Objects of Worth, Objects of Desire: Toward A Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1800

Obsolete specialist vocabularies of interest to economic and cultural historians are ill served by the major dictionaries, whose sources are largely literary and whose brief illustrative quotations are taken out of context. A project at the University of Wolverhampton, England, is attempting in part to rectify this deficiency by producing a specialized dictionary of com-modity terms, 1550-1800. This paper is con-cerned not with the project's history, but with some of the issues that it needs to address. These are discussed within the framework of the three principles that underpin the project's work: the use of a wide range of sources acces-sible between the word and the object. An appendix details the computing infrastructure and gives some examples of possible dictionary entries. Résumé Les termes spécialisés désuets qui intéressent les historiens de l'économie et de la culture ne figurent pas suffisamment dans les grands dic-tionnaires, dont les sources sont principale-ment littéraires et dont les brèves citations offertes en exemples sont prises hors contexte. Un projet de l'Université de Wolverhampton (Angleterre) vise à rectifier la situation en pro-duisant un glossaire des termes relatifs aux produits en usage entre 1550 et 1800. Cet ar-ticle ne fait pas l'historique du projet, mais aborde certaines questions à régler. Ces der-nières sont examinées en fonction de trois prin-cipes qui sous-tendent le projet : l'utilisation de nombreuses sources qui permettent de rattacher le mot et l'objet. Une annexe décrit en détail l'infrastructure informatique du projet et donne des exemples d'unités lexicales

Interview with Nancy Hinson Cox

In her July 16, 1974 interview with Ann Yarborough Evans, Nancy Cox recalls Winthrop customs from 1930-1934. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/1059/thumbnail.jp

Story County Conservation Strategic Plan 2018-2020

During the last five years, our landscape has changed both literally and figuratively. These changes, combined with a very hopeful outlook for our future, shape a new vision for Story County Conservation (SCC) for the next three years. Our vision includes capacity building-- community members broadly engaging with nature as a means of self and community improvement that collaboratively works to steward the nature they know--a vision of a healthier environment and a richer community. Several factors helped formulate this plan: completion of the Cornerstone to Capstone (C2C) Plan in 2016; lack of sustainable statewide funding for natural resources; recent successes in water quality awareness; expansion of Dakins Lake; improvements in the Hickory Grove Lake watershed; development of the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor; new efforts in drainage ditch maintenance, resource management, community engagement, facility improvements, and environmental education programming; improvements in awareness of the importance of soil health and water quality; need for greater awareness of the role of nature in community betterment; the proliferation of invasive threats to our natural environment; and, increasing disconnect between society and nature. This plan was developed through a series of board, staff, and stakeholder work sessions. SCC has carefully examined where we have been, what we have accomplished, and how we can achieve our vision. Just like the last five years, we expect numerous changes in the next three years. This is a living plan. It will be reviewed annually by the SCC Board and will guide conservation efforts through 2020. Join us in connecting people with nature and improving natural resources to make Story County a great place to live, work, and recreate

Guidelines for the safe manufacture of refrigerated wheat-flour noodles

Established and supported under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre Progra

Extension\u27s Future: Time for Disruptive Innovation

Extension has been considered change averse by some scholars and practitioners, and they claim this inhibits organizational growth and relevance. Pockets of individuals and teams across the nation have worked independently as entrepreneurs to enhance Extension\u27s relevance by introducing organizational processes and programs that greatly differ from past practices. However, every Extension system, team, and worker has a role to play in the disruptive innovation process. This may include exploring, implementing, or evaluating disruptive organizational innovations, or removing barriers, resourcing, or supporting a culture of innovation to enhance relevance and sustainability

Exposing Students to the Importance of Pharmacy Advocacy

SWOSU students (P1-P4) are recruited each year to be involved in the annual Pharmacy Legislative Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. ■ Pharmacy Legislative Day events include a briefing meeting, health fair and reception. ■ By participating in these events, students are: • Exposed to the importance of their role in promoting their profession. • Made aware of important pharmacy-related legislative issues. • Introduced to the legislative process

Genetic Characterization of the Pathogenic Influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) Virus: Similarity of Its Hemagglutinin Gene to Those of H5N1 Viruses from the 1997 Outbreaks in Hong Kong

AbstractAnalysis of the sequences of all eight RNA segments of the influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) virus, isolated from a sick goose during an outbreak in Guangdong Province, China, in 1996, revealed that the hemagglutinin (HA) gene of the virus was genetically similar to those of the H5N1 viruses isolated in Hong Kong in 1997. However, the remaining genes showed greater similarity to other avian influenza viruses. Notably, the neuraminidase gene did not have the 19-amino-acid deletion in the stalk region seen in the H5N1 Hong Kong viruses and the NS gene belonged to allele B, while that of the H5N1 Hong Kong viruses belonged to allele A. These data suggest that the H5N1 viruses isolated from the Hong Kong outbreaks derived their HA genes from a virus similar to the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 virus or shared a progenitor with this goose pathogen

A Study of CNVs As Trait-Associated Polymorphisms and As Expression Quantitative Trait Loci

We conducted a comprehensive study of copy number variants (CNVs) well-tagged by SNPs (r2≥0.8) by analyzing their effect on gene expression and their association with disease susceptibility and other complex human traits. We tested whether these CNVs were more likely to be functional than frequency-matched SNPs as trait-associated loci or as expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) influencing phenotype by altering gene regulation. Our study found that CNV–tagging SNPs are significantly enriched for cis eQTLs; furthermore, we observed that trait associations from the NHGRI catalog show an overrepresentation of SNPs tagging CNVs relative to frequency-matched SNPs. We found that these SNPs tagging CNVs are more likely to affect multiple expression traits than frequency-matched variants. Given these findings on the functional relevance of CNVs, we created an online resource of expression-associated CNVs (eCNVs) using the most comprehensive population-based map of CNVs to inform future studies of complex traits. Although previous studies of common CNVs that can be typed on existing platforms and/or interrogated by SNPs in genome-wide association studies concluded that such CNVs appear unlikely to have a major role in the genetic basis of several complex diseases examined, our findings indicate that it would be premature to dismiss the possibility that even common CNVs may contribute to complex phenotypes and at least some common diseases.</p