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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Demography, Population, and Ecology"”.
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The Demographic Characteristics of Homicide Victims in Riverside County Between 1975 and 1979
… It looks at the encounter between criminal and victim in an opposite direction from what is customary, dealing not with the perpetrator but the victim.</p> <p>The victims studied in this research were 295 people who were the subjects of homicidal assaults in Riverside County between January, …
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Ending America's Dependence on Foreign Oil: Risk Perceptions among Texans
… prices, dealing with hostile nations, and oil wars. Demographic variables, risk perception, community attachment, environmental knowledge, and environmental attitudes of Texans were examined to determine which factors influence attitudes toward the hard- and soft-energy path for ending …
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Life Adversity, Social Support, Resilience, and College Student Mental Health
… (ACEs), current college student hassles, and perceived social support relate to college student resilience. This study also explored how ACEs, current college student hassles, perceived social support, and resilience relate to college student mental health. A sample of 507 students from a …
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Operationalizing Good Schools in Kentucky
… Index Model, the Demographically-Adjusted Model, and the Equity Model. The Modified Academic Index Model uses test scores, from the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System 2008 and 2009 academic year, to measure good schools. The Demographically-Adjusted Model uses these test scores while …
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Living arrangements and care provision among the oldest old people in China, 1998--2002
… examines three aspects of living arrangements and care provision of the oldest old Chinese: distribution and determinants, transitions, and psychological well-being outcomes. The results indicate that living with one son and reliance on family care are still common experiences among the oldest …
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Essays on Malawian agriculture: Micro-level welfare impacts of agricultural productivity; profitability of fertilizer use; and targeting of fertilizer subsidy programs
… Malawi with support from the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) program. Each essay stands alone as an independent study because of differences in research questions and the methodologies used in addressing the questions.</p> <p>The first …
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The Feasibility of Annexation: A Cost-Revenue Approach for Bowling Green, Kentucky
… Bowling Green, Kentucky, into nine study areas and investigating the costs incurred by the city for the provision of services associated with annexation as compared to the expected revenues to be obtained from these sections. Costs were derived by analyzing the expenditures for each city …
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Looking Upstream: A Sociological Investigation of Mass Public Shootings
… shootings: their prevalence, types, patterns, and individual risk factors. However, we still lack a fundamental understanding of the processes that shape its incidence and spatial distribution. Our failure to tap into these dynamics is rooted in our inability to escape the dominant paradigm in …
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Can Gentrification Improve Education for Low-Income Minority Students?
… a reduction in crime, new job opportunities, and better government services, but these new neighborhood amenities are not available to all residents within the gentrified location. Newark, NJ one of the poorest municipalities in the northeast has long been one of the faces for urban blight and …
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Eyewitness Recall of Noncriminal Events: An Examination of Demographic Characteristics with a Selected Population.
… events from a selected university student population. Eyewitness testimony is frequently used to convict defendants each year. Many of these convictions are based solely on eyewitness accounts. While much has been written on the reliability of eyewitness testimony, little is known about …
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Dilemmas of China's Modernization: Population Problem and the Strategy of Sustainable Development.
… process of China's modernization centered on its population in the past half century, this paper explores the grim situation of China's population, historical factors, the relationship between population, resources and environment. Also, focused on controlling the size and improving the quality of …
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