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Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 84, No. 2, 2007) Jan 2007

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 84, No. 2, 2007)

Virginia Dental Journal

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The Use Of Rodenticides For Conservation Efforts, Gary W. Witmer, John D. Eisemann, Gregg Howald Jan 2007

The Use Of Rodenticides For Conservation Efforts, Gary W. Witmer, John D. Eisemann, Gregg Howald

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Non-native rats (Rattus spp.) and mice have been introduced to more than 80% of the island groups around the world. They have caused ecosystem-wide impacts, including the extirpation and extinction of many native and endemic species which evolved in a mammalian predator-free environment. Fortunately, practitioners have developed techniques to eradicate introduced rodents, allowing ecosystems to recover. Rodenticides have proven an effective tool in eradications, having been used in over 300 successful eradications worldwide. Careful planning, adequate resources, and a sustained effort by competent field staff are needed to help ensure a successful eradication program. Island eradications are logistically complex …

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Development Of A Decision Support System For Selection Of Trenchless Technologies To Minimize Impact Of Utility Construction On Roadways, Dulcy M. Abraham, Hyeon-Shik Baik, Sanjiv B. Gokhale Jan 2007

Development Of A Decision Support System For Selection Of Trenchless Technologies To Minimize Impact Of Utility Construction On Roadways, Dulcy M. Abraham, Hyeon-Shik Baik, Sanjiv B. Gokhale

JTRP Technical Reports

The need to replace deteriorating underground utility infrastructure and to expand utility services, increases the need for utility conduits to intersect roadways. Open-trench method is currently the most widely used method for installation of underground pipelines and conduits of all sizes. However, open-cut construction has several shortcomings, chief amongst which are: health and safety concerns of workers, surface disturbance, disruption to vehicular/pedestrian traffic and reduction of pavement life. Today, other cost-effective alternatives exist to traditional open-trench construction. These methods are categorized as "Trenchless Technologies" as they require minimum trenching (excavation). While the benefits of trenchless technology are quite apparent when …

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Speech, Silence, And Ethical Lives In The Law, Robin West Jan 2007

Speech, Silence, And Ethical Lives In The Law, Robin West

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

As his many appreciative readers know, James Boyd White brought his learning to bear on the relation between ethical living and ethical speaking, and particularly as it pertains to how we live and speak in law. His prodigious writing, teaching, and speaking career, as far as I can tell, was motivated by a singular, passionate belief: that the human capacity for language can and should serve as a bridge from mind to mind and spirit to spirit, so that we might cohabit the earth not only peaceably, but with the pleasures and grace of each other's company. Language, White taught, …

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Year 12 Curriculum Content And Achievement Standards, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters Jan 2007

Year 12 Curriculum Content And Achievement Standards, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters

Assessment and Reporting

This study provides the first Australia-wide picture of what is expected of students taking five subjects—English (including Literature), Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Australian History—in the final years of secondary school. The study addresses three broad questions: What is currently taught in these five subjects across Australia? This question is addressed through an analysis of the content of senior school curricula in the five subjects in all Australian states and territories. The study documents similarities and differences in approaches and in the content (subject matter and skills/understandings) emphasised in state and territory curriculum documents. What is the 'essential' content (subject matter …

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Computational Trust In Web Content Quality: A Comparative Evalutation On The Wikipedia Project, Pierpaolo Dondio Jan 2007

Computational Trust In Web Content Quality: A Comparative Evalutation On The Wikipedia Project, Pierpaolo Dondio

Articles

The problem of identifying useful and trustworthy information on the World Wide Web is becoming increasingly acute as new tools such as wikis and blogs simplify and democratize publication. It is not hard to predict that in the future the direct reliance on this material will expand and the problem of evaluating the trustworthiness of this kind of content become crucial. The Wikipedia project represents the most successful and discussed example of such online resources. In this paper we present a method to predict Wikipedia articles trustworthiness based on computational trust techniques and a deep domain-specific analysis. Our assumption is …

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In The Footsteps Of Vincent De Paul: A Guide To Vincentian France, John E. Rybolt C.M. Jan 2007

In The Footsteps Of Vincent De Paul: A Guide To Vincentian France, John E. Rybolt C.M.

Vincentian Digital Books

A lavishly illustrated, full color guidebook authored by noted historian John E. Rybolt, C.M., created to help lead visitors on pilgrimage to the France of Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac and the members of their religious families.

