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Are Grameen Replications Sustainable, And Do They Reach The Poor?: The Case Of Card Rural Bank In The Philippines, Hans Dieter Seibel, Dolores Torres Sep 1999

Are Grameen Replications Sustainable, And Do They Reach The Poor?: The Case Of Card Rural Bank In The Philippines, Hans Dieter Seibel, Dolores Torres

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh is known worldwide for its success in providing credit to the poor. However, subsequent replications of its methodology in other parts of the world have been less successful. Is there really an infallible solution that works everywhere, and is outreach to the poor compatible with sustainability? A Grameen replicator in the Philippines, the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), has recently set itself firmly on the path to sustainability by becoming a formal sector, rural bank—the first credit NGO in the country to do so. During the period, from 1993 to June 1999, CARD's …

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Bringing Development Back, Into Microfinance, Maria Otero Sep 1999

Bringing Development Back, Into Microfinance, Maria Otero

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

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Theoretical And Practical Requirements For A System Of Pre-Design Analysis, Andrew S. Gibbons, Jon S. Nelson, Robert E. Richards Aug 1999

Theoretical And Practical Requirements For A System Of Pre-Design Analysis, Andrew S. Gibbons, Jon S. Nelson, Robert E. Richards

Faculty Publications

This research is aimed at bridging the worlds of simulation design as practiced by computer scientists and systems engineers and instructional design as practiced by a multitude of corporate, government, and military instructional designers, most of whom lack formal schooling in the techniques of either area.

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Leroy Robertson And The Oratorio From The Book Of Mormon: Reminiscences Of A Daughter, Marian Robertson Wilson Jul 1999

Leroy Robertson And The Oratorio From The Book Of Mormon: Reminiscences Of A Daughter, Marian Robertson Wilson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Marian Robertson Wilson recounts her memories of her father, Leroy Robertson, and of the creation of his masterpiece, the Oratorio from the Book of Mormon. The idea to compose an oratorio based on the Book of Mormon first came to Robertson when Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles casually suggested it to him one day in 1919. After his conversation with Elder Ballard, Robertson dedicated much of his time to studying the Book of Mormon and choosing sections of scripture to use in his compilation. The piece eventually received attention from LDS church leadership and …

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All My Endeavors To Preserve Them: Protecting The Plates In Palmyra, 22 September-December 1827, Andrew H. Hedges Jul 1999

All My Endeavors To Preserve Them: Protecting The Plates In Palmyra, 22 September-December 1827, Andrew H. Hedges

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

After Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the angel Moroni, he had to take great measures to protect them from people who wanted to steal them for their monetary value. Although Joseph did not leave much documentation of such experiences, the people who were closely associated with him at the time did. Using what records still exist, Hedges pieces together some of the stories of Joseph’s challenges in obtaining and protecting the gold plates.

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Ecological Review And Management Recommendations For Recovery Of The Endangered Gila Topminnow, W. L. Minckley Jul 1999

Ecological Review And Management Recommendations For Recovery Of The Endangered Gila Topminnow, W. L. Minckley

Great Basin Naturalist

Ecology of the endangered Gila topminnow is reviewed, described, and reconstructed; natural conditions are placed in perspective with human-altered habitats of today. In the natural state of waxing and waning of habitat size as a function of precipitation patterns and catastrophic events such as severe winter cold, the species in the past likely underwent dramatic expansions and contractions in population size and geographic range. Today, population expansions are unlikely because of constraints imposed by human activities. The original patterns of dispersal from refugia in "good" times and retreat in "bad" times, if they are to occur, must be re-created through …

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History Of The Naming Of The Ferruginous Hawk, Neil D. Woffinden Jul 1999

