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2000 Trafficking In Persons Report, U.S. Department Of State Jan 2001

2000 Trafficking In Persons Report, U.S. Department Of State

Human Trafficking: Data and Documents

Trafficking in persons is a fundamental and crucially important challenge in the areas of human rights and law enforcement. Based on reliable estimates, as the Congress has noted, at least 700,000 persons, especially women and children, are trafficked each year across international borders. Some observers estimate that the number may be significantly higher. Victims are forced to toil in sweatshops, construction sites, brothels, and fields. Deprived of the enjoyment of their human rights, many victims are subjected to threats against their person and family, violence, horrific living conditions, and dangerous workplaces. Some victims have answered advertisements believing that they will …

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The Sdsu Collegian Index: August 1974- August 1980 Index, Lisa Elsinger Jan 2001

The Sdsu Collegian Index: August 1974- August 1980 Index, Lisa Elsinger

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

The purpose of this index is to provide a subject guide to the SDSU Collegian. Included are all articles written by the staff as well as wire-service news stories. Excluded are brief announcements, notices, and minor sport events. This issue accumulates six publishing years, August 1974-August 1980.

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Life And Times Of Individuals With Mental Retardation: 40 Years Of History, Rhonda S. Black Ph.D., Beverly A. Salas Jan 2001

Life And Times Of Individuals With Mental Retardation: 40 Years Of History, Rhonda S. Black Ph.D., Beverly A. Salas

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

If we look to the not so distant past, we see a history of lost opportunities for employment and the chance to meaningfully contribute to society for individuals with mental retardation (Murphy & Rogan, 1995). Many issues surround why these individuals have not been more included within our society, particularly in the employment sector. Fears, questions, and concerns abound when looking at these issues. Such questions are: Why would I want to hire an individual with mental retardation? How much cost is associated with various accommodations that may be required? What unknowns are involved in hiring a person with mental …

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Studies On Indigenous Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolates Active Against Selected Insect Pests, Matilda Oketch Jan 2001

Studies On Indigenous Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolates Active Against Selected Insect Pests, Matilda Oketch

All PhD Dissertations

The overall goal was to contribute to crop-productivity by developing sustainable pest management and the objective was to select and identify an efficacious local B. thuringiensis isolate active against the selected stem borers, C. partellus, E.saccharina, B. fusca and S. calamistis.Various isolates of B. thuringiensis were isolated from soils and dead insects collected from different places in Kenya. They were screened against various stem borers including C. partellus, E. saccharina, S. calamistis and B. fi1sca.Based on the relative potencies, seven isolates (ICIPE 001, 012, 023, 027, 040,054 and 061 were screened further and their LT 50 value determined. Three isolates, …

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The Green Olympics: Boon Or Farce?, Mark Mcmullen Jan 2001

The Green Olympics: Boon Or Farce?, Mark Mcmullen

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

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What Is Needed To Protect International Human Rights In The 21st Century, Oscar Arias Jan 2001

What Is Needed To Protect International Human Rights In The 21st Century, Oscar Arias

Nova Law Review

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Hika - 2001 Jan 2001

Hika - 2001

HIKA Literary Magazine

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Integration Of Depth Data Onto A Video Camera Backpack For Use With California Sea Lions, Sarah Ann Radloff Jan 2001

Integration Of Depth Data Onto A Video Camera Backpack For Use With California Sea Lions, Sarah Ann Radloff

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Instrumentation attached to captive marine mammals for open ocean research is an innovative and valuable approach for studying marine mammals in the wild. Direct real-time underwater observations are still needed for a variety of research projects. The goal of this project was to develop and test a system for recording and playback of sea lion dive depth data using the audio channel of an underwater video camera. A pressure transducer was installed into an aluminum waterproof camera housing. A signal conditioning circuit was built to translate pressure (depth) signals into audio signals that could be recorded on the audio channel …

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Pacific Review Winter 2001, Pacific Alumni Association Jan 2001

Pacific Review Winter 2001, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

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Explore, Winter 2001, Vol. 4, No. 2: The Impact Of Women On Jesuit Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education Jan 2001

