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To Re-Present A Stream: Stream Morphology And Environmental Art Combine Through Elementary Education, Jessica Lynn Thayer May 2008

To Re-Present A Stream: Stream Morphology And Environmental Art Combine Through Elementary Education, Jessica Lynn Thayer

All Theses

The interdisciplinary nature oflandscape architecture rarely occurs in our education system due to the divide b,etween the sciences and the humanities. This discipline divide is evident in the structure of school subjects from elementary school to college. By accepting the divided system, students are unknowingly affected by it and miss an opportunity for a truly interdisciplinary approach to education. As an alternative, this paper. proposes a combination of a science and a discipline of the humanities which can provide an inclusive education for students at any age. If students are taught in elementary school, not only to investigate surroundings through …

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Sexuality: Social And Cultural Constructs Of Women Represented Through Art, Gayle Shaw Clark May 2008

Sexuality: Social And Cultural Constructs Of Women Represented Through Art, Gayle Shaw Clark

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Life is one beauty pageant after another. There is always competition, be it physically or mentally. Societal rules have always determined the constructions of gender both accepted and taboo. My research explores how these social constructs pertaining to sexuality began and how they have been perpetuated throughout history in art. Because of my personal struggles with social constrictions as a woman, an artist, and as one whose sexual identity has been designed from these social constructs, I have explored women's roles as artists: how women and their sexuality have been portrayed in the past through artworks using various media; how …

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Resurrecting The Anonymous: An Introduction To Mary Steele, The Author Of Danebury And The Power Of Friendship, A Tale With Two Odes By A Young Lady, Amanda J. Holmes May 2008

Resurrecting The Anonymous: An Introduction To Mary Steele, The Author Of Danebury And The Power Of Friendship, A Tale With Two Odes By A Young Lady, Amanda J. Holmes

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Published anonymously in 1779 Danebury, or the Power of Friendship, a Tale with Two Odes, has retained its anonymity for over two centuries. Evidence found in the Reeves and Steele Collections housed at Angus Library; Regents Park College, Oxford identifies the author as Mary Steele, a provincial young woman with a Nonconformist background who was an active participant in a literary coterie that included other published authors such as Mary Scott, Anne Steele, and Hannah More. Drawing upon the work of Marjorie Reeves as well as the original manuscripts contained in the Reeves and Steele collections, this thesis provides the …

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Evidence Of Empathy In Animals Across Time, Jeffrey Stephen Gavel May 2008

Evidence Of Empathy In Animals Across Time, Jeffrey Stephen Gavel

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Empathetic behaviors are characterized by a three-tiered hierarchical organization involving arousal, emotional contagion, and cognitive empathy. In the current study, we define each step in this hierarchy in order to build toward a paradigm that represents true cognitive empathy. We then examine the levels of empathy displayed by rats in previous paradigms and classify prior studies by level of arousal, emotional contagion, or cognitive empathy. Finally, we present two studies which examine the potential for empathetic display in rats.

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Toward An Anarchist Theory Of Self: Wilderness, Actualization And Authority, Joseph Amos Garcia May 2008

Toward An Anarchist Theory Of Self: Wilderness, Actualization And Authority, Joseph Amos Garcia

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This research investigated essential components of optimal human functioning. An anarchist model was used to emphasize the autonomous nature of an optimally functioning self. Utilizing Abraham Maslows hierarchy of needs model, Leonard Martins ID compensation theory, fundamental principles of anarchist theory and environmental feedback paradigms it has been shown that time spent during backpacking experiences in the wilderness may simulate immediate return social systems, allow for recognition of need fulfillment and ultimately increase self-actualization. In addition it was shown that materialism, via an ownership index, is negatively correlated with actualization. Utilizing a backward regression analysis the resulting model supports the …

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Subterranean Termites, Erin Hodgson, Alan H. Roe May 2008

Subterranean Termites, Erin Hodgson, Alan H. Roe

All Current Publications

Subterranean termites are social insects with a caste system, and belong to the order Isoptera and family Termititae. These termites are closely related to drywood (Kalotermitidae) and dampwood (Termopsidae) termites.

