To develop an assay to detect antibodies to Bacillus
thuringiensis subsp. israelensis in mallard ducks, a growth
curve was first established for the bacterium. The growth
curve indicated that the crystal delta endotoxin would be
best harvested from the rest of the cell material after 12
hours of growth. The...
The Geographic Information System (GIS) is an invaluable tool in manipulating and
interpreting world scale datasets. In recent years it has become the standard link between
water resource study and the ever-increasing numbers of high quality data sets. This
paper describes the use of Geographic Information Systems for gathering and...
Hops contribute many desirable aromas to beer. Traditionally hop aromas have
been described by the point of addition in the brewing process (dry-hop, finish-hop, or
kettle-hop). The compounds present in the oil provide a wide range of aroma qualities.
Since the composition of the oil is different for each hop...
Shortnose Sucker (Chasimistes brevirostris) and Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) are endemic to the Upper Klamath Basin of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Populations of these fishes have been dwindling since the 1960’s and both species where listed to as endangered in 1988. Poor recruitment is thought to be a...
The collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN in 2007 prompted an investigation into the design and inspection of the steel truss bridges. Further investigation into the collapse revealed that a gusset plate experienced sway buckling, causing the bridge failure. This bridge failure motivated research into the analysis and...
Large quantities of unused heavy oil and residual waste products from the petroleum refining industry were deposited in on-site landfills, pits, and lagoons, prior to the promulgation of regulations governing their disposal and technology development that would further utilize and/or recycle these materials.
Contacting petroleum products with sulfuric acid for...
The Bureau of Land Management's Lakeview District is
currently under pressure to allow 16,000 acres located throughout the
Christmas Lake Administrative Unit to be appropriated through the
Desert Land Entries Act of 1877. These appropriations are being
filed for by persons wishing to consolidate small public and private
land tracts...
Astragalus oniciformis Barneby is a xerophyte of the sagebrush deserts of central Idaho. It is a narrow endemic of the upper Snake River Plains where it inhabits stabilized, aeolian sand deposits over Quaternary basalt flows. The objective of this study was to determine the levels and distribution of genetic differentiation...
Reactor modeling is largely limited by the computational time required to perform accurate full core calculations. There are many different methods and techniques employed in different reactor simulation codes, but properly modeling all of the physics that takes place in the system requires extensive computational effort. The Coarse Mesh Finite...