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The Correlation Between Veldt Grass (Ehrharta Calycina) And Reproductive Condition Of The Lompoc Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Heermanni Arenae), Jacqueline Mae Bates Jun 2013

The Correlation Between Veldt Grass (Ehrharta Calycina) And Reproductive Condition Of The Lompoc Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Heermanni Arenae), Jacqueline Mae Bates

Biological Sciences

The invasive species, Veldt grass (Ehrharta calycina), has come to dominate coastal dune shrub vegetation along the Central Coast of California. Along with creating many land management obstacles, this grass has become dominant in the open habitat of Lompoc Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys heermanni arenae). It is hypothesized that, due to a lack of suitable kangaroo rat habitat, during the breeding season months of March and April, there will be significantly fewer reproductively active females in areas of relatively high Veldt grass cover as opposed to relatively low Veldt grass cover. This study used data from a …

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Reproductive Tract Infections Among Married Women In Peri-Urban Areas Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Population-Based Study, Neelofar Sami, Tazeen S. Ali, E. Khan Jun 2013

Reproductive Tract Infections Among Married Women In Peri-Urban Areas Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Population-Based Study, Neelofar Sami, Tazeen S. Ali, E. Khan

Community Health Sciences

Background: Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) is a major public health problem. In Pakistan, there is dearth of information about the prevalence of RTIs among women and their health seeking behavior. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence, number and types of RTIs among women residing in squatter settlements in Karachi and their health seeking behavior.
Methods: The respondents were married non-pregnant women aged 15–49 years residing in peri-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan. The interviews with women were followed by their physical and pelvic examinations. Samples swabs collected from vagina and endocervix were tested in laboratory.
Results: Overall, 23.8% of …

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Report To The Commissioner Of Soil And Land Conservation On The Condition Of The Western Australian Pastoral Resource Base 2013, Paul Novelly, Philip Thomas Jun 2013

Report To The Commissioner Of Soil And Land Conservation On The Condition Of The Western Australian Pastoral Resource Base 2013, Paul Novelly, Philip Thomas

Natural resources published reports

This report updates changes in the Western Australian pastoral rangelands at the Land Conservation District (LCD) scale, providing information on seasonal quality, stock numbers and changes in the density/frequency of perennial shrubs and grasses. It is based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology, the Annual return of livestock and improvements (submitted annually by pastoral lessees) and the Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS). The sixth assessment of the Kimberley grassland sites (Epoch 6) was completed in 2011. The second full cycle (i.e. 3 assessments) was completed for shrubland sites in 2010. This report includes the most recently collected data …

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Putting The “And” Back Into Genesis 2:15, Kevin Timmer Jun 2013

Putting The “And” Back Into Genesis 2:15, Kevin Timmer

Pro Rege

This article is a revised version of a paper presented by Kevin Timmer at the Christian Engineering Education Conference held at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, in June 2009.

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Gender Discrimination In The Workforce, Natalie Hays, Katherine Morrow Jun 2013

Gender Discrimination In The Workforce, Natalie Hays, Katherine Morrow

Social Sciences

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The Theory Of Continuity: An Alternate Analysis And Supporting Experiment On The Expressed Modes Of Human Interaction, Michael J. Vogel Jun 2013

The Theory Of Continuity: An Alternate Analysis And Supporting Experiment On The Expressed Modes Of Human Interaction, Michael J. Vogel

Social Sciences

The methods currently used to survey, analyze and understand human relationships and interactivity fail to grasp the complexity and intricacy brought forth by a globalized, cohesive and communicative society. The conventional sociometric schools of social-group analysis are not fully equipped to understand the depth and complexity of interpersonal relations, losing out on the intricacies that exist between acquaintanceships, friendships, romances, and everything in between. This in mind, I have crafted and designed a new paradigmatic system for understanding and working with human relationships: the theory of Continuity. Employing a system of mutually-exchanged socio-emotive currency, Continuital theory seeks to quantify the …

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Motivations And Relationship Quality Of Friends With Benefits Relationships Among Emerging Adults, Olivia Giorgi Jun 2013

Motivations And Relationship Quality Of Friends With Benefits Relationships Among Emerging Adults, Olivia Giorgi

