Interpretation of nematode community indices requires a reference to a relatively undisturbed community. Maturity and trophic diversity index values were compared for five pairs of certified organically and conventionally managed soils in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Available nitrogen (nitrate, ammonium) was estimated at various lag periods relative to times of sampling for nematode ...

Instrumental analysis of vermicompost with the help of modern technologies provides essential information on its maturity, before it can be used for agricultural application. Nowadays, vermicompost is considered as a promising organic alternative to chemical fertilizers in agriculture and horticulture. The objectives of this review are to summarize the sophisticated instrumental techniques such...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether sonographic fetal pulmonary artery flow velocity waveforms correlate with amniotic fluid biomarkers of fetal lung maturity. STUDY DESIGN We studied women with singleton pregnancies undergoing clinically indicated amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Fetal pulmonary artery flow velocity measurements, includin...

Walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, is the most commercially important species in the eastern Bering Sea. Estimates of maturity are critical for setting an appropriate harvest rate for pollock spawning biomass, and correct classification of ovaries into a maturity condition is necessary for accurate estimation of maturity. Data on length, weight, and ovary weight and condition were collecte...

Several empirical studies report that asset liquidity has a significant impact on asset prices. For example, Amihud and Mendelson (1986), Silber (1991), Kadlec and McConnell (1994), and Brennan and Subrahmanyam (1996) report that stock prices are c.p. the lower, the lower stock liquidity is. For bond markets similar evidence is reported by Sarig and Warga (1989), Amihud and Mendelson (1991), Bo...

The purpose of this study was to develop an analytics maturity model through which institutions can assess their own progress in the use of academic and learning analytics. More than half of the institutions surveyed are actively engaging in activities that meet the definition of data analytics in the areas of enrollment, retention, institutional resource optimization, and financial management....

Samples of agricultural soils were collected across North Carolina in 1992 and Nebraska in 1993 to determine which indices of nematode communities could be applied to distinguish ecological pattern at regional geographic scales. Sampling density was proportional to the area of agriculture in each region of each state. Maturity indices (based on life-history characteristics) were calculated to d...

Standard methods for determining quality and maturity are time- and labor-consuming and generally measure individual criteria at a specific time, without considering relationships among quality parameters. To propose a rapid and nondestructive analysis method describing multidimensional quality variables, an experiment was undertaken with mature green to overripe tomato fruits found on the Nort...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggests that fast-spiking (FS) interneurons are disrupted in multiple neuropsychiatric disorders including autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. FS cells, which are the primary source of synaptic inhibition, are critical for temporally organizing brain activity, regulating brain maturation, and modulating critical developmental periods in multiple cortical s...

Abstrac The literature presents several BIM maturity models for projects, organizations and individuals. However, there is still a gap in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Consequently, an absence of studies that measure the those institutions. Thus, present study aims at (i) matrix model HEIs; (ii) perform measurement HEIs state Ceará, Brazil. developed structured into three fields (Polici...