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Feral Camel, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

No abstract provided.

Feral Donkey, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

Donkeys (Equus asinus) were first imported in substantial numbers to Australia in 1866 by Sir Thomas Elder. They were used as pack and draught animals in outlying areas of Western Australia (WA) until the 1930s. They were eventually replaced by the motor vehicle, and unwanted donkeys were released to the wild, where they became feral. The first record of feral donkeys is from the Kimberley in the early 1930s, but it is possible they became feral much earlier.

Blackbird, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

The introduced common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a pest in eastern Australia. It damages commercial fruit crops and may compete with native birds. The species is prohibited in Western Australia and individuals found here are destroyed.

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) contains information on the area(s) in which this pest is declared and the control and keeping categories to which it has been assigned in Western Australia (WA). For more information, see our website at dpird.wa.gov.au.

Feral Goat, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

The goat (Capra hircus) was one of the first animals to be domesticated, 8 to 10 thousand years ago. Archaeological work indicates the earliest attempts at domestication were in dry hills surrounding the Mediterranean basin. The ability of goats to utilise the coarse browse of mountainous areas made them suitable for domestication, in preference to sheep. With large-scale domestication of goats throughout the world, goats escaped and established feral goat herds on most continents. Overgrazing by goats has caused severe environmental damage, worldwide.

Goats arrived in Australia with the first fleet. They were introduced to many areas by early settlers …

Rabbit Control: 1080 Versus Pindone, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

There are two toxins available for controlling pest rabbits in Western Australia: 1080 and pindone. This factsheet provides a brief summary of the main characteristics of both vertebrate pesticides. 1080 is generally the preferred toxin for rabbit control in Western Australia (WA).

Any attempt to reduce the impact of rabbits on the productivity of any agricultural enterprise (for example, pasture, crops, tree farms, horticulture) should be undertaken as part of a pest management plan.

This strategy should be proactive rather than reactive to a problem. It should also include a long term strategy for dealing with potential rabbit damage, including …

A Step Into Khmer’S Double Negation Mystery: Clause-Final Marker ទេ[Te:] As Negative Polarity Focus, Panhavoan Reth , '25

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

In Khmer, basic negation is formed using two negation elements: the preverbal marker មិន [mɨn] and the clause-final marker ទេ[te:]. However, there are cases where [te:] is optional with the utterance still retaining its negative meaning; when it is present, it is claimed that the utterance can have two readings: plain negation and emphatic negation (Saparova, 2020). Thus, there is speculation as to what function [te:] serves and what it contributes to the semantic meaning of a sentence. This thesis examines the optionality of [te:] through the lens of polarity focus, drawing on Wilder’s (2013) and Goodhue’s (2018, 2022) observations. …

Awareness And Adoption Of Climate-Resilient Practices By Smallholder Farmers In Central And Upper Eastern Kenya, Pamellah Asule, Collins Musafiri, George Nyabuga, Wambui Kiai, Milka Kiboi, Gian Nicolay, Felix Ngetich

Graduate School of Media and Communications

Background: Climate change and soil fertility decline are major hurdles to agricultural ecosystems. Despite the importance of climate-resilient practices (CRPs) in enhancing food security, poverty alleviation and nutritional security, awareness and adoption remain low in most developing countries, including Kenya.

Methodology: We assessed the determinants of simultaneous awareness and adoption of CRPs and their intensity in Central Highlands of Kenya. The CRPs considered in this study were inorganic fertilizer and manure integration, manure, mulching, crop residues, cover crop, crop rotation and intercrop. The study used a cross-sectional survey design and collected data from 400 smallholders in Central Highlands …

Filipino Capitalists, Unite!, Jesus Felipe, Beatrice Elaine Banzon

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

No abstract provided.

Dlsu Monthly Update Of The Philippine Economy (October 2024 Report), Neriza Chow, Jesus Felipe, Mariel Monica Sauler

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

No abstract provided.

On The Line And Online: Higher Non-Response To Web-Based Surveys Over-Represents Avid Recreational Fishers Compared With Telephone Surveys, Karina L. Ryan, Steve Taylor, Jeremy M. Lyle, Kate Stark, Sean R. Tracey

Fisheries Research Articles

Recreational fishing surveys have an important role in providing data to inform fisheries management. The selection of a contact method is an important and often challenging consideration that influences the potential for non-sampling errors that can result in unrepresentative data and biased estimates. Telephones are used for many off-site recreational fishing surveys, but widespread use of digital technology suggests that online surveys could be a viable alternative. We compared phone surveys with alternative online surveys using probability sampling from a licence database. Response rates were lower for online surveys (13%–26%) than phone surveys (97%–98%). The proportion of respondents who reported …

Three-Horned Bedstraw, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

Three-horned bedstraw (Galium tricornutum), otherwise known as bedstraw, rough bedstraw, rough fruit corn bedstraw, and corn cleavers, is an annual weed that poses a significant threat to Western Australia’s grains industry. It is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA). A weedy member of the Rubiaceae (madder family), it is closely related to cleavers (Galium aparine)

Bedstraw is a high priority eradication target for Western Australia.

