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Trace Elements And Petroleum Hydrocarbons In The Aquatic Bird Food Chain Of Process Water Evaporation Ponds At The Little America Refinery, Casper, Wyoming, Pedro Ramirez

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

This study determined the nature and extent of trace elements, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons in evaporation ponds used for the disposal of process water from Sinclair Oil Corporation’s LARCO oil refinery in Evansville, Wyoming. This study was conducted to determine if contaminants are causing adverse effects or have the potential to adversely affect aquatic migratory birds inhabiting the evaporation ponds. The discharge of refinery process water into relict dune basins created a series of ponds that provide habitat for 39 species of aquatic migratory birds. Several aquatic bird species nest at the evaporation ponds and the adjacent natural marsh complex. …

Mountain-Prairie Region Fisheries Program Strategic Plan

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

This Mountain-Prairie Regional Fisheries Strategic Plan outlines where, within our Federal role, we will focus our efforts. It provides guidance to partners and the public about our priorities, mandates, and opportunities and to Congress and the Administration on future budgeting decisions.

Adaptive Harvest Management: 2008 Hunting Season

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United States (Blohm 1989). This process involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is reviewed by the agencies responsible for setting hunting regulations. In addition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) publishes proposed regulations in the Federal Register to allow public comment. This document is part of a series of reports intended to support development of harvest regulations for the 2008 hunting season. Specifically, this report is intended to provide waterfowl managers and the public with information about the use of adaptive harvest management …

Mourning Dove, White-Winged Dove, And Band-Tailed Pigeon: 2008 Population Status, David D. Dolton, Keri Parker, Rebecca D. Rau, Michael J. Rabe, Todd A. Sanders

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Mourning Dove Population Status, 2008

This report includes Mourning Dove Call-count Survey information gathered over the last 43 years within the conterminous United States. Between 2007 and 2008, the average number of doves heard per route decreased significantly in the Eastern and Central Management Units, but did not change significantly in the Western Unit. Over the most recent 10 years, no significant trend was indicated for doves heard in either the Eastern or Western Management Units while the Central Unit showed a significant decline. Over the 43-year period, all 3 units exhibited significant declines. In contrast, for doves seen over …

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge 2008

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

INTRODUCTION

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established on August 4, 1935 under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act by Executive Order 7142. The purpose of the refuge as stated in the executive order is “as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” Acquisition funding came from Duck Stamp sales and the Emergency Conservation Fund Of 1933.

The 71,772-acre Valentine NWR is located in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska. The Sandhills contain the largest remaining stands of mid and tall grass native prairie left in North America. The refuge is a unique and ecologically important component of …

Dual Regulation, Collaborative Management, Or Layered Federal-Ism: Can Cooperative Federalism Models From Other Laws Save Our Public Lands?, Hope M. Babcock

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Enrollment Data, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

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Natural Language Processing And E-Government: Crime Information Extraction From Heterogeneous Data Sources, Chih Hao Ku '12, Alicia Iriberri '06, Gondy Leroy

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Much information that could help solve and prevent crimes is never gathered because the reporting methods available to citizens and law enforcement personnel are not optimal. Detectives do not have sufficient time to interview crime victims and witnesses. Moreover, many victims and witnesses are too scared or embarrassed to report incidents. We are developing an interviewing system that will help collect such information. We report here on one component, the crime information extraction module, which uses natural language processing to extract crime information from police reports, newspaper articles, and victims’ and witnesses’ crime narratives. We tested our approach with two …

Climate Change Law: An Introduction, John C. Dernbach, Seema Kakade

Faculty Scholarship

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Plant Regeneration From Callus Culture Of Clematis Gouriana Roxb. – A Rare Medicinal Plant, Hanumanaika Raja Naika, Venkatarangaiah Krishna

Turkish Journal of Biology

An in vitro regeneration protocol through stem callus culture has been standardized for the medicinal climber Clematis gouriana. The explant induced callus on MS-medium supplemented with 0.5 to 1.5 mg l^{-1} BAP and 0.1 to 0.5 mg l^{-1} NAA. The optimized callus induction occurred at the concentration of 1.0 mg l^{-1} BAP and 0.3 mg l^{-1} NAA. After initiation of callus, it was immediately transferred to MS medium containing 4.0 mg l^{-1} FAP and 0.5 mg l^{-1} indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). Upon longer incubation for about 2-6 weeks on the same culture medium initiation of shoot buds from the callus mass …

