Reframing Discipleship from Institutional Programming to Intentional Living at Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston

This doctoral project develops a strategic plan for Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston, Texas that reframes discipleship from institutional programming to intentional living in order to propel congregants into becoming active followers of Christ and disciple-makers. Grace Presbyterian is a 2,500-member congregation that has journeyed faithfully through a tremendous amount of transition and discernment. Propelled by its rich history and energized by a new vision, Grace is poised to launch into a new season. This paper is divided into three parts. Part One examines the rich history of Grace Presbyterian and how its history has become the catalyst for the future. This section also explores the church’s recent decision to become part of ECO (A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) and introduces a clear vision for how Grace can engage in discipleship in its present physical location at the epicenter of the Houston Energy Corridor, strategically positioned in the heart of Harris County where some 120,000 new residents are arriving each month. Part Two of this project engages relevant biblical and theological foundations for discipleship. Building on these foundations, this portion also discusses the potential realities for how discipleship becomes an integral part of daily life. Specifically, it focuses on three common areas for intentionally living faith in Christ: the workplace, the worship-place, and the living-place. Part Three presents a strategic three-year plan that is supported by biblical and theological foundations. Engagement in this strategy is an opportunity for Grace to continue to be a conduit of God’s love and hope for the City of Houston, while equipping and empowering the people of Grace to embrace gospel-centered intentionality in their daily lives. For this reason, Part Three gives careful consideration to the strategy’s timeline, participants, development, and assessment. Content Reader: Kurt Fredrickson, Ph

Reframing Discipleship from Institutional Programming to Intentional Living at Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston

This doctoral project develops a strategic plan for Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston, Texas that reframes discipleship from institutional programming to intentional living in order to propel congregants into becoming active followers of Christ and disciple-makers. Grace Presbyterian is a 2,500-member congregation that has journeyed faithfully through a tremendous amount of transition and discernment. Propelled by its rich history and energized by a new vision, Grace is poised to launch into a new season. This paper is divided into three parts. Part One examines the rich history of Grace Presbyterian and how its history has become the catalyst for the future. This section also explores the church’s recent decision to become part of ECO (A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) and introduces a clear vision for how Grace can engage in discipleship in its present physical location at the epicenter of the Houston Energy Corridor, strategically positioned in the heart of Harris County where some 120,000 new residents are arriving each month. Part Two of this project engages relevant biblical and theological foundations for discipleship. Building on these foundations, this portion also discusses the potential realities for how discipleship becomes an integral part of daily life. Specifically, it focuses on three common areas for intentionally living faith in Christ: the workplace, the worship-place, and the living-place. Part Three presents a strategic three-year plan that is supported by biblical and theological foundations. Engagement in this strategy is an opportunity for Grace to continue to be a conduit of God’s love and hope for the City of Houston, while equipping and empowering the people of Grace to embrace gospel-centered intentionality in their daily lives. For this reason, Part Three gives careful consideration to the strategy’s timeline, participants, development, and assessment. Content Reader: Kurt Fredrickson, Ph

Sulfur amino acid requirements of broilers from two to five weeks of age

Phase-feeding (PF) in broiler chickens has been researched as a way to reduce feed costs without reducing growth performance and yield. Predicted amino acid requirements for PF are generated using linear regression equations derived from best estimates of lysine (Lys), sulfur amino acid (SAA), and threonine (Thr) requirements. During the late starter and early grower periods, predicted requirements for the SAA methionine (Met) and cysteine (Cys) are higher than levels recommended by the National Research Council (NRC), and previous research suggests that SAA may be lowered during the grower period without sacrificing growth performance or yield. The objective of this study was to estimate Met and Cys requirements for broilers from 2 to 5 weeks of age. In Experiment 1, a Met-deficient corn-peanut meal diet was formulated to contain excess Cys, so that supplemental Met was not utilized for Cys synthesis. The basal diet for Experiment 2 met the Met requirement but was deficient in Cys. Graded levels of Met (0, 0.045, 0.09, 0.135, and 0.225%) and Cys (0, 0.035, 0.070, 0.105, 0.140, 0.175%) were added in Experiments 1 and 2, respectively, and diets were fed to five replicates of five broilers per pen. Broken-line analysis was used to estimate SAA requirements. The digestible Met and Cys requirements from 2 to 5 weeks of age were 0.33% and 0.31%, respectively. Requirement estimates were lower than those predicted by PF or recommended by NRC, indicating that lower SAA levels may be utilized in a PF progra

