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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Collie"”.
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Managing the acidity of abandoned water filled coal mining voids in Collie (Western Australia) using organic matter
… in abandoned water filled coal mining voids in Collie was investigated. Previous studies have demonstrated that passing acidic drainage through organic matter increased the waters pH. Laboratory trials using intact sediment cores (collected from Ewington, Collie, Western Australia) were used to …
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Lichens as a biomonitoring tool for detecting heavy metal air pollution associated with industrial activities in Collie, south-western Australia
… power stations and related industries in Collie, south-western Australia, an area with concern over poor air quality. Three different approaches to lichen biomonitoring were investigated. The first explored lichen community composition patterns in thirty-six study sites across an …
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Servant Leadership and Teacher Stressors: A Qualitative Study
… teacher (Skaalvik & Skaalvik, 2016, as cited in Collie, Shapka, & Perry, 2012; Kyriacou, 1987, 2001; Liu & Onwuegbuzie, 2012). Findings of this study suggest that Servant Leadership provides a buffer for the stressors teachers face, but it does not make their occupational stressors nonexistent. …
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Steel Riders : a novel for young adult readers and, An hermeneutical examination of Steel Riders
… is based on the real-life coal-mining town of Collie in Western Australia where I have lived for a number of years. My experiences before I came to Collie and my "life-relation" (Bultmann, 1986, p. 243) to that town, my researches into the history of the town, and my friendships with the local …
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Study To Investigate Self-Reported Teacher Absenteeism And Desire To Leave Teaching As They Relate To Teacher-Reported Teaching Satisfaction, Job-Related Stress, Symptoms Of Depression, Irrational Beliefs, And Self- Efficacy
… and job-satisfaction (Ahlgren & Gadnib, 2011; Collie et al., 2012; Klassen & Chiu, 2010; Markow et al., 2013; Schonfeld, 1990a, 1990b, 1996). </p>
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Tracing Forensic Artefacts from USB-Bound Computing Environments on Windows Hosts
This thesis proposes that it is possible to extract and analyse artefacts of potential evidential interest from host systems where miniature computing environments have been run from USB connectable devices. The research focuses on Windows systems and includes a comparison of the results obtained …
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The Time Management Practices and Preferred Allocation of Time of Principals of Small Secondary Schools in Virginia
… stakeholders, and promoting school achievement" (Collie et al., 2020, p. 417). By identifying connections between principals' experiences with time spent on tasks and how principals wished to spend their time, a better understanding of how principals could impact their stakeholders may be …
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Feeding habits of the yellowtail flounder and production of its invertebrate prey on Georges Bank
As part of the Georges Bank Benthic Infauna Monitoring Program, size-frequency analysis was used to study the life history and production of three benthic amphipod species: Ampelisca agassizi, Unciola inermis and Ericthonius fasciatus. Abundant over large areas of Georges Bank, these amphipods are …
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Unsteady shock wave effects on transonic turbine cascade performance
The capability for experimental assessment of unsteady shock wave effects on turbine blade performance has been developed. A novel shock-generation system utilizing a shotgun blast has been implemented into the Virginia Tech Wind Tunnel Transonic Cascade Facility. Specialized optical systems and …
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An Evaluation of exposures to respirable particulates, environmental PM2.5, PAHs and metal compounds in Western Australia
… samples were found to be significantly higher in Collie as compared to Dalyellup. However, personal PM2.5 concentrations between locations were not significantly different and both PAH and heavy metals were below the levels of detection. Urinary levels of 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHpy) were below the …
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ASSURING HEALTH FOR ALL: AN EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY OF THE KANSAS CITY-CHRONIC DISEASE COALITION'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES
Health disparities have had a deep impact on the health status of minority populations over the last century. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the comprehensive community initiative implemented by the Kansas City Chronic Disease Coalition. The goals of this coalition were to …
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Shepherd's Wanted: Wester Ross Pioneers to Patagonia, 1880-1930
… of the region. The shepherd, his horse, two collie dogs and a small flock of sheep represent the importance of the sheep industry to that part of Spanish-speaking southern South America known as Patagonia – encompassing both Chile and Argentina. Most of the shepherds were immigrants and many …
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Accounting for well capacity in the economic decision making of groundwater users
Water conflicts unfolding around the world present the need for accurate economic models of groundwater use which couple traditional producer theory with hydrological science. We present a static optimization problem of individual producer rents, given groundwater as a variable input to production. …