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Oral History Interview: Jean Dolan Vaeley, Jean Dolan Vaeley Jan 1999

Oral History Interview: Jean Dolan Vaeley, Jean Dolan Vaeley

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In her life, Jean Dolan Vaeley has been a secretary and a bank president, the Administrative Aide to the State Highway Commissioner, and president of Ashland Coal. She discusses: her personal history; very detailed information about her family; farming and farm life; neighbors; renting a house from a black family; the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company; buying a house; a short discussion of the Jackson County Junior Fair; her education and her views on education; dairy farming; her employment history (including at Charleston National Bank, the Kaiser Aluminum Plant, …

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Oral History Interview: Numa Dale Milles, Numa Dale Milles Jan 1999

Oral History Interview: Numa Dale Milles, Numa Dale Milles

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. The name of the interviewer is not given, but might be John Mills. This interview was conducted on December 30, 1999 with Numa Dale Mills in his home in Hinton, West Virginia. Mr. Mills, age 79, is a lifelong resident of WV with some brief periods spent in other states while coal mining work was done. Mr. Mills speaks of some life adventures, trials in the mines, and the ethnography of the coal fields.

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Oral History Interview: C. Keith Coffman, C. Keith Coffman Jan 1999

Oral History Interview: C. Keith Coffman, C. Keith Coffman

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, C. Keith Coffman describes numerous anecdotes about his family, his experiences growing up on a farm, and his service in World War II and the Air Force.

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Oral History Interview: E. Jane Dillard, E. Jane Dillard Jan 1999

Oral History Interview: E. Jane Dillard, E. Jane Dillard

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning Oral Histories of African-American women who taught in West Virginia public schools. E. Jane Dillard gives us detailed information about her family throughout the interview. She discusses her relatives, children and grandchildren, but two family members are the main focus of discussion: her father and her husband. Her father was a coal miner and lived with a white family for a while; she tells us about her relationship with him, as well as his failing health and his death. Her husband is the other main family member discussed, and she tells us …

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Oral History Interview: Doris J. Payne, Doris J. Payne Jan 1999

Oral History Interview: Doris J. Payne, Doris J. Payne

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning Oral Histories of African-American women who taught in West Virginia public schools. Doris J. Payne started teaching at Cannelton Elementary School in the 1950s. She gives us detailed information about her family throughout the interview, including members of her family who were slaves, white and Native American relatives, education in her family, her brother serving in the Navy, family life, as well as the death of her mother. She also discusses her childhood. Education is another large topic, and she tells us about a one-room school she attended (Cannelton Elementary School) and …

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Spring 1999 Jan 1999

Spring 1999

University of Richmond Magazine

No abstract provided.

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A Note On Sexual Dimorphism In Nesophontes Edithae (Mammalia: Insectivora), An Extinct Island-Shrew From Puerto Rico, Donald A. Mcfarlane Jan 1999

A Note On Sexual Dimorphism In Nesophontes Edithae (Mammalia: Insectivora), An Extinct Island-Shrew From Puerto Rico, Donald A. Mcfarlane

WM Keck Science Faculty Papers

The island-shrew, Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916, Mean is the only Puerto Rican representative of the monogeneric family Nesophontidae.

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22-An Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey To Locate Remains Of Fort St. Joseph (20be23) In Niles, Michigan, William Cremin, Renee Lutes-Kurtzweil, Christine Mcmillan, Michael S. Nassaney Jan 1999

22-An Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey To Locate Remains Of Fort St. Joseph (20be23) In Niles, Michigan, William Cremin, Renee Lutes-Kurtzweil, Christine Mcmillan, Michael S. Nassaney

Archaeological Reports

An archaeological reconnaissance survey was conducted in search of material remains of Fort St. Joseph in a 15-acre parcel owned by the City of Niles, Michigan. The French established the settlement in 1691 for religious, military, and commercial purposes and it served as an important frontier outpost for nearly a century. The British came to control the fort in 1761 until the Spanish briefly captured it two decades later. The site, which was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in the 1970s, has local, regional, national, and global significance. Its changing fortunes have given Niles the nickname, "The …

