TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

International Relations/Trade,

LibITS (Library+ITS): Cooperative Projects Lead to Successes

The Library and the Division of Information and Technology Services have cooperated on multiple projects over the years that have been well received by students and faculty. This presentation will look at the best practices for collaborative working relationships used by the library, the Division of Academic Affairs, and Information and Technology Services (ITS), illustrating the successes and the challenges of selected projects

Paper EL-89-10 v. 1: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Water Distribution Systems

This report was prepared by the Environmental Laboratory (EL), US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), in partial fulfillment of Reimbursable Order No. 88-G4-07 from the Fort Monmouth Directorate of Engineering and Housing (DLH), Fort Monmouth, NJ. The report was prepared by Mr. Wayne W. Sharp, Mr. Donald V. Chase, and Dr. Paul R. Schroeder of the Water Resources Engineering Group (WREG), Environmental Engineering Division (EED), EL. The work was accomplished under the direct supervision of Dr. John J. Ingram. Chief, WREG, and Dr. Raymond L. Montgomery, Chif, EED: qnA -Asr the general supervision of Dr. John Keeley, Assistant Chief, EL, and Dr. John Harrison, Chief, EL. The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Mr. Terry Taylor in the collection of field data as well as date supplied by Mr. Mike Maier, Mr. Jim Ott and Ms. Lori Kam of the Fort Monmouth DEH. Commander and Director of WES was COL Larry B. Fulton, EN. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director

Thinking Outside the Box: Innovative Specialized Educational Technologies

This presentation will illustrate the innovative, specialized educational technologies developed and implemented at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Technologies include Tech-Rec, a first of its kind integration of technology and recreation that exercises the mind and body; the Dental Lab, with individualized computers at each dental chair, inter-oral cameras, and digital radiography; and the Library PODS

Techniques for Improving Energy Efficiency at Water Supply Pumping Stations

This report describes the application of methods presented in Engineer Technical Letter (ETL) Energy Efficiency at Water Supply Pumping Stations\u27\u27 to the Washington, DC, and vicinity water system. Both the ETL and this report were prepared under the Water System Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work Unit (CWIS 31794) of the Water Supply and Conservation Research Program. The technical monitors for this program in the Office, Chief of Engineers, were Mr. James Ballif (DAEN-ECE-B) and Mr. Robert Daniel (DAEN-CWP-D). The work was conducted at the US Army Engineer (USAE) Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, Miss., and the University of Kentucky (UK) Civil Engineering Department. The report was written by Dr. Lindell E. Ormsbee, assistant professor of civil engineering at UK, working with WES under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreement; Dr. Thomas M. Walski, a research civil engineer with the Water Resources Engineering Group (WREG) of the Environmental Engineering Division (EED), Environmental Laboratory (EL), WES; and Messrs. Donald V. Chase and Wayne W. Sharp, UK students employed by WES under the contract student program. Mr. Anthony C. Gibson of the WREG assisted in field data collection. Work done with the Washington Aqueduct Division (WAD) of the USAE District, Baltimore, was performed under the purview of Mr. Harry C. Ways, Chief, WAD; Mr. Perry Costas, Assistant Chief, WAD; and Mr. Douglas B. Pickering, Chief, Plant Operations Branch, WAD. The report was reviewed by Mr. M. John Cullinane of the Water Supply and Waste Treatment Group, EED, and Dr. Keith W. Little of the Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, N.C. The report was edited by Ms. Jessica S. Ruff of the WES Information Technology Laboratory. The study was conducted under the supervision of Mr. F. Douglas Shields, Jr., Acting Chief, WREG; Dr. Raymond L. Montgomery, Chief, EED; and Dr. John Harrison, Chief, EL. Commander and Director of WES was Col. Dwayne G. Lee, CE. Technical Director was Dr. Robert W. Whalin

