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Annual Publication Of The Department Of Agronomy And Horticulture

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Annual Newsletters

CONTENTS

Alumni news: Catch the future!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

It really is all about a life of learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Meet Tim Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Articles:

Introducing the plant quality laboratory . . . . . . . . 14 …

Extended Visions, September/October 2007

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC Director's Comments
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - Beef Feedlot
About the People
Can a Flavor Enhancing Oil Improve Finishing Performance?
Comparison of a Long Yearling System and Calf-fed Performance and Economics
Effect of Feeding a Byproduct Combination at Two Levels or Byproduct Alone
Effect of Distillers Grains Composition and Level on Steers Consuming High Quality Forage
Feedlot Research Important to Beef Industry
Performance Profile and Carcass Characteristics of Steers Fed Optaflexx
Study Examines BRD Control and Receiving Systems
Summary Analysis of Grazing Yearling Response to Distillers Grains
Barnhill Recognized for Service at ARDC
Calendar of Events
Have a Happy, …

Droughtscape, Fall 2007, National Drought Mitigation Center

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

Fall 2007 Outlook

Diverse Impacts Reported in Summer of 2007

Decadal Climate Cycles Hold Predictive Potential

Drought Experts Take Roadmap to Congress

NDMC Research Updates

Demonstrating In The Classroom Ideas Of Frequency Response, Mark A. Hopkins

Presentations and other scholarship

One of the most persistently difficult concepts to communicate to students is that of “frequency response”, because it spans both the frequency-domain and the time-domain. This paper presents a Matlab®-based graphical method of demonstrating several important relationships among pole/zero locations, Bode plot (i.e., Fourier transform), and time-domain sinusoidal response. The author has been using this method successfully for several years in a variety of systemsrelated courses to help students understand these relationships. The software is also easily available to students, so they may reconstruct classroom demonstrations, and do much more. In the demonstrations, Bode magnitude and phase plots are programmatically …

Design And Development Of Microcantilever As A Platform For Moisture Sensing, Qi Chen

Doctoral Dissertations

Ultra-sensitive and selective moisture sensors are needed in various industries for processing control or environmental monitoring. As an outstanding sensor platform, microcantilevers have potential application in moisture detection due to their advantages, such as low-level moisture detection limits, high accuracy, quick response time, high reproducibility, good recovery rate and low in cost. Our research results will lead to the first of its kind for the commercialization of a microcantilever-based moisture sensor used for industrial and household applications. The novelty of the present work is the development of SiO2 and Si cantilevers, which were fabricated using developed processes and modified with …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, October 1, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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Troubled Children And Children In Trouble: Redefining The Role Of The Juvenile Court In The Lives Of Children, Ann Reyes Robbins

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Essay considers the emerging research in the area of dual-jurisdiction children, often referred to as "crossover kids "-those currently or previously involved in maltreatment proceedings who have also committed delinquent acts. Part I describes the development of the juvenile courts in the early twentieth century. Part II of this Essay questions the need to "track" children along one legal path or another and points to the pitfalls of providing services to some children through a criminal justice paradigm instead of treating all children through a social work paradigm. Finally, Part III advocates a redesign of the juvenile court- a …

The Voice, Fall 2007: Volume 53, Issue 1, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Maas Turns Stewardly Passion into Environmental Internship; It's All About the Graduates; Two Grants Will Benefit the Education Department; May Trips Put Students in Other Cultures; Music CDs Showcase Dordt Student Musicians' Talents; Engineering Grads Continue Seven Year Streak; 20th Annual Faculty Poetry Reading Celebrates Life; Brue Receives Second Energy Grant; Dordt is Third on Best Colleges List; Schuttinga Takes Helm in Student Services; Cella Bosma Graciously Accepts John Calvin Award; Faculty News; Biorenewable Energy: Dordt Engineers Look for Greener Energy Alternatives; Defenders Surge into Season; New Scoreboards at De Witt Gymnasium; Alumni Council Faces New Issues; Alumni Notes; The …

A Special Publication, Richard C. Reuben

Faculty Publications

As he notes, Richard Reuben was not the first editor of this magazine. But he was surely the dominant one. He took over the position in the spring issue of 1997, and over the ensuing decade he has left an indelible mark of excellence and professionalism on the publication.

