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Analyzing Traffic And Multicast Switch Issues In An Atm Network., Youngcheol Oh Jan 1996

Analyzing Traffic And Multicast Switch Issues In An Atm Network., Youngcheol Oh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation attempts to solve two problems related to an ATM network. First, we consider packetized voice and video sources as the incoming traffic to an ATM multiplexer and propose modeling methods for both individual and aggregated traffic sources. These methods are, then, used to analyze performance parameters such as buffer occupancy, cell loss probability, and cell delay. Results, thus obtained, for different buffer sizes and number of voice and video sources are analyzed and compared with those generated from existing techniques. Second, we study the priority handling feature for time critical services in an ATM multicast switch. For this, …

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Fluorescence Studies Of Ecori Restriction Endonuclease Structure And Dynamics., Wei Liu Jan 1996

Fluorescence Studies Of Ecori Restriction Endonuclease Structure And Dynamics., Wei Liu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Sequence specific protein-DNA interaction involves changes in protein conformation and dynamics. Research work involved in this thesis is the study of structure and dynamics of EcoRI restriction endonuclease N-termini. The N-termini of EcoRI endonuclease has been shown to be essential for DNA cleavage and also stabilize EcoRI-DNA complex. But they are not resolved in the X-ray crystal structure. An Asn3Cys mutation was made at the N-termini by site-directed mutagenesis and the mutant was subjected to cysteine crosslinking, pyrene labeling and fluorescence studies. Chemical crosslinking of Asn3Cys mutant and steady-state fluorescence studies of pyrene-labeled mutant indicated that the N-termini are in …

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Characterization Of Variant Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Long Terminal Repeat Sequences., Charles Richard Madden Jan 1996

Characterization Of Variant Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Long Terminal Repeat Sequences., Charles Richard Madden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is the causative agent of a persistent disease in horses. The long terminal repeat (LTR) region of EIAV contains the enhancer and promoter elements necessary for transcription of the proviral genome. The LTR is also prone to a high degree of sequence variability between different virus isolates. Sequence alignments of LTR variants from both tissue culture-adapted strains of the virus as well as sequential horse isolates showed a high degree of sequence variability between variants. Sequence variability was further localized to a hypervariable region approximately 60 bp upstream of the TATA box. This region contained …

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Characterization Of Physiological Changes In Roots Grown In Spaceflight Conditions: A Comparison Of Nutrient Delivery Technologies., David Marshall Porterfield Jan 1996

Characterization Of Physiological Changes In Roots Grown In Spaceflight Conditions: A Comparison Of Nutrient Delivery Technologies., David Marshall Porterfield

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The best strategy for providing food and maintaining the environment on long-duration space missions is a bioregenerative life support system based on the growth of higher plants. Before such a system can be implemented, a better understanding of plant growth in space will have to be achieved. Little is known about the role of gravity-dependent physical processes in normal physiological function. A series of ground-based and spaceflight experiments was conducted to examine root oxygen availability in microgravity nutrient delivery systems. In spaceflight experiments Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. plants were analyzed for changes in root medium redox potential and root alcohol …

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Toxicity Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons To Benthic Invertebrates., Guilherme R. Lotufo Jan 1996

Toxicity Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons To Benthic Invertebrates., Guilherme R. Lotufo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous contaminants in aquatic environments. Because of their hydrophobicity, PAHs accumulate in bed sediments and pose a risk to the benthos. Information on the toxicity of sediment-associated PAHs is, however, limited and more information is needed to improve sediment quality-criteria and ecological-risk assessments. My research focused on improving our current knowledge of the acute and, especially, the sublethal effects of sediment-associated PAHs to aquatic invertebrates. Representatives of two phylogenetically distinct benthic invertebrate groups, freshwater tubificid oligochaetes and estuarine meiobenthic harpacticoid copepods, were used. Organisms were exposed to a range of concentrations of sediment-amended contaminants in …

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Immunocytochemical Localization Of Gonadotropins, Growth Hormone, And Prolactin In Equine Pituitary., Mohammad Saeed Rahmanian Jan 1996