Psychology and Child Development

This study was conducted to understand more about college-aged students’ motivations for Friends with Benefits (FWB) relationships, and the quality of those relationships. These casual relationships are gaining acceptance among college populations, but we understand little about gender differences in engaging in them. An online survey was created and participants were recruited from various groups and classes on campus. From this pool of students, 233 undergraduate students completed the survey. Measures included five motivation categories: sex, wanted FWB, relationship avoidance, friendship, and relationship simplicity (Hughes, Morrison, and Asada, 2005), in addition to six relationship quality aspects: satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, trust, …

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An Investigation Of Arabinan And Cellulose Based Nano-Composite Fabrication Methods, Marianne Smithfield, Carl Petterson, Robert Miller Jun 2013

An Investigation Of Arabinan And Cellulose Based Nano-Composite Fabrication Methods, Marianne Smithfield, Carl Petterson, Robert Miller

Materials Engineering

Microcrystalline cellulose was converted into nanocrystalline cellulose via an acid hydrolysis procedure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to measure the particle size and thus the effectiveness of acid hydrolysis. The nanocrystalline cellulose was poured through a 0.2μm filter to isolate the particles of ideal size. The nanocrystalline cellulose samples were stored in dimethylformamide (DMF) to prevent mold growth and agglomeration upon drying. Numerous composite samples were created by dissolving the arabinan in a solvent, suspending cellulose in the arabinan solution, and then drying the sample. Casting was performed in a silicon mold to allow sample removal without damage. Initial …

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Evaluation Of Thermophile Algae In Horizontal Photo-Bioreactor, Olivier Schmied Jun 2013

Evaluation Of Thermophile Algae In Horizontal Photo-Bioreactor, Olivier Schmied

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

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Design, Constuction, And Evaluation Of A Flame Cultivator Attachment, Aaron Evans Jun 2013

Design, Constuction, And Evaluation Of A Flame Cultivator Attachment, Aaron Evans

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

This senior project discusses the design, construction, and testing of a flame cultivator attachment. The project used existing torches, a tractor, and a cultivation sled to increase the usability of the farmer’s torches. This project includes two torch clamps, two propane tank brackets, and a removable valve panel. Testing showed that the new system increases the safety and efficiency of the torches.

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Thermal Convection In A Couple-Stress Fluid In The Presence Of Horizontal Magnetic Field With Hall Currents, Jaimala And Vikrant, Vivek Kumar Jun 2013

Thermal Convection In A Couple-Stress Fluid In The Presence Of Horizontal Magnetic Field With Hall Currents, Jaimala And Vikrant, Vivek Kumar

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

The thermal stability of a couple-stress fluid is considered to include the effects of uniform horizontal magnetic field and Hall currents. The analysis is carried out within the framework of linear stability theory and normal made technique. For the case of stationary convection, magnetic field has stabilizing effect whereas Hall currents are found to have destabilizing effect on the system. The couple stress, however, has dual character in contrast to its stabilizing effect in the absence of Hall currents. Oscillatory modes are not allowed in the system. Graphs in each case have been plotted by giving numerical values to the …

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Slow Violence, Law, And History, Doug Hay Jun 2013

Slow Violence, Law, And History, Doug Hay

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I read Rob Nixon’s engrossing and appalling book from the perspective of an historian who works on law. It opened to me an immense range of scholarship and activism of which I was only tangentially aware. But it also has themes that resonated, on almost every page, with things I study. Law certainly appears in the book. Here I want here to emphasize its importance to his argument, and to widen the discussion of chronologies.

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A Review Of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels In Alaska Native And Non-Natives In Southwest Alaska, Melanee Tiura Jun 2013

A Review Of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels In Alaska Native And Non-Natives In Southwest Alaska, Melanee Tiura

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Background: Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency have been documented throughout the world, correlating with disease processes including: cancers, bone disorders, autoimmune diseases, and cardiovascular disease. Factors affecting people of Southwest Alaska, such as northern latitude (above 34ºN), low dietary intake of vitamin D, reduced sun exposure, high body mass index, and darker skin pigmentation increase risk for Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency and insufficiency.

Purposes of the Study: To evaluate the incidence of 25(OH)D insufficiency and deficiency in Southwest Alaska, differences in deficiency rates between Alaska Natives and non-Natives, and seasonal trends in 25(OH)D levels.