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Locomotion In Sturgeon: Function Of The Pectoral Fins, C. D. Wilga, G. V. Lauder Jan 1999

Locomotion In Sturgeon: Function Of The Pectoral Fins, C. D. Wilga, G. V. Lauder

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Pectoral fins are one of the major features of locomotor design in ray-finned fishes and exhibit a well-documented phylogenetic transition from basal to derived clades. In percomorph fishes, the pectoral fins are often used to generate propulsive force via oscillatory movements, and pectoral fin propulsion in this relatively derived clade has been analyzed extensively. However, in the plesiomorphic pectoral fin condition, exemplified by sturgeon, pectoral fins extend laterally from the body in a generally horizontal orientation, have been assumed to generate lift to balance lift forces and moments produced by the heterocercal tail, and are not oscillated to generate propulsive …

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Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors Jan 1999

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

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Expression Of Cell Adhesion In Molecules In Murine Placentas And A Placental Cell Line, Jeffery Bowen, J. S. Hunt Jan 1999

Expression Of Cell Adhesion In Molecules In Murine Placentas And A Placental Cell Line, Jeffery Bowen, J. S. Hunt

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Integrins and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are required for normal placental development. In this study, integrin subunits α4, αv, β1, and β3, and VCAM-1 were investigated for expression in uteroplacental units (gestation day [g.d.] 6 and 8) and placentas (g.d. 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18) of Swiss-Webster mice. All subunits and VCAM-1 mRNA (identified by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction [RT-PCR]) and protein (detected by immunofluorescence) were present in all tissues throughout gestation. VCAM-1 was expressed strongly in the ectoplacental cone and trophoblast giant cells, α4 was expressed strongly by trophoblast giant cells and moderately by spongiotrophoblast and …

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Front Matter Jan 1999

Front Matter

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Symposia Jan 1999

Symposia

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Abstracts from the Symposia Papers given at the 67th Annual Meeting for the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.

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Effect Of Human Disturbance On Small Mammal Communities In Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Nancy L. Staus, Kathleen Conforti, Leslie N. Clapper, Jennifer A. Longhenry, C. C. Schoenbauer, Michael S. Rentz, John R. Tester Jan 1999

Effect Of Human Disturbance On Small Mammal Communities In Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Nancy L. Staus, Kathleen Conforti, Leslie N. Clapper, Jennifer A. Longhenry, C. C. Schoenbauer, Michael S. Rentz, John R. Tester

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

We determined effects of different levels of human disturbance on small mammal richness and relative abundance from live-trapping data obtained in Itasca State Park in northwestern Minnesota. We developed a quantitative measure of human disturbance based on disturbance units and trapped small mammals on three study sites, each reflecting a different level of disturbance. Our data revealed that small mammal diversity decreased with increasing human disturbance. Amount of ground cover and litter depth also appeared to be important in explaining differences in the demographic patterns of small mammals among sites.

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Town Of Salisbury 1998 Annual Report., Salisbury Town Representatives Jan 1999

Town Of Salisbury 1998 Annual Report., Salisbury Town Representatives

Salisbury, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

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Informing Practice Through Collaborative Partnerships, Marino C. Alvarez, Stephanie A. Stockman, William J. Rodriguez, Robert Davidson, Katie Schwartz Jan 1999

Informing Practice Through Collaborative Partnerships, Marino C. Alvarez, Stephanie A. Stockman, William J. Rodriguez, Robert Davidson, Katie Schwartz

