The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped
Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private
and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped
lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion
to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The
Framework...
A novel protocol for the study of protein-nucleic acid interactions is presented and demonstrated
to be feasible. The protocol combines photochemical crosslinking techniques and mass
spectrometric methods into a new strategy for identifying protein domains or amino acid residues
that are in close contact with nucleic acid in protein-nucleic acid...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the nature of marital
interaction that occurs at the point at which couples with problems
seek assistance from an agency specifically designed to deal with
marital problems. Efforts were made to learn more about the nature
of the marital relationship in general,...
Coastal communities throughout the US West Coast and elsewhere are facing the daunting task of preparing for climate change impacts, particularly the hazards from increased flooding and erosion. With sea-level rise, changing storminess patterns, and possible changes to the frequency and severity of major El Niño events, communities are already...
Rights-based approaches are potentially promising tools to meet conservation objectives in natural resource management. Here, we evaluated how population status and fishery production respond to catch shares, a rights-based policy instrument in fisheries whereby participants are granted a right to harvest a fraction of the allowable catch. By analyzing time...
The principles of justice developed by John Rawls and
articulated in his work A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, were
used as the evaluative tool in assessing health care distribution in
the United States. A model for using Rawls' theory was developed
emphasizing the role of the 'least advantaged'...
A series of four trials was conducted to evaluate activated
sewage sludge (AcSS) as a protein source. In the first trial the protein
efficiency ratio (PER) of sun-dried and auto-claved, sun-dried
AcSS was measured with rats. Growth of AcSS-fed rats was extremely
poor as compared to those rats fed casein,...
Rising atmospheric [CO₂], cₐ, is expected to affect stomatal regulation of leaf gas-exchange of woody plants, thus influencing energy fluxes as well as carbon (C), water, and nutrient cycling of forests. Researchers have proposed various strategies for stomatal regulation of leaf gas-exchange that include maintaining a constant leaf internal [CO₂],...