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Genetic Diversity As Affected By Selection Methodology In Native Grass Species, A T. Phan, S R. Smith

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The utilization of native grasses for widespread plantings is limited by availability and cost of adapted seed sources. The objectives of this study were to assess the genetic diversity of locally collected blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and little bluestem (Schyzachyrium scoparium) populations and to examine potential shifts in genetic diversity using two selection methodologies. The ecovar method involved selection of the 20% highest seed yielding genotypes with equal representation from all populations while the ‘cultivar’ method involved selecting the highest 5% based on overall rank. Phenotypic variability was observed for morphological and reproductive traits between collected …

Physiological And Chemical Characteristics Of Five Cultivars Of Cynodon, C C.C. Gomide, L.R. De A. Rodrigues, T.De J.D. Rodrigues, R A. Reis, D A. Banzatto

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The experiment was carried out at UNESP, Brazil, to evaluate five Cynodon cultivars: (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst cv “Tifton 68”, Cynodon spp. cv “Tifton 85”, Cynodon dactylon cv “Florakirk”, Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis cv “Florico” e Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis cv “Florona”). Plants were sampled once a week from 14 to 84 days of growth to study physiological characteristics and at 14-day intervals to study chemical characteristics. The following variables were studied: DM production, leaf/stem ratio, leaf weight/total dry matter ratio, relative growth rate, chlorophyll contents, leaf area, specific leaf area, LAI, and the contents of CP, NDF, …

Pasture Yield And Animal Performance From Aeschynomene Americana Cultivars Glenn And Lee, H G. Bishop, T B. Hilder, J J. Bushell

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

An on farm demonstration site was used to promote and compare the performance of the tropical legumes Glenn American jointvetch and Lee American jointvetch (Aeschynomene americana). Both legumes are widely sown in tropical Australia and are being increasingly sown in South-East Asian pasture projects. Glenn and Lee both grew well and persisted in grass/legume pastures over a 5 year period. Liveweight gain of steers, at a stocking rate of 1.5/ha, slightly favoured the Glenn pasture and gains of 0.49 kg/day for a 595 day period were achieved. Soil seed reserves were much higher under the annual Glenn than …

Diversity And Sustainability Of The Pek Savannas Of The Lao Pdr, V Phengvichith, J B. Hacker

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The pek savannas of the Lao PDR occur in the southern half of the country and are relatively undeveloped. They are disjunct upland communities characterised by an understorey dominated by three species of Arundinaria, known locally as pek. The canopy varies from open forest to woodland. In relatively undisturbed communities, pek grows to c. 1.5 m tall, and is generally 99% pure, with tall growing grasses occurring infrequently. Higher levels of disturbance lead to invasion of shrub species and ingress of some lower-growing grasses and occasional legumes, some of which are palatable to livestock. Pek is palatable to livestock …

Research Programme To Improve The Utilization Of Home-Grown Forages In The Netherlands, A.M. Van Vuuren, A H. Bosma, G J. Kaspers, J.J. M.H. Ketelaars, E.N. Van Loo, H J.P. Marvin, H Valk, G.W.J. Van De Ven

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

In The Netherlands a research programme has been initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries to increase the proportion of high-quality home-grown forage in rations for dairy cows. This should result in a more sustainable dairy husbandry by improving the efficiency of utilization of nitrogen and phosphorus from home-grown forages (mainly grass and maize) on farm level. Research disciplines involved are plant breeding, forage harvesting and conservation and nutrition.

The European Ryegrass Core Collection: A Tool To Improve The Use Of Genetic Resources, N R. Sackville Hamilton, I D. Thomas, P Marum, L Ostrem, M Sevcíková, E Willner, F Balfourier, B Boller, V F. Chapurin, V Connolly, G Dologa, H Fritzen, T Van Hintum, L Horváth, W Majtkowski, V Negri, A Oliveira Prendes, D Reheul, D Shamov1, T Vaitsis

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

A core collection of 162 populations of ryegrass (Lolium perenne) native to 18 European countries, is being evaluated across Europe in a multi-country trial. Each participating country contributed the lesser of 10% or 25 accessions from its collection of native populations. The accessions are being grown at 18 sites in 17 countries. Quick, cheap protocols were developed for evaluation. Preliminary results are presented for performance during the first winter. Populations of northern origin showed uniformly low winter damage and low winter growth at all evaluation sites. Populations of Mediterranean origin were more affected by the environment used for …

