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The “Childish Imagination” Of John Ruskin And George Macdonald: Introductory Speculations, John Pennington

North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies

No abstract provided.

The Curious Case Of Disappearing Federal Jurisdiction Over Federal Enforcement Of Federal Law: A Vehicle For Reassessment Of The Tribal Exhaustion/Abstention Doctrine, Blake A. Watson

Marquette Law Review

No abstract provided.

Chickamauga / By Bradley Tyler Wilson, Bradley Tyler Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Curs'd Distraction And Wretched Consequences : Thomas Otway's Use Of The Sexual Deviant As Social Criticism, David Andrew Duffey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Guide To Bahamian Ichnology: Pleistocene, Holocene, And Modern Environments: A Field Trip Guide, H. Allen Curran, Brian White, Mark A. Wilson

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

This guide was prepared for the Fourth International Ichnofabric Workshop (IIW- 4) to be hosted by the Bahamian Field Station and held on San Salvador Island on March 15-22, 1997. About 35 scientists representing 15 countries are registered to attend the workshop.

The focus of discussion in the infonnal scientific sessions will be the uses of ichnofabric analysis in sedimentary geology. An ichnofabric is the texture or internal structure created within a sedimentary substrate from the bioturbating activity of organisms. Ichnofabric analysis is a new and emerging area of ichnology (the study of trace fossils), and its methods are proving …

Enhanced Mucosal And Systemic Immune Responses To Intestinal Reovirus Infection In Beta2-Microglobulin-Deficient Mice., Amy Major, Christopher Cuff

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Native Americans And Diabetes, Kristina K. Lee

Nebraska Anthropologist

Type II diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among Native Americans. It Is estimated that 12.2 percent of all Native Americans in the U.S. have Type II diabetes. This compares with 5.2 percent of the general U.S. population (Diabetes Statistics 1997). The highest rate of diabetes in the world is in the Pima Nation. Half of all Pima Indians age 35 and older have diabetes (West 1974). Diabetes causes severe health complications and is a major cause of
death for Native Americans.

Tibetan Fraternal Polyandry: A Review Of Its Advantages And Breakdown, Jeff Willett

Nebraska Anthropologist

The fraternal polyandry marriage relationship of Tibet is widely considered
to be a means of preventing the division of a family's resources among its male heirs. As a family resource preservation strategy, Tibetan polyandry accomplishes the same goal of the European stem family system, but in a very different way. Researchers have suggested that polyandry developed in Tibet, because it provides a household with enough male laborers to fully exploit the marginal agricultural lands in the Himalayas, that it serves as a means of population control, or that it serves as a way of reducing tax obligations to feudal Tibetan …

Reflections On The Ratings Craze, Joseph Lieberman

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Whose Water Is It? Private Rights And Public Authority Over Reclamation Project Water, Reed D. Benson

Law of the Rio Chama

No abstract provided.

Rapd Pcr Analysis Of Cryptosporidium Parvum Isolates In The Upper Midwest, Kevin V. Shianna

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Jungian Dream Theories Applied To Judith Thompson's White Biting Dog, Vicki Lynn Pozzebon

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Global Overfishing And The Spanish-Canadian Turbot War: Can International Law Protect The High-Seas Environment?, David R. Teece

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Whaling In Sand County: A Dialectical Hunt For Land Ethical Answers To Questions About The Morality Of Norwegian Minke Whale Catching, J. Baird Callicott

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The International Whaling Commission And The Future Of Cetaceans: Problems And Prospects, William C. Burns

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Gatt, Wto, And The Environment: To What Extent Do Gatt/Wto Rules Permit Member Nations To Protect The Environment When Doing So Adversely Affects Trade?, Mike Meier

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Forty-Ninth Meeting Of The International Whaling Commission: Charting The Future Of Cetaceans In The Twenty-First Century, William C.G. Burns

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Foraging Ecology And Habitat Selection Of The Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus Ornatus) At Dryandra Woodland, Western Australia, Kellie Wilson

Theses : Honours

The foraging ecology and habitat selection of the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater was examined using observations and vegetation surveys at Dryandra Woodland, Western Australia. Foraging ecology data was collected over three seasons (autumn, winter and spring) in 1997 at three sites within Dryandra. Habitat selection studies involved 156 sites being surveyed for the presence or absence of the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater. The vegetation characteristics of the site were measured. Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters foraged by gleaning foliage most of the time. Bark and aerial foraging were also common. Birds clearly selected for tree height, preferring to forage on larger (older) trees which may be because …

The Impact Of Permaculture On The Above-Ground Mesofaunal Communities In The Perth Metropolitan Area, Ruth C. D'Sanges

Theses : Honours

Conventional agricultural practices (tillage, extensive application of synthetic fertilisers and biocides) exert substantial disturbance on soil ecosystems, consequently causing severe land degradation through loss of soil organic matter. These practices also place significant pressure on the soil inhabitants. However, permaculture systems practice non-tillage and extensive mulching. These non-tillage practices reduce the amount of perturbation on the litter invertebrates and encourage their abundances. The aims of this study were to describe the above-ground mesofaunal communities in the mulch layer of selected urban permaculture systems in the Perth Metropolitan area. This included determining the faunal abundance and diversity. Four permaculture sites were …

