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Executive Summary- Water And Food Conference Proceedings, Prem S. Paul, Monica Norby, Gillian Klucas, Ashley Washburn, Elizabeth Banset, Vicki Miller

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Executive Summary

“I see the linkage of the water crisis and the future of global poverty, yet I don’t see the general awareness of this issue. Finally, after 25 years of tragically reduced investment in agricultural development, we hear the talk of food security; we see significant increases in the investment that is necessary. Yet I don’t hear the talk of securing water for food,” Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said in his keynote address at the 2010 Water for Food Conference.

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Opening- Proceedings Of The 2010 Water For Food Conference, Prem S. Paul, Monica Norby, Gillian Klucas, Ashley Washburn, Elizabeth Banset, Vicki Miller

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Water for Food Conference Committees

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In Memoriam

$50 Million Gift from Robert B. Daugherty Foundation Funds Water for Food Institute

On April 20, 2010, the University of Nebraska announced a $50 million founding gift commitment from the Robert B. Daugherty Charitable Foundation to support the global Water for Food Institute, a research, education and policy analysis institute focused on the efficient use of water in agriculture.

NU President James B. Milliken said the gift will enable the university to become a global resource for developing solutions to the challenges of hunger, poverty, agricultural productivity and water …

Water For Food Proceedings Full Version, Prem S. Paul, Monica Norby, Gillian Klucas, Ashley Washburn, Elizabeth Banset, Vicki Miller

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

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Foreword

Today 75 to 80 percent of human water consumption is used to grow food. The projected doubling in food demand, coupled with the impact of climate change on the geographic availability of water, will significantly increase the demand for water and the potential for a water crisis.

As native Nebraskans, we know very well the linkage between water and food. We grew up in an agricultural state, in an environment with an abundance of good soil, enough rainfall and water for irrigation, and the constant expansion of agriculture through innovation. As the threat of global poverty and food …

Some People Just Shouldn’T Have Kids!: Probation Conditions Limiting The Fundamental Right To Procreate And How Texas Courts Should Handle The Issue, Kellie Brady

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Comment focuses on the ability of a judge to limit the fundamental rights of a probationer through the imposition of probation conditions; more specifically, the ability of judges to limit the fundamental right to procreate. Although courts across the nation are split on the issue, Texas courts could have addressed this as recently as September 2008 when Salazar's case came before the Travis County court. But, with no objection, and consequently no appeal, the trial court's order will stand as issued. This Comment will start with a brief history-the history behind the fundamental right to procreate and the history …

Mercury, Mining In Minnesota, And Clean Water Act Protection: A Representative Analysis Based On The Proposed Polymet Northmet Project, Paula Goodman Maccabee

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Second-Parent Adoption And Intestacy Law: Applying The Sharon S. Model Of Simultaneous Adoption To Parent-Child Provisions Of The Uniform Probate Code, Jason C. Beekman

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Climate Change And Environmental Review: Addressing The Impact Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under The Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, Thaddeus R. Lightfoot

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mechanisms Of Apoptosis In Crustacea: What Conditions Induce Versus Suppress Cell Death?, Michael A. Menze, Grady Fortner, Suman Nag, Steven C. Hand

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Arthropoda is the largest of all animal phyla and includes about 90% of extant species. Our knowledge about regulation of apoptosis in this phylum is largely based on findings for the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Recent work with crustaceans shows that apoptotic proteins, and presumably mechanisms of cell death regulation, are more diverse in arthropods than appreciated based solely on the excellent work with fruit flies. Crustacean homologs exist for many major proteins in the apoptotic networks of mammals and D. melanogaster, but integration of these proteins into the physiology and pathophysiology of crustaceans is far from complete. Whether apoptosis …

A Sketch-Based Language For Representing Uncertainty In The Locations Of Origin Of Herbarium Specimens, Barry Kronenfeld, Andrew Weeks

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Uncertainty fields have been suggested as an appropriate model for retrospective georeferencing of herbarium specimens. Previous work has focused only on automated data capture methods, but techniques for manual data specification may be able to harness human spatial cognition skills to quickly interpret complex spatial propositions. This paper develops a formal modeling language by which location uncertainty fields can be derived from manually sketched features. The language consists of low-level specification of critical probability isolines from which a surface can be uniquely derived, and high-level specification of features and predicates from which low-level isolines can be derived. In a case …

Lifelines Winter 2010, Southern Adventist University

Lifelines - Biology Department Newsletter

The Winter 2010 issue of Lifelines features articles on research done in the Southern Connections class, the retirement of Dr. David Ekkens, the death of Dr. Richard Seidel, the Allied Health Club's service projects, and a pictorial directory of the 2010 biology and allied health graduates.

