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Peasant unrest, community warriors and state power in India: The case of private caste senas (armies) in Bihar.
(2003)
Using the case study of private caste armies in Bihar, a state in eastern part of India, this dissertation attempts to describe and explain the dynamics of caste, class and state power in post-independence India. This study ...
An examination of Project Team Life: Two case studies.
(2003)
The study revealed little difference in the curriculum development schemes between the two cases. Implementation occurred in both cases and was achieved in different ways. Of all the themes, the resources theme was found ...
An empirical analysis of taxation and state economic growth.
(2003)
The problem addressed mostly in my study is the endogeneity of tax variables in the growth model. Further, the efforts to find instruments for tax variable are very crucial. I find that demographic, economic, and political ...
Masculinity in Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, 1982--2002: A content analysis study.
(2003)
This study examines masculinity in Pulitzer Prize-Winning Plays from 1982--2002. Masculinity has been under intense scrutiny and criticism in the media in the past twenty years and male images have changed during this ...
Physical characterization of the ecdysteroid and retinoid X receptor (UpEcR and UpRXR) in the fiddler crab Uca pugilator.
(2003)
Ecdysteroid hormones regulate growth, metamorphic differentiation, vitellogenesis, and oogenesis in insects. In crustaceans, molt, limb regeneration, and reproduction are closely related to ecdysteroid titers. In the fiddler ...
Efficacy of inoculation strategies in promoting resistance to political attack messages: Source credibility perspective.
(2003)
Taken together, the results of this dissertation indicate that inoculation is an effective resistance option for candidates in deflecting the influence of political attack messages delivered in both political advertising ...
Historic Choctaw archaeology: Social inequality in post-removal southeastern Oklahoma.
(2003)
The Native American group we know as the Choctaw has previously been interpreted as a fairly recent social construct and the result of interaction that began after sustained contact with European colonists. This research ...
The relationship between gender role conflict, homophobia, and male rape myth acceptance in adult men.
(2003)
The relationship of homophobia and gender role conflict to male rape myth acceptance was investigated using a sample of 201 adult men from a Midwestern community. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted ...
The relationship of select demographic, psychological, and social support variables with work-to-family and family-to-work conflict in medical students.
(2003)
One hundred and twenty medical students participated in this investigation of the relationship of select demographic, psychological, and social support variables with work-to-family and family-to-work conflict. A series ...
Asymmetrical rhythms for marimba.
(2003)
The exploration of the potential of the marimba as a solo instrument in recent decades fostered the creation of an unprecedented volume of works written specifically for the instrument. Modern composers constantly challenge ...