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Putting Land Resource Information Into Perspective. Interpreting Land Resource And Capability Information To Assess The Impacts And Management Needs Of Different Land Uses And To Assist Strategic Planning, Land Assessment Pty Ltd, Agriculture Western Australia

Natural resources published reports

These notes were prepared by Martin Wells from Land Assessment Pty Ltd in June 1997 to assist in the delivery of this training course. The objective of the course is to provide land use planning practitioners with a working understanding of soil-landscape mapping and land capability assessment activities, and of their practical applications in land use planning.

Who Is This Course For?

Land use planners

* not only professional planners

* but all involved in making decisions on how land is used

* involves many government or semi-government bodies

* and also immediate land use decision makers, farmers and their …

"The Voyage Out": A Search For Interpersonal Relatedness And Self-Definition, Jennifer Starr Busto

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In her first novel, The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf captures the complexity of human relationships and the difficulty of establishing meaningful connections with people. Her main character, Rachel Vinrace, struggles with these issues as she embarks on a discovery of self. Rachel's journey begins with a disrupted childhood, moves through her battle to regain a sense of belonging, and ends with her eventual withdrawal from the human struggle, thereby recreating herself and transcending the limitations of society and relationships. Rachel's actions throughout the novel mirror an oscillation between the fundamental concerns of personality development. Her behavior reflects the typical ego …

"Con Respeto": Factors Related To The Academic Performance Of Mexican-American Fourth Graders In Selected Florida Elementary Schools, Mary Lindquist Mosley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify how various student, school, and staff predictors related to the academic performance of Mexican American fourth graders in selected schools as evidenced by their scores on the Florida Writes Assessment as well as on norm referenced achievement tests in reading comprehension and math applications. Three null hypotheses were tested to show if there was a correlation between predictors and these criterion variables: writing skills, reading comprehension, and math applications. A sample of 64 students from two Florida districts and twelve elementary schools was obtained. Data were collected from archival sources within each …

Alice Walker: Redefining The Hero, Nicole. Campbell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In Meridian, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker places women in the traditionally male role of hero. As an artist, her goal is to provide stories with role models who will help women transcend the gender stereotyping inherent in patriarchal cultures and enable them to envision themselves as capable of completing the stages of the hero's journey. The novels are compared to the three stages of the hero's journey as it is defined by Joseph Campbell to demonstrate how the women successfully master the hero pattern. The simple act of replacing the mythical …

All Things New Become Old Again: European Beads In Southern Florida During The Early Historic Period, Rebecca Harris Jacob

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This study compiles all known archaeological sites in southern Florida dating from the early historic period (1492-1750) that contain European beads. Beads from four sites, Boynton Multiple Mounds (8PB100), Ortona Burial Mound (8GL35), Philip Mound (8PO446), and Goodnow Mound (8HG6), are classified, as well as quantified to provide valuable information on frequency, style, and observable patterns in the archaeological record. This study examines the function of beads as ornaments intended to display, convey, or communicate culturally coded messages. Beads can be used in an outward, visible display of rank, status, and prestige. Beads will be compared with other items found …

Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" And Michel Foucault's "Panopticism", Erika Dawn Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange offers a "disciplinary technology," the "Ludovico Technique," which resembles Michel Foucault's interpretation of Jeremy Bentham's architectural figure, the Panopticon. Burgess's novel functions analogously to Foucault's image of the panopticon by dehumanizing and controlling the criminal, Alex, by omniscient, omnipotent surveillance, and also by disciplining the reader to assimilate an ambiguous vernacular language: the reader is "trained" by panopticonic techniques to read and interpret the novel.

Analysis Of The Performance Of A Loop Radiator And A Spiral Applicator At Low Rf Frequencies, John M. Roman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis addresses the electromagnetic analyses of two structures. The first structure, a low frequency loop antenna recommended for use by national standards on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), is incorrectly specified to have the same voltage to magnetic field conversion ratio (antenna factor) when used with a 50 ohm receiver in lieu of a high impedance type ($>$600 ohm). Two independent measurement sets were performed to demonstrate the prevailing discrepancy, and a corrected antenna factor is presented for use with a 50 ohm receiver. The second structure, a partial spiral "pancake" applicator used to generate high EM fields in its …

Changing Relationship Between Cameras And The Courts, Ruthie Elizabeth Reeves Stewart

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The electronic media have a close and evolving relationship with the courtrooms and the courtroom proceedings of the United States. The issues that surround media coverage of court cases and the increasing use of videotaped material, as evidence is the focus of this thesis. The electronic media's interest in legal matters has opened a debate over the principles a free press and a fair trial. This work researches the history of cameras in the courtroom and discusses how trials have become a viable and profitable form of entertainment. It will cite cases and studies that provide evidence as to the …

Atomic Spies: The Soviet Penetration Of The Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, Christopher G. Cabrera

