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African Arrivals And Transformations, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2014

African Arrivals And Transformations, Andrew Sluyter

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Painting A Map Of Sixteenth-Century Mexico City: Land, Writing, And Native Rule, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2014

Painting A Map Of Sixteenth-Century Mexico City: Land, Writing, And Native Rule, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


Producing Africa At The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Helen A. Regis Jun 2013

Producing Africa At The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Helen A. Regis

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The Morphological Evolution Of The Vocal Apparatus In The Human Lineage: Implications On The Emergence Of Language, Jacob Jesch May 2013

The Morphological Evolution Of The Vocal Apparatus In The Human Lineage: Implications On The Emergence Of Language, Jacob Jesch

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No abstract provided.


New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage: Four Centuries Of Animals, Land, And People., Andrew Sluyter Jan 2013

New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage: Four Centuries Of Animals, Land, And People., Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


History Of The Non-Spanish Antilles, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2013

History Of The Non-Spanish Antilles, Andrew Sluyter

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Does Altitude Moderate The Impact Of Lithium On Suicide? A Spatial Analysis Of Austria, Marco Helbich, Victor Blüml, Michael Leitner, Nestor D. Kapusta Jan 2013

Does Altitude Moderate The Impact Of Lithium On Suicide? A Spatial Analysis Of Austria, Marco Helbich, Victor Blüml, Michael Leitner, Nestor D. Kapusta

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Suicide, the tenth leading cause of death worldwide, is a complex phenomenon. Models aiming to explain the interaction of ambient variables such as socioeconomic factors, lithium content of drinking water and altitude are poorly developed. While controlling for several risk factors, this research bridges two different, but complementary research lines by investigating statistically the relationship on suicide mortality between lithium levels in drinking water in response to altitude above sea level. Besides regression models with main effects, a multiplicative interaction model between lithium and altitude has been developed providing estimates at the district-level for Austria where spatial autocorrelation was accounted …


Geospatial Examination Of Lithium In Drinking Water And Suicide Mortality, Marco Helbich, Michael Leitner, Nestor D. Kapusta Jun 2012

Geospatial Examination Of Lithium In Drinking Water And Suicide Mortality, Marco Helbich, Michael Leitner, Nestor D. Kapusta

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Background: Lithium as a substance occurring naturally in food and drinking water may exert positive effects on mental health. In therapeutic doses, which are more than 100 times higher than natural daily intakes, lithium has been proven to be a mood-stabilizer and suicide preventive. This study examined whether natural lithium content in drinking water is regionally associated with lower suicide rates.Methods: Previous statistical approaches were challenged by global and local spatial regression models taking spatial autocorrelation as well as non-stationarity into account. A Geographically Weighted Regression model was applied with significant independent variables as indicated by a spatial autoregressive model.Results: …


Small Anatomical Variant Has Profound Implications For Evolution Of Human Birth And Brain Development, Robert G. Tague May 2012

Small Anatomical Variant Has Profound Implications For Evolution Of Human Birth And Brain Development, Robert G. Tague

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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Tek) And Modern Natural Resource Policy In China: Pathways For Integration, Lauren Elizabeth Nyman May 2012

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Tek) And Modern Natural Resource Policy In China: Pathways For Integration, Lauren Elizabeth Nyman

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Excavation Of Transect 4 At The Eleanor Betty Site, A Submerged Classic Maya Salt Work, Belize, Taylor Aucoin May 2012

Excavation Of Transect 4 At The Eleanor Betty Site, A Submerged Classic Maya Salt Work, Belize, Taylor Aucoin

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No abstract provided.


Development Of Modern Healthcare In Pre-1949 China With Emphasis On Geographical Relationships, Matthew Monroe Schexnayder Apr 2012

Development Of Modern Healthcare In Pre-1949 China With Emphasis On Geographical Relationships, Matthew Monroe Schexnayder

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No abstract provided.


Mapping Latin America: A Cartographic Reader, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2012

Mapping Latin America: A Cartographic Reader, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


The Oxford Handbook Of Slavery In The Americas, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2012

The Oxford Handbook Of Slavery In The Americas, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2010), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara Jul 2011

Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2010), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara

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No abstract provided.


Dental Genetic Traits Of Selected Maya Burials From Wild Cane Cay And Moho Cay, Belize, Kelly Heim May 2011

Dental Genetic Traits Of Selected Maya Burials From Wild Cane Cay And Moho Cay, Belize, Kelly Heim

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No abstract provided.


The Sacrum Of The Poole-Rose Ossuary: Health Status, Variation, And Demography, Elizabeth A. Moffett Apr 2011

The Sacrum Of The Poole-Rose Ossuary: Health Status, Variation, And Demography, Elizabeth A. Moffett

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No abstract provided.


Sediment History From K‟Ak‟ Naab‟ Column Sample 2: Human-Environment Interaction At A Classic Period Maya Salt Works Site, Jessica Harrison Apr 2011

Sediment History From K‟Ak‟ Naab‟ Column Sample 2: Human-Environment Interaction At A Classic Period Maya Salt Works Site, Jessica Harrison

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No abstract provided.


Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Crime Hotspots By Trajectories And Self-Organizing Maps, Marco Helbich, Julian Hagenauer, Michael Leitner Jan 2011

Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Crime Hotspots By Trajectories And Self-Organizing Maps, Marco Helbich, Julian Hagenauer, Michael Leitner

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The exploration of spatial relationships between crime incidents, the socio-economic characteristics of neighborhoods, as well as physical and structural compositions of the urban landscape is an ongoing research issue in Geographic Information Science. Spatial data mining tools improve the ability to gain knowledge from geographic data and help to understand spatio-temporal processes that contribute to the presence or absence of criminal offenses. However, most of the currently available tools focus either on the spatial, the temporal, or a combination of both aspects. But crime has a spatial and temporal component in a multidimensional attribute space. Therefore, it is reasonable to …


The Impact Of Racial Metric Variation In The Os Coxae On The Morphological Assessment Of Sex, Ginesse A. Listi Sep 2010

The Impact Of Racial Metric Variation In The Os Coxae On The Morphological Assessment Of Sex, Ginesse A. Listi

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This study examines whether sex determination based on morphological traits in the os coxae is impacted by racial quantitative variation. Nineteen traits were evaluated independently by two observers in 876 os coxae. Chi-square test was used on a random sample of 400 individuals to assess whether the distribution of correct sex assessment varied for white and black individuals based on each trait individually and all 19 traits collectively, as well as on inter-observer agreement in correct sex assessment. Results indicate that accuracy of sex assessment varied between white and black individuals in certain individual traits; however, accuracy was not impacted …


The Rainbow Family Of Living Light: Anarchy, Individuality And Communitas In A Contemporary Alternative Culture, Joseph Falcon-Freeman May 2010

The Rainbow Family Of Living Light: Anarchy, Individuality And Communitas In A Contemporary Alternative Culture, Joseph Falcon-Freeman

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No abstract provided.


Engaging With The Politics Of Determinist Environmental Thinking, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2010

Engaging With The Politics Of Determinist Environmental Thinking, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


In The Shadow Of Slavery: Africa’S Botanical Legacy In The Atlantic World, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2010

In The Shadow Of Slavery: Africa’S Botanical Legacy In The Atlantic World, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


The Geographical Review's Historical Dimensions And Recentism, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2010

The Geographical Review's Historical Dimensions And Recentism, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


Volunteerism And The Fight Against Hiv/Aids In Post-Katrina Louisiana, Lindsay Elizabeth Jarrell Jul 2009

Volunteerism And The Fight Against Hiv/Aids In Post-Katrina Louisiana, Lindsay Elizabeth Jarrell

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No abstract provided.


On Shaky Ground: The Political Impact Of Natural Disasters In Central America, Davis B. Courtney Apr 2009

On Shaky Ground: The Political Impact Of Natural Disasters In Central America, Davis B. Courtney

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No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2009), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara Jan 2009

Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2009), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Field Measurements Of Influence Of Sand Transport Rate On Structure Of Wind-Sand Flow Over Coastal Transverse Ridge, Yuxiang Dong, S. L. Namikas, P. A. Hesp, Jun Ma Sep 2008

Field Measurements Of Influence Of Sand Transport Rate On Structure Of Wind-Sand Flow Over Coastal Transverse Ridge, Yuxiang Dong, S. L. Namikas, P. A. Hesp, Jun Ma

Faculty Publications

The structure of wind-sand flow under different total sand transport rates was measured with field vertical anemometer and sand trap on the crest of typical coastal transverse ridge in Changli Gold Coast of Hebei Province, which is one of the most typical coastal aeolian distribution regions in China and famous for the tall and typical coastal transverse ridges. The measurement results show that, on the conditions of approximate wind velocities and same surface materials and environments, some changes happen to the structure of wind-sand flow with the increase of total sand transport rate on the crest of coastal transverse ridge. …


Landscapes Of Power And Identity: Comparative Histories In The Sonoran Desert And The Forests Of Amazonia From Colony To Republic, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2007

Landscapes Of Power And Identity: Comparative Histories In The Sonoran Desert And The Forests Of Amazonia From Colony To Republic, Andrew Sluyter

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No abstract provided.


Visual Representations Of The Spatial Relationship Between Bermuda High Strengths And Hurricane Tracks, Jason T. Knowles, Michael Leitner Jan 2007

Visual Representations Of The Spatial Relationship Between Bermuda High Strengths And Hurricane Tracks, Jason T. Knowles, Michael Leitner

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The 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons dramatically demonstrated the magnitude of the societal significance of hurricanes, negatively impacting on all scales from the personal to the national. Although definitive identification of the forcing mechanisms controlling hurricane tracks and landfall patterns remains elusive, increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that the increase in hurricane activity along the Gulf Coast is due to a southwestward shift in the position of the Bermuda High. This research uses multiple visualization techniques to explore the spatial correlation between Bermuda High strengths - as interpreted from the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index - and hurricane tracks. Using …