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Land Use, Land Abuse And Land Re-Use: A Framework For The Implementation Of Tmdls For Nonpoint Source Polluted Waterbodies, Paula J. Lebowitz

Pace Environmental Law Review

In July 2000, EPA promulgated new regulations to implement Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act by requiring states to set Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for water bodies that do not meet water quality standards. Primarily, these regulations were meant to address pollution from non-point sources. However, as the result of the settlement of a lawsuit between environmental and agricultural interests and the EPA, the implementation of the regulations was postponed until March 2003. In this comment, the author suggests that the key to implementing TMDLs and to controlling non-point source pollution is through land use management, and further …

The Meaning Of The Phrase ציר המקרש In The Temple Scroll*, Sidnie White Crawford

Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

A minor point of contention in the interpretation of the Temple Scroll has been the meaning of the phrase ציר המקרש [city of the sanctuary] found in the laws concerning the purity of the ideal sanctuary envisioned by the Temple Scroll. This phrase is not a biblical phrase; therefore we cannot fall back on a biblical meaning to help us determine its meaning. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Temple Scroll uses avariety of terms to refer to the Temple building itself, the various buildings and courts which surround it, and the wider area around it; these …

Book Review: Grazing Management, 2nd Ed., Lowell E. Moser

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Grazing management is critical in obtaining optimum production from grasslands and maintaining the grazing resource. Grazing management involves a complex relationship among the herbivores, vegetation, and other biotic and abiotic factors. Proper grazing management of grazing lands has a tremendous importance in agriculture and natural resource conservation because much of the earth’s surface is covered with grazable vegetation. This book is an updated second edition of Grazing Management, which was first published in 1990. This edition is increased in size and coverage compared with the first edition.. A lot of progress in grazing management has been made in the 11 …

The Use Of Landmarks By Clark's Nutcrackers: First Tests Of A New Model, Alan Kamil, Aleida J. Goodyear, Ken Cheng

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

Animals use many different mechanisms to navigate in space. The characteristics of the mechanism employed are usually well-suited to the demands of each particular navigational problem. For example, desert ants navigating in a relatively featureless environment use path integration, birds homing or migrating over long distances use compasses of various sorts, salmon returning to their natal stream home on olfactory cues. The study of navigation requires the study of many different taxa confronting different problems. One interesting case 1 involves scatter-hoarding species that use memory to relocate their hidden food. Such animals face the problem of remembering many locations simultaneously. …

Blood Lipids And Body Fat In Bahraini Women, Awatif Al-Mannai, Hussain A. Khalfan, J. W. Dickerson, Jane B. Morgan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine some biomedical parameters of a representative sample from the population of overweight and obese, and average weight Bahraini women visiting 2 health centers in Bahrain. METHODS: This study was conducted over a period of 4 months in 2 health centers in the urban city of Muharraq in Bahrain, namely Muharraq Health Center and Shaikh Salman Health Center. The association was examined between body mass index, and the distribution of body fat determined by the waist hip ratio. Serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, as well as glucose …

Invited Synthesis Paper: Principles And Practices For Managing Rangeland Invasive Plants, Robert A. Masters, Roger Sheley

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Invasive plants reduce the capacity of ecosystems to provide goods and services required by society, alter ecological processes, and can displace desirable species. They can reduce wildlife habitat quality, riparian area integrity, rangeland economic value, and enterprise net returns. The invasion process is regulated by characteristics of the invading plant and the community being invaded. The presence and spread of invasive plants is often symptomatic of underlying management problems that must be corrected before acceptable, long-term rangeland improvement can be achieved. Disturbance appears to be important early in the invasion process because it creates vacant niches that alien plants can …

Genotypic Analyses Of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 And O157 Nonmotile Isolates Recovered From Beef Cattle And Carcasses At Processing Plants In The Midwestern States Of The United States, Genevieve A. Barkocy-Gallagher, Terrance M. Arthur, Gregory R. Siragusa, James E. Keen, Robert O. Elder, William Laegreid, Mohammad Koohmaraie

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O157 nonmotile isolates (E. coli O157) previously were recovered from feces, hides, and carcasses at four large Midwestern beef processing plants (R. O. Elder, J. E. Keen, G. R. Siragusa, G. A. Barkocy-Gallagher, M. Koohmaraie, and W. W. Laegreid, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97:2999–3003, 2000). The study implied relationships between cattle infection and carcass contamination within single-source lots as well as between preevisceration and postprocessing carcass contamination, based on prevalence. These relationships now have been verified based on identification of isolates by genomic fingerprinting. E. coli O157 isolates from all positive samples were analyzed …

The Correlation Of Social Approachability, Social Interaction, And Tolerance Levels Depending On The Presence Of A Dog, Darla J. Lawson

