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Variation In Biomass And Chemical Composition Of Dominant Rangeland Plants During The Growing Season I. Changes In Biomass, Root/Shoot Ratio, Stem, Leaf, Flower Ratios, Adi̇l Bakoğlu, Ahmet Gökkuş, Ali̇ Koç

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was conducted to determine annual variations in the below- and above-ground biomass, root/stem, stem, leaf and flower ratios of crested wheatgrass, subalpine brome, sheep fescue, junegrass, needlegrass, hybrid alfalfa and cat thyme. The specimens were collected during the growing season of 1994 from protected rangelands in Erzurum area. Plant height increased slowly at the onset of growth, accelerated in the middle of a growth stage and levelled off after the blossom stage. The accumulation of below- and above-ground biomass was similar to the trend of growth in plant height. Root/stem rations were highest at the beginning of the …

Anatomical, Phytosociological And Ecological Properties Of Pterocarya Fraxinifolia (Poiret), Hamdi̇ Güray Kutbay, Nesi̇me Merev, Tolga Ok

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study wood anatomical structure, ecological and phytosociological proporties of Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Poiret) Spach which one of the relict species of Turkey and occuring locally at Hacı Osman flooded forest (Tekkeköy-Samsun) have been investigated. The distribution area of the species in Turkey have also been determined. As a result of the study of wood anatomy of P. fraxinifolia have been determined and anatomical properties of P. fraxinifolia have been compared with Juglans regia L. belonging to same family. Leaf and soil samples belonging to P. fraxinifolia were taken and it has been determined that macro element concentrations are between …

The Development Of An Appraisal Instrument And Subsequent Evaluation Of Middle School Science Curricula, Julie Wasmund

Honors Capstones

Within the last few years, standards of education have become an influence on the construction and assessment of school curricula In order to evaluate middle school science programs. a rubric was developed based on the National Science Education Standards and the Illinois Learning Standards for Science. Middle school science curricula were acquired from three different districts: Community Unit District U-46, Naperville School District 203. and DeKalb Community Unit District #428. Each curriculum was perused and evaluated using the rubric. Because a rubric is subjective in its nature, additional comments were made in regards to each district's curriculum. There was variance …

The Legal Duty Of A College Athletics Department To Athletes With Eating Disorders: A Risk Management Perspective, Barbara Bickford

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Personality Characteristics And Stress On Physical Illness, Carly A. Andersen

Honors Projects

Recent research has indicated that personality characteristics and stress may influence the incidence of illness (Dreher, 1995). The majority of studies have examined personality characteristics and stress in acutely and chronically ill populations. However, this phenomenon has not been extensively studied in healthy populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among personality characteristics, subjective stress, and physical illness in a sample of undergraduate students. This study tested a moderator model in which personality characteristics interact with stress to influence the incidence of physical illness using hierarchical multiple regression. Study participants included 55 undergraduate students selected from …

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 01, January 1999, Stephanie Deming, Lewis Foxhall M.D., Sunni Hosemann, Beth W. Allen

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Innovative PET Camera Readied for Tumor Detection Trials
• House Call: How to Talk With Your Doctor
• Community Physicians: Important Partners With M. D. Anderson
• DiaLog: Liaison Program Strives to Enhance Access, by Lewis Foxhall, MD, Associate Vice President for Health Policy
• Fatigue: The Multidimensional Side Effect
• High Resolution, High Sensitivity, and Variable Field of View Set MDACAM Apart

Transitions To Adulthood: A National Survey Of Adolescents In Egypt (1st Edition), Sahar El Tawila, Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Fikrat El Sahn, Sunny Sallam, Susan M. Lee, Barbara Mensch, Hind Wassef, Sarah Bukhari, Osman Galal

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Egypt holds a unique place among developing countries due to its longstanding commitment to gather information on the numbers and well-being of its population. But until now, there has never been a systematic effort to gather data on the group of young Egyptians poised between childhood and adulthood—its adolescents. Today, Egypt has the largest cohort of adolescents in its history, more than 13 million boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 19 according to its 1996 census. Their experiences during the transition to adulthood will profoundly affect how the nation makes its transition into the next century. This …

