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End Matter, Vol. 68 No. 4 Dec 2008

End Matter, Vol. 68 No. 4

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Design And Development Of A Prototype For A Web-Based Interface For Online Material For Tanzanian Youth, Mjema A.M Dec 2008

Design And Development Of A Prototype For A Web-Based Interface For Online Material For Tanzanian Youth, Mjema A.M

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

A prototype of a web-based interface for an online database was developed to be used by youth organizations in Dar-es-Salaam. A participatory approach involving secondary students in the identification of user interface requirements, in designing and testing the prototype was used. A questionnaire was designed and manned in seven secondary schools in Dar-es-Salaam to estimate the Internet usage. Interviews were conducted to countercheck the questionnaire responses. The interview and the questionnaire helped to come up with a set of user requirements for the web-based interface of an online information search. From the specifications of the user requirements the author was …


Optimal Temperatures For Growth And Upper Thermal Tolerance Of Juvenile Northern Leatherside Chub, Eric J. Billman, Eric J. Wagner, Ronney E. Arndt, Erin Vandyke Dec 2008

Optimal Temperatures For Growth And Upper Thermal Tolerance Of Juvenile Northern Leatherside Chub, Eric J. Billman, Eric J. Wagner, Ronney E. Arndt, Erin Vandyke

Western North American Naturalist

We examined optimal temperatures for growth and the upper thermal tolerance of juvenile northern leatherside chub (Lepidomeda copei). We conducted 2 experiments using the acclimated chronic-exposure method to estimate optimal temperature for growth of age-0 northern leatherside chub (range 12.8–28.3 °C). Upper thermal tolerance was estimated using the critical thermal maximum (CTM) and upper incipient lethal temperature (UILT) methods for fish acclimated at 15, 18, 23, and 28 °C. We also measured stream temperatures in Yellow Creek, Summit County, Utah, during July–August 2006 to compare our results to actual summer stream temperatures. Survival in growth tests was not …


Distribution And Status Of The Yellow-Faced Pocket Gopher In Kansas, Justin D. Hoffman, Jerry R. Choate Dec 2008

Distribution And Status Of The Yellow-Faced Pocket Gopher In Kansas, Justin D. Hoffman, Jerry R. Choate

Western North American Naturalist

Previous research suggests that the yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) occupies a restricted range in western Kansas that is surrounded by the range of the plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius), which is regarded as a superior competitor. To determine whether the plains pocket gopher has encroached on the range of the yellow-faced pocket gopher in the past 35 years and to better understand the geographic relationships of these species, we trapped pocket gophers in western Kansas and collected soil texture and land cover data. We used ArcView 3.2 to map the distributions of these species in …


"Pando" Lives: Molecular Genetic Evidence Of A Giant Aspen Clone In Central Utah, Jennifer Dewoody, Carol A. Rowe, Valerie D. Hipkins, Karen E. Mock Dec 2008

"Pando" Lives: Molecular Genetic Evidence Of A Giant Aspen Clone In Central Utah, Jennifer Dewoody, Carol A. Rowe, Valerie D. Hipkins, Karen E. Mock

Western North American Naturalist

While clones of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides, Michx.) in the Intermountain West of North America are expected to be large, one putative genet in central Utah, identified from morphological evidence, has garnered particular attention for its size, even gaining the nickname "Pando" (Latin for "I spread"). In order to determine if a single genetic individual coincides with the morphological boundary of "Pando," we sampled 209 stems on a 50-m grid throughout the putative clone for analysis at 7 microsatellite loci. We have identified a single genetic entity concurrent with that described from morphological characteristics. Spatial analyses indicate that the …


Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma Cepedianum) Expansion And Reproduction In The Upper Colorado River Basin, Sam T. Finney, Mark H. Fuller Dec 2008

Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma Cepedianum) Expansion And Reproduction In The Upper Colorado River Basin, Sam T. Finney, Mark H. Fuller

Western North American Naturalist

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) were introduced into the Colorado River Basin circa 1996 via an unintentional contaminated stocking. Gizzard shad were collected throughout much of the Upper Colorado River Basin in 2005, 2006, and 2007. These collections document a rapid range expansion of this introduced species and a threat to intact fisheries.


Front Matter, Vol. 68 No. 4 Dec 2008

Front Matter, Vol. 68 No. 4

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.


The Multivariate Statistical Analysis Of Abiotic Parameters Of The Lake Tanganyika Sub Catchment, Hudson Nkotagu Dec 2008

The Multivariate Statistical Analysis Of Abiotic Parameters Of The Lake Tanganyika Sub Catchment, Hudson Nkotagu

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Results from multivariate statistical analysis of abiotic parameters conducted during the dry season at 20 accessible sites on 8 rivers, 2 lakes and a dam covering the Lake Tanganyika sub catchment are discussed. Standard methods were used to determine the levels of abiotic parameters from water samples. Physical parameters including DO, EC, Eh, turbidity, temperature, pH and secchi transparency were measured in situ while chlorophyll a was determined in the laboratory. Nutrients such as NO3-, SiO2, PO4 3- and Fe2+ were determined along with HCO3-. Factor analysis resulted in four factors including increased primary productivity, redox conditions, dissolution, and reduction …


Front Matter Dec 2008

Front Matter

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

No abstract provided.


