Integrating project knowledge and models: The next step in developing a Payment for Ecosystem Services scheme for the Big Creek watershed

The team developed a spatially targeted conservation planning scheme to foster water quality decision making in centeral Iowa\u27s Big Creek watershed. The scheme is foundational to the potential development of a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) for the watershed. Big Creek watershed is an ideal Iowa location for this project because of the proximity of ecosystem service providers (farmers) to a large number of beneficiaries (water users)

Blurring the lines between working and conservation lands: Bird use of prairie strips in row-cropped watersheds

Information collected for this project, along with additional research conducted on the STRIPS project, showed that prairie strips can be a valuable tool for improving ecosystem health in agricultural lands, especially in terms of improving water quality and increasing biodiversity and landscape heterogeneity

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of maize (Zea mays) inbred line using a simple binary system [abstract]

Abstract only availableFaculty Mentor: Dr. Zhanyuan Zhang, BiochemistryIt is highly desirable to be able to transform maize (Zea mays) inbred lines that possess good economical traits for gene discovery and trait improvement. However, elite maize inbred lines of good economical performance so far tested are much less amenable for both regeneration and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (Ishida et al., Nature Biotech 14:745-750, 1996; Zhao et al., Pioneer HiBred International, Inc., 1999). Among a number of maize inbred lines, B73, elite maize inbred line, represents good economical values and has been used extensively for maize genome projects for gene discovery. We have tested many different N6-based media amended with varying compositions of 2, 4-D, casein hydrolysate, L-proline, and silver nitrate. In spite of these efforts, our results demonstrated an extreme low regeneration from the inbred line, B73, in agreement with the previous study (Armstrong et al., Theor Appl Genet 84:755-762, 1992). On the other hand, maize Hi-II B, elite maize inbred derived from B73 and A188 has showed good regeneration in previous studies (Armstrong et al., Theor Appl Genet 84:755-762, 1992; Temple et al., EXPRESS internship program 2003) and therefore suggests its potential to be a good genotype for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Hence, we have conducted further experiments to evaluate critical conditions enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated maize transformation using a simple binary system. We employed the T-DNA transfer procedures as described previously (Frame et al., Plant Physiol. 129:13-22, 2002) with varying co-cultivation conditions including duration, impact of dessication, and antioxidants. We inoculated the immature embryos of Hi-IIB with Agrobacterium strain EHA101 carrying binary vector pZY102. The T-DNA transfer efficiency was first evaluated using GUS assay 7 days after resting period. So far, results indicate that the Hi-IIB has good potential to be transformed by Agrobacterium-mediated T- DNA transfer. We are now in the process of collecting data representing more stable transformation at later culture stages, and results will be presented in poster presentation

Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada – Spending on Everyday Legal Problems Report

The national “Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada” (Cost of Justice) survey was conducted with a random sample of 3,263 adults ages 18 years and older. 3,051 resided in households with land lines and 212 used cell phones only. The data presented in the following pages are based on the 3,051 land line calls. Weighted to the Canadian population, this represents an estimated 23,590,697 people from the ten provinces

Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Gender (Data Report)

The national Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada survey was conducted with a random sample of 3,263 adults aged 18 years and older, of which 3,051 resided in households with landlines and 212 used cell phones only. The data presented in the following pages are based on the 3,051 land line calls. Weighted to the Canadian population, this represents an estimated 23,590,697 people from the ten provinces

Teachers\u27 knowledge and practice of empowering young children in four early childhood settings in Australia and the United Kingdom

This study explores teacher\u27s knowledge and practice of empowering young children as learners. Empowerment is a complex and multifaceted construct, and a recurring theme in early childhood literature. This study took place in four early childhood settings in Australia and the United Kingdom. The research was conducted using qualitative methodology, primarily with the use of video-taped observations and stimulated-recall teacher interviews. Findings indicate that the teachers enacted their knowledge and practice of empowerment. However, empowerment was interpreted differently by each teacher. The current study found links existed between teachers\u27 knowledge and practice and their pedogogic orientation

Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Age (Data Report)

The national Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada survey was conducted with a random sample of 3,263 adults aged 18 years and older, of which 3,051 resided in households with landlines and 212 used cell phones only. The data presented in the following pages are based on the 3,051 land line calls. Weighted to the Canadian population, this represents an estimated 23,590,697 people from the ten provinces

Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Region (Data Report)

The national Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada survey was conducted with a random sample of 3,263 adults aged 18 years and older, of which 3,051 resided in households with landlines and 212 used cell phones only. The data presented in the following pages are based on the 3,051 land line calls. Weighted to the Canadian population, this represents an estimated 23,590,697 people from the ten provinces

The Data Deficit: The Case for Improving Court Records for Future Access to Justice Research – Fact Sheet

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