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Managing The Risk Of Comparing Estimated Breeding Values Across Flocks Or Herds Through Connectedness: A Review And Application, L. A. Kuehn, Ronald M. Lewis, D. R. Notter

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Comparing predicted breeding values (BV) among animals in different management units (e.g. flocks, herds) is challenging if units have different genetic means. Unbiased estimates of differences in BV may be obtained by assigning base animals to genetic groups according to their unit of origin, but units must be connected to estimate group effects. If many small groups exist, error of BV prediction may be increased. Alternatively, genetic groups can be excluded from the statistical model, which may bias BV predictions. If adequate genetic connections exist among units, bias is reduced. Several measures of connectedness have been proposed, but their relationships …

Serial Reversal Learning And The Evolution Of Behavioral Flexibility In Three Species Of North American Corvids (Gymnorhinus Cyanocephalus, Nucifraga Columbiana, Aphelocoma Californica), Alan B. Bond, Alan Kamil, Russell P. Balda

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

In serial reversal learning, subjects learn to respond differentially to 2 stimuli. When the task is fully acquired, reward contingencies are reversed, requiring the subject to relearn the altered associations. This alternation of acquisition and reversal can be repeated many times, and the ability of a species to adapt to this regimen has been considered as an indication of behavioral flexibility. Serial reversal learning of 2-choice discriminations was contrasted in 3 related species of North American corvids: pinyon jays (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), which are highly social; Clark’s nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana), which are relatively solitary but specialized for …

The Ecologically Noble Savage Debate, Raymond Hames

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Debate around the ecologically noble savage represents two markedly different research threads. The first addresses the issue of conservation among native peoples and narrowly focuses on case studies of resource use of ethnographic, archaeological, or historic sources. The second thread is broader and more humanistic and political in orientation and considers the concept of ecological nobility in terms of identity, ecological knowledge, ideology, and the deployment of ecological nobility as a political tool by native peoples and conservation groups.

Genetic Parameters For Yield Traits Of Cows Treated Or Not Treated With Bovine Somatotropin, A. Al-Seaf, Jeffrey F. Keown, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic correlations between yield traits of cows treated with bovine somatotropin (bST) and the same yield traits of untreated cows. Lactation records from registered Holstein cows were divided by parity into 3 data sets: 1, 2, and 3 through 5. Approximately 10% of the records in each data set were from cows treated with bST. The numbers of records of treated and untreated cows in the data sets were 4,337 and 48,765; 3,730 and 37,796; and 3,645 and 33,957. Two-trait animal models (records for cows treated or not treated) were used to …

A Decision Theory Approach To The Business Judgment Rule: Reflections On Disney, Good Faith, And Judicial Uncertainty, Andrew S. Gold

Maryland Law Review

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Subadult Female Experience Does Not Influence Species Recognition In The Wolf Spider Schizocosa Uetzi Stratton 1997, Eileen Hebets

Eileen Hebets Publications

In many vertebrate systems, early experience has been linked to the learning of species specific traits that are subsequently assessed during mate choice, thus ensuring conspecific matings. In invertebrate systems, however, early experience was not thought to play a role in mate choice until a recent study using Schizocosa uetzi Stratton 1997 wolf spiders demonstrated that females mate more readily with males of a familiar versus unfamiliar phenotype. The function of early mate choice learning in this system is not yet known, but a role in learning species-specific traits seems unlikely. In northwestern Mississippi, S. uetzi is found sympatrically …

Focus Emu, October 30, 2007, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, October 16, 2007, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, March 6, 2007, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, March 13, 2007, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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A Collaboration In Assistive And Educational Technology: Department Of Special Education, Eastern Michigan University And C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, The University Of Michigan, Megan M. Bultsma

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

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A Lesson Learned: Integrating Literature Into The Content Areas, Jennifer K. Harb

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

In schools, students are offered numerous facts and ideas about the world in which they live, in hopes that they will one day become knowledgeable and functional members of society. Students are expected not only to take this information in, but to also make it their own, expand on it, and be able to apply it to situations within their lives. Teachers struggle to share this information through the most efficient and enjoyable mediums possible. How can they achieve the greatest understanding and interest among the greatest number of children?

“Children’s literature is a powerful medium for understanding the world” …

Office Of The Vice Provost For Research Annual Report - 2007, Office Of The Vice Provost For Research, East Tennessee State University

Annual Reports

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Traditional Practices And Exposure To Bodily Fluids In Lusaka, Zambia, Janet M. Wojcicki, Chipepo Kankasa, Charles Mitchell, Charles Wood

Papers in Virology

Objectives To ascertain if there are specific sociocultural and behavioral practices associated with the exposure to saliva, semen and vaginal fluids, particularly through child-rearing practices and the use of traditional medicine in Lusaka, Zambia. Methods We conducted 11 focus group discussions with men and women from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds (n = 105) in Lusaka, Zambia in March 2004. We also conducted a brief sociodemographic survey of all focus group participants. Results Discussions indicated that saliva was used while engaging in home health care practices associated with childcare and the use of traditional medicine. Additionally, semen and vaginal …

Eastern Michigan University Class Schedule - Spring 2007, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules Collection

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Blueprint - Winter 2006-07

Nebraska Blueprint (Student Publication)

Table of Contents:

