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AbstractSites along Sugar Creek and the Apalachee River were monitored to compare the water quality in cattle farming regions with the forested regions of the Oconee watershed. Dissolved oxygen (6.68 mg/L) and turbidity [23.91 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)] in Sugar Creek and the Apalachee River were similar. Overall, cattle farming sites along Sugar Creek had higher levels of NO3− and PO4−3 during the summer months. In contrast, the forested sites on the Apalachee River had elevated concentrations of inorganic nutrients only during spring rain events. The concentration of faecal bacteria was greater in the cattle farming areas compared with the level of faecal bacteria in the forested areas, and microbial source tracking with the bovine‐associated Bacteroides (BoBac) DNA marker indicated that cattle were the major source of faecal bacteria in Sugar Creek.

Intro -- DJB Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Doing Equity and Diversity for Success in Higher Education -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Dead Is the Empire: Buried, Its Pedagogy Should Be! -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: The Owl of Minerva Has Flown: Can Equity and Diversity be Done for Success in Higher Education Now? -- A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future -- Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity or Decolonisation: The Big Conundrum -- Big Data: Am I a Name or a Number -- Identity and Belonging for Outliers, Space Invaders and Others Within the Brick Walls -- Has the Owl of Minerva Flown? -- References -- Part I: A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future -- 2: The Myth of Academic Underperformance and Notions of Truth 52 Years After the Passing of the Race Relations Act 1968: In Conversation with Dame Jocelyn Barrow -- Biographic Information -- References -- 3: A Diverse Society Needs Diverse Solutions -- References -- 4: What We Don't, but Should Know -- Africans in Britain up to c.1900: A Glance at some Issues -- Britain's Empire in India and Africa -- Peopling the Empire -- WWII and the Empire -- Africans and Indians in Britain from c.1900: And Today -- So What Now? -- 5: Decolonisation or Empowerment in Higher Education? -- 6: Travelling Between Historical Memory and the Current Predicament of Educational Reforms in Higher Education: A Transnational Perspective -- 7: Fencing the Race: Responding to the Past to Help Shape the Future -- Part II: Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity or Decolonisation: The Big Conundrum -- 8: Decolonising Academic Spaces: Moving Beyond Diversity to Promote Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education -- Decolonising Academic Spaces to Promote Racial Equity and Inclusion: A Conceptual Framing.

Free nutrition education is available to most lowincome individuals including Food Stamp program participants, but few avail themselves of the opportunity. The primary objective of this study was audience segmentation based on perceived barriers to participation in free nutrition education (product, price, and place) among 3,659 low-income individuals in Oklahoma. Six market segments were identified through a cluster analysis of 12 perceived barriers. The market segments were: Few Barriers, Low Interest, Childcare, Know the Topic, Transportation, and Multiple Barriers. We conclude with an examination of the demographic composition of the market segments. Based on a judgment of their reachability and responsiveness, little effort should be expended to attempt to attract the Low Interest and Multiple Barriers segments, because the former is not interested in the product and the latter perceive too many impediments for engaging in the behavior. We recommend specific program changes to attract participation in nutrition education among the approximately twothirds of the population that comprise the Few Barriers, Childcare, Know the Topic, and Transportation segments.

AbstractThe objective of this study was to assess water quality in the Lake Oconee watershed and evaluate the best management practices used by cattle farms to reduce water contamination. Inorganic nutrient concentrations, algal abundance and faecal bacteria were highest in the cattle farming areas. The diatom community where cattle had no access was dominated by Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki and Fragilaria crotonensis Kitton, and in sites where cattle were allowed direct access to the lake, Asterionella formosa Hassal, Nitzschia palea (Kützing) Smith and Navicula rostellata Kützing dominated. The latter three taxa are well‐known high‐nutrient diatoms. High populations of green algae (coccoid Desmidiaceae) were found where cattle had access. Sources of faecal pollution were identified using polymerase chain reaction detection, with Bifidobacterium adolescentis as a marker of human faecal pollution and Bacteroides (BoBac) indicating cattle faecal pollution. Overall, riparian buffers were most effective at reducing pollution from cattle operations.

Purpose. Health Belief Model (HBM) and Transtheoretical Model concepts were used to investigate possible differences in perceptions of physical activity among African-American college women categorized by their stage of physical activity behavior. Methods. A survey was administered to 233 participants to assess their stage of physical activity behavior and HBM perceptions. Analysis of variance was used to investigate possible differences among HBM constructs for each behavior stage. Results. Perceived barriers were significantly higher (p < .05), and perceived severity, cues to action, and self-efficacy were significantly lower in the inactive group than in the active group. For example, perceived barriers were significantly higher in the inactive (mean = 2.3) stage than in the preparation (mean = 2.1), action (mean = 1.9), and maintenance (mean = 1.7) stages of physical activity behavior. Discussion. The results suggest that many perceptions of physical activity differ significantly among stages of behavior in this sample of African-American college women. A limitation was that some scales were modified specifically for this population and were not validated.