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Concurrent Validity Of The Transdisciplinary Play Based Assessment-2, Keri E. Linas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Standardized assessment tools have been criticized for use with young children; however, there is limited empirical research supporting developmentally appropriate, play-based assessments. Forty children, with and without developmental disabilities, ages 10-73 months referred from the community of a large city received a transdisciplinary play based assessment (TPBA-2) and standardized assessment. Caretakers also completed the Vineland Scales of Adaptive Behavior. Concurrent validity between the TPBA-2 and standardized assessment tools (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III and the Mullen Scales of Early Learning) was demonstrated (p

The Ifi And Eu Peace Ii Fund: Respondents’ Perceptions Of Funded Project Success In Promoting Peacebuilding And Community Development In Northern Ireland, Sean Byrne, Chuck Thiessen, Eyob Fissuh, Cynthia Irvin

Peace and Conflict Studies

This article examines the views of ninety-eight study participants on community development and peacebuilding supported by the European Union (EU) Peace II Fund and the International Fund for Ireland (IFI). We elaborate the perceptions of community group leaders, funding agency civil servants and development officers regarding the role of both funds in Northern Ireland. Their experiences of the EU Peace II Fund and the IFI are discussed in the wider context of peacebuilding and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties. Furthermore, this article explores the importance of community development and cross-community contact through joint economic and social development …

Daoist Harmony As A Chinese Philosophy And Psychology, Yueh-Ting Lee, Honggang Yang, Min Wang

Peace and Conflict Studies

Based on Lee’s prior research on Daoism (Lee, 2003; Lee, 2004; Lee, Han, Byron and Fan, 2008; Lee and Hu, 1993; Lee, Norasakkunkit, Liu, Zhang and Zhou, 2008), this article first introduces Laozi, Dao, De and Daoism in relation to harmony. Then, Daoist harmony is elaborated in the following areas: (1) the yin-yang oneness, (2) the way it is (natural), (3) wei-wu-wei (or nonintervention), (4) water-like characteristics, (5) love for peace, and (6) tolerance and appreciation of differences. The article concludes with a suggestion for harmony with the external world as well as with fellow human beings.

Intersections Of Place, Time, And Entertainment In Rural Nebraska In The Late 19th And Early 20th Centuries, Rebecca A. Buller

Department of Geography: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

As newcomers developed Nebraska settlements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they began to shape the space. This study explores the intersections of place, time, and entertainment in rural Nebraska from the beginning of European American settlement in the late 19th century to the end of the Great Depression. Through such examinations, we can better understand the historical geographies of individual and collective human experience. With such knowledge, we can then recognize how entertainment reflected social life, sense of place, place attachment, and the intricacies and larger scale trends of race, ethnicity, gender, age, class, nationality, and religion. …

Object-Oriented Building Extraction And Three-Dimensional Representation Of Building Temperatures In Indianapolis, U.S.A., Jing Han

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

With a rapid development of world population, urbanization has become an important issue in the past century and generated great pressure on the environment. In order to assist urban decision-makers to present, analyze, and solve related issues, accurate and timely spatial information is n~eded in urban areas. This research focused on building information extraction and the relationship analysis of buildings and temperatures in the downtown Indianapolis, IN. Through object-oriented classification, the image derived from LiDAR data was segmented into objects, and spectral, spatial, and textual attributes of objects were measured and selected to extract buildings. Moreover, each building's surface temperature …

Graduate Catalog. 2009, Fall., University Of Mississippi. Graduate School

Catalogs

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Home Range Size, Daily Path Length, And Territoriality In Phayre's Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus Phayrei), Katherine Marie Carl

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Mating And Reproductive Patterns In Phayre's Leaf Monkeys, Amy Lu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Morphometric Variation In The Appendicular Skeleton Of Recent And Prehistoric Humans, Danielle Frances Royer

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Annual Report, Public Services Department, 2008-2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Library Department and Committee Reports

Annual report for the Public Services Department of the Nelson Poynter Library at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg for the fiscal year 2008-2009.

Mars Bluff Navy Yard, Christopher F. Amer, Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

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First Season At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb

Faculty & Staff Publications

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The Bridge To Nowhere: History Detectives And The Office Of The State Archaeologist Team Up To Solve A Mystery, Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

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Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 71, No. 2, August 2009, Table Of Contents, National Speleological Society

KIP Articles

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Catalog, 2009-2010, Roger Williams University

Catalogs

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Mundos Subterráneos, No. 20, August 2009, José G. Palacios-Vargas

