U.S. Geological Survey—Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 2019–20 research activity report

US Geological Survey–Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Wildlife Disease Research at the Aphis National Wildlife Research Center

Teaching Wildlife Research Ethics: a Progress Report

Animals have long been used in laboratory research aimed at improving human lives. In contrast, disciplines such as ecology, wildlife management, and conservation biology aim at the management and long-term survival of species or populations under growing human pressures. Although modeling approaches are sometimes helpful, field studies of animals are typically the only way to test hypotheses a...

US Federal Organic Research Activity is Expanding

The United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service is the agency responsible for the federal effort in agricultural research. A recent survey of the ~2340 USDA/ARS scientists revealed that approximately 8% of the scientists were interested in working on research topics for organic agriculture. At the time of the survey only about 4% had worked in or were working on projec...

Veterans Administration Prosthetics Center research report.

I. LOWER-EXTREMITY PROSTHETICS A. Basic Studies Preformed Thermoplastic Above-Knee Sockets B. Development (Components) 1. SACH Foot Modificaion 2. VAPC Modular Foot C. Development (Techniques) Cosmetic Finishing for Skeletal Prostheses D. Evaluation (Components) 1. Blatchford Stabilized Knee (BSK) 2. Hosmer Pneumatic Swing Control Knee 3. Regnell Swing and Stance Mechanism 4. U.S. Manufacturing...