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Synthesis Of Activated Carbon From Spent Coffee Beans, Alyssa Priebe, Jennifer Zemke

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Activated carbon is a material that is used in various industries. An important way that activated carbon is used, is to remove impurities and contaminants from water. Activated carbon is used to filter out odors and pollutants such as organic compounds by adsorbing and trapping these molecules within the structure of the carbon. The goal of this research is to synthesize activated carbon from spent coffee grounds. To this end, we are developing and tuning a protocol for the synthesis of activated carbon via a Microwave-Assisted Reaction System (MARS-TA). Variables investigated in this study are the amount of phosphoric acid …

Champion Training For Two Clinicians Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Technique, Punitha Stevenson

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Assessment Of Histone Acetyltransferase Homologs In Cryptococcus Neoformans, Phoebe Bridy, Felice Kho, Yuqi Wang

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Life In Plastic: Woven Poetry, Lindsay Anton

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Performing Arts- Theatre

What Goes Unnoticed, Jessica Schlagenhaft

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Performing Arts- Film

My Shadow Self, Samuel Harver

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Performing Arts- Theatre

Child Abuse From A Nursing Perspective: Assessment And Implications, Ashtyn Spring

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Textual or Investigative

Sofia Palaiologina: Matriarch Of The Russian State, Reagan Nelson

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The Colonial American Historical Significance Of St. David's Church, Maximus Marlowe

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A Statistical Comparison Of Hebrews To Accepted Pauline And Lukan Corpora, Benjamin Erickson

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Irish Rebel Music Commemorating The Rebellion Of Ireland In 1798: Boolavogue, General Munro, And The Rising Of The Moon, Thomas Gillmeister

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"Samson Agonistes" And Milton's Paradoxical Weakness, Hudson Rice

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Ahab's Soul: An Exploration Of The Hero Of "Moby-Dick", Jaedon Wilkinson

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Thomas Calhoun Walker (1862-1953): The "Black Governor Of Virginia", Madelyn Junker

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Maternal Metaphors Of Yahweh In The Old Testament, Michaela Misantone

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Paradise And Paradiso: Echoes Of A Fortunate Fall, Kathryn Alley

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The Imperfect, Mystical Longing For God As Seen In The Poetry Of Saint Teresa Of Avila, Adele Ericksen

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Not Alone, Aaron Hall

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Thp-1 Monocytes As A Model For The Characterization Of Potential Agents For Hypersensitization Observed In Ags, Colin Baker

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Development And Evaluation Of Pennisetum Purpureum Mutants Through Irradiation With 60Co, R. S. Herrera, M. García, R. Tuero, A. M. Cruz, A. Romero, N. Fraga

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The development of plant mutants is a commonly used procedure nowadays. One way of obtaining mutant plants has been seed irradiation with gamma rays. As these studies are not common in tropical pasture species (Micke et al., 1993, Herrera, 2001), the objective of this study was the development and evaluation of Pennisetum purpureum mutants through irradiation with ⁶⁰Co.

Small Leaf Mid-Rib Xylem Related To Leaf Freeze Tolerance Trait In Bahia (Paspalum Notatum Flugge) Grass Lines, J. W. Breman, A. R. Blount, T. R. Sinclair

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Controlled freeze (-60^o C) trials of 31 bahiagrass selections from a breeding program for cold tolerance by Blount et al. (2001) showed diverse genotype Leaf Tissue Cold Damage (LTCD). Breman et al. (2003) defined LTCD on a rating scale (1 = no damage to 9 = 100% leaf damage). Unique midrib damage was observed as part of LTCD in bahiagrass under transpiration stress after a freeze trial. Small xylem conduit diameter and area has been strongly correlated with reduced cavitation caused by freeze thaw cycles which maintain leaf tissue in evergreen temperate woody plants; further shown in …

Assessment Of Inter-Specific Diversity Of The Hedysarum Genus In Tunisia, S. Marghali, H. Chennaoui, M. Marrakchi, N. Trifi-Farah

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

In Tunisia, many grassland and pasture species were menaced by genetic erosion. Thus, we were interested in the Hedysarum species which constitute a very important phytogenetic patrimony able to produce forage and restore destroyed pasture land especially in arid and semi-arid areas. In order to facilitate fodder improvement, we investigated the phenetic relationships among Hedysarum species using rDNA intergenic spacer (IGS) polymorphism.

