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Improving The Effectiveness Of Interventions To Balance Conservation And Development: A Conceptual Framework, S. Garnett, J. Sayer, Johan T. Du Toit

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

There are numerous case studies around the world describing integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs). Recently some localized syntheses have been published that use sophisticated statistics to identify patterns and causal linkages, but no attempt has yet been made to draw together lessons from across the globe. This paper is an attempt to provide a framework for such an analysis. A set of lessons is proposed for improving the prospects of ICDPs by giving consideration to each of the five capitals: natural, social, human, built, and financial. The language of ICDPs has been adopted by development agencies of all persuasions. …

Momentum, December 2007, Population Council

Momentum

No abstract provided.

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Foraging Behavior, D. Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Richard R. Schaefer, Nancy E. Koerth

Faculty Publications

We studied Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) to examine the effect of status and gender on foraging behavior. Foraging behavior of breeding pairs extended beyond separation by foraging height to include zones (bole, trunk in crown, primary limb, secondary limb) of the tree used and foraging methods (scaling, probing, excavating). Helper males and juvenile females maintained partial spatial separation from breeding adults. Helper males maintained spatial separation from breeding adults by exploiting limbs within tree crowns in both longleaf (Pinus palustris) and loblolly-shortleaf (P. taeda, P. echinata) pine forests, but also increased use of boles in loblolly-shortleaf pine in concert with …

Co-Active Life Coaching As A Treatment For People With Obesity, Courtney E. Newnham-Kanas

Digitized Theses

Purpose: To assess the impact of one-on-one Co-Active Professional Life Coaching on the body composition, self-esteem, self-efficacy, physical activity, and functional health status of adults with obesity [body mass index (BMI) values greater than 30]. Methods: This one-group, pre-test post-test study targeted a sample of 20 men and women aged 35-55 who had a BMI equal to or greater than 30. Participants engaged in six to eight 35-minute telephone sessions with a Certified Profession Co-Active Coach (CPCC). During these sessions, the participant called the CPCC and together they explored what changes the subject wanted to make in his/her life, and …

Safe To Walk? Neighborhood Safety And Physical Activity Among Public Housing Residents, Gary G. Bennett, Lorna H. Mcneill, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Dustin T. Duncan, Elaine Puleo, Karen M. Emmons

Public Health Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Genetic And Pharmacological Factors That Influence Reproductive Aging In Nematodes, Stacie E. Hughes, Kimberley Evason, Chengjie Xiong, Kerry Kornfeld

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua66/5/2 Newsletter, Wku Department Of Agriculture

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter regarding programs, events, students and alumni of the WKU Agriculture department.

Fate Of The Vegetal Yolky Cells In The Direct Developing Frog Eleutherodactylus Coqui, Uma Karadge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Puerto Rican tree frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, is a striking example of a deviation from the indirect mode of development among amphibians. E. coqui does not have an intermediate tadpole stage. It hatches out directly as a free-living froglet, deriving nutrition from the yolky material attached to its intestine. The innermost of the three germ layers, the endoderm, forms the lining of the gut. In the amphibian model Xenopus laevis, the endoderm originates from the vegetal hemisphere. The cells, which are originally present on the vegetal surface of the embryo, end up forming the definitive gut. They, thus, provide nutrition …

Ivy Leaves, 2007, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 2007 edition of the Anderson University journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Jessica Sopolosky, Charlie Grant, Phyllis Goins, Joshua Rigsby, Robbie Cobb, Wayne Cox, and Eric Whitlock.

Proceedings Of The 119th Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science [Program, 2007], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Welcome from the Executive Director --- 3
Program Summary/Timeline --- 4
Iowa Junior Academy of Science --- 6
General Session Presentations --- 7
Symposia Presentations --- 10
Senior Poster Program --- 14
Awards Luncheon --- 16
President's Banquet --- 16
IAS Annual Business Meeting --- 17
2006-2007 Officers and Volunteers --- 18
Notes --- 19
Field Trips --- 20
Section Meeting Programs and Oral Presentations (Alphabetical by Section) --- 22
Abstracts (by Section) --- 27
Author Index --- 53