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The intelligence services of the Soviet Union capitalized on several factors that facilitated their successful penetration of Los Alamos Laboratory, allowing them access to the secrets of the atomic bomb. The freedoms enjoyed in a democratic society, the appeal of communism, and the special considerations of wartime presented an environment in the United States conducive for the development and operation of Soviet spy networks. While these conditions did present the Soviets with circumstances favorable for espionage work, the foremost reason for the Soviet Union's skillful theft of atomic secrets from Los Alamos Laboratory involved the fact that they had help …

Caring Behaviors Of Perioperative Nurses, Russell S. Coogan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this study was to describe the caring behaviors incorporated into the practice of perioperative nursing. Utilizing a descriptive survey design, this study provided 104 perioperative nurse participants who were members of the AORN with the Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI). Data collected in this study supported the use of the CBI as a reliable instrument for measuring caring behaviors as measured by a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of.9486. The top five caring behaviors that emerged were (1) showing respect; (2) treating patient information confidentially; (3) appreciating the patient as a human being; (4) showing concern; (5) and supporting the …

Convenient State Machine Formalism For High-Level Control Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Anouck Renee Girard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Recent successes in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology have generated demand for broader, more general use of these vehicles, along with demand for longer, more complicated missions. However, AUVs are becoming more complex, and hence more difficult to program, test and maintain. A discrete event system would provide conditional execution for mission management, failure detection, and resource allocation techniques. The goal of this thesis is to provide a convenient formalism for discrete event systems that reduces the apparent complexity of the system while maintaining its robust capabilities. The chosen formalism allows the convenient representation of hierarchies of concurrent hierarchical state …

Checkpointing Schemes For High-Performance Parallel Applications In Networks Of Workstations, Fusen. He

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In this thesis, a low interprocessor communication overhead and high performance data parallelism parallel application model in a network of workstations (NOWs) is proposed. Checkpointing and rollback technologies are used in this model for performance enhancement purpose. The proposed model is analyzed both theoretically and numerically. The simulation results show that a high performance of the parallel application model is expected. As a case study, the proposed model is used to the parallel Everglades Landscape Fire Model (ELFM) code which was developed by South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The parallel programming environment is Message-Passing Interface (MPI). A synchronous checkpointing …

Design And Implementation Of A Wireless Ad Hoc Network, Mahesh. Neelakanta

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis addresses issues faced in the practical implementation of a wireless ad hoc network (WAHN) protocol for data transmission. This study focuses on: (1) Evaluating existing hardware and software options available for the WAHN implementation. (2) Appraising the issues faced while implementing a practical wireless ad hoc protocol. (3) Applying a set of MAC protocol specifications developed for a wireless ad hoc data network to a practical test network. Specific to the above topics of interest, the following research tasks are performed: (1) An elaborate survey and relevant discussions on wireless MAC protocols. (2) A comprehensive study comparing various …

Dynamics Of Attitudes: Individual Beliefs To Cultural Norms, Helen C. Harton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Dynamic social impact theory (DSIT; Latane, 1996a; 1996b), a macro-level theory of social influence, predicts that discussion will lead to a self-organization of public opinion through decreasing minority sizes, increasing spatial similarity, and emerging correlations. The catastrophe theory of attitudes (CTA; Latane & Nowak, 1994), a micro-level theory, suggests that attitudes are a joint function of issue involvement and information favorability. This paper describes the predictions leading from these theories separately and as integrated and meta-analytically combines analyses of almost 500 students discussing social and political issues over a computer network with twenty previous studies testing aspects of CTA. The …

Development And Simulation Of Vertical Profiling Capability For Fau Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Huaying. Lin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis describes the development of a simulation environment for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) on UNIX platforms. AUV missions can therefore be carried out without going to the sea. The Yoyo controller, a component for AUVs is also described in this thesis. The main function of Yoyo is to control the vertical profile of an AUV while it is navigating underwater performing data collection missions. The development of the controller is done in the simulation environment. Several test cases have been performed, and the test results have clearly demonstrated the successful development of the controller.

Effects Of A Community Language Learning/Comprehension Processing Strategies Model On Second Language Reading Comprehension, Roberta. Shames

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of the study was to measure the effects of a Community Language Learning/Comprehension Processing Strategies Model of reading instruction on the acquisition of English reading comprehension skills in Level 1 limited English-proficient students. The study was conducted in a high school English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 58 students took part. The study compared the English language reading comprehension skills of students taught by traditional ESOL strategies with those taught by a Community Language Learning/Comprehension Processing Strategies Model. Results were measured by the IDEA IPT Reading/Writing Test, Level …

Estimation Of Atmospheric Gaseous Absorption Using Surface And Radiosonde Meteorological Measurements, Ritsuko Hamahata Pollard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

For radiowave propagation on earth-space communication links at high frequencies such as Ka-band, the effect of atmospheric gaseous absorption (mainly due to oxygen and water vapor) is the primary cause of attenuation. This thesis examines the applicability of the surface based Crane's model currently employed by the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) propagation experiment for estimation of attenuation due to atmospheric gaseous absorption (AGA), developed for Oklahoma, to sub-tropical climate regions such as Florida. The Microwave Propagation Model is used as a basis of comparison since it uses the direct atmospheric measurements (temperature, relative humidity, and pressure) made at different …