Subjects: Forty-nine adults with 25(OH)D …

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From Citizen Suits To Conservation Easements: The Increasing Private Role In Public Permit Enforcement, Jessica Owley Jun 2013

From Citizen Suits To Conservation Easements: The Increasing Private Role In Public Permit Enforcement, Jessica Owley

Journal Articles

The past 40 years have seen an increase in the involvement of private actors in environmental law. One of the best-known (and arguably best-loved) methods for public involvement is the citizen suit. This popular method of public enforcement of environmental permits (among other things) has been joined by the use of conservation easements. Conservation easements are increasingly used to meet permit mitigation requirements. When private nonprofits hold the exacted conservation easements, they assume the role of permit enforcers. It is their job to ensure that conservation easement terms are complied with, giving them oversight and control over one of the …

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A Survey Of Aquatic Invertebrate Communities In Nebraska Sandhill Lakes Reveals Potential Alternative Ecosystem States, J.C. Jolley, E.S. Albin, M.A. Kaemingk, D.W. Willis Jun 2013

A Survey Of Aquatic Invertebrate Communities In Nebraska Sandhill Lakes Reveals Potential Alternative Ecosystem States, J.C. Jolley, E.S. Albin, M.A. Kaemingk, D.W. Willis

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Aquatic invertebrate communities are important to shallow lake ecosystem form and function, providing vital components to the food web and thereby important to achieving lake management goals. We characterized lake invertebrate communities and physicochemical variables in six Nebraska Sandhill lakes and examined these characteristics within an alternative stable state framework. Surveys were conducted during 2005 within each of these lakes by sampling aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance, zooplankton abundance and biomass, phytoplankton biomass, and physicochemical variables. When placed within an alternative stable state framework, the response variables exhibited a gradient of different ecosystem states. Two lakes appeared congruent with the clear water …

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Hydroquinone: Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, Rajesh Shah Jun 2013

Hydroquinone: Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, Rajesh Shah

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial (HPT/Drug Proving) of Hydroquinone was conducted, using the accepted guidelines, ethical approval and scientific documentation The potentization method was standardized. Toward enhancing the quality of HPT, the investigator proposed and evaluated the data using the Quantitative Pathogenetic Index and Qualitative Pathogenetic Index. Usable symptoms were derived from the study. The medicine was suggested for the treatment of vitiligo, based on its known toxicological effects. HPT of a new medicinal substance, using the established parameters, to evaluate symptoms in healthy volunteers was carried out using a controlled experiment. Aims: The aim of the …

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Antidiabetic Effect Of Cephalandra Indica Q In Diabetic Rats, Arindam Pal, Biswapriya Misra, Shibendu Das, Samiran Gauri, Moumita Patra, Satyahari Dey Jun 2013

Antidiabetic Effect Of Cephalandra Indica Q In Diabetic Rats, Arindam Pal, Biswapriya Misra, Shibendu Das, Samiran Gauri, Moumita Patra, Satyahari Dey

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Diabetes mellitus is an emerging global epidemic, taking its toll in developing countries as India. Presently, the treatment for diabetes using allopathic drugs gives only a temporary relief. A combination of right medicine and potency, on other hand has given Homoeopathy a high success rate in the treatment of this disease. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Cephalandra indica mother tincture and potencies on blood glucose level, cholesterol level, body weight, and beta-cells of pancreatic islets of Langerhans, in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Wistar rats. Material and Methods: Glucose uptake was monitored in mother …

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Actuarial Review Of The Tenncare Program, Development Of Fiscal Year 2013 Per Member Costs, Tennessee. Division Of Tenncare. Jun 2013

Actuarial Review Of The Tenncare Program, Development Of Fiscal Year 2013 Per Member Costs, Tennessee. Division Of Tenncare.

TennCare Actuarial Report

No abstract provided.

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From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson Jun 2013

From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

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Singapore, State Nationalism, And The Production Of Diaspora, Cheryl Narumi Naruse Jun 2013

Singapore, State Nationalism, And The Production Of Diaspora, Cheryl Narumi Naruse

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Singapore, State Nationalism, and the Production of Diaspora" Cheryl Narumi Naruse examines The Straits Times series "Singaporean Abroad" and analyzes how conceptions of national time, space, and community are restructured by state concerns of economic survival within the era of globalization. In "Singaporean Abroad," readers find a curious amalgamation of feature writing, travel writing, and advertising about cosmopolitan, transnationally connected citizens of Singapore. Naruse shows how positive representations of overseas Singaporeans as "national heroes" reflected in the content of the series evidences efforts by the Government of Singapore to refashion cultural values and to advance beyond national …

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Reinterpreting History And Gujin's (古今) Cultural Practices, Chao Liu Jun 2013

