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The Effects Of Moulting On Muscle Fibre Characteristics Of The Yabby, Cherax Albidus, Tina Marie Lamey Jan 1999

The Effects Of Moulting On Muscle Fibre Characteristics Of The Yabby, Cherax Albidus, Tina Marie Lamey

Theses : Honours

In order to grow, crustaceans must shed their exoskeleton in a process known as "moulting'. Although this process is short and intermittent, it remains dominant over the life of a crustacean. Physiological changes in the period between moults (intermoult) are comparatively quiescent as opposed to the periods directly before and after the actual moult, known as premoult, and postmoult respectively (West, 1997). Moulting is associated with distinct physiological changes including the breakdown of muscle (Musgrove and Geddes, 1985). This muscle breakdown, known as atrophy is the diminution in size of the actual muscle mass and is very specific, occurring to …

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Investigation Of The Contractile And Regulatory Proteins In Malignant Hyperthermia And Normal Skeletal Muscle, Louise C. Norbury Jan 1999

Investigation Of The Contractile And Regulatory Proteins In Malignant Hyperthermia And Normal Skeletal Muscle, Louise C. Norbury

Theses : Honours

Malignant hyperthermia/hyperpyrexia (MH) is a serious human skeletal muscle disorder that manifests itself during general anaesthesia. Currently, the most reliable method of diagnosing this disease is the in-vitro contracture test (IVCT). This procedure is both highly invasive for the patient and expensive to perform. The skinned muscle fibre technique is less invasive, and could possibly be used as an alternative diagnostic test for MH. In this study, skeletal muscle samples were obtained from B adults (age 23-54 years) undergoing elective surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. Six patients were diagnosed as normal (controls) and two equivocal for MH (MHE). Using the …

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Evaluating Oral Histories For Restoration Ecology, Margaret Robertson Jan 1999

Evaluating Oral Histories For Restoration Ecology, Margaret Robertson

Theses : Honours

Significant ecological restoration is required in the agricultural regions of south-western Australia. Environmental history, including local knowledge based on long-term observation of the biophysical environment, can help guide this process. Scientists already use local anecdotal information because other information sources are absent or too recent, yet they are often skeptical of its veracity. This study focused on whether environmental oral histories can be evaluated for factual accuracy and their capacity to be useful in the restoration process. Some of the complexities associated with linking environmental histories with restoration ecology, and the role played by oral histories in establishing the link …

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A 2d Dwt Architecture Suitable For The Embedded Zerotree Wavelet Algorithm, James Martinez Jan 1999

A 2d Dwt Architecture Suitable For The Embedded Zerotree Wavelet Algorithm, James Martinez

Theses : Honours

Digital Imaging has had an enormous impact on industrial applications such as the Internet and video-phone systems. However, demand for industrial applications is growing enormously. In particular, internet application users are, growing at a near exponential rate. The sharp increase in applications using digital images has caused much emphasis on the fields of image coding, storage, processing and communications. New techniques are continuously developed with the main aim of increasing efficiency. Image coding is in particular a field of great commercial interest. A digital image requires a large amount of data to be created. This large amount of data causes …

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Short-Term Memory For Nonsense Strings In Children With Reading Disabilities, Linda K. Lane Jan 1999

Short-Term Memory For Nonsense Strings In Children With Reading Disabilities, Linda K. Lane

Theses : Honours

A large body of evidence exists that demonstrates strong correlations between reading ability, phonological awareness and memory. The current study was designed to compare the performance of 24 10-year-old students with reading disabilities and a group of 24 8-year-old average readers, who were matched according to reading age. These students were given a decoding task requiring the recall of nonsense strings. This task was designed to measure working memory for phonological elements. An ANOVA yielded a significant main effect for group in favour of the older students, and a main effect for total errors and vowel and space location. Participants …

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Is There A Need For Speed? : Risky Driving Behaviour And Young Male Drivers : A Review Of The Literature, Catherine A. Ferguson Jan 1999

Is There A Need For Speed? : Risky Driving Behaviour And Young Male Drivers : A Review Of The Literature, Catherine A. Ferguson

Theses : Honours

Young male drivers have been identified as a high risk for Motor Vehicle Accident. This paper reviews three components for accident risk: the driving environment, society and individual factors associated with accident histories. Possible predictors for identifying young men at risk for accident involvement are driving behaviour, driving attitude and sensation seeking. Protective factors to reduce the incidence of risky driving in youth might include legal restrictions, increased education and training. The paper recommends that future research tests the above predictors for a relationship with accident involvement in young men.