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Tennessee Farm Bureau News - May 2008, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation May 2008

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - May 2008, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

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Carpenter Ants, Ryan S. Davis May 2008

Carpenter Ants, Ryan S. Davis

All Current Publications

Carpenter ants in the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are considered some of the most serious pests to wood structures worldwide. There are over 900 species of carpenter ants in the world, 50 in the United States and Canada, and 12 in Utah. In nature, carpenter ants are most abundant in forests and can be easily found under loose bark of dead trees, stumps, or fallen logs.

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Is The Ban On Participation In Political Campaigns By Charities Essential To Their Vitality And Democracy? A Reply To Professor Tobin, Johnny Rex Buckles May 2008

Is The Ban On Participation In Political Campaigns By Charities Essential To Their Vitality And Democracy? A Reply To Professor Tobin, Johnny Rex Buckles

University of Richmond Law Review

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The Register, 2008-04-30, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University Apr 2008

The Register, 2008-04-30, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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A Healthy Environment Is A Healthy Body, Matthew Abad Apr 2008

A Healthy Environment Is A Healthy Body, Matthew Abad

Student Theses 2001-2013

No abstract provided.

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Ca-Stimulated Type 8 Adenylyl Cyclase Is Required For Rapid Acquisition Of Novel Spatial Information And For Working/Episodic-Like Memory, Ming Zhang, Changjong Moon, Guy C.-K. Chan, Lan Yang, Fei Zheng, Alana C. Conti, Lisa Muglia, Louis J. Muglia, Daniel R. Storm, Hongbing Wang Apr 2008

Ca-Stimulated Type 8 Adenylyl Cyclase Is Required For Rapid Acquisition Of Novel Spatial Information And For Working/Episodic-Like Memory, Ming Zhang, Changjong Moon, Guy C.-K. Chan, Lan Yang, Fei Zheng, Alana C. Conti, Lisa Muglia, Louis J. Muglia, Daniel R. Storm, Hongbing Wang

Neurosurgery Faculty Publications

Ca-stimulated adenylyl cyclases (ACs) transduce neuronal stimulation-evoked increase in calcium to the production of cAMP, which impinges on the regulation of many aspects of neuronal function. Type 1 and type 8 AC (AC1 and AC8) are the only ACs that are directly stimulated by Ca. Although AC1 function was implicated in regulating reference spatial memory, the function of AC8 in memory formation is not known. Because of the different biochemical properties of AC1 and AC8, these two enzymes may have distinct functions. For example, AC1 activity is regulated by both Ca and G-proteins. In contrast, AC8 is a pure Ca …

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04-30-2008 Hughes Represents Swosu At Research Day, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Apr 2008

04-30-2008 Hughes Represents Swosu At Research Day, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Adam Hughes of Drummond was selected to represent Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford at Research Day held recently at the State Capitol.

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Burr’S Pond And Runnins River – An Annual Watershed Survey 2008 Apr 2008

Burr’S Pond And Runnins River – An Annual Watershed Survey 2008

Watershed Access Lab Projects

AP Biology students at Seekonk High School are required to complete an independent research project to fulfill the Ecology unit of the course during the summer prior to the course. Students must apply what they learned in their readings to a local ecosystem, Burr’s Pond which is attached to the Runnins River. Students spend time at the pond area during the summer documenting organisms, evidence of population dynamics, animal behavior, trophic levels, nutrient cycling, etc. Students put together a Burr’s Pond Summer Field Research Project Portfolio to be submitted on the first day of school. Student projects are displayed at …

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The Effect Of The Middleboro Wastewater Treatment Plant On The Water Quality Of The Nemasket River Apr 2008

The Effect Of The Middleboro Wastewater Treatment Plant On The Water Quality Of The Nemasket River

