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Migrant Woman As 'Undecidable' : Migrant Subjectivity, The Crocodile Fury By Beth Yahp And The Mule's Foal By Fontini Epanomitis, Sally Cloake

Theses : Honours

In this thesis I demonstrate how a notion of decentred subjectivity better describes marginal subject positions than the concept of unified subjectivity which depends on a discriminatory binary conceptualisation. I identify the migrant position as an aporia from which to deconstruct such concepts as unified subjectivity, as the migrant refuses classification according to dichotomous structures. I use Derridean metaphors to show the falseness and unexamined essentialism inherent in binary oppositions. I use a combination of theorists, and especially Helime Cixous, to augment my primarily Derridean reading of migrant subjectivity within the texts: The Crocodile Fury by Beth Yahp and The …

An Investigation Into The Use Of The Freshwater Crayfish Marron (Cherax Tenuimanus) As A Flagship For The Restoration Of The Blackwood River, Rachael Nickoll

Theses : Honours

The Marron (Cherax tenuimanus) is arguably the most easily identified and ecologically important aquatic animal species in south-western Australian rivers. In fact it is quintessientially south-western Australian, endemic to the south-west corner of the continent and supporting a recreational fishery and commercial aquaculture industry within the state. Marron have keystone qualities as hosts of various epiphytic flora and fauna, and are central to the food web within south-west rivers. Their sensitivity to depleted oxygen conditions have also made them a potential "indicator" for water quality degradation. The study investigated these qualities in reference to the marron's potential as …

American Longevity: Past, Present, And Future, Samuel H. Preston

Center for Policy Research

How long we live, and how long members of our families and social groups live, is extraordinarily important to us. It's not a subject of daily discussion, but it would be if we were threatened with a return to earlier conditions. Unfortunately, the subject of longevity falls between the cracks of academe and has received far less attention than it warrants. We are all aware, at least dimly, that people are living longer than they used to. The numbers are impressive: at the turn of the century, life expectancy at birth in the United States was 48 years; it's now …

[En]Visioning Success: The Anatomy And Functions Of Vision In The Basic Course, Glen Williams

Basic Communication Course Annual

The success of the basic course depends largely upon a vision that values the course and its place in the undergraduate curriculum, emphasizes the necessity of ongoing training and development of teaching assistants and other instructors, and that values the scholarship that will enhance those efforts as well as improve instruction.

Facilitated by a participative style of leadership, the vision and the process of visioning helps to forge group consciousness and dedication, and it helps to clarify tasks, enabling peak performance. The vision also acquaints outsiders with the course and its goals in a manner likely to foster appreciation and …

Students Who Stutter And The Basic Course: Attitudes And Communication Strategies For The College Classroom, Bryan B. Whaley, Aimée Langlois

Basic Communication Course Annual

Individuals who stutter are erroneously perceived by those who do not as having undesirable personality traits. As a result, those who stutter are discriminated against in social situations, in the workplace and, of special concern here, college classrooms. However, the college experience for those who stutter can be enhanced when they are provided with a communication atmosphere that meets their needs. This essay, therefore, argues the necessity for communication instructors to have a basic understanding of stuttering, and provides strategies for meeting the classroom communicative needs of students who stutter.

Rethinking Our Rethinking Retrospectively: A Rejoinder To Spano, Mark Hickson Iii

Basic Communication Course Annual

After reading Spano's (1996) essay several times, I was struck by the title of the work in opposition to its substance. When I read "practical" approach in the title, I first thought that the discussion would progress (or regress) into the work of Watzlawick, Beavin, and Jackson (1967) and their "pragmatics," or perhaps even further back to the pragmatic philosophy of Peirce (Houser & Kloesel, 1992). However, nowhere in the paper did I find these works mentioned. As I reread the paper, I detected a vocabulary that was more reminiscent of phenomenology than pragmatism: "here-and-now," "situated communication action," "embodied persons," …

Shoring Up The Limits Of Rhode Island's Public Trust Doctrine: Greater Providence Chamber Of Commerce V. State Of Rhode Island Makes It Simple As One, Two, Fee, Matthew D. Slepkow

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

1995 Supreme Court Of Rhode Island Survey: Constitutional Law, Joseph T. Healey, Peter E. Lapointe, Edward M. Medici Jr.

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Long Term Psychological Consequences Of War Experiences, Nigel Hunt

School of Psychology Theses

The present study was carried out to examine long-term psychological difficulties associated with war experience. 731 World War Two and Korean War veterans completed a questionnaire supplying biographical details, war-related experience, and present day psychological health. A significant proportion had war-related psychological difficulties, these problems correlating more strongly with war-related intrusive thoughts and avoidance than with actual combat experiences. A subgroup of 25 veterans were selected for depth interview. The results of these interviews supported the finding that many veterans have war-related problems, and that they related more to intrusion and avoidance than to actual experiences. For some veterans these …

