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The Influence Of Wall Material Proportion To Preparation Of Complex Coacervation Natural VE Microencapsulation Embedding Effect, Qiang Junfeng Feb 2017

The Influence Of Wall Material Proportion To Preparation Of Complex Coacervation Natural VE Microencapsulation Embedding Effect, Qiang Junfeng

Food and Machinery

Nature VE Microcapsules was produced by using Composite gel method. This method of producing Nature VE Microcapsules was based on the properties of wall material and Complex coacervation process. Gelatin and Alginate were used as wall materials, and 5% of calcium chloride was chose as curing agent. The influence of two different proportion of wall material to Nature VE Microcapsules Morphology and the effects of particle size distribution and embedding were also researched. The results showed that the production rate and efficiency as well as the solid effective loads were highest when the ratio of gelatin wall at …

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Retain Moisture Properties Of Tobacco Recombination Humectant Of Edible Wax And Its Application, Xu Yingbo, Chen Kaibo, Xu Zhiqiang, Ge Shaolin, Yan Xiangyang, Liu Shaomin Feb 2017

Retain Moisture Properties Of Tobacco Recombination Humectant Of Edible Wax And Its Application, Xu Yingbo, Chen Kaibo, Xu Zhiqiang, Ge Shaolin, Yan Xiangyang, Liu Shaomin

Food and Machinery

The edible wax, AJ polysaccharide monomer and recombination samples were selected for the moisture retention test to evaluate the moisturizing property of tobacco in low humidity environment. The results showed that the edible wax and AJ polysaccharide monomer both had certain effect on the moisture of tobacco. The moisturizing property of plant wax 1 was better than that of other edible wax. When the edible wax and AJ polysaccharide monomer were compounded, the moisturizing performance of the tobacco was further improved by the coordination effect of the two samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that besides the effect of traditional …

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The Role Of Quorum Sensing In Biofilm Formation Of Foodborne Micro-Organism, Zhang Guoli, Ao Xiaolin, Liu Shuliang Feb 2017

The Role Of Quorum Sensing In Biofilm Formation Of Foodborne Micro-Organism, Zhang Guoli, Ao Xiaolin, Liu Shuliang

Food and Machinery

The biofilm is a multicellular group structure formed by numerous gathered microorganism which adheres on the surfaces. This phenomenon is widespread in a variety of foodborne micro-organism, and it is important for food processing and security. Quorum sensing (QS) has been proven to be an important factor in the formation of biofilm. In this review, the regulation function of QS in the biofilm formation of several kinds of foodborne bacteria and fungi was discussed, and this would provide reference to biofilm control and utilization in food processing.

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The Design And Application Of Evaluation Method For Quality Stability Of Cigarette Production Process, Xiong Anyan, Li Shanlian, Ding Meizhou, Liu Wenzhao, Gu Liang, Huang Guangfu Feb 2017

The Design And Application Of Evaluation Method For Quality Stability Of Cigarette Production Process, Xiong Anyan, Li Shanlian, Ding Meizhou, Liu Wenzhao, Gu Liang, Huang Guangfu

Food and Machinery

In order to make up for the deficiency of the existing evaluation method of quality stability, a new method of evaluating the quality stability of cigarette production process was developed by using statistical techniques. This method first classified the variables in the production process, and different types of variables using different methods were used to calculate the quality stability index. Moreover, different weights were determined according to both the importance of different processes and different variables in processes, and then the process using weighted average method was applied to calculate the stability of quality index. Furthermore, the process (batch) using …

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Antimicrobial Peptides And Its Application In The Control Of Fruit And Vegetable Diseases, Wang Wenjun, Zeng Kaifang, Deng Lili, Yao Shixiang Feb 2017

Antimicrobial Peptides And Its Application In The Control Of Fruit And Vegetable Diseases, Wang Wenjun, Zeng Kaifang, Deng Lili, Yao Shixiang

Food and Machinery

Antimicrobial peptides are widely present in the organism, which are gene-encoded, ribosomal synthesized polypeptides. Antimicrobial peptides have anti bacteria, fungi, viruses and other biological functions. They are the important part of non-specific immune function of organism. With the development of the research on the antimicrobial peptides, they are expected to be excellent substitutes for antibiotics, fungicides. This review briefly introduces the classification, mechanism and application in the control of fruits and vegetables diseases of antimicrobial peptides, and prospects the problems existing in the research and widely application.