Mathematical Model Of Ethanol Metabolism In Liver, Parag Pande

ETD Archive

A lumped mathematical model of liver metabolism is presented to analyze the effect of ethanol on metabolic processes of 24 hr fasted rats. The model is developed in two parts. In the first part individual kinetic models for important regulatory steps in the liver metabolic pathways are developed and in second part transport and mass balance equations in the two well mixed domains: tissue and blood, are developed to calculate intermediate metabolite concentrations and fluxes in response to the changes in ethanol and lactate concentrations in the perfusion medium. Part of the model without ethanol metabolism has been validated and …

Fish & Wildlife News: Winter 2007

Fish and Wildlife News

Contents:
News Briefs 2
After the Storm 12
Walking Wetlands 14
Women on the Wing 16
Common Ground 20
Continental Conservation 22
Bridging the Gap 26
Faces in the Field 30
Science & Technology 31
Fish Tales 33
Our People 35
Transitions 35
Honors 38
In Memoriam 41

Uncle Sam Wants You To Read Gov't Publications, Erie County Public Library

Government Documents (General)

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Erie County Public Library, PA.

Agriculture: A Look Back, Lacrosse Public Library

Agriculture/Horticulture

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from LaCrosse Public Library, Wisconsin.

Impact 2007, Wanda Koszewski, Kathleen Lodl, Marilyn Fox, Sue Brown, Julie A. Albrecht, Dennis E. Burson, Harshavardhan Thippareddi, Timothy P. Carr, Trenton Erickson

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: News Releases

Index

Nutrition and Health

Food Stamp Nutrition Education Project..................................................... 1

Medicare Prescription Card Awareness Program ........................................................................................................ 2

Methamphetamine Community Awareness Program................................................................................................. 4

HACCP Workshops for School Food Service ...................................................................................... 5

HACCP Workshops for Food Industry .................................................................... 6

Promising New Cholesterol-Fighter ............................................................................... 7

Landscaping Program Reduces Lead Threat.................................................................. 8

Reducing or Eliminating Arsenic and Uranium from Public Drinking Water Systems ............................................ 9

Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Groundwater Level Monitoring ........................................................................................ 10

Integrated Pest Management in Schools .............................................................................. 11

Moisture-measuring Equipment .................................................................................... 12

Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Management ......................................................................................................... 13

Reducing or Eliminating Arsenic and Uranium from Public Drinking Water Systems …

No. 3: A Migration Audit Of Poverty Reduction Strategies In Southern Africa, Benjamin Roberts

Southern African Migration Programme

Southern Africa is characterized by long-established patterns of intra-regional migration, with countries sending and receiving labour migrants especially for employment in mines and on commercial farms and plantations since the late nineteenth century. However, these pat­terns and processes have undergone notable change in recent decades, the outcome being a progressive intensification of mobility in the region. The underlying determinants of this trend include increased and new opportunities for internal and cross-border movement follow­ing the end of apartheid, the region’s increasing engagement with the global economy, persistently high and worsening levels of poverty and unemployment, the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, …

A Decade Comparison Of Preterm Motor Performance At Age 4, Mary C. Sullivan, Kathleen Hawes

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

This was a prospective longitudinal study of two cohorts comprised of one full term and three premature infant groups born 10 years apart. Birth cohort, perinatal morbidity, and birth weight effects were investigated at age 4. Cohort 1 (1985–1989) had longer gestation, higher birth weight, and better Apgar scores than Cohort 2 (1996–1999), which had more intraventricular hemorrhage and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Cohort and perinatal morbidity group, but not birth weight, predicted motor scores. Preterm Cohort 2 children had better oral motor, fine motor, and total motor scores, but lower visual motor integration scores than Cohort 1. Motor problems continue to …

In Defense Of Prometheus: Some Ethical, Economic, And Regulatory Issues Of Sports Doping, Richard A. Posner

Articles

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Nutrition On Academic Achievement, Julie A. Long

Graduate Research Papers

The recent increase of obesity and malnourishment among students has prompted many researchers to question the effects of such lifestyles on the students' health and academic areas. Many factors are to be associated with the lack of knowledge and initiative to make amendments within the system. In addition, many steps can be taken to implement the correct changes. This paper outlines the causes of malnutrition, the affects of poor nutrients, the vitality of specific nutrient, and ways to help the problems cease. Attention to the strong research and statistics, leads to transformation of the traditions and barriers of individuals choosing …

2007-2008 Unm Catalog, Unm Office Of The Registrar

Course Catalogs

Course catalog for the years 2007-2008.

