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An Interaction Model Between Cotesia Flavipes And Cotesia Sesamiae, Parasitoids Of The Gramineous Stem-Borers At The Kenya Coast, Muriithi Karuku

All Master’s Theses

One of the greatest challenges facing the people of sub-Saharan Africa is the production of sufficient food to feed a rapidly increasing population in the face of dwindling finances. As the population grows at 3% and food production at 2% per annum, an annual shortage of 250 million tons of food is expected by year 2020. The greatest obstacle to increasing the production of maize and sorghum, the staple food in many African communities south of the Sahara, is damage by phytophagous insects. Larval feeding in the plant Whorl and later through stem tunneling causes plant damage. Infested plants have …

Development Of The Pupal Parasitoid Xanthopimpla Stemmator (Thunberg)(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) In Various Cereal Stem Borers (Lepidoptera), Ann Wanjiru Gitau

All Master’s Theses

Classical biological control (CBC) is a management strategy that employs natural enemies against exotic pests. The method has been used against Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an introduced pest of maize in Africa, using the introduced larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). However, C.flavipes is not able to attack all stem borer species in the targeted areas. To complement its work, Xanthopimpla stemmator (Thunberg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a solitary pupal endoparasitoid, which attacks pupae of Lepidoptera stem borers was imported from Sri-Lanka via Mauritius and South Africa to Kenya for laboratory trials. Xanthopimp/a stemmator has successfully been established in Mauritius …

An Empirical Study Of Associate Satisfaction, Law Firm Culture, And The Effects Of Billable Hour Requirements - Part Two, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

This article considers billing practices, the effects of hourly billing pressure, and firm culture as reflected in a survey of associates in Texas law firms. Part I of this article reports the empirical information from the survey. This information includes insight into the toll an increase in billable hour requirements has taken on legal practitioners and the consequent affect on the legal field. Part II discusses what the data means and how it might be used to improve the outlook for attracting and retaining good associates.

Introduction: The Virtues And Vices Of Skeptical Environmentalism, Jonathan H. Adler, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

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The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World by Bjorn Lomborg' is the most talked about environmental book in recent memory. Lomborg's central thesis is relatively straightforward: "Our doomsday conceptions of the environment are not correct." To the contrary, in recent decades humanity's lot has "improved in terms of practically every measurable indicator." Lomborg is not the first author to make this argument,4 but his book is the first to spark such a maelstrom of public attention. Its publication ignited controversy and debate on both sides of the Atlantic. Lomborg himself, an associate professor of statistics …

Property Rights, Pesticides, & (And) Public Health: Explaining The Paradox Of Modern Pesticide Policy, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners

Faculty Scholarship

The lesson of DDT's rise and fall is that property rights play a critical role in checking public policy abuses. Respect for property rights requires public actors to obtain property owners' consent before they take actions (e.g. pesticide spraying) that affect the property owners. When property rights are respected, spillover impacts are minimized. Public policies imposed without consent, even if done with good intentions, may produce bad effects. Those effects may result in the policy being rightly abandoned, but may also spur other policies that produce more bad effects. Only by consistent respect for property rights, by both governments and …

Ethics Counsel's Role In Combating The "Ostrich" Tendency, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

This article focuses on ethics problems related to hourly billing by analyzing the results of a survey of 1000 randomly selected associates in Texas firms who (1) had been licensed for ten or fewer years as of June 1999, and (2) worked in private law firms with more than ten attorneys (the Associate Survey). This article addresses the need for firm managers to clarify how and what their attorneys should bill. The article reports the results from the Associate Survey relating to billing guidance and ethics systems. From the empirical data, the article identifies a need for supervising attorneys to …

Impact Of Land Use Change On Hydroelectric Power Generation In Cameron Highlands, Fook Kun Choy