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Research Progress Of New Formaldehyde Scavengers In Food Products, Chen Xifeng, Tao Ningping, Xu Changhua, Gu Dongchen Feb 2017

Research Progress Of New Formaldehyde Scavengers In Food Products, Chen Xifeng, Tao Ningping, Xu Changhua, Gu Dongchen

Food and Machinery

This article briefly describes the source and the harm of formaldehyde in food and its effects on food quality. The types of formaldehyde scavenger in food and the study of complex formaldehyde scavenger in recent years were systematically introduced. And provided the basis for selecting the suitable formaldehyde scavenger in the future, and looked forward to the environmental protection and high efficient research direction of the new formaldehyde scavenger.

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Research Progress In Functional Nutrients And Biological Activities Of Hibiscus Syriacus L., Zhang Wenyan, Wang Xiaohong, Li Anping, Feng Binyi Feb 2017

Research Progress In Functional Nutrients And Biological Activities Of Hibiscus Syriacus L., Zhang Wenyan, Wang Xiaohong, Li Anping, Feng Binyi

Food and Machinery

Hibiscus syriacus L. is a kind of ornamental plants with abundant functional nutrients and bioactive substances. The domestic and overseas research progress of functional nutrients and bioactive extracts of H. syriacus L were reviewed. Moreover, its function of extracts and the development status of related products were summarized, and the relative development and utilization prospect were prospected. Our study would provide theoretical basis for the comprehensive development and utilization of Hibiscus syriacus L.

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Effect Of The Cassava Flour On Qualities And Texture Characteristics Of Biscuits During Storage, Li Mingjuan, Zhang Yayuan, You Xiangrong, Sun Jian, Yan Huabing, Qin Meiying, Wan Gying, Li Zhichun, Wei Ping, Zhou Kui Feb 2017

Effect Of The Cassava Flour On Qualities And Texture Characteristics Of Biscuits During Storage, Li Mingjuan, Zhang Yayuan, You Xiangrong, Sun Jian, Yan Huabing, Qin Meiying, Wan Gying, Li Zhichun, Wei Ping, Zhou Kui

Food and Machinery

The paper focused on the effect of the cassava flour on the qualities and texture characteristics of biscuits during storage, different proportion of cassava flour instead of low-gluten flour was made biscuits, and evaluated the physical and texture indexes of the products. The results showed that the brightness of biscuits add the cassava flour was decreased, colour and lustre was turned yellow. The cassava flour could reduce the moisture content and water absorp-tion, improved the brittleness of biscuits during storage. Thereinto, the biscuits during storage had the lowest moisture content, chewiness, hardness, and the highest brittleness when the cassava flour …

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Microstructure Of Rabbit-Skin Collagen And Influences Of Different Factors On Its Aggregation, Ma Mingsi, Zhang Yuhao, Ma Liang, Wang Xuemeng, Han Shuang, Zhang Xiaojie Feb 2017

Microstructure Of Rabbit-Skin Collagen And Influences Of Different Factors On Its Aggregation, Ma Mingsi, Zhang Yuhao, Ma Liang, Wang Xuemeng, Han Shuang, Zhang Xiaojie

Food and Machinery

In this study, UV spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, were used to study the microstructure of rabbit-skin collagen, respectively. The effects of temperature, collagen concentration, pH value and ionic strength on aggregation properties of collage were also studied. The results of UV spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that the absorption peak and the corresponding wavelength in accordance with the characteristics of type Ⅰ collagen. Moreover, the results of scanning electron microscopy showed that the collagen was irregular dense sheet film, partially wrinkled on the surface. Furthermore, the results of aggregation properties of rabbit-skin collagen …