Changing The Culture Of Academic Medicine: Perspectives Of Women Faculty, Linda H. Pololi

Dartmouth College Press

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Korzybski, Luhmann, And Mcluhan, Lance Strate

CMS Faculty Publications

This paper revisits an earlier study of the common ground shared by Alfred Korzybski, founder of general semantics, and Marshall McLuhan, the central figure in media ecology, and makes explicit the use of systems theory to bridge the gap between the two. Following a brief summary of the systems approach and its relationship to the media ecology intellectual tradition, sociologist Niklas Luhmann is identified as an appropriate mediator between Korzybski and McLuhan, for his application of the concept of autopoiesis to the study of society. Korzybski’s key term of abstracting is compared to McLuhan’s emphasis on medium, and suggests that …

Introducción A La Lingüística Hispánica. By Hualde, José Ignacio, Michelle F. Ramos-Pellicia

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

Review of Introducción a la lingüística hispánica. By Hualde, José Ignacio, Antxon Olarrea, Anna María Escobar and Catherine E. Travis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 2nd ed. 554. Hardback $80.00.

Respiratory Disease In Young Dairy Calves., A. D. Garcia, R. Daly

Dairy Science Publication Database

Respiratory disease is the second leading cause of death losses (scours is the first) in un-weaned heifer calves. Respiratory problems have increased by 34 percent in the last twenty years resulting in nearly 21 percent of all newborn calf losses (NAHMS. 2007). Heifers that survive continue to perform poorly as adult cows. In order to prevent this costly problem it is important to address both determinant and predisposing causes.

Recent Advances In Noble Metal Nanocatalysts For Suzuki And Heck Cross-Coupling Reactions, Radha Narayanan

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Since metal nanoparticles have a high surface-to-volume ratio and very active surface atoms, they are very attractive catalysts for a wide variety of organic and inorganic reactions, compared to bulk catalysts. Metal nanoparticles suspended in colloidal solutions and those adsorbed onto bulk supports have been used as catalysts for a wide variety of carbon-carbon bond formation reactions such as the Suzuki and Heck cross-coupling reactions. This review article highlights some of the latest advances in the application of noble metal nanoparticles as catalysts for these two industrially important classes of cross-coupling reactions. We will discuss several important advances in using …

The Concept Of Health: Beyond Normativism And Naturalism, Richard Hamilton

Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles

Philosophical discussions of health and disease have traditionally been dominated by a debate between normativists, who hold that health is an inescapably value-laded concept and naturalists, such as Christopher Boorse, who believe that it is possible to derive a purely descriptive or theoretical definition of health based upon biological function. In this paper I defend a distinctive view which traces its origins in Aristotle's naturalistic ethics. An Arisotelian would agree with Boorse that health and disease are ubiquitous features of the natural world and thus not mere projections of human interests and values. She would differ from him in rejecting …

The Nerve Cells Of The Retina, Penina Winkler

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

The visual pathway in the retina consists of a chain of different nerve cells. Light first travels through all the layers until it reaches the photoreceptor layer, the rod and cone layer. Rods and cones use photopigments, which contain opsin and a chromophore, to help them convert light into energy. This energy is then passed on to the horizontal and bipolar cells. Horizontal cells prevent the hyperpolarization of peripheral rods and cones if needed, and they receive color-coded signals from cones that they then continue along the optic pathway. Bipolar cells can be divided into rod bipolar cells and cone …

Benefits Of Breastfeeding, Renee Chill

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

When a child is born, a mother can choose to breastfeed her infant or to use an alternative source of nutrition such as formula. To choose properly, the mother must be informed about the pros and cons of each method of feeding. This paper will elaborate on the process of breastfeeding and present some of the benefits that are conferred to both infant and mother through the act of breastfeeding, benefits that formula does not provide. Breastfeeding positively affects infants in both the short- and long-term by providing protection from infectious diseases, fostering the psychological bond with their mothers, and …

Vitamin D3, Aryeh Grossman

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

The following is the introduction of this article: Vitamin D is the only vitamin that is free. It can be easily obtained from exposure to sunlight and yet more than 60% of Americans are Vitamin D deficient (Ginde et al., 2009; Bones, Vitamin D, and Calcium, n.d). The significance of Vitamin D can’t be emphasized enough and is often overlooked. Some its profound effects are apparent in the prevention of various diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular disease et cetera. Many lives can be spared each year just by taking Vitamin D. From cancer alone, 23,000 deaths can …

Mckee Library Annual Report 2009-2010, Southern Adventist University

Annual Reports

The 2009-2010 Annual Report includes statistics on library usage, updates on the digitization of publications, news of events at the library, and the donation of the Mark Twain collection.