Teaching and Learning Faculty Research

This paper focuses on students and their teacher engaging in authentic tasks and materials couched in problem-oriented formats within meaningful learning contexts that foster thinking and learning. Authentic in that students construct meaning from real data and are asked to make sense of the world around them. Students pursue individual paths of inquiry using critical and imaginative thinking, and engage in social and solitary contexts that involve them in writing, intervening, and reflecting on ideas gleaned from conversations and readings (electronic and conventional) with a university educator and NASA science educator. The process engages students in formal skills such as …

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Overview Of The Third International Mathematics And Science Study (Timss) In Australia, Jan Lokan Jan 1999

Overview Of The Third International Mathematics And Science Study (Timss) In Australia, Jan Lokan

1997 - Raising Australian Standards in Mathematics and Science: Insight from TIMSS

A brief overview of the aims and scope of TIMSS worldwide was given, followed by a summary of Australia’s participation. The presentation concentrated on describing results achieved by Australian middle primary and lower secondary students, with areas of strength and weakness illustrated by examples from the tests. Comparisons of achievement were made in relation to the various assessment modes used in the tests. The discussion of results was placed in context as far as possible, with a range of home background and instructional practice factors considered.

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Raising Australian Standards In Mathematics And Science: Insights From Timss (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 1999

Raising Australian Standards In Mathematics And Science: Insights From Timss (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

1997 - Raising Australian Standards in Mathematics and Science: Insight from TIMSS

No abstract provided.

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Paper And Pen: Assessment Resource Kit, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters Jan 1999

Paper And Pen: Assessment Resource Kit, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters

Assessment Resource Kit

A common method of assessment is to present students with a series of questions or prompts and to use students' written responses as evidence of their levels of knowledge, competence, understanding or attitude. We refer to assessments of this kind as 'paper and pen ' assessments. This issue on paper and pen assessment in the Assessment Resource Kit (ARK) magazine series contains five articles: 1. What is paper and pen assessment? 2. A variety of answer formats; 3. Teacher designed paper and pen assessments; 4. Professionally developed tests; 5. Designing paper and pen assessments.

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1999 Scholar's Day Schedule, State University Of New York At Cortland Jan 1999

1999 Scholar's Day Schedule, State University Of New York At Cortland

Transformations

Scholars' Day was established in 1997 and is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus. In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. This event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes.

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Detection Of Gap-43 In Goldfish Brain, Tifffany R. Hartman Jan 1999

Detection Of Gap-43 In Goldfish Brain, Tifffany R. Hartman

McNair Scholars Journal

The concept of learning and memory is a neurological process believed to reside in the nervous system of living organisms. In particular the growth associated protein, GAP-43, has been shown to alter its state of phosphorylation via a protein kinase C mediated reaction following long term potentiation, a paradigm of learning and memory. Most recent studies of GAP-43 in goldfish (Carassius auratus L) have focused on its presence in regenerating or developing optic nerves. The present study seeks to determine the existence of GAP-43 in the goldfish brain and secondly, quantify phosphorylated isoforms of GAP-43 before and after active avoidance …

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Carboxy-Terminal Conversion Of Profibrillin To Fibrillin At A Basic Site By Pace/Furin-Like Activity Required For Incorporation In The Matrix, Michael Raghunath, Elizabeth A. Putnam, Timothy Ritty, Daniel Hamstra, Eun-Sook Park, Mathias Tschödrich-Rotter, Reiner Peters, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Dianna M. Milewicz Jan 1999

Carboxy-Terminal Conversion Of Profibrillin To Fibrillin At A Basic Site By Pace/Furin-Like Activity Required For Incorporation In The Matrix, Michael Raghunath, Elizabeth A. Putnam, Timothy Ritty, Daniel Hamstra, Eun-Sook Park, Mathias Tschödrich-Rotter, Reiner Peters, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Dianna M. Milewicz

