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Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Mason, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1997., Mason Town Representatives

Mason, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town Officers Of Troy, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1997., Troy Town Representatives

Troy, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Smoking Behavior And Health Beliefs In Adolescents With Asthma, Amy Elizabeth Taylor

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Ohio Northern University Catalog, 1998-1999, Ohio Northern University

University Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Ec98-755 Farm*A*Syst Nebraska’S System For Assessing Water Contamination Risk Fact Sheet 13: Improving Milking Center Effluent Treatment, Robert Grisso, Delynn Hay, Paul J. Jasa, Richard K. Koelsch, Sharon Skipton, Wayne Woldt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Effluent from the dairy milking center, including discharges from the milking parlor (manure, feed solids, hoof dirt) and milkhouse (bulk tank and pipeline rinse water and detergent used in cleaning), is commonly disposed of in a variety of ways. Milking center effluent offers several unique challenges due to the presence of: 1. Large volumes of contaminated water which can overwhelm soil absorption systems. 2. Milk solids and fats and manure solids which plug many systems. 3. Cleaning sanitizers which reduce bacterial breakdown of solids. When these systems fail, effluent will become a risk to surface and groundwater quality.

Ec98-762 Farm*A*Syst Nebraska’S System For Assessing Water Contamination Fact Sheet 6: Improving Petroleum Product Storage, Robert Grisso, Delynn Hay, Paul J. Jasa, Richard K. Koelsch, Sharon Skipton, Wayne Woldt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Petroleum product storage is an area of great concern for groundwater safety. It’s not uncommon for fuel to leak into aquifers and pollute the drinking water of a family or even a community, and it can be very costly for the landowner. Petroleum product storage is regulated by laws regarding fire safety and air quality as well. Therefore, petroleum product storage must be evaluated from various perspectives. This factsheet examines some important aspects of petroleum product storage: where the tank is located on your property, the type of tank, how to monitor the tank, reduction of losses from aboveground tanks, …

Marine Mammals And Persistent Ocean Contaminants

United States Marine Mammal Commission

Marine Mammals and Persistent Ocean Contaminants

Ua64/2 The Challenge: The Newsletter Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 2, Winter 1998), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman

Gifted Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Isoelectric Focusing To Assess The Genetic Diversity Of The Cyprinid Fishes: Rhinichthys Cataractae And Rhinichthys Atratulus In West Virginia, Fauzia Alam Miah

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In this study, isoelectric focusing is used to separate proteins of Rhinichthys cataractae and R. atratulus and conventional staining is used to identify alleles of six genes. The objective of this work is to determine whether these methods can effectively assay isozymes that may be used to establish the relationship between anthropogenic stress and genetic diversity. Alleles for LDH-A, LDH-B, EST-A, EST-B, EST-C, and EST-D loci were identified for two species of fish, R. atratulus and R. cataractae. Both fish species are known to be sensitive to anthropogenic stress and known to be widely distributed in stressed environments. Alleles …

Ecological Life History Of Caenis Amica Hagen (Emphemeroptera: Caenidae) From The Mitigated Area Of Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Gail Lynn Perrine

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The ecological life history of a population of Caenis amica Hagen from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area was studied from November 1996 to November 1997. Water quality data and 2,505 larvae were collected from the newly mitigated area of Green Bottom Swamp. Total body lengths of larvae were measured using a computer-digitizing program. These results indicated a bivoltine life cycle. Most larvae were found in the spring and summer months of April, June, and July. The highest peak of larvae (1,035) occurred in July. The pH values ranged from 7.0 to 8.0 with a mean of 7.6. Temperatures ranged …

Towards A New Architecture: Creative Problem Solving And The Evolution Of Law, James M. Cooper

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Health & Welfare, University Of The Pacific, Mcgeorge School Of Law

McGeorge Law Review

Contains:

Chapter 68: The Use of Experimental Therapies in Emergency Care ............. 657

Successful Animal Cloning Raises Questions About Human Cloning Possibilities: Science Fiction No Longer .......................................... 666

Partisan In The Culture Wars, Jeremy Rabkin

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

1998 Annual Report, The Jackson Laboratory

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Biblical Principles Of History & Government, Kahlib J. Fischer

Faculty Dissertations

Throughout history, one can trace the development of certain Biblical principles which serve to draw man and his government toward freedom and away from tyranny. The purpose of this thesis, then, is to explain these principles by providing Biblical support and historical evidence for them. Also, included in this work is a collection of historical documents which were included for their relevance to these principles.

