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Volunteer training program for Animal Rescue Fund, Muncie, Indiana
As a not for profit, volunteer based organization with just four full time employees, Muncie Animal Rescue Fund depends on volunteers to run their organization. If volunteers do not understand their responsibilities or behave negligently during their volunteer time, there can be a significant impact on the function ofthe organization. As a Human Resource Management major, I sought to solve this organizational problem by designing a training program for volunteers at Animal Rescue Fund. This artist's statement outlines the process used to develop this training program and the research that supports this methodology. The final training program is then presented.Honors CollegeThesis (B.?.
First grade reading materials of high interest level for children from the ages of seven through twelve.
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
Varieties of field vegetables and potatoes for organic production and marketing OF0304
The objectives of the work were to investigate the suitability of selected varieties of vegetables and potatoes for organic production using organic or untreated seed on certified organic sites.
Organic growing of vegetables and potatoes imposes restrictions on the treatments which growers can apply to crops to maximise yield and maintain quality. Hence choice of variety is more critical in organic situations than for conventional crops where problems can be solved at a later date by application of pesticides or fertilisers. Varieties are needed that can respond to the sometimes sub optimum conditions that are imposed by the restrictions of organic systems and identification of these are not always evident from trials under conventional conditions.
In addition, variety choice may be restricted for organic growers as they are required to use organically produced seed of a variety where it is available. Derogation allows the use of untreated conventional seed where suitable varieties are not available organically.
This project tested:
available organic seed as much of it has not been evaluated in any UK trials
untreated seed of varieties in production for organic seed
attempted to identify varieties of conventional seed that would be useful in organic systems so that organic seed can be produced.
In this 3 year period trials were carried out on leeks, cabbage, celery, broccoli, lettuce, cauliflowers, carrots and potatoes. Varieties were assessed for yield, quality, pest and disease resistance and shelf life and storage where appropriate. Seed health was also checked to ascertain levels of seed borne disease.
Results from these trials;
Leeks
Leeks were reasonably easy to grow organically. In our trials the main problems were weed control and leek rust infection although there is also the risk of thrip and White Tip infection. In some of the trials there was also an obvious nutrient shortage. A wide range of varieties is available differing in maturity, shank length disease resistance and winter-hardiness. In general the requirements of organic leek growers closely match those of conventional growers. Very few hybrids are available as organic seed.
Cabbage
2001 to 2003 trials included a wide range of types. As for other brassica crops aphid infestation and speed of development were the most important factors in discriminating between varieties. In general smooth varieties were less affected than blistered varieties, early maturing varieties less affected than lates and red varieties less than green or white types.
Celery
Organic celery needs to be grown on water retaining soils and given adequate irrigation. just like the ICM crop. The biggest problem for the crop is Septoria, which can devastate plants very quickly. Starting with clean seed is essential but air-borne infection can come in from infected crops or debris. Giving plants better airflow from wider spacings or bed systems seems to delay infection. Slugs can also cause problems and data on both these problems was recorded and included in the published results.
Broccoli
Growing organic broccoli trials presented similar pest problems to other brassica crops in that cabbage root fly has to be avoided at establishment and aphid and caterpillar attacks later on. Fleece was used on all early trials but in later years it was not used to allow for easier weed control. Broccoli was fairly competitive with weeds and some recent trials were only hand weeded once. Fertility seems to be a problem and we did not achieve heavy crown weights.
Lettuce
A wide range of types of lettuce are important for organic growers and this series of trials included butterhead, crisphead, Batavian, Cos, Little Gem and leaf types. Vigour, flavour, disease, pest and tipburn resistance are all important characters for a successful organic variety. Fortunately there are more genetic pest and disease differences available in lettuce than for most other vegetable crops. In addition a large number of varieties are available as organic seed.
Cauliflower
Three maturity periods were sampled i.e. summer, late autumn and Spring Heading. Aphid and caterpillar damage were major problems and there was some evidence of varietal differences in susceptibility. When conventional trials with similar varieties were grown from the same planting dates the organic varieties were slower to mature. This may have been because nitrogen was more limited. Very few varieties of cauliflower are offered as organic seed and growers would struggle to find a good continuity program.
Carrots
The 2001 to 2003 trials concentrated on main crop varieties. A successful organic carrot variety needs most of the following: good early vigour to emerge quickly and compete with weeds, rapid bulking to compensate if late sowing is used to ovoid first generation carrot fly, large top for weed suppression and any pest or disease resistance available. Several mainly hybrid varieties performed very well in these trials.