Immunocytochemical Localization Of Gonadotropins, Growth Hormone, And Prolactin In Equine Pituitary., Mohammad Saeed Rahmanian

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present research was performed to characterize immunoreactive (ir) pituitary cells in the equine species. Two experiments were performed to measure the prevalence of single- and double-hormone labeled gonadotropes, lactotropes, somatotropes, and mammosomatotropes. In Experiments 1 and 2, pituitaries from three intact pony mares were processed for ultrastructural evaluation of cells stained for luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), and growth hormone (GH). Primary antibodies and gold-conjugated antibodies were used to double-stain ir-cells. The percentages of pituitary cells stained for each hormone in intact mares were: total gonadotropes, 15 to 32%; LH-only, 2 to 16%; FSH-only, 1 to …

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A Reusability Model That Creates Design Frameworks Using A Formal Specification Clustering Approach., Youwen Ouyang Jan 1996

A Reusability Model That Creates Design Frameworks Using A Formal Specification Clustering Approach., Youwen Ouyang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Software reuse has been advocated as a technique with great potential to increase software development productivity, reduce development cycle time, and improve product quality. Challenges for successful reuse include populating the repository with the right type of components, representing and organizing the components in a way that the components are easy to be retrieved, and providing mechanisms to compare the candidate components with the requirement of the new component and to assist adaptation. While many existing researches are emphasizing one or two challenges, this research proposes a reusability model that targets all challenges in reuse. The inspiration for the model …

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Restructuring In Louisiana Schools., Sharon Lee Pol Jan 1996

Restructuring In Louisiana Schools., Sharon Lee Pol

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study employs both quantitative and qualitative techniques to study the restructuring processes at the district, school, and teacher levels. The quantitative procedures include surveys used to distinguish between teachers's perceptions of highly and moderately restructured schools. Qualitative research techniques included interviews, observations, and document analysis to describe the restructuring. A new instrument, the Attributes of School Restructuring Scale (ASRS), was developed to measure teachers' knowledge about restructuring efforts and their involvement in the restructuring projects. The final version of the ASRS, included 48-items spread across three subscales: Budget/Finance, Governance/Decision-Making, and Curriculum/Instruction. The quantitative results from the statewide study indicated …

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Designing Diagnosable Distributed Programs., Amit Anil Nanavati Jan 1996

Designing Diagnosable Distributed Programs., Amit Anil Nanavati

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The difficulty in debugging distributed programs motivates the development of formal methods for designing distributed programs that are easier to debug and maintain. We address state identification problem for distributed systems using the finite state I/O automaton model. A state S is identified based on the unique event sequences starting at S, called distinguishing sequences. An automaton is diagnosable if every state has a distinguishing sequence. A distributed program may not be diagnosable even if its components are diagnosable. Non-dignosable automata can, in some cases, be converted to a diagnosable form by relabelling some of its transitions in a way …

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Performance Analysis Of Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems., David Lee Peak Jan 1996

Performance Analysis Of Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems., David Lee Peak

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A two-echelon inventory and distribution system consisting of a centralized warehouse and N stores is considered in this paper. The inventories of the warehouse as well as the stores are controlled by periodic review (s,S) ordering policies. The expected levels of capital investment, storage space needs, capacity requirements for delivery vehicles, and reliable customer service are issues of great importance to practitioners when considering the introduction of a central warehouse and transportation system. Helmut Schneider, Dan Rinks, and Peter Kelle have developed a methodology that has been shown to provide approximately optimal (s,S) policies under various demand conditions, and are …

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Paleoindicators Of Changing Water Conditions In Louisiana Estuaries., Michael Lewis Parsons Jan 1996

Paleoindicators Of Changing Water Conditions In Louisiana Estuaries., Michael Lewis Parsons