Explore, Winter 2001, Vol. 4, No. 2: The Impact Of Women On Jesuit Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

explore

Contents: Letter from the Director; Jesuits and Women: An Historic Commitment; Mixed Company: Women at Santa Clara; Santa Clara Women Faculty: A Composite View of Our Experience; The Program for the Study of Women and Gender; Working Out a Balance; Assessing the Roles of Gender in College Students' Evaluations of Faculty; Tradition Shattered; Coming Events: Lecture Series, Bannan Visitor; Bannan Grants; Next Issue

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Braking The Merger Momentum: Reforming Corporate Law Governing Mega-Mergers, James A. Fanto Jan 2001

Braking The Merger Momentum: Reforming Corporate Law Governing Mega-Mergers, James A. Fanto

Faculty Scholarship

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"2001 University Of North Dakota Fighting Sioux Football", University Of North Dakota Jan 2001

"2001 University Of North Dakota Fighting Sioux Football", University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Football

Media guide for the 2001 UND football team. The guide contains information about the team and its coaches, and was sent to local and regional media outlets. This was the first season played in the Alerus Center.

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The Affectiveness Of A Standards-Based, Technology-Connected Staff Development Program, Lee Geary Grafton Jan 2001

The Affectiveness Of A Standards-Based, Technology-Connected Staff Development Program, Lee Geary Grafton

Theses Digitization Project

One role of an administrator is to provide and assess staff development programs. The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of a 120-hour standards-based, technology-connnected staff development program on participating teachers' instruction.

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Mathematics, Technology, And Gender: Closing Gender Differences With A High School Web Site, Steven Lee Holifield Jan 2001

Mathematics, Technology, And Gender: Closing Gender Differences With A High School Web Site, Steven Lee Holifield

Theses Digitization Project

This project focuses on using technology to help motivate young females to make use of a high school web site to lesson anxieties and increase interest in mathematics and the use of technology. Additionally, it acts as a model to create an educational web site that brings about better communication within a community.

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Professional English Communication Training For English For Specific Purposes, Galon Anthony Melendy Jan 2001

Professional English Communication Training For English For Specific Purposes, Galon Anthony Melendy

Theses Digitization Project

This project addresses the need for effective English training for speakers of other languages who are engaged in professional careers.

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Beyond Skills To Meaning: Artists As Healers And Implications For Art Educators, Lucinda Lee Blackstone Jan 2001

Beyond Skills To Meaning: Artists As Healers And Implications For Art Educators, Lucinda Lee Blackstone

Theses Digitization Project

Art definitions and movements are changing just as the social paradigms they spring from. This exploration looked at paradigms in art of the past that have become the foundation for movements today. Currently the transformative powers art has to offer have been recognized. Colleges are beginning to train a major and a career. The literature review explored what role transformative art has played in artists' lives and looked at its uses in education. Conceptual art goes beyond the aesthetics of art and touches the mind and heart. I began to explore this kind of art in the nearby galleries. I …

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Can Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) Effectively Assist Incarcerated Juveniles In Learning Introductory Woodworking Skills?, Steven Charles Ambellan Jan 2001

Can Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) Effectively Assist Incarcerated Juveniles In Learning Introductory Woodworking Skills?, Steven Charles Ambellan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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A Program Evaluation Of The Adolescent Family Life Program, Tricia Rachelle Licon Jan 2001

A Program Evaluation Of The Adolescent Family Life Program, Tricia Rachelle Licon

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of the study was an evaluation of a pregnancy prevention program. The study was designed to look at the adolescent pregnant and parenting population in the Adolescent Family Life Program, which serves about 300 clients in Southern California.

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Effects Of Head Start Participation On Cognitive And Social Functioning Of Children In The United States, Anshumala Ram Jan 2001

Effects Of Head Start Participation On Cognitive And Social Functioning Of Children In The United States, Anshumala Ram

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the effects of Head Start participation on the cognitive and social functioning of children 6 to 14 years of age in the United States.

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Increasing Computer Instruction Within The Classroom, Rebecca Lerane Hollis Jan 2001

Increasing Computer Instruction Within The Classroom, Rebecca Lerane Hollis

Theses Digitization Project

The objective was to create some high level thinking activities to use with computerized graphic organizers which utilized the multimedia program Hyperstudio and the word processing program AppleWorks. This is an attempt to improve teacher attitudes towards technology, and to increase computer instruction within the classroom.

