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Microbial Community Analysis of a Coastal Salt Marsh Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(PLos One, 2012-07-18)
Coastal salt marshes are highly sensitive wetland ecosystems that can sustain long-term impacts from anthropogenic events such as oil spills. In this study, we examined the microbial communities of a Gulf of Mexico coastal ...
Acculturation and spousal support for foreign wives: A qualitative analysis of the Internet blogs of Taiwanese women
(2012)
This study, a phenomenological inquiry of spousal support for foreign wives living in their husbands' country, examined the blogs of Taiwanese women in Japan. Eleven blogs written by 10 Taiwanese wives were purposefully ...
Differential Effect of Inter-Role Conflict on Proactive Individual's Experience of Burnout
(2012)
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This study examined how proactive personality interacts with inter-role conflict, measured as work–family conflict and family–work conflict, to predict burnout, measured as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, ...
A STUDY ON PARENTS' AND EDUCATORS' PERCEPTION ON INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM IN GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS
(2012)
The practice of inclusion, even the term itself, has been the subject of controversy over the last several decades. "Inclusion" has many interpretations, depending upon the student, educator, and setting. In my dissertation, ...
World-system position and democracy, 1972–2008
(International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2012-10-01)
Global levels of democracy are higher than ever before, and democratic principles are now institutionalized as a world cultural norm. Nevertheless, a number of countries continue to feature governing systems that restrict ...
Relationship Satisfaction and Shared Physical Activity
(2012)
The researcher investigated how sharing activity of a physical nature is associated with relationship satisfaction. The association between sharing physical activity with one‟s partner and relationship satisfaction ...
A Rational Problem of Evil: The Coherence of Christian Doctrine with a Broad Free Will Defense
(2012)
The problem that evil presents for Christian theism is often thought to be the most diffi- cult problem to solve. Since Alvin Plantinga's celebrated free will defense, however, some have argued that the logical problem was ...
Minutes of a Regular Meeting, The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, January 24, 2012
(The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, 2012-01-24)
Essays on State Ownership
(2012)
The aim of my dissertation is to provide insights into the rationale and impact of government investments. The first chapter introduces the topic, from a corporate finance perspective. The second chapter (Why Do Governments ...