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Summer Field Report, June-July 2002, W. Ross Silcock

Nebraska Bird Review

The big news this summer was the drought which affected most of southern and western Nebraska. Conditions were particularly severe in the southern Panhandle and in the southwest. As one observer (DP) wryly noted: "The cool, cloudy weather in the sixties this morning was a welcome contrast to the stinkin' hot dirt blowing blast furnace in the low one hundreds that was in south central Nebraska Sunday afternoon [June 3]." Some comments from western Kansas by birder-rancher Scott Seltman are pertinent: "I think there's no question that because of the ongoing drought most farmers delayed their fieldwork this spring" perhaps …

Nebraska Bird Review September 2002 Volume 70 Number 3

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Summer Field Report, June-July 2002
compiled by W. Ross Silcock .................................94

Species Accounts.................................99

Hermit Warbler In Knox County: First Accepted Record
For Nebraska by Mark A. Brogie................................. 119

The Changing Status of the Sandhill Crane in the Eastem
Rainwater Basin by Joel G. Jorgensen.................................122

Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth; Me 700 Principles Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter

Syllabi

I. Course Description: "The foundational principles and strategies of the Church Growth movement pioneered by Donald McGavran, seen as one informed approach to strategy development in mission and evangelism and as a means to inform congregational and denominational outreach and expansion. Focus upon North American and Third World cases."

A Mechanical System For Soil Reconstruction, John Patrick Fulton, Larry G. Wells, Timothy D. Smith

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

One of the most perplexing problems associated with reclaiming surface–mined lands is excessive compaction of soil due to the heavy earthmoving equipment used during the reclamation process. Over the years, some innovative material handling schemes have been devised to limit vehicle traffic during reclamation on reconstructed soil. However, final grading operations can often create root–limiting bulk densities, which affect plant growth and yield. The purpose of this article is to describe a mechanism designed at the University of Kentucky whereby mine soil can be reconstructed without introducing compaction caused by surface traffic in order for the soil to sustain desirable …

The Effect Of Varying Forest Disturbance On Fruit And Seed Diversity, And Black-Faced Solitaire (Myadestes Melanops) Abundance, September 2002, Danielle Leah Wood

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Remnant Tree Dispersal Syndromes On The Succession Of A Secondary Forest, September 2002, Scott A. Pattison

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

A large portion of Neotropical forests are being or have been cleared for agriculture and pasture. Conserving biodiversity in these areas, therefore, will depend on efforts to restore degraded habitat. In order to examine the influence of remnant trees on regeneration in a secondary tropical forest in Costa Rica, this study compared the species composition of plants and seedlings beneath a bird dispersed tree species, Zanthoxylum fagara (Rutaceae), and a ballistically dispersed tree species, Croton draco (Euphorbiaceae), There was no statistical difference found between the two, but when both data were combined, a higher percentage of bird and bat dispersed …

Hummingbird-Mediated Pollen Flow Across A Cloud Forest Edge, September 2002, Kate Freund

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Non-territorial hummingbirds that visit more than one species of flower in mixed order can deposit pollen on heterospecific stigmas as they forage. Pollen dispersed to incorrect species lowers the reproductive success of both the pollen donor and recipient plants. While highly specific relationships between some plants and their hummingbird pollinators probably evolved to reduce this type of heterospecific pollen flow, these relationships may break down in severely disturbed areas. This may lead to high rates of pollen deposition at inappropriate flowers. This study looked at hummingbird-mediated pollen flow across a primary cloud forest-pasture ecotone in Monteverde, Costa Rica. While virtually …

Ipr : Biotechnology And Agriculture, P D Jose

IIMB Management Review

The Biotechnology and Agriculture Panel saw Indira Ramaswamy, Fellow student, IIMB and M D Nair, consultant and author, discussing the opportunities and constraints of the biotechnology sector in India. Defining biotechnology as the use and manipulation of living organisms for the purpose of commercialisation, which includes the use of tissue culture, cell fusion, embryo transfer and recombinant DNA technology, Indira Ramaswamy detailed the market segmentation of biotechnology into health care, agriculture, industry and environmental applications and the Indian scenario vis a vis each of the segments. She described the key features of a biotechnology company and the main trend being …

News You Can Use, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

News You Can Use

No abstract provided.