Potatoes
Good seed quality is a fundamental in the production of a quality crop. Chitted seed will encourage rapid emergence and aid in better weed control and earlier bulking leading to bolder tuber samples. Variety selection should be made for rapid establishment, good ground cover, early bulking yield potential and a good resistance to pests and diseases, especially late blight. Sharpo Axona and Sharpo Mira had outstanding blight resistance.
Shelf Life
Shelf life depended on the health of produce tested. If healthy clean material was tested results were similar to those of conventional vegetables. If there was disease or pest damage at the beginning of a shelf life test then produce tended to deteriorate more quickly.
Seed Health
Seed borne disease levels were checked by the OSTS. In general brassicas were reasonably clean but some carrot and celery seed lots had high levels of Alternaria or Septoria infection.
All trials were reported as NIAB One year results and also made available on the COSI web site: www.COSI.org In addition, data for over 400 varieties was summarised and published in the NIAB Organic Vegetable Handbook
The prevalence of bacterial contamination in donated blood in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Blood transfusion services are required to provide blood and components which are safe in cost effective way for transfusion into patients who require the blood products. This study aims to determine the prevalence of bacterial contamination and the antimicrobial resistance pattern in collected blood in Eastern zone blood transfusion centre. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Eastern Zone Blood Transfusion Services located at Mchikichini, Ilala District, in Dar es Salaam. Stored whole blood bags were selected from the refrigerator containing 500 blood bags using a simple random sampling technique. About 384 blood bags were randomly picked for study, each blood bag was given an ID number (1-500), and a table of random numbers was used to select the 384 donated blood bags. Culture was done on different media; isolates were identified using standard biochemical and bacteriological methods. Kirby- Bauer disk diffusion method was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing according to existing guidelines of CLSI. Data entry and analysis were performed using EpiInfo 3.5.1. About 11 (2.8%) were found to have bacterial contamination, of which 9 (2.3%) were gram positive cocci and 2 (0.5%) gram positive rods. The bacterial isolates were about 7 (63.6%) coagulase negative staphylococci identified as Staphylococcus epidermidis and 2 (18.2%) were micro cocci identified as M.luteus and bacilli species identified as Corynebacterium diphtheroids. Sensitivity among the organisms were varied; as all the 11 (100%) of the organisms isolated were sensitive to amikacin, of which 7 (100%) Staphylococcus epidermidis were sensitive to ciprofloxacin, gentamycine, cefriaxone, erythromycin and co-trimoxazole. Gram positive rods were tested against erythromycin and Gentamycine; where 100% were sensitive to Gentamycine and (60.5%) were sensitive to erythromycin. M.luteus were tested against ceftriaxone and gentamycin had (98%) and (97.5%) sensitivity to these antibiotics respectively. Gram positive rods showed (100%) resistant to ampicilin, cotrimoxazole and tetracycline The isolates obtained in the donated blood are skin associated organisms and are considered as contaminants related to procedure during donor bleeding or taking sample for culture
Socio-economic impacts of alternative GIN control practices. Project deliverable 11 (WP4)
This report is a deliverable (WP4) from the EU-funded PrOPara project. The PrOPara project aspires to i) assess existing knowledge from research, development and benchmarking studies on alternatives to parasite control on organic ruminant farms, ii) collecting novel data on disease prevalence, risk assessment analysis and parasite control measures, through monitoring (farm surveys and stakeholder participation studies), iii) performing cost-benefit analysis on alternative parasite control measures and iv) developing and delivering technical innovation to facilitate implementation of sustainable parasite control strategies.
A combined approach of modelling and focus groups for feedback was employed to assess the economic impacts of alternative GIN control strategies in South West France and North East Scotland. This two step method allowed results from the survey and farm modelling to be used during workshops, which also addressed social factors explaining the uptake and acceptance of GIN practices to control parasites.
An existing excel based farm model was adapted in order to estimate the economic impacts of a range of alternative GIN practices. The model was adapted using data from a typical farm for organic goat system in France (Occitanie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions) and two organic sheep systems (lowland and upland) in Scotland.
A structured workshop approach was utilised to address both the social and economic factors related to adoption of alternative GIN practices by farmers. To this purpose, we adapted the Structured Decision Making (SDM) approach commonly used for decisions taking (Gregory and Keeney 1994, Conroy, Barker et al. 2008, Ogden and Innes 2009, Gregory 2012, Johnson, Eaton et al. 2015, Fatorić and Seekamp 2017).