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study assesses the impact of land use changes on annual energy production of the hydro stations of Cameron Highlands Hydroelectric Scheme. Land use affects sediment load and streamflow of Sungai Telom and Sungai Bertam, which influences power generation and energy production of the several hydro stations in Cameron Highlands. Data of rainfall, streamflow, suspended sediment load, land use and energy output for the period 1964 to 1998 were collected, processed and analysed. Regression analysis, double mass curve method and double ratio technique were used in the assessment. The suspended sediment load and annual runoff of Sungai Telom and Sungai …

Knowledge Management Mechanisms In E-Commerce: A Study Of Online Retailing And Auction Sites, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Keng Siau, Yuhong Tian, Min Ling

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Knowledge management is vital to a company's success in this e-commerce era. Not only has the topic of knowledge management attracted much research attention lately, but the management of customer knowledge is also becoming increasingly important. Despite its significance, few research studies have systematically investigated knowledge management in the e-commerce context. None of the studies we reviewed looked at how knowledge management mechanisms were employed in e-commerce. This research presents a comprehensive analysis of the knowledge management mechanisms employed by 14 e-commerce sites that were rated as being the best by Gomez.com, an independent Internet quality measurement firm. Specifically, we …

The Storrs Lectures: Liberals And Romantics At War: The Problem Of Collective Guilt, George P. Fletcher

Faculty Scholarship

Somehow we in the West thought the age of war was behind us. After nuking Hiroshima, after napalming Vietnam, we had only distaste for the idea and the practice of war. The thought of dying for a noble cause, the pursuit of honor in the name of patria, brotherhood in arms – none of this appealed to us anymore. "I hate war and so does Eleanor," opined FDR in the oft-repeated lyrics of Pete Seeger. War became a subject for ironic disdain. As Tom Lehrer caught the mood of the 1960s: "We only want the world to know that …

Incomplete Compensation For Takings, Thomas W. Merrill

Faculty Scholarship

If a tribunal determines that a state actor has expropriated foreign investment property, or, under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that a state actor has adopted a regulation that is "tantamount to" an expropriation of foreign investment property, then that tribunal must determine the amount of compensation owed. International law has developed methods to determine the size of a compensation award when a state formally expropriates property. But the notion, reflected in Chapter 11 of NAFTA, that states may be required to pay compensation to foreign investors for what are, in effect, regulatory takings, is …

Agency Rules With The Force Of Law: The Original Convention, Thomas W. Merrill, Kathryn Tongue Watts

Faculty Scholarship

The Supreme Court recently held in United States v. Mead Corp. that agency interpretations should receive Chevron deference only when Congress has delegated power to the agency to make rules with the force of law and the agency has rendered its interpretation in the exercise of that power The first step of this inquiry is difficult to apply to interpretations adopted through rulemaking, because often rulemaking grants authorize the agency to make "such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter" or words to that effect, without specifying whether "rules and regulations" encompasses rules …

Credit Cards And Debit Cards In The United States And Japan, Ronald J. Mann

Faculty Scholarship

The widespread use of cards is one of the most salient features of consumer retail payment systems in the United States. American consumers use those cards to pay for about one-fourth of their retail purchases each year. And this is not a static phenomenon; among other things, the use of debit cards, though still relatively small, is rising rapidly. That pattern of use is not, however, typical of other countries. Even in some highly industrialized nations, consumers use cards to pay for purchases much less frequently. Statistics from the Bank for International Settlements, for example, suggest about sixty card-based payment …

Mabopa : Sejarah Dan Perkembangan Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia, Suhaillah Abdullah

Student Works (2000-2009)

Laporan Penyelidikan ini dijalankan untuk mengetahui sejarah dan perkembangan Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia (MABOPA) sepanjang 31 tahun penubuhannya (1969-2001). Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia merupakan antara persatuan yang bergiat aktif dalam mempertingkatkan industri perbukuan negara. Walaupun begitu, terlalu kurang sumber bertulis yang menceritakan tentang kegiatan dan peranan Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia dalam arena penerbitan negara. Oleh itu, kajian ini dijalankan sebagai 'sambungan' kepada kajian perintis yang pemah dilakukan oleh saudari Rabiatuladawiah Arshad pada tahun 1991. Dalam tempoh hampir 10 tahun, kajian susulan yang di buat menunjukkan Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia telah mengalami pelbagai perubahan. Realitinya Persatuan Penerbit Buku Malaysia semakin matang …

