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Rangeland Fires And Cheatgrass: Values At Risk And Support For Preservation, M. D. R. Evans, Kim Rollins

Articles

The high desert sagebrush ecosystems of the Great Basin evolved with fire. However, the introduction of cheatgrass (t. bromus), a highly flammable invasive annual grass, has contributed to the increased intensity and frequency of wildfires we have seen in recent years. Cheatgrass-fueled fires often kill native perennials, which creates openings for further cheatgrass expansion. Winters with more moisture than usual result in more cheatgrass and increased fire risk. Over time the result is ever larger areas dominated by cheatgrass and other invasive weeds that burn with greater frequency, and increasingly severe fire seasons.

Reporter - April 1st 2008, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Kahn Chronicle: Spring 2008, Smith College, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute

Kahn Chronicle

Table of Contents:

The Kahn Institute "On the Road"
Announcements
Spotlight on Students
Interim Reports: Sustainable Houses, Homes and Communities; Undergrounds Underworlds
Spring 2008 Short-Term Projects
Updates on New Project Forms
Spotlight on Faculty
A Word From the Director

Using A Paradigm Shift To Teach Neurobiology And The Nature Of Science—A C.R.E.A.T.E.-Based Approach, Sally G. Hoskins

Publications and Research

Decades ago, classic experiments established the phenomenon of “neural induction” (Spemann and Mangold, 1924; Holtfreter, 1933). It appeared clear that amphibian ectoderm was pre-programmed to form epidermis, and that the neural phenotype was induced by a chemical signal from mesoderm. The “ectoderm makes skin, unless induced to make nervous system” model appeared in many textbooks. This interpretation, however, was not simply incorrect but 180 degrees out of alignment with the actual situation. As subsequently demonstrated, the default state of amphibian ectoderm is neuronal, and the expression of the epidermal phenotype requires cell signaling (Hemmati-Brivanlou and Melton, 1992; 1994; 1997). In …

Supporting Teachers In Their Integration Of Technology With Literacy, Margaret A. Moore-Hart

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This study investigates how two elementary teachers begin to use technology in a private school that had access to technology at many levels. Using a collaborative teacher-research model, the researcher specifically examined how to support teachers’ practice as they integrated technology tools within their literacy curriculum. Due to a supportive context, the teachers refined their writing instruction to include technology tools, and students improved their literacy through challenging learning experiences.

Cannabinoid Ester Constituents From High-Potency Cannabis Sativa, Safwat A. Ahmed, Samir A. Ross, Desmond Slade, Mohamed M. Radwan, Fazila Zulfiqar, Rae R. Matsumoto, Yan-Tong Xu, Eddy Viard, Robert C. Speth, Vardan T. Karamyan, M A. Elsohly

HPD Articles

Eleven new cannabinoid esters, together with three known cannabinoid acids and Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol ( Delta9-THC ), were isolated from a high-potency variety of Cannabis sativa. The structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses to be beta-fenchyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 1), epi-bornyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 2), alpha-terpenyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 3), 4-terpenyl Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 4), alpha-cadinyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 5), gamma-eudesmyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 6), gamma-eudesmyl cannabigerolate ( 7), 4-terpenyl cannabinolate ( 8), bornyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 9), alpha-fenchyl Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolate ( 10), alpha-cadinyl cannabigerolate ( 11), Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol ( Delta9-THC ), Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A ( Delta9-THCA ), cannabinolic acid A ( CBNA), and cannabigerolic acid ( CBGA). Compound …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Spring 2008, Volume 14, No. 2

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Contents:

Restricted Feeding Can Improve Performance of Growing Steers Prior to Grazing on Burned Native Flint Hills Pasture by Chad Anglin, Dale Blasi, KC Olson, Chris Reinhardt, Marc Epp, Rodney Derstein, and Brian Barnhardt, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University

UNL Study Reports on the Cost of Growing Switchgrass as Ethanol Feedstock by Brian Williams and Richard Perrin, Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL

Water Is Focus of Prairie Conference

Professional Golf Management Highlights

2008 Nike Golf Camp in Lincoln This July

Program for 2008 Nebraska Grazing Conference

The Nebraska Range Shortcourse

2008 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report Available …

Heart Of A Dog, By Mikhail Bulgakov, William Berkhout

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

Conservation Ecology Hits Close To Home, Victoria Canaday Howard

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

Beauty In The Face Of Bigotry, Katherine Ciesla

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

Lpe Center News, April 2008

Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center: Newsletters

In this issue:

• Making Money and Helping the Environment

• How Do I View Archived Webcasts?