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Dialectical Tensions In Stroke Survivor Relationships, Kimberly N. Leezer Jan 2007

Dialectical Tensions In Stroke Survivor Relationships, Kimberly N. Leezer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Stroke is an unpredictable and life-altering medical occurrence which causes immediate change in stroke survivors' relationships. Previous communication researchers have focused on the dialectical tensions experienced by stroke survivors themselves. This study sought to discover dialectical tensions experienced by spouses of stroke survivors, how those dialectical tensions compare to those experienced by stroke survivors, and how time affects the dialectical tensions experienced by spouses of stroke survivors. Sixteen spouses of stroke survivors participated in interviews, and five tensions were ultimately discovered: self-preference -- partner-preference, realism -- idealism, freedom constraint, fear -- content, and emotional release -- emotional reservation. Three dialectical …

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Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 3 [Full Issue] Jan 2007

Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 3 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 5 [Full Issue] Jan 2007

Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 5 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 6 [Full Issue] Jan 2007

Vincentiana Vol. 51, No. 6 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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The Thou Shalts Of Journalism: A Study Of The Significance Of Ethics Codes As They Correlate To The Journalistic Values Of Objectivity And Detachment And The Practice Of Public Journalism By Mississippi Newspapers, Kimberly Anne Breaux Jan 2007

The Thou Shalts Of Journalism: A Study Of The Significance Of Ethics Codes As They Correlate To The Journalistic Values Of Objectivity And Detachment And The Practice Of Public Journalism By Mississippi Newspapers, Kimberly Anne Breaux

Honors Theses

Ethics arguably are a nexus to good journalism; thus, without a clearly-mandated ethics code that helps one differentiate between objectivity and bias as well as detachment and empathy, media practitioners fail in their basic journalistic obligation to providing readers with the information that they need to live well-informed, free, and self-governing lives. Furthermore, objectivity and detachment are two journalistic elements under constant public scrutiny for their surfeit of related ethical faux pas committed regularly by American journalists. Particularly in the practice of public journalism- a method for framing stories that is based on increased community input and unconventional techniques to …

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Art And Persuasion: A Communication Study Of Contemporary Documentary Film, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman Jan 2007

Art And Persuasion: A Communication Study Of Contemporary Documentary Film, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman

Honors Theses

The focus of this study is defining and determining the area of communication in contemporary documentary films. In examining the structure and aesthetic composition of documentary film, this study will compare the film genre to the areas of journalism. persuasion and propaganda through secondary and primary research defining the elements that constitute these specific areas of communication. Secondary research involved text, newspaper articles, online journals and websites, and the viewing of documentary film. The primary research was conducted through personal interviews with documentary filmmakers. Research findings resulted in a wide range of views on the definition and uses for documentary …

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An Investigation Of Communications Laws And The Mississippi Business Manager, Melissa Ann King Jan 2007

An Investigation Of Communications Laws And The Mississippi Business Manager, Melissa Ann King

Honors Theses

This study sought to determine if Mississippi business managers were versed in maintaining a legal workplace with their knowledge of 15 major United States laws relating specifically to the area of business communication. It also sought to gather relevant information based upon personal views related to two critical communications laws; the Civil Rights Act of 1964- Title VII Equal Employment Opportunity and the Age Discrimination Act of 1967. The study went on to determine if the 15 laws were actually being used in the workplace by Mississippi business managers. After proper approval by the University of Mississippi Office of Research …

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The Revenge Of The Past: Ethnic Nationalism, Soviet Nationalities Policies, And The Collapse Of The Ussr, Steven Montgomery Wheat Jan 2007

The Revenge Of The Past: Ethnic Nationalism, Soviet Nationalities Policies, And The Collapse Of The Ussr, Steven Montgomery Wheat

Honors Theses

The Soviet Union was a vast empire that included scores of ethnic minority groups, From its earliest days, the Soviet government was compelled to find creative ways to address the concerns of these various groups while remaining true to its ideological rhetoric. This paper outlines many of the governmental programs that aimed to appease minority groups through cultural, linguistic, and in some cases, administrative autonomy. The numerous instances in Soviet history during which these privileges were curtailed are also included. In sum, this paper presents a chronological review of the various, often contradictory, nationalities policies adopted in the Soviet Union …