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Sediment cores were collected to study the development of eutrophication and hydrological changes in coastal Louisiana. The cores were taken at marsh sites hypothesized to be influenced primarily by riverine inputs (Fourleague Bay-FLB), localized activities (Terrebonne Bay-TSMP), and both riverine and localized processes (Airplane Lake-APL). The sediment cores represented time frames ranging from 330 years (APL) to 70 years (TSMP) BP according to core dating results. Sediment core samples were analyzed for diatoms, other microfossils, pigments, biogenic silica, and sediment characteristics. Additionally, land use records were utilized as a proxy of anthropogenic activities, and to aid in the interpretation of …

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The Effects Of Timber Management Activities On Understory Plant Succession In Young Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda) Plantations., Donald Paul Reed Jan 1996

The Effects Of Timber Management Activities On Understory Plant Succession In Young Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda) Plantations., Donald Paul Reed

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

An understory vegetative succession study was conducted on the LSU Lee Memorial Forest near Bogalusa, Louisiana. Research blocks were established within fifteen-year-old overstocked loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) stands, in specific areas classified as with or without a history of prescribed burning for the current timber rotation. Silvicultural treatments involved precommercially thinning randomly selected blocks to various stand densities, along with the establishment of unthinned control areas. Growth rates of residual trees were determined from tree diameter measurements, on all timbered plots. Burn-history areas received a further treatment, involving the mechanical destruction of all timber on specified areas, followed by site-preparation …

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Efficacy Of Communicative Reading Strategies As An Instructional Approach For Adult Low-Ability Readers., Sara S. Reichmuth Jan 1996

Efficacy Of Communicative Reading Strategies As An Instructional Approach For Adult Low-Ability Readers., Sara S. Reichmuth

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Twelve adult low-ability readers participated in a pretest-posttest control group study investigating the efficacy of Communicative Reading Strategies (CRS) as an instructional reading approach. Six adults received CRS instruction and constituted the experimental group. The remaining six adults received skill-based instruction and served as the control group. All participants demonstrated instructional level reading skills at or below a fifth grade level and completed 40 hours of instruction. Changes in performance on measures of word recognition, comprehension, and reading rate from pretest to posttest were used to compare CRS and control groups. Results of Mann Whitney U analyses revealed that both …

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Ostinato Patterns In The Opera "Antigone" By Carl Orff And An Original Composition For Organ And Orchestra, "In Nomine"., Wieslaw Sta Rentowski Jan 1996

Ostinato Patterns In The Opera "Antigone" By Carl Orff And An Original Composition For Organ And Orchestra, "In Nomine"., Wieslaw Sta Rentowski

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation consists of two parts: a discussion of the ostinato patterns in Carl Orff's five-act opera Antigone and an original composition for organ and orchestra, In Nomine. The purpose of Part One is to discuss the different applications of the ostinato idea throughout the opera Antigone as this is an integral part of the work. This part is divided into five chapters. The first chapter focuses on biographical background of the composer, his stylistic transformations, and his interest in a total musical theater. The second chapter introduces definitions and music examples of the ostinato and ground bass, associated with …

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Interrelationships Between Meloidogyne Incognita And Rotylenchulus Reniformis On Soybean., Salliana Ryan Stetina Jan 1996

Interrelationships Between Meloidogyne Incognita And Rotylenchulus Reniformis On Soybean., Salliana Ryan Stetina

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The replacement series approach was used to evaluate competition between Meloidogyne incognita (Mi) and Rotylenchulus reniformis (Rr). In greenhouse tests, soil in pots containing 'Davis' soybean was not infested or infested with 1,000 vermiform nematodes in the following Mi:Rr ratios: 100:0, 75:25, 5:50, 25:75, and 0:100. After 86 days, relative nematode yields (RNYs) (number of each species in mixed culture divided by number in nonmixed culture) were calculated based on soil populations. Calculated values were plotted and the resulting line compared with a reference line representing equal inter- and intraspecific competition. RNYs for Mi were higher than predicted where Mi …

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Students' Understanding Of The Interaction Between Charged Conductors., Chitra Guruswamy Jan 1996

