t a s p c w e e s e P a u a p p l t b We studied the behavior and biology of the Australian parasitoids Syngaster lepidus Brullé and Callibracon limbatus (Brullé) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), which are being introduced into California as biological control agents of the eucalyptus longhorned borer, Phoracantha semipunctata F. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Studies conducted in Australia revealed tha...

The rate at which CO2 is released from woody debris post-clearcut affects the long term carbon consequences of such disturbances. Changes in microclimate post-clearcut may alter the rate of woody debris decomposition from that in a mature forest. However, very few studies have explored post-disturbance rates of woody debris respiration and the possible influence of an altered microclimate, and ...

A set A of primes p involving numbers such as abt + c, where |a|, |b|, |c| = O(1) and t → ∞, is defined. An algorithm for computing discrete logs in the finite field of order p with p ∈ A is suggested. Its heuristic expected running time is Lp[ 1 3 ; ( 32 9 )1/3] for ( 32 9 )1/3 = 1.526 · · · , where Lp[α;β] = exp((β + o(1)) ln α p(ln ln p)1−α) as p → ∞, 0 < α < 1, and 0 < β. At present, the mo...

The Douglas-Þr beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, was detected in 2001 in northernMinnesota outside its natural range and the range of its native hosts, Douglas-Þr, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco, and western larch, Larix occidentalisNutt. Consecutive years of detection indicated that D. pseudotsugae may have been established in a new environment and provided a possible example o...

The Eucalyptus grandis logs temperatures were determined and correlated with the board's cracks during steaming. Thermocouples were inserted in the logs center, registering their temperatures during steaming at 90°C. The logs were sawed and the board's cracks measured. It was concluded that: (1) the logistic S-shaped curve explains the logs temperature variation; (2) the logs with diameter of 2...

Phlebiopsis gigantea (=Phanerochaete gigantea) is a white rot fungus that rapidly colonizes cut stumps, stems, and branches of pine. Two laboratory and several field studies showed that inoculation of red pine logs, Pinus resinosa, with P. gigantea reduced the pitch content of wood, facilitated bark removal, modified wood cells, and controlled detrimental sapstain. Isolations from inoculated lo...

The adoption of dense plantations can reduce the drying time logs, by optimizing this step. This study evaluated eucalyptus wood from with different spacing (3 × 4; 3 3; 2 1 m). Five trees were selected per treatment. Logs removed base and at 50% 100% commercial height for evaluation 60 days. diameters wider bigger, productivity hectare was not affected between trees. planting did affect initia...

BACKGROUND While actigraphy has been deemed ideal for the longitudinal assessment of total sleep time (TST) by select groups, endorsement has not been universal and reimbursement is lacking, preventing its widespread use in clinical practice. This study compares longitudinal TST data obtained by actigraphy and logs preceding a clinical evaluation, and secondarily ascertains whether longitudinal...