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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Kelso"”.
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A Proposed Twelve-Year Required Physical Education Program for the Kelso Public Schools.
… used beneficially in the public school system of Kelso, Washington.
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Identity in the Late Woodland Northeast: interpreting communities of practice from paste composition at the Thomas/Luckey and the Losey 3 sites
… with incongruous regional pottery types; Kelso Corded and an assumed non-local Shenks Ferry. I argue the presence of Shenks Ferry vessels at these two sites indicates the movement of people who reproduced their natal designs upon arrival, rather than trade. The question of whether identity …
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Expertise and training effects on co-ordination dynamics in a whole body rhythmical task
… analysed in terms of a version of the Haken, Kelso and Bunz's (HKB) modal that considers detuning or frequency competition terms. Six novice and six expert females participated in the experiment performing a 'step-knee-up', a whole body rhythmical task, under different music tempos. They were …
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Personal Health Record: Is It a Realistic Expectation?
A personal health record (PHR) provides an avenue for patients to track their personal health information, such as doctors' visits, medications, allergies, lab results, surgeries, etc. This allows patients to provide a complete and accurate health profile to their health care professionals, which …
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Quantification of genetic variation on Island-breeding populations of Procellariiformes : an assessment of the impact of the longline fishing industry on seabirds
The number of albatrosses that are killed on longlines in the Southern ocean is conservatively estimated to be 44 000 birds per annum. These numbers are biologically significant since albatrosses are a prime example of an extreme K-selected species. Ongoing long line fishing in the Southern ocean …
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“That could have killed me.” How anti-fat bias can be dangerous, even deadly, for heavier patients
We live in a society that values and treats people differently based on their body size. Such weight stigma can affect a person’s relationships, career opportunities, and daily life. And when this bias infiltrates a doctor’s office or hospital, it puts heavier patients at risk. Discrimination of …
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Applying the Critical Incident Technique to Remote Usability Evaluation
… been reported (Hartson, H.R., Castillo, J.C., Kelso, J., and Neale, W.C., 1996; Castillo, 1997). The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of RECITE with respect to traditional, laboratory-based applications of the critical incident technique. A 3x2x 5 …
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Executive and behavioural functioning in girls with Turner's syndrome
Turner's syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder that arises from the complete or partial absence of the second sex chromosome. The T S behavioural phenotype has been characterised by a specific neuropsychological profile of normal verbal skills, impaired visuo-spatial and/or visuo-perceptual abilities …
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A family affair: the effects of familial relations on offender recidivism
<p>Prisoner recidivism has and continues to impact families and communities. Traditional methods aimed at reducing this phenomenon have had little success in curtailing this problem. One obvious but often overlooked tool that may play a significant role in dealing with this issue is the importance …
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Measuring Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Service Quality in Higher Education
The purpose of this study was to examine undergraduate student satisfaction with college services and environment at a large southeastern doctoral/research extensive university (target university), with the long-term intent of minimizing detractors to providing exceptional service quality, …
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The effects of flame cultivation on the growth and nitrogen utilization of winter barley
With the increasing unpopularity of uncontrolled straw and stubble burning, two field experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of burning stubble using the Calor Gas flame cultivator.<br/>Winter barley was sown in the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons using a range of seed bed preparation …
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Epitaxial growth of semiconductors and chiral metal surfaces using spin coating and electrodeposition
"The current primary methods for epitaxial growth are energy intensive, requiring high temperature or high vacuum to obtain quality thin films. This dissertation explores the solution process methods of electrodeposition and spin coating for growth of epitaxial thin films. First, a method is …
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A study of the use of combined thermal and microwave modelling of body regions for microwave thermography
Microwave thermography has been used for the objective assessment of inflammation in the knee joints and wrist and finger joints of patients suffering with rheumatoid arthritis by comparison with similar information obtained from a control group of subjects. Combined microwave and thermal modelling …
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The effect of stimulus presentation on original thinking by preschool children
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stimulus dimension and mode of exploration on preschool children's responses to two original thinking tasks. Eighty children from four child care centers ranging in age from 46-65 months comprised the five condition groups: 2-D stimuli for …
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The effect of agitation on the biochemical oxygen demand sewage
The purpose of this investigation was to determine what effect agitation had upon the biochemical oxygen demand of sewage. In order to determine the effect of agitation, the composition of the sewage, the seed source, the temperature and the dilutions were held constant.
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Possible thermoregulatory contributions of plasma B-endorphin during prolonged exercise in humans
Six adult male volunteers of similar body composition and physical fitness were tested to determine plasma immunoreactive β-endorphin (Piβ-EN) response under three conditions of exercise thermoregulatory stress. The experimental protocol consisted of 120 min of stationary upright cycling at 50% …
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Witelonis perspectivae liber quartus Book IV of Witelo's Perspectiva : a critical edition and English translation with introduction, notes and commentary
This work is a critical Latin edition-with an accompanying English translation, commentary and introduction-of Book IV of the Polish philosopher Witelo’s Perspectiva. It is part of a series of critical editions of all ten books of the treatise (four have already been completed). Written in the …
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