The Iowa Homemaker vol.28, no.6

Your Dream Man, Margaret Wallace, page 3 County Home Economist, Ruth Foster, page 4 Mirror, Mirror On the Wall, Emogene Olson, page 6 I Resolve, Katherine Williams, page 7 These Women Drivers, Merritt Bailey, page 8 Vicky, Jo Ann Breckenridge, page 10 What’s New, Peggy Krenek, page 14 American Dietetic Association, Christine Thomson, page 1

New science on the Open Science Grid

The Open Science Grid (OSG) includes work to enable new science, new scientists, and new modalities in support of computationally based research. There are frequently significant sociological and organizational changes required in transformation from the existing to the new. OSG leverages its deliverables to the large-scale physics experiment member communities to benefit new communities at all scales through activities in education, engagement, and the distributed facility. This paper gives both a brief general description and specific examples of new science enabled on the OSG. More information is available at the OSG web site: www.opensciencegrid.org

Tissue-specific expression of high-voltage-activated dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type calcium channels

The cloning of the cDNA for the α1 subunit of L-type calcium channels revealed that at least two genes (CaCh1 and CaCh2) exist which give rise to several splice variants. The expression of mRNA for these α1 subunits and the skeletal muscle α2/δ, β and γ subunits was studied in rabbit tissues and BC3H1 cells. Nucleic-acid-hybridization studies showed that the mRNA of all subunits are expressed in skeletal muscle, brain, heart and aorta. However, the α1-, β- and γ-specific transcripts had different sizes in these tissues. Smooth muscle and heart contain different splice variants of the CaCh2 gene. The α1, β and γ mRNA are expressed together in differentiated but not in proliferating BC3H1 cells. A probe specific for the skeletal muscle α2/δ subunit did not hybridize to poly(A)-rich RNA from BC3H1 cells. These results suggest that different splice variants of the genes for the α1, β and γ subunits exist in tissues containing L-type calcium channels, and that their expression is regulated in a coordinate manner

The Iowa Homemaker vol.33, no.7

It’s an Old Custom, Betty Holder, page 5 She Emphasizes Good Fun, Doris Jirsa, page 6 Celebrate, Plan a Buffet, Dorothy Will, page 7 Candle-Making, Jane Hammerly, page 8 Blue Ribbon Designs, Gwen Olson, page 10 Here’s An Idea, page 12 Laugh at Yourself, Len Green, page 14 Recipe for Perfume, Mary Jean Stoddard, page 15 Small Talk, Ruth Anderson, page 16 Translate That Menu, Joanne Ryals, page 17 Trends, Jane Montgomery, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.27, no.6

Which First – Marriage or a Diploma?, Betsy Nichols, page 2 Accessories Multiply Your Wardrobe, Ethel Mae Hendrickson, page 4 Student-Teachers Gain Valuable Experience, Ruth Hackett, page 5 Europe Needs Trained Extension Workers, Joan Ahern, page 6 Vicky Suggests Slacks Suited to You, Shirliann Fortman, page 7 “Do It” Ideas for Doodling Decorators, Susan Menne, page 8 What’s New, June Welch, page 10 Here’s an Idea, Emogene Olson, page 12 Keeping Up with Today, Nancy Johnson, page 14 In Graduate Study They Choose What They Do, Peggy Krenek, page 1

What determines women's participation in collective action? Evidence from a western Ugandan coffee cooperative

Women smallholders face greater constraints than men in accessing capital and commodity markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Collective action has been promoted to remedy those disadvantages. Using survey data of 421 women members and 210 nonmembers of a coffee producer cooperative in Western Uganda, this study investigates the determinants of women's participation in cooperatives and women's intensity of participation. The results highlight the importance of access to and control over land for women to join the cooperative in the first place. Participation intensity is measured through women's participation in collective coffee marketing and share capital contributions. It is found that duration of membership, access to extension services, more equal intrahousehold power relations, and joint land ownership positively influence women's ability to commit to collective action. These findings demonstrate the embeddedness of collective action in gender relations and the positive value of women's active participation for agricultural-marketing cooperatives