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The Conflicted Mission of the United States Bureau of Biological Survey, 1885-1940: Wildlife, Uncertainty, and Ambivalence
(2012)
The United States Bureau of Biological Survey, initially founded as the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy within the Department of Agriculture in 1885, began with a focus on scientific research. Its principle ...
The impact of precipitation physical processes on the polarimetric radar variables
(2012)
The ongoing upgrade of the National Weather Service WSR-88D radar network to polarimetric capabilities, as well as similar upgrades worldwide, will soon provide a wealth of data and information regarding storm precipitation ...
WHAT STRATEGIES DO RESISTIVE READERS USE TO FAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED TEXTS?
(2012)
A trend among adolescent readers is the practice of fake-reading. Fake-reading occurs when students who can read choose not to, and develop strategies to fake their way through school-assigned texts to earn good grades. ...
INFLUENCE OF DISABILITY AND GENDER ON TRANSITION ASSESSMENT AND GOAL GENERATOR (TAGG) SCORES
(2012)
Legislators mandated transition education for students with disabilities to improve their post-school outcomes. Each student with an IEP should have an annual transition plan at or before his or her 16th birthday. IDEA ...
TRANSPORT AND SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF LIQUID AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTES
(2012)
Liquid and polymer electrolytes are interesting and important materials to study as they are used in Li rechargeable batteries and other electrochemical devices. It is essential to investigate the fundamental properties ...
CUCURBIT[7]URIL MEDIATED VIOLOGEN-FLUOROPHORE DYAD FOR FLUORESCENCE OFF/ON SWITCH
(2012)
CUCURBIT[7]URIL MEDIATED VIOLOGEN-FLUOROPHORE
POLICY NARRATIVES AND CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY MAKING OVER THE DISPUTED DIAOYU ISLANDS: TESTING SYSTEMS THEORY IN CHINA
(2012)
China's foreign policy has been making an assertive turn. Over the disputed Diaoyu Islands against Japan, China adopted the most assertive policy so far in 2010. However, in previous incidents of 1996 and 2004, such assertive ...
EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONALLY-SPONSORED ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY: THE INTERSECTION OF THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
(2012)
The use of part-time and adjunct faculty continues to grow within the United States, as they offer current experiences for students while offering flexible and low-cost options to post-secondary educational organizations. ...
When Moral Foundations Collide: An Examination of Liberals' and Conservatives' Reactions to Cross-foundational Moral Trade-offs
(2012)
Two studies extended previous research on Moral Foundations Theory (MFT; Graham, Haidt, & Nosek, 2009) by examining the extent to which political ideology moderates the psychological reactions to various types of moral ...
"People to Our Selves": Chickasaw Diplomacy and Political Development in the Nineteenth Century
(2012)
This project adopts an international relations perspective to examine how the Chickasaws conceptualized their position within the unraveling system of western imperial involvement in North America from the American Revolution ...