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Peak Force And Maximal Shortening Velocity Of Soleus Fibers After Non-Weight-Bearing And Resistance Exercise, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Robert H. Fitts Jan 1997

Peak Force And Maximal Shortening Velocity Of Soleus Fibers After Non-Weight-Bearing And Resistance Exercise, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Robert H. Fitts

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Widrick, Jeffrey J., and Robert H. Fitts. Peak force and maximal shortening velocity of soleus fibers after non-weight-bearing and resistance exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 82(1): 189–195, 1997.—This study examined the effectiveness of resistance exercise as a countermeasure to non-weight-bearing-induced alterations in the absolute peak force, normalized peak force (force/fiber cross-sectional area), peak stiffness, and maximal shortening velocity (V o) of single permeabilized type I soleus muscle fibers. Adult rats were subjected to one of the following treatments: normal weight bearing (WB), non-weight bearing (NWB), or NWB with exercise treatments (NWB+Ex). The hindlimbs of the NWB and NWB+Ex rats were …

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Contractile Properties Of Rat, Rhesus Monkey, And Human Type I Muscle Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, M. Karhanek, Robert H. Fitts Jan 1997

Contractile Properties Of Rat, Rhesus Monkey, And Human Type I Muscle Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, M. Karhanek, Robert H. Fitts

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

It is well known that skeletal muscle intrinsic maximal shortening velocity is inversely related to species body mass. However, there is uncertainty regarding the relationship between the contractile properties of muscle fibers obtained from commonly studied laboratory animals and those obtained from humans. In this study we determined the contractile properties of single chemically skinned fibers prepared from rat, rhesus monkey, and human soleus and gastrocnemius muscle samples under identical experimental conditions. All fibers used for analysis expressed type I myosin heavy chain as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Allometric coefficients for type I fibers from each muscle …

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Leadership Within The Camps : A Study Of Holocaust Resistance, Meredith Ann Fallon Jan 1997

Leadership Within The Camps : A Study Of Holocaust Resistance, Meredith Ann Fallon

Honors Theses

The primary question underlying my research is, "What environmental factors, individual characteristics, behaviors, beliefs, and socialization factors enabled or ignited certain Jews to emerge as leaders within the concentration camps during WW II?" This study could reveal valuable information concerning why, how, and what types of leaders emerge in highly adverse and life threatening situations, and how some of these leaders were able to achieve success.

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Prenatal Genetic Screening: The Enigma Of Selective Abortion, David Stoller Jan 1997

Prenatal Genetic Screening: The Enigma Of Selective Abortion, David Stoller

Journal of Law and Health

This paper examines the issues of pre-natal genetic testing and its ethical and legal concerns. Part II details the scientific techniques involved in pre-natal genetic testing. Part III discusses the Human Genome Project and its influence on the choices available to prospective parents. Part IV analyzes the moral and ethical issues raised by pre-natal genetic screening. Part V presents the legal issues raised by pre-natal genetic screening. Finally, Part VI concludes and offers a prospective on the future of these technologies.

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Environmental Justice, Neopreservationism, And Sustainable Spirituality, Mark I. Wallace Jan 1997

Environmental Justice, Neopreservationism, And Sustainable Spirituality, Mark I. Wallace

Religion Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

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Science Fiction: Rhetoric, Authenticity, Textuality And The Museum Of Jurassic Technology, Jeremiah Dyehouse Jan 1997

Science Fiction: Rhetoric, Authenticity, Textuality And The Museum Of Jurassic Technology, Jeremiah Dyehouse

Honors Papers

About two years ago I became interested in museums as rhetorical entities. I took a course at the Allen Memorial Art Museum where I got a sense of how arguments are created through the techniques of visual display, the socalled "informatics" of museum exhibition. In an art museum, however, these informatics are always bound into a relationship with the aura of the art object as artifact. In the context of a cult of art (an art museum?), the physical fact of an art object's existence can never be rhetorically negotiated. Even if nothing else is fixed, its physical presence acts …

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Building Bridges And Overcoming Barricades: Exploring The Limits Of Law As An Agent Of Transformational Social Change, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. Jan 1997

Building Bridges And Overcoming Barricades: Exploring The Limits Of Law As An Agent Of Transformational Social Change, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Washington University School Of Medicine Bulletin, 1997-1998 Jan 1997

Washington University School Of Medicine Bulletin, 1997-1998

Washington University School of Medicine Bulletins

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Investigations Into The Causes Of Early Larval Mortality In Cultured Summer Flounder (Paralichthys Dentatus L.), David Alves Jan 1997

Investigations Into The Causes Of Early Larval Mortality In Cultured Summer Flounder (Paralichthys Dentatus L.), David Alves

Open Access Master's Theses

Experiments were conducted to investigate larval mortality in cultured summer flounder during the first two weeks after hatch. The importance of feeding success, parentage, addition of algae, water quality, and the microbial community to mortality during this period were investigated. Larvae were raised in 2-L bowls at initial densities of 50 and 75/L with light aeration, 12L:12D photoperiod, and regular 1-L water changes. In all experiments mortalities were recorded and removed daily. In the first two experiments daily samples of larvae were taken to assess feeding success and to relate that to survival. The second experiment investigated the effects of …