. • Manure Entrepeneurs: Turning Brown to Green

• Iowa Releases Final Rule on Manure Application to Soybean Cropland

Humor Corner, Anonymous Author

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Foundations, Amy Cagle, Bo Hemphill, Cathy Lammons, Brittany Martin, Kristy Riley, John P. Rush, Mississippi State University Foundation

Mississippi State University Foundation Foundations Newsletter

This document is an issue of Foundations.

Graduate Connections- April 2008

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

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Navigating Graduate School... 1

Mentoring Relationships that Last

Good Practices in Graduate

Education.................................. 3

The Responsible Conduct of Research

Teaching Tip ............................. 4

End of Semester Reflection

Essential Connections............... 5

Fellowship Opportunities on the Web

Professional Development........ 5

Writing a Teaching Statement

Principles of Good Writing

Interactions..................................8

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Awards

Grad Student Poster Competition Winners

Graduate Student Association News

Funding Opportunities................9

Resources for Researchers......11

NURAMP Workshops

Announcements........................11

Summer ITA Institute

SPEAK Test Dates

18^th Annual Campuswide TA Workshops

Commencement Changes …

Friends Of The Library Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1, Greenwood Library

Friends of the Library

Special points of interest:

• Illustrator Cris Arbo to Speak at Spring Friends Event
• Focus on Special Collections: Francis Butler Simkins
• Chinese Books Arrive at Greenwood Library

Artificial Transitive Fatty Acid (Tfa) Ban In Restaurants In Us Cities: Nyc-Doh Tfa Ban As A Model For Proactive Public Health Policy, Vidia S. Ramdeen

Master in Public Administration Theses

Today, restaurants, including all eateries that operate within New York City, as well as restaurants across the country, regularly use a rather large amount of an artery-clogging agent, commonly found within their vital ingredients. Artificial transitive fatty acid, or trans-fat as known to the consumer, is the target of the NYC Board of Health and Mental Hygiene, medical experts, and health conscious consumers, for permanent removal from all NYC restaurant menus by July 2008. Specifically, the NYC health code now requires that all establishments holding a NYC Health Department permit, including all restaurants, caterers, stationary hot and cold vendors, and …

Environmental Stewardship Of The Vermont Ski Industry And The Public's Willingness To Support, Karina V. Warshaw

Master in Public Administration Theses

No abstract provided.

Nebline, April 2008

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Proper Yard Waste Management
Helps Reduce Storm Water Pollution
Rental Arrangements Changing with the Times Part 2 — Flexible Cash Leases
Establishing a Commercial Vineyard
The Stately American Elm
Glossy Plant Ads
Spraying For Weeds May Also Damage Other Plants
Thank You Master Gardeners!
Planning to Plant a Tree for Arbor Day? Read This First!
Controlling Fleas
Everything Homeowners Need to Know About Termite Control
UNL Termite Researcher Needs Infested House!
Managing Deer Damage
Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Name That Food!
Country Style Potato Salad Recipe
$tretch Your Food Dollar With These 10 Money $aving $trategies
What Counts as a …

Ard News April 2008

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Contents:

Comments from the Dean
Layman Awards
ARD “Service Objectives”
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants January and February 2008
New or Revised Projects January and February 2008
Grants and Contracts Received for January and February 2008

Text Sets: Making Connections Between And Across Books, Barbara A. Ward, Terrell A. Young

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Linking books together has become a popular trend in many classrooms. More and more teachers are creating text sets—collections of books grouped around a similar topic, theme, genre, or author. Text sets allow readers to organize responses in a way that helps them notice patterns, make literary connections, and develop insights across books (Lehman, 2007).

