A Turning Point in Merger Enforcement: \u3cem\u3eFederal Trade Commission v. Staples\u3c/em\u3e

This book chapter (forthcoming in Antitrust Stories) tells the story of the FTC\u27s successful 1997 effort to block the proposed Staples/Office Depot merger. It describes the competing presentations of the FTC and the merging firms during the preliminary injunction hearing and places that trial in a broader context.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bk_contributions/1150/thumbnail.jp

A Turning Point in Merger Enforcement: \u3cem\u3eFederal Trade Commission v. Staples\u3c/em\u3e

This book chapter (forthcoming in Antitrust Stories) tells the story of the FTC\u27s successful 1997 effort to block the proposed Staples/Office Depot merger. It describes the competing presentations of the FTC and the merging firms during the preliminary injunction hearing and places that trial in a broader context.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bk_contributions/1150/thumbnail.jp

Investigation of Field and Laboratory Methods for Evaluating Subgrade Support in the Design of Highway Flexible Pavements

Four different methods of evaluating subgrade support under flexible pavements were studied: (1) Field CBR; (2) North Dakota Cone; (3) Bearing Plates; and (4) Laboratory CBR. Approximately 435 miles of flexible pavements in Kentucky were represented. The roads were selected so as to give a wide range in conditions of traffic, soil areas, and design. A total of 185 locations were investigated, and 338 cone tests, 291 field CBR\u27s, and 117 series of plate tests were conducted. There were 178 subgrade samples for which the laboratory CBR test was conducted. Undisturbed samples for future triaxial tests were obtained at 21 locations. Subgrade moisture variation was considered. Traffic was determined by loadometer surveys and use of traffic flow maps. For the traffic imposed, adequacy of the designs -- as indicated by the presence or absence of base failures was evaluated from the standpoint of subgrade support measured by the four methods of test. Comparisons among the various methods of test in determining the subgrade support were made. The ultimate objective is a design criteria for flexible pavements in Kentucky

Ariel - Volume 6 Number 3

Editors Mark Dembert J.D. Kanofsky Frank Chervenak John Lammie Curt Cummings Staff Ken Jaffe Bob Sklaroff Halley Faust Jim Burke Nancy Redfern Hans Weltin Photographer Larry Glazerman Overseas Editor Mike Sinason Humorist Jim McCan

Author Correction: A cell-free platform for the prenylation of natural products and application to cannabinoid production.

In the original version of this Article, the genotype of the M30 mutant presented in Fig. 3b was given incorrectly as Y288V/A232S, and the M31 mutant was given incorrectly as M1/A232S. The correct genotype of the M30 mutant is Y288A/A232S and for M31 it is Y288V/A232S. In addition, to keep consistency in genotype formatting, the genotype of the M27 mutant should be Y288V/G286S. The errors have been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article

Differential Susceptibility of Japanese Beetle, Oriental Beetle, and European Chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Larvae to Five Soil Insecticides

Efficacy of bendiocarb, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, ethoprop, and isofenphos was evaluated against last-instar larvae of European chafer, Rhizotrogus majalis (Razoumowsky), Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, and Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis Waterhouse, by incorporating insecticides into soil at one-half New York State recommended rates in a laboratory bioassay. Mortality was assessed at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 wk. The experiment was repeated three times with white grubs collected at different times and from different locations in New York. White grub species differed significantly in their response to some of the insecticides; European chafer was generally least susceptible. Diazinon provided high mortality of Oriental beetle and European chafer grubs but very low mortality of Japanese beetles. Isofenphos provided generally low mortality of all three grub species, although the levels of mortality varied among species. Ethoprop provided uniform mortality of all three grub species. Results of these studies indicate the need to develop species-specific insecticide recommendations for the white grub complex

Resistance of Mice to Infection with Friend Disease Virus After Subcutaneous Injection of Friend Virus and Friend Spleen-Cells

Swiss mice injected subcutaneously with suspensions of spleen cells or an extract of spleens from mice infected with Friend virus develop resistance to subsequent intravenous inoculation of Friend virus. A single injection of either Friend virus or Friend cells induces resistance. Immunized mice display resistance when challenged 6 months after immunization and survive for at least 20 weeks after infection. Neutralization tests indicate that serum, but not lymphoid cells of resistant animals, can neutralize Friend virus. In vitro neutralization tests indicate that residence of virus within the peritoneal cavity of immune mice for 1 h sharply reduces the infective titer of the virus