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The Legacy Of Harvest And Fire On Ecosystem Carbon Storage In A North Temperate Forest, Christopher M. Gough Jan 2007

The Legacy Of Harvest And Fire On Ecosystem Carbon Storage In A North Temperate Forest, Christopher M. Gough

Biology Publications

Forest harvesting and wildfire were widespread in the upper Great Lakes region of North America during the early 20th century. We examined how long this legacy of disturbance constrains forest carbon (C) storage rates by quantifying C pools and fluxes after harvest and fire in a mixed deciduous forest chronosequence in northern lower Michigan, USA. Study plots ranged in age from 6 to 68 yrs and were created following experimental clear-cut harvesting and fire disturbance. Annual C storage was estimated biometrically from measurements of wood, leaf, fine root, and woody debris mass, mass losses to herbivory, soil carbon content, and …

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Of Birth-Mother And Daughter, Diane J. Graves Jan 2007

Of Birth-Mother And Daughter, Diane J. Graves

Library Faculty Research

A story from the book Risk, Courage, and Women: Contemporary Voices in Prose and Poetry.

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Counting The Cost Of The Culture Of Corruption: A Perspective From The Field, Michael Keating Jan 2007

Counting The Cost Of The Culture Of Corruption: A Perspective From The Field, Michael Keating

Global Business & Development Law Journal

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For You Alone - Dual-Investor Theory And Fiduciary Relationships, Eugene Schlossberger Jan 2007

For You Alone - Dual-Investor Theory And Fiduciary Relationships, Eugene Schlossberger

McGeorge Law Review

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A Guide To Nestling Development And Aging In Altricial Passerines, Dennis Jonsomjit, Stephanie L. Jones, Thomas Gardali, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Paula J. Gouse Jan 2007

A Guide To Nestling Development And Aging In Altricial Passerines, Dennis Jonsomjit, Stephanie L. Jones, Thomas Gardali, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Paula J. Gouse

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Nestling growth and development studies have been a topic of interest for a greater part of the last century (Sutton 1935, Walkinshaw 1948) and continue to be of interest today. This is not surprising since studies on nestling growth can provide a wealth of biological information that has larger implications for avian management and conservation. Despite this history of studying nestling development, basic information is still limited or absent for many species. Many questions remain unanswered, and contradictory conclusions are often found in the literature (Starck and Ricklefs 1998a). Therefore, much information on aging and development can still be gained …

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Evaluation Of Wetlands Created With Effluent From A Swine Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Using Mallard Sentinels: Implications For Mcmurtrey National Wildlife Refuge, Matthew S. Schwarz, Christina D. Lydick Jan 2007

Evaluation Of Wetlands Created With Effluent From A Swine Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Using Mallard Sentinels: Implications For Mcmurtrey National Wildlife Refuge, Matthew S. Schwarz, Christina D. Lydick

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Previous work by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified nutrients, elemental contaminants, algal toxins, bacterial pathogens, and hormones as contaminants of concern (COCs) associated with wetlands created from the secondary effluent of a large swine concentrated animal feeding operation. In this follow-up study, COC exposure and effects to waterfowl were evaluated using game farm mallards. Mallards were kept in enclosures built on two created wetlands (treatment sites) and two reference wetlands that are federally managed for waterfowl habitat. Water quality in the created wetland enclosures had higher specific conductivity, BOD, turbidity, pH, and nutrients than reference wetlands. Algal blooms …

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From Mice To Men: Genetic Doping In International Sports, Kristin Jo Custer Jan 2007

From Mice To Men: Genetic Doping In International Sports, Kristin Jo Custer

UC Law SF International Law Review

Elite athletes have a long history of using various doping methods to enhance performance, from ingesting cocaine to injecting growth hormones. The World Anti-Doping Agency has taken a number of steps to rid sports of doping to level the playing field for all athletes. A new frontier in doping, however, is beginning to emerge in the form of genetic doping, whereby athletes may alter their genetic makeup to improve performance and speed recovery from injuries. This note discusses various legal implications and concerns of the rising threat of genetic doping to international sports.

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End-Of-Life Decisionmaking For Patients In Persistent Vegetative States: A Comparative Analysis, Suzanne Rode Jan 2007

End-Of-Life Decisionmaking For Patients In Persistent Vegetative States: A Comparative Analysis, Suzanne Rode

UC Law SF International Law Review

The attention that the Schiavo case has brought to end-of-life decisionmaking presents an opportunity to re-examine current laws addressing treatment for incompetent patients. In the United States, the right to self-determination is the primary value in making treatment decisions for incompetent patients. Alternatively the United Kingdom and Australia recognize a more objective "best interest" approach, and Japan places primary importance on the role of families in end-of-life decisionmaking. This note describes these different approaches to making treatment decisions for patients in persistent vegetative states and explores how the "best interest" and family-centered approaches can inform and improve healthcare law in …

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Doing The Right Thing – Helping Families Decide Whether To Withhold Artificial Nutrition & Hydration In Alzheimer Disease, Cheryl Pensiero Rn, Ms, Np-C Jan 2007

Doing The Right Thing – Helping Families Decide Whether To Withhold Artificial Nutrition & Hydration In Alzheimer Disease, Cheryl Pensiero Rn, Ms, Np-C

Journal of Health Ethics

Alzheimer disease causes cognitive and functional impairments manifested in memory impairment, personality changes, behavioral difficulties, bladder and bowel incontinence, difficulty with eating and swallowing, and recurrent respiratory or urinary infections. At the end of life, family members and clinicians face many decisions about medical care for patients with dementia, none more unsettling than that regarding artificial nutrition and hydration. Discussions with families should center on medical outcomes and weighing the benefits and burdens of this treatment.