Good for Livestock, Good for the Earth By Michaela McBride
Ethanol Isn’t the Fuel of the Future Editorial by Aaron Holmberg
Ethanol: The Most Viable Alternative Fuel Editorial By Frank Pribyl
Wind Energy: A Global Perspective By Khoa Chu
UNL Should Embrace Energy- Effi cient Buildings By Leila Knowles and Jeremy Emerson
Biodiesel: A Viable Alternative By Brian Neilson
On the Road Again with BioWillie By Brian Neilson
Attitude Adjustment By Aaron Holmberg

Understanding The Complex Impacts Of Drought: A Key To Enhancing Drought Mitigation And Preparedness, Donald A. Wilhite, Mark D. Svoboda, Michael J. Hayes

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

Recent droughts in the United States have highlighted the nation’s current and increasing vulnerability to this natural hazard. Drought-related impacts are also becoming more complex, as illustrated by the rapidly rising impacts in sectors such as recreation and tourism, energy, and transportation. Environmental and social consequences are also of increasing importance. Conflicts between water users and disputes between political entities on transboundary water issues are a reflection of the need for improved documentation of the consequences of extended periods of water shortage. Unfortunately, no national drought impact database exists and drought impact statistics are not routinely compiled at the state, …

Droughtscape, Winter 2007, Kelly Smith

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

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Policy Update: NIDIS is Law. What’s Next?

What Would You Like to See?

TX, OK, Plains, Southwest Hardest Hit in 2006

Climatologically Speaking, How Bad Was It?

State Spotlight: Arizona

Drought Decision-Support Tools Evolving

Cod Fish, Walrus, And Chieftains: Economic Intensification In The Norse North Atlantic, Sophia Perdikaris, Thomas H. Mcgovern

School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications

Introduction

Just over a thousand years ago, Scandinavian voyagers crossed the grey waters of the North Atlantic to briefly explore the coast of North America. These now well publicized transatlantic trips were part of larger economic, environmental, and social developments of the Viking Age, and were the product of an Iron Age chiefly society with a complex economy incorporating both classic “prestige goods” and “staple goods” components. The Viking Age expansion was the result of linked factors of economic intensification, military and technological advances, climate change, and intense com-petition among chiefly elites and between elites and commoners. The period saw …

Pre/Post Assessment Of Abilities, Paul Savory

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Instructional Materials

One approach to assess if students are learning in a course is to conduct a pre-test, post-test assessment of the course material. By comparing the two results, one can make an assessment of the knowledge learned in the course. For certain types of courses, it can be a challenge in defining an assessment instrument that measure student knowledge. This example is one I have developed for my IMSE 440/840 (Discrete Event Computer Simulation) course. Students are asked rate their ability for key course objectives defined on the course syllabus. I administer it on the first day of the course and …

Indiana Wildlife Disease News - Volume 2, Issue 1

Indiana Wildlife Disease News

National Tularemia Surveillance Expanded to Include Indiana
Emerging Disease Issues: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
USDA-APHIS Federal Order Prohibits Importation of Certain Species of Live Fish
Indiana Avian Influenza Surveillance Update
Bat Rabies in Indiana
Midwest Wildlife Disease Update
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services: National Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Emergency Response Program
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife

Twelfth Wildlife Damage Management Conference, April 9-12, 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas -- Final Program & Abstracts

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Includes abstracts of Oral and Poster Presentations.

2007 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report Summaries, Dennis R. Brink

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide briefly summarizes recent beef research reported on in the 2007 Beef Cattle Report.

Ec07-164 Noxious Weeds Of Nebraska : Saltcedar, Robert Wilson, Stevan Z. Knezevic

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 07-164 discusses noxious weeds of Nebraska : Saltcedar

Ec07-148 Grassland Management With Prescribed Fire, James Stubbendieck, Jerry Volesky, John Ortman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 07-148 discusses grassland management with prescribed fire.

Cc426 Achieving Success With A Business Plan : Case Study Of A Cow/Calf Business Plan, Jody Wichmann, John Hanson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 426 presents a case study of a Cow/Calf Business Plan.

Boletín De Grupo De Especialistas En Crácidos 23-28 (2007-2009), Iucn, Birdlife International, Cracid Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Volume 23 (Spring 2007)

Registros de anidamiento del pavo de cacho (Oreophasis derbianus) en el Volcan Atitlán, Guatemala, Knut Eisermann, Andy Burge, y Gerardo López

Registros de ninhos de Oreophasis derbianus no Vulcão Atitlan, Guatemala, Knut Eisermann, Andy Burge, e Gerardo López

Nesting records of horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) on Atitlán Volcano, Guatemala, Knut Eisermann, Andy Burge, and Gerardo López

El redescubrimiento de la chachalaca de la Isla Utila (Ortalis vetula deschauenseei), Sheri L. Glowinski

Redescoberta do aracuã da Ilha Utila (Ortalis vetula deschauenseei), Sheri L. Glowinski

Rediscovery of the Utila Island …

Wpa News 78 (2007), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2007), number 78

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Wpa News 80 (2007/2008), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2007/2008), number 80

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Ec07-118 Common Forbs And Shrubs Of Nebraska : Prairies, Rangelands, Pasturelands, James Stubbendieck, Kay Kottas

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 07-118 discusses common forbs and shrubs of Nebraska - prairies, rangelands, pasturelands.