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Bryophytes On The Calcareous Soils Of Mungo National Park, An Arid Area Of Southern Central Australia, A. J. Downing, P. M. Selkirk

Great Basin Naturalist

Bryophytes were found to be abundant as components of microbiotic soil crusts on the calcareous soils of Mungo National Park, an arid area of southern central Australia. Six sites that reflected differences in soils, topography, and vascular plant vegetation were studied. At each site bryophytes were abundant, both in terms of number of species present and percent ground cover. Number of species present did not differ significantly between sites, but percent bryophyte cover was lower at a site on sand dunes in mallee woodland and a site on a silcrete ridge than at the four other sites. Environmental factors (soil …

Front Matter, Vol. 53 No. 1

Great Basin Naturalist

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Full Issue, Vol. 53 No. 1

Great Basin Naturalist

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Full Issue, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

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Effects Of Rangefire On Soil Algal Crusts In Semiarid Shrub-Steppe Of The Lower Columbia Basin And Their Subsequent Recovery, Jeffrey R. Johansen, John Ashley, William R. Rayburn

Great Basin Naturalist

Effects of rangefire on soil algae in sagebrush steppe in the Lower Columbia Basin were studied. Dynamics of recovery of the soil algal community in the first two years following the fire were also documented. The study site was on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve managed by Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Fire decreased the numbers of algae by more than an order of magnitude. Species composition in burned plots was similar to that in unburned plots, although some cyanophyte algae, particularly Nostoc commune, were decimated by the fire. Algal recovery took place in the winter months of the second …

Microbial Spatial Heterogeneity In Microbiotic Crusts In Colorado National Monument. Ii. Bacteria, Catherine Cole Wheeler, Valerie R. Flechtner, Jeffrey R. Johansen

Great Basin Naturalist

Microbial spatial heterogeneity and bacterial composition of homogeneous surface soils showing evident microbiotic crust development located under Utah juniper canopies in Colorado National Monument were studied. Four distinct homogeneous sampling sites positioned along a 12-m transect were compared on the basis of bacterial density and taxa composition.

Bacterial densities showed a range differing by several orders of magnitude. In comparisons of adjacent soil samples or samples taken from two different sampling sites within close proximity, adjacent samples showed no more similarity to each other on the basis of bacterial density or taxa composition than did more widely separated samples. The …

Cryptogams, Vascular Plants, And Soil Hydrological Relations: Some Preliminary Results From The Semiarid Woodlands Of Eastern Australia, D. J. Eldridge

Great Basin Naturalist

Grazed and ungrazed sites were examined in a semiarid woodland in eastern Australia to determine relationships within various types of cryptogams, and the role of cryptogams in pasture dynamics, infiltration, and water erosion. Strong relationships were found between vascular plant cover and cover of cryptogams for nine rangeland sites over an 18-month period. In the absence of vascular plants, sites with low cover of cryptogams were dominated by algae. The presence of a cryptogamic crust had no significant effect on infiltration at ungrazed sites but significantly increased infiltration at some grazed sites. Splash erosion was very low on soils with …

The Methods And Purposes Of Linguistic Genetic Classification, Joseph H. Greenberg

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

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Lichens Of Soil Crust Communities In The Intermountain Area Of The Western United States, Larry L. St. Clair, Jeffrey R. Johansen, Samuel R. Rushforth

Great Basin Naturalist

Lichens are common components of microbiotic soil crusts. A total of 34 species from 17 genera are reported from soil crust communities throughout the Intermountain Area. Distribution of terricolous lichens is determined by various physical and biological factors: physical and chemical characteristics of the soil, moisture regimes, temperature, insolation, and development and composition of the vascular plant community. Some species demonstrate a broad ecological amplitude while others have a more restricted distribution. All growth forms are represented; however, the vast majority of soil crust lichens are squamulose (minutely foliose). Fruticose species are least abundant. In exposed, middle-elevation sites vagrant (detached) …

Interview: An Lds Reparative Therapy Approach For Male Homosexuality, A. Dean Byrd

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Review Of Byne, W. And Parsons, B. (1993) Human Sexual Orientation: The Biologic Theories Reappraised, Archives Of General Psychiatry, 50, Pp. 228-239., Erin D. Bigler

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Homosexuality: An Lds Perspective, Ronald D. Bingham, Richard W. Potts

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Interview: The Biological Evidence For Homosexuality Reappraised, William Byne

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

Because of recent media reports and public interest in the role of biological and genetic factors in the development of homosexuality, the editor decided some information regarding this topic might be useful for AMCAP members. Dr. William Byne has recently published several professional articles in which he has criticized the biological and genetic evidence relevant to the etiology of homosexuality. Dr. Byne graciously consented to be interviewed for the AMCAP Journal.