Kindred Poets Of Carmel: The Philosophical And Aesthetic Affinities Of George Sterling And Robinson Jeffers, John Cusatis Dec 2008

Kindred Poets Of Carmel: The Philosophical And Aesthetic Affinities Of George Sterling And Robinson Jeffers, John Cusatis

Jeffers Studies

No abstract provided.


Special Section Of Early And Unpublished Work: The Collected Early Verse Of Robinson Jeffers: A Supplement, Robert Kafka Dec 2008

Special Section Of Early And Unpublished Work: The Collected Early Verse Of Robinson Jeffers: A Supplement, Robert Kafka

Jeffers Studies

No abstract provided.


Pengaruh Karakteristik Perusahaan Terhadap Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Reaksi Investor, Rita Yuliana, Bambang Purnomosidhi, Eko Ganis Sukoharsono Dec 2008

Pengaruh Karakteristik Perusahaan Terhadap Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Reaksi Investor, Rita Yuliana, Bambang Purnomosidhi, Eko Ganis Sukoharsono

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Recently, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) idiom can be easily found in many accounting literatures. It refers to the idea that the firm could not be separated with its environment. CSR is the responsibility o f business organization to involve in protecting environment and social welfare. In fact, many firm s in Indonesia have already applied the disclosure o f CSR, even ju st in a simple ways. The objective o f this research are: (1) to identify the corporate/ firm characteristics including corporate/ firm size, profitability, size o f the board o f commissioners, and public ownership influences to the …


Circus Of Science Travels To Libby, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2008

Circus Of Science Travels To Libby, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Occupation On Fitness In Taiwan Adults, Ching-Fang Hu, Tieh-Cheng Fu, Cheng-Hsiu Lai, Shih-Wei Chou, Alice M. K. Wang, Chia-Lin Shu Dec 2008

Effects Of Occupation On Fitness In Taiwan Adults, Ching-Fang Hu, Tieh-Cheng Fu, Cheng-Hsiu Lai, Shih-Wei Chou, Alice M. K. Wang, Chia-Lin Shu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Physical fitness is the state of health measured by body composition, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiopulmonary endurance. Occupational difference in physical fitness results in differing physical demands of working environments. This study compared occupational fitness in 32,950 Taiwan adults aging from 18 to 65 years. Volunteers were classified by gender, age and occupation. The purpose of this study was to provide information for physical fitness training.Statistical differences among various occupations were found by this research. Students, and educational workers had the lowest body mass index as well as the best flexibility and endurance in all analyzed subjects. Male …


Hippotherapy On Gross Motor Function In A Child With Hypotonic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy: A 1-Year Follow-Up, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Shu-Ya Zhan, Shyi-Kuen Wu, Chen-Chia Yang, Yu-Chun Lee, Hong-Ji Luo Dec 2008

Hippotherapy On Gross Motor Function In A Child With Hypotonic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy: A 1-Year Follow-Up, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Shu-Ya Zhan, Shyi-Kuen Wu, Chen-Chia Yang, Yu-Chun Lee, Hong-Ji Luo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Hippotherapy is used to improve gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, the therapeutic effects of hippotherapy using specific position and its longitudinal improvements in children of hypotonic CP have not been thoroughly examined. A 6-year-old girl with hypotonic quadriplegic CP was noted to have generalized hypotonia and global delay in development before intervention. There was sustained improvement in gross motor function after 12-month hippotherapy. She received a 15-minute intervention twice a week for one year with two treatment positions being used, sitting backwards for the first 3 months and prone propped position for the next 9 …


The Comparison Of Volunteer Work And Regular Exercise For The Promotion Of Health Among The Aged, Wen-Ming Chang, Shih-Wei Chou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Wen-Chung Tsai, Jyh-Yuh Ke, M. K. Wong Dec 2008

The Comparison Of Volunteer Work And Regular Exercise For The Promotion Of Health Among The Aged, Wen-Ming Chang, Shih-Wei Chou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Wen-Chung Tsai, Jyh-Yuh Ke, M. K. Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The aging of Taiwan's population is creating a heavy burden on the government's public finances allocated for elderly health care. The purpose of this research is to compare health promotion behavior among the aged; these included hospital volunteers, those undertaking Tai Ji, those who swam or those who took no specific exercise.This study recruited a total of 136 subjects who lived in the community and the total included 59 males and 77 females. They could be divided into four groups: (1) the hospital volunteer group; (2) the Tai Ji group; (3) the swimming group and (4) the general elderly control …


New Mexico Labor Market Review 12-31-2008, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Dec 2008

New Mexico Labor Market Review 12-31-2008, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions

Historic Publications

This issue of the New Mexico Labor Market Review presents November 2008 employment, unemployment, wage, and economic activity data for New Mexico, its counties, and metropolitan areas. It also examines the effects of the national recession on the state’s labor market.


