Swift Research Articles

Control of the urban pigeon Columba livia population and the preservation of common swift Apus apus and bats Chiroptera during the restoration of the Ghirlandina tower in the city of Modena (Italy)

Ferri, M., Ferraresi, M., Gelati, A., Zannetti, G., Domenichini, A., Ravizza, L., Cadignani, R.

A swift half

A swift half

Ecoregion and farm size differences in dairy feed and manure nitrogen management: A survey

Sheppard, S. C., Bittman, S., Swift, M. L., Beaulieu, M. and Sheppard, M. I. 2011. Ecoregion and farm size differences in dairy feed and manure nitrogen management: A survey. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 91: 459-473. This paper describes the activity of dairy farmers in Canada in 2005 related to the use of nitrogen (N) and especially practices that led to loss of ammonia (NH3). The data were obtained from a large-scale, statistically structured survey conducted across Canada. The survey sampling was stratified into 10 Ecoregions and across farm size. Numbers of lactating cows per farm were nearly twofold more in the west than the east. In western Canada less than 31% of barns were “tie-stall” type whereas 80% were tie-stall in the St. Lawrence Lowlands. The numbers of hours lactating cows spent in barns, standing yards, exercise fields and pasture varied with Ecoregion and farm size, important data in relation to NH3 emissions. Pasturing was more common in the east than west. Matching feed crude protein concentrati...

Swift and Pope: satirists in dialogue

A Swift-Pope chronology Introduction: conversing interchangeably 1. The four last years of Queen Anne 2. Drive the world before them 3. Satyrist and philosopher 4. In the manner of Dr Swift 5. Last things Bibliography Index.

In over his head swift: EMS response saves surfer's life.

In over his head swift: EMS response saves surfer's life.

Cooperation in the portal hypertension patients during splenectomy with selective cardia peripheral vascular broken surgery

Objective To discuss nursing cooperation in the spleen resection with selective cardia peripheral vascular broken surgery of portal hypertension patients.Methods Preoperative preparation,equipment, nurses, visiting nurse nursing cooperate and cooperation experience of 278 patients were collected and analyzed in our hospital from February 2002 to 2010 November, and all the patients were with splenectomy and selective cardia peripheral vascular broken surgery.Results Sufficient preoperative preparation, special equipment for surgical procedure of preparation and familiar to operation, swift thinking capacity, and tacit cooperation of surgical doctors and anesthesiologists were the keys to success.Conclusions Well perioperative care can shorten the time and improve the operation of the safety of the operation, also can reduce postoperative complications, this is also one of the important factors for successful operation. Key words: Portal hypertension; Selective breaking of cardiac peripheral vascular surgery; Splenectomy; Cooperation

Development and evaluation of a new Canadian spring wheat sub-model for DNDC

Krobel, R., Smith, W. N., Grant, B. B., Desjardins, R. L., Campbell, C. A., Tremblay, N., Li, C. S., Zentner, R. P. and McConkey, B. G. 2011. Development and evaluation of a new Canadian spring wheat sub-model for DNDC. Can. J. Soil Sci. 91: 503-520. In this paper, the ability of the DNDC model (version 93) to predict biomass production, grain yield and plant nitrogen content was assessed using data from experiments at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and St-Blaise, Quebec, Canada. While predicting wheat grain yields reasonably well, the model overestimated the growth of above-ground plant biomass and nitrogen uptake during the first half of the growing season. A new spring wheat sub-model (DNDC-CSW) was introduced with a modified plant biomass growth curve, dynamic plant C/N ratios and modified plant biomass fractioning curves. DNDC-CSW performed considerably better in simulating plant biomass [modeling efficiency (EF): 0.75, average relative error (ARE): 6.0%] and plant nitrogen content (EF: 0.61, ARE: -2.7...

The Difficulties of Swift's Journal to Stella

The Difficulties of Swift's Journal to Stella

SWIFT: A new method to track object representations

SWIFT: A new method to track object representations

“I Hope to Write as Bad as Ever”: Swift's Journal to Stella and the Intimacy of Correspondence

“I Hope to Write as Bad as Ever”: Swift's <i>Journal to Stella</i> and the Intimacy of Correspondence

Disappointed Swift

Disappointed Swift

Book Review of Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors, by Ellen Swift

Book Review of Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors, by Ellen Swift

The links between safeguarding language and safeguarding musical heritage

Like other forms of intangible heritage, traditional music cultures have been adversely affected by the major economic, social, and technological shifts of recent decades. The resultant changes in musical contexts, function, prestige, and modes of transmission have jeopardised the vitality and viability of many musical genres. Efforts to actively support the sustainability of endangered music heritage are developing, often in the context of the emerging field of 'applied ethnomusicology'. The more established field of language maintenance has conceptual, theoretical, and pragmatic parallels with safeguarding music, and these synergies are arguably of great importance to the swift development of effective mechanisms to support viable and vibrant music cultures. This paper identifies areas where language maintenance holds potential to inform pathways towards sustaining endangered musical heritage, and explores one of them in depth - the tension between documenting endangered languages and attempting to revitalise them.

The Difference between Swift’s and Pope’s Satire

The Difference between Swift’s and Pope’s Satire

Evaluation of an Ultrasonic Insulin Delivery System in Hyperglycemic Rabbits

Introduction: Sonophoresis has been assessed as a novel approach to create skin permeability and drug delivery using low frequencies of ultrasound waves in the range of 20 kHz to 3 MHz. In this study, a system including seven 40 kHz piezoelectric transducers and an insulin chamber designed by the Medical Physics Research Center has been evaluated on hyperglycemic rabbits. Materials and Methods: Thirty five rabbits became hyperglycemic through Alloxan monohydrate injection and were divided into five groups. The rabbits were treated in two main groups (with insulin and ultrasound radiation in two radiation periods), one main control group and two further control groups (one group with ultrasound radiation with longer radiation period in absence of insulin and presence of normal saline; and the other group without ultrasound radiation in presence of insulin). By filling the system chamber with insulin and placing it on the skin of the abdomen and activating the piezoelectric transducers, blood samples were drawn from the animals before ultrasound irradiation and after it in specified intervals. The glucose level was measured using a glucometer and the serum insulin level was determined using a radioimmunoassay method. Results: Maximum decrease in glucose level was recorded for a 20 minute irradiation in a 180 minute period, and the highest increase in insulin level was recorded for the10 minute radiation group in a 60 minute period. Discussion and Conclusion: Because rapid uptake and reaching a peak in a short time and its swift decrease make a good scheme for controlling glucose level after meals, the 10 minute radiation seems to be more suitable. Also, it is predicted that irradiation time in the interval between food consumption and use of the instrument is critical.

Debating Darwin: Two Debates—Is Darwinism True and Does It Matter? – By Graeme Finlay, Stephen Lloyd, Stephen Pattemore, and David Swift

Debating Darwin: Two Debates—Is Darwinism True and Does It Matter? – By Graeme Finlay, Stephen Lloyd, Stephen Pattemore, and David Swift

Swift's record GRB

Swift's record GRB

Lingue d’invenzione nella letteratura per l’infanzia: Swift, Carroll, Rodari

The chidhood literature is a complex area of educational studies. Its linguage is near to artistic disciplines and it is an intresting aspect to reflect. This essay intends to analyse creative linguage in three important Authors: Swift, Carrol and Rodari and it want to find to the recurrent elements.

FDA leadership picks may stress safety over swift approval

FDA leadership picks may stress safety over swift approval

Norway's swift bail out

Norway's swift bail out