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Ernesto Cardenal, The Doubtful Strait/El Estrecho Dudoso, Translated By John Lyons, Tey Diana Rebolledo

Colonial Latin American Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Columbia River Basin Water Law Institutions And Policies Survey: Report To The Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission, Michael A. Schoessler, Scott B. Yates, Janet C. Neuman, Angus Duncan, Michael C. Blumm, Brett M. Swift

River Basin Studies

Report to the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission

University Reporter - Vol. 02, No. 04 - December 1997, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

The Theme Of Childhood In William Blake's Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience & Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Nabil Fayez Saad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Stone And The Seed In The Myth Of Sisyphus By Albert Camus, And Season Of Migration To The North By Tayeb Salih, Mark Andrew Taylor

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Archaeological Investigations Of The 15 Acre Tract For The Proposed Construction Of The Tennessee Valley Authority Customer Service Center, City Of Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, Michael James Wild

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project was undertaken in order to provide cultural resource clearance for fifteen acres of land for the proposed construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Customer Service Center in the City of Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. The fifteen acres were divided into sections, and after each section was granted cultural resource clearance, construction was allowed to begin while other sections were being investigated. Four early historic midden pits were discovered during the investigations. The cultural materials recovered were analyzed and described. The modern trash and historic and early historic cultural materials recovered revealed that the project area had been in …

Have Pen, Will Travel: A Professional Writer's Sojourn, Susan Nichols Weiss

Digitized Theses and Dissertations (prior to 2008)

A portfolio submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Professional Writing in the Department of English in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences of Kennesaw State University

Justice Stillborn: Lies, Lacunae, Incommensurability, And The Judicial Role, E. Nathaniel Gates

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Regulating The Sport Of Boxing - Congress Throws The First Punch With The Professional Boxing Safety Act, Kelley C. Howard

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Bound Μ⁺Μˉ System, Ulrich D. Jentschura, Gerhard Soff, Vladimir G. Ivanov, Savely Karshenboim

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We consider the hyperfine structure, the atomic spectrum, and the decay channels of the bound μ⁺μ^- system (dimuonium). The annihilation lifetimes of low-lying atomic states of the system lie in the 10^-12 s range. The decay rates could be measured by detection of the decay products (high-energy photons or electron-positron pairs). The hyperfine-structure splitting of the dimuonic system and its decay rate are influenced by electronic vacuum polarization effects in the far timelike asymptotic region. This constitutes a previously unexplored kinematic regime. We evaluate next-to-leading-order radiative corrections to the decay rate of low-lying atomic states. We …

Feasibility And Implementation Planning For The Centennial Of Powered Flight, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

In 2003 Dayton will produce an international yearlong celebration of the Centennial of Powered Flight. The 2003 Committee authorized Harrison Price Company (HPC) to prepare a Feasibility and Economic Planning Study for the Festival of Flight. The study is divided into nine sections including this Introduction which describes the Centennial of Flight background, the purpose of the 2003 Committee, the role and structure of the National Historic park and the study scope and methodology. Section two, Program Concept Parameters, outlines the content of the program. This includes programmatic content, and descriptions of the Festival of Flight program, Air Force Museum …

Block Scheduling: From Possibility To Reality?, Frederic M. Muse

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines teacher practices and student learning as perceived by teachers within public high schools that have implemented block scheduling. Comparisons are made between the possibilities advanced by block scheduling advocates and the actual results as interpreted from the data gathered. Comparisons are made between teaching and learning with the traditional schedule and the manner in which it takes place with block scheduling. Open-ended questionnaires were developed for use with voluntary participants who had worked with traditional scheduling and now taught with some form of block scheduling. Participants recorded observations based solely upon personal perceptions of experiences with students …

Multinational Land Formations And Nato: Reforming Practices And Structures, Thomas-Durell Young Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The problems Dr. Young grapples with in this account have been exacerbated by a variety of evolving realities stemming from the new, post-Cold War security environment. Reduced national force structures, new NATO roles and missions emanating from the military implementation of Alliance Strategy and the rapid reaction requirements associated with the embryonic Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTF) Concept are but three of a multitude of inter-related issues which have driven the requirement to address NATO force structure requirements as a whole, as part of the ongoing internal adaptation of Alliance structures and procedures.