CellCircuits: a database of protein network models

CellCircuits () is an open-access database of molecular network models, designed to bridge the gap between databases of individual pairwise molecular interactions and databases of validated pathways. CellCircuits captures the output from an increasing number of approaches that screen molecular interaction networks to identify functional subnetworks, based on their correspondence with expression or phenotypic data, their internal structure or their conservation across species. This initial release catalogs 2019 computationally derived models drawn from 11 journal articles and spanning five organisms (yeast, worm, fly, Plasmodium falciparum and human). Models are available either as images or in machine-readable formats and can be queried by the names of proteins they contain or by their enriched biological functions. We envision CellCircuits as a clearinghouse in which theorists may distribute or revise models in need of validation and experimentalists may search for models or specific hypotheses relevant to their interests. We demonstrate how such a repository of network models is a novel systems biology resource by performing several meta-analyses not currently possible with existing databases

Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting, Southern Soybean Disease Workers (March 3, 2021, Virtual Content)

2021 Southern Soybean Disease Workers Agenda Virtual | Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Southern United States Soybean Disease Loss Estimates for 2020. TW Allen, K Bissonnette, CA Bradley, JP Damicone, NS Dufault, TR Faske, T Isakeit, RC Kemerait, A Koehler, D Langston, JD Mueller, GB Padgett, PP Price, EJ Sikora, IM Small, L Thiessen, and H Young Student papers (Tessie Wilkerson, moderator) Secondary metabolites produced by Xylaria necrophora are responsible for the foliar symptoms associated with taproot decline of soybean. Teddy Garcia-Aroca, Trey Price, José Solórzano, David Galo, Sophie Sheffield, Jonathan K. Richards, and Vinson P. Doyle Meta-analysis of fungicide performance for managing frogeye leaf spot on soybean in the United States. Jhonatan P Barro, Emerson M Del Ponte, Tom Allen, Jason P Bond, Travis R Faske, Clayton A Hollier, Yuba R Kandel, Daren S Mueller, Heather M Kelly, Nathan M Kleczewski, Paul Price, Edward J Sikora, and Carl A Bradley Using metagenomic tools to explore the suppression of soybean cyst nematode populations in fields double-cropped with wheat and soybean. Leonardo F Rocha, Jason P Bond, Ahmad M Fakhoury Investigating the effects of demethylation inhibitor fungicides and the insecticide malathion on Corynespora cassiicola. Ty Smith, Heather Kelly, and Larry Steckel DNA-based protocol for rapid detection of QoI (Strobilurin) fungicide resistance in Cercospora sojina and a statewide survey of foliar fungicide use for soybean disease management in Nebraska. Asha Mane, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Carl Bradley, and Syndney Everhart Assessing Missouri soybean fields for fungicide-resistant Cercospora sojina. Bruna Just, and Kaitlyn M Bissonnette Contributed papers (Trey Price, moderator) Observations from soybean rust monitoring and fungicide field demonstrations in Alabama in 2020. Edward J Sikora and Kassie Conner Field performance of two new commercially available premix fungicides for management of foliar disease of soybean in Arkansas. Terry N Spurlock, Robert C Hoyle, Sydney F Kling, and Amanda C Tolbert The impact of different crop rotations on soilborne microbial diversity and disease emergence of soybean-corn cropping system. Qiurong Fan, Travis Faske, Terry Spurlock, Alejandro Rojas and Trent Roberts SCN Coalition: Updates and Evolution. Sam Markell and Albert Tenuta Evaluating varieties in the Mississippi State University Official Variety Trial Program for the presence and severity of green stem. Tom Allen, Walter Solomon, and Brad Burgess Proceedings of the Southern Soybean Disease Workers are published annually by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers. Text, references, figures, and tables are reproduced as they were submitted by authors. The opinions expressed by the participants at this conference are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the Southern Soybean Workers. Mention of a trademark or proprietary products in this publication does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or endorsement of that product by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers

Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting, Southern Soybean Disease Workers (March 4-5, 2020, Pensacola Beach, Florida)