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The Meter November 7, 2001, Tennessee State University Jan 2001

The Meter November 7, 2001, Tennessee State University

The Meter Documents in 2000s

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The Meter February 28, 2001, Tennessee State University Jan 2001

The Meter February 28, 2001, Tennessee State University

The Meter Documents in 2000s

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The Meterdecember 5, 2001, Tennessee State University Jan 2001

The Meterdecember 5, 2001, Tennessee State University

The Meter Documents in 2000s

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The Meter February 14, 2001, Tennessee State University Jan 2001

The Meter February 14, 2001, Tennessee State University

The Meter Documents in 2000s

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The Proposed E.U. Vat On Electronically Transmitted Services: Enforcement And Compliance Issues, Thomas Fawkes Jan 2001

The Proposed E.U. Vat On Electronically Transmitted Services: Enforcement And Compliance Issues, Thomas Fawkes

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This paper will begin by discussing the current VAT system in the E.U. It will also describe in detail the provisions of the proposed VAT amendments as they affect electronic commerce transactions with respect to both B2B and B2C transactions. Next, the practical effects of the VAT amendments in terms of increased VAT revenue for the E.U. and its mem-ber states will be discussed. Following will be a discussion on the past and present failures of the E.U. and its Member States in encouraging and en-forcing compliance under the current VAT Directive, and the implication of such failures on the …

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Bookmark Search: A Web-Based Bookmark Search Engine, Yun Sang Lee Jan 2001

Bookmark Search: A Web-Based Bookmark Search Engine, Yun Sang Lee

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of the project is to create a search engine in which the databases of links are the bookmarks uploaded by the user. The main idea of the BOOKMARK-SEARCH system is the sharing of bookmarks resources required carrying on an Internet search. It aims to provide an affordable search solution to users while sharing bookmarks resouces.

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Creating A Student Accessible Online Syllabus, Kenneth Louis Decroo Jan 2001

Creating A Student Accessible Online Syllabus, Kenneth Louis Decroo

Theses Digitization Project

This project addresses how to create an online syllabus that is accessible to students and parents, that empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning while enhancing school/home communication, and serves as a graphic representation of what students have accomplished. Web quests are used as the principle means of instructional delivery to engage middle school students in problem-based projects that address real life situations using rigorous and relevant curricula. Elements of an online syllabus and the content of the course it supports are examined. The role, an online syllabus plays in fulfilling the goals of techno-constructivism, the move from …

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Expanding A Gang Tattoo Removal Program For San Bernardino County, Appannagari M.D. Gnanadev Jan 2001

Expanding A Gang Tattoo Removal Program For San Bernardino County, Appannagari M.D. Gnanadev

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis covers the background and history of cultural attitudes towards body art, scarification and tattoos, the history of street gangs and their influence and impact on Southern California communities, and an in-depth program analysis of the "Gang Tattoo Removal Program" established at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC).

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Music Handbook For Primary Grade Teachers, Risa Maree Fiorillo Jan 2001

Music Handbook For Primary Grade Teachers, Risa Maree Fiorillo

Theses Digitization Project

Academic research in the area of music and learning has proven that there is both a deficiency and need for classroom music education commencing at the primary grade levels. The research has shown that by incorporating music education into the academic curriculum the arts can be more effectively taught and other academic subject areas can gain from the diverse teaching strategies the arts bring to education. There are two goals of this project. One is to demonstrate to teachers what primary grade level students should be learning in music. A second goal of this project is to design a music …

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The Influence Of Motives Of Sports Fans On Affinity For Television, Internet, Radio, And Newspapers, Christopher Edward Lasak Jan 2001

The Influence Of Motives Of Sports Fans On Affinity For Television, Internet, Radio, And Newspapers, Christopher Edward Lasak

Theses Digitization Project

This study investigated the relationship between motives of sports fans, and affinity for television, Internet, radio, and newspapers. Specifically economic, aesthetic, eustress, self-esteem, group affiliation, entertainment, and family motives all were expected to influence affinity for television, Internet, radio and newspapers.

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