The neutron method for measuring soil moisture content - a review

THE various methods of measuring the soil moisture content and its variations in space and time have been reviewed by many authors (Taylor, 1955; Marshall, 1959; Todd, 1960; Ballard and Gardner, 1965; Cope and Trickett, 1965). The moisture content is either measured directly, as in the gravimetric method, or it is estimated by determining its relationship to some other property of the soil as in the electric resistance, tensiometer and neutron scattering methods. The neutron scattering method estimates the moisture content of the soil by measurement of its hydrogen content. This paper summarizes the theoretical and practical aspects of the method and provides a bibliography which includes references to papers published more recently than those provided by Sweeny (1962), Ballard and Gardner (1965), and the Commonwealth Bureau of Soils (1968)

Letter to Rhea Ballard-Thrower regarding the SEAALL Annual Meeting, May 3, 2001

A letter from Catherine Lemann to Rhea Ballard-Thrower thanking Ballard-Thrower for her work on the SEAALL Annual Meeting

Letter to Rhea Ballard-Thrower regarding award of a SEAALL scholarship, December 20, 1994

A letter from Sally Curtis Askew to Rhea Ballard-Thrower notifying Ballard-Thrower that she has been awarded a SEAALL scholarship

No More Secrets: Under Ballard v. Commissioner, Special Trial Judge Reports Must be Revealed

This case note evaluates Ballard v. Commissioner, its roots, and its impact on the Tax Court and administrative agencies. First, the history of the United States Tax Court is provided with a focus on the special trial judges and the structure of Tax Court Rule that was the central focus of Ballard. Second, there is a brief comparison of other positions, such as a magistrate, to the special trial judge. Third, this article simplifies the complicated, prior history of Ballard that includes three different petitioners, weeks of trial, and numerous courts proceedings and opinions. Fourth, the Ballard opinion is analyzed in detail, separately describing the majority opinion authored by Justice Ginsberg, the concurring opinion authored by Justice Kennedy, and the dissenting opinion authored by the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. Finally, there is an explanation of Ballard\u27s effect on the taxpayers involved, the effect on the Tax Court rules and practices, and the impact it will have on “the whole administrative array of the federal government.

Improving the assessment of gestational age in a Zimbabwean population

Objectives: To evaluate the performance and the utility of using birthweight‐adjusted scores of Dubowitz and Ballard methods of estimating gestational age in a Zimbabwean population. Method: The Dubowitz and the Ballard methods of estimating gestational age were administered to 364 African newborn infants with a known last menstrual period (LMP) at Harare Maternity Hospital. Results: Both methods were good predictors of gestational age useful in differentiating term from pre‐term infants. Our regression line was Y(LMP gestational age)=23.814+0.301*score for the Dubowitz and Y(LMP gestational age)=24.493+0.420*score for the Ballard method. Addition of birthweight to the regression models improved prediction of gestational age; Y(LMP gestational age)=23.512+0.219*score+0.0015*grams for Dubowitz and Y(LMP gestational age)=24.002+0.292*score+0.0016*grams for Ballard method. Conclusions: We recommend the use of our birthweight‐adjusted maturity scales; the Dubowitz for studies of prematurity, and the Ballard for routine clinical practice.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135611/1/ijgo7.pd

Industrial Resources: Ballard County

Resources For Economic Development: Ballard County, Kentucky prepared by the Ballard County Fiscal Court, the Ballard County Industrial Development Board, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning, 1992. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate

Answers To Bellamy\u27s 500 Charades

For those fortunate enough to own one or more of the Bellamy books, here are the solutions to his puzzles. The answers to A Century of Charades are contained in Harland Ballard\u27s Open Sesame, and the answers to A Second Century of Charades are contained in Re-Open Sesame. I am indebted to Will Shortz for supplying the answers to More Charades

The Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore, by Lincoln Ballard and Matthew Bengtson

Book review: Ballard, Lincoln, Matthew Bengtson. The Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4422-3261-7. Anatole Leikin discusses this 2017 work by Lincoln Ballard and Matthew Bengtson

Charles Ballard Interview

Professor Charles Ballard of Michigan State University delivered the lecture “The Fall and Rise of Income Equality in the United States” Sept. 27, 2017 as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series at Western Michigan University. Ballard detailed the “Great Convergence” of income equality in the United States that grew out of policies of the 1930s and 1940s and a “Great Divergence” of inequality starting about 1980. Ballard called this income gap, which is now greater than during the Gilded Age, “the largest economic phenomenon of our lifetimes.