An Exploratory,Post-Harvest Comparison of Ecological and Economic Characteristics of Forest Stewardship Council Certified and Uncertified Northern Hardwood Stands∗     

Bryan C. Foster  Deane Wang  William S. Keeton 《Journal of Sustainable Forestry》2013,32(3):171-191

ABSTRACT

As more forest entities worldwide consider pursuing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, a critical question remains on whether stand-level management impacts differ between certified and uncertified forests. To begin to answer this question, we measured forest structure on three FSC-certified stands, three uncertified stands, and six adjacent unharvested reference stands (12 stands total) composed primarily of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) on non-industrial private properties in central Vermont, USA. The certified and uncertified partial harvests reduced total tree biomass and live tree carbon storage by one-third compared to reconstructed pre-harvest conditions. Both treatments also contained significantly lower densities of saplings and some mid-size trees compared to non-harvested references due to similar impacts from harvesting. The net present value of merchantable sugar maple over 10 year projections was consistently lower on certified than uncertified stands, but this difference was insignificant at discount rates from 4–8%. The certified stands contained significantly greater total residual volumes of coarse woody debris (standing and downed) than uncertified stands, although the debris was smaller than that found in unmanaged mature forests. Overall, our data suggest that FSC-certified harvested stands in northern hardwood forests have similar sugar maple timber value, aboveground live tree carbon storage value, similar live tree structure, and greater residual coarse woody debris than uncertified harvested stands.  相似文献   

Detection and identification of mycobacteria in fixed stained smears and formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded tissues using PCR     

G. Reppas  J. Fyfe  S. Foster  B. Smits  P. Martin  J. Jardine  A. Lam  C. O'Brien  R. Malik 《The Journal of small animal practice》2013,54(12):638-646

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Acquired proximal renal tubulopathy in dogs exposed to a common dried chicken treat: retrospective study of 108 cases (2007–2009)     

MF Thompson  LM Fleeman  AE Kessell  LA Steenhard  SF Foster 《Australian veterinary journal》2013,91(9):368-373

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Possible parachordoma in a dog     

SF Forsyth  KG Thompson  AF French  TR Halsey 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(5):299-302

Abstract

CASE HISTORY: A 15-mm diameter mass developed in the S/C tissue overlying the right lateral gluteal muscle of a 6½-year-old female Flat-coated Retriever.

PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS: Cytological preparations following aspiration of the mass were highly cellular and consisted of a population of large polygonal cells containing single to multiple nuclei, large prominent nucleoli, and intracytoplasmic vacuoles. Histologically, the neoplasm consisted of similar large cells surrounded by thick fibrous connective tissue trabeculae. The large polygonal cells reacted positively with antibodies against vimentin, low- and high-molecular-weight variants of cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), but not with antibodies to desmin or glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).

DIAGNOSIS: The clinical, gross, histological and immunohistochemical findings are similar to those reported for parachordomas in humans. Neither recurrence nor metastases were noted 18 months after surgical excision of the mass.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This is the first reported case of a possible parachordoma in a dog, a benign tumour with cytological features of malignancy.  相似文献   

Pseudogout in two dogs     

SF Forsyth 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(1)

Extract

Pseudogout is a common condition in elderly people in which sudden onset of intense joint pain and synovitis develop. Peri-synovial calcium crystal deposition is the cause of the synovitis rather than the uric acid deposition in common gout. It is a rare condition in dogs, having only been reported twice before. Two dogs presenting with acute lameness and pyrexia showed many macrophages and occasional neutrophils containing intracellular crystals on cytological examination of synovial fluid. The crystals were single or multiple, small to large, clear, square or rhomboid-shaped, weakly birefringent and resembled those described for pseudogout. Occasional crystals were also present free in the matrix. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that are effective in reducing pain in people with pseudogout provided no relief to either patient, but twice daily oral prednisolone therapy was successful. Dosage was gradually tapered as clinical signs improved over a period of 6 weeks.  相似文献   

