committee
• Koch Task Force Resolution
• Academic Freedom and Tenure
• Council on Teacher Education
• Greenhouse Gas Resolution

Muscle Atrophy Marker Expression Differs Between Rotary Cell Culture System And Animal Studies, Charles P. Harding, Elizabeth Vargis

Biological Engineering Faculty Publications

Muscular atrophy, defined as the loss of muscle tissue, is a serious issue for immobilized patients on Earth and for humans during spaceflight, where microgravity prevents normal muscle loading. In vitro modeling is an important step in understanding atrophy mechanisms and testing countermeasures before animal trials. The most ideal environment for modeling must be empirically determined to best mimic known responses in vivo. To simulate microgravity conditions, murine C2C12 myoblasts were cultured in a rotary cell culture system (RCCS). Alginate encapsulation was compared against polystyrene microcarrier beads as a substrate for culturing these adherent muscle cells. Changes after culture …

The Utah Statesman, February 12, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, February 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Offering a Minor in Hunger and Food Security Studies
• Discontinuing the Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences
• Changing the name of the Parks and Recreation program to Recreation Management program
• Offering an RN to BSN Completion Program
• Offering a Minor in Mechanical Engineering
• Establishing a Center for Anticipatory Intelligence
• Offering an (undergraduate) Emphasis in Anticipatory Intelligence
• Changing the department name from Geology to Earth Sciences

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other

• EPC/Curriculum Handbook

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, February 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee report
• Academic Standards Subcommittee report
• General Education Subcommittee report
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook

A Pilot Study Of The Effects Of Mycoplasma Ovipneumoniae Exposure On Domestic Lamb Growth And Performance, Thomas E. Besser, Jessica Levy, Melissa Ackerman, Danielle Nelson, Kezia R. Manlove, Kathleen A. Potter, Jan Busboom, Margaret Benson

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is a globally distributed pathogen that has been associated with pneumonia in both domestic and wild Caprinae. It is closely related to M. hyopneumoniae, a respiratory pathogen of swine that is associated with decreased growth rates of pigs as well as clinical respiratory disease. In order to assess the effects of M. ovipneumoniae on lamb performance, we generated a cohort of lambs free of M. ovipneumoniae by segregation of test negative ewes after lambing, then compared the growth and carcass quality traits of M. ovipneumoniae-free and -colonized lambs from weaning to harvest. Some signs of respiratory disease …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, February 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Offering a Minor in Hunger and Food Security Studies
• Discontinuing the Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences
• Changing Parks and Recreation program name to Recreation Management program
• Offering an RN to BSN Completion Program
• Offering a Minor in Mechanical Engineering
• Establishing a Center for Anticipatory Intelligence
• Offering an (undergraduate) Emphasis in Anticipatory Intelligence
• Changing the department name from Geology to Earth Sciences

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other

• EPC/Curriculum Handbook

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, February 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook

Public Health Nutrition: Translating Research Into Practice, Casey Coombs, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Nurgul Fitzgerald, Tovah Wolf

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Public health nutrition is a unique, multifaceted discipline that includes a wide range of experts in the research, policy, and programming sectors.¹ A goal of the SNEB Public Health Nutrition Division is to help translate public health nutrition research into practice and policies. This translation process is essential to ensure practitioners have the tools to implement effective, evidence-based interventions that have demonstrated improvements in nutrition-related behaviors and health outcomes of the target audiences.^{2, 3} Furthermore, collaboration between researchers and practitioners is necessary to ensure that researchers are testing interventions that can feasibly be implemented in public health …

The Utah Statesman, February 5, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Nutrient Acquisition Strategies Augment Growth In Tropical N2‐Fixing Trees In Nutrient‐Poor Soil And Under Elevated Co2, Megan K. Nasto, Klaus Winter, Benjamin L. Turner, Cory C. Cleveland

