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Chitin Nanowhisker And Chitosan Nanoparticles In Protein Immobilization For Biosensor Applications, P Na Nakorn Dec 2008

Chitin Nanowhisker And Chitosan Nanoparticles In Protein Immobilization For Biosensor Applications, P Na Nakorn

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

In this study, bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as a model protein for the optimization of protein immobilization on chitin nanowhisker and chitosan nanoparticles under different conditions. Chitosan nanoparticles showed better results than chitin in this immobilization purpose. The immobilization at 15 minutes, pH 6 and 20-25°C was the optimal condition. Subsequently, glucose oxidase (GOD), enzyme used for glucose determination, was applied in order to investigate the optimum immobilization condition on chitosan nanoparticles. The optimal condition prove to…at pH 7, 30°C and 0.5 mg/ml of initial GOD concentration via immobilization at 15 minutes. Chitin nanowhisker and chitosan nanoparticles in …

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Socio-Demographic And Financial Predictors Of Discharged Chapter 12 Bankruptcies For Utah, Idaho, And Wyoming, Jessica Johnson Dec 2008

Socio-Demographic And Financial Predictors Of Discharged Chapter 12 Bankruptcies For Utah, Idaho, And Wyoming, Jessica Johnson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-demographic and financial characteristics that were associated with the likelihood of a discharge among Chapter 12 bankruptcy filers in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Previous bankruptcy studies conducted in Utah have looked at the same associations in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. This study contains individual filer-level data from 158 Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases filed in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming between 1997 and 2005. These cases were accessed through the Web-PACER system, a database of imaged court documents filed in district bankruptcy courts. Free access to this system was given by the …

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Evaluation Of Competition Between Turfgrass And Trees In The Landscape, Christopher A. Hendrickson Dec 2008

Evaluation Of Competition Between Turfgrass And Trees In The Landscape, Christopher A. Hendrickson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Population growth in regions of the Intermountain West has resulted in rapid growth of residential neighborhoods. In Utah, the landscapes associated with these expanding neighborhoods consume vast quantities of treated water. This is a concern in all states of the Intermountain West, as water becomes increasingly scarce. Traditionally used turfgrasses, trees and other plants in Intermountain West landscapes require significant amounts of supplemental water considering the intense sunlight, dry winds and sparse rainfall typical of the region. Characterizing the interactions between turfgrass and tree species in these landscapes can aid in the identification of candidate species that consume less nutritional …

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A Novel Technique Of Network Auditability With Managers In The Loop, Rian Shelley Dec 2008

A Novel Technique Of Network Auditability With Managers In The Loop, Rian Shelley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Network management requires a large amount of knowledge about the network. In particular, knowledge about used network addresses, access time, and topology is useful. In a network composed of managed devices, much of the data necessary can come from simple network management protocol (SNMP) queries. Other data can come from other databases, or analysis of existing data. In particular, layer-two network topology can be determined by analyzing the mac address forwarding tables of layer-two devices. The layer-two topology can be merged with a layer-three topology to generate a complete topology of the network. This information is useless unless it is …

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Application Of Parent-Child Uav Tasking For Wildfire Detection And Response, Stephen T. Kubik Dec 2008

Application Of Parent-Child Uav Tasking For Wildfire Detection And Response, Stephen T. Kubik

Master's Theses

In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a dominant force in the aerospace industry. Recent technological developments have moved these aircraft from remote operation roles to more active response missions. Of particular interest is the possibility of applying UAVs toward solving complex problems in long-endurance missions. Under that belief, the feasibility of utilizing UAVs for wildfire detection and response was investigated in a partnership that included NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and Science Mission Directorate, and the United States Forest Service. Under NASA’s Intelligent Mission Management (IMM) project, research was conducted to develop a mission architecture that would …

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Farm-Level Contracting For Production Process Attributes: An Analysis Of Rbst In Milk Production, Clayton Cook-Mowery, Nicole J. Olynk, Christopher A. Wolf Dec 2008

Farm-Level Contracting For Production Process Attributes: An Analysis Of Rbst In Milk Production, Clayton Cook-Mowery, Nicole J. Olynk, Christopher A. Wolf

Journal of Food Law & Policy

On November 5, 1993, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST), also JOURNAL OF FOOD LAW & POLICY called Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rbGH), for commercial use to increase milk production in dairy cattle. The FDA determined that milk from cows which have been treated with rBST was safe for human consumption and that there was no significant impact on the environment from the production and use of rBST. In February 1994 the Monsanto Corporation (Monsanto) introduced POSILACO bovine somatotropin, making rBST commercially available to United States dairy farmers.