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Public Health Principlism, Craig M. Klugman Ph.D. Jan 2007

Public Health Principlism, Craig M. Klugman Ph.D.

Journal of Health Ethics

Public health ethics has grown out of the medical ethics movement and has remained in individualistic biomedical models. However, as public health is a different enterprise than medicine dealing with communities rather than individuals. The author develops public health principlism based on the idea of common citizenship in the community. When the four principles of public health ethics—solidarity, efficacy, integrity, and dignity—are in balance, a state of justice exists. The goal is to have programs that are the least destructive to communities and the least restrictive to people. These principles provide guidance in ethical reasoning when analyzing programs and interventions …

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Withholding And Withdrawing Life Support: Moral Dilemmas, Moral Distress, And Moral Residue, Robert Scott Stewart Ph.D. Jan 2007

Withholding And Withdrawing Life Support: Moral Dilemmas, Moral Distress, And Moral Residue, Robert Scott Stewart Ph.D.

Journal of Health Ethics

This paper argues for the following points. (1) Despite the recent public controversy surrounding the Terri Schiavo case, withholding and withdrawal of life support rarely presents any moral dilemmas. (2) Given this, we ought to turn our attention to how end of life care is done rather than whether it ought to be done. (3) A ‘caring perspective’ is an essential ingredient in end of life care. Unfortunately, as nurses undergo their ‘professionalisation process’, they often lose this caring perspective. Hence, ways must be found to avoid this loss. (4) Assuming success in this enterprise, it is necessary that nurses …

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Managing Peanut Allergies In Schools: Ethical And Policy Issues, David B. Resnik Jan 2007

Managing Peanut Allergies In Schools: Ethical And Policy Issues, David B. Resnik

Journal of Health Ethics

Protecting children with peanut allergies from harm poses difficult ethical dilemmas for school administrators. Some schools have responded to the peanut allergy problem by implementing bans on peanuts and peanut products, thereby sparking outrage and protests from some parents. School administrators should carefully consider how best to protect allergic children while taking into consideration the interests of non-allergic children, their parents and practical considerations. While it is not realistic to expect that a school setting can be risk-free, every reasonable effort should be made to protect allergic children from harm in order to promote their health and educational attainment.

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Xbrl And The Sec: How The Commission Uses Interactive Data To Investigate Illegal Stock Options Backdating And What Interactive Data Means For The Future Of Federal Securities Law Enforcement, Susan M. Brunka Jan 2007

Xbrl And The Sec: How The Commission Uses Interactive Data To Investigate Illegal Stock Options Backdating And What Interactive Data Means For The Future Of Federal Securities Law Enforcement, Susan M. Brunka

California Western Law Review

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Perceptions Of Social Services Among Immigrants, Javier MartíN Panameno, Carlos Morales Jan 2007

Perceptions Of Social Services Among Immigrants, Javier MartíN Panameno, Carlos Morales

Theses Digitization Project

This project focused on immigrants' perceptions of social services and social workers. The study employed the post positivist paradigm. The project was conducted with legal and illegal immigrants who received services at Bilingual Family Counseling Service in the city of Ontario, CA. The study found that the immigrants' perceptions about social service agencies and social workers were multi-determined by at least three elements: knowledge, experiences, and attitudes. The dynamic interaction between experiences and attitudes shaped the immigrants' perceptions. Most of the respondents had a positive attitude toward social workers and social services agencies.

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An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer Jan 2007

An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a curriculum guide that would allow teachers to effectively and efficiently utilize a school garden to teach the required standards while promoting peace among the students. To develop this a thorough review of literature in the following areas was used: school gardening, peace curriculum, and curriculum design.

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Tracking The Outcomes Of Independent Living Programs, Lorraine Golda Demarco, Tamatha Jean Echevarria Jan 2007

Tracking The Outcomes Of Independent Living Programs, Lorraine Golda Demarco, Tamatha Jean Echevarria

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the outcomes of the Independent Living Program (ILP) of former foster youths who have aged out of foster care and group care in San Bernardino County of California using an exploratory and quantitative survey design.

