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A Cross-Cultural Test Of Nancy Jay’S Theory About Women, Sacrificial Blood And Religious Participation, Virginia S. Fink

Journal of International Women's Studies

I examine the theoretical insights of Nancy Jay’s 1992 investigation of patrilineal sacrificial rituals and their role in the restriction of women in religious rituals. I use the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample, a representative sample of preindustrial societies, to test the strength of patrilineality and other factors identified as subordinating women in preindustrial societies. A societal pattern of male inheritance of property and patrilineal descent are the strongest predictors of women being restricted or excluded from major public religious rituals. The implications of this pattern for modern societies are discussed.

Has Affirmative Action Reached South African Women?, V. Naidoo, M. Kongolo

Journal of International Women's Studies

South Africa has unfortunately inherited a work environment based on an economic system characterised by deprivation, political instability, adversarial labour relations, cheap migrant labour, and massive income and wealth disparities. The world of work is also characterised by an appalling systematic discrimination against Blacks, women, and people with disabilities. Affirmative action has been the only policy instrument used by the Democratic South Africa to redress the past imbalances. In line with the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998, the beneficiaries of this action are mainly African women (Blacks, Coloured, and Indians including disabled people). This has been justified by …

Monitor Newsletter Monthly, November 2004, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

I, User -- Task-Based Strategic Planning: Changing Libraries Through Workflow Analysis, Rick Lugg

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews -- Monographic Musings, Debbie Vaughn

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Webworthy, Pamela M. Rose M.L.S.

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Bard Free Press, Vol. 6, No. 2 (November 1, 2004), Bard College

Bard Free Press - All Issues (2000-2018)

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Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case For Preventive Action, Joseph Mcmillan

Strategic Forums

This policy brief examines the growing threat posed by apocalyptic, religiously motivated terrorist movements, particularly al Qaeda, and argues that their ideology, intent, and capabilities require a reassessment of international norms governing the use of force. Unlike earlier terrorist groups constrained by political objectives, apocalyptic terrorists seek mass casualties and reject traditional limits on violence, making purely reactive or law-enforcement approaches inadequate. The brief contends that under certain circumstances states must retain the ability to take preventive action, including military operations on foreign territory, when governments are unwilling or unable to suppress terrorist threats within their borders. Drawing on principles …

Atg Deadlines, Editor, Fred Ziegler

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 1, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 1, 2004. Volume 95-Issue 49.

Sensory Hypoinnervation In Club Foot, M Ahmed, N Ahmed, K. M. Khan, Masood Umer, H. Rashid,, Pervaiz Hashmi

Department of Surgery Docs

Abstract

We have compared the density of nerve fibres in the synovium in club foot with that of specimens obtained from the synovium of the hip at operations for developmental dysplasia. The study focused on the sensory neuropeptides substance P; calcitonin gene-related peptide; protein gene product 9.5, a general marker for mature peripheral nerve fibres; and growth associated protein 43, a neuronal marker for new or regenerating nerve fibres. In order to establish whether there might be any inherent difference we analysed the density of calcitonin gene-related peptide-positive nerve fibres in the hip and ankle joints in young rats. Semi-quantitative …

Intelligent, Pervasive And Context-Aware Promotion Delivery Framework For Wireless Mobile Devices, Karthik Harihar

Theses and Dissertations

Mobile devices are now powerful systems and are the main vehicles for m- commerce. Market research predicts enormous potential for m-commerce applications and services [9], [10], [11], [12]. Unique features such as portability, location-awareness and personalization make mobile devices effective tools for targeted advertising. Several mobile marketing frameworks have been designed that deliver promotions based on location information and user preferences [3], [4], [5]. These frameworks have several drawbacks that need to be addressed in order to be effective. The aim of this thesis is to research a simple and efficient framework for targeted and personalized advertising. This work presents …

Mucuna Urens Dispersal By Agoutis (Dasyprocta Punctata) In The Monteverde Area Of Costa Rica, November 2004, Melissa Senf

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Mucuna urens (Papilionaceae) is a large-seeded liana that is largely dispersed by scatterhoarding mammals. Agoutis (Dasyprocta punctata) are one of the most common scatterhoarding dispersers in Costa Rica and are a known disperser of M. urens. D. punctata in two locations in Monteverde, Costa Rica, were presented with 203 flagged M. urens seeds, in groups of twenty, over a period of 16 days. The seeds were recovered after the D. punctata had cached them or the flags were collected for those eaten. There was no significant difference between the number of seeds eaten and the number of seeds cached (p …

Soil Microfungi In The Forest-Agricultural Landscape Of San Luis, Costa Rica, November 2004, Ellyn Yakowenko

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Soil microfungi are known to play key roles in ecosystem function and are often the first indicators of a breakdown in stability (Volk 2001). This study compares soil microfungal abundance and diversity across a tropical human land use gradient in the San Luis valley of Costa Rica. Microfungi were cultured from soil samples collected from primary forest, secondary forest, pasture, and coffee farm sites using the Soil Dilution Plate Technique (Christensen 2001). Thirty-six soil samples yielded a total of 17,321 isolates of 41 different morphological species. Each habitat type was characterized by the dominance of a few abundant species while …

