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Bud Management Affects Fruit Wood, Growth, And Precocity Of Cherry Trees, İdri̇s Maci̇t, Gregory A. Lang, Hüsnü Demi̇rsoy

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

As the production benefits of pruning fruit trees have been realized, growers have begun pruning periodically and, accordingly, various canopy training systems have begun to be developed. Following the genetic development of dwarfing rootstocks, interest has grown in the creation of modern training systems for smaller, more efficient orchards. During the formation of these training systems, it became apparent that branches of a certain size can alter the partitioning of growth resources (nutrients and carbohydrates) within the tree, delaying the formation of the target canopy structure as well as fruit bearing. In recent years, studies have focused on management of …

Effect Of Irrigation Regimes On Carbon Isotope Discrimination, Yield And Irrigation Water Productivity Of Wheat, Sema Kale, Bülent Sönmez, Sevi̇nç Madenoğlu, Kadri̇ Avağ, Ufuk Türker, Gökhan Çayci, Ali̇ Ci̇hat Kütük

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The present research study was carried out during the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 to identify the relationship between carbon isotope discrimination (δ) of grain and leaf, yield of winter wheat, and irrigation water productivity (IWP) under different water conditions in a semiarid climate. The field experiments were conducted with four different irrigation treatments (I1: rainfed: I2: irrigate when calculated soil water depletion is 60 mm below field capacity (full irrigation); I3: two irrigations maximum, one at tillering and another at grain filling; I4: no irrigation after establishment until heading, after which irrigate when soil water depletion is 60 mm below …

Effect Of Sulphuring On Physicochemical Characteristics Andaroma Of Dried Alkaya Apricot: A New Turkish Variety, Letizia Inserra, Turgut Cabaroğlu, Kemal Şen, Elena Arena, Gabriele Ballistreri, Biagio Fallico

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Sulphured and unsulphured sun-dried apricots of Alkaya, a new variety of Prunus armeniaca L. grown in the Malatya region of Turkey, were compared to study the effects of sulphur treatment on their physicochemical characteristics and aroma compounds. Colour, texture, moisture, pH, total soluble solids, sugars, organic acids, and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural contents were determined. Aroma compounds were quantified and identified by GC-MS-FID. Sulphuring treatment before sun-drying had significant effects on some physicochemical properties (pH, titratable acidity, total acids, and colour parameters) and aroma compounds of Alkaya apricots. Colour parameters showed that browning was higher in the unsulphured apricots than in the …

Genetic Variation And Potential Genetic Resources Of Several Romanian Larch Populations, Alina Vilcan (Truta), Lucica Mihalte (Crisan), Adriana F. Sestras, Liviu Holonec, Radu E. Sestras

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

RAPD molecular markers and phenotypic growth traits were joined using different genotypes of Larix decidua (Mill.) to analyze genetic variation. Individual samples of vegetative clones were analyzed from Baciu orchard (obtained through a breeding program from regional stands from Romania) and pooled samples from places of origin (regional stands). Based on coefficients of variation for tree height, diameter, and volume, the greatest genetic variation in the orchard was observed at the Gura Humorului and Anina provenances (24.4%, 27.5%, and 14.4% for Gura Humorului and 26.9%, 29.46%, and 15.5% for Anina). In addition, the trees whose origins are Gura Humorului and …

Genetic Gains In Grain Yield In Spring Wheat In Turkey, Beyhan Akin, Quahir Sohail, Ri̇za Ünsal, Mehmet Nazim Di̇nçer, Lütfü Demi̇r, Hati̇ce Geren, İsmai̇l Sevi̇m, Şi̇nasi̇ Orhan, Şadi̇ye Yaktubay, Alexey Morgunov

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Genetic gain for grain yield was evaluated in 35 Turkish spring wheat varieties released between 1964 and 2010. The germplasm comprised varieties developed by the East Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) in Adana, the Maize Research Station in Adapazarı, and Aegean ARI in İzmir. Out of 34 varieties studied, 24 were selected from CIMMYT germplasm. The trials were conducted during 2009?2013 at the same three sites. Average yearly genetic gain for all varieties was 30.9 kg/ha or 0.62%. The top five highest yielding varieties were all released after 1998: Ziyabey, Menemen, and Meta (İzmir), and Karatopak and Ceyhan (Adana). Plant …

Ivv-13 Beneficial Effect Of Oxaloacetate For The Neuromuscular Function Of Sod1g93a Mice, Hiroshi Nishimune, Sudheer K. Tungtur, Heather M. Wilkins, Russell H. Swerdlow, Jessica Sage, Abdulbaki Agbas, Richard J. Barohn

Faculty and Staff Publications

Introduction and aims: The etiology of ALS remains unknown despite the identification of mutated genes in familial and/or sporadic ALS. It is thought that aggregates of disease-causing mutant proteins and RNAs disrupt the normal cellular functions that leads to dying back neuropathy and motor neuron degeneration. Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to play a major role in the pathology of ALS (1–3). Therefore, restoration of mitochondrial function is likely to cause beneficial effects for the survival of ALS model mice (4).

The objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of oxaloacetate for the neuromuscular function and lifespan of the …

Homo Humanus: An Installation Investigating The Omnipresence Of Self-Documentation, Ashley Elizabeth Jones

Honors Program Theses

Historically, human beings have always been interested in documenting themselves and the world around them. Early humans left hand prints on cave walls, marking their presence for the future; royalty throughout history have commissioned portraits of themselves to leave their immortal mark on the world; Polaroid pictures and letters kept in parents’ closets record the earlier days of their lives. Today, humans document their daily lives digitally through social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook. Images posted to these sites pervade our lives: they are constant, everywhere, and range from photographs of meals to quick snapshot self-portraits – “selfies” – …

Electrically Small Antenna With Switchless Pattern Reconfiguration, Adam Narbudowicz, Max Ammann, Dirk Heberling

Conference Papers

An electrically small pattern reconfigurable antenna is proposed. It allows adjustment of the radiation pattern by applying a phase shift between its two ports. The structure is a cylinder with λ/5 diameter. Simulated results show good operation at 2.44 GHz and three different radiation patterns are demonstrated by applying three different phase shifts. The antenna's principles of operation and limitations are explained based on the theory of spherical modes.

Compact Antenna For Digital Beamforming With Software Defined Radios, Adam Narbudowicz, Max Ammann, Marek Plotka, Lukasz Kulas, Krzysztof Nyka, Mateusz Rzymowski

Conference Papers

An adaptive radio system combining compact switchless reconfigurable antenna with Software Defined Radio is proposed. The system allows control of the direction of the transmitted signal solely by adjusting the baseband I and Q components of the modulated signal, while maintaining small antenna size through the use of compact multiport antenna. The system is demonstrated in a line-of-sight configuration with QPSK modulation. Experimental results demonstrate good received power and low error vector magnitude of the demodulated signals.

Easy-To-Deploy Lc-Loaded Dipole And Monopole Antennas For Cubesat, Korbinian Schraml, Adam Narbudowicz, Suramate Chalermwisutkul, Dirk Heberling, Max Ammann

Conference Papers

This paper proposes a new approach to reduce weight and complexity of VHF/UHF cubesat antennas by utilizing a dual band antenna, rather than standard two-antenna system routinely implemented in cubesats. Three systems are compared: A standard system with separate transmit/receive dipoles, a dual-band dipole for both transmit and receive and a dual-band monopole, which uses the body of 1U cubesat (10 × 10 × 10cm) as a “groundplane”. Additionally it is demonstrated that with appropriate feed the dipole might be used in monopole configuration in case of deployment system malfunction.

Directional Modulation For Compact Devices, Adam Narbudowicz, Max Ammann, Dirk Heberling

Articles

A new directional modulation system which uses radiation pattern data for modulation encoding is proposed. The approach allows compact multiport antennas (e.g. MIMO capable antennas) to be used for directional modulation, replacing extensive arrays. The modulation weighting coefficients are calculated with a fixed, antenna specific equation, thus reducing computational complexity. The solution is intended to enhance privacy in small, battery-operated wireless devices, required for “Internet of Things” applications.

Design Of A Compact, Fully-Autonomous 433 Mhz Tunable Antenna For Wearable Wireless Sensor Applications, John Buckley, Kevin Mccarthy, Domenico Gaetano, Loizos Loizou, Brendan O'Flynn, Cian O'Mathuna

Articles

The authors present the design of a tunable 433 MHz antenna that is tailored for wearable wireless sensor applications. This study first presents a detailed analysis of the measured impedance characteristics of a chosen antenna under test (AUT) in varying proximity to a human test subject. Instead of limiting the analysis to the head and hand only, this analysis measures the AUT impedance at varying distances from 11 different body positions. A novel antenna equivalent circuit model is then developed that enables both the free-space and total on-body AUT impedance variation to be rapidly computed using a circuit simulator instead …

