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Crop Production Comparison With Spray, Lepa, And Subsurface Drip Irrigation In The Texas High Plains, Paul D. Colaizzi, Steven R. Evett, T. A. Howell, R. L. Baumhardt

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

Irrigation application method may affect crop yield and water productivity. Crop production was compared for spray, LEPA drag sock, and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) application methods in the Texas High Plains. Crops included three seasons of grain sorghum, one season of soybean, and four seasons of cotton. Irrigation treatments were 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% of replacing full crop evapotranspiration, which was measured by neutron probe. For grain sorghum, SDI resulted in the largest grain yield and water use efficiency at the 25 and 50% irrigation treatments, followed by LEPA, but spray outperformed LEPA and SDI at the 75 …

Effect Of Alcohol And Hot Aqueous Extracts For Leaves Of Adhatodavasicaon The 1st Larval Instars Ofmuscadomestica L.(Diptera: Muscidae), Emad A. Mahmood, Noor S. Abid, Husam A. Muhammad

Baghdad Science Journal

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of alcohol and hot aqueous extracts for leaves of Adhatoda vasica on, first larval instars Musca domestica. They were exposed to the suggested concentrations of alcoholic extract which were (500, 1000, 1500, 2000) PPM while the suggested concentrations of the hot aqueous extracts (500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500)PPM. The alcoholic (Methanol) extract of leaves was much effective on to killing the first larval instars of the M. domestica than hot aqueous extract.

Description Of A New Species Of Leafhopper Cicadella Lataeilla Nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) From Iraq, Rawa'a .J.H. Al-Kiasy

Baghdad Science Journal

The present study introduces description of new species of leafhopper Cicadella latreilla nov. External morphological characters particularly female genitalia were discussed and illustrated, shape of male abdominal apodeme, chaetotaxy of genital style and genital plate of male genitalia, shape of Aedeagus and connective . The external morphological characters were: spotting patterns of vertex, face, pronotum of prothorax, and metothorax, and of lower and upper valves of ovipositors,shape of female seventh abdominasternum.

Effect Of Vincristine And Vinblastine On Mice Spermatozoa In Vitro, Hazim I. A. Al-Ahmed

Baghdad Science Journal

The aim of this project was to study the in vitro effect of antineoplastic drugs (vincristine and vinblastine) on mice spermatozoa. Eighteen adult (age 8-9 weeks) male mice were divided into three groups equally. The animals in each group were slain by cervical dislocation, the testes were removed and two tails of epididymides isolated. Spermatozoa were obtained from the two tails of epididymides by mincing in 500 µl TCM-199.The first group non-treated (unadded) as a control group, second group added 10 µg/ml of vincristine to TCM-199 and the third group added 10 µg/ml of vinblastine to TCM-199. After 10 minutes …

Study The Incidence Of Candida Infection In Diabetic Patients Submitted To The Balad Town Hospital In Salah –Eldeen, Province, Abdulameer J. Mohammed

Baghdad Science Journal

This study was done at Al-Balad CityHospital on 60 diabetic patients(25 male and 35 female). The study included Fasting Blood Sugar and fungal diagnosis (systemic and superficial fungus). The resultsshowed that the high concentration of blood sugar belongedto the group > 70 years among the diabetic patients with high significant differences in comparison with other groups P<0.001 .The result showed that percentage of female systemic fungus infection was higher than male systemic fungus infection ( female 63% and male 24%) and vice versa about superficial fungus infection (female 37% and male 76%) .Data showed that the percentage of nail fungus infection among female diabetic patients was higher than the percentage of male diabetic patients ( female 73% and male 56% ) and vice versa about the finger fungus infection ( female 27% and male 44%) ( table and figure 5 ) The percentage of diabetic patients with fungus infection treated with tablet werehigher than percentage of diabetic patients with fungus infection treated with insulin. So, the fungus infection is one of complication of diabetes mellitus .