Briefly stated, this work will reveal that freedom is achieved by acknowledging the sovereignty of God in aU areas of life, specifically in the realm of government, and the subsequent importance of patterning human relationships …

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter Newsletter, Issue #17, August 1998

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - Keith Niemann, President, Nebraska Chapter

CURRENT GAMMA SIGMA DELTA OFFICERS

GAMMA SIGMA DELTA'S PURPOSE

SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION DINNER A WARD RECIPIENTS

NEWS FROM THE HISTORIAN Nebraska Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta - Charles H. Adams, Nebraska Chapter Historian

NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP TO GAMMA SIGMA DELTA August 1998

Merit Award Nomination

Teaching Award Nomination

Research Award Nomination

Extension Award Nomination

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter Newsletter, Issue #16, February 1998

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE - Keith Niemann, President, Nebraska Chapter

GAMMA SIGMA DELTA ACTIVITIES

NEWS FROM THE HISTORIAN - Charles H. Adams, Historian, Nebraska Chapter

INITIATION AND AWARDS BANQUET RECIPIENTS November 23, 1997

GAMMA SIGMA DELTA 1998 COMMITTEES

State Agency Response To Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Oversight, Thomas G. Barnes

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

An 18-question survey was sent to all state wildlife agency directors in an attempt to evaluate state wildlife agencies' response to administrative oversight of nuisance wildlife control operators (NWCO). Forty-four (88 %) of the state wildlife agencies responded to the survey. Almost every state agency responding believes they should promote the growth and privatization of the NWCO industry. They also believe that their agency should provide administrative oversight. There were discrepancies in what agency personnel believe constitute oversight versus what policies are actually implemented. Although most agencies believe NWCO should be licensed, only 56% of states actually require licensing. Most …

Control Of Norway Rats In Sewer And Utility Systems Using Pulsed Baiting Methods, Bruce A. Colvin, Trygve B. Swift, Frank E. Fothergill

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

There were 1,288 sewer and 235 other utility manholes baited to control Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) populations in downtown Boston using pulsed-baiting methods. About 15% of all sewer, 18% of phone, and 26% of electric manholes had rat activity. Sewer populations were most associated with residential areas with low flow, small diameter (<61 cm) brick sewers; in those circumstances, up to 38% of manholes had rat activity. Bait consumption in sewers (high risk areas) was 91 % below baseline, five months after the fourth baiting period. Bait consumption and the number of active sewer holes were 96% and 87% below baseline, respectively, when seasonal maintenance baiting was last initiated. Reinfestation of phone/electric manholes was so minimal that maintenance baiting was not necessary or cost-effective. Subsurface baiting should be an integral part of urban rodent control programs.

Amendment 14-Colorado's Anti-Trapping Initiative, A History And Perspective On Impacts, Craig A. Coolahan, Sandy Snider

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

In November 1996, Colorado voters approved constitutional Amendment 14, an anti-trapping initiative, which prohibited the taking of wildlife with any leghold trap, any instant kill body-gripping design trap, or by poison or snare. Several exemptions were provided. This paper summarizes the history of events leading up to the introduction of the Amendment, and examines some of the initial impacts on the federal Wildlife Services program, the sheep industry, and the people of Colorado.

Non-Lethal Predation Control By U.S. Sheep Producers, Guy Connolly, Bruce Wagner

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) surveyed U.S. sheep producers to determine the kinds of non-lethal (NL) predator control measures they used in 1994. An analysis of responses from 8,451 sheep producers showed that 34% of the nation's sheep producers used fencing, 25% used husbandry, 20% used guard animals, 4% used frightening tactics, 0.3% used aversion, and 3% used other methods. Because NL methods tended to be used more in large sheep operations than on small farms, the percentages of sheep protected by each NL control method were higher than the percentages of sheep producers using the method. Approximately …

Humane Society: Good Guys Or Gestapo?, R. David Dljulio

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Humane Societies and Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals perform important functions for the state, the counties, the community, and the public in protecting animal rights and enforcing state animal laws. Their staffs are hardworking and well meaning, but are not trained in police work. As the Societies have the right to conduct searches, seize property, make arrests, and use deadly force, they are required by the Constitution to perform such functions only after they have shown probable cause to a neutral party and obtained a warrant. Their failure to obtain warrants before performing such intrusive functions violates …

Warfarin Resistance Revisited, Stephen C. Frantz, Constance Padula Madigan

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Roughly 50 years ago, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation developed warfarin, the first anticoagulant rodenticide. This product was something close to that desired elusive "magic bullet" of pest management. Warfarin effectively killed rats and mice, required multiple feedings, and had a good margin of safety for non-target species. The widespread adoption of anticoagulants somewhat changed the conduct of rodent control with a shift in interventions toward toxicants and away from education and physical measures. The discovery of warfarin resistance in the United States in Rattus norvegicus in 1971, and later in Mus musculus and Rattus rattus, heralded in another …

