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View article: Soil health assessment across paired cropland and reference sites under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions
Soil health assessment across paired cropland and reference sites under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions Open
Soil health is critical to sustain crop productivity and ecosystem functions. However, assessing soil health remains challenging due to variability in soil types, management practices, and climatic conditions. The objective of this study i…
View article: 107 Use of virtual fences to co-fence two groups of cattle with a shared virtual boundary
107 Use of virtual fences to co-fence two groups of cattle with a shared virtual boundary Open
Virtual fencing (VF) provides cattle producers with an opportunity to manage grazing more intensively without the need to build physical fences. Cattle are fitted with GPS equipped collars and are kept within producer determined boundaries…
View article: Actor-network analysis of partners facilitating regenerative ranching practices in the US Northern Great Plains
Actor-network analysis of partners facilitating regenerative ranching practices in the US Northern Great Plains Open
Regenerative agriculture has been offered as an ecologically thoughtful means of food production, yet questions remain regarding how individuals in rural communities transition toward regenerative practices. We studied dynamics related to …
View article: Understanding the values that inform regenerative ranching in the Northern U.S. Great Plains
Understanding the values that inform regenerative ranching in the Northern U.S. Great Plains Open
The effects of environmental degradation and climate change are propelling a discourse shift towards regenerative agriculture, yet understanding motivations for implementing regenerative practices on private agricultural lands is still a c…
View article: Influence of virtual fence on heart rate response in beef cattle
Influence of virtual fence on heart rate response in beef cattle Open
Virtual fence (VF) technologies can aid cattle producers in applying grazing management for land resource objectives. Acute stress and animal welfare are important factors to consider when adopting VF on rangelands. VF did not cause increa…
View article: Reference site selection based on state-and-transition models for soil health gap evaluation within cropland reference ecological units
Reference site selection based on state-and-transition models for soil health gap evaluation within cropland reference ecological units Open
Comparative soil health studies are critical in soil conservation and gauging the success of different management practices in soil health improvement. A primary challenge in these studies is the selection of a consistent natural reference…
View article: What's in a Name? Standardizing Terminology for the Enhancement of Research, Extension, and Industry Applications of Virtual Fence Use on Grazing Livestock
What's in a Name? Standardizing Terminology for the Enhancement of Research, Extension, and Industry Applications of Virtual Fence Use on Grazing Livestock Open
Virtual fence (VF) is the use of a global positioning system (GPS) to dictate where on the landscape livestock can graze without relying on traditional physical fence such as barbed wire. The recent acceleration in the development and adop…
View article: An Integrated Framework for Reference Site Selection and Benchmarking Soil Health Studies in the United States
An Integrated Framework for Reference Site Selection and Benchmarking Soil Health Studies in the United States Open
Comparative soil health studies are critical in soil conservation and gauging the success of different management practices in soil health improvement. A primary challenge in these studies is the selection of a consistent natural reference…
View article: An Integrated Framework for Reference Site Selection and Benchmarking Soil Health Studies
An Integrated Framework for Reference Site Selection and Benchmarking Soil Health Studies Open
Comparative soil health studies are critical in soil conservation and gauging the success of different management practices in soil improvement. A primary challenge in these studies is the selection of a consistent natural reference site. …
View article: Carrying Asymmetric Loads While Walking on a Treadmill Interferes with Lower Limb Coordination
Carrying Asymmetric Loads While Walking on a Treadmill Interferes with Lower Limb Coordination Open
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different load carriage modes on coordinative patterns in the lower extremities during walking. Twenty-five university students walked on a treadmill at their preferred pace under …
View article: Efficacy of Shoes and Boots in Preventing Motorcycle-Related Ankle Inversion.
Efficacy of Shoes and Boots in Preventing Motorcycle-Related Ankle Inversion. Open
The current investigation explored the potential prophylactic effects of shoes, work boots, and motorcycle boots in reducing ankle inversion associated with ankle sprain. While the majority of previous research has investigated the effects…
View article: Anterior cruciate ligament injury risk is modified by the timing of the successful identification of directional cues
Anterior cruciate ligament injury risk is modified by the timing of the successful identification of directional cues Open
Despite our best efforts, anterior cruciate ligament injury rates remain high in many athletic populations. Over the past two decades, investigations have sought to identify the potential role cognition may play in the functional injury me…
View article: Altering Entry Angles in a Jump Landing Task Modifies Biomechanical Risk Factors of ACL Injury
Altering Entry Angles in a Jump Landing Task Modifies Biomechanical Risk Factors of ACL Injury Open
This study investigated the effects of changing the entry-angle of a jump landing movement on ACL injury risk factors. Eight female recreational athletes performed 21 trials of a jump landing task. The direction of the first jump varied fr…
View article: Do Movement Patterns of GPS-Tracked Cattle on Extensive Rangelands Suggest Independence among Individuals?
Do Movement Patterns of GPS-Tracked Cattle on Extensive Rangelands Suggest Independence among Individuals? Open
In behavioral studies, cattle within the same pasture are not considered as independent experimental units because of the potential confounding effects of the herd’s social interactions. However, evaluating cattle behavior on extensive ran…