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Declared Plant Control Handbook Recommendations For The Control Of Declared Plants In Western Australia, John R. Peirce, Rachael A. Pratt

Biosecurity published reports

Sixth Edition.

Reviewed October 2005.

Plants may be "declared" by the Agriculture Protection Board under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976.If a plant is declared, all landholders are obliged to control that plant on their properties. Declarations specifies a category, or categories, for each plant according to the control strategies or objectives which the Agriculture Protection Board believes are appropriate in a particular place.

Among the factors considered in categorising declared plants are:

* the impact of the plant on individuals, agricultural production and the community in general,

* whether it is already established in the area, and …

Communicating About Aids-Changes In Understanding And Coping With Help Of Language In Urban Kagera, Tanzania, Aldin Mutembei, Maria Emmelin, Joe Lugalla, Lars Dahlgren

Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

Faced with the problems of HIV/AIDS, people have to find ways to communicate around them. The aim of this paper is to mirror changes over time in the Kagera people's social cognition regarding HIV/AIDS, using their own language as a tracer of this process. Focus group discussions and personal and group interviews conducted during 1992 to 1995 in urban Bukoba, Kagera, constitute the basis for an analysis of metaphorical expressions in use since 1985. Pronounced uncertainty is later transformed into a deeper understanding of the pandemic and an increased disposition to cope with the situation. Knowledge about the socio-linguistic expressions …

Hearing Impairment In Low Birth Weight Children, Kamal J. Daghistani, Tarek S. Jamal, Siraj M. Zakzouk

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of hearing impairment in normal and low birth weight children. METHODS: A survey of 9540 Saudi children below 15 years of age was carried out. The survey was performed in the provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from September 1994 to May 1998. The subjects were classified into low birth weight (up to 2.5 kg) and normal birth weight (>2.5 kg) groups. Each child was carefully examined for hearing status. RESULTS: The results of this study showed significantly high prevalence of hearing impairment in low birth weight children (14.87%) as compared to normal …

Status Epilepticus. Can The Incidence Be Reduced?, Jumana Y. Al-Alama, Ali O. Shaabat

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To identify high risk groups for the development of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) in an attempt to decrease the incidence and to determine both the time to access to medical care and the use of prehospital treatment in an attempt to reduce the duration of seizing. METHODS: Retrospective study record analysis of all cases of CSE in children, at the King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from June 1997 to June 2000. RESULTS: During the study period there were 24 cases of CSE. The major etiologic factors were chronic neurological disorders, idiopathic epilepsy, and acute cerebral …

Combined Brucella Melitensis And Streptococcal Viridans Endocarditis, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Bashir A. Wani, Suphia M. Sherbeeni

Saudi Medical Journal

Infectious endocarditis is a potentially lethal inflammation of the hearts9 inner lining invaded by microorganisms. The mortality from this illness increases as the number of infective organisms rises to 2, due to involvement of the left side of the heart. These microorganisms usually arise from the patient9s own flora but can be acquired from the environment. Fever and heart murmurs are the principal clinical manifestations followed by a plethora of peripheral signs due to dissemination of microorganisms via the bloodstream. Echocardiographic imaging and sensitive culture techniques form the cornerstone of diagnosis. We report a patient with rheumatic heart disease who …

An Evidence-Based Review Of Dopamine Receptor Agonists In The Treatment Of Parkinson’S Disease, Dirk Deleu, Margaret G. Northway, Yolande Hanssens

Neurosciences

Apomorphine and certain ergot alkaloids (bromocriptine, lisuride and pergolide) have been available for several decades; for the last few years, they were joined by newer dopamine agonists (cabergoline, pramipexole and ropinirole) most of them are non-ergolines. Each of these dopamine agonists has its own pharmacological characteristics and occupies a place in the pharmacotherapy of Parkinsons disease. In this evidence-based review, emphasis is put on the clinical efficacy of dopamine agonists in early and advanced Parkinsons disease, and where possible comparative evidence regarding their efficacy and safety is provided. In addition, their clinical pharmacokinetics, adverse effect profiles and most relevant interactions …

Impact Of Early Surgical Correction Of Curves In Paralytic Scoliosis, Stefan M. Knoeller, Ralf D. Stuecker