KIP Articles

Contents: Mundos Subterráneos: 20 Años De Difundir Y Divulgar La Espeleología -- Ácaros Cavernícolas Do Brasil: Uma Observação Preliminar Sobre A Ocorrência E Distribuição Das Famílias -- Registros De Ácaros Oribáticos (Acari: Oribatei) De Los Sótanos “el Salto” Y “tilaco”, Querétaro Y “ahuihuitzcapa”, Veracruz, México -- Los Estudios Bioespeleológicos De La Cueva De Las Sardinas Y Sus Perspectivas -- Distribución De Campodeidos (Diplura: Campodeidae) Cavernícolas De México -- Rituales Contemporáneos Zoques En Una Cueva De La Autopista Tuxtla Gutiérrez-las Choapas, Chiapas -- Rabia Transmitida Por Murciélagos -- Las Exploraciones Espeleológicas En Villa De Las Rosas, Chiapas Grupo Espeleológico Jaguar A.c. …

Distinguishing Subcategories Within Arboreal Quadrupedalism: Morphological Markers Of Slow Climbing, Katherine Marie Slivensky

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Military Sites Program Finishes Projects, Steven D. Smith

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

International Outreach: The Southeast Prehistoric And Historic Landscapes Tour, J. Christopher Gillam

Faculty & Staff Publications

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Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, 2009 Fall, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Fall 2009.

Almonds Along The Silk Road: The Exchange And Adaptation Of Ideas From West To East, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

The article discusses the trade routes and the use of almonds to treat ailments. According to the author, almonds were among the first plants to be domesticated around world, particularly in Asia. It also notes that almonds would be ideal for treating colds and other phlegmatic disorders, as well as for bowels. Moreover, some forms in which almonds could be consumed are also mentioned, such as soaking or blanching and roasting.

Culture, Habitat And Ethno-Medicinal Practices By Bhotia Tribe People Of Dharchula Region Of Pithoragarh District In Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, Deepika Bhatt, G. C. Joshi, L. M. Tiwari

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

A survey in different areas of Dharchula region in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand was conducted in different seasons of the year to identify the non-conventional uses of plants. In India, there are about 68 million people belonging to 227 ethnic groups and comprising of 573 tribal communities. Out of which 4 tribes (Tharus, Buxas, Rajis and Bhotias) inhabit the Kumaun division of the state. The Bhotia tribe living in remote thick forest of the Dharchula region depends on nature for their basic needs of life. The 8 major Bhotia groups in the state are i.e. Johari, Juthora, Darmi, Chudans, Byansi, …

The Use Of Music In Early Childhood Centers In British Columbia: A Survey Of The Perceptions And Practices Of Early Childhood Educators, Michelle Lawrence

Masters Theses

This study explored the current practices of early childhood educators' utilization and perception about music in their classrooms. Early childhood educators are defined as individuals who have completed post-secondary training at an accredited college or university in early childhood education and are registered with the ECEBC Registry. Early childhood centers are defined as either preschools or licensed group child care centers. An online survey was been designed to obtain information regarding demographics and characteristics of early childhood centers in British Columbia, relevant musical and educational training, comfort level of the early childhood educator leading group music activities, implementation of the …

Uahuntsville Women's Studies News, Fall 2009, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Newsletters

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Legacy - August 2009, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Mars Bluff Navy Yard.....p. 1
Director’s Note - SCIAA Mission.....p. 2
New Postdoctoral Fellow.....p. 3
Lora Holland Leaves SCIAA.....p. 8
International Outreach: Landscapes Tour.....p. 9
First Season at Palachacolas Town.....p. 10
The 2009 Season at Topper Site.....p. 12
Military Sites Program Finishes Project.....p. 17
Chris Clement Joins SEARCH.....p. 18
ART Donor Ad.....p. 19
SCIAA/ART Donors Update.....p. 20
History Detectives.....p. 22
South Carolina Archaeology Month 2009.....p. 24

Yossef Rapoport. Marriage, Money And Divorce In Medieval Islamic Society. Cambridge University Press, 2005., Monica Green

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Melissa Franklin Harkrider. Women, Reform And Community In Early Modern England: Katherine Willoughby, Duchess Of Suffolk, And Lincolnshire's Godly Aristocracy, 1519-1580. Boydell Press, 2008., Julie Chappell

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Analytical Jurisprudence And The Concept Of Commercial Law, John Linarelli

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

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Continuity In Iranian Leadership Legitimization: Farr-I Izadi, Shi’Ism, And Vilayet-I Faqih, Tamara C. Mackenthun

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

The ancient Iranian belief in a mythological force that God bestows on kings in the form of a mystical light that validates their rule, the farr-ī īzadī, has persisted in Iran for millennia, and continues to influence Iranian concepts of leadership legitimization. The Islamic conquerors who overthrew Iran’s Sassanian Empire in the seventh century adapted this myth of Iranian sacral kingship to Islamic political culture, and used it to build a distinct Iranian Islamic political identity that persisted through centuries of regime changes. Iran’s Shi’i Muslims drew upon the concept of farr-i izadi in both of Iran’s twentieth century revolutions, …

The 2009 Excavation Season At Topper Site, Albert C. Goodyear

Faculty & Staff Publications

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