Academic Heritage As A Tool For The Development Of Future Scientific Careers En Education And Museum: Cultural Heritage And Learning, María Eugenia Blázquez Rodríguez, Isabel García Fernández, Roberto Daniel Rivera Rivera

Capítulos de libros

The project for Innovation and Improvement of Teaching Quality “Academic Heritage as a tool for the development of future scientific careers” pretends to use existing important historical academic collections to strengthen ties between university and school contexts. The research has focused on the study of anatomical models of comparative anatomy kept at two of the most significant educational institutions of different academical levels: the San Isidro Secondary Education Institute and the Veterinary Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid, both located in the city of Madrid, Spain. To compare both educational contexts we focused on their museums that contain significant …

Risk And Burden Of Adverse Intrapartum-Related Outcomes Associated With Non-Cephalic And Multiple Birth In Rural Nepal: A Prospective Cohort Study, Naoko Kozuki, Joanne Katz, Subarna Khatry, James M. Tielsch, Steven Leclerq, Luke C. Mullany

Global Health Faculty Publications

Objectives Intrapartum-related complications are the second leading cause of neonatal death worldwide. We estimate the community-level risk and burden of intrapartum-related fetal/neonatal mortality and morbidity associated with non-cephalic and multiple birth in rural Sarlahi District, Nepal.

Design Community-based prospective cohort study.

Setting Rural Sarlahi District, Nepal.

Participants Pregnant women residing in the study area.

Methods We collected data on maternal background characteristics, conditions during labour and delivery, fetal presentation and multiple birth during home visits. We ran log-binomial regression models to estimate the associations between non-cephalic/multiple births and fresh stillbirth, early neonatal mortality and signs of neonatal encephalopathy, respectively, and …

A Peer Evaluation Of The Community-Based Education Programme For Medical Students At The University Of Zimbabwe College Of Health Sciences: A Southern African Medical Education Partnership Initiative (Mepi) Collaboration, D. Michaels, I. Couper, M. Mogodi, J. Hakim, Zohray M. Talib, +Several Additional Authors

Global Health Faculty Publications

Background. The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS), Harare, which has a long tradition of community-based education (CBE), has not been evaluated since 1991. An innovative approach was used to evaluate the programme during 2015.

Objectives. To evaluate the CBE programme, using a peer-review model of evaluation and simultaneously introducing and orientating participating colleagues from other medical schools in southern Africa to this review process.

Methods. An international team of medical educators, convened through the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, worked collaboratively to modify an existing peer-review assessment method. Data collection took the form of pre-visit surveys, on-site and …

Hamiltonian Dynamics Of Cosmological Quintessence Models, Rossen Ivanov, Emil Prodanov

Articles

The time-evolution dynamics of two nonlinear cosmological real gas models has been reexamined in detail with methods from the theory of Hamiltonian dynamical systems. These examples are FRWL cosmologies, one based on a gas, satisfying the van der Waals equation and another one based on the virial expansion gas equation. The cosmological variables used are the expansion rate, given by the Hubble parameter, and the energy density. The analysis is aided by the existence of global first integral as well as several special (second) integrals in each case. In addition, the global first integral can serve as a Hamiltonian for …

Disrupted Superior Collicular Activity May Reveal Cervical Dystonia Disease Pathomechanisms, Eavan M. Mcgovern, Owen Killian, Shruti Narashimham, Brendan Quinlivan, John Butler, Rebecca Beck, Ines Beiser, Laura W. Williams, Ronan P. Killeen, Michael Farrell, Sean O'Riordan, Richard B. Reilly, Michael Hutchinson

Articles

Cervical dystonia is a common neurological movement disorder characterised by muscle contractions causing abnormal movements and postures affecting the head and neck. The neural networks underpinning this condition are incompletely understood. While animal models suggest a role for the superior colliculus in its pathophysiology, this link has yet to be established in humans. The present experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that disrupted superior collicular processing is evident in affected patients and in relatives harbouring a disease-specific endophenotype (abnormal temporal discrimination). The study participants were 16 cervical dystonia patients, 16 unaffected first-degree relatives with abnormal temporal discrimination, 16 unaffected …

Why The State?, Joseph Raz

Faculty Scholarship

I offer two questions for the price of one: Why do so many jurisprudential theories focus on the state? And what is it about the State that gives it a special place in our social arrangements? I do not mean these to address all aspects of states. They are questions about the law or legal systems of states.