Students' Understanding Of The Interaction Between Charged Conductors., Chitra Guruswamy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation describes an investigation into students' understanding of the interaction between two charged conductors. The study consists of two parts. The first part is based on interviews and written tests conducted with students in an algebra-trigonometry-based physics course. Results from several tasks are reported. Two of the tasks involve a pair of identical conductors that are given an initial charge, are made to touch each other, and are then separated. In the first task, students were asked to predict the final charges on each conductor. In the second, they were asked to predict the final positions of the charges …

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Virtual Central Control., Raghuram A. Yedatore Jan 1996

Virtual Central Control., Raghuram A. Yedatore

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A distributed system is a set of cooperating computers (processes) communicating with each other to achieve a common goal. They are broadly classified as centralized and decentralised systems. In a centralized system, a single computer plays the role of central coordinator and controls all the system activities. Whereas in a decentralized system, all the cooperating processes have an equal role to play, therefore solutions to problems involve instructing all the processes and coordinating their actions. Although a centralized system facilitates program development, it has serious drawbacks. If the coordinator fails, the system effectively breaks down. Also, the coordinator can become …

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The Effect Of Silvicultural Treatments On Certain Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Loblolly Pine Wood Composites., Todd Finley Shupe Jan 1996

The Effect Of Silvicultural Treatments On Certain Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Loblolly Pine Wood Composites., Todd Finley Shupe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effects of silvicultural treatments on mechanical and physical properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) wood composites, veneer tensile and bending properties, and basic chemical properties were investigated. Stands managed in a plantation setting showed higher extractive contents. Holocellulose and alpha-cellulose were minimally affected by the silvicultural strategies. Klason lignin showed an inverse relationship with holocellulose. The effect of wood type was significant for the extractives because the innerwood region yielded much greater values than the outerwood. Holocellulose and alpha-cellulose increased in concentration from innerwood to outerwood. Veneer tensile strength was significantly affected by silvicultural practice, but other mechanical …

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From Object-Oriented Specification To Implementation: A Formal Refinement Methodology., Moonsung Yoo Jan 1996

From Object-Oriented Specification To Implementation: A Formal Refinement Methodology., Moonsung Yoo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Traditionally, software development models use different methods and techniques in each phase from specification through design to implementation. Significant changes in the representations between phases have been common. The formal development method based on formal specification and stepwise development has been suggested to reduce the change in representation. The formal development method consists of a formal specification and verified design. In the formal specification step, a formal specification language is used to specify an accurate, consistent, and complete system. Vienna Development Method (VDM) is one of the most widely used formal specification languages. A verified design guides the development of …

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Control Of African Striga Species By Natural Products From Native Plants., Joseph Kipronoh Rugutt Jan 1996

Control Of African Striga Species By Natural Products From Native Plants., Joseph Kipronoh Rugutt

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Obligate root-parasitic flowering plants of the genus Striga (family Scrophulariaceae) cause considerable yield reductions of various crops in tropical and semi-tropical countries. Mature Striga species (witchweeds) plants produce copious quantities of minute seeds which remain dormant in the soil for many years until exudates from roots of various host plants induce germination. Economically effective means of control of Striga species are not yet available for small-scale farmers in developing countries. In the present study data is presented which indicate that the two most effective Striga control measures are crop rotation and suicidal germination. For the first time we have analyzed …

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The Social Context Of Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: A Mid-Range Theory And Test Of A Model., Randall Patrick Settoon Jan 1996

The Social Context Of Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: A Mid-Range Theory And Test Of A Model., Randall Patrick Settoon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Current day interest in acts of cooperation in organizations can be traced to classical writers such as Barnard (1938) and Roethlisberger and Dickson (1939), and more recently to Katz and Kahn(1966, 1978). Building on these foundations, considerable empirical research has examined what has been labeled organizational citizenship. Organizational citizenship behaviors are not specified in job descriptions or recognized by the organization's formal reward system. Yet, they are generally held to be essential to organizations in that they contribute to efficiency and effectiveness (Organ, 1988). Recently, researchers have called for the development of specific, mid-range theoretical models of organizational citizenship behavior …