Watershed Access Lab Projects

Students studied the effect of the Middleboro Waste Treatment Plant on the water quality of the Nemasket River. Students sampled for DO, temperature, pH, nutrients and macroinvertebrates. Sampling sites included the reference site at Rte 105 and the impact site at Murdock Street in Middleboro, MA. A recovery site was not sampled due to distance and time constraints. Students toured the treatment plant and interviewed Mr. Joseph Ciaglo to learn how the plant operated. Students learned that orthophosphates are removed using ferric chloride to precipitate the phosphate. The analysis of samples for orthophosphate showed that the concentrations at Murdock Street …

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Planning Effective School Field Trips For Elementary Students, Marcella Sidars Apr 2008

Planning Effective School Field Trips For Elementary Students, Marcella Sidars

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Field trips for elementary school students are valuable contributors towards improved learning, motivation, and student social interactions. Unfortunately, they are often underutilized in the support of student learning due to several factors: often teachers do not know how to use field trips to their best advantage, often planning field trips is time consuming and difficult, teachers are pressured to justify field trips in terms of links to measurable educational standards, and preservice teachers seldom are instructed in their effective use. To address these concerns, a guidebook for preservice and current teachers has been developed. In it, research based teaching strategies …

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Cultural (Incompetence), Justice, And Expectations Of Care: An Illustration, Carlos A. Sanchez Apr 2008

Cultural (Incompetence), Justice, And Expectations Of Care: An Illustration, Carlos A. Sanchez

Journal of Health Ethics

The health care industry seems prima facie obligated to respond to the demands and expectations of those multicultural communities that make up its stakeholder base. However, as prima facie, this obligation fails to justify “cultural competence” amongst health care professionals or the health care industry. Without some justification, one can only assume that cultural competence is a bilateral process requiring multicultural communities themselves to assume the responsibility for their own care. Relying on a Rawlsian conception of justice, I argue against the view that cultural competence is a bilateral process in this case, and that health care professionals in particular …

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Mustang Daily, April 30, 2008 Apr 2008

Mustang Daily, April 30, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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Ethical Considerations In Physical Education, Gholamreza Jandaghi Ph.D., Hossein Khanifar Ph.D., Seyed Mohammad Moghimi Ph.D., Seyed Ahmad Bayan Memar Ph.D. Apr 2008

Ethical Considerations In Physical Education, Gholamreza Jandaghi Ph.D., Hossein Khanifar Ph.D., Seyed Mohammad Moghimi Ph.D., Seyed Ahmad Bayan Memar Ph.D.

Journal of Health Ethics

The present article tries to examine those aspects of personal capability management in a valued system and ethical considerations as well as toady theories based on verses and documented narrations about physical exercise and skills in Islam. Since there are many evidences about a careful attitude regarding a well-trained body and calm mentality in valued system and there are many documented case studies in this field, while studying long background especially pre-history and before various religions especially Islam, approaches and comparative studies along with documented narrations and statements of contemporary connoisseurs are addressed of which one can point out mental …

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Stony Brook Press, V. 29, N. 13, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press. Apr 2008

Stony Brook Press, V. 29, N. 13, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 29, n. 13, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

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Urban Wildlife And Leopold’S Land Ethic: “The Squirrels On A College Campus Convey The Same Lesson As The Redwoods. . . .”, Natalie Robiou Apr 2008

Urban Wildlife And Leopold’S Land Ethic: “The Squirrels On A College Campus Convey The Same Lesson As The Redwoods. . . .”, Natalie Robiou

Student Theses 2001-2013

The United States has quickly become one of the most industrialized countries in the world. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century brought Americans and immigrants alike employment opportunities in key locations throughout the country. This, in effect, translated into an influx of people living in close quarters; therefore, creating what is referred to today as urban centers. With the rapid growth of the American population and the greater demand for work, large urban areas developed throughout the U.S. landscape. This process, known as urbanization, is defined as the replacement of the rural areas with more urban ones. Urbanization …

