Banker plants with Aphidius colemani Viereck were tested in greenhouses in Massachusetts and New York for control of cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover, and green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) on 2 spring flower crops, pansies ( Viola tricolor hortensis ) and Marguerite daisies ( Argyranthemum hybrid). Banker plants consisted of pots of barley plants infested with the bird cherry-oat aphi...

The essential feature of Selective Mutism (SM) is the persistent failure to speak in specific social situations (e.g., school) where speaking is expected, despite speaking in other situations (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The disturbance may significantly interfere with educational or occupational achievement or with social communication. The following case is of a girl with a long-...

Designing, conducting, and interpreting evaluation studies with human participants is challenging. While researchers in cognitive psychology, social science, and human-computer interaction view competence in evaluation study methodology a key job skill, it is only recently that visualization researchers have begun to feel the need to learn this skill as well. Acquiring such competence is a leng...

Mono-urea-functionalized pillar[5]arenes were prepared which exhibited abnormal urea behaviors. They were shown to form pseudo[1]rotaxanes with poor anion binding abilities in solution and [c2]daisy chains with an abnormal urea motif in the solid state.