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Dancing With Difference, Michael J. Lenney Jan 1999

Dancing With Difference, Michael J. Lenney

Theses : Honours

This is a symbolic interactionist study into behaviours surrounding social interaction. The study has two components, asking how people with able-bodies interact with a young person with a disability, and how does the young person, who is non-verbal, respond to and interpret such interactions? Participants were observed and recorded using a digital camera whilst interacting at a social venue. The able-bodied participants were not aware of the camera at the time of filming, and were approached after the filming to participate in the study. Seven participants were later interviewed and asked to explain what they were aware of as they …

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Children's Reactions To Aggressive And Submissive Peers, Natalie Honey Jan 1999

Children's Reactions To Aggressive And Submissive Peers, Natalie Honey

Theses : Honours

The purpose of this study was to investigate children's attitudes towards aggressive and submissive peers. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design was used to test the hypotheses. The three between-subjects variables were (a) the label given to the target child (aggressive/submissive) in a vignette, (b) the nature of the behaviour displayed in a critical incident (aggressive/nonaggressive response) as described in a vignette, and (c) the sex of the participants. A sample of 169 Year 6 and 7 students was divided into four groups containing at least 20 girls and 20 boys. A survey was administered to measure the …

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Therapeutic Factors In Small Groups : A Review Of The Literature Since 1985, Nicki Mckenna Jan 1999

Therapeutic Factors In Small Groups : A Review Of The Literature Since 1985, Nicki Mckenna

Theses : Honours

This article reviews 23 studies post 1985 that measure therapeutic factors. In particular, the current review investigates whether research post 1985 has addressed the specific areas identified by Bloch and Crouch, ( 1985) and Butler and Fuhriman (1983) as needing further investigation. Areas of study under investigation are (i) behavioral evidence for therapeutic factors. (ii) the relationship between therapeutic factors and treatment outcome, (iii) the relationship between therapeutic factors and individual differences, (iv) the association between therapeutic factors conditions of change and techniques. Studies reviewed were categorized into Inpatient and Outpatient settings. Only one study used observational methods, with the …

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Embed[D]Ed Zerotree Codec, Karma Wangdi Jan 1999

Embed[D]Ed Zerotree Codec, Karma Wangdi

Theses : Honours

This thesis discusses the findings of the final year project involving the VHDL (V= Very High Speed Integrated Circuit, Hardware Description Language) design and simulation of an EZT (Embedded Zero Tree) codec. The basis of image compression and the various image compression techniques that are available today have been explored. This provided a clear understanding of image compression as a whole. An in depth understanding of wavelet transform theory was vital to the understanding of the edge that this transform provides over other transforms for image compression. Both the mathematics of it and how it is implemented using sets of …

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The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack Jan 1999

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack

Theses : Honours

This study examines the effectiveness of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), from its inception in 1971 to 1996. While environmental concerns have risen considerably in recent times, environmental awareness can be traced back to early historical beginnings. Yet, despite this initial awareness it took some time before environmental problems permeated the public consciousness, to occupy the political agenda. However, in the early 1970s, governments throughout the First World responded to research and heightened awareness of environmental concerns, with specific legislation to protect the environment. A common feature of the legislation, was the provision for a main administrative body …

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Stories Of School : Perspectives Of The Low Literate Adult, Anne Shipway Jan 1999

Stories Of School : Perspectives Of The Low Literate Adult, Anne Shipway

Theses : Honours

This thesis explores the school experiences of low literate adults through their perspective recognising that the 'voice' of the low literate adult is absent from the arena of adult literacy research. Stories are co-constructed by the participant and the researcher with particular emphasis on mai1uaining the voice of the research participant. Through this thesis I argue that the inclusion of the low literate adults perspective is an essential element in gaining a deeper understanding of themes and issues which impact on literacy attainment.

