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The Promethean, Volume 05, Number 02, Spring 1997, English Department, Concordia University-Portland

The Promethean

No abstract provided.

Continental Scale Variability In Ecosystem Processes: Models, Data, And The Role Of Disturbance, David S. Schimel, Rob Braswell

Earth Sciences

Management of ecosystems at large regional or continental scales and determination of the vulnerability of ecosystems to large-scale changes in climate or atmospheric chemistry require understanding how ecosystem processes are governed at large spatial scales. A collaborative project, the Vegetation and Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP), addressed modeling of multiple resource limitation at the scale of the conterminous United States, and the responses of ecosystems to environmental change. In this paper, we evaluate the model-generated patterns of spatial variability within and between ecosystems using Century, TEM, and Biome-BGC, and the relationships between modeled water balance, nutrients, and carbon dynamics. …

Dentalgram - Vol. 11, No. 05, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Accolades to LLUSD Students
• Dr. Boyne Publishes Book
• Clinic with a Heart
• Biocompatibility Specialist Joins LLUSD
• Dr. Crawford Visits Africa
• Class of 2000 Statistics
• Millennial Class Named
• Volunteerism
• Employee Appreciation
• CPR Renewals
• Birthdays

Insights, Spring, 1997, Utah State University

Discovery Magazine

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

Wpa News 53 (1997), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (May 1997), number 53

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Guns And Commerce In Dialectical Perspective, Thomas Lundmark

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

Choosing Ignorance In The Manufacture Of Toxic Products , Wendy E. Wagner

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, May 1997, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 1997

Volume 1, Issue 5

Spartan Daily, May 1, 1997, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 108, Issue 63

Lame Duck Or Swan Song?, Robert C. Layton

Word Ways

The media has of late confused the status of reelected officials not eligible for an additional term, referring to them as "lame ducks". Governor George Allen of Virginia and President Clinton are prime examples. Although the animal term is inappropriate for their situation, both men will have to come to terms with the animal kingdom in their respective positions.

Eastern Progress - 01 May 1997, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 1996-1997

No abstract provided.

Chips 1997, University Of The Pacific School Of Dentistry

Dental School Yearbooks

Yearbook for the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, now known as the Dugoni School of Dentistry

The Update - May 1997, Nova Southeastern University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section reviewed a mixture of lesson plans, educational videos, and books. These reviews include:

Zebra Mussel Mania (lesson plan reviewed by Patricia MacDonald), and

Nature and the Human Spirit: Toward an Expanded Land Management Ethic (book reviewed by Dr. Curtis Schatz)

The Effects Of Hydrilla Infestation On Selected Wintering Waterfowl: Santee Copper Lake System, South Carolina, William Davis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Hydrilla is an exotic aquatic weed that was introduced into Florida in the 1950's. Since that time it has spread rapidly from lake to lake throughout the southeast and beyond. The Santee Cooper lake system in eastern South Carolina was infested with the weed in the early 1980's. Since that time lake managers have sought ways to eliminate the aquatic plant and have succeeded to a great extent through the use of sterile grass carp as a biological control agent. This paper, however, contains evidence to support the view that hydrilla is actually a beneficial habitat for many species on …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Happenings Special Addition, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Happenings

v. : ill. ; 41 cm (original analog pub.),News for and about the University at Stony Brook campus community

The Probe, Issue 176 - May 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Contents:
Consensus, Coalition and Consent-Antidote to Conflict
Calendar of Upcoming Events
NADCA Committees
Overturning Sunday Hunting Bans
Who Funds Anti-Hunting Measures?
NH Defeats Anti-Trap Bill
Extreme Bill Introduced in California
New Rules Proposed for Canada Geese
Taking the Lead: A Report on Connecticut's NWCO Association Seminar
Louisiana Nutria Headed for Russia
Activist Files Suit Against ADC
Coyotes Prey on Suburban Colorado Dogs
PETA Asks Fishing Ban
An Open Letter to NADCA
Ultrasound Not Effective for Bird Control
More Abstracts Published at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society
Range expansion and ecology of the eastern coyote
Wolf-livestock conflict resolution …

Brood, Ian Kilroy

Other

A long poem looking at the generation that grew up in Ireland after the historic 1979 visit of Pope John Paul II. Brood was filmed for Irish television with the support of the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and RTÉ.

The Scientific Validity Of Subjective Concepts In Models Of Animal Welfare, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Animal Welfare Collection

This paper takes a closer look at the subjectivity/objectivity relationship, as it plays a role in the science of animal welfare. It argues that subjective, experiential states in animals such as well-being and suffering are, contrary to what is often assumed, open to empirical observation and scientific assessment. The presumably purely private, inaccessible nature of such states is not an inherent property of these states, but derives from their misguided conception as ‘causal objects’ in mechanistic models of behaviour. This inevitably endows subjective experience with a ‘hidden’ status. However, subjective experience should be approached on its own conceptual grounds, i.e. …

The Role Of Alfalfa Weevil Larvae As Prey In Adult Maintenance And Reproduction By Two Ladybird Beetle Species, Douglas R. Richards

