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Comparisons Of Angus, Charolais, Galloway, Hereford, Longhorn, Nellore, Piedmontese, Salers, And Shorthorn Breeds For Weight, Weight Adjusted For Condition Score, Height, And Condition Score Of Cows, Jesus Arango, L. V. Cundiff, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Breed differences for weight (CW), height (CH), and condition score (CS) were estimated from records (n &#;&#;12,188) of 2- to 6-yr-old cows (n &#; 744) from Cycle IV of the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s Germplasm Evaluation (GPE) Program. Cows were produced from mating Angus and Hereford dams to Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Shorthorn, Galloway, Longhorn, Nellore, Piedmontese, and Salers sires. Samples of Angus and Hereford sires were 1) reference sires born from 1962 through 1970 and 2) 1980s sires born in 1980 through 1987. The mixed model included cow age, season of measurement and their interactions, year of birth, pregnancy-lactation …

Covariance Functions And Random Regression Models For Cow Weight In Beef Cattle, Jesus Arango, L. V. Cundiff, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Data from the first four cycles of the Germplasm Evaluation program at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center were used to evaluate weights of Angus, Hereford, and F1 cows produced by crosses of 22 sire and 2 dam (Angus and Hereford) breeds. Four weights per year were available for cows from 2 through 8 yr of age (AY) with age in months (AM). Weights (n &#;&#;61,798) were analyzed with REML using covariance function-random regression models (CF-RRM), with regression on orthogonal (Legendre) polynomials of AM. Models included fixed regression on AM and effects of cow line, age in years, season of …

Opportunities And Obstacles - Screening The Eu Enlargement Process From A Gender Perspective, Silke Roth

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

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Biotin Deficiency Decreases Life Span And Fertility But Increases Stress Resistance In Drosophila Melanogaster, Anette Landenberger, Hadise Kabil, Lawrence G. Harshman, Janos Zempleni

Lawrence G. Harshman Publications

Biotin deficiency is associated with fetal malformations and activation of cell survival pathways in mammals. In this study we determined whether biotin status affects life span, stress resistance, and fertility in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Male and female flies of the Canton-S strain had free access to diets containing 6.0 (control), 4.8, 2.5, or 0 pmol biotin/100 mg. Biotin concentrations in diets correlated with activities of biotin-dependent propionyl-CoA carboxylase and biotin concentrations in fly homogenates, but not with biotinylation of histones (DNA-binding proteins). Propionyl-CoA carboxylase activities and biotin concentrations were lower in males than in females fed diets …

Examining U.S. Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking And Slavery, Committee On The Judiciary - United States Senate

Human Trafficking: Data and Documents

This Subcommittee is expressly chartered to oversee both constitutional and civil rights issues across America. Just last month, for example, the Subcommittee examined the pervasive problem of hostility to religious expression in public squares across America, and I think the hearing was beneficial regardless of whether you perceive there to be a problem or not.

Today’s hearing will examine U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery across America. As we continue to fight to protect the American way of life in our war against terrorism, we have also been fighting another war to protect American ideals and principles, a …

Nf04-591 What Is Genetic Engineering And How Does It Work?, Patricia M. Hain, Julie A. Albrecht, Douglas A. Golick

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Genetic engineering is the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism.

Focus Emu, March 16, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, January 20, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, January 13, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, February 17, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, April 13, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, April 20, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, July 13, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, June 8, 2004, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Winter Commencement, December 19, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Winter Commencement Address, Maura Corrigan, December 15, 2002, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Am Spring Ceremonial Script, April 25, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Spring Commencement, April 25, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Eastern Michigan University Class Schedule - Fall 2004, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules Collection

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Eastern Michigan University Class Schedule - Winter 2004, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules Collection

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Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, June 15, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

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Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, November 30, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

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Virus And The Whale: Exploring Evolution In A Museum Collaboration, Judy Diamond, Amy Spiegel, Debra Meier, Sarah Disbrow

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

A major new collaboration of museums in the U.S. will teach the public about current research in evolutionary biology. This project, entitled Explore Evolution, combines the strength of interactive exhibits, Web activities and outreach programs for youth to feature seven influential research projects on organisms ranging in size from the smallest, HIV to the largest, a whale. Launched in 2003 and funded by the Informal Science Education Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Explore Evolution is one of the most comprehensive informal education projects in the U.S. to focus on teaching about evolution research.

