R. du Rietz,1 S. J. Williams,2,∗ D. Rudolph,1 J. Ekman,1 C. Fahlander,1 C. Andreoiu,1,† M. Axiotis,3 M. A. Bentley,2 M. P. Carpenter,4 C. Chandler,2 R. J. Charity,5 R. M. Clark,6 M. Cromaz,6 A. Dewald,7 G. de Angelis,3 F. Della Vedova,8 P. Fallon,6 A. Gadea,3 G. Hammond,2 E. Ideguchi,5,‡ S. M. Lenzi,8 A. O. Macchiavelli,6 N. Mărginean,3 M. N. Mineva,1 O. Möller,7 D. R. Napoli,3 M. Nespolo,3 W. ...

s) is all that is necessary. Cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry presentations centered around the theme of biological transport are all welcome. Presentations are made in an informal atmosphere with open discussion encouraged. The scientific sessions will be held morning and evening. Afternoons are free to enjoy swimming, fishing, golfing, riding, hiking, or just rela...

When, in 1784, the land surveyor Thomas Jefferson called into being the states of the so-called Northwest Ordinance by drawing lines on a map, his map was sufficiently inaccurate that it did not even have the Great Lakes in the right places. Ten states would nonetheless eventually be created in the area of Jefferson’s map, having boundaries which in large degree follow his original lines. These...

We show empirically using panel data at the plot and farm level and based on a model incorporating supervision costs, risk, credit-market imperfections and scale-economies associated with mechanization that small-scale farming is inefficient in India. Larger farms are more profitable per acre, more mechanized, less constrained in input use after bad shocks, and employ less per-acre labor than s...

Land cover maps reasonably depict areas that are strongly converted by human activities, but typically are unable to resolve low-density but widespread development patterns. Data products specifically designed to resolve land uses complement land cover datasets and likely improve our ability to understand the extent and complexity of human modification. Methods for developing a comprehensive la...

Beginning in 1992, the Slow The Spread (STS) pilot project was initiated to target gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) spread rate reduction by controlling populations in the transition zone. The project uses intensive monitoring techniques, with pheromone-baited sticky moth traps, to detect low-level populations and target them for eradication. The primary objective of the pilot project was to ev...

Rotation, tillage, and variety main effects on grain yield were all significant in 2002. Rice grain yield, over all treatment combinations, averaged 159 bu/acre, which was 22 bu/acre more than in 2001. Grain yields for the two 3-phase rotations were 180 bu/acre for the rice-corn-soybeans rotation and 177 bu/acre for the rice-corn (wheat)soybean rotation. These yields were slightly better than t...

The subjective concept of health included in the self-rated health process allows identifying factors associated with good self-rated health in populations. This cross-sectional population-based study in 2007-2008 focused on self-rated health and associated factors among adults (n = 1,516) in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil. The multivariate analysis used Poisson regression, with fair/poor self-...

This was a descriptive statistical study of 8,516 cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the State of Acre, Brazil, from 2001 to 2006 (second period), comparing the results to a previous publication with data from the same State for 1992 to 1997 (first period). Prevalence in the State more than doubled (55.7/10,000 inhabitants from 1992 to 1997 and 128.5/10,000 inhabitants from 2001 to ...