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An-Archy And Justice: An Introduction To Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought., William Paul Simmons Jan 1996

An-Archy And Justice: An Introduction To Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought., William Paul Simmons

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Emmanuel Levinas's political thought is best understood as a tension between an-archy and justice. Levinas claims that the aim of philosophy has most often been a search for an arche, or a neuter term that accounts for all of reality. Levinas argues that the reduction of reality to an arche obliterates all transcendence and subordinates man to a totality. Against the predominance of totality in the Western tradition, Levinas proposes a philosophy of transcendence. This transcendence is not found in the direct relationship with God, but in the face of the other person, the Other. Since the face of the …

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Using Interactive Desk-Top Videoconferencing As A Distance Learning Tool For Program Development And Support: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Two Family Literacy Sites., Geetanjali Soni Jan 1996

Using Interactive Desk-Top Videoconferencing As A Distance Learning Tool For Program Development And Support: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Two Family Literacy Sites., Geetanjali Soni

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This ethnographic study provides a description and analysis of the use of videoconferencing to teach an eight-week parenting class to parents enrolled in two family literacy programs. It describes the sites, details interactions that take place during videoconferencing, and investigates parents affective response to the technology. Data were collected through participant observation, interviews, video-recordings, and questionnaires. Results indicated cross-site differences in the existing program, in affective responses of users, and in interactions during the technology-mediated classes. Findings showed that the parenting classes were successful. Factors that influence effectiveness of videoconferencing instruction are discussed. Results indicated that technological factors such as …

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Dairy Herd Improvement Records As Replacement Of Technician Breeding Receipt Database For Routine Estimates Of Non-Return Rates For Al Bulls In Technician-Devoid Areas., Rick A. Baron Jan 1996

Dairy Herd Improvement Records As Replacement Of Technician Breeding Receipt Database For Routine Estimates Of Non-Return Rates For Al Bulls In Technician-Devoid Areas., Rick A. Baron

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objective of this study was to find whether DHI data could be used to estimate sire non-return rates to replace current technician data estimates. Bull weighted least squares means for non-return rates were calculated separately for five overlapping 60-90 day service periods from each data source. Models included stud, sire, service number, and linear and quadratic form of breeding month for both data sources, service unit for technician and lactation for DHI data. Sire and lactation were not significant $(P > .10).$ Technician differences $(P < .05)$ were in service unit, stud, service number, and linear and quadratic service month in all but one service period. DHI differed $(P < .05)$ for service number, month (linear and quadratic), and stud in two service periods. Technician R-square values were 0.23 to 0.28 versus 0.94 to 0.96 for DHI. Sire estimated non-return rates were weighted using the inverted estimator standard error squared and compared. Sire, stud, data source, service period, and appropriate interactions were modeled. Weighted bull non-returns differed $(P < .01)$ in magnitude across data sources. Stud, data source by stud, and sire within stud by data source were significant $(P .10).$ Four fertility categories based on mean and standard deviation of the weighted estimates were formed within the data sources across service periods. These categories were correlated (0.5 $>$ r $>$ 0.9) and 52.9 to 87.4% congruent within data source for adjacent …

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Socio-Economic Factors And The Journey To Work: A Case Study Of At&T Gis Employees, Thomas A. Hammers Jan 1996

Socio-Economic Factors And The Journey To Work: A Case Study Of At&T Gis Employees, Thomas A. Hammers

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Individuals who must commute to work are often concerned with the spatial separation of their home and job site. In many of these cases the socio-economic characteristics of these individual's lives play an important part in deciding how long this commute is, in terms of both time and distance. The following study seeks to identify the relationships between several selected socio-economic characteristics and the journey to work distances for employees at AT&T GIS. The factors being examined in this study are age, education level, number of dependents, income, length of service to the company, occupation type and gender. Significant differences …

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Using Digital Elevation Models To Measure The Surface And Volumetric Change Of Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada, 1919-1979, James Robb Reynolds Jan 1996