Female Circumcision And The Girl Child In Africa And The Middle East: The Eyes Of The World Are Blind To The Conquered, John Tochukwu Okwubanego

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Peanut-Free Buffer Zones: Has The Department Of Transportation Gone Nuts, Kari Mcwilliams

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Investigation On The Viability Span Of Listeria Monocytogenes During The Ripening Of Brined Şavak Cheese, Bahri̇ Patir, Aba Müslüm Güven

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The purpose of this study was to determine the viability span of listeria monocytogenes during the ripening of brined şavak white cheese which is produced by and has a significant role in the nutrition of people living in Elazığ, Tunceli, Bingöl and Erzincan. Ewes milk was inoculated with various strains (4b, 1/2c and 1/2a) of listeria monocytogenes at the rate of 1.00x10^3 - 1.35x10^6 cells/ml and then şavak cheese was produced from the milk. The cheese samples were analysed after 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days of ripening for the numbers of listeria monocytogenes with the direct plating …

Feeding Biology In Bufo Viridis (Anura: Bufonidae) Populations Of The Vicinity Of İzmir, Sema Yi̇yi̇t, Murat Tosunoğlu, Hüseyi̇n Arikan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, the feeding biology is being examined on 80 Bufo viridis specimens (30 males, 50 females) which were all collected from 6 localities of the vicinity of İzmir. In accordance with the stomach content analysis it was fully determined that the species is predominantly nourished in a insectivorous way (92, 20%) and also Oligochaeta, Crustacea, Arachnida, Gastropoda, Diplopoda, Chilopoda and Amphibia take place in its nutrition types. Throught out the insects, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Dermaptera, Homoptera, Plecoptera, Blattaria and Embioptera; from Oligochaeta Lumbriculida; from Crustacea Isopoda; from Arachnida Araneae and Opiliones; from Gastropoda Stylommatophora; from Diplopoda Julida; …

A Research On The Analysis Of Heterotic Effects For Certain Agronomical Characters In Cross Population Of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.), Abdurrahi̇m Tanju Göksoy, Aydin Türkeç, Zeki̇ Meti̇n Turan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This research was carried out to determine the hybrid vigour (heterosis) for certain agronomical characteristics in the new - improved hybrid combinations in sunflower, during the years 1994 - 1995 at the Experimental and Research Centre of Faculty of Agriculture, Uludağ University. In the first year of this research, 7 CMS (female) lines and 4 Restorer (male) testers were crossed in all the possible combinations and 28 F_1 hybrids were obtained. In the second years, 28 F_1 hybirds, 11 parents and a standard variety (a commercial hybrid variety) were tested in a randomized block desing with three replications. According to …

Determination Of Nutritional Status Of Pepper Grown In The Kumluca And Kale Regions, Sahri̇ye Sönmez, İlker Uz, Mustafa Kaplan, Tevfi̇k Aksoy

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This experiment was carried out to investigate mineral nutritional status and to determine the nutrient problems of pepper plants grown in greenhouses in the Kumluca and Kale regions. For this objective, 70 soil samples (from a depth of 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm) were collected to analyze for pH, CaCO_3, total soluble salt, texture, organic matter, total N, available P, exchangeable K, Ca, Mg, available Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, and 35 leaf samples were collected to analyze for N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. The pH of the soil samples was slightly alkaline. Most of …

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

Determination Of Maize Genotypes Tolerates To Low Temperature At Early Developing Stages, Engi̇n Kinaci, Ekrem Kün

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This research has been carried to identify maize genotypes which germinate and emerge under the temperature commonly known as minimum and tolerate to low degrees of temparatures at early developing stages. Samples have been used were collected from regions or locations where early planting of maize is risky and/or growing period is not sufficient. Variations were determined for germination rate, number of 50% germination days, number of 50% emergence days, number of primary roots and their total length and coleoptile length. These samples were germinated at 9 o C and showed resistance to 4.8 o C air temperature at early …