We have to be open to a negative answer to the second question, thus being critical of jurisprudential theories that focus more or less exclusively on the state. That need not deny that states have their own legal systems. It could merely …

Risk Mitigation Through Diversified Farm Production Strategies: The Case In Northern Mozambique, Olivia C. Caillouet, Lawton L. Nalley, Amy L. Farmer

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

Mozambique, like many other parts of the low-income world, faces perennial challenges with food security. With a rapidly growing population and arable land on the decline, sustainable agriculture is vital to managing the already depleted natural resources of Sub-Saharan Africa more effectively while increasing food security. Food security issues for subsistence farmers in most low-income countries are a product of endogenous (crop yields) and exogenous (currency fluctuations as many agricultural inputs are imported) factors. In Mozambique the value of the local currency, meticals, has decreased by approximately 50% since January 2015 compared to the U.S. dollar. While this makes exporting …

Concert Recording 2017-04-25, Brandon Wade, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Charles Hartman, Michael Warrick, Ron Juzeler, Nick Irby, Elizabeth Gschwend, Richard Campbell, Miroslava Panayotova, John Hoganson, Aya Rowe, Carlos Sanabria, Anna-Claire Butler, Trae Etheridge, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dolcelli

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00] Bohemian Forest. Silent woods for cello and piano op.68/5 / Antonín Dvořák -- [04:55] Concerto for cello and piano in E minor, op. 85. II. Lento - allegro molto / Edward Elgar -- [09:41]. Concerto for cello and piano in B minor, op. 104. II. Adagio ma non troppo / Dvořák -- [20:00]. Suite for cello and piano, op. 16. II. Sérénade (andantino) ; III. Gavotte (allegro non troppo) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [ 28:15] Polonaise de concert for cello and piano, op. 14 / David Popper -- [34:28] Suite for three cellos. I. Allegro ; IV. Lento / …

Concert Recording 2017-12-01, Anna-Claire Butler, Nick Irby, Kristen Trinh, Daniel Voss, Ron Juzeler, Richard Campbell, Craig Smardo, Charles Hartman, Brandon Wade, Carlos Sanabria, Michael Warrick, Elizabeth Gschwend

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). I. Mäβig bewegt. ; II. Lustig bewegt. (á la marcia) ; III. Leicht bewegt / David Popper -- [06:46]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). IV. Andante sostenuto ; VI. Sher Lebhaft (Vivace) ; VII. Andante ; IX. Vivace (Lustig) / David Popper -- [13:27] 15 etudes op. 76(a). V. Lebhaft (Allegro vivace) ; X. Allegro moderato ; XI. Allegro molto vivace ; XV. Guigue. Allegro molto vivo / David Popper -- [22:44]. 15 etudes op. 76(a). VI. Andante grazioso ; XII. Kleines Minuet , Moderato ; XIII. Andante ; XIV. Moderato / David Popper -- [29:40 …

Concert Recording 2017-04-11a, Emily Burris, Helena Aung

Concert Recordings & Programs

[0:00]. 00:10:0 Abendempfindung / W.A. Mozart -- [04:55]. La Fée aux chansons / Gabriel Fauré -- [Track 3]. 06:40:0 Chanson d'amour / Gabriel Fauré -- [08:23]. 08:23:0 Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon. I. C II. Fêtes galantes / Francis Poulenc -- [11:45]. O poggi, o valli, o fiumi, o selve / Johann Friedrich Reichardt -- [13:33]. Più volte già del bel sembiante umano / Johann Friedrich Reichardt -- [15:20]. Per pietà, bell'idol mio / Vincenzo Bellini -- [17:35]. 17:35:0 Peter Pan. I. Who am I? ; II. My house ; II. Peter, Peter ; IV. Dream with me / Leonard …

Concert Recording 2017-11-05d, Caleb Mathis, Grant Hollis, Rylie Branscum, Connor Fitzpatrick, Aubrey Glasgow, Benjamin Turner, Hunter Carmical, Pablo Aguilar, Laura Hart, Sydney Hanna, Daniel Taylor, Aaron Carson, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Saxophone Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Quatour pour Saxophones. Overture Brillante / Pierre Max Dubois -- [03:03]. Arrivée de la Reine de Sabbat / G.F. Handel -- [07:08]. Recitation book. Broken heart: "Der du bist drei in Einigkeit" / David Maslanka -- [11:33]. Stemming+ / Nigel Wood -- [16:28]. Capriol suite. Basse danse ; Pavane ; Tordion ; Bransles ; Pieds-en-l'air ; Mattachins / Peter Warlock ; arranged by R. Stevens -- [23:03]. Carnival / Karen Street.

