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Excerpts Of Directory, University Of South Florida, 2002-2003, University Of South Florida

Excerpts of University Directories

Excerpts from the 2002-2003 University of South Florida directory. The pages include numbers for the St. Petersburg campus.

Wild Plant Classification In Little Dixie : Variation In A Regional Culture, Justin M. Nolan

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

This study examines the relation between folk expertise and wild plant classification in Little Dixie, a seven-county vernacular cultural region in central Missouri. A successive pile-sort task was administered to ten local wild plant "experts" and ten "novices" of Euro-American descent to investigate how ethnobotanical knowledge influences the cognitive construction of folk taxonomies. The results indicate that experts categorize plants according to utilitarian features (e.g., edibility, medicinal value) and morphology (e.g., herbs, trees) while novices rely almost exclusively on morphological traits. While the classification strategies of experts and novices are substantially different, a single categorization system is common to both …

Proceedings Of The South Dakota Academy Of Science, 2002, Volume 81., South Dakota Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, 2002, Volume 81.

The table of contents lists the consolidated minutes of the eighty-seventh annual meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, papers and abstracts presented.

The presidential address titled Reflections on Science in South Dakota and on Vitamin B12 was given by M. Steven McDowell.

The following senior research papers were presented at the eighty-seventh annual meeting held on April 5, 2001: Hydrogeology of the Homestake Mine by Perry H. Rahn and William M. Roggenthen; Mycorrhizal Colonization as Impacted by Corn Hybrid by Marie-Laure A. Sauer, Diane H. Rickerl, Patricia …

2002 Annual Report, Children's Advocacy Institute, University Of San Diego School Of Law

CAI Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

New Student Directory, The Class Of 2006

New Student Directories

Directory of newly admitted students and new faculty members. The student directory includes photographs of the 324 students and student information including name, high school attended, city and state, activities, and/or area of academic interest. The 48page directory is a simple, paper bound booklet featuring both a recent and older photo of Kauke Hall and the title, 'The College of Wooster New Student Directory, Class of 2006' on the cover.

Letter From The Dean, Gregory J. Weidemann

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

The United States' Earned Income Tax Credit And Canada's Child Tax Benefit: Have They Proven To Be Effective Anti-Child Poverty Tools?, Nathalie J. Coì‚Teì

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

The Use Of A Prospective Longitudinal Study To Predict Adaptive Outcome In A Middle School Population, Jennifer A. Simon-Thomas

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Parental Divorce On Marital Optimism And Attachment Style In Young Adulthood: A Path Analytic Model, Susan S. Roberts

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Gis-Based Habitat Models For Bighorn Sheep Winter Range In Glacier National Park Montana Usa, Gordon H. Dicus

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Women For The Wild: Douglas Edge Murie And The American Conservation Movement., Mary Anne Peine

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Standing At A Precipice : Bison Survival And Decline On The Nineteenth Century Northern Plains, Andrew Meskil

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Labeling In The Cut-Flower Industry, Kristi J. Denney

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Greenhouse And Field Evaluation Of Biological Control Of Fusarium Head Blight On Durum Wheat, D. A. Schisler, N. I. Khan, Michael J. Boehm, P. J. Slininger

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease that causes extensive yield and quality losses to wheat and barley. In durum wheat, the pathogen-produced toxin deoxynivalenol (DON) is retained in semolina at ~50%, and the causal agent of FHB, Gibberella zeae, has a strong adverse effect on pasta color. Two bacteria and two yeast strains with known efficacy against G. zeae on hexaploid wheats were produced in liquid culture and assayed on two cultivars of durum wheat in greenhouse bioassays. All antagonists reduced FHB severity on cultivar Renville, and three of the four reduced severity on cultivar Ben, with …

Renegade Roundup- Advocacy West Texas Style, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Information on the Renegade Roundup- Advocacy West Texas Style program and agenda.

2001 Annual Report Of The Town Of Candia, New Hampshire, For The Year Ending December 31, 2001., Candia Town Representatives

Candia, NH Annual Reports

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

Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute Annual Technical Report Fy 2001, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

KWRRI Annual Technical Reports (USGS’s 104b Grant Program)

The FY 2001 Annual Technical Report for Kentucky consolidates reporting requirements of the Section 104(b) base grant award in a single technical report that includes: 1) a synopsis of each research project supported during the period, 2) a list of related reports, 3) a description of information transfer activities, 4) a summary of student support during the reporting period, and 5) notable achievements and awards during the year.