Ecology Center Publications

Tropical forests play a dominant role in the global carbon (C) cycle, and models predict increases in tropical net primary productivity (NPP) and C storage in response to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations. The extent to which increasing CO₂ will enhance NPP depends in part on the availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to support growth. Some tropical trees can potentially overcome nutrient limitation by acquiring N via symbiotic dinitrogen (N₂) fixation, which may provide a benefit in acquiring P via investment in N‐rich phosphatase enzymes or arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. We conducted …

Biogeochemical Recuperation Of Lowland Tropical Forest During Succession, Benjamin W. Sullivan, Rachel L. Nifong, Megan K. Nasto, Silvia Alvarez-Clare, Camie M. Dencker, Fiona M. Soper, Kevin T. Shoemaker, F. Yoko Ishida, Joana Zaragoza-Castells, Eric A. Davidson, Cory C. Cleveland

Biology Faculty Publications

High rates of land conversion and land use change have vastly increased the proportion of secondary forest in the lowland tropics relative to mature forest. As secondary forests recover following abandonment, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) must be present in sufficient quantities to sustain high rates of net primary production and to replenish the nutrients lost during land use prior to secondary forest establishment. Biogeochemical theory and results from individual studies suggest that N can recuperate during secondary forest recovery, especially relative to P. Here, we synthesized 23 metrics of N and P in soil and plants from 45 secondary …

Genetic Loci Associated With Salt Tolerance In Advanced Breeding Populations Of Tetraploid Alfalfa Using Genome-Wide Association Studies, Xiang-Ping Liu, Charles Hawkins, Michael D. Peel, Long-Xi Yu

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Many agricultural lands in the western United States consist of soil with high concentrations of salt, which is detrimental to alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) growth and production, especially in the region where water resource is limited. Developing alfalfa varieties with salt tolerance is imperative for sustainable production under increasing soil salinity. In the present study, we used advanced alfalfa breeding populations and evaluated five traits related to salt tolerance including biomass dry weight (DW) and fresh weight (FW), plant height (PH), leaf relative water content (RWC), and stomatal conductance (SC) under control and salt stress. Stress susceptibility index (SSI) …

Understanding The Basics Of Rabbit Care, Nicloe Reed, Amanda Christensen

All Current Publications

This fact sheet is designed to give anyone interested in owning and raising rabbits an overview of the basics of rabbit care and the resources needed to get started.

The Utah Statesman, January 29, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Exploring Mortality Rates For Major Causes Of Death In Korea, Hyo Jung Oh, Donng Min Yang, Chong Hyuck Kim, Jae Gyu Jeon, Nam Hyung Jung, Chan Young Kim, Jurgen Symanzik, Hyo Won Oh, Akugizibwe Edwin, Seong Ii Jo, Jeong Yong Ahn

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

Background: The trends and patterns of the mortality rates for causes of death are meaningful information. They can provide a basis for national demographic and health care policies by identifying the number, causes, and geographical distribution of deaths.

Objective: To explore and analyze the characteristics of the mortality rates for major causes of death in Korea.

Methods: Some common data analysis methods were used to describe the data. We also used some visualization techniques such as heat maps and line plots to present mortality rates by gender, age, and year.

Results: Our analysis shows the crude …

Decades Of Native Bee Biodiversity Surveys At Pinnacles National Park Highlight The Importance Of Monitoring Natural Areas Over Time, Joan M. Meiners, Terry L. Griswold, Olivia Messinger Carril

All PIRU Publications

Thousands of species of bees are in global decline, yet research addressing the ecology and status of these wild pollinators lags far behind work being done to address similar impacts on the managed honey bee. This knowledge gap is especially glaring in natural areas, despite knowledge that protected habitats harbor and export diverse bee communities into nearby croplands where their pollination services have been valued at over $3 billion per year. Surrounded by ranches and farmlands, Pinnacles National Park in the Inner South Coast Range of California contains intact Mediterranean chaparral shrubland. This habitat type is among the most valuable …

The Utah Statesman, January 15, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, January 11, 2019 - School-Based And Community-Based Emphases, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The School of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences proposes adding School-Based and Community-Based Emphases to the Bachelor Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

The Utah Statesman, January 8, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Provision Of Assistance Does Not Substantially Impact The Accuracy Of 24-Hour Dietary Recalls Completed Using The Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool Among Women With Low Incomes, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Patricia M. Guenther, Deirdre Douglass, Thea Zimmerman, Lisa L. Kahle, Abiodun Atoloye, Michelle Marcinow, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Kevin W. Dodd, Carrie M. Durward

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Evidence is lacking informing the use of the Automated Self-Administered 24-h Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) with populations characterized by low income.