The Clemson Polyglot, Issue Two/Spring 2008, Department Of Languages, Clemson Univeristy

Department of Languages Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 40, No. 2, Spring 2008

Water Current Newsletter

UNL/OSU Researchers Try Promising Technique to Remove Groundwater Contamination
Water and Natural Resources Tour in June
From the Director: USGS Climate Change Research, a Critical Partnership in the Making
Meet the Faculty: Gary L. Zoubek, Paul C. Hay
Herpel Joins Water Center Staff as Outreach Specialist
Scholarship Honors Water Center's First Permanent Director
Storing a Safe Emergency Drinking Water Supply
A Long-Term Perspective on Drought
History in the Great Plains
Water Center History Books Available
Earthworms Contain Chemicals from Households and Animal Manure
UNL Researchers Determine Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Ethanol
Water Quality Challenges in the Great Plains
Water …

A Look At Social Host And Dram Shop Liability From Pre-Game Tailgating To Post-Game Barhopping, Gregory P. Diamantopoulos

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.

Food Science & Technology Alumni News, Spring 2008

Department of Food Science and Technology: Public Access Records

CONTENTS:
A message from the Department Head . . .
Graduates of the B.S. Program
Graduates of the M.S. Program
Graduates of the Ph.D. Program
Steve Beckman, Baccalaureate and Future Ph.D.
Help Us Find New Students
Recent Graduate Wee Chin Low
Dr. Taylor at Work in the Netherlands
New B.S. Students
New M.S. Graduate Students
Visiting Faculty and New Opportunities from Costa Rica
Busy Autumn for the Food Science Club
Graduate Student Spotlight: Inés Martínez
FSC Roster
Undergraduate Spotlight: Melanie Downs
New and Improved Sensory Analysis Lab
Selected Grants
New Faces
Departures
Visiting Faculty
Food Science Alumna Wins Folsom Award …

Indiana Wildlife Disease News, Volume 3, Issue 2 - April 2008

Indiana Wildlife Disease News

Contents:

West Nile Virus Testing in Indiana: 2008 Update
Disease Update: 2008-2009 Indiana Avian Influenza Surveillance
USDA APHIS Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
A deer carcass dilemma: resource and potential reservoir of CWD for scavenger communities
57th Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Disease Association
Midwest Wildlife Disease Update
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services NATIONAL WILDLIFE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM

Acquisition Of Cardiac Control Parameters From Whole Vagus Nerve Recordings, Marcia A. Pool

Doctoral Dissertations

Heart rate varies continuously depending on the amount of activity being performed or the emotional state of an individual. Both branches of the autonomic nervous system work to alter heart rate depending on the needs of the body. While healthy individuals are capable of altering their heart rate, individuals with certain types of heart disease do not have this ability. For these individuals, cardiac pacemakers are used to alter heart rate. Cardiac pacemakers use sensors to determine the pacing frequency for the heart; however, there is no current optimum sensor. In order to discover a better sensor, this study investigated …

Scwds Briefs: Volume 24, Number 1 (April 2008), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Table of Contents:

National Feral Swine Mapping System

Feral Hog Conference

Wildebeest MCF in U.S. Cattle

The Value of Wildlife Recreation

Unusual Antlered Doe

White Nose Syndrome in Bats

New Myxozoan Parasite in Ducks

Duncan New Director in Virginia

SCWDS Personnel Awards

Systems Biology: The Solution To Understanding Alcohol-Induced Disorders?, National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism

United States Public Health Resources

With the decoding of the human genome, researchers gained access to extensive information about the molecules in the body, how they function in the healthy organism, and how they may contribute to certain diseases. However, despite this wealth of information, many questions remain about the ways in which these molecules interact to control more complex phenomena, including the development of many common disorders. Systems biology offers scientists a promising tool with which to deal with such complexities and may revolutionize the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of alcohol use disorders and other multifaceted disorders. These new approaches provide researchers with new …

News From Hope College, Volume 39.4: April, 2008, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Book Review: To Make This Land Our Own: Community, Identity, And Cultural Adapation In Purrysburg Township, South Carolina, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book To Make this Land Our Own: Community, Identity, and Cultural Adapation in Purrysburg Township, South Carolina, by Arlin C. Migliazzo and Lawrence S. Rowland. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 2007.