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Variability Analyses Of Alfalfa-Reference To Grass-Reference Evapotranspiration Ratios In Growing And Dormant Seasons, Suat Irmak, Ayse Kilic, T. A. Howell, Derrel Martin, J. O. Payero, K. S. Copeland

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Alfalfa-reference evapotranspiration (ET_r) values sometimes need to be converted to grass-reference ET (ET_o), or vice versa, to enable crop coefficients developed for one reference surface to be used with the other. However, guidelines to make these conversions are lacking. The objectives of this study were to: (1) develop ET_r to ET_o ratios (K_r values) for different climatic regions for the growing season and nongrowing (dormant) seasons; and (2) determine the seasonal behavior of K_r values between the locations and in the same location for different seasons. Monthly average K_r values …

Evolution Of Political Cleavages And Entry Of The Far-Right In Government Coalitions In Italy And Poland, Maxim Chernyshev

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project focuses on a comparative analysis of governing coalitions between conservative and far-right parties in recent years in Italy (1994) and Poland (2005). The aim is to show how the inclusion of the radical right in government coalitions in these countries reflects recent changes in Western and Eastern European party systems through the reformulation of the old and formation of new party cleavages. The focus in the recent literature on personality clashes of party leaders over the distribution of ministry portfolios does not explain the nature of the disagreement between these leaders about key issues of national politics. I …

New York Law School Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 1, New York Law School

New York Law School Magazine

Features:

Professor David Schoenbrod Breaks Through the Environmental Logjam

Graduate Programs Thrive and Multiply at New York Law School: Fifth Anniversary of the Graduate Tax Program and a New LL.M. in Real Estate

Enteric Bacteria Of Field-Collected Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae Inhibit Growth Of The Entomopathogens Photorhabdus Temperata And Beauveria Bassiana, Michael B. Blackburn, Dawn E. Gundersen-Rindal, Donald C. Weber, Phyllis A. W. Martin, Robert R. Farrar Jr.

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

The nematode Heterorhabditis marelatus fails to reproduce in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, possibly due to interference from the enteric bacteria of the beetle. Specifically, the enteric bacteria inhibit the growth of Photorhabdus temperata, the enteric symbiont of the nematode, in vitro. However, previous work was based on a laboratory culture of L. decemlineata, and we wished to determine if similar bacteria were present in the field. Therefore, we cultured the enteric bacteria of fourth-instar larvae collected from the field at two locations in Maryland and Virginia. Representatives of the genera Pantoea, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas …

Improvement Of Pvx/Cmv Cp Expression Tool For Display Of Short Foreign Antigens, Angela Natilla, Lev G. Nemchinov

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

We have previously reported that Potato virus X-expressed coat protein of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) formed virus-like particles (VLPs), which served as carriers for display of different neutralizing epitopes of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In this work, we further modified the purification protocol of recombinant VLPs carrying short neutralizing epitopes of the NDV proteins and demonstrated that self-contained capsid protein subunits of CMV transiently expressed from heterologous virus packaged into individual virions morphologically resembling and/or indistinguishable from wild type CMV particles. Homogeneity of the final preparation represents an advance over our previous study, where VLPs were found to be of …

The Genetic Diversity, Relationships, And Potential For Biological Control Of The Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina Pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), S. Schroer, R. W. Pemberton, L. G. Cook, T. Kondo, P. J. Gullan

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

The lobate lac scale Paratachardina pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan (Kerriidae) is a polyphagous pest of woody plants in Florida (U.S.A.) the Bahamas, Christmas Island (Australia) and it has been reported from Cuba. Its recent appearance as a pest in these places indicates that this scale is introduced; however, its native range is unknown. Until 2006, this pest species was identified mistakenly as Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin) [now P. silvestri (Mahdihassan)], which is native to India and Sri Lanka. Quarantine laboratory acceptance trials with Indian P. silvestri parasitoids indicated a strong immune response from P. pseudolobata. Gregarious development of encyrtid wasps …