Objective: This study was conducted among women with low incomes to evaluate the accuracy of ASA24 recalls completed independently and with assistance.

Methods: Three hundred and two women, aged ≥18 y and with incomes below the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program thresholds, served themselves from a buffet; amounts taken as well as plate waste were unobtrusively weighed to enable calculation of true intake for 3 meals. The following day, women completed ASA24-2016 independently (n = 148) or with assistance …

Methods For Managing Human–Deer Conflicts In Urban, Suburban, And Exurban Areas, Geoff D. Westerfield, Justin M. Shannon, Orrin V. Duvuvuei, Thomas A. Decker, Nathan P. Snow, Erin D. Shank, Brian F. Wakeling, H. Bryant White

Human–Wildlife Interactions Monographs

This monograph identifies challenges and benefits associated with many human–deer conflict mitigation actions as well as methods to monitor the response of deer populations to management actions. Deer exploit urban, suburban, and exurban areas where human populations provide anthropogenic attractants, either intentionally or inadvertently, which often leads to human–deer conflicts. Mitigating actions have varying degrees of efficacy and may not be effective or accepted in every situation. Wildlife and municipal managers must work together to seek methods to reduce attractants, mitigate conflicts, and perpetuate the conservation of wildlife species that adds to the appreciation of nature in our lives.

Self-Evaluation Report For Society Of American Foresters' Continued Accreditation Of Bachelor Of Science Degree In Forest Ecology And Management, Karen E. Mock, Department Of Wildland Resources, Utah State University

Faculty

This self-evaluation report has been produced for the purpose of reaccreditation of the Utah State University Forest Ecology and Management (FEMA) undergraduate degree program by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). Utah State University has maintained an SAF-accredited forestry program since 1936 and was most recently reaccredited by SAF in 2010.

Utah State University has a long and influential legacy in the forestry profession. Our faculty have led and shaped the profession, and our graduates have become leaders in a variety of state, federal, international, and academic organizations. Our institutional structure, degree program components, and enrollments have changed over time, …

Progress At What Price?: Defenses Of Indigenous Peoples In Argentine Writing About Patagonia (1894-1904), Ashley Kerr

Decimonónica

Official history boasts that by the mid-1880s, the Argentine government had definitively brought Patagonia under national control, neutralizing the savagery associated with both the land and the indigenous people who lived there. The 1881 Tratado de Límites between Argentina and Chile and the 1884 Ley Orgánica de los Territorios Nacionales demarcated the limits of national sovereignty and organized the newly-formed provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego. General Lorenzo Vittner declared the successful end of the Conquista del desierto in 1885, ending military efforts to subdue indigenous populations in the south (Mases 59). At the …

Research On The Law Of Garlic Price Based On Big Data, Feng Guo, Pingzeng Liu, Chao Zhang, Weijie Chen, Wei Han, Wanming Ren, Yong Zheng, Jianrui Ding

Computer Science Student Research

In view of the frequent fluctuation of garlic price under the market economy and the current situation of garlic price, the fluctuation of garlic price in the circulation link of garlic industry chain is analyzed, and the application mode of multidisciplinary in the agricultural industry is discussed. On the basis of the big data platform of garlic industry chain, this paper constructs a Garch model to analyze the fluctuation law of garlic price in the circulation link and provides the garlic industry service from the angle of price fluctuation combined with the economic analysis. The research shows that the average …