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Comparative Evaluation Of Cotesia Flavipes And C. Sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) For The Management Of Chilo Partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) In Kenya, M. N. Sallam, W. A. Overholt, E. Kairu

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Cotesia flavipes Cameron, a gregarious larval endoparasitoid native to the Indo-Australian region, was imported from Pakistan and released in Kenya in 1993 for management of the exotic stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Recent reports confirmed the successful establishment of the parasitoid in three locations in Kenya and in northern Tanzania. Functional response studies on this parasitoid and an indigenous congener, Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron), indicated that C. flavipes had a higher searching ability and attacked more larvae when Chilo partellus was the host. When a native stemborer, Sesamia calamistis Hampson, was the host, there was no significant difference between numbers attacked by …

The Determinants Of Juvenile Justice Policy In France And Germany, Jacqueline A. Meyers

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation assesses the factors that influence the development of juvenile justice policy in France and Germany within the context of systems theory, The project utilizes an open/closed systems framework as a way to conceptualize determinants of juvenile justice policy. France and Germany serve as two single case studies for demonstrating the open and closed dichotomy that characterize system theory with France being characterized as a closed system while Germany is characterized as an open system. This difference is demonstrated through a discussion of historical, cultural, political, social and economic variables, which shape policy development in each of these countries. …

An Evaluation Of The City Of Danville-Pittsylvania County Annexation, Gerald A. Craver

Theses and Dissertations

An insufficient amount of evaluation research has been conducted on Virginia's annexations. This study helps to fill that void by evaluating the Danville - Pittsylvania County annexation. The thesis attempts to determine if the city of Danville benefited from the annexation and if Pittsylvania County was able to recover from the loss that it suffered as a result of the annexation.

In order to evaluate the annexation, data was collected and analyzed for seven research categories: urban services, planning, demographics, community leadership, local government cooperation, economic development, and public finance. In addition, government documents were reviewed to collect information that …

Making Genes: A Pilot Study Of The Social Construction Of Biotechnology, Christopher B. Ganchoff

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Biotechnology, the duplication of natural processes with artificial procedures and objects, is reshaping the way we see ourselves, and the world around us. Recent advances in genetic engineering have resulted in unprecedented hypotheses about the power and efficacy of the human genetic code. The entire human genetic structure is in the process of being mapped out, and this project should be completed within the next ten years. The Human Genome Project (HGP) represents are qualitative leap in modern science; it is a trans-national enterprise that promises to simultaneously release humanity from the grip of a multitude of physiological pathologies, and …

Researcher/Practitioner Teams: A Potential Tool For Creating Democratic Dialogue In Participatory Evaluation, Regina Ann Misch

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Since December 1996, The Center for Applied Social Analysis and Education (CASAE) has conducted an evaluation for a juvenile justice program in Humboldt County. CASAE has taken a participatory approach to the evaluation by involving the probation officers and other practitioners in data collection and report composition. The evaluation is unique in that the researchers have the opportunity to experience the practitioner’s work first hand by observing the practitioner during visits to their clients. I have termed this collaborative tool, researcher/ practitioner teams (r/p teams). Such an experience may promote a bond of trust between the researcher and practitioner and …

Toward A Sociological Understanding Of Heroic Behavior: A Focus On Carnegie Heroes, Anna F. Lomascolo

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This qualitative study explored the motivational factors underlying heroic acts of rescue and the ways in which gender role expectations appeared to have influenced whether or not males and females offered help in emergency situations. The overarching research question was What socio-cultural factors prompt individuals to risk their lives on behalf of others? In order to provide answers to this question, one-on-one, structured interviews were conducted with 75 recipients of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s medal for civilian heroism. Research findings revealed predominantly normative motivations which were evident in three forms: (1) adherence to the norm of social responsibility; (2) …

An Evaluation Of The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program In Humboldt County's Juvenile Court, Ruben Alvarado

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Humboldt program has grown to at a very rapid rate. CASA of Humboldt has become the largest rural program in the state of California. A program evaluation of the CASA of Humboldt program was performed to determine if the program is meeting its organizational mandate and to assess the impact on the children represented by CASA volunteers. A case study design was used to research the nature of CASA intervention on case disposition. A triangulation of findings from several mini-surveys which were administered to juvenile court judges, attorneys, social workers, CASA case managers and …

From Turnpikes To Railroads: Antebellum Transportation Improvements And Community Development In Taylor County, Virginia, Scott W. Daley

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the 1820s, a revolution in transportation technology changed forever the shipment of goods, travel, and the process of communication as overland transportation shifted from turnpikes to railroads. This study examines the affect on community formation and development in two turnpike villages and one town along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, America’s first inter-regional commercial railroad line. Between the mid-1830s and 1860, as railroads replaced turnpikes, the villages of Fetterman and Pruntytown, Virginia, came into existence, flourished, and began to decline as railroads passed along the lower Tygart River in 1850, directly competing with turnpikes. The town of Grafton in …

Marquette, Jacques, John Donnelly

History Faculty Research and Publications

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Perceptions Regarding Knowledge Management: An Exploration Of Characteristics And Components Of Knowledge Management With Application In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Michael D. Sutch

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Possible Predictors And Effects Of Rape During The First Semester Of The First Year Of College, Christine Ellen Frydenborg