Cd-Rom Storybooks: Reading Strategies Of Learners Of English As A Second Language, Marie Beardsell

Theses : Honours

Technology has had a huge impact on pedagogy and this impact is increasing with more educationally sound computer software becoming available. CD-ROM storybooks are an example of such software, and this study was an attempt to discover how beneficial these computerised books are, to the reading strategies of English as a second language (ESL) learners. The subjects of this study were eight ESL learners from grades 3 and 4 of primary school (five female and three male). Four subjects were born in Australia, and the remaining four were born overseas. However, all subjects were exposed to a language other than …

Theory Of Mind Deficits In Children With Intellectual Disabilities : A Test Of Specificity And Uniqueness Hypotheses, Dianne Campbell

Theses : Honours

This study was designed to determine (a) whether children with intellectual disabilities have a theory of mind deficit relative to younger children of the same verbal mental age and (b) whether theory of mind in children with intellectual disabilities is domain-specific or related to other general cognitive functions. A group of 15 children with intellectual disabilities (mean age= 10;0), 15 children of average intelligence (mean age= 10;0) and 15 children of average intelligence (mean age= 6:0) matched on verbal mental age with the children with intellectual disabilities. The children were given a series of theory of mind tasks. The children …

Predation By Gambusia Holbrooki (Girard) (Pisces Poeciliidae) On Tadpoles : Feeding Trials And Microhabitat Utilisation In Two Contrasting Wetlands On The Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia, Beate Sommer

Theses : Honours

Predation by non-native Gambusia spp. (somewhat inappropriately referred to as “Mosquitofish”) has been implicated in the decline of some frog populations overseas and in eastern Australia. Originally introduced to control mosquito larvae, Gambusia holbrooki are now widely distributed and abundant in wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain (Western Australia). Anecdotal evidence suggests that some frog populations on the Swan Coastal Plain may be declining. Through a series of laboratory feeding trials and a field survey conducted in a permanent and a seasonal wetland on the Swan Coastal Plain, this study investigated whether predation by G. holbrooki has the potential to …

The Toysim Project, Anthony Rodriguez

Theses : Honours

No abstract provided.

Homozygosity Levels In Consanguineous Populations: A Study Of The Sankethi Community, Karnataka, India, Janet Cahill

Theses : Honours

The project has studied the inheritance of microsatellite alleles across four chromosomes within two multi-generation families from a highly endogamous community, the Sankethi of Karnataka, India. The two families each have members from four generations participating in the study. Finger prick blood samples and detailed pedigree information were collected from subjects in India. DNA was extracted from the blood spot samples using a phenol-chloroform technique, and analysed by spectrophotometry to determine DNA concentrations. Fluorescent markers from chromosomes 15, 16, 17 & 18 were amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques on a Perkin Elmer 96 well thermocycler. The PCR products …

Have A Safe Trip: An Investigation Of Rituals And Sanctions Surrounding Lsd Use, David Wellbourne-Wood

Theses : Honours

There is little recent literature which identifies social controls operating among illicit drug users in Perth, Western Australia. This hinders understanding of the local illicit drug scene and makes the formulation of appropriate harm reduction strategies difficult. This study is a qualitative investigation of rituals and social sanctions which surround the use of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD). The research describes these rituals and sanctions, and examines their various functions for eight experienced users. The research adopted elements of a phenomenological approach, using in-depth semi-structured interviews to elicit a description of users' subjective experiences with LSD, and Colaizzi's (1978) phenomenological analysis …

Scope Of Justice, Delegitimisation, Sentience And Ecosystemic Integrity As Predictors Of Protection, Rob Gulley

Theses : Honours

It is argued that the continuing environmental destruction results from an instrumental valuation of the non-human world. Fox's (1995) alternative intrinsic value approach to environmental protection is introduced. Two aspects of Fox's descriptive model may represent fundamental motives, or ethical bases, for behaviour. They are sentience -the quality of being capable of experiencing pain, and ecosystemic-integrity -the quality of contributing to the self-regenerating capacity of an ecosystem. The inconsistency between the presumed ethical bases for behaviour, and actual behaviour is noted. It is suggested that delegitimisation- the discounting of some desirable quality in a competitor during conflict, and the scope …

Memories And Miracles - Housing The Rural Poor Along The United States-Mexico Border: A Comparative Discussion Of Colonia Formation And Remediation In El Paso County, Texas, And Dona Ana County, New Mexico, Nancy L. Simmons

New Mexico Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. Ix_Issue 1_February 1997, Puntos De Vista - Westside Neighborhood , Santa Fe

Puntos de Vista: A Westside Neighborhood Newsletter (1989-1998), Santa Fe, NM

No abstract provided.

Vol. Ix_Issue 3_Fall 1997, Puntos De Vista - Westside Neighborhood , Santa Fe

Puntos de Vista: A Westside Neighborhood Newsletter (1989-1998), Santa Fe, NM

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Growth Basal Area Method As A Tool For Estimating Site Productivity In Uneven-Aged Ponderosa Pine Stands, Christopher W. Woodall

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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