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Mississippi State University

EducationStarkville, Mississippi, United States
About: Mississippi State University is a education organization based out in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catfish. The organization has 14115 authors who have published 28594 publications receiving 700030 citations. The organization is also known as: The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science & Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.


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TL;DR: In this article, rates of mortality due to nest poaching in 23 studies of Neotropical parrots, representing 4024 nesting attempts in 21 species and 14 coun- tries, were calculated.
Abstract: Although the poaching of nestlings for the pet trade is thought to contribute to the decline of many species of parrots, its effects have been poorly demonstrated. We calculated rates of mortality due to nest poaching in 23 studies of Neotropical parrots, representing 4024 nesting attempts in 21 species and 14 coun- tries. We also examined how poaching rates vary with geographic region, presence of active protection pro- grams, conservation status and economic value of a species, and passage of the U.S. Wild Bird Conservation Act. The average poaching rate across all studies was 30% of all nests observed. Thirteen studies reported poaching rates of � 20%, and four reported rates of � 70%. Only six studies documented no nest poaching. Of these, four were conducted on islands in the Caribbean region, which had significantly lower poaching rates than the mainland Neotropics. The other two studies that showed no poaching were conducted on the two species with the lowest economic value in our sample (U.S. retail price). In four studies that allowed direct comparison between poaching at sites with active nest protection versus that at unprotected sites, poaching rates were significantly lower at protected sites, suggesting that active protection efforts can be effective in re-

191 citations

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01 Mar 2008
TL;DR: This paper presents the stability of the proposed cluster structure, and communication overhead for maintaining the structure and connectivity in an application context, and comparative studies using CORSIM and NS-2 simulators.
Abstract: Intervehicle communication is a key technique of intelligent transport systems. Ad hoc networking in the vehicular environment was investigated intensively. This paper proposes a new clustering technique for large multihop vehicular ad hoc networks. The cluster structure is determined by the geographic position of nodes and the priorities associated with the vehicle traffic information. Each cluster elects one node as its cluster head. The cluster size is controlled by a predefined maximum distance between a cluster head and its members. Clusters are independently controlled and dynamically reconfigured as nodes move. This paper presents the stability of the proposed cluster structure, and communication overhead for maintaining the structure and connectivity in an application context. The simulation is performed with comparative studies using CORSIM and NS-2 simulators.

191 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the size reduction mechanical energy was measured for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L), wheat straw (Triticum aestivum L.), and corn stover (Zea mays L.) in an instrumented hammer mill.

191 citations

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TL;DR: A systematic literature review is presented to develop taxonomy of errors that may occur during the requirements phase of software lifecycle that is designed to aid developers during the requirement inspection process and to improve overall software quality.
Abstract: Most software quality research has focused on identifying faults (i.e., information is incorrectly recorded in an artifact). Because software still exhibits incorrect behavior, a different approach is needed. This paper presents a systematic literature review to develop taxonomy of errors (i.e., the sources of faults) that may occur during the requirements phase of software lifecycle. This taxonomy is designed to aid developers during the requirement inspection process and to improve overall software quality. The review identified 149 papers from the software engineering, psychology and human cognition literature that provide information about the sources of requirements faults. A major result of this paper is a categorization of the sources of faults into a formal taxonomy that provides a starting point for future research into error-based approaches to improving software quality.

191 citations

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TL;DR: Results from this study demonstrate that microbial phytase is effective in improving bioavailability of phytate phosphorus to channel catfish, which may eventually lead to a reduction in the amount of supplemental phosphorus added to commercial channel cat fish feeds.
Abstract: A 10-wk feeding trial was conducted in the laboratory during which channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (average initial weight: 6.5 g/fish) were fed five practical diets containing either 0, 500, 1,000, 2,000, or 4,000 units of microbial phytase/kg diet. Fish fed diets containing 500 or more units of microbial phytase/kg consumed more feed and gained more weight than fish fed the basal diet without supplemental phytase. Feed conversion ratios (FCR) did not differ among treatments except the FCR for fish fed 1,000 units of microbial phytase/kg diet was lower than that of fish fed no supplemental phytase. Fish survival was not different among treatments. Contrast analysis showed that weight gain, feed consumption, bone ash, and bone phosphorus were higher and feed conversion ratio was lower for fish fed diets supplemented with phytase as compared to fish fed no supplemental phytase. The concentration of fecal phosphorus decreased linearly as phytase supplementation increased. Results from this study demonstrate that microbial phytase is effective in improving bioavailability of phytate phosphorus to channel catfish, which may eventually lead to a reduction in the amount of supplemental phosphorus added to commercial channel catfish feeds.

190 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Naomi J. Halas14043582040
Bin Liu138218187085
Shuai Liu129109580823
Vijay P. Singh106169955831
Liangpei Zhang9783935163
K. L. Dooley9532063579
Feng Chen95213853881
Marco Cavaglia9337260157
Tuan Vo-Dinh8669824690
Nicholas H. Barton8426732707
S. Kandhasamy8123550363
Michael S. Sacks8038620510
Dinesh Mohan7928335775
James Mallet7820921349
George D. Kuh7724830346
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202347
2022247
20211,725
20201,620
20191,465
20181,467