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Handling And Analysis Of Public Comments In Natural Resource Planning, Lisette Borchert Thurgood Jul 2007

Handling And Analysis Of Public Comments In Natural Resource Planning, Lisette Borchert Thurgood

Theses and Dissertations

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1970 required public input in any federal planning process or action. Consequently, natural resource planning can be characterized as more of a complex situation in recent years due to the increasing involvement of the number of constituents who want to be heard. Likewise, the public wants to know their ideas have been heard and considered. Unfortunately, there is very little information available which identifies how the BLM handles and analyzes public scoping comments that are required under NEPA. The purpose of this research is to identify the handling and analysis methodology used by …

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July 19, 2007, The Daily Mississippian Jul 2007

July 19, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Development Of Informative Priors In Microarray Studies, Kassandra M. Fronczyk Jul 2007

Development Of Informative Priors In Microarray Studies, Kassandra M. Fronczyk

Theses and Dissertations

Microarrays measure the abundance of DNA transcripts for thousands of gene sequences, simultaneously facilitating genomic comparisons across tissue types or disease status. These experiments are used to understand fundamental aspects of growth and development and to explore the underlying genetic causes of many diseases. The data from most microarray studies are found in open-access online databases. Bayesian models are ideal for the analysis of microarray data because of their ability to integrate prior information; however, most current Bayesian analyses use empirical or flat priors. We present a Perl script to build an informative prior by mining online databases for similar …

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Planning Gone Hog Wild: Mega-Hog Farm In A Mountain West County, Jeffrey Melvin Sanders Jul 2007

Planning Gone Hog Wild: Mega-Hog Farm In A Mountain West County, Jeffrey Melvin Sanders

Theses and Dissertations

Lacking the natural amenities “New West" counties, some rural communities have attempted to attract land use activities that are normally seen as undesirable. One example of these undesirable industries is the hog concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO. While a number of studies have explored the socio-economic and environmental aspects of hog farms, few studies have focused on the planning process and evaluated its effectiveness in dealing with the threats and challenges that a CAFO poses. This qualitative study used interviews, observations, public meeting minutes, and other written sources of data to evaluate whether or not a rural, western community, …

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The Daily Egyptian, July 19, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff Jul 2007

The Daily Egyptian, July 19, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

July 2007

No abstract provided.

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Daily Eastern News: July 19, 2007, Eastern Illinois University Jul 2007

Daily Eastern News: July 19, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

July

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Ethno-Medico Botanical Study Of Sundargarh District, Orissa, India, A. B. Prusti, K. K. Behera Jul 2007

Ethno-Medico Botanical Study Of Sundargarh District, Orissa, India, A. B. Prusti, K. K. Behera

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

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The Weekly Challenger, July 19, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Jul 2007

The Weekly Challenger, July 19, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The July 19, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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Regional Travel Options 2005-06 Program Evaluation, Jennifer Dill Jul 2007

Regional Travel Options 2005-06 Program Evaluation, Jennifer Dill

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Regional Travel Options contracted with the Portland State University Center for Urban Studies to evaluate all program efforts over the 18-month period July 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006. Services provided were shown in relationship to the Regional Travel Options program 5-Year Strategic Plan. The level of participation, satisfaction and the use of alternative travel options were measured where possible. Finally, the extent to which programs supported RTO objectives and connections to other regional goals was assessed. Results included auto-trip reductions. Recommendations for improving data collection were made. Each RTO-partner program is detailed individually in the appendices.

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The Effects Of Decision-Making And Leadership Styles On Relationships And Perceived Effectiveness In The University Development Context, Rachael K. Van Loveren Jul 2007

The Effects Of Decision-Making And Leadership Styles On Relationships And Perceived Effectiveness In The University Development Context, Rachael K. Van Loveren

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined how employees' perceptions of leadership, decision-making, and relationships are associated with their perception of a development operations' effectiveness. Deans, development officers, central development staff, and unit development staff at the University of South Florida were surveyed via email. The results indicated that employees' perceptions of leadership, decision-making, and relationships are strongly related to their perceived job satisfaction, trust, commitment, and control mutuality and consequently their perception of the development operation's effectiveness.

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Factors Contributing To The Shortage Of Speech-Language Pathologists In Utah Schools, Stephanie Harris Jul 2007

Factors Contributing To The Shortage Of Speech-Language Pathologists In Utah Schools, Stephanie Harris

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined factors contributing to Utah's critical shortage of school-based speech-language pathologists. Specifically, this study focused on the following three constructs: (a) stress levels among professionals currently in the field, (b) attrition and the reasons professionals leave their positions, and (c) factors at the university level. Stress among Utah's speech-language pathologists was assessed using the Speech-Language Pathologist Stress Inventory (Fimian, Lieberman, & Fasteneau, 1991). Of the 230 potential participants, 97 completed and returned questionnaires. Results indicated that Utah's school-based speech-language pathologists experience less overall stress than a normative sample of speech-language pathologists throughout the United States; however, Utah's professionals …

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Mollie Wade Jul 2007

Mollie Wade

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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A Family Literacy Curriculum For Community Esl Courses, George William Clair Bailey Jul 2007

A Family Literacy Curriculum For Community Esl Courses, George William Clair Bailey

Theses and Dissertations

This project describes the piloting of a family literacy curriculum developed for use in a community ESL course. The purpose of this curriculum was to teach family-literacy-oriented English to students in the community ESL courses that are part of Brigham Young University's TESOL Teacher Training Course (TTTC) held at the University Parkway Center on BYU's campus. Students in BYU's TESOL Graduate Certificate program are required to complete a one-semester teaching practicum in the TTTC program. This program regularly offers English courses that enroll approximately 100 ESL students from the local community who are non-native speakers of English. These ESL students …

