Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting, Southern Soybean Disease Workers (March 4-5, 2020, Pensacola Beach, Florida)

Contents Southern United States soybean disease loss estimates for 2019. TW Allen, K Bissonnette, CA Bradley, JP Damicone, NS Dufault, TR Faske, T Isakeit, RC Kemerait, A Koehler, HL Mehl, JD Mueller, GB Padgett, PP Price, EJ Sikora, IM Small, L Thiessen, and H Young Abstracts of presented papers Fungicide efficacy on target spot in Tennessee soybean. Ty Smith, H Kelly, and Z Hansen Temporal dynamics of Neohydatothrips variabilis, Frankliniella tritici, and Frankliniella fusca in South Central Wisconsin and the occurrence of Soybean vein necrosis virus. Cristina Zambrana-Echevarria, S Kaplan, RL Groves, and DL Smith Population distributions and densities of nematodes, and virulence phenotypes of soybean cyst nematode in Tennessee. Rufus Akinrinlola, and H Kelly Improving soybean white mold control by integrated management. Wade Webster, B Mueller, J Gaska, D Mueller, MI Chilvers, S Conley, and DL Smith Assessment of QoI sensitivity and frogeye leaf spot race of Cercospora sojina in Georgia soybean. Bennett Harrelson, A Culbreath, R Kemerait, Jr, and J Buck Reduction of Pythium damping-off in soybean by biocontrol seed treatment. Mirian F Pimentel, E Arnao, A Warner, N Elsharif, M Chilvers, A Robertson, J Bond, and A Fakhoury Understanding cercosporin self-resistance to identify novel tools to manage Cercospora leaf blight on soybean. Maria Izabel Costa de Novaes, CL Robertson, VP Doyle, and S Thomas-Sharma Evaluating the efficacy of soybean seed treatment on high and low vigor seed in Arkansas. Samantha Segalin, JC Rupe, JA Rojas, and R Holland Impact of wheat on soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines I.) populations in a soybean double cropping system. Leonardo F Rocha, MF Pimentel, JP Bond, and AM Fakhoury Using unmanned aerial systems and multispectral imagery to assess sudden death syndrome of soybean. Lindsey McKinzie, AM Fakhoury, R Li, and JP Bond Soybean rust: Scourge of Alabama. Ed J Sikora, D Delaney, and K Connor Management of SCN and SDS with nematode-protectant seed treatments across multiple environments. Kaitlyn M Bissonnette, Y Kandel, M Chilvers, N Kleczewski, D Mueller, D Smith, D Telenko, and A Tenuta Determining inoculum density of Xylaria sp., the taproot decline pathogen, in soil under various crop rotation systems. Aline Bronzato-Badial, K Phillips, TH Wilkerson, and M Tomas-Peterson A new pathosystem to study the plant-fungal interactions underlying Cercospora leaf blight of soybean. Kona Swift and B Bluhm Impact of cultivar on soybean foliar and seed diseases in Arkansas. John C Rupe, RT Holland, and JA Rojas Thoughts on southern blight: Should we be concerned about southern blight? Tom W Allen, WL Solomon, and BA Burgess From plots to strips: Six years of fungicide trials. Terry N Spurlock, AC Tolbert, and RC Hoyle Meta-analysis of soybean yield response to foliar fungicides evaluated from 2005 to 2018 in the United States and Canada. Yuba K Kandel, C Hunt, K Ames, N Arneson, CA Bradley, E Byamukama, A Byrne, MI Chilvers, L Giesler, J Halvorson, DC Hooker, NM Kleczewski, DK Malvick, S Markell, B Potter, W Pederson, DL Smith, AU Tenuta, DEP Telenko, KA Wise, and DS Mueller On the road in Louisiana: Taking the research station to farms. Trey Price, MA Purvis, DA Ezell, GB Padgett, M Foster, and J Hebert The next super model: Development of a flexible framework for multiple disease models in soybean. Damon L Smith, J Willbur, M Chilvers, M Kabbage, SP Conley, D Mueller, and R Schmidt IPM implementation in Tennessee. Heather M Kelly, S Stewart, K Vail, D Hensley, S Steckel, A McClure, and T Raper Reproduction potential and survival of soybean nematodes in row rice. Travis Faske, K Brown, and N Bateman Initial research with peracetic acid as a disease management tool in soybeans and other legume crops. Vijay K Choppakatla FMC fungicide offerings update. Matthew Wiggins Abstracts for presented posters Extension efforts in disseminating nematode survey results. Rachel Guyer, R Akinrinlola, and H Young Assessing the role of weathering on the grain quality of soybean varieties in the Mississippi Delta. Tessie H Wilkerson, TW Allen, and BA Burgess Proceedings of the Southern Soybean Disease Workers are published annually by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers. Text, references, figures, and tables are reproduced as they were submitted by authors. The opinions expressed by the participants at this conference are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the Southern Soybean Workers. Mention of a trademark or proprietary products in this publication does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or endorsement of that product by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers

Dedicated Energy Crop Supply Chain and Associated Feedstock Transportation Emissions: A Case Study of Tennessee

and Bradly Wilson This study minimizes total cost for single-feedstock supply chains of two dedicated energy crops, perennial switchgrass and biomass sorghum, in Tennessee using a spatial optimization model. Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport of feedstock to the conversion facility were estimated for respective feedstock supply chains. Results show that different demand for land types from two feedstocks and the geographically diverse landscape across the state affect the economics of bioenergy crops supply chains and feedstock transportation emissions. Switchgrass is more suitable than biomass sorghum for biofuel production in Tennessee based on the supply chains cost and feedstock hauling emissions

