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Distribution Of Spermatozoa In The Reproductive Tracts Of Sows After Intra-Uterine Insemination Using Frozen-Thawed Boar Semen, Panida Chanapiwat, Kampon Kaeoket, Padet Tummaruk

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The aims of the present study were to determine the number of spermatozoa in the reproductive tract ofsows after intra-uterine insemination (IUI) with frozen-thawed (FT) boar semen and to investigate the influence ofadding seminal plasma in the thawing medium on the sperm transport in the female reproductive tract. Fourteenmultiparous sows were divided into 3 groups: group I (n= 5), insemination with 80 ml of extended fresh semen,group II (n= 4), insemination with 40 ml of FT semen diluted with ModenaTM extender and group III (n= 5),insemination with 40 ml of FT semen diluted with combination of ModenaTM and seminal plasma. …

Horner's Syndrome Associated With Escherichia Coli Infection In A Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) - A Case Report, Fernando Nájera Muñoz, Alfredo Carlos Suárez Saavedra

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This clinical case describes a three-year-old male raccoon (Procyon lotor), castrated, from La Lajita Oasis ParkZoological Park (Spain) which showed lack of appetite, state of mental depression and mild dehydration. Duringclinical examination an abscess was detected in the left ventrolateral area of the neck as well as clinical signscompatible with Horner’s Syndrome in the left eye. A hypersensitivity test was carried out by sympatheticinnervation with topical epinephrine 0.0001% and results suggested the presence of second-order Horner’s Syndromeformed by pressure from the abscess on the sympathetic innervation of the left eye. A radiologic study of the neckwas performed and blood and …

Apitoxin Aquapuncture And Administration Of Herbal Medicines In A Dog With Superficial Pyoderma, Cheng-Hung Lai, Pan-Chen Liu, Han-Yuan Lin

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A 6-month-old, 7.2 kg, intact female mongrel stray dog wasreferred to the Veterinary Medical TeachingHospital, National Chung Hsing University with a chief complaint of alopecia, and severe pruritus. A skin swab wasobtained for bacterial culture, and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius was identified. The definitive diagnosis was caninesuperficial pyoderma. Apitoxin aquapuncture was performed to treat superficial pyoderma once a week for 5 weeks.The acupoints used in this clinical case included GV-14 (Da Zhui), BL-13 (Fei Shu), LI-11 (Qu Chi), BL-40 (WeiZhong), ST-36 (Zu San Li), SP-6 (San Yin Jiao), and SP-10 (Xue Hai). In addition, the herbal medicines Shi Wei Bai DuTang, Huang …

Ultrasound Diagnosis, Phiwipha Kamonrat

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Ophthalmology Snapshot, Nalinee Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

What Is Your Diagnosis, Pranee Tuntivanich, Suwicha Chuthatep

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Waves: Deconstructing Class/Gender And Sociocultural Stereotypes Through A Spanish Readings Course On Human Rights With Service Learning Component, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

As the film directors Bertrand Tavernier and Laurent Cantet demonstrate in their respective films It All Starts Today (1999) and Entre Les Murs (2008), schools still reproduce social inequality and cultural stereotypes. One of the most important challenges teachers and professors confront as members of civil society, particularly in moments of social crisis or instability, is to promote students' critical thinking in relation to individual and collective rights. A deep understanding of the concepts and history of human rights infuses the foreign language classroom with a sense of cooperation and dignity that will promote the deconstructing of social and cultural …

Homeless Encampments On Public Right-Of-Way: A Planning And Best Practices Guide, Ellen M. Bassett, Andrée Tremoulet, Allison Moe

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Homelessness is a societal problem. Its causes are complex, and its effects have implications for many public agencies, including those not directly responsible for providing assistance to homeless individuals. Because homeless people constantly seek safe shelter and refuges, agencies that own public land and buildings sometimes find themselves in contact with this population. Nationally, the impact of homelessness appears to represent a substantial operational challenge for state transportation agencies and Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Two online surveys?one of state DOT managers and supervisors and the other of public sector managers of highway rest areas (DOT and other state agency staff)?conducted …

Is Weak Oral Language Associated With Poor Spelling In School-Age Children With Specific Language Impairment, Dyslexia Or Both?, Jillian H. Mccarthy, Tiffany Hogan, Hugh W. Catts