A Core Set Of Microsatellite Markers For Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Population Genetics Studies, Kyung Seok Kim, Uwe Stolz, Nicholas J. Miller, Miller R. Waits, Thomas Guillermaud, Douglas V. Sumerford, Thomas W. Sappington

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

Interest in the ecological and population genetics of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, has grown rapidly in the last few years in North America and Europe. This interest is a result of a number of converging issues related to the increasing difficulty in managing this pest and the need to characterize and understand gene ßow in the context of insect resistance management. One of the key components needed for successful population genetics studies is the availability of suitable molecular markers. Using a standard group of microsatellite markers enables researchers from different laboratories to directly compare and share …

Entomopathogenic Fungal Endophytes, Fernando E. Vega, Francisco Posada, M. Catherine Aime, Monica Pava-Ripoll, Francisco Infante, Stephen A. Rehner

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

Fungal endophytes are quite common in nature and some of them have been shown to have adverse effects against insects, nematodes, and plant pathogens.
Our research program is aimed at using fungal endophytes-mediated plant defense as a novel biological control mechanism against the coffee berry borer, the most devastating pest of coffee throughout the world. A survey of fungal endophytes in coffee plants from Hawaii, Colombia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico has revealed the presence of various genera of fungal entomopathogens, including Acremonium, Beauveria, Cladosporium, Clonostachys, and Paecilomyces. Two of these, B. bassiana and Clonostachys rosea …

Nanostructured Engineered Materials With High Magneto-Optic Performance For Integrated Photonics Applications, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh, Viatcheslav A. Kotov, Y T. Lee

School of Engineering Publications

In this paper, we experimentally investigate the performance of a set of technologies used for the deposition, annealing and characterization of high-performance magnetooptic rare-earth-doped garnet materials and all-garnet heterostructures for use in photonic crystals and novel integrated-optics devices.

Mutual Adaptation Of International Students And Academics For The Sustainable Development Of International Education, Tran Ly Thi

EDU-COM International Conference

This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study that explores how international students from China and Vietnam in different disciplines in Australian higher education interpret and adapt to disciplinary requirements and how academics respond to the diverse needs of international students. The study employed a trans-disciplinary framework for interpreting students‘ and lecturers' practices within institutional structures. This framework has been developed by infusing a modified version of Lillis‘ (2001) heuristic for exploring students‘ meaning making with positioning theory (Harré & van Langenhove, 1999). A prominent finding of the study indicates the emergence of three main forms of adaptation, committed …

Web-Based Courses To Support Efl Learning For Pre-Service Teachers: A Thai Pilot Study, Vijittra Vonganusith, Pagram Jeremy

EDU-COM International Conference

In a modern, information rich, economically driven society, Western universities as well as Thai Universities are turning towards the Web to disseminate and retrieve information. Integration of computers to support the learning environment in teaching language is still in its infancy in Thailand. Its implementation changes both the instructional strategy and also the teaching and learning environment. English has been taught as a foreign language for over a century, and plays an important role at all levels of the Thai education system. At higher education levels, English skills are essential components of every pre-service teacher‘s professional education. In order to …

Influence De La Charge De Travail Sur Les Indicateurs Biologiques D'Exposition De Cinq Solvants, Robert Tardif, Ginette Charest-Tardif, Ginette Truchon, Martin Brochu

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Plusieurs facteurs qui sont susceptibles d’exercer un impact majeur sur le comportement des contaminants dans l’organisme des individus exposés. À cet égard, la ventilation alvéolaire joue un rôle particulièrement important puisqu’elle est directement influencée par l’intensité de l’activité physique ou de la charge de travail. Or toute augmentation de cette charge de travail se traduit par une augmentation de la ventilation alvéolaire laquelle dépend de la fréquence respiratoire et du volume courant. Selon les produits en cause, ces modifications physiologiques peuvent avoir des répercussions importantes sur les quantités de contaminants absorbées et sur leur élimination, et par conséquent, sur leurs …