Optimizing Perioperative Decision Making: Improved Information for Clinical Workflow Planning

Perioperative care is complex and involves multiple interconnected subsystems. Delayed starts, prolonged cases and overtime are common. Surgical procedures account for 40–70% of hospital revenues and 30–40% of total costs. Most planning and scheduling in healthcare is done without modern planning tools, which have potential for improving access by assisting in operations planning support. We identified key planning scenarios of interest to perioperative leaders, in order to examine the feasibility of applying combinatorial optimization software solving some of those planning issues in the operative setting. Perioperative leaders desire a broad range of tools for planning and assessing alternate solutions. Our modeled solutions generated feasible solutions that varied as expected, based on resource and policy assumptions and found better utilization of scarce resources. Combinatorial optimization modeling can effectively evaluate alternatives to support key decisions for planning clinical workflow and improving care efficiency and satisfaction

Interventions for enhancing adherence with physiotherapy: a systematic review

Poor adherence to treatment is commonplace and may adversely affect outcomes, efficiency and healthcare cost. The aim of this systematic review was to identify strategies to improve adherence with musculoskeletal outpatient treatment. Five suitable studies were identified which provided moderate evidence that a motivational cognitive-behavioural programme can improve attendance at exercise-based clinic sessions. There was conflicting evidence that adherence interventions increase short-term adherence with exercise. There was strong evidence that adherence strategies are not effective at improving long-term adherence with home exercise. Due to the multi-dimensional nature of non-adherence, the strategies to improve adherence with physiotherapy treatment are likely to be broad in spectrum. Combined interventions may be effective at promoting adherence with clinic appointments and exercise, though further research would be required to confirm this. Further research to increase basic understanding of the factors which act as a barrier to adherence could facilitate development of strategies to overcome non-adherence

Rosen-Zener model in cold molecule formation

The Rosen-Zener model for association of atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate is studied. Using a nonlinear Volterra integral equation, we obtain an analytic formula for final probability of the transition to the molecular state for weak interaction limit. Considering the strong coupling limit of high field intensities, we show that the system reveals two different time-evolution pictures depending on the detuning of the frequency of the associating field. For both limit cases we derive highly accurate formulas for the molecular state probability valid for the whole range of variation of time. Using these formulas, we show that at large detuning regime the molecule formation process occurs almost non-oscillatory in time and a Rosen-Zener pulse is not able to associate more than one third of atoms at any time point. The system returns to its initial all-atomic state at the end of the process and the maximal transition probability is achieved when the field intensity reaches its peak. In contrast, at small detuning the evolution of the system displays large-amplitude oscillations between atomic and molecular populations. We find that the shape of the oscillations in the first approximation is defined by the field detuning only. Finally, a hidden singularity of the Rosen-Zener model due to the specific time-variation of the field amplitude at the beginning of the interaction is indicated. It is this singularity that stands for many of the qualitative and quantitative properties of the model. The singularity may be viewed as an effective resonance-touching

Field Performance of a Rapid Test to Detect Progressive, Regressive, and Abortive Feline Leukemia Virus Infections in Domestic Cats in Australia and Germany

Different feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection outcomes are possible in cats following natural exposure, such as progressive infections (persistent viremia), regressive infections (transient or no viremia followed by proviral persistence) and abortive infections (presence of only antibodies). Laboratory-based testing is currently required for categorization of infection outcomes in cats. The aim of this study was to evaluate the field performance of a novel, rapid, combination point-of-care (PoC) test kit commercially available in Europe (v-RetroFel®Ag/Ab; 2020–2021 version) to determine different FeLV infection outcomes by concurrent detection of FeLV antigen (p27) and antibodies against FeLV transmembrane envelope protein (p15E). A secondary aim was to evaluate the performance of the same test kit (v-RetroFel®FIV) to determine positive/negative feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection status by the detection of antibodies to FIV capsid protein (p24) and transmembrane glycoprotein (gp40). Two cohorts of domestic cats were recruited and tested with v-RetroFel® using plasma or serum, including cats in Australia (n = 200) and cats in Germany (n = 170). Results from p27 antigen PoC testing, proviral DNA PCR, and neutralizing antibody testing or testing for antibodies against non-glycosylated surface unit envelope protein (p45) were used to assign cats to groups according to different FeLV infection outcomes. Testing with a laboratory-based FeLV p15E antibody ELISA was also performed for comparison. In the first cohort, v-RetroFel®Ag/Ab correctly identified 89% (109/122) FeLV-unexposed cats and 91% (21/23) progressive infections, but no regressive (0/23) or abortive (0/32) infections. In the second cohort, v-RetroFel®Ag/Ab correctly identified 94% (148/158) FeLV-unexposed cats and 100% (4/4) progressive infections, but no regressive (0/2) and only 17% (1/6) abortive infections. There was test agreement between v-RetroFel®Ab and the p15E laboratory ELISA in 58.9% of samples. As a secondary outcome of this study, the sensitivity and specificity of v-RetroFel®FIV testing in cohort 1 were 94.7% (18/19) and 98.3% (178/181), and in cohort 2, 30.0% (3/10) and 100.0% (160/160), respectively. Prior history of FIV vaccination did not produce any false-positive FIV results. In conclusion, v-RetroFel®Ag/Ab (2020–2021 version) was unable to accurately determine different FeLV infection outcomes in the field. Improvements of the test prior to application to field samples are required