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the advantages of early surgery in patients suffering from neuromuscular scoliosis. METHODS: Between January 1992 and January 1998, 20 patients with paralytic scoliosis, with an average age of 15 years, were treated surgically in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Feiburg, Germany. The parameter investigations included correction of the scoliosis independent of preoperative curves, operation time independent of Cobb angles, complications and blood loss. Surgery included a dorsal semi rigid instrumentation with pedicle screws in the lumbo-sacral region and sublaminar wiring in the thoracic area. RESULTS: The preoperative scoliotic curve …

Pakej E-Learning Upsr Matematik / Nor Azlina Nasrudin, Nasrudin Nor Azlina

Student Works (2000-2009)

Pakej E-Learning UPSR Matematik, sepertimana namanya, merupakan suatu sistem pembelajaran interaktif menggunakan media elektronik berrmultimedia iaitu komputer untuk mata pelajaran Matematik UPSR. Pakej ini m rupakan suatu sistem "stand-alone" yang bertujuan untuk membantu pelajar-pelajar bagi mencapai kecemerlangan di dalam peperiksaan UPSR yang sebenar. Bahasa Melayu dipilih sebagai bahasa pengantar pakej ini sejajar dengan silibus subjek Matematik UPSR yang telah ditetapkan oleh Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia buat masa sekarang. Dengan cara ini, pelajar lebih mudah mengaplikasikan pembelajaran menggunakan pakej ini dengan peperiksaan yang sebenar. Pakej ini menekankan aspek pembelajaran melalui interaksi pelajar dengan sistem bermultimedia untuk memupuk minat mereka untuk mempelajari dan …

Web-Based Counseling System / Avinash Pratap Ramasamy, Ramasamy Avinash Pratap

Student Works (2000-2009)

As we know that the advancement of information technology and increasing numbers of users getting connected to the internet, different promotional methods are employed on the wold wide web (www). Providing sufficient information, so as to entice to user to visit the property. Effects of the technological developments in the counseling scope and the fruits of applied technology with the main factor of economic force. Profit motives that are always behind the scenes regulating the flows and rates of implementation has shape the relative popularity and growth patterns of competing, usually interdependent and products· Therefore value added services such as …

Bus Ticket Reservation System / Tan Chin Kuang, Chin Kuang Tan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Electronic Commerce is one of the most important aspects of the Internet to emerge. It allows people to exchange goods and services immediately and with no barriers of time or distance. Any time of the day or night, people can go on line and buy almost anything they want. Puduraya Bus Ticket Agent (PBTA) System is an application based on the e-commerce technology. Its makes use of client/server architecture to provide people with on line access to bus companies' databases. The main purpose of PBTA is to offer more convenient way for people to get the ticket of bus companies …

Interactive Mathematics Learning System (Smartmath) / Regina Tay Li Ling, Regina Tay Regina Tay

Student Works (2000-2009)

Interactive Mathematics Learning System (Smartmath) is a Web-based Multimedia Learning-teaching system for lower primary school level. Primary school students, teachers, and parents are the target users of this system. It can be used as a teaching tool or as a self-learning program. The strength of Smartmath is that it provides lessons to educate users about basic mathematics operations according to users age group. Lessons are provided for children aged 7 and 8 which can also be used by preschool children. There are interactive quizzes that test the student's understanding after each lesson. Games based on mathematic operations and numbers are …

Smart Board Chat System / David Gan Chye Ong, Chye Ong David Gan

Student Works (2000-2009)

People need to connect with other people and business processes to get their work done. Much like the step between the telegraph to the telephone, the step to Internet technology connects people with a richer flow of information. Collaboration can bring people all over the world together with more efficient use of time and at lower cost, by eliminating the need to travel. The emergence and wide-spread adoption of the World Wide Web (WWW) offers a great deal of potential for the developers of collaborative technologies, both as an enabling infrastructure and a platform for integration with existing end-user environments. …

Library Online Request For Purchasing Reading Material System / Too Ser Ing, Ser Ing Too

Student Works (2000-2009)

Library Online Request for Purchasing Reading Material System (LORS) is a web-based application where lecturers from University of Malaya (UM) can make their requisition for purchasing reading material to tile main library via the Internet. For the past few years, the requisition for purchasing reading materials has been done manually. Due to the inconvenience and time-consuming problems, it is worthy for us to develop a library online request service. The development of LORS is anticipated to include the use of Information Technology. LORS is mainly divided into 2 sections, which are user section and administrator section. User section is a …

A New Record For The Turkish Spider Fauna: Cyclosa Conica Pallas (Araneae, Araneidae), Abdullah Bayram, Murat Ünal

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The characteristic features and drawings of Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772, which is recorded for the first time in Turkey, are given in this study.

