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25th Ccs Congress (Notes Of The First Circular) Feb 2006

25th Ccs Congress (Notes Of The First Circular)

Journal of Electrochemistry

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Electrochemistry And Structures Of Silicon Surface, Gregory X.Zhang Feb 2006

Electrochemistry And Structures Of Silicon Surface, Gregory X.Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Accurate control and fabrication of silicon surface structures from atomic scale to micrometer scale,which may be randomly associated with surface roughness or have well defined patterns,is critical for the per-formance and reliability of electronic devices.Electrochemical reactions of silicon in solutions involved in wetcleaning and etching of silicon wafer play an importantrole in determining the structures of silicon surface.Atre-mendous amount of researches have been done in the last several decades to understand and control a range ofcomplex electrochemical reactions at silicon/solution interface and their relations to the resulted surface struc-tures.The findings generated from these research efforts have been compiled and integrated …

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Development On Hydriding/Dehydriding Kinetics Of Mg Nano-Materials For Hydrogen Storage, Wei Mo, Hong-Liang Sun, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua-Bin Yang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou Feb 2006

Development On Hydriding/Dehydriding Kinetics Of Mg Nano-Materials For Hydrogen Storage, Wei Mo, Hong-Liang Sun, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua-Bin Yang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The development of Mg nano-materials for hydrogen storage in the recent decade has been reviewed in this paper.It was shown the Mg nano-powders prepared by high-energy ball milling showed promising hydriding and dehydriding performance with the transition metal oxides and other types of hydrogen storage alloys(ABx)as the catalysts.

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Special Photoelectrochemical Response Of Nano-Crystalline Tio_2 Electrode, Bi-Bo Lan, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Yan-Yan Xi, Hong-Xiang Chen, Guang-Hua Yao, Zhong-Hua Lin Feb 2006

Special Photoelectrochemical Response Of Nano-Crystalline Tio_2 Electrode, Bi-Bo Lan, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Yan-Yan Xi, Hong-Xiang Chen, Guang-Hua Yao, Zhong-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The nano-crystalline TiO_2 electrodes were prepared by spread method,electrodeposition and sol-gel method.The experimental results show that the nano-crystalline TiO_2 electrodes have special photoelectrochemical response-the photocrrent-potential curves appear peaks.The special photoelectrochemical behaviors of nano-(crystalline) TiO_2 electrodes are ascribed to nano-structure as well as special light induced redox reaction mechanism of nano-crystalline semiconductor electrodes.

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Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Glucose On Nano Pt/C Electrode, Cui-Lian Chen Feb 2006

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Glucose On Nano Pt/C Electrode, Cui-Lian Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nano Pt/C electrocatalysts were prepared by intermittent microwave heating method.The electrooxidation of glucose on smooth Pt and～Pt/C electrodes has been studied and compared.The results showed that the electrochemical properties on nano Pt/C were improved due to the reduction of the overpotential and the increase in the kinetic rate.The surface area would be significantly increased when the particle size of the catalyst was reduced to nano-scale,resulting in the increase in the activity.The enhancement in the resistance to poisoning could be explained that the oxygen-containing species are easier to react with poisoning species on nano Pt/C and re-active the electrode.

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Studies On Pva-Cmc-Koh-H_2o Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan Feb 2006

Studies On Pva-Cmc-Koh-H_2o Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

A given amount of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC)was added to PVA complex and thus the PVA-CMC-KOH-H_(2)O alkaline polymer electrolyte with this modification was prepared.The properties of the polymer electrolyte films were characterized by AC impedance,cyclic voltammetry,differential thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopic analysis methods.The polymer electrolyte exhibited a high ionic conductivity,typically 10~(-2)S·cm~(-1) with an electrochemical stability window of about 1.6 V on stainless steel blocking electrodes.The influence of the film composition such as KOH,H_(2)O and CMC on ion conductivity was investigated.In addition,a preliminary study was carried out on the polymer electrolyte for Ni/MH battery.It was shown that the Ni/MH battery with the …

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Anodic Behaviors Of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re Alloy And Tradditional Pb-Ca-Sn Alloy In Sulfuric Acid Solutions, Dang-Guo Li, Gen-Shu Zhou Feb 2006

Anodic Behaviors Of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re Alloy And Tradditional Pb-Ca-Sn Alloy In Sulfuric Acid Solutions, Dang-Guo Li, Gen-Shu Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anodic behaviors of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re and Pb-Ca-Sn alloys were investigated at 1.28 V(vsHg/(H_2SO_(4))) in 4.5 mol/L sulfuric acid solution by means of ac voltammetry,ac impedance and cyclic voltammetry.The results showed that the corrosion-resistance property of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re alloy is better than that of tradditional Pb-Ca-Sn alloy,the growth of Pb(Ⅱ) compounds was inhibited in the film of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re alloy,and the film impedance of Pb-Ca-Sn-Re alloy was decreased,indicating that the conductivity of the film was(increased),which is helpful to enhance the deep recycling property for lead acid battery.

