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Constructing Identities And Defining The Nation: Germany Since 1949., Frank Anthony Allevato Jan 1998

Constructing Identities And Defining The Nation: Germany Since 1949., Frank Anthony Allevato

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Not long after Germans began the historic task of dismantling the Berlin Wall in 1989, their country was again reunited after forty-five years of division. For the second time in less than a century, a majority of Europe’s Germans were brought together under the banner of a single political sovereignty. As the enlarged Federal Republic psychologically reorients and physically reconstructs itself, the event is likely to have continued European and worldwide implications. Understanding the new Germany’s internal development and its evolving self-perceptions is to conceive of the country’s role now and in the years ahead; central to understanding Germany today …

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Acceleration Simulation Of A Vehicle With A Continuously Variable Power Split Transmission., Zhijian Lu Jan 1998

Acceleration Simulation Of A Vehicle With A Continuously Variable Power Split Transmission., Zhijian Lu

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A continuously variable transmission system has often been considered for automobiles. It offers the potential to allow the engine to operate at peak efficiency without disturbing the driver with discrete shifts. The application of CVTs in automobiles has been attempted for many years. This concept has been rapidly developed in the last twenty years. The shaft-to-shaft belt CVT is now the most commonly used CVT product in the automobiles. The main drawback of this kind of CVT is limited torque capacity and the modest power efficiency. This prevents the belt CVT from being used in the vehicles with large displacement …

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Language Imperialism Versus Linguistic Rights: The Case Of Native Americans., Jonathan Woodruff Maffay Jan 1998

Language Imperialism Versus Linguistic Rights: The Case Of Native Americans., Jonathan Woodruff Maffay

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From the days of the Old Testament and Tower of Babel through the nineteenth century efforts to create artificial languages, the human race has longed for a universal language. Its purpose would be to bind the linguistically diverse people of the world into a cohesive whole. With English apparently well on its way to becoming just such a universal language, many people are now growing concerned at the prospect. For them English is an imperial language that threatens the world’s rich cultural and language complexity. Linguistic rights activists have now begun trying to counter this universalizing trend with language repair …

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American Workers In The Soviet Union Between The World Wars: From Dream To Disillusionment., Vincent Edward Baker Jan 1998

American Workers In The Soviet Union Between The World Wars: From Dream To Disillusionment., Vincent Edward Baker

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This is a an examination of those Americans who went to the Soviet Union to live and work during the interwar period, and what became of them. Why they went, how many went, and whether they survived the experience. American attitudes, both private and public of the Soviet Union are also discussed.

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Documentation: "Conversations: Picasso And His Paintings"., Sonda Folk Cheesebrough Jan 1998

Documentation: "Conversations: Picasso And His Paintings"., Sonda Folk Cheesebrough

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In planning and preparing a project for a Masters degree in Art Education my concerns and intentions were to design and implement a learning experience that would teach an art history topic and involve children in theatre production from the beginning stages to final production, integrating theatre as well as art history into the elementary art curriculum. This would involve designing a production in which the subject would be based in the area of art while the vehicle for the subject would be live theatre. Through this project I hoped to create a better and more memorable understanding of the …

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Contact Characterization And Persistent Photoconductivity Effects In Mbe Grown N-Type Gallium Nitride., Stuart Thomas Frazier Jan 1998

Contact Characterization And Persistent Photoconductivity Effects In Mbe Grown N-Type Gallium Nitride., Stuart Thomas Frazier

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Over the last two decades researchers have tried to grow wide band gap semiconductors for their use as blue light and ultraviolet laser diodes, and for solar blind ultraviolet detectors. III-V nitrides have been investigated for over twenty years. Gallium nitride is one such wide band gap semiconductor that has gained much attention [1]. Gallium nitride is a very hard material, is chemically stable and can withstand high temperatures. Early on, Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) and Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) were the choices of growth techniques for gallium nitride. However, as a potential alternate, many researchers have recently …

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Hydrogeochemical Response Of An Acid-Producing Mine Spoil Aquifer To Induced Alkaline Recharge., Matthew H. Daly Jan 1998

Hydrogeochemical Response Of An Acid-Producing Mine Spoil Aquifer To Induced Alkaline Recharge., Matthew H. Daly

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An experiment involving in situ neutralization of acidic ground water was performed on a mine-spoil aquifer in central West Virginia. The 45-acre aquifer was subjected to infiltration of lime slurry through a sludge pond located near the center of the mine. Ground-water and spring-water samples collected before lime infiltration indicate that a localized zone of neutralized ground water (pH 7) existed close to the sludge pond prior to the experiment. Concentrations of elevated sodium, pH and alkalinity correlate with the extent of neutralized ground water. This alkalinity is attributed to infiltration of sodium hydroxide-treated sludge, pumped into the sludge pond …

