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Ecology And Biologically Based Management Of Cereal Stemborers On Maize And Sorghum In The Amhara State Of Ethiopia, Ferede Melaku Wale

All PhD Dissertations

A series of studies were conducted in an attempt to establish baseline data on the importance and geographic distribution of stemborers and to determine key interactions among a whole range of factors, abiotic - i.e., soil fertility - and biotici. e., host plants, intercrops, planting time, borer species, and beneficial organisms, in the stemborer ecosystem in the Amhara State of Ethiopia. These data are prerequisites for devising environmentally sound sets of stemborer management technologies. Thus, distribution of stemborers and natural enemies, the effect of different levels of fertilization on stemborers and associated yield loss (by exclusion and inclusion of borers …

Varroa Destructor Virus 1: A New Picorna-Like Virus In Varroa Mites As Well As Honey Bees, Juliette R. Ongus

All PhD Dissertations

Honey bees are important insects that have benefited mankind for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years. They have also provided an important balance in the environment allowing many plant species to pollinate and proliferate. Honey bees have naturally occurring parasites and pathogens which usually do not destroy the bees. The development of long-distance travel among human beings introduced global trade in plants and animals introducing new species and diseases to regions where they did not exist previously. New diseases were introduced into bees and affected them severely. Among the most serious diseases are those caused by viruses and …

Role Of Wild Host Plants In Population Dynamics Of Cereal Stemborers And The Associated Parasitoids In Uganda, Teddy Matama Kauma

All PhD Dissertations

Lepidopteran stemborers attack several graminaceous and wild host plants. These pests are one of the major constraints to maize production in Africa. However, efforts to control stemborers have aimed at cereal crops and the role of alternative wild hosts has been neglected. Recent reports have indicated that the abundance of wild grass in the maize field surroundings is correlated with lower stemborer incidence. This study was conducted with the aim of elucidating the role of wild grasses in stemborer infestations in maize in Uganda. To achieve this goal, surveys, field and screen house trials were conducted between 2003 and 2005. …

Anopheles Larval Productivity And Diversity In Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kirinyaga District, Kenya, Joseph Mumo Mwangangi

All PhD Dissertations

The use of irrigation to flood agricultural land during rice cultivation has over the years been associated with an increase in the number of disease vectors and corresponding increase in health burden due to malaria and other vector and waterborne diseases. In this study, field and laboratory studies were used to examine the primary factors responsible for regulating the aquatic stages of malaria vectors in a rice agro-ecosystem prior to implementation of a larval control programme. The objective of this study was to determine the environmental and agricultural factors that regulate malaria vector productivity and diversity in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, …

No. 44: Migration, Remittances And Development In Southern Africa, Wade Pendleton, Jonathan Crush, Eugene Campbell, Thuso Green, Hamilton Simelane, Daniel Tevera, Fion De Vletter

Southern African Migration Programme

Remittances by migrants are now a focus of attention of governments and development agencies worldwide. Globally, cash remittances by international migrants now exceed $250 billion per annum, easily outweighing the value of development assistance. Over a third of remittances to developing countries originate in other developing countries. International cash remittances are only part of the story. Remittances in the form of goods and commodities are also extremely important, as are internal remittances from urban to rural areas within countries.

Debate rages on the development impacts of remittances and how these can be maximized. Advocates of migration as a positive force …

The Influence Of Woodlot Size And Location In Suburban And Rural Matrices On Bird Species Richness And Individual Abundance, Neil Allen Chartier

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This study assessed the influence of woodlot area and matrix composition on bird species richness and individual abundance. Bird surveys were conducted in winter 2004 and 2005 and spring 2005. Woodlot area and landscape composition were analyzed using GIS software. In winter, resident species richness and abundance increased as landscape diversity increased, whereas in spring, resident species richness decreased with increased landscape openness and abundance increased as woodlot area increased. Spring migrant species richness increased with increased landscape openness, and abundance decreased as woodlot area increased. In winter, Tufted Titmice were more likely to be present in smaller woodlots, whereas …

Metro Richmond Latino Health Services & Resource Guide – 2006, Virginia Commonwealth University

2006 Latino Health Summit

This Guide was produced by the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, VCU Center on Health Disparities, and CLAS Act Virginia as a resource for the fall 2006 Latino Health Summit: Latino Cultures and Beliefs in Health Care. The purpose of this Guide is to provide a practical tool for community health care professionals to use in their work by assisting in cataloguing key provider and patient resources and services. The guide will be posted on the VCU Institute for Women’s Health and VCU Center on Health Disparities websites, which will be updated on a regular basis.

