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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"Cheney"”.
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Detection and characterization of antibiotic resistance plasmids in Cheney biosolids
… bacteria. In the current study, we examined Cheney biosolids for the presence of drug resistant bacteria and the role of these bacteria in transfer of resistance genes to others. We screened 100 bacteria for drug resistance and found that 68% of the isolates were resistant to two or more …
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From the Cheney House to Taliesin : Frank Lloyd Wright and Feminist Mamah Borthwick
This thesis seeks to investigate the impact of Frank Lloyd Wright 's contact with feminist theory on his design and his thinking. For, in 1912, Wright and his companion Mamah Borthwick co-translated a book by Swedish feminist Ellen Key into English. I argue that Key's notion of an "organic" system …
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Increasing attendance of EWU students at Cheney Mayfest: does social medial play a role?
<p>The non-profit organization, Cheney Mayfest, puts on an event each year to promote the community and its local businesses. Most of the Cheney community is Eastern Washington University (EWU) students. Cheney Mayfest’s goal is to have an increase in EWU student attendance at Mayfest each year. In …
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Comparison of wetland restoration techniques in and around Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Cheney, WA
… at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR) in Cheney work with local landowners to restore wetlands through excavation or flooding techniques. Unfortunately, TNWR staff cannot evaluate the wetlands to determine which technique is most successful. This thesis project compared the …
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Determining the effects of non-native brook stickleback (Cualea inconstans) on the lentic systems at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Cheney, WA
<p>"The introduction of non-native fishes can cause trophic cascades in freshwater habitats; these effects may be amplified in ephemeral/temporary habitats. Non-native brook stickleback fishes (Culaea inconstans) were first documented on the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (WA) in 1999 and are …
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An assessment of antibiotic resistant bacteria in biosolid used as garden fertilizer
… biosolid is sold to the general public by the Cheney Wastewater Treatment Plant for use as garden fertilizer and as a soil conditioner. Moist biosolid samples were obtained from the Cheney Wastewater Treatment Plant and antibiotic resistant gram negative bacteria were isolated from it. Bacteria …
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Numerical Modeling of the Energy Release of Aluminized Oxyacetylene Detonations
… 0.11 m3 oxyacetylene detonations acquired by Cheney (2024) in the large-scale shock tube research facility at VA Tech (VTSTRF). A series of studies were carried out in this process of model development including: the preliminary building of the model domain with the shock tube geometry and …
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Re-visioning narrative competence: exploring kindergartners' collaborative story construction
… competence, i.e. sense of story (Martinez, Cheney, & Teale, 1993). It used a combination of videotaping and interviewing to examine multiple perspectives of spontaneous child-constructed stories in the context of classroom sociodramatic play. Previous research of children's narrative …
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An evaluation technique for determining educational accountability
… retarded children from the Windsor School, Cheney School District, Cheney, Washington, were used as subjects in this study. A program for the basic addition facts was designed and run for twelve days and the progress from entering level performance to exit level performance was recorded and …
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The Growth of Mourning Dove Nestlings in Eastern Nebraska
… by leaving many late season nests unattended (Cheney and Cheney, 1967). It is possible that nestlings from this period are less likely to survive due to a combination of factors already alluded to, particularly due to possible changes in parental behavior. A parent may become less attentive to …
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Working out disability : identification and workplace health promotions.
Using Scott, Corman, and Cheney's structurational model of identification, and building on existing communication and disability scholarship, this study provides scholars and organizations with a deeper understanding of disability in the workplace and the ways in which workplace health promotions …
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"You Is The Church": Identity and Identification in Church Leadership
… Organizational Identification (Scott, Corman, & Cheney, 1998), the bi-directional relationship between leaders and the organization was qualitatively examined and analyzed. Specifically, membership negotiation is seen through the constructs of formal structure and identity. The negotiation …
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"You Is The Church": Identity and Identification in Church Leadership
… Organizational Identification (Scott, Corman, & Cheney, 1998), the bi-directional relationship between leaders and the organization was qualitatively examined and analyzed. Specifically, membership negotiation is seen through the constructs of formal structure and identity. The negotiation …
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Corporate apologia : Exxon's use of video in response to the Valdez incident.
… contain, are compared with the conclusions of Cheney and Vibbert (1987) and others with regard to the nature of internal corporate discourse. Concluding remarks suggest that the tapes demonstrate the elements of discourse typically associated with the genre of apologia, yet they do so from the …
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The measurement of organizational identification and organizational commitment found among the membership of Mary Kay Cosmetics
… Identification Questionnaire (OIQ) (Cheney 1983b) and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) (Mowday, Porter, and Steers 1979), to determine if a positive correlation existed between them when applied to the Mary Kay Cosmetics Organization, a Direct Sales Marketing …
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A macroinvertebrate bioassessment of two streams on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR)
… streams at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Cheney, WA to evaluate the health status and ecosystem integrity of the water bodies. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge contains over 3,000 acres of wetlands, and provides high quality habitat for migrating and breeding waterfowl. However, these …
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United States Use of Force against Terrorism and the Threat of Terrorism: An Analysis of the Past Four U.S. Presidents¿ Use of Force to Combat International Terrorism.
… (led by personalities like Vice President Cheney), congressional acquiescence, and judicial tolerance combined with the 9/11 tragedy and pervasive fears of another attack to create a ¿perfect storm¿ known as the ¿war on terror¿. The research also analyzes to what extent the four …
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The initial psychometric assessment of the BEACONS positive behavior support individual and team self-assessment and program review
… a PBS Self-Assessment and Program Review (Cheney & Walker, 2003), which consists of 10 evidence-based practices or subscales, that include evidence-based indicators related to systems at all three levels of the PBS model. School staff rate their level of implementation using a Likert scale …
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The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach
American composer and pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach -- Mrs. H. H. A. Beach (1867-1944) was born in Henniker, New Hampshire. She is recognized as the best American composer of her time. She was the first American woman to compose large-scale art music, and she was also a virtuosic pianist. The …
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