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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Comstock"”.
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Progressive speed trials of the sea-going dredge Comstock
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 1916.
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Pleistocene geology of the Comstock-Sebeka area, west-central Minnesota
… The study area extends eastward from the Comstock area (14 miles south of Moorhead, Minnesota) in the Red River Valley to the Sebeka area (13 miles north of Wadena, Minnesota). The area is about 27 kilometres wide and 140 kilometres long.</p> <p>Surface materials include Pleistocene …
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Fluid inclusion and trace element study of the Comstock district, Nevada
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-112).
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Morphology and taxonomy of the first instars of the genus <i>Cerococcus</i> Comstock (Homoptera:Coccoidea:Cerococcidae)
The taxonomy of species in the genus <i>Cerococcus</i> has been unstable and adequate keys and descriptions have not been available for identification. This detailed study of the first instars is one step in the revision of the genus and reevaluation of the taxa which have been referred to the …
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Euonymus scale, Unaspis euonymi (Comstock): host preference, and distribution of native and imported natural enemies in Virginia
… the highest populations of Unaspis euonymi (Comstock), as a food source for Chilocorus kuwanae (Silvestri). Analysis of data collected from field-grown plants and container-grown plants indicates that Euonymus japonicus (Thunb.) 'Albo-marginatus' would sustain the highest populations of U. …
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Developing a Strategy for Calvary Bible Church East of Comstock, Michigan, to Contextualize the Gospel for Unchurched Young Adults
This project addresses the development of a contextualization strategy for local church ministry. Chapter 1 explains the purpose, goals, context, and rationale for the case study. Chapter 2 examines the beginnings of culture, national identity and mission in Genesis 10-12, the contextual …
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Euphemistic rhetoric in advertising during the Comstock Era: the importance of persona and cultural context in the Lysol case
From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Lysol douche was the best-selling form of birth control in the U.S.; it was used by women from all socio-economic backgrounds. This dissertation examines the Lysol douche campaign that ran in Hearst’s Cosmopolitan and McCall’s during the 1920s and 1930s, which …
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Rockin' the Comstock: Exploring the Unlikely and Underappreciated Role of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Northern Nevada Ghost Town (Virginia City) in the Development of the 1960s Psychedelic Esthetic and "San Francisco Sound"
… who entertained a diverse civic population. Many Comstock performers found success through the promotion of their own 'exoticism,' navigating the seductive ambiguity of cultural liminality. Virginia City historically represented a major crossroads of transformation and innovation defined by its: …
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The morphology, biology and control of Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) and Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio in Virginia including a redescription of Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
… A third species, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, is periodically brought into the state but is apparently unable to overwinter. Ceroplastes ceriferus the primary species in Virginia, was originally found in Norfolk in 1942. In the past 30 years C. ceriferus has spread into 40 counties, …
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Neighborhood Attachment as a Moderator of the Relationship between Collective Efficacy and Delinquency
… form toward their neighborhoods over time (Comstock et al., 2010). This thesis proposed that at high levels of neighborhood attachment, the relationship between collective efficacy and neighborhood attachment will be stronger than at lower levels of neighborhood attachment. Moderation by …
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Nantucket pine tip moth infestations in relation to stand type
… Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionis frustrana (Comstock) Is a common pest of young pines. In the eastern United States all species of yellow pines are attacked to some degree except longleaf pine, Pinus palustrla Mill. (Yates 1960). Chemical control of the tip moth has been demonstrated to be …
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Characterizing the populaton biology and life history of Speyeria adiaste clemencei
… butterfly, Speyeria adiaste clemencei (Comstock, 1925) is described from Chews Ridge, Monterey Co., CA. S. a. clemencei can be successfully reared on commercially available Viola spp., facilitating captive rearing for restoration. Larvae of S. adiaste can be distinguished morphologically …
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Indian Uprisings in Humboldt County, Nevada 1861-1863
… of a tumultuous period in Nevada history. The Comstock Lode and Virginia City are justly famous and much has been written their beginnings, but of the early days of two of the major mining towns in the Humboldt range of Nevada--namely, Unionville and Star City--and their close connection and …
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Three Essays On Insurance Asset Management
… bias”) in the U.S. property liability insurers’ comstock portfolios. We find that U.S. property-liability insurers exhibit a negative industry bias by tilting their portfolios away from their own industry. We examine the nature of the industry bias and find that property-liability insurers have …
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Emerging stable isotope techniques in hydrothermal research: new methods applied to carbonates and hydrous minerals in ore deposits and geothermal fields
… areas, exemplified by case studies at the Comstock Lode, USA (Chapter 4) and Miocene-aged adularia-sericite Au-Ag deposits at Waihi and Karangahake on the North Island (Chapter 6). Taking mineral-specific fractionation factors into account, whole rock hydrogen isotope measurements indicate …
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Elucidation of the lipid degradation process in soft tissue and fluid during decomposition, in the presence and absence of insects.
Decomposition has been extensively studied in the presence of insects, however the process in the absence of insects has been considerably less documented. In this study, the decomposition process was compared between domestic pig carcasses in the presence and the partial and complete absence of …
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Reforming or Transforming?: The Politics and Implementation of Equity-Based Instructional Reform
The term “equity” is commonly used in education discourse as a goal of educational improvement efforts. Yet, the term can be conceptualized in many ways, and equity conceptions are rarely interrogated in policy studies (Bulkley, 2013; Jencks, 1988; Levinson et al., 2022). Still, equity conceptions …
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Barriers to seeking psychological help among Iowa's registered sex offenders
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