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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Phylogenetic Analyses Of Amaranthaceae Based On Matk Dna Sequence Data With Emphasis On West African Species, Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, Mark Chase

Turkish Journal of Botany

Comparative sequencing of the chloroplast matK coding and non-coding regions was used to examine relationship among the species of Amaranthaceae with emphasis on the West African species and other closely related family such as Chenopodiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Caryophyllaceae. Phylogenetic analysis of the matK sequences alone and in combination using maximum parsimony methods produced monophyletic lineage of Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae. Our results indicated that a polyphyletic Celosieae as sister to an Amaranthus-Chemissoa lineage. Subfamily Amaranthoideae is paraphyletic to the core Gomphrenoids. This study also shows that the polyphyly of Amarantheae is apparent and so is the polyphyly of Amaranthinae.

The Role Of Polyethylene Glycol (Peg) Pretreatment In Improving Sugarcane’S Salt (Nacl) Tolerance, Neelma Munir, Faheem Aftab

Turkish Journal of Botany

An important aspect of salt tolerance studies in different plants is the relationship between salt and water stress. In the present study calluses (60 days old) of 2 sugarcane cultivars (cv. SPF 234 and cv. HSF 240) were treated with 4 different salt concentrations, including a control (0 mM NaCl), after 1% polyethylene glycol (PEG) pretreatment for 5 days. Fresh weight, callus browning, and necrosis data were recorded at day 120. Biochemical parameters (soluble protein contents, and peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase activity) were also analysed. Regardless of PEG pretreatment, calluses subjected to salt stress had less fresh weight than …

A Simple Spectrophotometric Method For The Determination Of Iron(Ii) Aqueous Solutions, M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Uttam Kumer Roy

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An ultra-sensitive and highly selective non-extractive spectrophotometric method is presented for the rapid determination of iron(II) at trace levels using 2', 3, 4', 5, 7-Pentahydroxyflavone (morin) as a new spectrophotometric reagent in slightly acidic solution (0.0001-0.0002 M H_2SO_4). The reaction is instantaneous and absorbance remains stable for over 24 h (\lambda_{max} = 415 nm). The molar absorptivity was found to be 6.85 \times 10^4 L mol^{-1} cm^{-1}. Linear calibration graphs were obtained for 0.01-10 \mu g mL^{-1} of Fe^{II}. The stoichiometric composition of the chelate is 1:2 (Fe:morin). Large excesses of over 50 cations, anions, and complexing agents (e.g., tartrate, …

Annual Reports Of The Selectboard And Other Town Officers, Charlestown, N.H., For The Year Ending December 31, 2008., Charlestown Town Representatives

Charlestown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Scatterplots With Survey Data, Barry I- Graubard, Edward L. Korn

Chapters

No abstract provided.

2009 Impact Report

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

Southeast Research and Extension Center

Public Value

Food, Nutrition and Health

Water, Climate and Environment

Child and Youth Development

Crops for the Future

Beef

Declining Global Per Capita Agricultural Production And Warming Oceans Threaten Food Security, Chris C. Funk, Molly E. Brown

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Publications

Despite accelerating globalization, most people still eat food that is grown locally. Developing countries with weak purchasing power tend to import as little food as possible from global markets, suffering consumption deficits during times of high prices or production declines. Local agricultural production, therefore, is critical to both food security and economic development among the rural poor. The level of local agricultural production, in turn, will be determined by the amount and quality of arable land, the amount and quality of agricultural inputs (fertilizer, seeds, pesticides, etc.), as well as farm-related technology, practices and policies. This paper discusses several emerging …

2009 Spring Seed Book, Nebraska Crop Improvement Association

Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Seed Guides

FOUNDATION SEED

PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT and HOW IT BENEFITS YOU!

TURFGRASSES

PERENNIAL FORAGE GRASSES

SPRING BARLEY

SPRING WHEAT

OAT VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS - 2009

OATS

MILLET

MILLET VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS 2009

HYBRID SEED CORN

NEBRASKA SEED QUALITY ASSURANCE® PROGRAM

SOYBEANS BUYERS’ NOTICE

APPROVED SEED CONDITIONERS

CUSTOM CERTIFIED CONDITIONERS

2008 NCIA MEMBERS

The Leading Object: August 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; Undergraduate students from Chinese university conduct research at UNL; Water Center change underway; Waldren retires after 35 years with UNL; Hansen agricultural ties important in his legislative service; Dairy Store’s goal is to serve its customers well; UNL’s organic certified acres to provide valuable insight to producers; Extension plan helps keep lakes free of toxic algae; Henneman receives nutrition award; Rasby receives beef industry award

