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Vigilance And Predation Risk In Gunnison’S Prairie Dogs (Cynomys Gunnisoni), J. L. Verdolin, C. N. Slobodchikoff

Sentience Collection

Group living in animals is believed to confer advantages related to a decrease in predation risk and an energetic trade-off between vigilance and foraging efficiency. Eight Gunnison’s prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni, colonies in Flagstaff, Arizona (elevation 2300 m), were studied from April to August 2000 to examine the adaptive significance of colonial living in the context of predation risk and antipredator behavioral strategies. Each colony was sampled once every 10 days for a period of 3 h. Upright and quadrepedal vigilance was recorded using scan samples. All predation events were recorded. Results suggest that vigilant behavior in Gunnison’s prairie dogs …

Physiology And Behavior Of Dogs During Air Transport, Renée Bergeron, Shannon L. Scott, Jean-Pierre Émond, Florent Mercier, Nigel J. Cook, Al L. Schaefer

Stress Collection

Twenty-four beagles were used to measure physiological and behavioral reactions to air transport. Each of 3 groups of 4 sedated (with 0.5 mg/kg body weight of acepromazine maleate) and 4 non-sedated (control) dogs was flown on a separate flight between Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario, after being transported by road from Quebec City to Montreal. Saliva and blood samples were taken before ground and air transport and after air transport. The heart rate was monitored during the whole experiment except during ground transport, and behavior was monitored by video during air transport. Sedation did not affect any of the variables …

The Internet, Social Networks And Loneliness, Jean-François Coget, Yutaka Yamauchi, Michael Suman

Management, HR and Information Systems

As the Internet has rapidly become a mainstream medium, some studies have found that Internet use is associated with reduced social networks and increased loneliness, whereas other research has suggested virtually the opposite. Still other studies have found no associations at all between Internet use, social networks and level of loneliness. Some authors who have found that the Internet has a negative impact on social relationships and psychological well-being have hypothesized that Internet use encourages the creation of online relationships, which in turn replace face-to-face contacts (displacement). Since this results in an overall loss of depth that is more important …

Perceptions Of Fairness Of Discipline Events In The Work Place, Debra Phillips

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Employees are concerned with the fairness of organizational outcomes they receive and the fairness of the decision-making processes used to determine how these outcomes are allocated in accordance with organizational policies. The present study focused on the distributive justice and procedural justice outcomes of disciplinary actions in work place settings. This study assessed the effects of three levels of the severity of rule violation, severity of punishment, and decision-making processes utilized. The results indicated that conditions allowing participation in the decision-making process resulted in perceptions of greater procedural fairness to employees, but did not influence perceptions of distributive fairness. The …

The Alumni Network, Summer 2002 (Vol. Xvi No. 1), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

George Fox Life, July 2002, George Fox University Archives

George Fox College Life

Alumni newspaper of George Fox University.

Practitioners' News - Summer 2002, Volume 29, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Nova Southeastern University Libraries Annual Report 2001-2002, Nova Southeastern University

Brochures, Pamphlets, and Reports of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 44 Number 1, Summer 2002, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH By Paul Locatelli, S.J. SCU's president encourages us to look squarely at the scandal in our midst.

12 - TIME TO GIVE By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. Alumni share their experiences of volunteering in the Peace Corps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

18 - IS GREED GOOD? By Susan Vogel. A group of SCU professors discusses this thorny issue.

22 - FROM GANG LIFE TO PREP SCHOOL By Cecilia Kang. Enrique Flores '02 escaped gang life in East San Jose. Now he helps others do the same.

Northwestern News, Summer 2002, Public Relations

Northwestern News

Task force calls for modest growth; A model of community; Theatre major stage manages Kennedy Center plays; Students answer SOS call; Sociology seniors do well on national exam; Business team advances to finals at nationals; Business students win statewide awards; NWC reps participate in conference on ethnic minority success; English professor receives Teaching Excellence Award; Chaplain to study in Scotland; Reynen named church relations director; Anderson named interim chaplain; Students speak at history conference; Business programs accredited; Campus mourns death of Veldhuis; Writing/rhetoric program showcased at conference; Choir presents Mozart's Requiem; NWC hosts social science research conference; Van Der Weide …

Effects Of Two Backpack Weight Distributions On Perceptual And Physiological Measures During Walking, Katelyn Wells-Fahling

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Backpack weight distribution may affect economy by conserving energy and thus potentially prolonging fatigue. Research has not however examined effects of backpack weight distribution on subjective measures of intensity and comfort. Heart rate (HR) and overall and differentiated Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) were examined during simulated backpacking with differentially weighted backpacks. Volunteers (n=27) completed two simulated hiking trials on a treadmill. Trials consisted of 15 minutes walking at 0% grade followed by 15 minutes walking at 10% grade at 2.5 mph (males) or 2.0 mph (females). Subjects wore an internal frame backpack packed to contain 25% of their individual …

Commencement Program 2002, Newark State College

Commencement Programs

This Commencement Program is for Newark State Teachers College's Class of 2002. The college created this brochure to showcase the Program, Honorary Degrees, Honorary Graduates, Degree Candidates, Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Master of Arts, Class Officers, Psychology Diploma, Academic Costume, Board of Trustees, Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the Alma Mater.

Abstracts Of Papers, 80th Annual Meeting Of The Virginia Academy Of Science, May 22-24, 2002, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia

Virginia Journal of Science

Abstracts of papers that were presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science.