Assessment Of Pollution Load For Approved Eia Projects In The Industrial Sector (1988-1998) In Malaysia, Kok Sia Teng

Student Works (2000-2009)

It is generally recognised that developing countries lacked quantitative decision support tools in the formulation and implementation of pollution control measures necessary to abate environmental impacts associated with industrial development. Reliable and comprehensive simulation models are needed as basic tools for the quantification of industrial pollutant emission load, the assessment of their impacts on the environment as well as the evaluation of pollution control options. As a response to this inadequacy, this research project is conducted as an initial endeavor to use the World Bank's industrial pollution projection program Decision Support System for Integrated Pollution Control (DSS/IPC) for the assessment …

Locus Of Control And The Intention Of Being An Entrepreneur Among Managers Of Federal Development Authority Malaysia, Razaili Haji Gapor

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study examines the relationship between Locus of Control and the intention of being an entrepreneur among Federal Development Authority Malaysia (FDAM ) managers. This study first investigate the effect of Locus of Control on the intention to become an entrepreneur among 100 respondents, as measured by statistical testing on answered survey questionnaire. Further, this study extends the analysis by examining the relationship between ethnic group and the intention of being an entrepreneur among FDAM managers. The results showed a significant relationship between ethnic group and income level with the intention of being an entrepreneur among FDAM managers. This study …

Pemakaian Asas Astronomi Dalam Menentukan Arah Qiblat Di Malaysia : Suatu Pendekatan Hukum, Mohamad Amin Abu Bakar

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is about the belief of native of Kelantan Society towards Nur Muhammad doctrine which is well-accepted doctrine amongst those who practice Islamic mysticism (Sufism) particularly in the Malay Archipelago. The purpose of this research is to see how far the impact of this doctrine on the religious belief of the native of the stated It is also aimed at seeing how much other philosophies, teachings and religious beliefs have absorbed into the Islamic belief resulting in the birth of various polemics in the religious practise among the native of Kelantan in particular. This research is divided into five …

Pemikiran Abul A'La Al Maududi Dan Pembentukan Peradaban Islam Di Benua Kecil India, Osman Md. Rasip

Student Works (2000-2009)

Disertasi ini menilai pemikiran dan sumbangan Maududi dalam peradaban Islam dan pendekatan-pendekatan yang dilaksanakan bagi pembentukan peradaban Islam khususnya di benua kecil India. Kajian ini akan memfokuskan kepada Liga aspek ulama Pertamanya latar belakang yang melatari suasana dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pemikiran Maududi. Kedua, rnelihat pemikiran beliau mengenai pembentukan peradaban Islam serta yang yang terakhir adalah aktiviti Maududi bersama Jama'ati-i lslami dalam merealisasikan idea-idea beliau. Maududi dipilih memandangkan beliau mempunyai keistimewaan tersendiri mengenai idea dan pendekatan yang digunakan dalarn era kebangkitan Islam. Beliau berbeza dengan golongan modernis yang terlalu longgar dalarn usaha memajukan urnat Islam dengan menafikan sebahagian daripada hukum-hukum …

Penglibatan Wanita Dalam Parti Politik Menurut Islam : Suatu Kajian Pemahamannya Di Kalangan Masyarakat Lembah Pantai, Aiedah Abdul Khalek

Student Works (2000-2009)

