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The Probe, Issue 177 - June 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
What Is Urbanization Doing to the Future of Wildlife Management?
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
New Gas Cartridges Available
NWCO News
Trapping Video Available
New Web Page Available
NWCOs: A Letter of Response
Legislative Update: Wildlife Refuge Bill Advances
Colorado Resolution to Support Hunting Rights
Vermont, Oregon Bills Would Restrict Trapping
Idaho Bill Makes Initiatives More Difficult
More ADC in the News: Grizzly Reintroduction Plan Supported
FWS Proposes Coyote Kill to Protect Deer
Bat Rabies Contracted Without Bite
Idaho Ranchers Oppose Lion Study
Texas Completed Oral Rabies Project
Low Success in Alabama Spear Season
Colorado Urban Coyote Problems Continue
Latest …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet June 1997, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The June 1997 Monthly packet includes the June agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held May 1997.

Vision, Summer 1997

Vision

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

VisionFinding Aid

Use Of Fluorescence Microscopy In An Assay Of Sperm Density For The Gorgonian Coral, Plexaura Kuna, Timothy D. Swain, K. Kim, H. R. Lasker

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The density of sperm in the water column during the broadcast spawning events of marine invertebrates is often undetermined or reported in terms of fertilization potential. The density of sperm during such events can be determined by directly counting numbers of spermatozoa using a modification of the acridine orange direct count (AODC) technique for enumerating bacteria. A number of variables in the handling and processing of samples may bias estimates. Sample collection in glass and rapid fixation and filtration are necessary for reproducible estimates. Once filtered, samples are stable for many months, and counts on filters that were poorly stained …

An Investigation Of Academic Achievement Of Fifth-Grade Students Missing Traditional Academic Classes Due To Instrumental Music Participation., Susan K. Saker

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the academic achievement of fifth-grade students missing traditional academic classes due to instrumental music participation to students in the same class not involved in instrumental music instruction in school. Individual subjects were selected from elementary schools representing Class B school districts in Nebraska. Subjects (N = 166) were selected from a pool of all students who were fifth-graders in the 1995-1996 school year from each participating school. An equal number of subjects were students who: 1) missed traditional academic classes for instrumental music participation; and 2) non-instrumental music students from …

The Linfield Review, Volume 30, Number 20, April 11 1997, Linfield Archives

Linfield Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Bridgewater Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, June 1997

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Summer 1997, Vol 23, P 477-517, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

Joint Force Quarterly 15 (2nd Quarter, June 1997), National Defense University Press

Joint Force Quarterly ARCHIVES

No abstract provided.

Agrometeorological Aspects Of Crop Production In Temperate Kashmir, Badrul Hasan

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

In our recent article on forecasting uncertain weather over temperate Kashmir (India) (Drought Network News, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 12–14), we tried to characterize the crop-growing environments by giving long-term means of various agrometeorological parameters (such as air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and hours of bright sunshine). Forecast analysis for changes in temperature and precipitation events indicated an overall reliability of about 50%. Changes in minimum temperature could be forecasted relatively more accurately than changes in maximum temperature. Precipitation events were more uncertain during summer (May to October), which happens to be an important season from the …

National Drought Mitigation Center Involved In Development Of Natural Hazards Map, Michael J. Hayes

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) is involved in a project with several other agencies and organizations in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to develop a map of the major natural hazards that threaten North America. Work on the project began in February 1995. Since then, there have been three working group meetings, with the most recent meeting taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico, in February 1997. Project leaders include Dr. Chris Tucker (Emergency Preparedness Canada), Dr. Joe Golden (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]), Dr. Rosalind Helz (U.S. Geological Society [USGS]), and Dr. Mario Ordaz- Schroeder (Centro Nacional de …

Workshop On Drought And Desertification: Report On The Workshop And Recommendations, J. Lomas

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The Workshop on Drought and Desertification was held in Israel from 26 to 30 May 1997. Forty-four participants from Africa, Asia, and Europe took part in the Workshop, which was sponsored by WMO. Three foreign experts provided in-depth analysis on drought and drought preparedness—Dr. O. Brunini (Campinas, Brazil), Prof. S. Mei (CAAS, Beijing, China), and Dr. D. Wilhite (University of Nebraska, USA), in addition to the Israeli lecturers.