Review Of Peculiar People: Mormons And Same-Sex Orientation Edited By Ron Schow, Wayne Schow, And Marybeth Raynes., Scott R. Peterson

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Before Columbus: The Question Of Early Transoceanic Interinfluences, Stephen C. Jett

BYU Studies

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Foreward, Wayne M. Bledsoe

Comparative Civilizations Review

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The Camel And Its Role In Shaping Mideastern Nomad Societies, Ralph W. Brauer

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Evidences Of A Christian Population In The Egyptian Fayum And Genetic And Textile Studies Of The Akhmim Noble Mummies, C. Wilfred Griggs, Marvin C. Kuchar, Scott R. Woodward, Mark J. Rowe, R. Paul Evans, Naguib Kanawati, Nasry Iskander

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Review Of Reparative Therapy Of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach By Joseph Nicolosi, I. Reed Payne

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Weighted Fan-Out/Fan-In Volume Holographic Interconnections, Gregory P. Nordin, P. Asthana, B. Keith Jenkins, A. R. Tanguay

Faculty Publications

The feasibility of employing volume holographic techniques for the implementation of highly multiplexed weighted fan-out/fan-in interconnections is analyzed on the basis of interconnection fidelity, optical throughput, and complexity of recording schedule or implementation hardware. These feasibility criteria were quantitatively evaluated using the optical beam propagation method to numerically simulate the diffraction characteristics of volume holographic interconnections recorded in a linear holographic material. We find that conventional interconnection architectures (that are based on a single coherent optical source) exhibit a direct trade-off between interconnection fidelity and optical throughput on the one hand, and recording schedule or hardware complexity on the other. …

“Nigh Unto Death”: Nde Research And The Book Of Mormon, Kevin Christensen

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This article suggests that contemporary near-death research casts light on several episodes in the Book of Mormon. Alma’s conversion while “nigh unto death” fits a common pattern of experience. Modern researchers have noticed distinctive aftereffects among those who have experienced a near-death experience (NDE). In the Book of Mormon, both Alma and the resurrected Christ demonstrate these aftereffects. Lehi’s dream invites comparison with the otherworld journey literature of many nations. Nephi’s interpretation of Lehi’s dream casts light on the tension between the literal and the symbolic elements of visionary experience. Finally, just as accurate out-of-body observations made by NDErs argued …

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 2 Issue Number 1, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting understanding of the history, meaning, and significance of the scriptures and other sacred texts revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Lamarck, Giraffes, And The Sermon On The Mount, Michael F. Whiting

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Using the Book of Mormon to Combat Falsehoods in Organic Evolution (1992), by Clark A. Peterson

Pus, Pox, Propaganda And Progress: The Compulsory Smallpox Vaccination Controversy In Utah, 1899-1901, Eric L. Bluth

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the compulsory smallpox vaccination controversy in Utah, 1899-1901. It looks at the two smallpox epidemics during 1899-1901 and follows the boards of health attempts to eradicate smallpox primarily by compelling the vaccination of school children.

Dr. Theodore B. Beatty, secretary of the State Board of Health, championed the effort to vaccinate all Utahns; however, the opposition led by Charles W. Penrose, editor of the Deseret Evening News, produced anti-compulsion and vaccination information which influenced Utahns to generally oppose vaccination. Consequently, the legislature passed an anti-compulsory vaccination statute over the governor's veto to annul the courts decision …

On Her Birthday, Julie K. Curtis

Inscape

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Full Issue

Inscape

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Science, Religion And Mormon Cosmology By Erich Robert Paul, Richard F. Haglund Jr.

BYU Studies

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Full Issue

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

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German Refuse Disposal: Sharing The Waste Worldwide, Robert Mckay

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

The German garbage industry is becoming more lucrative and illegal. With the new "green dot" program recycling program and sizable tolls for using state owned dumps, many firms are using other alternatives to dispose of their waste. Sadly, some companies are turning to black market garbage brokers that ship the sometimes toxic, but always harmful waste out of the country. From Venezuela to Singapore (Der Spiegel 1992, 48), everything from old carcinogenic chemical pesticides to traces of German yoghurt containers have been found laying around the country side in small village dumps. Since 1988 the German government has been investigating …

Discovering The Unique Synergy Potential Of Undergraduate Research And Tourism Service Needs, Deirdre Gibbons, Brian J. Hill

Faculty Publications

This paper explores the needs and benefits for using undergraduates as a resource at tourism University Centers. The purpose of undergraduate tourism programs varies, but programs strive to combine theory with application, and research plays a role in this process. Undergraduates stand to benefit from the managerial and decision-making skills they can learn through research. The number of university tourism research centers has increased worldwide. These centers often function on small budgets and have limited research centers, yet their services and clientele · base are increasing. This paper explores how some universities have involved undergraduates in university tourism research, focusing …