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Enrollment Data, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

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Enrollment By Major, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

No abstract provided.

Washington University Magazine, Spring 2004

Washington University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Self -Care, Perceived Rewards & Hazards, And Personal & Professional Satisfaction In Psychologists In Independent Practice, Joshua M. Buley

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There has been a recent emphasis in the professional literature on the importance of psychologists utilizing a variety of self-care activities in order to buffer against and combat the stressors inherent to their careers. In addition, it has been suggested that due to the proliferation of managed care and other "seismic shifts" within the profession, that hazards associated with the career have increased, while rewards have decreased. There is currently limited information available regarding the extent to which psychologists in independent practice engage in various self-care activities, the perceived helpfulness of engaging in these activities, and relationships among self-care and …

Needs Assessment, Creation, And Utilization Of The Coastal Geotoolbox, Arthur Rodriguez

Open Access Master's Theses

Barrier islands are extremely dynamic landforms, and one of the most dynamic aspects of a barrier island is the beach. In an effort to document change in these environments, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory & Monitoring Program Northeast Coast & Barrier Network (NCBN) have established a set of coastal geomorphology protocols to collect ecological indicator datasets. Two of the most important and readily available sources of data within these protocols are horizontal shoreline locations collected by global positioning systems (GPS), and general beach topography collected by lidar topographic surveys. There are several methods used to quantify the amount of …

Rice-Feeding Insects And Selected Natural Enemies In West Africa: Biology, Ecology, Identification, E. A. Heinrichs, Alberto T. Barrion

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

FOREWORD • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS • INTRODUCTION • RICE IN AFRICA • RICE-FEEDING INSECTS • CLIMATIC ZONES AND RICE ECOSYSTEMS AS HABITATS • CONSTRAINTS TO RICE PRODUCTION • SPECIES IN WEST AFRICA • DIRECT DAMAGE • ROLE IN DISEASE TRANSMISSION

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF RICE-FEEDING INSECTS

ROOT FEEDERS : Mole crickets, Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois; Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae • Root aphids, Tetraneura nigriabdominalis (Sasaki); Hemiptera (suborder Homoptera): Aphididae • Termites, Macrotermes, Microtermes, and Trinervitermes spp.; Isoptera: Termitidae • Black beetles, Heteronychus mosambicus Peringuey (= H. oryzae Britton); Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae • Rice water weevils, Afroryzophilus djibai Lyal; Coleoptera: Curculionidae • …

Nf04-597 Biosecurity And The Poultry Flock, Dan Mcguire, Sheila Scheideler

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

What is Biosecurity? Biosecurity is a modern term created out of a need to protect, in our case poultry, from an intentional or unintentional threat from a biological agent. In our everyday management, biosecurity is an endless endeavor to keep viral disease agents and/or the spread of such disease agents at bay. We have learned from our own personal welfare that by keeping our environment clean, i.e., "cleanliness is next to godliness" and by reducing contact with infected people or animals, i.e., "being a good neighbor," we can reduce our chance of catching or spreading disease. This NebGuide discusses what …

Update On Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Litter Size In Swine, Duane Reese

Nebraska Swine Reports

A literature review was conducted to examine the role that dietary omega- 3 fatty acids may have in improving litter size in swine. Omega-3 fatty acids are not normally present to any great extent in practical swine diets, but they are increasingly believed to be important in human and pet health. In all but one of the studies reviewed the number of pigs born alive improved (0.2 to 0.7 pigs litter) when sows were provided diets that contained more omega-3 fatty acids. In all the studies that reported litter size at weaning, positive responses were observed (0.3 to 1.3 pigs/litter) …

Different Biological Responses Of Pigs Of Two Genetic Populations To Prrsv Challenge Suggests Underlying Genetic Variation In Susceptibility/Resistance To Prrsv, Derek B. Petry, Justin W. Holl, John Weber, Rodger K. Johnson, Alan R. Doster, Fernando Osario