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that word reading accuracy, not oral language, is associated with spelling performance in school-age children. We compared fourth grade spelling accuracy in children with specific language impairment (SLI), dyslexia or both (SLI/dyslexia) to their typically developing grade-matched peers. Results of the study revealed that children with SLI performed similarly to their typically developing peers on a single-word spelling task. Alternatively, those with dyslexia and SLI/dyslexia evidenced poor spelling accuracy. Errors made by both those with dyslexia and SLI/dyslexia were characterized by numerous phonologic, orthographic and semantic errors. Cumulative results support …

Driven To Work And Enjoyment Of Work: Effects On Managers’ Outcomes, Laura M. Graves, Marian N. Ruderman, Patricia J. Ohlott, Todd J. Weber

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

The authors examined the effects of two types of motivation, driven to work and enjoyment of work, on managers’ (N = 346) performance, career satisfaction, and psychological strain. Performance was assessed using 360-degree performance ratings. The authors also tested the effects of self-esteem on the two motives. They found that the enjoyment motive was positively related to career satisfaction and performance and negatively related to strain. Driven to work had no main effects but appeared to interact with enjoyment of work to influence performance and strain. When enjoyment of work was high, driven to work was unrelated to performance or …

Pioneering Orientation And Firm Growth: Knowing When And To What Degree Pioneering Makes Sense, Brandon A. Mueller, Varkey K. Titus Jr., Jeffrey G. Covin, Dennis P. Slevin

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

An extensive amount of research has been conducted regarding the various advantages and disadvantages posed by engaging in market pioneering behavior at the product level. However, relatively little research examines factors that facilitate the relationship between a firm’s overall pioneering orientation and firm growth. This article investigates pioneering as an orientation that a firm adopts in pursuing a proactive introduction of new products to the market across product lines. In doing so, this study examines organizational and industry factors that impact the relationship between pioneering orientation and firm growth and proposes that this main effect relationship will be curvilinear (inverted …

Five Year Issue-Based Review: September 2012. A Comprehensive Study Of The Southeast District Of University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

CONTENTS

1. Vision and Overview ... 5-8

2. Next Generation Extension ... 9

a New Delivery Systems ... 11-14

b Measuring Return on Investments ... 15-19

c Partnerships ... 20-23

d Translational Research ... 24-29

e Staying on the Cutting Edge ... 30-31

3. Agriculture and Science Literacy ... 33-34

a Livestock ... 35-39

b Crops ... 40-43

c Water ... 44-47

d Nutrition ... 48-51

4. SREC Contributions: ... 53

IANR Growing a Healthy Future – 2025 Goals

a Food

Crops ... 55-59

Nutrition ... 60-64

Livestock ... 65-66

b Water

Crops & Urban ... 67-68

c People

4-H …

Up From Under The “Open Access” Bus, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

For most of the past seven years I had thought I was working to promote open access to academic scholarship and creative works. I helped place more than 40,000 articles and documents in a freely accessible repository, from which they could be (and were) browsed, downloaded, saved, printed, and linked to.

But I find now that these efforts failed to meet the standards of the open access advocates as represented by (among others) SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, a library membership organization formed and sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries. As was made excruciatingly clear at …

Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys Montanus Griseus): Species Conservation Assessment, Melissa J. Panella

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

The primary goal in development of at-risk species conservation assessments is to compile biological and ecological information that may assist conservation practitioners in making decisions regarding species of interest. The Nebraska Natural Legacy Project recognizes the plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus griseus) as a Tier I at-risk species of high conservation need. Some general management recommendations are made here regarding the plains harvest mouse; however, conservation practitioners will need to use professional judgment to make specific management decisions based on objectives, location, and a multitude of variables. This resource was designed to share available knowledge of the plains harvest mouse …

Topeka Shiner (Notropis Topeka): Species Conservation Assessment, Melissa J. Panella

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

The primary goal in development of at-risk species conservation assessments is to compile biological and ecological information that may assist conservation practitioners in making decisions regarding the conservation of species of interest. The Nebraska Natural Legacy Project recognizes the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) as a Tier I at-risk species of high priority for conservation. Some general management recommendations are made here regarding Topeka shiners; however, conservation practitioners will need to use professional judgment to make specific management decisions based on objectives, location, and a multitude of variables. This resource was designed to share available knowledge of the Topeka shiner that …

