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Chimpanzee Use Of Modulation In Response To Questions, Jen-Shiuan (Susan) Shiau Jan 2005

Chimpanzee Use Of Modulation In Response To Questions, Jen-Shiuan (Susan) Shiau

All Master's Theses

Modulation in American Sign Language is meaningful systematic change in sign form. Young cross-fostered chimpanzees used sign modulations in ways that resemble human signers. Jensvold and Gardner (2000) videotaped conversations between adult chimpanzees-Washoe, Moja, Tatu, and Dar-and a human interlocutor under four conditions: general, on-topic, off-topic, and can't. Signs from this dataset were selected and analyzed for modulation. Like human signers, the adult chimpanzees modulated the signing speed, size, length, and number of reiterations. They used both single and combinatorial modulations. Modulation use varied with different functional categories of signs. The chimpanzees varied the sign modulation on repeated glosses between …

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Job Satisfaction, Burnout, And Perceived Effectiveness Among Building-Based And District-Based School Psychologists, Dawn Marie Farnsworth Jan 2005

Job Satisfaction, Burnout, And Perceived Effectiveness Among Building-Based And District-Based School Psychologists, Dawn Marie Farnsworth

All Master's Theses

ABSTRACT JOB SATISFACTION, BURNOUT, AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS AMONG BUILDING-BASED AND DISTRICT-BASED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS by Dawn Marie Farnsworth November 2005 In the present study, the relationship between the number of school buildings that a school psychologist works in and the resulting levels of job satisfaction, burnout, and perceived effectiveness was studied. A questionnaire was mailed to 252 school psychologists that contained 28 items on a Likert scale related to the areas of job satisfaction, burnout and perceived effectiveness. Sixty-one of the returned questionnaires were classified as building based and 82 of the questionnaires were classified as district based. The results showed …

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Transient Detection And Modeling Of Continuous Geodetic Data, Walter Michael Szeliga Jan 2005

Transient Detection And Modeling Of Continuous Geodetic Data, Walter Michael Szeliga

All Master's Theses

Transient surface deformation has been observed by continuously operating Global Positioning System stations in the Puget Sound area during the past decade. This surface deformation is associated with processes occurring on or near the subducting plate boundary between the Juan de Fuca and North American plates. This thesis is composed of two studies of transient deformation along the Cascadia plate margin and a discussion of the methodologies employed in these studies. We model one 7-week episode of transient deformation that occurred during 2003 beneath the Puget Sound area. Additionally, we utilize a combination of continuous Global Positioning System and seismic …

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The Role Of Geomorphic Features And Hydrologic Processes On Sediment Clusters In Gravel-Bed Rivers, Washington: A Field-Based Approach, Ross Richard Hendrick Jan 2005

The Role Of Geomorphic Features And Hydrologic Processes On Sediment Clusters In Gravel-Bed Rivers, Washington: A Field-Based Approach, Ross Richard Hendrick

All Master's Theses

This project investigated the movement and evolution of sediment clusters after four separate flood events at two geomorphically different sites along the Entiat River, Washington. Clusters are defined as an obstacle or anchor clast(s) that impede the progress of two or more sediment particles, and are believed to be an important characteristic of the variable bed topography of gravel-bed rivers. Detailed field descriptions and digital photographs of clusters were used to determine the characteristics of clusters at chosen locations on gravel bars regularly covered by high flow events. Data were collected during low-flow conditions, and clusters were re- examined and …

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Medium-Term (Months To Years) Morphodynamic Modelling Of A Complex Estuarine System, Marcos Eduardo Cordeiro Bernardes Jan 2005

Medium-Term (Months To Years) Morphodynamic Modelling Of A Complex Estuarine System, Marcos Eduardo Cordeiro Bernardes

