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The Rhetorical Function of Writing Center Employee Handbooks
No full textIn his award-winning book, Around the Texts of Writing Centers, R. Mark Hall (2017) asserts the importance of everyday writing center texts, claiming that these documents “both enact and forward writing center scholarship” (p. 3). It is Hall’s position that such “everyday” documents are essential to understanding the work of writing centers, but that their very ubiquity leads writing center scholars and administrators to ignore them or take their functions for granted. In this study, I take up Hall’s call for more scholarly attention to everyday writing center texts through a thematic rhetorical analysis of nine writing center employee handbooks. I identify three primary rhetorical functions of the genre: orienting (new) tutors to the center, orienting (new) tutors to the work, and establishing expectations. My analysis reveals that although these handbooks are locally specific, they perform several common and important purposes for writing centers and warrant further scholarly examination
Diversity of Gymnopus in Pakistan
No full textGymnopus is a globally distributed genus of saprotrophic fungi, yet its diversity in Pakistan has been investigated a little. This poster documented only 6 species, including Gymnopus. ocior, G. barbipes, G. luxurians, G. bunerensis, G. dysodes, and G. menehune, through detailed morphological characterization supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses. These records, including new reports and a novel species, significantly enrich the taxonomic framework of Pakistani mycobiota and highlight the underexplored fungal diversity of the region.
Beyond taxonomy, such studies hold relevance for digital agriculture. As active decomposers, Gymnopus species contribute to organic matter recycling, nutrient cycling, and soil fertility enhancement. Their presence can serve as ecological bioindicators, informing ecosystem monitoring and transition zone studies. By digitilizing taxonomic and molecular data into different platforms, fungal diversity can be integrated with digital tools, including AI-based recognition systems, for soil health modeling and biodiversity informatics. Importantly, some Gymnopus species are also edible, linking fungal research with potential nutritional resources
Generalizing yield prediction and evaluating the common factors influencing the models
No full textThis study combines Sentinel-2 satellite images with yield monitoring data from fields to evaluate yield predictions from spatial, temporal, and modeling dimensions. Combining the Matern-Kriging method, vegetation index and machine learning models, four key aspects were studied: the influence of spatial resolution on ground truth interpolation, the influence of spatial proximity of training fields, single year and multi-year prediction performance, as well as the influence of spatial smoothing for yield map. Random forest is used as the main predictive model. The results show that a smaller Kriging grid size retains more spatial details, while larger grid leads to detail loss. LOFOCV revealed that there are significant differences in the accuracy of field predictions. It largely depends on the soil and management conditions at specific locations. Compared with fields with a longer spatial distance, training on fields with a closer spatial distance can continuously improve the prediction accuracy. Furthermore, the accuracy of single year predictions is similar to multi-year training. This means targeted, time-constrained datasets can reduce the computational burden without significantly lowering performance. The addition of spatial smoothing further enhances the predictive ability of random forests. It can reduce noise and align the map more closely with the observed yield patterns. Overall, integrating spatial resolution, temporal and spatial proximity into the model can significantly enhance the robustness and applicability of the yield prediction framework, providing practical insights for precision agriculture and scalable food production monitoring
Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Mapping for Protein Content, and Amino Acids in a Cowpea MAGIC Population
No full textCowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) are an important food crop and an essential part of traditional cropping systems in tropical and subtropical regions. In addition to their resistance to harsh environmental conditions, cowpeas serve as a significant source of protein for both human and animal consumption. They are also increasingly targeted as a crop due to their potential to contribute to the growing global demand for plant-based protein. Seed protein content ranges from 23% to 32% of seed weight in breeding lines from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) collection. Most breeding programs have focused on drought tolerance, as well as resistance to pests and diseases. However, improving nutrient content is equally valuable. This study used a multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population consisting of 235 F8 recombinant inbred lines with eight diverse founder parents. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping for seed storage protein content, and amino acids was performed using genetic analysis software for multi-parental pure line populations (GAPL). Significant QTLs were identified on chromosomes 3, 4, and 6 for protein content, on chromosomes 1, 2, 3 and 6 for Isoleucine, and on chromosome 1, 2, and 3 for Methionine with a LOD score of 3 for all phenotypes. Transcriptome analysis for differential gene expression analysis is being used to identify candidate genes associated with storage protein content, and amino acids. This study will contribute to the understanding of the genetic basis and marker-assisted breeding of cowpea seed protein content, tannins, and seed size
