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Chemotherapy Related Cognitive Impairment In The Rat, Jessica Boyette Davis Nov 2007

Chemotherapy Related Cognitive Impairment In The Rat, Jessica Boyette Davis

Psychology Theses - Archive

Treatment for cancer has been indicated to negatively impact the quality of life for patients. Specifically, chemotherapy has been associated with fatigue, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy. More recently, chemotherapy has also been found to be related to cognitive impairment in various cognitive domains including working memory, information processing speed, and visual attention. At this time, the mechanisms underlying this impairment are not understood and there is currently no treatment for this condition. The purpose of this study was to model chemotherapy related cognitive impairments using an established test of attention in rats. While receiving the chemotherapeutic agent Taxol, animals were …

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Regression Model For Prioritization Of Corridors When Retiming Traffic Signals, Manjari G. Mittal Nov 2007

Regression Model For Prioritization Of Corridors When Retiming Traffic Signals, Manjari G. Mittal

Civil Engineering Theses - Archive

Traffic signals are used by transportation engineers to safely and efficiently manage vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic on roadways. However, to maintain the effectiveness of traffic signals, traffic signals should be adjusted or retimed periodically to match the current traffic patterns. Traffic signal retiming is one of the most cost effective ways available to transportation engineers for reducing delays and mitigating congestion. A region may contain a large number of traffic signals all of which cannot be retimed at once due to limited availability of funds and other resources; only a subset of signals can be retimed at any given …

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The Textual Construction Of Femininity In Women's Fitness Magazines, Tracy Lynn Rundstrom Williams Nov 2007

The Textual Construction Of Femininity In Women's Fitness Magazines, Tracy Lynn Rundstrom Williams

Linguistics & TESOL Dissertations - Archive

Women in the first decade of the 21st century encounter competing ideologies of traditional femininity and empowered femininity. Language, in particular Discourse Analysis, provides a means for investigating what these ideologies, or discourses, are and how they are perpetuated. One source of language which encodes and perpetuates ideologies of femininity is women's magazines. As pervasive, monthly texts directed specifically at women, women's magazines provide a rich source of contemporary ideologies of femininity. Given the rise of health and fitness magazines over the past 20 years, it appears that one primary focus of contemporary femininity is the body. Previous research has …

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Technology-Based Learning On At-Risk High School Students: An Evaluation Of The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Technology Center After-School Program, Makenzie Hawley Carpenter Nov 2007

Technology-Based Learning On At-Risk High School Students: An Evaluation Of The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Technology Center After-School Program, Makenzie Hawley Carpenter

Public Affairs Theses - Archive

Objective. High school students across North Texas are failing to meet the academic standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In response, after-school programs have been implemented to support cognitive and communal development of these at-risk youth. Technology can play a role in after-school by expanding the boundaries of the traditional classroom. This study evaluates the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Technology Center (MLK CTC) After-School Program between August 2006 and July 2007. Methods. Evaluation outcomes are based on the MLK CTC program objectives. The evaluation looks also at educational gains within the program and employs a paired …

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In One Ear And In The Other: The Net Effect Of Advertising Frequency, Brent Andrew Wiethoff Nov 2007

In One Ear And In The Other: The Net Effect Of Advertising Frequency, Brent Andrew Wiethoff

Communication Theses - Archive

This research used both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to explore the possible effects and functions that advertising may perform in developing individuals' attitudes. Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model (Petty & Cacioppo, 1984) and Cultivation Theory (Gerbner, 1979), advertising is viewed as a frequently repeated, consistent set of messages that reinforce consumer ideas and values. The net effect of advertising is examined through focus group discussion of high-media/high-materialist individuals. Results of the study show four themes emerging from advertising (advertisements as an entrance to participation in culture, advertisements as a landscape, advertisements as validation and legitimacy, and advertisements as need-generators). Discussion …

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Effect Of Discriminative Plant-Sugar Feeding On The Survival And Fecundity Of Anopheles Gambiae, Hortance Manda, Louis C. Gouagna, Woodbridge A. Foster, Robert R. Jackson, John C. Beier, John I. Githure, Ahmed Hassanali Oct 2007

Effect Of Discriminative Plant-Sugar Feeding On The Survival And Fecundity Of Anopheles Gambiae, Hortance Manda, Louis C. Gouagna, Woodbridge A. Foster, Robert R. Jackson, John C. Beier, John I. Githure, Ahmed Hassanali

