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The Silent Woolf: The Examination Of The Effects Of Silence By Gender, Shannon Ann Chisholm Jan 2006

The Silent Woolf: The Examination Of The Effects Of Silence By Gender, Shannon Ann Chisholm

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

Virginia Woolf was tortured by limitations in her both life and writing. What modem critics now see as innovative and unique aspects of her style, she identified as flaws. Besides never being able to find a perfect balance between intellect and expression in her writing, Woolf also found limitations within language. Sue Roe explains that through her essays on silence, Woolf "expressed her sense that the English language was no longer equipped to suggest the nuances of emotional and psychological insight" (14). To her, modem English is not expansive enough to express the emotions that lingered inside the human soul.

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An Inside View Of An Alternative Model For Secondary Schools, Gerald Matthew Bacoats Jan 2006

An Inside View Of An Alternative Model For Secondary Schools, Gerald Matthew Bacoats

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

I was a twenty year old black male without a job. My previous job working at a children's science museum didn't exactly work out. Neither did my stint as a waiter/entertainer. I was satisfied being a full-time college student; unfortunately, my mother had other plans. She is one of a dying breed: the kind of mother who will not only nag you to death to get you to do something, but will also impose upon you her plans for you until they become your own. One of those genius plans was to put her 20 year-old son with high school …

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A Large-Scale Movable Bed Study On Beach-Profile Changes Under Erosive And Accretionary Waves, Tiffany Roberts Jan 2006

A Large-Scale Movable Bed Study On Beach-Profile Changes Under Erosive And Accretionary Waves, Tiffany Roberts

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

The SUPERTANK experiment's unique dataset was utilized in this study to examine the effects of elevated water levels due to wave setup and swash runup on beach morphology. Detailed beach-profile changes under erosive and accretionary waves were examined and compared with incoming wave conditions and time-averaged water level. Overall, 30 cases out of350 SUPERTANK experiments were investigated. The findings of this study include 1) the Dean Number is a reliable tool for assessing beach erosion and accretion under various wave conditions; 2) the upper limit of beach-profile change is roughly equal to the limit of swash runup; 3) the exception …

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What Are We Tripping On?: Transgressing The Fault Lines In Research On The Preparation Of Multicultural Educators, Carl A. Grant, Vonzell Agosto Jan 2006

What Are We Tripping On?: Transgressing The Fault Lines In Research On The Preparation Of Multicultural Educators, Carl A. Grant, Vonzell Agosto

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications

How do we prepare multicultural educators? The purpose of the chapter is to discuss some of the research in multicultural teacher education that speaks to, and in doing so, participates in the life of this enduring problem. In what direction might other rationales and lines of inquiry lead the research in multicultural teacher education.

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The Distribution Of Diatom Flora In Ice Caves Of The Northern Yukon Territory, Canada: Relationship To Air Circulation And Freezing, Bernard Lauriol, Clément Prévost, Denis Lacelle Jan 2006

The Distribution Of Diatom Flora In Ice Caves Of The Northern Yukon Territory, Canada: Relationship To Air Circulation And Freezing, Bernard Lauriol, Clément Prévost, Denis Lacelle

International Journal of Speleology

In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, various media in karst environments in the Northern Yukon Territory were examined for their diatom content. Cryogenic cave calcite powders, grus and various ice formations (ice plugs, ice stalagmites and floor ice) were collected from three freezing caves and one slope cave to make an inventory of the diatom content, and to explain the spatial distribution of the diatoms within the caves. The results show that approximately 20% of diatoms in the caves originate from external biotopes and habitats (e.g., river, lake, stream), with the remaining 80% of local origin (i.e., from subaerial …

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Identification Of Cave Minerals By Raman Spectroscopy: New Technology For Non-Destructive Analysis, William B. White Jan 2006

Identification Of Cave Minerals By Raman Spectroscopy: New Technology For Non-Destructive Analysis, William B. White

International Journal of Speleology

The identification of minerals from caves generally requires that samples be removed from the cave for analysis in the laboratory. The usual tools are X-ray powder diffraction, the optical microscope, and the scanning electron microscope. X-ray diffraction gives a definitive fingerprint by which the mineral can be identified by comparison with a catalog of reference patterns. However, samples must be ground to powder and unstable hydrated minerals may decompose before analysis is complete. Raman spectroscopy also provides a fingerprint useful for mineral identification but with the additional advantage that some a-priori interpretation of the spectra is possible (distinguishing carbonates from …

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The 2005 Tiankeng Investigation Project In China, Tony Waltham Jan 2006

The 2005 Tiankeng Investigation Project In China, Tony Waltham

KIP Articles

A summary report of the Tiankeng Investigation Project, hosted by Prof. Zhu Xuewen in China in 2005. This included an extremely successful field tour to tiankengs (giant collapse dolines) in the karst of Chongqing and Guangxi, and an indoor meeting in the Karst Research Institute in Guilin when the definition of a tiankeng was formalised.

