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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Jacksonville"”.
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Design for education and environment: Jacksonville Estuarine Research Center
… center of marine life. This proposal for the Jacksonville city aquarium endeavors to address the function of the aquarium as an institute for research and education, while utilizing the unique marine ecology setting to promote awareness of local underwater ecosystems. In this way, educational …
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Redignifying LaVilla: Visualizing and Recentering Black Epistemologies in the Revitalization of LaVilla, Jacksonville, Florida
… neighborhood situated in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida as an example of reparative planning, with specific interest around the upcoming Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park. The creation of Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park signals a pivotal moment for Black Landscapes in the US South in …
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A Dream Denied: The Fight Against the Mass Eviction of Families in Chicago and Jacksonville, USA
… cities across the United States, Chicago, and Jacksonville. Homeownership has long been the primary means for households to accumulate wealth within American society. Owning a home also assumes tremendous cultural weight; is often associated with achieving the American dream. Becoming a …
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Greater Jacksonville's Response to the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s
… that deal with that event rarely mention Jacksonville, although it was Florida's largest city and its chief commercial and transportation center. This could lead one to the conclusion that the North Florida city did not become caught up in the boom. Yet scattered throughout the …
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Soldiers and Civil Rights: The Impact of World War II on Jacksonville's African American Community, 1954-1960
… veterans in the Civil Rights Movement in Jacksonville from 1945-1960. Black World War II veterans not only faced the typical challenges of returning to civilian life, but took up the fight for equality as well. While this work acknowledges existing arguments about black veterans in the …
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A Novel Approach to Communal Rainwater Harvesting for Single-Family Housing: A Study of Tank Size, Reliability, and Costs
… of the system in two cities, Houston and Jacksonville, for multiple private and communal storage combination. Results show that volumetric reliability gains, of 1.5% - 6% and 1.5% - 4%, can be achieved for seven to ten and six to seven connected households, respectively, for Houston and …
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Adoption of new technologies in instructional design: a case study of communications faculty at Florida Community College at Jacksonville integrating an instructional web-based writing tool, my ACCESS into communications courses
… faculty at Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) adopt new technology over time. Full-time communications faculty who teach writing in their courses (Reading, English, Developmental, Adult Basic Education, and GED) were included in the study. Instructional design theories …
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Integration and minority fiqh: the halāl to harām ratio
… a qualitative study of Muslims interviewed in Jacksonville, Florida, this thesis examines how Muslims in the community interpret sharī‘ah, and its purposes (maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah) as it directly relates to them and integration. It is discussed and analysed in comparison to the traditional/taqlīd …
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LaVilla, Florida, 1866-1887: Reconstruction Dreams and the Formation of a Black Community
… study. Prior to the war, LaVilla, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida, was sparsely populated by wealthy white families. At war's end, freedmen seeking shelter and work took advantage of the inexpensive housing and proximity to employment LaVilla offered and, by 1870, became the majority …
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Plant growth regulators: an alternative to frequent mowing
… Cecil Field, Florida and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. The highest potential savings are in areas where the frequency of mowing is weekly of biweekly. In areas where the mowing frequency is one time per month, the saving approach breakeven. The results indicate considerable cost …
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A Curriculum Design Using Mnemonic-Type Techniques to Aid Recall in Low/Average Achievers in the Fifth Grade
Children in the Duval County School System in Jacksonville, Florida, who are low/average achievers have to compete in a multi-graded classroom atmosphere. These students are passed along supported by low minimum-based competency test scores. The purpose of this project was to show teachers how they …
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The response of German cockroaches to commercial toxic baits and their potential to develop resistance
… of behavioral resistance was found in the Jacksonville and Puerto Rico strains exposed to Roach Ender. All strains exposed to Stapleton’s Magnetic Roach Food developed strong behavioral resistance. Video recordings were carried out to study the behavior of the selected strain and the stock …
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Teaching Communication Skills through Video Tape Productions
… as well. Loretto Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida, is developing a program which incorporates student-written video productions into its existing curriculum. Loretta's innovative program is a direct result of a 10-rninute informational video tape production done by graduate …
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Potential Wave Impacts On Shorelines In Intertidal Waterways
… shorelines. Within the intertidal waterway of Jacksonville, Florida, the primary processes acting on the shoreline are tidal currents and waves generated by winds and passing vessels. This study focuses on the analysis of vessel-generated waves and their possible effects on different shoreline …
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The Effect of Social Stratification on College Students' Academic Performance & Progress
… private HBCU located in the northern part of Jacksonville Florida. Many students enrolled in college encounter outstanding tuition balances that threaten their ability to obtain adequate housing and remain actively enrolled in college. The researcher explored social stratification as measured …
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Risk Factors For Adult Victimization Among Florida's Homeless Women
… women from the Florida cities of Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Miami, this study investigated the risk factors for experiencing adult personal victimization. The characteristics of homelessness, demographics, drug and alcohol use, subsistence activities, childhood victimization, mental …
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An educational museum for atmospheric phenomena
… Rivers, approximately an hour and a half from Jacksonville on the south end of Black Hammock Island, The proposed site is located at Cedar Point part of the Timucuan Ecological Preserve. It is accessed via Cedar Point Road which terminates at the site. There is currently no other built …
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The adult degree completion program among three selected historically black colleges and universities in the United States
… Management from Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida; Saint Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia; and Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. Data analyses were based on the total number of 170 returns. The data analyses included frequencies, means, percentages, and …
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Population Churn: The Migration Flow Of Florida
… counties, and metro areas such as: Tampa, Jacksonville, and Miami. Secondly, across 67 Florida counties, what county level characteristics predict the rate of churn? The sample will consist of intra-migration and intermigration movers from a dataset drawn from the 2000 U. S. Census, IRS …
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