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Background. A previous study showed for Anopheles gambiae s.s. a gradation of feeding preference on common plant species growing in a malaria holoendemic area in western Kenya. The present follow-up study determines whether there is a relationship between the mosquito's preferences and its survival and fecundity. Methods. Groups of mosquitoes were separately given ad libitum opportunity to feed on five of the more preferred plant species (Hamelia patens, Parthenium hysterophorus, Ricinus communis, Senna didymobotrya, and Tecoma stans) and one of the less preferred species (Lantana camara). The mosquitoes were monitored daily for survival. Sugar solution (glucose 6%) and water were …

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Teaching Social Influence: Resources And Exercises From The Field Of Communication, John S. Seiter, R. H. Gass Oct 2007

Teaching Social Influence: Resources And Exercises From The Field Of Communication, John S. Seiter, R. H. Gass

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Effective teachers know that when students are engaged in active learning, they learn more, retain it longer, apply it better, and continue to learn (Weimer, 1993). One way to promote such learning is through the use of innovative classroom activities that lead students to understand, interpret, and/or apply information. In that spirit, educators in the field of communication have developed an array of activities and demonstrations for promoting active learning in students of social influence. To facilitate the use of such activities, this article uses an annotated bibliography format to review over 30 published articles designed by communication teachers to …

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Extracting False Statementsfrom Child Witnesses....Fast!, James Wood Oct 2007

Extracting False Statementsfrom Child Witnesses....Fast!, James Wood

Selected Works Temporary Series

This presentation describes how reinforcement can induce children to make false accusations against adults in less than 5 minutes.

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Ddasaccident789, Hd-Aid Oct 2007

Ddasaccident789, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 9th Oct 2007 at 08:10 Hrs, the accident happened on [Victim No.1] the Asst. Team Leader of [Demining group] EOD-4 while he was shifting UXO to pit. There were three antipersonnel PMN-2 mines near to the UXO and the Asst. Team Leader has stepped on one of these mines which in result the mine exploded and cut off his right leg and he also received some injuries on other parts of his body.

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The Butterfly Danaus Chrysippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Kenya Is Variably Infected With Respect To Genotype And Body Size By A Maternally Transmitted Male-Killing Endosymbiont (Spiroplasma), Jeremy K. Herren, Ian Gordon, Peter W.H. Holland, David Smith Oct 2007

The Butterfly Danaus Chrysippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Kenya Is Variably Infected With Respect To Genotype And Body Size By A Maternally Transmitted Male-Killing Endosymbiont (Spiroplasma), Jeremy K. Herren, Ian Gordon, Peter W.H. Holland, David Smith

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Female-biased sex ratios in Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus) (family Nymphalidae, subfamily Danainae, tribe Danaini) populations are attributed to the action of an endosymbiotic 'male-killer' bacterium of the genus Spiroplasma. In stark contrast to the extensive geographic range of their host, the Spiroplasma appears to be restricted to East Africa, where four African D. chrysippus subspecies exist sympatrically and form a hybrid zone. In this study, specimens collected at three sample sites within the hybrid zone were screened for Spiroplasma infection. The findings demonstrate that, within the hybrid zone, the frequency of Spiroplasma infection varies both spatially and temporally. Host genotype at …

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Ua7 Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah Oct 2007

Ua7 Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah

ORED Quarterly Newsletter

Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

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Seasonal And Diel Variation Of Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations In The Reno (Nevada, Usa) Airshed, Jelena Stamenkovic, Seth Lyman, Mae S. Gustin Oct 2007

Seasonal And Diel Variation Of Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations In The Reno (Nevada, Usa) Airshed, Jelena Stamenkovic, Seth Lyman, Mae S. Gustin

USU Uintah Basin Faculty Publications

This paper describes total gaseous mercury (TGM) concentrations measured in Reno, Nevada from 2002 to 2005. The 3-year mean and median air Hg concentrations were 2.3 and 2.1 ng m−3, respectively. Mercury concentrations exhibited seasonality, with the highest concentrations in winter, and the lowest in summer and fall. A well-defined diel pattern in TGM concentration was observed, with maximum daily concentrations observed in the morning and minimum in the afternoon. A gradual increase of TGM concentration was observed in the evening and over night. The early morning increase in TGM was likely due to activation of local surface emission sources …