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Initiating Coastal Management In Kenya And Zanzibar, Tanzania: A Strategic Approach, Mark Amaral Jan 1997

Initiating Coastal Management In Kenya And Zanzibar, Tanzania: A Strategic Approach, Mark Amaral

Open Access Master's Theses

Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is a process that unites government and the community, science and management, sectoral and pubic interests to wisely protect and develop coastal ecosystems and resources. As funding for ICM continues to increase, investments are often made quickly, without adequate consultation with the stakeholders and host institutions. This can lead to programs and projects that lack focus and outstrip the host institution's capacity and capabilities. By thinking strategically about the current coastal management problems and pressures and developing a strategy document using an organized and strategic process, investment can be made wisely and at a scale that …

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A Strategic Recycling Plan For U.R.I, Amrita Roy Jan 1997

A Strategic Recycling Plan For U.R.I, Amrita Roy

Open Access Master's Theses

Statement of Problem: Inadequate planning coupled with non-mandatory recycling practices has lead to a low recycling response at the University of Rhode Island. The student, staff and faculty suffer from lack of awareness of the appropriate recycling procedures. Compared to successful recycling initiatives in schools all over the country, URI falls low on the scale. In June 1989, URI started a campaign to implement campus wide recycling. The goal was to achieve 12% recovery rates (this is percentage of amount of materials by weightage that recycled out of the total waste stream) by 1993. It is unfortunate that in the …

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Public Playgrounds: An Examination Of Current Issues Associated With Public Play Facilities, Albert V. Ranaldi Jr. Jan 1997

Public Playgrounds: An Examination Of Current Issues Associated With Public Play Facilities, Albert V. Ranaldi Jr.

Open Access Master's Theses

The issues surrounding playgrounds are in need of attention. This research paper attempts to address the safety and developmental concerns regarding playground equipment and design. Since the most immediate concern is safety, the discussion will focus on issues concerning playground safety. A brief history of playground development, developmental theories of play, and safety issues will be presented. Discussion of these issues will lead to recommendations for a mandatory public playground safety policy and program. The standards for the safety policy and program will be adopted from the 1991 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Handbook For Public Playground Safety, the 1993 …

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Improving Open-Space Subdivisions In Charlton, Massachusetts: Connecting Back To The Land, Bruce E. Keller Jan 1997

Improving Open-Space Subdivisions In Charlton, Massachusetts: Connecting Back To The Land, Bruce E. Keller

Open Access Master's Theses

In Charlton, Massachusetts, the current open-space subdivision option doesn't work well for the benefit of people or wildlife, but rather allows the developer to cut costs without giving a more beneficial design in return. Open space "islands" are being created that have no connectivity with one another, making them little more than buffers of undisturbed land within and among developments. While these buffers are somewhat useful from an aesthetic perspective, better regulations and design guidelines would be helpful in creating more useable "corridors" for wildlife and trails for people, which in return will help to preserve wildlife biodiversity and provide …

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Distribution And Status Of The Ozark Shiner, Notropos Ozarcanus Meek, In Arkansas, Henry W. Robison Jan 1997

Distribution And Status Of The Ozark Shiner, Notropos Ozarcanus Meek, In Arkansas, Henry W. Robison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Ozark shiner, Notropis ozarcanus, an endemic species of the Ozark Highlands, was studied from 1994-1995 to determine its present distribution and conservation status in Arkansas. One-hundred and four collections of fishes were made from throughout the historic range of the Ozark shiner. A total of 91 Ozark shiners was collected during the two-year study. The present state distribution is described as well as the conservation status of the Ozark shiner in Arkansas. The largest populations seem to be present in the protected Buffalo River.

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Integrating Gis And Remote Sensing With Ecosystem Research, Suzanne Wiley, Robert C. Weih Jr. Jan 1997

Integrating Gis And Remote Sensing With Ecosystem Research, Suzanne Wiley, Robert C. Weih Jr.

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

In the Phase II Ecosystem Management Research Program in the Ouachita and Ozark National Forests, an interdisciplinary group of scientists are evaluating the effects and trade-offs of partial cutting methods in a replicated stand level study. Information from approximately 2,000 plots is being collected by more than fifty researchers during this five-year project with plans to continue data collection long term. To evaluate the effects of different management strategies and their interactions with forest resources, data must be brought into a common format and made available to all researchers. To this end, a data support system was developed which utilizes …

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Presence Of Hantavirus In Small Mammals Of The Ouachita Mountains, Roger W. Perry, Ronald E. Thill, Philip A. Tappe, M. Anthony Melchiors Jan 1997

Presence Of Hantavirus In Small Mammals Of The Ouachita Mountains, Roger W. Perry, Ronald E. Thill, Philip A. Tappe, M. Anthony Melchiors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Internal Parasitism In Free-Ranging Black Bears In The Pisgah National Forest, Barbara Jenness Jan 1997

Internal Parasitism In Free-Ranging Black Bears In The Pisgah National Forest, Barbara Jenness

McNair Scholars Journal

A qualitative analysis of intestinal parasitism present in the American black bear, Ursus americanus, in western North Carolina has never been documented. A survey of endoparasitism was conducted in conjunction with research by North Carolina State University in Pisgah National For est. The survey was carried out by fecal analysis. In this population, black bears were found to be infected with the endoparasite , Baylisasaris transfuga, at a rate of 50 percent.