Presentations by lecturers and discussions were conducted under the following four main headings:
1. Drought and Desertification Definitions.
2. Drought Causes and Management Response.
3. Drought Monitoring and Mitigation.
4. Assessing Drought …

A Case Study Of The Deficit Spell Index For India’S Semiarid Delhi Region, K. K. Nathan

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The Delhi region, the national capital region of India, is locked in by adjoining states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Delhi has a characteristic continental type of climate, with extreme dryness, intensely hot summers, and dry cold winters. According to climatologists, this region is classified as semiarid tropical steppe. The monsoon rainfall is very erratic during June–September, which is the kharif crop-growing season. The monsoon breaks over the Delhi region between the first and second week of July and withdraws by the last week of September. The average annual rainfall is about 712.5 mm, of which 80% is contributed by …

Ndmc Conducting Regional Drought Planning Workshops

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The National Drought Mitigation Center is conducting a series of regional workshops, “Planning for the Next Drought,” around the country in 1997 and 1998. The first workshop was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 28–30. Plans are underway to conduct similar workshops in other regions. A second workshop will probably be held in Salt Lake City in late 1997, followed by workshops in the Southeast and Midwest in 1998. Because the workshops are sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, there is no registration fee.

Localized Severe Drought During 1996 And Its Impact On Crop Production In Raipur District Of Central India, J. S. Urkurkar, V. K. Koshta, Diwakar Naidu, A. S. R. A. S. Sastri

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

In Raipur district, the onset of the monsoon occurred in the 25th standard meteorological week (June 18–24). But after the onset of monsoonal rains, there was a lull in the monsoon for about 2 consecutive weeks. In the 28th week (July 9–15), the district received 77.6 mm of rainfall. This was equal to the normal value for that week. In the following (29th) week, the district received 96.8 mm rainfall, 38.9% more than the normal rainfall for that week.

Thus, the rice, soybean, and other crops sown with the onset of the monsoon in the 25th week suffered from acute …

From The Director: June 1997, Donald A. Wilhite

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Drought policy continues to be a topic of much discussion in the United States. On June 12, the Western Drought Coordination Council (WDCC) met for the first time and adopted a work plan for 1997–98. The WDCC is committed to improving drought management in the western states through mitigation and preparedness. It is hoped that this Council, representing a partnership between federal, state, local, and tribal government, will serve as a model for other drought-prone regions of the United States. Four working groups (preparedness and mitigation; monitoring, assessment, and prediction; response; and communications) established by the Council will meet in …

Western Drought Coordination Council: Frequently Asked Questions, Donald A. Wilhite

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Contents:

What is the Western Drought Coordination Council (WDCC)?

What does the WDCC hope to accomplish?

What prompted the formation of the Council?

Preparedness and Mitigation

Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction

Response

Communications

To Whom does the WDCC report?

How do I get in touch with the Council?

Utah State University Commencement, 1997 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

104th Annual Commencement of Utah State University

Observation Of Large Diurnal Warming Events In The Near-Surface Layer Of The Western Equatorial Pacific Warm Pool, Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Because of the relatively calm winds which prevail over the western Pacific warm pool, the diurnal cycle of temperature in the near-surface layer of the ocean is often quite pronounced. During the TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), very high resolution measurements of near-surface thermohaline and turbulence structures were made using bowmounted probes and a free-rising profiler. Experimental data demonstrate a strong dependence of near-surface thermal structure on weather conditions, In calm weather, SST was observed to exceed 33.25°C; this was associated with a diurnal warming of more than 3°C in the top I m of the ocean. A 1-D …

Sharp Frontal Interfaces In The Near-Surface Layer Of The Ocean In The Western Equatorial Pacific Warm Pool, Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

During the TOGA COARE rich horizontal temperature and salinity variability of the near-surface layer of the ocean in the western Pacific warm pool was observed. High-resolution measurements were made by probes mounted on the bow of the vessel in an undisturbed region at ~1.7-m depth during four COARE cruises of the R/V Moana Wave. The authors observed several tens of cases of periodic sharp frontal interfaces of width 1– 100 m and separation 0.2–60 km. The sharp frontal interfaces were often found in frontal regions and on the periphery of freshwater puddles. Maneuvers of the ship were conducted to determine …

University Of Minnesota, Morris 1997 Commencement, University Relations

UMM Commencement

The Thirty-fourth University of Minnesota, Morris Commencement Ceremonies at Four O'Clock Friday, the Thirteenth of June, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-seven Morris, Minnesota

High-Order Interior Caustics Produced In Scattering Of A Diagonally Incident Plane Wave By A Circular Cylinder, Charles L. Adler, James A. Lock, Bradley R. Stone, Claudio J. Garcia

