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Showing 1 to 20 of 1409 for “"Lancaster"”.
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Balance : Lancaster County's tragedy
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents are proud of their agricultural heritage. They do not want to see their farmland disappear. But the County continues to be developed into residential subdivisions. This thesis explores the inconsistency in the perspectives and actions of residents regarding …
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1978 : an unusual ice year in Lancaster Sound.
… an attempt to identify major variables affecting Lancaster Sound's clearing process in 1978, but some reference is made to other anomalous years (1963, 1970). The variables likely affecting Lancaster Sound's 1978 clearing date are: the predominance of easterly winds in July and August and calm in …
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The Social and Economic History of Lancaster, 1780-1914.
Abstract Not Provided.
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A review of student enterprise and entrepreneurship at Lancaster University
… entrepreneurship education and support agenda at Lancaster University. It is important to support enterprise and entrepreneurship education for a number of reasons: • Globalisation and an increasingly complex and uncertain job market means that graduates have to demonstrate their entrepreneurial …
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Influenza C : a pilot study investigating the prevalence in Lancaster of a neglected respiratory virus
… to identify the prevalence of influenza C in Lancaster, and to determine the current seropositivity levels in the study population. 148 participants were recruited to the study – 77 asymptomatic and 71 symptomatic. Participants were asked to provide a nasal or nasopharyngeal swab and/or a …
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Education in Paradise: Learning for Profitable Employment Among the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
… Traditionally bound to the land, the Amish in Lancaster County are currently confronted with the problem of urbanization and soaring prices for available acreage. Family size makes their situation even more acute, for they have an average of seven children. Finding adequate arable land for …
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Assessment of trauma symptomatology in adults with intellectual disabilities: validation of the Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales
… properties of a recently developed measure, the Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS; Wigham, Hatton & Taylor, 2011b). Method Using a correlational design, 40 individuals (23 female, 17 male) with a mild intellectual disability (Mean FSIQ = 60.68; SD = 6.13) completed the LANTS and …
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Exploring the association between approaches to studying and course perceptions using the Lancaster inventory : a replicative study at the Cape Technikon
… with the factor structure obtained in the Lancaster research programme certain differences were evident. Although the two main study orientation, meaning orientation and reproducing orientation, were present in slightly modified forms, there were no empirical associations between these two …
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Exploring the Influence of Racial Diversity on Church Growth: A Case Study of Buffalo Suburban Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lancaster, New York
… Church (BSSDAC), a multiracial church in Lancaster, New York. Data collection was done through focus groups of church leaders and members, and a review of any available church and membership records.</p> <p>BSSDAC started as a White congregation in Buffalo in 1885 and moved to the suburbs …
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Paediatric analgesia and sedation in the emergency department
… Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lancaster, United Kingdom. This Department has done intensive research in the use of intramuscular ketamine for procedural sedation under the leadership of Mr (Dr) RG McGlone. This is an ongoing clinical trial in which I have …
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Temporary Sojourns in the Periphery.
… project on partners of international students in Lancaster, United Kingdom, a place selected as an example of the many peripheral university cities affected by the growth in international student migration. The experiences of these voluntary, temporary, mostly highly skilled migrants differ from …
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Collaborative innovation in family firms : collaborating within and beyond
… 2017, organized by Centre for Family Business at Lancaster University Management School and received many helpful feedback for improvements. Chapter 4 encloses the research paper – Forming international collaborative innovation and government funding as a doubleedged sword. This empirical paper …
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Essays in volatility research
… my time as a Ph.D. candidate in Finance at Lancaster University and as a visiting Ph.D. scholar at the Econometrics Department of the University of Amsterdam. This Ph.D. thesis starts with an introduction to finance for a general audience. Followed by an extensive literature overview, which …
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Bioenergetics of Methanococcus voltae: Possible role for a primary sodium pump in ATP formation
… with a chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis. Lancaster proposed a mechanism of ATP formation in M. voltae coupled to a novel scheme of substrate level phosphorylation. The mechanisms of ATP formation in M. voltae were examined by biochemical means.
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Marker-Qtl Associations: Comparisons of Genetic Background Effects in Maize
… lines per se and crosses to the Stiff Stalk and Lancaster testers were used for three traits. K-Means clustering and biplots, a form of perceptual mapping, were used. K-Means clustering is a useful tool for identifying favorable and unfavorable profiles of alleles across traits. Biplots were …
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Three dimensional modelling and optimisation of multistage collectors
… simulator LKOBRA (MF) – the mainframe version of Lancaster KOBRA, has been developed at Lancaster University; this is capable of simulating multistage collectors including the effects of secondary electron emission and magnetic field. It is based on KOBRA3-INP1 but has been modified and improved …
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