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Improving Feed Grains, Bruce P. Mullan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Clearly, to encourage grain growers to focus their production systems towards feed grains, it is important to first identify the reasons for variation in the nutritional value of grains and then to develop rapid, cheap, and accurate methods of measuring these factors. The analytical methods should ideally be suitable for application either at the site of grain delivery from the farm or within the place of stockfeed manufacture. This will mean the nutritional value of the grain can be known before it is used. The rational marketing of feed grains could then be achieved, with the benefits from more efficient …

Growth And Feeding Studies On The Algal Feeding Stage Of A Pfiesteria-Like Dinoflagellate, David W. Seaborn, A. Michelle Seaborn, William M. Dunstan, Harold G. Marshall

Virginia Journal of Science

The dinoflagellate Cryptoperidiniopsis sp. was isolated from sediment samples taken from Virginia estuaries, and established in culture for subsequent growth and feeding studies. The maximum abundance, or yield, of Cryptoperidiniopsis is exponentially related to the concentration of algal prey and is saturated at about 4.00 X 10⁵ mL^-1. Salinity from 10-20 ppt and temperature between 15-25 C have no effect on the yield of this form of Cryptoperidiniopsis. Light intensity has a secondary effect in that the algal prey reproduces more quickly in higher light as they are being grazed. Growth rates of Cryptoperidiniopsis were …

An Analysis Of Physicians' Reluctance To Follow Terminally Ill Patients' Advance Directives, Norma Poirier

Harold L. Hodgkinson Award for Outstanding Dissertation

This explanatory study examined the reasons why physicians have difficulty respecting the wishes of terminally ill patients who refuse treatment. Consistent with the relevant literature, three alternative explanations were hypothesized in answering the question: fear of litigation, religious beliefs, and medical professional values.

Evidence was gathered from three different sources. Semistructured interviews were carried out with 24 emergency physicians from the Moncton Area in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and submitted to both quantitative and qualitative content analysis. Nineteen cases of terminally ill patients whose wishes not to be treated were not respected were collected and submitted to content …

Investigation On Changes In Physical And Chemical Properties Of Palm Kernel Oil During Hydrogenation, İhsan Karabulut, Muammer Kayahan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Palm kernel oil was hydrogenated discontinuously for a period of 100 min at 165°C and 2,5 atm in the presence of nickel catalyst (%0,18). The changes in iodine number, fatty acid composition, trans fatty acid content and solid fat content during the hydrogenation were investigated for samples taken at 10 min intervals. According to the findings, while iodine number was gradually decreased during the reaction, trans fatty acid content increased significantly. Reaction conditions had increased effect on stearic acid formation from monoens. Trans fatty acid and total saturated fatty acid amounts increased proportionally with increase in SFC values.

Reactions Of Some Maize Hybrids To Different Nitrogen Rates, Mehmet Ali̇ Çullu, Ahmet Can Ülger, Nuri̇ Güzel, İbrahi̇m Ortaş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this pot experiment, reaction of five different maize genotypes grown in Çukurova Region to different rates of nitrogen were measured. Responses of the genotypes employed to different rates of nitrogen were measured using uptake of nitrogen, root and top dry matter yield, number of leaves, plant height and other nutrient contents of the plant and the intetactions among the plant characterictics were examined and interpreted. Total top dry matter yield, number of leaves, plant height, root development and percent calcium contents of the all genotypes increased as the rates of nitrogen increased. P and Mn contents and levels of …

The Mcs Controversy: Admissibility Of Expert Testimony Regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Under The Daubert Regime, Amy B. Spagnole

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Effect Of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index And Gestational Weight Gain On Birth Weight, S S. Merchant, I A. Momin, A A. Sewani, N F. Zuberi

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Objective: Nutritional status of women has been considered an important prognostic indicator of birth outcome. The study aims to show the effect of various prepregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) categories and corresponding gestational weight gain on newborn birth weight.
Methods: Two hundred women were included in the study. These women had regular antenatal visits and later delivered at The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) between the period January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997.
Results: For women with prepregnancy BMI < 19., mean birth weight of newborns was lower for those gaining < 12.5 kg than those gaining > 12.5 kg (P < 0.001). Women who started their pregnancy with BMI 19.8-26 and gained weight above expected range gave birth to high birth weight babies (P = 0.009). Gestational weight gain did not have a significant association with birth weight for women having prepregnancy BMI > 26.
Conclusion: Efforts should be made to attain adequate prepregnancy weight to reduce the likelihood of low …

Variation In Biomass And Chemical Composition Of Dominant Rangeland Plants During The Growing Season Ii. Changes In Chemical Composition, Adi̇l Bakoğlu, Ahmet Gökkuş, Ali̇ Koç

