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The Effect Of Eu Enlargement On The Environment: A Look At Malta, Heather A. Lanham

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

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

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Make-Believe Families And Whiteness, Judy Scales-Trent

Journal Articles

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Implementing A New Data Model For Simulating Process, Jochen Albrecht, Femke Reitsma

Publications and Research

The paper describes the development of a new methodological approach for simulating geographic processes through the development of a data model that represents a process. This methodology complements existing approaches to dynamic modelling, which focus on the states of the system at each time step, by storing and representing the processes that are implicit in the model. The data model, called nen, focuses existing modelling approaches on representing and storing process information, which provides advantages for querying and analysing processes. The flux simulation framework was created utilizing the nen data model to represent processes. This simulator includes basic classes for …

Push And Pull: Using Regression Models To Study The Influence Of Economic Variables On Net Migration In Iowa Counties, Andrea White

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Migration is an intensely personal decision, but mathematical models are useful for quantifying the larger, economic aspects of it. The goal of this research is to use spatial and multiple regression models to study the influence of economic variables on net migration rates in Iowa counties. To achieve this data for many variables was collected from several sources and centered on the year 2000. S-plus software was used to create neighborhood structures, run spatial correlations and regressions, and run multiple regressions and residual diagnostics. The results showed that it is possible to develop a good regression model of migration using …

Report, Economic Contribution Of The Tampa Global Communication Teleconvergence Center, January 2005, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

This report, prepared by the Center for Economic Development Research at USF for the Tampa Port Authority, analyzes the economic impact of the Port of Tampa on the Tampa Bay region and Florida in 2001. It highlights the port's contributions to employment, wages, and regional output, emphasizing its role in supporting local industries and generating substantial fiscal revenues.

Is Teaching History Reasonable, Worthwhile, And Beneficial In The Elementary Grades?, Jill Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

The literature review paper provided reassures the reader that in fact it is beneficial and most importantly, vital to teach historical knowledge to students. Through extensive research, multiple studies confirmed the importance of history instruction in the elementary classroom accompanied with worthwhile, meaningful lessons that allow the students to truly analyze, explore, and internalize the material.

In attempt to provide a quality education for all American students, we must take the following steps: implementing and analyzing more research in regards to history instruction in the elementary classroom; ensure that all educators have an adequate wealth of background knowledge in the …

A Resource Inputs Model Examining Naep Reading Score Change From 1994-1998: State Median Household Income And Free And Reduced-Price Lunch Percentages Matter, David A. Walker, Shereeza F. Mohammed

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This analysis indicated that from variables theorized to influence score change in NAEP reading scores from 1994-1998, two were the most consistent with the pattern of correlations found in the data. Together, both median household income (AVGINC) and the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch (FRELCH) had fairly large impacts on reading score change. Additionally, the rate of change in reading scores varied across states. AVGINC had constant growth over time, while FRELCH’s development over time was quite slow in both the initial model and an alternative model.

Trade Responses To Geographic Frictions: A Decomposition Using Micro-Data, Russell Hillberry, David Hummels

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

A large literature has shown that geographic frictions reduce trade, but has not clarified precisely why. In this paper we provide some insight into why such frictions matter by focusing on precisely what they matter for. We ask: what parts of trade do these frictions reduce most? Using data that tracks manufacturers’ shipments within the United States on an exceptionally fine grid, we find that the pattern of shipments is extremely localized. Shipments within 5-digit zip codes, which have a median radius of just 4 miles, are 3 times larger than shipments outside the zip code. We decompose aggregate shipments …

The Effects Of An Arts-Integrated Curriculum Compared To A Text-Based Curriculum In Sixth Grade Social Studies, Joanna Floyd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Advances In The Opto-Mechanical Design And Alignment Of The Hehsi Imaging Spectrometer Based On A Sagnac Interferometer, Michael Stuart Schreiber

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The High Efficiency HyperSpectral Imager (HEHSI) is a Fourier Transform hyperspectral imager based on a Sagnac interferometer. This thesis research concentrates on the design upgrade and calibration of HEHSI from a proof of concept instrument to a prototype field instrument. Stability is enhanced by removing degrees of freedom and alignment is enhanced by providing for in-situ adjustments. The use of off the shelf components allows for reduced development time and cost constraints. HEHSI is capable of multiple configurations to accommodate sensors and optics with specialized capabilities for multiple wavelength ranges and viewing conditions. With a spectral response of 400 to …

The Southern Hebrew In Faulkner's Go Down , Moses : Rereading The Old Testament, Luke Duncan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Art, Aesthetics, And Ecology : Creating A High School Curriculum, Ashley Elizabeth Kalemjian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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An Inquiry Into Discourse Choices As Indicators Of Gender Attitudes In A Non-Profit Conservative Christian Business, Dawn Marie Kruger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper is an inquiry into the discourse styles of men and women who work together in a conservative Protestant Christian business. Many conservative Protestant Christian churches teach that the Bible forbids women from holding positions of authority over men. Yet in the communications department of this particular business, women fill the top three management positions, supervising a mixed-gender staff of 15. Research has shown that men and women subconsciously use language markers that indicate personal attitudes toward the same and the opposite genders. This research project draws on that information while it analyzes the oral and electronic discourse of …

