Reaudit report on the Johnston Community School District for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Reaudit report on the Johnston Community School District for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Report on a special investigation of UNItix, the University of Northern Iowa’s centralized ticketing office, for the period August 1, 2008 through August 31, 2010

Report on a special investigation of UNItix, the University of Northern Iowa’s centralized ticketing office, for the period August 1, 2008 through August 31, 2010

Report on a special investigation of the Clay Central-Everly Community School District for the period July 1, 2005 through November 30, 2010

Report on a special investigation of the Clay Central-Everly Community School District for the period July 1, 2005 through November 30, 2010

Soil uses in the sugarcane fallow period to improve chemical and physical properties of two latosols (oxisols)

Sugarcane production should be integrated with crop diversification with a view to competitive and sustainable results in economic, social and environmental aspects. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of different soil uses during the sugarcane fallow period on the chemical and physical properties of eutroferric Red Latosol - LVef (Oxisol) and Acric Latosol - LVw (Acric Oxisol), in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil (21º14'05'' S, 48º17'09'' W, 600 m asl). A randomized block design was used with five replications and four treatments, consisting of different soil uses (crops) in the sugarcane fallow period: soybean only, soybean/fallow/soybean, soybean/millet/soybean, and soybean/sunn hemp/soybean. After two soybean crops, the LVef chemical properties remained at intermediate to high levels; while those of the LVw, classified as intermediate to high in the beginning, increased to high levels. Thus, the different soil uses during the sugarcane fallow period allowed the maintenance of LVef fertility levels and the improvement of those of the LVw. Two soybean crops increased macroporosity in the 0.0-0.1 m layer of the LVef; reduced soil aggregates in the 0.0-0.1 and 0.1-0.2 m layers of both soils, and reduced aggregate stability in these two layers of the LVw. Planting pearl millet or sunn hemp between the two soybean growing seasons promoted the formation of larger soil aggregates in the surface layer (0.0-0.1 m) of the LVw.

Report on a special investigation of the City of Conway for the period October 24, 2002 through March 8, 2011

Report on a special investigation of the City of Conway for the period October 24, 2002 through March 8, 2011

Report on a special investigation of the City of Melcher-Dallas for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010

Report on a special investigation of the City of Melcher-Dallas for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010

Effects of age, birth cohort and period of death on Swiss cancer mortality, 1951-1984.

Swiss death certification data over the period 1951-1984 for total cancer mortality and 30 major cancer sites in the population aged 25 to 74 years were analysed using a log-linear Poisson model with arbitrary constraints on the parameters to isolate the effects of birth cohort, calendar period of death and age. The overall pattern of total cancer mortality in males was stable for period values and showed some moderate decreases in cohort values restricted to the generations born after 1930. Cancer mortality trends were more favourable in females, with steady, though moderate, declines in both cohort and period values. According to the estimates from the model, the worst affected generation for male lung cancer was that born around 1910, and a flattening of trends or some moderate decline was observed for more recent cohorts, although this decline was considerably more limited than in other European countries. There were decreases in cohort and period values for stomach, intestine and oesophageal cancer in both sexes and (cervix) uteri in females. Increases were observed in both cohort and period trends for pancreas and liver in males and for several other neoplasms, including prostate, brain, leukaemias and lymphomas, restricted, however, for the latter sites, to the earlier cohorts and hence partly attributable to improved diagnosis and certification in the elderly. Although age values for lung cancer in females were around 10-times lower than in males, upward trends in female lung cancer cohort values were observed in subsequent cohorts and for period values from the late 1960's onwards. Therefore, future trends in female lung cancer mortality should continue to be monitored. The application of these age/period/cohort models thus provides a summary guide for the reading and interpretation of cancer mortality trends, although it cannot replace careful inspection of single age-specific rates.

Report on a special investigation of the Clarke Community School District cheerleading account for the period August 19, 2008 through June 30, 2011

Report on a special investigation of the Clarke Community School District cheerleading account for the period August 19, 2008 through June 30, 2011

Reaudit report on the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Reaudit report on the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Report on applying agreed-upon procedures to the Villisca Municipal Power Plant’s accounting procedures, cash and investment balances and compliance with Code of Iowa requirements for the period February 1, 2007 through December 31, 2010

Report on applying agreed-upon procedures to the Villisca Municipal Power Plant’s accounting procedures, cash and investment balances and compliance with Code of Iowa requirements for the period February 1, 2007 through December 31, 2010

Report on the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office for the period June 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011

Report on the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office for the period June 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011

Report on a review of the Pesticide Bureau of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010

Report on a review of the Pesticide Bureau of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010

Report on a review of selected application controls over the University of Northern Iowa General Ledger System for the period of June 22, 2011 through August 4, 2011

Report on a review of selected application controls over the University of Northern Iowa General Ledger System for the period of June 22, 2011 through August 4, 2011

Report on a special investigation of the City of Dexter for the period July 1, 2004 through August 31, 2010

Report on a special investigation of the City of Dexter for the period July 1, 2004 through August 31, 2010

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and soil aggregation as affected by cultivation of various crops during the sugarcane fallow period

Management systems involving crop rotation, ground cover species and reduced soil tillage can improve the soil physical and biological properties and reduce degradation. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effect of various crops grown during the sugarcane fallow period on the production of glomalin and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in two Latosols, as well as their influence on soil aggregation. The experiment was conducted on an eutroferric Red Latosol with high-clay texture (680 g clay kg-1) and an acric Red Latosol with clayey texture (440 g kg-1 clay) in Jaboticabal (São Paulo State, Brazil). A randomized block design involving five blocks and four crops [soybean (S), soybean/fallow/soybean (SFS), soybean/millet/soybean (SMS) and soybean/sunn hemp/soybean (SHS)] was used to this end. Soil samples for analysis were collected in June 2011. No significant differences in total glomalin production were detected between the soils after the different crops. However, total external mycelium length was greater in the soils under SMS and SHS. Also, there were differences in easily extractable glomalin, total glomalin and aggregate stability, which were all greater in the eutroferric Red Latosol than in the acric Red Latosol. None of the cover crops planted in the fallow period of sugarcane improved aggregate stability in either Latosol.