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Law School Catalog 1999, Wiener-Rogers Law Library, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law Jan 1999

Law School Catalog 1999, Wiener-Rogers Law Library, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Law School Catalogs

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Prise En Charge De La Sécurité Dans Les Petites Entreprises Des Secteurs De L'Habillement Et De La Fabrication De Produits En Métal, Danièle Champoux, Jean-Pierre Brun Jan 1999

Prise En Charge De La Sécurité Dans Les Petites Entreprises Des Secteurs De L'Habillement Et De La Fabrication De Produits En Métal, Danièle Champoux, Jean-Pierre Brun

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Doctors, Lawyers, And The Unabomber, Joel S. Newman Jan 1999

Doctors, Lawyers, And The Unabomber, Joel S. Newman

Montana Law Review

Doctors, Lawyers, and the Unabomber

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Enforcing Family Promises: Reliance, Reciprocity, And Relational Contract, Melanie B. Leslie Jan 1999

Enforcing Family Promises: Reliance, Reciprocity, And Relational Contract, Melanie B. Leslie

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Legal Accountability For Utilization Review In Erisa Health Plans, Jeffrey E. Shuren Jan 1999

Legal Accountability For Utilization Review In Erisa Health Plans, Jeffrey E. Shuren

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Standing Up For Minority Coworkers - White Males Do Not Have Aggrieved Person Standing For Hostile Environment Actions Under Childress V. City Of Richmond, David B. Hawley Jan 1999

Standing Up For Minority Coworkers - White Males Do Not Have Aggrieved Person Standing For Hostile Environment Actions Under Childress V. City Of Richmond, David B. Hawley

North Carolina Law Review

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The Relationship Between School-Based Extracurricular Activities And The At-Risk Behaviors Among Selected Northeast Iowa High School Students, Wende Gae Dawson Jan 1999

The Relationship Between School-Based Extracurricular Activities And The At-Risk Behaviors Among Selected Northeast Iowa High School Students, Wende Gae Dawson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between school-based extracurricular activities and at-risk behaviors among selected high school students in Northeast Iowa.

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Inhibition Of Fibronectin Matrix Assembly By The Heparin-Binding Domain Of Vitronectin, Denise C. Hocking, Jane Sottile, Thomas Reho, Reinhard Fässler, Paula J. Mckeown-Longo Jan 1999

Inhibition Of Fibronectin Matrix Assembly By The Heparin-Binding Domain Of Vitronectin, Denise C. Hocking, Jane Sottile, Thomas Reho, Reinhard Fässler, Paula J. Mckeown-Longo

Biology

The deposition of fibronectin into the extracellular matrix is an integrin-dependent, multistep process that is tightly regulated in order to ensure controlled matrix deposition. Reduced fibronectin deposition has been associated with altered embryonic development, tumor cell invasion, and abnormal wound repair. In one of the initial steps of fibronectin matrix assembly, the amino-terminal region of fibronectin binds to cell surface receptors, termed matrix assembly sites. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of extracellular signals in the regulation of fibronectin deposition. Our data indicate that the interaction of cells with the extracellular glycoprotein, vitronectin, specifically inhibits matrix assembly …

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Northeast Asia In The 2tst Century: Prospects For Cooperation And Implications For The Philippines, Gerardo L. Largoza, Ponciano S. Intal Jr., Tereso S. Tullao Jr Jan 1999

Northeast Asia In The 2tst Century: Prospects For Cooperation And Implications For The Philippines, Gerardo L. Largoza, Ponciano S. Intal Jr., Tereso S. Tullao Jr

DLSU Business & Economics Review

When speculating upon the future configuration of political and economic/forces in Northeast Asia, observers tend to be confronted with the same problem that baffled them 40 years ago: not only is it rather difficult to say with any great degree of certainty where the region is headed, it is also unclear as to how stable the existing institutional conditions within the key countries are. In the midst of clear indications of rising prosperity in places such as China's southern coastal provinces are found leaders primarily concerned with surviving the erosion of their political legitimacy as well as over a billion …

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Enhancing Autonomy For Battered Women: Lessons From Navajo Peacemaking, Donna Coker Jan 1999

Enhancing Autonomy For Battered Women: Lessons From Navajo Peacemaking, Donna Coker

Articles

In this Article, Professor Donna Coker employs original empirical research to investigate the use of Navajo Peacemaking in cases involving domestic violence. Her analysis includes an examination of Navajo women's status and the impact of internal colonization. Many advocates for battered women worry that informal adjudication methods such as Peacemaking ignore domestic hierarchies of power and thus facilitate the batterer's ongoing violence against the victim. Those who endorse the use of Navajo Peacemaking and other systems of restorative justice believe that such processes are better equipped to cut through the batterer's denial and victim blaming and are more likely to …

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"Special Circumstances": Teens, Welfare And Politics In Ontario During The 1990s, R. Blake Brown Jan 1999

"Special Circumstances": Teens, Welfare And Politics In Ontario During The 1990s, R. Blake Brown

Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.