Evaluation Of Monoclonal Antibody Technology For The Species-Specific Identification Of Centropomus Undecimalis, Christopher Samuel Potter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

A fusion was conducted using spleen cells from a hyperimmunized Balb/C mouse and a murine myeloma cell line, in an attempt to create monoclonal antibodies specific to parvalbumin from Centropomus undecimalis. The fusion protocol utilized a 24 well culture plate protocol. Initial results indicated the successful generation of antibody producing hybridomas specific to the desired parvalbumin; however, attempts to isolate and clone these cells were unsuccessful. The study results clearly demonstrate some potential drawbacks to using the 24-well fusion protocol versus a 96-well protocol. The 24-well protocol seems to favor rapidly growing non-secreting cells due to the lower dilutions involved. …

Estimation Of Information: Theoretics-Based Delay Bounds Of Mpeg Traffic Over Atm Networks, Shuba. Jagannathan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis addresses a method to deduce the statistical bounds associated with the cell-transfer delay variations (CDVs) encountered by the cells of MPEG traffic, transmitted in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. This study focuses on: (1) Estimating CDV arising from multiplexing/switching for both constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) traffics via priority allocation based simulations. (2) Developing an information-theoretics based technique to get an insight of the combined BER-induced and multiplexing/switching-induced CDVs in ATM networks. Algorithms pertinent to CDV statistics are derived and the lower and upper bounds of the statistics are obtained via simulations in …

Event-Based Data Model For Transportation Information Systems, Dongmei Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Trip-based data can provide important information about travel patterns and travel characteristics of people. To handle this type of transportation movement data in GIS (Geographic Information Systems), a new data model is needed to incorporate different aspects of a transportation movement with its spatial properties. From the study presented in this thesis, an event-based data model for transportation movement data was developed with the concepts of object orientation, feature-based approach, and relative referencing methods. The implementation of this new data model with a prototype system shows the capability of this data model in handling transportation movement data. This data model …

Indigenous Peoples And International Law Issues, S. James Anaya

Publications

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Vcoin: Virtual Classroom Over The Internet, Rajesh Jivanbhai Patel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Today we live in the world where geographic distances on this planet are no longer big hurdles for information exchange. This has been possible due to widespread use of the Internet in recent years. Emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) have been significant in the development of low cost distance learning systems. In recent years, technologies for multimedia online publishing and online collaboration have developed significantly. Because of these developments, cost-effective information exchange and two-way communication across the Internet is possible. This thesis proposes a new virtual classroom model named Virtual Classroom Over the Internet (VCOIN). …

Dijet Cross Sections In Photoproduction At Hera, J. Breitweg, M. Derrick, D. Krakauer, S. Magill, D. Mikunas, B. Musgrave, J. Repond, R. Stanek, R. L. Talaga, R. Yoshida, H. Zhang, Margarita C. K. Mattingly, F. Anselmo, P. Antonioli, G. Bari, M. Basile, L. Bellagamba, D. Boscherini, A. Bruni, G. Bruni, G. Cara Romeo, G. Castellini, L. Cifarelli, F. Cindolo, A. Contin, M. Corradi, S. De Pasquale, I. Gialas, P. Giusti, G. Iacobucci, G. Laurenti

Faculty Publications

Dijet cross sections are presented using photoproduction data obtained with the ZEUS detector during 1994. These measurements represent an extension of previous results, as the higher statistics allow cross sections to be measured at higher jet transverse energy (ETjet). Jets are identified in the hadronic final state using three different algorithms, and the cross sections compared to complete next-to-leading order QCD calculations. Agreement with these calculations is seen for the pseudorapidity dependence of the direct photon events with ETjet > 6 GeV and of the resolved photon events with ETjet > 11 GeV. Calculated cross sections for resolved photon processes with 6 …

Southern Character, Confederate Nationalism, And The Interpretation Of State Constitutions: A Case Study In Constitutional Argument, James A. Gardner

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Reconstituting Haudenosaunee Law, Sovereignty, And Governance, Errol E. Meidinger

Journal Articles

This article introduces a symposium issue on "Law, Sovereignty, and Tribal Governance: The Iroquois Confederacy" that grew out of a conference at the University at Buffalo Law School in 1998. The symposium was heavily attended and debated by the indigenous peoples of the region. The article argues that core lessons of the conference included the requirement to understand and implement sovereignty as tool of cultural survival, particularly in its insistence on a land base; that sovereignty has been adopted as a central concept by Indian peoples both because it provides a necessary social bulwark and because it facilitates a discursive …

Communication Styles And Stages Of A Mentoring Relationship : A Comparison Of Genders, Christi K. Braun

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Economic Effects Of The 1997 Flood On The Red River Valley, Grant Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Auditory Feedback On The Perceived Communicative Competence Of An Adult Augmentative And Alternative Communication User, M Paula Barbosa

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The New York Times Coverage Of The United Nations Fourth World Conference On Women, Carla Frederica Almeida Santos

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

North Dakota Speech-Language Pathologists And Their Role In Augmentative And Alternative Communication Services, Jennifer L. Swanson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.