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Absenteeism And Beyond: Instructional Time Loss And Consequences, Helen Abadzi Oct 2007

Absenteeism And Beyond: Instructional Time Loss And Consequences, Helen Abadzi

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications - Archive

Studies have shown that learning outcomes are related to the amount of time students engage in learning tasks. However, visits to schools have revealed that students are often taught for only a fraction of the intended time, particularly in lower-income countries. Losses are due to informal school closures, teacher absenteeism, delays, early departures, and sub-optimal use of time in the classroom. A study was undertaken to develop an efficient methodology for measuring instructional time loss. Thus, instructional time use was measured in sampled schools in Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, and the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The percentage of time that students …

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Time-Varying Feedback Systems Design Via Diophantine Equation Order Reduction, Shr-Hua Wu Oct 2007

Time-Varying Feedback Systems Design Via Diophantine Equation Order Reduction, Shr-Hua Wu

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Diophantine equation plays an important role in the design and synthesis of feedback compensators. Many methods have been developed to solve the Diophantine equation. This dissertation develops a new systematic approach of solving a linear time-varying Diophantine equation. This approach is based upon successively reducing the order of the Diophantine equation by Euclidean algorithm. Euclidean algorithm for solving for both time-invariant and time-varying Diophantine equations for directly determining both the quotient and the remainder associated with the division of one polynomial by another is presented. The coprimeness (right or left) of two Polynomial Differential Operators is needed to guarantee, in …

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Implementation Of The Aashto Lrfd Code In Geotechnical Design, Andrzej S. Nowak, Marek Kozikowski,, Tomasz A Lutomirski, Piotr Paczkowski, Jordan Larsen Oct 2007

Implementation Of The Aashto Lrfd Code In Geotechnical Design, Andrzej S. Nowak, Marek Kozikowski,, Tomasz A Lutomirski, Piotr Paczkowski, Jordan Larsen

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

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Comparison Of Mosquito Control Programs In Seven Urban Sites In Africa, The Middle East, And The Americas, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, Joseph Keating, Andrew K. Githeko, Charles M. Mbogo, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, Adel M. Gad, Ali N. Hassan, Laor Orshan, Alon Warburg, Olger Calderón-Arguedas, Victoria M. Sánchez-Loría, Rosanna Velit-Suarez, Dave D. Chadee, Robert J. Novak, John C. Beier Oct 2007

Comparison Of Mosquito Control Programs In Seven Urban Sites In Africa, The Middle East, And The Americas, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, Joseph Keating, Andrew K. Githeko, Charles M. Mbogo, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, Adel M. Gad, Ali N. Hassan, Laor Orshan, Alon Warburg, Olger Calderón-Arguedas, Victoria M. Sánchez-Loría, Rosanna Velit-Suarez, Dave D. Chadee, Robert J. Novak, John C. Beier

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Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Costa Rica, and Trinidad are described and compared. Site-specific urban and disease characteristics, organizational diagrams, and strengths, weaknesses, obstacles and threats (SWOT) analysis tools are used to provide a descriptive assessment of each mosquito control program, and provide a comparison of the factors affecting mosquito abatement. The information for SWOT analysis is collected from surveys, focus-group discussions, and personal communication. SWOT analysis identified various issues affecting the efficiency and sustainability of mosquito control operations. The main outcome of our work was the description and comparison of mosquito control operations …

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Larvicidal Activity Of Piper Guineense And Spilanthes Mauritiana Crude-Powder Against Anopheles Gambiae And Culex Quinquefasciatus In Kilifi District, Kenya, Spala O. Ohaga, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Sammy S. Kubasu, John C. Beier, Charles M. Mbogo Oct 2007

Larvicidal Activity Of Piper Guineense And Spilanthes Mauritiana Crude-Powder Against Anopheles Gambiae And Culex Quinquefasciatus In Kilifi District, Kenya, Spala O. Ohaga, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Sammy S. Kubasu, John C. Beier, Charles M. Mbogo

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Field trials were conducted in Kilifi District, Kenya on the activity of Piper guineense and Spilanthes mauritiana powders against field populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae. Pools containing mosquito larvae were sampled and larval populations determined before and after application of plant powders. Four doses, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g L-1, were used in the trials and larval mortality monitored after 24, 48 and 72 h. After 24 h, P. guineense powder at 0.5 g L-1 gave larval mortalities of 18.8 and 23.6% for An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. quinquefasciatus, respectively. At 2.0 g L-1, mortalities …

