Citizen science offers a low-cost way to both strengthen the scientific infrastructure and engage members of the public in science. Digital citizen science is based on two pillars. The first is technological: developing computer systems to manage large amounts of distributed resources. The...

We obtained banding and recovery data from the Bird Banding Laboratory (operated by the Biological Resources Division of the US Geological Survey) for adults from 129 avian species that had been continuously banded for 24 years. Data were partitioned by gender, banding period (winter versus...

This article describes the rationale for health promotion and disease management (DM) activities in the workplace. It also reviews the trends that are driving DM in the workplace, such as increased healthcare costs and reduced length of stay in the hospital setting. Specific discussion of DM in...

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) was introduced in 2002 but not implemented until September, 2008. COOL required covered commodities to indicate their country of origin. Among other commodities, COOL applied to muscle cuts and ground beef. Canada and Mexico won a WTO complaint against the U.S....

This study investigated how prestige seeking behavior influences food choices to the point of becoming a symbol of social status. Participants in the study were classified into unobserved latent classes according to their prestige and social status seeking behavior. The majority of the...

Selecting for longevity and time length of peak cow performance contributes positively to cow-calf profitability. This paper examines the economic impact of selecting for cow longer longevity on returns. Data from a longevity project using Angus, Gray Brahman, Red Brahman, Indu-Brazil, Gir, and...

In spite of media reports to the contrary, the higher corn prices have not impacted the retail price of meat and milk - yet. Through mid-2008 supplies of beef, pork, poultry and milk are all higher than they were a year earlier and producers are absorbing the loss from higher feed costs....