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Effect Of Applied Potentials On The Formation Of Self-Assembled Monolayers Of Alkanethiol, Diao Peng Feb 2006

Effect Of Applied Potentials On The Formation Of Self-Assembled Monolayers Of Alkanethiol, Diao Peng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The self-assembled monolayers(SAMs)of n-dodecanethiol were prepared on gold substrates under electrochemical conditions using potential step technique.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was employed to characterize the SAMs prepared under different substrate potentials.It is found that the potential applied to gold substrate has great influence on the formation of SAMs.Within potential regime-0.8 V to 1.2 V,the increase of applied potential firstly leads to the formation of SAMs with higher packing density,better ordering and less defects.However,after reaching the maximum at 0.4 V,the packing density and the ordering of SAMs begin to deteriorate when the substrate potential is further increased.This work provides solid experimental basis for …

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The Effect Of Solution Concentration On Properties Of Ru-Ti-Ir Oxide Anode Coatings, Wang Ke Feb 2006

The Effect Of Solution Concentration On Properties Of Ru-Ti-Ir Oxide Anode Coatings, Wang Ke

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anode coatings of Ru-Ti-Ir oxide with various solution concentrations were prepared by thermal decomposition.The scanning electron microscope(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX),X-ray diffraction(XRD),accelerated life,polarization curve,cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance.spectroscopy(EIS)tests were carried out.The results showed that there was an obvious effect of solution concentrations on the morphology of the coatings,but little effect on polarization of chlorine evolution.Voltammetric charges and double layer capacitances of anode coatings had a tendency to fall down firstly then increase afterwards as the solution concentration increased.

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Electro-Generated Feo_4~(2-) Using Modified Chitosan Cation Exchange Membrane, Huai-Zhen Zhong, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Zhen Chen Feb 2006

Electro-Generated Feo_4~(2-) Using Modified Chitosan Cation Exchange Membrane, Huai-Zhen Zhong, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Zhen Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The chitosan cation membrane was prepared by crosslinked 2% and doped with 1% H_(2)SO_(4).The products were marked as MCS.The physical properties and the ion exchange capacity of MCS were studied.Compared to the non-modified membrane,it was found that chemical modifications contributed to improving ion exchange capacity from 0.25 to 2.09 meq/g.Results was also suggested that the MCS can be used as a separator when producing sodium ferrate flocculent using electrochemical process.

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Effects Of Sulfide Ions On The Inhibiting Efficiency Of Eda As A Copper Corrosion Inhibitor In Dilute Hcl Solution, Wen-Juan Qu, Rong-Gui Du Feb 2006

Effects Of Sulfide Ions On The Inhibiting Efficiency Of Eda As A Copper Corrosion Inhibitor In Dilute Hcl Solution, Wen-Juan Qu, Rong-Gui Du

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anticorrosion action of EDA on copper in dilute HCl solution and the effect of sulfide ions on the inhibiting efficiency were studied by the Tafel plot method.The corrosion potential of Cu shifted to more positive value and the corrosion current density decreased after the addition of Na_(2)S to the solution.The results indicated that sulphide ions could increase the inhibiting efficiency of EDA because of the synergistic inhibition effect between EDA and Na_2S,resulting from the adsorption of HS~(-)on the surface of Cu,facilitated the adsorption of EDA to form a highly protective adsorbed layer which prevented Cu from corrosion.

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Potential Distributions On External Tank Bottom Under Cathodic Protection Of Deep Well Anode, Yan-Xia Du, Guo-Zhong Zhang, Gang Liu Feb 2006

Potential Distributions On External Tank Bottom Under Cathodic Protection Of Deep Well Anode, Yan-Xia Du, Guo-Zhong Zhang, Gang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Potential distributions of deep well anodic electric field on external tank bottom were derived according to the basic law of electromagnetic field and the geometry characteristics of cathodic protection system.Making use of electric field superposition principle,considering the action of anodic and cathodic electric fields,the potential distributions on external tank bottom under the protection of deep well anode were studied.The calculated results were compared and agred well with the measured data.