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Unconfined Versus Confined Speleogenetic Settings: Variations Of Solution Porosity, Alexander Klimchouk Jan 2006

Unconfined Versus Confined Speleogenetic Settings: Variations Of Solution Porosity, Alexander Klimchouk

International Journal of Speleology

Speleogenesis in confined settings generates cave morphologies that differ much from those formed in unconfined settings. Caves developed in unconfined settings are characterised by broadly dendritic patterns of channels due to highly competing development. In contrast, caves originated under confined conditions tend to form two- or three-dimensional mazes with densely packed conduits. This paper illustrates variations of solution (channel) porosity resulted from speleogenesis in unconfined and confined settings by the analysis of morphometric parameters of typical cave patterns. Two samples of typical cave systems formed in the respective settings are compared. The sample that represents unconfined speleogenesis consists of solely …

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Effects Of Trait Anxiety And Cognitive Appraisals On Emotional Reactions To Psychological And Physical Stressors, Qutayba Abdullatif Jan 2006

Effects Of Trait Anxiety And Cognitive Appraisals On Emotional Reactions To Psychological And Physical Stressors, Qutayba Abdullatif

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effects of individual differences in trait anxiety on cognitive appraisals and emotional reactions to stressful situations. Specifically, the effects of trait anxiety on the evaluation of psychological and physical threats to well-being were examined in relation to state-anxiety. To accomplish this goal, a proposed model consisting of elements from the Lazarus and Folkman Stress and Coping Model (1984) and Spielberger's State Trait distinctions is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first proposed model to attempt to combine trait anxiety, primary and secondary appraisals, and state anxiety and to utilize path analytic models in assessing empirical …

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Implicit Sources Of Bias In Employment Interview Judgments And Decisions., Sharon Segrest, Pamela L. Perrewe, Treena L. Gillespie, Bronston T. Mayes, Gerald R. Ferris Jan 2006

Implicit Sources Of Bias In Employment Interview Judgments And Decisions., Sharon Segrest, Pamela L. Perrewe, Treena L. Gillespie, Bronston T. Mayes, Gerald R. Ferris

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

This study empirically examined implicit sources of bias in employment interview judgments and decisions. We examined two ethnic cues, accent and name, as sources of bias that may trigger prejudicial attitudes and decisions. As predicted, there was an interaction between the applicant name and accent that affected participants' favorable judgments of applicant characteristics. The applicant with the ethnic name, speaking with an accent, was viewed less positively by interviewers than the ethnic named applicant without an accent and non-ethnic named applicants with and without an accent. Furthermore, modern ethnicity bias had a negative association with the favorable judgments of the …

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An Ahp Framework For Balancing Efficiency And Equity In The United States Liver Transplantation System, Vijayachandran M. Veerachandran Jan 2006

An Ahp Framework For Balancing Efficiency And Equity In The United States Liver Transplantation System, Vijayachandran M. Veerachandran

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

ABSRACT: Liver transplantation and allocation has been a controversial issue in the United States for decades. One of the main concerns in the allocation system is the trade-off between the two main objectives, efficiency and equity. Unfortunately, it is difficult to reach consensus on how to develop allocation policies that aim at balancing efficiency and equity, among transplantation policy makers, administrators, transplant surgeons and transplant candidates.Our research identifies and classifies the outcomes of liver allocation into two major categories, efficiency and equity, that are, often times, conflicting. Previous researchers did not consider how to balance outcomes in these two categories. …

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Dry Creek Long Term Watershed Study: Buffer Zone Performance As Viable Amphibian Habitat, Brooke L. Talley, Thomas Crisman Jan 2006

Dry Creek Long Term Watershed Study: Buffer Zone Performance As Viable Amphibian Habitat, Brooke L. Talley, Thomas Crisman

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

As bioindicators, amphibians typically require both terrestrial and aquatic habitats to complete their life cycles. Pre- timber-harvest monitoring (December 2002 through September 2003) of salamander and frog (Hylidae) populations was conducted in four watersheds of Decatur County, GA. Post- timber-harvest monitoring (December 2003 through September 2004) continued in the same watersheds (two reference and two treatment watersheds). Coverboards were used to monitor adult salamanders, larval salamanders were surveyed with dipnet sweeps, and frogs were monitored with vertical PVC pipes. Six salamander species (Desmognathus apalachicolae, Eurycea cirrigera, E. guttolineata, Notophthalmus viridescens, Plethodon grobmani, and Pseudotriton ruber) and five frog species (Hyla …

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National Assessment Of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change And Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines Of The California Coast, Cheryl Hapke, David Reid, Bruce M. Richmond, Peter Ruggiero, Jeff List Jan 2006

National Assessment Of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change And Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines Of The California Coast, Cheryl Hapke, David Reid, Bruce M. Richmond, Peter Ruggiero, Jeff List

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Beach erosion is a chronic problem along many openocean shores of the United States. As coastal populations continue to grow and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present trends and rates of shoreline movement. There is also a need for a comprehensive analysis of shoreline movement that is consistent from one coastal region to another. To meet these national needs, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting an analysis of historical shoreline changes along open-ocean sandy shores of the conterminous United States and parts of Hawaii and Alaska. One purpose of …

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The Spanish American Erotic Short Story, Pablo Brescia Jan 2006

The Spanish American Erotic Short Story, Pablo Brescia

World Languages Faculty Publications

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Accent On Learning, 2006-2007, University Of South Florida Jan 2006

Accent On Learning, 2006-2007, University Of South Florida

USF Catalogs (Accent on Learning)

No abstract provided.

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St. Christopher And The Bearded Squirrel, Bruce Kitchens Jan 2006

St. Christopher And The Bearded Squirrel, Bruce Kitchens

Society for Advancement of Poynter Library

Second place winner in 2006.

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Partners In Progress : 2006, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of The Regional Chancellor.; White, Karen A.; Kickliter, Holly; Booth, Julie; University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Relations. Jan 2006

Partners In Progress : 2006, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of The Regional Chancellor.; White, Karen A.; Kickliter, Holly; Booth, Julie; University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Relations.

(2003 July-2008 December) Regional Chancellor: Karen A. White

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Pages - Past Global Changes Magazine Formerly Pages News, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Jan 2006

Pages - Past Global Changes Magazine Formerly Pages News, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

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