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The Cellar Door Report: Margaret River Region Winery / Tourism Research, Robyn Morris, Chris King

Research outputs pre 2011

These recommendations have been designed to meet the requirements of the cellar door visitors and to address the weaknesses identified by the survey. All of these aspects listed in the ten points above need to be integrated into a marketing strategy. In view of the complex interrelationships that exist between tourism and the wineries and because of the importance of this relationship in the region it is critical that the Augusta-Margaret River Tourism Association and the Margaret River Wine Industry Association work together in the development of this marketing strategy. This collaborative approach will provide for a more integrated and …

Isolation And Characterization Of The 22 Kd Subunit Of Gluconate Dehydrogenase Derived From Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pao1., John David Gordon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Approximately 95-99% of soil phosphorous is unavailable to plants, with {dollar}\\sim{dollar}90% of phosphate fertilizers also being rendered unavailable upon application. 2-Ketogluconate (2KG) has been shown to solubilize insoluble phosphates in vitro. If plants themselves could solubilize the insoluble phosphate in the soil, this would greatly reduce the need for phosphate fertilizers. Two greenhouse experiments were conducted to examine in vitro and in situ solubilization of insoluble phosphates (calcium phosphate, RP, and iron phosphate, IP) with increasing concentrations of 2KG, as seen through plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) growth and Pi uptake. In the first experiment (in situ solubilization), water alone showed a …

A Rose By Any Other Name Still Has Thorns That Cut You, Philosophical Discussion Group, Armstrong State University

The Philosopher's Stone

No abstract provided.

Stimulus Control Of Human Punished Behavior: Testing For Generalization., Jennifer Marie O'Donnell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Punishment may decrease the rate of unpunished behavior (i.e., punishment effects may generalize). Only a few studies with animals (e.g., Honig & Slivka, 1964) have investigated the stimulus generalization of punishment effects, or how they vary systematically with physical properties of stimuli. In a recent study with humans (O'Donnell & Crosbie, in press), each response in the presence of one horizontal line was punished, and generalization of punishment was tested in the presence of nine other lines that differed only in length. Generalization gradients were not obtained, most likely because the punisher became the discriminative stimulus for punishment conditions, thus …

A Unique Astrocyte Morphological Plasticity., Joanna B. Bobak

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Morphological plasticity of astrocytes has been hypothesized as vital to ongoing plasticity in the adult central nervous system. However, it has yet to be demonstrated directly that astrocytes are capable of gross morphological changes under non-pathological circumstances in the adult nervous system. In our studies, we have investigated this issue in the glial limitans associated with a well-known model of neuronal plasticity, the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus. The activity of the neuroendocrine cells comprising this region was stimulated in rats by substitution of 2% saline for drinking water for 2 or 9 days. Light and electron microscopic morphometry revealed that by …

A Novel Biosensor Using Nanolithographically-Produced Submicron Optical Sources For The Study Of Cell Adhesion And Chemotaxis, Alastair Sheridan Hood

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Cell adhesion and chemotaxis are two key factors determining cell behaviour and differentiation which are currently analysed by microscopic examination of the cell or membrane-associated fluorescence labels. These analyses are often slow, labour intensive and of limited informational content. This thesis describes the physical theory and experimental aspects of an optical method suitable for monitoring cell contact, adhesion to a surface and chemotaxis beyond the conventional limit of optical microscopy by means of a device that utilises both a plain bare surface and arrays of apertures nanolithographically-produced in the surface of a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor structure. Any minute …

Summer Home Range Size Of The Eastern Cascade Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia Rufa Rainieri) In Relation To Availability Of Preferred Food, Robert Julian Stagg

All Master's Theses

Optimal foraging theories relate food preference to nutrient content and nutrient availability to home range size. After synthesizing these theories, I hypothesized that the availability of preferred food plants influences the home range size of generalist herbivores. I also hypothesized that the availability of preferred foods does not affect weight gain of time-minimizing generalist herbivores, but should affect the weight gain of energy-maximizing generalist herbivores. To test these hypotheses, I studied the home ranges, weights, weight gains, food habits, and habitats of six adult female mountain beavers (Aplodontia rufa) from six separate sites where bracken fern was either …

Sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata) Restoration In Altered Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Habitat Of The Yakima Training Center In Central Washington, Margaret Ann Pounds

All Master's Theses

The restoration of sagebrush at the Yakima Training Center was studied because it was determined that military training was altering the condition of sage grouse habitat, potentially having a negative impact on the sage grouse population of the installation. The management of sage grouse and its habitat on YTC are a priority for the U.S. Army. The objectives of this study were to identify the issues relevant to sage grouse and the restoration of its habitat on the training facility, to investigate sagebrush restoration techniques, and to make management recommendations based upon this study. Results of this study indicate that …

Acute And Chronic Exposure To Lead: Cellular And Behavioral Effects On The Pond Snail Helisoma Trivolvis, Virginia T. Bennett

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

The focus of this study is on the effects of lead on Helisoma trivolvis, a pulmonate pond snail. Many species of molluscs are being used as bioindicators of environmental toxins. To provide a background for the reader, a brief history and description of the Phylum Mollusca (at the class level) is presented in Chapter 1. A second chapter (Ch. 2) is concerned with lead and its effects. A synopsis of past and present studies that show the interaction between lead and molluscs is given in Chapter 3, then two experimental chapters follow. The first experimental chapter (Ch. 4) is …

(1997) Philosophy And Democracy In Asia And The Pacific: Philosophy And Civic Education, Laurance J. Splitter

Collected Papers of Laurance J. Splitter

Splitter gives an account of civics and citizenship education based on a philosophical thesis of what it is to be a citizen and explains what it is about philosophy that makes it an appropriate vehicle for civic education.

(1997) Some Reflections On Inquiry, Community And Philosophy, Laurance J. Splitter

Collected Papers of Laurance J. Splitter

Not all communities of inquiry are communities of philosophical inquiry. Still, there is something special and intrinsic about philosophy when it comes to the community of inquiry. Think of Matthew Lipman's oft-repeated claim that philosophy is the discipline that teaches children to think in the disciplines. And remember that one of his (and Dewey's) greatest insights was that children could be members of a community of inquiry. I should like to put these ideas together in the following way: irrespective of whether the inquiry engaged in by a community is philosophical, the community itself is philosophical. In short, every community …

Michael O. Longley V. Leucadia Financial Corporation, Dba And Fka Terracor; The City Of St. George, A Municipal Corporation; And Robert L. Morgan, State Engineer Of The State Of Utah : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF Appellate Case No. 97-0152-CA Civil No. 95-0501270 CV Priority Category No. 15 APPEAL FROM SUMMARY JUDGMENT FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH JUDGE JAMES L. SHUMATE.

Leo N. Taylor V. Department Of Commerce, State Of Utah, Division Of Occupational And Professional Licensing : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

Appendix to Opening Brief of Petitioner

Pam Riley V. Les Inabnit Dba Uintah Auto Sales Carefree Homes : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

BRIEF OF APPELLANT

PLAINTIFF'S APPEAL FROM A CIVIL JUDGMENT AND ORDER ENTERED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 28,1997 AND FILED ON FEBRUARY 29,1997 BY THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, THE HONORABLE JOHN R. ANDERSON PRESIDING

Daley V. Daley : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

No abstract provided.

