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Glamis Gold Ltd. - A Foreign United States Citizen? : Nafta And Its Potential Effect On Environmental Regulations And The Mining Law Of 1872, Alison A. Ochs

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Replacement Of Fish Meal By Meal Worm (Eisenia Foetida) In The Feed Of Broilers As An Alternative Source Of Protein, Carlos ÁNgel Cervantes Cevallos

Theses and Dissertations

This investigation was conducted in the rural community of Cuambo, located in the northeast of Imbabura province, in the Mira river basin of Salina parish, at 1530 meters above sea level and with an average temperature of 19 C. The principal objective of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of four levels of substitution of fish meal for earthworm meal in broiler chicken diets. The fieldwork occurred in two stages over the course of 20 months: A. Creation of the feed: This step lasted from the installation of an earthworm culturing area through the cultivation, harvest, and drying of …

Biochemical And Molecular Nutrition Blocks As Dietary Supplements In Llamas (Lama Glama) In The Last Third Of The Gestation Period Of The Ceac, Janette Illanes Callejas

Theses and Dissertations

The present work consisted in the use of biochemical and molecular nutrition blocks (BMN) in llamas during the last third of the gestation period, at the Agricultural Experiment Center of Condori (CEAC), located 49 km north of the city of Oruro, and 12 km north of the Caracollo population, in the province of Cercado. For this research work, we used 20 pregnant llamas in the last third of their gestation period, between the ages of 2 and 3 years old, 10 of which belonged to the Khara breed, and 10 to the Thampulli breed. Two corrals of 7 x 7 …

Agronomical Evaluation Of Six Species Of Forage Grass Tolerant To Salinity In The Tamborada Region, Bladimir Vargas Rojas

Theses and Dissertations

Six forage grass species from the United States were evaluated for salinity tolerance and growth performance. A randomized block design was used with six repetitions of five furrows each to maintain experimental consistency. The study was conducted in the Tamborada region of Cochabamba, Bolivia from December 2003 through June 2004. Results indicated that significant differences exist between species (Pr<0.01). The species Elymus cinereus and Agropyron elongatum demonstrated the best performance regarding plant height, achieving heights of 35.4 cm and 32.7 cm respectively. Festuca arundinacea and Agropyron elongatum obtained larger percent coverage than the other species with 79.59% and 76.53% respectively. These species also exceed the others in production of green forage (1500.00 kg/ha and 13985.80 kg/ha) as well as in production of dry matter (5000.70 kg/ha and 4862.85 kg/ha). They are recommended for production in the region of Tamborada, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Fundamentals Of Information Technology By Sunny Handa (Markham: Lexisnexis Canada Inc., 2004), Barbara Darby

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

In the early 1990s, I purchased my first stereo with a CD player. I found myself trapped in a conversation with someone who tried to convince me that it was utter folly not to buy a turntable, because CD technology simply couldn’t replicate the ‘‘warmth’’ of vinyl. Had I only Handa’s book to hand, I could have provided a straight- forward and understandable explanation for why my records were well enough left in my parents’ basement; although ‘‘digitization . . . fails to record all characteristics of analog data, even at the highest finite sampling rate . . . Complete …

Platelet Pecam-1 Inhibits Thrombus Formation In Vivo, Shahrokh Falati, Sonali Patil, Peter Gross, Michelle Stapleton, Glenn Merrill-Skoloff, Natasha E. Barrett, Katherine L. Pixton, Harmut Weiler, Brian Cooley, Debra K. Newman, Peter J. Newman, Barbara C. Furie, Bruce Furie

Articles & Chapters

Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) is a cell surface glycoprotein receptor expressed on a range of blood cells including platelets, and is also on vascular endothelial cells. PECAM-1 possesses adhesive and signalling properties, the latter being mediated by an Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-based Inhibitory Motif present on the cytoplasmic tail of the protein. Recent studies in vitro have demonstrated that PECAM-1 signalling inhibits the aggregation of platelets. In the present study we have utilised PECAM-1 deficient mice and radiation chimeras to investigate the function of this receptor in the regulation of thrombus formation. Using intravital microscopy and laser induced injury to …

Anti-Oedipus, Lynch: Initiatory Rites And The Ordeal Of Justice, Richard Sherwin

Articles & Chapters

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Investigation Into The Technique Of Narrative Journalism, John E. Gottlieb

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Dynamics Of A Single Species Natural Forest In The Presence Of A Disease, Peter J. Mccauley

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Effects Of Spotted Knapweed Invasion And Restoration Treatments On Ground Beetle Diversity Abundance And Distribution In Rocky Mountain Savannas In Montana, Allison K. Hansen

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Prevalence Rates Of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rochelle K. Bennett

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

A Noninvasive Survey Method For Detecting Wolverine, Todd J. Ulizio

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Quantification Of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (Fivpco) In Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Lymph Nodes And Plasma Of Naturally Infected Cougars, David B. Blake

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Inflows And The Restoration Of The Salton Sea, Kevin P. Janik

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Applying The Prediction Of Four-Year Height Growth Of Douglas-Fir And Ponderosa Pine Saplings To An Existing Growth Simulator, Kathryn Arendt Keller

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Nature Of Change In Western Montana's Bunchgrass Communities, Pamela G. Sikkink

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Long-Term Persistence Of Isolated Fish Populations In The Alexander Archipelago, Kim Hastings

