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Showing 1 to 20 of 722 for “"Jay"”.
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The Urban Place: Places for Jay to Sit
… quest to find a place sit down and eat lunch, Jay said, "You know Jon, there are no good places to sit in Blacksburg." Without realizing it, Jay had made a simple observation that can be used to assess the quality of an urban environment.
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Reproductive ecology of the island scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis)
… size and limited range of the Island Scrub-Jay make it a species of conservation concern, yet its reproductive ecology is poorly known. From 2008 - 2010 I investigated factors influencing nest success, quantified annual fecundity per pair, and documented breeding behavior. Nest predation was …
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Reforming Counseling: The Adaptation of Van Tilian Concepts by Jay Adams
In his groundbreaking work, Competent to Counsel, Jay Adams references the influence of Dutch philosopher Cornelius Van Til upon his new approach to counseling. This dissertation will analyze Adams’s adaptation of three Van Tilian concepts into the foundations of biblical counseling: the covenantal …
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A reformed Evangelical critique of Thomas Jay Oord’s Evangelical process theology
… theism as advanced in the writings of Thomas Jay Oord. The specific aim of the thesis is to evaluate and critique Oord’s model of divine providence, identifying the internal inconsistencies within Oord’s philosophical and theological framework, problems in his methodology, and clearing up …
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The Jay Treaty and the Federalist Approach to Anglo-American Relations
<p>The Jay Treaty of 1794 is an important event in American diplomatic history. It helped to prevent United States involvement in a European war and made American neutrality one of the principles of American diplomacy until the creation of the Atlantic Community in 1941. The cleavage between the …
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Consumer preference within a wide range of fragrances by Lee Jay Alter.
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1960.
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Paradoxes of hybrid organizing in the Cambridge Energy Alliance by Jason Jesurum Jay.
Hybrid organizations combine institutional logics, often in a search for novel solutions to complex problems such as climate change. This dissertation explores the conditions under which hybrid organizations are effective in realizing such solutions, along with the processes that strengthen or …
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Idea, Energy, and Power: Sayers’s Creative Process Model and the Storytelling of Jay O’Callahan
… creation process of contemporary storyteller Jay O'Callahan. Sayers wrote that Idea, Energy, and Power are foundational elements of the creative process. Idea is the invisible image that provides vision and unity throughout a project. The Energy is the working out of art into a medium. The …
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Sarah Livingston Jay, 1756--1802: Dynamics of power, privilege and prestige in the Revolutionary era
Sarah Livingston Jay was a politically astute woman whose contributions to the success of the American Revolution and reconstruction of post-war society have long been underestimated. She understood the complex political and financial dynamics beneath the decision to declare independence from Great …
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The Effect of Aposematic Coloration on the Food Preference of Aphelocoma coerulescens, the Florida Scrub Jay
… a red and white seed to individual scrub jays to determine whether they showed a preference for or avoidance of the red model seed. Results showed a significant tendency by the birds to prefer white over red, indicating that the color, independent of other warning signals, functions …
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¿Cómo analizar el diseño organizacional de una E.S.A.L desde el modelo Star de Jay Galbraith? – Caso Biblioseo
Biblioseo fue fundada hace más de 9 años Por Andrea Barón e Iván Triana, dos bibliotecólogos de profesión cuyo ideal es cambiar la forma de pensar y de actuar de los niños de la comunidad de Quiba, de tal manera que estos pequeños cambios se conviertan en paradigmas de desarrollo social. Por ello …
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Acorn Caching and Consumption of Weevil-infested Nuts: Possible Means of Tannin Circumvention for the Blue Jay
Blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata L.) are important predators on and dispersers of nuts of oaks and other Fagaceous trees in eastern North America. Acorns comprise much of the jay diet (Beal 1896), especially during the autumn months when jays may consume or cache a significant portion of an acorn …
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Technology needs in the future : a rural county's assessment and analysis
… social, and vocational impacts of technology on Jay County, Indiana. The study resulted in the following findings:1. Jay County residents have mixed reactions toward technology. Residents stated an interest in technology.2. Jay County residents expect changes in their personal and professional …
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The Sword of Truth, Tribute Synthesizer Suite
This thesis is by graduate electronic composer Jay Pellis and provides an in depth discussion of composition techniques, music technology processes and notation examples for an original musical work based on Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy "The Sword of Truth." Various characters in the text are set …
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Entertainment Bias: A Case Study of the Tonight Show and the California Gubernatorial Recall Election in 2003
… bias, specifically bias on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno towards Arnold Schwarzenegger during the time leading up to the California recall election in 2003. Entertainment media possess a unique ability to communicate messages to an unguarded audience, which gives them the potential to have more …
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Biological Studies on Various Strains of Trypanosoma Avium
… trypanosomids, relative to the Magpie, Steller's Jay, and Sparrowhawk, and to initiate work for a newer aspect of trypanosome study; the effects of radiation upon trypanosome growth in vitro.
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The Gould southwestern railroad system, 1878-1892
… business have been more controversial than Jay Gould. His accomplishments and failures left an indelible mark on United States business life. Although much has been written about Gould's life and business career, no study has related a technical analysis of the Southwestern rail stock price …
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Phenomenology and Blindness: Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, and an Alternative Metaphysical Vision
… trend in continental thought towards what Martin Jay calls "anti-ocularcentrism"; while I find many of his insights quite valuable, I conclude that the "anti-ocular" cases examined by Jay are not ultimately free of ocularcentrism, nor do they provide a sound alternative to it: As long as vision …
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