Surveillance For Sin Nombre Virus And Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In California, 1993 To 1997, Curtis L. Fritz, Vicki L. Kramer, Barryett Enge, Benjamin Sun

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a severe and frequently fatal respiratory disease, was first recognized in 1993 during an outbreak of acute illness in the Four Corners area of the southwestern United States. The etiologic agent, Sin Nombre virus (SNV), was identified as a previously unrecognized member of the Hantavirus genus transmitted by rodents, especially members of the genus Peromyscus, which shed SNV in urine and feces. Since 1993, 16 California residents have been diagnosed with HPS, four of these were identified retrospectively with onset prior to 1993. The median age of case-patients was 42 years, 10 were male, and …

A Survey Of Rabbit Damage And Control Measures Used In The East And Northeast Of Scotland, Robert M.E. Fuchs, Gillian J. Neill

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

A postal survey conducted of 172 farms in the intensive farming areas of East and Northeast Scotland revealed that one in four farms considered that there was a serious rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) problem. Although a wide range of crops was subject to damage, winter cereals and winter oilseed rape were particularly affected by grazing, especially in the winter and spring periods. Two-thirds of farmers reported damage to temporary and permanent grass in the spring. The most common methods used to control rabbit damage were day-time and night-time shooting. Most methods of control were considered to be cost and …

Overview Of Wild Pig Damage In California, John Mark Frederick

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Pigs (Sus scrofa) were first introduced to California in 1769, and European wild boars were imported to Monterey County in 1925. Descendants of the domestic swine and European wild boars have bred and formed populations of wild pigs. By the mid-1960s 15 counties had populations of wild pigs. Today 45 of California's 58 (78%) counties have reported having populations of pigs. Wild pigs can cause significant damage to farm and rangelands, livestock, natural resources, environmentally sensitive habitats, and property. There are limited estimates of damage caused by wild pigs in California. A survey was sent to all County …

Front Matter & Contents

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Contents

Dynamic Populations and Wildlife Damage Management

Bird Management

Mammals

Predator Management

Field Rodents, Forest Rodents, and Rabbits

Commensal Rodents

Urban and Nuisance Wildlife

Vertebrate Pesticides and Repellents

Economic, Social, and Political Issues

Management Strategies and Techniques

Internet Applications Relating to Wildlife Damage Management

Population Trends And Ecological Attributes Of Introduced Parrots, Doves And Finches In California, Kimball L. Garrett

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

At least 10 species of parrots (Family Psittacidae), along with the Eurasian Collared-Dove (Columbidae: Streptopelia decaocto), Orange [Northern Red] Bishop (Ploceidae: Euplectes frandscanus), and Nutmeg Mannikin ["Spice Finch" or "Spotted Munia"] (Estrildidae: Lonchura punctulata), have recently established significant viable and generally increasing populations in California. Populations of all of these taxa are concentrated in highly modified urban and suburban habitats (parrots, doves) or in flood control basins and river channels with abundant rank annual growth (bishop, mannikin). With various collaborators, the author has monitored these taxa in southern California through the 1990s. Because of the potential for …

The Beaver-A Southern Native Returning Home, Allan E. Houston

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Beaver populations, extirpated in the previous century, have returned to the South often causing severe damage to timber and other resources. Many landowners perceive trapping programs as being ineffectual, perhaps because most programs are overwhelmed with immigrant beavers. To quantify immigration patterns, from November 1984 to May 1985, resident beaver were removed from a 1,619 ha study area in west Tennessee and for the next 40 months immigrants were captured within one month of immigration. Removal patterns of the resident population (169 beavers) suggest that bounty systems may be ineffectual to protect natural resources. Immigration was low (5.5 beavers) June …

Non-Predator Vertebrate Pest Damage In California Agriculture: An Assessment Of Economic Impacts In Selected Crops, Brent Hueth, Daniel Cohen, David Zilberman

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

State-wide economic impacts of non-predator vertebrate pest damage were estimated for all pests causing damage in 19 California commodities. Average field-level damage estimates and vertebrate control costs were collected for each commodity, and across six production regions. Economic impacts were estimated by comparing simulated market outcomes in the absence of vertebrate pest damage with observed market outcomes. This analysis indicates that, for the 19 commodities considered, the economic cost of vertebrate pest damage ranged between $46.9 to $162.8 million during 1995 with a mean estimated impact of $95.9 million.