Fostering Infant And Toddler Music Competence At The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fostering Infant And Toddler Music Competence At The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, Ellen Mathews, Laura Herold, Shelley Mcnally, Donia Timby
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
This paper presents a creative research project that introduced musical instruments in an outdoor setting to infants and toddlers ages 0-to-3 years old. It was grounded in research suggesting that music plays a vital component in expanding development in the early childhood years, helping to promote learning across many domains. This project began with a survey distributed to 7 infant and toddler classroom educators, after which responses were analyzed for themes regarding perceived infant interests. Subsequent observations were conducted to evaluate the best fit for the implementation of an outdoor experiential music space. Based on the findings, a developmentally appropriate …
Effects Of Cyclic Heat Stress On The Acute Inflammatory Response In Broilers,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Effects Of Cyclic Heat Stress On The Acute Inflammatory Response In Broilers, Alessandro J. Rocchi, Chrysta N. Beck, Jossie M. Santamaria, Gisela F. Erf
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Heat stress (HS) is a growing concern in broiler production. Little is known regarding the effect of HS on immune function. To examine the effects of HS on innate immunity, the local- and systemic-inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were examined in Cobb 500 male broiler chicks reared under thermoneutral (TN) or cyclic HS conditions. Beginning at four days of age, HS birds were subjected to 35 °C from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and TN temperatures from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. At 37 days of age, four groups of broilers were formed: LPS-TN (8 broilers), phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)-TN (4 …
An Inclusive Playground For Infant And Toddler Development,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
An Inclusive Playground For Infant And Toddler Development, Amanda M. Swartz, Jacquelyn D. Wiersma-Mosley, Donia Timby, Shelley Mcnally, Caitlyn Daniel
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
The purpose of this project was to help children reach more developmental goals and to make outdoor play at the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center more inclusive for all children. Children gain many developmental goals from playing outside and being exposed to other environments as compared to just being inside the classroom. Outdoor play should be as inclusive as indoor play and offer many different activities and outlets, just as the indoor classroom does. The implementation of this service-learning creative project was to add more versatility to the outdoor area at the University of Arkansas Jean Tyson Child Development …
Validation Of A Diagnostic Marker For Primocane-Fruiting In Blackberry,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Validation Of A Diagnostic Marker For Primocane-Fruiting In Blackberry, Isabella Vaughn, Alexander Silva, Carmen Johns, Lacy Nelson, Margaret Worthington
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Typical blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus) have perennial crowns and roots and biennial canes. The first-year canes (primocanes) are usually vegetative, while second-year canes (floricanes) produce fruit. Primocane-fruiting blackberries produce fruit on first-year canes and are desirable to growers because they potentially allow for a longer harvest season in temperate regions and enable production in tropical areas where no natural chill hours are accumulated. The development of molecular markers for desirable traits can potentially increase efficiency in blackberry breeding. However, to date, there are no diagnostic molecular markers for economically important traits in blackberries. Primocane-fruiting is recessively inherited, and tetraploid blackberries …
Ranunculus Cut Flower Production Budget, One Field, Northern Utah, 2022,
2023
Utah State University
Ranunculus Cut Flower Production Budget, One Field, Northern Utah, 2022, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock, Ruby Ward
All Current Publications
This budget contains costs (preplant and site preparation, establishment and maintenance, and harvest and processing) and returns for the production and sale of ranunculus cut flowers that were grown in a field (14 feet by 40 feet). Production methods, yield, costs, and pricing were determined from Utah State University (USU) research trials, as well as feedback from Northern Utah producers. Typical production in Northern Utah is highly variable, with net returns influenced by labor costs, management practices, yield, stem length, and marketing success. Based on USU research trials, ranunculus results in an economic loss of $0.95 per square foot when …
Anemone Cut Flower Production Budget, One Field, Northern Utah, 2022,
2023
Utah State University
Anemone Cut Flower Production Budget, One Field, Northern Utah, 2022, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock, Ruby Ward
All Current Publications
This budget contains costs (preplant and site preparation, establishment and maintenance, and harvest and processing) and returns for the production and sale of anemone cut flowers that were grown in a field (14 feet by 40 feet). Production methods, yield, costs, and pricing were determined from Utah State University (USU) research trials, as well as feedback from Northern Utah producers. Typical production in Northern Utah is highly variable, with net returns influenced by labor costs, management practices, yield, stem length, and marketing success. Based on USU research trials, anemone has a low profit potential ($0.50 per square foot) when grown …
Effect Of Chitosan On Plant Growth, Flowering, And Substrate Characteristics Of Potted Geranium (Pelargonium X Hortorum),
2023
University of Connecticut
Effect Of Chitosan On Plant Growth, Flowering, And Substrate Characteristics Of Potted Geranium (Pelargonium X Hortorum), Maggie Liu
Holster Scholar Projects