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Teach With Your Strengths: How Great Teachers Inspire Their Students, By Rosanne Liesveld & Jo Ann Miller, Rebecca Spitznagel Dec 2008

Teach With Your Strengths: How Great Teachers Inspire Their Students, By Rosanne Liesveld & Jo Ann Miller, Rebecca Spitznagel

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Catholic And Protestant Schools: A Meta-Analysis, William H. Jeynes Dec 2008

The Effects Of Catholic And Protestant Schools: A Meta-Analysis, William H. Jeynes

Journal of Catholic Education

A meta-analysis was undertaken including 41 studies to determine the influence of Catholic and Protestant schools. The analysis examined studies undertaken at both the elementary and secondary school level. The results indicate that both Catholic and Protestant school students do better than their counterparts in public schools. In addition, Protestant school students excelled more than their Catholic counterparts on most standardized tests, but Catholic school students did better than their Protestant school counterparts on non-standardized measures. The significance of these results is discussed.

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Nurturing Spirituality And Vocation: A Catholic Approach To New Teacher Induction, Richard Shields Dec 2008

Nurturing Spirituality And Vocation: A Catholic Approach To New Teacher Induction, Richard Shields

Journal of Catholic Education

The Catholic school system in Ontario, Canada, is fully funded by the government. Recently Ontario’s Ministry of Education mandated an induction year, the New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP), for all new teachers. This legislation provides an opportunity for Catholic school boards to take the lead and shape creative and effective programs for new teacher induction. The mission of the Catholic school and the vocation of a Catholic teacher give meaning and direction to the new teacher’s professional educational practice. This article first explores some of the pastoral theological concerns that those charged with developing a Catholic approach to NTIP need …

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An Introduction To Value-Added Analysis, Ron Costello, Peggy Elson, John Schacter Dec 2008

An Introduction To Value-Added Analysis, Ron Costello, Peggy Elson, John Schacter

Journal of Catholic Education

For the last 3 years, more than 80% of the respondents to Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward The Public Schools have stated that they would rather see a school’s performance measure based upon “improvement shown by students” than the “percentage passing the test” (Rose & Gallip, 2007, p. 35). If this were to become the norm, the next question would be what “improvement” is significant? Educators need to understand “value-added” if they are going to use “improvement” to show that schools are improving student achievement.

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Catholic Schools, Catholic Education, And Catholic Educational Research: A Conversation With Anthony Bryk, Anthony Bryk Dec 2008

Catholic Schools, Catholic Education, And Catholic Educational Research: A Conversation With Anthony Bryk, Anthony Bryk

Journal of Catholic Education

Anthony Bryk is President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Previously, he held the Spencer Chair in Organizational Studies in the School of Education and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University as well as the Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education and Sociology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Bryk received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his doctorate from Harvard University. His main areas of expertise are school organization, education reform, Catholic schools, and educational statistics. He founded and directed efforts to support and inform educational improvements in the Chicago public schools. …

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Editors’ Comments, Lorraine Ozar, Joseph M. O’Keefe, Michael James Dec 2008

Editors’ Comments, Lorraine Ozar, Joseph M. O’Keefe, Michael James

Journal of Catholic Education

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An Examination Of Napping And Psychosocial Functioning In Preschool Children, Brian Kenneth Crosby Dec 2008

An Examination Of Napping And Psychosocial Functioning In Preschool Children, Brian Kenneth Crosby

Dissertations

The objectives of this study were to examine racial differences in the sleep distribution of 4- to 5-year-old children, to assess the relationship between napping and psychosocial functioning, and to determine if there are racial differences in the relationship between napping and psychosocial functioning. The sleep behavior of 67 children (52.2% non-Hispanic White; 55.2% male) 4 to 5 years old from a community sample was assessed through caregiver-report and actigraphy. Psychosocial functioning was examined through caregiver-report and laboratory tasks designed to assess aspects of behavioral and emotional functioning. Results indicate that, compared to White children, Black children nap significantly more …

