An integrated assessment of habitat quality of national estuarine research reserves in the southeastern United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Leonard Balthis ◽  
Cynthia Cooksey ◽  
Michael F Fulton ◽  
Jeffrey L Hyland ◽  
George HM Riekerk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
National Estuarine Research Reserves

Chronic pruritus in HIV-positive patients in the southeastern United States: Its prevalence and effect on quality of life

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivani B. Kaushik ◽  
Felipe B. Cerci ◽  
Jill Miracle ◽  
Achyut Pokharel ◽  
Suephy C. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Chronic Pruritus

scholarly journals Growth, Strobile Yield, and Quality of Four Humulus lupulus Varieties Cultivated in a Protected Open-sided Greenhouse Structure

HortScience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 838-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Pearson ◽  
Richard M. Smith ◽  
Jianjun Chen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
The United States ◽  
Humulus Lupulus ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
Resinous Compound

Hops (Humulus lupulus) is a perennial, herbaceous crop cultivated for its strobiles, or cones, which contain a resinous compound used for flavoring and aroma in food, tea, and beer. The United States is the second largest global producer of hops with greater than 15,000 ha in production. Increased demand for hop products has recently resulted in production of hops in nontraditional production areas (non-Pacific northwest U.S. region). To examine cultivation potential of hops within the southeastern United States, 60 hop rhizomes consisting of four varieties were transplanted into native, deep sand soil (Candler and Tavares-Millhopper soil series) within a protected, open-sided greenhouse and evaluated for growth, strobile yield, and brewing values for a period of 2 years. Plant bine length was recorded weekly for 20 weeks throughout year 1 with mean bine lengths of 609, 498, 229, and 221 cm at harvest for ‘Chinook’, ‘Columbus’, ‘Amalia’ and ‘Neo1’, respectively. Mean harvested strobile dry weight recorded for year 1 was 21.2, 17.9, 9.0, and 8.2 g/plant for ‘Columbus’, ‘Chinook’, ‘Neo1’ and ‘Amalia’, respectively. With the exception of ‘Neo1’, mean strobile mass was lower for all cultivars during year 2 with 16.6, 10.3, 25.8, and 2.6 g/plant for ‘Columbus’, ‘Chinook’, ‘Neo1’ and ‘Amalia’, respectively. Alpha acid concentrations by percentage strobile mass for year 1 were 6.8%, 9.7%, 3.8%, and 4.3% for ‘Columbus’, ‘Chinook’, ‘Amalia’, and ‘Neo1’, respectively. Alpha acids varied year 2 with concentrations of 4.8%, 10.4%, and 5.6% for ‘Columbus’, ‘Chinook’, and ‘Neo1’, respectively. Findings support viability of hop production in the southeastern United States and establish the benchmark for future varietal trialing investigations.

Assessing the Quality of Rural Hazard Mitigation Plans in the Southeastern United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Horney ◽  
Mai Nguyen ◽  
David Salvesen ◽  
Caroline Dwyer ◽  
John Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Plan Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Key Informant

High-quality hazard mitigation plans may improve postdisaster outcomes in many ways, including establishing a community fact base and providing rationales for protective policies and actions. Hazard mitigation plans in eighty-four rural counties in the Southeastern United States were scored using an established protocol. To supplement quantitative data, twenty-one key informant interviews were conducted in a subsample of seven counties. While overall plan quality was poor, informants identified areas for improvement. Understanding potential shortcomings of rural hazard mitigation plans can help communities identify areas to direct limited resources to improve plans, particularly in communities that self-identify as highly vulnerable to disasters.

scholarly journals Yield, Ear Characteristics, and Consumer Acceptance of Selected White Sweet Corn Varieties in the Southeastern United States

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Simonne ◽  
Robert Boozer ◽  
Amarat Simonne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Home Production ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Overall Evaluation ◽  
Complex Decision

White sweet corn (Zea mays L.) is widely grown in the southeastern United States. Although `Silver Queen' has been a popular variety in that region for over 20 years, many other varieties are now available. Selecting a variety for commercial or home production is a complex decision because varieties vary considerably with regard to field performance, ear characteristics, and eating quality. Because limited information is available on overall evaluation of sweet corn varieties, the objectives of this study were to 1) evaluate field performance, ear characteristics and eating quality of selected white sweet corn varieties, 2) globally compare varieties using an overall rank-sum index (ORSI), and 3) determine if `Silver Queen' is still the best variety or if it benefits from name recognition. Significant differences among varieties were found for most of the attributes evaluated. When a variety needs to be selected on the basis of a single group of attributes, our results suggest that the best varieties for field performance, ear characteristics and eating quality were `Even Sweeter' and `Treasure', `Silver Queen' and `Rising Star', and `Silverado', respectively. When ranks for all attributes were pooled together, the ORSI for all varieties fell within the 40 to 60 median range for ORSI. These results suggest that while marked differences between varieties can be found for a selected attribute, overall all selected varieties showed similar potential for commercial production. Panel response on sweet corn variety names and the rate of correct blind identification of `Silver Queen' suggested that while it is still among the best varieties, `Silver Queen' did benefit from name recognition.

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