Pacific flatheaded borer (PFB), Chrysobothris mali Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), has recently become a serious pest in newly planted European hazelnut, Corylus avellana L. (Betulaceae) in Oregon. Larvae feeding on the inner bark can lead to girdling, loss of transpiration, and ultimately can cause dieback or death of the tree. Although...
The anadromous Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) is a biologically and culturally important species native to the North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent freshwater tributaries. Pacific Lamprey have experienced declines in abundance and distribution throughout their native range, highlighting a need for further research on the species to better inform conservation...
Considering the negative impacts of climate change along with the rapid increase in population in Islamic dominated states, e.g., the Middle East, water tension among upstream and downstream states is increasing. Despite the importance of water in Islamic culture and studies, the role of religion has been under-valued and under-emphasized...
Experienced leaders say that planning a yearly program based on the needs, interests, and goals of the members makes for a successful 4-H club. Interests and goals must reflect the different age and skill levels of each 4-H member.
Question Answering in natural language processing has achieved significant progress in recent years. Yet, training and testing set methodology to evaluate the language models has proved inadequate. Adversarial examples aid us in finding loopholes inside these models and provide insights into their inner workings. In this work, an evaluation based...
This lesson plan is designed to provide leaders in livestock and horse clubs with sufficient resource material on plant identification and evaluation. Leaders may then introduce plant identificat·ion and evaluation to members. Through the activities suggested and innovative use of presentations by club members, this lesson plan can broaden activities...
This lesson plan is designed to provide leaders in livestock and horse clubs with sufficient resource material on plant identification and evaluation. Leaders may then introduce plant identification and evaluation to members. Through the activities suggested and innovative use of presentations by club members, this lesson plan can broaden activities...