Red Fox, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

This factsheet provides information on the red fox in Western Australia (WA).

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a native of the northern hemisphere where it occurs throughout most of Europe, Asia, North America, and the northern coast of Africa. The red fox was first introduced to Australia (Victoria) from Britain as early as 1845 for hunting with foxhounds. Having become successfully established in Victoria by about 1870, it colonised most of mainland Australia over the next 70 years. Foxes are not found in the most northern regions of Australia, including northwest Kimberley.

In WA, the fox is a declared …

Rabbit Control: Fumigation, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

Fumigation for rabbit control involves the introduction of poisonous gas into a warren. It is one of the best control methods to use where low numbers of rabbits live in a few widely scattered warrens. The threat to non-target animals is minimal. This factsheet should be read in conjunction with registered product labels and directions for use. Check the Department of Health, Western Australia website (health.wa.gov.au) for public health requirements for the use of phosphine fumigation.

Fumigation may be used in areas where access is limited, such as fence lines, around trees, and on riverbanks, but it may be difficult …

Impact Of High-Order Repeat Cesarean Deliveries On Early Maternal Complications Among Major Placenta Previa Patients In Southern Saudi Arabia, Ayman H. Shaamash, Mehad H. Alqasem, Ahmed A. Mahfouz, Norah I. Almanie, Mamdoh A. Eskandar

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To investigate the rates and odds ratios (ORs) of early maternal complications among patients with major placenta previa (PP) who have undergone high-order repeat cesarean deliveries (HOR-CDs) in comparison to those with low-order repeat cesarean deliveries (LOR-CDs). Methods: We carried out a retrospective review of all major PP patients (n=184) who delivered through second or subsequent repeat CDs, from January 2012 to December 2021 (Abha Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia). The patients were categorized into 2 groups: the LOR-CDs group (n=100), comprising individuals with their second and third CDs (CD2-CD3) and the HOR-CDs group (n=84), consisting of …

Increased Expression Of Abo Blood Group Antigens Secretion Phenotype With O Blood Group And Age Advances, Jamil M. Obaid, Sultan A. Saghir, Amir M. Al-Hroob, Shaima A. Mohammed, Ola’A A. Melhi, Ashgan A. Alhomamy, Elham A. Al-Qodaimi

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence of ABH antigen secretors and non-secretors among Yemenis. In addition to explore the factors that may affect the expression of the secretion phenotype. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between May and September 2022 on 215 healthy Yemeni individuals at the International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen. The participants were tested for blood group antigen on their blood samples using standard test tube method using the suitable ABH antisera. Saliva was collected and tested for secretion using hemagglutination inhibition test with suitable A, B, and H antisera. Before collecting the blood samples, informed consent was …

Student Voices And Vices: The Effect Of The Vietnam War On Hope College; Hope’S First International Graduates: Class Of 1879; Collection Highlight: Celebrating 50 Years Of Dance At Hope, Lauren Carpenter, Douglas Braat, Charlotte Ulloa

Archives and Special Collections Quarterly

Student Voices and Vices: The Effect of the Vietnam War on Hope College

Column: From the Director of Archives and Special Collections

Hope’s First International Graduates: Class of 1879

Collection Highlight: Celebrating 50 Years of Dance at Hope

The Anchor: October 2024, Issue One, Hope College

The Anchor: 2024

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Defamation Or Impersonation? Working Towards A Legislative Remedy For Deepfake Election Misinformation, John Thayer

William & Mary Law Review

This Note explores how election deepfakes fit into the broader frameworks of defamation and impersonation law and posits that Congress and the judiciary may remedy the threat by borrowing from both areas of law. It builds on existing scholarship that has addressed the issue of deepfakes in both the electoral context as well as the general context. Furthermore, it expands upon scholars’ prior identification of these areas of law as potential avenues for regulating election deepfakes.11 It posits that solutions to election deepfakes offered by Professors Rebecca Green and Rick Hasen could go even further while still surviving constitutional scrutiny, …

The Implications Of Section 230 For Black Communities, Spencer Overton, Catherine Powell

William & Mary Law Review

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act generally immunizes online platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, and Uber from liability for third-party user content (for example, posts, comments, and videos) and for moderation of that content. This Article addresses an important issue overlooked by both defenders and critics of Section 230: the implications of the law and proposed reforms for Black communities in particular. By relieving tech platforms of most legal liability for third-party content, Section 230 helps facilitate Black social activism, entrepreneurship, and artistic creativity. Section 230 also relieves platforms of most legal liability for content moderation, which boosts …

