Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnston

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A Comparative Limnological Study of Three East Central Illinois Farm Ponds

A comparative limnological study was conducted at three east central Illinois farm ponds between March 15 and September 18, 1970, to determine the incidence of nitrogen and phosphorus in the ponds resulting from agricultural sources. All ponds had corn, soybean, winter wheat cropping systems on their watersheds. Corn accounted for the greatest fertilizer application. One pond had significant numbers of livestock on its watershed that contributed high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus to its waters. Limnological parameters measured at the surface, mid depth, and bottom of a ten foot water column in each pond were water temperature, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, alkalinity, total hardness, nitrate, nitrite, and ortho-phosphate. Seasonal nitrate levels were found with maximum concentrations during the spring, but throughout the study period peak levels were associated with rainfall and runoff. Very high levels of ortho-phosphate were found in the pond with livestock on its watershed. The oxygen regime of the ponds was greatly influenced by thermal stratification and the phytoplankton and aquatic plants growing in the ponds. Severe oxygen depletion and one fish kill resulted from algal die-offs during the summer. Several limnological factors were found to interact in the release of ortho-phosphate from deposited silt and organic sediment on the bottoms. Nitrate absorbed by the biota was later released at the bottom as ammonia

Au-delà des oléoducs : une analyse du discours des mouvements de résurgence autochtone Tiny House Warriors et Water Protectors

Ce mémoire s’intéresse aux mouvements sociaux autochtones d’opposition aux oléoducs. Nous cherchons à comprendre pourquoi ces mouvements privilégient l’occupation territoriale comme mode d’action et surtout, quel sens ils donnent à ce type d’action. Nous examinons spécifiquement deux organisations, l'International Indigenous Youth Council (qui s’inscrit dans le mouvement des Water Protectors) opposé à l’oléoduc Dakota Access aux États-Unis, et les Tiny House Warriors, opposé.e.s à l’oléoduc Trans Mountain au Canada. Afin de mieux comprendre ces mouvements, nous avons effectué une analyse de discours à partir de 25-30 vidéos publiées sur Facebook et YouTube pour chaque groupe. Nos résultats mettent en évidence que ces mouvements ne s’opposent pas seulement aux oléoducs, ils ancrent en fait leur action dans un long héritage de résistance au colonialisme de peuplement et dans un projet plus large de (re)construction identitaire, s'inscrivant dans une éthique de la résurgence autochtone. Nous démontrons comment ces mouvements représentent l’occupation comme une réoccupation, à la fois physique et symbolique, du terrain politique. Ainsi, ces mouvements réaffirment par le fait même leurs systèmes de gouvernance traditionnels et leurs pratiques spirituelles. En ce sens, l’opposition aux oléoducs devient presque secondaire, un prétexte pour des objectifs plus larges. Nous soutenons également que bien que ces deux mouvements s’inscrivent dans une même éthique de la résurgence, celle-ci se manifeste différemment en raison du contexte, mais aussi de l’histoire coloniale et des cultures au sein desquelles ces mouvements s’inscrivent. La résurgence autochtone doit en ce sens être située historiquement et culturellement.This dissertation is interested in indigenous social movements opposing oil pipelines. We are trying to understand why these movements favour territorial occupation as a mode of action and above all, what meaning they give to this type of action. We are looking specifically at two organizations, the International Indigenous Youth Council (part of the Water Protectors movement) opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline in the United States, and the Tiny House Warriors, opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada. In order to better understand these movements, we carried out a discourse analysis from 25-30 videos published on Facebook and YouTube for each group. Our results show that these movements do not only oppose the oil pipelines, they in fact anchor their action in a long legacy of resistance to settler colonialism and in a broader project of (re)construction of identity, which is part in an ethics of indigenous resurgence. We demonstrate how these movements represent occupation as a reoccupation, both physical and symbolic, of political space. In doing so, these movements reaffirm their traditional systems of governance and spiritual practices. In this sense, opposition to pipelines becomes almost secondary, a mere pretext for more big picture objectives. We also maintain that although these two movements are part of the same ethic of resurgence, it manifests itself differently because of the context, but also because of the colonial history and the cultures in which these movements are embedded. In this sense, indigenous resurgence must be situated historically and culturally

Finding the Patient’s Voice Using Big Data: Analysis of Users’ Health-Related Concerns in the ChaCha Question-and-Answer Service (2009–2012)