Initial Public Offerings And The Failed Promise Of Disintermediation, A. Christine Hurt Dec 2008

Initial Public Offerings And The Failed Promise Of Disintermediation, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Undercivilization Of Corporate Law, A. Christine Hurt Dec 2008

The Undercivilization Of Corporate Law, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Reinvigorating Tax Expenditure Analysis And Its International Dimension, J. Clifton Fleming Jr., Robert J. Peroni Dec 2008

Reinvigorating Tax Expenditure Analysis And Its International Dimension, J. Clifton Fleming Jr., Robert J. Peroni

Faculty Scholarship

Tax expenditure analysis (TEA) was rigorously criticized from its inception and continues to draw negative reviews. Notwithstanding this criticism, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 requires the President's annual budget submission to contain a list of tax expenditures, and Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation has produced its own tax expenditure list each year since 1972. Although TEA has not restrained or reversed the growth of tax expenditures, TEA continues to play a major role in tax policy debates to the chagrin of its detractors. The persistence of TEA in a hostile environment suggests that it has meaningful …


Untying The Gordian Knot: A Proposal For Determining Applicability Of The Laws Of War To The War On Terror, Geoffery S. Corn, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2008

Untying The Gordian Knot: A Proposal For Determining Applicability Of The Laws Of War To The War On Terror, Geoffery S. Corn, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Exercising Passive Personality Jurisdiction Over Combatants: A Theory In Need Of A Political Solution, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2008

Exercising Passive Personality Jurisdiction Over Combatants: A Theory In Need Of A Political Solution, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

On March 4, 2005, a car carrying Nicola Calipari and Andrea Carpani, members of the Italian Ministry of Intelligence, and Giuliana Sgrena, a journalist who had been taken hostage one month before and who had just been released and was on her way back to Italy, was traveling to the Baghdad Airport. The car was fired on by US forces from a checkpoint, killing Mr. Calipari and wounding Ms. Sgrena and Mr. Carpani. As a result of this tragic event, a joint investigation occurred and but Italy and the United States could not agree on the results. The United States …


Polar Diversity Of The Tardigrada: A Combined Morphological / Molecular Approach., Cj Sands, Sj Mcinnes, Nj Marley, Wp Goodall-Copestake, Et Al Dec 2008

Polar Diversity Of The Tardigrada: A Combined Morphological / Molecular Approach., Cj Sands, Sj Mcinnes, Nj Marley, Wp Goodall-Copestake, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

POLAR DIVERSITY OF THE TARDIGRADA: A COMBINED MORPHOLOGICAL / MOLECULAR APPROACH C.J. Sands1 , S.J. McInnes1 , N.J. Marley2 , W.P. Goodall-Copestake1 , P. Convey1 , L. Linse1 1 - Natural Environment Research Council, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom 2 - Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom [email protected] Examining the spatial distributions of organisms can provide information regarding their evolutionary history. We are investigating the origins and the processes that influence the contemporary distribution and diversity of Antarctic terrestrial biota. Tardigrades were chosen …


Protecting Marine Biodiversity In The South Eastern Pacific Ocean, Javier P. Gonzalez Dec 2008

Protecting Marine Biodiversity In The South Eastern Pacific Ocean, Javier P. Gonzalez

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Selective Study On Effectiveness Of The International Legislation On Maritime Secury : Gulf Of Guinea A Case Study, Stanley Chuka Igwe Dec 2008

A Selective Study On Effectiveness Of The International Legislation On Maritime Secury : Gulf Of Guinea A Case Study, Stanley Chuka Igwe

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of Implementation Of Existing Measures For Oil Spill Response In Northern Indian Ocean And Investigate Improvment Mechanisms, Deepak R. Sharma Dec 2008

A Comparative Study Of Implementation Of Existing Measures For Oil Spill Response In Northern Indian Ocean And Investigate Improvment Mechanisms, Deepak R. Sharma

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Comparative Assessment Of The Ism Code And The Tanker Management And Self Assessment Impact On The Tanker Industry, Raed Basher Albaseet Dec 2008

Comparative Assessment Of The Ism Code And The Tanker Management And Self Assessment Impact On The Tanker Industry, Raed Basher Albaseet

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The International Law Related To Maritime Security : An Analysis Of Its Effectiveness In Combating Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships, Anete Logina Dec 2008

The International Law Related To Maritime Security : An Analysis Of Its Effectiveness In Combating Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships, Anete Logina

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effective Implementation Of Emission Control Area Towards Cleaner Shipping Operations : Focusing On Sulphur Oxides (Sox) Emission Reducation, Fajar Nugraha Dec 2008

Effective Implementation Of Emission Control Area Towards Cleaner Shipping Operations : Focusing On Sulphur Oxides (Sox) Emission Reducation, Fajar Nugraha

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impacts Of The Global Crisis 2008-2009 On Shipping Markets : A Review Of Key Factors Guiding Investment Decisions In Ships, Bhirugnath Meenaksi Dec 2008

The Impacts Of The Global Crisis 2008-2009 On Shipping Markets : A Review Of Key Factors Guiding Investment Decisions In Ships, Bhirugnath Meenaksi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.