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Updates From Inter-Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations, Sikina S. Hasham, Thomas Avery

Human Rights Brief

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Mojave Applied Ecology Notes Winter 2011, Scott R. Abella, Alice C. Newton, Kenneth Chittick, Pam Sinanian

Mojave Applied Ecology Notes

Lake Mead’s collaborative applied science research program; “annoying the elephant” - ruminations on active management by Alice Newton, Lake Mead NRA vegetation manager; 2012 NWRA Lake Mead symposium sneak peak; assessing forest change using dendrochronology in the Spring Mountains.

Narrative Rehearsal, Expression, And Goethe's "Wandrers Nachtlied Ii", Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Paul Sargent's Coles County - Design Brief, Historical Administration

Paul Sargent's Coles County - Docs & Video

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Dream Of Californication: Constitutional Questions Put The Brakes On The Nation's First Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Morgan Brubaker

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Letting A Hundred Transgenic Flowers Blossom: The Future Of Genetically Modified Agriculture In The People's Republic Of China, Michael Debona

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Goodbye Family Farms And Hello Agribusiness: The Story Of How Agricultural Policy Is Destroying The Family Farm And The Environment, Melanie J. Wender

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Arizona Cattle Growers' Association V. Salazar: Does The Endangered Species Act Really Give A Hoot About The Public Interest It Claims To Protect, Matthew Groban

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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More Of John D. Macdonald's Brood, Cal Branche

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Effect Of Atmospheric Co2 Levels On Nutrients In Cheatgrass Tissue, Robert R. Blank, Tye Morgan, Lewis H. Ziska, Robert H. White

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Rising atmospheric CO2 has resulted in declining tissue nutrient concentrations and leaf biochemicals, which has potential ramifications for animal nutrition, herbivory and litter decomposition rates. We investigated the interacting effects of atmospheric CO2 concentrations (270, 320, 370, and 420 ppmv), plant age (42, 57, 75, and 87 days), and elevation ecotype (salt desert, sagebrush steppe, and mountain brush) on aboveground tissue nutrient levels and biochemistry of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), an important range grass in the Great Basin. Most nutrients were affected by significant (P < 0.05) interactions between CO2 level and plant age, and plant ecotype and plant age. At 87 days growth, tissue C:N ratios increased significantly and concentrations of P, K, and Mg declined, with rising CO2 levels suggesting declining forage nutrition. Tissue concentrations of Mn, K, Mg, and Ca increased with plant age and, in general, the low elevation ecotype had greater tissue nutrient concentrations than the high elevation ecotype. Hemicellulose concentration was influenced by a significant CO2 level by ecotype interaction; overall, the high elevation ecotype had greater concentrations of hemicellulose, which increased with increasing CO2 levels. The high elevation ecotype had significantly less acid detergent fiber than the low or mid elevation ecotypes. These data suggest that increasing atmospheric CO2 levels may have a profound effect on the nutritional value of cheatgrass forage, and this effect may differ among elevational ecotypes.

Process-Based Management Approaches For Salt Desert Shrublands Dominated By Downy Brome, Merilynn C. Hirsch, Thomas Monaco

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Downy brome grass (Bromus tectorum L.) invasion has severely altered key ecological processes such as disturbance regimes, soil nutrient cycling, community assembly, and successional pathways in semi- arid Great Basin salt desert shrublands. Restoring the structure and function of these severely altered ecosystems is extremely challenging; however new strategies are emerging that target and attempt to repair ecological processes associated with vegetation change. In this paper, we review the essential processes required to reduce downy brome abundance and assist with creating suitable conditions for revegetation of Great Basin salt desert shrublands.

Moderating Livestock Grazing Effects On Plant Productivity, Nitrogen And Carbon Storage, John Carter, Julie Chard, Brandon Chard

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Multi-year studies of plant communities and soils in the Bear River Range in southeastern Idaho and northeastern Utah found reduced ground cover and herbaceous production in areas grazed by livestock when compared to reference values or long-term rested areas. Reductions in these ecosystem components have lead to accelerated erosion and losses in stored carbon and nitrogen. Restoration of these ecosystem components, with their associated carbon and nitrogen storage, is possible by application of science-based grazing management.