Differences Between Adapted Populations Of Dactylis Glomerata L. In Argentina, A Andres, M Barufaldi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Nine adapted populations of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) were collected from different grassland environments of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in order to investigate genetic differences between and within populations. Fifty plants per population were clonally propagated and transplanted as spaced-plant trial in a randomized design with three replicates. The results indicated large differences between and within populations for most attributes measured. Attributes related with the expression of foliar diseases and seed yield had the highest broad-sense heritability values. The results suggest that the genetic variation found in the adapted populations of orchardgrass has been mainly determined by the environmental …

The Plants Database: Providing Basic Plant Information, J S. Peterson, J F. Henson, W Oaks, J T. Kartesz

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The PLANTS database provides basic plant information to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), its clients, cooperators, and the general public via the World Wide Web (Fig. 1). The foundation of PLANTS is a taxonomic backbone (checklist) of the vascular and nonvascular plants of North America (north of Mexico) and United States territories in the Caribbean and Pacific regions. Attribute data are appended to this backbone pertaining to distribution, vegetative specifications, nativity, federal and state status, crop data, growth form, growth parameters, species abstracts, and images.

Forage Production Potential Of Poa Arachnifera Torr In Semi-Arid Climates, J C. Read, M A. Sanderson, G W. Evers, P W. Voigt, J A. Reinert

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This study was undertaken to determine the forage potential of Texas bluegrass (Poa arachnifera Torr). Texas bluegrass is a perennial coolseason grass native to Kansas, Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and the central region of Texas, USA (Gould, 1975). Thirteen different accessions were established in 1988 at the Texas A&M University Centers at Dallas and Stephenville and tested for 2 years. Mean yields at Stephenville and Dallas were 3610 and 6022 kg ha-1. Two synthetic varieties (Syn-1 and Syn-2) were tested from 1990 to 1995 at four locations in Texas. Yields of Syn-1 was greater than Syn-2 whereas Syn- 2 provided …

More Aeschynomene Pasture Legumes For The Tropics And Sub-Tropics, H G. Bishop, B G. Cook, B H. English, J J. Bushell, T B. Hilder

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Two cultivars of Aeschynomene villosa were released in Queensland in 1995. Cultivars ‘Reid’ (previously CPI 91209) and ‘Kretschmer’ (previously CPI 93621) are both native to Mexico and are the first cultivars of A. villosa to be released as pasture legumes. They will complement the three Aeschynomene cultivars already in use in tropical and sub-tropical northern and eastern Australia, namely cultivars ‘Glenn’ and ‘Lee’ (A. americana) and ‘Bargoo’ (A. falcata). Characteristics of Reid and Kretschmer jointvetch include, early seeding perennials within high seed yields, prostrate to semi-erect growth habit, adaptation to a wide range of soil types …

Structured Textbook Review And Individualized Learning Plans Successfully Remediate Underperforming Residents And Improve General Surgery Program Performance On The Absite, Aaron Pinnola, Christoph Kaufmann

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

We endeavored to create an evidence-based curriculum to improve general surgery resident fund of knowledge. Global and resident-specific interventions were employed to this end. These interventions were monitored via multiple choice question results on a weekly basis and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) performance.

Methods

This study was performed in a prospective manner over a 2-year period. A structured textbook review with testing was implemented for all residents. A focused textbook question-writing assignment and a Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)-based individualized learning plan (ILP) were implemented for residents scoring below the 35th percentile on the ABSITE. …

Bowel-Associated Dermatosis-Arthritis Syndrome: A Case Report, Christian J. Scheufele, Leisa Hodges, Aya Hasan, Ashleigh E. Workman, Peter Malouf, Stephen E. Weis

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Introduction

Gastric bypass surgery is an effective surgical intervention for morbid obesity. However, it is not without risk. Gastric bypass surgery may produce malabsorptive or surgical complications, which can result in nutritional deficiencies as well as syndromes related to bacterial overgrowth in the blind loops of the bowel.

Case Presentation

Severe nutritional deficiencies may occur due to patient noncompliance with the prescribed regimen, or arise secondary to malabsorptive or mechanical surgical complications. We describe a case of a 37-year-old female who underwent gastric bypass surgery and experienced a recalcitrant eczematous eruption with sporadic subcutaneous, purulent nodules which completely resolved after …

Characteristics And Hospital Outcomes Of 1403 Patients Hospitalized At Community Hospitals With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Se Won Lee, Carol Elsakr, Jonathan Holt, Napatkamon Ayutyanont

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

In this study, we aimed to assess the hospital course, outcomes after hospitalization, and predictors of outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Methods

We included 1403 patients with AS between 2016 and 2021 who were identified using International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes from a large for-profit healthcare system database. Demographics and clinical characteristics were compared between those who had a favorable outcome, defined as being discharged to home without readmission within 3 months of discharge, versus those who had an unfavorable outcome. A stepwise logistic regression was used to identify demographic and clinical characteristics associated with home …

In Memoriam Richard F. Ayrey (1948 – 2024), Melinda Deboer-Ayrey, Brandon T. Myers, Robert W. Bryson, Jr., Michael M. Webber, Matthew R. Graham, Graeme Lowe, Victor Fet, František Kovařík

Euscorpius

This is a memorial issue honoring Richard F. Ayrey (1948 – 2024), a US scorpiologist. A full list of his 26 works is appended, as well as a list of scorpion taxa described by Richard (two genera and 19 species of Vaejovidae), and a map of their type localities in the USA and Mexico.