Public and Community Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Fibrillin-1, the main component of 10-12 nm microfibrils of the extracellular matrix, is synthesized as profibrillin and proteolytically processed to fibrillin. The putative cleavage site has been mapped to the carboxy-terminal domain of profibrillin-1, between amino acids arginine 2731 and serine 2732, by a spontaneous mutation in this recognition site that prevents profibrillin conversion. This site contains a basic amino acid recognition sequence (R-G-R-K-R-R) for proprotein convertases of the furin/PACE family. In this study, we use a mini-profibrillin protein to confirm the cleavage in the carboxy-terminal domain by both fibroblasts and recombinantly expressed furin/PACE, PACE4, PC1/3 and PC2. Site-directed mutagenesis …

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Over The Rim, William B. Smart, Donna T. Smart Jan 1999

Over The Rim, William B. Smart, Donna T. Smart

All USU Press Publications

Over the Rim is the first book about an important but little-known expedition sent by Brigham Young to explore southern Utah. Led by Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt, the party traveled from Salt Lake City south across the rim of the Great Basin to the Virgin River near future St. George. They brought back to Mormon leaders their first detailed portrait of the country to the south that the church planned to settle. By 1849, the new Mormon settlement at Great Salt Lake City was taking on an air of permanence as companies of Latter-day Saints continued to arrive. Brigham …

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Rainbow Bridge: An Illustrated History, Hank Hassell Jan 1999

Rainbow Bridge: An Illustrated History, Hank Hassell

All USU Press Publications

On the morning of August 14, 1909, a small, diverse group including Professor Byron Cummings of the University of Utah, Government Land Office surveyor William Douglass, pioneer archaeologist and trader John Weatherill, and Paiute guide Nasja Begay gazed at the largest structure of its kind in the world-Rainbow Bridge. Their presence marked the official discovery of the magnificent natural bridge, which spans 275 feet and towers 291 feet above the stream bed below it. Of the discovery party, only Nasja Begay had seen the stone arch before; he was one of a probably small number of Paiutes and Navajos, the …

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Expert And Lay Mental Models Of Ecosystems: Inferences For Risk Communication, Jeffrey K. Lazo, Jason Kinnell, Toby Bussa, Ann Fisher, Nathan Collamer Jan 1999

Expert And Lay Mental Models Of Ecosystems: Inferences For Risk Communication, Jeffrey K. Lazo, Jason Kinnell, Toby Bussa, Ann Fisher, Nathan Collamer

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors evaluate a mental modeling approach to studying differences between lay and expert comprehension of ecosystems.

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Report Of The County Commissioners, County Treasurer And Other Officers Of Cheshire County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1998., Cheshire County Representatives Jan 1999

Report Of The County Commissioners, County Treasurer And Other Officers Of Cheshire County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1998., Cheshire County Representatives

Cheshire County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

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Researching Potential Partners For An Equestrian Learning Center In Frankenmuth, Mi, Tracy Weber Jan 1999

Researching Potential Partners For An Equestrian Learning Center In Frankenmuth, Mi, Tracy Weber

Theses

Researchers believe that 90% of emotional communication is non-verbal (Gibbs, 1995). Monty Roberts (1997), and many others in the equestrian industry, recognize the power of using horses as a communication tool for humans. The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is an organization whose mission is to promote and support equine-facilitated activities, including communication, self-awareness and self-esteem. A learning organization incorporates the elements of a shared vision, personal mastery, systems thinking, mental models, and team learning. This study found that there are NARHA members that possess a learning organization philosophy and therefore could possibly be interested in creating …

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Annual Report Of The Town Of Rye, New Hampshire For The Year Ended December 31, 1998., Rye Town Representatives Jan 1999

Annual Report Of The Town Of Rye, New Hampshire For The Year Ended December 31, 1998., Rye Town Representatives

Rye, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

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Baudelaire, Theoretician Of Modern Art, René Galand Jan 1999

Baudelaire, Theoretician Of Modern Art, René Galand

French Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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The Wounded Ego Of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, René Galand Jan 1999

The Wounded Ego Of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, René Galand

French Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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