Medium-Specific Regulation Of Attorney Advertising: A Critique, Lyrissa Lidsky, Tera Peterson

Faculty Publications

Florida has been one of the most aggressive states in regulating attorney advertising. The Florida Supreme Court recently adopted new and more stringent rules regulating broadcast advertising by attorneys, and the court appears poised to adopt new and more stringent rules governing Internet advertising by attorneys. As this Article details, the problem is that Florida's new and proposed rules violate both the First Amendment and sound public policy principles. This Article provides guidance to states contemplating further regulation of attorney advertising, and it indirectly critiques current commercial speech doctrine.

Regulating "Rent-A-Cops" Post-9/11: Why The Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act Fails To Address Homeland Security Concerns, Ian Patrick Mcginley

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article critiques the Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act (PSOEAA) for its limited scope in addressing homeland security concerns related to private security officers. While the Act introduces a background check system, it fails to adequately address terrorist infiltration, training, and cooperation with public law enforcement. The analysis argues that federal regulation, led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is necessary to enhance the private security industry's role in homeland security. A grant-based regulatory scheme is proposed to incentivize training, cooperation, and improved screening processes for private security officers, particularly those guarding critical infrastructure.

October 1, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2007, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Fact Book (1988-2019)

Fact Book 2007 for Illinois State University

Singapore Management University Receives Friend Of The Arts Award, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

No abstract provided.

Facilitating Consumer Partnerships In State Policy And Program Design, Judith Holt, Darrell L. Jones, Richard E. Petty, Suzanne Crisp, Helen Roth, Sara Galantowicz

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Local And National Health Advancement Using The Power Of Sport In South Africa, Lisa Zook

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

South Africa currently suffers greatly from disease and poverty. In particular, the country has a remarkably high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. This study looks at how the popularity of sport is being used to combat these social and health concerns. Many believe the power of sport is one means by which educational messages can be communicated to the public. Over a period of one month, three different sports related non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were examined. Two of the organizations, PeacePlayers International, which uses basketball to teach HIV/AIDS education and personal development, and loveLife Games, which uses sport to attract youth to their …

Kaya Hip-Hop In Coastal Kenya: The Urban Poetry Of Ukoo Flani, Divinity Lashelle Barkley

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In the global world of the 21st Century, music is one of the few things that has the ability to cross physical as well as cultural borders, which is why my Independent Study Project (ISP) focuses on the role of hip-hop music in the youth culture in Kenya’s largest coastal city, Mombasa. Throughout history, music has proven its artistic power; inspiring people to resist oppression, challenge inequality, and even claim salvation.

This enduring characteristic of music is central to my ISP which explores the emergence of hip-hop in Kenya as well as the evolution of Ukoo Flani, one of the …

La Construcción De Paz Y Esperanza En Nicaragua Los Procesos De Paz Y Su Legado Hoy En Día, Christopher Hammond

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Este proyecto es una investigación sobre la pregunta: ¿Qué es paz y cómo podemos crearla? En este ensayo exploro y analizo el legado del proceso de paz en Centroamérica y Nicaragua de los años 80 en Nicaragua hoy en día para llegar a una conclusión sobre la construcción de la paz y de la esperanza. Estos dos temas, Paz y Esperanza, fueron los dos conceptos que encontré durante mí investigación. Además, esta presentación de mi investigación intenta a dar voz a algunas de las protagonistas en los procesos de paz y quienes están trabajando en su legado. A través de …

Liberation Theology In The 21st Century: The Catholic Church, The Cpt, And Rural Movements In Southern Pará, Eleanor Sharp