Analytical Perspectives On A Protohistoric Cache Of Ceramic Jars From The Lower Colorado Desert, James Bayman, Richard Hevly, Boma Johnson, Karl J. Reinhard, Richard Ryan

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

A cache of hermetically sealed ceramic jars found in the Lower Colorado Desert was examined using chronometric dating, pollen and macrofossil extraction, design analysis, and water retention experimentation. The cache apparently dates to the protohistoric fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Findings from these studies contribute to knowledge in four problem areas: (1) ceramic jar function and use-history; (2) storage technology and caching behavior; (3) ceramic dating and chronology; and (4) symbolic iconography. Biotic remains from inside the jars document their use for transporting a variety of riverine and desert plants, before they were finally filled with flowers and seeds, and placed …

Costs And Benefits Of Monogamy And Polygyny For Yanomamö Women, Raymond B. Hames

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

In this paper I analyze some of the economic costs and benefits of monogamy and polygyny for Yanomamö women. The evolutionary ecological model of resource defense polygyny predicts that when female choice is operative females will choose those males who control resources that will maximize a female’s reproductive success. A female will choose a polygynous strategy (i.e., become a co-wife) if a currently married male has more resources to offer than other unmarried males or monogamous males. This model has been successfully used to predict polygynous mating in tribal societies where males are stratified in terms of their ownership or …

Evaluation Of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, And Organic Matter Balance In The Feedlot As Affected By Nutrition, Sheri Bierman, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rick Stock, Drew Shain

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

A steer finishing trial was conducted to evaluate level and source of dietary fiber on nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter excretion. One-hundred twenty steers were fed one of the following treatments: wet corn gluten feed (41.5% of diet DM), 7.5% roughage diet, and all concentrate diet. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter intake of steers fed wet corn gluten feed were greater than the other two treatments. Fecal nitrogen output was greatest with the wet corn gluten feed diet. All treatments lost about 50% of excreted nitrogen through volatilization. The all concentrate treatment had the highest percentage of phosphorus and organic …

Dried Poultry Waste As A Nonprotein Nitrogen Source For Ruminants, Sheri Bierman, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rick Stock, Dan Herold

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Two trials were conducted to evaluate the use of dried poultry waste as a source of degradable intake protein in growing and finishing ruminant diets. Trial 1 utilized eight-eight crossbred lambs (62 lb) in a 60-day growing period and subsequent 60-day growing period and subsequent 60-day finishing period. In the growing period, lambs were fed seven levels of degradable intake protein, 5.6 to 7.7% of diet DM (7.6 to 9.7% CP) from either urea or dried poultry waste. In the finishing period, lambs (71 lb) were fed a control diet containing no added N, 4.1% degradable intake protein (9.6% CP) …

Multi-Elemental Analysis Of Liver Biopsies And Serum To Determine Trace Element Status Of Cows, David Hickok, Pablo Martin, Dennis R. Brink, Richard J. Rasby, Michael Carlson, Norm Schneider

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Cattle producers have commonly supplemented trace elements to prevent deficiencies. The beef cow, primarily grazing forage or fed harvested forage, may be able to store adequate amounts of trace elements in the liver during periods of excess availability to maintain homeostasis during periods of marginal availability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the seasonal effects on trace element status of multiparous cows in the absence of supplementation. Trace element concentrations in the liver biopsy were compared with serum concentrations removed at the same time.

Rumen Degradable Protein Requirements Of Gestating Beef Cows Grazing Dormant Native Sandhills Range, Karla Hollingsworth-Jenkins, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Don C. Adams, Jim Lamb

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Protein, the most expensive winter supplement, may be overfed because the actual rumen degradable and escape protein requirements are unknown. Rumen degradable protein is protein degraded by the rumen microorganisms and used by them for their growth and protein synthesis. Escape protein is protein which is not degraded in the rumen but enzymatically digested in the small intestine for use by the animal at the tissue level. Metabolizable protein is the combination of digestible microbial protein and escape protein that flows to the small intestine for use by the host animal. Previous Nebraska reports (Karges et al.. 1991 Beef Cattle …

Digestibility Of Wet And Dry Distillers Grains From The Fermentation Of Corn Or Sorghum, Shanna Lodge, Rick Stock, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Dan Herold

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Research conducted at the University of Nebraska has evaluated wet and dry distillers byproducts as energy sources for cattle. The majority of the research has been conducted with distillers byproducts resulting from the fermentation of corn. However, in the dry milling industry various cereal grains may be used to produce ethanol and distillers byproducts. The resulting byproducts have the potential to have a different feeding value when compared to byproducts produced from corn. A Nebraska trial (1995 Nebraska Beef Report, pp. 25-26) conducted by Lodge et al. indicated steers consuming diets containing distillers byproducts (40% of diet DM) produced from …

Use Of Direct Fed Microbials To Alleviate Subacute Acidosis, Shanna Lodge, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rick Stock, Dan Herold

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Direct fed rnicrobials are feed additives composed of live cultures of microorganisms that are currently being used in the feedlot industry to improve animal performance. Reported beneficial effects include increased feed intake and weight gain. The efficacy of these supplements have been associated with their abilities to alter rumen function, such as volatile fatty acid production, stabilization of pH, and reduction of the amount of lactate produced. This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the direct fed microbials on rumen steady state and to evaluate their ability to alleviate subacute acidosis.