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was conducted to determine the annual variations in crude protein, crude cellulose, P, K, Ca and Mg contents, and the ratio of K/(Ca+Mg) of crested wheatgrass, subalpine brome, sheep fescue, junegrass, needlegrass, hybrid alfalfa and cat thyme in Erzurum rangelands, during the 1994 growing season. Crude protein, P, Mg and K contents steadily decreased toward to end of the growth stage although cellulose content increased. Ca content increased until blooming stage in all plants. Plant leaves had richer nutrient contents than the stems in all growing periods. The K/(Ca+Mg) ratio was high at the beginning of the vegetative …

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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

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Effects Of Different Harvesting Times On Yield And Quality Of Sorghum Silage (Sorghum Bicolor L.), Sadik Çakmakçi, İrfan Gündüz, M. Ali̇ Tüsüz, Semi̇ha Çeçen, Bi̇lal Aydinoğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different harvesting times on yield and quality of sorghum silage. To achieve this aim, the Rox variety of sorghum was planted in randomized complete block design with three replications in two years at the Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute in Antalya. The plants were harvested during five physiological growth stages. In this study, the effects of different harvesting times on fresh weight, proportion of leaf, stem and panicle, proportions and yields of dry matter, and crude protein, the proportions of leaf, stem and panicle crude protein were determined. The results …

The Production Technique Of Mycorrhizal Spore For Using In Large Arable Land, İbrahi̇m Ortaş, Betül Ergün, Derya Ortakçi, Server Ercan, Ökkeş Köse

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Almost %96 of plant species are mycorrhizal infected. Some of them request definitely mycorrhizal infection. Since growth of spores are obligate to the living plant roots, it is nearly impossible to produce mycorrhizal spores under the laboratory conditions. Production of mycorrhizal spores is one of the important step of mycorrhizal work. It is also very important to know the minimum amount of inoculum in order to reach the maximum percentage of infection. The aim of this research was to select the best host plant, in order to obtain high level of mycorrhizal infection, mycorrhizal species and to find the best …

Total Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasisin Surgical Neonates, Alaeddi̇n Di̇lsi̇z

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors in the development of total parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis which is a significant clinical problem for pediatric surgeons. Methods: The medical records of 54 neonates who had received total parenteral nutrition for more than two weeks were reviewed retros pectively. Prematurity, duration of parenteral nutrition, enteral starvation, composition of the parenteral nutrition solution, the number of septic episodes and the presence of jejunostomy were evaluated as risk factors. The results were analyzed by dividing the patients into two groups, based on conjugated plasma bilirubin levels (greater or less …

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Turkish Journal of Biology

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Variation Of Total Lipid And Fatty Acid Amount And Compositions Inmuscles Of Capoeta Trutta And Barbus Rajanorum Mystaceus Duringreproduction Period, Vahi̇t Konar, Ayhan Canpolat, Ökkeş Yilmaz, Feri̇t Gürsu

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, the variation of total lipid and fatty acid composition in muscle tissues of females and males of Copoeta trutta and Barbus rajanorum mystaceus living in Keban Dam Lake (Elazig) were examined. It was observed that the amount of total lipid in muscle tissues of C. trutta (p

Effects Of Temperature And Ripening Stage On The Respiration Rate Of Tomatoes, Ali̇ Batu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The effects of storage temperature and ripening stage on the ripening rate of freshly harvested tomatoes before storage were determined. Respiration was slower in tomatoes harvested at mature green stage of ripening, and the respiration rate increased until the tomatoes reached to the pink and light-red stages of maturity. The maximum CO 2 production occurred in toma-toes harvested at pink, light-red and red stages of maturity, whereas the minimum O 2 consumption occurred in tomatoes harvested at turning, pink and light-red stages of maturity. The highest levels of ethylene were produced by tomatoes harvested at breaking, turning and pink stages …

Cultivation Of Pleurotus Floridaon Forest And Agricultural Wastes By Leaves Of Tree And Wood Waste, Hüseyi̇n Si̇vri̇kaya, Hüseyi̇n Peker

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Some forest and agricultural wastes of Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were subjected to mushroom ( Pleurotus florida) cultivation in this study. 1:1, 1:3 and 3:1 (w:w) mixtures were prepared mainly by tree leaves wood wastes of timber work shops, cupola of nut trees (NC) and leaves (NL), corn stalks (CS), waste tea leaves (WTL) of tea factories, wheat straw (WS) and waste paper(WP). P.floridaof which the strain was numbered darmycel by Fungi Perfect co. (USA) was used in inoculations of pre-pared series of substrates after being sterillized in an autoclave by direct vapor. Results indicated that wood waste …

