4,111 research outputs found
Traditions in Mediterranean livestock activities : obstacle or source of innovations?
No full textPresentation : This final round table has been organized to debate whether traditional knowledge in animal production is an obstacle or a source of innovation. I suggest you starting this discussion by a presentation of what "traditional knowledge" means. Then, the several chairmen would mobilize the mains results of their sessions to feed the exchanges: Pr. Zervas is questioned about the relationship between tradition and innovation in terms of technical efficiency of production systems and activities, Dr. Brunori on the management of knowledge and innovation processing, then Dr. Faye on the relationships between social demand and animal production sectors. To finish, Dr. Boutonnet will give us his vision on how to structure between innovation and tradition and will conclude this round tabl
2025 Sub-Librarians Meeting: The Adventure of Lomax the Sub-librarian Featuring Lyndsay Faye
No full textALA Best Historical Award-winning (and twice Edgar Award-nominated) Sherlockian author, Lyndsay Faye, will give a presentation on Lomax--the sub-librarian of the British Library and namesake of the Sherlock Holmes society, the Sub-librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars. Her comments will draw upon her own research and her experience in writing her short story “The Gospel of Sheba,” a bibliomystery centered around a lethal grimoire, narrated via Lomax\u27s private journals. The presentation will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A
The use of multilevel models to evaluate sources of variation in reproductive performance in dairy cattle in Reunion Island
No full textSources of variation in measures of reproductive performance in dairy cattle were evaluated using data collected from 3207 lactations in 1570 cows in 50 herds from five geographic regions of Reunion Island (located off the cast coast of Madagascar). Three continuously distributed reproductive parameters (intervals from calving-to-conception, calving-to-first-service and first-service-to-conception) were considered, along with one Binomial outcome (first-service-conception risk). Multilevel models which take into account the hierarchical nature of the data were used to fit all models. For the overall measure of calving-to-conception interval, 86% of the variation resided at the lactation level with only 7, 6 and 2% at the cow, herd and regional levels, respectively. The proportion of variance at the herd and cow levels were slightly higher for the calving-to-first-service interval (12 and 9%, respectively) - but for the other two parameters (first-service-conception risk and first-service-to-conception interval), >90% of the variation resided at the lactation level. For the three continuous dependent variables, comparison of results between models based on log-transformed data and Box-Cox-transformed data suggested that minor departures from the assumption of normality did not have a substantial effect on the variance estimates. For the Binomial dependent variable, five different estimation procedures (penalised quasi-likelihood, Markov-Chain Monte Carlo, parametric and non-parametric bootstrap estimates and maximum-likelihood) yielded substantially different results for the estimate of the cow-level variance
Cecil B. DeMille and Julia Faye during production of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, 1956
No full textDirector Cecil B. DeMille and Julia Faye during production of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, 1956. DeMille holds a picture of Faye of when she was Nefertiti in the 1923 film. 8x10 b&w photographic print
Faye Emerson, Nick Nuccio, Rudy Rodriguez, and Unknown Man, B
No full textFaye Emerson, Nick Nuccio, Rudy Rodriguez, and an unknown man sit at a table together during a Faye Emerson Paint event.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/4950/thumbnail.jp
New animal-based measures to assess welfare in dromedary camels
No full textReliable and measurable animal-based measures (ABMs) are essential for assessing animal welfare. This study aimed at proposing ABMs for dromedary camels identifying their possible associations with management. Data were collected at a permanent camel market; a total of 76 pens and 528 camels were evaluated. ABMs were collected for each welfare principle (i.e., good feeding, good housing, good health, appropriate behavior), while resources or management-based measures were collected at three levels of investigations (animal, herd, or caretakers). Associations were calculated by generalized linear models. Body condition score and thirst index (ABMs of good feeding) resulted negatively associated with short caretaker’s experience, dirty bedding, limited shaded space, feeding and water space, and space allowance (P < 0.05). Resting behaviors and restricted movements (ABMs of good housing) were associated with short caretaker’s experience, dirty bedding and water, rationed water distribution, water points in the sun, and presence of hobbles (P < 0.05). Disease, injury, and pain induced by management procedures (ABMs of good health) were negatively associated with short caretaker’s experience, presence of hobbles, limited space allowance and shaded space, dirty bedding, and feeding and watering practices (e.g., frequency of distribution, resource quality, location of the troughs; P < 0.05). Response to approaching test and aggressivity (ABMs of Appropriate behavior) were negatively associated with limited space allowance, shaded, feeding and water space, and rationed water distribution (P < 0.05). Overall, the proposed ABMs seems to be appropriate indicators of welfare consequences in camels being able to identify factors related to housing and management practices that may impair or improve camel welfare
Water quality decline in coastal aquifers under anthropic pressure: the case of a suburban area of Dakar (Senegal).
No full textIn recent years, the unregulated increase of the population in coastal areas of developing countries has become source of concern for both water supply and quality control. In the region of Dakar (Senegal), approximately 80% of water resources come from groundwater reservoirs, which are increasingly affected by anthropogenic pressures. The identification of the main sources of pollution, and thus the aquifer vulnerability, is essential to provide a sound basis for the implementation of long-term geochemically based water management plans in this sub-Saharan area. With this aim, a hydrochemical and isotopic survey on 26 wells was performed in the so-called Peninsula of Cap-Vert. Results show that seawater intrusion represents the main process affecting groundwater chemical characteristics. Nitrates often exceed the World Health Organization drinking water limits: stable isotopes of dissolved nitrate ( δ15 N and δ18 O) indicate urban sewage and fertilizers as a major source of contamination. Results depict a complex situation in which groundwater is affected by direct and indirect infiltration of effluents, mixing with seawater and freshening processes from below. Besides the relevance of the investigation at a regional level, it represents a basis for decision-making processes in an integrated water resources management and in the planning of similar monitoring strategies for other urban coastal regions
Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson, 1970
No full textFaye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson at an unidentified special screening, 1970. 2.25 x 2.25 b&w negative
A university is born
No full text[Slide set]; 1 carousel (74 slides) : col. ; 5x5 cm. + audio cassette (15 min.); Automatic advance; Slides include scenes from Prince of Wales College, St. Dunstans University and University of Prince Edward Island as well as portrait/photos of Col. J. Ready, Lt. Gov. George Dundas, Bishop McEachern, Frank Mackinnon, and Alex B. Campbell.; Researched and written by Faye Pound. Narration : Faye Pound and Mike Mooney. Music performed by Mike Mooney. Introduction by E.L. Edmonds
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