Modern industrial agricultural practices rely heavily on the use of fertilizers and pesticides to increase crop quality and quality which overtime gradually degrades the quality of cultivated soils and aquatic environments. The purpose of this project is to determine how chitosan polymers with various molecular weights affect the growth and flowering of Geranium plants as well as the water and nutrient retention capacity of the substrate. Three chitosans with different molecular weights (2 kDa, 50 kDa, and 970 Da) were experimented on the geraniums. Each chitosan treatment was applied through a spray system onto the experimental group plants after transplantation …
Quantifying The Carbon Stored And Sequestered By The Trees On Pomona College’S Campus,
2023
Scripps College
Quantifying The Carbon Stored And Sequestered By The Trees On Pomona College’S Campus, Paola A. Giron-Carson
Scripps Senior Theses
We are experiencing a climate crisis that must be confronted with strategic mitigation. Pomona College contributes to the climate crisis through its emissions for which there is a baseline record. However there is no baseline record of the climate mitigation currently performed by the trees on Pomona’s campus through carbon storage. This study seeks to determine a current baseline quantity of carbon stored and sequestrated by Pomona’s trees as well as possible courses of climate mitigation for Pomona College to take. Initial information gathering was conducted through interviews with several stakeholders. This study was conducted using data collected prior to …
Multi-Omic Analysis Of Vegetative Propagation Induced Plant Rejuvenation In Grapevines: Implications For The Generation Of Locally Adapted Cultivars Using Epigenetics,
2023
University of Kentucky
Multi-Omic Analysis Of Vegetative Propagation Induced Plant Rejuvenation In Grapevines: Implications For The Generation Of Locally Adapted Cultivars Using Epigenetics, Tajbir Raihan
Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences
Epigenetic memory of the growing environment is a process capable of increasing plants’ resilience to abiotic stimuli. The cultivated grapevine is a long-living perennial species with a large corpus of research suggesting that plant adaptation to the environment has implications for the selection of genetic material in a changing climate. Moreover, vine age has been traditionally correlated with enhanced fruit quality. Recent studies have shown that environment/age-acquired traits in grapevine (e.g., adaptation to the growing environment and fruit/wine quality, respectively) are associated with epigenetic mechanisms. These studies also indicate that of propagation type affects the maintenance/erasure of the acquired traits …
Strawberry Production In An Elevated Bench Growing System Inside A High Tunnel In Southern Indiana,
2023
Purdue University
Strawberry Production In An Elevated Bench Growing System Inside A High Tunnel In Southern Indiana, Wenjing Guan, Dean Haseman, Laura Ingwell, Samantha Willden, Dan Egel
Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports
Objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of eight strawberry cultivars grown in an elevated bench system. Yield and quality parameters were measured. This report also includes a discussion on production challenges and economic considerations of this production system.
Contents,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Contents, Discovery Editors
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Featured Faculty Mentor/Student Team,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Featured Faculty Mentor/Student Team, Gisela Erf, Alessandro Rocchi
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Temporal, Phenotypic, And Quantitative Characterization Of Thyroid Infiltrating Mononuclear Cells During Development Of Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis In Obese Strain Chickens,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Temporal, Phenotypic, And Quantitative Characterization Of Thyroid Infiltrating Mononuclear Cells During Development Of Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis In Obese Strain Chickens, Katelyn M. Clark, Chrysta N. Beck, Gisela F. Erf
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
The Obese strain (OS) of chickens spontaneously develops autoimmune thyroiditis (SAT) and is a well-established biomedical model for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in humans. Both conditions are characterized by the infiltration of thyroid glands with mononuclear immune cells resulting in the destruction of thyroid tissue and impairment of the thyroid’s endocrinological functions. Past studies described immune cell infiltration in thyroids of the OS chickens, but the time-course, cell composition, and relative amounts of the various immune cells infiltrating the thyroids have not been well defined. In this project, frozen and stored thyroid glands that were previously collected at 1, 4, 7, 14, …
Determining The Effectiveness Of Rosemary Essential Oil On The Shelf Life Of Ground Beef Under Different Lighting Conditions,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Determining The Effectiveness Of Rosemary Essential Oil On The Shelf Life Of Ground Beef Under Different Lighting Conditions, Jordan T. Looper, Kelly R. Vierck
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
This study determined the effectiveness of rosemary extract on the shelf life of ground beef patties under different retail display conditions. Ground beef patties were produced from an 85%:15% blend (lean:fat). Patties were formed from batches of control or amended with rosemary extract. Patties were individually packaged using overwrap. Groups were assigned into one of two lighting groups (3000K and 3500K). Patties were placed in a simulated retail display for 5 d under continuous lighting and rotated once a day. Lipid oxidation and color samples were taken each day. Relating to lipid oxidation, there was no three-way interaction between display …
Instructions For Authors,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
An Automatic System To Evaluate Bait Station Visitation By Brown Treesnakes And Mongooses,
2023
USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center
An Automatic System To Evaluate Bait Station Visitation By Brown Treesnakes And Mongooses, Robert T. Sugihara, William C. Pitt, Are R. Berentsen, Francis L. Benevides Jr.
