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The Use Of Wild Carnivore Serology In Determining Patterns Of Plague Activity In Rodents In California, Charles R. Smith, Bernard C. Nelson, Allan M. Barnes Mar 1984

The Use Of Wild Carnivore Serology In Determining Patterns Of Plague Activity In Rodents In California, Charles R. Smith, Bernard C. Nelson, Allan M. Barnes

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

Carnivores obtain plague infection through ingestion of infected rodents or rabbits or via flea bite. Most are resistant to infection, show little or no symptoms, and produce antibodies to Yersinia pestis which may persist for several months. Consequently, carnivores can be used as serological plague sentinels using the specific passive or indirect hemagglutination test in the laboratory. A carnivore serology program for plague detection began in California in 1974. The program is a cooperative effort incorporating state and federal vector-borne disease units and state and federal predator animal control personnel. The program has proven to be an important tool in …

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Aldehyde Volatiles For Use As Coyote Attractants, Jerry H. Scrivner, Walter E. Howard, Roy Teranishi Mar 1984

Aldehyde Volatiles For Use As Coyote Attractants, Jerry H. Scrivner, Walter E. Howard, Roy Teranishi

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

This study was designed to evaluate the attractiveness of eight aldehyde volatiles (octanal, nonanal, decanal, undecanal, dodecanal, tridecanal, tetradecanal, and hexadecanal) found in sheep liver extract and coyote (Canis latrans) estrous urine to determine their potential for use as odor attractants in predator control. The odors were presented to captive coyotes at the Hopland Field Station and the length of time coyotes responded to the odors was recorded. Octanal, nonanal, decanal, and undecanal all elicited as much sniffing and rub-rolling as did a known coyote attractant, trimethylammo-nium decanoate (TMAD). Generally male and female coyotes were equally attracted to …

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A New Concept In Pocket Gopher Control, Allen D. Tunberg, Walter E. Howard, Rex E. Marsh Mar 1984

A New Concept In Pocket Gopher Control, Allen D. Tunberg, Walter E. Howard, Rex E. Marsh

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

A new concept in pocket gopher control is advanced which relies on two behavioral traits common to pocket gophers: 1) gophers are quick to invade unoccupied burrow systems when the previous occupant has been killed by a rodenticide; and 2) the invading animal will use existing food stores (i.e., baits) left by the previous gopher. With long-lasting (i.e., durable) baits containing sufficient toxicant, several pocket gophers can be controlled by a single baiting. This new approach assists in improving gopher control, for control is extended beyond the initial baiting results. Pocket gophers missed in the original treatment or gophers invading …

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The White-Eyes Eradication Effort In California, Valerie Van Way Mar 1984

The White-Eyes Eradication Effort In California, Valerie Van Way

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

Upon discovery in 1980 in the San Diego area of a feral population of Indian White-eyes (Zosterops palpebrosa palpebrosa), a prohibited species in California, an eradication program was begun by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Mist-netting and shooting proved to be the most successful of the capture methods explored. After three and one-half seasons of retrieval effort and 330 birds taken, fewer than a dozen birds now have been detected in the wild. Within the remainder of the fiscal year, CDFA is conducting intense survey and retrieval. Whether eradication is feasible and applicable to other …

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History And Status Of Predator Control In Texas, Dale A. Wade, Donald W. Hawthorne, Gary L. Nunley, Milton Caroline Mar 1984

History And Status Of Predator Control In Texas, Dale A. Wade, Donald W. Hawthorne, Gary L. Nunley, Milton Caroline

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

A historical review of predatory animal damage and the development of the Texas animal damage control (ADC) program is provided, including a discussion of predator species, methods of control and limitations caused by laws, regulations and policies. Recommendations are made for improvements to permit a more comprehensive program with adequate funding, personnel and control methods.