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A Study Of Impact Using 80-Derometer Rubber., Steven Harold Howard Jan 1998

A Study Of Impact Using 80-Derometer Rubber., Steven Harold Howard

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The purpose of this work was to model and test an intermediate material that would absorb impact loads induced during deployment of a deployable rollover protective structure (ROPS) designed for use on a farm tractor. The design criteria required that the intermediate material, under compressive loads, maintain the integrity of all moving parts while introducing a minimum impact time of 0.005 seconds. A "ring" shaped part made of 80-Derometer rubber (a product of the Goodyear Corporation) was incorporated into the impact region of the ROPS deployment mechanism. Theoretical calculations were made based on energy balance equations and 2-D Working Model …

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Development: A Dedication To Discovery., J. Diane Martonis Jan 1998

Development: A Dedication To Discovery., J. Diane Martonis

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My artwork creates a mystical interpretation of how discovery, development, and culture can be seen. Although created to interpret my own personal life and growth, it is also a reminder of a history of people that have become forgotten. By establishing and defining our own state of mind, religion, thought process and emotion we can better understand the similarities of the past and, without fear or surrender, accept our own mortality.

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Environmental-Assisted Fracture Behavior Of Iron Aluminides Using Moire Interferometry With Digital Image Processing., Zhongrun Li Jan 1998

Environmental-Assisted Fracture Behavior Of Iron Aluminides Using Moire Interferometry With Digital Image Processing., Zhongrun Li

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The aim of this research is to investigate the fracture behavior of iron aluminides under various environments. Comparative crack growth tests of three iron aluminides (Fe-28Al-5Cr, at% with various additivies like Zr,C or B)were carried out under air, oxygen or water environment. Moiré interferometry was applied to obtain whole-field displacement, crack growth rate, stress intensity factor, and crack-tip strain fields. A digital image processing (DIP) procedure was developed to obtain the strain distributions. Test results showed that the presence of small amount of moisture is sufficient to cause significant embrittlement in iron aluminides. Furthermore, specimens tested in water environment have …

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Identification Of Content, Priority, And Methods Of Instructional Delivery For A Women's Health Component In An Internal Medicine Residency Program: A Modified Delphi Study., Alicia Jean Williams Jan 1998

Identification Of Content, Priority, And Methods Of Instructional Delivery For A Women's Health Component In An Internal Medicine Residency Program: A Modified Delphi Study., Alicia Jean Williams

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The purpose of this research was to determine the general content, topics and sub-topics, priorities of the content, and methods of instructional delivery for a women's health component within the Internal Medicine residency program at West Virginia University. Panel members chosen for the study were MD's and PhD's who worked in a health-related field for at least two years and had an interest in women's health. A modified Delphi method was used for this study to determine the content. Panel members also identified their current and preferred methods of instructional delivery in a separate section of the study. The panel …

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Symbolic Behavior: Reorganizing And Expanding Stimulus Classes Through Matching And Naming., Oliver Wirth Jan 1998

Symbolic Behavior: Reorganizing And Expanding Stimulus Classes Through Matching And Naming., Oliver Wirth

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The purpose of the present study was to further clarify the structural and functional properties of stimulus equivalence classes and functional stimulus classes relative to the procedures that establish them. With college students, stimulus equivalence classes were established using a standard selection-based matching-to-sample (MTS) procedure, and functional stimulus classes were established using a topography-based naming task. During the naming trials, students were trained to say distinct nonsense words in the presence of arbitrarily assigned sets of symbols. Computer-controlled voice-recognition software was used to record and analyze students' vocal responses for accuracy and speed. Experiment 1 examined whether stimulus equivalence classes …

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Organizational Culture And Leadership At Berea College: An Historical Inquiry Into Saga Development And Underlying Cultural Assumptions., Gerald Emerson Wood Jan 1998

Organizational Culture And Leadership At Berea College: An Historical Inquiry Into Saga Development And Underlying Cultural Assumptions., Gerald Emerson Wood

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Culture is a pervasive concept that is not easily encompassed in any one definition. Culture within an organization is both process and product. It is both a dynamic agent of influence within the temporal and spatial context of organizational life and an object of study approached from the actor's point of view and thickly described. My general interest is in the cultural context of colleges, and more specifically in the part that culture has played in the formation and transformation of the mission and role of Berea College as it has sought to educate marginalized people for nearly 150 years. …

