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Biol 446.01: Wildlife Physiological Ecology, Chris Guglielmo

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Silence On The Mountain (Daniel Wilkinson), Michael T. Searcy

Faculty Publications

Recién terminada una guerra civil de 36 años, Guatemala abriga los secretos de la coerción y del genocidio que el mundo tiene que saber. Con la firma del acuerdo de paz entre las fuerzas revolucionarias y los militares en diciembre de 1996, el gobierno acordó formar una comisión de la verdad, conocida como la Comisión para la Clarificación Histórica. Con la esperanza de traer la justicia y acabar con el terror que la gente había experimentado, la comisión recogió los testimonios de millares de personas que habían sido aterrorizados por los militares y la guerrilla. Las historias acababan con un …

Enhancement Of Disease And Pathology By Synergy Of Trichuris Suis And Campylobacter Jejuni In The Colon Of Immunologically Naive Swine, Linda S. Mansfield, David T. Gauthier, Sheila R. Abner, Kathryn M. Jones, Stacey R. Wilder, Joseph F. Urban

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, has different age distribution and disease expression in developing and developed countries, which may be due to the endemnicity of infection and the age of acquisition of immunity. Differences in disease expression are not solely dependent on the C jejuni strain or virulence attributes. Another modulating factor in developing countries may be endemic nematode infections such as Trichuris, which drive type 2 cytokine responses and down-regulate type I immune responses. In this study, three-day-old germfree pigs given dual infections with Trichuris suis and C jejuni had more frequent, more severe …

The Bitter Has Some Sweet: Potential Antitrust Enforcement Benefit From Patent Law's Procedural Rules, Joseph S. Miller

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Ceres-Rice Model-Based Estimates Of Potential Monsoon Season Rainfed Rice Productivity In Bangladesh, Rezaul Mahmood, Mark Meo, David R. Legates, Mark L. Morrissey

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Agricultural practices in Bangladesh are largely dependent on the monsoonal rainfall. Historically, Bangladesh often experiences severe droughts and floods during the monsoon months, with significant crop losses during both extreme conditions. This article provides a quantitative assessment of potential monsoon-season aman rice for four transplanting dates: 1 June, 1 July, 15 July, and 15 August. A crop-growth simulation model, the CERES-Rice, is applied to sixteen locations representing major rice-growing regions of Bangladesh to determine baseline yield estimates for four transplanting dates. The applications were conducted for 1975 through 1987. Average potential yield in Bangladesh is 6,907, 5,039, 3,637, and 1,762 …

Mothers Who Kill: Cross-Cultural Patterns In And Perspectives On Contemporary Maternal Filicide, Michelle Oberman

Faculty Publications

This article presents a brief cross-cultural review of maternal filicide, focusing specifically on the varying circumstances that surround the mothers who commit this crime. My goal is not to provide a comprehensive map of contemporary maternal filicide, but rather, to illustrate the manner in which a society’s structure of motherhood and women’s status contributes to maternal filicide. Special attention will be paid to the unwritten norms that govern women and motherhood, as well as to the manner in which distinct societies understand, rationalize, and punish maternal filicide. The article begins with a review of the patterned nature of maternal filicide …

Letter From The Dean, Gregory J. Weidemann

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

No abstract provided.

Human Health Effects Of A Changing Global Nitrogen Cycle, Alan R. Townsend, Robert W. Howarth, Fakhri A. Bazzaz, Mary S. Booth, Cory C. Cleveland, Sharon K. Collinge, Andrew P. Dobson, Paul R. Epstein, Elisabeth A. Holland, Dennis R. Keeney, Michael A. Mallin, Christine A. Rogers, Peter Wayne, Amir H. Wolfe

Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences Faculty Publications

Changes to the global nitrogen cycle affect human health well beyond the associated benefits of increased food production. Many intensively fertilized crops become animal feed, helping to create disparities in world food distribution and leading to unbalanced diets, even in wealthy nations. Excessive air- and water-borne nitrogen are linked to respiratory ailments, cardiac disease, and several cancers. Ecological feedbacks to excess nitrogen can inhibit crop growth, increase allergenic pollen production, and potentially affect the dynamics of several vector-borne diseases, including West Nile virus, malaria, and cholera. These and other examples suggest that our increasing production and use of fixed nitrogen …

A Different Place: Student Learning In An Online Course, Susan Jane Mannan

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the learning experience of students in two online courses at a multi-campus, two-year technical/community college in the Midwest. The study focused on student learning behaviors and adjustments, on the interaction between student and instructor and among students, and on students' perceptions of their experience. During the spring, 2002 semester, the researcher gathered data from students and instructors in a technical writing and a nutrition online course through online observations, face-to-face interviews, time logs, reflective e-mail journals, surveys, and analysis of archival material. The study describes the experiences of a …