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The Limits Of Laïcité: Islam And The Headscarf Issue In France, Lindsay Blaire Beeman Jan 2007

The Limits Of Laïcité: Islam And The Headscarf Issue In France, Lindsay Blaire Beeman

Honors Theses

Laicite is the term given to France’s complex policy of separation between church and state. Developing out of a long and tumultuous religious history, laicite set out to resolve the problems that the French state had with religion by eliminating its presence in the public sphere. At its inception, the policy did not have clearly stated objectives. As a result, it was not equally applied and many problems ensued. The most recent debacle involving the application of laicite was Vaffaire dii foulard, or headscarf affair. Citing the principle of laicite, numerous teachers and principals in French schools required Muslim students …

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Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis Of Civil Wars And Conflict Resolution In El Salvador And Colombia, Jessica Bryant Jan 2007

Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis Of Civil Wars And Conflict Resolution In El Salvador And Colombia, Jessica Bryant

Honors Theses

This study compares the historical contexts of the rise of civil wars and their modem trajectories in Colombia and El Salvador. Through an analysis of the successful negotiation of peace in the Salvadoran case via a United Nations peacekeeping mission, it makes conclusions about the relevancy of such an operation for obtaining peace in Colombia. After a brief discussion of the United Nations evolving peacekeeping mandate and recent literature about this type of peace negotiation, this thesis examines each country’s history and its war’s termination (in the case of El Salvador) and transformation (in the case of Colombia). Recent literature …

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The Post-Cold War Security Dialogue, Melanie Collins Jan 2007

The Post-Cold War Security Dialogue, Melanie Collins

Honors Theses

This paper attempts to explore the relevance of new security concerns in the post Cold War security dialogue. This project is split in to two parts. The first part is a brief summary of what have been termed new security concerns. The second part is an empirical analysis of whether these security concerns have made it out of academic discussion and in to the mass media and political dialogue. This was determined via two sources: The New York Times and Presidential State of the Union Addresses from 1949 - 2007. Using The New York Times, the time periods 1980-1985, 1990-1995, …

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Stopping The Flood Of Denglish: The Difficult Dilemma Faced By German Language Organizations In Modern-Day Germany, Julianne Kay Lofton Jan 2007

Stopping The Flood Of Denglish: The Difficult Dilemma Faced By German Language Organizations In Modern-Day Germany, Julianne Kay Lofton

Honors Theses

In this study I examined the reactions of official and independent German language organizations to the influx of Denglish, which is a hybrid mix of German and English, and Anglicisms. The independent language organizations tend to be more open in opposing these linguistic influences, and often want strict language protection laws like those in France and Poland. I hypothesized that Germany’s Nazi past has led to a general lack of patriotism and nationalism in Germany, which has affected their language policy and allowed Germany to be overrun by Denglish and Anglicized words and phrases. Germany is experiencing a renewal of …

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Human Rights And United States Foreign Policy: Morality Vs. Self-Interest, Christopher Franklin Tatum Jan 2007

Human Rights And United States Foreign Policy: Morality Vs. Self-Interest, Christopher Franklin Tatum

Honors Theses

This thesis has set out to explore the role that human rights considerations play in United States foreign policy, if any. Has this role changed over time, as new circumstances arise, or has it been consistent throughout the twentieth (and twenty-first, to this point) century? What are the inherent tensions in policy formation that compete when discussing human rights? In answering this question, three main areas of influence on foreign policy were consulted: domestic political factors, geopolitical factors, and economic factors. In researching this thesis, I have consulted several different kinds of sources, including scholarly articles, books, primary documents in …

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Rage, Remembrance, Redemption: The Poetic Response To Aids, Samuel Douglas Ray Jan 2007

Rage, Remembrance, Redemption: The Poetic Response To Aids, Samuel Douglas Ray

Honors Theses

This thesis explores the works of three poets whose works offer a response to the AIDS epidemic: Thom Gunn, Paul Monette, and Mark Doty. With chapters dedicated to each poefs work individually, the thesis examines the works in terms of thematic content, formal characteristics, and sociopolitical relevance. The three central chapters are framed by personal essays that also explore general characteristics of AIDS poetry In the great tradition of the elegy and the lyric. While all three poets offer narratives alternative to the political discourse surrounding the disease, each poet's response is unique - just as each poet's relationship to …

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Surviving Hurricane Katrina: A Family Chronicle, Matthew Samuel Sharpe Jan 2007

