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  • Balancing the books: Kansas' water past, present and future
    Barfield, David (Kansas State University, 2009)
    This presentation examines the historical development of water resources in Kansas and the progression of state water law and regulations from the water development phase toward sustainability; the current status of water ...
  • Barriers to Disease Reporting in Johnson County, Kansas
    Abu-Ali, Ahsha (2013)
    Health care providers in Kansas are mandated to report any suspect, probable and confirmed cases of reportable diseases within the required time frame to the local or state health department (KAR 28-1-2). This can be done ...
  • Beef safety - current research and summary of progress
    Cunningham, F.; Fung, D.; Hunt, M.; Kastner, C.; Kropf, D.; Larson, B.; Schafer, D.; Simms, D.; Smith, S.; Vanier, M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)
    Beef and beef products are significant parts of a balanced diet in the U.S. and major parts of the Kansas economy. Therefore, these products must be carefully processed, handled, and monitored for microbial quality to ...
  • Behavioral, normative, and control beliefs impact on the intention to offer food safety training to employees
    Roberts, Kevin R.; Barrett, Betsy (2009)
    Training is an important aspect of food safety programs in commercial restaurants and is integral in assuring that safe food is served. The purposes of this research were to explore the beliefs, attitudes, subjective ...
  • Best in CLASS (conceptual learning application for sustainable schools)
    Carter, David; Green, Ryan (Kansas State University, 2011)
    “Best in CLASS (Conceptual Learning Application for Sustainable Schools)” is a combination training module/computer game designed to raise sustainability awareness for high school seniors and provide high school teachers ...
  • Best Practices in Distance Education Program Selection
    Anderson, Dawn (Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, 2008)
    How are academic programs selected for electronic delivery? What are the next hot areas for e-learning programming? Public higher education institutions are being urged to help develop a knowledgeable, skilled and creative ...
  • Binding agents for low-salt, low-fat, restructured beef roasts: connective tissue or gelatin
    Kenney, P.B.; Kastner, C.L.; Kropf, D.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)
    Connective tissue, from the outside of three major chuck muscles, was evaluated for binding properties when incorporated either raw or following preheating into precooked, restructured beef. Food-grade gelatin was ...
  • Binding agents for low-salt, low-fat, restructured beef roasts: fish surimi and beef heart or skeletal muscle
    Kenney, P.B.; Kastner, C.L.; Kropf, D.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)
    Five percent fish surimi, unwashed or washed ground beef, and washed or unwashed beef hearts were evaluated in precooked, chunked and formed, restructured beef roasts to determine if they would increase bind in ...
  • Blade tenderization in combination with injection enhancement containing an enzyme increases tenderness of strip steaks from fed cull cows
    Hutchison, S.; Unruh, J.A.; Daniel, M.J.; Hunt, M.C.; Higgins, J.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2008)
    Cow meat is tougher than meat from young steers and heifers and typically has a less desirable, darker color. It is generally assumed that cow meat will need to be ground or have some form of post-mortem tenderization ...
  • The Blue, the Green, and the Toxic: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Physicians and Veterinarians Regarding Harmful Algal Blooms
    Moser, Karin (2012)
    Worldwide, 60% of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae samples contain harmful toxins that could lead to adverse health effects in both humans and animals. When these bacteria proliferate they are known as Harmful Algal ...
  • Bone-in pork loins: modified atmosphere packaging to extend shelf-life
    Warren, K.E.; Hunt, M.C.; Marksberry, C.L.; Sorheim, O.; Kropf, D.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Modified atmosphere packaging with 100% carbon dioxide was used to investigate changes in daily gas composition, as well as the influence of fat trim level and location of loin in the box on shelf life characteristics. ...
  • Breaking into the Fulcrum Arena: A Concept Paper Looking Beyond Next Generation LMS
    Hai-Jew, Shalin (2008)
    In the spirit of futurist probes into what a nextgen learning management system (LMS) may look like, the author uses a scifi scenario to touch on some distant possibilities. This fictional work follows J4 in his quest ...
  • Bringing awareness on sustainable green manufacturing to students
    Dandu, Raju (Kansas State University, 2009)
    Sustainable green manufacturing is an emerging area that combines technical issues of design and manufacturing, energy conservation, pollution prevention, health and safety of communities and consumers. This presentation ...
  • Brownfields
    Martin, Sabine (Kansas State University, 2009)
    As per EPA definition, brownfield sites are "real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant." It ...
  • Building a mutual relationship with nature: Experiences during early childhood
    Fees, Bronwyn (Kansas State University, 2009)
    Sustainability begins with an appreciation and wonderment of nature. Such dispositions develop through our earliest experiences with our environment, that is, during early childhood both at home and in early childhood ...
  • Building material reuse: removing the roadblocks
    Benjamin, Nathan (Kansas State University, 2010)
    Buildings and the built environment have major resource impacts throughout their lifetimes. Much of the sustainability movement has focused on how to design, construct, and manage the built environment in ways that minimize ...
  • Building Trust with Agricultural and Rural Decision-Makers through Engaged Climate Educational Models in the Rural U.S. Central Great Plains
    Champion, Benjamin L.; Devlin, Daniel L.; Rice, Charles W.; Harrington, John Jr.; Kahl, Daniel W.; Spears, Jacqueline D.; Steffensmeier, Timothy R.; Washburn, Shannon G.; Bruning, Roger; Pytlik Zillig, Lisa; Abdel-Monem, Tarik L.; Hu, Qi; Hubbard, Kenneth; Nugent, Gwen L.; Pathak, Tapan B.; Shulski, Martha; Umphlett, Natalie (Kansas State University, 2012)
    Potential climate change impacts on Central Great Plains (CGP) agricultural production are profound and highly likely to affect both national and global food supplies and related social and economic systems. Predicted ...
  • Calcium-fortified beverage supplementation on body composition in postmenopausal women
    Haub, Mark D.; Simons, Tammy R.; Cook, Chad M.; Remig, Valentina M.; Al-Tamimi, Enas K.; Holcomb, Carol Ann (2005)
    Background: We investigated the effects of a calcium-fortified beverage supplemented over 12 months on body composition in postmenopausal women (n = 37, age = 48–75 y). Methods: Body composition (total-body percent fat, ...
  • Can "natural" flavorings enhance the flavor of low-fat ground beef?
    Carmack, C.F.; Kastner, C.L.; Hunt, M.C.; Kropf, D.H.; Schwenke, J.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1993)
    Natural flavorings were evaluated for use in low-fat ground beef, which frequently lacks flavor intensity. Three lean sources, A-maturity (young), E-maturity (mature cow), and imported (cow) beef round muscles, were used ...
  • Carcass disposal: A comprehensive review
    ckastner; lerick; jkastner; anutsch; phebus (National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, Kansas State University, 2004)
    Whether at the hand of accidental disease entry, the weather, or an act of bioterrorism, widespread livestock deaths pose daunting carcass-disposal challenges that, if not met quickly and effectively, can spiral into major ...