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The Geographical Landscape Of Tabernacles In The Mormon Culture Region, Crystal Wride Jenson Jan 1992

The Geographical Landscape Of Tabernacles In The Mormon Culture Region, Crystal Wride Jenson

Theses and Dissertations

Although tabernacles do not hold the sacred meaning of Mormon temples, they are symbolic landmarks of the culture of the early Mormon Saints. Tabernacles were once an integral part of each community in which they were located. They were often the main buildings in the community, reflecting the coherent, orderly nature of a Mormon town. Today, many of the original tabernacles have been torn down and others are under the threat of destruction.

The first tabernacles built in the Mormon Culture Region were constructed in the 1850s. They were large meetinghouses built for the purpose of holding large general meetings. …

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From Assassination To Expulsion: Two Years Of Distrust, Hostility, And Violence, Marshall Hamilton Jan 1992

From Assassination To Expulsion: Two Years Of Distrust, Hostility, And Violence, Marshall Hamilton

BYU Studies

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Learn Audit Selection Rules From Data: A Genetic Algorithms Approach, David P. Greene, Rayman D. Meservy, Stephen F. Smith Jan 1992

Learn Audit Selection Rules From Data: A Genetic Algorithms Approach, David P. Greene, Rayman D. Meservy, Stephen F. Smith

Faculty Publications

The construction of expert systems typically require the availability of expertise that can be modeled. However, there are many important problems where no expertise exists, yet there is a wealth of data indicating results in different situations. Machine learning algorithms attempt to discover rules which capture the regularities that exists in such data.

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Saturday's Women: Female Characters As Angels And Monsters In Saturday's Warrior And Reunion, Nola Diane Smith Jan 1992

Saturday's Women: Female Characters As Angels And Monsters In Saturday's Warrior And Reunion, Nola Diane Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Using theories of feminist criticism as explained by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, the study concludes that both Saturday's Warrior, a "home literature" style play, and Reunion, a more artistically challenging play, reflect repressive cultural images of women. Both plays cast female characters into the roles of passive Angel, domestic Angel/Monster, and active Monster.

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William W. Phelps's Service In Nauvoo As Joseph Smith's Political Clerk, Bruce A. Van-Orden Jan 1992

William W. Phelps's Service In Nauvoo As Joseph Smith's Political Clerk, Bruce A. Van-Orden

BYU Studies

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Doctrine And The Temple In Nauvoo, Larry C. Porter, Milton V. Backman Jr. Jan 1992

Doctrine And The Temple In Nauvoo, Larry C. Porter, Milton V. Backman Jr.

BYU Studies

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"With Holy Importunitie, With A Pious Impudencie": John Donne's Attempts To Provoke Election, Raymond-Jean Frontain Jan 1992

"With Holy Importunitie, With A Pious Impudencie": John Donne's Attempts To Provoke Election, Raymond-Jean Frontain

Quidditas

Donne's use of the imperative when addressing God in the Divine Poems is a maneuver designed to resolve a particularly Protestant dilemma, the same dilemma confronted by the speaker of Elegy 19 under another guise. As C. L. barber and Richard P. Wheeler have pointed out, the reformers' dismantling of "much of the Catholic apparatus of worship in order to isolate the individual worshiper in direct rapport with God through faith...put worshippers at risk in new ways. In areas where the Reformation triumphed, extraordinary anxiety could be generated by the absolute importance conferred upon the individual's faith in the grace …

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The Mystic As Pilgrim: Margery Kempe And The Tradition Of Nonfictional Travel Narrative, James P. Helfers Jan 1992

The Mystic As Pilgrim: Margery Kempe And The Tradition Of Nonfictional Travel Narrative, James P. Helfers

Quidditas

Margery Kempe, fifteenth-century pilgrim and female mystic, stirred up controversy in her own day and continues to do so in the present. This controversy, then and now, centers on both Margery's spiritual life and its social expression. While she was alive, her contemporaries disagreed over the validity of her mystical experience and the way that experience manifested itself; now this conflict continues in contemporary critical debates over the nature of her literary and spiritual significance. The Book of Margery Kempe has heretofore been analyzed as autobiography, mystical treatise, devotional manual, and feminist tract. Clarissa Atkinson, for instance, sees the book …

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Introduction (English, French, German, And Spanish), Stephen L. Wood, Donald E. Bright Jr. Jan 1992

Introduction (English, French, German, And Spanish), Stephen L. Wood, Donald E. Bright Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

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Companionship, Valerie Holladay Jan 1992

Companionship, Valerie Holladay

Inscape

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Robert Basil, Mary Beth Gehrman, And Tim Madigan, On The Barricades: Religion And Free Inquiry In Conflict, Louis Midgley Jan 1992

Robert Basil, Mary Beth Gehrman, And Tim Madigan, On The Barricades: Religion And Free Inquiry In Conflict, Louis Midgley

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of On the Barricades: Religion and Free Inquiry in Conflict (1989), edited by Robert Basil, Mary Beth Gehrman, and Tim Madigan.

