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Can Diversity Extend To Ways Of Knowing? Engaging Cross-Cultural Paradigms, Craig A. Hassell

Journal of Extension

This article briefly outlines three examples of cross-cultural academic programs, each bringing to the table either indigenous knowledge or Chinese medicine, knowledge generally considered to lie beyond the "research base" of 1862 land-grant institutions. In the process, the gate-keeping function of our "research-base" is challenged, examined here through a cultural lens. Including diverse ways of knowing as assets within the scope of academic work can enhance engagement outreach, but it asks us to re-examine basic assumptions of our academic culture.

Use Retrospective Surveys To Obtain Complete Data Sets And Measure Impact In Extension Programs, Martha Raidl, Shelly Johnson, Kali Gardiner, Marty Denham

Journal of Extension

The increasing emphasis on evaluation suggests that Extension programs should use the most effective tools to measure impact. The project reported here used a retrospective survey to: compare the retrospective survey and pre/post survey in the number of incomplete responses and monitor participant changes in nutrition, food safety, and resource management behaviors in a Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) program. Results indicated that the pre-post survey yielded incomplete data, with 16% of questions unanswered, while 100% of questions were answered on the retrospective survey. All self-reported nutrition, food safety, and resource management behaviors significantly increased.

Gaps, Inexperience, Inconsistencies, And Overlaps: Crisis In The Regulation Of Genetically Modified Plants And Animals, Gregory N. Mandel

William & Mary Law Review

The regulation of genetically modified products pursuant to statutes enacted decades prior to the advent of biotechnology has created a regulatory system that is passive rather than proactive about risks, has difficulty adapting to biotechnology advances, and is highly fractured and inefficient-transgenic plants and animals are governed by at least twelve different statutes and five different agencies or services. The deficiencies resulting from this piecemeal approach to regulation unnecessarily expose society and the environment to adverse risks of biotechnology and introduce numerous inefficiencies into the regulatory system. These risks and inefficiencies include gaps in regulation, duplicative and inconsistent regulation, unnecessary …

Anything Industry Wants: Environmental Policy Under Bush Ii, Patrick Parenteau

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Treatment Of Plummer-Vinson Syndrome With Savary-Gilliard Dilatation, Mohamed I. Yasawy

Saudi Medical Journal

The association of postcricoid dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia and upper esophageal webs is known as the Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS). It is predominantly a disease of middle aged females. Four patients with cervical web of the esophagus were studied, dysphagia was mostly for solids, which were non-progressive and were present for years before they presented. Initial treatment in 3 patients consisted of esophageal dilatation with savary bougies after initial rupture of the web by endoscope. In one case, due to failure to visualize the esophageal lumen by fluoroscopy guidance, guide wire was introduced and breaking of the web was performed by …

Management Of Vegetation To Reduce Wildlife Hazards At Airports, Brian E. Washburn, Thomas W. Seamans

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife-aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) pose a serious safety risk to aircraft. Wildlife strikes cost civil and military aviation at least S490 million annually in the United States (Cleary et al. [I]). Over 46,500 wildlife strikes with civil aircraft were reported to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during 1990-2002 (Cleary et al. 111). Aircraft collisions with birds accounted for 97% of the reported strikes, whereas strikes with mammals and reptiles were 3% and Larus spp.), waterfowl such as Canada geese (Branta canadensis), raptors (hawks and owls), and blackbirds (Ictennae)/starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are the species presently of …

“Emerging” Parasitic Infections In Arctic Ungulates, Susan J. Kutz, Eric P. Hoberg, John Nagy, Lydden Polley, Brett Elkin

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Important drivers for emergence of infectious disease in wildlife include changes in the environment, shrinking habitats or concentration of wildlife, and movement of people, animals, pathogens, or vectors. In this paper we present three case-studies of emerging parasitic infections and diseases in ungulates in the Canadian north. First we discuss climate warming as an important driver for the emergence of disease associated with Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis, a nematode lungworm of muskoxen. Then we examine how Protostrongylus stilesi, the sheep lungworm, emerged (or re-emerged) in muskoxen after re-introduction of this host into its historical range made it sympatric with Dall’s …

