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Defying The Odds: The Christian Coalition In The Life Cycle Of The Religious Right, Kathleen S Espin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

According to the established theories on the life cycle of social movements, the Maintenance Stage of a movement is a critical time that marks a crossroads. One path leads to victory and the other to oblivion. The odds are strongly against victory for any social movement because the bureaucratic necessities for long-term maintenance of a movement siphon off spontaneity, excitement, and "esprit de corps." Few social movements are totally successful and many are absorbed or cooped by established institutions. This study examines how the Religious Right, under the leadership of the Christian Coalition, has defied the odds and has become …

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

A newsletter containing a variety of sections including:

Camille's Comments

Murmurings From a Listserv Owner

Book Review

Technology Booklist

Ready Reference Using the Internet

PC Mechanic

How to Download a List From INNOPAC Using Serving FTP

Currency Boards, Expectations And Inflation Persistence, J. A. Carlson

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

Adopting the exchange rate as a nominal anchor for monetary stabilization has proved costly in a number of countries as inflationary inertia produces severe real exchange rate appreciation. What causes inflation persistence? Complementary to existing explanation such as staggered contracts and low credibility, we note that the introduction of a new monetary rule, such as a fixed exchange rate reduces inflationary expectations immediately to the target level only if all agents understand the implications of the rule.

Psychometric Properties Of The Rape Myth Scale : A Systematic Examination Utilizing Known And Predicted Correlates Of Rape Myth Acceptance, Brandon Ray Olive

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Finite Element Model With Penalty Formulation To Predict The Pressure And Velocity Behavior In A Pultrusion Die Inlet, Srikanth Elaprolu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Principles And Passions: The Intersection Of Abortion And Gun Rights , Nicholas J. Johnson

Faculty Scholarship

In this article, Professor Nicholas J. Johnson explores the parallels between the right of armed self-defense and the woman's right to abortion. Professor Johnson demonstrates that the theories and principles advanced to support the abortion right intersect substantially with an individual's right to armed self-defense. Professor Johnson uncovers common ground between the gun and abortion rights - two rights that have come to symbolize society's deepest social and cultural divisions - divisions that prompt many to embrace the abortion right while summarily rejecting the gun right. Unreflective disparagement of the gun right, he argues, threatens the vitality of the abortion …

Economic Lessons Of The Kobe Earthquake, G. Horwich

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

The earthquake that struck the Japanese port city of Kobe on January 17, 1995, was the most severe quake ever to strike a modern urban area. It has become the most studied, analyzed, and discussed natural disaster in history. What I propose to add to this dialogue is an economist's overview of what he saw in Kobe 19 months after the event and what he learned during the ensuing 6 months.

Videotext Database System, Haitao Jiang, Danilo Montesi, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Hobbesian Transformation Of America As Seen Through The Eyes Of Three Southern Conservatives : (John C. Calhoun, Robert L. Dabney, And Donald Davidson / By Andrew E. Roesell, Andrew E. Roesell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Behavior Of The Pressure Rise In A Pultrusion Die Inlet, Kevin S. Raper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Scattering Of Sonic Booms By Anisotropic Turbulence In The Atmosphere, Mark C. Kelly

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Project Leap (Learn, Earn, And Prosper) : A Program Overview And An Analysis Of Affective And Pedagogical Factors In Teacher/Student Relationships By Deetra Ann Sims, Deetra Ann Sims

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Woodhull Study On Nursing And The Media: Health Care's Invisible Partner: Final Report, Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Resource Papers

This important study analyzes 20,000 articles (2,600 health articles) published in 16 US newspapers, magazines and health trade publications in September 1997. Less than 1% of the articles in the magazines US News & World Report, Time, Newsweek and Business Week referenced a nurse. Similarly, nurses were referenced in less than 4% of the 2,101 newspaper health articles from 7 newspapers across the US.

The Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media initiated an important dialogue for nurses and journalists to develop more effective communication channels with those they both serve: the American public. Nurses should help journalists obtain stories …

Announcements

The Writing Center Journal

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Information For Authors

The Writing Center Journal

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Yasir Arafat And The Plo One Month Since Hebron: An Assessment Of Plo Compliance With The Hebron Accord January 15 €“ February 15, 1997, Zionist Organization Of America

Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Vibration Analysis Of Textile Air Distribution Systems, Alan Bateman

Theses

Textile air-distribution systems are air permeable materials used for air delivery applications where problems associated with solid steel ducting, such as condensation, local draughts, noise and hygiene are to be eliminated. The aim of this project was to investigate the causes of duct wall vibration in textile air-distribution systems. This was undertaken by consideration of the three aspects of a fluid dynamics problem; a) theoretical analysis, b) experimental analysis and c) analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics.