Health Sciences Center Bulletin For 2008-2010, Office Of The Registrar

Health Sciences Center (HSC) Course Bulletins

The following document has been preserved for historic purposes, please see the Office of the Registrar for current, accurate bulletins.,Health Sciences Center Course Bulletin | Bulletin Health Science Center,Bulletin (Health Science Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook)

Graduate Bulletin For 2008-2010 | Graduate Course Bulletin, Office Of The Registrar

Graduate Course Bulletins

Welcome to the Stony Brook University Graduate Bulletin Online, the official Graduate Bulletin. The online Bulletin is updated on a regular basis. Historical versions are archived once per year. For general information about degree requirements, select Degrees. Academic Regulations covers the policies all graduate students are required to know. Programs & Courses provides details on majors and minors, as well as course descriptions. Students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and abiding by the University’s regulations, procedures, requirements, and deadlines as described in official publications and calendars. This includes the Graduate Bulletin, and Academic Calendars. For specific information about program requirements, …

Purinergic Receptors In The Circumvallate Papillae Of Rats, Alana Marselle Montoya

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

P2X2 receptors and P2Y4 receptors are ATP-activated cell surface receptors that gate movement of K+, Na+, and Ca2+. We used immunocytochemistry for P2X2 and P2Y4 receptors as well as taste cell type markers to learn if P2X2 immunoreactivity (IR) is present in nerve processes in close apposition to Type II and/or Type III taste cells. We also tested to see if P2Y4 IR is present in Type II and/or Type III taste cells. Our results indicate that P2X2 is present only in intragemmal nerve processes. P2X2-LIR nerve processes form close contacts with Type II and Type III taste cells. P2Y4 …

Transcending Curriculum Ideologies: Educating Human Beings Well, Kevin M. Cloninger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is to consider the role of well-being in schooling. Recent advances in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and medicine have led to a reexamination of the role of well-being in society. There is a growing body of educational theory on the subject of well-being in schools that draws on these advances (Cohen, 2006; Noddings, 2003, 2006; Ruyter, 2004; Spring, 2007). The few serious treatments on the role of well-being in education consider it from a theoretical perspective. Few if any empirical research studies in the fields of Curriculum or Educational Psychology have been conducted that …

Organizational Conflict Within The Department Of Homeland Security, M. Katherine Manderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis seeks to explain why the Department of Homeland Security had difficulty fulfilling its roles when it was formed, specifically its role as grant administrator. Role theory surmises that conflict arises from unclear expectations, conflicting expectations, and too many roles. This study utilized various public testimonies, legislation, and other government documents to examine how the missions of the twenty-two agencies that were merged together to make up DHS changed. Even though DHS has changed continually over the five years since its existence most employees seem to be clear on the mission of the organization in which they work. However, …

Japanese Worldviews, Ideologies, And Foreign Aid Policy, Richard Warren Shannon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project studies the ideational factors influencing Japanese foreign aid policy. It builds on previous research in political science on perception and foreign policy decision-making, Japanese political economy, economic and technological development, foreign aid, and in anthropology on perception, worldview, and international development.

The main goal of the research is to answer the question of how Japan's historical experiences with technology, development, and foreign relations (and key leaders' views of those areas) from 1850 to 1945 have influenced current aid policies. Second, the project aims to answer whether the Japanese development concepts of "modernization," internationalization and translative adaptation accurately reflect …

Metric Conflict In The Brandenburg Concertos Of J. S. Bach, Ellwood P. Colahan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper presents a comprehensive metric analysis of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, with particular emphasis on the issues of metric conflict. The analytic methodology is based on the work of Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff, while the analytic notation used is based partly on that of Lerdahl and Jackendoff and partly on that of Jonathan Kramer, with some original modifications.

The paper discusses the factors generating metric conflict, along with its distribution, correlation with other structural parameters, and functional effects. The relationship between metric conflict and fluctuations in the depth of metric hierarchy is examined in detail. Some cases of metric …

The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of explanatory style on the coping strategies of women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other substances.

Frequency Of And Barriers To Physical Education In Selected Grade Levels In A Southern California School District, Stephen Eugene Mann

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent physical education programs are being implemented in a Southern California school district, in an effort to increase physical activity and decrease obesity among students. This study also identified factors that either contributed to, or detracted from, implementation.