Background: The development of effective health care and public health interventions requires a comprehensive understanding of the perceptions, concerns, and stated needs of health care consumers and the public at large. Big datasets from social media and question-and-answer services provide insight into the public’s health concerns and priorities without the financial, temporal, and spatial encumbrances of more traditional community-engagement methods and may prove a useful starting point for public-engagement health research (infodemiology). Objective: The objective of our study was to describe user characteristics and health-related queries of the ChaCha question-and-answer platform, and discuss how these data may be used to better understand the perceptions, concerns, and stated needs of health care consumers and the public at large. Methods: We conducted a retrospective automated textual analysis of anonymous user-generated queries submitted to ChaCha between January 2009 and November 2012. A total of 2.004 billion queries were read, of which 3.50% (70,083,796/2,004,243,249) were missing 1 or more data fields, leaving 1.934 billion complete lines of data for these analyses. Results: Males and females submitted roughly equal numbers of health queries, but content differed by sex. Questions from females predominantly focused on pregnancy, menstruation, and vaginal health. Questions from males predominantly focused on body image, drug use, and sexuality. Adolescents aged 12–19 years submitted more queries than any other age group. Their queries were largely centered on sexual and reproductive health, and pregnancy in particular. Conclusions: The private nature of the ChaCha service provided a perfect environment for maximum frankness among users, especially among adolescents posing sensitive health questions. Adolescents’ sexual health queries reveal knowledge gaps with serious, lifelong consequences. The nature of questions to the service provides opportunities for rapid understanding of health concerns and may lead to development of more effective tailored interventions. [J Med Internet Res 2016;18(3):e44

Rising hospital costs : the comptroller's challenge.

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Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnston

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Welcome! Creating an Effective New Employee Orientation Program at Kansas State Libraries

K-State Libraries found itself in the interesting position of a simultaneous hiring boom and organizational redesign that threatened to leave a large group of new employees adrift without guidance from an HR director or unit. Deciding to embrace change from within, an ad hoc task force of three stepped forward to create, implement, and manage a new employee orientation program until an HR director could be hired. We started with formal and informal surveys of staff members to assess needs. Based on those results, and with the endorsement of the Libraries’ leadership team, we created a three-pronged program to orient incoming faculty and staff to the Libraries. The program was designed as a whole-organization orientation, with the intention of standardizing “first month” experiences on the assumption that employees who start off on the right foot will be more likely to adapt, succeed, and be retained as contributing members of the organization. First of the three prongs was a step-by-step checklist for use by the administrative staff and immediate supervisor during the first 3 months of employment. This checklist covered basic necessities like phone lines and computer equipment, as well as orientations to other library departments and information about benefits, policies, and procedures. Next was an orientation notebook for the new employee, containing helpful campus information, documentation for common computer tasks, and general facts about the Libraries. Finally, we solicited and trained volunteer guides to be matched with each new employee. Guides were assigned from outside the new employee’s immediate work area to serve as a social connection/introduction to the rest of the library, and to be a friendly, neutral source for answering procedural questions. As of this writing, 17 individuals have been through the orientation program, and it has resulted in a smoother integration of these individuals into the Libraries compared to those hired before the orientation program was in place

A Comparative Limnological Study of Three East Central Illinois Farm Ponds

A comparative limnological study was conducted at three east central Illinois farm ponds between March 15 and September 18, 1970, to determine the incidence of nitrogen and phosphorus in the ponds resulting from agricultural sources. All ponds had corn, soybean, winter wheat cropping systems on their watersheds. Corn accounted for the greatest fertilizer application. One pond had significant numbers of livestock on its watershed that contributed high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus to its waters. Limnological parameters measured at the surface, mid depth, and bottom of a ten foot water column in each pond were water temperature, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, alkalinity, total hardness, nitrate, nitrite, and ortho-phosphate. Seasonal nitrate levels were found with maximum concentrations during the spring, but throughout the study period peak levels were associated with rainfall and runoff. Very high levels of ortho-phosphate were found in the pond with livestock on its watershed. The oxygen regime of the ponds was greatly influenced by thermal stratification and the phytoplankton and aquatic plants growing in the ponds. Severe oxygen depletion and one fish kill resulted from algal die-offs during the summer. Several limnological factors were found to interact in the release of ortho-phosphate from deposited silt and organic sediment on the bottoms. Nitrate absorbed by the biota was later released at the bottom as ammonia