Overall, the modelling and farmer feedback showed that control of GIN needs to be farm specific, to suit the individual characteristics of both the farm but also the beliefs of the farmer. The extension of withdrawal periods combined with resistance issues in France have led to the adoption of TST by some farmers, but others are less convinced of its efficiency. The farmers in Scotland seem to have adopted multiple strategies such as use of arable land and mixed grazing to keep GIN levels from severely affecting their profits. However, the diversity of opinions and calls by the French farmers in particular for more trials, shows there is still further work to understand this problem and develop more effective, sustainable solutions
The Making of a “Philanthropreneur” (Interview with Trevor Field and Mark Melman, Playpumps International)
“Be mindful of taking care of yourself without excesses.” In the case of Playpumps® International, an NGO based in Johannesburg, South Africa, coupling a not-for-profit with a for-profit company produced the needed incentive to bear truth to the idiom that one person, one simple idea can really change the world. Trevor Field and his partner, Mark Melman, former executives in the outdoor advertising industry, have done just that. With the invention of the PlayPump® water system, government agencies, NGOs and for-profit business have converged to address the disturbing reality that over one billion people lack access to clean water. According to Field, “I remember when I first looked at this water pump; I could never imagine that this is something that could possibly change the world. I remember when I came up with this idea and everyone was laughing. They’re not laughing now.
The English teaching methods for the 4th grade students in SDN 03 Pendem, Mojogedang
This final project report studies about the English teaching methods applied in 4th grade of SDN 03 Pendem, Mojogedang. The writer wants to know The English teaching methods and tries to find the appropriate method to create a possible environment for students getting good lesson. In collecting the data the writer had interviewed the Headmaster, the teacher and the students. The result from the analysis the English teaching method applied in 4th grade of SDN 03 Pendem, Mojogedang has still a number of problems during the teaching, not only from the teachers but also from the students. The writer chose Direct method and Communicative method to encourage students to use English in daily conversation. As a result, those methods are very good to teach English. Based on the description above, the writer wants to give suggestion to SDN 03 Pendem, Mojogedang. To support the students in learning, it will be better if the teacher has good method to teach English ABSTRAK Tugas Akhir ini mempelajari tentang Metode Pengajaran yang diterapkan di kelas 4 di SD N 03 Pendem, Mojogedang. Penulis ingin mengetahui metode-metode dan mencoba mencari metode yang tepat untuk menciptakan lingkungan yang memungkinkan bagi siswa untuk mendapatkan pelajaran yang baik. Dalam pengumpulan data, penulis mewawancarai Kepala Sekolah, Guru dan para siswa. Hasil dari analis metode pengajaran Bahasa Inggris bagi kelas yang diterapkan di SD N 03 Pendem, Mojogedang masih ada beberapa masalah selama mengajar, tidak hanya dari Guru tetapi juga dari para Siswa. Penulis memilih “Metode Langsung” dan “Metode Pendekatan secara Komunikasi” untuk memberikan kesempatan bagi siswa untuk menggunakan bahasa Inggris dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Sebagai hasilnya, metode-metode tersebut sangat bagus dalam Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris. Berdasarkan penjelasan diatas, penulis ingin memberikan Saran bagi SD N 03 Pendem, Mojogedang. Untuk mendukung para siswa dalam mengajar, hal ini akan lebih baik apabila Guru mempunyai metode yang baik dalam pengajaran Bahasa Inggris
Impact Investing: a primer for family offices
The goal of this report is to help family offices ask the right questions as they contemplate their path into impact investing. It is important to recognize that impact investing may not suit all investors. There will be family offices which conclude impact investing is not appropriate at this stage for them. While we are passionate about the potential of impact investing, we acknowledge the best future for the sector is where each investor can make informed choices about their own best interest. Each investor and investment institution needs to evaluate if impact investing fits with its needs, interests and unique context. It is with that in mind that we offer this report as a resource and tool that family offices can use to begin the conversations internally, to craft and design their own engagement strategy on impact investing with family members, advisers and potential investees, as well as to ensure that not only is their wealth growing in value, but also that their wealth can reflect their values
Water Quality Project Evaluation A Handbook for Objectives-Based Evaluation of Water Quality Projects
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