Relation Between Body Iron Store And Insulin Resistance In Type 2 Diabetes, Wafa F. Al-Tai, Inaam A. Mohammed, Mayada S. Sabri

Baghdad Science Journal

The clinical impact of interaction between body iron status (serum iron and ferritin ) and type 2 diabetes has been investigated in this study . Thirty six females were enrolled, eighteen type 2 diabetes and eighteen apparently healthy. These two groups were matched for age and body mass index BMI. The eighteen diabetes females were matched for age, BMI, pharmacological treatment (oral hypoglycemic agent), and chronic diabetes complications . The biochemical parameters measured for both groups (control and diabetes patient) were fasting insulin(Io),fasting blood glucose (Go) , serum iron and ferritin . A significant increase in all parameters in patients …

Solving Parabolic Partial Differential Equations Using Modified Bellman's Method With G-Spline Interpolation, Osama H. Mohammed

Baghdad Science Journal

The aim of this paper is to approximate the solution of the parabolic partial differential equations (heat equations) using Bellman's method with the cooperation of the G-spline interpolation formula. The partial differential equation will then be changed into a system of the first order ordinary differential equation. The resulting system may be then solved easily by using the fundamental matrix solution. In this paper, the Bellman's method may be considered as a generalization to the usual Bellman's method with an arbitrary ordinary derivative.

Immunoglobulins Assessment (Ige,G,A,M) In Some Iraqi Patients With Acute And Chronic Urticaria, Hayder R. Al-Hamamy, Talib Abdalla Hussein, Mayida H. Al-Mousawi

Baghdad Science Journal

60 patients diagnosed as having urticaria were included in the study ; 30 patients were effected with acute urticaria and 30 patients were affected with chronic urticaria. In addition, 30 healthy adult volunteers were selected as control group .The patients and control groups sera were examined with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) to detect total level IgE and radial immunodiffusion (RID) to detect levels of IgG , IgA and IgM . The total levelof IgE in acute urticaria ( 1.45±0.13) IU/mL and chronic urticaria (2.12 ± 0.10) IU/mL patients were significantly higher than the control groups ( 0.85 ± …

Measuring The Concentration Of Some Hormones In Patients Sera Of Polycystic Ovaries, Bushra. F. Hassan

Baghdad Science Journal

Extensive evaluation of 76 women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with 25 fertile women as control group was achieved by routine investigations and hormonal study of each female which were done in one period during the menstrual cycle. Then the women with PCOS have been divided into 2 groups according to their menstrual cycle (irregular menstrual cycle) during assessing their hormonal profiles as follow:- 1- (54) Patients with oligomenorrhea. 2- (22) Patients with menorrhea. This study shows that the women with PCOs have different clinical features taken from a history of disease of all of the women. Those features were …

The Use Of Some Aliphatic Halorgano Antimony Compounds As Combustion Retarding Agents Of Unsaturated Polyester And Epoxy Resins, Areej Kamal A.Al- Dabagh

Baghdad Science Journal

Four antimony compounds were used in this inves as additives to retard combustion of unsaturated polyester and epoxy resins, namely: 1.Tetraethyl ammonium tribromoethylantimonates (additive I).2.Tetraethyl ammonium chlorodibromoethylantimonates (additive II).3.Tetraethyl ammonium trichloroethylantimonates (additive III).4.Tetraethyl ammonium bromodichloroethylantimonates (additive IV).The effects of these additives on flammability of unsaturated polyester and epoxy resins have been studied by using sheets of the resins with weight percentages of (0.5,1.0,1.5,2.0,2.5&3.0%) of the additives in dimensions of (150 X150X3)mm .Three standard test methods were used to measure the flame retardation which are:(ASTM:D -2863), (ASTM:D-635)and (ASTM:D-3014).The results obtained from these tests indicated that, additive I has a high efficiency …

Preparation And Study Hardness And Thermal Conductivity (Tc) To Polyester Resin Composite With (Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Acrylonitril, Wood Flour Coconut, Tariek A. Al-Anie, Khalil Th. Hassan, Asmiet R. Al-Hadithy

