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Seasonal Habitat Use And Selection Of Chukars In West Central Idaho, Andrew J. Lindbloom, Kerry P. Reese, Peter Zager

Western North American Naturalist

We examined radio-marked Chukar (Alectoris chukar) habitat use and selection in west central Idaho during spring and summer of 1995 and 1996. Use of habitats also was compared with abundance and distribution of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), an exotic species that is increasingly abundant in Chukar habitats. During summer Chukars used areas of southeast aspect 12% less (P = 0.002) and areas of northwest aspect 11% more (P = 0.008) than in spring. Chukars also used areas that averaged 9% steeper slopes (P < 0.001) and 83 m lower elevations (P = 0.054) in summer than in spring. Shrub cover …

Fleas (Siphonaptera) In Nests Of Voles (Microtus Spp.) In Montane Habitats Of Three Regions Of Utah, Glenn E. Haas, James R. Kucera

Western North American Naturalist

As a parallel study of a survey of fleas of trapped small mammals in montane southern Utah, we removed 77 adult fleas from 12 of 13 nests of voles (Microtus longicaudus, M. montanus and M. richardsoni) collected from montane meadows in the Abajo and La Sal Mountains, the Markagunt Plateau and Pine Valley Mountains, and the Uinta Mountains, May 1991–July 2002. Six species and subspecies of fleas parasitic on Microtus spp. were found, 1–3 species in each nest. Three specimens of the ubiquitous deer mouse (Peromyscus spp.) flea Aetheca wagneri (Baker) were also found. We collected the …

Age And Growth Of Least Chub, Iotichthys Phlegethontis, In Wild Populations, Michael D. Mills, Mark C. Belk, Russell B. Rader, Joshua E. Brown

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, August 27, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 2

Washington University Record, August 27, 2004

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Murray State News, August 27, 2004, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Waiting Period And Parental Notification Before Termination Of Minor's Pregnancy. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

WAITING PERIOD AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE TERMINATION OFMINOR'S PREGNANCY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends California Constitution to prohibit abortion on unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver of notice. Permits judicial waiver of notice based on minor's best interests or clear and convincing evidence of minor's maturity. Authorizes monetary damages for violation. Physician must report abortions performed on minors; State shall compile statistics. Minor must consent to abortion except in medical emergency or unless mentally incapable. Permits judicial relief if minor’s consent to abortion is coerced. Summary of estimate …

Arbiter, August 26, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Studying Effects Of Primary Care Physicians And Patients On The Trade-Off Between Charges For Primary Care And Specialty Care Using A Hierarchical Multivariate Two-Part Model, John W. Robinson, Scott L. Zeger, Christopher B. Forrest

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Objective. To examine effects of primary care physicians (PCPs) and patients on the association between charges for primary care and specialty care in a point-of-service (POS) health plan.

Data Source. Claims from 1996 for 3,308 adult male POS plan members, each of whom was assigned to one of the 50 family practitioner-PCPs with the largest POS plan member-loads.

Study Design. A hierarchical multivariate two-part model was fitted using a Gibbs sampler to estimate PCPs' effects on patients' annual charges for two types of services, primary care and specialty care, the associations among PCPs' effects, and within-patient associations between charges for …

A Hierarchical Multivariate Two-Part Model For Profiling Providers' Effects On Healthcare Charges, John W. Robinson, Scott L. Zeger, Christopher B. Forrest

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Procedures for analyzing and comparing healthcare providers' effects on health services delivery and outcomes have been referred to as provider profiling. In a typical profiling procedure, patient-level responses are measured for clusters of patients treated by providers that in turn, can be regarded as statistically exchangeable. Thus, a hierarchical model naturally represents the structure of the data. When provider effects on multiple responses are profiled, a multivariate model rather than a series of univariate models, can capture associations among responses at both the provider and patient levels. When responses are in the form of charges for healthcare services and sampled …

Bayesmendel: An R Environment For Mendelian Risk Prediction, Sining Chen, Wenyi Wang, Karl Broman, Hormuzd A. Katki, Giovanni Parmigiani

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Several important syndromes are caused by deleterious germline mutations of individual genes. In both clinical and research applications it is useful to evaluate the probability that an individual carries an inherited genetic variant of these genes, and to predict the risk of disease for that individual, using information on his/her family history. Mendelian risk prediction models accomplish these goals by integrating Mendelian principles and state-of-the art statistical models to describe phenotype/genotype relationships. Here we introduce an R library called BayesMendel that allows implementation of Mendelian models in research and counseling settings. BayesMendel is implemented in an object--oriented structure in the …

Eastern Progress - 26 Aug 2004, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 2004-2005

No abstract provided.

Low Level Laser Reduces The Severity Of Radiotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis And Xerostomia, Carlos De Oliveira Lopes, Josepa Rigau, Ana Ortega Lopez, Renato A. Zangaro

Light Activated Tissue Regeneration and Therapy

No abstract provided.

08/26/2004 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/26/2004. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Gambashidze V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

August 26, 2004, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Social Work Burnout And Supportive Supervision, Kathryn L. Jarl

Theses and Graduate Projects

It is widely agreed that social work has an emotional and stressful load that can lead to social worker burnout. Burnout needs to be clearly defined and the different variables causing stress leading to burnout need to be fully understood in order to implement appropriate preventative strategies. Burnout is defined as the emotional depletion felt from a continuous drain on one's personal reserves. Burnout has three different components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment. The findings suggest that the type of supervision has an impact on social worker burnout. Supervision is divided into its three functions: administrative, educational, …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 03, August 26, 2004

Central Florida Future

Raw fish added to campus food choices: Two new venues in Student Union give lunchtime rush more variety; Frat punishments lifted; SAE and Phi Delt are now free to recruit this fall; More passes more cars same spaces: Heavy traffic makes parking hard to come by on campus; Power use called 'wasteful' while lights are left on.

The Weekly Challenger, August 26, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 26, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Advocate, August 26, 2004, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

The Pan American (2004-08-26), Clarissa Martinez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

54th Year, No. 1

Utb/Tsc Board Of Trustees - Minutes - 2004-08-26, University Of Texas At Brownsville And Texas Southmost College. Vice President For Administration And Partnership Affairs.

UTB/TSC Archives - UTB/TSC Board of Trustees Meetings 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Guatemalan Court Deals Blow To Generics, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Life Events And Psychological Well-Being Among Older Persons In Hong Kong : The Role Of Self-Esteem, Coping And Locus Of Control, Kwok Hung, Billy She

Lingnan Theses

The present study investigates to what extent the life events, which includes self-perceived health, self-esteem, internal locus of control and coping effectiveness as indicators, could explain the occurrence of positive affect and depression amongst these elderly persons. The relationships between life events, self-esteem-level, internal locus of control, coping effectiveness, and psychological well-being among older persons (aged 60 or above) in Hong Kong are examined. Eight pilot study cases have been carried out in order to test for the validity of the research instrument. One hundred and three elderly respondents were successfully interviewed face-to-face from three main estates in Tseung Kwan …

No Veep, Gleaves Whitney

Ask Gleaves

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 02, August 26, 2004, Grand Valley State University

Volume 39, July 15, 2004 - June 16, 2005

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Bg News August 26, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 26, 2004. Volume 95-Issue 5.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• CIT Gets Official Dedication
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Campus Chronicle (Vol. 7, No. 3), Valparaiso University

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.