L'Autosurveillance De L'Astreinte Thermique Des Jeunes Travailleurs Affectés À L'Engrangement Du Foin, Pierre C. Dessureault, Audrey Tellier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce rapport fait état d’une étude visant le développement d’un programme d’autosurveillance de l’astreinte thermique pour des adolescents qui oeuvrent à l’engrangement du foin. Ce type de travail avait été choisi parce qu’il implique une charge de travail physique importante et qu’il emploi des jeunes âgés entre 15 et 21 ans. Au cours des étés 2004, 2005 et 2006, quarante sujets ont été l’objet de monitoring. Certains sujets étaient suivis plus d’une fois durant une saison et sept d’entre eux ont participé durant chacune des saisons 2005 et 2006. En tout, 85 quarts de travail ont été l’objet d’un monitoring …

"Purely The Creature Of The Inventive Genius Of The Court": State Ex Rel. Whiteside And The Creation And Evolution Of The Montana Supreme Court's Unique And Controversial Writ Of Supervisory Control, Larry Howell

Montana Law Review

Montana's Writ of Supervisory Control

The Impending Storm: The Supreme Court's Foray Into The Second Amendment Debate, Christopher Keleher

Montana Law Review

The Impending Storm

Recent Decisions Affecting The Montana Practitioner

Montana Law Review

Recent Decisions

The Effects Of Choice On Assignment Completion And Percent Correct By A High School Student With A Learning Disability, D. Stenhoff, B. J. Davey, Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The effects of choosing between two academic assignments on task completion and percent correct by a ninth grade student with a learning disability was investigated. This case study extended the efficacy of antecedent based intervention as an instructional modification. Further, the study extends previous research by investigating the effect of choice on academic achievement. The withdrawal design showed that percent completed and correct were highest when the participant was given a choice between two assignments when compared to baseline conditions. Results are discussed in term of efficacy of choice as an antecedent intervention, choice selection, and future research directions.

Distress Exploitation Contracts In The Shadow Of No Duty To Rescue, Shahar Lipshitz

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Homeland Security Safe-Harbor Procedure For Social Security No-Match Letters: A Mismatched Immigration Enforcement Tool, Ellinor R. Coder

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mother Nature As Muse: Copyright Protection For Works Of Art And Photographs Inspired By, Based On, Or Depicting Nature, Morgan M. Stoddard

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Application Of Accrual And Cash Accounting: Implications For Small And Medium Enterprises In Metro Manila, Cynthia P. Cudia

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study aims to determine which between the two methods of accounting, accrual or cash method, is more applicable to SMEs in Metro Manila. Accordingly, this study aims to determine the factors that influence SMEs in Metro Manila to apply the chosen accounting method. Some implications of using accrual and cash accounting are specified. This includes implications on qualitative characteristics of financial information, on income statements and balance sheet, on SMEs’ liquidity and profitability positions, and implications of using cash/modified-cash basis converted to accrual basis at year-end. The results of the study provide insights on the applicability of the Exposure …

Income Statement Disclosures: An International Financial Reporting Standard Compliance Report Of Ten Selected Publicly Listed Corporations In The Manufacturing Industry, Rodiel C. Ferrer

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study focuses on compliance audit of ten selected publicly listed corporations in the manufacturing industry. It seeks to ensure that the submitted financial statements of a business entity are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations set forth in the Philippine Accounting Standards. The review’s aim is to establish a recommendatory measure that may support the SEC and other bodies interested in promoting a more unified, synchronized financial report that may be easily understood; to facilitate evaluation; and to provide a uniform basis of financial reporting. As a supplement, it may be used as a tool to identify loopholes, …

Make Haste Or Waste: A Case Study On Predicting Bankruptcy Of Weyst Oyl Corporation Using Altman's Z-Score Model, Joy S. Rabo

