Effects of laminated root rot (Phellinusweirii) on Douglas-fir foliar chemistry

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1440-1445 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Thomson ◽  
D.G. Goodenough ◽  
H.J. Barclay ◽  
Y.J. Lee ◽  
R.N. Sturrock
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Foliar Chemistry ◽  
Chlorophyll A And B ◽  
Foliage Chemistry ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

To determine the effects of laminated root rot (Phellinusweirii) on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) foliar chemistry, chlorophyll a and b, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, and foliage moisture were measured in new and old foliage from 20- to 80-year-old coastal Douglas-fir. Measurements were made in June and September of 1993 and June of 1994. Chlorophyll a and b, Ca, Fe, Mg, and Mn were higher in old foliage in both June and September, while moisture, N, and K were higher in the new foliage. The relationship of P to foliage age changed with time. Reductions in foliage moisture, chlorophyll a, and N were consistently associated with P. weirii infection in all plots, but the normal high variability in foliage chemistry made demonstration of statistical significance difficult. Within-tree variability in foliar chemistry was much higher in June than in September, especially in the new foliage.

scholarly journals Correlation between L-Lactate Concentrations in Beef Cattle, Obtained Using a Hand-Held Lactate Analyzer and a Lactate Assay Colorimetric Kit

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 926
Author(s):  
Daniela M. Meléndez ◽  
Sonia Marti ◽  
Luigi Faucitano ◽  
Derek B. Haley ◽  
Timothy D. Schwinghamer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Red Angus ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Lactate is a product of anaerobic glycolysis, used in animal research as an indicator of muscle fatigue. Therefore, it has been used as an indicator of cattle response to long distance transportation. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of L-lactate concentrations measured using a Lactate Scout+ analyzer and a traditional lactate assay colorimetric kit. Blood samples were collected by venipuncture from 96 steers (Black or Red Angus × Hereford/Simmental and Black or Red Angus × Charolais; 247 ± 38.2 kg BW) prior to loading (LO1) and after 36 h of transport, and prior to reloading and after an additional 4 h of road transportation, and on d 1, 2, 3, 5, 14, and 28 after transport. The Lactate Scout+ analyzer strip was dipped in blood at the time of sampling, while blood samples were collected into sodium fluoride tubes for use in the colorimetric analysis. Pearson correlations were calculated to assess the strength of the relationship between the experimental methods for the quantification of L-lactate concentrations. The magnitude and direction of the correlation, and the level of statistical significance varied over the observed time points, ranging from r = −0.03 (p = 0.75; LO1) to r = 0.75 (p < 0.0001; d 3). The correlation for the pooled data was weak but statistically significant (r = 0.33, p < 0.0001). Based on the low magnitude of the correlation due to variability across sampling time points in this study, the Lactate Scout+ analyzer is not a suitable alternative to a lab-based assay (considered the gold standard) for measuring L-lactate in transported cattle.

scholarly journals PSVII-3 Correlations between L-lactate concentrations obtained using a handheld lactate analyser and a lactate assay colorimetric kit in beef cattle transported by road

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 296-297
Author(s):  
Daniela M Meléndez ◽  
Sonia Marti ◽  
Luigi Faucitano ◽  
Derek B Haley ◽  
Timothy D Schwinghamer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Handheld Device ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Blood metabolites are used to assess a variety of animal conditions for veterinary diagnosis and research. Concentration of metabolites in blood can be measured using a commercially-available lab-based assay or in real-time using a handheld device developed to be more time- and cost-effective than the lab-based method. Lactate is a product of anaerobic glycolysis, used in animal research as an indicator of muscle fatigue. Therefore, it has been used as an indicator of cattle response to long distance transportation. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of L-lactate concentrations measured using a Lactate Scout+ analyzer (Lactate Scout, EFK Diagnostics, Barleben, Germany) and a lactate assay colorimetric kit (Lactate Assay Kit, Cell Biolabs Inc., San Diego, CA). Blood samples were collected by venipuncture from 96 steers (245 ± 35.7 kg BW) prior to (L1) and after 36 h, and prior to and after an additional 4 h of road transportation, and on d 1, 2, 3, 5, 14, and 28 after transport. The Lactate Scout+ analyzer strip was dipped in blood at the time of sampling, while blood samples were collected into sodium fluoride tubes for use in colorimetric analysis. Pearson correlations were calculated to determine the relationship between the experimental methods for the quantification of L-lactate concentrations. The strengths and levels of statistical significance of the correlation varied over the observed time points, r = -0.03, P = 0.75 (L1) to r = 0.75, P = &lt; 0.0001 (d 3). The correlation for the pooled data was weak but statistically significant (r = 0.33, P &lt; 0.001). Based on the experimental results, the Lactate Scout+ analyzer is not a suitable alternative to a lab-based assay for measuring L-lactate in transported cattle, due to variability across sampling time points and weak correlation with the traditional enzymatic method.