GU-PCM2型控温式相变蓄冷冷藏车设计与空载性能试验   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

刘广海  吴俊章  Alan Foster  谢如鹤  唐海洋  邹毅峰  屈睿瑰 《农业工程学报》2019,35(6):288-295

现有蓄冷冷藏车蓄冷装置多位于车厢顶部,存在重心偏高、不可控温等问题,基于此,该文设计了一款集相变蓄冷单元、车载制冷系统、隔热车厢、送风系统等于一体的GU-PCM2型蓄冷冷藏车。该蓄冷车将蓄冷装置独立设置于车厢前端并保温,系统利用夜间低谷电进行充冷,可在-25～10℃之间根据需要调控车厢温度。对蓄冷冷藏车厢设定温度为0和-18℃的2种工况进行空载温度场仿真与测试。结果表明,车厢内各测温点的模拟温度与实测温度均方根误差分别为0.7和0.8℃,最大绝对误差分别为1.1和1.2℃。冷藏车可有效控温10 h以上,车厢平均温度分别在1.1～2.9℃和-14.8～-16.9℃之间,波动范围为1.8和2.1℃,温度不均匀度系数在1.0以内。控温式蓄冷冷藏车与传统蓄冷车的对比试验结果表明,其平均温度波动值降低48.7%,温度绝对不均匀度系数降低50%以上,车厢质心较顶置式蓄冷车下降25.9%。研究结果可为蓄冷冷藏车的进一步优化设计与应用提供参考。  相似文献   

Trace metal distribution in the bed,bank and suspended sediment of the Ravensbourne River and its implication for sediment monitoring in an urban river     

Mokwe-Ozonzeadi  Ngozi  Foster  Ian  Valsami-Jones  Eugenia  McEldowney  Sharron 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2019,19(2):946-963

Journal of Soils and Sediments - This study aims to identify a suitable sediment compartment for sediment quality monitoring by: (a) studying the concentration of trace metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and...  相似文献   

New author guidelines - clinical trials and conflict of interest     

Foster A 《Veterinary dermatology》2008,19(2):51-51

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Cloning, expression and characterization of monkey (Macaca fascicularis) CD137     

Chen SJ  Foster WR  Jure-Kunkel MN  Girit E  Abraham R  Hefta LJ  Gao S  Yonan CR  Lin JH  Dambach DM 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,126(3-4):377-381

CD137 plays an important role as a co-stimulatory molecule in activated T cells. Agonistic CD137 specific antibodies have been investigated as therapeutic agents to promote tumor-specific immune responses by direct activation of T cells. As part of the pre-clinical pharmacological evaluation of cynomolgus monkeys, monkey CD137 was cloned and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence encoded a full-length gene of 254 amino acids 95% identical to human CD137. Sequence variants identified in monkey CD137 include four splice variants lacking the transmembrane domain. These variants were detectable in human including two previously unreported variants. Two missense single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected present in 42 and 50% of 36 monkeys tested. In both monkey and human, mRNA expression of full-length CD137 and splice variants were significantly increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) upon stimulation by anti-CD3 antibodies. Recombinant monkey CD137 protein was bound with high affinity by an agonistic anti-human CD137 antibody but not by an anti-mouse CD137 antibody. In summary, compared to human, monkey CD137 showed distinct extracellular domain amino acid sequence and sequence polymorphisms. Thus, antibodies directed against epitopes in this extracellular domain could have differences in pharmacologic activity between cynomolgus monkeys and human or across individual cynomolgus monkeys.  相似文献   

Diagnostic utility of clinical and laboratory test parameters for differentiating between sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and pituitary‐dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs     

Annie Oh  Melanie L. Foster  Jonathan G. Williams  Chaowen Zheng  Hongyu Ru  Katharine F. Lunn  Freya M. Mowat 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2019,22(6):842-858

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