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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, …

Rna Bulge Entropies Correlate With Peptide Binding Strengths For Hiv-1 And Biv Tar Rna Because Of Improved Conformational Access, Brooke Lustig, I Baharand, R L. Jernigan

Faculty Publications, Chemistry

For the binding of peptides to wild-type HIV-1 and BIV TAR RNA and to mutants with bulges of various sizes, changes in the ΔΔG values of binding were determined from experimental Kd values. The corresponding entropies of these bulges are estimated by enumerating all possible RNA bulge conformations on a lattice and then applying the Boltzmann relationship. Independent calculations of entropies from fluctuations are also carried out using the Gaussian network model (GNM) recently introduced for analyzing folded structures. Strong correlations are seen between the changes in free energy determined for binding and the two different unbound entropy calculations. The …

Marine Mammals And Persistent Ocean Contaminants

United States Marine Mammal Commission

Marine Mammals and Persistent Ocean Contaminants

Senate Survey Of Faculty Opinions, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Results of Faculty Senate survey of faculty opinions.

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 …

Nonvenomous Snakes: Wildlife Damage Management Series, Terry A. Messmer, G. W. Wiscomb

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Snakes are probably the most feared and misunderstood animals known. There are over 200 species of snakes in the U. S., most of which (about 170) are non-venomous. Utah is home to 31 species of snakes. Of these, 24 are non-venomous. Since these snakes are more abundant, chances are that when most Utahns encounter a snake it will be non-venomous. (See Figure 1.)

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

Establishing The Biological Rights Doctrine To Protect Unwed Fathers In Contested Adoptions, Toni L. Craig

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Transferable Development Rights Trpa And Takings: The Role Of Tdrs In The Constitutional Takings Analysis, William Hadle Littlewood

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

1998 Annual Report, The Jackson Laboratory

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Annual Report 1997-1998, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

We are pleased to share with you the 1997-98 annual report of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. In this, we report some highlights of IMSA's 12th year, including highlights of our residential educational program for IMSA students and our statewide service programs for Illinois teachers, other students, and policymakers.

In 1997-98 we began implementing IMSA's visionary Second Decade Growth Plan which the Board endorsed in the Spring of 1997. The Growth Plan was designed to strengthen our capacity to: realize our mission, achieve our objectives, and fulfill our legislative charge; connect, integrate and leverage teaching and learning, research and …

Selected Institutional Characteristics, Bridgewater State College, Academic Year, 1997-1998, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College

Factbook

No abstract provided.

Volume 65 (1997-1998)

Tennessee Law Review

No abstract provided.

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

The Potential For Managing Urban Canada Geese By Modifying Habitat, James A. Cooper

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Urban Canada goose (Branta canadensis) populations have grown rapidly during the past three decades. This paper reviews short-term and long-term urban goose management techniques, and using data for the Twin Cities of Minnesota, assesses the potential utility of habitat modification. Ninety-four percent of Twin Cities damage complaints occurred during the brood-rearing period, 5% in fall, and >l% in spring and winter. The potential for reducing goose damage by altering nest habitat is insignificant, brood-rearing habitat high but expensive, and fall and winter habitat low and also costly. Fences effectively thwart flightless geese but can entrap birds leading to …

The U.S. Air Force Bird Avoidance Model, Russell P. Defusco

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Each year, the United States Air Force (USAF) reports approximately 3,000 bird strikes to its aircraft. These incidents cost nearly $50 million on average. In the last decade, the Air Force has suffered the loss of 14 aircraft and 33 aircrew fatalities. The other services report higher rates of strikes per flying hour and suffer similar losses. Civilian aircraft are not immune to this problem, and U.S. airlines report nearly $100 million in annual losses. Most bird strikes occur around airfields where habitat management, bird dispersal techniques, and active population control can be employed. For military aircraft, however, the majority …

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.

Social And Biological Aspects Of Non-Native Red Fox Management In California, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Kevin L. Sallee, Richard T. Golightly Jr., Ronald M. Jurek

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Since the late 1800s, non-native red foxes have been introduced in California for fur farming and fox hunting. Dispersal, population growth, and extensive translocations by humans have aided the expansion of the nonnative fox population throughout many of the lowland and coastal areas of the state. Since the 1980s, non-native red foxes have been recognized as predators of a number of endangered species. Trapping and euthanizing non-native red foxes have been used as methods to protect these endangered species, but have been opposed by some members of the public. Opposition by animal rights groups to red fox trapping and euthanization …

Barn Owl Nest Boxes Offer No Solution To Pocket Gopher Damage, Rex E. Marsh

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The belief that native predators such as bam owls (Tyto alba) keep native rodents such as pocket gophers (Thomomys spp.) in check has a long history, in spite of a lack of evidence that such predators play any role in lowering pest rodent populations to the extent that their pest status is measurably influenced. Attempts to artificially increase native predators such as bam owls in the hope of increasing predation on native pest rodents is not new and has been explored many times in the past, but as yet evidence of success is absent. Since predation is …

Conference Participants

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The number of registered attendees was 409. The participants came from 31 states, the District of Columbia, and from 6 other countries. The wide representation from the United States and countries throughout the world contributed to the success of the Conference by providing a highly knowledgeable and diversified group for the exchange of research progress, new ideas, and information on a wide range of vertebrate pest topics.

Are Barn Owls A Biological Control For Gophers? Evaluating Effectiveness In Vineyards And Orchards, Thomas Moore, Dirk Van Vuren, Chuck Ingels

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Several rodent species cause damage in vineyards and orchards. Current efforts to reduce chemicals used to control rodents are encouraging development of alternative practices, such as biological control. For several years growers in California have been installing artificial owl nest boxes to attract barn owls with the hope of reducing rodents, especially gophers, through predation. Effectiveness of barn owls as biological control of gophers in vineyards and orchards is unknown. The purpose of the study was to use growers surveys and diet analysis to assess the effectiveness of installing barn owl nest boxes to control gophers. Surveys of growers that …

Control Of Rats Resistant To Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides, Roger J. Quy, Alan D. Macnicoll, David P. Cowan

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides were introduced to control Norway rats that had become resistant to first-generation compounds. Unfortunately, some rats have become resistant to these as well. The lack of alternative rodenticides with the same attributes of ease of use and relative safety is potentially a serious problem should resistance become so widespread that anticoagulants are no longer effective. However, the second-generation anticoagulants difenacoum and bromadiolone can still be effective provided most rats in a population possess only a low degree of resistance to them. Measures that maximize the uptake of bait, such as using the most palatable formulation, baiting burrows …