Using Digital Elevation Models To Measure The Surface And Volumetric Change Of Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada, 1919-1979, James Robb Reynolds

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The Athabasca Glacier (52˚12'N, 117˚14'W) located at the Alberta-British Columbia border was studied to quantify its volumetric, area and elevation changes below 2400 m between 1919 and 1979. The data sources consist of maps produced using aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry in the years between 1919 and 1979. The maps were digitized and converted into raster digital elevation models (DEMs), the manipulation of which allowed values of surface and volumetric change to be calculated. These DEMs showed that between 1919 and 1979 the glacier lost 2.344 x 108m3 of volume and receded more than 1 km. Each of the source maps …

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Energy And Deforestation In Ghana: A Study Of Woodfuel-Deforestation Links In Rural Ghana, Iddrisu Adam Jan 1996

Energy And Deforestation In Ghana: A Study Of Woodfuel-Deforestation Links In Rural Ghana, Iddrisu Adam

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Forests are one of the most valuable natural resources of many countries, including Ghana. Timber and other forest products have contributed immensely to the development of the country. These same forests have been a source of sustenance to the Ghanian people. Most particularly, forests have been the principal source of domestic energy by way of providing woodfuels. The heavy reliance on forest resources is taking its toll on the health of Ghanaian forests. In recent years, there has been increased awareness of the depletion of trees—a problem that many researchers have attributed to the over-exploitation of forests especially for domestic …

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Obstetrical Care In The Baffin Region, Northwest Territories: Geographical, Medical And Cultural Perspectives, Christine Clara Earnshaw Jan 1996

Obstetrical Care In The Baffin Region, Northwest Territories: Geographical, Medical And Cultural Perspectives, Christine Clara Earnshaw

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

In the Baffin Region, and other regions of the Canadian Arctic, geographic impediments and the history of southern-based health care delivery have influenced the present health care delivery and service. This is especially the case for obstetrical care since the whole process of childbirth has been transformed into a medical issue administered mainly by southern, non-Inuit health care workers and policy makers. Using 350 maternal and infant health records from the Baffin Regional Hospitals from September 1993 to September 1994, variables such as maternal age, fertility rates and low birth weight rates were calculated for communities in the region to …

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Relative Rates Of Sand Transport Through An Incipient Parabolic Dune At Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario (Ammophila Breviligulata, Calamovilfa Longifolia, Cakile Edentula, Juniperus Virginiana, Populus Deltoides), Sheri A. Longboat Jan 1996

Relative Rates Of Sand Transport Through An Incipient Parabolic Dune At Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario (Ammophila Breviligulata, Calamovilfa Longifolia, Cakile Edentula, Juniperus Virginiana, Populus Deltoides), Sheri A. Longboat

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Factors controlling the development, migration, and stability of an incipient parabolic dune in Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario were investigated in terms of grain size characteristics, rates of sediment transport, and local and regional winds. The parabolic dune, situated approximately 60 meters inland of Lake Huron, is dominated by sparsely scattered dune grass species of marram grass (Ammophila breviligulata), sand reed (Calamovilfa longifolia), and sea rocket (Cakile edentula). Small tree species of red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) emerge and increase in number beyond the parabolic dune. Mean grain sizes along a profile were coarsest on the beach …

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Juvenile Delinquency And Adult Aggression Against Women, Michelle Kalra Jan 1996

Juvenile Delinquency And Adult Aggression Against Women, Michelle Kalra

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The present research assessed whether males who exhibited delinquent acts in their youth would be likely to demonstrate aggression against women as adults. Attitudinal information was also collected to see whether attitudes supporting aggression would mediate the relation between juvenile delinquency and adult aggression against women. Male undergraduates (N = 185) responded to a 68-item, comprehensive measure of delinquency that included five subscales (Official Contact, School and Family Offenses, Serious Crime, Delinquency, and Drug Offenses), three attitudinal measures (Rape Myth Acceptance, Adversarial Sexual Beliefs, and Acceptance of Interpersonal Violence) and two measures of aggression against women (Sexual Experiences Survey and …

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