The Leading Object: July 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; Costa Rican study trip helps insect science students learn biodiversity; Berger named head of Department of Animal Science; Milligan stays close to Nebraska agricultural roots; Awards; Ag Builders group gets insights into workings of IANR efforts; Deaths; Hostetler, Denning receive OEA honors

The Leading Object: November/December 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; EARTH University students gain extension experience in Grand Island; NCTA accreditation continues into next decade; 91-year-old alumus deciding next chapter in life; Whitman rancher says extension enables profitability; Commission approves school name; Glewen receives Omtvedt Innovation Award; Awards; Deaths

The Leading Object: October 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; IANR faculty helps develop forensic science in Lagos; Agronomy professor emeritus dies; Mazour works to produce food to feed world’s population; Food ingredient with soybeans, tallow shown to lower cholesterol; Baenziger receives 2009 Omtvedt Innovation Award; Cunningham steps down as ARD dean and director; Agribusiness club gives awards

Not All Oak Gall Wasps Gall Oaks: The Description Of Dryocosmus Rileypokei, A New, Apostate Species Of Cynipini From California, Matthew L. Buffington, Shelah I. Morita

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Cynipini gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) are commonly known as oak gall wasps for their almost exclusive use of oak (Quercus spp.; Fagaceae) as their host plant. Previously, only three of the nearly 1,000 species of Cynipini have been recorded from hosts other than Quercus. These three are known from western chinquapin (Chrysolepis), chestnut (Castanea) and tan bark oak (Lithocarpus), all lineages of Fagaceae related to Quercus. Here we describe Dryocosmus rileypokei Morita & Buffington, new species, a second species of cynipine which attacks Chrysolepis. Unlike the previously known gall wasp …

"Model Mamas": The Domestic Partnership Of Home Economics Pioneers Flora Rose And Martha Van Rensselaer, Megan J. Elias

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Perchlorate In Wet Deposition Across North America, Srinath Rajagopalan, Todd A. Anderson, Stephen Cox, Greg Harvey, Qiuqiong Cheng, W. Andrew Jackson

United States Air Force: Publications

Natural perchlorate is believed to be of atmospheric origin, yet no systematic study has been conducted to evaluate perchlorate deposition rate and possible seasonal or spatial variations. This study evaluated perchlorate concentrations in weekly composite wet deposition samples acquired through the National Atmospheric DepositionProgramfrom 26 sites across the continental United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico for a 1-3 year period. Perchlorate concentrations varied from /L to a high of 102 ng/L with a mean of 14.1±13.5 ng/L for the 1578 total samples. The annual perchlorate flux by site ranged from a low of 12.5 (TX) to 157 mg/ha-year (NE) and …

Greater Platte River Basins–Science To Sustain Ecosystems And Communities

United States Geological Survey: Publications

The Greater Platte River Basins (GPRB), located in the heartland of the United States, provides a collaborative opportunity for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners to understand the sustainability of natural and managed ecosystems under changing climate and resource requirements. The Greater Platte River Basins, an area of about 140,000 square miles, sustains thousands of acres of lakes and wetlands, which provide a staging and resting area for the North American Central Flyway. Part of the GPRB is within the U.S. Corn Belt, one of the most productive agricultural ecosystems on Earth. Changes in water and land use, …

Ecological Requirements For Pallid Sturgeon Reproduction And Recruitment In The Lower Missouri River: A Research Synthesis 2005–08, Aaron J. Delonay, Robert B. Jacobson, Diana M. Papoulias, Darin G. Simpkins, Mark L. Wildhaber, Joanna M. Reuter, Tom W. Bonnot, Kimberly A. Chojnacki, Carl E. Korschgen, Gerald E. Mestl, Michael J. Mac

United States Geological Survey: Publications

This report provides a synthesis of results obtained between 2005 and 2008 from the Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Program, an interagency collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Recovery―Integrated Science Program. The goal of the Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Program is to improve fundamental understanding of reproductive ecology of the pallid sturgeon with the intent that improved understanding will inform river and species management decisions. Specific objectives include:

• Determining movement, habitat-use, and reproductive behavior of pallid sturgeon;

• Understanding reproductive physiology of pallid …

Chapter 2: Long-Term Research On Wolves In The Superior National Forest, L. David Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