A Survey Of Factors Affecting Computer Implementation In Rural Northeast Tennessee K-12 Public Schools, Carl S. Rapp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the variables that are apparently affecting the incorporation of computer technology in Northeast Tennessee rural K-12 public schools. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship between the independent variables--gender, age, and prior experience, and the dependent variables--knowledge about, attitude toward, and use of computer technology among Northeast Tennessee teachers and principals. This study utilized a survey methodology seeking responses from teachers and administrators in Sullivan, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Carter, and Unicoi counties. The findings were based on the return of 208 completed surveys which represented a 52% return rate. Based on the …

Perceptions Of Tenured Faculty Members About The Post-Tenure Review Process In Tennessee Community Colleges, Stephen W. Wright

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine if differences exist between tenured faculty members perceptions about what actually occurs during the post-tenure review process and what they believe should occur in the twelve community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents System. This study presents the status of higher education tenure from a historical and legal basis nationally and in Tennessee. The study also presents various models of faculty evaluation and post-tenure review practices in higher education nationwide, as well as in Tennessee. The data in this study are analyzed through descriptive statistics and presented the demographic data including …

A Comparison Study Of Water Well Grouting Materials, Sherry L. Callaway

Masters Theses

To prevent contamination from occurring in water wells, and thereby groundwater, the annulus between the well casing and borehole wall must be sealed with a grout that is capable of maintaining a proper seal. Several factors and properties determine the integrity of the grout and the seal formed by that grout.

A field study discovered limitations in all of the tested grout types. Most grouts were found to vary greatly in thickness surrounding the well casing. Bentonite slurry grouts settled excessively. Cement and bentoni tecement grouts did not adhere to PVC well casing. Bentonite-cement grout fractured. The granulated bentonite was …

The Evolution Of Suburbs In America, Linda Anne Mahood Bennett

Master's Projects

American cities, towns and neighborhoods have undergone a dramatic transformation since the middle of the nineteenth century. This change has occurred as a direct result of federal government policies and legislation passed to encourage development in the city fringes. These changes have also resulted from various socioeconomic factors, and urban design movements which emerged throughout this time.

This paper examines the process our cities, towns, and neighborhoods have undergone since the middle of the nineteenth century in an effort to understand how and why suburban life developed in America over this time. Also, it compares the characteristics of pre-WWlI towns …

26. Largo Library, Barbara Ann Murphey

Florida Library History Project

A history of the Largo Library in Pinellas County, Florida. The Library is a part of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative.

Inclusive Production Of Neutral Pions In Hadronic Z Decays, R. Barate, M. Thulasidas

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

A measurement of the inclusive production of π0 mesons in hadronic Z decays is presented and compared to Monte Carlo model predictions. The analysis is based on approximately 2 million hadronic events recorded with the ALEPH detector at LEP at a centre-of-mass energy of ⊡s = 91.2 GeV. Neutral pions are reconstructed using photons measured in the electromagnetic calorimeter and photons from conversion pairs. The inclusive π0 momentum spectrum is measured in the range 0.025 x p = p/p beam 0 per hadronic Z is found to be 4.80 ± 0.07(stat) ± 0.31(sys). The differential inclusive π0 cross section is …

English Language Teaching In The "Post - Method" Era: Toward Better Diagnosis, Treatment, And Assessment, H. Douglas Brown

PASAA

In the century of time spanning the mid 1880s to the mid 1980s, the language teaching profession was involved in what many pedagogical experts would call a search. That search was for a single, ideal method, generalizable across widely varying audiences, that would successfully teach students a foreign language in the classroom. Historical accounts of the profession tend therefore to describe a succession of methods each of which are more or less discarded in due course of time as a new method takes its place. I will comment on "the changing winds and shifting sands" (Marckwardt 1972:5) of that history …