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Optimization Oflow 3-Mcpd Wheat Gluten Protein Hydrolysate By Response Surface Methodology, Guo Qingya, Song Huanlu, Chai Dan, Chen Ying, Luo Huanzhen, Yang Ping Feb 2017

Optimization Oflow 3-Mcpd Wheat Gluten Protein Hydrolysate By Response Surface Methodology, Guo Qingya, Song Huanlu, Chai Dan, Chen Ying, Luo Huanzhen, Yang Ping

Food and Machinery

Given the high quality wheat gluten protein, the hydrolysis conditions including hydrochloric acid concentration, hydrolysis time and solid-liquid ratio were optimized with the degree of hydrolysis, umami amino acids (aspartic and glutamic acid) as indices using hydrochloric acid, and the processing technique was expatiated. Moreover, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) combining with acidolysis process was measured and sensory evaluation assessment team was organized to do the sensory evaluation of hydrolyzed vegetable protein under different conditions. Additionally, the optimum preparation was selected. Finally, on the basis of single factor experiment, the response surface of the 3 level design (Box-Behnken design) was used by degree …

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A Systematic Study Of Dysregulated Microrna In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus., Yuqing He, Yuanlin Ding, Biyu Liang, Juanjuan Lin, Taek-Kyun Kim, Haibing Yu, Hanwei Hang, Kai Wang Feb 2017

A Systematic Study Of Dysregulated Microrna In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus., Yuqing He, Yuanlin Ding, Biyu Liang, Juanjuan Lin, Taek-Kyun Kim, Haibing Yu, Hanwei Hang, Kai Wang

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that modulate the cellular transcriptome at the post-transcriptional level. miRNA plays important roles in different disease manifestation, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Many studies have characterized the changes of miRNAs in T2DM, a complex systematic disease; however, few studies have integrated these findings and explored the functional effects of the dysregulated miRNAs identified. To investigate the involvement of miRNAs in T2DM, we obtained and analyzed all relevant studies published prior to 18 October 2016 from various literature databases. From 59 independent studies that met the inclusion criteria, we identified 158 dysregulated miRNAs in …

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Full Issue, Volume 5, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson Feb 2017

Full Issue, Volume 5, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.

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Smokejumper Obituary: Smith, Hiram B. (Missoula 1959), National Smokejumper Association Feb 2017

Smokejumper Obituary: Smith, Hiram B. (Missoula 1959), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Determination Of 5 Kinds Of Phthalate Acid Esters In Food By Single Drop Microextraction Combined With Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Qin Fei, Mi Shengquan Feb 2017

Determination Of 5 Kinds Of Phthalate Acid Esters In Food By Single Drop Microextraction Combined With Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Qin Fei, Mi Shengquan

Food and Machinery

To develop a rapid and simple method for the determination of five phthalate acid esters (PAEs) in soy sauce, vinegar, and juice by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after single drop microextration. The five PAEs was analyzed by GC-MS. Good linearity was obtained for five PAEs at the concentration of 1～10 mg/mL, r≥0.995. At three different spiked concentration levels, the average recoveries of 5 PAEs in three different samples were between 75.4% and 113.0%. The intra-day and inter-day precisions (relative standard deviation, RSD) were 2.4%～7.3% and 1.9%～8.5%, respectively. Among 5 PAEs, the detection rate of DBP was 100% utmost. The DBP …

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Originalitytrend Of Global Food Packaging Design From “Pentawards” Prizewinning Works, Li Li, Chen Hong Feb 2017

Originalitytrend Of Global Food Packaging Design From “Pentawards” Prizewinning Works, Li Li, Chen Hong