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Determination Of Residual Stress Using Phase Shift Moire Interferometry., Wenhong Xu Jan 1998

Determination Of Residual Stress Using Phase Shift Moire Interferometry., Wenhong Xu

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In this research, a combined hole-drilling/phase shift moire interferometry method was applied to determine the residual stress state. This new method overcomes the drawbacks of the conventional hole-drilling/strain-gage method in that it has the advantage of high sensitivity full field measurement. For a cracked structure, the integrity of the structure depends not only on the external applied loads but also on residual stress state at the crack tip. Hence, determination of the residual stress intensity at the crack tip is essential to ensure the safety of the structure. In this research a hole-drilling/phase-shift moire interferometry method was developed to measure …

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Identification And Characterization Of Sympathetic Neurons That Innervate Mesenteric Artery Or Vein In The Guinea-Pig., Zhongling Zheng Jan 1998

Identification And Characterization Of Sympathetic Neurons That Innervate Mesenteric Artery Or Vein In The Guinea-Pig., Zhongling Zheng

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Guniea-pig inferior mesenteric ganglion (IMG) neurons that innervate artery or vein were separate neurons and there was no double labeling (Fluorogold and rhodamine beads) in the labeled neurons. The arterial neurons located in the central part of the IMG whereas venous neurons located peripherally. The cross-sectional area of total somata of arterial neurons was smaller than those of venous neurons which were smaller than unlabeled neurons. NPY-IR was found in 18% of arterial neurons, but not in venous neurons. All of the labeled vascular neurons fired tonically using whole cell patch-clamp recordings. All three types of neurons received a capsaicin-sensitive …

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Parametric Study Of Dust Generation With Rock Ridge Breakage Analysis Using A Simulated Continuous Miner., Venkata Babu Achanti Jan 1998

Parametric Study Of Dust Generation With Rock Ridge Breakage Analysis Using A Simulated Continuous Miner., Venkata Babu Achanti

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Efficient rock breakage is a result of optimum use of available resources in a continuous mining system. Research demonstrates that specific respirable dust must be kept at a minimum in order to produce the optimum parameters of rock breakage process. A cutting process that induces large chips of cut product results in minimum respirable dust. To produce larger chips of cut product, a correct inter-play of several bit geometry related parameters is essential. As the ridges/lands between two adjacent grooves are removed, a free surface is available for subsequent cuts. The nature of ridge failure is a function of the …

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A Design Of Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems For Sensor And Actuator Failures Using On-Line Learning Neural Networks., Younghwan An Jan 1998

A Design Of Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems For Sensor And Actuator Failures Using On-Line Learning Neural Networks., Younghwan An

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The research in this document focuses on the performance of a neural network-based fault tolerant system within a flight control system. This fault tolerant flight control system integrates sensor and actuator failure detection, identification, and accommodation (SFDIA and AFDIA). The SFDIA task is achieved by incorporating a main neural network (MNN) and a set of n decentralized neural networks (DNNs) for a system with n sensors assumed to be without physical redundancy. Particularly, the purpose of the MNN is to detect a wide variety of sensor failures while the purpose of the DNNs is to identify the particular sensor that …

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Perceptions Of Puerto Rican Undergraduates Of Reasons For Their Academic Success., Maria Teresa Baxter Jan 1998

Perceptions Of Puerto Rican Undergraduates Of Reasons For Their Academic Success., Maria Teresa Baxter

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The purpose of this study was to learn what might have contributed to the academic success of Puerto Rican undergraduates. The investigation centered around the perceptions of the participants about the role and significance of socio-economic status, compatibility of the home and school environments, bilingualism, encouragement, and motivation. A qualitative design was used. Ten participants of Puerto Rican origin, undergraduate students at a major university in the northeast were interviewed at their university. The data was recorded on audio cassette tapes. The answers to the questionnaire suggested that the participants had families who valued education regardless of their socio-economic status. …

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Time Series Forecasting Of Mexican Trade Prices., Horacio Cardiel Perez Jan 1998

Time Series Forecasting Of Mexican Trade Prices., Horacio Cardiel Perez

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The main purpose of this study is to address the question of how price forecasts can be produced in an accurate, reliable, and cost-effective form for planning and policy purposes in Mexican agriculture. The need for this stems from the recent opening of the Mexican economy, which resulted in a decrease government intervention, such that market demand, supply and prices are now influenced more by international events. Thus, this work investigates the application of univariate time series models to forecasting the trade prices for corn, dry beans, and sorghum in an import side, and tomatoes, broccoli, coffee, and sugar as …