Nebraska Swine Reports

The objective was to determine whether genetic variation in susceptibility to Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome virus (PRRSV) exists. One hundred pigs from each of two distinctly different populations (NE Index Line, I, and Duroc-Hampshire cross pigs, DH) were challenged with PRRSV at 26 days old. A littermate to each challenged pig was included in the experiment without PRRSV challenge to serve as a control. Body weight and temperature were recorded and blood samples were drawn from all pigs on the day of challenge and 4, 7 and 14 days post-challenge. All pigs were sacrificed and a necropsy was performed …

Crop Watch No. 2004-3, April 2, 2004, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Ag Briefs

Corn Seedling Diseases

Row-Cleaning Operations

Hot off the Press

Corn Flea Beetles

Alfalfa Weevils

Early Season Weed Control

Preemergence Herbicides

Winter Wheat Greenup

Wheat Diseases

Crop Watch No. 2004-26, December 10, 2004, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Saltcear a Noxious Weed..........242

10 Ways to Boost Profits..........242

New Seed Insecticides..........243

Irrigation Management..........244

Relay Intercropping..........245

Natural Gas & Nitrogen..........247

Nitrogen Recommendation..........247

Taking Soil Samples..........247

Ag Brief..........250

Maintaining Stored Grain..........249

Events..........250

A View Through My Window A Memoir By Virginia Rigg, Virginia Rigg

Ruffner Family History Records

Written for her 100th Birthday this booklet tells the story of Virginia Rigg's life

Natural Product Herbicides For Control Of Annual Vegetation Along Roadsides, Stephen L. Young

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

Natural product herbicides for vegetation control are being considered as alternatives to synthetic herbicides by many public agencies. Studies were conducted along roadsides at the Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) in 2001 and 2002 and on California State Route 29 (SR29) in 2002 to evaluate acetic acid, pine oil, and plant essentials compared with glyphosate for control of herbaceous vegetation. In 2001, annual grass control after a single application of pine oil at HREC was 40% or less effective, whereas acetic acid was at least 79% effective. A second application of pine oil or acetic acid did not control …

Maxine Singer, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Maxine Frank Singer began her education in the New York City public schools and earned her baccalaureate degree from Swarthmore College and her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Yale University. Dr. Singer has had a long association with the National Institutes of Health and served as Chief, Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer Institute, where she now carries the title of Scientist Emerita. In 1988, she became President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and served in that capacity until 2002 when she was named President Emerita and Senior Scientific Advisor to the Carnegie Academy for Science Education.

Endeavors 2003-04

Endeavors: Highlights of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Research Division Research

CONTENTS:

ARD shares discoveries with citizens statewide
Building herbicide resistance into broadleaf crops
Carbon sequestration research points to storage potential
Identifying important genes could lead to controls for dangerous Listeria bacteria
Better understanding selenium’s benefits
A clearer look at root pests’ noshing habits
Vitamin may have role in preventing cancer
New tool helps check buffer strips’ effectiveness
Pinpointing genetic key to sterile plants
Major study yields info to enhance child care
Findings help protect allergic consumers
Insecticide resistance offers clues to controls
Making the most of bromegrass pastures
WeedSOFT takes guesswork out of weed control
New E. coli controls showing …

Predicting Functional Family Of Novel Enzymes Irrespective Of Sequence Similarity: A Statistical Learning Approach, L. Y. Han, C. Z. Cai, Z. L. Ji, Z. W. Cao, J. Cui, Y. Z. Chen

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

The function of a protein that has no sequence homolog ofknownfunction is difficult to assignonthe basis of sequence similarity. The same problem may arise for homologous proteins of different functions if one is newly discovered and the other is the only known protein of similar sequence. It is desirable to explore methods that are not based on sequence similarity. One approach is to assign functional family of a protein to provide useful hint about its function. Several groups have employed a statistical learning method, support vectormachines (SVMs), for predicting protein functional family directly from sequence irrespective of sequence similarity. These …

Evaluation Of A Deer-Activated Bio-Acoustic Frightening Device For Reducing Deer Damage In Cornfields, Jason M. Gilsdorf, Scott E. Hyngstrom, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Greg M. Clements, Erin E. Blankenship, Richard M. Engeman