Food and Machinery

To select the prizewinning works in food and beverage kind in Pentawards International Packaging Design Contest from 2010 to 2016, comprehensively analyzes the pictures, characters, colors, packaging materials and technology of packaging works, and explores the characteristics and development trend of global food packaging originality design in recent years. The results show are as the following: in pictures, the food packaging originality prefers flatting and abstraction, and return of hand-drawn illustration; in colors, it prefers the application of gradients, monochrome and dedicated color; in characters, the characters modularization, handwriting and a sans-serif font will become design trend; in materials, adequate …

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The Impact Of National Health Insurance Policy To The Implementation Of Health Promotion Program On Public Health Center In Indonesia, Mochamad Iqbal Nurmansyah, Bulent Kilic Feb 2017

The Impact Of National Health Insurance Policy To The Implementation Of Health Promotion Program On Public Health Center In Indonesia, Mochamad Iqbal Nurmansyah, Bulent Kilic

Kesmas

Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) telah diimplementasikan di Indonesia pada 1 Januari 2014. Hal tersebut membawa beberapa perubahan pada aspek manajerial pada pusat kesehatan masyarakat (puskesmas). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dampak dari kebijakan JKN terhadap implementasi program promosi kesehatan di puskesmas di Kota Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan pada Februari – Maret 2016. Dampak program dilihat dalam hal kebijakan, pendanaan, fasilitas, sumber daya manusia dan pelaksanaan program promosi kesehatan. Dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling, enam pengambil kebijakan, delapan pemberi layanan dan delapan penerima layanan diambil sebagai informan dalam penelitian ini. Pada analisis dokumen, 17 dokumen telah …

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Effect Of School Community Empowerment Model Towards Handwashing Implementation Among Elementary School Students In Dayeuhkolot Subdistrict, Tetti Solehati, Cecep Eli Kosasih, Sri Susilawati, Mamat Lukman, Sayu Putu Yuni Paryati Feb 2017

Effect Of School Community Empowerment Model Towards Handwashing Implementation Among Elementary School Students In Dayeuhkolot Subdistrict, Tetti Solehati, Cecep Eli Kosasih, Sri Susilawati, Mamat Lukman, Sayu Putu Yuni Paryati

Kesmas

Perilaku mencuci tangan dengan sabun di Indonesia masih menjadi masalah. Penyebabnya dikaitkan dengan kurangnya kesadaran dalam mencuci tangan pakai sabun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberdayaan komunitas sekolah terhadap penerapan mencuci tangan di kalangan siswa sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Dayeuhkolot, Kabupaten Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain quasi eksperimental dengan pretest dan posttest serta melakukan analisis deskriptif dan inferensial. Sampel terdiri dari 24 guru, 377 siswa di kelas 4-6, dan 24 dokter kecil. Metode pendekatan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan usaha kesehatan sekolah terpadu (gabungan model fit for school dan UKS terpilih), yang terdiri dari enam tahap. Instrumen terdiri dari kuesioner …

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Acceptance Of Medical Resume Completion At Dr. Radjiman Wediodiningrat Lawang Psychiatric Hospital, Silvia Shinta Devi, Aryo Dewanto, Lukman Hakim Feb 2017

Acceptance Of Medical Resume Completion At Dr. Radjiman Wediodiningrat Lawang Psychiatric Hospital, Silvia Shinta Devi, Aryo Dewanto, Lukman Hakim

Kesmas

Sistem kesehatan di Indonesia mengalami perubahan besar dengan diberlakukannya program Asuransi Kesehatan Nasional. Resume medis memiliki peran penting dalam klaim asuransi kesehatan, sehingga resume medis yang terlambat dan tidak lengkap akan mengganggu proses klaim asuransi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh persepsi kemudahan penggunaan, persepsi manfaat, dan sikap pada penerimaan dokter dalam menyelesaikan resume medis. di Dr Radjiman Wedyodiningrat Psychiatric Hospital Lawang berdasarkan Technology Acceptance Model. Technology Acceptance Model digunakan sebagai model dalam penelitian ini karena resume medis merupakan salah satu bentuk teknologi informasi yang masih dilakukan secara manual. Pengumpulan data untuk penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Maret 2016 dengan …