Winter Bird Use Of Conservation Reserve Program Fields Harvested For Biomass, Les D. Murray, Louis B. Best

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

As Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire, many fields may be returned to agricultural production. Growing switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) as a biomass fuel is an alternative to returning fields to rowcrops. CRP fields provide winter cover for birds, but the harvest of biomass would remove most of the cover and affect bird use of the fields. We estimated winter bird abundances in nonharvested, total-harvested, and partially (strip) harvested switchgrass fields in southern Iowa. Song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) were observed only in strip-harvested fields and ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) were observed only in nonharvested fields and uncut areas of strip-harvested fields. …

The Tastes Of A Nation: M.F.K. Fisher And The Genre Of Culinary Literature, Melina Cope Markos

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

This project works to situate this gastronomic revolution within a historical context, arguing at greater length that our contemporary food culture in the United States is in part the legacy of the body of food representations. Here we witness the evolution of a particular culinary sensibility that appealed to readers differently in different historical moments, as exhibited by the variety of ways that Fisher’s body of work was publicly received. By the end of the twentieth century, Fisher’s ethos reigned supreme, because Americans began to view food with less fear and anxiety as they slowly became more comfortable expressing their …

Population Briefs, Vol. 12, No. 1, Population Council

Population Briefs

IN THIS ISSUE: Unexplored elements of adolescence in the developing world | Low morale found among South African nurses | Surviving catastrophe: The elderly in Cambodia | Ethical implications of working with children | Council researchers wrestle with SUMO

Researching Quality In Early Irish Education, Noirin Hayes

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.

Population Demography And Herbivory Of Trillium Grandiflorum, Thomas P. Rooney, Kendra C. Millam

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Numerous pedicellate and sessile Trillium species are endemic to eastern North America, where white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations have been growing in recent decades. Deer feed on Trillium plants, and because they often consume all leaves and flowers, the photosynthetic capacity of browsed plants is greatly diminished. To determine if deer can influence Trillium population dynamics, we review two recent studies that applied matrix population models to understand how deer browsing affects Trillium grandijlorum. Research conducted in the Great Lakes region indicated Trillium populations in which 6-12% plants were browsed declined 3.6% per year. Simulations show that …

A Very Little Bit Of Knowledge: Re-Evaluating The Meaning Of The Heritability Of Iq, David S. Moore

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

There is a deeper assumption underlying adoption studies that is often not acknowledged by either adoption study researchers or their critics, and it is an assumptions that is at least as important as the two considered by Richardson and Norgate: the assumption that the heritability statistics generated by adoption studies are informative about something of consequence. Although Richardson and Norgate’s paper presents several valid criticisms of adoption studies of IQ that lead them to suggest a ‘radical reappraisal’ of such studies, a reappraisal even more radical than the one they suggest might, in fact, be warranted.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 67, No. 8, 11/08/2006, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 67, No. 9, 11/15/2006, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Natural Abundance Of Foliar 15N As An Early Indicator Of Nitrogen Deficiency In Fertilized Cotton, S. Stamatiadis, C. Christofides, C. Tsadilas, V. Samaras, James S. Schepers

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

Information on the contribution of various soil nitrogen (N) sources to plant N uptake is often needed for the implementation of sustainable or site-specific management practices in agriculture. Considering the limitations of traditional methods in meeting these needs, this study investigated the potential of leaf δ¹⁵N as an early indicator of nutrient deficiency in cotton. The spatial and temporal natural abundance of ¹⁵N was measured in the soil and leaves of a fertilized cotton field located near the village of Moschochori (Larissa, Greece). The isotopic signal of the leaves was interpreted in the context of the relative …

2006-2007 Louisiana Tech University Catalog, Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University Catalogs

The Louisiana Tech University Catalog includes announcements and course descriptions for courses offered at Louisiana Tech University for the academic year of 2006-2007.

Farming For The Future Self-Assessment Tool (Sat), Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia, Danielle England, Rebecca Ashley Jones, John Noonan, Jon Warren

Bulletins 4000 -

Western Australian produce is some of the cleanest, safest and most reliable in the world. It is also being produced in an increasingly sustainable manner as our primary producers adopt documented and industry agreed, current recommended practices. International markets and local consumers want to be confident that their goods have been produced in a sustainable manner.