Effects Of Various Iron Fertilizers And Rates On Some Micro Nutrients Contents Of Peach Trees, Haluk Başar, Ahmet Özgümüş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This research was implemented in order to determine the effects of various iron fertilizers and doses on some micronutrients contents of peach leaves. The filed experiments were established in randomized plots experimental design with six replications in three different orchards at Karabalçık, Çağlayanköy and Barakfaki districts in Bursa plain. As iron fertilizers, Sequestrene 138 Fe (100, 200 and 300 grams per tree) and iron sulphate (500 and 1000 grams per tree) in combination with 10 kg of FYM were applied to soils in early spring. According to the results, Sequestrene 138 Fe applied trees had significantly lower Mn levels than …

Problem Identification And Priority Setting In Agricultural Research: The Case Of The Eastern Margin Of Central Anatolia, Vedat Uzunlu, Ahmet Bayaner, Surendra P. S. Beniwal

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Since the resources available to research institutes are scarce, and experimentation is the most costly phase of a research program, researchers must make sure that the possible solutions to identified problems have a high chance of success. Consequently, problems should be carefully prioritized for experimentation. Factors limiting increased productivity in crop production in the Eastern Margin of Central Anatolia (EMCA) along with agro-ecological factors, apart from political concern, are agronomic constraints. Limiting factors in livestock production are insufficient feed supply, poor conditions of natural grazing areas, and housing of animals. Increasing the adoption rate of the recommended production practices among …

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen And Other Town Officers, Charlestown, N.H., For The Year Ending December 31, 1998., Charlestown Town Representatives

Charlestown, NH Annual Reports

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

The Judiciary And Public Choice, Frank B. Cross

UC Law Journal

Professor Cross challenges the conclusion of many Public Choice theorists that government's judicial branch is more amenable to making good public policy than the legislative or executive branches. These theorists' conclusion is based partly on the notion that lawmakers, perennially concerned about funding reelection campaigns, are more susceptible to narrow special interests than are life-tenured judges. Professor Cross points out, however, that this conclusion ignores aspects of the structure of the judiciary that lend it to manipulation by special interests at the expense of the public interest. Special interests can exercise control over public policy through the judiciary in a …

Modes Of Regulatory Enforcement And The Problem Of Administrative Discretion, Ashutosh Bhagwat

UC Law Journal

In addition to regulating different substantive areas, administrative agencies differ in the enforcement systems they use to implement regulatory regimes. In this article, Professor Bhagwat identifies a crucial distinction between ex ante enforcement regimes, which authorize agencies to review, approve, or disapprove of regulated conduct before it occurs, and ex post regimes, which limit agencies to prosecuting and penalizing regulatory violations after they have occurred. Ex ante authority appears in a variety of guises, including licensing schemes, preclearance or preapproval requirements, and certification requirements. Their common feature is that ex ante enforcement regimes place the burden of inertia, delay, and …

Nebline, January 1999

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

This year I resolve...
Ten steps to good gardening
Lilac renewal
Protect trees from animal damage
Winter care of houseplants
Dispersal of blackbirds, crows and starlings from urban roosts
Environmental book review for kids
Beginning beekeeping training
Treasures in the trash
Tips to enhance the art of using snap-traps for mice
Attention land owners and renters
1999 integrated crop management winter programs
Grain stubble rental rates
Learn about soil fertility/crop nutrient needs in your spare time
Farm tractor, combine fires cost millions annually
Controlling eastern redcedar
Tractor safety tips (part 1)
Acreage reply
Rural living clinics scheduled
Use information at …

1999 Issue-Based Review, Darrell Nelson

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

Introduction

Review Team Schedule

Review Team Members

SCREC Faculty

SCREC Staff Structure

SCREC District County Staff Structure

SCREC District Map

Facilities

Ag Profitability and Global Competitiveness

4-H Youth Development

Nebraska's Changing Communities

Healthy Families

Resource Utilization and Environment

Review Update

1993 Exit Report

1993 Exit Report Response

Questions

Index To The House Journal State Of Colorado: Sixty-Second General Assembly First Regular Session At Denver, The State Capitol, Colorado General Assembly

Colorado House and Senate Journals

No abstract provided.