Reinterpreting History And Gujin's (古今) Cultural Practices, Chao Liu

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Reinterpreting History and Gujin's (古今) Cultural Practices," Chao Liu analyzes the moral norms established by Gujin 古今 (Past and Present), a literary journal that emerged in occupied Shanghai in the 1940s, through the lens of historical narratives and the strategies Gujin intellectuals employed to subvert fundamentalist nationalism. Liu argues that Gujin created a cultural space between resistance and collaboration which challenged nationalistic imperatives and justified the subsistence of Chinese people under the Japanese occupation by presenting its own principles of social morals and erecting a pantheon of historical figures. Further, Liu posits …

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Collecting To The Core-Critical Cartography, Mark Bidney, Ann Doherty Jun 2013

Collecting To The Core-Critical Cartography, Mark Bidney, Ann Doherty

Against the Grain

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Atg Interviews Dr. Richard Haight, Ibm, Watson Research Center, John Long Jun 2013

Atg Interviews Dr. Richard Haight, Ibm, Watson Research Center, John Long

Against the Grain

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Full Page Ads Jun 2013

Full Page Ads

Against the Grain

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Don's Conference Notes-Special Meeting Reports, Donald T. Hawkins Jun 2013

Don's Conference Notes-Special Meeting Reports, Donald T. Hawkins

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

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And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings, Ramune K. Kubilius Jun 2013

And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings, Ramune K. Kubilius

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

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Making A Difference In Majuro, Ashleigh Jardine Jun 2013

Making A Difference In Majuro, Ashleigh Jardine

Lake Union Herald

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Abundance, Distribution, And Habitat Of The Threatened Minnows Campostoma Ornatum And Notropis Chihuahua In The Trans-Pecos Region Of Texas, Seiji Miyazono, Christopher M. Taylor Jun 2013

Abundance, Distribution, And Habitat Of The Threatened Minnows Campostoma Ornatum And Notropis Chihuahua In The Trans-Pecos Region Of Texas, Seiji Miyazono, Christopher M. Taylor

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

The Rio Grande and its tributaries in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas have been impacted by a variety of anthropogenic activities such as dewatering and the introduction of nonnative species. These environmental manipulations have negatively affected the native fishes leading to extirpations and declining populations throughout the region. Campostoma ornatum and Notropis chihuahua inhabit tributary streams of the Rio Grande in the Trans-Pecos region and are considered as state-listed threatened species. Little is known about their status and ecological requirements in the region. We hypothesized that the distribution and abundance of these threatened minnows in these spring-fed habitats can be …

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Government Regulatory Policy Towards The Biopharmaceutical Sector: Regulatory Outlook On Biosimilars In Egypt., Mohamed Atef Abdelhakim Farag Jun 2013

Government Regulatory Policy Towards The Biopharmaceutical Sector: Regulatory Outlook On Biosimilars In Egypt., Mohamed Atef Abdelhakim Farag

Theses and Dissertations

The thesis examines the government regulatory policy towards the pharmaceutical biotechnology sector (Biopharmaceutical), with focus on Similar Biotherapeutic Products (biosimilars). Biosimilars are highly similar but not identical molecules that claim to have similar quality, safety and efficacy of original (innovator/ reference) products. They differ significantly from the chemical based medicines (conventional pharmaceuticals) that the main active substance is usually from a living organism (biological). Such critical products are high on the treatment guidelines recommended for complex diseases with high death and disability burdens. Biosimilars started accessing the Egyptian Market long time before the Government established a proper regulatory structure/pathway to …

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Tensile And Fracture Behavior Of Single And Dual Matrix Aluminum-Carbon Nanotube Composites, Ehab Salama Jun 2013

Tensile And Fracture Behavior Of Single And Dual Matrix Aluminum-Carbon Nanotube Composites, Ehab Salama

Theses and Dissertations

Research on Al-CNT composites is in strong demand due to their high specific properties, and their potential applications in many advanced areas like in automotive and aerospace industries. In the current study, tensile and fracture properties of aluminum-multiwall carbon nanotube composites (Al-CNT) were investigated. A 99.7% pure AlPOCO® aluminum powder having an average particle size of 75 microns, in addition to 70-90% pure Elicarb® multi-walled carbon nanotubes having 10-12 nm average diameter were utilized in the synthesis of single and dual matrix multiwall carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composites. Single matrix Al-CNT composite powders with 1, 2, 2.5, 5 wt.% CNT …

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