The seeds for the blossoming of the wolf (Canis lupus) population throughout the upper Midwest were embodied in a long line of wolves that had persisted in the central part of the Superior National Forest (SNF) of northeastern Minnesota, probably since the retreat of the last glaciers. This line of wolves had withstood not only the various natural environmental factors that had shaped them through their evolution but also the logging, fires, market hunting of prey animals, and even the bounties, aerial hunting, and poisoning that had exterminated their ancestors and their dispersed offspring only a few wolf …

Candidemia On Presentation To The Hospital: Development And Validation Of A Risk Score, Andrew F. Shorr, Ying P. Tabak, Richard S. Johannes, Xiaowu Sun, James Spalding, Marin H. Kollef

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Now & Then (Volume 25, Issue 01, 2009), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 25, Issue 01, published in 2009. The theme of this issue is Foodways. This issue explores the rich diversity of Appalachian food culture, tracing how Native American, European, and immigrant traditions have blended to shape the region's kitchens, farms, and tables. Articles examine local agriculture, foraging, home cooking, preservation methods, community meals, and restaurant traditions, alongside iconic foods such as cornbread, beans, pork, pepperoni rolls, and candy making. Through stories that connect food to memory, labor, faith, and identity, the issue portrays Appalachian cuisine as dynamic and multicultural, rooted in both historical …

University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact Book 2008-2009

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Fact Book Table of Contents

General Information

UNL Core Values ................................. 4

Role and Mission Statement ................................................................. 5

Institutional & Professional Accreditations ............................................................. 8

UNL Organizational Chart .................................................................. 10

Student Credit Hours

SCH by College and Student Level, Fall & Spring Semesters, 5 Year Trend ....................... 11

SCH by College and Student Level, Fall Semester, 5 Year Trend ......................................... 12

SCH by College and Student Level, Spring Semester, 5 Year Trend .................................... 13

Summer Sessions Student Credit Hours .................................................. 14

Retention, Degrees and Majors

Student Retention & Graduation Rate Analysis ............................................. 15

Total Degrees Conferred by UNL Fiscal Year, 10 …

Unopa Notes 2009

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Effect Of Corn Dried Distillers Grains With Solubles (Ddgs) On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Gilts With Previous Exposure To Ddgs In The Nursery, Thomas E. Burkey, Phillip S. Miller, Roman Moreno, Erin E. Carney

Nebraska Swine Reports

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of high concentrations of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS; 30%) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of gilts, during growing-finishing, that were previously fed high concentrations of DDGS during the nursery phase. Overall (week I to 16), the following observations are noteworthy: 1) among pigs that were fed DDGS in the nursery, average daily gain (ADG) and final body weight (BW) tended (P < 0.10) to be lower during growing-finishing compared to pigs that did not receive DDGS in the nursery; 2) among pigs that received DDGS during growing-finishing, ADG tended (P < 0.10) to be lower compared to pigs that did not receive DDGS during growing-finishing; and 3) among pigs that received DDGS in both the nursery and during growing-finishing, ADG and final BW was decreased (P < 0.04) compared to pigs with no prior exposure to DDGS. With respect to carcass characteristics, loth-rib back fat was greater (P < 0.05) at the end of finisher 2 among pigs that did not receive DDGS in the nursery and hot carcass weight tended (P < 0.07) to be decreased among pigs that received DDGS in both the nursery and during growing finishing. This research indicates that the inclusion of high concentrations of DDGS in both the nursery and growing finishing periods may result in negative effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics

Nutrition During Gilt Development And Genetic Line Affect Reproductive Rate Through Parity 1, Rodger K. Johnson, Phillip S. Miller, Roman Moreno, Matthew W. Anderson, Jeffrey M. Perkins, Kelsey Rhynalds, Trevor J. Glidden, Donald R. Mcclure, Thomas E. Mcgargill

Nebraska Swine Reports

Effects of allowing gilts ad libitum access to feed until breeding age or developing them with 25% energy restriction from 123 days of age to breeding on reproductive success through parity I were studied with a total of 639 gilts of two lines that differ in lean growth and reproduction. Gilts of the two lines had common sires, an industry maternal line, but dams were from different populations. One line of gilts, LW x LR, represented standard industry Large White x Landrace cross females. The other gilts, L45X, were daughters of Nebraska selection Line 45 that has been selected 27generations …

