Response perseveration in psychopaths: Interpersonal/affective or social deviance traits?

Nature Reviews Genetics, 2008

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The American Journal of Bioethics, 2008

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Crop Science, 2019

The need to restore natural landscapes impacted by environmental perturbations such as wildfires, and droughts, gave rise to Seeds of Success (SOS), a collaborative effort led by the Bureau of Land Management to collect seed of US wild native species since 2001. These collected native species are also important for agricultural activities; however, this has not been fully assessed. The SOS National Collection was evaluated for potential as sources of traits for crop improvement and direct development for agricultural purposes. Use of the collection was examined using information provided in seed requests from the USDA National Plant Germplasm System. From 2001 to 2017, SOS collected 23,577 accessions of 4761 different species, representing almost 30% of the native species in the United States. Collecting efforts have filled gaps in the conservation of native crop wild relatives; 12% of species and 18% of accessions are close and distant relatives of major and minor crops. Almost a third of the National Collection includes species with potential use in ornamental, food, medicinal, forage and feed, or material and industrial plant production. Of these species, those with ornamental potential are the most abundant in the National Collection. Requests for seed have been increasing over time, with the top three uses categorized as genetic studies, botanical or taxonomic investigations, and varietal development. Seeds of Success has positively affected the availability of native, wild plant genetic resources that have many potential uses in support of agricultural crop improvement, research, and education.

2006

I was born January 25, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, to my parents Bud and Sandy Fulkerson. In my younger years my family moved around, and I enjoyed life in the rural areas of both Kansas and Pennsylvania. I always loved playing in the woods or feeding the three cows that would visit me in my backyard. These early days instilled in me a love for life in rural America and a sense of wonder about farming. Later, my family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where I spent the remainder of my youth. After high school, I moved to East Lansing, Michigan to begin my studies at Michigan State University. It was there that I became interested in sociology and especially with environmental and agricultural issues. In my time in East Lansing I learned many important lessons in life that would help me to succeed. My master's program was carried out at Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, under the guidance of Gregory J. Howard. Together, we had many wonderful discussions with each other and with the other graduate students whom I miss greatly. It was there hat I continued to expand my interests in environmental issues, working with Dr. Howard. After the completion of my master's program, I moved back to Lansing to teach. At Lansing Community College I learned the art and science of teaching and gained a greater appreciation for those who had taught me along the way. The people at LCC were very helpful and afforded me several opportunities to enhance my teaching abilities. But after a couple of years I decided that I missed the research component of sociology, and applied to North Carolina State University for the Ph.D. program. iii At North Carolina State University I was early paired with Professor Ronald Wimberley. We discovered that we shared many of the same interests in terms of environment, agriculture, rurality, and social change. As his research assistant, I learned much of what I know today about how to do research-many lessons of which were taught purely by example. It is exciting for me to be finishing this program on a project that involves Dr. Wimberley every step of the way. take a moment to thank them. First and foremost, is my wife Megan. She has given me endless support and encouragement throughout my years in graduate school, and has always been there through the good times and bad. She should be the one receiving the degree. I would also like to thank my mom, Sandy Fulkerson, and my dad, Bud Fulkerson, who deserve praise for not only supporting me while in graduate school, but also for helping me to become the person that I am today. I can never repay my family for what they have given me. I also would like to thank the graduate students at North Carolina State University. Particularly, I would like to thank Gretchen Thompson for being a close colleague. Many of our discussions have kept me going and helped me straighten out my ideas. I would also like to recognize and thank Karl Jicha, Olena