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Acute Rodenticides In The Control Of Rodent Pest In China: A Review, Zuwang Wang Mar 1984

Acute Rodenticides In The Control Of Rodent Pest In China: A Review, Zuwang Wang

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

In China, the earliest record, "The Book of Song," vividly describes that farmers complained of rodent damage and earnestly hoped rodents did not eat their crops. It will be seen from this that since the spring and autumn period (770-476 B.C.), rats, mice and voles have been among the major problems of China.

It is said that there are 400 species of mammals in China and 150 species of them are rodents, of which 25-30 species of rodents are usually considered serious pests. Large amounts of grassland, forests and agricultural crops are destroyed or seriously damaged every year. There is …

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Rodent Control In China, Deng Zhi, Wang Cheng-Xin Mar 1984

Rodent Control In China, Deng Zhi, Wang Cheng-Xin

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

Rodent pest problems and their control in China are reviewed. Three commensal species, Rattus norvegicus, R. flavipectus and Mus musculus, are important pests both in urban and rural regions. Mus musculus is the most widely distributed species in China. Its population density is cyclic, unique for a commensal species in being found in the arid Xinjiang (Sinkiang) Autonomous Region in Northwest China. In South China, R. losea and Bandicota indica are serious problems in rice and cane fields. Many different genera of field rodents are considered pests to agriculture and/or are reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases. These include Citellus, Marmota, …

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The Probe, Issue 41 - March 1984 Mar 1984

The Probe, Issue 41 - March 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 41 March, 1984
MIS (Management Information System - ADC computer reports)
Treasurer Reports
New Year’s Resolutions
Grizzly bears
Predator Symposium
Strychnine: Prairie Dogs
The Audubon Society
National Species of Special Emphasis
Erudite literature
Letters to Ye Ed
Wyoming vs. EPA Again
ADC in British Columbia
Bird repellent
Fur Sales: Wyoming in February

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Preparation And Characterization Of Composite Hollow Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes By Plasma Polymerization. 1. Design Of Plasma Reactor And Operational Parameters, P. J. Heffernan, K. Yanaglhara, Y. Matsuzawa, E. E. Hennecke, E. W. Hellmuth, H. Yasuda Mar 1984

Preparation And Characterization Of Composite Hollow Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes By Plasma Polymerization. 1. Design Of Plasma Reactor And Operational Parameters, P. J. Heffernan, K. Yanaglhara, Y. Matsuzawa, E. E. Hennecke, E. W. Hellmuth, H. Yasuda

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Composite hollow fiber reverse osmosis membranes were prepared by depositing a thin layer (10-50 nm) of plasma polymers on hollow fibers with porous walls (made of polysulfone). The coating was carried out in a semicontinuous manner with six strands of substrate fibers. Operational parameters which influence reverse osmosis characteristics of composite membranes were investigated. © 1984, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

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John Muir Newsletter, March/April 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies Mar 1984

John Muir Newsletter, March/April 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 MARCH/APRIL 1984 NUMBER 2 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS SEARCHING FOR LITERARY HEIRS: WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE? Previous issues of this Newsletter have described the search procedure used by Project staff to locate scattered Muir documents. Another search of equal importance is now being conducted to identify and contact individuals or entities who may claim ownership or control of literary rights to documents or photographs scheduled for publication. The 1978 copyright law clarified and strengthened the doctrine of …

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Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Iii Model Validation, B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins Mar 1984

Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Iii Model Validation, B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins

Reports

This volume contains documentation of the calibration and verification (validation) of the hydraulic and water quality models used in the wasteload allocation study (WLA) of Tampa Bay, Florida. The first two volumes in this series contain the derivation and theory behind the mathematical formulation and solution techniques. The study was performed for the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) by the University of South Florida (USF). The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of alternate discharge loading on the water quality of Tampa Bay.

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Relativistic Invariance And Zitterbewegung, James A. Lock Mar 1984

Relativistic Invariance And Zitterbewegung, James A. Lock

Physics Faculty Publications

We examine the question of what it is about the structure of relativistic quantum mechanics that causes the nonintuitive phenomenon of the Zitterbewegung of particle position to exist. Further, we examine various assumptions concerning the measurement process which are implicit in the observation of Zitterbewegung.