Modern Psychological Studies

This study attempted to measure social approachability, social interactions, and tolerance levels of other people towards another person depending upon the presence of a dog was conducted. The study itself was divided into two parts. Part one measured the amount of approaches and social interactions made by other people towards a confederate when she was accompanied by a dog versus if a dog did not accompany her. The results indicate that there was a significant increase in social approachability and social interactions when being accompanied by a dog versus not being accompanied by a dog. Part two of the study …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 33, No.3 September 2001

The Prairie Naturalist

SEASONAL REPRODUCTION IN SIGMODON HISPIDUS INHABITING TALLGRASS PRAIRIES OF OKLAHOMA ▪ J. A. Wilson and R. L. Lochmiller

USE OF THE INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOtA RIVERS ▪ C. L. Milewski, C. R. Berry, and D. Dieterman

SEED USE BY VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE ▪ A. W. Reed, G. A. Kaufman, J. E. Boyer, Jr., and D. W. Kaufman

RANGE EXPANSION OF THE PILEATED WOODPECKER IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. A. Dechant 163

LAB FATTENING AND NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATES OF BODY COMPOSITION IN DEER MICE ▪ E. T. Unangst, Jr., M. J. Blair, M. W. Granger, …

Balancing "Parents Are" And "Parents Do" In The Supreme Court's Constitutionalized Family Law: Some Implications For The Ali Proposals On De Facto Parenthood, David M. Wagner

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

News You Can Use, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

News You Can Use

No abstract provided.

The Aroid-Scarab Mutualism: Importance Of Floral Temperature For Scarab Attraction And Copulation, September 2001, Lauren Silbert

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Inflorescences of Xanthosoma undipes (Araceae) thermoregulate, heating to temperatures ranging from 36ºC-46°C. Scarab beetles in the genus Cyclocephala spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), the pollinators of X. undipes, arrive at the inflorescence during heat production and remain for a period of two days, copulating and feeding. In this study I tested the hypothesis that thermogenesis is a mechanism by which to encourage pollinator copulation. Using an experimental design in which beetles were mated under varying temperature conditions to test for an optimal copulating temperature, I expected highest mating frequency to correspond to maximum inflorescence temperature. No correlation was found between temperature and …

Angiotensin Ii And Vegf Are Involved In Angiogenesis Induced By Short-Term Exercise Training, Sandra L. Amaral, Paula E. Papanek, Andrew S. Greene

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

Results from our laboratory have suggested a pathway involving angiotensin II type 1 (AT₁) receptors and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in angiogenesis induced by electrical stimulation. The present study investigated if similar mechanisms underlie the angiogenesis induced by short-term exercise training. Seven days before training and throughout the training period, male Sprague-Dawley rats received either captopril or losartan in their drinking water. Rats underwent a 3-day treadmill training protocol. The tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles were harvested under anesthesia and lightly fixed in formalin (vessel density) or frozen in liquid nitrogen (VEGF expression). In controls, treadmill training …

A "Time-Slice" Approach To Tort Law's Component Parts Problem, Alani Golanski

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mcgeorge School Of Law Catalog 2001-02, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

The Supreme Court's New Federalism: The Authority Of The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Does Not Extend Over Isolated Intrastate Wetlands Under The Migratory Bird Rule, Paul Edward Svensson

Pace Environmental Law Review

In Solid Waste of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Supreme Court found that the Migratory Bird Rule, promulgated by the Army Corps of Engineers, exceeded the authority delegated to the Corps by Congress under the Clean Water Act. In deciding this case on the basis of the plain language of the statute, the Court did not reach the issue of the constitutional limits of federal land use regulation under the authority of the Commerce Clause. This case note reviews that finding and the Court's historical rulings on Congress' exercise of its commerce power. In …

The Biotechnologies Industry In New Mexico, Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

To assist Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute in its pursuit of an educational training program in biotechnologies, this research study was conducted to assess key elements of New Mexicos biotechnologies industries and occupations. These elements include defining the biotechnologies industry, gathering insights and perspectives from industry officials, and analyzing important employment-related trends. The research methodology incorporated: (1) a quantitative analysis of published data on specific variables including employment, establishments, revenues, value of shipments and current and projected employment levels for key occupations; and (2) a qualitative analysis based on telephone interviews with business leaders, industry members, economic developers, and other persons knowledgeable …

Wglt Program Guide, September-October, 2001, Illinois State University

WGLT Program Guides

This guide details programming for WGLT, a public radio station owned by Illinois State University.