Surviving Hurricane Katrina: A Family Chronicle, Matthew Samuel Sharpe

Honors Theses

On August 29, 2005, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast experienced what was possibly the worst natural disaster in American history. The only home 1 ever knew, the house my parents built, was inundated with nearly 12 feet of water and crude oil for almost two weeks. Our lives were changed forever. But our reaction to the disaster would serve as the guide for the rest of our lives. This thesis is the story of the disaster and its aftermath through the eyes of my parents and I. The bulk of information comes from three main sources: my own …

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Environment, Behavior, And Internal Consciousness: A Study Of Space And Time In Dostoevsky, Laura Claire Bagwell Jan 2007

Environment, Behavior, And Internal Consciousness: A Study Of Space And Time In Dostoevsky, Laura Claire Bagwell

Honors Theses

Individual and public space creates the reality of daily existence for a human being. The ideological perspectives a person maintains are direct products of individual space experience because the larger societal context of a region constructs the norms for behavior and belief Dostoevsky writes concentration narratives that focus on the urban and rural space surrounding a protagonist, and contrasts between these two settings to illustrate the impact of environment on the human psyche. This study examines the use of external conditions to describe literary characters and the ideologies and behaviors they maintain. In researching space and time in the literature …

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Shoreline Erosion In Deep Creek Lake, Maryland: Patterns, Trends And Economic Implications., Catalin Demian Jan 2007

Shoreline Erosion In Deep Creek Lake, Maryland: Patterns, Trends And Economic Implications., Catalin Demian

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Deep Creek Lake, Maryland was constructed in the 1930s as a reservoir for a hydro-electric project, but it also has been used for recreational purposes. Property ownership is attractive, but lakefront properties in particular are exposed to shoreline erosion. A particular issue is the State of Maryland’s ownership of the shoreline and the buffer strip. While most of shoreline erosion occurs technically on state-owned land, not the lakeshore private property, erosion’s most visible effects are property improvements damage or gradual decrease in the distance between the lake and the property improvement. In order to understand the magnitude of the problem, …

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Spanish And English Basic Concept Knowledge In Bilingual Preschool Children, Carolyn M. Artime Jan 2007

Spanish And English Basic Concept Knowledge In Bilingual Preschool Children, Carolyn M. Artime

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Design And Analysis Of Ultra Wide Band Cmos Lna, Janmejay Adhyaru Jan 2007

Design And Analysis Of Ultra Wide Band Cmos Lna, Janmejay Adhyaru

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Parenting Practices And Language Development In Low Ses Spanish-Speaking Families, Julissa C. Villanueva Jan 2007

Parenting Practices And Language Development In Low Ses Spanish-Speaking Families, Julissa C. Villanueva

Master's Theses

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Interpersonal Messages, Mass Media Messages, And Body Image During Pregnancy, Colleen Harrington Fleming Jan 2007

Interpersonal Messages, Mass Media Messages, And Body Image During Pregnancy, Colleen Harrington Fleming

Master's Theses

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Changing Perspectives On The Use Of Antimicrobial Mouthrinses, Michele Leonardi Darby Jan 2007

Changing Perspectives On The Use Of Antimicrobial Mouthrinses, Michele Leonardi Darby

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

As oral health care professionals, we need to make evidence-based recommendations to our patients. Studies from which we derive our recommendations need to have been conducted with scientific rigor and need to be confirmed with other welldesigned studies. Given the numerous, long-term, peer-reviewed published studies on antimicrobial mouthrinses with consistent statistically and clinically significant outcomes, it is time to change our professional thinking and practices.

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The Effectiveness Of Group Interventions In Reducing The Level Of Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Settings., Stacie L. Rogers Jan 2007

The Effectiveness Of Group Interventions In Reducing The Level Of Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Settings., Stacie L. Rogers

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior where one or more individuals seek to harm or disturb another who may be perceived as being unable to defend themselves(Smokowski & Kopasz,2005).Without intervention,bullying can have long-lasting effects including deceased social skills,low self-esteem,depression,and anxiety.To address this issue,state and federal governments are beginning to take an anti-bullying approach in the schools(Limber & Small,2003).Interventions to reduce bullying at the individual,group,and school level have been developed.The present study focuses on the effectiveness of group social skills interventions in reducing bullying and victimization in the middle school setting.The main objective was to determine if this was an …

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