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This contribution focuses on the medium-term (months to years) morphodynamic modelling of natural estuaries. A 2D morphodynamic model based on the Telemac system was calibrated and validated using extensive field measurements' at Teignmouth (UK). Statistical tools indicate that the model is capable of predicting the observed hydrodynamics with 'good' accuracy, given that measurement noise is removed. Despite some qualitative agreement, morphological predictions show a more limited skill; consistent with the current 'state of the art' in this area of scientific research. The typical long simulation times associated with process-based morphodynamic models are optimised through the successful implementation of an input …

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Mesoscale Circulation In The Black Sea : A Study Combining Numerical Modelling And Observations, Cecilia Elizabeth Enriquez Ortiz Jan 2005

Mesoscale Circulation In The Black Sea : A Study Combining Numerical Modelling And Observations, Cecilia Elizabeth Enriquez Ortiz

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Mesoscale dynamics play a major role in the general circulation throughout the ocean. Mesoscale eddies promote the exchange of material and physical properties between different areas of the ocean such as continental shelves and the deep seas. Despite the increasing number of studies on mesoscale processes, there are further important questions unanswered concerning the origin and evolution of eddies, the mechanisms enhancing mesoscale activity and the detachment of eddies from the coast. The present research contributes to the understanding of the mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea basin by combining hydrodynamic numerical modelling with observational data analysis. Within this research: …

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Determination Of Dissolved Iron Speciation In The North East Atlantic Ocean By Flow Injection Chemiluminescence, Simon Ussher Jan 2005

Determination Of Dissolved Iron Speciation In The North East Atlantic Ocean By Flow Injection Chemiluminescence, Simon Ussher

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The knowledge of iron biogeochemistry is constrained by paucity in the understanding of its uptake, transport and the partitioning of the element between different phases, redox states and coordination sites. The work presented in this thesis describes the optimisation and evaluation of a Flow Injection Chemiluminescence (FICL) method for the shipboard determination of dissolved Fe(II) species (< 0.2 µm) in seawater. This includes results from two ship-board trials and a study of the effects of model ligands on iron redox speciation measurements in natural waters. The method was also used to determine the distribution of dissolved iron species (< 0.2 µm) in two contrasting study areas in the North East Atlantic Ocean and for a study of aerosol iron dissolution in seawater. The FI-CL method was evaluated and was found to be robust and sensitive, to have low limits o f detection (5-12 pM) and short analysis times 3 min) suitable for the high resolution spatial and temporal sampling required for shipboard analysis of Fe(II). A study of the effects of model ligands on Fe(II) determination revealed no conclusive evidence for significant interference from organic molecules on the method but Fe(III) in the presence of certain organic molecules had the potential to cause positive and negative interference in aqueous samples. Field survey results obtained for a transect between the Bay of Biscay to the coast of the Netherlands, showed enrichment of dissolved iron (0.7 - 2 nM) on the European continental shelf in March 2002. Near the shelf break, the iron enriched shelf waters were separated from low iron open ocean surface waters (0.15 - 0.4 nM) by a well-defined mixing gradient. Elevated dissolved Fe(II) concentrations (> 100 pM) were observed at the shelf break and during a solar radiation maximum in the coastal waters of the southern North Sea. These features were attributed to the dissolution of Fe(II) from anoxic sediments and photoreduction of iron from dissolved and suspended …

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Development Of A Non-Invasive Electrophysiological System For Measuring The Auditory Capability Of Marine Animals, Jonathan Murray Lovell Jan 2005

Development Of A Non-Invasive Electrophysiological System For Measuring The Auditory Capability Of Marine Animals, Jonathan Murray Lovell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The following work describes the development and application of a neurological system to definitively profile the auditory responses of aquatic animals, presented as audiograms showing hearing threshold verses sound frequency. The accuracy of such information is essential for the optimisation of bio-technical devices such as the Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) barrier deployed in the Illinois River to prevent the migration of non-indigenous Asian carp into Lake Michigan, and in the impact assessment of anthropogenic underwater sounds on the hearing of cetaceans and other marine animals. The ensuing Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) electrophysiological recording technique developed at the University of Plymouth …