Floral Choices, Parasites And Micro-Organisms In Natural Populations Of Bumblebees (Apidae: Hymenoptera) In Ankara Province, Ahmet Murat Ayteki̇n, Neşe Çağatay, Selçuk Hazir

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, the flower choices of different bumblebee species in Ankara province regarding their associations among various parasites and micro-organisms were determined. A total of 21 different species of the genera Bombus Latreille and Psithyrus Lepeletier were examined. The motile hypopus of the mite species Acarus farris (Oudemans, 1905) (Acaridae) was found to be phoretic on Bombus (Bombus) terrestris, Megabombus (Megabombus) argillaceus, Megabombus (Thoracobombus) zonatus and Pyrobombus (Sibiricobombus) niveatus queens. Nosema bombi was also determined to be an internal parasite of B. terrestris. Finally, a nematode species belonging to the family Allantonematidae (Tylenchida) was isolated from Megabombus (Thoracobombus) sylvarum …

The Effects Of Acute Stress On Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Ayşegül Kubi̇lay, Gülşen Uluköy

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The physiological effects of acute stressors (transport, handling, netting and confinement) on rainbow trout in an aquaculture system were investigated. Serum cortisol level, serum glucose and lysozyme activity were determined in rainbow trout stressed by acute stressors, and compared with those of unstressed (control) fish. Serum cortisol, glucose levels and lysozyme activity were significantly higher(P

What Makes It Into The News: A Close Look At How News Sources At 6pr And 720 Abc Radio Influence News Selection, Angela Businoska

Theses : Honours

One of the roles of journalists today is to select the newsworthy stories from the endless amount of information which flows into their media organisation's newsroom. So, what is news and how do journalists decide what makes it and what docs not, in the news each day? Past and present research on this topic has thus far attempted to provide a formula, or consistent approach to the news selection process. To date, these newsroom studies have often been based at an international level, with results primarily originating from interviews with journalists themselves. This suggests that there are still many aspects …

The Use Of Photographic Caricatures To Examine The Development Of A Perception Of Facial Attractiveness, Bronwyn J. Struthers

Theses : Honours

Throughout the human population, there is remarkable agreement as to what constitutes an attractive face. The consistency of attractiveness ratings across age, gender and culture has led to a search for an underlying construct that determines facial attractiveness. Langlois and Roggman (1990) proposed the "average is attractive" hypothesis arguing that facial attractiveness is determined by the level of averageness of facial features. Langlois and Roggman (1990) created composite faces to examine this hypothesis but their methodology was criticised, particularly because the technique used to create the composites tended to remove facial flaws and blemishes. This led to the argument that …

Does Plant Morphology Influence Fish Fauna Associated With Seagrass Meadows?, Michael C. Burt

Theses : Honours

Three distinct seagrass habitats were sampled to determine whether fish assemblages differed between meadows comprising of different seagrass species with different morphological characteristics and whether plant morphology influences species assemblages. Three seagrass habitats consisting of Posidonia sinuosa, Posidonia coriacea and meadows of a mixture of P. coriacea and Heterozostera tasmanica in the Success Bank region, off the coast of Fremantle, Western Australia were selected. For each habitat, sampling was carried out using a 1m wide beam trawl over a distance of 50m at six replicated locations, on three occasions between June and September 2002. Seagrass samples were collected at each …

Stressors, Hope, And Health : Applying The Neuman Systems Model To Health Promotion For Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence In The Rural Northern Plains, Marlene E. Brisson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Professional Organizational Membership And Political Issues, Rachael L. Brown

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Speech Evaluation Process: Does The Evaluation Instrument And/Or Evaluator's Experience Matter?, Karen Anderson, Karla Kay Jensen

Basic Communication Course Annual

Speech evaluation forms are a useful and necessary tool of any communication course with a public speaking component. The continued investigation of how such forms are created and used is beneficial to students and teachers. In this study, raters from various experience levels graded two speeches using a combination of four evaluation forms, half of which included directions. Raters then responded to questions regarding the forms they just used.