Baghdad Science Journal

This study is attempt to improve thermal isolation through measuring thermal conductivity composite of on polyester resin with fillers of (TiO2, ZnO, Acrylonitril, wood flour Coconut (Wf). The grain size of the fillers is 200 µm. The number of samples is (16) in addition to the virgin sample; these samples are prepared by cast molding method for polyester with filler volume fractions (5%, 10%, 15% and 20%). Shore hardness tests were used to measure the hardness and Lee disk method for thermal conductivity. The experimental results showed that the (20% ZnO) sample has the maximum value of thermal conductivity where …

Uncovering The Potential Of A New More Affluent And Loyal Market: The Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, Robertico R. Croes, Manuel A. Rivera, Kelly Semrad

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Gpsa Council Meeting, 12/4/2010, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Meeting Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Radiative Forcing Over The Conterminous United States Due To Contemporary Land Cover Use Change And Sensitivity To Snow And Interannual Albedo Variability, Christoper A. Barnes, David P. Roy

GSCE Faculty Publications

Satellite‐derived land cover land use (LCLU), snow and albedo data, and incoming surface solar radiation reanalysis data were used to study the impact of LCLU change from 1973 to 2000 on surface albedo and radiative forcing for 58 ecoregions covering 69% of the conterminous United States. A net positive surface radiative forcing (i.e., warming) of 0.029 Wm−2 due to LCLU albedo change from 1973 to 2000 was estimated. The forcings for individual ecoregions were similar in magnitude to current global forcing estimates, with the most negative forcing (as low as −0.367 Wm−2) due to the transition to forest and the …

December 4, 2010 (Pages 6923-7012), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 40 (2010)

No abstract provided.

Possession: A Romance And A.S. Byatt’S Use Of Fairy Tales And Myths: An Investigation Of The Female Tension Between Passion And Intellect, Susan Kieda

Honors Projects

Discussion of the novel Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt, which investigates the female tension between passion (love, sexuality, motherhood) and intellect (independence, privacy, and artistry) and warns against embracing one identity trait at the expense of the other; analysis of the role of fairy tales and myths in the character development of Christabel LaMotte, Ellen Ash, and Maud Bailey; analysis of the juxtaposition of fairy tales and myths, Victorian England, and England in the 1980s; symbolic meaning of Rapunzel, The Little Mermaid, Snow
White, The Glass Coffin, selkies, Medusa, and Melusine.

The Daily Egyptian, December 03, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.

Geomorphology Of The Lake Shewa Landslide Dam, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Using Remote Sensing Data, John F. Shroder Jr., Brandon J. Weihs

Geography and Geology Faculty Publications

Lake Shewa in northeastern Badakhshan, Afghanistan, was dammed sometime in antiquity when a large rock avalanche (sturzstrom) from the fault‐shattered and strongly weathered Archean gneisses of the Zirnokh peaks to the north moved into the Arakht River valley. This rock avalanche dammed up the river and its tributaries to a dam thickness of c. 400 m, producing a 12‐km‐long lake that is as much as 270 m deep, leaving c. 80 m of freeboard to the top of the dam. At least four separate instances of slope failure have been mapped at the site of the landslide dam, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Suit Filed by Former Employee – Raymond Elms, Agism
• Bushon, Hannah. We Are People: Vigil Aimed at Promoting HIV/AIDS Awareness
• Barczak, Mary & Aaron Frasier. Parking Changes in Place During Event
• Ryan, Jacob. Burma Refugees Share Stories
• Stunson, Mike. Dine with Decision Makers to Take Place Next Week – Regents, Student Government Association
• Kriz, Lindsay. Officials Warn of Theft During Long Breaks
• Tips on Avoiding Theft During Break
• Duvall, Tessa. Clark Family Property Lawsuit Settled Without Final Trial – 1627 Normal Drive
• Oliver, Angela. Know Your …

