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A comprehensive plan for Amherst, Massachusetts
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1956.
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Geology of the Piney River-Roseland titanium area, Nelson and Amherst counties, Virginia
The titanium deposits of Nelson and Amherst counties, Virginia, occur in Precambrian (?) rocks that constitute part of the core of the Blue Ridge-Catoctin Mountain anticlinorium. Approximately 72 square miles were mapped in this study. The central part of the mapped area is underlain by a mass of …
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From Amherst to The Other Side: The Integration of Emily Dickinson into the Italian Consciousness
… not only to determine how the Belle from Amherst was received by her foreign audience but also better consider the role her distinctive style played in her work’s survival through and beyond the inhospitable fascist period.</p>
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The activities and adjustments of 4-H Club and non-4-H Club young women of Amherst County, Virginia
… and those with no 4-H Club experience, in Amherst County, Virginia s to the following: 1. The educational, vocational, and marriage plans of the girls. 2. The personal adjustment and interests of the girls. 3. The home and community participation of the girls.
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Exploring Community College Stigma: A Phenomenology of the Lived Experience for Community College Transfer Students Attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst
… public university in Massachusetts: UMass Amherst. This dissertation pioneers use of a conceptual framework built from the elements of stereotype threat to illustrate experienced community college stigma; Specifically, it begins to address the forty-year-old unsubstantiated contention of …
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The Impact of Wind Turbines on the Distribution of Wintering and Migrating Raptors
… the overall effects of wind turbines on raptors. Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada is renowned for its number and diversity of wintering raptors. Wind turbines were built on the island in 2018. In this study, we used standardized surveys to record the presence, number, and precise location of …
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Holding the line: the changing policies of the British Army with respect to Native Americans, 1759-1774
… Native Americans possessed by General Jeffery Amherst, the commander of the British Army in the colonies at the end of the Seven Years’ War, and his replacement, General Thomas Gage. In particular it is only by examining the very different attitudes towards Native Americans possessed by Amherst …
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Negotiating Sovereignty: Resistance and Meaning Making at the Bear Mountain Mission in Early-Twentieth Century Virginia
… the Native Monacan community on Bear Mountain in Amherst County, Virginia. The Bear Mountain Mission operated a church, day-school, and clothing bureau until 1965, when the day-school closed after the integration of Amherst County Public Schools. This thesis investigates how Native Monacan …
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Two French threats to North America, 1760-1783, as seen by British Colonial officials
… France by the Marquis de Vaudreuil to General Amherst on September 8th, 1760. Attention is given to the rebellion itself, followed by an account of the difficulties experienced by the British in their efforts to occupy the Illinois Country. The efforts of Major-General Gage, the Commander in …
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Implementation of features of the ASCA National Model in Alabama public schools
… 2013) of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the National Panel for Evidence-Based School Counseling. This research potentially offered timely evidence to facilitate the ongoing Alabama State Board initiative, Plan 2020, created to prepare all students to be successful in college …
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Effects Of Parental Support On Physical Activity Levels In Children
… Scale, Physical Activity Motivation Scale, and Amherst Health and Activity Adult Survey. Intervention parental support strategies included encouragement, praise, transportation, and participation with the child in physical activities. Parent and child survey scores, </p> <p>accelerometer scores, …
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William Apess: Autobiography and the Conversion of Subjectivity
… American Studies scholars. Barry O’Connell of Amherst College compiled and edited Apess’s writings in On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot, published by University of Massachusetts Press in 1992. Apess may be one of the earliest Native writers using the English …
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William Apess: Autobiography and the Conversion of Subjectivity
… American Studies scholars. Barry O’Connell of Amherst College compiled and edited Apess’s writings in On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot, published by University of Massachusetts Press in 1992. Apess may be one of the earliest Native writers using the English …
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Role of Notch Signaling in T Cell Polarization
… Dr Barbara Osborne, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. We observed that Notch signaling inhibition by Gamma Secretase Inhibitors (GSI) in the EAE model ameliorates the symptoms as well as delays the onset of disease. We also observed a decrease in IL-17 and IFNγ cytokine expression levels among …
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Metodologia de projeto de sistema híbrido eólico/solar/diesel aplicado à Vila de Sucuriju-Amapá
… desenvolvido na Universidade de Massachusetts at Amherst. Uma caracterização precisa das fontes renováveis, do local em estudo, se faz necessário para determinar o comportamento diário, mensal e anual dos recursos. A demanda é estimada através de informações coletadas no local referentes à carga …
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"In the shadows" : David Foster Wallace and multicultural America
… in the 1980s (including at his own university, Amherst College), the turn towards multicultural education and alternative literary canons in the 1990s, and the rising tide of nationalism and right-wing patriotism after 9/11. I depart from the universalist, ahistorical, post-racial framework of …
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The Inward Gaze: Byung-Chul Han's Achievement-Subjectivity in David Foster Wallace's Short Fiction
… with his first published short story in the Amherst review "The Planet Trillaphon as it Stands in Relation to the Bad Thing" and ending with "Good Old Neon" in his short story collection, <em>Oblivion.</em></p>
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Synthesis and utilization of N-acetyl muramic acid derivatives as tools for probing information about peptidoglycan structure, biogenesis and immunological response
… (SUNY Buffalo), Prof. Sloan Siegrist (UMass Amherst), and Prof. Natacha Ruiz (The Ohio State University). This was accomplished with the creation of protocols that are thorough and transferable as well as providing in-depth, species-specific troubleshooting. These advancements will change the …
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Structural System Reliability with Application to Light Steel-Framed Buildings
… Tech), 1301033 (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and 1300484 (Johns Hopkins University). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily re ect the views of the National Science Foundation. The author is …
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