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Full Issue, Vol. 52 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

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Botanical Content Of Black-Tailed Jackrabbit Diets On Semidesert Rangeland, Tchouassi Wansi, Rex D. Pieper, Reldon F. Beck, Leigh W. Murray

Great Basin Naturalist

Botanical content of black-tailed jackrabbit diets was determined by microhistological examination of fecal samples collected from six different vegetation types in southern New Mexico on three dates. Grasses comprised the largest component of the jackrabbit diets, with dropseed species (Sporobolus spp.) and black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) the most abundant grasses in the diets. Leatherweed croton (Croton pottsii) and silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) were important forbs on most vegetation types. Diet composition varied in response to season and vegetation type. Grasses were important during the summer growing season, while forbs were selected during their …

Anaximander And The Architects, Robert Hahn

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

This essay is divided into several sections. In (B) I set out the problem of making a diagram or model of Anaximander's cosmos, then in (C) I outline the relevant fragments and testimony - for Anaximander's picture of the cosmos and its formation — from which a diagram or model might be constructed. Next, in (D) I invite the reader to reflect on the differences between plan and elevation perspectives: two ways of Imagining. In (D.l), evidence for plan and elevation perspectives in ancient Egyptian architecture is examined, and the contributing influence is considered; in (D.2) evidence for plan and …

Species Of Eimeria From The Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus Tridecemlineatus, From Wyoming, Robert S. Seville, Diane M. Thomas, Russell Pickering, Nancy L. Stanton

Great Basin Naturalist

Five species of the coccidian genus Eimeria (E. beecheyi [prevalence = 17.9%], E. callospermophili-morainensis[28.6%], E. larimerensis [16.1%], and E. bilamellata [3.6%]) were recovered from 56, 13-lined ground squirrels (Spermophilus tridicemlineatus) collected from two sites in eastern Wyoming. Two squirrels from one site were also passing an unidentified polysporocystic coccidian. Infected squirrels were found to harbor from one to three species simultaneously. Previously these same eimerian species were found infecting sympatric populations of Wyoming ground squirrels. (Spermophilus elegans) and white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) at one of the sites; it is suggested that …

Plant Age/Size Distributions In Black Sagebrush (Artemisia Nova): Effects On Community Structure, James A. Young, Debra E. Palmquist

Great Basin Naturalist

The demography of black sagebrush (Artemisia nova Nelson) was investigated in the Buckskin Mountains of western Nevada to determine patterns of stand renewal in sagebrush communities currently free from wildfires. Biomass sampling was conducted to develop growth classes that reflected apparent age of the shrubs. The density of black sagebrush plants was twice that of basin big sagebrush (A. tridentata ssp. tridentata Nutt.) in adjacent communities on contrasting soils (2.2 versus 1.1 plants per m²). Black sagebrush accumulated only 75% as much woody biomass as big sagebrush. Regression equations were developed and tested for predicting total …

Mushroom Consumption (Mycophagy) By North American Cervids, Karen L. Launchbaugh, Philip J. Urness

Great Basin Naturalist

Native mushrooms play an important, though often underestimated, role in deer, elk, and caribou diets in North America. Mushrooms are often noted as an unusual or anomalous food in the diets of cervids; yet they often dominate diets in the late summer and fall in forested areas of western North America and throughout the year in the southeastern U.S. Mushrooms are particularly high in protein (16–19%), phosphorus (average 0.75%), and potassium (average 2%). Also, mushroom production is generally greatest in fall. Therefore, they are a highly nutritious food in late season when other native forages may marginally meet basal nutrient …

Influence Of Annealing On The Interface Structure And Strain Relief In Si/Ge Heterostructures On (100) Si, D. J. Lockwood, J. -M. Baribeau, T. E. Jackman, P. Aebi, T. Tyliszczak, A. P. Hitchcock, R. L. Headrick

Scanning Microscopy

Research work on the general problem of the nature and thermal stability of the Si/Ge semiconductor interface is reviewed. We report on our recent studies of the interface structure in [(Si)_m(Ge)_n]_p superlattices and (Ge)_n layers buried in Si as revealed by Raman scattering, extended X-ray absorption fine structure, and X-ray techniques. Strain relaxation and interdiffusion in the superlattices caused by annealing have been investigated, and it is found that considerable strain-enhanced intermixing together with partial relaxation of Ge-Ge bonds occurs even for very short anneal times at 700°C. Further annealing leads to diffusion at …

Reasonable Attorney's Fees.