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Tournament Bound, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Greenwell, Zach. Toppers More Focused on Themselves than on Tigers – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. Willie Taggart Looking Beyond First Year as Head Coach – Football
• Patton, Emily. Lady Tops Hope to Get First Win at NCAA Tournament – Volleyball
• Patton, Emily. Travis Hudson Measures Career by More than On-court Success – Volleyball
• Harrison, Blake. Athletics Director Ross Bjork Keeps Eyes on Legendary Coach’s Philosophy – John Wooden
• Bratcher, Nick. Nick Slattery Exceeds Expectations, Leads Swim Team as Senior – Swimming
• Claybourn, Cole. Seniors Spark Turnaround in WKU’s Win Over Troy – …

The Docket (December 3, 2010), William & Mary Law School

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Measurements Of Gas‐Phase Inorganic And Organic Acids From Biomass Fires By Negative‐Ion Proton‐Transfer Chemical‐Ionization Mass Spectrometry, P. Veres, James M. Roberts, I. R. Burling, C. Warneke, Joost De Gouw, Robert J. Yokelson

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

[1] Emissions from 34 laboratory biomass fires were investigated at the combustion facility of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. Gas-phase organic and inorganic acids were quantified using negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS), open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR), and proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). NI-PT-CIMS is a novel technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of ions generated from reactions of acetate (CH₃C(O)O⁻) ions with inorganic and organic acids. The emission ratios for various important reactive acids with respect to CO were determined. Emission ratios for isocyanic acid (HNCO), 1,2 …

Reporter - December 3rd 2010, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Administration Without Borders, Jonathan G.S. Koppell

Publications from President Jonathan G.S. Koppell

To thrive in 2020, we must conceive of the field of public administration in the broadest possible terms. Phenomena that typically have been treated peripherally in our literature are emerging center stage in recent years, confirming that the “old” boundaries of our discipline do not reflect contemporary reality. After reviewing three key developments—the rise of mixed and nongovernmental institutions in public policy, the increasing importance of market mechanisms, and the assertion of meaningful global regulation—an argument is made for a broader reconception of “publicness” that goes hand in hand with the embrace of governance in lieu of administration.

The Murray State News, December 3, 2010, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

The Bison, December 3, 2010

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Network Science: Using Information Technology To Enable Collaboration, Arden L. Bement Jr.

PPRI Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Coupling Of Surge And Waves For An Ivan-Like Hurricane Impacting The Tampa Bay, Florida Region, Yong Huang, Robert H. Weisberg, Lianyuan Zheng

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The interactions between waves and storm surge are investigated using an unstructured grid, coupled wave‐surge model forced by a hypothetical Ivan‐like hurricane impacting the Tampa Bay, Florida region. The waves derived from the unstructured version of the third‐generation wave model simulating waves nearshore. The surge derives from the unstructured Finite‐Volume Coastal Ocean Model, to which wave‐induced forces (based on radiation stress theory) are added to the traditional forces by winds and atmospheric pressure. Dependent upon complex bathymetry and geometry, the wave‐induced forces result in an additional 0.3∼0.5 m of surge relative to an uncoupled, surge‐only simulation, and the increase in …

Location, Location, Location: Compartmentalization Of Early Events In Leukotriene Biosynthesis (Journal Of Biological Chemistry (2010) 285, (25109-25114)), Marcia E. Newcomer, Nathaniel C. Gilbert

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Mechanism Of Fiber Assembly: Treatment Of Aβ Peptide Aggregation With A Coarse-Grained United-Residue Force Field, Ana Rojas, Adam Liwo, Dana Browne, Harold A. Scheraga

Faculty Publications

The growth mechanism of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide fibrils was studied by a physics-based coarse-grained united-residue model and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. To identify the mechanism of monomer addition to an Aβ1-40 fibril, we placed an unstructured monomer at a distance of 20 Å from a fibril template and allowed it to interact freely with the latter. The monomer was not biased towards fibril conformation by either the force field or the MD algorithm. With the use of a coarse-grained model with replica-exchange molecular dynamics, a longer timescale was accessible, making it possible to observe how the monomers probe different binding …