Breeding A Psyllid-Resistant Interspecific Hybrid Leucaena For Beef Cattle Production In Northern Australia, Scott A. Dalzell, F. Lemos De Moraes, G. Solis Pasos

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Production of the valuable fodder tree legume Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) is limited to the subhumid (600-800 mm annual rainfall) areas of northern Australia by the psyllid insect pest Heteropsylla cubana. Defoliation caused by severe psyllid infestations can suppress forage yields of commercial leucaena varieties by 50-80%. Susceptibility to psyllid damage is a major impediment to grazier adoption of leucaena pastures in the more humid tropical areas of Australia. A comprehensive international agronomic evaluation of the entire Leucaena genus (Mullen et al., 2003) revealed that the artificial interspecific F₁ hybrid of L. pallida x L. leucocephala ssp. glabrata …

Physical And Quality Seed Traits Observed In New Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan) Hybrids, R. Usberti, J. A. Usberti Jr., R. H. Aguiar, F. C. Simoes, F. N. Cavalcante, M. Harris, Maria T. Colozza, J. C. T. Freitas

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Pigeon pea seed production may be affected by factors such as % of pure seeds, mean seed weight, incidence of pests and diseases and environmental stresses. Harvested seeds from different cultivars may also vary in germination %, hardseededness and germination speed. Hardseededness (seed coat impermeability to water) commonly occurs in forage legume species (Hopkinson, 1993). There is considerable variation among different entries for seed characters but this is not considered within genetic materials. This research analysed harvested seeds of selected individuals of two segregating F₂ pigeon pea populations for the above cited traits and assessed the range of variation …

Genetic Variability Of Yield And Its Components In Winter Forage Pea Cultivars, V. Mihailović, A. Mikić, Đ. Karagić, S. Katić, I. Pataki

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The genus Pisum (peas) is rich in variability of morphological traits. It provides an excellent basis for breeding, but is also one of the reasons for the still undefined status of Pisum taxons (Mihailović et al., 2004a). The majority of forage pea cultivars used belongs to subspecies sativum and variety arvense (Maxted & Ambrose, 2000). The objective of our study was to determine genetic variability of yield and its components in six winter forage pea cultivars of different origin and to evaluate their breeding potential.

Agronomic Characteristics Of Novi Sad Winter Vetch Cultivars, V. Mihailović, A. Mikić, B. Ćupina, S. Vasiljević, D. Milić

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Genus Vicia. contains important annual food and forage species such as field bean, V. faba., narbon vetch, V. narbonensis, and common vetch, V. sativa (Maxted, 1995), while Hungarian V. pannonica Crantz and hairy vetch V. villosa also play an important role in the Balkans. Winter vetches are excellent forage catch crops useful for sustainable agriculture and organic farming (Ċupina et al., 2004). Our study was aimed at determining the agronomic characteristics of the winter vetch cultivars developed in Novi Sad, assessing thus their ability for successful growing in the prevailing conditions of Serbia and Montenegro.

New Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan) Hybrids With Desirable Forage Traits, P. B. Alcantara, J. A. Usberti Jr., C. A. Colombo, V. B. G. Alcantara, R. Usberti, M. A. C. Lucena, M. Harris

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Pigeon pea is a tropical forage legume usually sown in mixed pastures with tropical forage grasses. Most of the available cultivars shows erect and tall plants with poor tillering potential, breakable thick stems, low leaf/stem ratios (fresh/dry matter) and low persistence under animal grazing. It shows a high dry matter production, due to low leaf/stem ratios (Barnes & Addo, 1997). Pigeon pea shows good crude protein levels/dry matter (ranging from 14-23%) and regular in vitro digestibility indexes (52-58%) (Karachi & Matata, 1996); animal consumption is affected by high tannin levels of young leaves. Being a self-pollinated species, the variability for …

Development Of High-Yielding And Early-Maturing Korean Hairy Vetch, C. N. Shin, K. H. Ko

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

There are a number of forage cultivars recommended by the government, but only a few winter-spring legumes are available for the farmers in Korea. Hairy vetch has superior winter hardiness and produces high dry matter (DM) yield compared with crimson clover, Persian clover, rose clover, common vetch and Chinese milk vetch in Korea. However, under a double cropping forage production system an early maturing vetch cultivar was more productive than a late maturing one (Shin et al., 2000). The objective of this research was to develop a high yielding and early flowering new hairy vetch cultivar derived from an …

Seasonal Variation Of Tannin Content On Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp) Plants, Rodolfo Godoy, P. M. Santos, L. A. R. Batista

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Tannins reduce forage digestibility and palatability by reacting with proteins (Makkar, 1989) and due to that, tannin content is considered to be an important characteristic of leguminous crops and it has been used as a selection criterion on pigeon-pea improvement programs (Godoy et al., 1994). In Southeastern Brazil, pigeon pea is less consumed by bovines in the rainy season (October through March) than in the dry season (from April on), when flowering occurs. Alencar et al. (1991) found very little consumption by Canchim cows during the rainy season, and Lourenço et al. (1984) recommend pigeon-pea for feeding bovines in …

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