Other Publications in Wildlife Management

Deer (Odocoileus spp.) can cause substantial damage to agricultural crops, resulting in economic loses for producers. We developed a deer activated bio acoustic frightening device to reduce white-tailed deer (0. virginianus) damage in agricultural fields. The device consisted of an infrared detection system that activated an audio component which broadcast recorded distress and alarm calls of deer. We tested the device against unprotected controls in cornfields during the silking-tasseling stage of growth in July 2001. the device was not effective in reducing damage: track-count indices (F1,4=0.02, P=0.892), corn yield (F1,9=1.27, P=O.289), and estimated damage levels (F1,10=0.87, P=0.374) …

Livestock Depredations By Black Vultures And Golden Eagles, Michael L. Avery, J. L. Cummings

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Black Vulture: The available evidence suggests that black vultures act as typical predators by seeking and disabling vulnerable animals prior to overwhelming and killing them (Gluesing et al., 1980). These birds take the path of least resistance and eat carrion when it is available. Black vultures are opportunists, however, and when the chance arises, they will attack and eat defenseless live animals. Defenseless does not necessarily mean sick or injured. Healthy newborn livestock are defenseless, especially if the mother is exhausted or otherwise not able to care for and protect the offspring. In assessing the role of black vultures as …

Engineering Mechanics Department Newsletter -- Winter 2004

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Information

Engineering Mechanics Hosts National Conference
Dzenis Awarded McBroom Professorship
EM Faculty News
EM Faculty Earn College Awards
EM Blackshirts
EM Mourns the Loss of Two Emeriti: Ralph Ekstrom 1923-2003 and Walter Erbach 1919-2003

Teaching Engineering Courses With Workbooks, Yaşar Demirel

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: News Releases

Society expects that a modem college education will turn out students who are analytical. intellectually curious, culturally aware, employable, and capable of leadership. Some important skills needed for all degree programs are problem solving, communication (written and oral), team or group work, learning and information processing, and technology. Instructors feel rewarded and satisfied when they sense that they have made a difference in the life of a student.

Teaching Coupled Transport And Rate Processes, Yaşar Demirel

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: News Releases

Coupling refers to a flux occurring without its primary thermodynamic driving force; for example, mass flux without a concentration gradient called the thermal diffusion is a well-known coupled process. Coupling also refers to a flux occurring in a direction opposite to the direction imposed by its driving force; for example, a mass flux can occur from a low to a high concentration region and is called the active transport or uphill transport, such as potassium and sodium pumps coupled to chemical energy released by the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in biological systems. Although the coupled processes seem to be …

Taps (2004), Clemson University

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Graduate Catalog, 2004-2006, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the 2004-2006 academic year.

The Reactivity Of Dissolved Organic Matter For Disinfection By-Product Formation, Mehmet Kitis, Tanju Karanfil, James E. Kilduff

Publications

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in 6 water samples collected from 4 surface waters were fractionated using some or all of 5 physicochemical separation processes (activated carbon and XAD-8 batch adsorption, alum coagulation, ultrafiltration (UF), and XAD-8 column fractionation). Activated carbon, XAD-8 batch adsorption and alum coagulation processes fractionated DOM by preferentially removing high-SUVA components from solution. The XAD-8 column method fractionated DOM into hydrophobic and hydrophilic components while UF separated DOM into different size fractions. Over 40 DOM fractions, characterized using carbon-normalized (specific) ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA), were obtained for each water. Trihalomethane (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA_9) formation after chlorination …

Faculty Senate Minutes, 2004 Meetings, Clemson University

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Clemson Catalog, 2004-2005, Volume 79, Clemson University

Clemson Catalog (undergraduate announcements)

No abstract provided.

Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Calming John Bartram's Passion: Sweden's Scientific Certification Of Philadelphia's Botanist, Robert E. Savage

Biology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Nicotine Withdrawal In Adolescent And Adult Rats, Laura O'Dell

Departmental Papers (Psych)

No abstract provided.

Serotonin1b Receptors In The Ventral Tegmental Area Modulate Cocaine-Induced Elevations Of Dopamine Release In The Nucleus Accumbens, Laura O'Dell

Departmental Papers (Psych)

No abstract provided.