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The Murray Ledger And Times, July 19, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times Jul 2007

The Murray Ledger And Times, July 19, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Demographics Of Black Vultures In North Carolina, Bradley F. Blackwell, Michael L. Avery, Bryan D. Watts, Martin S. Lowney Jul 2007

Demographics Of Black Vultures In North Carolina, Bradley F. Blackwell, Michael L. Avery, Bryan D. Watts, Martin S. Lowney

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Understanding the contributions of vital rates to species population growth is critical to developing new management protocols. We constructed a model population for black vultures (Coragyps atratus) in North Carolina, USA, based on demographic data from a 14-year study. The model population was similar in stage structure to the reference population, and adult survival was the primary contributor to the annual rate of increase (10.6%). We suggest that the North Carolina black vulture population is experiencing high rates of survival and fertility, potentially breeding at an age younger than previously assumed, and growing rapidly.

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July 18, 2007 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jul 2007

July 18, 2007 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

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The Cord Weekly (July 18, 2007) Jul 2007

The Cord Weekly (July 18, 2007)

The Cord

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Volume 99 Issue 2, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jul 2007

Volume 99 Issue 2, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News July 18, 2007, Barry Strassler Jul 2007

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News July 18, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2007

No abstract provided.

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Interview With Hélène Peters, Professor Of French, Hélène Peters Jul 2007

Interview With Hélène Peters, Professor Of French, Hélène Peters

French Department Oral Histories

No abstract provided.

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In Re: Merck & Co Jul 2007

In Re: Merck & Co

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Davis V. Comm Social Security Jul 2007

Davis V. Comm Social Security

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Direction Of The Play: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Dalton Robert Hamilton Jul 2007

Direction Of The Play: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Dalton Robert Hamilton

Master of Theater Production Graduate Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, casting, direction, and post-production analysis of Cranbrook Community Theatre's production of Oscar Wildes's The Importance of Being Earnest. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, and an evaluation of the play as a production vehicle for the department of Theatre Arts at Central Washington University.

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Amp-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Activity And Phosphorylation Of Amp-Activated Protein Kinase In Contracting Muscle Of Sedentary And Endurance Trained Rats, Denise Hurst Jul 2007

Amp-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Activity And Phosphorylation Of Amp-Activated Protein Kinase In Contracting Muscle Of Sedentary And Endurance Trained Rats, Denise Hurst

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to examine activity of AMP-activated protein kinase kinase (AMPKK) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in muscles from control (C) and endurance trained (T) rats. Rats were trained 5 days/wk, 2 hr/d for 8 wks at a final intensity of 32 m/min up a 15% grade with 30 second sprints at 52 m/min every 10 min. Gastrocnemius muscles were stimulated in situ in T and C rats for 5 min at frequencies of 0.4/sec and 1/sec. Gastrocnemius LKB1 protein, a putative component of the AMPKK complex (LKB1, STRAD, and MO25), increased approximately 2-fold in response to training. …

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The Daily Egyptian, July 18, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff Jul 2007

The Daily Egyptian, July 18, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

July 2007

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The Bg News July 18, 2007, Bowling Green State University Jul 2007

The Bg News July 18, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. July 18, 2007. Volume 97-Issue 156.

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July 18, 2007 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jul 2007

July 18, 2007 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

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The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 2, University Of North Florida Jul 2007

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 2, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

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Camp Response Element-Binding Protein Deficiency Allows For Increased Neurogenesis And A Rapid Onset Of Antidepressant Response, Tamar L. Gur, Alana C. Conti, Jessica Holden, Anita J. Bechtholt, Tiffany E. Hill, Irwin Lucki, Jessica E. Malberg, Julie A. Blendy Jul 2007

Camp Response Element-Binding Protein Deficiency Allows For Increased Neurogenesis And A Rapid Onset Of Antidepressant Response, Tamar L. Gur, Alana C. Conti, Jessica Holden, Anita J. Bechtholt, Tiffany E. Hill, Irwin Lucki, Jessica E. Malberg, Julie A. Blendy

Neurosurgery Faculty Publications

cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) has been implicated in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of chronic antidepressant (AD) treatment, although its role in the behavioral response is unclear. CREB-deficient (CREBαΔ mutant) mice demonstrate an antidepressant phenotype in the tail suspension test (TST) and forced-swim test. Here, we show that, at baseline, CREBαΔ mutant mice exhibited increased hippocampal cell proliferation and neurogenesis compared with wild-type (WT) controls, effects similar to those observed in WT mice after chronic desipramine (DMI) administration. Neurogenesis was not further augmented by chronic DMI treatment in CREBαΔ mutant mice. Serotonin depletion …

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Treatment Decision-Making In Older Adults With Cancer, Maribeth Hercinger Jul 2007

Treatment Decision-Making In Older Adults With Cancer, Maribeth Hercinger

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Decision-making for cancer treatment is becoming more and more complex and individuals are expected to be active participants in this process. As the diagnosis of cancer occurs more frequently among adults, health care professionals must be accountable to place a greater emphasis on assisting individuals with the difficult treatment decisions.

This study explored the experiences of older adults when making decisions for cancer treatment using a phenomenological approach. Thirteen in-depth, face-to-face interviews were completed with individuals who experienced a new diagnosis of cancer. Participants of the study included eight females and five males ages 51-83 years of age. Five major …

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