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Family Life Education In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The 20th Century: A Historical Review, Ray W. Stringham Jan 1992

Family Life Education In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The 20th Century: A Historical Review, Ray W. Stringham

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis reviewed selected educational literature in almost 350 texts published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) from General Authorities and manuals which included content curriculum in adult family life education; for the adult women's organization (Relief Society); for the men's Melchizedek Priesthood; and for parents instructing their children at home (Family Home Evening).

Topics were ranked by century, according to frequencies of occurrence (FO) in the five major publications. Topics were also summarized by each decade. Tables were provided which summarized the top 40 of 78 topics identified. Recurring Themes suggest family is the basis …

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The Southern Utah Expedition Of Parley P. Pratt: 1849-1850, Rick J. Fish Jan 1992

The Southern Utah Expedition Of Parley P. Pratt: 1849-1850, Rick J. Fish

Theses and Dissertations

In 1849, President Brigham Young commissioned a fifty man company, headed by Parley P. Pratt, to explore Southern Utah for possible colonization. The four month trek spanned the coldest months of the winter, and afforded some very harrowing and hazardous experiences. These events weave a heroic story filled with excitement and adventure, while simultaneously revealing the tremendous dedication and fortitude on the part of the explorers to successfully complete their mission.

Many of the Southern Utah colonies that were initiated in the subsequent years following the expedition were based on information gathered during this seven-hundred mile expedition. In addition, their …

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The Ute Mode Of War In The Conflict Of 1865-1868, Albert Winkler Jan 1992

The Ute Mode Of War In The Conflict Of 1865-1868, Albert Winkler

Faculty Publications

The Ute Indians of Utah rebelled in 1865 which led to war for the next three years. Throughout the conflict, small numbers of Utah warriors showed great skill in raiding white settlements of central Utah and in keeping their enemies at bay.

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Error Patterns In Research Papers By Pacific Kim Students, Chris Crowe Jan 1992

Error Patterns In Research Papers By Pacific Kim Students, Chris Crowe

Faculty Publications

By looking for patterns of errors in the research papers of Asian students, educators can uncover pedagogical strategies to help students avoid repeating such errors. While a good deal of research has identified a number of sentence-level problems which are typical of Asian students writing in English, little attempt has been made to consider the specific problems which a long research paper presents. Of these problems, Asian students have the most difficulty integrating sources from research and developing transition, unity, and cohesion. These problems stem not necessarily from different thought patterns or primary language interference, but from the challenge of …

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Impacts Of Black-Tailed Prarie Dog Rodenticides On Nontarget Passerines, Anthony D. Apa, Daniel W. Uresk, Raymond L. Linder Dec 1991

Impacts Of Black-Tailed Prarie Dog Rodenticides On Nontarget Passerines, Anthony D. Apa, Daniel W. Uresk, Raymond L. Linder

Great Basin Naturalist

In 1983 zinc phosphide, strychnine with prebait, and strychnine without prebait were applied to black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies in west central South Dakota. Short-term (four days later) and long-term (one year later) impacts of the rodenticides on Horned Larks (Eremophila alpestris) and other granivorous birds inhabiting prairie dog colonies were evaluated. Hrned Larks and 49 other bird species were observed. Immediate impacts reduced Horned Lark relative densities 66% with strychnine only and 55% with prebaited strychnine. Zinc phosphide caused no measurable reduction. Horned Larks showed no long-term direct impacts. Indirect negative impacts occurred through …

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Alkaloidal Relationships In The Genus Arctomecon (Papaveraceae) And Herbivory In A. Humilis, Douglas A. Raynie, Deanna R. Nelson, Kimball T. Harper Dec 1991

Alkaloidal Relationships In The Genus Arctomecon (Papaveraceae) And Herbivory In A. Humilis, Douglas A. Raynie, Deanna R. Nelson, Kimball T. Harper

Great Basin Naturalist

The previously reported alkaloids (including protopines, benzophenanthridines, tetrahydrobenzylisoquinolines, and protoberberines) of the genus Arctomecon (Papaveraceae) are discussed in relation to their distribution in the plant kingdom, in the Papaveraceae, and among the three species of Arctomecon. The biological activity of these alkaloids is discussed, and possible implications for herbivore and plant-insect interactions in A. humilis are presented.

