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Investigation And Identification Of Key Characteristics Of Successful Camps And Retreat Centers, Gregory S. Owens

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis was designed to investigate and identify key characteristics of successful camps, outdoor centers, and retreat centers. The study utilized a survey of selected camps and centers within the United States, in the Spring of 1996. The results were analyzed individually and as a whole. The findings indicated that certain key characteristics did exist and that these characteristics were major contributing factors to the success of the camps or centers. These findings were supported by the review of literature and the results of the survey, which highlighted these major areas of importance: Land and facilities, strategic planning and expansion, …

The Dissident : Vol. 1, No. 11 - May 1996, The Dissident (Portland Me)

The Dissident

The Dissident was a monthly journal of ideas and analysis (published June 1995 – January 2000 in Portland, Maine) to provide a forum for Maine writers, activists, and scholars committed to social justice and political change.

Africa's First "Tiger Cub": The Incredible Success-Story Of Mauritius, Vinod Cardoza '96, Isabelle Pun Sin '97

The Park Place Economist

Mauritius has often been cited as the success story of the 1980s among developing countries. The country embarked on an ambitious program of industrial and commercial development in 1971, when the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up (Reuters Librq Reporr 1995). According to Business America (Craig 1992), ''From 1 97 1 to 1990, the number of enterprises in the EPZ jumped fiom 10 to 574; employment from 644 to 88,258; exports from MRS. (Mauritian Rupees) 4 million to MRS. 1 1,000 million; and exports as a percentage of total Mauritian exports fiom 1 1 to 63 percent."

Richmond Music Journal (1996-05)

Richmond Music Journal

No abstract provided.

Clemson Commencement Program, May 1996, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, May/June 1996

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

New CSAS Web Page

Field Day On Specialty Crops

Windbreak Evaluation Software

Integrated Farm Update: Cover Crop Research

Teaching Sustainability at a Distance

President's Task Force Says U.S. Ag Must Be Sustainable

Exchange Program for Organic Farmers

Agroforestry for Farms, Ranches, and Communities

Windbreaks for Corn?

Nebline, May 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

earth wellness festival--making a difference!
Volunteers keep Extension going and growing
Viburnums in the landscape
The Garden Fence
A lush landscape of lovely lilacs
What to do after the bloom
Annual vines in the landscape
The Herb Garden
Crop Management and Diagnostic Clinics crop up at ARDC in July!
Field Crop Scout Training at ARDC
Using herbicides to control weeds in spring-planted alfalfa
Alfalfa weevil alert!
Have equipment ready for planting season
Should greenbugs be a part of your 1996 crop management plan?
earth wellness festival is science at its best!
Drinking water week - May 5-11, 1996
Blue Thumb …

The Princess Wenonah Legends, Monica Drealan Degrazia

Student Capstones, Theses, & Dissertations

This thesis explores the Princess Wenonah legend and its permutations. From 1805 to the present, the published versions of the legend-dependent on the imaginations, literary tastes, individual whims, and beliefs of their authors-vary in detail and purpose. The more than thirty versions of the legend share some common denominators, but their variations add color to local history and reflect some of the important cultural changes that have occurred over the course of almost two centuries.

Utah State University Commencement, 1996 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

103rd Annual Commencement of Utah State University

Enhancing The Congregation's Appreciation For The Scriptural Doctrine Of Angels, Mark Smith

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The goal of this Major Applied Project is to present a year-long program of emphasis on the Doctrine of Angels for use in the local congregation that is both theologically consistent with the Lutheran Confessions, gives comfort to God’s people and glory to Christ and His Gospel.

This program of emphasis was field tested at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Crestwood, Missouri. Its contents include Bible study and sermon outlines, theological essays, hymnody and liturgical suggestions, illustrations for worship leaflets, activities for children, newsletter articles and various other items.

Nuptial Vocalizations Of Male Least Seedsnipe: Structure Nd Evolutinary Significance, Edward H. Miller

Condor

No abstract provided.

Nesting Phenology Of Kittlitz's Murrelet, Robert H. Day

Condor

No abstract provided.

The Juvenile Curfew: Unconstitutional Imprisonment, Tona Trollinger

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Faced with rising crime rates, many municipalities in recent years have enacted juvenile curfews. Professor Tona Trollinger uses an ordinance enacted in Dallas, Texas, as a framework for analyzing juvenile curfews. The author discusses various prudential and constitutional objections to these curfews, including both substantive and procedural due process challenges. The author concludes that the admittedly valid governmental objectives underlying such curfews do not override their constitutional infirmities.