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Risk Factors Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome In Food-Packing Workers Karanganyar, Haris Setyawan Feb 2017

Risk Factors Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome In Food-Packing Workers Karanganyar, Haris Setyawan

Kesmas

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) terjadi ketika saraf median, yang membentang dari lengan bawah ke tangan, mengalami tekanan atau terpuntir di pergelangan tangan. Hasilnya mungkin sakit, kelemahan atau mati rasa di tangan dan pergelangan tangan, yang memancar ke lengan tangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor risiko usia, jenis kelamin, masa kerja dan gerakan repetitif terhadap keluhan CTS pada pekerja pengepakan makanan di Karanganyar. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober – Desember 2014 menggunakan desain observational analitik dengan penelitian potong lintang. Sampel terdiri dari 50 orang dari total 67 pekerja pengepak makanan di kawasan industri Jaten Karanganyar yang diambil dengan menggunakan …

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Psychosocial Determinants Of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Senior High School Students In Merauke District, Fenny Etrawati, Evi Martha, Rita Damayanti Feb 2017

Psychosocial Determinants Of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Senior High School Students In Merauke District, Fenny Etrawati, Evi Martha, Rita Damayanti

Kesmas

Remaja usia 10-24 tahun merupakan kelompok yang rentan terhadap perilaku seksual pranikah, penyalahgunaan narkoba dan infeksi HIV/AIDS. Papua merupakan penyumbang angka HIV/AIDS terbesar di Indonesia. Untuk menanggulangi permasalahan tersebut Rutgers WPF membentuk suatu program intervensi kesehatan reproduksi remaja di tingkat sekolah menengah atas (SMA) yakni program Dunia Remajaku Seru! (DAKU!). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui determinan psikososial perilaku seksual berisiko pada siswa SMA di Kabupaten Merauke dengan menggunakan pendekatan potong lintang. Sampel berjumlah 1.364 siswa SMA kelas dua yang mendapatkan program DAKU!dan dilakukan proses pencocokan pada sekolah yang tidak mendapat program DAKU!. Analisis data meliputi analisis univariat, bivariat (uji kai …

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Risk Factors Of Premature Rupture Of Membrane, Maryuni Maryuni, Dedeh Kurniasih Feb 2017

Risk Factors Of Premature Rupture Of Membrane, Maryuni Maryuni, Dedeh Kurniasih

Kesmas

Angka kematian ibu di Indonesia berdasarkan Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) tahun 2012 sebanyak 359 per 100.000 kelahiran hidup. Penyebab kematian ibu tersebut masih didominasi oleh pendarahan, pre-eklampsia/eklampsia, dan infeksi. Salah satu penyebab infeksi adalah ketuban pecah dini (KPD). KPD dapat meningkatkan morbiditas dan mortalitas pada ibu dan anak. Insiden kejadian KPD sekitar 10,7% dari seluruh persalinan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor risiko kejadian KPD di Rumah Sakit Ibu dan Anak (RSIA) ANNISA Citeureup, Kabupaten Bogor tahun 2014. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik dengan rancangan penelitian kasus kontrol. Sampel terdiri dari 114 orang kasus ibu yang mengalami KPD …

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Nurses’ Intention And Behavior In Reporting Adverse Event: Application Of Theory Of Planned Behavior, Ni Putu Ekayani, Viera Wardhani, Asih Tri Rachmi Feb 2017

Nurses’ Intention And Behavior In Reporting Adverse Event: Application Of Theory Of Planned Behavior, Ni Putu Ekayani, Viera Wardhani, Asih Tri Rachmi

