Some Other Books of Interest: The Earth's Fragile Systems     

W DF 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,241(4872):1519

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Pay Cap for Grantees Has Up Side for NSF     

W J 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,241(4870):1159

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Volcanic rocks: mantle xenoliths     

Shervais JW 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,241(4863):366-367

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Science and technology awards     

Trivelpiece AW 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,241(4869):1025

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Effects of Acid rain on freshwater ecosystems   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Schindler DW 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,239(4836):149-157

Acid-vulnerable areas are more numerous and widespread than believed 7 years ago. Lakes and streams in acid-vulnerable areas of northeastern North America have suffered substantial declines in acid-neutralizing capacity, the worst cases resulting in biological damage. Many invertebrates are very sensitive to acidification, with some disappearing at pH values as high as 6.0. However, the recent rate of acidification of lakes is slower than once predicted, in part the result of decreases in sulfur oxide emissions. A discussion of some of the processes that have contributed to the acidification of lakes as well as those that have protected acid-sensitive freshwaters is presented. The author is in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Freshwater Institute, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6, Canada.  相似文献   

NSF Appoints Two Assistant Directors     

W J 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,240(4855):980

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Olmec settlement data from la venta, tabasco, Mexico     

Rust WF  Sharer RJ 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,242(4875):102-104

Research at La Venta, a major Olmec center on a low salt dome 12 kilometers from the Gulf Coast has revealed evidence of initial occupation (about 1750 to 1400 B.C.) along levees of the silted-in Río Barí, north of the site core in a transitional estuarine-riverine environment. Between 1400 and 1150 B.C. settlement expanded to nearby La Venta itself, which between 1150 and 800 B.C. developed into a major temple-town complex. Local development peaked at La Venta and along the river levees between 800 and 500 B.C. In this span La Venta headed a local three-tiered site hierarchy as social distinctions expanded to the peripheral Río Barí sites. New excavations show that growth in population size and density at La Venta preceded the development of sociopolitical complexity. These data contradict the traditional organizational reconstruction of Olmec society, the "vacant ceremonial center" model, and provide qualified support for a model that presents riverine resource concentration as a significant factor in the evolution of Olmec civilization.  相似文献   

Koop Floats a Plan; CDC Not Impressed     

B W 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1988,239(4840):558

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An assessment of the utility of microcomputers and dairy herd management software for dairy farms and dairy practices   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0       下载免费PDF全文

Menzies PI  Meek AH  Stahlbaum BW  Etherington WG 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(3):287-293

Microcomputer systems were placed in three veterinary practices each serving three farms (bureau), and onto nine dairy farms (on-farm). Over a twenty-four week period, the utilization of the computer system and the DHM software was monitored. The on-farm system was more costly in terms of equipment and technical support effort, but the information was utilized to a greater extent than it was by the bureau participants who had invested more user time per cow. Note that actual time will vary with the software program used. The farmers indicated that they wished to have access to the information offered by the software. `Computer phobia' was not found to be a problem. The expectations of the computer system and its benefits generally remained high. In general, the information available through the microcomputer system and the DHM software was found to be useful to both the dairy farmers and the veterinarians in this study.  相似文献   

Fatty acid composition of broiler abdominal fat as influenced by temperature,diet, age and sex     

E. B. Sonaiya 《British poultry science》1988,29(3):589-595

1. Two environmentally controlled houses at 21°‐30°‐21°C (HT) and 21°C (LT) were used to study the effect of temperature on fatty acid composition of the abdominal fat of male and female broilers fed 13.8 and 13 MJ ME/kg diets and slaughtered at 34 and 54 d.

2. Extracts from the abdominal fat of 160 carcases and of the experimental foods were analysed for fatty acids by gas liquid chromatography.

3. Birds reared in HT had a significantly lower proportion of polyun‐saturated fatty acids (PUFA) in their abdominal fat between 34 and 54 d than birds in LT. The depot fat contents of oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids were all reduced by HT at 54 d.

4. For broilers slaughtered at 54 d, saturated fatty acid (SFA) content was much higher in females at high temperatures than in males while at low temperatures PUFA, especially linoleic, was much lower in males than in females.

5. Early finishing of broilers is advantageous from the viewpoint of fatty acid composition because the PUFA/SFA ratio declines significantly with age regardless of temperature.  相似文献