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Northern Goshawk Ecology Effects Of Scale And Levels Of Biological Organization, John J. Keane, Michael L. Morrison

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.

Life History Biology And Soil Characteristics Of Two Species Of Arctomecon (Papaveraceae), Shelia Kathleen Sheldon

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Two rare plant species of the Mojave Desert were investigated in this study. Life history and reproductive data as well as vegetative associates and soil characteristics for Arctomecon californica Torr. and Frem. and Arctomecon merriamii Cov. were collected. Results for the life history and reproductive data show that the highest mortality in both species occurs at the seedling stage. Loss of potential seed, for both species, was highest at the bud and capsule stage. Arctomecon californica was found to be reproductively self-incompatible, while A. merriamii was able to self-pollinate. Results from the vegetative and soil data show that the vegetation …

Counterspeech As An Alternative To Prohibition: Proposed Federal Regulation Of Tobacco Promotion In American Motorsport, David A. Locke

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Work And Family: Bibliography: 1969 - 1994, Catherine Smith (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

1994 was designated by the United Nations as International Year of the Family, with the theme for the year as Family: resources and responsibilities in a changing world. The Year of the Family was intended to stimulate international national and local actions to strengthen families as 'the smallest democracy at the heart of society'...

...Edith Cowan University recognised the International Year of the Family by undertaking a range of activities designed to promote discussion and debate. The range of activities recognised the University's role as an educator, employer and community member. This Bibliography represents just one of the activities undertaken …

Demography And Habitat Use Of Desert-Dwelling Mountain Sheep In The East Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, Nancy G. Andrew

Open Access Master's Theses

I undertook a two year study in June 1992 to describe the demography and habitat use of desert-dwelling mountain sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) inhabiting the East Chocolate Mountains, Imperial county, California. For demographic parameter description I collected data using ground observations, remote cameras, and helicopter surveys on 25 adult mountain sheep (17 females, 8 males) that had been captured and fitted with radio-collars in 1992. I used Bailey's (1952) method to estimate the population of males and females, in 1992 and 1993. Telemetry data indicated the presence of two female sub-populations. Based upon ground observations and on helicopter …

Shirley Carrier V. Pro-Tech Restoration : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (through 1995)

APPEAL FROM THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH HONORABLE RAY M. HARDING, DISTRICT JUDGE, PRESIDING

“We Are Part Of Nature”: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights As A Basis For Environmental Protection In The Amazon Basin, Thomas S. O'Connor

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Life History Responses To Fire Season In A Clonal Herb, Pityopsis Graminifolia (Asteraceae)., John Stephen Brewer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effects of three fire seasons (May, August, and January) on reproductive success and clonal growth of a golden aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) were examined within experimental burn plots in a longleaf pine savanna in north Florida. Several factors influenced reproductive success in this species, including rates of floral induction and bud herbivory, clone fecundity, and seedling dynamics. Flowering was induced by fire, especially when it occurred in May or August. Fire season affected rates of floral induction and bud herbivory by as much as one to two orders of magnitude. Sizes of bolting shoots were also affected by fire season. …

Taking Uncertainty Seriously: From Permissive Regulation To Preventative Design In Environmental Decision Making, R. Michael M'Gonigle, T. Lynne Jamieson, Murdoch K. Mcallister, Randall M. Peterman

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This paper contrasts two paradigms of environmental regulatory decision making, "permissive regulation" and "preventative design," with respect to their treatment of scientific and legal uncertainty and the allocation of legal standards and burdens of proof. "Permissive regulation," which is the predominant approach in Canada, suffers two types of statistical errors. A type I error occurs when, for example, a pollution control device is unjustly imposed on an industry. A type II error occurs when no action is taken to control an industry when, in fact, damage is taking place. Concern to prevent type I errors often leads to type II …

Senior Wellness Prescription, Theresa Schnabel James

Theses

The St. Joseph Health Center and St. Joseph Hospital West mission statement commissions the Hospital to be an advocate for, and agent of change in the community health-care system, and to provide a holistic health-care philosophy to the community. The Hospital's goal is to promote the health and well-being of the community by delivering effective institutional services.

Service to the community is at the philosophical core of St. Joseph Health Center and St. Joseph Hospital West. The Hospital will serve by becoming a leading provider of health-care. It will meet the needs of the patients and the community by providing …

A Comparison Of The Symbol Sets Used For Augmentative And Adaptive Communication, Clair J. Judas

Graduate Research Papers

This research paper will review current research concerning the acquisition, transparency, and recall of various types of symbol sets and their use as part of an augmentative and adaptive communication (AAC) system for students with severe mental disabilities. The types of symbols sets include: Object symbol sets (nonidentical objects, miniature objects), Photographic symbol sets (identical colored photographs, nonidentical colored photographs, black-and-white photographs), Graphic symbol sets [Picuture Communication Symbols (PCS), Picsyms, Rebus, Self-Talk, and Blisssymbols], and Orthographic symbol sets (written words). It will look at the rate of acquisition, transparency, & recall of these symbol sets. Recommendations will be made concerning …

Journal Of Actuarial Practice, Volume 2, No.2, 1994, Colin Ramsay , Editor

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

ARTICLES

Disenrollment Patterns of Elderly in Managed Care and Fee for Service • Kenneth G. Manton, H. Dennis Tolley, Robert Newcomer, James C. Vertrees, and Charlene Harrington

Modeling Insurance Cash Flows for Universal Life Policies • Robert E. Hoyt

Modal Premium Factors in Ordinary Life Insurance • James B. Ross and Criss G. Woodruff

Predicting Automobile Insurance Multi-Regional Base Pure Premiums • Edward Nissan and Iskandar S. Hamwi

A Statistical Approach to IBNR Reserves • Bradford S. Gile

Safety First and Ambiguity • Lawrence A. Berger and Howard Kunreuther

Discussion of Robert L. Brown's "Tax Assistance to Qualified Retirement Savings …

Disenrollment Patterns Of Elderly In Managed Care And Fee For Service, Kenneth G. Manton, Dennis H. Tolley, Robert Newcomer, James C. Vertrees, Charlene Harrington

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

As the trend to provide health care through managed care facilities increases, the need to examine ,vhy insured individuals voluntarily terminate managed care coverage grows. Voluntary termination of coverage, or dis enrollment, has both social and fiscal implications. Particularly among the elderly, patterns of disenrollment likely are related to self assessment of care needs and levels of health. In this paper we examine the patterns of dis enrollment among elderly enrollees as a function of health status and disability. We focus on disenrollment patterns from an experimental prepaid extended care facility, called a social HMO (S/HMO) and compare this pattern …

Segmenting Bald Eagle Viewers Preferences And Attitudes: An Exploratory Study, Walter L. Bradford

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Facilitation Interference And Demography In The Rare Mustard Lesquerella Carinata Var. Languida., John T. Greenlee

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Brazilian Pepper (Schinus Terebinthifolius) On Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Habitat Utilization, Judith Ray Hicklin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Three plots were chosen on the Florida Atlantic University Nature Preserve (FAUNP) to study the effect of the exotic Brazilian pepper trees, on the burrow site selection and foraging range of the native gopher tortoise. The home range of tortoises was not statistically different among plots. Proximity of burrows to tree, size of tree and nearest neighbor distance exhibited no effect on burrow site selection or foraging range. Tortoise burrows in all plots exhibited a random dispersion. Current coverage by Brazilian pepper trees and the size of the trees present on the FAUNP has no significant effect on the burrow …