Samplers, Sewing And Star Quilts: Changing Federal Policies Impact Native American Education And Assimilation, Lynne Anderson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Illustrating the U.S. federal government's changing policies on the assimilation of Native American children is the role of needlework instruction in the schooling of Indian girls. Described and discussed are three examples of 19th and 20th century policy, with emphasis on the textiles resulting from those policies. Early 19th century policy supported mission schools for Indians. Learning to sew was a valued domestic skill in 19th century female education, culminating in the making of a needlework sampler. This focus was adopted in mission schools, illustrated by Christeen Baker's 1830 sampler stitched at the Choctaw Mission School in Mayhew, Mississippi. Shortly …

Invisible Tapestry — An Assyriologist’S Perspective, Stanley Bulbach

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Upon earning my doctorate from New York University in Assyriology (the study of the earliest literate Mesopotamian cultures) I began drawing upon ancient Near Eastern traditions and techniques for a medium with which to create expressive original contemporary art. My "canvas" is flat-woven prayer carpets, carpet beds, and flying carpets, all made from lustrous natural handspun colored wools and vegetal dyes. The traditional uses and understandings of these carpets allude to our various states of consciousness, and to life's key events: sleeping and dreaming, conceiving and giving birth, convalescing or dying, and prayer and meditation. In addition to my work …

Sisters And Others: The Power And Politics Of Weaving Supplementary Weft Textiles In A Sa'dan Toraja Village, Maria Christou

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The weaving of textiles in Sa'dan Toraja, a district on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, is layered with many social and cultural influences. Based on my ethnographic fieldwork in three Sa'dan Toraja villages, I suggest the matriarchial social organization of the village life is the most significant factor influencing the production and sales of textiles. The status and hiearchy of the matriarchies is controlled by the local belief system adhered to by the Sa'dan Toraja known as adat. Several government proposals for weaving cooperatives have been assigned and distributed throughout the Sa'dan Toraja area, however only two have been …

Neeg Tawg Rog (War-Torn People): Linguistic Consciousness In The Hmong Diaspora, Geraldine Craig

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper examines how new Hmong textile forms that started in Ban Vinai refugee camp have served as dialogical performance, spiritual and political agency, and transnational commodity in the diasporas. These textiles create a hybrid social language that draws from a diversity of linguistic consciousnesses in a culture where there was not a universally understood writing system until the mid-20th century. Traditional paj ntaub (flower cloth) garments in Laos were a primary indicator of Hmong identity and can be seen as an alternate text. The complex, layered geometric patterns in paj ntaub established ethnic group identification and offered passive resistance …

The Effects Of War On Afghan Textile Production Contrasting With The Effects Of The End Of Communism On That Of Uzbekistan, John Gillow

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Afghanistan before 1979 was a treasure trove of textiles produced domestically by peasant and nomad alike and by artisans working on a small scale all over the country. The diversity of the items produced reflected the diversity of the inhabitants; Uzbek and Turcoman in the north, The Hazara in the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Pushtun in the centre and south. 30 years of war have wiped out nomadism with the irreparable loss of many types of textiles though some professional weaving has survived in an attenuated form. In contrast the end of communism in Uzbekistan in 1990 has stimulated …

The Wild Civilized: An Environmental Art Studio Installed Outdoors In An Institutional Space, Neil Goss

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 2011, I set up an outdoor dyeing and weaving studio that also functioned as a sculptural installation, The Earthway Studio. The purpose was multi-dimensional: to educate the university community and the public about culturally pluralistic fiber processes such as spinning, dyeing and weaving, to glean and process a bulk of my materials on site and to inspire others through demonstrations and performances to ignite a relationship with the land and to offer the concept of tolerance for diversity when looking at different approaches to living life. The purpose of this conference presentation is to share the experience of the …

Sogdian Textile Design: Political Symbols Of An Epoch, Elmira Gyul

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Sogdian fabrics produced in Central Asia became one of the shining symbols of the Early Middle Ages, characterized by the blossoming of city cultures of the region, the broad international contacts created by the emergence of the Great Silk Road, and the active interaction of urban and nomadic societies. These silk fabrics were highly appreciated for their quality and variety of design. As a rule, the designs of Sogdian fabrics were considered from the point of view of their cult or religious character. The general high demand of these fabrics in the countries of both the West and the East, …

Cross-Cultural Commemoration: Historical Chinese Patchwork Inspires A New Tradition In America, Marin F. Hanson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper will report on preliminary research into the relationship between a certain historical Chinese patchwork garment, the baijia pao or "one hundred families robe," and a recent commemorative practice within the community of American adopters of Chinese children, the making of "One Hundred Good Wishes Quilts." For centuries, Han Chinese mothers made patchwork baijia pao as gifts for their sons to celebrate auspicious birthdays. Ideally, the robe's patchwork body was constructed from fabrics donated by numerous local well-wishers, the socalled "hundred families." The fabrics, symbolizing the combined strength of the donors, were believed to help the young boy resist …