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Degradation Of Aniline Wastewater By Electro-Heterogeneous Catalysis Reactor, Wei-Li Liu Feb 2006

Degradation Of Aniline Wastewater By Electro-Heterogeneous Catalysis Reactor, Wei-Li Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The treatment of aniline wastewater was investigated using novel electro-heterogeneous catalysis reactor.The effects of applied cell voltage,electrolysis lime,pH value and the electrolyte on electrolysis were investigated.The experimental results show that the reactor with a cell voltage of 30 V,an electrolysis time of 1 h,pH value of 7 and a salinity of 800 mg/L can achieve the best removal efficiency on aniline,which is more efficient than the sole electrochemical reactor.

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Electroless Nickel Plating On Carbon Nanotube With Non-Palladium Activation Procedure, Guang-Hui Hu, Hui-Huang Wu, Yangfang-Zu Yangfang-Zu Feb 2006

Electroless Nickel Plating On Carbon Nanotube With Non-Palladium Activation Procedure, Guang-Hui Hu, Hui-Huang Wu, Yangfang-Zu Yangfang-Zu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new procedure of surface activation without using palladium salt was proposed for electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.In the procedure,carbon nanotubes were oxidized by nitric acid and then neutralized with NaOH to create carboxyl surface groups which were used to adsorb Ni~(2+)ions,thereafter the adsorbed Ni~(2+)ions were chemically reduced into Ni nano-particles as a catalytic center for electroless nickel deposition,all these were further confirmed by infrared absorption spectra and electron microscopic observations.The results indicate that the procedure is feasible to electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.The different morphology of deposits obtained from electroless plating was also discussed.

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Conductivity Of Comb Polyether Pure Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Lin Ye Feb 2006

Conductivity Of Comb Polyether Pure Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Lin Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

A comb polymer was synthesized through cationic ring-opening polymerization starting from a monomer 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methyl-oxetane.The ion conductivity was measured by CHI660A electrochemical station under various lithium salt concentrations and various temperatures.The highest ion conductivity was recorded to be 10~(-4.43)S/cm at room temperature and 10~(-3.44)S/cm at 80 ℃.DSC results showed that the segment moves more difficultly with the increasing of lithium salts concentration.XPS found the existence of aggregating lithium ions in POE5 and POE10,and it suggested that POE20 had a suitable lithium concentration for polymer electrolyte.

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Electrochemical Reduction Behavior Of Benzaldehyde In The Ionic Liquids, Ning Zhao, Wen-Ju Dong Feb 2006

Electrochemical Reduction Behavior Of Benzaldehyde In The Ionic Liquids, Ning Zhao, Wen-Ju Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,the electrochemical reduction of benzaldehyde was investigated in C_4MIMBF_(4)、(C_(6)MIMBF_(4)) and C_(8)MIMBF_(4) ionic liquids by cyclic linear sweep voltammetry,cyclic square-wave voltammetry and chronocoulometry.Benzaldehyde exhibits two successive one-electron irreversible reduction(E_(P1)=-1.39 V,E_(P2)=1.69 V) with GC electrode in C_(4)MIMBF_(4),the voltammetric data for benzaldehyde give diffusion coefficients of 1.5 10~(-8)cm~(2)/s and 1.3 10~(8)cm~2/s.There is one current peak in C_(6)MIMBF_(4)and C_8MIMBF_4 ionic liquids due to their stronger alkalinity then C_4MIMBF_4.The decay time of the charging current became longer in C_(4)MIMBF_(4)、C_(6)MIMBF_(4)、C_(8)MIMBF_(4),and slower heterogeneous kinetics in(C_(6)MIMBF_(4)) and C_(8)MIMBF_(4) ionic liquids.

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Effects Of Srb Biofilm And Corrosion Product Films On Corrosion Behavior Of Carbon Steel, Jing Lin Feb 2006

Effects Of Srb Biofilm And Corrosion Product Films On Corrosion Behavior Of Carbon Steel, Jing Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical techniques and surface analysis techniques were applied to study corrosion characteristic of A3 steel.The effects on corrosion behavior of A3 steel by sulfate-reducing bacteria(SRB)(biotic media)and corrosion product(abiotic media)were studied.The results showed that biofilms and corrosion product films play different role during different stages.Biofilms were easier flaky with increasing of its thickness.Non-uniform biofilms reduced pitting corrosion of the specimens.The corrosion product films formed under abiotic conditions were more adherently to the surface of the metal than those formed in biogenic media.

