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Reform, Radicalism, And Royalty: Public Image And Political Influence Of Princess Charlotte And Queen Adelaide, Eileen Robin Hintz Jan 2003

Reform, Radicalism, And Royalty: Public Image And Political Influence Of Princess Charlotte And Queen Adelaide, Eileen Robin Hintz

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No abstract provided.


Purchasing Destruction In Pre-Revolution Virginia: Class And Gender In The Nonimportation Association Of 1774, Jessica C. Roney Jan 2003

Purchasing Destruction In Pre-Revolution Virginia: Class And Gender In The Nonimportation Association Of 1774, Jessica C. Roney

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No abstract provided.


"Caretakers Of The Color Line": Southern Sheriffs Of The Twentieth Century, Grace Earle Hill Jan 2003

"Caretakers Of The Color Line": Southern Sheriffs Of The Twentieth Century, Grace Earle Hill

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No abstract provided.


The Dominance Dilemma: Differentiating Status From Dominance In The Context Of Women's Heterosexual Mate Preferences, Jeffrey K. Snyder Jan 2003

The Dominance Dilemma: Differentiating Status From Dominance In The Context Of Women's Heterosexual Mate Preferences, Jeffrey K. Snyder

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A Specialization Approach To Competition: Self-Evaluation Maintenance In Highly Relevant Performance Domains Within The Context Of Romantic Relationships, Courtney L. Morewitz Jan 2003

A Specialization Approach To Competition: Self-Evaluation Maintenance In Highly Relevant Performance Domains Within The Context Of Romantic Relationships, Courtney L. Morewitz

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No abstract provided.


Social Cognition And Schizophrenia Syndromes, Ann Aileen Murphy Jan 2003

Social Cognition And Schizophrenia Syndromes, Ann Aileen Murphy

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No abstract provided.


Smoking Intervention Strategy And Relationship Patterns Of Smokers, Lisa M. Bear Jan 2003

Smoking Intervention Strategy And Relationship Patterns Of Smokers, Lisa M. Bear

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No abstract provided.


A Mycobacterium-Inducible Nramp In Striped Bass Morone Saxatilis, Erin Jeffrey Burge Jan 2003

A Mycobacterium-Inducible Nramp In Striped Bass Morone Saxatilis, Erin Jeffrey Burge

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In mammals, the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 gene, Nramp1, plays a major role in resistance to mycobacterial infections. Chesapeake Bay (USA) striped bass, Morone saxatilis, are currently experiencing an epizootic of mycobacteriosis that threatens the health of this ecologically and economically important species. This dissertation characterizes an Nramp gene in this species (MsNramp ) and provide evidence for induction following Mycobacterium exposure. The striped bass MsNramp gene and 554 amino acid sequence contain all the signal features of the Nramp family, including a topology of 12 transmembrane domains (TM), the transport protein specific 'binding-protein-dependent transport system inner membrane component …


Historical Diet Analysis Of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) And Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys Kempi) Sea Turtles In Virginia, Erin E. Seney Jan 2003

Historical Diet Analysis Of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) And Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys Kempi) Sea Turtles In Virginia, Erin E. Seney

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia, U.S.A. serve as foraging grounds for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) sea turtles from approximately May to October each year. Both loggerheads and Kemp’s ridleys are known to feed primarily on benthic invertebrates as juveniles and adults, but specific prey preferences vary between geographic regions. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science Sea Turtle Program has collected diet data and gut samples from stranded and incidentally caught sea turtles in Virginia since 1979. Examination of turtles that stranded in Virginia during the late 1970s and early 1980s indicated that loggerheads …


Sublethal Effects Of Sediment Contamination On An Estuarine Amphipod, Bruce W. Vogt Jan 2003

Sublethal Effects Of Sediment Contamination On An Estuarine Amphipod, Bruce W. Vogt

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No abstract provided.


Ecosystem Gas Exchange In Natural And Created Tidal Salt Marshes Of Tidewater, Virginia, Molly Mitchell Roggero Jan 2003

Ecosystem Gas Exchange In Natural And Created Tidal Salt Marshes Of Tidewater, Virginia, Molly Mitchell Roggero

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No abstract provided.


Genetic Variation Within And Among The Suminoe Oyster (Crassostrea Ariakensis) Populations And Stocks As Assessed By Molecular Markers, Qian Zhang Jan 2003

Genetic Variation Within And Among The Suminoe Oyster (Crassostrea Ariakensis) Populations And Stocks As Assessed By Molecular Markers, Qian Zhang

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No abstract provided.


Automated Fish Species Classification Using Artificial Neural Networks And Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Daniel Foster Doolittle Jan 2003

Automated Fish Species Classification Using Artificial Neural Networks And Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Daniel Foster Doolittle

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No abstract provided.


The Wind Effects On The Evaluation Of Proposed Craney Island Expansions In The Lower James And Elizabeth Rivers, Momo Chen Jan 2003

The Wind Effects On The Evaluation Of Proposed Craney Island Expansions In The Lower James And Elizabeth Rivers, Momo Chen

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No abstract provided.


Imposex As An Indication Of Butyltin Exposure In The Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana Venosa), A Chesapeake Bay Invader, Ethan Alexander Jestel Jan 2003

Imposex As An Indication Of Butyltin Exposure In The Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana Venosa), A Chesapeake Bay Invader, Ethan Alexander Jestel

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No abstract provided.