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Preparation And Characterization Of Composite Hollow Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes By Plasma Polymerization. 2. Reproducibility Of The Plasma Polymerization Process And Durability Of The Resulting Coated Membrane, Y. Matsuzawa, H. Yasuda Mar 1984

Preparation And Characterization Of Composite Hollow Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes By Plasma Polymerization. 2. Reproducibility Of The Plasma Polymerization Process And Durability Of The Resulting Coated Membrane, Y. Matsuzawa, H. Yasuda

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The reproducibility of the plasma polymerization process was examined in a semicontinuous coating of hollow fibers, 6 fibers in lengths of approximately 12-15 m, by evaluating the performance of reverse osmosis membranes. The uniformity of the coating along the length of hollow fibers, as well as the reproducibility of the process, was found to be satisfactory when electrodes were conditioned in the actual conditions of plasma polymerization to be employed and plasma polymerization conditions were carefully controlled. The durability of the coated hollow fibers was then investigated in the following test media: hot water, low pH, high pH, and 0.1% …

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Magnetic Phase Diagram And Spin Glass Behavior Of Fe₁₋ₓmnₓcl₂·2h₂O, Gary C. Defotis, Christoph Pohl, Spencer A. Pugh, Ekkehard Sinn Mar 1984

Magnetic Phase Diagram And Spin Glass Behavior Of Fe₁₋ₓmnₓcl₂·2h₂O, Gary C. Defotis, Christoph Pohl, Spencer A. Pugh, Ekkehard Sinn

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The magnetic phase diagram of Fe1-xMnxCl2·2H2O has been determined. A tetracritical point appears to be present at x ≊ 0.74 and T≊2.8 K. The upper paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic phase boundaries exhibit an unusually rapid descent, and the mixed ordered region below the tetracritical point is quite small. Moreover, regions exhibiting spin glass character also occur in the diagram. The unusually complex behavior is presumably due to the unique constitution of this system: A mixture of two antiferromagnets with different periodicities, competing orthogonal spin anisotropics, competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic near neighbor intrachain exchange interactions, and …

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Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Iv Nutrient Box Model, B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins Mar 1984

Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Iv Nutrient Box Model, B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins

Reports

This volume describes the "Box Model" of Tampa Bay that was developed as a part of a Wasteload Allocation Study contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. The first three volumes document the development of the validated two-dimensional hydraulic and water quality models that were developed for Tampa and Hillsborough Bays. Development of a "Box Model" represents an experiment in simplification of the solution of what has been an increasingly more complicated field of study.

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Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Statistical Study, Peter Gaitho Mar 1984

Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Statistical Study, Peter Gaitho

Reports

This statistical study was carried out on the Tampa Bay area in an effort to establish some basic relationships between levels of chlorophyl A and various environmental factors. Several statistical analyses were carried out. It was decided to use original data rather than averages over several months. It was felt that this would give us more reliable results. At the outset, the study centered around the use of data from only three months during the year; namely, February, June and October. It was felt that these months would be representative of the seasonal difference. Later, all months of the year …

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Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Ii Water Quality Model Doc., B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins Mar 1984

Wasteload Allocation Study Tampa Bay, Florida Vol. Ii Water Quality Model Doc., B. E. Ross, M. A. Ross, P. D. Jerkins

Reports

This second volume is a documentation of various transport models used at USF. Included, is a comprehensive documentation of the water quality model used in the WLA of Tampa Bay. Documentation of the particle transport and thermal models has been included in addition to the water quality ecological model because the authors wished to provide a historic listing of the more recent or popular transport models relevant to studies in this area.