Children's Mercy Hospital Annual Report 2006, Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Annual Reports

Annual report for The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Phosphate Imposed Limitations On Biological Reduction And Alteration Of Ferrihydrite, Thomas Borch, Yoko Masue, Ravi K. Kukkadapu, Scott Fendorf

United States Department of Energy: Publications

Biogeochemical transformation (inclusive of dissolution) of iron (hydr)oxides resulting from dissimilatory reduction has a pronounced impact on the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants in subsurface environments. Despite the reactivity noted for pristine (unreacted) minerals, iron (hydr)oxides within native environments will likely have a different reactivity owing in part to changes in surface composition. Accordingly, here we explore the impact of surface modifications induced by phosphate adsorption on ferrihydrite reduction by Shewanella putrefaciens under static and advective flow conditions. Alterations in surface reactivity induced by phosphate changes the extent, decreasing Fe(III) reduction nearly linearly with increasing P surface coverage, …

Assessment Of Sediment Toxicity During Anaerobic Biodegradation Of Vegetable Oil Using Microtox® And Hyalella Azteca Bioassays, Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Susan E. Cobanli, Thomas King, Brian A. Wrenn, Kenneth G. Doe, Paula M. Jackman, Albert D. Venosa

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

The potential ecological impacts of anaerobic degradation of vegetable oil on freshwater sediments were investigated. Sediment toxicity was evaluated using two regulatory biotests: the Microtox^® Solid Phase Test and an amphipod (Hyalella azteca) bioassay. The results of the Microtox test showed that the toxicity of the vegetable-oil-contaminated sediments (about 17–33 g oil/kg dry sediments) increased after 2 weeks incubation and then decreased to near background levels after incubation for 8 weeks under anaerobic conditions. The amphipod toxicity bioassay showed that the toxicity of fresh contaminated sediments decreased over time and returned to background levels within 8 weeks. …

Provisioning Strategies Of Antarctic Fur Seals And Chinstrap Penguins Produce Different Responses To Distribution Of Common Prey And Habitat, Taro Ichii, John Bengston, Peter Boveng, Yoshimi Takao, John Jansen, Lisa Hiruki-Raring, Michael Cameron, Hiroshi Okamura, Tomonari Hayashi, Mikio Naganobu

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Central-place foragers that must return to a breeding site to deliver food to offspring are faced with trade-offs between prey patch quality and distance from the colony. Among colonial animals, pinnipeds and seabirds may have different provisioning strategies, due to differences in their ability to travel and store energy. We compared the foraging areas of lactating Antarctic fur seals and chinstrap penguins breeding at Seal Island, Antarctica, to investigate whether they responded differently to the distribution of their prey (Antarctic krill and myctophid fish) and spatial heterogeneity in their habitat. Dense krill concentrations occurred in the shelf region near the …

Antler Size Of Alaskan Moose Alces Alces Gigas: Effects Of Population Density, Hunter Harvest And Use Of Guides, Jennifer I. Schmidt, Jay M. Ver Hoef, R. Terry Bowyer

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Moose Alces alces gigas in Alaska, USA, exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism, with adult males possessing large, elaborate antlers. Antler size and conformation are influenced by age, nutrition and genetics, and these bony structures serve to establish social rank and affect mating success. Population density, combined with anthropogenic effects such as harvest, is thought to influence antler size. Antler size increased as densities of moose decreased, ostensibly a density-dependent response related to enhanced nutrition at low densities. The vegetation type where moose were harvested also affected antler size, with the largest-antlered males occupying more open habitats. Hunts with guides occurred in …

Issues Associated With Secondary Analysis Of Population Health Data, Sandra C. Garmon Bibb

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Analysis of population health data is crucial for the success of population health. Secondary analysis of data contained in publicly available clinical, administrative, and national health survey databases is a cost-effective and scientific method for generating data to support population health. There are several issues associated with secondary analysis of population health data that must be addressed if analyses are to be expedient, economical, and reliable. This article outlines the value of using secondary analysis to generate population health data, discusses issues associated with secondary analysis of population health data, and offers suggestions for addressing these issues.

Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Student Handbook 2007-08, Dmacc

Student Handbooks

No abstract provided.

Annual Report, Mississippi State University Foundation, Amy Cagle, Laura Beck Kitchens

MSUF Annual Reports

This document is the annual report for Mississippi State University Foundation.

Mississippi State University Research, Office Of Research And Economic Development, Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University Research Magazine

Mississippi State University Research Magazine profiles researchers and research projects across MSU.