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Sfa Gardens Newsletter, August 1998, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University

SFA Gardens Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Floor Sitting Posture On Low-Back Pain, Knee Pain And Hip Pain Among Kuwaiti Men, Sameera H. Al-Jedi

Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Background and Purpose. Ground resting posture is common in Kuwait and other Arab communities. Kuwaiti men gather daily, especially on weekend nights socializing in the Diwaniya. Diwaniya is a special room in every Kuwaiti house. The Diwaniya is traditionally furnished with seating cushions and pillows. Men are seated on the floor in a tailor-sitting posture for long periods of time. The tailor-sitting posture flexes the trunk. hips, and knees. The flexion position has been shown to decrease the lumbar lordosis and increase joint compression in hips and knees. However there are no studies about the effect of floor sitting …

Certification And The American Phytopathological Society, L. J. Stowell, J. Amador, O.W. Barnett, R. J. Cook, D. E. Mathre, A. K. Vidaver, S. A. Tolin

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The profession of plant pathology strives to improve the health and safety of the public through improved plant health systems. This includes the benefits afforded by well-managed urban landscapes and abundant food and fiber. However, the proud glow of the profession of plant pathology has dimmed over the past 20 years to the point that some members of the American Phytopathological Society (APS), the principal professional society of plant pathologists in the United States, are not sure what a plant pathologist should know or what a plant pathologist is responsible for (Phytopathology News 30:162). Without a unified, positive direction for …

Mechanisms Of Thermal Balance In Flying Centris Pallida (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae), Stephen P. Roberts, Jon F. Harrison, Neil F. Hadley

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Thermoregulation of the Thorax is Critical for Bees and Other Endothermic Insects to Achieve High Rates of Flight Muscle Power Production. However, the Mechanisms Allowing Insects to Regulate Thorax Temperatures during Flight Are Not Well Understood. to Test Whether Variations in Metabolic Heat Production, Evaporation or Heat Transfer from the Thorax to the Abdomen Contribute to the Maintenance of Stable Body Temperatures during Flight in the Bee Centris Pallida, We Measured CO2 Production, Water Vapor Loss, Wingbeat Frequency and Body Segment Temperatures during Flight at Varying Air Temperatures (T(A)). While Hovering in the Field and While Flying in the Respirometer, …

Plans For Crash-Tested Wood Bridge Railings For Concrete Decks, Michael A. Ritter, Ronald K. Faller, Paula D. Hilbrich Lee, Barry Thomas Rosson, Sheila Rimal Duwadi

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

As part of a continuing cooperative research between the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF); the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL); and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), several crashworthy wood bridge railings and approach railing transitions have been adapted for use on concrete bridge decks. These railings meet testing and evaluation criteria outlined in National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features, and include a glued-laminated timber (glulam) rail, with and without a curb, at Test Level- 2 (TL-2), a glulam rail with curb at TL-4, and a glulam …

Patellofemoral Joint Compressive Forces During Backward And Forward Running At The Same Speed, Hesham N. Alrowayeh

Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations

A previous study found that the patellofemoral joint compressive force (PFJRF) during backward running was less than during forward running at free speed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the patellofemoral joint compressive forces during backward and forward running at the same speed. Ten runners (4 females, 6 males) between the age of 20-25 (X=22, SD=2) ran in backward and forward directions at the slow speed of 2.3 mph (1.0 m.sec^-1). Using the inverse dynamic technique the knee extensor moment and PFJRF during the slow backward and forward running were calculated. Results showed that the …

Comparison Of The Emg Activity Of The Supraspinatus And Infraspinatus Muscles During Various Closed Chain Exercises, I-Chen Lin

Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Advantages of closed chain exercises used in the lower extremity have been well documented. However, the effects of closed chain exercises on the upper extremities have not been studied very much. Thus, the purpose of this research is to analyze the EMG activity of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles and compare the relative amounts of activities by performing different isotonic closed chain exercises and an open chain exercise in normal subjects. The supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles in 1 o healthy subjects were studied with fine wire, intramuscular, electromyographic electrodes while performing 5 closed chain exercises and a D2. open chain …

Radiocarbon From Nuclear Testing Applied To Age Validation Of Black Drum, Pogonias Cromis, Steven E. Campana, Cynthia M. Jones

OES Faculty Publications

Radiocarbon ((14)C) in the world's oceans increased sharply between 1950 and 1970 as a result of the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. Through comparison with the (14)C time series reconstructed from atmospheric measurements and marine carbonates, Kalish, in 1993, used the (14)C concentration measured in fish otolith cores as a means of confirming the annulus-based age estimates for some South Pacific fish species. Here we report the pre-and postbomb (14)C chronology of North Atlantic adult black drum (Pogonias cronis), assumed to be between 15 and 42 yr of age on the basis of otolith annulus counts. According to …

In Vitro Assessment Of The Toxicity Of Cocaine And Its Metabolites In The Human Umbilical Artery, Tessa L. Long

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

An in vitro model was used to assess the effect of cocaine and its metabolites on the umbilical artery. Objectives were to pharmacologically confirm the presence of adrenergic innervation using tyramine, evaluate the ability of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, norcocaine and cocaethylene to potentiate vasoconstriction by serotonin and norepinephrine, examine the ability of ketanserin to block the enhanced vasoconstriction produced by cocaine, and determine displacement of 3 H-ketanserin by serotonin, norepinephrine, tyramine and mianserin. The vasoconstrictive effect of tyramine (100 μM) was enhanced in the presence of cocaine by 257%. Vasoconstrictive effects of serotonin and norepinephrine were significantly enhanced by cocaine by …

Cropwatch No. 98-19, July 31,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Specialty crops……………….168

Roundup numbers……………….168

La Nina update……………….169

New soybean lines……………….169

Tillage and atrazine……………….170

Farmers surveyed……………….171

Sunflower pests……………….171

Fungicides for dry beans……………….172

Rust worksheet……………….172

Mobile nursery update……………….173

South Central Field Day……………….173

Estimating And Using Probabilities In Farm And Ranch Decisions, Al Wellman

Cornhusker Economics

A probability is a number that measures the likelihood or chance that a particular event will occur. This number, in terms of fractions or percentages, must be between zero (0) and one (1). Zero means there is no chance that the event will happen, and one means it is certain to happen. In between are all the possible probabilities that it will or will not happen. The sum of the probabilities of all the possible events that can occur in a given situation must add up to one.

