Winter Squash Variety Evaluation

This is a compilation of 21 research trial reports from four land-grant universities in the Midwestern United States. Crops include cantaloupe, pickling cucumber, pepper, potato, pumpkin, summer squash and zucchini, sweet corn, tomato, and watermelon. Somecrops were evaluated in high tunnels or hoophouses. Most trials evaluated different cultivars or varieties. One report addressed plant spacing for sweet corn and one addressed soil block for production of tomato seedlings. A list of vegetable seed sources and a list of other online sources of vegetable trial reports are also included

Kohlrabi Variety Evaluation — 2014

This is a compilation of 30 research trial reports from four land-grant universities in the Midwestern United States. Crops include cantaloupe, pickling cucumber, pepper, potato, pumpkin, summer squash and zucchini, sweet corn, tomato, and watermelon. Somecrops were evaluated in high tunnels or hoophouses. Most trials evaluated different cultivars or varieties. One report addressed plant spacing for sweet corn and one addressed soil block for production of tomato seedlings. A list of vegetable seed sources and a list of other online sources of vegetable trial reports are also included

50 years of Emmonsia disease in humans: the dramatic emergence of a cluster of novel fungal pathogens

New species of Emmonsia-like fungi, with phylogenetic and clinical similarities to Blastomyces and Histoplasma, have emerged as causes of systemic human mycoses worldwide. They differ from classical Emmonsia species by producing a thermally-dependent, yeast-like phase rather than adiaspores, and by causing disseminated infections, predominantly in immunocompromised patients and often with high case-fatality rates. Such differences will be important for clinicians to consider in diagnosis and patient management, and for microbiologists who may encounter these fungi with increasing frequency

An Analysis of the Nonprofit and Volunteer Capacity-Building Industries in Central Texas

Based on a Collaboration of The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin & The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M UniversityRecent research has identified explosive growth in the nonprofit sector and an increased interest in evaluating and improving nonprofit performance through organizational capacity building. The growing emphasis on capacity-building services for nonprofits nationwide has resulted in the need for better information about support services for the sector. Considering the burgeoning role of capacity building in nonprofit operations, it is important to understand more about the industry that provides support and resources to nonprofits, including in the growing communities located in Central Texas. This report represents the first comprehensive study of nonprofit and volunteer capacity-building activities in Central Texas. The result of a unique collaboration between graduate students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, this study was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Angela Bies at the Bush School and Dr. Sarah Jane Rehnborg at the LBJ School. Twenty-three graduate students in both programs conducted the research and analysis for this report from September 2005 through April 2006. The Bush School and the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School provided funding for the study. The project also partnered on a pro bono basis with two client organizations, the United Way Capital Area and the Texas Nonprofit Management Assistance Network. The primary research objective was to replicate two recent studies. The first was Millesen and Bies 2004 report for the Forbes Funds, An Analysis of the Pittsburgh Region s Capacity- Building Industry. The second was an examination of volunteer management capacity modeled on a nationwide volunteer management study (Hager, 2004) conducted by the Urban Institute in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service. Because our research took place in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, we also explored nonprofit capacity issues related to emergency interventions, particularly how crises affect organizations needs for and uses of capacity building.United Way Capital Area; Texas Nonprofit Management Assistance Networ

The Effects of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Cognitive Functioning

Healthy cognitive functioning (CF) is a process by which individuals are able to accurately engage in various CF-related tasks, including concentration, memory, planning, and reasoning. Exercise is associated with improved CF; however, we are uncertain as to the optimal intensity for eliciting improvements in CF. Further, most of the research on this topic has been limited to older adults. Lastly, few studies have examined associations between both acute and chronic exercise on CF. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine associations between acute and chronic exercise with CF on healthy, young adults (M age = 21.64 yrs, 68% Male). A series of CF tests were administered to 25 participants that assessed concentration, memory, planning, and reasoning. These tests were completed during two visits, separated by approximately 1 week. Participants completed an acute bout of exercise (30 min on a treadmill at a randomly assigned intensity [light, moderate, or vigorous]) during one of the visits, with the order counterbalanced. Chronic exercise was assessed via accelerometry for up to 7 days. Regarding acute exercise, a 30 min bout of acute exercise at a light-intensity (40-50% of HRmax) improved CF-related reasoning (14.8 vs. 18.6, p = 0.02), as assessed from the Grammatical Reasoning test. Similarly, a 30 min bout of moderate-intensity exercise (50-75% of HRmax) improved CF-related concentration (103.1 vs. 154.1, p = 0.01), as assessed from the Feature Match test of concentration. With regard to chronic exercise, for every 60 min increase in accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, there was a 5.4 point/unit increase (β = 5.4, p = 0.04) in CF-related reasoning, as assessed from the Odd-One-Out test. In summary, these findings suggest that both acute and chronic exercise may have a beneficial effect on CF-related reasoning and concentration among young healthy adults

III-V Superlattices on InP/Si metamorphic buffer Layers for λ≈4.8 μm quantum cascade lasers

Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of InP‐based quantum cascade laser (QCL) structures on a Si (001) substrate is demonstrated by employing a metamorphic InP buffer layer with InAs/InP quantum dots as dislocation filters. Calibration samples consist of a strain‐compensated 11.98 nm In0.365Al0.635As/14.8 nm In0.64Ga0.36As superlattice (SL) structure as well as 5‐stages of the λ ≈ 4.8 µm QCL active region, which are grown atop the metamorphic buffer and are used to assess the structural properties of the SL through high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy. Full QCL structures with 40‐stage active region are fabricated into edge‐emitting ridge‐waveguide structures and demonstrate low temperature electroluminescence with a FWHM of 48.6 meV