Human–Wildlife Interactions
Understanding the temporal, spatial, and behavioral patterns of the free-ranging target species in response to candidate baits and baiting strategies is important to ensure control success. This information can also assist in the development and deployment of feeding stations and can exclude non-target species while constituting effective bait delivery and control strategies for certain invasive animals, especially at environmentally sensitive sites. We used passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in conjunction with very-high frequency radio-telemetry to remotely record bait station visitations and evaluate bait attractiveness in separate field research studies of brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) on Andersen Air Force …
Bright Lights Swiss Chard Hydroponic Grow Guide,
2023
Salve Regina University
Bright Lights Swiss Chard Hydroponic Grow Guide, Jayla M. Anderson
Hydroponic Center
This is a guide for growing Bright Lights variety of Swiss chard in the Hydroponic Lab. It states how the plant was grown from propagation, which system the plant was grown in, the plants optimal conditions (PPM, pH), time frame until fully grown, and average size of leaf.
Correction To: Genetic Characterization And Expression Analysis
Of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Line 07or1074 Exhibiting Very Low
Polyphenol Oxidase (Ppo) Activity,
2023
Montana State University-Bozeman
Correction To: Genetic Characterization And Expression Analysis Of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Line 07or1074 Exhibiting Very Low Polyphenol Oxidase (Ppo) Activity, S. M. Hystad, J. M. Martin, R. A. Graybosch, M. J. Giroux
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
The above mentioned article was published in 2015 with an error in the naming of one of the allele sequences for the PPO gene on the D genome. The PPO-D1f allele was incorrectly named as it is identical to the PPO-D1c allele previously published in GenBank by the authors on March 11th, 2014. An alignment between the previously published PPOD1c allele and a resequencing of the parental line 07OR1074 shows that the PPO-D1f allele is identical to the PPO-D1c allele. The allele in the paper referred to as PPO-D1f should be treated as PPO-D1c and can be accessed at NCBI …
Estimating The Genetic Parameters Of Yield-Related 1
Traits Under Different Nitrogen Conditions In Maize,
2023
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Estimating The Genetic Parameters Of Yield-Related 1 Traits Under Different Nitrogen Conditions In Maize, Semra Palali Delen, Gen Xu, Jenifer Velazquez-Perfecto, Jinliang Yang
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Understanding the genetic basis responding to nitrogen (N) fertilization in crop production is a long-standing research topic in plant breeding and genetics. Albeit years of continuous efforts, the genetic architecture parameters, such as heritability, polygenicity, and mode of selection, underlying the N responses in maize remain largely unclear. In this study, about n = 230 maize inbred lines were phenotyped under high N (HN) and low N (LN) conditions for two consecutive years to obtain six yield-related traits. Heritability analyses suggested that traits highly responsive to N treatments were less heritable. Using publicly available SNP genotypes, the genome-wide association study …
Zonal Application Of Plant Growth Regulator In Cotton To Reduce Variability
And Increase Yield In A Highly Variable Field,
2023
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Zonal Application Of Plant Growth Regulator In Cotton To Reduce Variability And Increase Yield In A Highly Variable Field, Carlos M.P. Vaz, Júlio C. Franchini, Eduardo A. Speranza, Ricardo Y. Inamasu, Lúcio A. De C. Jorge, Ladislau M. Rabello, Ivani De O.N. Lopes, Sérgio Das Chagas, Jefferson L.R. De Souza, Márcio De Souza, Amandio Pires, James Schepers
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Variable-rate application has great potential to reduce variability and increase yield by spatially optimizing agricultural inputs. In cotton, plant growth regulators (PGRs) control excessive growth and provide suitable plant height for harvest operations. This study evaluates the effect of variable-rate PGR application compared to constant-rate application to reduce yield spatial variability and increase yield. The variable-rate approach was carried out in 2020 based on zonal applications defined by clustering analysis using soil electrical conductivity, vegetation indexes, and yield maps. Application doses and timings were determined by integrating plant height measurements for the whole field in 2019 and by zone in …
