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Poet Revisited: A Reanalysis Of Albrecht And Murdock's Part-Time Farming Model, Lisa A. Eargle

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In this paper, I reanalyze Albrecht and Murdock’s (1984) POET (Population, Organization, Environment, and Technology) model of part-time farming prevalence using 2002 data and two indicators of part-time farming prevalence: percent of farm operators working 100 days or more off-farm and percent of farm operators whose principal occupation is not farming. I compare the results of analyses using these two measures to one another and to the results produced in Albrecht and Murdock’s earlier study using 1978 data. Findings from the analysis of 2002 are similar to those produced with 1978 data. However, the findings from the 2002 analyses do …

Bird Flu Update

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2006, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

This Report reviews the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and macroeconomic developments during the fiscal year 2006 and appraises the major economic policy outcomes during the period. The Bank reported a stable foreign exchange market in 2006, with an average effective official exchange rate of N 128.65 per U.S dollar, an increase of 2.6% over 2005. The stock of external reserves, valued at US$12.30 billion, was 49.6% higher than in 2005, driven by high crude oil prices and lower debt-service burden. The reserves were equivalent to 28.4 months of import cover, exceeding the 6 months requirement under …

Cuba's De-Dollarization Program: Policy Measures, Main Objectives, And Principal Motivations, Mario A. Gonzalez-Corzo

Publications and Research

This paper examines the main characteristics of Cuba’s de-dollarization program, the objectives of these policy measures, and their principal causes and motivations. The paper is organized in three sections. The first section describes the policy measures associated with the process of de-dollarization, followed by a detailed account of their main objectives (section two), and an analysis of their principal causes and motivations (section three).

Re-Evaluation Of The Main Ridge Site And Adjacent Areas: Quarterly Progress Report, October 1, 2006 – December 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Archaeology

• Completed archival research at the following repositories: Southwest Museum, Western Archaeological Conservation Center, Nevada State Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area offices of the National Park Service, the Lost City Museum, UNLV Special Collections, and UNLV Department of Anthropology.

• Completed the compilation of a digital database of all records and artifacts associated with the 1920s-1940s excavations at Lost City.

• Conducted field research at Lost City through a Fall 2006 UNLV archaeological field school

• Academic paper presented at the 30th Great Basin Anthropological Conference.

Be Headsmart® Seniors! -- The Effectiveness Of A Psychoeducational Fall And Consequential Injury Prevention Program

Florida Public Health Review

This study tested the utility of the Be HeadSmart® Seniors! fall prevention intervention, HeadSmartz, a Cranium Challenge, in the promotion of safety improvement behavior change. It employed a quasi-experimental two-group design. Of the 106 individuals included in this study, 64 received the intervention and 42 only received the safety brochure. The Cranium Challenge is an interactive, visual, and auditory program based upon the popular board game CraniumTM. This game stimulated various parts of the participant’s brain verbally, through trivia questions and word games, visually, or by humming, whistling, or playing charades. The presentation included trivia questions created in a PowerPoint …

Mental Health And Substance Abuse Services Preferences Among American Indian People Of The Northern Midwest, Melissa Lynn Walls, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This study examines factors that influence preferences between traditional cultural and western mental health and substance use associated care among American Indians from the northern Midwest. Personal interviews were conducted with 865 parents/caretakers of tribally enrolled youth concerning their preferences for traditional/cultural and formal healthcare for mental health or substance abuse problems. Adults strongly preferred traditional informal services to formal medical services. In addition, formal services on reservation were preferred to off reservation services. To better serve the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of American Indians, traditional informal services should be incorporated into the current medical model.

Collaborating With Faculty And Instructional Technology Staff, Lisa T. Nickel

W&M Libraries Book Chapters

As more and more students are completing their college degree without ever stepping foot on the main campus, libraries must now find new and innovative ways to serve virtual and remote users. In this timely collection, Susan Clayton brings together over 20 experienced distance instruction librarians from across the country University of Western Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois, Southeastern Louisiana University, University of North Carolina to share their effective strategies for designing, delivering, collaborating, and assessing distance instruction. Coverage explores scheduling and marketing classes; utilizing virtual classroom software, online tutorials, and Web tools; collaborating with faculty and information …

Itr/Im: Enabling The Creation And Use Of Geogrids For Next Generation Geospatial Information, Peggy Agouris, Mary-Kate Beard-Tisdale, Chaitanya Baru, Sarah Nusser

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

The objective of this project is to advance science in information management, focusing in particular on geospatial information. It addresses the development of concepts, algorithms, and system architectures to enable users on a grid to query, analyze, and contribute to multivariate, quality-aware geospatial information. The approach consists of three complementary research areas: (1) establishing a statistical framework for assessing geospatial data quality; (2) developing uncertainty-based query processing capabilities; and (3) supporting the development of space- and accuracy-aware adaptive systems for geospatial datasets. The results of this project will support the extension of the concept of the computational grid to facilitate …

Collaborative Research: Matching Levels Of Detail In Descriptions And Depictions Of Geographic Space, Michael Warboys

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

This collaborative research project focuses on issues related to wayfinding, and is at the interface of geographic information science and human cognition. The research addresses the questions of the relationship between verbal and pictorial representations of geographic information, and how both representation modes can be successfully integrated in systems relating geographic information to users. To address this question, a theory of content and level of geographic detail is constructed that is independent of specific mode. The research is founded upon computational and cognitive theories of geographic information. The main idea is that theories of information granularity can be imposed on …

Rural Women Entrepreneurship In South Dakota, Carol J. Cumber, Abbigail Meeder

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Ddasaccident570, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

When climbing up the hill, the EOD Team Member [Victim No.2] stepped on or against a sub-munition M77. It detonated and injured him. EOD Team Leader [Victim No.1] followed his Team Member at a distance of approximately 8 – 9 meters and was injured by the shrapnel of the detonated sub-munition.