Table Of Contents (V. 66, No. 1)

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Rule Without A Reason: Determining The Capacity For Negligence Of A Person With Mental Illness, Alex Geisinger, David Dematteo, Kellie Wiltsie, Chelsea Jackson

William & Mary Law Review

Since the pandemic, the impacts of structural bias on racial minorities and other groups have become an even more compelling concern for legal commentators. One group that has received some attention in the effort to confront bias is the mentally ill. This attention has coincided with a rise in the willingness of individuals to talk about, and destigmatize, mental health issues in society. Yet, despite these efforts, along with a long and well-established body of scholarship that criticizes its treatment of mental illness, the civil law—particularly the law of tort—continues its entrenched refusal to consider mental illness when determining the …

Defiant School Choice? Educational Freedom, Access, And Arkansas's Ap African American Studies Controversy, Sarah Ruth Morris, Robert Maranto

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

On August 11, 2023, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) notified schools just before the fall semester’s start that they would no longer support the college-board-approved AP African American Studies (APAAS) course. Subsequently, all five districts offering the course declared their intent to proceed despite the lack of state funding and course credits. We conduct a document and qualitative thematic analysis in this mixed methods study. In documents, we find distinctive shifts in how the significance of APAAS is portrayed within differing contexts. Using interviews with Arkansas superintendents, teachers, students, and stakeholders, we find four major interview themes: the role …

Is Artificial Intelligence Coming For Your Job?, Jesus La Paz

Inquiry Journal Fall 2024

Jesus conducted research on the possible effects of AI using the philosophical framework of historical materialism.

Fall 2024 Inquiry Journal: Editorial Staff And Table Of Contents, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Fall 2024

No abstract provided.

Adaptive Control And Estimation Of The Center Of Mass Of A 5-Degree-Of-Freedom Spacecraft Testbed, Pol Fontdegloria Balaguer

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

In space applications, on-ground experimentation is an essential step in control algorithm validation before real mission application. However, on-ground conditions greatly differ from space ones, where satellites operate under extremely low gravity and friction conditions. A common way to simulate these conditions is with air-bearing-based testbeds. These testbeds reduce friction significantly to almost space-like conditions. Air-bearing technology can provide virtually frictionless translational and rotational motion. However, when frictionless rotational motion is achieved, the testbed becomes highly sensible gravity torque. This external torque is produced by the offset between the predetermined geometrical center of rotation (CoR) and the center …

Roderick Dugliss Oral History, Roderick Dugliss

Raymond College

No abstract provided.

The Scoop, Vol. 11 Issue 7, October 2024, Health Sciences Library

Volume 11

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for October 2024. Please see page 2 for a text-only version of this issue!

The Radiology Report Indication Field: Exploring Predictive Possibilities With Natural Language Processing, Anthony F. Peressini

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Radiological exams are initiated by an order that includes a “reason for the exam” (Indication) text. The Indication field is data that is known before the exam and has predictive possibilities for whether there will be significant findings. Such predictive information has application in value-based payment modeling, differential billing, study prioritizing, etc. To date, however, no sustained work has been done on determining the extent of the information present in the Indication field and and how readily it can be brought bear in radiology data intelligence contexts. This study begins such work using the MIMIC CXR JPG dataset. It extracts …

Experimental Comparison Of Open Chamber Spark Plug And Passive Prechamber Spark Igniters On The Combustion Of Fumigated Natural Gas For Heavy Duty Engine Applications, John Richard Valla

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Methane the primary component of natural gas, has 80 times the global warming potential of CO2. As a result methane emissions regulations have rapidly increased in recent years. This posses a challenge for heavy duty spark ignited (SI) natural gas engine OEMs, in efforts to reduce methane and other criteria pollutant emissions such as NOx. Heavy duty natural gas engine OEMs are pushing engine efficiency and reducing emissions by running higher compression ratios and leaner air fuel ratios. This reduces fuel consumption and combustion temperature which decreases NOx emissions, but tends to increase methane emissions. Unfortunately, lean high compression ratio …

Legal Considerations For Atmospheric Methane Removal, Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Scientists are beginning to investigate atmospheric methane removal approaches, which would accelerate the conversion of methane to a less radiatively potent form or physically remove methane from the atmosphere and store it elsewhere. Developing and, if appropriate, deploying atmospheric methane removal approaches will require an understanding of relevant legal considerations and governing structures that could impact whether, when, where, and how specific projects take place. This paper examines the treatment of atmospheric methane removal approaches under international and U.S. domestic law. The paper focuses on five atmospheric methane removal approaches that are currently being investigated: (1) atmospheric oxidation enhancement, (2) …