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Environmental Justice And Street Science: A Fusion Of Community Knowledge And Environmental Health Justice To Address The Asthma Epidemic In Urban Communities, Natalie Robiou Apr 2008

Environmental Justice And Street Science: A Fusion Of Community Knowledge And Environmental Health Justice To Address The Asthma Epidemic In Urban Communities, Natalie Robiou

Student Theses 2001-2013

Of all the proposed moral environmental theories, none has addressed the problems that plague the urban environment and its habitants quite like the environmental justice theory. Based on the idea that environmental issues are also Civil Rights issues, environmental justice seeks to establish just and equal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens across a whole spectrum of racial and socio-economic groups. The Environmental Protection (EPA) has defined the theory as the “fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and …

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Scenic Highway 174 Corridor Management Plan, 2008 April 30, Author Unknown Apr 2008

Scenic Highway 174 Corridor Management Plan, 2008 April 30, Author Unknown

Publications

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College Voice Vol. 32 No. 22, Connecticut College Apr 2008

College Voice Vol. 32 No. 22, Connecticut College

2007-2008

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The Lumberjack, April 30, 2008 Apr 2008

The Lumberjack, April 30, 2008

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

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The Economic Optimal Weight For The Replacement Beef Female, Matthew Stockton, Roger K. Wilson Apr 2008

The Economic Optimal Weight For The Replacement Beef Female, Matthew Stockton, Roger K. Wilson

Cornhusker Economics

Determining the optimal weight for breeding replacement heifers has been a goal of researchers for decades. It is an important question because replacing cows in the beef herd is expensive.

Finding the answer is a complex problem because of the inter-related nature of the economic and physiological variables. Patterson et al. (1992) may have expressed the nature of the problem best when he said, “Although puberty in the female and the events that precede its onset may be fixed from a physiological standpoint, the animal and management environment in which it is placed are in constant transition.” This indicates that …

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Spectator 2008-04-30, Editors Of The Spectator Apr 2008

Spectator 2008-04-30, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

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The Colby Echo (2008-04-30), Colby College Apr 2008

The Colby Echo (2008-04-30), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

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Evidence For Contrasting Modes Of Selection At Interacting Globin Genes In The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus), R. Campos, Jay F. Storz, N. Ferrand Apr 2008

Evidence For Contrasting Modes Of Selection At Interacting Globin Genes In The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus), R. Campos, Jay F. Storz, N. Ferrand

Jay F. Storz Publications

In hybrid zones between genetically differentiated populations, variation in locus-specific rates of introgression may reflect adaptation to different environments or adaptation to different genetic backgrounds. The European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, is well-suited to studies of such hybrid zone dynamics because it is composed of two genetically divergent subspecies that hybridize in a zone of secondary contact in central Iberia. A species-wide survey of allozyme variation revealed a broad range of locus-specific divergence levels (FST ranged from 0 to 0.54, mean FST = 0.16). Interestingly, the two loci that fell at opposite ends of the distribution of …

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On The Development Of Urak Lawoi' Malay, Hein Steinhauer Apr 2008

On The Development Of Urak Lawoi' Malay, Hein Steinhauer

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Urak Lawoi' yang berarti 'orang laut' adalah nama suku nelayan pengembara laut yang tersebar di Pulau Phuket (Thailand) dan Kepulauan Adang di sebelah selatannya. Bahasa mereka yang juga dikenal dengan nama Urak Lawoi' merupakan sebuah varietas Melayu yang khas. Dari pemeriannya yang ada tampaklah bahwa bahasa itu menyimpang dari varietas Melayu di daratan Thailand Selatan dan di semenanjung Malaysia. Dalam artikel ini direkonstruksikan perubahan bunyi dalam urutannya yang diakronis, yang telah memberikan wujud khas pada kata-kata leksikal Urak Lawoi' itu. Yang menonjol dalam hal itu adalah dua perubahan bunyi yang mengingatkan bahasabahasa di Kalimantan Barat dan Serawak, yaitu hilangnya letupan …

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