Review of R and D on Water Hyacinth Utilization in the Philippine Republic

The operations of a Filipino inventor were observed with a view toward determining the technical-economic potential of his hyacinth utilization concepts if the highly fibrous portion of the plant were separated from the other components. Subjects of particular interest include: (1) water hyacinth harvesting techniques, volumes and costs; (2) hyacinth defibering processes; and (3) uses of hyacinth materials for production of animal feeds, paper fibers, particle boards, acoustic and insulation boards, various vitamins and minerals (especially Vitamin A), food products, pesticides, and medicinal and pharmaceutical products

The election laws of Missouri

TypescriptM.A. University of Missouri 1910On June 18, 1808, the Legislative Council provided for the election of five trustees in incorporated municipalities and a survey of this first election law reveals the general principles which will be found to underlie most of the succeeding laws of the Territorial and early state-hood periods. We shall consider it, first, from the standpoint of the qualifications which it prescribes for the possession of the franchise and, secondly, with reference to the regulations which it lays down governing the exercise of the right to vote, for it is in these two respects that a study of the development of election laws logically divides itself.Includes bibliographical reference

The Future of Education in Georgia : A+ Education Reform Act of 2000

[In 1999] the Governor of the State of Georgia issued a challenge to his newly formed Education Reform Study Commission. He said: I am counting on this group to shake up the educational system as it exists today in Georgia. We have been able to put together a group of people who are both experienced with and devoted to educational issues, and I know that they will be able to develop sound ideas that will help restore public confidence in our schools. And shake up they did. As a result of the Commission\u27s work, House Bill 1187 was introduced to the Georgia General Assembly [in 2000]. A hotly debated bill, the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000 will affect all aspects of the educational system. As a part of this reform the leaders of Georgia\u27s educational institutions will come together to form the Education Coordinating Council. Their purpose will be to improve public education through a seamless coordination among Georgia\u27s public education providers. On March 31, we will have three very important members of this council to discuss their outlook on education in Georgia: Governor Roy Barnes (J.D. \u2772), Chairman of the State School Board Otis Brumby (J.D. \u2765), and Chancellor Stephen Portch

Identification of Walleye X Sauger Hybrid By Isozyme Electrophoresis

Of 125 phenotypic walleye screened by isozyme electrophoresis, one unusual individual was detected and subsequently suspected of being a walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) x sauger (S. canadense) hybrid. The isozyme pattern obtained for L-iditol dehydrogenase (IDDH, E.C. 1.1.1.14), phosphoglucomutase (PGM, E.C. 5.4.2.2) and a fast migrating aspartate aminotransferase (AAT, E.C. 2.6.1.1) isozyme showed that this individual had both walleye and sauger isozymes. Isozyme analyses is a useful technique for distinguishing walleye x sauger hybrids from parent species. This is the first report of alleles of the AAT* locus being species specific for sauger and walleye, and the first confirmed report of naturally occurring walleye x sauger hybrids in Minnesota

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article discusses the duties of the 1st Dragoons to police groups and mitigate danger on the Santa Fe Trail in the nineteenth century. Otis E. Young recounts the experiences of the group using excerpts of the journal of their leader, Captain Cooke

Reliable microsatellite genotyping of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) using faecal DNA

The potential link between badgers and bovine tuberculosis has made it vital to develop accurate techniques to census badgers. Here we investigate the potential of using genetic profiles obtained from faecal DNA as a basis for population size estimation. After trialling several methods we obtained a high amplification success rate (89%) by storing faeces in 70% ethanol and using the guanidine thiocyanate/silica method for extraction. Using 70% ethanol as a storage agent had the advantage of it being an antiseptic. In order to obtain reliable genotypes with fewer amplification reactions than the standard multiple-tubes approach, we devised a comparative approach in which genetic profiles were compared and replication directed at similar, but not identical, genotypes. This modified method achieved a reduction in polymerase chain reactions comparable with the maximumlikelihood model when just using reliability criteria, and was slightly better when using reliability criteria with the additional proviso that alleles must be observed twice to be considered reliable. Our comparative approach would be best suited for studies that include multiple faeces from each individual. We utilized our approach in a well-studied population of badgers from which individuals had been sampled and reliable genotypes obtained. In a study of 53 faeces sampled from three social groups over 10 days, we found that direct enumeration could not be used to estimate population size, but that the application of mark–recapture models has the potential to provide more accurate results

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F. Robert Henderson et al., Increasing Eastern Bluebirds in Kansas, Kansas State University, November 1990