The Effect Of Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) With Mockup Media In Learning Programmable Logic Controller, Suhanto Suhanto, Mustaji Mustaji, Moch. Rifai, Lady Silk Moonlight, Asep Muhamad Soleh, Ahmad Fudholi

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

This research aims to (1) examine the differences in learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers between cadets who use problem-based learning strategies assisted by mockup media and problem-based learning strategies, (2) examine the differences in learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers between cadets who have high and low initial abilities, and (3) examine the interaction effect between learning strategies and initial abilities on learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers. This research uses a 2 x 2 factorial design with the object of research being the 3rd-semester airport electrical engineering study program students at Aviation Polytechnic Surabaya. The sample of this …

The Chanticleer, 2024-02-29, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Evaluation Of Teaching Factory Using Cipp (Context, Input, Process, Product) Model To Improve Vocational High School Students' Skills, Yoto Yoto, Marsono Marsono, Abdul Qolik, Achmad Romadin

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Teaching Factory (TEFA) is a program that provides a real learning experience for students. Students are taught simulation of job sheet practice, management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. This research examines the feasibility of teaching factories regarding context, input, process, and product. This research uses mixed methods, namely qualitative research supported by descriptive quantitative data. The research was conducted in vocational high schools in East Java Province, Indonesia. The population of this research used a sample size based on the empirical formula from Isaac and Michael. The results showed that: (1) Based on the context, the teaching factory follows the vision and …

More Like My Mother, Ruth Supko Owens

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

“You’re wasting all your maternal instinct on animals,” she teased. Delivered by phone from three time zones away, her jab didn’t quite mask my mother’s genuine disappointment.

Provost Presents Faculty Research Series: "Childhood And Adolescent Obesity Treatment Interventions: Where Are We Now And Where Do We Need To Go?", Neal Malik

CSUSB Sound and video recordings

No abstract provided.

Umn Morris Was Just Right For Gunter To Get Her Degree In Three Years, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, February 29, 2024, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 29, 2024, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Pd-1 Inhibition Combined With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, To Better Serve Patients With Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Metastases From Gastrointestinal Cancer, Michael Chuong

All Publications

Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is the most frequent kind of cancer to involve the retroperitoneal lymph nodes (RPLNs). Radiotherapy (RT) is common treatment of RPLN metastases in patients with GI cancer, while RT is local. Meanwhile, most patients have extra-retroperitoneal metastases. Immunotherapy plus RT have showed effective in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. However, whether the combination therapy is effective on GI cancer with RPLN metastases. In our study, we would estimate the effect of programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibition in association with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Methods: Metastatic GI cancer patients with RPLN who were treated at a single …

Give Me Liberty Or Give Me The Source Code: Challenging A Black-Box Computer Algorithm Under Daubert, Natalie Murphy

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Would you trust an entrepreneur who offered to sell you a truthtelling machine, but refused to tell you how it worked? Elizabeth Holmes persuaded investors to sink $700 million into her health tech company, Theranos, with a simple promise: she had invented a machine that could do the impossible. Holmes claimed her invention, a literal black box called an Edison, could run more than two hundred diagnostic tests in under an hour using only a single drop of blood. The Edison purportedly represented “a Holy Grail in the field of microfluidics.” Theranos was going to revolutionize healthcare and change the …

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stratifies As 2 Clinically Relevant Sphingolipidomic Subtypes, B. Bishal Paudel, Su-Fern Tan, Johnson Ung, Upendarrao Golla, Jeremy J. Shaw, Wendy Dunton, Irene Lee, Wisam A. Fares, Satyam Patel, Arati Sharma, Aaron D. Viny, Brian Barth, Martin S. Tallman, Myles Cabot, Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman, Ross L. Levine, Mark Kester, David J. Feith, David Claxton, Kevin A. Janes, Thomas P. Loughran