Annual Research Report, 2009-2010, Office Of Research

Annual Research Reports

Annual report of collaborative research projects of Old Dominion University faculty and students in partnership with business, industry and government

Identifying Opportunities And Obstacles For The Use Of Solar Energy In Commercial Office Buildings In The Northeastern Region Of United States, Anju Ann Mathew

Theses

The aim of this research was to find the existing challenges to and opportunities for the use of solar energy, in commercial office buildings in the northeastern region of the United States. Although solar energy is an abundant source of energy, it is still not the number one source of energy when compared to other renewable sources of energy. This research explored some of the hindrances or hurdles associated with it and any new opportunities available. The research tried to analyze the various solar energy utilization strategies or other renewable energy strategies employed in a Leadership in Energy and Environmental …

East Kingston Buffer Outreach, Ctap Program, Julie Labranche

PREP Reports & Publications

Rockingham Planning Commission worked with the East Kingston Conservation Commission to identify buffer areas on the Pheasant Run conservation property, install buffer boundary markers and interpretive signage for entrances, buffers and wetlands on the Pheasant Run conservation property, develop and distribute brochures about the Pheasant Run conservation property, develop an outreach program about buffers at the East Kingston library, and develop a newspaper about protecting wetlands and water resources, including water quality protection measures, buffer planting and maintenance, functions and values of buffers, and wildlife and aquatic habitat.

Year 15 Work Plan, Prep

PREP Reports & Publications

No abstract provided.

A Citizen's Guide To Protecting East Kingston's Water Resources, Julie Labranche

PREP Reports & Publications

East Kingston is fortunate to still have much of the rural charm that makes living in New Hampshire so special. The ability to take relaxing walks through beautiful natural areas just minutes from your back door is one of the reasons residents love this town. Many of these open natural areas in town are on conservation land and one small parcel is getting extra attention by the East Kingston Conservation Commission to make it even more accessible to residents.

School Climate, Teacher Satisfaction, And Receptivity To Change, Sherri Eaton-Bin Daar

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore what school climate factors influence teacher job satisfaction and receptivity to change. A survey based upon current literature was developed to assess teacher perceptions of the factors which may influence job satisfaction and receptivity to change. A regression analysis was conducted to determine impact of the nine school climate factors on teacher job satisfaction. A second regression was conducted using the nine school climate domains and satisfaction to evaluate which factors had an impact on teacher receptivity to change. Study findings indicated that (a) study participants report there to be two factors …

The Power Of Play : Why Educators Must Rethink Early Childhood Education, Krysta Bradley

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

As The United States attempts to compete with high-performing countries like China, the need to make children "kindergarten-ready" increases. As the preschool curricula become increasingly academic-based, children are losing much needed time for play and socializing. Furthermore, many preschool teachers feel pressure from parents and the rest of society to create a curriculum that is more academic. But educators must take a step back and look at how this shift is affecting the children. Children need play; it is crucial to their development. For centuries, children have learned through play. Play promotes moral, perceptual, physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development.

Capstone Project : Zometool : From 0 To The 4th Dimension, Michael J. Read

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Abstract: My capstone project was the development of a geometric construction workshop at Mckinnon Elementary School in Salinas using Zometool, a manipulative whose components are based on the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio . By building the Platonic Solids like the cube, icosahedron, and dodecahedron as well as the Archimedean solids such as the truncated cube and truncated octahedron. the students were able to begin to think componentially and see that an individual solid shape may be broken down into several smaller components with attributes of their own.Besides learning to think in two and three dimensions, this workshop also …

Black Elk Speaks Says So : Elders On Telling About Traditional Tribes, James A. Starkewolf

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

In this action research thesis, Indian elders give suggestions on storytelling curriculum about traditional tribes. To see where we are going, we must know where we have been, who we come from, what we do and should do, and how to sense the hand of the Trickster. Human beings are rooted in traditional tribes, ancient future societies such as those we are documenting. Indian Country is a world apart, under siege and, as renowned activist Leonard Peltier has said, prison is the fastest growing reservation. Educational standards require children know of broken treaties, massacres, and internecine warfare, but not that …

Factors That Affect Fathers' Participation In Parent Training For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mark W. Wenzler

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This research study investigated the factors that affect fathers' participation in parent training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Thirty-nine fathers of children with ASD completed a voluntary and anonymous online survey rating how several factors would affect their participation in parent training for fathers of children with ASD. Additionally, two focus groups were held, consisting of a total of ten fathers of children with ASD from the Central Coast region of California. These fathers described their previous participation in parent trainings and cited specific factors to include and avoid in parent training programs for fathers of children with …