A transient heat pipe model considering wick saturation effects that predicts dynamic evaporator dryout and recovery
No full textHeat pipes are capillary-pumped two-phase devices that transport heat from localized sources in electronics to a heat sink through continuous evaporation and condensation of an internal working fluid. Given the reliance of a heat pipe on capillary transport of liquid through internal wicking structures to the evaporator section where heat is applied, operating it at a power exceeding the so-called capillary limit can lead to dryout at the evaporator and subsequent device failure. However, in response to highly dynamic workloads in the electronics being cooled, heat pipes may more typically be exposed to heat loads above the capillary limit only intermittently over brief time intervals. Understanding the heat pipe response to these transient workloads is critical, as designing heat pipes for steady-state operation at the peak transient heat load would represent an expensive overdesign. Our previous work has experimentally characterized the transient heat pipe response to power pulses exceeding the capillary limit. It was demonstrated that a pulse must be sustained for a minimum duration termed the time-to-dryout before dryout is initiated. Once a pulse-induced transient dryout does occur in a heat pipe, its thermal resistance does not necessarily recover back to the pre-dryout performance even after the power input drops below the capillary limit. This behavior, termed thermal hysteresis, can be circumvented if the power is lowered (or throttled) to a sufficient threshold below the capillary limit for an extended time interval. In the current work, a first-of-its-kind transient heat pipe model is developed to predict the salient features of heat pipe response to pulse-load-induced dryout as well as recovery from dryout. The model uniquely considers spatiotemporal variations in local liquid saturation in the wick (i.e., the fraction of pore volume occupied by the liquid). Experiments are performed using commercial heat pipe samples that span a range of sizes and wick types to validate the model predictions. It is shown that the model can predict the transient thermal response, including thermal hysteresis, of the heat pipe during pre-dryout, dryout (pulse load), and post-dryout (recovery) stages with good accuracy. The model results are also validated against experiments for heat pipes spanning a range of wick types, heat pipe lengths, and heat pipe thicknesses. The capability to accurately predict crucial temporal events during dryout and recovery is key to establishing power expenditure strategies in electronics and designing heat pipes with improved dryout and recovery performance
Exploring Definitions and Frameworks of Information Diplomacy: A Scoping Review Protocol
No full textInformation diplomacy is an emerging concept that bridges information science, public diplomacy, and global communication. Although increasingly cited in scholarly and policy discourse, the term lacks definitional clarity and theoretical consensus. A systematic mapping of its explicit usage across disciplines is needed to support conceptual coherence and guide future applications.
This scoping review aims to identify, analyze, and synthesize existing definitions, frameworks, and applications of the term information diplomacy in scholarly and gray literature. The review will explore how the concept has been articulated across domains such as international relations, information policy, and communication, focusing exclusively on sources that explicitly use the term information diplomacy, while noting conceptual intersections with related terms such as data diplomacy, library diplomacy, and knowledge diplomacy.
Sources will be included if they explicitly use the phrase information diplomacy in the title, abstract, or main text. All publication years will be considered. Materials must be available in English and may include peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, reports, and institutional documents.
Searches will be conducted in Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus, supplemented by gray-literature searches of organizational repositories (e.g., WHO, UNESCO, IFLA) and reference-list screening.
Two reviewers will independently chart data using a piloted extraction form, capturing publication characteristics, definitions, theoretical framings, and contextual domains. Data will be synthesized thematically and visually mapped to illustrate conceptual relationships.