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive, heterogeneous disease with genomic subtypes that are increasingly treated differently. There is a growing interest in going beyond mutations and cytogenetics to stratify AML. Recent work has combined proteomics,1 signaling,2,3 or immunophenotypes4 with integrated genomic-transcriptomic measurements to improve AML risk classifications.5 Although invaluable as resources, such approaches can neither extend retroactively to existing repositories nor prospectively to new AML cases lacking these data types. We sought to develop a more extensible approach involving sphingolipids (Figure 1A), a family of bioactive molecules implicated in AML pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance6,7 that differentially regulate cell proliferation,8 …

Montana Kaimin, February 29, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Biological Insights From Plasma Proteomics Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Immunotherapy, Jair Bar, Raya Leibowitz, Niels Reinmuth, Astrid Ammendola, Eyal Jacob, Mor Moskovitz, Adva Levy-Barda, Michal Lotem, Rivka Katsenelson, Abed Agbarya, Mahmoud Abu-Amna, Maya Gottfried, Tatiana Harkovsky, Ido Wolf, Ella Tepper, Gil Loewenthal, Ben Yellin, Yehuda Brody, Nili Dahan, Maya Yanko, Coren Lahav, Michal Harel, Shani Raveh Shoval, Yehonatan Elon, Itamar Sela, Adam Dicker, Yuval Shaked

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have made a paradigm shift in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, clinical response varies widely and robust predictive biomarkers for patient stratification are lacking. Here, we characterize early on-treatment proteomic changes in blood plasma to gain a better understanding of treatment response and resistance.

METHODS: Pre-treatment (T0) and on-treatment (T1) plasma samples were collected from 225 NSCLC patients receiving PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based regimens. Plasma was profiled using aptamer-based technology to quantify approximately 7000 plasma proteins per sample. Proteins displaying significant fold changes (T1:T0) were analyzed further to identify associations with clinical outcomes using …

The Effects Of Environmental Noise On Annoyance, Stress, And Urine Cortisol Levels Among Residents Living Near Industrial Sites In Bangkok, Thailand, Nutthajit Onmek, Narisa Kengtrong Bordeerat, Supat Wangwongwatana

Kesmas

People are exposed to environmental noise each day. It may be annoying, cause stress, induce hormonal changes, and negatively affect long-term health. This study aimed to determine the effects of environmental noise on annoyance, perceived stress, stress symptoms, and urine cortisol in people living in a selected area. This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to October 2022 on 142 participants. Urine samples were collected to determine cortisol levels, and perceived stress, stress symptoms, and environmental noise annoyance were evaluated using questionnaires. Stress symptoms correlated with traffic, industrial, and community noise, but not aircraft noise. Community noise correlated most strongly …

Development Of Salinomycin Derivatives As Potential Anticancer Agents, Viren Soni

Theses and Dissertations

Salinomycin is a poly-ionophore antibiotic that was originally isolated from Streptomyces albus by Miyazaki and colleagues from Kaken Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Salinomycin exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea, Mycobacterium spp. Some filamentous fungi, Plasmodium falciparum, and Eimeria spp. as well as protozoan parasites responsible for the poultry disease coccidiosis. Hence, it is used in veterinary medicine. In 2009 Gupta et al demonstrated that salinomycin selectively killed human breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) with great efficacy, and the mechanism of action of this novel CSCs molecule was explored. To name …

Road Traffic Noise Annoyance And Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Population: A Case Series Study In Kota Bharu, Malaysia, Faridah Naim, Nurin H M Nasir

Kesmas

Noise pollution can cause annoyance, significantly threatening the population’s health and well-being. This study aimed to find an association between road traffic noise exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among residents in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. This descriptive study used a case series approach and surveyed 34 residents in selected residential areas near main roads. An adapted questionnaire was distributed to residents using a purposive sampling method. Questions related to sociodemographic information, self-reporting about CVD, and road traffic noise assessment were asked to investigate the underlying risk factors for CVD. The average score of CVD assessment was classified as moderate risk. …

Effects Of Maternal Anthropometry On Infant Anthropometry: A Cross-Sectional Study At Public Hospital X In Ternate, Indonesia, Yuni Nurwati, Hardinsyah Hardinsyah, Sri Anna Marliyati, Budi Iman Santoso, Dewi Anggraini

Kesmas

Infant anthropometry is an indicator of neonatal survival. This study aimed to determine the effects of maternal anthropometry on estimating infant anthropom­etry. This cross-sectional study on 173 pregnant women at Public Hospital X in Ternate, Indonesia, was conducted from August 2018 to March 2023. The el­igible criteria were pregnant women aged ≥18 years, single pregnancy, and antenatal care (ANC) visits to the same hospital. The variables used included ma­ternal anthropometric measurements (body weight, body height, third-trimester weight (TTW)), gestational weight gain (GWG), education, age, ANC visits, and gestational age at delivery (GAD). A logistic regression model was employed to estimate …