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University of California-Davis Postharvest Libraries
No full textThe Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center is housed in the Pomology Department at the University of California-Davis. Postharvest Center research focuses on improving the quality of horticultural crops, reducing post-harvest losses, improving marketing efficiency, and solving produce handling problems. This Publications website contains a wealth of downloadable articles organized by a wide range of crops and related issues. The numerous publication categories include: Apples, Nectarines, Lettuce, Postharvest IPM, Health Benefits, Storage, and many more. Visitors can locate articles by browsing the site index or by using a keyword search engine
Infrastructure Economics - University of California, Davis
Get PDFGraduate course in infrastructure economics offered at University of California, Davis in Winter 200
Water Resources Management - University of California, Davis
Get PDFGraduate course in water resources management offered at University California, Davis in Fall 2013
A Review of Closed Canine Forensics DNA Case Reports from the University of California, Davis
No full textCanine biological materials including hair, dander, and saliva can be found when contact between dogs and humans takes place. As such, analysis of canine DNA portends critical links between suspects and victims in forensic investigations. Although canine biomaterial can be equally as probative as human biological evidence, canine forensic DNA methodologies and resources are not as highly developed or standardized as those methods used in human forensics. Therefore, canine DNA evidence is typically used to provide investigative leads rather than as incriminating evidence. While a standardized panel of short tandem repeat (STR) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers and publicly accessible genetic databases for canine forensic DNA analysis are already available, the persistent lack of supporting resources including accredited and generally accepted quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) programs (such as quality manuals, quality control, management, training and testing, and standard operating protocols [SOPs]) still plagues the animal forensic community. Furthermore, for government forensic laboratories, expertise and interest in using animal DNA, including analysis of canine biological evidence, has not yet become established. When little or no other traditional physical evidence is present, only then do investigators tend to resort to animal DNA testing if animal biomaterial is recovered. This research report examines and assesses the scientific and technical aspects of animal forensic testing at the University of California, Davis. It must be emphasized that this report focuses on closed canine cases from 2003-2005, but extends the scope of its review more widely to include other animal DNA forensic testing services. The findings and recommendations contained in this report are designed to objectively assess the past, evaluate the present, and recommend reforms that will assist the animal forensic science community in providing the best possible services that comply with court standards and bear judicial scrutiny
The 2007-2008 HarvestPlus Bangladesh Biofortified Rice Project Food Intake Dataset
No full textA multi-stage cluster survey was conducted in two rural rice-producing regions in Bangladesh in 2007-8 as the initial project of a HarvestPlus multi-stage research program to determine the potential impact of zinc-biofortified rice on the zinc and health status among children in Bangladesh who are at risk of zinc deficiency. The project protocol “Assessment of rice intakes and total dietary zinc intakes in rural Bangladesh” was conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Davis and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). In each region, 240 children ages 24-48 months and their primary female caregiver were enrolled. Dietary information was collected primarily by direct observation and weighing of food preparation and consumption, including test weighing of milk intakes by breast-fed children. Height and weight were measured in all children and women, and in a subset of children, blood samples were collected and analyzed for concentrations of serum zinc and indicators of infection
The 2007-2008 HarvestPlus Bangladesh Biofortified Rice Project Food Intake Dataset
No full textA multi-stage cluster survey was conducted in two rural rice-producing regions in Bangladesh in 2007-8 as the initial project of a HarvestPlus multi-stage research program to determine the potential impact of zinc-biofortified rice on the zinc and health status among children in Bangladesh who are at risk of zinc deficiency. The project protocol “Assessment of rice intakes and total dietary zinc intakes in rural Bangladesh” was conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Davis and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). In each region, 240 children ages 24-48 months and their primary female caregiver were enrolled. Dietary information was collected primarily by direct observation and weighing of food preparation and consumption, including test weighing of milk intakes by breast-fed children. Height and weight were measured in all children and women, and in a subset of children, blood samples were collected and analyzed for concentrations of serum zinc and indicators of infection
Results of the 2010-11 Campus Travel Survey
Get PDFThe University of California, Davis, collect data each year on how the UC Davis community travels to campus, including mode choice, vehicle occupancy, distances traveled, and vehicle/bicycle parking. It also offers an opportunity for campus transportation services to assess awareness of campus transportation services and perceptions of mobility options. Most respondents live on the campus or in the city of Davis; 41% percent of respondents travel to campus by bike,33% by personal vehicle, 20% percent by public transit and 6% percent by walking. This modal split reflects the well-developed bicycle infrastructure in Davis. No statistically significant change was noted in the modal split between 2008-09 and 2020-11 but the percent of those physically traveling to campus is 3.3 percentage points lower than in 2007-08, an important change for its potential environmental impact and implications for campus planning
Probabilistic Design and Optimization - University of California, Davis
Get PDFGraduate course in probabilistic design and optimization offered at University of California, Davis in Winter 2013
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