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The Tectonic Evolution Of The Hatay Ophiolite Of Southeast Turkey, Jennifer Inwood Jan 2005

The Tectonic Evolution Of The Hatay Ophiolite Of Southeast Turkey, Jennifer Inwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

A combination of palaeomagnetic and structural analyses have been used to constrain rotations in the Hatay (Kizildag) ophiolite of southeast Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean region and to produce a tectonic model for its evolution. The ophiolite comprises part of a prominent chain of southern Neotethyan ophiolites that stretches from the Troodos ophiolite of Cyprus eastwards to the Semail ophiolite of Oman. The Hatay ophiolite and the related Baer-Bassit ophiolite of Syria comprise the most westerly ophiolites emplaced onto the Arabian platform in the Maastrichtian. The palaeomagnetic analyses demonstrate that a large coherent anticlockwise rotation was experienced by the Hatay …

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Can Women Be Priests? Brief Notes Toward An Argument From The Ancient Hindu World, Laurie L. Patton Jan 2005

Can Women Be Priests? Brief Notes Toward An Argument From The Ancient Hindu World, Laurie L. Patton

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Can women be priests? If the word priest means ritually authoritative, the answer from the early Indian world is resolutely "yes." I want to begin by stating straightforwardly that in various periods of Indian history women have acted in ritually authoritative ways. And in my own experience of contemporary Maharashtra, while male priesthood might remain a cultural norm, one can find exceptions everywhere. While Vasudha Narayanan has written about most of these practices elsewhere on this issue, I would add that today in Maharashtra, women are training in large numbers to be ritual specialists, even purohits, because of the shortage …

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Microarray Databases For Biotechnology, Richard S. Segall Jan 2005

Microarray Databases For Biotechnology, Richard S. Segall

Faculty Publications

Microarray informatics is a rapidly expanding discipline in which large amounts of multi-dimensional data are compressed into small storage units. Data mining of microarrays can be performed using techniques such as drill-down analysis rather than classical data analysis on a record-by-record basis. Both data and metadata can be captured in microarray experiments. The latter may be constructed by obtaining data samples from an experiment. Extractions can be made from these samples and formed into homogeneous arrays that are needed for higher level analysis and mining.

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Web Site Quality And Usability In E-Commerce, Mei Cao, Qingyu Zhang Jan 2005

Web Site Quality And Usability In E-Commerce, Mei Cao, Qingyu Zhang

Faculty Publications

Web sites are being widely deployed commercially; however, the factors that affect the customer’s perception on the quality and acceptance of Web sites are unclear. Through a literature review on information systems success, ServQual, and trust, this chapter examines and integrates four sets of factors to capture the quality of e-commerce Web sites: system quality (functionality), information quality (content), service quality, and attractor. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model in comparison with the Theory of Reasoned Action and the theory of Human-Computer Interaction/Usability, a framework is developed relating the Web quality to customers’ beliefs (perceived usefulness and ease of use …

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Energy-Efficient Self-Organization Protocols For Sensor Networks, Qingwen Xu Jan 2005

Energy-Efficient Self-Organization Protocols For Sensor Networks, Qingwen Xu

Computer Science Theses & Dissertations

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN, for short) consists of a large number of very small sensor devices deployed in an area of interest for gathering and delivery information. The fundamental goal of a WSN is to produce, over an extended period of time, global information from local data obtained by individual sensors. The WSN technology will have a significant impact on a wide array of applications on the efficiency of many civilian and military applications including combat field surveillance, intrusion detection, disaster management among many others. The basic management problem in the WSN is to balance the utility of the …

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Insights- January 2005, Erika Krehbiel Jan 2005

Insights- January 2005, Erika Krehbiel

Insights

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Insights- June 2005, University Relations Staff Jan 2005

Insights- June 2005, University Relations Staff

Insights

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Ctl Bulletin- 2005, Ctl Staff Jan 2005

Ctl Bulletin- 2005, Ctl Staff

Center for Teaching and Learning Bulletin

Occasional information sheet; dates included are: Jan. 15; Feb 15; Mar. 15; Apr. 15; Sept. 1, 15