Initiatives

REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Measure provides that the prevailing party in all civil law cases shall, as part of the judgment, be awarded reasonable attorney fees. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: The net fiscal impact is unknown. The payment of attorney's fees would result in state and local costs in cases lost and savings in cases won. It would affect the behavior of people, resulting in an unknown change in the number of civil cases filed, the number settled versus those tried, and the types of …

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 28, 1992, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Alexander On Form-In-Matter And The Breakdown Of Aristotle's Categories, John O. Ellis

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

My discussion is divided into six sections. In the first I provide some background to the form-in-matter problem in Aristotle; the second focusses on Alexander's solution to the problem; in the third, we consider Plotinus' contribution; in the fourth, there's brief treatment of the problem by the commentators on the Categories; and finally in the fifth section I look at what I call the 'Lucius problem' - this pertains directly to the substantial qualities doctrine, and it reveals, I suggest, how Alexander's way of solving the form-in-matter problem contributes to the breakdown of Aristotelian categories. In the sixth section …

Foundationalism, Coherentism, And Aristotle, Robin A. Smith

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

It is the need to respond to various forms of relativism, with their nihilistic consequences for philosophy and science, that was the primary epistemological goal for Plato and Aristotle. Such a goal is a far more credible and a far more urgent one for them than the refutation of Cartesian radical skepticism, a position they do not even seem to take seriously.

Vision, Christmas 1992

Vision

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

VisionFinding Aid

Vol.20 N.49 December 24th 1992, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

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X-Ray Microanalysis Of Epithelial And Secretory Cells In Culture, Anne Von Euler, Eva Pålsgård, Christina Vult Von Steyern, Godfried M. Roomans

Scanning Microscopy

Cell cultures can be used to study ion transport processes. X-ray microanalysis of cell cultures at the cellular level gives interesting information that can complement electrophysiological and tracer studies. In this paper, methods for culturing and preparing a variety of epithelial and secretory cells (fibroblasts, insulinoma cells, bovine mammary epithelial cells, colon cancer cells) for X-ray microanalysis are presented. Results show that sometimes cell cultures are not homogeneous with respect to ion content or reaction to physiological stimuli. In colon cancer cell cultures, a "high K" and a "low K" cell subpopulation was found; these subpopulations also differed with respect …

Ud Economist To Serve As Technical Expert For Ohio Public Schools Efficiency Study

News Releases

News release announces that John Ruggiero will serve on a 15-person advisory panel of a study that will look at efficiency in 20 Ohio districts that have been identified as adequate.

El Salvador: Legislature Approves 1993 Budget, Deborah Tyroler

NotiCen

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12-18-92 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 14)

1992 -- 1993

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Can Townsend's Ground Squirrels Survive On A Diet Of Exotic Annuals?, Eric Yensen, Dana L. Quinney

Great Basin Naturalist

Southwestern Idaho desert shrub-bunchgrass rangeland is being invaded by fire-prone exotic annuals that permanently dominate the landscape following wildfires. This study was undertaken to describe diets of Townsend's ground squirrels (Spermophilus townsendii idahoensis) at four study sites with varying degrees of exotic annual invasion to determine if the squirrels could utilize high proportions of exotic annuals in their diets. Townsend's ground squirrels were collected in March and May of 1987 and 1988, and stomach contents were analyzed using a microhistological technique. Grasses comprised 37–87% of Townsend's ground squirrel diets at the four sites. Native species, especially Sandberg's bluegrass …

Plant Adaptation In The Great Basin And Colorado Plateau, Jonathon P. Comstock, James R. Ehleringer

Great Basin Naturalist

Adaptive features of plants of the Great Basin are reviewed. The combination of cold winters and an arid to semiarid precipitation regime results in the distinguishing features of the vegetation in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau. The primary effects of these climatic features arise from how they structure the hydrologic regime. Water is the most limiting factor to plant growth, and water is most reliably available in the early spring after winter recharge of soil moisture. This factor determines many characteristics of root morphology, growth phenology of roots and shoots, and photosynthetic physiology. Since winters are typically cold enough …

Full Issue, Vol. 52 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

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Ecuador: New Wave Of Labor Protests, Erika Harding

NotiSur

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Peru: Constituent Assembly Election Results Attract Fresh Foreign Aid, Erika Harding

NotiSur

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Sr-92-93-(79)225(Fs), Marshall University

Recommendations

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Vol.20 N.48 December 17th 1992, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Casco Bay Weekly : 17 December 1992

Casco Bay Weekly (1992)

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 16, 1992, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Pearl Buck Reconsidered: The House Of Earth Trilogy, Qishu Li

Theses & Honors Papers

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 15 No. 10, December 16, 1992, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF lends hand to neighbor: Research park turns to university, bank, Orange County in time of need; Experts hash our Europe's turmoil at UCF conference; McGinnis resigns as vice president, will direct FSO; Israel ambassador to lecture at UCF; Professor will teach in Pakistan on grant.

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (December 16, 1992), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on December 16, 1992.

Cuba: Electoral Update, Erika Harding

NotiSur

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