The aspect of textile air-distribution systems is still at an infancy stage and no publicised research was encountered in this area. Thus, the approach …

"Gimme A Thin One", Peter Butts

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Master's Programs In Metal Health Counseling And School Guidance Counseling Policies And Procedures Handbook 1997-1998, Nova Southeastern University

College of Psychological Services / College of Psychology Postgraduate Student and Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Library Fair Night: A Thematic Unit Celebrating The Magic Of Books, Pamela Waterbury

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Physical, Chemical, And Microbial Analysis Of Domestic Wastewater Treated By Small Constructed Wetlands Designed For Individual Households., Keith R. Hench

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Many small communities located in rural areas of the United States lack adequate domestic wastewater treatment plants. Constructed wetlands are being promoted as low-cost, low-maintenance systems for treatment of domestic wastewater in areas where standard septic tanks fail. In order to evaluate the efficacy of small constructed wetlands, 20 small-scale wetlands mesocosms (100 gal each) containing five plant treatments (no plants/control, Typha, Scirpus, and Juncus monocultures, and all three species combined) were planted into pea gravel at either 18 or 24 inches in depth. Each mesocosm received 5 gal/day of primary-treated domestic sewage. Mesocosms were monitored on a monthly basis …

The Anti-Democratic Effects Of America's Media : Putting Health Care Reform On Its Deathbed, Bruce R. Butler

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Study Of Livestock Production Levels In Three Communities Near The City Of Riobamba, Raul Rolando Nuñez Lopez

Theses and Dissertations

This study was done by administering household surveys to 50% of the families in the three communities. Families were selected through stratified random sampling. This allowed us to determine how much families are exploiting species that have a significant level of production as well as whether they use them for a commercial activity or subsistence. With regard to cows, 60.40 ± 4.72% of families use them. Each family has an average of 1.68 ± 0.21 cows. Productive cows make up 36.9% of the above percentage, which is a majority. The measured rate of production was 6.48 ± 0.25 L/cow/day. Overall, …

Whoever Fights Monsters Should See To It That In The Process He Does Not Become A Monster: Hunting The Sexual Predator With Silver Bullets -- Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415 -- And A Stake Through The Heart -- Kansas V. Hendricks, Joelle A. Moreno

Faculty Publications

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Second-Best Solution: The First Amendment, Broadcast Indecency, And The V-Chip [Comments], Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

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Bovine Mastitis Pathogens In New York Andpennsylvania: Prevalence And Effects On Somatic Cell Count And Milk Production, David J. Wilson, R. N. Gonzalez, H. H. Das

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Milk samples were collected from 108,312 dairy cows during 1601 farm visits made between January 1991 and June 1995. The herd visits were made by personnel from the Central Laboratory of the Quality Milk Promotion Services at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) to farms located in central New York and northern Pennsylvania. Dairy Herd Improvement Association records were available for 32,978 cows in 327 herds. Intramammary infections, as defined by positive milk cultures, were present in 48.5% of all cows and in 36.3% of cows in herds enrolled in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Over 75% of the intramammary infections were …

Integrated Self| Assimilated Surrealism In Later 20th Century American Poetry And Music, Ryan Turner

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Sport, Media And Sponsor: The Shifting Balance Of Power In The Sports Network, Rosita Wolfe, Tony Meenaghan, Paul O'Sullivan

Articles

As sport has become an important social and economic activity it is increasingly the subject of management analysis. This article adopts a network perspective to examine developments in the sports network. In particular, it examines relationships between network "actors" such as corporate sponsors, media and the owners of sport and analyses the changing balance of power in the sports network. Key media drivers of change in the network such as cable and satellite television, pay-per-view and digital technology are examined while the influence of sponsors and the issue of ambush marketing also influence the location of power in the sports …

Law And Governance Affecting The Resolution Of Academic And Disciplinary Disputes At Scottish Universities: An American Perspective, Fernand N. Dutile

Journal Articles

At the entrance to St. Mary's College, a part of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, one encounters the opening words of the Gospel of St. John: "In principio erat verbum." Eschewing the usual translation, students there irreverently render the passage thus: "The Principal has the last word." The existence of the position of Principal in a university and the substantial power of that official cause only part of the fascination experienced by the American observer of universities in Scotland. This article will assess, from an American perspective, the law and governance affecting the resolution of academic and disciplinary …

Why Chinese Wildlife Disappears As Cites Spreads, John Copeland Nagle

Journal Articles

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) proves that popularity does not assure success. CITES is one of the oldest and most popular international environmental treaties. Yet after twenty-three years and the approval of over 125 nations, wildlife continues to become extinct and endangered at an unhindered rate. Why?

The explanation for this paradox can be found by comparing the state of wildlife in China and the United States. Both countries are parties to CITES. Their efforts to enforce CITES are very different, but they both reveal the limitations of the current treaty …