scholarly journals Slaves to Rome: The Rhetoric of Mastery in Titus' Speech to the Jews (Bellum Judaicum 6.328-50)

Ramus ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles Lavan
Keyword(s):  
Historical Account ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

(BJ6.350)Those who discard their weapons and surrender their persons, I will let live. Like a lenient master in a household, I will punish the incorrigible but preserve the rest for myself.So ends Titus' address to the embattled defenders of Jerusalem in the sixth book of Josephus'Jewish War(6.328-50). It is the most substantial instance of communication between Romans and Jews in the work. Titus compares himself to the master of a household and the Jewish rebels to his slaves. Is this how we expect a Roman to describe empire? If not, what does it mean for our understanding of the politics of Josephus' history? The question is particularly acute given that this is not just any Roman but Titus himself: heir apparent and, if we believe Josephus, the man who read and approved this historical account. It is thus surprising that, while the speeches of Jewish advocates of submission to Rome such as Agrippa II (2.345-401) and Josephus himself (5.362-419) have long fascinated readers, Titus' speech has received little or no attention. Remarkably, it is not mentioned in any of three recent collections of essays on Josephus. This paper aims to highlight the rhetorical choices that Josephus has made in constructing this voice for Titus—particularly his self-presentation as master—and the interpretive questions these raise for his readers. It should go without saying that the relationship of this text to anything that Titus may have said during the siege is highly problematic. (Potentially more significant, but unfortunately no less speculative, is the question of how it might relate to any speech recorded in the commentaries of Vespasian and Titus that Josephus appears to have used as a source.) What we have is a Josephan composition that is embedded in the broader narrative of theJewish War.

Anglican Ecclesiology and the Anglican Covenant

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-132
Author(s):  
Paul Avis
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Ethical Criteria ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

AbstractHow can we explain the fact that the Anglican Covenant divides people of equal integrity and comparable wisdom around the world? We need to ask whether we have correctly understood both the ecclesiology of the Anglican Communion and the terms of the Covenant. What is implied in being a Communion of Churches, where the churches are the subjects of the relationship of communion (koinonia)? What does the Covenant commit its signatories to and, in particular, what does it say about doctrinal and ethical criteria for communion? Is it legitimate to apply biblical covenant language, in which the covenant relationship is between God and Israel, to relations between churches? By addressing some of the concerns of those who oppose it, a case is made in favour of the Covenant and some reassurances are offered. In conclusion, the mystical dimension of being in communion is affirmed.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Residential Environment with The Risk of Leptospirosis in Sleman Regency

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Maya Sofiyani ◽  
M Imron Mawardi ◽  
P Sigit Purnomo ◽  
Hariza Adnani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Made In

The effort of leptospirosis prevention in Sleman currently only limited to counseling and treatment of the patient, while the patient search, ways of transmission of leptospirosis from rats to humans, have never implemented in an integrated manner. The study aimed to investigated the relationship between the environmental residential condition with the risk of leptospirosis in Sleman Regency. The research used a survey method  with case control study design. The results showed that environmental factors, which are not proved to have a relationship with the risk of leptospirosis were residential condition ({p=0,108} OR=3,818 {95%CI:0,922–15,811}), the trash bin condition ({p=1,000} OR=1,138 {95%CI:0,420–3,081}) and the sewer condition ({p=0,415} OR=0,551 {95%CI:0,187–1,624}). Environmental factors that associated with the risk of leptospirosis was the presence of rats ({p=0,001} OR=13,594 {95%CI:2,754–67,107}). The effort should be made in order to prevent the increasement of Leptospirosis cases by sanitation improvement and avoiding direct contact with rats as well as it litter. The Government should be pay more attention in the vector control programs, especially in leptospirosis prone areas so the prevention effort to be able run effectively and efficiently.

