Copepod Aggregations: Influences of Physics and Collective Behavior

Dense copepod aggregations form in Massachusetts Bay and provide an important resource for right whales. We re-examine the processes which might account for the high concentrations, investigating both horizontally convergent flow, which can increase the density of depth-keeping organisms, and social behavior. We argue that the two act in concert: social behavior creates small dense patches (on the scale of a few sensing radii); physical stirring brings them together so that they merge into aggregations with larger scales; it also moves them into areas of physical convergence which retain the increasingly large patch. But the turbulence can also break this apart, suggesting that the overall high density in the convergence zone will not be uniform but will instead be composed of multiple transient patches (which are still much larger than the sensing scale)

Regional libraries online project : Survey

The Library and Information Service of Western Australia (LISWA) implemented their Regional Libraries Online Project in 1997 to provide public Internet access to 11 regional libraries in Western Australia. This report highlights major trends and issues that arose during the implementation of the project..

Small Businesses and the Community: Their Role and Importance Within a State\u27s Economy

As communities focus on economic development, the common response has been the recruitment of outside industry. Left out has been the support for existing micro businesses and entrepreneurs. The research reported here explored the contributions of these smallest of the small business within the economy. For the study, 1,224 Oklahoma households were included. The research found that more than one in every five households owned and operated such a business. These businesses generated substantial gross income and employed at least one other person. These findings support including micro businesses in a comprehensive economic development plan

Home-based business: An economic development alternative

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Home-based business: An economic development alternative

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Beef-cattle production functions in forage utilization

Little information has existed on substitution rates between pasture forages and corn in a beef-fattening enterprise. Without this knowledge it is difficult to determine which combinations of pasture forage and com would maximize profits. Profits in feeding depend not only on the cost of feed but also on the time of marketing. The pasture forage-corn ration that minimizes costs may not necessarily be the ration that maximizes profits, since profits are affected by the time of marketing. Both the quality and the price of beef are subject to change during the beef-fattening period. Consequently, the beef-cattle feeder is confronted with the problem of selecting (a) the least-cost pasture forage-corn ration (b) that will place the beef cattle on the market finished to a grade (c) at the time when the expected market price will maximize profits. A beef-feeding experiment was designed to determine the feed relationships between soilage (fresh-chopped pasture forage) and com. It was conducted at two locations over a period of 3 years -1957, 1958 and 1959. Six different soilage-corn rations, ranging from all soilage to 2 parts soilage and 1 part corn, were fed to different lots of feeder steers at each location. The rations at each location were also fortified with a feed supplement. Stilbestrol was included in the rations at one of the locations. The results of this feeding experiment are based on the performance of 336 head of good-to-choice feeder steers

Internet as a marketing tool

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A Qualitative Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Metastatic Breast Cancer Care

The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted the delivery of oncology care, particularly for individuals with metastatic cancers. The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on metastatic breast cancer (MBC) care among patients. This study consisted of 36 semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted virtually with people living with MBC, who were members of a patient support organization called Project Life. Project Life is an MBC patient-led, web-based wellness community. Responses were analyzed using Phronetic Iterative Analysis. Interviews were conducted from March 14, 2022, to May 31, 2022. Analysis from 36 individual in-depth qualitative interviews revealed the following themes during COVID-19: (1) variable preferences for telehealth (2) disruptions to care, (3) virtualization of social care. Wide variations existed in preferences surrounding telehealth, centered around ideas of convenience. Disruptions to care included delays to diagnostic care, isolation from caregivers, and interruptions associated with COVID-19 infection. These results call for adaptability in oncology care given wide-ranging preferences on telehealth and the shifting of available support services

Financing your small business

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How can Oklahoma communities attract food manufacturing companies?

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