A few important chinch bug remedies

wet backward spring and well distributed summer rains have saved Iowa from extensive chinch-bug losses this year. The bugs have been reported, however, in injurious numbers over limited areas, in various parts of the state. There probably is no year when there are not bugs enough in many localities to do much harm, if the climatic conditions are favorable, and, as we have noway of knowing when a chinch-bug year is coming until it is upon us, it is exceedingly important that some systematic method of combating this evil be fixed upon by the farming communities

Del padecimiento a la com-pasión: experiencia intersensible desde la tactilidad

Del sufrimiento a la pasión común: la experiencia intersensible del tacto es una investigación que explora la experiencia de mi acompañamiento intersensible durante la enfermedad terminal de mi padre. Si bien es cierto que fue un proceso doloroso, el proceso permitió el descubrimiento de tácticas de solidaridad, pero también se usó como punto de partida, apelando a la creación y participación en acciones performáticas.From suffering to common passion: the intersensible experience of touch is a research that explores the experience of my intersensitive accompaniment during my father's terminal illness. While it is true that it was a painful process, the process allowed the discovery of solidarity tactics, but it was also used as a starting point, appealing to the creation and participation in performance actions

Exotic Brittle Star Interactions With Native Octocoral Epizoites: An Endemic Benthic Ctenophore in Peril?

Widespread and large populations of the exotic eastern Pacific ophiuroid brittle star Opthiothela mirabilis now occur in southeastern Florida, extending the range of this recently introduced species from southern Brazil northward to the eastern Caribbean Sea and Florida. The Florida brittle stars, representing two lineages, are epibionts on shallow (3-18 m depth), tropical/subtropical plexaurid (e.g., Eunicea spp., Muricea elongata) and gorgoniid (Antillogorgia spp.) octocorals. The scope of this study includes recent distributional records of O. mirabilis in south Florida, field abundances in relation to the cohabiting endemic ctenophore Coeloplana waltoni, behavioral observations of the ophiuroid, ctenophore and the predatory amphipod Caprella penantis, as well as a laboratory experiment testing the effects of the alien ophiuroid on the native ctenophore. Individuals of O. mirabilis have been collected near St. Lucie Inlet, extending its northern-most range by about 110 km since 2019. Two years of field sampling have demonstrated significant declines of the native, benthic ctenophore with increasing abundances of the exotic ophiuroid. Evidence suggests that the ophiuroid is negatively affecting the abundances of the ctenophore through interference competition, greatly aided by its abrasive armature of calcareous spines, plates and hooks. Sporadic and intense predation by a caprellid amphipod (Caprella penantis) also probably contributes to the ctenophore’s decline, but to a lesser extent than that caused by the ophiuroid. Adding to the risk of extinction of C. waltoni is its narrow requirement of living octocorals as hosts and restricted distribution in southeast Florida and the Bahamas

Deformation of Small Compressed Droplets

We investigate the elastic properties of small droplets under compression. The compression of a bubble by two parallel plates is solved exactly and it is shown that a lowest-order expansion of the solution reduces to a form similar to that obtained by Morse and Witten. Other systems are studied numerically and results for configurations involving between 2 and 20 compressing planes are presented. It is found that the response to compression depends on the number of planes. The shear modulus is also calculated for common lattices and the stability crossover between f.c.c.\ and b.c.c.\ is discussed.Comment: RevTeX with psfig-included figures and a galley macr

Evaluation of dog owners' perceptions concerning radiation therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>External radiation therapy (RT) has been available for small animals in Sweden since 2006. This study was designed to obtain information on owner experiences and perceptions related to RT of cancer in their dogs. Another survey was used to determine the attitudes about use of RT in a group of Swedish veterinarians. Their responses were analyzed and compared to their level of knowledge of oncology and RT.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Owners of all dogs (n = 23) who had undergone RT for malignancy at Jönköping Small Animal Hospital between March 2006 to September 2007 were interviewed. A questionnaire was given to a selected group of veterinarians.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>All 23 owners responded. All owners thought that their dog did well during RT and most that their dog was also fine during the following phase when acute RT-related skin reactions occur and heal. Three owners stated that their dog had pain that negatively impacted quality of life because of radiation dermatitis. Five owners reported that RT positively impacted quality of life of the dog during the first weeks after RT because palliation was achieved. The owners were not disturbed by the efforts required of them. All but one owner (22 of 23) stated that they would make the same decision about RT again if a similar situation occurred. The most important factor for this decision was the chance to delay occurrence of tumour-related discomfort. The chance for cure was of less importance but still essential, followed by expected side effects. Time commitments, travel, number of treatments required and financial cost; all had low impact. The veterinarian survey showed that less background knowledge of small animal oncology/RT was associated with more negative expectations of RT for small animals.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The results show that for these owners, RT was a worthwhile treatment modality and that the discomfort for the dog was manageable and acceptable relative to the benefits. Improved continuing education about small animal RT in Sweden will likely result in increased evidence-based and positive treatment recommendations concerning RT by veterinarians.</p

Bonifacio – Caserne Montlaur

Les fouilles de la Caserne Montlaur font suite à une prescription de diagnostic du Service régional de l’archéologie, en raison des travaux de rénovation importants prévus sur le site. Les résultats positifs de ce diagnostic, réalisé par P. Ferreira (Ferreira et al. 2014), ont permis de mettre au jour quelques inhumations datées du xviiie s., des tranchées de plantations non datées précisément mais attribuées aux périodes médiévales à postmédiévales, ainsi que des niveaux du Néolithique récen..

Valognes – La Victoire

Cette fouille préventive conduite de mars à mai 2015 sur l’emplacement d’un futur centre commercial a concerné sur une surface de 22 000 m2 aux portes d’Alauna, l’agglomération antique d’Alleaume qui couvre plus de 40 ha sur le plateau de la Victoire. Elle a livré le plan complet d’une ferme de la fin de la période gauloise (iie et ier s. avant notre ère), une voie romaine et des indices funéraires. Une ferme prospère dans un paysage maîtrisé La fouille a concerné plus particulièrement un enc..