Landscape Level Habitat Survey Of Mule Deer Winter Range In Eastern Montana, William H. Thompson, Paul L. Hansen, Michael R. Frisina

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

In 2006 and 2007 Environmental Solutions Group, LLC (ESG) conducted landscape level surveys of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) winter range to test new field methods for assessing degree of browse utilization, browse species condition, and large animal distribution patterns. In 2007, a site was surveyed on Big Sheep Mountain in the Cherry Creek mule deer census area north of Terry in eastern Montana, covering approximately 6,400 ac (2,590 ha). Methodology followed Frisina and Knapp (2006). Data were collected along foot travel routes in a quarter mile pattern to cover the study area, totaling approximately 54 mi (86 km) of route …

Immediate Effects Of Controlled Livestock Treatment On Reclaimed Natural Gas Well Pads, Cally Driessen, Amber Mason, Jay Norton, Calvin Strom

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Wyoming shrublands have undergone extensive energy development in recent years. Much of this development occurs on public land designated for multiple uses. Reclamation of these areas has proven difficult due to the harsh climate and alteration of the thin, nutrient poor topsoil during development activities. Energy development and reclamation activities often lead to topsoil dilution, rapid mineralization of nutrients and soil organic matter (SOM), and loss of soil structure. These changes have the potential to degrade the suitability of the soil as a medium to sustain a desirable plant community. Reclamation of land disturbed for energy development in this area …

Is Climate Change Mitigation The Best Use Of Desert Shrublands?, Susan E. Meyer

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

In a world where the metrics of the carbon economy have become a major issue, it may come as a surprise that intact cold desert shrublands can sequester significant amounts of carbon, both as biomass and in the form of SOC (soil organic carbon). Xerophytic shrubs invest heavily in belowground biomass, placing fixed carbon in an environment where it turns over only very slowly. In order for humans to gain this important ecosystem service, desert shrublands must be kept intact and prevented from frequent burning. The biggest threat to shrubland integrity is the invasion of exotic annual grasses that increase …

Land Use And Habitat Conditions Across The Southwestern Wyoming Sagebrush Steppe: Development Impacts, Management Effectiveness And The Distribution Of Invasive Plants, Daniel J. Manier, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Geneva Chong, Collin Homer, Michael O'Donnell, Spencer Schell

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

For the past several years, USGS has taken a multi-faceted approach to investigating the condition and trends in sagebrush steppe ecosystems. This recent effort builds upon decades of work in semi-arid ecosystems providing a specific, applied focus on the cumulative impacts of expanding human activities across these landscapes. Here, we discuss several on-going projects contributing to these efforts: (1) mapping and monitoring the distribution and condition of shrub steppe communities with local detail at a regional scale, (2) assessing the relationships between specific, land-use features (for example, roads, transmission lines, industrial pads) and invasive plants, including their potential (environmentally defined) …

Long-Term Changes In Southern Utah Upland Shrub Communities: A Study In Repeat Photography, Charles E. Kay, Chad R. Reid

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

To evaluate long-term range conditions in southern Utah, 1,879 repeat photographs were made on the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests, and adjoining lower elevation BLM and private lands. Repeat photographs were also made in Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Bryce Canyon National Park where livestock grazing has been prohibited for many years. Of the total, 926 photo-pairs depict sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities and 471 depict mountain brush associations (Cercocaprus ledifolius, C. mountanus, Amelamchier utahensis, Quercus gambelii, Prunus virginiana). Sagebrush decreased in 261 photosets, increased in 386 and remained unchanged in 279, while mountain brush decreased in 10 …

Morphological And Physiological Traits Account For Similar Nitrate Uptake By Crested Wheatgrass And Cheatgrass, A. Joshua Leffler, Thomas A. Monaco, Jeremy J. James

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Millions of hectares throughout the Intermountain West are either dominated or threatened by the invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass). This invasion is largely linked to disturbance and few regions appear immune. Disturbance liberates resources in a community and cheatgrass appears exceptionally able to capitalize on these resources. One species, however, is consistently competitive with cheatgrass. Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass), an improved plant material developed from several populations in central Asia, is drought resistant, grazing tolerant, and largely excludes cheatgrass in stands established within the Great Basin. While previous studies document high resource uptake ability by crested wheatgrass, it remains …

Strategic Use Of Forage Kochia (Kochia Prostrata) To Revegetate Wildlife Habitat, Blair L. Waldron

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

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Range Management In The Face Of Climate Change, James C. Catlin, John G. Carter, Allison L. Jones

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

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Field Trip Overview: Habitat Loss And Plant Invasions In Northern Utah, Justin R. Williams, Kevin J. Connors, Thomas A. Monaco

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

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Journal Of Mormon History Vol. 37, No. 3, Summer 2011

