Benefiting from EIU: The University as Catalyst for Economic Development in Charleston, IL

In the city of Charleston, Illinois, home of Eastern Illinois University, there exist economic problems such as underemployment, potential for brain drain, and recent market failure in the retail industry. After being defined, the traditional role of EIU is expanded to include the promotion of economic development efforts in Charleston. An economic impact study shows EIU\u27s influence on the local Charleston economy. It is concluded that with the establishment of an Office of Economic Development at EIU and the aid of local government and Charleston citizens, Eastern Illinois University may be able to reverse the effects of underemployment, potential brain drain, and the recent cycle of failed retail markets

Benefiting from EIU: The University as Catalyst for Economic Development in Charleston, IL

In the city of Charleston, Illinois, home of Eastern Illinois University, there exist economic problems such as underemployment, potential for brain drain, and recent market failure in the retail industry. After being defined, the traditional role of EIU is expanded to include the promotion of economic development efforts in Charleston. An economic impact study shows EIU\u27s influence on the local Charleston economy. It is concluded that with the establishment of an Office of Economic Development at EIU and the aid of local government and Charleston citizens, Eastern Illinois University may be able to reverse the effects of underemployment, potential brain drain, and the recent cycle of failed retail markets

The Phoenix Deep Survey: The 1.4 GHz microJansky catalogue

The initial Phoenix Deep Survey (PDS) observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array have been supplemented by additional 1.4 GHz observations over the past few years. Here we present details of the construction of a new mosaic image covering an area of 4.56 square degrees, an investigation of the reliability of the source measurements, and the 1.4 GHz source counts for the compiled radio catalogue. The mosaic achieves a 1-sigma rms noise of 12 microJy at its most sensitive, and a homogeneous radio-selected catalogue of over 2000 sources reaching flux densities as faint as 60 microJy has been compiled. The source parameter measurements are found to be consistent with the expected uncertainties from the image noise levels and the Gaussian source fitting procedure. A radio-selected sample avoids the complications of obscuration associated with optically-selected samples, and by utilising complementary PDS observations including multicolour optical, near-infrared and spectroscopic data, this radio catalogue will be used in a detailed investigation of the evolution in star-formation spanning the redshift range 0 < z < 1. The homogeneity of the catalogue ensures a consistent picture of galaxy evolution can be developed over the full cosmologically significant redshift range of interest. The 1.4 GHz mosaic image and the source catalogue are available on the web at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~ahopkins/phoenix/ or from the authors by request.Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication by A

Groei en productie van beuk in Nederland

In the Netherlands growth and yield research on common beech was done from 1960 to 1992 at very small scale. This includes studies by Becking and by the Dorschkamp/IBN research insti-tute. Together with the permanent sample plots from the timber prognosis system HOSP, all this comprises a dataset of 47 plots with 169 recordings. For the development of top height (htop) with age (t) Cieszewski’s model with site index h70 and three additional parameters fitted best. The diame-ter development up to stand height of 7 m was described with the model by Jansen et al. based on htop and initial density (N0). From a stand height of 7 m and up, the basal area increment (iG) was also described by a model from Jansen et al., based on a power function with htop, t, year of recording (yor), and the stand density of Hart (S %). For S % > 17.6 the basal area increment drops strongly with increasing S %. The model contains a correction factor for yor, which unfortunately could not be esti-mated from the plot data. The effect of thinning on the diameter after thinning was modelled with a modified La Bastide-Faber model. With all models together, a stand projection model was con-structed, which describes the measured stand development moderately well. The model was used to construct yield tables for with five site classes and six thinning intensitie

Groei en productie van grove den in Nederland

In the Netherlands, growth and yield research on Scots pine was done from 1949 to 2002. This includes studies by Becking and by the Dorschkamp/IBN research institute. Together with the permanent sample plots from the timber prognosis system HOSP, all this comprises a dataset of 94 plots with 348 recordings. For the development of top height htop with age (t), Cieszewski’s model with site index h70 and 3 additional parameters fitted best. The diameter development up to stand height of 7 m was best described with the model by Jansen et al. based on htop and initial density N0. From a stand height of 7 m and up, the basal area increment iG was best described by a power func-tion based on htop, calendar year (yor), h50 and the stand density index of Hart (S%). For S % > 20.6 the basal area increment drops strongly with increasing S %. The effect of thinning on diameter after thinning was modelled with a modified La Bastide-Faber model. With all models together, a stand projection model was constructed, which follows the measured stand development reasonably well. The model was used to construct yield tables with five site classes and four thinning intensities