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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A Study Of Job Satisfaction Among Urban Superintendents In New Jersey, Richard J. Malanowski

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Acculturation And Marital Stability Among Nigerian Immigrant Couples In The United States, Anselm I. Nwaorgu

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Correlates Of Minority Transfer Students Academic Performance And Retention At A Four Year Public Institution, Pedro Zayas

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Emotional Dysregulation In Children With Aids-Diagnosed Mothers: A Comparative Study, Kathleen O'Brien-Sheber

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Law As Experience: Theory And The Internal Aspect Of Law, Thomas Morawtz

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Turnaround United Methodist Churches In The California-Nevada Annual Conference, David Lewis Samelson

ATS Dissertations

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Fall 1999

University of Richmond Magazine

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Gvsu Graduate Bulletin, 1999-2000, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State University 1999-2000 graduate bulletin published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.

Gvsu Undergraduate And Graduate Bulletin, 1999-2000, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State University 1999-2000 undergraduate and/or graduate bulletin published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.

Lesbian Couples: Relational Dynamics Centered Around Satisfaction Power And Conflict, Ellen M. Sigrist

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Volume 23, No. 4

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editors: David Reble, Aswani K. Datt, Nicholas Lenco, Greg Moores

Farewell To An Idea? Ideology In Legal Theory, David Charny

Michigan Law Review

In 1956, Morocco inaugurated a constitutional democratic polity on the Western model. Elections were to be held, and political parties formed, with voters to be registered by party. The Berbers, however, did not join the parties as individual voters. Each Berber clan joined their chosen party as a unit. To consecrate (or, perhaps, to accomplish) the clan's choice, a bullock was sacrificed. These sacrificial rites offer a useful parable about the relationship between law and culture. The social order imposed by law depends crucially on the "culture" of the participants in the system - their habits, dispositions, views of the …

Civil Rights - Federal Remedies: United States Supreme Court Adopts Actual Notice And Deliberate Indifference As The Standards For Title Ix Damages For Teacher-Student Sexual Harassment, Debra L. Hoffarth

North Dakota Law Review

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Role Of Farming Women In The Communities Of Puculpala, Llulluchi, And Guzo, Quimiag, Chimborazo, Agusta Filomena Coello Arguello

Theses and Dissertations

In the Ecuadorian society there is a pronounced difference in the distribution of work between men and women. In the Ecuadorian society the man is dominant and the woman is seen as a free form of strenuous and excessive labor, who often goes without pay. The woman herself minimizes her own contribution in the production process, thereby magnifying this culture distinction. The division of work related responsibilities, through gender distinctions, has given women more tasks to complete, in addition to those generally reserved for females (taking care of the children, the animals and various household chores). Women also tend to …

An Outreach Support Group For International Students, Timothy B. Smith, Li-Chen Chin, Arpana Inman, Jennifer Hudson

Faculty Publications

International students often face challenges in adjusting to their new environment without the use of available local supports, such as counseling. Suggestions are provided for forming an outreach support group that enhances international student participation by minimizing stigma associated with mental health services and by addressing both practical and emotional issues.

The Economic Impact Upon Modern U.S. Elections, James Jackson

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

Economic voting has been blamed for Bush’s loss in 1992, Carter’s loss in 1980, and attributed to Clinton’s win in 1996. I intend to dispel the myths against economic voting by showing that it does occur, and examining the four different manners in which it occurs: retrospective, prospective, pocketbook and sociotropic voting.

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Creating High-Quality Marriages: A Qualitative Study Of Religious Couples, Jerry Lyman Redd

Theses and Dissertations

This study is a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with thirty-two couples who have been married for eight years. Although the couples in this sample have similar religious, economic, and cultural backgrounds, the quality of each marriage is quite different. Ten couples have exceptionally high-quality marriages, eighteen have average-quality marriages, three are struggling, and one couple has been divorced. The purpose of this study was to better understand what the ten couples with high-quality marriages are doing to create successful relationships. I conclude that high-quality marriages are created by a couple's participation in a particular process with a specific paradigm …

The Impact Of Religiosity On Coping Among Lds Adolescents, Matthew P. Roper

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the impact of religiosity on coping in a group of Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) youth. Longitudinal data were gathered from detailed questionnaires administered to 2852 male and female adolescents in 1990 and 1993. Coping was conceptualized as four general dimensions (self-concept, public activities and service, deviance and future plans). Religiosity was also conceptualized multi-dimensionally (religious belief, public religiosity, private religious behavior, and religious experiences). Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the unique effects of each of the dimensions of religiosity on each dimension of coping. It was hypothesized that religiosity was positively …

Religious Couples' Reported Effects Of Prayer In Conflict Situations, Julie Ann Stout

Theses and Dissertations

For religious couples, the spiritual domain stands alongside the biological, psychological, and systemic domains as an influence upon interaction and mechanism for change. This study is a quantitative expansion of Butler, Gardner, and Bird's (1998) qualitative study, of the change dynamics of prayer. This study attempted to improve the generalizability of the Butler et al. (1998) study through its use of a larger, and religiously and geographically more diverse sample. This study investigated the effects of prayer during times of marital conflict through a quantitative methodology with a survey design. The researchers developed a survey based on the findings of …