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The Psychology Of Eco-Consumption., Mario F. Teisl, Caroline L. Noblet, Jonathan Rubin Dec 2009

The Psychology Of Eco-Consumption., Mario F. Teisl, Caroline L. Noblet, Jonathan Rubin

Publications

Information programs to promote cellulosic biofuels may not achieve their objectives unless consumers can be induced to care about the information presented to them. The social psychology literature highlights two commonly used models to link psychological variables to environmentally related behaviors: the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Norm Activation Theory (NAT). Other studies have compared the strength of these models or have adapted these models by adding additional variables, but few have compared across the alternative variable combinations noted in the literature. That is, most studies have added one or two psychological variables to the NAT or TPB …


Minerva 2009, The Honors College Dec 2009

Minerva 2009, The Honors College

Minerva

This issue of Minerva includes a story on alumna Betsy Leitch and her husband Bill Leitch, Betsy's connection to Colvin Hall, and their ongoing support of Honors; an article about Colvin Hall renovations and the opening of the Margaret Chase Smith Visiting Faculty Suite; and an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning Honors graduate, Bettina Boxall. Other highlights include the story of Honors graduate Adam Jones and his involvement in saving the USS Alabama.


Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 2 (Winter 2009-2010), Dawnbreaker Staff Dec 2009

Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 2 (Winter 2009-2010), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Qualitative Spatial Reasoning With Holed Regions, Maria Vasardani Dec 2009

Qualitative Spatial Reasoning With Holed Regions, Maria Vasardani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The intricacies of real-world and constructed spatial entities call for versatile spatial data types to model complex spatial objects, often characterized by the presence of holes. To date, however, relations of simple, hole-free regions have been the prevailing approaches for spatial qualitative reasoning. Even though such relations may be applied to holed regions, they do not take into consideration the consequences of the existence of the holes, limiting the ability to query and compare more complex spatial configurations. To overcome such limitations, this thesis develops a formal framework for spatial reasoning with topological relations over two-dimensional holed regions, called the …


Bibliography Of Works By, In Honor Of, And About John Victor Murra, David Block, Monica Barnes Nov 2009

Bibliography Of Works By, In Honor Of, And About John Victor Murra, David Block, Monica Barnes

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


John Victor Murra: A Mentor To Women, Heather Lechtman, Freda Yancy Wolf De Romero, Patricia Netherly, Ana Marit Lorandi, Victoria Castro, Rolena Adorno, Inge Maria Harman, Silvia Raquel Palomeque Nov 2009

John Victor Murra: A Mentor To Women, Heather Lechtman, Freda Yancy Wolf De Romero, Patricia Netherly, Ana Marit Lorandi, Victoria Castro, Rolena Adorno, Inge Maria Harman, Silvia Raquel Palomeque

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


John Victor Murra (August 24, 1916 - October 16, 2006): An Interpretative Biography, Monica Barnes Nov 2009

John Victor Murra (August 24, 1916 - October 16, 2006): An Interpretative Biography, Monica Barnes

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Climate, Agricultural Strategies, And Sustainability In The Precolumbian Andes, Charles Ortloff, Michael E. Moseley Nov 2009

Climate, Agricultural Strategies, And Sustainability In The Precolumbian Andes, Charles Ortloff, Michael E. Moseley

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Introduction To "Experiences With The Instiute Of Andean Research: 1941-42 And 1946" By Gordon R. Willey, Richard E. Daggett Nov 2009

Introduction To "Experiences With The Instiute Of Andean Research: 1941-42 And 1946" By Gordon R. Willey, Richard E. Daggett

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Reconstruction Of The Burial Offering At Punkuri In The Nepena Valley Of Peru's North-Central Coast, Victor Falcon Huayta Nov 2009

Reconstruction Of The Burial Offering At Punkuri In The Nepena Valley Of Peru's North-Central Coast, Victor Falcon Huayta

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Isabelita Rock Engraving And Its Archaeological Context, Callejon De Huaylas, Peru, Victor Ponte Nov 2009

An Analysis Of The Isabelita Rock Engraving And Its Archaeological Context, Callejon De Huaylas, Peru, Victor Ponte

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Costanza Di Capua Di Capua (December 17, 1912 - May 5, 2008), Karen Olsen Bruhns Nov 2009

Costanza Di Capua Di Capua (December 17, 1912 - May 5, 2008), Karen Olsen Bruhns

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Current Research In Andean Archaeology, Andean Past 9, Juan B. Leoni, Carolina Aguero, Mauricio Uribe, Carlos Carrasco, Leonor Adan, Cora Moragas, Flora Viches, Matthias Strecker, Freddy Taboada, Claudia Rivera, Sergio Calla, Patricia Alvarez, Robert Mark, Ian Wainwright, Mati Raudsepp, Matthew P. Sayre, Natali Luisa Lopez Aldave, J. Lee Hollowell Nov 2009

Current Research In Andean Archaeology, Andean Past 9, Juan B. Leoni, Carolina Aguero, Mauricio Uribe, Carlos Carrasco, Leonor Adan, Cora Moragas, Flora Viches, Matthias Strecker, Freddy Taboada, Claudia Rivera, Sergio Calla, Patricia Alvarez, Robert Mark, Ian Wainwright, Mati Raudsepp, Matthew P. Sayre, Natali Luisa Lopez Aldave, J. Lee Hollowell

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


A Design Analysis Of Moche Fineline Sherds From The Archaeological Site Of Galindo, Moche Valley, Peru, Gregory D. Lockard Nov 2009