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The motivation for research in corporate bankruptcy prediction is clear: the early detection of financial distress and the use of corrective measures are preferable to filing for protection under the bankruptcy law. This study analyzes if the application of Altman’s Z-score model will send a danger signal to the company management and contribute to the improvement of Weyst Oyl Corporation’s financial status. A used oil treating company established in 1978, Weyst Oyl Corporation, which has consistently been operating profitably for 17 years since its formation, decided in 1996 to acquire machinery which would increase plant capacity. It did so without …

A Scanning Microscope Platform For High Resolution Nonlinear Imaging And Laser Direct Writing, Shuangyang Yang

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Future Of 9-1-1: New Technologies And The Need For Reform, Philip J. Weiser, Dale Hatfield, Brad Bernthal

Colorado Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Patents And Antitrust: Application To Adjacent Markets, Nicholas Economides, William N. Hebert

Colorado Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Nanoscale Disorder On The Paramagnetic To Ferromagnetic Transition In Melt-Spun Gadolinium And Gadolinium Iron Alloys, Justin Gary Bohnet

Honors Program Theses

As nanoscale science continues to flourish, scientists strive to understand how structure and order (or disorder) on the nanoscale contribute to macroscopic properties, such as magnetism. This study examines alloys of gadolinium and iron that have been nanostructured through the process of melt-spinning. The result was a two-part system consisting of small (~70 nm) gadolinium grains surrounded by an amorphous gadolinium and iron matrix. Measurements of the samples’ DC magnetization and AC susceptibility were performed. By looking at the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition in the materials, the critical exponents were obtained and used to classify and understand how the addition …

Reduced Dntp Binding Affinity Of 3tc-Resistant M184i Hiv-1 Reverse Transcriptase Variants Responsible For Viral Infection Failure In Macrophage, Varuni K. Jamburuthugoda, Jose M. Santos-Velazquez, Mark Skasko, Darwin J. Operario, Vandana Purohit, Pauline Chugh, Erika A. Szymanski, Joseph E. Wedekind, Robert A. Bambara, Baek Kim

Biology

We characterized HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) variants either with or without the (-)-2′,3′-deoxy-3′-thiacytidine-resistant M184I mutation isolated from a single HIV-1 infected patient. First, unlike variants with wild-type M184, M184I RT variants displayed significantly reduced DNA polymerase activity at low dNTP concentrations, which is indicative of reduced dNTP binding affinity. Second, the M184I variant displayed a ∼10- to 13-fold reduction in dNTP binding affinity, compared with the Met-184 variant. However, the kpol values of these two RTs were similar. Third, unlike HIV-1 vectors with wild-type RT, the HIV-1 vector harboring M184I RT failed to transduce cell types containing low dNTP concentrations, …

Krepa6 Is An Rna-Binding Protein Essential For Editosome Integrity And Survival Of Trypanosoma Brucei, Salvador Zipagun Tarun Jr., Achim Schnauffer, Nancy Lewis Ernst, Rosemary Proff, Junpeng Deng, William Hol, Kenneth Stuart, K.

Biology

Most mitochondrial mRNAs in kinetoplastid protozoa require post-transcriptional RNA editing that inserts and deletes uridylates, a process that is catalyzed by multiprotein editosomes. KREPA6 is the smallest of six editosome proteins that have predicted oligonucleotide-binding (OB) folds. Inactivation of KREPA6 expression results in disruption and ultimate loss of ∼20S editosomes and inhibition of procyclic form cell growth. Gel shift studies show that recombinant KREPA6 binds RNA, but not DNA, with a preference for oligo-(U) whether on the 3′ end of gRNA or as a (UU)12 homopolymer. Thus, KREPA6 is essential for the structural integrity and presence of ∼20S editosomes and …

Characterization Of Temperature Dependent Nonlinear Optical Properties Of Semiconductor Materials, Vincent M. Cowan

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.