The eBook “Applications of Plant Pathology in Genebank Collections” was developed in part by USDA-ARS and by grant 2020-70003-30930 from the USDA-NIFA-Higher Education Challenge Grant Program. Additional chapters will be added to this eBook when they are available. This eBook contains chapters that can be accessed in any order. Click on “Contents” in the upper left corner and then expand “Main Body” to access chapter titles; scrolling may be necessary to view all chapter titles. Chapters can also be navigated by using arrows at the bottom of each page. Each chapter has text, video and/or interactive content on a single page.

Lecture notes on how to allocate different types of investment in a portfolio to manage risk

Lecture notes on limitations of the value at risk model, and conditinal value at risk models for financial risk management

This video explains design of the Arecibo Message transmitted in the 1970s by SETI pioneers.

This chapter details cell-cell communication highlighting studies performed in the model organism Dictyostelium discoideum. Topics covered include signaling molecules, cell surface receptors, and subversion of host cell signaling by pathogens.

Lecture notes on the current and emerging varieties of financial technology, part 2

Technologies have profoundly transform the financial markets and in turn present new challenge to the financial education. For instance, as financial markets become more complex and generate more information, it also becomes more and more challenging for market participants to digest and manage the information overload. Upon completion of the course the students will develop a toolkit and will be conversant in current issues related to financial risk management including the dynamic market changes, new trends in financial analysis and a historical perspective on financial risk management.

First-Year Composition was created to act as a guide for instructors and students to achieve composition course objectives and to create a consistent, cohesive experience across composition courses at universities in Colorado and Wyoming. We have provided a variety of assignments that can be adapted to various teacher interests and student experiences with writing.

Lecture notes on data and models that financial professionals utilize to measure risk

Lecture notes introducing how market expectations are formed and how this applies to financial risk management

Lecture notes detailing data sources that help to analyze market and interest rate risk

This book was created for upper division microbiology students studying virology. It will describe the molecular biology and major diseases of virus families that cause significant disease in animals and humans. This book is by no means meant to be exhaustive. In fact, because virology can be so overwhelming, the author has tried to keep the book as simple as possible, while still giving the reader a solid understanding of the molecular mechanisms of viral replication and pathogenesis.