Evaluation Of Wet Distillers Byproducts Composite For Finishing Ruminants, Shanna Lodge, Rick Stock, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Drew Shain, Daniel Herold

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Demand for ethanol and coin sweeteners is on the rise and is predicted to increase in the future. This trend will result in an abundance of byproducts that are potentially economical alternatives to corn. Wet distillers grains and wet corn gluten feed are currently used as sources of protein and energy in feedlot diets. Previous research indicates that wet corn byproducts (distillers grains and thin stillage) are higher in net energy than corn grain; however, wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) is similar in net energy to corn. Potential differences between wet distillers byproducts and WCGF include lipid content, escape protein …

Winter Calf Grazing And Field Windbreaks, Cynthia Morris, Terry J. Klopfenstein, James R. Brandle, Rick Stock, Drew Shain, Mark Klemesrud

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Windbreaks have been recommended as shelter for wildlife, minimizing erosion, trapping of snow. and protection for livestock and humans. Windbreaks have been shown to benefit crop production by increasing grain yield. Protection from windbreaks extends 10 to 12 times the height of the windbreak on the leeward side and three to five times on the windward side. Windbreak benefits depend on the height, density, number of rows, species, length, orientation, and maturity of the windbreak.

In Nebraska, the grazing of crop residues in the winter provides an inexpensive source of feed for growing calves. However, cold and wet winter conditions …

Implant And Slaughter Time For Finishing Cattle, Drew Shain, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rick Stock, Mark Klemesrud

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

The use of growth promoting implants with finishing cattle is common feedlot practice to increase weight gain. However, the payout of hormone from the implants decreases with time. As the concentration of hormone(s) in the blood decreases, it is not completely clear how the growth response of the cattle is affected. Trenbolone acetate (TBA, a synthetic product of the male hormone testosterone) combined with estrogen may increase mature body size by increasing lean tissue growth. However. there is limited information available to determine if TBA/estrogen continues to stimulate weight gain throughout a four-month feeding period. Therefore. the objective of this …

Grazing Systems Utilizing Forage Combinations, Drew Shain, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rick Stock, Mark Klemesrud

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Grazing bromegrass throughout the summer provides weight gains of up to two pounds a day during early and late summer. However, during July and August bromegrass growth and quality is low and weight gains of cattle grazing bromegrass are reduced. Grazing combinations of warm and cool season forages allows for optimizing forage quality by rotating to warm season grasses during July and August. Another alternative may be to interseed red clover in bromegrass to optimize forage quality. Inter-seeding red clover would provide a higher quality forage when bromegrass growth and quality is low and, in addition, provide a source of …

The Incidence Of Precocious Puberty In Developing Beef Heifers, Michael Wehrman, James E. Kinder

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

In the current cow-calf production system in the United States when restricted breeding seasons are used a heifer must calve by two years of age to obtain maximum lifetime productivity. Heifers that reach puberty at a younger age and have ≥3 estrous cycles have a greater chance of conceiving early in their first breeding season than contemporaries. Due to the longer postpartum period of an estrus of first-calf cows calving at two years age, heifers that conceive early in the breeding season have a greater opportunity to initiate estrous cycles before the next breeding season and become pregnant. In contrast, …

Predicting Wholesale Value Of Beef Carcasses, Lee Weide, Chris R. Calkins, Tommy Wheeler, Brian Quandt

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

The growing interest in value-based marketing elevates the importance of accurate assessment of individual carcass merit. Retailers, meat plants, and producers must find a way to reduce the production and marketing of fat. Instant feedback to producers, in the way of a higher dollar value for preferred cattle, gives a clear signal on what type of beef is desirable. Electromagnetic scanning (EMS) has the capability to accurately provide an assessment of lean content on a single carcass basis.

Previous research at the University of Nebraska has shown that EMS has the ability to predict lean composition of beef carcasses (1994 …

Dualism Intact, Richard Swinburne

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Gender Roles In Japanese Comics, Daradirek Ekachai, Cheryl Drout

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Turning Sales Over To The Pros : Fourteen Cpa Firms Share Their Experiences, Colette P. Nassutti, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Management Of An Accounting Practice Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

College Of Health And Public Affairs Annual Report, 1995-1996, University Of Central Florida. College Of Health And Public Affairs

Research Activities & Annual Reports

University of Central Florida College of Health and Public Affairs Annual Report, 1995-1996.

Hi-O-Hi 1996, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Christian Life: Ethics, Morality, And Discipline In The Early Church [Review] / Edited With Introductions By Everett Ferguson., Wiliam E. Richardson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Copyright: From Stone Age Caves To The Celestial Jukebox, Nick Allard

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.