Farming for the Future now gives Western Australian producers a process to demonstrate this. Farming for the Future is working with industry to identify relevant, scientifically valid and measurable sustainable practices. These on-farm practices are being aligned with business, community and government plans for …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 48 Number 3, Winter 2006, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

8 - WELCOME HOME, STEVE By Steven Boyd Saum. Basketball superstar Steve Nash '96 comes home to Santa Clara for a unique honor: a ceremony retiring his Bronco jersey. In a convocation address, he tells how Santa Clara changed his life. Now he wants the University to take its mission global.

12 - THE SCHOOL OF HOPE By Martha Ellen Stortz. Scholar and teacher Bill Spohn earned deep affection and the respect of the Santa Clara community in his years directing the Bannan Center for Jesuit Education. When he was stricken with cancer, he and his wife, Marty Stortz, looked …

Royal Caribbean (Alternate 3), Royal Caribbean International

The Marilyn B. Feingold Menu Collection

No abstract provided.

Nutrition On Wheels Business Plan: A Strategic Analysis, Seena Gill Kakar

Theses Digitization Project

Describes the business plan for an entrepreneurial venture called Nutrition on Wheels, which will be the first locally owned and operated gourmet diet food delivery service in the Coachella Valley of California. The service will provide customized meals to fit the specific dietary needs of its customers. Covers the essential components of the business plan for Nutrition on Wheels including industry analysis, market potential, marketing plans, organization and operational plans, strategic management and a financial plan.

Parent Skills Training For Individuals In Substance Abuse Treatment, Frances Quintana

Theses Digitization Project

This study examines the relationship between substance abuse and the need for parent skills training. Predicted is that adults in substance abuse treatment are likely to be in need of parent skills training. Previous research has associated the lack of parent skills with inept parenting practices that often leads to developmental problems in children.

Implementation Of The Biological Opinion For The Missouri River Mainstem System, Missouri River Bank Stabilization And Navigation Project, And Kansas River Reservoir System

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that the Corps of Engineers (Corps), in coordination with the appropriate resource agencies, will ensure that any action authorized, funded or carried out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any federally listed threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. On November 30, 2000, formal consultation between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Corps under Section 7 of the ESA culminated with the "Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri …

B.S. In Nursing Course Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

College Of Pharmacy Postbaccalaureate And International Programs, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Nutrition On Wheels Business Plan: A Strategic Analysis, Seena Gill Kakar

Theses Digitization Project

Describes the business plan for an entrepreneurial venture called Nutrition on Wheels, which will be the first locally owned and operated gourmet diet food delivery service in the Coachella Valley of California. The service will provide customized meals to fit the specific dietary needs of its customers. Covers the essential components of the business plan for Nutrition on Wheels including industry analysis, market potential, marketing plans, organization and operational plans, strategic management and a financial plan.

2006 Accreditation Timeline And Committees - University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

2006 Accreditation Materials

Timeline

2006 Accreditation Steering Committee

2006 Accreditation Task Forces
Assessment
Diversity
Mission
Outreach Mission
Planning
Progress Since 1997
Research Mission
Teaching Mission

Effects Of Lesions Of The Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis, Laterual Hypothalamus, Or Insular Cortex On Conditioned Taste Aversion And Conditioned Odor Aversion, Christopher T. Roman, Nino Nebieridze, Aristides Sastre, Steve Reilly

Scholarship and Professional Work – COPHS

The effects of permanent forebrain lesions on conditioned taste aversions (CTAs) and conditioned odor aversions (COAs) were examined in 3 experiments. In Experiment 1, lesions of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis had no influence on CTA or COA acquisition. Although lesions of the lateral hypothalamus induced severe hypodipsia in Experiment 2, they did not prevent the acquisition of CTAs or COAs. Finally, in Experiment 3, lesions of the insular cortex retarded CTA acquisition but had no influence on COA acquisition. The implications of these findings are discussed with regard to the forebrain influence on parabrachial nucleus function during …

Substituted Judgment: Does Pennsylvania Law Provide An Appropriate Standard For Withdrawal Of Life Support In Non-Terminal Patients?, Patrick Reilly

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Use Of Lolium Multiflorum For Remediation Of Phosphorus From Poultry-Litter-Contaminated Media, Daniel L Starnes

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

No abstract provided.