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Unix Remote Access Via Ibm S/390 System, Selena Pena Feb 2006

Unix Remote Access Via Ibm S/390 System, Selena Pena

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The MSCIT graduate program at Regis University offers UNIX and Information Assurance courses for all graduate students. In addition, the program gives students the opportunity to participate in the Systems Engineering and Application Development Practicum (SEAD) to complete their professional project/thesis. Due to the limited number of UNIX systems available, the graduate and SEAD students have a limited environment to work on. The UNIX and Information Assurance classes share the Acadunix UNIX server to complete lab work and homework assignments. Some students have limited root access via "sudo." Students cannot practice remote commands and can't use networking tools because another …

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Search For Anomalous Semileptonic Decay Of Heavy Flavor Hadrons Produced In Association With A W Boson At Cdf Ii, A. Abulencia, Kenneth A. Bloom, Cdf Collaboration Feb 2006

Search For Anomalous Semileptonic Decay Of Heavy Flavor Hadrons Produced In Association With A W Boson At Cdf Ii, A. Abulencia, Kenneth A. Bloom, Cdf Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

We present a search for anomalous semileptonic decays of heavy flavor hadrons produced in association with a W boson in proton-antiproton collisions at √s = 1:96 TeV.We use 162 pb-1 of data collected with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We select events with one W boson and at least one jet with an identified secondary vertex. In the jets with a secondary vertex we look for a semileptonic decay to a muon. We compare the number of jets with both a secondary vertex and a semileptonic decay and the kinematic properties of these jets, with …

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Gravitationally Induced Quantum Superposition Reduction With Large Extra Dimensions, Jonas R. Mureika Feb 2006

Gravitationally Induced Quantum Superposition Reduction With Large Extra Dimensions, Jonas R. Mureika

Physics Faculty Works

A gravity-driven mechanism (``objective reduction'') proposed to explain quantum state reduction is analyzed in light of the possible existence of large extra dimensions in the ADD scenario. By calculating order-of-magnitude estimates for nucleon superpositions, it is shown that if the mechanism at question is correct, constraints may be placed on the number and size of extra dimensions. Hence, measurement of superposition collapse times ({\it e.g.} through diffraction or reflection experiments) could represent a new probe of extra dimensions. The influence of a time-dependent gravitational constant on the gravity-driven collapse scheme with and without the presence of extra dimensions is also …

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Total Plasma Protein And Renesting By Greater Sage-Grouse, Michael A. Gregg, Mike R. Dunbar, John A. Crawford, Michael D. Pope Feb 2006

Total Plasma Protein And Renesting By Greater Sage-Grouse, Michael A. Gregg, Mike R. Dunbar, John A. Crawford, Michael D. Pope

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population declines have been attributed to reduced productivity. Although renesting by sage-grouse may contribute significantly to annual productivity during some years, little information is available on this aspect of sage-grouse reproductive ecology. We investigated the relationship between total plasma protein, age of hen, time of first nest initiation, and time of first nest loss on occurrence of renesting. We captured, assigned age, extracted blood, and radiomarked prelaying, female sage-grouse on 4 study areas during 1999–2004. We monitored radiomarked females from mid-April through June to identify period of nest initiation (early, mid, or late), nest …

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Height Distribution Of Birds Recorded By Collisions With Civil Aircraft, Richard A. Dolbeer Feb 2006

Height Distribution Of Birds Recorded By Collisions With Civil Aircraft, Richard A. Dolbeer

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The National Wildlife Strike Database for Civil Aviation in the United States contained 38,961 reports of aircraft collisions with birds (bird strikes) from 1990–2004 in which the report indicated the height above ground level (AGL). I analyzed these strike reports to determine the distribution of all strikes and those strikes causing substantial damage to aircraft by height. For the 26% of strikes above 500 feet (152 m) AGL (n=10,143), a simple negative exponential model, with height as the independent variable, explained 99% of the variation in number of bird strikes per 1,000-foot (305-m) interval. Strikes declined consistently by 32% every …

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Accuracy Of Aerial Telemetry Locations In Mountainous Terrain, Glen F. Gantz, L. Charles Stoddart, Frederick F. Knowlton Feb 2006

Accuracy Of Aerial Telemetry Locations In Mountainous Terrain, Glen F. Gantz, L. Charles Stoddart, Frederick F. Knowlton

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Aerial telemetry is commonly used to locate wildlife in remote areas (Gilmer et al. 1981, White and Garrott 1990, Samuel and Fuller 1996). If locations are used to determine home range, habitat use, or similar parameters, error associated with locations must be estimated (Cederlund et al. 1979, Laundre et al. 1987, White and Garrott 1990, Carrel et al. 1997).