Patients Presenting For Psychiatric Emergency Services : Clinical Characteristics, Psychosocial Stressors And Disposition, Kristen Maura Cirelli

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of 600 individuals who presented to two Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) located in one county of southern New Jersey. A retrospective chart analysis investigated demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables that describe the PES presenter. It also examined how these variables differ between the urban and suburban sites, and how they affected the disposition decision. Because there is a paucity of information investigating the role that psychosocial stressors play, there was specific focus on psychosocial stressors as defined by Axis IV of the multiaxial system outlined in the American Psychiatric Association's …

Utahns For Better Dental Health - Davis, Inc., A Utah Nonprofit Corporation, Plaintiff And Appellant, Vs. Davis County Commission, Commissioner Dan R. Mcconkie, Commissioner Carol R. Page, Commissioner Michael J. Cragun; Davis County Clerk, Steve S. Rawlings, Defendants And Appellees: Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

UTAHNS FOR BETTER DENTAL HEALTH - DAVIS, INC., a Utah Nonprofit Corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant, vs. DAVIS COUNTY COMMISSION, Commissioner Dan R. McConkie, Commissioner Carol R. Page, Commissioner Michael J. Cragun; DAVIS COUNTY CLERK, Steve S. Rawlings, Defendants and Appellees

Case No. 20030940-CA District Court Case No. 020801343

The State Of Utah V. Richard Franklin Norris : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

This is the opening brief of appellant in a direct appeal from Mr. Norris' convictions for attempted communications fraud, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-4-101 and 76- 10-1801, entered in the Third District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Robin W. Reese, Judge, presiding.

Body Image Among Older, Rural, African-American Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Leslie Sue Lieberman, Claudia K. Probart, Nancy E. Schoenberg

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

Type 2 diabetes and obesity co-occur in high prevalence among African-American women. The positive value placed on large body size has both historic and contemporary biosocial relevance. The maintenance of weight at medically recommended levels is a cornerstone of both prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes. This study of overweight, elderly, rural African-American women with 7 pe 2 diabetes found they generally preferred smaller body sizes compared to previous studies. Normal to slim body images as presented in a photographic array were selected as being more attractive, less likely to have diabetes and hypertension, healthier and to be more …

C&I 330.01: Early Childhood Education, Susan M. Harper-Whalen

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Hs 295.01: Living Well With A Disability, James J. Laskin

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Escape From New York: Analyzing The State's Relative Interests In Proscribing The Withdrawal Of Life Support And Physician-Assisted Suicide, Colin Miller

Faculty Publications

This Note argues that states cannot consistently prohibit physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients while they continue to allow the withdrawal of life support for even non-terminal patients. All of the state interests identified by the Supreme Court in rejecting a right to assisted suicide are implicated to a higher degree by withdrawal of life support. The primary reason for this difference is that withdrawal of life support often involves incompetent patients and surrogate decision making while assisted suicide by definition requires a competent patient choosing to hasten her death.

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Critically Ill Patients: Prevention And Treatment, Argyris Michalopoulos, Stefanos Geroulanos

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Incoherence Of Punishment In Antitrust, Spencer Weber Waller

Faculty Publications & Other Works

No abstract provided.

Androgenic-Anabolic Alternatives, Tom Reardon

Honors Capstones

Discusses the use of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS): how they work, what they do, who takes them, why people take them, their advantages, their disadvantages, and side effects. Documents a number of studies done with different AAS and varied conditions. Considers the medical applications of AAS. Gives a basic background of the muscle system; how energy is produced at the microscopic level and implemented all the way up to the macroscopic level. Discusses three alternatives that produce similar physiological effects including creatine, antioxidants, and protein supplementation.

Extractable Soil Phosphorus Concentrations And Creeping Bentgrass Response On Sand Greens, Karl Guillard, William M. Dest

Plant Science Articles

Few studies have directly related turfgrass growth and quality responses to extractable soil P concentrations in sand greens. A 3-yr field experiment was conducted on a sand-based putting green to determine creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) growth and quality responses to extractable soil P. Extractable soil P concentrations were obtained by using the modified-Morgan, Mehlich-1, and Bray-1 extractants. Critical extractable P concentrations (above which there is a low probability of response to increasing soil P concentrations) for shoot counts, thatch thickness, relative clipping yields, quality ratings, P deficiency ratings, tissue P concentrations, and root weights were determined using Cate-Nelson (CN) …

Health Issues Of Migrant Workers: An Awareness Campaign Project For Middle School Students, Go Serv, Rmc Research Corporation, Cesar Chavez Foundation

Curriculum

César E. Chávez was one of the most significant and influential civil rights leaders of our time. Chávez devoted himself to social justice and improving the lives of the impoverished and oppressed. His name, like that of Martin Luther King, Jr., symbolizes character and commitment. This project, part of the “Educating the Heart” series, has been developed to honor of the life and work of César E. Chávez.