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Summary Report On The Calibration Of The Water Quality Models Of The Chesapeake Bay System, H. S. Chen, Paul V. Hyer, Y. Unkulvasapaul, Bruce Neilson Mar 1984

Summary Report On The Calibration Of The Water Quality Models Of The Chesapeake Bay System, H. S. Chen, Paul V. Hyer, Y. Unkulvasapaul, Bruce Neilson

Reports

The intended use of the water quality model was to predict the levels of important water quality parameters. in particular the dissolved oxygen levels and the algal populations. for alternative sets of nutrient loadings. The goals of the present modelling study were to apply appropriate models to the Chesapeake Bay system. to adjust the models so that they accurately simulated conditions in the prototype and to use those models to predict conditions under a number of nutrient loading scenarios. This report provides a summary of the work done to satisfy the first two of those three objectives.

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Space Charge Limit Instabilities In Electron Beams, Evangelos A. Coutsias, D.J. Sullivan Mar 1984

Space Charge Limit Instabilities In Electron Beams, Evangelos A. Coutsias, D.J. Sullivan

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

The method of characteristics and multiple-scaling perturbation techniques are used to study the space-charge instability of electron beams. It is found that the stable oscillating state (virtual cathode) created when the space-charge limit is exceeded is similar to a collisionless shock wave. The oscillatory solution originates at the bifurcation point of two unstable steady states. Complementary behavior (virtual anode) results when an ion beam exceeds its space-charge limit. The virtual cathode can also exist in the presence of a neutralizing heavy-ion background. The Pierce instability, where the electron and ion charge densities are equal, is a special case of this …

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Ua66/8/2 Growing Season In Kentucky 1951-1980, Wku Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson Mar 1984

Ua66/8/2 Growing Season In Kentucky 1951-1980, Wku Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report number 26 Growing Season in Kentucky 1951-1980.

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Laser-Photoacoustic Detection Of Water Pollutants, Gregory J. Salamo, Richard J. Anderson Mar 1984

Laser-Photoacoustic Detection Of Water Pollutants, Gregory J. Salamo, Richard J. Anderson

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

We have investigated the potential of amplitude-modulation laser-photoacoustic scheme for the detection of trace pollutants in water. The technique has been found to be non-disturbing and easy-to-apply. In particular, the technique could be used to detect pollutants with a concentration corresponding to an absorption coefficient of 10-6cm-1. The sensitivity was found to be limited by a background signal resulting from light absorption by water. In addition to the amplitude-modulation scheme we also investigated the potential of a wavelength modulation scheme. Although this approach did reduce the background signal due to water absorption, we found the technique to be much more …

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Construction Of A Multidimensional Potential Energy Surface From An Energy Spectrum, Robert Leonard Waterland, John B. Delos Mar 1984

Construction Of A Multidimensional Potential Energy Surface From An Energy Spectrum, Robert Leonard Waterland, John B. Delos

Arts & Sciences Articles

A method for the systematic construction of a multidimensional potential energy surface from an energy spectrum is presented. We show that if the Hamiltonian and the energy spectrum satisfy certain conditions then there is an inversion technique which gives a potential energy function from the spectrum. The method proceeds via a sequence of canonical transformations and leads to a potential energy which is symmetric in all its variables. We test the procedure for one‐ and two‐dimensional examples and show that it gives reasonable results. However, the method does not give a unique result and we discuss two types of nonuniqueness …

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View-3 And Ada: Tools For Building Systems With Many Tasks, Ann Kratzer, Mark Sherman Mar 1984

View-3 And Ada: Tools For Building Systems With Many Tasks, Ann Kratzer, Mark Sherman

Dartmouth Scholarship

This paper discusses some useful features for tools that are intended to be used for developing systems with multiple tasks. We include a description of one tool that has been built, View-3. We also describe some problems that might be encountered when trying to fit this kind of tool into an APSE system.