Weaving A Future: A Panel In Honor Of Elayne Zorn, Andrea M. Heckman, Blenda Femenías

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In honor of our dear friend and colleague, the respected textile researcher Elayne Zorn, we have shaped six presentations around several interrelated political themes: heritage, identity, status, cultural continuity and economic sustainability, especially for the indigenous women and men who make the cloth. The titles and the themes draw inspirations from Elayne’s book Weaving a Future, published in 2004. The first three papers address these issues in relationship to Andean societies of the past, using artifacts and archaeological and historical perspectives. The final three papers, while concerned with broadly similar issues, focus on prospects for the future and explore how …

Artivention: Utilizing Fiber Art For Activist Engagement, Maggie Leininger

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

ARTivention is a collective that utilizes fiber art techniques to engage the public about social, political and aesthetic dilemmas in contemporary society. All projects undertaken by ARTivention include a communal making component and an action component. This is accomplished through either the maker or the viewer not only thinking about the work, but also taking action whether in the form of writing letters to representatives, making monetary donations or serving others in some capacity that empowers the larger community. Incorporating familiar textile techniques such as quilting or knitting links the familial language of textiles to larger social issues we face …

Mary Walker Phillips And The Knit Revolution Of The 1960s, Jennifer L. Lindsay

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 1978, Mary Walker Phillips won the American Craft Council Fellows Award for being "the first to introduce knitting as a form of artistic expression." Phillips's work in the 1960s bridged industrial design and studio craft; her wall hangings pushed knitting outside traditional associations with home craft and into the realm of modern art, architecture and interior design. Phillips trained as a weaver at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1940s and the 1960s with Marianne Strengell and Glen Kaufman. Her initial forays into knitted textiles were experimental responses to prominent contemporaries, Anni Albers and Jack Lenor Larsen, who believed …

Sails: The Textiles Of Empowerment, Bettina Matzkuhn

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

For hundreds of years, sails provided the means for trade between distant places, for exploration and territorial expansion. They facilitated fierce competition between countries, rivalry that still exists in international sailing races. Sails signified the ship's origins, sometimes the crew's religion and culture. As working textiles, they were not always decorated, but the ones that were carried symbols and meaning beyond the purpose of the voyage itself. Sails have featured different textiles, from hemp in medieval Europe to the translucent mylar of today's racing yachts. They have their own aesthetic and practical presence, and can signify both extreme wealth and …

The Tropical Myth And Brazilian Textile Design, Luz García Neira

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 1930, the populist Vargas government embarked on a program of rapid industrialization and became responsible for the development and progress of the nation. Traditionally, the national textile industry had been associated with slaves and the poor and the wealthier classes despised Brazilian textile goods which they regarded as common and preferred imported goods instead. In modernizing the industrial sector, and diversifying production, the government and industry felt compelled to change people’s ideas about national products and in this way sought to stimulate the growth of internal consumption and encourage the nation to have a positive image of itself. To …

Towards A Proactive Outreach Political Strings: Tapestry Seen And Unseen, Linda Rees

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper focuses on two factors that directly affect visibility in the field of tapestry: instruction and analytical dialog in university programs and visibility in art exhibitions and publications. A casual debate in 1998 lead me to the disturbing conclusion that contemporary tapestry in America had few documented critical reviews of trends in our recent history or about the artists producing tapestries in the last half of the 20th century. It was not the first time I had wished for more commentary regarding major developments shaping our direction. However, this time I had a means to contribute my part by …

The Influence Of Tribal Conflict, The Great Game, And Trade On Qaraqalpaq Costume, David Richardson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Formed as a small confederation of Turkic tribes on the middle Syr Darya in the mid-sixteenth century, the Qaraqalpaqs continually sought defensive alliances with the more powerful sedentary states and nomadic hordes that surrounded them, even attempting to gain the protection of Imperial Russia by swearing allegiance to the Empress in 1743. As the Qazaqs of the Junior Horde steadily forced them south into their present homeland in the Aral Delta they increasingly came under the domination of the Khivan Uzbeks. The material culture of the Qaraqalpaqs was not only changed by the cultural influence of the Khivans but came …