Ithomiinae Visitation To A Source Of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (Ageratum Cf. Reedii) And Proximity To Mating Leks, November 2004, Katrina Welch

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Ithomiinae butterflies are protected from predation by pyrrolizidine alkaloids. These compounds are acquired as adults primarily from nectars, and, in the case of females from males via spermatophores. Nectar sources are most common outside of the forest, where Ithomiine collect in large aggregations, called leks, where mating occurs. In these leks males also use PA’s as precursors for mating pheromones. Visits to floral sources of protective compounds by Ithomiinae butterflies is 90-99% male (Drummond 1976). Three hypotheses explain this phenomenon. 1) females are constrained to obtain these pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA’s) from males via spermatophores passed while mating, 2) females prefer …

Evidence For Floral Mimicry In Epidendrum Radicans (Orchidaceae) With Asclepias Curassavica (Apocynaceae) And Lantana Camara (Verbenaceae), November 2004, Sarah Dupre

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Floral mimicry may occur between plant species with geographic overlap, similar flowering times and a shared set of pollinators. To demonstrate mimicry in such species, visitors must enhance fitness of individual flowering plants. This study focuses on potential floral mimicry for a Neotropical roadside weed, Epidendrum radicans (Orchidaceae), which produces no nectar but resembles nectar-producing, sympatric and phenologically similar plant species, Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae). Twenty pollinia of E. radicans were placed in four different groups. One containing the orchid alone, the second consisting of the orchid and A. curassavica, the third consisting of the orchid and …

Epiphytic Lichen Communities On Ficus Spp. Microhabitats In Relation To Canopy Density, November 2004, Tom Mcfarland

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The purpose of this study was to determine if and how much forest canopy density affects the richness and composition of epiphytic lichen communities in Tropical Premontane Moist Forest. Lichen communities on the trunk and in the canopy on nine Ficus trees were examined. Friedman’s test was used to assess differences in lichen richness along a vertical gradient on trees, and Spearman rank test was used to look for a correlation between canopy density and lichen richness. Average habitat breadth between zones and between trees was also calculated. The results showed that there are significant differences in lichen richness across …

Changes In Avian Communities In The San Luis Valley, Costa Rica, November 2004, Nicholas Kovacs

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

In this experiment, avifauna of the transformed Costa Rican premontane moist forest was censused using fixedradius point counts within three habitats. Species abundance for all observed birds was calculated based on these observations. Study sites included pasture and fragmented secondary forest. Species abundance was compared to previous values known for the area from a 1993 study. For the 51 species observed in the area, 31 showed frequency changes. Twenty-six of the 31 were negative declines, and five showed positive increases in population. Four species declined from common to rare, three species declined from fairly common to rare and two new …

Effects Of Coffee Agroecosystems On Moth Diversity In San Luis, Costa Rica, November 2004, Nathaniel Talbot

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The majority of Costa Rica’s primary forests have been fragmented and converted to agricultural landscape. Fragmentation studies based on Island Biogeography Theory and Hubble Unified Theory typically view the degraded area surrounding forests as uninhabitable, however, most agroecosystems actually serve as viable habitat to a subset of natural communities as well as a number of colonizing species. As a follow up to Rickets et al (2000) who studied moths in a tropical, agricultural landscape, this study focuses on how moth diversity is affected by coffee plantations in San Luis, Costa Rica. Moths were collected from three sites: a forest, a …

Reflections On Brown And The Future, Oliver W. Hill Sr.

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Call To Leadership: The Future Of Race Relations In Virginia, Rodney A. Smolla

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Education Law, D. Patrick Lacy Jr., Kathleen S. Mehfoud

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Criminal Law And Procedure, Marla G. Decker, Stephen R. Mccullough

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Real Estate And Land Use Law, Brian R. Marron

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Workers' Compensation, Lawrence D. Tarr, Salvatore Lupica

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Query Processing Using Negative Tuples In Stream Query Engines, T. Ghanem, M. Hammad, M. Mokbel, Walid G. Aref, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme-A (Hmg-Coa) Reductases, Jon A. Friesen, Victor W. Rodwell

Department of Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a four-electron oxidoreduction that is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of cholesterol and other isoprenoids. The enzyme is found in eukaryotes and prokaryotes; and phylogenetic analysis has revealed two classes of HMG-CoA reductase, the Class I enzymes of eukaryotes and some archaea and the Class II enzymes of eubacteria and certain other archaea. Three-dimensional structures of the catalytic domain of HMG-CoA reductases from humans and from the bacterium Pseudomonas mevalonii, in conjunction with site-directed mutagenesis studies, have revealed details of the mechanism of catalysis. …

Pacific Book Epistemologies, Nicholas J. Goetzfridt

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

People Profile: Nancy Slight-Gibney, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.