Neuronal Tracing Of The Cephalic Nerves In The Medicinal Leech (Hirudo Medicinalis) And Their Possible Synaptic Contact With Retzius Cells In The Leech "Brain", David P. Daberkow

Biology

The hypothesis that prompted my study on the leech (Hirudo medicinalis) stated that sensory affernents from the prostomial lip, via the cephalic nerves, make synaptic contact with Rezius cells in the subesophageal ganglion ("the brain") as part of the circuit that triggers feeding behavior in this animal. Several neuronal tracing substances of different colors were used to study sensory and central neuron morphology. First, cephalic nerves D1, D2, V1, and V2 were backfilled using dextran conjugates, and the resulting patterns of labeled cell bodies and neurites were mapped. Second, a Retzius cell body in the third rostral segment …

The Effects Of Temperature And Rain On The Metabolism Of The American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius), Glenn R. Wilson

Biology

The change in metabolism of birds exposed to rainfall is poorly understood. I measured the rate of oxygen consumption (VO₂) using open-flow respirometry of four male and four female American kestrels (Falco sparverius) during the breeding season at ambient temperatures (T_a) of 5, 10, 15, and 25°C in air without rainfall and then at low (2.5 cm⋅h^-1) rainfall and high (6.1 cm⋅h^-1) rainfall. Trial order was analyzed as a covariate because kestrel responses appeared to decrease in intensity during the 14-wk study period. The VO₂ increased 12.65% at low …

Effects Of Insecticide Spraying For Grasshoppers On The Reproductive Success Of Three Prairie Plant Species In Western North Dakota, Suzanne Digiacomo

Biology

Grasshopper control is often accomplished through application of broad-spectrum insecticides that may also affect many non-target arthropods. To assess whether these insecticides reduce pollinator numbers and hence plant reproductive success, three forb species were examined. Potentilla fruticosa and Calylophus serrulatus were sampled before, immediately after, and approximately one week after spraying. The seed number for both species declined marginally but significantly immediately after spraying. The average weight per achene was significantly lower in spray sites for Potentilla fruticosa, but no significant interaction of time by spray was found for either species. Also, for two germination characters there was no …

Reference Levels Of Plasma Cholinesterase Activity From Autumn Migrant Sharp-Shinned (Accipiter Striatus) And Cooper's (Accipiter Cooperii) Hawks, Daniel H. Kim

Biology

Detecting exposure to anticholinergic pesticides involves measuring levels of cholinesterase (ChE) activity. There are few published values for plasma ChE activity from wild avian species, yet reference levels of ChE activity are vital for nonlethal bioassays to determine exposure to carbamate or organophosphate pesticides. I used plasma samples from 102 sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus) and 45 Cooper's hawks (A. cooperii) captured during autumn migration to establish reference levels of cholinesterase activity. I evaluated the use of a spectrophotometer (SPEC) and 96-well optical microplate reader (MPR) for determining plasma cholinesterase activity from migrating hawks. The SPEC was …

Characterization Of Neutralizing Activity Of Monoclonal Antibodies Towards Murine Cytomegalovirus, Syed M. Malek

Biology

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important pathogen producing a wide spectrum of clinical syndromes in immunocompromised patients. HCMV is the most serious opportunistic viral pathogen in AIDS and organ transplant recipients. Once infected, an individual may carry the virus for a lifetime. With diminished immune status, HCMV reactivation often occurs. Murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice is a model for HCMV infection in immunocompromised patients. The SCID mouse model responds to antiviral therapy in a manner similar to HCMV infections in immunodeficient humans. A panel of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) towards MCMV was generated. Monoclonal antibodies and …

U.S. & Great Britain: Restrictions On Homosexuals In The Military As A Barricade To Effectiveness, Stefanie L. Bishop

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, May 1, 1996, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

The Mayfly Newsletter, Peter M. Grant

The Mayfly Newsletter

The Mayfly Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Permanent Committee of the International Conferences on Ephemeroptera.