The review will produce a synthesized typology of definitions and frameworks for information diplomacy, reveal disciplinary and contextual variations, and identify conceptual gaps to inform future research, pedagogy, and policy development
The Transitional Human Being: Literary, Journalistic, and Cinematographic Representations of the Twentieth- and the Twenty-First-Centuries Italy
No full textThis book analyzes the crisis of the idea of human being based on timeless notions, in the Euroamerican context, as seen primarily through literature and cinema. It focuses on Italy, which has been and remains a crossroads for diverse cultural and political currents—open to Mediterranean cultural influences while remaining within a typically Western cultural context. The “new man,” defined by Corrado Alvaro during his trip in Russia in 1934 as “transitional,” implies a human being with a fundamental need for change. Instead of the “new man,” Italo Calvino in the 1960 preface to his I nostri antenati wrote about the incomplete human being who is always changing, always being completed without ever reaching completion, and thus always in transition.
In these pages, the author examines the twentieth- and twenty-first-centuries Italian metamorphosis of the concept of the human being, mirroring closely at every historical turn the contextual demands of the country. From Brignone’s film Sotto la croce del sud (1938), and its faulted “biracial” protagonists to the Netflix series Summertime (2020), characterized by the intentional lack of problematization of a multicultural society; from the fascist manhood represented by Roberto Rossellini’s aviator “modern knight of our time”(1942), to Fellini’s Marcello who chooses to not choose (1959); from Marinetti’s idea of the woman who belonged “to the race’s development” (1919) to Mazzacurati’s Mara, who wishes “to live thirteen different lives” (2007); from Primo Levi’s non-humans and stripped men, to not-belonging, to Arendt’s stateless persons, to migrants crossing the desert and the Mediterranean sea in Segre’s and Rosi’s movies (2008, 2016): the journey chronicled in these pages is a surprising one, as today’s Italy is very different than that imagined toward the second half of the nineteenth century.https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/psrl/1037/thumbnail.jp
Evaluation of Nine SH2 Sweet Corn Cultivars in Southwest Michigan in 2025
No full textA bicolor sh2 sweet corn cultivar trial was planted at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (42.081985, -86.354087, Benton Harbor, Michigan). Seeds were donated by Crookham (CK), and Rupp (RP) seed companies. Two synergistic varieties were donated by Chris Difonzo from the Bt resistance project and were treated as unsprayed late-season checks against caterpillar infestation. Overall trial conditions were hot and dry, with moisture stress throughout the trial on a sandy hill. Overhead irrigation provided some relief. A new seeder was used that planted at a lower population than desired. As such, yield suffered in this trial
Decisions That Shape Supply Chains
No full textWhat drives consumer decisions, and how do those decisions ripple through our food and agricultural systems? In Decisions That Shape Supply Chains, readers are invited to look beyond conventional models of behavior and explore the complex, sometimes counterintuitive factors influencing real-world consumer choices. Drawing on behavioral science and applied research, this volume examines how decisions made in grocery aisles, drive-through lines, and online shopping carts ultimately inform what gets planted, processed, packaged, and promoted across the food-supply chain. From attitudes toward GMO foods to parenting as a form of consumerism and emotional decision-making under stress to the environmental tradeoffs consumers weigh (or ignore), the topics covered in this book challenge assumptions and reframe the conversation about who holds influence in the marketplace. For agribusiness professionals, researchers, and policymakers, these insights offer better ways to connect with the people at the end of every supply chain: the consumers themselves.https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_ebooks/1090/thumbnail.jp
Applied Research for Corn Production in Indiana, 2023
No full textThe 2023 edition of Applied Research for Corn Production in Indiana offers accessible, research-based tips for farmers who want to improve corn production practices by using applied field-research trials. Daniel Quinn and the Purdue University Corn Agronomy team reveal practical ways to boost yields, reduce costs, and improve sustainability on the farm. Their findings are derived from applied research trials across the state and relate to important topics such as planting practices, fertilizer use, crop nutrition, cover crops, and new technologies. Applied Research for Corn Production in Indiana distills complex research into clear insights and supplies corn producers with effective methods to enhance farm efficiency and productivity.https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_ebooks/1094/thumbnail.jp