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Search For Effective Natural Enemies Of Tetranychus Evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) In Northwest Argentina, Imeuda P. Furtado, Silvana Toledo, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, Markus Knapp Oct 2007

Search For Effective Natural Enemies Of Tetranychus Evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) In Northwest Argentina, Imeuda P. Furtado, Silvana Toledo, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, Markus Knapp

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The mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Tetranychidae) probably originated in South America. Because of its importance as a tomato pest in Africa, an extensive project has been conducted to detect potentially effective natural enemies in South America for the classical biological control of the pest in Africa. A search for the natural enemies of T. evansi was conducted in the Province of Tucumán, northwestern Argentina, in December 2004, and this report describes the results. One hundred predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae referring to 11 species were collected on 11 examined species of solanaceous plants. The most abundant phytoseiid …

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On The Power Of The Multiple Associative Computing (Masc) Model Related To That Of Reconfigurable Bus-Based Models, Mingxian Jin, Johnnie W. Baker Sep 2007

On The Power Of The Multiple Associative Computing (Masc) Model Related To That Of Reconfigurable Bus-Based Models, Mingxian Jin, Johnnie W. Baker

College of Health, Science, and Technology

The MASC model is a multi-SIMD model that uses control parallelism to coordinate the interaction of data parallel threads. It supports a generalized associative style of parallel computation. The power of this model has been compared to that of priority CRCW PRAM and enhanced meshes. In this paper, we present the work on simulations between MASC and reconfigurable bus-based models, in particular, different versions of the Reconfigurable Multiple Bus Machine (RMBM). It is shown that MASC and the Basic RMBM (B-RMBM) can simulate each other in constant time if the number of buses on the B-RMBM is ?(j) where j …

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Persistence Of Memory: Scent Gardens For Therapeutic Life Review In Communities For The Elderly, Wendy Joan Meyer Sep 2007

Persistence Of Memory: Scent Gardens For Therapeutic Life Review In Communities For The Elderly, Wendy Joan Meyer

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This paper links the study of olfaction and autobiographical memory with the practices of reminiscence therapy and landscape architecture, with the goal of bringing this life-enhancing therapy into the garden. Smells have proven to be powerful stimulators of early, emotional childhood memories due to the structure and evolution of the human brain. Research shows improved self-esteem, less depression and better social integration in older adults who are able to call up autobiographical memories in the process of reminiscence therapy. Therefore, landscape architects designing gardens for the elderly in long-term care could include aromatic plants and construction materials, chosen either to …

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Leaving A Legacy: The Career Of Gene Newman, Michael Kashuba Sep 2007

Leaving A Legacy: The Career Of Gene Newman, Michael Kashuba

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

Landscape architect Gene Newman's career began upon his graduation from Texas A&M University in nineteen-sixty-two. Over the past forty-five years, he has been a partner at both Myrick-Newman-Dahlberg (MND), and Newman-Jackson-Bieberstein (NJB). His roles within the firms have relied heavily on his extensive construction knowledge and his attention to detail. He recently retired from his position as the president of NJB, but remains in charge of specifications, construction administration management, and production quality control. The goal of this research is to understand his role in the field of landscape architecture and the legacy he will leave behind. The methods to …

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Roadside Naturalization And Texas Highway 190: A Comparison Between Best Practices And Plant Selection, John Mark Scott Sep 2007

Roadside Naturalization And Texas Highway 190: A Comparison Between Best Practices And Plant Selection, John Mark Scott

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

There is much dialog concerning the use of native plants in the roadside environment. From the Highway Beautification of Lady Bird Johnson in the 1960's to the environmental issues of today, designers are focused on ways to incorporate native plant material in the roadside. Through qualitative analysis, this thesis explores best practices for the use of native plant material in the roadside as compared with a unique roadside design in North Texas. In 2003, The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) began design for the Texas Highway 190 Tollway. A new direction for roadside enhancement using native and adapted plant material …

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Persistence Of Memory: Scent Gardens For Therapeutic Life Review In Communities For The Elderly, Wendy Joan Meyer Sep 2007

Persistence Of Memory: Scent Gardens For Therapeutic Life Review In Communities For The Elderly, Wendy Joan Meyer