The Maintenance Of Ethnic Culture And Manifestations Of Ethnic Identity In The Life Stories Of Finnish Immigrants, Minna Grantham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined whether Finnish immigrants show evidence of assimilation or if they have maintained their ethnic culture in the United States. More specifically, the purpose was to examine how the ethnic culture has been maintained and the ways that ethnic identity manifests itself in their life stories. Ten qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Finnish immigrants and children of Finnish immigrants, and emerging themes were identified in the data. The results indicate a strong ethnic identity among Finnish immigrants, yet it appears to be a very much taken for granted experience for them. The immigrants' lives were influenced by …

Leaving Home Sweet Home: Towards Critical Readings Of Writing Center Spaces, Jackie Grutsch Mckinney

The Writing Center Journal

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The Text Of Life, Leah C. Vetne

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Art And Embodiment: Biological And Phenomenological Contributions To Understanding Beauty And The Aesthetic, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Increasing awareness of the crucial and complex role of the body in making and experiencing art has led to a diverse range of biological and phenomenological philosophies of art. The shared emphasis on the role of the body re-connects these contemporary theories of art to aesthetics' pre-Kantian origin as a science of sense-perception (aesthesis) and feeling. Tracing some of the current positions in such diverse thinkers as Dissanayake, Langer, and Merleau-Ponty, this paper will examine their shared interest in art as a pre-reflective, non-discursive mode of knowing, symbolizing, and being-in-the-world. This paper argues that while some biologically based theories have …

Linking Spatial Patterns To Forest Ecological Processes By Using Spatial Statistical Methods, Alex Fajardo-YaìNìƒez

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Degree Of Chlmpanzee Theory Of Mind And The Evolution Of Modularity, Benjamin Grant Purzycki

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Whether or not chimpanzees have the ability to mentally represent others' mental states or theory of mind (ToM) has yet to be definitively established. This results from three problems. First, modular theory of mind accounts lead researchers to adopt an either/or approach to psychological faculties which obfuscates both within- and across-species variability. Second, present research continues to rely on the continued trend to polarize nature and nurture. Third, the bulk of the work compares humans with chimpanzees rather than looking at the entire range of primate species. I propose "degree approach" by way of the Integrated Causal Model which particularizes …

Modernist Literature As Victorian Sexology | Joyce's Treatment Of Sexual Aberration And Female Sexuality In "Ulysses", Chris Mathers

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Cups Of Blood Are Emptied: Pietism And Cultural Heritage In Two Danish Immigrant Schools On The Great Plains, John Mark Nielsen

The Bridge

Following the American Civil War, the vast sweep of the Great Plains exerted a powerful force on the imagination of Americans and Northern European immigrants, resulting in a period of rapid settlement. Within immigrant communities, in particular, attempts were made to establish institutions where the language, beliefs and cultural heritage of a people might be preserved. The history of these immigrant institutions mirror the challenges immigrant communities faced in confronting not only the vicissitudes of climate and evolving economic conditions but also the pressures of assimilation.

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The Bridge

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The Spiritual Values Of Wilderness, John Copeland Nagle

Journal Articles

The Wilderness Act of 1964 is the principal legal mechanism for preserving wilderness in the United States. The law now protects over 100 million acres of federal land, half of which is in Alaska. Yet the contested meaning of the term wilderness continues to affect the management of those wilderness areas, and the designation of additional lands as wilderness areas. Much current thinking about wilderness emphasizes the ecological and recreational interests that Congress cited when it enacted the law. These justifications for wilderness preservation are important, but they are incomplete. They are best supplemented by a better understanding of the …

Social Impact: Knowledge Monographs: The Question Of Questions: An Agenda For Social Work Practice Research, Enola K. Proctor, Frank Bruno

Social Impact Publication

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Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga Of The Shortgrass Prairie, Paul A. Johnsgard

University of Nebraska Press: Sample Books and Chapters

For hundreds of years black-tailed prairie dogs inhabited the Great Plains by the millions, improving the grazing for bison and pronghorn antelope, digging escape holes and homes for burrowing owls and rodents, and serving as prey for badgers, coyotes, hawks, and bobcats. This book by the renowned naturalist and writer Paul A. Johnsgard tells the complex biological and environmental story of the western Great Plains under the prairie dog’s reign—and then under a brief but devastating century of human dominion. An indispensable and highly readable introduction to the ecosystem of the shortgrass prairie, Prairie Dog Empire describes in clear and …

57th & Division Street Community Ownership Project, Brendan Buckley, Clark Henry, Stephen Shane, Simone C. Wolter

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

HBU Consultants identify available resources in the region that could assist the clean up and redevelopment of the SE 57th and SE Division site, ascertained what kind of future use the community desires on this site, and evaluated sources of data to develop recommendations on how the DCOP could proceed. This project was conducted under the supervision of Deborah Howe, Sy Adler, and Connie Ozawa.

Islamic Spain: Model Of Peaceful Coexistence, Gabriela Profeta Phillips

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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From The New Day To The New Century : Free Methodist Strategies For Metropolitan Church Planting In Light Of 1985-2000 Efforts And Results , Dwight Tilden Gregory

ATS Dissertations

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