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Changes In Nomadic Arab Weaving Due To Outside And Internal Influences, Joy May Hilden

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Centuries of tradition in the weaving of the Bedouin, using sheepswool and goat hair, has changed dramatically in the last fifty years. With the decline of nomadism, due directly and indirectly to the discovery of oil, techniques and products have fallen to disuse or have been transformed with new materials and put to new uses.

Bedouin weaving was formerly used for tents, rugs and animal gear by nomadic Arab tribes in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine/Israel and Egypt. Lifestyles among and influences on the bedu vary by region, but the decline of nomadism is common to all. …

Indonesian Fashion Designers-----Transformation From Traditional Textiles, Yuka Matsumoto

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Indonesian fashion designers who emerged in the 1970s have been creating various designs through uniting traditional and Western designs in accordance with the cultural policy of the country. Designs uniting traditional culture with Western culture symbolize Indonesia’s hybrid cultural background which consists of various ethnic cultures. In the 1980s, with the development of the economy, Indonesian fashion design was presented globally. But since 1997, because of the Asian economic crisis and the collapse of Soeharto’s administration, Indonesian designers have begun to present their designs to domestic consumers who have become aware and appreciative of the rich creative potential of this …

Cultural Authentication And Fashion In The Global Factory: A Panel Of Four Papers, Hazel A. Lutz

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Erekosima and Eicher (1981) first published a cultural authentication (CA) analysis. Of the Kalabaris’ adoption of Indian madras cloth, they asked four questions. Selection: how was the new cloth selected by society members? Characterization: what is the adopted cloth now called? Incorporation: how has the cloth’s use changed vis-à-vis categories of persons who wear it, occasions of wear, and its meaning? Transformation: how has the cloth been physically transformed?

Lutz (2003) incorporated the four CA questions into her study of the producers and traders of Indian cloth exported to the now transnational Kalabari market. She found …

A Survey Of Compliance: Medicaid's Mandated Blood Lead Screenings For Children Age 12–18 Months In Nebraska, Marlene Wilken, Sarah Currier, Carla Abel-Zieg, Linda A. Brady

United States Public Health Resources

Background: To determine the frequency of Medicaid mandated blood lead level (BLL) screening compliance rates by clinical site.

Methods: Retrospective chart review for evidence of BLLs. Data analyses were conducted using frequencies, percentages & chi-square.

Results: The overall incidence of documented BLLs was 78.9% with one clinic demonstrating 100% BLLs while the others had 72%. Screening rates differed significantly by clinical site (X2 = 18.460, df = 3, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Although universal blood lead screening is mandated, there were missed opportunities to obtain BLLs in 21.1% of the records reviewed. Only one clinic had 100% documentation of BLLs when …

Small Potassium Ion Channel Proteins Encoded By Chlorella Viruses, Ming Kang, Anna Moroni, Sabrina Gazzarrini, Dario Difrancesco, Gerhard Thiel, Maria Severino, James L. Van Etten

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Kcv, a 94-aa protein encoded by Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus 1, is the smallest known protein to form a functional potassium ion channel and basically corresponds to the ‘‘pore module’’ of potassium channels. Both viral replication and channel activity are inhibited by the ion channel blockers barium and amantadine but not by cesium. Genes encoding Kcv-like proteins were isolated from 40 additional chlorella viruses. Differences in 16 of the 94 amino acids were detected, producing six Kcv-like proteins with amino acid substitutions occurring in most of the functional domains of the protein (N terminus, transmembrane 1, pore helix, selectivity filter, …

Graduate Certificate In Information Security 2004, Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

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In Search Of Self, Jason Rae Baldwin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Characterization And Modeling Of Vbr Video Traffic In A High-Speed Packet Switched Network / By Yang George Sun, Yang George Sun

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Functional Activities Of A Series Of Trimetoquinol Analogs On Human ⁾-Adrenoceptors In Vitro, Lene'sheya Y. Boyd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Ongoing Themes In Psychology And Culture, Bernadette N. Setiadi, A. Supratiknya, Walter J. Lonner, Ype H. Poortinga

IACCP Proceedings of the Biennial International Conferences

Selected Papers from the Sixteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2002, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

(c) 2004, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

Individualist And Collectivist Orientations Across Occupational Groups, Anjali Ghosh

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

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Emotional Attachment As The Basis Of Trust And Interpersonal Relationship: Psychological, Indigenous, And Cultural Analysis, Sang-Chin Choi, Uichol Kim