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The Spillikin (Vol. 14), Valparaiso University Jan 1997

The Spillikin (Vol. 14), Valparaiso University

The Spillikin - The Christ College Newsletter

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President's Report, 1997, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). Office Of The President Jan 1997

President's Report, 1997, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). Office Of The President

University of Montana President’s Report, 1993-2016

The President’s Report of the University of Montana, produced by University Relations on behalf of the President’s Office.

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The Campbell Lawyer, Volume 8, Special Edition Jan 1997

The Campbell Lawyer, Volume 8, Special Edition

Alumni Newsletters

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When Trees Fall In The Forest: Stand Structure Following Partial Disturbance In The Spruce-Hemlock Forests Of Southeast Alaska, Kim Hastings Jan 1997

When Trees Fall In The Forest: Stand Structure Following Partial Disturbance In The Spruce-Hemlock Forests Of Southeast Alaska, Kim Hastings

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Comparison Of Bird Communities In Developed Undeveloped And Greenbelt Riparian Areas, Kelley P. Segars Jan 1997

Comparison Of Bird Communities In Developed Undeveloped And Greenbelt Riparian Areas, Kelley P. Segars

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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An Evaluation Of In-Stream Longitudinal Distribution Among Hydropsychids (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) Of The Flathead Basin Northwestern Montana : Evidence For A Bioenergetic Response To The Thermal Gradient, Winsor H. Lowe Jan 1997

An Evaluation Of In-Stream Longitudinal Distribution Among Hydropsychids (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) Of The Flathead Basin Northwestern Montana : Evidence For A Bioenergetic Response To The Thermal Gradient, Winsor H. Lowe

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Family Farming | The Path Not Taken, Thomas Joseph Antonick Jan 1997

Family Farming | The Path Not Taken, Thomas Joseph Antonick

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Llamas At Home, On The Range And In The Therapist's Chair| Trends In The Llama Industry In Montana, Karen M. Chavez Jan 1997

Llamas At Home, On The Range And In The Therapist's Chair| Trends In The Llama Industry In Montana, Karen M. Chavez

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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A Stranger To Its Laws: Homosexuality, Schemas, And The Lessons And Limits Of Reasoning By Analogy, Todd Brower Jan 1997

A Stranger To Its Laws: Homosexuality, Schemas, And The Lessons And Limits Of Reasoning By Analogy, Todd Brower

Santa Clara Law Review

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Can Pre-Purchace Entrpreneurial Efforts Satisfy The Fourth Prong Of The Howey Test? A Critique Of Sec V. Life Partners, Inc., Stephanie Ann Miranda Jan 1997

Can Pre-Purchace Entrpreneurial Efforts Satisfy The Fourth Prong Of The Howey Test? A Critique Of Sec V. Life Partners, Inc., Stephanie Ann Miranda

Santa Clara Law Review

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Are Tuna And Dolphins The Same? A Rule Of Reason Approach To Resolve The Trade And Environment Conflict, Anantha K. Paruthipattu Jan 1997

Are Tuna And Dolphins The Same? A Rule Of Reason Approach To Resolve The Trade And Environment Conflict, Anantha K. Paruthipattu

LLM Theses and Essays

Trade and environment are both primary values in an ecologically and economically interdependent world; unleashing trade without regard to environmental impact is as detrimental as guarding the environment at the expense of trade and development. Tuna and dolphins have come to symbolize the policy struggle between trade and environment. In early 1990, the United States banned the import of tuna from Mexico and other countries that were fishing in a manner that damaged dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Mexico challenged this ban before a GATT Panel, which ruled against the United States and held that the tuna ban …

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The National Forest Management Act: The Twenty Years Behind, The Twenty Years Ahead, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1997

The National Forest Management Act: The Twenty Years Behind, The Twenty Years Ahead, Charles F. Wilkinson

Publications

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Yellagonga Wetlands: A Study Of The Water Chemistry And Aquatic Fauna, Adrianne Kinnear, Patrick Garnett, Hugo Bekle, K. Upton Jan 1997

Yellagonga Wetlands: A Study Of The Water Chemistry And Aquatic Fauna, Adrianne Kinnear, Patrick Garnett, Hugo Bekle, K. Upton

Research outputs pre 2011

Wetlands worldwide are continually threatened by urbanisation and Western Australia is no exception. Since European settlement in 1829, it has been estimated that at least 75% of the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain have disappeared (Halse, 1988). The remaining 25% continue to be threatened by eutrophication and pollution, changes in hydrology and water level patterns, clearing of riparian vegetation, aesthetic disruption and weed invasion (CALM, 1980; Davis and Rolls, 1987; Wrigley et al., 1991; Balla and Davis, 1995). These degradation components are interrelated and largely the consequence of the extensive removal of surrounding vegetation...

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