In a story of his life Les reflects on what he
has gained and what he has lost while seeking success in
the moving and shifting of military and academic life
through homes and schools all over the United States.
He describes himself as between races, languages, and
cultures.
The objectives in this research were to assess whether Klebsiella planticola
SDF20 could survive in soil and result in ecological effects to soil foodweb
organisms and plant growth. Four experiments were conducted using soil
microcosms. Klebsiella planticola SDF20 has been genetically engineered to
produce ethanol from agricultural waste for use...
Dietetic professionals integrate knowledge and
expertise in food, nutrition, management and people and
apply their skills in a variety of settings. As the changing
scene in health care has necessitated enhanced management of
resources, the clinical nutrition manager (CNM) has emerged
as a dietetic professional in hospitals applying sound
management...
To determine whether membrane-related events may be involved in
attenuated luteal function after gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
administration, corpora lutea (CL) were removed from 10 beef heifers on day 7
of the estrous cycle after i.v. injection of GnRH or saline on day 2 of the cycle.
Luteal slices were incubated...
Current research on sport motivation has focused primarily on
goal perspective approaches in an attempt to understand behavior in
achievement situations (Ames, 1984; Nicholls, 1984). According to
Nicholls' (1984) theory, the achievement goal orientation an
individual develops may be influenced by both individual differences
and situational factors.
Relative to situational...
The aims of physical education in Ghana include developing personal qualities
such as competence in students and generating interest in physical education and sports
(Ghana Education Service, [GES], 1987). The GES has also reiterated the need to have
competent teachers in the implementation of the school physical education syllabus;
therefore...
In the past 10 years we have witnessed the beginnings of the study of soil ecology as a unified science, and the general realization by soil scientists, farmers, and land managers that many of the most important economic aspects of soil health are controlled by biological factors. This research focuses...