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Ontario Disability Support Program: Policy And Implementation, Harry Beatty Jan 1999

Ontario Disability Support Program: Policy And Implementation, Harry Beatty

Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.

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From National Standards To Justiciable Rights: Enforcing International Social And Economic Guarantees Through Charter Of Rights Review, Martha Jackman Jan 1999

From National Standards To Justiciable Rights: Enforcing International Social And Economic Guarantees Through Charter Of Rights Review, Martha Jackman

Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.

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Demonstration Of Literal Three-Dimensional Imaging, Cheng Ho, Kevin L. Albright, Alan W. Bird, Jeffrey Bradley, Donald E. Casperson, Miles Hindman, William C. Priedhorsky, W. Robert Scarlett, R. Clayton Smith, James Theiler, S. Kerry Wilson Jan 1999

Demonstration Of Literal Three-Dimensional Imaging, Cheng Ho, Kevin L. Albright, Alan W. Bird, Jeffrey Bradley, Donald E. Casperson, Miles Hindman, William C. Priedhorsky, W. Robert Scarlett, R. Clayton Smith, James Theiler, S. Kerry Wilson

Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications

In a recent paper a new technique was proposed for remote ranging and topographical mapping by using a system with a single-photon-counting detector and a low-power pulsed laser @Appl. Opt. 35, 441 ~1996!#. We report on the results from the laboratory and the field demonstration of this literal three-dimensional imaging technique. Using a detector system developed at Los Alamos with a commercial pulsed laser and observing from a single remote vantage point, we demonstrate use of this technique in the literal mapping of three-dimensional topography and the probing of a complex scene. With a reasonably short exposure this system can …

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The Commonweal In The Heartland: Charles T. Kelly And Iowa's Industrial Army, Ryan James Sprau Jan 1999

The Commonweal In The Heartland: Charles T. Kelly And Iowa's Industrial Army, Ryan James Sprau

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Decades before the 1930s, or the period most Americans refer to as the Great Depression, the United States suffered through one of the worst economic crises in national history. While not as devastating nor as prolonged as the economic disaster that affected the United States in the 1930s, the depression that gripped the nation from 1893 to 1897 forced millions out of work. The Commonweal of Christ, more commonly known as the industrial army movement of 1894, offered one solution to the nation's crippling unemployment problem. Crusade founder Jacob S. Coxey planned to lead the nation's unemployed and discontented into …

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Illinois State University Student Handbook, 1999-2000, Office Of Student Life Jan 1999

Illinois State University Student Handbook, 1999-2000, Office Of Student Life

Student Handbooks

Handbook for Illinois State University students.

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The Reasons For Living Inventory For Adolescents (Rfl-A) : Validation In Three Adolescent Populations, Joe S. Rich Jan 1999

The Reasons For Living Inventory For Adolescents (Rfl-A) : Validation In Three Adolescent Populations, Joe S. Rich

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study is intended to examine further psychometric characteristics of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A), a self-report measure developed specifically for use with adolescents. Three separate groups were utilized in this study: a psychiatric suicidal group, a psychiatric inpatient non-suicidal group, and a non-clinical control group from a local laboratory school. Specifically, the factor structure, discriminant validity, internal consistency reliability, and convergent validity of the RFLA total and subscales were examined. Overall, results indicated that the five-factor structure that was identified by Osman et al. (1998) was replicated. Further, results showed that the measure demonstrated adequate internal …

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Information/Consent/Authorization For Minors' Participation In Research, Jocelyn Downie Jan 1999

Information/Consent/Authorization For Minors' Participation In Research, Jocelyn Downie

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Following the workshop described in the previous article "Children and Decision-Making in Health Research," I decided to "operationalize" the approach taken to the issue of minors and consent/authorization. What follows is a proposed set of instructions for investigators that could be provided by REBs to investigators to facilitate the process of applying for ethical approval for research involving minors and to ensure respect for minors who are participating in research.

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