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Uncertainty in TMDL models
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2006)
Although the U.S. Congress established the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program in the original Clean Water Act of 1972, Section 303(d), it did not receive attention until the 1990s. Currently, two methods are available ...
Defective excitation-contraction coupling is partially responsible for impaired contractility in hindlimb muscles of Stac3 knockout mice
(Nature, 2016-05-17)
The Stac3 gene is exclusively expressed in skeletal muscle, and Stac3 knockout is perinatal lethal in mice. Previous data from Stac3-deleted diaphragms indicated that Stac3-deleted skeletal muscle could not contract because ...
Comparison of analytical methods for prediction of prefermentation nutritional status of grape juice
(American Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2002)
Five methods for evaluating nitrogen status were compared using 70 Cabernet Sauvignon juice samples: nitrogen by o-phthaldialdehyde (NOPA), arginine NOPA, enzymatic ammonia, Formol, and high-performance liquid chromatography ...
Review of: Sumberg and Thompson (eds.). Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World
(2013)
This review provides an overview and critical analysis of the book: Sumberg, J. and J Thompson. 2012. Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World. NY: Taylor & Frances Books. It emphasizes the lead chapter, ...
Land Use Change, Fuel Use and Respiratory Health in Uganda
(2014-04-01)
This paper examines how biomass supply and consumption are affected by land use change in Uganda. We find that between 2007 and 2012 there was a 22% reduction in fuelwood sourced from proximate forests, and an 18% increase ...
Trends in streamflow in the Ibicui River Basin, Brazil: influence of rice crop irrigation
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2013)
The Ibicui River basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has recurring problems of water deficits, commonly attributed to the indiscriminate use of water to irrigate rice. The objective of this study was a statistical analysis ...
Effects of dietary cis 9, trans 11-18 : 2, trans 10, cis 12-18 : 2 or vaccenic acid (trans 11-18 : 1) during lactation on body composition, tissue fatty acid profiles, and litter growth in mice
(Cambridge University Press, 2003-12)
Cis 9, trans 11 (c9, t11)-18:2 and trans 10, cis 12 (t10, c12)-18:2 are the major conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers in dietary supplements which reduce milk fat content in nursing women. The present study evaluated ...
Differentiation of Endothia gyrosa and Endothia Parasitica by Disc Electrophoresis of Intramycelial Enzymes and Proteins
(Mycological Society of America, 1982)
Mycelial proteins from seven isolates of Endothia gyrosa and five isolates of E. parasitica were extracted from acetone powders, separated on polyacrylamide gels by disc electrophoresis, and then stained for general proteins, ...
Sensitivity to grid and time resolution of hydrology components of DANSAT
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2009)
A sensitivity analysis of the Dynamic Agricultural Nonpoint Source Assessment Tool (DANSAT) model to different grid sizes and time steps was conducted to investigate scale effects on hydrology and to provide users with a ...
The "threads" of biosystems engineering
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2014)
The core concepts, or threads, of biosystems engineering (BSEN) are variously understood by those within the discipline but have never been unequivocally defined due to BSEN's early stage of development. This makes ...