Alcalá View 2001 18.01, University Of San Diego Publications And Human Resources Offices

Alcalá View (1985-2006)

Dining Services Director Rudy Spano is Flavor of the year; Setting the Stage is a Labor of Love; For Your Benefit…; Picnic People Ask for Pardon; Real Estate Institute Administrator Makes a Heartfelt Comeback; Distinguished Decathlete; SEA Snippets; It's A Date; Ask H.R.; The Alcalá View Wants to Hear from You; H.R. Department Gets New Hire; Holy Spirit Mass; Milestones; Classifieds

Information Packet, Florida Ornithological Society Membership Documents, September 1, 2001 - 2005, Florida Ornithological Society

Florida Ornithological Society - Records - Full Collection

A collection of documents related to Florida Ornithological Society membership, including a September 2001 draft of the Membership Action Plan, correspondence about membership committee, brochure layouts, benefits statement, birding event calendar, and applications.

Microfocal X-Ray Ct Imaging And Pulmonary Arterial Distensibility In Excised Rat Lungs, Kelly L. Karau, Roger H. Johnson, Robert C. Molthen, Anita H. Dhyani, Steven Thomas Haworth, Christopher C. Hanger, David L. Roerig, Christopher A. Dawson

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

The objective of this study was to develop an X-ray computed tomographic method for measuring pulmonary arterial dimensions and locations within the intact rat lung. Lungs were removed from rats and their pulmonary arterial trees were filled with perfluorooctyl bromide to enhance X-ray absorbance. The lungs were rotated within the cone of the X-ray beam projected from a microfocal X-ray source onto an image intensifier, and 360 images were obtained at 1° increments. The three-dimensional image volumes were reconstructed with isotropic resolution using a cone beam reconstruction algorithm. The vessel diameters were obtained by fitting a functional form to the …

The Theater Of Birth: Scenes From Women's Scripts, Lisa Hanson, Leona Vandevusse, Kathryn Shisler Harrod

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

An analogy between theater and birth is drawn from analyses of women's birth stories to describe birth from a fresh perspective. Birth and theater are compared using the theatrical production elements: setting, casting, props, set, behind the scenes, script, and roles. Selected examples from women's birth stories highlight each element. Nurses' roles are significant during labor and birth, but nurses' abilities to fulfill these roles are threatened. This analogy promotes rethinking of nursing actions in the theater of birth. Implications for clinical practice are provided, including altering the birth environment, offering choices, and maintaining the woman's role as star.

Evolutionary Polymorphic Neural Networks In Chemical Engineering Modeling, Li Gao

Dissertations

Evolutionary Polymorphic Neural Network (EPNN) is a novel approach to modeling chemical, biochemical and physical processes. This approach has its basis in modern artificial intelligence, especially neural networks and evolutionary computing. EPNN can perform networked symbolic regressions for input-output data, while providing information about both the structure and complexity of a process during its own evolution.

In this work three different processes are modeled: 1. A dynamic neutralization process. 2. An aqueous two-phase system. 3. Reduction of a biodegradation model. In all three cases, EPNN shows better or at least equal performances over published data than traditional thermodynamics /transport or …

Volume 39, Number 1: August 31, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 39, Number 1: August 31, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Dynamic Friction Of Uhmwpe Angular Compliant Bearing For Joint Implants And Machinery, Max Roman

Theses

The feasibility of a unique design of orthopedic- joint implant is investigated. The work focuses on the dynamic friction characteristics of a new joint. This unique design can be also useful in machinery involving oscillating motion similar to that of the hip joint during walking. An elastomeric layer bonded behind the rigid acetubular cup can be beneficial in improving the durability of prosthetic implants. Angular compliance offered by the elastomeric layer reduces relative sliding between the surfaces, lowers contact stresses by distributing pressure more evenly, and reduces the possibility of incongruent loading conditions caused by misalignment. The application of a …

Chimes: August 31, 2001, Calvin College

Chimes

KnightVision improves online community by Christian Bell

Cheap fun in G.R. by Beth Heinen

Prelude offers extended curriculum for incoming students by Christian Bell

GR offers church goers various Sunday choices by Erin Miller

Celebration on the Grand not to be missed by Beth Heinen

August 31, 2001, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

An Historical And Policy Analysis Of The Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247) And Amendments With Special Reference To The Crisis Nursery Prevention Model, Lyra L. Peterson

Theses and Graduate Projects

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatrnent Act of L9l4 (P.L. 93-247) was the federal legislation that included the first definition of child maltreatment and funded both treatment and prevention projects, including crisis nursery demonstration projects.

This social policy and historical analysis examines the legislative policy that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Nixon (1974). The analysis will include subsequent amendments. This law defines child abuse and sets provisions for reporting, investigating, treating, and preventing child abuse.

This research reveals competition between the provision of treatment and prevention throughout the policy. This competition is driven by two …

The Missouri Miner, August 30, 2001

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.