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Study Of The Time Efficiency And Volume Of Wood Used For Three Types Of Stove In The Salitrón Community Of San Juan Ermita, Department Of Chiquimula, Fredy Samuel Coronado López

Theses and Dissertations

In developing countries such as Guatemala, firewood is increasingly being used for cooking in most rural areas. Consequently, there is a shortage of firewood in these areas beca use trees do not grow at the same rate as they are consumed. Some authors report that 90% of the heat from firewood is lost during combustion. Several alternatives to open pit fires exist to reduce the amount of firewood used. However, these alternatives need to be evaluated to determine their efficiency. This project compared the time efficiency and volume of firewood used in the Finlandia style improved stoves, Josefina stoves, and …

Mutagenesis Of The Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense Variant Surface Glycoprotein, Cara L. Grisso

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Restriction Of Hsv-1 Replication In Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells, Cathryn Brandon

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A Qualitative Study Of Interpretive Communities Among Lds Women, Oleah Clegg

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Recent studies have shown that a number of researchers have turned to the concept of the interpretive community to explain how audiences interpret the media within the context of their everyday experiences (Biocca, 1989; Gunter, 1989; Lindlof, 1989, 1992; Radway, 1984; Schrøder, 1994). D. A. Stout (1993) conducted a study that discovered three interpretive communities among LDS women who watch television, establishing that interpretive communities do exist among religious media audiences.

In 1994, K. Schrøder showed that the interpretive community can be further understood by taking a "social semiotic" approach to analyzing interpretive community members' social interaction with other communities. …

"Cold Case" Investigations Within Fairfax County: Turning The Liability Of Time Into An Asset, Rodney L. Gohn

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No department or individual involved in the investigation of homicides is ever going to have a 100% closure rate. Therefore, many departments will be faced with a situation where another homicide happens before they are finished handling the previous one.

How does one manage these open cases; how often are they reviewed; and who is responsible once the assigned detective is either transferred or leaves the unit or department? Someone has to be able to answer questions from the family, media and anyone else who might inquire about the case.

Based on the number of unsolved homicide cases within Fairfax …

Observations On The Serial Killer Phenomenon: An Examination Of Selected Behaviors Of The Interstate Offender Contrasted With The Intrastate Offender, Eric W. Witzig

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The purpose of this work was to compare serial homicides committed by interstate and intrastate offenders and to determine differences in behavior between them. Knowledge of such differences would enable the trained homicide detective to structure his investigation according to the killer's inferred range of action.

This study used homicide data collected by the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). VICAP's data was voluntarily submitted by investigators working at the state, local, and federal levels. The VICAP database had information on more than 804 cases of homicides committed by 241 …

A Study Of Perceptions Of Opportunities For Advancement In Educational Administration In Arkansas, Katherine Russell Lease

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With the expected opportunities for advancement in administration due to the retirement of many current administrators in Arkansas, the study surveyed the perceptions of current secondary administrators and superintendents concerning opportunities or barriers to their advancement in administrative careers. The study also surveyed professional and personal characteristics of the administrators in order to provide a profile of Arkansas secondary administrators and superintendents. The study posed the following questions:

1. Is there a difference between male and female superintendents in their perceptions of opportunities and/or barriers in attaining their first administrative position and their first superintendency? 2. Is there a difference …

A Study Of The Impact On Student Achievement By Teachers Trained In Process Communication, Nancy G. Hawking

Theses and Dissertations

A quasi-experimental study to determine

differences in student academic achievement when

teachers were trained in Process Communication was

conducted between October 1993 and April, 1994. The

study involved seventh grade students in three junior

high schools in the Little Rock School District. These

three schools were restructured school having two teams

of students and teachers at each grade level. The

students were divided, by computer placement, into two

groups (teams) before the 1993-1994 school year began.

In October, 1994 a total of fifteen teachers (one

team of seventh grade teachers at each of the three

schools) were trained in Process …

"Writing A Picture": Adolph Gottlieb's Rolling And Yoshihara Jiro's Red Circle On Black, Ginger Suzanne Russell

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Calligraphy and calligraphic elements in abstract art demonstrate the differences between Japanese and American approaches to abstraction. An examination of the use of calligraphy in Japanese art can reveal how its historic tradition in Japan lends depth and meaning to an image, which is not effectively possible for American artists using the same forms. These differences descend from a Japanese writing system that developed as abstracted images in themselves. Though the Western tradition of Abstract Expressionism art sought to make the experience of painting purely visual without the aid of narrative, explanation, or text, both American and Japanese artists used …

Prevention As A Component Of Homeless Policy: A Longer-Term Evaluation Of The State Of Virginia's Homeless Intervention Program, Emma Kathleen Flaherty

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A comprehensive homeless policy includes emergency housing, transitional housing, permanent housing, and prevention components. Researchers have determined that all four categories of homeless assistance are essential to address the needs of the diverse groups that comprise the homeless population.

This dissertation focuses on the prevention component which is designed to assist those in marginal economic circumstances who experience an unavoidable housing crisis. Several states have state-sponsored and state-funded homeless prevention programs.

The Commonwealth of Virginia authorized funding for the Homeless Intervention Program (HIP) in FY 1989-90. A Short-Term Study of the first group of participants conducted by Johnson, Brooks, Hambrick, …

Environmental Variables Affecting Periphyton Communities At Kellys Slough, North Dakota, Bruce A. Pankratz

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Canada's Tainted Blood Scandal : The Framing Of A Crisis In The Toronto Globe And Mail, Deborah L. Steele

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Isolation Of Cadmium Sensitive Mutants In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii By Transformation/Insertional Mutagenesis, Joyce M. Pfeifer-Mchugh

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Frame Analysis Of The New York Times' Coverage : The World Trade Center Bombing, Philline M. Deraney

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Health Promoting Behavior And Health Insurance Coverage In A Rural Population, Gina Kathleen Collins

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The North Dakota Crime Victims Compensation Program : Trends & Characteristics, Marianne Layman Brachman

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A Geographic Analysis Of Tornado Hazard Perception In Fargo And West Fargo, North Dakota, Thomas Joe Williams

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Preventative Practices And The Detection Of Breast Cancer Among Fort Totten Indian Women, Sophia R. West

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Fiber Optic Ph Sensor Based On Evanescent Wave Adsorption Spectroscopy And Solid-Phase Microextraction, Stephanie L. Syverson

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The Emergence Of Nonverbal And Verbal Communication In A Child Adopted From Romania : A Case Study, Claudia F. Thompson

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Services To Gay And Lesbian Clients In A Rural Area : A Social Work Response, Carole Yvonne Halone

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Examining Variables Distinguishing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome From Fetal Alcohol Effects, Jessica L. Gourneau

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Group Socialization And Identity Salience : A Study Of Graduate Education, Matthew Klosky

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Media And Corporate Risk Communication In The Schwan's Salmonella Outbreak, Lisa Kersten

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Attitudes Toward Native American Women Among Anglo College Students, Stephanie M. Larocque

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Psychosocial Outcomes Of Children Of Alcoholics Compared To Control Subjects, Francine Mcclendon

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Body Dissatification In Young Children, Lori D. Lucero

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Recovery Of Being : Walker Percy's Philosophy Of Existence, Donald J. Lorr

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A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Using Of Videotapes On Student Learning, Gregory Kazaryan

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Women And Afdc : Thier [I.E. Their] Perceptions, Joann Marie Adney

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No abstract provided.