Undergraduate Symposium, 2004, College Of Arts & Sciences

Undergraduate Symposium Programs

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Coping With Hard Times In Nw Iceland: Zooarchaeology, History, And Landscape Archaeology At Finnbogastaðir In The 18th Century, Ragnar Edvarsson, Sophia Perdikaris, Thomas H. Mcgovern, Noah Zagor

School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications

During a cooperative archaeological project in NW Iceland (Strandasýsla) involving the Icelandic National Museum and Hunter College of the City University of New York.1990 season, a small rescue excavation at the site of Finnbogastaðir generated a quantifiable collection of animal bones dating to the early modern period, mainly to the 18th century. The 18th c was a period of hardship in much of Iceland, with widespread tenantry, adverse climate, and degradation of many terrestrial landscapes posing severe challenges to poor farmers- perhaps most intensely in the Vestfirðir. The animal bone collection from Finnbogastaðir reflects a multi-stranded subsistence economy involving seals, …

The Probe, Issue 231 – January/February 2004

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

• There was no November/December 2003 issue of The Probe
• Call for Papers: Second National Rodent Summit
• A new book called Mule Deer Conservation: Issues and Management Strategies has just been published by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Jack Berryman Institute.
• Is what we normally think of as "the world's oldest profession" really the oldest profession?
• Human-Wildlife Conflicts in India -- Jason D. Robinson
• Consumption of Non-Human Primates Poses Health Risks
• Position Available: Extension Coordinator--Wildlife Damage Management; School of Natural Resources,University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Report Available on Whitetail Management …

2003-2004 Annual Report

Lancaster County, Nebraska Extension: Reports

Extending the University’s Research-Based Resources to You
New in 2004
Rapid Response to Local Needs
Ant Identification Resources
Handwashing Bean Bag Toss Game
NEP Lessons at Camp Abbott, Clinton CLC
From NU to You
Extension Helps Nebraskans Put Knowledge to Work
Youth in 4-H Program
Web Site Has More Than 4,000 Pages of Content, 3.3 Million Hits Annually
“Plants for Problem Places” Video
Staff Honors, Awards and Accomplishments
4-H Partnership With Lincoln City Libraries
Discover Practical and Life Skills
Horseless Horse 4-H Club
A Look at Some Program Impact Numbers
4-H Kids Ag Discovery Zone at County Fair
“Resources for …

Pqf News: Newsletter Of The Wpa/Birdlife/Species Survival Commission Partridge, Quail, And Francolin Specialist Group 20-22 (2004-2007), World Pheasant Association, Birdlife International, Iucn Species Survival Commission

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

The purpose of the newsletter is to receive details of new projects, re-assessments of the status of relevant species, interesting discoveries or observations, taxonomic changes, conservation successes or threats and anything else that members might find interesting. We would like in future issues to produce a list of relevant publications which appear during the year in order to keep members up-to-date with current information. We will publish requests for contacts or information, advertisements for conferences and workshops and news of projects and project proposals.

Issue 20 (2004)

International Galliformes Symposium: India 2004, Stephen Browne

Scientist Training Workshop, Brant Faircloth

IUCN …

Boletín De El Iucn/Birdlife/Wpa Grupo De Especialistas En Crácidos 18-22 (2004-2006), Iucn, Birdlife International, Wpa Cracid Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Volume 18 (March 2004)

Estatus de Crax rubra en Punta de Manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, tamaño de poblacion, y impacto humano, Knut Eisermann

Status de Crax rubra em Punta de manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, tamanho populacional, e impacto humano, Knut Eisermann

Status of great curassow (Crax rubra) in Punta de Manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, population size, and human impact, Knut Eisermann

Atacan las pavas a las rapaces? Un caso entre Chamaepetes goudotii y Buteo magnirostris en el norte de la cordillera central, Colombia, Paulo C. Pulgarin-R.

Jacus atacam aves de rapina? Um caso entre Chamaepetes goudotii e Buteo magnirostris no norte …

An Extended Kernel For Generalized Multiple-Instance Learning, Qingping Tao, Stephen Scott, N. V. Vinodchandran, Thomas Takeo Osugi, Brandon Mueller

School of Computing: Conference and Workshop Papers

The multiple-instance learning (MIL) model has been successful in areas such as drug discovery and content-based image-retrieval. Recently, this model was generalized and a corresponding kernel was introduced to learn generalized MIL concepts with a support vector machine. While this kernel enjoyed empirical success, it has limitations in its representation. We extend this kernel by enriching its representation and empirically evaluate our new kernel on data from content-based image retrieval, biological sequence analysis, and drug discovery. We found that our new kernel generalized noticeably better than the old one in content-based image retrieval and biological sequence analysis and was slightly …