History Of The Naming Of The Ferruginous Hawk, Neil D. Woffinden

Great Basin Naturalist

The Ferruginous Hawk, a breeding bird endemic to North America, was named Falco ferrugineus in 1838 by H. Lichtenstein, curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. The type was collected by F. Deppe near present day Monterey, California. In 1844 G.R. Gray of the British Museum assigned the name Buteo regalis to a Ferruginous Hawk specimen of unknown origin, but perhaps donated to the museum by John Phillips, a renowned British geologist. The species was known as Falco (Buteo) ferrugineus until the 1920s when it was discovered that this epithet was occupied. The next name in priority was Gray's Buteo regalis …

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The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, And Historic Context Of The Kirtland Temple Elwin C. Robison, Paul L. Anderson Jul 1999

The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, And Historic Context Of The Kirtland Temple Elwin C. Robison, Paul L. Anderson

BYU Studies

Elwin C. Robison. The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1997. xv; 216 pp. Illustrations, index, $21.95.

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"No Man's Land": The Place Of Latter-Day Saints In The Culture War, Frederick Mark Gedicks Jul 1999

"No Man's Land": The Place Of Latter-Day Saints In The Culture War, Frederick Mark Gedicks

BYU Studies

Recent political developments in the United States find Latter-day Saints in an isolated but distinctive position, aligned with neither the religious right nor the progressive left.

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Sizing Up The Divide: Reviews And Replies, Matthew R. Connelly, Byu Studies Jul 1999

Sizing Up The Divide: Reviews And Replies, Matthew R. Connelly, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

Craig L. Blomberg and Stephen E. Robinson. How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1997. 228 pp. Paperback, $11.99.

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In Defense Of Capitalism: Church Leaders On Property, Wealth, And The Economic Order, Phillip J. Bryson Jul 1999

In Defense Of Capitalism: Church Leaders On Property, Wealth, And The Economic Order, Phillip J. Bryson

BYU Studies

Church leaders have consistently presented a positive view of capitalism and a free market system, while recognizing that the system is vulnerable to greed and oppression by the wicked.

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Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson Jul 1999

Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson

BYU Studies

The efforts of the pioneers and their posterity to correct their mistakes in agricultural and ranching practices set an example for us today.

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Making Thirty Acres Support Ten People, Charles W. Holman Jun 1999

Making Thirty Acres Support Ten People, Charles W. Holman

Swiss American Historical Society Review

In Little Rock they told me Louis Sougey had cleared $2200 from a 30-acre com and cotton farm last year. I was skeptical and went over to the office of our old friend, A. D. McNair, now with the bureau of plant industry, division of farm management investigations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Full Issue Jun 1999

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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The Mycobactericidal Efficacy Of Orthophthalaldehyde And The Comparative Resistances Of Mycobacterium Bovis, Mycobacterium Terrae, And Mycobacterium Chelonae, Richard A. Robison, Adam W. Gregory, G. Bruce Schaalje, Jonathan D. Smart May 1999

The Mycobactericidal Efficacy Of Orthophthalaldehyde And The Comparative Resistances Of Mycobacterium Bovis, Mycobacterium Terrae, And Mycobacterium Chelonae, Richard A. Robison, Adam W. Gregory, G. Bruce Schaalje, Jonathan D. Smart

Faculty Publications

Objectives: To assess the mycobactericidal efficacy of an agent relatively new to disinfection, ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and to compare the resistances of three Mycobacterium species. Mycobacterium bovis (strain BCG) was compared with Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium terrae to investigate the feasibility of using either of the latter two species in tuberculocidal testing. M chelonae (a rapid grower) and M terrae (an intermediate grower) both grow faster and are less virulent than M bovis (a slow grower).

