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The Weekly Challenger, March 27, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 27, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Association Of Maternal Pregnancy Complications And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Patricia D. Myers

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the third leading cause of infant mortality between birth and the first year of life in the United States. Along with the identification of various maternal risk factors, the role of fetal hypoxia has been hypothesized to be one of many causal factors associated with SIDS. The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of the SIDS infant and assess whether six pregnancy complications consistent with fetal hypoxia were associated with the increased outcome of SIDS. The secondary data analysis of Florida linked birth to death certificate data specific to Hillsborough County …

The Weekly Challenger, March 20, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 20, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Hazard Vulnerability In Socio-Economic Context: An Example From Ecuador, Lucille Richards Lane

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

How people pereceive the risks associated with natural hazards contributes to their willingness to take protective action. Such action may be constrained by prevailing socio-economic and place-specific conditions that restrict or inform the choice of protective measures available to the individual. Vulnerability to the impacts of extreme geophysical events increases when the range of alternatives is limited or misinformed.

Many evacuees from a potentially violent volcanic eruption in Ecuador returned to their home town of Banos while it was still under an evacuation order in 2000 and considered to be a high risk area by officials. The research examined four …

Minutes, Juvenile Welfare Board, March 13, 2003, Janet Caramello

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Minutes from the March 13, 2003, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are an agenda, previous meeting minutes, and reports to review before the meeting.

Plant Preference And Camouflage In Phasmid Morphospecies, March 2003, Jackie Prange

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Phasmids in the tropical and temperate zones are known to exhibit both polyphagous and monophagous behavior. Because more plants are better protected in the tropics, the expected number of host-plant specific insects, including Phasmids, should be higher. The diets of seven Phasmid morphospecies and a nymph group in the families Psuedophasmatidae and Phasmatidae of the Monteverde cloud forest, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, were studied. Results showed that these morphospecies consumed different amounts and different plant species (two-way ANOVA, P < 0.0001). Amount consumed increased with size as measured by tibia length. All morphospecies were polyphagous, but had differing plant preferences. Diet composition and breadth depended on morphospecies. Nymphs, however, were monophagous on Conostegia oerstediana. This study also investigated Phasmid camouflage. Phasmids of three color classes showed no significant difference in preferred resting substrate (two-way ANOVA, P < 0.0001). Phasmids most likely rely on other defense mechanisms, such as body shape and behavior, for protection.

Foraging Behavior Of Trigona Fulviventris In A Costa Rican Cloud Forest, March 2003, Tracy Noel Rogers

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Two colonies of Trigona fulviventris were studied in Monteverde, Costa Rica in April- May, 2003. Foraging patterns were analyzed within the nest and between nests. Nest EBM showed no significant foraging change from morning to afternoon and no proportional foraging difference over the course of the study. On the other hand, nest DM showed significant change morning vs. afternoon as well as a clear proportional change along the duration of observations (p < 0.0001). There was also a difference in behavior between both nests (p = 0.004) which leads to the speculation that the timing of brood production of these two nests are not equal even though they are located in the same region and studied over the same time span.

The Weekly Challenger, February 27, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 27, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

To Learn And To Belong: Case Studies Of Emerging Ethnocentric Charter Schools In Hawai'i, Nina K. Buchanan, Robert A. Fox

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The fast growing charter school movement may be impeded if charter schools are perceived as a vehicle for stratifying, segregating, and balkanizing an already ethnically, socio-economically divided population. This article defines ethnocentric schools and describes three Native Hawai'ian charter schools.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 11/08 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Learn and to belong : case studies of emerging ethnocentric charter schools in Hawai'i / Nina K Buchanan [and] Robert A. Fox.

The Weekly Challenger, February 20, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 20, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Land Use In Hardee County : Prepared By Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report serves to to help the group better understand the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, a largely rural area in central Fla.

Report, Land Use In Hardee County, February 2003, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report serves to help the group better understand the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, a largely rural area in central Florida.

The Weekly Challenger, January 23, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 23, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, January 16, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 16, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, January 2, 2003, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 2, 2003, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Peter Evans, 1937-2001-A Tribute, Rudi Drent

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Plumage Colour And Pattern In Waders, P. M. Ferns

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Conservation Of Long-Distance Migratory Wader Populations: Reproductive Consequences Of Events Occurring In Distant Staging Sites, Hans Schekkerman, Ingrid Tulp, Bruno Ens

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Coastal Versus Inland Shorebird Species: Interlinked Fundamental Dichotomies Between Their Life- And Demographic Histories?, Theunis Piersma

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Historical Profile For The Economy And Demographics Of Hardee County, 1990-2000 : Prepared By Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report delineates the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, Fla.

Report, Historical Profile For The Economy And Demographics Of Hardee County, 1990-2000, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report delineates the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, Fla.

An Exploratory Study Of Food Security, Diet, And Perceptions Of Nutritional Health In The Monteverde Zone [Powerpoint], 2003, Kate Bowler, Tamara Cranfill, Kimberly Kossler, Lynley Rappaport, Meghan Reusser, Garrett Feddersen

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A PowerPoint summarizing the availability and access of nutritious foods for the populations of Cañitas and Cerro Plano, the nutritional knowledge mothers in the community have, and education issues within the communities.

The Weekly Challenger, December 5, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 5, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, November 21, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 21, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, November 7, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 7, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, October 31, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 31, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, October 17, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 17, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, October 10, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 10, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, September 19, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The September 19, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.