Proceedings of the Purdue Society of Civil Engineering

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Comparison of milking operations in herringbone milking layouts for large herds in California /

"In cooperation with University of California Agricultural Extension Service."

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Bulletins on Florida flora.

No. [1-4] are Bulletins 84, 89, 92 and 95 of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Agricultural Extension Service; no. [5] is Bulletin 323 of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville.

A ADMINISTRAÇÃO DA EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA NAS IES PARTICULARES: LIMITES E POTENCIALIDADES NA VISÃO DOS GESTORES

A presente dissertação trata da visão dos gestores sobre a extensão universitária nas Instituições de Ensino Superior particulares na região do Grande ABC. A revisão do tema indica que extensão universitária é diretamente dependente da visão política da instituição a qual pertence. Existem, portanto, diversos modelos conceituais e práticos. Originalmente assumiu o caráter de cursos livres abertos à sociedade, mais tarde conhecida como prestação de serviços, assessorias, ação comunitária, assistencialismo e atualmente discute-se a extensão universitária sob uma perspectiva de desenvolvimento social e como articuladora entre o ensino e a pesquisa. A pergunta norteadora do trabalho é: de que forma a extensão universitária é administrada nas IES particulares? Por meio de seu objetivo geral, a pesquisa busca analisar a administração da extensão universitária, tendo como foco as Instituições de Ensino Superior particulares na região do Grande ABC. Para auxiliar no alcance deste objetivo geral, foram delimitados dois objetivos específicos: (a) identificar as concepções políticas, assim como as práticas extensionistas declaradas pelas IES, e (b) analisar a visão do gestor na administração da extensão. Os dados coletados foram analisados sob o ponto de vista de três dimensões administrativas, a saber: humana, material e sistêmica. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva. A pesquisa documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas fazem parte da coleta de dados que subsidiarão a análise final. A contribuição científico-social que se discute neste trabalho é a reflexão sobre os limites e potencialidades da administração da extensão diante dos atuais diálogos sobre o tema.

Allen Hall, 1936 View

Allen Hall was named for Benjamin F. Allen, a former president who emphasized a cultural development of the students. This two story brick building housed young men in 1936. It now houses Cooperative Extension offices.

Soil pH and Nutrient Availability

Fertilizers, whether commercial or from manure sources, will not be effective if soil pH isn’t managed. Besides nutrient availability, soil biology and pesticide efficacy can also be pH dependent. Unfortunately, due to varying soil types and crop needs, there isn’t a single pH that is ideal. While most crops are assigned a suitable pH range (6.0 to 6.5), producers can maximize yields by better understanding soil properties and crop response.

Congruencia entre los valores personales y organizacionales y su influencia con el engagement en el trabajo : estudio de caso en una organización del sector salud

La capacidad de gestión del personal se ha convertido en un imperativo para las organizaciones modernas. Por tanto se vienen introduciendo temas como la administración en valores y el engagement de los trabajadores. Sin embargo, la relación entre estos dos aún no ha sido estudiada. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar el efecto que tiene el grado de articulación y reconocimiento de los valores organizacionales y personales y organizacionales sobre los niveles de engagement de los empleados. Para esta investigación se utilizó una muestra constituida por 54 trabajadores de una organización del sector salud de la ciudad de Bogotá a quienes les fueron aplicadas dos escalas: el Inventario para Medir la Articulación entre la Persona y la Organización (Inventario APO) y Utrech Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Como principal resultado se obtuvo que de las tres dimensiones consideradas predictoras del engagement, solamente el reconocimiento de los valores organizacionales tuvo un efecto estadísticamente significativo.

No evidence of transmission of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses by phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae).

Abstract Grapevine leafroll disease is associated with several species of phloem-limited grapevine leafrollassociated viruses (GLRaV), some of which are transmitted by mealybugs and scale insects. The grape phylloxera, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) Biotype A (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae), is a common vineyard pest that feeds on the phloem of vine roots. There is concern that these insects may transmit one or more GLRaV species, particularly GLRaV-2, a species in the genus Closterovirus. A field survey was performed in vineyards with a high incidence of grapevine leafroll disease and D. vitifoliae was assessed for acquisition of GLRaV. In greenhouse experiments, the ability of D. vitifoliae to transmit GLRaV from infected root sections or vines to co-planted virus-free recipient vines was tested. There were no GLRaV-positive D. vitifoliae in the field survey, nor did D. vitifoliae transmit GLRaV- 1, ?2, ?3, or -4LV in greenhouse transmission experiments. Some insects tested positive for GLRaV after feeding on infected source vines in the greenhouse, however there was no evidence of virus transmission to healthy plants. These findings, in combination with the sedentary behaviour of the soil biotype of D. vitifoliae, make it unlikely that D. vitifoliae is a vector of any GLRaV.

Knowledge unlatched : towards an open and networked future for academic publishing

Specialist book length publications in the humanities and social sciences (including but not exclusively monographs) are experiencing a crisis. It is clear that the current publishing system is failing both the producers and users of scholarship and neglects many of the opportunities associated with networked culture.

Engineering based problem solving in the middle school : design and construction with simple machines

Incorporating engineering concepts into middle school curriculum is seen as an effective way to improve students’ problem-solving skills. A selection of findings is reported from a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based unit in which students in the second year (grade 8) of a three-year longitudinal study explored engineering concepts and principles pertaining to the functioning of simple machines. The culminating activity, the focus of this paper, required the students to design, construct, test, and evaluate a trebuchet catapult. We consider findings from one of the schools, a co-educational school, where we traced the design process developments of four student groups from two classes. The students’ descriptions and explanations of the simple machines used in their catapult design are examined, together with how they rated various aspects of their engineering designs. Included in the findings are students’ understanding of how their simple machines were simulated by the resources supplied and how the machines interacted in forming a complex machine. An ability to link physical materials with abstract concepts and an awareness of design constraints on their constructions were apparent, although a desire to create a ‘‘perfect’’ catapult despite limitations in the physical materials rather than a prototype for testing concepts was evident. Feedback from teacher interviews added further insights into the students’ developments as well as the teachers’ professional learning. An evolving framework for introducing engineering education in the pre-secondary years is proposed.

Making an IMPACT: Campus-wide collaboration for course and learning space transformation

At Purdue University, the Libraries participate in a provost-initiated, campus-wide course redesign program called Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). This initiative aims to bring active-learning to foundational courses traditionally taught through lectures. Purdue librarians recognized the IMPACT initiative as one way to enter the conversations blooming on our campus about the nature of learning, curriculum design, and how space design impacts potential learning. This article presents three perspectives: 1) the information literacy coordinator, 2) a libraries’ administrator with a gift for space planning, and; 3) an in-the-trenches liaison to course redesign projects. Each discusses the IMPACT initiative from his or her unique perspective and view of its impact on librarian roles. Collectively, the article explains why we think it is essential that this kind of campus effort is supported by libraries.

美国普度大学CIM递阶控制系统参考模型简介

本文简要介绍了美国普度大学ＣＩＭ参考模型的具体内容、系统特征、系统经济效益、系统发展趋势以及存在的一些问题。

CIM与工业自动化总体技术——它的目标、方法和实践

本文概述了近年国际上兴起的CIM与国内的工业自动化总体技术,阐明了其出现背景,以及它的目标、方法、参考模型和有关实践情况,在CIM参考模型和体系结构中,叙述了西欧ESPRIT的CIM/OSA模型、美国普渡大学的企业参考体系结构与CIM模型,并简述了它们在建立综合自动化系统中的主要思路。