Studies On Mushroom Production In Aquaculture With Tuff And Perlite, Şeref Aksu, Ati̇la Günay

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study perlite, volcanic tuff and peat moss media were investigated for their possible use in mushroom production in aquaculture between 1994-1995. In mushroom feeding studies, 2% sucrose medium was found to be the most suitable solution for mushroom mycelium growth. Among the 6 different media each containing 2% sucrose, the effect of different rates of micro and macro elements were studied and mycelium growth was investigated. The best liquid medium in relation to the highest dry weight of mycelium was the medium labelled No. 1 which consisted of 10^-3 mol/l of macro and 10^-6 mol/l of micro nutrient …

1999-2000 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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Postabortion Care: Lessons From Operations Research, Dale Huntington, Nancy J. Piet-Pelon

Reproductive Health

This book focuses on one central but until now intransigent aspect of women’s health: How to reduce the toll of death and morbidity associated with unsafe abortion. For the first time in the history of international decision-making, Cairo established a consensus on abortion. This was reaffirmed in the 1999 United Nations General Assembly statement. Where abortion is illegal, many women use herbal remedies, take modern drugs in unsupervised ways, attempt to physically self-induce, or seek help from abortion providers working outside the law. Where abortion is illegal, women are exposed to painful, dangerous procedures and many fall so sick that …

The Association Of Fluid Intake With Total Natural-Cause Mortality, Coronary Heart Disease And Fatal Stroke, Jacqueline Chung Lun Chan

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hypohydration may be more widespread than realized since it does not always arouse a sense of thirst. When thirst is felt, it is often ignored, or satisfied before euhydration is achieved. There is growing evidence indicating that hypohydration contributes to acute and chronic illnesses, and to rheological factors associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Therefore the relationship of fluid intake with risk of total natural-cause mortality, CHD and stroke death was examined using data on 34,192 white, non-Hispanic participants in the Adventist Health Study.

Among the 27,342 reporting no CHD, stroke or diabetes at baseline, during six years …

Body Weight And Mortality Among Adults Who Never Smoked, Pramil N. Singh

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Most prospective studies identify an increased mortality risk for adults of high body mass index (> 27 kg/m²) that is commonly attributed to the effects of excess body fat, and also identify an increased mortality risk for adults of low body mass index (< 21 kg/m²), an association that, if causal among healthy adults, is without adequate pathophysiologic support.

In this dissertation, I have conducted three studies that continue the investigation of adiposity in relation to mortality among never-smoking adults of the California Seventh-day Adventist population. Among never-smoking adults of the Adventist Mortality Study (1960-1985), the relation between …

Health Care Access For Children With Disabilities, Linda C. Fentiman

Pace Law Review

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Contemporary Challenges To Privacy Rights, Nan Hunter, Nadine Strossen, Jed Rubenfeld

NYLS Law Review

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University Receives $9.14 Million For Research, Other Projects In November, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi professors received $9.14 million for research, service and education projects in November.

Learn & Serve Higher Education: Semi-Annual Report, Association For Gerontology In Higher Education

Evaluation/Reflection

Content:

-Interview Forms:
Faculty, Student, Agency Directors

-Evaluation Forms:
Faculty, Student, Agency Directors

-Resource Directory (Southeastern Oklahoma State University)

-Intergenerational Service-Learning (University of Findlay)

-News Clippings

Bulletin 4384 - New Asian Vegetables From Western Australia - At A Glance, Vynka Mcveigh, Soon Chye Tan Dr, Geraldine Pasqual

Bulletins 4000 -

Western Australia produces a range of horticultural commodities including fruit, vegetables, flowers, nursery products and wine as part of its fast growing $400 million horticultural industry. Natural advantages such as climate and clean environment, soils and water make Western Australia an ideal place to supply a variety of high quality produce to domestic and international markets.

Western Australia is Australia's largest exporter of fresh vegetables, sending a range of products to over 20 countries. A strong export trade has developed with South East Asia and growing opportunities exist in other markets in Asia and in the Northern Hemisphere. Western Australia …

Pesticide Issues And Public Policy Interaction, Elroy E. Haadem

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Lactation Clinic Utilization : Impact On Breastfeeding Experiences, Susan Nokleby

Theses and Dissertations

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High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (Hdl-C) As An Indicator Of Cardiovascular Disease : A Meta-Analytic Review, Denae Blue

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Nurses' Perceived And Actual Expertise For Self Care Management Of Diabetes During Pregnancy, Betty Reinertson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.