70% and Climbing: E-Resources, Books, and Library Restructuring

Within the past decade, academic libraries have seen a shift in purchasing from mostly print to mostly electronic. Although Carleton University Library (Ottawa, Canada) has experienced this shift, it had continued until recently to work within the confines of an organizational structure based on a print purchasing model. This paper will describe in detail the restructuring of the Library's collections and technical services departments to better meet growing electronic demands. Changes included dedicating more staff from print resources to e-resources, changing a librarian position to focus specifically on collections assessment, and shifting budgets to manage growing e-resources more efficiently

Vertebrate ancient opsin photopigment spectra and the avian photoperiodic response

In mammals, photoreception is restricted to cones, rods and a subset of retinal ganglion cells. By contrast, non-mammalian vertebrates possess many extraocular photoreceptors but in many cases the role of these photoreceptors and their underlying photopigments is unknown. In birds, deep brain photoreceptors have been shown to sense photic changes in daylength (photoperiod) and mediate seasonal reproduction. Nonetheless, the specific identity of the opsin photopigment ‘sensor’ involved has remained elusive. Previously, we showed that vertebrate ancient (VA) opsin is expressed in avian hypothalamic neurons and forms a photosensitive molecule. However, a direct functional link between VA opsin and the regulation of seasonal biology was absent. Here, we report the in vivo and in vitro absorption spectra (λmax = ∼490 nm) for chicken VA photopigments. Furthermore, the spectral sensitivity of these photopigments match the peak absorbance of the avian photoperiodic response (λmax = 492 nm) and permits maximum photon capture within the restricted light environment of the hypothalamus. Such a correspondence argues strongly that VA opsin plays a key role in regulating seasonal reproduction in birds

Natural Law and Vengeance:Jurisprudence on the Streets of Gotham

Batman is allied with modern natural law in the way he relies upon reason to bring about his vision of ‘true justice’, operating as a force external to law. This vision of justice is a protective one, with Batman existing as a guardian—a force for resistance against the corruption of the state and the failures of the legal system. But alongside his rational means, Batman also employs violence as he moves beyond the boundaries of the civilised state into the dark and violent world outside law’s protection. He thus sacrifices his own safety to ensure the safety of others—he is a Dark Knight, a sentinel, fighting the nasty and brutish underworld of criminality in his effort to bring rational order to the world and protect the people of Gotham from criminal harm. This fight for justice is fuelled by a deeply private trauma: the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents: a private desire for vengeance that Batman transcends. In navigating Batman’s jurisprudential dimensions, we are ultimately reminded that private desires and motivations are enfolded within the public structures of justice

Supervising the Supervisors—Procedural Training and Supervision in Internal Medicine Residency

At teaching hospitals, bedside procedures (paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, arthrocentesis and central venous catheter insertion) are performed by junior residents and supervised by senior peers. Residents’ perceptions about supervision or how often peer supervision produces unsafe clinical situations are unknown. To examine the experience and practice patterns of residents performing bedside procedures. Cross-sectional e-mail survey of 653 internal medicine (IM) residents at seven California teaching hospitals. Surveys asked questions in three areas: (1) resident experience performing procedures: numbers of procedures performed and whether they received other (e.g., simulator) training; (2) resident comfort performing and supervising procedures; (3) resident reports of their current level of supervision doing procedures, experience with complications as well as perceptions of factors that may have contributed to complications. Three hundred sixty-seven (56%) of the residents responded. Most PGY1 residents had performed fewer than five of any of the procedures, but most PGY-3 residents had performed at least ten by the end of their training. Resident comfort for each procedure increased with the number of procedures performed (p < 0.001). Although residents reported that peer supervision happened often, they also reported high rates of supervising a procedure before feeling comfortable with proper technique. The majority of residents (64%) reported at least one complication and did not feel supervision would have prevented complications, even though many reported complications represented technique- or preparation-related problems. Residents report low levels of comfort and experience with procedures, and frequently report supervising prior to feeling comfortable. Our findings suggest a need to examine best practices for procedural supervision of trainees