Laboratory experiments were conducted to study those factors which control the rate at which salts, such as magnesium chloride and sodium chloride, are removed from titanium sponge. The sponge was prepared by reducing titanium tetrachloride with either magnesium or sodium, and the resulting sponge salt mixtures were treated by vacuum...
Members of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Giprus Oman
live on grasses, primarily in the desert-scrub, chaparral, and
marine sand dune communities of western North America. Of 16
known species, 10 are undescribed. Recharacterization of the genus
results in exclusion of Laevicephalus incongruus Oman. Differentiation
of species is primarily dependent on...
An oral vaccine was developed for control of vibriosis
in Pacific salmon. The vaccine consists of a lyophilized
sonicate of cells of Vibrio anguillarum, the causative
agent of this disease. The preparation was incorporated
into a ration and fed to salmon in fresh water before the
fish were transported and...