Journal of Mormon History

ARTICLES

--Mormonism’s Adoption Theology: An Introductory Statement Samuel M. Brown and Jonathan A. Stapley, 1

--Early Mormon Adoption Theology and the Mechanics of Salvation Samuel M. Brown, 3

--Adoptive Sealing Ritual in Mormonism Jonathan A. Stapley, 53

--Transgression in the LDS Community: The Cases of Albert Carrington, Richard R. Lyman, and Joseph F. Smith, Part 1 Gary James Bergera, 119

--Hostile Mormons and Persecuted Presbyterians in Utah, 1870–1900: A Reappraisal R. Douglas Brackenridge, 162

--The Kearny/Stockton/Frémont Feud: The Mormon Battalion’s Most Significant Contribution in California Sherman L. Fleek, 229

REVIEWS

--John Gary Maxwell, Gettysburg …

16th Wildland Shrub Symposium Threats To Shrubland Ecosystem Integrity 2010 May 18-20 Logan, Ut, Thomas A. Monaco, Eugene W. Schupp, Rosemary L. Pendleton, Stanley G. Kitchen, Patsy K. Palacios

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Abstract: The 29 papers in this proceedings are divided into the main organized sessions of the 16th Wildland Shrub Symposium, including the plenary session to introduce the theme of threats to shrubland ecosystem integrity, impacts of energy development and reclamation on ecosystem function, invasive plant ecology. wildlife habitats: impacts and restoration opportunities, historical perspectives in shrublands, ecosystem threats due to fire in the Mojave Desert, and modeling and monitoring of shrubland ecosystems. An overarching goal of the symposium was to make linkages between research and management.

La Oligarquía Violada: Etnografía Naturalista, Xenofobia Y Alarma Social En La Última Novela De Eugenio Cambaceres, En La Sangre (1887), David Mauricio Solodkow

Decimonónica

En el corpus de la literatura decimonónica finisecular de la República Argentina, es posible leer, entre las preocupaciones más importantes de la élite letrada porteña, la proliferación de un conflicto recurrente a lo largo del siglo XIX y principios del XX: el problema de la identidad racial y cultural de los ciudadanos. La literatura, como parte funcional de los dispositivos discursivos e institucionales de la época, vendrá a aportar sus soluciones propias y originales del “problema.”² Mediante el análisis de esta literatura es posible entender cómo las tensiones en torno al problema de la identidad se complejizan, se extreman …

The Legitimating Role Of Consent In International Law, Matthew Lister

Chicago Journal of International Law

According to many traditional accounts, one important difference between international and domestic law is that international law depends on the consent of the relevant parties (states) in a way that domestic law does not. In recent years this traditional account has been attacked both by philosophers such as Allen Buchanan and by lawyers and legal scholars working on international law. It is now safe to say that the view that consent plays an important foundational role in international law is a contested one, perhaps even a minority position, among lawyers and philosophers. In this paper I defend a limited but …

Suffering Without Suffrage: Why Felon Disenfranchisement Constitutes Vote Denial Under Section Two Of The Voting Rights Act, Matthew E. Feinberg

UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice

This article explores state felon disenfranchisement laws and proposes a new way for felons to challenge the legality of excluding them from the democratic process. Despite the seemingly explicit grant of authority in the Fourteenth Amendment to exclude felons from the voting process, this article posits that the Voting Rights Act provides an alternative, and more attractive, vehicle for felons to secure the right to vote. This article examines the current Circuit split on whether the Voting Rights Act even allows for or contains a cause of action to challenge felon disenfranchisement laws. Concluding that it does, the article moves …

A Cognitive Model's View Of Animal Cognition, S. Mello, S. Franklin

CCRG Papers

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Lutheran Colleges, The Lutheran Tradition, And The Future Of Service-Learning, Joseph Mcdonald

Intersections

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Medicine@Yale November/December 2011 Volume 7, Issue 5, Yale School Of Medicine Office Of Communications

Medicine@Yale - development newsletter

Medicine@Yale : advancing biomedical science, education and health care was a print and online newsletter which published news about academics, research and philanthropy for alumni, donors, faculty, students and the general public. It was initially published 6 times a year and then changed to a quarterly schedule. The first issue came out June/Jul. 2005. The final issue was published in May/June 2022, vol. 17, issue 1. Published by Yale School of Medicine, Office of Communications.

The Pedagogy Of Guantánamo, Baher Azmy

Maryland Journal of International Law

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