Product and Factory Modeling for Production Rate Determination

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Karthik ◽  
Edward B. Magrab
Keyword(s):  
Production Rate ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Assembly Structure ◽  
Secondary Manufacturing ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Made In

Abstract An intelligent graphical user interface that captures a product’s functional and assembly structure and the factory that will make it are described. The results are then used to evaluate a factory’s production rate for the product. The program requires the product to be either a functionally uncoupled or decoupled design. The interface then: (1) implements a visualization of the functionally decomposed product structure; (2) implements an abstraction of a factory; (3) automatically generates candidate primary manufacturing processes and materials that are compatible with each other based on a very small number of attributes; (4) enables the user to make Make/Buy decisions for the components comprising the product; (5) assists the user in the selection of secondary manufacturing processes that are compatible with the primary manufacturing processes and materials for parts made in-house, and specify the vendor and the supply lead time for outsourced parts; (6) enables the specification of alternate materials and manufacturing processes; (7) implements a visual representation of the assembly structure as specified by the user; and (8) partially automates the creation of the assembly structure, and assists in the selection of assembly methods that are compatible with the materials chosen. In addition, the program assists in the design for assembly by: (1) requiring the product development team to think about the assembly process early in the design stage; (2) providing a visualization of the relationship of all components comprising the product to its other components; (3) requiring the specification of the order in which they are to be assembled; and (4) requiring the selection of assembly processes that are compatible with each other and the materials chosen. It also requires the specification of the capabilities of the factory that is going to make one or more of the components of the product, and requires that Make/Buy decisions for the parts comprising the product be made.

Dimensions of Design in K-12 Telementoring Programs

2010 ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Kevin O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Design Space ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Teachers and researchers have been designing telementoring programs for more than fifteen years, yet there are many possible program designs that have not yet been attempted, and enormous potential yet to fulfill. An attempt is made to map out the “design space” of K-12 telementoring by discussing the major decisions made in designing a telementoring program, and the relationship of these decisions to one another. Where possible, research findings and examples of specific programs are cited in this discussion. By providing a look “under the hood” of telementoring programs, the chapter aims to help teachers become more equal partners in the effort to refine existing programs and develop new ones. Encouragement is offered to researchers to more fully articulate the rationale behind their designs in their writing, and to carry out more research on the efficacy of particular design choices, so that the field can develop cumulative literature on telementoring design.

Political Power and Bargaining Theory

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-82
Author(s):  
Keith Dowding
Keyword(s):  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Power Index ◽  
Bargaining Model ◽  
Bargaining Theory ◽  
Index Approach ◽  
Study Power ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

The chapter opens with some distinctions made in the study of power and semi-formally defines ‘outcome’ and ‘social’ or ‘power to’ and ‘power over’ showing the latter is a subset of the former. It argues both are legitimate ways of examining power. It argues that whilst ‘social power’ is often our concern, especially when discussing issues of freedom, domination and inequality we need to start by considering outcome power. Understanding why people can fail in their aims even when others are not acting against them – failure in their outcome power – is necessary for to understand the scope of social power. The chapter then examines the relationship between outcome power and freedom and discussesMorriss’s distinction between ability and ableness. Power is a dispositional concept and the ability that people have need to be distinguished from their exercise of their powers. It argues that if we only look at abilities we could eliminate the term power from our language since all we would need to is to look at their capacities or resources, but we also need to examine the way that agents change others incentives to act. The chapter introduces the formal aspects of the power index approach and through that discussion distinguishes power and luck. It then introduces bargaining power, formally distinguishes threats and offers and explains Harsanyi’s bargaining model of power and the extra element of reputation. It then discusses the relationship of luck and group power introducing the notion of systematic luck. It then concludes by discussing how we can study power in society.

Characteristics of stomatal diffusion resistance in a Douglas fir forest exposed to soil water deficits

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Tan ◽  
T. A. Black ◽  
J. U. Nnyamah
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Vapour Pressure Deficit ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Diffusion Resistance ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Pressure Potential ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

As part of a 2-year study of the effect of thinning on evapotranspiration in Douglas fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco), the relationship between stomatal diffusion resistance (rs) and environmental variables were studied. Research was conducted in an unthinned stand (1840 stems ha−1) with negligible undergrowth and a thinned stand (840 stems ha−1) with substantial salal (Gaultheriashallon Pursh) undergrowth. During the daytime rs was mainly related to the soil water potential (ψs) and the vapour pressure deficit (v.p.d.) of the canopy air. Daytime values of rs for Douglas fir ranged from 2 to 60 s cm−1 for values of v.p.d. between 4 and 24 mb (4 and 24 × 102 Pa) and values of ψs between 0 and −12.5 bars (0 and −12.5 × 105 Pa). Although increasing rs was usually associated with decreasing pressure potential of the twig xylem (ψt), increasing rs appeared to be associated with increasing ψt when the v.p.d. was high. Stress history was found to cause a shift in the relationship of rs to ψt, but had little effect on the relationship of rs to v.p.d. and ψs. Daytime values of rs for salal ranged from 2 to 45 s cm−1. This stomatal behaviour suggests that as the soil dried out, salal transpiration accounted for an increasing fraction of the total water loss by the thinned stand.

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