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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Micronesia"”.
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Political Leadership Perceptions on the College of Micronesia System in the Federated States of Micronesia
… education institution, the College of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (COM-FSM) sets its goals and priorities. During this critical juncture of the FSM nation's growth and its effort to be self-reliant, COM-FSM's purposes and priorities are intricately related to the ongoing …
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Leadership Behaviors and Communication Satisfaction: Community Colleges in Micronesia
… of this study was to examine the satisfaction of Micronesian community college faculty with communication and their perception of their department chair's leadership style. Specifically, this study examined (a) the relationship of communication satisfaction with leadership and demographic data; …
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The Federated States of Micronesia: Control, Self Preservation and Continuity
… history of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia’s engagement with the outside world has been a neglected area of academic scholarship. Historians often treated the topic as a footnote since Micronesians were perceived as unseen participants of colonial processes. To this end indigenous …
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The Federated States of Micronesia: Control, Self Preservation and Continuity
… history of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia’s engagement with the outside world has been a neglected area of academic scholarship. Historians often treated the topic as a footnote since Micronesians were perceived as unseen participants of colonial processes. To this end indigenous …
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Avian population responses to Anthropogenic landscape changes in Pohnpei, Federated Sates of Micronesia
… including endemics (e.g., Tern island and Guam). Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. It encompasses >2,200 islands spread in four main archipelagos, including the Caroline Islands, Gilbert Islands, Mariana Islands and Marshall Islands. Composed of small islands, low …
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Projected sea level rise and the conservation ecology of the Micronesian Megapode (Megapodius laperouse senex) in Palau, Micronesia
… as added stressors to climate change, on the Micronesian Megapode (Megapodius laperouse senex) in Palau. Based on available literature, I employed a trait-based assessment to investigate the vulnerability of 21 species of megapodes to climate change. All species were predicted to experience at …
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An archaeology of artisan identities and global relationships: Case studies of 19th and early 20th century weavers and carvers from Pohnpei and Kosrae, Micronesia
… such as those of Kosrae and Pohnpei in Micronesia, participated in a cosmopolitan world for decades, due to their frequent interactions with both local and worldwide travellers. Accordingly this thesis asks: how can we examine the ways in which Pacific islanders responded to increased …
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Talking Story About Quitting Pugua - An Exploratory Study on Self-Driven Cessation of Betel Nut (Pugua) Chewing on Saipan
… as a psychostimulant, cultural ties in Micronesia, and influences in social settings make giving up this habit a difficult feat. Minimal research is available on betel nut chewing in Micronesia, specifically in the CNMI, and existing research is focused mainly on Guam. Taking a closer …
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Glides: the problem of definition and analysis, including a discussion of the treatment of semivowel glides in Micronesia and an acoustic phonetic analysis of glides in selected Trukic dialects
The dissertation is primarily concerned with the phonetic definition and analysis of the term 'glide'. Towards the end of the nineteenth century two incompatible notions of the term glide came into use. One notion of glide referred to the phonemic segment
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Essential Principles of Contract and Sales Law in the Norhern Pacific: Federated States of Micronesia, the Republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands, and United States Territories and Political Entities
… American Samoa and in the Federated States of Micronesia. It then compares and contrast this regional substantive law to international standards governing contract and sales law. It is unique in that it is the only text compiling in one source the current statutes and case law for contract and …
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Dental evidence for the peopling of Guam
… contact Chamorro skeletal remains from Guam, Micronesia is described based on eighteen tooth crown traits. Chi-square tests for sex dimorphism do not indicate significant differences between males and females. Observer error was found for two traits on the upper first molar and one on the …
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East Meets West: Desperately Seeking David Dean O'Keefe from Savannah to Yap
… is still thriving on Yap, a small island in Micronesia. O'Keefe's story is still being retold by family and historians who sought to vicariously experience the romance and drama of sailing the world in search of wealth and adventure.</p>
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Eating empire, going local: Food, health, and sovereignty on Pohnpei, 1899-1986
… Going Local centers the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia in a global story of colonial encounter and dietary change. It follows Pohnpeians and Pohnpei’s outer Islanders in their encounters with Spain, Germany, Japan, and the United States, negotiating, adapting to, and resisting empire through …
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Contextual Relationship Model Across Four Cultures
… descriptive family data on a sample from Micronesia, a culture that has not previously been described in family science literature, compared to three other cultural groups. A total of 550 individuals from Micronesian (N=131), Hispanic-Americans (N=139), Non-LDS Caucasians (N=140), and …
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Successful Practices of Micronesian College Students in Hawai‘i: Utilizing Positive Deviants to Develop Strength-Based Student Support Services in Higher Education
… Free Association between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the United States (US) government, large numbers of Micronesians have migrated to the US in search of better education, healthcare, and economic opportunities for their children. Similarly to other new immigrants to the US, …
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Genome-Scale Genetics: Lessons from Founder Populations
… from the Island of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, who were previously genotyped for over 330,000 SNPs. We re-analyzed data for 17 published and 8 previously unpublished metabolic and electrocardiographic traits. We replicate seven genome-wide significant associations with known loci of …
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Mapping Genes for Complex Traits: Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Dyslipidemia on the Pacific Island of Kosrae
… population of Kosrae, the Federated States of Micronesia. This is a study of the population on the island of Kosrae, which one large extended pedigree and high prevalence of the common complex disorders that are known as Syndrome X: obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. …
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Legitimacy, state-building, and civilian targeting in separatist civil wars
… agreements, as happened in places like Micronesia. A few, however, earned statehood on the back of blood and hard-fought self-determination, at times aided by important members of the international system. These conflicts are among the few examples of separatist conflicts that met with …
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