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

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Feeding And Maturation By Soybean Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae On Soybean Affected By Weed, Fungus, And Nematode Pests, Carol H. Carter-Wientjes, John S. Russin, David J. Boethel, James L. Griffin, Edward C. Mcgawley

Faculty Publications

Feeding and maturation by the soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), were investigated in a 2-yr study on 'Davis' soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., grown alone and combined with the weed hemp sesbania, Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rybd. ex. A. W. Hill, the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood, and the charcoal rot fungus, Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. Of the three pests, hemp sesbania had the greatest effects on plant growth and insect feeding and maturation. When fed foliage from soybean stressed by hemp sesbania, soybean looper larvae remained longer in feeding stages, consumed more foliage, and showed …

A Study Of Horse Race Elements In Democratic Primary Election Coverage In The New York Times, Jon Francis(Jack) Carmer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Transitions, Rebecca A. Geary

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Effects Of Flavonoids On Cyp1 Expression In Rl95-2 Endometrial Carcinoma Cells, Zankhana Master

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Biopulping And Solid State Fermentation, Marty Lanier

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Investigative Studies Into The Gas Hydrates Formation In Presence Of Surfactants And Sediments And Synergism Between Binary Surfactant Mixtures, Tarun Grover

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A Superfund Environmental Evaluation Using Historical Aerial Photography And Imagery, Jesse L. Harris

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Genome-Wide Analysis Of Gene Expression Changes In Drosophila Melanogaster With Variable Sensitivity To Mptp, Xinchuan Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Knowledge And Practice Of College Art Students Concerning The Use Of Toxic Paint Pigments And Solvents, Steven Bert Donaldson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Propaganda In Political Advertisements : An Assessment Of Propaganda Usage In Mississippi's 2003 Gubernatorial Political Announcements, Marie Clare Christiansen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A Journey, Norma Sanders Bourdeaux

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Acoustics Of Fluid Motion In Porous Media, Pasquale Montanaro

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Dyadic Green's Functions Of Circular Waveguides With Application To Excitation And Scattering Problems, Victor Klymko

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Navigating The Hidden Obstacles To Ex-Offender Reentry, Anthony C. Thompson

Faculty Articles

As federal and state correctional institutions steadily release record numbers of ex-offenders each year, the communities into which prisoners are released are unprepared to sustain the economic and social burden of the massive reentry movement. As a result, reentering ex-offenders lack the support needed to reintegrate themselves into society and to lead productive, law-abiding lives. This Article first explores political trends that account for the increase in incarceration rates over the last two decades and the resulting social, legal, and economic challenges of reentry both ex-offenders and their communities face. Only recently has the government begun to respond to these …

Analysis And Design Of Coplanar Waveguide Fed Undirectional Slot Antennas With Wide Radiating Apertures, Venugopal Chennupati

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Choosing The Next Supreme Court Justice: An Empirical Ranking Of Judge Performance, Stephen J. Choi, G. Mitu Gulati

Faculty Articles

The judicial appointments process has grown increasingly frustrating in recent years. Both sides claim that their candidates are the "most meritorious" and yet there is seldom any discussion of what constitutes merit. Instead, the discussion moves immediately to the candidates' likely positions on hot-button political issues like abortion, gun control, and the death penalty. One side (these days, the Republicans) claims that it is proposing certain candidates based on merit, while the other (the Democrats) claims that the real reason for pushing those candidates is their ideology and, in particular, their likely votes on certain key hot-button issues. With one …

Trips And The Dynamics Of International Property Lawmaking, Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Faculty Articles

In prior work, we took up the question of the TRIPs Agreement's resilience to changes in domestic law. We argued that such resilience is necessary because information production is a dynamic enterprise. As new industries emerge and mature, nations must have the flexibility to modify their intellectual property rules to readjust the balance between public and private rights. In the course of that study, we examined approaches to TRIPs dispute resolution that could cabin the choices of legislation available to deal with emergent substantive problems, and which could distort the legal environment in which creative enterprises are conducted. In this …

Checks And Balances In Wartime: American, British And Israeli Experiences, Stephen J. Schulhofer

Faculty Articles

Examines how Great Britain and Israel relaxed their own rule-of-law norms in order to battle terrorism effectively during periods of great danger. Executive detention of the U.S. government since September 11, 2001; Security problems in Israel from 1948 to 2004; Role of the European Court of Human Rights in enforcing the European Convention Human Rights requirements in Great Britain and other European nations.