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study explores the present-day manifestation of liberation theology in the south of Pará, Brazil. Liberation theology has been widely recognized as an important development in theology and Latin American history that helped spark social movements across South and Central America in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. In the Brazilian Amazon, progressive Church workers (mainly Catholic) have been historically aligned with movements to protect and regain land rights for poor rural workers. Because these movements and organizations are the primary defenders of human rights in this part of Brazil, researching the changing role of religion in their work is important …

Desarrollo Turístico Y Sustentabilidad: Caso Villa Pehuenia Y La Comunidad Mapuche Puel, Sasha Shahidi

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With limited resources and overpopulation on a global level, sustainable development is the only way that human beings will be able to survive on this earth. The problem is that the dominant model of development stresses the importance of economic profits in the short term and far too often exploits natural resources and less powerful cultural groups. This creates dangerous long-term affects as natural resources and indigenous cultures that depend on them continue to disappear with no plan, or possibility, to replace them. Sustainability seeks the least negative impacts possible on the natural environment and indigenous cultures in order to …

Murales Y Memoria: Un Estudio Comparativo De Tres Casos De Arte Memorial En La Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Mya Dosch

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

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Los Afro-Descendientes De Buenos Aires: Mitos Y Realidades, William Cowles

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

During the 19th century, the black population of Buenos Aires suffered a massive demographic decline that brought their population from roughly 30% of Buenos Aires in the beginning of the century to an almost invisible fraction. According to the popular Argentine historical myths, this decline was the product of several concrete factors, most importantly an outbreak of Yellow Fever and the various wars of 19th century Argentina in which the black population suffered heavy losses. However, the demographic facts and the historical evidence do not support this explanation. The historical reality of the decline of the black population in Buenos …

Thin-Film Evolution Equation For A Strained Solid Film On A Deformable Substrate: Numerical Steady States, Wondimu T. Tekalign, Brian J. Spencer

Articles

We consider the nonlinear behavior of the thin-film evolution equation for a strained solid film on a substrate. The evolution equation describes morphological changes to the film by surface diffusion in response to elastic energy, surface energy, and wetting energy. Due to the thin-film approximation, the elastic response of the film is determined analytically, resulting in a self-contained evolution equation which does not require separate numerical solution of the full three-dimensional elasticity problem. Using a pseudospectral predictor-corrector method we numerically determine the family of steady state solutions to this evolution equation which correspond to quantum dot and quantum ridge morphologies.

Nursing Faculty Development And Satisfaction With Online Teaching, Kellie Smith, Edd, Rn, Elizabeth Elkind, Rnc, Msn, Mba, Phd(C)

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Faculty development and online teaching. Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Association Annual Fall Meeting. Harrisburg, PA. (podium).

19 PowerPoint slides.

Course Offerings, Fall 2007 [Difficult Dialogues], Clark University

Difficult Dialogues (2006-2013)

Difficult Dialogues course offerings for the Fall 2007 semester. While each semester's Difficult Dialogues programming centered around a theme, the initiative's course offerings covered a broader range of topic approaching the process of dialogues in a variety of ways and across a number of disciplines.

Clark University's Difficult Dialogues initiative was launched in 2006 and ran through 2013. The initiative aimed to raise awareness and develop skills of dialogue as a distinct approach to discourse, as well as encourage its practice among faculty, staff, and students.

A (My)Space Of One's Own: On Privacy And Online Social Networks, Patricia S. Abril

Articles

No abstract provided.

The Truth And The Truthiness About Knowing Material Misrepresentations, Matt Williams

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Lorraine V. Markel: An Authoritative Opinion Sets The Bar For Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence (Except For Computer Animations And Simulations), Lindsay Kemp

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

A Bill Without Bite: Why Effective Copyright Monitoring Was Not A Fair Trade-Off For Making College More Affordable, Heather M. Tonelli

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Speleo Spiel, No. 362, September-October 2007, Alan Jackson

Speleo Spiel

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