Oilseed crops, particularly canola, Brassica napus L., and B. rapa L., are now a major part of the prairie landscape in Canada. A diverse assemblage of arthropods can be found in areas devoted to oilseed crop production, either feeding on a resource provided by the crop, or feeding on other insects that have been attracted to these areas. Some insects prefer to feed on other plants that are gro...

Muscular movement artifacts constitute a major problem in studies involving electroencephalography (EEG) measurements. EEG measurements are used in a variety of different fields like diagnosing epilepsy and other brain related diseases or in biofeedback for athletes. A major drawback is that EEG is susceptible to artifacts of neck muscles due to the low signal amplitude of the electrical activi...

The parasitoid, Cotesia plutellae, is used as a biological control agent for diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, in many countries and has been evaluated as a candidate for release in New Zealand. C. plutellae was originally released in Australia in 1951, but is rarely found. A glasshouse host specificity trial was conducted in Australia to assess whether C. plutellae would parasitise Nyctem...

This paper describes AMICA (Analyzing Mission Impacts of Cyber Actions), an integrated approach for understanding mission impacts of cyber attacks. AMICA combines process modeling, discrete-event simulation, graph-based dependency modeling, and dynamic visualizations. This is a novel convergence of two lines of research: process modeling/simulation and attack graphs. AMICA captures process flow...

Background: Due to increasing domestic and industrial demand, edible oil production is not keeping up with demand. To fill this gap, the productivity of oilseeds can be increased by applying adequate nutrients, particularly sulphur (S), at crucial growth stage. Purpose: The present study aims explore best concentration S for its foliar application on various cultivars mustard. Methods: A factor...

White mustard plant (Sinapis alba L.) is an easy-to-grow species with low soil requirements and often sown as a catch crop in Northern Europe to reduce nitrate leaching, especially during the winter. There are studies showing high nutritional value of seeds, which have wide application, mainly food production. Still little known about young shoots or plants different cultivars white mustard, al...

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of meal derived from low glucosinolate cultivars of mustard (Brassica juncea) in comparison to samples of canola meal (Brassica napus, Brassica rapa). Samples of Brassica seed (four B. juncea, one B. napus, and one B. rapa) were processed using laboratory procedures to produce oil-extracted meals, which were examined for composition (...