The Equine Faecal Microbiota of Healthy Horses and Ponies in The Netherlands:Impact of Host and Environmental Factors

Several studies have described the faecal microbiota of horses and the factors that influence its composition, but the variation in results is substantial. This study aimed to investigate the microbiota composition in healthy equids in The Netherlands under standard housing and management conditions and to evaluate the effect of age, gender, horse type, diet, pasture access, the season of sampling and location on it. Spontaneously produced faecal samples were collected from the stall floor of 79 healthy horses and ponies at two farms. The validity of this sampling technique was evaluated in a small pilot study including five ponies showing that the microbiota composition of faecal samples collected up to 6 h after spontaneous defaecation was similar to that of the samples collected rectally. After DNA extraction, Illumina Miseq 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to determine microbiota composition. The effect of host and environmental factors on microbiota composition were determined using several techniques (NMDS, PERMANOVA, DESeq2). Bacteroidetes was the largest phylum found in the faecal microbiota (50.1%), followed by Firmicutes (28.4%). Alpha-diversity and richness decreased significantly with increasing age. Location, age, season, horse type and pasture access had a significant effect on beta-diversity. The current study provides important baseline information on variation in faecal microbiota in healthy horses and ponies under standard housing and management conditions. These results indicate that faecal microbiota composition is affected by several horse-related and environment-related factors, and these factors should be considered in future studies of the equine faecal microbiota

Groei en productie van populier in Nederland

Between 1947 and 2000, growth and yield of Poplar was studied in the Netherlands. To the permanent plots measured by Becking and De Dorschkamp/IBN, the permanent sample plots from HOSP were added, resulting in 235 plots and 1808 recordings.The development of the mean height hm with age t was found to be best described by a Chapman-Richards-model, with adjustment factors for dense stand and for different parameters for forest stands, line plantings, and for aspen, using site index h25. The diameter development up to a height of 7 m was best described with a Gompertz-model in t, hm and the initial spacing (SP0).The basal area increment IG was best explained by a power function in which hm, age, h25 and the Becking-Hart spacing index S% are included. For S% > 29.2 the basal area increment dropped with a non-linear function in S%. For dense spacing and for line plantings, other models fitted best.Combining all models, a stand projection model was constructed, which described the plot develop-ment as measured reasonably well.Yield tables were made for forests with different spacing, for forests with a wide stand with and with-out systematically thinning, for forest with very dense spacing including mortality, for line plantings without thinning, and for aspen with heavy thinning from belo

Opbrengsttabellen Nederland 2018

In deze bundel zijn opbrengsttabellen van 15 boomsoorten opgenomen. In vergelijking met de tot nu toe geldende opbrengsttabellen uit 1996, bevat deze bundel meer soorten, meer dunningregimes, en zijn alle tabellen gebaseerd op Nederlandse meetgegevens. Voor 10 soorten zijn tabellen met zowel een matige als sterke dunning opgenomen. Voor de Japanse Lariks zijn twee regionale tabellen opgenomen. De populier heeft in deze bundel een tabel voor bomen in lijnbeplanting, naast de tabellen voor bos met diverse plantverbanden. Per soort is het rapport van de onderliggende studie weergegeven. Al deze studies volgden in grote lijnen de studie Groei en productie van douglas in Nederland. Becking's dunningproeven ontsloten. In vergelijking met de studies uit 1996, blijkt enerzijds de hoogtegroei per boniteit te verschillen (slechte boniteiten starten lager dan goede boniteiten, maar halen de groei later deels in). Anderzijds blijk de range tussen de beste en slechtste boniteit vaak ruimer dan in de eerdere studies