Patterns Of Lexis In The Writing Of Japanese Efl Students: A Comparative Study, Phillip R. Morrow

PASAA

In the teaching of composition to EFL students, the study of vocabulary use generally receives less attention than matters of organization and structure, and related issues of grammar and style. It is, of course, necessary for inexperienced writers to study and attain some mastery in these areas, but the appropriate and effective use of words is also an essential part of good writing. While the role of lexis in writing has not usually been emphasized, neither has it been entirely neglected. In the past few years there have been several insightful studies dealing the various aspects of lexis and its …

Eap In A Foreign Language Context: An Impact Analysis Of Course Achievements On Proficiency Gain, Steven Ross

PASAA

English for academic purposes (EAP) curricula have gradually become widespread in a number of different foreign language contexts. Often, EAP in these contexts is conjoined with other curricular innovations such as thematic, adjunct, and sheltered content teaching approaches. The impact of such foreign language instructional programs is not particularly well known. One such program is the focus of the present study. EAP course achievement scores over a three year period are analyzed for their aggregate and individual impact on Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score gains for two cohorts of Japanese university undergraduates. Contrastive regression analyses are …

Creating And Implementing An Online Writing Course, Martin Holmes

PASAA

This discussion paper describes our experiences during the creation and deployment of an entirely Web-based intermediate English writing course at the University of Victoria. It is hoped that other institutions, materials-writers and instructors will find it useful when contemplating, planning or implementing similar initiatives.

The Effect Of Data Model, System And Task Characteristics On User Query Performance – An Empirical Study, Hock Chan, Keng Siau, Kwok-Kee Wei

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

With the proliferation of end-user computing and empowerment of end users in the organizations, the user-database interface is increasingly being recognized as an important research area. A user-database interface consists of two key components: the data model and the query language. Database management system designers can manipulate these two components to produce an effective database interface to maximize user task performance. However, in order to do this, the designers first need to know the effect of the two components on end users and the interaction effect of the two components. Despite the acknowledgment of user-database interface as a cornerstone in …

In Search Of Truth: A Case For Expanding Perjury's Recantation Defense, Peter M. Agulnick

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Ideological Change In Reggae Music From 1971 To 1993, William H. Stanley

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to see if the reggae music that became popular in the United States was ideologically different from the reggae that originated in Jamaica. The hypothesized change was derived from a model developed by Humphrey Regis (1994, 1988) labeled “cultural domination by re-exportation”. It was determined that early reggae music and the Rastafarian religion had very similar ideologies. The change within reggae music was measured against the Rastafarian belief system.

A content analysis of twenty-five songs was undertaken. The method of doing ideological analysis of the reggae lyrics was derived from Cormack (1992). The sample …

The Migration Of Arsenic And Lead In Surface Sediments At Three Kids Mine Henderson, Nevada, Douglas Brian Sims

Publications (WR)

This study focused on the distribution of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine in Henderson, Nevada. The mine site encompasses approximately 470 acres of desert and is situated above two developing communities (Lake Las Vegas and Calico Ridge) and the Las Vegas Valley's water source (Lake Mead). Transport of arsenic and lead appears to have occurred within a limited range in both the eastern and western washes on the eastern and western sides of Three Kids Mine. Concentrations of arsenic range between 20 mg/kg (ppm) and 1130 mg/kg and between 20 mg/kg and 8400 mg/kg for …

Proposal Of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms For The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement: A Crucial Step In Establishing Long-Term Economic Stability In Palestine And A Lasting Peace, Jasmine Jordaan

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Rationales For Rural Land Redistribution In South Africa, Lauren G. Robinson

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Mixed Media December 1, 1997, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The December 1, 1997 issue includes articles on elective offerings at RISD, RISD Museum exhibitions, and difficulties enrolling in Liberal Arts classes, along with the comic "Man vs. the Pseudo-Intellectual" by Adam Swaab, event notices, and other announcements.