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Ncaa Division I Head Softball Coaches' Confidence, Openness And Stigma Tolerance Toward Sport Psychology Consultants, Laurie Ann Neelis Dec 2008

Ncaa Division I Head Softball Coaches' Confidence, Openness And Stigma Tolerance Toward Sport Psychology Consultants, Laurie Ann Neelis

Dissertations

This study used a mixed-method to look at NCAA division I head softball coaches confidence, openness, and stigma tolerance about sport psychology principles and consultants, as well as what sport psychology principles, time of year used, and what a Sport Psychology Consultant (SPC) can do to help division I head softball coaches have more success with their teams. These variables were measured through the use of the Sport Psychology Attitudes - Revised Coaches instrument developed by Zakrajsek and Zizzi (2007). For the qualitative component, the researcher developed five inquiries that allowed for a more in-depth response from the coaches concerning …

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Biochemical Characterization Of Two Yeast Paralogous Proteins Mth1 And Std1, Satish Pasula Dec 2008

Biochemical Characterization Of Two Yeast Paralogous Proteins Mth1 And Std1, Satish Pasula

Dissertations

Glucose is the most abundant monosaccharide and preferred carbon and energy source for most cells. Many organisms have evolved sophisticated means to sense glucose and respond to it appropriately. The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae senses glucose through two transmembrane proteins, Snf3 and Rgt2. In the presence of extracellular glucose Snf3 and Rgt2 generate an intracellular signal that leads to the degradation of Mthl and Stdl, thereby inducing the expression of hexose transporter genes (EXT) by inhibiting the function of Rgtl, a transcriptional repressor of HXT genes. Mthl and Stdl are degraded via the Yckl/2 Kinase-SCFGrrl-26S proteasome pathway triggered by the …

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A Comparison Of Reading Interventions Based On Preference To Reading Interventions Identified By Brief Experimental Analysis, Debborah Eda Smyth Dec 2008

A Comparison Of Reading Interventions Based On Preference To Reading Interventions Identified By Brief Experimental Analysis, Debborah Eda Smyth

Dissertations

The available literature on children's acceptability of interventions is rather sparse and offers little support for the link between acceptability and effectiveness (e.g., Foxx & Jones, 1978; Shapiro & Goldberg, 1986; Turco & Elliot, 1990). The present study compared the effects of treatment preference to treatment effectiveness using a brief experimental analysis to select skill-based oral reading fluency interventions. The use of a brief experimental analysis (BEA) (Daly, Martens, Hamler, Dool, & Eckert, 1999) has been demonstrated to be an effective procedure for selecting oral reading interventions. However, the studies on brief experimental analysis to date have not examined student …

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Transforming Inmate Character Within A Correctional Setting By Experiencing Spiritual Formation Through The Conventional Relationship With God, Ron D. Borden Dec 2008

Transforming Inmate Character Within A Correctional Setting By Experiencing Spiritual Formation Through The Conventional Relationship With God, Ron D. Borden

Doctor of Ministry

Historically, the correctional system was concerned with locking up criminals and keeping them off the streets. Society's safety was, and still is, of primary importance. Unfortunately, most felons complete their sentencing and are released back into the community with the same belief systems and character traits that brought them to prison. Christian programming within the correctional setting is succeeding only at changing surface behavior, not genuine character transformation. This results in recidivism rates that are identical to those of non-Christian imnates. In order to address this problem, I propose that spiritual formation focused upon a covenantal relationship with Jesus Christ …

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Continuous Microwave Processing Of Peanut Beverages, Cristina M. Sabliov, Dorin Boldor, Pablo Coronel, Timothy H. Sanders Dec 2008

Continuous Microwave Processing Of Peanut Beverages, Cristina M. Sabliov, Dorin Boldor, Pablo Coronel, Timothy H. Sanders

Faculty Publications

The feasibility of peanut beverage sterilization by continuous microwave heating as an alternative to conventional ultrahigh temperature (UHT) system processing was studied. Dielectric properties of two products, Peanut Punch (Nestle Trinidad and Tobago Ltd., Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) and Jamaican Irish Moss Peanut Drink (distributed by Eve Sales Co., Bronx, NY) were measured. The products had similar dielectric properties. Values for the dielectric constant (average of 60) and dielectric loss (average of 23) indicated that the two products were good candidates for rapid microwave heating. The products were processed in a 5 kW focused microwave unit, at two …