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Design Of Powered Supports For Longwall Mining., Jinsheng Chen Jan 1998

Design Of Powered Supports For Longwall Mining., Jinsheng Chen

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For the purposes of production and safety, the roof exposed in the working area of a longwall face must be supported and protected. A hydraulic powered support with an improper structural design or insufficient capacity may result in roof failure or falls at the face, or its structural failure under intensive roof activity, while a heavier-than-required support can dramatically increase its cost. To ensure a safe and stable face condition at a minimum cost during the longwall retreat, the roof loading behavior above the face support, the structural stability and resultant loads of a hydraulic powered support under different mining …

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The Relationship Between Gender, Faculty Development, And Class Size And Sense Of Efficacy Of College Mathematics Teachers., Beth Cipoletti Jan 1998

The Relationship Between Gender, Faculty Development, And Class Size And Sense Of Efficacy Of College Mathematics Teachers., Beth Cipoletti

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gender of the teacher, faculty development, and class size of college mathematics teachers. The population for this study were 272 randomly selected institutions nationwide granting degrees in mathematics. A survey packet with a cover letter, a copy of the Teacher Efficacy Scale (Gibson & Dembo, 1984), and a questionnaire was mailed to the mathematics departments at each of the selected institutions. The recipient of the mailing was asked to either complete the enclosed instruments or forward the packet to a fellow full-time mathematics teacher. The return rate was 46%. …

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Examination Of The Alpha(1)-Adrenoceptor Signal Transduction Cascade In Salt-Sensitive Hypertension., James M. Culhane Jan 1998

Examination Of The Alpha(1)-Adrenoceptor Signal Transduction Cascade In Salt-Sensitive Hypertension., James M. Culhane

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The purpose of these studies were to identify the sites of changes in the {dollar}\\alpha\\sb1{dollar}-adrenoceptor signal transduction cascade responsible for a specific supersensitivity to norepinephrine (NE) that develops in the mesenteric arterial vascular bed from Dahl salt-sensitive rats (DS) maintained on a high salt diet (HS) for five days or three weeks as compared to Dahl salt-resistant rats (DR). Perfusion studies using the isolated perfused superior mesenteric arterial vascular bed from five day DSHS and DRHS rats and nifedipine, an L-type calcium channel blocker, were performed to assess tissue reliance on extracellular calcium for contraction. This study demonstrated that in …

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Participation Of Students In Their Own Transition/Education Planning Process: Perceptions Of Key Persons., Billie L. Friedland Jan 1998

Participation Of Students In Their Own Transition/Education Planning Process: Perceptions Of Key Persons., Billie L. Friedland

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The literature indicates that a lack of participation in their own decision-making process has contributed to a diminished quality of life for people with disabilities (Sands, Kozleski, & Goodwin, 1991; Sands & Doll, 1996). Classroom and living situations often foster learned dependence, resulting in over-reliance on others to find problem solutions. To improve students' influence over their transition outcomes, educators and community persons need to provide students with appropriate instruction and opportunities to participate fully in their own life planning. This exploratory, comparative study utilized individual interviews, focus groups, and Individual Transition-Education Plan (ITEP) document reviews to explore and compare …

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A Cognitive Developmental Approach To Racial Stereotyping, Empathy And The Relationship Between The Development Of Empathic Understanding And Racial Stereotyping In Euro-American Children., Z. Nilufer Bilgesu Jan 1998

A Cognitive Developmental Approach To Racial Stereotyping, Empathy And The Relationship Between The Development Of Empathic Understanding And Racial Stereotyping In Euro-American Children., Z. Nilufer Bilgesu

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In countries where population consists of the members of different ethnic and racial groups, it is important to use a multicultural approach in education. The goal of the present research is to explain the connection between age, cognitive abilities, empathic understanding and their relationship with the social attitude of racial stereotyping. It is possible to see the effect of cognitive limitations of the children in their reasoning about others, and consequently in their empathic understanding and in their racial stereotyping behavior. In this study it was predicted that while the age (maturation) of the children increases, their cognitive abilities would …

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The Development Of 8-Ono-Adenosine Triplex Dna., Deepak D. Thakkar Jan 1998