Women's involvement in political parties in Islamic perspective is an issue which carries different interpretation amongst the Islamic scholars. Nevertheless, previous researches and data in this research have shown that most Islamic scholars recommend women's involvement in politicaI parties but subject to certain conditions. The author have a view that such recommendation given by Islam for women to involve in political parties is supposed to be understood by Muslim women themselves in particular and by Muslim society in general. Therefore, apart from looking into opinions and discussions of the scholars, this dissertation shall also dig into the extent of understanding …

The Relationship Between Stock Returns And Inflation In Malaysia, Soke Ling Mau

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study starts out with an introductory chapter covering the relationship between nominal and real stock returns with inflation in a general view. Economists are still puzzled on the positive and negative relationship between stock returns and inflation as many empirical results suggest varied conclusions. The second chapter is the literature review, which consists of a few well-known authors with their own theories and hypotheses. The core 3 discussion in this chapter refers to the classical view on stock returns and inflation in 1930 and post -Keynesian view on stock returns and inflation from 1970 till 2001. Chapter Three focuses …

The Role Of Government In Managing Corporate Distress After The 1997 Financial Crisis : Theories And Case Studies Of Selected Malaysian Corporations, Sook Ching Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The 1997 Asian financial crisis reversed over two decades of unprecedented and amazing economic growth in the eight High-Performing Asian Economies (HPAEs) including Malaysia. The interwoven relationship of banks and corporations have created a symbiosis that can be extreme in its effects. Given the circumstances facing these corporations, it may be imperative and therefore justifiable for some appropriate government intervention to check and reverse problems of insolvency, bankruptcy and declining real output. There are numerous means of assisting financially distressed corporations, some more effective than others, often depending on circumstances. "Success" or "failure" depends on the magnitude of assistance, how …

Peranan Agama Islam Dan Kesannya Ke Atas Perkembangan Peradaban Umat Islam Khususnya Di Alam Melayu, Zawiah Mat

Student Works (2000-2009)

This six parts dissertation is on "The Role of Islam and its Impact on Muslim Civilization Specifically in the Malay World". In the first chapter, the author introduces as an introduction, its definition and the significance of this topic, so as to give the readers overall view on this topic. Analyzing books, dissertations and academics study of scholars and also using data accumulation and data analysis has produced this historical-based dissertation by. The author also justifies the three of objectives and the methods of this study. Accumulation data method is based on library-research and fieldwork. Fieldwork involves some archaeological works …

Pemikiran Ali Shariati Tentang Ketamadunan, Ros Aiza Mohd Mokhtar

Student Works (2000-2009)

Ali Shariati was a two dimensional civilization scholar. In one dimension, he was a firm believer of the tawhidul concept. On the hand, such belief does not prevent him for being receptive and open to modem ideas as well as positive values which he saw in his people's tradition, the West and Marxisme. He came up with a practical theory and concept of civilization, capable of predicting the future. And although he had a complete ideology serving as a foundation to civilization known as Islamology, he did not deny the role of intellectuals of the society as civilization builders. His …

Konsep Komunikasi Dan Peranannya Dalam Pembinaan Peradaban Islam, Nasruddin Yunos

Student Works (2000-2009)

The Islamic concept of communication is beginning to emerge as an alternative concept in the current communication debate, which is being dominated mainly by scholars from the west. This communication concept, which is based on the Islamic creed (aqidah), law (shari'ah), and morals (akhlaq) has become a crucial factor for the success of Islamic preaching and leadership. The openness of the Islamic concept of communication and leadership, which allows acceptance and adaptation of scientific discoveries so long as it does not contradict the nusus (Islamic textual rulings), proves its flexibility and effectiveness in all_ situations regardless of temporal and geographical …

Konsep 'Ilmu Dalam Peradaban Islam Di 'Alam Melayu, Norhanizar Hassan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This five parts dissertation elucidates "The concept of knowledge in Islamic civilization in the Malay World''. The first chapter is an introduction. It will shed light on its definition and the key issues underlying the topic. It is essential to have a look on the religions, society, culture, economics, education, politics and government before we delve deeper into the subject matter. The writer have explained and discussed the essence of the works and research done by the respective academicians and scholars by using methods of analysing and collecting data. Collecting data includes extensive research in the library and fieldwork in …