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This paper links the study of olfaction and autobiographical memory with the practices of reminiscence therapy and landscape architecture, with the goal of bringing this life-enhancing therapy into the garden. Smells have proven to be powerful stimulators of early, emotional childhood memories due to the structure and evolution of the human brain. Research shows improved self-esteem, less depression and better social integration in older adults who are able to call up autobiographical memories in the process of reminiscence therapy. Therefore, landscape architects designing gardens for the elderly in long-term care could include aromatic plants and construction materials, chosen either to …

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A Two-Order Effect Model Of It Business Value: Theoretical Development And Empirical Test, Vishnu Vinekar Sep 2007

A Two-Order Effect Model Of It Business Value: Theoretical Development And Empirical Test, Vishnu Vinekar

Information Systems & Operations Management Dissertations - Archive

A new model for IT Business Value is proposed and empirically validated from longitudinal panel data. We posit that IT has a first-order effect that includes automating, and a second-order effect that is more dependent on informating. Our empirical results demonstrate that IT's contribution to firm performance is mediated via its impacts on productivity, which corresponds to the first-order effect. We further developed and validated a complex but parsimonious moderated-mediation model to show that these paths to business value from IT vary depending on industry information intensity, environmental dynamism, and environmental munificence.

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Leaving A Legacy: The Career Of Gene Newman, Michael Kashuba Sep 2007

Leaving A Legacy: The Career Of Gene Newman, Michael Kashuba

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

Landscape architect Gene Newman's career began upon his graduation from Texas A&M University in nineteen-sixty-two. Over the past forty-five years, he has been a partner at both Myrick-Newman-Dahlberg (MND), and Newman-Jackson-Bieberstein (NJB). His roles within the firms have relied heavily on his extensive construction knowledge and his attention to detail. He recently retired from his position as the president of NJB, but remains in charge of specifications, construction administration management, and production quality control. The goal of this research is to understand his role in the field of landscape architecture and the legacy he will leave behind. The methods to …

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Identification Of Insect-Selective And Mammal-Selective Toxins From Parabuthus Leiosoma Venom, John B. Ochola, Wilber Lwande, Thuku Thiong'o, Lucie Rogo, Rafael Herrmann, Eric Schepers, Richard Bagine, Paul Mungai, Isaiah O. Ndiege Sep 2007

Identification Of Insect-Selective And Mammal-Selective Toxins From Parabuthus Leiosoma Venom, John B. Ochola, Wilber Lwande, Thuku Thiong'o, Lucie Rogo, Rafael Herrmann, Eric Schepers, Richard Bagine, Paul Mungai, Isaiah O. Ndiege

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Venoms were collected from two scorpion species: Parabuthus leiosoma and Parabuthus pallidus from Kenya. Subcutaneous injection and oral toxicity tests of crude and pure fractions of scorpion venoms were done in Mus musculus (mice), Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca. The highest activity against C. partellus was found in P. leiosoma venom (LC50 0.689 mg/50 mg body weight). Bioassay-guided purification by a combination of cation-exchange (CE) and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) led to the isolation of three toxic peptides. A lepidopteran-selective toxin (P. leiosoma insect toxin, Plit) was isolated, and the partial N-terminal amino acid sequence (-KDGYPVDNANCKYE-) plus the molecular …

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Table Of Contents, Research Trends Editorial Board Sep 2007

Table Of Contents, Research Trends Editorial Board

Research Trends

No abstract provided.

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Electronic Reserves And The Failed Confu Guidelines: A Place To Start Negotiations, Bryan M. Carson Sep 2007

Electronic Reserves And The Failed Confu Guidelines: A Place To Start Negotiations, Bryan M. Carson

DLPS Faculty Publications

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The Importance Of Intellectual Property Licensing In 21st Century Libraries, Bryan M. Carson Sep 2007

The Importance Of Intellectual Property Licensing In 21st Century Libraries, Bryan M. Carson

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Effect Of Compliments On Tipping Behavior In Hair Styling Salons, John S. Seiter, Eric Dutson Sep 2007

The Effect Of Compliments On Tipping Behavior In Hair Styling Salons, John S. Seiter, Eric Dutson

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

This study examined the role of compliments on tipping behavior in hairstyling salons. Two female hair stylists cut and styled 115 customers' hair and either complimented or did not compliment the customers while interacting. Results indicated that hair stylists received significantly higher tips when complimenting their customers than when not complimenting them. These results and their implications are discussed.

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