Health Care Cost Containment And Medical Technology: A Critique Of Waste Theory, Maxwell J. Mehlman

Faculty Publications

The high cost of health care has led to proposals to reduce wasteful medical technology under Medicare and other payment systems. Professor Mehlman warns that achieving this objective, while laudable in theory, is problematic because of the difficulties of defining, detecting and eliminating technology waste. A particular danger is that, in an effort to reduce waste, patients will be denied not only technologies that are wasteful from the patient's own perspective but technologies that yield net patient benefit. This risk is exacerbated by the Medicare prospective payment system, which rewards hospitals financially in inverse proportion to the amount of care …

The Public Interest In Private Property Rights, James L. Huffman

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Oklahoma Slant To Environmental Protection And The Politics Of Property Rights, Drew L. Kershen

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 50 1997

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sediment Resuspension Rates, Organic Matter Quality And Food Utilization By Sea Scallops (Placopecten Magellanicus) On Georges Bank, Jonathan Grant, Peter Cranford, Craig Emerson

Journal of Marine Research

Benthic detritus, bacteria, and settled phytoplankton are transported into the water column by resuspension, potentially providing a high quality food source to suspension feeders. Two aspects of resuspension must be considered in relation to food supplies for suspension feeders: the flux of particles from the sediments to the water column and its food value. Sediment resuspension rates on Georges Bank and the role of resuspended sediment in the diet of sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) were determined in laboratory flume experiments and shipboard feeding experiments, respectively. Resuspended carbon flux was estimated from flume bedload transport rates and the mass …

Debt Financing And Motivation, George G. Triantis

University of Richmond Law Review

An individual's performance in a given activity is a function of her effort and her competence, as well as her surrounding conditions. Effort, in turn, can be divided into three characteristics: direction, intensity and duration. Intensity and duration of effort reflect the individual's motivation with respect to the given activity. Motivation is the product of a cognitive process that anticipates the outcomes of effort and, particularly, the degree to which the individual will be satisfied or dissatisfied with her performance. While individuals might define satisfaction in terms of input (i.e., the amount of effort applied to the task), they more …

The Age Discrimination In Employment Act At Thirty: Where It's Been, Where It Is Today, Where It's Going, Howard C. Eglit

University of Richmond Law Review

Thirty-three years ago, in the course of debating the legislation that eventually was enacted into law as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress began-albeit very tentatively-to address age discrimination in the workplace. While it rejected attempts to amend the 1964 bill to include age within the then-pending menu of proscribed bases for workplace decision-making, i.e., race, color, national origin, religion, and sex, Congress did direct the Secretary of Labor to undertake a study to ascertain the nature and extent of age bias in employment and to make recommendations for dealing with this discrimination, if it in fact existed.

Red Barn Development, L.C. A Utah Limited Liability Company Vs. Summit County A Body Corporate And Politic Of The State Of Utah: Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

ADDENDUM TO BRIEF OF APPELLEE RED BARN DEVELOPMENT, L.C.

Leo N. Taylor V. Department Of Commerce State Of Utah, And Division Of Occupational And Professional Licensing : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

No abstract provided.

Leo N. Taylor V. Department Of Commerce : Brief Of Respondent, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

PETITION TO REVIEW THE FINAL ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RELATIVE TO PETITIONER'S LICENSE TO PRACTICE AS A VETERINARIAN IN THE STATE OF UTAH

Provo City Corporation V. Robert L. Murray : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

Appeal from the Fourth Judicial Court, Utah County, Provo Department, from a conviction of cruelty to animals, a class B misdemeanor, before the Honorable Fred D. Howard

State Of Utah, Department Of Human Services V. Jeffery Waldon Vincent And Laurene A. Vincent : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

No abstract provided.

State Of Utah V. James Redd And Jeanne Redd : Response To Petition For Rehearing, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

No abstract provided.

Breeding For Improved Feed Conversion Efficiency, Alan Lymbery

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Alan Lymbery reports on a trial that has started at Vasse Research Atation to investigate the impact of genetic improvement on feed conversion efficiency on costs of production.

Teasing Apart The Threads Of Staple Strength, Andrew Peterson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A successful partnership between two local inventors and Agriculture WA's Wool Program has created a new instrument which, just like the growth rings of trees, can show seasonal changes in the fibre diameter of wool. This will have considerable value to the wool industry as Andrew Peterson explains.