Ensemble Concerts: The Varsity Band, February 19, 1976

Thursday EveningUniversity Union BallroomFebruary 19, 19768:15 p.m

Ensemble Concerts: Percussion Ensemble, March 31, 1976

Centennial East Recital HallWednesday EveningMarch 31,19768:15 p.m

Ensemble Concerts: Percussion Ensemble, November 24, 1975

Centennial East Recital HallMonday EveningNovember 24, 19758:45 P

Ensemble Concerts: Selected Works of George Crumb, May 7, 1976

Westhoff TheatreFriday EveningMay 7,19768:30 p.m

Amino acid requirements and low crude protein, amino acid supplemented diets for swine and poultry

The purpose of this research was to determine requirements for amino acids that limit the use of crystalline amino acids, to determine the effects of reducing crude protein, and to evaluate the problems associated with low crude protein diets for swine and poultry. Four experiments were conducted to determine the Lys and sulfur amino acid requirements for 5- to 10-kg pigs. The results of these experiments suggest pigs in this weight range require a diet containing 1.40% true digestible (TD) Lys and the ratio of sulfur amino acids to Lys is not greater than 0.54. Two experiments were conducted to determine the requirement of Lys and sulfur amino acids in 90-kg barrows using plasma urea nitrogen as the response. These experiments indicate a TD Lys requirement of 0.57% and there was no response to TD sulfur amino acid concentrations above 0.27%. Six experiments were conducted to evaluate the Ile requirement of 80- to 120-kg barrows. These experiments indicate a requirement of 0.34% TD Ile in a corn-blood cell diet; however, the requirement may not be greater than 0.24% in barrows fed a corn-soybean meal diet. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of soybean meal and lowering crude protein in diets for late-finishing barrows. Results suggest that reductions in soybean meal are not the cause of increased carcass fat in pigs fed low crude protein diets. Furthermore, the fortification of a corn diet with crystalline Lys, Trp, and Thr will not support optimal growth or carcass composition. Five experiments were conducted to determine the effects of lowering crude protein in diets for broilers and to evaluate limiting essential and nonessential amino acids. Results indicate that low crude protein diets can support optimal growth of broilers when surfeit Gly is supplied in the diet. The requirement of Gly + Ser appears to be not less than 2.14% from d 0 to 17 posthatching

Defamation and the Right of Privacy

The history of the two torts of defamation and unwarranted invasion of the right of privacy has been greatly different. Defamation developed over a period of many centuries, with the twin torts of libel and slander having completely separate origins and historical growth. Professor Street summarizes this history by declaring that there was a perversion of evolutionary processes, with the result that there was produced a rather heterogeneous pile which should normally have gone to form a consistent body of legal doctrine, but which on the contrary, comprises many disconnected fragments moving in a confused way under the impulse of different principles. He concludes that the verdict which must be reached regarding this branch of the law is that it was marred in the making. Efforts at judicial and legislative reform have not proved very successful

Automated, receptive, interactive: a classroom-based data generation exercise

It is easier to engage with statistics training when presented with examples from familiar subject areas. However, when teaching students of varying professional backgrounds, finding relatable examples can be especially challenging. Classroom-based data generation exercises offer a solution with students involved in the process from data collection through to choice and use of appropriate analyses. One such exercise that forms an integral part of an introductory statistics course is based on beermat (coaster) flipping, a popular pub game in the UK. We recently moved the data collection process online allowing students to enter data via smartphones. Furthermore, a web application has been developed using the shiny package in R. This application automizes data analysis and allows students to explore the results interactively and independently. The application comes to life with visual demonstrations of core concepts such as the central limit theorem and bootstrapping. This technology further engages students and the ensuing discussion comparing outputs and interpretation is a welcome addition to classroom interactivity. We present details of this exercise, focussing on use of the web application, example outputs, student feedback and guidance for best practice to maximise learning outcomes

Eastern Poison Ivy (<em>Toxicodendron radicans</em> L.): A Bioindicator of Natural and Anthropogenic Stress in Fields and Forests

This chapter considers herbaceous and woody plants near the 1800s era hydrocarbon extraction areas (HEAs) in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory (WUT) on Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. Plant community assessment used patterns of diversity and distribution at five field and six forest sites to assess the response of the plants to HEAs. These sites receive brine episodically from HEAs and natural seeps over the Collingwood Oil Shale Formation. This brine contains high concentrations of chloride and sodium along with total dissolved solids that exceed 100,000 mg/L. Exposure to brine is identified as the causative factor shaping plant distribution, survival, size, leaf bleaching (i.e., chlorosis), and dead branches on woody stems. These sites demonstrate an ecotone of disturbance defined by transition from natural plant community to dominance by eastern poison ivy (EPI, Toxicodendron radicans L.). Disturbed sites within brine drainage areas are dominated by EPI, reflecting tolerance to elevated salinity due to rhizome growth strategy. Evaluation of the plant communities and EPI allowed for preparation of a framework that can be used to guide interpretation of response of plants to drainage of brine from HEAs and natural sources beyond WUT

A Study of the Demographic Status, Actual Role and Ideal Role of the Elementary School Assistant Principal in Texas

This study analyzes the status and job functions of the 546 elementary school assistant principals in Texas during the 1985-1986 school year. It is concerned with the status of the position and the degree of responsibility assigned to the assistant principal for forty-eight specific job functions in the actual and ideal practice. A sample of 125 assistant principals, 125 supervising principals and a population of 135 superintendents whose districts employ assistant principals were included in the study. All three groups completed the role survey instrument. The results were analyzed by using the one-sample chi-square test to determine whether significant differences existed among the perceptions of the superintendents, principals, and assistant principals at the .01 level. The return rate was 60.8 percent for the assistant principals and principals and 84.6 percent for the superintendents

Tools for Dataset Lifecycle Management

With a growing demand for transparency and openness around scientific research and an emphasis on the sharing of scientific workflows and datasets, there is a similarly increasing number in the variety of client and web-based tools required to manage each stage in the lifecycle of individual datasets. Datasets are produced from a variety of instruments and computations; are analyzed and manipulated; are stored and referenced within the context of a research project; and, ideally, are archived, stored, and shared with the rest of the world. Each of these efforts, however, requires a number of user actions involving a growing number of systems and interfaces. In an effort to preserve the flexibility and autonomy of the researchers, but also to minimize the logistical effort involved, we present in this paper a partial solution approach to this problem through the integration of workflow execution, project collaboration, project-based dataset management and versioning, and long-term archiving and dissemination. This example demonstrates the orchestration of a number of existing Microsoft Research projects; however, the interaction between each uses existing web interoperability protocols and can easily support the replacement of individual architectural components with related services