Physics Faculty Publications

We examine scattering of a family of initially parallel diagonally incident rays by a dielectric circular cylinder and show that the interior and exterior caustics that occur are qualitatively identical to those produced at normal incidence. We find, however, that (1) varying the plane-wave tilt angle has the same effect on the caustics as varying the refractive index of the cylinder at normal incidence and (2) high-order interior caustics are visible because of larger internal-reflection Fresnel coefficients at diagonal incidence than at normal incidence. We also observe noncaustic ray trajectories produced by the sharp peaking of internal-reflection Fresnel coefficients at …

Debye-Series Analysis Of The First-Order Rainbow Produced In Scattering Of A Diagonally Incident Plane Wave By A Circular Cylinder, James A. Lock, Charles L. Adler

Physics Faculty Publications

We derive the Debye-series expansion of the partial-wave scattering and interior amplitudes for the interaction of a diagonally incident beam of arbitrary profile with an infinitely long homogeneous dielectric circular cylinder. We then discuss the physical interpretation of the various terms of the series. We also consider the one-internal-reflection Debye-series terms for diagonal plane-wave incidence and examine the first-order rainbow extinction transition as a function of the tilt angle of the incident plane wave. We experimentally observe the first-order rainbow extinction transition and compare our observations with the Debye-series predictions. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.

Estimating Ibnr Reserves With Robust Statistics, Daniel Cheung

Dissertations

There is often a considerable time lag between an incurred of an accident, such as medical malpractice or product liability, and the time it is reported to the insurance company. These Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) losses need to be predicted in order to determine the necessary loss reserves. Many actuarial methods have been developed for IBNR reserves estimation. However, none of the methods being used for loss reserving is robust to outliers, nor do they provide adequate statistical inferences to support the actuarial decisions. The rank-based method proposed in this thesis is robust to outliers, and provides statistical inference …

Localization And Transport Effects In The Disordered Materials, Vladislav Malyshkin

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Numerical Simulations Of Gravity Waves Imaged Over Arecibo During The 10-Day January 1993 Campaign, M. P. Hickey, R. L. Walterscheid, Michael J. Taylor, W. Ward, G. Schubert, Q. Zhou, F. Garcia, M. C. Kelley, G. G. Shepherd

All Physics Faculty Publications

Recently, measurements were made of mesospheric gravity waves in the OI (5577 Å) nightglow observed from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, during January 1993 as part of a special 10-day campaign. Clear, monochromatic gravity waves were observed on several nights. By using a full-wave model that realistically includes the major physical processes in this region, we have simulated the propagation of two waves through the mesopause region and calculated the O(1 S) nightglow response to the waves. Mean winds derived from both UARS wind imaging interferometer (WINDII) and Arecibo incoherent scatter radar observations were employed in the computations as were the climatological …

Using Computer Technology For Teaching And Learning, Barbara Apstein

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Comparative Analysis Of Walking Patterns With Flip-Flops Between American And Japanese Males, Ko Tada

Masters Theses

The problem was to compare the kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographical (EMG) aspects of walking gait while wearing flip-flops and barefoot between American and Japanese males, aged 20 to 25 years. Results indicated: (a) American stride lengths were greater than Japanese, although the results were not statistically significant; (b) Japanese ankle angle was smaller than Americans' for toe-off for barefoot, and foot strike for flip-flops; (c) the Japanese decreased the ankle angle from foot strike to toe-off, the Americans increased; (d) the Americans' foot angle was significantly different between barefoot and flip-flops; (e) the biceps femoris showed a significant difference in …

The Equation Of State For Two Flavor Qcd At N_T=6, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard

All Faculty Articles - School of Engineering and Computer Science

We improve the calculation of the equation of state for two flavor QCD by simulating on Nt = 6 lattices at appropriate values of the couplings for the deconfinement/chiral symmetry restoration crossover. For amq = 0.0125 the energy density rises rapidly to approximately 1 GeV/fm3 just after the crossover (mπ/mρ ≈ 0.4 at this point). Comparing with our previous result for Nt = 4 [1], we find large finite Nt corrections as expected from free field theory on finite lattices. We also provide formulae for extracting the speed of sound from the measured quantities.

Law School Record, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Summer 1997), Law School Record Editors

Law School Record

• One Final Note
• The Art of law and Economics
• Groundbreaking 1997
• Law School News