Bethel Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.

Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Long Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at InterVarsity's Open for Business Conference in St. Louis, MO, Pollard describes vocation as fulfilling whatever call God has placed on our lives. By drawing upon his own story as a Christian businessman, he shows how such a fulfillment requires the implementation of servant leadership.

Count Of Helin Holdings (Checkin) Records For Uri Locations, 2002-2006, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Count of holdings records / checkin records for each location code at the University Library, the CCE Library, and the Pell Marine Science Library. Data taken on seven dates between January 2002 and December 2006.

Count Of Uri Item Records In Helin, 1999-2007, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Spreadsheet containing a count of item records in the HELIN system by location, for the University Library, the CCE Library, and the Pell Marine Science Library. A count is presented on 11 dates between January 1999 and October 2007. Also included are partial counts of bibliographic records and holdings / checkin records.

Cedarville Vs. Warner Southern, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.

Starting From Scratch: How To Create A Museum Archives, Sammie L. Morris

Libraries Research Publications

The article offers practical advice for starting a museum archives to preserve and provide access to the documents, photographs, and other records of enduring value created or collected by museums.

2006 Hampton Inn Christmas Basketball Tournament Schedule, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Schedules

No abstract provided.

Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Short Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at InterVarsity's Open for Business Conference in St. Louis, MO, Pollard describes vocation as fulfilling whatever call God has placed on our lives. By drawing upon his own story as a Christian businessman, he shows how such a fulfillment requires the implementation of servant leadership.

Properties Of Corneal Receptors In A Teleost Fish, Paul J. Ashley, Lynne U. Sneddon, Catherine R. Mccrohan

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

Corneal receptors have not previously been identified in lower vertebrates. The present study describes the properties of trigeminal ganglion corneal receptors in a teleost fish, the rainbow trout (Oncoryhnchus mykiss). Out of 27 receptors, 7 were polymodal nociceptors, 6 were mechanothermal nociceptors, 2 were mechanochemical receptors and the largest group, 12, were only responsive to mechanical stimulation. No cold responsive receptors were found on the trout cornea. Mechanical and thermal thresholds were lower and receptive field diameters smaller than those of cutaneous trigeminal receptors in the trout, demonstrating greater sensitivity in the cornea. The lack of cold sensitive neurons may …

Berbagai Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Beban Biaya Obat Pasien Rawat Inap Program Askeskin, Di Cirebon Tahun 2005, Lucya Agung Susilawati, Hasbullah Thabrany

Kesmas

Askeskin membayar klaim pengobatan rumah sakit untuk penduduk miskin dengan tarif yang ditetapkan. Namun, resep obat tidak terdaftar yang tidak boleh dibebankan pada pasien justru menjadi beban rumah sakit. Inisiatif pimpinan RSUD Gunung Jati menyediakan dana pendamping menjadi beban secara finansial. Pada tahun 2005, rujukan pasien rawat inap kelas III, meningkat 153% dan beban pasien luar kota meningkat 331%. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui faktor faktor yang mempengaruhi beban RS menutupi biaya perawatan, khususnya obat non DPHO yang tidak dapat diklaim ke Askes. Penelitian menggunakan sumber data catatan medik, catatan klaim dan studi kualitatif wawancara mendalam. Ditemukan bahwa pasien luar yang …

When Teaching Sports, Teach Citizenship As Well, Douglas E. Abrams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, December 24 And Christmas 2006

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, CAN

Rejecting Politics Of Injury, Ananya Vajpeyi

Ananya Vajpeyi

No abstract provided.

The Knowledge Debate Reopened, Ananya Vajpeyi

Ananya Vajpeyi

No abstract provided.

An Introduction To Relevance Ranking Systems, Scott Childers

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

An introduction to the concept of relevance rankings systems used by internet search engines and the impact on librarians.

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.

Sela Activities

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Highlights include: The new 2006 – 2008 Southeastern Library Association Officers; SELA Membership and Mentoring Committee current projects; winners chosen for the 60th annual John Cotton Dana Awards; announcement of the 2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference; the winners of the 22nd Annual Mary Ellen LoPresti Awards for Excellence in Art Publishing Competition for publications produced in 2005.

Solinet Product News

The Southeastern Librarian

News from SOLINET. Highlights include: Amigos, PALINET, and SOLINET sign agreement to offer ScholarlyStats to membership; SOLINET offering new CQ Press resources; SOLINET awards $365,000 to 19 academic libraries in the Gulf Coast region; SOLINET, bLogistics to help members manage discards; public libraries discuss strategies to rebuild library facilities damaged and destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.