In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate change are associated
with concurrent shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient
input, oxygen content, and ocean acidification, with potentially wideranging
biological effects. Population-level shifts are occurring because of
physiological intolerance to new environments, altered dispersal patterns,
and changes in species interactions. Together...
Clinicians make a variety of judgments about their clients, from judging personality traits to
making diagnoses, and a variety of methods are available to do so, ranging from observations to
structured interviews. A large body of work demonstrates that from a brief glimpse of another’s
nonverbal behavior, a variety of...
The resurgence of cucurbit downy mildew has dramatically influenced production of cucurbits and disease management systems at multiple scales. Long-distance dispersal is a fundamental aspect of epidemic development that influences the timing and extent of outbreaks of cucurbit downy mildew. The dispersal potential of Pseudoperonospora cubensis appears to be limited...
We have measured voltage-current characteristics for YBa₂Cu₃O₇ thin films in magnetic fields from 5
T to ambient, including some in the millitesla range. In all cases, the resistivity —current density isotherms
can be separated into two classes: those which exhibit upward curvature, and have constant
resistivity at low currents, and...
This thesis examines the nature of evidence in scholarship on peer review in composition studies. I argue that the nature of evidence present in scholarship on peer review over the past three decades is typically anecdotal, theoretical, and based on limited case studies. I argue that peer review research in...
We contrast the two approaches to ‘‘classical’’ signature change used by Hayward with the one used by us (Hellaby and Dray). There is (as yet) no rigorous derivation of appropriate distributional field equations. Hayward’s distributional approach is based on a postulated modified form of the field equations. We make an...
We review nonparametric estimation of efficiency and productivity,
by which we mainly mean activity analysis, or data envelopment analysis
(DEA). The review covers topics that we hope will be of special
interest to those doing research in the realm of agriculture. We also include
a brief appendix addressing nonparametric estimation...
Disease predictive systems are intended to be management aids. With
a few exceptions, these systems typically do not have direct sustained
use by growers. Rather, their impact is mostly pedagogic and indirect,
improving recommendations from farm advisers and shaping management
concepts. The degree to which a system is consulted depends...