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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Blackwood"”.
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Factors affecting the recruitment of riparian vegetation on the Ord and Blackwood Rivers in Western Australia
… cool temperate zone of south western Australia (Blackwood River) and on a river in the dry tropics of the Kimberley region of north-western Australia (Ord River). By studying two contrasting river systems in different climatic zones, the influence of the physical environment and biotic factors in …
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Diversity in education: changing faces
… at the Charles W. Lewis Middle School in Blackwood, New Jersey. The research began by examining the school's culture and then went on to form committees and groups to promote diversity throughout the building. During this research, the intern determined that non-Asian minority students …
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A study to assess motivational factors in pursuing higher education: a multicultural perspective
… of students attending Camden County College in Blackwood and to (b) determine if their cultural background played a part in them choosing collective or individualistic reasons to attend. One hundred students were surveyed. Each student was given a survey of 16 questions, eight questions measured …
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The colonisation of fynbos and disturbed sites by indigenous forest communities in the Southern Cape
… with exotic species such as Acacia melanoxylon ·(blackwood), A. mearnsii (black wattle) and different Eugalyptus and Pinus species. Although these species are useful timber and firewood species, they tend to establish themselves on disturbed patches in the indigenous forest and suppress the …
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An experimental investigation using Cognitive Bias Modification for paranoid attributions in a non-clinical sample: Effects upon interpretation bias, emotions, and paranoia following a stressful paranoia induction.
Background: Bentall, Corcoran, Howard, Blackwood, and Kinderman (2001) suggested that paranoid individuals display an ‘external-personal bias’ of blaming negative events on other people rather than situational circumstances or themselves, however, the literature remains equivocal. This study tested …
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Publishing short stories : British modernist fiction and the literary marketplace
… Terminations (Heinemann, 1895); Joseph Conrad in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine and Youth: A Narrative; and Two Other Stories (Blackwood, 1902); James Joyce in The Irish Homestead and Dubliners (Grant Richards, 1914); and Virginia Woolf in Monday or Tuesday (Hogarth, 1921). For these writers, the …
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Sun polarised dynamics in quantum wells
The ability to preferentially spin-polarise a photoexcited carrier population in a quantum well by optical pumping methods has enabled us to study the fine structure and some of the parameters governing the spin relaxation dynamics of excitons, heavy-holes and electrons in a number of type I …
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The impact of high voltage overhead power lines on the value of residential property in the United Kingdom
… obtained from a residential housing estate in Blackwood, Scotland where a HYOTL was present. The thesis begins with an overview of the current planning and development controls relating to the siting of electricity distribution equipment and the subsequent development of land near HYOTLs. A …
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Factors in expository preaching that influence attention, comprehension and retention levels
The gathered data in this research provides pastors, Christian educators, and other educators with a better understanding of multi-sensory teaching and advanced multi-sensory teaching and their influence on the cognitive domain. Specifically, this experiment seeks to determine if the use of …
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Aspects of fitness and physical activity patterns in Edinburgh school children
There is growing concern that many children in Britain do not take sufficient exercise to benefit cardiovascular health. This is supported by extensive evidence advocating the importance of regular physical activity for lifelong health and well-being, and is of particular relevance in Scotland …
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Sooty mould populations on kiwifruit: post harvest and seasonal variation : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master at Lincoln University
Sooty mould is a universal term used to describe the complex of superficial, Ascomycota fungi that grow upon the honeydew exudates of sap-sucking insects. These organisms form an extensive network of dense, black mycelia on the surfaces of affected leaves, fruit and other plant material. Scolypopa …
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The theology of judgement in the Fourth Gospel: christology and eschatology in John 5
This thesis addresses the apparent puzzle of the theology of judgement in the Fourth Gospel. Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus is presented as both judging and not judging while eschatological scenarios are presented and alluded to in which humanity will be judged at the last day and also in which …
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Rationalisation of design cost estimation in the construction industry
This thesis describes a programme of research work which investigated the potential for the application of rational approaches, using historic cost data, to the determination of realistic fee estimates for design work in the construction industry. The development of the following research …
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Egoism: Arguments for and against it from western philosophy
Egoism is the doctrine that one ought to act only for self-interested reasons. I shall be concerned with the presupposition of egoism: acting only for self-interested reasons is in one's long-term interest. I shall be concerned with this presupposition's truth with respect only to cases in which …
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Culture of empowerment in a restructured school
“Culture of Empowerment in a Restructured School” is a qualitative study that explores how three teams of humanities teachers in a restructured high school try to create and sustain an environment in which they can make decisions over curriculum, pedagogy, and school self-governance. The study …
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Local Emergency Planning Committees: Collaboration, Risk Communication, Information Technology and Homeland Security
Local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) were designed to develop emergency response plans and provide information through community right-to-know programs. A literature review identified operational effectiveness, collaboration, risk communication, information technology (IT), and homeland …
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