Ms211: Marnies, Armin Weinberg

Works on Radiation Effects: 1990-2020

This is a version of a paper on Chernobyl written by Marnie Rose a Russian Studies student who went to Bellaire High School, then UT (I think phase2) that Armin helped get her to study and visit Ukraine. Marnie unfortunately died of a glioblastoma when a Pediatric Resident at UT Houston. A fun run Run for the Rose is held in Houston each year in her memory. http://www.drmarnierose.org/. See more at Armin Weinberg, PhD Papers and its finding aid.

Enhancement Of Coastal Dredge Disposal Sites To Create Habitat For Endangered, Threatened, And Protected Species, Mary Beth Simpson

Theses and Dissertations

As human activities and development along the shoreline continue to increase, more and more wildlife habitat is lost, leaving many species with a precarious prospect for survival. Biologists and environmentalists are continually exploring options which may prevent plants and animals from becoming extinct. Strategic placement of new sites is becoming increasingly valuable as a management tool.

the purpose of this study was to develop a plan for enhancement of a cluster of dredged material islands, in order to create suitable habitat for four endangered, threatened, and protected animal species.

Four dredged material islands were assessed for suitability. Surveys were conducted …

Enrichment Course In Environmental Education For Studying Coastal Wetlands Ecology Through The Visual Arts, Cynthia Lynn Hasbrouck

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to develop an environmental education course to be offered to students in grades 4-6 at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. The course was designed to teach coastal wetlands ecology through the visual arts to supplement and enrich the current environmental education program offered by the Institute. Although the course is designed specifically for use at the Institute, the activities can be adapted to a similar wetland site and used in part by a resourceful teacher to suit the needs of students of any age or level.

The course format consists of …

The Canoe As Failure On The Canadian Plains, Norman Henderson

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Canadians mythologize the aesthetics and importance of canoe travel in their nation s development. However, on the Plains, the canoe proved a far from ideal transport mode. The navigation history of a typical small northern Plains river, the Qu'Appelle, illustrates the problems European canoeists faced on the Plains. Key problems included inadequate wood supplies, highly seasonal and variable river flows, meandering rivers, and the lack of feasible portages between major watersheds. Additional handicaps, dangerous in combination, were restricted visibility while canoeing and poor relations with Plains Indian nations. Retracing the forgotten Qu’Appelle river fur trading route confirmed historical evidence of …

Review Of Wild Animals And Settlers On The Great Plains By Eugene D. Fleharty, Charles A. Flowerday

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Wild Animals and Settlers on the Great Plains is an informative but flawed book. As an example of environmental history written by a biologist unacquainted with the fundamentals of doing history, it fails to offer any theory (or theories) of history governing the time and place under scrutiny. What it does provide is a huge amount of information drawn from diaries, letters, and newspapers in an inadequately edited form. Lacking primary quantitative data, Eugene Fleharty, a zoologist at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, painstakingly provides a great deal of qualitative, albeit anecdotal, information about Euro-American settlement in Kansas …

Table Of Contents - Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1996

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Contents:

Articles

News and notes

Five-year index

Tyrosine Kinase-Dependent Release Of An Adenovirus Preterminal Protein Complex From The Nuclear Matrix, Peter C. Angeletti, Jeffrey A. Engler

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Adenovirus (Ad) replicative complexes form at discrete sites on the nuclear matrix (NM) through the interaction of Ad preterminal protein (pTP). The NM is a highly salt-resistant fibrillar network which is known to anchor transcription, mRNA splicing, and DNA replication complexes. Incubation of rATP with NM to which pTP was bound caused the release of pTP as a pTP-NM complex with a size of 220 to 230 kDa; incubation with 5’ adenylylimidodiphosphate (rAMP-PNP) showed no significant release, indicating that rATP hydrolysis was required. With NM extracts, it was shown that a pTP-NM complex which was capable of binding Ad origin …

The Probe, Issue 165 – May 1996

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Wildlife Damage Management Professional, by Robert H. Schmidt, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, Logan Utah 84322-5210
ADC "News on the Net" - Computer Talk on Animal Damage Control
Wildlife Population Control Strategy Publication Available
Book Review: "Eastern Coyote: The Story of Its Success." By Gerry Parker. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Press 1995 251 pp. with Index and B+W photos.
Ohio Wildlife Control Association News --Mike Dwyer, President, OWCA

Wpa News 50 (1996), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (May 1996), number 50

Published by the World Pheasant Association