Kesmas

Data menunjukkan bahwa secara global jumlah pelaporan insiden keselamatan pasien masih rendah, begitu juga di Rumah Sakit Baptis Batu, Jawa Timur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara sikap, norma subjektif, dan perceived behavioral control (PBC) terhadap niat dan untuk menentukan hubungan antara PBC dan niat terhadap perilaku perawat dalam melaporkan kejadian tidak diharapkan (KTD). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan potong lintang dan dilakukan di Rumah Sakit Baptis Batu pada tanggal 16-31 Maret 2016. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada 82 (dari 85) perawat yang bekerja di Rumah Sakit Baptis Batu. Data dianalisis menggunakan regresi linier berganda dan …

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Evaluation Of Momentum Male Sterilization Service Effectiveness As An Attempt To Reach Muri Record, Endah Winarni, Muhammad Dawam Feb 2017

Evaluation Of Momentum Male Sterilization Service Effectiveness As An Attempt To Reach Muri Record, Endah Winarni, Muhammad Dawam

Kesmas

Pencapaian Program KB di Sumatera Utara kurang menggembirakan. Total Fertility Rate Sumatera Utara (3,0) lebih tinggi dibandingkan nasional (2,6); dan prevalensi kontrasepsi (55,9 %) lebih rendah dibandingkan nasional (61,9%). Sebagai salah satu strategi peningkatan kesertaan KB, pelayanan momentum sterilisasi pria dikhawatirkan tidak memenuhi standar pelayanan karena dikaitkan dengan rekor MURI. Evaluasi ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan kualitas pelaksanaan pelayanan dan kepuasan akseptor sterilisasi pria. Evaluasi bersifat kualitatif dan kuantitatif dilakukan secara potong lintang terhadap petugas KB, calon akseptor dan akseptor yang mendapat tindakan sterilisasi pada pelayanan momentum di 13 fasilitas kesehatan di Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara pada 23-24 Oktober 2012. Data …

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Evaluation Of Scents Attractants For Baiting Wild Pigs, Shannon M. Lambert, Mark D. Smith, Bryan K. Williams, Dana K. Johnson Feb 2017

Evaluation Of Scents Attractants For Baiting Wild Pigs, Shannon M. Lambert, Mark D. Smith, Bryan K. Williams, Dana K. Johnson

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Lethal removal by trapping is one of the most cost- and time-effective means for managing wild pigs (Sus scrofa). Scent attractants are frequently used to lure wild pigs to camera stations for scouting or monitoring wild pig populations or at trap sites to reduce the amount of time for pigs to locate the trap. However, the effectiveness of scents to attract and increase wild pig visitation to camera stations or traps is debatable. Therefore, our objective was to determine if wild pigs visited camera stations sooner and more frequently when scents were used in addition to whole kernel corn. We …

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Phase 2 Wildlife Management - Addressing Invasive And Overabundant Wildlife: The White-Tailed Deer Continuum And Invasive Wild Pig Example, Kurt Vercauteren, Amy Davis, Kim Pepin Feb 2017

Phase 2 Wildlife Management - Addressing Invasive And Overabundant Wildlife: The White-Tailed Deer Continuum And Invasive Wild Pig Example, Kurt Vercauteren, Amy Davis, Kim Pepin

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Wildlife managers in many countries around the world are facing similar challenges, which include: a lack of means to address invasive species and locally overabundant native species issues particularly in the face of declining fiscal resources, reduced capacity to achieve management goals, and a need to garner public support in the wake of changing societal values and increasing human populations. Meeting these challenges requires building off the profession’s successes and developing new paradigms and strategies to curtail the negative impacts invasive and overabundant species are having on our natural resources. Like our predecessors in conservation succeeded in developing our profession …

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Serradigitus Miscionei, The First Vaejovid Scorpion To Exhibit Parthenogenesis, Richard F. Ayrey Feb 2017

Serradigitus Miscionei, The First Vaejovid Scorpion To Exhibit Parthenogenesis, Richard F. Ayrey

Euscorpius

Thelytokous parthenogenesis (all-female broods) is strongly suggested for the vaejovid species Serradigitus miscionei (Vaejovidae) from southern Arizona, USA. This conclusion is based on the examination of 187 specimens and 15 broods, all determined as females.