How An After School Environmental Science Club Can Increase Environmental Knowledge: Awareness And Sensitivity Towards The Environment For Third And Fourth Grade Students, Sandra Joyce Jones

Theses Digitization Project

Children today are disconnected from the natural environment around them, sometimes finding it annoying, lacking in excitement, and little use to them. Their attention and focus are spent inside watching TV, playing games on computers or a variety of other electronic devices. The purpose of this project was to see if after-school exposure to an Enirovnmental Science Club on the school grounds can impact student attitudes toward our local environment and to increase these third and fourth grade students' knowledge and awareness of their environment.

Do San Bernardino County, Department Of Children's Services, Licensed Foster Parents Receive Adequate Trainings And Services To Care For Foster Children?, Ryan Deray Berryman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the training and support services that were available to foster parents licensed with San Bernardino County, Department of Children's Services. San Bernardino county is responsible for approximately 510 licensed foster homes.

Acculturation And Mental Health Among Mexican Immigrant Women, Monique Diana Castaneda

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the independent variable of acculturation and the dependent variable of mental health. The sample was drawn from a group of Mexican immigrant women residing in San Bernardino, California.

Perceptions Of Pregnancy Prevention Programs Among Teen Mothers, Cynthia Pineda-Gonzalez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which pregnancy prevention programs have an effect on teenage pregnancy according to the teen mothers. The study took the perspectives of adolescent mothers and asked what they thought about the preventative programs that are currently implemented in schools.

A Cost Benefit Analysis For The Denitrification Of Waste Water Utilizing Wetlands Versus Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Jennifer Michelle Bell

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to not only identify current regulatory issues, as they pertain to water and denitrification, but also could be used to assist policy makers with identifying other factors to be considered when choosing the appropriate advanced treatment systems for their facilities.

Emancipated Youths' Perspective On Transitioning Into Adulthood, Deann Petersen Russon

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of transitional aged youths' received services, such as, daily living skills, money management, self care, and social development, and look at whether these services have helped them transition into productive adults. Of the research that exists, emancipated foster youth are shown to be at a higher risk for negative outcomes than youth the same age that were not in foster care. The study collected data from youth involved in two Independent Living Programs in Riverside County.

A Multiprocessor Parallel Approach To Bit-Parallel Approximate String Matching, Elias Anwar Chibli

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to present with empirical results that a parallel design with the use of multiple processors can be successfully applied along with bit-parallel approximate string matching algorithms to solve practical bioinformatics problems. It will demonstrate that nearly optimal speedup can be achieved with a cluster of between two and eight workstations using MPI (Message Passing Interface), directly decreasing the total latency required to perform a string matching problem.

Guided Reading: Providing Reading Instruction For Struggling Readers To Build Their Comprehension Strategies During Independent Reading, Debra Gregory Peters

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to observe, assess, evaluate, instruct, and assess again the benefits of guided reading for one struggling student through a case study venue. The guided reading component of reading instruction has more than one facet to the acquisition of language. These facets are designed to strengthen the student's reading abilities.

Being Accountable: Overrepresentation Of Children Of Color In The Child Welfare System, Victoria Lee Scheele, Juliana Francesca Simixhi

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the ethnic composition of families enrolled in Voluntary Family Services (VFS) as well as service delivery and service completion rates among the various ethnic groups utilizing these services.

Comparative Osteohistology Of Hyperelongate Neural Spines In Basal Synapsids (Vertebrata, Amniota): Growth And Mechanical Considerations, Adam Keith Huttenlocker

Theses Digitization Project

Basal synapsids comprise one of the best represented groups of early tetrapods and demonstrate a classic example of a macroevolutionary transition. The basal synapsid fossil record is of significant interest to paleontolists because it presents an excellent opportunity for studying the evolution of vertebrate morphology. In the present study, neural spine osteohistology is further examined across a broad range of basal synapsid genera with hyperlongate neural spines. Due to the limited availability of specimens and the comparative approach required for destructive analysis, the present study is divided into two major comparative investigations: analysis of hyperlongate neural spine in (1) Spenacodontidae …

Leadership In Faith-Based Social Service Organizations, Veronica Esqueda

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine leadership in faith based social service organizations. The issue that this researcher addressed is leadership styles in faith-based social service organizations and character traits of spirit led servant leaders. This study addressed the issue of spiritual leadership because recent research implies that spirituality and leadership are important factors that contribute to the healthy human development of indviduals. Many social workers find the assumptions, beliefs, and values of the Christian faith helpful in providing a frame of reference for understanding and responding to both individual and societal problems. There were 35 self-assessment servant …