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Breakfast At School: The Effect Of Price, Location, And Timing On Economic Costs And Nutritional Outcomes
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In this study the focus is on the separate impact of price, location, and timing of school breakfast on participation and nutritional intake in elementary schools in Nevada.
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Karen Spears,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
5-01-2010
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Impact of Hydroponically Grown Fruits and Vegetables on Bioactive Compounds Found Within
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Although water resources are limited and temperature swings are extreme, Nevada does have an abundance of clear, cloudless days provide copious sunlight and energy for plant growth. This project looks to improve fruit and vegetable production through research and outreach, utilizing hoop houses, greenhouses and hydroponics.
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Stanley Omaye,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
7-01-2012
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Rehabilitating the Great Basin's Salt-Desert Shrub Community
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The goals of this project are to determine the potential of shrub removal, reduction of annual grass after disturbance, bacterial and herbicide treatments, and seeding of forage kochia and other grasses for rehabilitation of Great Basin salt-desert shrub communities.
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Tamzen Stringham,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
5-01-2010
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Reservoir Host Population Genetics And Its Influence On Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Maintenance
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Rodent and vector-borne diseases are an important part of the landscape throughout the rural western United States. In order to better understand diseases like relapsing fever and lymes disease, it is important to first fully understand the population genetics of one of the disease’s most important participants, namely chipmunks.
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Mike Teglas,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
7-01-2011
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The Influence Of Bull Behavior On The Paternity Of Offspring
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This project will conduct behavioral observations and record physical characteristics of bulls during the breeding season to understand the influence of social behavior, dominance, age, seniority, body condition, and semen quality on the fertility of bulls.
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David Thain,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
7-01-2011
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Understanding Immunity To Tick Borne Diseases In Cattle
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Following an abortion due to EBA, the effected cow appears to be protected to subsequent abortion for an undetermined period. This protective immunity appears to wane unless the cows are periodically re-infected by the tick vector. The purpose of this project is to determine the length of time that this immunity remains protective following an EBA induced abortion.
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Mike Teglas,
Department of
Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date:
7-01-2007
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