Verbena L., Gordon C. Tucker

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Exercise Training On Cardiovascular Dynamics In The Diabetic Rat, Nicole Marie Griffith

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Nicole Marie Griffith on July 24, 1998.

Cropwatch No. 98-18, July 24, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Weeds in soybeans……………….162

Field updates……………….162

ECB management worksheet……………….163

Wheat videoconference……………….164

Diagnostic update……………….164

Rust in dry beans……………….165

Dy bean field day……………….165

2-4, D in tassel corn……………….166

Translation Of Random Transcripts Generated By Tdt: Potential Use In Polysome Peptide Libraries, Michael Lane Spencer

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Michael Lane Spencer on July 22, 1998.

Concerted Formation Of Macromolecular Suppressor-Mutator Transposition Complexes, Ramesh Raina, Michael Schläppi, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Adam Elhofy, Nina V. Fedoroff

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Transposition of the maize Suppressor-mutator (Spm) transposon requires two element-encoded proteins, TnpA and TnpD. Although there are multiple TnpA binding sites near each element end, binding of TnpA to DNA is not cooperative, and the binding affinity is not markedly affected by the number of binding sites per DNA fragment. However, intermolecular complexes form cooperatively between DNA fragments with three or more TnpA binding sites. TnpD, itself not a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein, binds to TnpA and stabilizes the TnpA-DNA complex. The high redundancy of TnpA binding sites at both element ends and the protein-protein interactions between DNA-bound TnpA …

Verbena Urticifolia L., Bob Edgin

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Primula Cuneifolia Ledeb., Kimberly Elkin

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 98-17, July 16, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates..............154

Early spiders mites..............156

Wheat disease update..............156

Scouting for beetles..............157

2nd ECB egg-laying..............158

Roundup Ready rates..............158

Western bean cutworm..............159

Grazing corn..............160

Weather data..............160

Cropwatch No. 99-17, July 16,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ……………….158

White wheat in the future ……………….160

Corn rootworm beetles ……………….161

Diagnostic Clinic ……………….162

Assessing weed control ……………….163

Soybean field days ……………….165

Sustainable ag tours ……………….165

Trientalis Europaea L., Kimberly Elkin

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

The Orgins Of The Seasonal Cycle In 19th Century Us Money Markets And The Evolution Of Futures Contracts, Joseph Santos

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Early scholars of aggregate fluctuations, including Jevons ( 1884) and Kemmerer ( 1910), introduced the notion that seasonal cycles were relevant to the study of other, seemingly more important, fluctuations in macroeconomic time series. Kuznets (1933) continued this approach, recognizing the tendency for seasonal variations to exacerbate the variability of employment and capital accumulation. But, as economic contractions intensified in the J 930's, economists began to discount the relative importance of the seasonal cycle. Work by Mitchell (1927), Pigou (I 929) and later, Burns and Mitchell ( 194 7), promulgated the view that fluctuations in commercial activity were relevant to …

Meeting Minutes, July 14th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes from 9 Jun 98.; Treasurer's Report: Missing checks from video fund.; Membership: addition of the Triple Nickel jumpers.; Old Business: delay editing of minutes from annual meeting to August.; A breakdown of the products sold at the McCall reunion.; Sale items on the web page.; NFSM request for NSA members list.; Problem of the Director election.; New Business: renaming of the Winthrop airport to honor Francis Lufkin.; The Hall of Fame proposal.; Beechcraft aircraft donated to MMF.; NSA changing Web Page providers.; Use of video from video project on website.; Upgrading to Windows 95 or 98.; News letter …

Humulus Lupulus L., Bob Edgin

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Bumelia Lanuginosa Pers., David S. Seigler, John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Phoradendron Serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnston, David Seigler, John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Aloysia Gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Troncoso, David S. Seigler, John E. Ebinger

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 98-16, July 9,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates………………..138

Pesticide labels on-line………………..144

Insect update………………..145

Corn root injury………………..146

Irrigating soybeans………………..147

Weeds in wheat………………..149

Wipers and bean bars………………..150

Precipitation………………..150

Irrigating alfalfa………………..151

GDD and ETs………………..152

Verbena Hastata L., Annette Kessler

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Thermoregulation Of Escherichia Coil Pap Transcription: H-Ns Is A Temperature-Dependent Dna Methylation Blocking Factor, Christine A. White-Ziegler, Melinda L. Angus Hill, Bruce A. Braaten, Marjan W. Van Der Woude, David A. Low

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

The expression of Pap pili that facilitate the attach- ment of Escherichia coli to uroepithelial cells is shut off outside the host at temperatures below 268C. Ribo- nuclease protection analysis showed that this thermo- regulatory response was rapid as evidenced by the absence of papBA transcripts, coding for Pap pilin, after only one generation of growth at 238C. The his- tone-like nucleoid structuring protein H-NS and DNA sequences within papB were required for thermoregu- lation, but the PapB and PapI regulatory proteins were not. In vivo analysis of pap DNA methylation patterns indicated that H-NS or a factor regulated by …