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Full Issue, Vol. 59 No. 2 Apr 1999

Full Issue, Vol. 59 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

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Reproductive Ecology Of Bison On Antelope Island, Utah, Michael L. Wolfe, Milan P. Shipka, John F. Kimball Apr 1999

Reproductive Ecology Of Bison On Antelope Island, Utah, Michael L. Wolfe, Milan P. Shipka, John F. Kimball

Great Basin Naturalist

Autumn musters of bison (Bison bison) on Antelope Island State Park, Utah, conducted annually since 1987, provided data on temporal and age-specific reproductive patterns and a basis to evaluate the efficacy of management measures implemented to elevate reproductive performance in the herd. Pregnancy rates were variable and low (x̄ = 46.2%) in comparison to other free-ranging, noncommercial bison herds in North America. Cows in the 3- and >6-yr age classes exhibited lower-than-expected pregnancy rates (P < 0.05). Annual pregnancy rates showed a significant (r = 0.64, P = 0.047) linear decline of 2.5% per annum. Variance in distribution of fetal ages observed in 6 …

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Remarkable Waxing, Waning, And Wandering Of Populations Of Mimulus Guttatus: An Unexpected Example Of Global Warming, Robert K. Vickery Jr. Apr 1999

Remarkable Waxing, Waning, And Wandering Of Populations Of Mimulus Guttatus: An Unexpected Example Of Global Warming, Robert K. Vickery Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist

The purpose of this study was to observe the dynamics of a meta-population of Mimulus guttatus. Changes in size and location of 16 original populations and the new populations established in their vicinities in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, were observed for 25 yr. Twenty-three new populations appeared. Seven original populations and 13 new populations had become extinct by the end of the observation period in 1996. Many populations died out and were reestablished, often repeatedly, during the observation period. Altogether there were 54 population disappearances and 34 reappearances. Many populations changed sized as much as 100-fold …

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Hedonism, Suffering, And Redemption: The Challenge Of Christian Psychotherapy, Edwin E. Gantt Apr 1999

Hedonism, Suffering, And Redemption: The Challenge Of Christian Psychotherapy, Edwin E. Gantt

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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The Nature Of Change In Counseling: A Change Of Heart, Randy K. Moss Apr 1999

The Nature Of Change In Counseling: A Change Of Heart, Randy K. Moss

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Agency: Philosophical And Spiritual Foundations For Applied Psychology, Richard Williams Apr 1999

Agency: Philosophical And Spiritual Foundations For Applied Psychology, Richard Williams

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Civilizations As Rhetoric, Ann Hemming Apr 1999

Civilizations As Rhetoric, Ann Hemming

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Comparing The Practical Implications Of Secular And Christian Truth In Psychotherapy, Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber Apr 1999

Comparing The Practical Implications Of Secular And Christian Truth In Psychotherapy, Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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On Civilizational Worldview, Part 2, David Richardson Apr 1999

On Civilizational Worldview, Part 2, David Richardson

Comparative Civilizations Review

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The Coming Forth Of The Book Of Mormon In The Twentieth Century, Noel B. Reynolds Apr 1999

The Coming Forth Of The Book Of Mormon In The Twentieth Century, Noel B. Reynolds

BYU Studies

The Book of Mormon was underutilized by most Latter-day Saints until interest in it surged during the second half of the twentieth century.

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Memoiren Einer Idealistin (English Translation), Malwida Von Meysenbug Apr 1999

Memoiren Einer Idealistin (English Translation), Malwida Von Meysenbug

Prose Nonfiction

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The Enlightenment Foundation Of World Environmentalism, Gregory A. Barton Apr 1999

The Enlightenment Foundation Of World Environmentalism, Gregory A. Barton

Comparative Civilizations Review

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John Ruedy (Ed.), Islamism And Secularism In North Africa, Corinne Lathrop Gilb Apr 1999

John Ruedy (Ed.), Islamism And Secularism In North Africa, Corinne Lathrop Gilb

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Stephen K. Sanderson. Social Evolutionism: A Critical History, Laurence Grambow Wolf Apr 1999

Stephen K. Sanderson. Social Evolutionism: A Critical History, Laurence Grambow Wolf

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Christian Revevals In Africa, Dong Sull Choi Apr 1999

Christian Revevals In Africa, Dong Sull Choi

Comparative Civilizations Review

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