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Prion Protein Repeat Expansion Results In Increased Aggregation And Reveals Phenotypic Variability, Elizabeth M. H. Tank, David A. Harris, Amar A. Desai, Heather L. True Jan 2007

Prion Protein Repeat Expansion Results In Increased Aggregation And Reveals Phenotypic Variability, Elizabeth M. H. Tank, David A. Harris, Amar A. Desai, Heather L. True

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Bridgewater College Catalog, Session 2007-08, Bridgewater College Jan 2007

Bridgewater College Catalog, Session 2007-08, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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South Dakota State University Men's And Women's Swimming And Diving 2007-08 Media Guide, South Dakota State University Jan 2007

South Dakota State University Men's And Women's Swimming And Diving 2007-08 Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Swimming and Diving Media Guides (2006-2015)

Coaches [page] 2
2007-08 Men's Team [page] 3-12
2007-08 Women's Team [page] 13-24
The Summit League [page] 25-26
History [page] 27-29
About SDSU [page] 30-36

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Grants And Contracts Awarded In Fiscal Year 2007, Grants Development Office Jan 2007

Grants And Contracts Awarded In Fiscal Year 2007, Grants Development Office

Grants Development Office Reports

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South Dakota State University 2007-08 Men's And Women's Golf Media Guide, South Dakota State University Jan 2007

South Dakota State University 2007-08 Men's And Women's Golf Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Golf Media Guides (2007-2014)

2007-08 Men's Season Preview
2007-08 Women's Season Preview
SDSU Quick Facts
Coaching Staff
Men's and Women's Championships and Awards
2007-08 Roster and Schedule
The Summit League
Player Profiles

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Population Briefs, Vol. 13, No. 2, Population Council Jan 2007

Population Briefs, Vol. 13, No. 2, Population Council

Population Briefs

IN THIS ISSUE: Innovative program dramatically lowers child mortality in Ghana | Comprehensive program successfully decreases HIV risk behaviors | Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths | Tests suggest new microbicide will have improved efficacy

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Population Briefs, Vol. 13, No. 3, Population Council Jan 2007

Population Briefs, Vol. 13, No. 3, Population Council

Population Briefs

IN THIS ISSUE: Vietnamese health policies to improve fairness may miss ethnic minorities, study finds | Bad experiences underlie pregnancy-related dropout | Council works to reduce unsafe abortion in Mexico | Support programs aid vulnerable African children | Phthalates toxic to testosterone-producing cells

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High Priced Corn And Dairy Cow Rations, Alvaro Garcia, Kenneth Kalscheur, Arnold Hippen, Rebecca Schafer Jan 2007

High Priced Corn And Dairy Cow Rations, Alvaro Garcia, Kenneth Kalscheur, Arnold Hippen, Rebecca Schafer

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Corn grain usually makes up 30 to 35% of the total ration dry matter (DM) of a typical Midwest lactating cow diet. Changes in its price, therefore, can have a significant impact on total feed costs. Even with high corn prices, however, it is unlikely that corn grain will be removed completely from the ration. Corn grain, due to its high starch content, permits the formulation of energy-dense rations required by cows with high genetic merit for milk production. Adequate starch concentrations in corn grain also promote growth of rumen bacteria and protozoa essential for optimum forage fermentation. On the …

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Family And Media Influence On Perceived Body Image, Andrea Roxanne Martin Jan 2007

Family And Media Influence On Perceived Body Image, Andrea Roxanne Martin

Theses Digitization Project

This study has found that negative body image is present in third graders, as young as seven years of age. One interesting finding was that a high number of students who viewed body-oriented magazines had a negative body image.

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The Energy Club: A Diabetes Prevention Project For Monterey Elementary School, Peggy Ann Scoggin Jan 2007

The Energy Club: A Diabetes Prevention Project For Monterey Elementary School, Peggy Ann Scoggin

Theses Digitization Project

The Monterey School Diabetes Prevention Project's (MSDPP) ENERGY Club is a pilot project for school-based health prevention curriculum targeting students with risk factors for diabetes. ENERGY is an acronym for Exercise 'n Eating Right is Good for You.

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Creating A School Based Family Literacy Institute, Teresa Ann Cimino Jan 2007

Creating A School Based Family Literacy Institute, Teresa Ann Cimino

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to assist parents, through the development of a school-based Family Literacy Institute, to learn to actively help their children when they read at home. The study will teach parents how to pick appropriate books for and with their children and use them as a read aloud. It is, also, to get parents involved with their children's literacy development and to support their educational experiences from elementary school through high school.

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"Getting Ready" Independent Living Skills Program: A Professional Assessment, Luz Maria Varela Jan 2007

"Getting Ready" Independent Living Skills Program: A Professional Assessment, Luz Maria Varela

Theses Digitization Project

This project describes a 12 week pilot program that was designed to offer further resources to the foster youth who are 'aged out' of the foster care system.

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A Needs Assessment Of The Homeless And The Lack Of Affordable Housing Programs For The Homeless, Susan Carol Parks Jan 2007

A Needs Assessment Of The Homeless And The Lack Of Affordable Housing Programs For The Homeless, Susan Carol Parks

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to interview the social workers that work with the homeless population within the Inland Empire. Explored were the social workers perceptions of and attitudes about the homeless population as well as hoping to understand the lack of housing for the homeless and to find out what can be done to provide housing for them.

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Podcasting In Higher Education, Edgar Ignacio Chabolla Jan 2007

Podcasting In Higher Education, Edgar Ignacio Chabolla

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of the project was to provide a description of podcasting and its integration in higher education institutions to serve as a guide to professors who wish to benefit from the use of this technology.

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