Music Therapy And Social Skills In Young Children With Disabilities: A Survey Of Music Therapy Practitioners, Sayaka Abe

Masters Theses

Music therapy services have been utilized as one of the related services that may be necessary to assist young children with disabilities in the accomplishment of their educational goals. The purpose of this study was to examine (a) how music therapy services are used in early childhood settings and (b) how music therapy interventions aid in the development of social skills in young children with disabilities. An original survey instrument was sent to music therapists who were members of the American Music Therapy Association and had indicated that they worked in early childhood settings. The survey was sent to 423 …

Opus, Spring 2004, Suny Geneseo English Club

Opus

PROSE
3 Sunsets, Michael Chin
10 The Geneseo Zoo, Ashley Wilson
18 A Dissertation on Blue and Red, Meg Vasey
30 A Different Kind of Conversing, Jane Liu
38 Neuschwanstein Castle, Paige Palmateer
46 iNSANITy, Katie Steinnagel
49 Johnny's House, Pete Lobczowski

POETRY
6 The Survivor's Tale, Gabriel Hoff
8 The Dream, Elijah Hibit
8 Rose Red, carrie braman
9 Pillow, Andrew Campbell
14 Midnight Before the Due Date, Sarah Grace Taylor
15 How Lucky am I?, Peter Howser
16 Identity, Sarah Grace Taylor
17 Why, Alaina Maggio
20 A Gentleman and a Scholar, Janine Giordano
23 I Laugh When …

Identifying The Public Value In Extension Programs, Laura Kalambokidis

Journal of Extension

Government budget crises have compelled state Extension Services to defend their receipt of state and county funding. A key to that defense is persuading citizens and policymakers of Extension's "public value": the benefit from Extension programs to those who are not directly served. This article uses the principles of public sector economics to help formulate that defense and describes how Extension staff have applied economic principles to identify the public value in their own programs. The approach, developed into a workshop for program teams, serves to both sustain programs that have strong public value and identify programs that do not.

Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Jeffrey Koep

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Achieving Equality: Healthcare Governance In Transition, Louise G. Trubek, Maya Das

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, April 01, 2004, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

A Comparison Of Anuran Species Richness Between Primary And Secondary Forest In São Francisco Do Pará, Michael Reichert

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Deforestation in the Amazon has become a serious conservation issue. The process of destruction of primary forest results in the creation of secondary forest that differs from primary forest in a number of important ways. Anurans (frogs and toads) are one group that may be affected by the loss of primary forest and creation of secondary forest areas, and are an important focus for conservation efforts. Previous studies on anuran reactions to loss of primary forest have been few and inconclusive. This study examined anuran species richness in an area of primary and secondary forest in order to determine whether …

Law Library Briefs, Roger Williams University School Of Law Library

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

University Of San Diego Men's Tennis Media Guide 2003-2004, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Tennis (Men)

20 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

Alcalá View 2004 20.07, University Of San Diego Publications Office

Alcalá View (1985-2006)

Captain Goes on Deck to Make Sure Her Fleet is Ship Shape; A Harmless Tease Turns into a Rocky Ruckus; Raising the Issue of Raises; Benefits Briefs; Five-Year Service Awards; Scudder, Valic and TIAA-CREF Services; TIAA-CREF Visit; Classifieds; SEA Snippets; School of Law Celebrates Golden Anniversary; Campus to Gather at the Gathering Place; It's a Date! Rock Around the Kroc; Easter Baskets; Twilight Retreat; American Indian Celebration; A Campus United; Career Achievement Awards; Milestones; A Note of Gratitude

Animal Science Stock Report: Spring/Summer 2004, Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Stock Report

No abstract provided.

