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A Rowell

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PubMed2000

Northern exposure.

The operators of Alaska's Alyeska pipeline have often claimed an outstanding record in preventing accidents and environmental damage. This article highlights that, contrary to these claims, Alyeska's operations have brought with them a life-threatening gamble with Alaska's fragile environment. The authors document how the operators of Alyeska have misled the public about the company's real safety record, while at the same time preventing employees from speaking out. As the oil companies consolidate globally, territorial entities such as Alaska can literally assume the character of an oil province.

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PubMed1998

Accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by concentrate selecting ruminants.

Depot fat samples from ruminants of different feeding type and--for comparison--fat samples from simple-stomached animals were collected within 3 months. Individual fatty acid proportions, especially the relation of essential, polyunsaturated fatty acids to nonessential, saturated plus monounsaturated fatty acids were analyzed by gas chromatography. Species can be separated into two distinct groups: Depot fat of wild boar showed by far the highest content of essential fatty acids compared with all ruminant species. The subsequent inter-ruminant comparison yielded a further separation into two distinct groups related to feeding type. Roe deer and moose, constituting the first group of concentrate selectors, showed significantly higher percentages of polyunsaturated fatty acids than the other ruminant species comprised of the grass and roughage eaters or intermediates. The data document that the mode of feeding and/or the diet affects the body composition of the species investigated and that the depot fat composition of these ruminant species is markedly related to feeding type.

Animals↗
PubMed1997

Examination of the validity of the WISC-III with urban exceptional students.

To investigate the criterion validity of the WISC-III, WISC-R and WISC-III IQs of 96 urban special education students who underwent a 3-yr. reevaluation were compared. The study examined (a) differences between WISC-R and WISC-III IQs and scale scores, (b) relationships among respective WISC-R and WISC-III IQs and scale sores, and (c) WISC-III IQ differences across three exceptionalities: Learning Disabled, Mentally Retarded, and Behavioral Disorders. A related question was to assess whether WISC-III Full Scale IQs differed by race. As expected, all WISC-III IQs and subtest scores were lower than the corresponding WISC-R IQs. Correlations computed among the three scales, respectively, indicated substantial conceptual overlap (Full Scale IQ = .88, Verbal IQ = .82, Performance IQ = .81). Analysis indicated a significant difference in WISC-III Full Scale IQs with respect to race. Comparisons by exceptionality and race indicated that African-American students in the Learning Disabled and Behaviorally Disordered groups obtained significantly higher WISC-III Full Scale IQs than did Euro-American students. No significant difference was obtained on scores for Mentally Retarded groups.

Adolescent↗