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Exploring Yesterday Preparing For Tomorrow : A Personal Perspective On Native American Cultural Studies In The Elementary Classroom As Experienced In The Multi-Grade Environment Of A Rural School, Donna Clair Peck

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Revolt In Le Passe Simple By Driss Chraibi And Voyage Au Bout De La Nuit By Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Joshua M. Blaylock

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Make-Believe Families And Whiteness, Judy Scales-Trent

Journal Articles

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Network-Centric First Responder Architecture With Swarming Robots Entity, Lakshmanan Meyyappan, Cihan H. Dagli

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper proposes a new network centric architecture that can be used by first responders to effectively respond to crisis situations. The powerful network-centric concept originally developed for and mainly used in the military environment, can be effectively used for civilian security and emergency response missions. This paper also proposes the use of a swarm of intelligent robots as a part of the network-centric architecture to aid the first responders. The swarm of robots works in tandem with the first responders and provides them with the necessary information on a real time basis. The proposed network centric architecture with a …

Experimental Populations: Do They Really Work And How Would We Know?, Jessica Anna Anthony

Open Access Master's Theses

In response to the severe decline of the last remnant population of wild Atlantic salmon in the United States, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment of Atlantic salmon as endangered on November 17, 2000, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) as amended.

Other rivers within the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment have suitable salmon habitat, but currently do not support wild populations. These river systems could be potential sites for the reintroduction of a population through the utilization of the riverspecific hatchery …

Looking In, Mahine Rattonsey

Theses

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Computer Vision-Based Monitoring Of Abrasive Loading During Wood Machining, Bhavin S. Vora

Theses

Surface quality is an important characteristic commonly assessed in wooden products. Sanding relies on coated abrasives as tooling for both dimensioning and surface finishing but their performance is dependent on chip loading and grit wear. Traditionally, the useful life of abrasive belts in sanding operation has been manually assessed. This type of inspection is highly subjective and dependent upon individual expertise, consequently leading to under utilization or over utilization of the abrasive. This, in turn, affects the production costs and quality of the product. In this work, an intelligent classification method that determines the optimal replacement policy for a belt …

Two New Cytotoxic Linderazulenes From A Deep-Sea Gorgonian Of The Genus Paramuricea., N. Srinivasa Reddy, John K. Reed, Ross E. Longley, Amy E. Wright

Faculty Scholarship

The known compound linderazulene (1) and two new linderazulenes (2, 3) were isolated from a deep-sea gorgonian Paramuricea sp. The structures of 2 and 3 were determined through spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1-3 show moderate in vitro cytotoxicity against the P388 murine leukemia cell line with IC50’s of 18.8, 2.7, and 15.6 íg/mL, respectively. Compound 2 showed moderate activity against the PANC-1 pancreatic cell line with an IC50 of 18.7 íg/mL.

Molecular Evidence For Multiple Lineages In The Gorgonian Family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia)., H. H. Wirshing, Charles G. Messing, C. J. Douady, John K. Reed, M. J. Stanhope, M. S. Shivji

Faculty Scholarship

Octocorals are diverse and abundant on many marine hard substrates, and, within this group, members of the family Plexauridae are an important component of tropical reef assemblages, especially in the Caribbean. To understand historical relationships within this large and diverse assemblage, and to test the monophyly of the family and some of its genera, DNA sequences of two mitochondrial loci (msh1 and ND2, _1,185 bp) were analyzed from 46 species in 21 genera from deep and shallow waters in the tropical western Atlantic and in the tropical western and eastern Pacific (plus 9 taxa in the closely related Gorgoniidae and …

Structural Advances For Pattern Discovery In Multi-Relational Databases, Juveria Kanodia

Theses

With ever-growing storage needs and drift towards very large relational storage settings, multi-relational data mining has become a prominent and pertinent field for discovering unique and interesting relational patterns. As a consequence, a whole suite of multi-relational data mining techniques is being developed. These techniques may either be extensions to the already existing single-table mining techniques or may be developed from scratch. For the traditionalists, single-table mining algorithms can be used to work on multi-relational settings by making inelegant and time consuming joins of all target relations. However, complex relational patterns cannot be expressed in a single-table format and thus, …

Monteverde, Costa Rica: Balancing Environment And Development, 2005, Erin Cavanagh

Monteverde Institute: Economy and Resource Management

Two years ago I would have never imagined that I would see the glow of molten lava contrasting against the night sky, stand on the top of a mountain looking at the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles away, or become the daughter of a family other than my own. I began my journey through the World Food Prize program in February 2004 when my friend Lindsey Negaard told me that she would be interning in Mexico for the World Food Prize. After explaining to me all the different steps necessary to compete for an internship, she asked me if I …

Green Network: Monteverde Institute [Sather Easement][Powerpoint], 2005, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Final presentation. Entirely bilingual

Keyword Or Hierarchical Searching? A Quantitative Comparison Of World Wide Web Searching Methods By High School Juniors In North Iowa, Harold Price

Graduate Research Papers

In the spring of 2005, twenty 11th grade students from north central Iowa were given 5 topics to search on the Internet. All students were allowed 5 minutes to search for each of 5 topics and used identical equipment to perform the searches. The population consisted of 10 male and 10 female students. As there is a marked lack of ethnic and cultural diversity in the community, all students were Caucasian with English being their first language. All students were of similar socio-economic class since there is little variance in the community. Students were chosen based primarily on a range …