The César E. Chávez “Health Issues of Migrant Workers” project provides a multi-faceted service-learning experience that will give high school students an understanding of César E. Chávez’s core values, specifically service to …

The Great American Bake Sale: A Program Of Share Our Strength, Cathryn Berger Kaye

Curriculum

Service Learning Curriculum to Address Childhood Hunger

Correlation Of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Mri Imaging Characteristics With Gene Expression Profiles In Renal Cell Carcinoma, Essmaeel Hussein Abdel-Dayem

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Early Literacy Development Through Name Recognition, Diana Tsvasman

Mathematical and Computing Sciences Masters

Many teachers of Head Start struggle to develop and implement a successful early literacy program in their classrooms. I n order to help the teachers, an integrated, inquiry-based Math, Science, and Literacy (MSL) unit was developed and implemented in the Head Start preschool classroom for the period of two weeks. The subjects were fifteen preschool age students and a teacher, a teacher assistant, and a teacher aide. Prior to the implementation of the unit teacher interviews and pre - tests were administered to teachers and students respective ly. Teacher interviews focused on teacher 's background and knowledge of the early …

Management Of Agitation In Individuals With Dementia: An Animal-Assisted Therapy Approach, Karen L. Tanner

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Dementia is not a natural and normal part of aging, but rather a symptom of a disease process. Most individuals with dementia experience emotional distress or behavioral problems best summed up by the term agitation. Approximately 90% of individuals with dementing illnesses demonstrate problem behaviors ranging from repetitive verbalizations and wandering to verbal and physical aggression toward self or others. Each evening thousands of older adults in the community and in institutions become agitated, restless, and confused and begin to wander about or scream. This phenomenon is referred to as sundown syndrome, since it occurs in the evening hours after …

Analyse Microbiologique Des Fluides De Coupe De Métaux : Étude Exploratoire, Caroline Duchaine, Marc Veillette, Yvon Cormier, Jacques Lavoie, France Desjardins, Hakim Bouzid

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les fluides de coupe de métaux (FCM) sont couramment utilisés dans l’industrie de la transformation du métal et de ses produits dérivés. Lors de l’application des FCM, des aérosols peuvent être générés. Les aérosols de FCM contiennent un mélange de substances incluant les composantes chimiques de ce dernier et des contaminants biologiques (des cellules ou parties de cellules, de bactéries, ou de moisissures). Si les fluides sont hautement contaminés par les microorganismes, l’exposition respiratoire des travailleurs risque d’être élevée compte tenu de la formation d’aérosols. Les problèmes de santé observés peuvent être causés par plusieurs facteurs dont les divers produits …

After The Judicial Improvements Act Of 1990: Does The General Federal Venue Statute Survive As A Protection For Defendents?, Mitchell G. Page

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Improving The Behavior Of Primary School Students With Involvement From Students, Staff, And Families, Judith Spieth Justice

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to provide better behavior from primary-aged (grades kindergarten through grade 3) school students. Primary aged students were exhibiting disruptive behavior, and this research delved into the evidence, causes, and solutions for disruptive behavior. Disruptive behavior interrupted the learning environment and threatened the physical and emotional safety of the school. Students who behaved inappropriately often perceived themselves as "troublemakers" and established a pattern early in school years. Because it is easier to eliminate problem behaviors before they become a pattern, the writer sought to break the cycle of disruptive behavior in primary ages.

The writer developed …

Contents, Discovery Editors

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

No abstract provided.

The Characteristics Of Consumers And Producers Using Farmers’ Markets, Walter Hugo Anez, Michael R. Thomsen

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

This study examines the perceptions of both consumers and producers towards farmers’ markets. Consumer perceptions are generalized from several previous studies conducted throughout the United States. Producer information was gathered through a survey of members of one farmers’ market in Arkansas. Previous studies, conducted in both rural and urban areas, indicate that the typical famers’ market customer is well educated and is of higher than average income. These consumers place great importance on quality of produce, knowledge that produce is grown locally, and the social interaction obtained through the farmers’ market experience. For producers, the farmers’ market is an important …