Ann Wave Prediction Model For Winter Storms And Hurricanes, Jun-Young. Kim Jan 2003

Ann Wave Prediction Model For Winter Storms And Hurricanes, Jun-Young. Kim

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Currently available wind-wave prediction models require a prohibitive amount of computing time for simulating non-linear wave-wave interactions. Moreover, some parts of wind-wave generation processes are not fully understood yet. For this reason accurate predictions are not always guaranteed. In contrast, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) techniques are designed to recognize the patterns between input and output so that they can save considerable computing time so that real-time wind-wave forecast can be available to the navy and commercial ships. For this reason, this study tries to use ANN techniques to predict waves for winter storms and hurricanes with much less computing time …


Effects Of Residential Learning Communities, On -Campus Housing, And Gender On Students' Perception Of Their Living Environment, Jennifer Benson Jones Jan 2003

Effects Of Residential Learning Communities, On -Campus Housing, And Gender On Students' Perception Of Their Living Environment, Jennifer Benson Jones

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore differences in the perception of residential living experiences between students living in residential learning communities and those living in traditional residence halls. These two groups were further disaggregated based on their living environment location, on- or off-campus, and their gender. The quality of experience was based on students' perception of their living environment assessed using the Student Residence Environment Scales.;The participants in this study were undergraduate students at a large southeastern public Research I institution enrolled as full-time status students. The on-line survey solicited 600 usable responses (35% usable response rate). of …


Bacterial Properties And Dissolved Organic Matter Distributions In The Black Sea, Jessica A. Morgan Jan 2003

Bacterial Properties And Dissolved Organic Matter Distributions In The Black Sea, Jessica A. Morgan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Biology Of Mated Triploid Crassostrea Ariakensis In Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ratio, Disease Prevalence, And Reversion, Alan J. Erskine Jan 2003

Biology Of Mated Triploid Crassostrea Ariakensis In Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ratio, Disease Prevalence, And Reversion, Alan J. Erskine

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Accuracy Of The Growing Season Used For Wetland Delineation In Se Virginia, Rebecca L. Arenson Jan 2003

An Evaluation Of The Accuracy Of The Growing Season Used For Wetland Delineation In Se Virginia, Rebecca L. Arenson

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No abstract provided.


Investigations Into The Etiology Of Ulcerative Lesions In Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia Tyrannus, Raemarie Ann Johnson Jan 2003

Investigations Into The Etiology Of Ulcerative Lesions In Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia Tyrannus, Raemarie Ann Johnson

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No abstract provided.


Long Term Permanent Vegetation Plot Studies In The Matoaka Woods, Williamsburg, Virginia : Establishment And Initial Data Analysis Of Plots Established With The North Carolina Vegetation Survey Protocol, Resampling Of Single Circular Plots And A Comparison Of Results From North Carolina Vegetation Survey Protocol And Single Circular Plot Methods, Jacob Robert George Kribel Jan 2003

Long Term Permanent Vegetation Plot Studies In The Matoaka Woods, Williamsburg, Virginia : Establishment And Initial Data Analysis Of Plots Established With The North Carolina Vegetation Survey Protocol, Resampling Of Single Circular Plots And A Comparison Of Results From North Carolina Vegetation Survey Protocol And Single Circular Plot Methods, Jacob Robert George Kribel

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No abstract provided.


Synalpheus Shrimp From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Systematics, Phylogenetics And Biological Observations (Crustacea: Decapoda: ; Alpheidae), Ruben Rios Gonzalez Jan 2003

Synalpheus Shrimp From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Systematics, Phylogenetics And Biological Observations (Crustacea: Decapoda: ; Alpheidae), Ruben Rios Gonzalez

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Snapping shrimp in the family Alpheidae are remarkably abundant in coral reef ecosystems worldwide. The second most speciose genus, Synalpheus , includes species usually small and reclusive, and their general morphology is notably uniform, yet the number of species is staggeringly high, as is the intraspecific variability. These features have contributed to a poorly resolved taxonomic status, as evidenced both by recurring lumping and splitting of species and by lack of proper definition of several common species. I examined western Atlantic species of Synalpheus in the large and regionally dominant "Gambarelloides group of species", an informal but widely used guild …


Net Surface Flux Budget Over Tropical Oceans Estimated From The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (Trmm), Tai-Fang Fan Jan 2003

Net Surface Flux Budget Over Tropical Oceans Estimated From The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (Trmm), Tai-Fang Fan

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No abstract provided.


Instructional Strategies In Science Classrooms Of Specialized Secondary Schools For The Gifted, Donna Lorraine Poland Jan 2003

Instructional Strategies In Science Classrooms Of Specialized Secondary Schools For The Gifted, Donna Lorraine Poland

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No abstract provided.


Saints And Soldiers Of Humanity: Mormons And Icarians In Nauvoo, Sarah Jaggi Lee Jan 2003

Saints And Soldiers Of Humanity: Mormons And Icarians In Nauvoo, Sarah Jaggi Lee

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No abstract provided.


"That's How You Find Out How Real Archaeologists Work---When You Do It Yourself": Children's Experiences With Archaeology, Mary Derbish Jan 2003

"That's How You Find Out How Real Archaeologists Work---When You Do It Yourself": Children's Experiences With Archaeology, Mary Derbish

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No abstract provided.


'Profanely And In Great Scandall': Deviance, Authority, And Social Control In Middlesex And Surry Counties, Virginia, 1672-1682, Matthew Adrian Thurlow Jan 2003

'Profanely And In Great Scandall': Deviance, Authority, And Social Control In Middlesex And Surry Counties, Virginia, 1672-1682, Matthew Adrian Thurlow

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Homing Success Of Migrants Versus Nonmigrants: Do Differences In Spatial Memory Generalize Across Spatial Scales?, Jeffrey T. Keiser Jan 2003

Homing Success Of Migrants Versus Nonmigrants: Do Differences In Spatial Memory Generalize Across Spatial Scales?, Jeffrey T. Keiser

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Use Of Ponds And Lakes By Resident Canada Geese, Phillip D. West Jan 2003

Use Of Ponds And Lakes By Resident Canada Geese, Phillip D. West

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.