Background Contaminants Evaluation Of Fort Niobrara And Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Karen J. Nelson, Brent J. Esmoil

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

The objectives of this study were to determine background concentrations of metals and organic compounds in biotic and abiotic components of the Fort NiobraralValentine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and document these results to utilize as baseline information for future contaminants investigations. To establish this baseline, sediment, water, and biotic samples (fish, double crested cormorant eggs, and vegetation) were collected from Fort Niobrara and Valentine National Wildlife Refuge in 1995 and tested for inorganic and organic contaminants. lnorganics were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer (lCP) scans. Arsenic and selenium were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). Mercury …

1999 Nebraska Swine Report

Nebraska Swine Reports

Reproduction

Changes in pH of Boar Semen Extenders

Follicular Selection and Atresia in Gilts for an Index of High Ovulation Rate and High Prenatal Survival
Health A Population Approach to Diagnosis of Grow-Finish Diarrhea Comlex
Survival of Pathogenic Intestinal Spirochetes Kept in Pure Cultures and in Pig Feces Held at Four Different Temperatures

Nutrition Feasibility of Growing and Feeding High-Oil Corn to Pigs
Bioavailability of Iron in Iron Proteinates
Zinc Oxide, With or Without Carbadox, Stimulates Performance in Nursery Pigs
The Effects of Dietary Feather Meal Concentration on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Barrows
Defining Swine Nutrient Requirements and Allowances—What …

Impact Of Drinker Type On Pig Performance, Water Use And Manure Production, Mike Brumm, Jill Heemstra

Nebraska Swine Reports

A summer experiment was conducted to examine the impact of drinker design on pig performance, water use and manure volume. Pigs with access to Drik-O-Mat® bowl drinkers had similar daily gains, lower feed intake and improved feed conversion compared to pigs with access to a WaterSwing® nipple drinker. Water use was reduced 24.8 percent for the bowl versus swing drinkers. Manure volume was reduced 21.6 percent for the bowl versus swing drinker. The difference in manure volume is most likely due to a reduction in water wastage. Selection of drinker devices must include consideration of the manure system design and …

Response To Increasing Levels Of Nutrients Fed During Gestation And Lactation To Control And Prolific Gilts, David Casey, Rodger K. Johnson

Nebraska Swine Reports

Normal diets and diets with 50 percent greater amounts of protein, vitamins and certain minerals were fed during the gilt development period through lactation to gilts of lines that differed in litter size. The lines had been developed with 10 generations of genetic selection that resulted in a difference between the prolific line and a randomly selected control line of 2.9 fully formed pigs at birth in first parity sows. However, the large litter size line also had greater numbers of stillborn pigs, smaller pigs at birth and greater pre-weaning mortality. The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether …

Substantive Due Process, Erwin Chemerinsky

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Effective Assistance: Reconceiving The Role Of The Chief Public Defender, Kim A. Taylor-Thompson

Faculty Articles

In recent years, scholars have raised critical questions about the role of public defenders. Some have critiqued the ways that defender offices function, and even openly questioned their continuing need. Still others have examined the visions of defender offices, suggesting that more coherence in their missions might ultimately serve their clients better in the future. But for all their variety, most have presumed that the compelling issues occur in the direct representation of clients. In limiting their sphere of analysis, though, they have ignored fundamental questions about an individual who centrally affects the offices' external policies and internal operations: the …

Converting Nature : People, Environment, And Production In The Antebellum Mississippi Delta / By Albert Glover Way, Albert Glover Way

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.