The Development Of 8-Ono-Adenosine Triplex Dna., Deepak D. Thakkar

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Triplex DNA is a unique structure formed by the sequence specific interaction of triplex forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) with DNA, via hydrogen bonds, in its major groove. For this binding to occur base triplets like G(ON)-G:C(DNA), T(ON)-A:T(DNA), C+(ON)-G:C(DNA) must form, subsequent to the interaction of the TFOs with the DNA. TFOs directed to bind to the promoter or to the internal region of the oncogene, can prevent its transcription, and ultimately abolish oncoprotein production. This study has investigated the use of a novel modified nucleoside analog OdA (8-oxo-2{dollar}\\sp\\prime{dollar}-deoxyadenosine) for targeting the G:C rich regions of DNA to form OdA-G:C triplets with …

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The Effects Of Knowledge Of Results Compared To Knowledge Of Results With Goal Setting Intervention On Selected Tennis Skills., Oliver Trittenwein Jan 1998

The Effects Of Knowledge Of Results Compared To Knowledge Of Results With Goal Setting Intervention On Selected Tennis Skills., Oliver Trittenwein

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge of results (KR) compared to KR-with-goal-setting on selected tennis skills with three female collegiate tennis players over the course of a competitive season. A goal-setting program was designed using the goal attainment scaling procedure (Smith, 1988), where participants generated numerical targets for their chosen components. A multiple-baseline, single-subject design across behaviors replicated across participants was employed. Data were examined by way of change in mean, level, and trend between baseline and first intervention (KR), baseline and second intervention (KR-with-goal-setting), and first and second intervention. All three participants provided …

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Relationship Between Habitat And Ant Communities In Oak-Dominated Appalachian Forests Treated With Microbial Pesticides., Changlu Wang Jan 1998

Relationship Between Habitat And Ant Communities In Oak-Dominated Appalachian Forests Treated With Microbial Pesticides., Changlu Wang

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Ants in the George Washington (Augusta Co. VA, USA) and Monongahela National Forests (Pocahontas Co. WV, USA) were studied using pitfall traps and bait traps to assess the effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki (Foray 48F) and gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus (Gypchek) application on ant communities and the association of habitat characteristics with ants. Ant samples were also compared by forest, sampling year and season, sampling method, and sampling micro-habitat. Pitfall traps were operated for 45 weeks during summers of 1995 to 1997. Bait traps were set up and collected 42 times during the same period. A total of …

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The Ambassador Of Development: Aretas Brooks Fleming, West Virginia's Political Entrepreneur, 1839-1923., Jeffery Blane Cook Jan 1998

The Ambassador Of Development: Aretas Brooks Fleming, West Virginia's Political Entrepreneur, 1839-1923., Jeffery Blane Cook

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Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839–1923) businessman and Democratic party boss came from a prominent Fairmont family with extensive political connections throughout the region. He was not rich, but was well born, and able and followed the Virginia tradition of marrying well. He used an extensive kinship network, which was a community unto itself, to build a successful law practice and to start his climb up the political ladder. Fleming's dedication brought both political and business success, as he served in the West Virginia legislature and then judge of the second judicial circuit of West Virginia. Fleming's basic interest in politics, however, …

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A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of Female Administrators In The National Education Association And Its Affiliates., Jacqueline G. Goodwin Jan 1998

A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of Female Administrators In The National Education Association And Its Affiliates., Jacqueline G. Goodwin

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between age, tenure of employment, level of administrative position, educational level, and personality type and the degree of self-expressed job satisfaction among female administrators in the National Education Association (NEA) and affiliate organizations. The total population of 181 female administrators employed at the National Education Association and its affiliates were surveyed. Each participant was mailed a survey packet containing a cover letter, a demographics sheet, and two questionnaires. Personality type was determined by scores on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator-Form G (1977). Demographic information was collected using the Survey of National …

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Development Of A Systems Approach To Planning, Design And Operations Of Intermodal Passenger Transfer Facilities To Increase The Mobility And Safety Of Older Travelers., Mohammad Anwarul Karim Jan 1998

Development Of A Systems Approach To Planning, Design And Operations Of Intermodal Passenger Transfer Facilities To Increase The Mobility And Safety Of Older Travelers., Mohammad Anwarul Karim

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America, as a society, is aging. Currently, 13% of the population is 65 years of age or older. This percentage is expected to rise to 21% by 2030. Since older travelers frequently suffer from one or more age-related physical and/or information handling decrements, they often have problems using intermodal passenger transfer facilities. The overall goal of this study was to develop a framework which can provide an approach to identify older traveler issues associated with intermodal passenger transfer facilities and serve to guide planning and engineering improvements to intermodal passenger transfer facilities to increase the safety and mobility of older …

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