Adat Dalam Masyarakat Bidayuh : Peranan Dan Sumbangan Dalam Mencorakkan Tamadun Pribumi Sarawak, Siang Prede

Student Works (2000-2009)

Civilization in indigenous society were either created from philosophy ideology or strong belief based on [adat] that has been practiced in their daily lives. Adat on the other hand was reflected through the act of individual behaviour or society, which they practiced it in every aspect of their lives. Adat would be meaningless if it does not have intensity and integrity. Therefore society, which lives without adat, is like lives without identity and cultures. ln this context, Civilization in indigenous society was reflected through their demeanour behaviour or action that does not deviate from their norms and values. For the …

Pengaruh Falsafah Pascamoden Dalam Pemikiran Barat, Nafisiah Abdul Rahman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Postmodermisme is one of the idea which first discussed since the First World War. The prime development of the idea is obviously seen since the last three decades until now, especially in the aspects of epistemology, art, music and architecture. The development of the idea has urged the writer to study the pattern of this idea specially on how it adopts/spreads into the western thought. To complete this writing, the writer took nearly six months just to study on all relevant references of available resources before the writing began. All the references were borrowed from the main library of University …

Revolusi Islam Iran : Satu Kajian Tentang Pertembungan Di Antara Peradaban Islam Dan Barat, Wan Mohamad Marzuqi Wan Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 appeared to be the most unique revolution in the 20th century history of mankind. The revolution was aimed at terminating the influence of Western civilization which had been in control of Iran's political and economic aspects􀁎 and reviving the Islamic culture and values that had for so long f been in a state of deteriorating since the interference of Western powers in Eastern affairs. Shiite clergymen institution was the mastermind in generating the mass movement against the Shah of Iran whose modernization policy had given birth to the instability of the nation. Since modernization is …

Penyesuaian Imigran Dalam Masyarakat Majmuk : Satu Kajian Ke Atas Peradaban Orang Cina Dalam Era Kemerdekaan Malaya, Jin Yih Ching

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation aims to study about the civilizational adaptation of the Chinese immigrants from China to Malaya during the era of independence in Malaya. After migrating to Malaya between the late 19th century and early 20th century, the Chinese as the " torch-bearers" or inheritors of Chinese civilization were put in direct encounter with the indigenous people in Malaya. Thus, in orders to survive, the Chinese had to adjust themselves so as to be able to adapt to the new environment and adopt local lifestyles in solving their everyday problems of livelihood. The resulting of civilizational adaptation of the Chinese …

Sistem Pendidikan Islam : Suatu Kajian Tentang Penghayatannya Di Kalangan Mahasiswa Universiti Teknologi Mara (Uitm) Kampus Arau, Perlis, Ahmad Sabri Osman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Education is one of the most important aspects in human life. In Islam, religion education has the special place and it becomes as a base for a new building. Therefore, Islam teaches the devotees (followers) to know or learn about Islam practice as what they are supposed to do according to their levels and ages. Thus, when they achieve certain ages, they should perform all the Islam practice in their daily life. This study has discussed about the effectiveness in understanding the Islamic education among the UiTM students of Arau Campus, Perlis. One of the objectives of this study is …

Firm Characteristics And Environmental Disclosure Practices : An Empirical Investigation Of Malaysian Public Listed Companies, Harjeet Kaur

Student Works (2000-2009)

Environment information needs to be disclosed if the information is relevant to the decision making process. The majority of the information was reported on voluntary basis, as there were no accounting standard to guide companies in reporting this information. This study investigates the firms characteristics and environmental disclosure practices of the public listed companies. Environmental information in the annual report is measured using content analysis based on quality and quantity and type of environmental information reported. This comprehensive measurement scheme is used in order to get a complete picture of the environmental information as reported in annual reports. The results …