Typically, aerial locations are subject to 2 sources of error. If the transmitter-equipped animals are not sighted from the aircraft, their ground location must be estimated. Then, the estimated ground location must be identified on a map and recorded. The combined …

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Duan's Fixed Point Theorem: Proof And Generalization, Martin Arkowitz Feb 2006

Duan's Fixed Point Theorem: Proof And Generalization, Martin Arkowitz

Dartmouth Scholarship

Let X be an H-space of the homotopy type of a connected, finite CW-complex, f : X→X any map and pk : X→X the kth power map. Duan proved that pkf : X → X has a fixed point if k ≥ 2. We give a new, short and elementary proof of this. We then use rational homotopy to generalize to spaces X whose rational cohomology is the tensor product of an exterior algebra on odd dimensional generators with the tensor product of truncated polynomial algebras on even dimensional generators. The role of the power map …

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Vectorial Lorentz Transformations, Jorge A. Franco Feb 2006

Vectorial Lorentz Transformations, Jorge A. Franco

Jorge A Franco

We have noticed in relativistic literature that the derivation of Lorentz Transformations (LT) usually is presented by confining the moving system O’ to move along the X-axis, namely, as a particular case of a more general movement. When this movement is generalized different transformations are obtained (which is a contradiction by itself) and a hidden vectorial characteristic of time is revealed. LT have been generalized in order to solve some physical and mathematical inconsistencies, such as the dissimilar manners (transversal, longitudinal) the particle’s shape is influenced by its velocity and LT’s inconsistency with Maxwell equations when in its derivation the …

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Future Of Semiconductor Based Thermal Neutron Detectors, R. J. Nikolić, Chin Li Cheung, C. E. Reinhardt, T. F. Wang Feb 2006

Future Of Semiconductor Based Thermal Neutron Detectors, R. J. Nikolić, Chin Li Cheung, C. E. Reinhardt, T. F. Wang

Barry Chin Li Cheung Publications

Thermal neutron detectors have seen only incremental improvements over the last decades. In this paper we overview the current technology of choice for thermal neutron detection – 3He tubes, which suffer from, moderate to poor fieldability, and low absolute efficiency. The need for improved neutron detection is evident due to this technology gap and the fact that neutrons are a highly specific indicator of fissile material. Recognizing this need, we propose to exploit recent advances in microfabrication technology for building the next generation of semiconductor thermal neutron detectors for national security requirements, for applications requiring excellent fieldability of small …

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Design & Develop A Satellite Telemetry Display Application, Kelly J. Stuhlsatz Feb 2006

Design & Develop A Satellite Telemetry Display Application, Kelly J. Stuhlsatz

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The purpose of this thesis project is to design and implement an extensible and adaptable GUI for viewing satellite telemetry. The software available today to view satellite telemetry is very crude, hard to understand, and is not very reliable. Software is usually built from scratch for each new satellite system. This project will build a GUI that can be used to display all types of satellite telemetry. The GUI will be built in Java, have an easy to use interface, and be very customizable. The GUI will allow users to run the software on Windows and UNIX based operating systems. …

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Forage Testing Program, Michael Judge Feb 2006

Forage Testing Program, Michael Judge

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Livestock farmers who need hay can find it right here in Kentucky. Listings of farms with hay for sale can be found on the Hay and Forage Program page of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Web site, www.kyagr.com.

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Why Dairy Farmers Need And Want High Quality Alfalfa Hay: Quality Of Hay = Performance And Profitability, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips Feb 2006

Why Dairy Farmers Need And Want High Quality Alfalfa Hay: Quality Of Hay = Performance And Profitability, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Why do dairy farmers want high quality forages, including alfalfa hay, to feed to their milking herds? Feeding high-quality forages results in greater feed intake and as a result, dairy cows produce more milk, and they often times can produce this milk more economically. With advancing stage of plant maturity, fiber digestibility and protein content of the alfalfa plant decreases while the amount of fiber increases. Consequently, less energy is available to the cow when it consumes more mature alfalfa. Energy is the nutrient that most often limits performance in dairy or beef cattle - not protein. The take home …

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Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman Feb 2006

Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

When horse owners consider hay for their animals a number of criteria are generally considered. Of major importance is the hay must be free of mold and dust, it needs to contain nutrients needed by the horse and it must be palatable. If these criteria are met, the type of hay should not matter. However, that is not the case with many horse owners. When discussing hay, many owners first consider the type of hay. Can it be alfalfa or should it be a grass or how about a mix of grass and a legume. If a group of horse …

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