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter, Volume 30, No. 3, September 2002, Lois Lyles

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter

Contents: A Note from the Editor -- Address Corrections -- The CRF Website -- Conferences and Meetings -- Cave Safely: How to Deal with Hypothermia -- Hamilton Valley Capital Campaign Update -- Mike Yocum -- Twice in the Same Trip -- Cave Restoration and Survey at Carlsbad Cavern: Memorial Day Weekend, 2002 -- Being an Outdoor Woman & Training the Staff -- Lilburn Cave and the Redwood Canyon Karst -- Regional Expedition Reports -- 2002 Expedition Calendar

A Eurasian Wryneck Speciment From Southern Indian, John B. Dunning Jr., Amanda Beheler, Michael Crowder, Steve Andrews, Ron Weiss

North American Birds

No abstract provided.

2002 September, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for September of 2002.

Conformity And Dissent, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Much of the time, human beings do what others do. This is perfectly sensible, because the actions and statements of other people convey valuable information about what should be done. In addition, most people want the good opinion of others, and this desire promotes conformity. But conformity can lead both groups and institutions in unfortunate and even catastrophic directions. The most serious problem is that by following others, people fail to disclose what they know and believe, thus depriving society of important information. Those who dissent, and who reject the pressures imposed by others, perform valuable social functions, often at …

Probability Errors: Some Positive And Normative Implications For Tort And Contract Law, Eric A. Posner

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

This paper examines the effect of tort rules on behavior if people are optimistic or insensitive relative to true probabilities. The paper shows that under certain conditions both strict liability and negligence cause levels of care that are higher than, or equal to, what is efficient (rather than lower). The paper also shows that under certain conditions strict liability and negligence cause the same level of activity among optimists (more than is efficient). Other implications for tort law are discussed, as are the sensitivity of the results to the choice of how to model probability errors. Implications for contract law, …

"I Am Your Lord Most High": Pharaoh And The Sin Of Hubris In The Qur'an, Vincent J. Cornell

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Denying The Undeniable: Pharaoh And The Signs Of God, Ahmed Afzaal

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Federal Judicial Selection In The Fourth Circuit, Carl Tobias

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Preemption Hogwash: North Carolina's Judicial Repal Of Local Authority To Regulate Hog Farms In Craig V. County Of Chatham, Christy Noel

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Comparative Proteome Analysis Of Brucella Melitensis Vaccine Strain Rev 1 And A Virulent Strain, 16m, Michel Eschenbrenner, Mary Ann Wagner, Troy A. Horn, Jo Ann Kraycer, Cesar V. Mujer, Sue Hagius, Philip Elzer, Vito G. Delvecchio

Faculty Publications

The genus Brucella consists of bacterial pathogens that cause brucellosis, a major zoonotic disease characterized by undulant fever and neurological disorders in humans. Among the different Brucella species, Brucella melitensis is considered the most virulent. Despite successful use in animals, the vaccine strains remain infectious for humans. To understand the mechanism of virulence in B. melitensis, the proteome of vaccine strain Rev 1 was analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and compared to that of virulent strain 16M. The two strains were grown under identical laboratory conditions. Computer-assisted analysis of the two B. melitensis proteomes revealed proteins expressed in either 16M …

Missing Persons, Steven D. Smith

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Cloning And Reproductive Liberty, Francis J. Beckwith

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Motions 2002 Volume 38 Number 1, University Of San Diego School Of Law Student Bar Association

Newspaper, Motions (1987-2019)

No abstract provided.

South Dakota State University Graduate Bulletin 2002-2004, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

Telling Tales: The Fictions Of William Trevor, Robert Tracy

Colby Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Alteration Of Oriented Deposition Of Cellulose Microfibrils By Mutation Of A Katanin-Like Microtubule-Severing Protein, David H. Burk, Zheng Hua Ye

Faculty Publications

It has long been hypothesized that cortical microtubules (MTs) control the orientation of cellulose microfibril deposition, but no mutants with alterations of MT orientation have been shown to affect this process. We have shown previously that in Arabidopsis, the fra2 mutation causes aberrant cortical MT orientation and reduced cell elongation, and the gene responsible for the fra2 mutation encodes a katanin-like protein. In this study, using field emission scanning electron microscopy, we found that the fra2 mutation altered the normal orientation of cellulose microfibrils in walls of expanding cells. Although cellulose microfibrils in walls of wild-type cells were oriented transversely …

Furman Magazine. Volume 45, Issue 3 - Full Issue, Furman University

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Furman's Misbehaving Behaviorist, Charles L. Brewer

Furman Magazine

John Broadus Watson was notorious not only for his influential views about psychology, but for his tempestuous personal life as well.

Homecoming 2002 Crowds Bask In Exceptional Weather, Good Times, Furman University

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Semiotics, Epistemology, And Inquiry, Jeanette Bopry

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

No abstract provided.

Comments On "Pharaoh's Hardened Heart", Kris Lindbeck

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.