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End Matter, Vol. 51 No. 4 Dec 1991

End Matter, Vol. 51 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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Flower Mites Of Trinidad Ii. The Genus Proctolaelaps (Acari: Ascidae), Barry M. Oconnor, Robert K. Colwell, Shahid Naeem Dec 1991

Flower Mites Of Trinidad Ii. The Genus Proctolaelaps (Acari: Ascidae), Barry M. Oconnor, Robert K. Colwell, Shahid Naeem

Great Basin Naturalist

Nine species of mites of the genus Proctolaelaps were collected in flowers or phoretic in the nares of hummingbirds in Trinidad. Previously named species P. kirmsei, P. glaucis, and P. belemensis are redescribed, and six new species are described: P. jurgatus, P. mermillion, P. rabulatus, P. contumex, P. certator, and P. contentiosus. Proctolaelaps belemensis cyanocompsae is raised to specific status. Host plants are given for all species except P. mermillion, which was collected only from a hummingbird host. New World flower-inhabiting Proctolaelaps are grouped into two hypothetically monophyletic lineages, the kirmsei …

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Full Issue, Vol. 51 No. 4 Dec 1991

Full Issue, Vol. 51 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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The Future Of The Spanish State In The Wake Of Regionalistic Nationalism And Separatist Fervor, Deidre Jensen Dec 1991

The Future Of The Spanish State In The Wake Of Regionalistic Nationalism And Separatist Fervor, Deidre Jensen

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

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Unrecorded Volunteer Contributions In Congressional Elections, Kathleen E. Tait Dec 1991

Unrecorded Volunteer Contributions In Congressional Elections, Kathleen E. Tait

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

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Vol. 9, Pi Sigma Alpha Review, Pi Sigma Alpha Review Dec 1991

Vol. 9, Pi Sigma Alpha Review, Pi Sigma Alpha Review

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

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Heavy Metal Tolerance Of Inland Saltgrass (Distichlis Spicata), R. A. Prodgers, W. P. Inskeep Oct 1991

Heavy Metal Tolerance Of Inland Saltgrass (Distichlis Spicata), R. A. Prodgers, W. P. Inskeep

Great Basin Naturalist

Inland saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) occurs on at least two metal-contaminated sites in southwestern Montana. As a result of mining, milling, and smelting activities, soils have elevated concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese. One soil is acidic (upper horizons), slightly saline, and moderately sodic. The other soil is alkaline, nonsaline, and nonsodic. The fact that inland saltgrass grows on these soils and does not accumulate dangerous levels of metals makes it a candidate species for revegetating hardrock mining and other metal-polluted sites.

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Habitat Evaluation Procedure For Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep In The Intermountain West, Tom S. Smith, Jerran T. Flinders, David S. Winn Oct 1991

Habitat Evaluation Procedure For Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep In The Intermountain West, Tom S. Smith, Jerran T. Flinders, David S. Winn

Great Basin Naturalist

Several habitat evaluation procedures have been developed for bighorn sheep. However, none of these procedures specifically addresses the Rocky Mountain subspecies nor analyzes both the quantity and quality of potential bighorn habitat with regard to minimum viable population (MVP) criteria. This bighorn habitat evaluation procedure combines (1) a quantitative assessment of bighorn range to determine if there are adequate quantities of resources to support an MVP of bighorn sheep, and (2) a qualitative assessment of a range to predict the probable density of bighorns the range can support. Extensive literature review, intensive bighorn research, and a modeling tool, pattern recognition …

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Full Issue, Vol. 51 No. 3 Oct 1991

Full Issue, Vol. 51 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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End Matter, Vol. 51 No. 3 Oct 1991

End Matter, Vol. 51 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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From The Chairperson, Maureen H. Donovan Oct 1991

From The Chairperson, Maureen H. Donovan

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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Professional Vacancies, Committee On East Asian Libraries Oct 1991

Professional Vacancies, Committee On East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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No. 094 Bulletin - Association For Asian Studies, Inc., Committee On East Asian Libraries, Committee On East Asian Libraries Oct 1991

No. 094 Bulletin - Association For Asian Studies, Inc., Committee On East Asian Libraries, Committee On East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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