Information Based Regulation And International Trade In Genetically Modified Agricultural Products: An Evaluation Of The Cartagena Protocol On Biosafety, Michael P. Healy

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This Article considers the regulation of international trade in genetically modified agricultural products. Specifically, it addresses both products released into the environment as seeds and products intended for consumption as food. The first part of the Article describes the significance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in modem agriculture, especially agriculture in the United States. This discussion summarizes the risks and potential benefits associated with the use of agricultural GMOs, especially the risks and benefits related to biodiversity. The Article then briefly describes the approaches to the regulation of these products adopted in the

Cartagena Protocol to the Convention on Biological …

2001 Legislative Review, Laurie Fulkerson

Animal Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Legal Status Of Nonhuman Animals

Animal Law Review

On September 25, 1999, a distinguished group of legal scholars met in New York City at the 5th Annual Conference on Animals and the Law, hosted by the Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, to discuss how the law classifies nonhuman animals and whether the current legal framework is in accord with scientific understanding, public attitudes, and fundamental principles of justice. This conference took a monumental step in facilitating discussion about, and furthering the cause of, the legal protection and welfare of nonhuman animals.

Comments are included …

Consumer Protection In The Legal Marketplace: A Legal Consumer's Bill Of Rights Is Needed, Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens, Cary Silverman, Rochelle M. Tedesco

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Selectmen And Other Town Officers Unity, N.H. Year Ending December 31, 2001., Unity Town Representatives

Unity, NH Annual Reports

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

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Greenland, New Hamsphire, For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2001, As Compiled By The Town Officers., Greenland Town Representatives

Greenland, NH Annual Reports

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

Annual Reports And Vital Statistics Of The Selectman And Other Officers Of The Town Of Chichester, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2001., Chichester Town Representatives

Chichester, NH Annual Reports

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

Feeding A Growing Population On An Increasingly Fragile Environment, Andrew Sluyter, William E. Doolittle, Eric P. Perramond, Phil L. Crossley, Dean P. Lambert

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Colony Composition And Demographics Of Beavers In Illinois, Stanley T. Mctaggart

Masters Theses

Beavers (Castor canadensis) have been extensively studied throughout North America, but little research has been conducted on this species in Illinois and the Midwest. Beavers exhibit wide variations in colony composition and demographics over their broad geographic range, so regional research is important for sound management. The objectives of this study were to investigate the: (1) typical composition of beaver colonies in Illinois; (2) reproductive potential of female beavers in Illinois; (3) sex-age composition of beaver populations in Illinois; and (4) efficacy of night-vision surveys versus removal trapping for estimating colony size. This study was conducted during the 1999-00 and …

The Effects Of Habitat Fragmentation On Fish Developmental Stability, Matthew W. Gosses

Masters Theses

In nature, organisms exist in less than ideal conditions making stress a constant factor throughout their life. These stressful environments may disturb developmental processes, causing long-term, detrimental changes to an organism expressed as bilateral variation in morphology or fluctuating asymmetry (FA). Fluctuating asymmetry has been shown to be associated with accidents during morphogenesis due to environmental factors and hence is considered a measure of developmental instability.

One environmental stressor that may affect aquatic organisms is stream habitat fragmentation. Stream habitat fragmentation is the lack of connectivity between upstream and downstream populations or sites. Stream fragmentation can create distinct patches of …

Distance Education And Dementia Caregivers: A Comparison Of Three Methods, Mary Colleen Corrigan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the research is to examine the family experience of dementia caregiving and design an educational intervention to assist family members in the caregiving role. Stress results when a caregiver confronts environmental demands (dementia behaviors) that threaten personal well-being. The perception of threat is the process of primary stress appraisal. Caregivers evaluate coping options, a process of secondary stress appraisal. Positive secondary appraisal (view the situation as amenable to change) has the potential to trigger re-appraisal of the primary threat, and to reduce overall stress.

Education is one way to affect secondary appraisal. Adult learners benefit from progressive …

Prisoners' Coping And Use Of Family Support, And Impact Of The Visiting Experience For Families, Lois F. Lange

Theses : Honours

This review was focussed on three areas (1) theoretical concepts of stress, coping and social support; (2) explanations for the patterns of prisoners' perceptions of their support-seeking behavior; and (3) the impact on families providing support. Prisoners' patterns of support seeking in the prison environment appear more consistent with hierarchical organisations than the domestication model of unit management. For stressful, uncontrollable situations, emotional support is sought from families, who are difficult to access. The family obligation to provide the free service of support to prisoners has implications for prison management and policy. Priorities for future research are (1) the impact …

Production Of Indole-3-Acetic Acid By Plant Growth-Promoting Assemblages Of The Fresh Water Macrophyte Juncus Effusus L / By Rama Krishna Subgani, Rama Krishna Subgani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.