Archaeological Survey of Memorial Park, Leona River Project, Uvalde County, Texas

During April 1990, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, under contract with the City of Uvalde, Texas, conducted a 100% pedestrian archaeological survey at the Uvalde Memorial Park. The area is located adjacent to the Leona River between East Nopal Street and the city golf course. U.S. Highway 90 West runs through the survey area. In the Memorial Park area south of Highway 90, no cultural materials were observed on the surface. The survey area along the banks of the Leona River north of Highway 90 yielded a thin lithic scatter of prehistoric material. Shovel tests in the area failed to produce any significant subsurface cultural material. The cultural resources found within the survey area are determined not to be significant, and therefore not eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or to be listed as a State Archeological Landmark. We recommend that no further work is needed

Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Uvalde Sanitary Landfill Area, Uvalde County, Texas

During May 1985, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, under contract with W. H. Mullins, Inc., Consulting Engineers, conducted a 100% archaeological survey at the proposed Uvalde Sanitary Landfill area located on the Kellogg and Rodriguez leases approximately 3.8 miles southwest of Uvalde, Texas. The area is located adjacent to FM481. The Rodriguez lease (63 acres) yielded one isolated artifact (Clear Fork tool). No other cultural materials were observed. The Kellogg lease (63 acres) yielded one isolated artifact (end and/or side scraper). In addition, a small area of lithic scatter was observed in the northeast corner of the property. Shovel tests throughout the area failed to produce any subsurface cultural material. The cultural resources found within the survey area are determined not to be significant, and therefore not eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or to be listed as a State Archeological Landmark. We recommend that no further work is needed

South Bay Fire Department: Back Deck

Local fire station, Station 15, in the community of Los Osos, was in need of a deck to be built in the rear of the station. There was public support, funding, and a desire for an upgrade. With the help of the firefighters and administrative staff at South Bay Fire Department, a 285 square foot structure was constructed to operate as a relaxing area for on duty staff to use between emergency calls. The plan creation, estimating, and building of the deck took approximately a year to complete. An estimated 305 man hours were spent collectively on the project, with great care given to the needs of the department and attention to detail. On June 11, 2016 the project was completed. The project took longer than scheduled and cost more than originally estimated

Managing Pasture Growth and Quality with Grazing

One of the keys to profitable livestock production is to minimize the costs of producing a marketable animal or animal product. Feed costs are commonly 70-80 percent of the cost of growing or maintaining an animal. Pastures provide feed at a cost of .01-.02 cents/lb of TDN while hay costs .04-.06 cents/lb TDN. Improved pasture management offers the single greatest opportunity to lower production costs, assuming that animal genetics, health, marketing procedures, and other areas of management have been addressed. A primary goal of livestock producers should be to utilize grazed forage for as many months of the year as possible while minimizing the need for stored feed

Selecting Clover Varieties Wisely

Although there are not a lot of new red clover varieties, several companies and Universities have active red clover breeding programs. In some ways, red clover is the easiest species to make variety recommendations for. Simply put, “only plant certified seed of improved varieties, never plant common seed.” University of Kentucky research has shown that the difference between improved varieties and common seed can be 6000 to 10,000 lb/acre in higher yield and 1 to 1 ½ years longer stand life. Sometimes you may “luck up” and find that the bag of cheap common seed you purchased was actually an overstock of an improved variety, but UK variety trials show that 9 times our of 10 certified seed of improved varieties showed higher yield and longer stand life

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThe PIE series of D-peptide HIV entry inhibitors, PIE12-trimer and Chol-PIE12-trimer (CPT31), inhibit a wide range of HIV isolates with pM potency while also exhibiting a high barrier to resistance. Here, we show that HIV acquires a primary PIE12 resistance mutation (Q577R/N/K) in both in vitro and in vivo resistance models. Development of this resistance mutation comes at a significant fitness cost to the virus, but the virus also acquires a set of compensatory mutations that rescue this fitness defect. We also show that CPT31 is an effective therapeutic against SHIV infection in rhesus macaques in both treatment and preventative contexts. These data indicate that CPT31 is a promising clinical candidate and could provide a novel agent with a unique mechanism of action against HIV

Marketing Kentucky Hay

The production of hay and pasture crops is essential to a profitable future for Kentucky agriculture. The Commonwealth ranked seventh in the nation in hay production in the year 2000 with 6.2 million tons. These forages provide the bulk of the feed supply for our livestock industry. In addition, a significant portion of our hay crop is marketed, both to in-state and out-of-state buyers

Ecology of black bears in a bottomland hardwood forest in Arkansas

Population characteristics, growth patterns, reproduction, mortality, food habits, denning, movements, and habitat use of black bears in bottomland hardwood forest were studied on White River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Arkansas from June 1979 to May 1982. A total of 51 bears was captured 64 times, and 2104 telemetry locations of 28 radioinstrumented bears were obtained. Estimates of population size and density on the 457 km2 Refuge were 130 bears and 1 bear/4.5 km2, respectively. The genetically effective number of bears in the lower White River basin was estimated to be 53 to 130, indicating that the long-term fitness of this closed population is precarious. The composite ratio of males to females in the capture sample was 1.56:1; it did not differ significantly from 1:1 (P\u3c0.05). Capture data suggested a stable age structure, and that females, which reached 14 years of age, were longer-lived than males. Growth was curvilinear in both sexes. Males attained peak body weight by 5 years of age, but females added weight until 9 or 10 years old. Mean weight of adult males (102 kg) was twice that of adult females (52 kg). Approximately one-third of the females successfully bred as 3- year-olds, and all had produced cubs by 6 years of age. All males appeared to be sexually mature by 4 years of age. Mean breeding interval of radio-collared females was 2.4 years. Most litters were born in early February, and mean litter size was 2.3 cubs

Value of Alfalfa in Rotation

There are about 23 million acres of alfalfa in the US. Alfalfa plus other hay is the most valuable crop in the US, behind only corn and soybeans. In Kentucky alfalfa is planted on over 300,000 acres and is an economically important crop for beef and dairy farmers, cash hay producers, and provides tremendous benefits for subsequent crops. There are also many non-agricultural benefits to alfalfa