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The Interpenetration Between Amaterasu Oomikami And The Japanese Environment, Ike Iswary Lawanda Dec 2008

The Interpenetration Between Amaterasu Oomikami And The Japanese Environment, Ike Iswary Lawanda

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The article indicate the interpenetration between Amaterasu Oomikami and environment within the Japanese thought. The protection of environment as a product of interpretation of Japanese culture in reciprocal relation is categorized by: the normative – the real; the sacred – the profane; supranatural world – human world. The system classification is the product of knowledge from the Japanese way in seeing the world based on the classification of the inside (uchi) – the outside (soto/yoso). This classification and its attributes produce differentiation between the inside – the outside. The environment destruction is considered as disgrafuk and dirty action. Any violation …

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Special Remarks At The Seminar On: "Financial Sector Developments: Challenges For Risk Based Supervision And Effective Monetary Policy Implementation, C. N. Mordi O. Dec 2008

Special Remarks At The Seminar On: "Financial Sector Developments: Challenges For Risk Based Supervision And Effective Monetary Policy Implementation, C. N. Mordi O.

Economic and Financial Review

This is the Special remarks.at the opening ceremony of the 16th edition of the annual in-house Executive Policy Seminar organized by the Research Department, in collaboration with the Human Resources Department. As usual, the seminar is aimed at availing the Executives of the Bank the opportunity of brainstorming on contemporary economic issues in the economy and the globe at large. In this respect, the theme of this year's Seminar "Financial Sector Development: Challenges for Risk-Based Supervision and Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Implementation" could not have come at a more opportune time, given the current financial meltdown ravaging global markets. This …

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The Concepts And Practice Of Risk-Based Supervision., J. A. Afolabi Dec 2008

The Concepts And Practice Of Risk-Based Supervision., J. A. Afolabi

Economic and Financial Review

This paper seeks to examine the concept and practice of Risk-Based Supervision (RBS). For ease of discussion, the paper has been segmented into five sections. After the introduction, sections 2 and 3 examine the Conceptual Issues in Risk-Based Supervision and Country Experiences. Section 4 looks at the framework of RBS in Nigeria while section 5 concludes the paper.

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Supervising Cross-Border Banks: Matters Arising., Kim Norris Dec 2008

Supervising Cross-Border Banks: Matters Arising., Kim Norris

Economic and Financial Review

An essential element of banking supervision is that supervisors supervise their banking groups on a consolidated basis, adequately monitoring and, as appropriate, applying prudential norms to all aspects of the business conducted by each group worldwide. This paper examines supervision of banking groups on a consolidated basis which goes beyond accounting consolidation. It simply implies that there is a group-wide approach to supervision whereby all risks taken on by each banking group are taken into account wherever they are booked (i.e. in the bank or in a subsidiary; in Nigeria or elsewhere).

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Implementation Of Basel Ii: Any Role For International Financial Institutions?, C. E. Nwandikom Dec 2008

Implementation Of Basel Ii: Any Role For International Financial Institutions?, C. E. Nwandikom

Economic and Financial Review

This paper examines the three pillars of Basel II which provide a broad and coherent framework for linking regulatory capital to risk, for improving internal risk measurement and management and for enhancing supervisory and market discipline at large, complex and internationally-active banks.

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How Relevant Is Risk-Based Supervision For Pension Funds: The Regulators Perspective., Musa A. Ibrahim Dec 2008

How Relevant Is Risk-Based Supervision For Pension Funds: The Regulators Perspective., Musa A. Ibrahim

Economic and Financial Review

Over the past two decades, privately managed pension systems have expanded greatly to play a central role in the provision of retirement income worldwide. The design and operation of these systems vary extensively, but the basic reason for their adoption remains unique across the board: countries need to provide affordable and sustainable income for their retired citizens. Achieving this objective becomes a challenging task in the face of the uncertainties created by globalization and rapid integration of financial markets. The utilization of risk-based methods originates primarily in the supervision of banks. In recent years, it has increasingly been extended to …

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Overview Of Financial Sector Developments In Nigeria., S. N. Ibeabuchi Dec 2008

Overview Of Financial Sector Developments In Nigeria., S. N. Ibeabuchi

Economic and Financial Review

The objective of this paper is to review the various developments (reforms) in the Nigerian financial sector since 1986, including the recent banking industry consolidation.