Com Outlook Summer 2002, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - July 2002, De La Salle University Libraries

Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - DLSU Libraries

What's Inside:

• ASRC Holds Paper Show
• Computerized Reservations at Instructional Media Services
• Faculty and Co-Academic Personnel (CAPs) Activities
• Garcia Conducts Workshop on On-line Searching
• Valenzuela Lectures at DLSU-Dasmariñas
• At the ABAP BookFair
• Dialogue through Digital Libraries ... A Japan Experience by Jocelyn L. Ladlad - EDRC/ASRC Librarian
• Library Access to Central Clearance Database
• Velasquez Donation
• Want to Study in France?
• Visitors
• Donors
• Recent Acquisitions

1. Instructional Media Resources
2. Archives Resources

• Book Acquisitions (July 2002)

Suffolk University Magazine, Summer 2002, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Thresholds Of Learning, Randy Gleason

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

To get to know Illinois Wesleyan professors, a good place to start is often right outside their doors.

Center For Psychology Studies Newsletter - Summer 2002, Nova Southeastern University

Center for Psychological Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Investigation Into The Personal Value Systems Of Accounting Managers Of Cpa Firms, Morsheda T. Hassan

Doctoral Dissertations

The objectives of this dissertation were to empirically examine (i) the primary value orientation of CPA firms' managers; (ii) the value profile of these managers; (iii) the relationship between the personal value systems of CPA firm's managers and their managerial decisions, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and managerial success; (iv) whether the personal value systems of CPA firms' differ by gender or age; (v) differences between the personal value systems of CPA firm's managers affiliated with the departments of auditing, taxation, consulting, information technology, general administration, or others, and (vi) differences between the personal value systems of CPA firms' managers and …

An Exploratory Study On The Relationships Among Electorate's Voting Behavior, Party Identification, Personal Values, And Demographic Characteristics, Kuan-Shun Chiu

Doctoral Dissertations

This study was proposed to examine if there existed significant differences in voters' party identification and voting behavior due to gender, race, age, income, education and personal values.

The sample was chosen from eligible voters in Florida. Of the 1500 questionnaires managed, 161 were identified as useable. The sample was representative of the results of 2000 presidential election in Florida with respect to voters' gender, race, income, and voting choice by party identification. Statistical techniques used were ANOVAs, Chi-square statistics, factor analysis, and logistic regression.

This study demonstrates how personal values may be associated with demographic characteristics to create a …

Extending The Dance: Relationship-Based Approaches To Infant/Toddler Care And Education, Carolyn P. Edwards, Helen Raikes

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Creating an infant/toddler program that revolves around relationships can be compared to expanding a relationship dance from first attachment figures to new ones. The educator must take On an artistic role for this performance. The educator makes the space ready, creating a beautiful place that inspires everyone to feel like dancing. For a new child just entering, the educator must take the initiative, become attuned, get into rhythm with the child, following the child's lead. Because a young child enters the programs "in the arms” of parents, the educator also enfolds the parents in this process. Gradually, as the dance …

Speaking Truth To Power: Challenging The Power Of Parents To Control The Education Of Their Own, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The First Amendment And The Socialization Of Children: Compulsory Public Education And Vouchers, Steven H. Shiffrin

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

A Call To Affirmative Action For Fiction’S Heroes Of Color, Or How Hawkeye, Huck, And Atticus Foil The Work Of Antiracism, Nancy L. Cook

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Styles, Psychosocial Development, And Locus Of Control Orientation In College Students, Cheryl Sue Marsiglia

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined the relationships between perceived parenting styles, psychosocial development, and locus of control orientation in 334 college students. Perceived parenting styles were assessed with Buri's (1991) Parental Authority Questionnaire, based on Baumrind's (1973) parenting typology. The parental dimensions of responsiveness and demandingness are categorized into three styles of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Psychosocial development was assessed with the Measures of Psychosocial Development (Hawley, 1988), which is based on Erikson's (1950) developmental theory of personality development. Locus of control, based on Rotter's (1954) social learning theory, was measured by Rotter's (1966) I-E scale. Results indicated that authoritative parenting …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 2002, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

2001-2002 - Graduate Council Annual Report, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Modelling Intervention Strategies For Cooperative Environmental Management, Jim Doran

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Central to sustainable natural resource management is the achievement of cooperation and collective action amongst stakeholders with initially conflicting short and long-term goals. It is argued that automatically generated agent-based computer models may be used to explore the ways in which external intervention can bring about effective stakeholder cooperation in environmental resource management contexts. The potential advantages of the agent-based modelling approach in this context include objectivity, and the discovery of currently unrecognised intervention strategies of practical value. An experimental procedure is proposed, and, by reference to a detailed design for a class of agent-based models, the technical obstacles that …

Reducing Childhood Pedestrian Injuries: Proceedings Of A Multidisciplinary Conference, Richard A. Schieber, Maria Vegega

United States Public Health Resources

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Motor vehicle crashes are associated with one of every five deaths among children 1 to 14 years of age in the United States, and pedestrian injuries account for a third of them. Compared with occupant injuries, pedestrian injuries are more severe; death is five times more likely to occur among those injured. In 1999, 533 child pedestrians were killed, and at least 30,000 children were nonfatally injured in traffic. Another 200 were killed in non-traffic areas, including driveways, sidewalks, and parking lots. Traumatic brain injury accounts for more than half the fatalities.
Dr. Schieber noted that the decline …

School-Based Health Centers And Managed Care Arrangements: A Review Of State Models And Implementation Issues, Jennel Harvey, Lissette Vaquerano, Lea Nolan, Colleen Sonosky

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.