Introduction Rimon (novaluron, Chemtura Corp.) is an insect growth regulator with activity against a variety of caterpillar pests and whiteflies. It has shown excellent activity against the diamondback moth and should prove useful in resistance management, once it is labeled on cole crops and greens. Recent research has indicated a potential problem with use of novaluron on some greens, as phyt...

Rationale Take-all patch, caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis f. sp. avenae, is favored by alkaline soils. Because the calcareous sands used for putting greens in the Midwest have a high pH, bentgrass greens constructed with high sand content or to USGA specifications are especially prone to the disease. Previous research addressed take-all patch on established bentgrass greens and fairways with ...

Theories of toughness of materials depend on an understanding of the characteristic instabilities of the crack tip, and their possible interactions. In this paper we examine the effect of dislocation emission on subsequent cleavage of a crack and on further dislocation emission. The work is an extension of the previously published Lattice Greens Function methodology[1, 2, 3]. We have developed ...

It is common fallacy in Britain that 'American' golf greens are constructed of sand; are excessively irrigated, excessively fertilized, and that their surfaces are soft. Generalisations of 'American' golf greens cannot be made. The diversity in climates, maintenance budgets, construction methods, etc., results in a host of 'American' greens. The grass species on the greens may consist of Poa an...

Bile acid binding capacity has been related to the cholesterol-lowering potential of foods and food fractions. Lowered recirculation of bile acids results in utilization of cholesterol to synthesize bile acid and reduced fat absorption. Secondary bile acids have been associated with increased risk of cancer. Bile acid binding potential has been related to lowering the risk of heart disease and ...

We consider the free non-commutative analogue Φ, introduced by D. Voiculescu, of the concept of Fisher information for random variables. We determine the minimal possible value of Φ(a, a), if a is a non-commutative random variable subject to the constraint that the distribution of aa is prescribed. More generally, we obtain the minimal possible value of Φ( {aij , aij}1≤i,j≤d ), if {aij}1≤i,j≤d ...

We establish a sharp maximal function estimate for some vector-valued multilinear singular integral operators. As an application, we obtain the $(L^p, L^q)$-norm inequality for vector-valued multilinear operators.

The aim in this review article is to document research findings that have shown paradoxical effects of nervous system changes, whereby direct or indirect neural damage may result in facilitation of behavioural functions. Such findings have often been ignored or undervalued in the brainbehaviour research literature. A further aim is to consider possible mechanisms and theoretical insights relate...

The first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Berlin established a pilot phase of so-called Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ). This pilot phase started in 1995 and was to end in 1999. It was prolonged at the fourth Conference of the Parties in Buenos Aires (1998) for a yet undetermined period after 2000. This paper is an empirical study o...