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Spectroscopic Studies Of 4u1735 – 44; Evidence For Binary Motion, A. P. Smale, P. A. Charles, I. R. Tuohy, J. R. Thorstensen Mar 1984

Spectroscopic Studies Of 4u1735 – 44; Evidence For Binary Motion, A. P. Smale, P. A. Charles, I. R. Tuohy, J. R. Thorstensen

Dartmouth Scholarship

We have obtained optical spectroscopy of the X-ray burst source 4U1735 – 44 with spectral resolution of ∼ 1.6 Å and a time resolution of ∼ 30 min. There is strong evidence for cyclic He II velocity variations, but we are unable to confirm or deny either of the previously reported possible binary periodicities in the source. However, kinematic arguments suggest that the companion can be classified as being of spectral type F0–K5 V and the presence of the Ca II K interstellar absorption line at λ 3933 leads to a lower limit on the distance of the source of …

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Precipitation Of Fe3O4 In Magnetotactic Bacteria, Richard B. Frankel, Richard P. Blakemore Feb 1984

Precipitation Of Fe3O4 In Magnetotactic Bacteria, Richard B. Frankel, Richard P. Blakemore

Physics

The magnetotactic bacterium A. magnetotacticum contains ferrous ions, a low density hydrous ferric oxide, a high density hydrous ferric oxide (ferrihydrite) and Fe3O4, which is precipitated by partial reduction of the ferrihydrite precursor.

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Comment On Criticality Of The Anisotropic Quantum Heisenberg Model On A Self-Dual Hierarchical Lattice, Miron Kaufman, Mehran Kardar Feb 1984

Comment On Criticality Of The Anisotropic Quantum Heisenberg Model On A Self-Dual Hierarchical Lattice, Miron Kaufman, Mehran Kardar

Miron Kaufman

No abstract provided.

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Theoretical Study Of Methylsilanone And Five Of Its Isomers, Mark S. Gordon, Clayton George Feb 1984

Theoretical Study Of Methylsilanone And Five Of Its Isomers, Mark S. Gordon, Clayton George

Mark S. Gordon

By use of 3-21G SCF geometries and relative energies from MP3/6-31G* wave functions, methylsilanone has been found to be the most stable of the six isomers investigated. The relative stabilities of methylsilanone and silylformaldehyde are rationalized by the metathesis reaction H 2Si0 + C2H4 .... H 2CO + H 2CSiH4. This reaction is used to suggest that the C=O bond is about 10 kcaljmol stronger than Si=O.

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Structure, Bonding, And Internal Rotation In Phosphine Oxide (H3po), Hydroxyphosphine (H2poh), And Hydroxyfluorophosphine (Hfpoh), Michael W. Schmidt, Satoshi Yabushita, Mark S. Gordon Feb 1984

Structure, Bonding, And Internal Rotation In Phosphine Oxide (H3po), Hydroxyphosphine (H2poh), And Hydroxyfluorophosphine (Hfpoh), Michael W. Schmidt, Satoshi Yabushita, Mark S. Gordon

Mark S. Gordon

The fundamental nature of the PO bond is reexamined by using ab initio (3-21G* and 6-31G*) wave functions and energy-localized orbitals. The bond is best described as a dative single bond augmented by 71' back-donation from the oxygen lone pairs. The isomerization pathway from H3PO to H2POH is followed by using the intrinsic reaction coordinate and localized orbitals. The latter, more stable, isomer has two forms, cis and trans, which are nearly equal in energy. The internal rotation barriers in this molecule and in HFPOH are examined with a Fourier analysis and compared with their nitrogen analogues. The major differences …

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Realizable Renormalization Group And Finite-Size Scaling, Miron Kaufman, K. K. Mon Feb 1984

Realizable Renormalization Group And Finite-Size Scaling, Miron Kaufman, K. K. Mon

Miron Kaufman

We propose a sequence of renormalization-group transformations which are exact on hierarchical lattices and we argue, by employing finite-size scaling, that the corresponding sequence of critical exponents converges towards the exact values associated with a Bravais lattice. A test of this method is also presented.

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The Probe, Issue 40 - February 1984 Feb 1984

The Probe, Issue 40 - February 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 40 February, 1984
EPA RPAR* for strychnine
U.S. Patent #833,611 went to a "Humane Mousetrap".
James Watt
Texas Tales
USFWS
HR 2362 to make EPA an independent regulatory body
State laws regarding the transport of guns
Animal Welfare
1080 to be Turned Loose Over the Country
Bear Repellent
Canadian EPA

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