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The Challenges Of Good Corporate Governance For Effective Risk-Based Banking Supervision., Chris C. Itsede Dec 2008

The Challenges Of Good Corporate Governance For Effective Risk-Based Banking Supervision., Chris C. Itsede

Economic and Financial Review

Corporate governance has changed tremendously over the past two decades. These changes have been driven by new laws, regulations, guidelines and rising investor and public expectations. In the past, many boards were under the thumb of their chief executive officers (CEOs); this is no longer the case. Today, boards generally strive to govern their companies by benchmarking a set of best practices which have emerged and codified in corporate governance laws, stock exchange listing rules and company annual reports. Many individual directors are willing to accept these additional responsibilities. In this paper, the importance and principles of Corporate Governance is …

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Monetary Policy, Risk-Based Supervision And Financial Sector Developments: International Experience., Ayodele Odusola Dec 2008

Monetary Policy, Risk-Based Supervision And Financial Sector Developments: International Experience., Ayodele Odusola

Economic and Financial Review

This paper describes an efficient banking supervision as essential to a virile and stable financial system and also fostering the linkage between the financial sector and the aggregate economy as well as to reduce the likelihood and magnitude of a financial crisis. Recent development across the globe has shown that dynamic diagnostic instruments are required for identifying and managing risks, vulnerabilities and development priorities in the financial sector. The need to address the unfolding complexity of supervising the banking system in the context of a globalized world underscores the introduction of the joint IMF-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) …

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Hd R&D Field Evaluation: Rapid Area Preparation Tool (Raptor), U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research And Development Dec 2008

Hd R&D Field Evaluation: Rapid Area Preparation Tool (Raptor), U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research And Development

Global CWD Repository

In October 2007 and May 2008, the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program (HD), located at Ft. Belvoir, VA., undertook the testing of the Rapid Area Preparation Tool (RAPTOR). RAPTOR is the latest of a series of area preparation systems on tractor platforms that HD has developed in the last decade. Systems, including the Severe Duty Tractor and Tools (SDTT) and Mantis, have undergone operational evaluations in Thailand, Nicaragua, and Afghanistan. The RAPTOR was developed by the HD program to handle all area-preparation tasks from vegetation cutting and removal (up to Category 3), to antipersonnel mine rolling, plowing, and …

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Evaluation Of Regional Evaluation Of The Ec-Funded Mine Action In The Middle East, 2002-2008, Steinar Essen, Ralf Otto Dec 2008

Evaluation Of Regional Evaluation Of The Ec-Funded Mine Action In The Middle East, 2002-2008, Steinar Essen, Ralf Otto

Global CWD Repository

In 2001 the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted two Regulations on the reinforcement of the EU response against Antipersonnel Landmines (APL). These (referred to collectively as “the Regulation”) laid the foundation of an integrated and focused European policy. The Regulation states the need to regularly assess operations financed by the Community
and that the European Commission (EC) shall submit to the European Parliament an overall assessment of all Community mine action. To implement these provisions, the EC commissioned a global assessment of EC mine policy and actions over the period 2002-2004 and entered into an agreement with …

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Climate-Driven Shifts In Quantity And Seasonality Of River Discharge Over The Past 1000 Years From The Hydrographic Apex Of North America, Brent B. Wolfe, Roland I. Hall, Thomas W.D. Edwards, Suzanne R. Jarvis, R. Niloshini Sinnatamby, Yi Yi, John W. Johnston Dec 2008

Climate-Driven Shifts In Quantity And Seasonality Of River Discharge Over The Past 1000 Years From The Hydrographic Apex Of North America, Brent B. Wolfe, Roland I. Hall, Thomas W.D. Edwards, Suzanne R. Jarvis, R. Niloshini Sinnatamby, Yi Yi, John W. Johnston

Geography and Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Runoff generated from high elevations is the primary source of freshwater for western North America, yet this critical resource is managed on the basis of short instrumental records that capture an insufficient range of climatic conditions. Here we probe the effects of climate change over the past ~1000 years on river discharge in the upper Mackenzie River system based on paleoenvironmental information from the Peace-Athabasca Delta. The delta landscape responds to hydroclimatic changes with marked variability, while Lake Athabasca level appears to directly monitor overall water availability. The latter fluctuated systematically over the past millennium, with the highest levels occurring …

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