Contents Southern United States soybean disease loss estimates for 2019. TW Allen, K Bissonnette, CA Bradley, JP Damicone, NS Dufault, TR Faske, T Isakeit, RC Kemerait, A Koehler, HL Mehl, JD Mueller, GB Padgett, PP Price, EJ Sikora, IM Small, L Thiessen, and H Young Abstracts of presented papers Fungicide efficacy on target spot in Tennessee soybean. Ty Smith, H Kelly, and Z Hansen Temporal dynamics of Neohydatothrips variabilis, Frankliniella tritici, and Frankliniella fusca in South Central Wisconsin and the occurrence of Soybean vein necrosis virus. Cristina Zambrana-Echevarria, S Kaplan, RL Groves, and DL Smith Population distributions and densities of nematodes, and virulence phenotypes of soybean cyst nematode in Tennessee. Rufus Akinrinlola, and H Kelly Improving soybean white mold control by integrated management. Wade Webster, B Mueller, J Gaska, D Mueller, MI Chilvers, S Conley, and DL Smith Assessment of QoI sensitivity and frogeye leaf spot race of Cercospora sojina in Georgia soybean. Bennett Harrelson, A Culbreath, R Kemerait, Jr, and J Buck Reduction of Pythium damping-off in soybean by biocontrol seed treatment. Mirian F Pimentel, E Arnao, A Warner, N Elsharif, M Chilvers, A Robertson, J Bond, and A Fakhoury Understanding cercosporin self-resistance to identify novel tools to manage Cercospora leaf blight on soybean. Maria Izabel Costa de Novaes, CL Robertson, VP Doyle, and S Thomas-Sharma Evaluating the efficacy of soybean seed treatment on high and low vigor seed in Arkansas. Samantha Segalin, JC Rupe, JA Rojas, and R Holland Impact of wheat on soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines I.) populations in a soybean double cropping system. Leonardo F Rocha, MF Pimentel, JP Bond, and AM Fakhoury Using unmanned aerial systems and multispectral imagery to assess sudden death syndrome of soybean. Lindsey McKinzie, AM Fakhoury, R Li, and JP Bond Soybean rust: Scourge of Alabama. Ed J Sikora, D Delaney, and K Connor Management of SCN and SDS with nematode-protectant seed treatments across multiple environments. Kaitlyn M Bissonnette, Y Kandel, M Chilvers, N Kleczewski, D Mueller, D Smith, D Telenko, and A Tenuta Determining inoculum density of Xylaria sp., the taproot decline pathogen, in soil under various crop rotation systems. Aline Bronzato-Badial, K Phillips, TH Wilkerson, and M Tomas-Peterson A new pathosystem to study the plant-fungal interactions underlying Cercospora leaf blight of soybean. Kona Swift and B Bluhm Impact of cultivar on soybean foliar and seed diseases in Arkansas. John C Rupe, RT Holland, and JA Rojas Thoughts on southern blight: Should we be concerned about southern blight? Tom W Allen, WL Solomon, and BA Burgess From plots to strips: Six years of fungicide trials. Terry N Spurlock, AC Tolbert, and RC Hoyle Meta-analysis of soybean yield response to foliar fungicides evaluated from 2005 to 2018 in the United States and Canada. Yuba K Kandel, C Hunt, K Ames, N Arneson, CA Bradley, E Byamukama, A Byrne, MI Chilvers, L Giesler, J Halvorson, DC Hooker, NM Kleczewski, DK Malvick, S Markell, B Potter, W Pederson, DL Smith, AU Tenuta, DEP Telenko, KA Wise, and DS Mueller On the road in Louisiana: Taking the research station to farms. Trey Price, MA Purvis, DA Ezell, GB Padgett, M Foster, and J Hebert The next super model: Development of a flexible framework for multiple disease models in soybean. Damon L Smith, J Willbur, M Chilvers, M Kabbage, SP Conley, D Mueller, and R Schmidt IPM implementation in Tennessee. Heather M Kelly, S Stewart, K Vail, D Hensley, S Steckel, A McClure, and T Raper Reproduction potential and survival of soybean nematodes in row rice. Travis Faske, K Brown, and N Bateman Initial research with peracetic acid as a disease management tool in soybeans and other legume crops. Vijay K Choppakatla FMC fungicide offerings update. Matthew Wiggins Abstracts for presented posters Extension efforts in disseminating nematode survey results. Rachel Guyer, R Akinrinlola, and H Young Assessing the role of weathering on the grain quality of soybean varieties in the Mississippi Delta. Tessie H Wilkerson, TW Allen, and BA Burgess Proceedings of the Southern Soybean Disease Workers are published annually by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers. Text, references, figures, and tables are reproduced as they were submitted by authors. The opinions expressed by the participants at this conference are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the Southern Soybean Workers. Mention of a trademark or proprietary products in this publication does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or endorsement of that product by the Southern Soybean Disease Workers

Validation and refinement of gene-regulatory pathways on a network of physical interactions

As genome-scale measurements lead to increasingly complex models of gene regulation, systematic approaches are needed to validate and refine these models. Towards this goal, we describe an automated procedure for prioritizing genetic perturbations in order to discriminate optimally between alternative models of a gene-regulatory network. Using this procedure, we evaluate 38 candidate regulatory networks in yeast and perform four high-priority gene knockout experiments. The refined networks support previously unknown regulatory mechanisms downstream of SOK2 and SWI4

Biological aspects of wolf recolonization in Utah

Wolves have been one of the most scientifically examined of all wildlife species (Mech, 1995b). Many studies have focused on the effects of wolf reintroductions and recolonization. In this section, we address how wolves may naturally disperse into Utah, highlight areas identified in our habitat model as constituting the most favorable wolf habitat in Utah, estimate potential wolf populations in Utah, and describe what is currently known about the influence of wolves on an ecosystem