Results indicate that experience level and form type influence the speech grade given. Additionally, raters' responses regarding the forms reveal how they view the use of forms in the speech evaluation …

The Fire Defenses Under U.S. Law, Eugene J. O'Connor, Shannon O'Reilly

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Weaving A Computing Fabric, Michael N. Huhns, Larry M. Stevens, John W. Keele, Jim E. Wray, Warren M. Snelling, Greg P. Harhay, Randy R. Bradley

Faculty Publications

As sources of information relevant to a particular domain proliferate, we need a methodology for locating, aggregating, relating, fusing, reconciling, and presenting information to users. Interoperability thus must occur not only among the information, but also among the different software applications that process it. Given the large number of potential sources and applications, interoperability becomes an extremely large problem for which manual solutions are impractical. A combination of software agents and ontologies can supply the necessary methodology for interoperability.

Troubling The Waters: Human Cargos, Marvin H. Morse, Lucy M. Moran

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Rwandese, Clea Msindo Koff, Ralph J. Hartley

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The Rwandese are a set of peoples who live in the country of Rwanda in eastern central Africa who today number an estimated 7.9 million.2 Rwanda is a small country that has the highest population density (numbers of people per square-mile) in Africa. All Rwandese speak Rwanda (Kinyarwanda), and some speak French, Swahili, or English. Rwandese identify with three population groups called Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. Today, these labels are used as ethnic identifiers; however, in the past they designated an individual's occupation. It is not clear if the words Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa existed in ancient times when people …

The Effects Of Marination And Cook Cycles On High And Low Ph Beef Muscles, Ryan Baumert, Roger W. Mandigo

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Infraspinatus and Serratus ventralis, the muscles of the high pH group, had lower shear force values and higher sensory analysis scores for tenderness, juiciness and overall acceptability than low pH muscles (Deep pectoral and Biceps femoris). Increasing the phosphate level in the marination system increased moisture content of the cooked roast and sensory juiciness scores and decreased the cooking loss of the roasts. Low humidity cookery had higher sensory juiciness, tenderness and acceptability scores and lower cooking losses than high humidity cookery. The Infraspinatus and Serratus ventralis are recommended for use in a marination system with low humidity cookery.

Weaning Date For Spring Calving Cows Grazing Sandhills Range, Lane Ciminski, Don C. Adams, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Dick Clark, Andy Applegarth, Jacqueline A. Musgrave, Russ Sandberg

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

A two-year experiment was conducted with March calving cows to determine the effect of the weaning date on cow body condition score, cow body weight, and calf body weight. Treatments were of eight weaning dates imposed at consecutive two-week intervals, beginning in mid-August and ending in late November. Cow body condition score declined linearly as weaning date was later in the fall. Calf body weight gains from August through November increased with weaning dates from August 18 through October 13; however, weaning after October 13 provided no advantage of increased calf body weight gain.

Effect Of Altered Feeding And Sprinkling On Performance And Body Temperature Of Steers Finished In The Summer, Shane Davis, Terry L. Mader

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Effects of feeding time (800 vs 1400) and sprinkling on feedlot performance, body temperature, and mound microclimate were examined to determine their usefulness in reducing heat stress of feedlot steers. Feed conversion was improved overall for steers with access to sprinklers. Body temperature, early in the finishing period, was reduced by both sprinkling and afternoon feeding relative to steers fed at 800 h without access to sprinklers . Overall water intake was greater for steers fed at 800 without sprinkling than any other treatment.

Economic Analysis Of Calf Versus Yearling Finishing, D. J. Jordon, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Todd Milton, Rob Cooper, Tony Scott, Galen E. Erickson, Richard T. Clark

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

The objective of this report was to compare economics of calf- and yearling- finishing systems. Yearling steers were wintered at 1.54 lb/day (fast) or 0.42 lb/day (slow) then grazed over the summer followed by finishing. Calf-fed steers were purchased in the fall and finished. Profit was based on 1992 to 1999 average price levels. Steers on the fast treatment profited $21.00/head compared to -$20.66/head for slow and -$23.18/head for calf feds. Calf-feeding was also compared to only the finishing phase of yearling systems. Steers on the fast system profited $29.78/head compared to $17.83 for slow and -$23.18 for calf feds.