Effects Of Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles (Ddgs) And Paylean" Supplementation On Growth Performance Of Growing-Finishing Pigs, Roman Moreno, Phillip S. Miller, Thomas E. Burkey, Matthew Anderson, Jeffrey Perkins, Donald R. Mcclure, Thomas Mcgargill

Nebraska Swine Reports

Forty pigs were used in a 14-week, +phase regime study conducted to evaluate the feeding value of diets with varying concentrations of DDGS for growing-finishing pig formulated on a standardized ileal digestibility (SID) lysine (lys) basis, DDGS withdrawal at the last feeding phase, and ractopamine (RAC) supplementation four weeks prior harvesting. Treatments consisted in 0, 15 or 40% dietary DDGS inclusion supplemented or not with RAC (4.5 ppm) four weeks prior harvesting. Increased dietary DDGS inclusion resulted in a linear reduction in average daily gain (ADG) during the Grower 1 period (P = 0.002). There were no treatment effects (P …

Effect Of Corn Dried Distillers Grains With Solubles (Ddgs) On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Gilts With Previous Exposure To Ddgs In The Nursery, Thomas E. Burkey, Philip S. Miller, Roman Moreno, Erin E. Carney

Nebraska Swine Reports

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of high concentrations of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS; 30%) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of gilts, during growing-finishing, that were previously fed high concentrations of DDGS during the nursery phase. Overall (week 1 to 16), the following observations are noteworthy: 1) among pigs that were fed DDGS in the nursery, average daily gain (ADG) and final body weight (BW) tended (P < 0.10) to be lower during growing-finishing compared to pigs that did not receive DDGS in the nursery; 2) among pigs that received DDGS during growing-fi nishing, ADG tended (P < 0.10) to be lower compared to pigs that did not receive DDGS during growing-finishing; and 3) among pigs that received DDGS in both the nursery and during growing-finishing, ADG and fi nal BW was decreased (P < 0.04) compared to pigs with no prior exposure to DDGS. With respect to carcass characteristics, 10th-rib back fat was greater (P < 0.05) at the end of finisher 2 among pigs that did not receive DDGS in the nursery and hot carcass weight tended (P < 0.07) to be decreased among pigs that received DDGS in both the nursery and during growing-finishing. This research indicates that the inclusion of high concentrations of DDGS in both the nursery and growing-finishing periods may result in negative effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics.

Effects Of Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles (Ddgs) And Paylean® Supplementation On Growth Performance Of Growing-Fi Nishing Pigs, Roman Moreno, Philip S. Miller, Thomas E. Burkey, Matthew Anderson, Jeffrey Perkins, Donald Mcclure, Thomas Mcgargill

Nebraska Swine Reports

Forty pigs were used in a 14-week, 4-phase regime study conducted to evaluate the feeding value of diets with varying concentrations of DDGS for growing-fi nishing pig formulated on a standardized ileal digestibility (SID) lysine (lys) basis, DDGS withdrawal at the last feeding phase, and ractopamine (RAC)supplementation four weeks prior harvesting. Treatments consisted in 0, 15 or 40% dietary DDGS inclusion supplemented or not with RAC (4.5 ppm) four weeks prior harvesting. Increased dietary DDGS inclusion resulted in a linear reduction in average daily gain (ADG) during the Grower 1 period (P = 0.002). There were no treatment effects (P …

Fungal Physiology: A Future Perspective, Richard A. Wilson, Nicholas J. Talbot

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

The study of fungal physiology is set to change dramatically in the next few years as highly scalable technologies are deployed allowing accurate measurement and identification of metabolites, proteins and transcripts within cells. The advent of next-generation DNA-sequencing technologies will also provide genome sequence information from large numbers of industrially relevant and pathogenic fungal species, and allow comparative genome analysis between strains and populations of fungi. When coupled with advances in gene functional analysis, protein-protein interaction studies, live cell imaging and mathematical modelling, this promises a step-change in our understanding of how fungal cells operate as integrated dynamic living systems

Under Pressure: Investigating The Biology Of Plant Infection By Magnaporthe Oryza, Nicholas J. Talbot, Richard A. Wilson

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the appressorium, which generates enormous cellular turgor that is sufficient to rupture the plant cuticle. Here, we show how functional genomics approaches are providing new insight into the genetic control of plant infection by M. oryzae. We also look ahead to the key questions that need to be addressed to provide a better understanding of the molecular processes that lead to plant disease and the prospects for sustainable control of rice blast.