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Protocol To Enhance Quality Of Life In Nursing Home Residents Through Implementation Of The Eden Alternative Concepts, Amy Slominski, Megan Briese Jan 2005

Protocol To Enhance Quality Of Life In Nursing Home Residents Through Implementation Of The Eden Alternative Concepts, Amy Slominski, Megan Briese

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Strategies For Healthcare Professionals In Dealing With Adolescents With Self-Harming Behaviors, Tera L. Remund, Andrea Keever Jan 2005

Strategies For Healthcare Professionals In Dealing With Adolescents With Self-Harming Behaviors, Tera L. Remund, Andrea Keever

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Home Program Guide For Parents And Their Child With Sensory Defensiveness, Chelsea Takuski Jan 2005

Home Program Guide For Parents And Their Child With Sensory Defensiveness, Chelsea Takuski

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Living With Adhd: A Parent's Guide To Childhood Adhd Management, Macy Adams Jan 2005

Living With Adhd: A Parent's Guide To Childhood Adhd Management, Macy Adams

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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An Aquatic Occupational Therapy Program For Children With Physical, Developmental, And Psychosocial Disabilities, Nicole E. Miller Jan 2005

An Aquatic Occupational Therapy Program For Children With Physical, Developmental, And Psychosocial Disabilities, Nicole E. Miller

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Mothers With Disabilities: Dispelling The Myths, Sarah Churchill Jan 2005

Mothers With Disabilities: Dispelling The Myths, Sarah Churchill

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Parent Educational Manual: Using Sensory Integration Techniques For Children With Autism, Stephanie Bekken, Lacey Lemley Jan 2005

Parent Educational Manual: Using Sensory Integration Techniques For Children With Autism, Stephanie Bekken, Lacey Lemley

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Parent's Guide To Infant Massage, Rana Gish Jan 2005

Parent's Guide To Infant Massage, Rana Gish

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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An Occupational Therapy Program For Women And Children Of Domestic Violence Who Are Living In Shelter Care, Stacie A. Lewis, Sarah Olin Jan 2005

An Occupational Therapy Program For Women And Children Of Domestic Violence Who Are Living In Shelter Care, Stacie A. Lewis, Sarah Olin

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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An Occupational Therapy Program For Children And Adolescents Exposed To Trauma, Cherie A. Lowe, Katie A. Tallackson Jan 2005

An Occupational Therapy Program For Children And Adolescents Exposed To Trauma, Cherie A. Lowe, Katie A. Tallackson

Occupational Therapy Capstones

Every year many children and adolescents are affected by traumatic experience many of which result in long term challenges. The traumatic event may lead to psychological disorders, such as anxiety disorders, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These disorders often have the effect of interrupting development of occupational performance skills and ultimately are manifested in deficits in occupational performance. A literature review was conducted to identify the effects of trauma on children and adolescents as well as to explore current treatment programming available to this population. Examples of research-based occupational therapy programming for …

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Maintaining A Balanced And Healthy Lifestyle For Caregivers, David Nelson Jan 2005

Maintaining A Balanced And Healthy Lifestyle For Caregivers, David Nelson

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Stress-Related Injury Prevention Business Plan, Jose Lucio Jan 2005

Stress-Related Injury Prevention Business Plan, Jose Lucio

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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A Community-Based Holistic Wellness Program For Adults Living With Hiv/Aids, Katie Kohler, Ranae Selzer Jan 2005

A Community-Based Holistic Wellness Program For Adults Living With Hiv/Aids, Katie Kohler, Ranae Selzer

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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Program Development For Occupational Therapists In The Schools: Assessments And Interventions For Children In Grades 1-6 With Social Dysfunction, Rose Kirby, Christina Knott Jan 2005

Program Development For Occupational Therapists In The Schools: Assessments And Interventions For Children In Grades 1-6 With Social Dysfunction, Rose Kirby, Christina Knott

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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