Concert Recording 2017-11-13a, Aaron Carson, Annie Balabanian, Laura Hart, Sydney Hanna, Daniel Taylor

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Brillance pour alto saxophone et piano. Déclamé ; Desinvolte ; Dolcissimo ; Final / Ida Gotkovsky -- [09:53]. Tango-Études pour alto saxophone et piano. I. Décidé ; IV. Lento meditativo ; III. Molto marcato e energico / Astor Piazzolla -- [19:50]. Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 for violoncello solo. Prelude ; Allemande ; Sarabande; Gigue / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [28:16]. Recitation book. Broken heart: Meditation on the chorale melody "Der du bist drei in einigkeit" / David Maslanka -- [32:40]. Quartette allegro de concert. Adagio ; Allegro / Caryl Florio.

The Choice Theory Of Contracts – Preface & Introduction, Hanoch Dagan, Michael Heller

Faculty Scholarship

This concise landmark in law and jurisprudence offers the first coherent, liberal account of contract law. "The Choice Theory of Contracts" answers the field's most pressing questions: What is the “freedom” in “freedom of contract”? What core values animate contract law and how do those values interrelate? How must the state act when it shapes contract law? Hanoch Dagan and Michael Heller show exactly why and how freedom matters to contract. They start with the most appealing tenets of modern liberalism and end with their implications for contract law. This readable, engaging book gives contract scholars, teachers, and students a …

Developmental Immunity Of The Skeletal Elements Of The Weberian Apparatus To The Effects Of Exogenous Estrogen (17-Β Estradiol), A Known Disruptor Of Cartliage Development, Bailey Jordan Wetherell

Honors Program Theses

Proper vertebrate development is controlled by a tightly regulated sequence of gene activation and repression. Exposure to both endogenous (hormones, gene products) and exogenous (environmental chemicals, toxins, etc.) substances during development can have profound effects on morphology by altering growth, cell fate, cell differentiation, and cell migration. Waterways have long been hot-spots for chemical and toxin accumulation, due to runoff and waste dumping. Growing concern is being paid to endocrine disruptors, like estrogen (17β-estradiol), which are found in increasing levels in rivers and streams. Endocrine disruptors are known to cause a varied number of defects in fish species, but the …

Capital Punishment Of Unintentional Felony Murder, Brenner M. Fissell, Guyora Binder, Robert Weisberg

Faculty Publications

Under the prevailing interpretation of the Eighth Amendment in the lower courts, a defendant who causes a death inadvertently in the course of a felony is eligible for capital punishment. This unfortunate interpretation rests on an unduly mechanical reading of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Enmund v. Florida and Tison v. Arizona, which require culpability for capital punishment of co-felons who do not kill. The lower courts have drawn the unwarranted inference that these cases permit execution of those who cause death without any culpability towards death. This Article shows that this mechanical reading of precedent is mistaken, because the …

China's And India's Differing Investment Treaty And Dispute Settlement Experiences And Implications For Africa, Won Kidane

Faculty Publications

This Article examines China’s and India’s differing investment treaty and dispute settlement experiences and the resulting implications for Africa. It attempts to answer the question of whether there is evidence of China’s and India’s attempt to take advantage of the default structural imbalance enabled by centuries of international investment laws and institutions that favor the investor. The Article begins by presenting the background of the current economic reality and trends that necessitate the evaluation of the existing rules and institutions. It then presents a detailed assessment of this phenomenon by focusing on the investment cases brought against India for context, …

Three Essays In Green Product Development: Co-Opetition, Sustainability, And Regulations, Maryam Hafezi

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Pollution, global warming, ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect have brought environmental issues to the fore. As a result, consumers, governments and NGOs have pressured firms to develop green products. Green products are those “that strive to protect or enhance the natural environment by conserving energy and/or resources and reducing or eliminating use of toxic agents, pollution, and waste’’. Pressures from those stakeholders are not the only reasons for firms to become involved in green product development. Other reasons include the opportunities for accessing new markets, enhancing competitive advantages, gaining cost efficiency, and building a better reputation.

This dissertation includes …

Magnetic Behavior Of Bulk And Nanostructured Mnxtas2, Lucas Paul Beving

Honors Program Theses

At its base, material science research aims to categorize specific materials by their various attributes, such as structure, integrity, electronic properties, magnetic properties, and others. By categorizing materials in this way, it becomes easier to generalize the application of a specific material to those within a broader category. The interest in materials that exhibit useful characteristics at small scales derives directly from the technology industry’s need for smaller and smaller devices. Two-dimensional materials are of great interest for this reason.

Two-dimensional materials are comprised of many single layers, or planes, stacked together to create a crystal. Each layer may be …