The Collaborative Community Change Model: Understanding And Evaluating University Extension Professionals' Role In Community Change, Randy Brown, William Evans

Journal of Extension

The article presents a new model for understanding Extension professionals' role in community change. This Collaborative Community Change model incorporates aspects of effective collaborations and the various influences that affect community change. It identifies different points in the community change process where Extension professionals typically contribute. Accordingly, it identifies indicators of activities that are needed to achieve community-level change, depending on the point of contribution within the model. The model is useful to Extension and community development professionals who are involved in development and capacity-building activities that lay the groundwork for community change outcomes.

Guidebook For Marketing Cooperative Extension, Sonya Varea-Hammond

Journal of Extension

Marketing Cooperative Extension at the Local Level is a highly pragmatic guidebook that stresses the need for creating visibility and recognition for Cooperative Extension county-based and regional programs. The guidebook offers a well-organized menu of strategies, tricks of the trade, and innovative ideas for getting programmatic recognition and developing political support. All staff, not just County Directors, will find useful ideas.

Illinois State Alumni Magazine, Spring 2004, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications

State: The Magazine of Illinois State University (1999-present)

Illinois State University alumni magazine

Herd Efficiency And Profitability, Jesse Russell, D. R. Zobell

All Current Publications

Raising beef cattle can be very rewarding. First, if you like raising cattle, maintaining your tie to the land, and seeing the product of your labors, it can truly be satisfying to see young calves in the spring, watch them grow and progress. Second, here can also be a financial reward when the calves are weaned and sold. However, the satisfaction of these two aspects may all depend on your herd’s efficiency and profitability.

Reparations, Grover Cleveland Winfield Iii

English Theses & Dissertations

Reparations, my first collection of poems, is a book in which I pay homage to my African ancestors by striving, through poetry, to repair the spiritual, mental, and physical damage that I have experienced and continue to experience via personal and societal ideologies. Though Reparations cannot totally restore me, I believe poetry can aid my efforts at self-restoration and help me honor my ancestors, their determination to overcome all odds. I believe Reparations can work to provide some repair because the act of writing a poem forces the poet to reflect on his or her life.

Focusing on issues such …

Management Intensive Grazing Systems And The Environment, Rhonda Miller, Jennifer W. Macadam, Rich Koenig

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

The Satisfaction And Perspectives Of Recent Graduates Of Accredited Post-Certification Graduate Athletic Training Programs As It Relates To Their Educational Experiences, Jacqueline R. Gaida

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the satisfaction and opinions of graduate athletic trainings students, who graduated from 2001-2003, as it relates to their programs. A list of graduate names and e-mail addresses from the fourteen accredited graduate programs were acquired through the GRC and the NATA on-line directory. Subjects were e-mailed a scripted letter and a link to the on-line survey. The survey consisted of a variety of questions that asked information regarding the subjects' graduate program style, clinical experience, job placement, reasons for program choice, certificates of added qualifications, curriculum satisfaction, clinical supervisor satisfaction, certification and …

Lysistrata, Women And War: International Law's Treatment Of Women In Conflict And Post-Conflict Situations, Emma L. Lindsay

ExpressO

Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is powerful anti-war play often revived during times of international conflict. This paper uses Lysistrata to highlight and critique binary oppositions that underpin the treatment of women in conflict and post-conflict situations in the play and in international law. While many of the experiences of women and girls in war are similar to those of men and boys, there are important differences. Existing inequalities between women and men, and patterns of discrimination against women and girls, tend to be exacerbated in wartime. There are circumstances in which women suffer harms of a different kind and to a different …

Curricular Affairs Committee Report #423, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: March 31, 2004, Eastern Illinois University

March

No abstract provided.

Ecological Studies Of Wolves On Isle Royale, 2003-2004, Rolf O. Peterson, John A. Vucetich

Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale

Annual Report 2003-2004

The Spinnaker Vol. 27 No. 27, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.