A Design Analysis Of Moche Fineline Sherds From The Archaeological Site Of Galindo, Moche Valley, Peru, Gregory D. Lockard

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Early Cotton Network Knotted In Colored Patterns, Grace Katterman Nov 2009

Early Cotton Network Knotted In Colored Patterns, Grace Katterman

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Pine Tree Notes (November-December 2009), General Federation Of Women's Clubs - Maine Chapter Staff Nov 2009

Pine Tree Notes (November-December 2009), General Federation Of Women's Clubs - Maine Chapter Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


A Functionalist Perspective On Social Anxiety And Avoidant Personality Disorder, Peter J. Lafreniere Nov 2009

A Functionalist Perspective On Social Anxiety And Avoidant Personality Disorder, Peter J. Lafreniere

Psychology Faculty Scholarship

A developmental-evolutionary perspective is used to synthesize basic research from the neurosciences, ethology, genetics, and developmental psychology into a unified framework for understanding the nature and origins of social anxiety and avoidant personality disorder. Evidence is presented that social anxiety disorder (social phobia) and avoidant personality disorder may be alternate conceptualizations of the same disorder because they have virtually the same symptoms and genetic basis, and respond to the same pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions. A functionalist perspective on social anxiety is formulated to (a) explain the origins of normative states of anxiety, (b) outline developmental pathways in the transition from …


Strange Harvest: A Discussion Of Sacrifice And Missing Body Parts On The North Coast Of Peru, Catherine Gaither, Jonathan Bethard, Jonathan D. Kent, Victor Vasquez Sancbez, Teresa Rosales Tham, Richard Busch Nov 2009

Strange Harvest: A Discussion Of Sacrifice And Missing Body Parts On The North Coast Of Peru, Catherine Gaither, Jonathan Bethard, Jonathan D. Kent, Victor Vasquez Sancbez, Teresa Rosales Tham, Richard Busch

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


More Than Meets The Eye: A Study Of Two Nasca Motifs, Ana Nieves Nov 2009

More Than Meets The Eye: A Study Of Two Nasca Motifs, Ana Nieves

Andean Past

No abstract provided.


Land Use Ordinance Chapter 140 From The Code Of The Town Of Windham, Windham (Me.) Oct 2009

Land Use Ordinance Chapter 140 From The Code Of The Town Of Windham, Windham (Me.)

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Shoreland Zoning Map Town Of Waite, Washington County, Maine, University Of Maine At Machias, Geographic Information Systems Laboratory & Service Center, Washington County Council Of Governments, Maine State Planning Office Oct 2009

Preliminary Shoreland Zoning Map Town Of Waite, Washington County, Maine, University Of Maine At Machias, Geographic Information Systems Laboratory & Service Center, Washington County Council Of Governments, Maine State Planning Office

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


A Swot Analysis For Social Media In Libraries, Joe Fernandez Sep 2009

A Swot Analysis For Social Media In Libraries, Joe Fernandez

Library Staff Publications

Using SWOT analysis, this article discusses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of social media used by librarians to connect with their information seekers.


News From Mabel (Fall 2009), Mabel Wadworth Health Center Staff Sep 2009

News From Mabel (Fall 2009), Mabel Wadworth Health Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2009), New Hope For Women Staff Sep 2009

New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2009), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Pine Tree Notes (Septemer-October 2009), General Federation Of Women's Clubs - Maine Chapter Staff Sep 2009

Pine Tree Notes (Septemer-October 2009), General Federation Of Women's Clubs - Maine Chapter Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 1 (Fall 2009), Dawnbreaker Staff Sep 2009

Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 1 (Fall 2009), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Specifying And Detecting Topological Changes To An Areal Object, Jixiang Jiang Aug 2009

Specifying And Detecting Topological Changes To An Areal Object, Jixiang Jiang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Support Vector Methods For Higher-Level Event Extraction In Point Data, Jon Devine Aug 2009

Support Vector Methods For Higher-Level Event Extraction In Point Data, Jon Devine

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Phenomena occur both in space and time. Correspondingly, ability to model spatiotemporal behavior translates into ability to model phenomena as they occur in reality. Given the complexity inherent when integrating spatial and temporal dimensions, however, the establishment of computational methods for spatiotemporal analysis has proven relatively elusive. Nonetheless, one method, the spatiotemporal helix, has emerged from the field of video processing. Designed to efficiently summarize and query the deformation and movement of spatiotemporal events, the spatiotemporal helix has been demonstrated as capable of describing and differentiating the evolution of hurricanes from sequences of images. Being derived from image data, the …


Town Of Windsor Shoreland Zoning Map, Windsor (Me.)., Maine Office Of Gis, Kennebec Valley Council Of Governments Jul 2009

Town Of Windsor Shoreland Zoning Map, Windsor (Me.)., Maine Office Of Gis, Kennebec Valley Council Of Governments

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Requiem For An Industry, Charles A. Scontras Jul 2009

Requiem For An Industry, Charles A. Scontras

Bureau of Labor Education

In April, the Lewiston City Council voted to demolish the massive Bates Mill No. 5, the last component of the original textile giant, dating from 1850, that is owned by the city. The decision graphically symbolizes the burial of a textile industry. When the textile mills arrived in Maine, public officials viewed them as cathedrals of prosperity and progress, while workers welcomed the opportunity to earn a livelihood. Labor reformers, however, often viewed them as corporate entities that regimented life and work, describing them as "tombs for the living," "living hells," and "prison factories." Over the years, labor made sporadic …