Biology

Ladybird beetles (Coccinella spp.) are important predators of pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) in alfalfa. Adult ladybird beetles also consume alternative foods such as alfalfa weevil larvae (Hypera postica) and nectar. I compared egg production and ovariole condition of Coccinella septempunctata (an Old World species introduced to North America) and Coccinella transversoguttata (an indigenous North American species) that were maintained on diets of pea aphids, alfalfa weevil larvae, sugar water ("artificial nectar"), or various combinations of these foods. In the first experiment, gravid females of both species continued to lay many eggs and had large ovarioles …

Isolation And Characterization Of Four Linear Plasmids In Ascosphaera Aggregata, Dakun Xu

Biology

Four extrachromosomal DNA plasmids were isolated from the entomopathogenic fungus Ascosphaera aggregata and named as pAaL10, pAaL8, pAaL2.8, and pAaL2.6 based on their host, morphology and size. DNA hybridization results suggested that pAaL10, pAaL8, pAaL2.8, and pAaL2.6 are not homologous with pAaL, a plasmid isolated from Ascosphaera apis. Extraction of DNA from intact mitochondria followed by gel electrophoretic analysis suggests pAaL10, pAaL8, pAaL2.8, and pAaL2.6 are located within the mitochondria. From hybridization results it was concluded that each of pAaL10, pAaL8, pAaL2.8, and pAaL2.6 is not homologous to mitochondrial DNA. This implies that these plasmids are all self-replicating. Restriction …

The Behavior Of Dippers (Family Cinclidae) In Relation To Food Acquisition, Roarke E. Donnelly

Biology

Individuals and populations are likely to optimize methods of food harvest and synchronize reproduction with local peaks in food supply, because animals exhibiting greater efficiency at acquiring energy or energy intensive tasks will often achieve greater survival, growth, and reproduction. Although this statement implies that foraging efficiency is optimized by selection for better foragers and optimal foraging theory owes much of its development and refinement to studies of free-living birds, the positive association of foraging proficiency and fitness has not been documented for free-ranging birds. Furthermore, the synchrony of reproduction and the peak in food resources has been examined within …

Discovery, Identification, And Evaluation Of Antifungal Compounds Produced By Pseudomonas Syringae, Kevin N. Sorensen

Biology

New antifungal agents are needed to combat the increasing incidence of fungal diseases. Strains of Pseudomonas syringae produce cyclic lipodepsinonapeptides (CLPs) such as syringomycin, syringostatin, and syringotoxin, which could be developed as therapeutic antifungal agents. Of these CLPs, syringostatin has been difficult to produce in vitro. Syringostatin production was achieved using syringomycin minimal medium supplemented with arbutin and D-fructose, and a high cell density. Syringostatin A (SS-A) was purified in quantities sufficient to evaluate its antifungal activities. The antifungal activities and erythrocyte toxicities of syringomycin E (SR-E), SS-A, and syringotoxin B (ST-B) were evaluated. All showed fungicidal activities against most …

Wildfire Case Study: Butte City Fire, Southeastern Idaho, July 1, 1994, Bret W. Butler, Timothy D. Reynolds, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station

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

The Butte City Fire occurred on July 1, 1994, west of Idaho Falls, ID. Ignited from a burning flat tire, the blaze was driven by high winds that caused it to cover over 20,500 acres in just over 6.5 hours. Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) is the principal shrub species of this high dese~t rangeland. With the absence of vegetation after the fire, erosion increased tremendously. Because the fire occurred on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, researchers were able to gather weather information from remote meteorological stations positioned on and around the site.

The Nighthawk Review, 1997, Usu Eastern English Department

Nighthawk Review

An annual publication featuring student work from Utah State University Eastern Campus.

Integrating Agroforestry Into Usda Programs: A Task Force Report To The Usda Interagency Working Group On Agroforestry, W. J. Rietveld, James P. Lassoie, Charles A. Francis, William Farris, Catalino Blanche, Bruce Wight

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The task force collected and synthesized infonnation and recommended actions to develop the potential of agroforestry to help attain USDA sustainable development goals.

Peaks Island Star : May 1997, Vol. 17, Issue 5, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 1997

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news

A Study Of The Immune Effects Of Orally Ingested Ginseng Combined With Moderate High-Intensity Exercise In Mouse And Human Subjects, Gordon Hunter Pedersen

Biology

Ginseng, an extract of the Panax ginseng plant, and exercise producing a heart rate of 82.5% of maximum were studied alone and in combination for effects on certain immune parameters in mice and young adult humans, and on development of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in mice. A motorized treadmill was used in the mouse experiments, with a clinical pulse oximeter adapted to monitor heart rates and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO₂). Compared to infected controls whose death rate was 60%, orally administered ginseng (250 mg/kg/day) beginning 48 hours pre-CMV inoculation caused a 25% survivor increase. Exercise (six repetitions of running …

The Westerner Vol. 17 No. 3, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Across-the-board excellence soars to new heights • State appropriations process continues: WMU seeking recognition for its unique status • WMU selected as 'best buy' • University News in Brief • The exceptional is business as usual at WMU • Alumnotes • A message to our readers about the Westerner • WMU's 'greatest Bronco,' John Gill, remembered • Student team will be catching a lot of rays during ultimate college road trip