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Examination Of The Spatial Distribution Of Trapping Success On A Wild Pig Removal Cooperative In Alabama, Mark D. Smith, Dana K. Johnson, Kenneth S. Gruver, Frank Boyd Feb 2017

Examination Of The Spatial Distribution Of Trapping Success On A Wild Pig Removal Cooperative In Alabama, Mark D. Smith, Dana K. Johnson, Kenneth S. Gruver, Frank Boyd

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

As wild pig removal programs continue throughout the United States, few programs have provided detailed information regarding landscape features, property ownership, and management activities that may impact trapping success. Whereas a greater amount of research is being conducted to understand the spatial ecology of wild pigs, there still exists a paucity of information with regards to wild pig movements which likely hampers removal efforts. Likewise, no studies have examined landscape characteristics that may impact local trapping success. Therefore, we examined the spatial distribution of trapping success of wild pigs on a 1,821 ha removal cooperative of three private landowners in …

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Activities In Illinois To Reduce Canada Goose Impacts On Lake Michigan, Hannah E. O'Malley, Michelle L. Bloomquist, Craig K. Pullins, Scott F. Beckerman, Richard M. Engeman Feb 2017

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Activities In Illinois To Reduce Canada Goose Impacts On Lake Michigan, Hannah E. O'Malley, Michelle L. Bloomquist, Craig K. Pullins, Scott F. Beckerman, Richard M. Engeman

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), led by the Environmental Protection Agency, was created in 2010 to address threats to the Great Lakes region. A convenient year-round water source and abundant food source of managed turf grass has resulted in an overabundance of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in Chicago City Parks within the watershed of Lake Michigan. The anthropogenic mediated benefit to goose populations and their associated damages qualifies Canada geese in Chicago as native invaders-where a native species is human induced to behave similar to invasive species. The objective of this project is to provide a long-term strategy to …

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Is Razor-Wire An Effective Deterrent For Birds Perching On Security Fences At Airports?, David L. Bergman, Brian E. Washburn Feb 2017

Is Razor-Wire An Effective Deterrent For Birds Perching On Security Fences At Airports?, David L. Bergman, Brian E. Washburn

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Wildlife-aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) pose a serious risk to aircraft and cost civil aviation in the United States an estimated $957 million annually. Blackbirds and doves in particular have caused some of the most devastating aircraft accidents related to wildlife strikes in the United States and Europe. Birds perching on security fences and other structures are a problem at airports and other locations where birds are not desired. Reduction of available perching sites should make airports less attractive to these species and thus reduce the risk of damaging wildlife strikes. We conducted a series of experiments to determine if 3 …

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Pseudorabies Virus Shedding And Antibody Production In Invasive Wild Pigs In California, Samantha M. Wisely, Katherine A. Sayler, Brandon Parker, Rebecca Mihalco, Eric Covington Feb 2017

Pseudorabies Virus Shedding And Antibody Production In Invasive Wild Pigs In California, Samantha M. Wisely, Katherine A. Sayler, Brandon Parker, Rebecca Mihalco, Eric Covington

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Pseudorabies virus (PrV) is a herpesvirus endemic in invasive wild pigs in the United States. The virus has the potential to spill over into domestic herds and wildlife causing extensive morbidity and mortality. We surveyed 35 wild pigs from Kern County, California for evidence of exposure to PrV using serological analysis and for viral shedding using quantitative PCR. All 29 individuals that had sufficient sera to screen for antibody production via serological assay were positive. Two of 35 individuals were found to be shedding virus via genital mucosa. An additional 5 individuals were suspected to be shedding virus either in …

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