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Showing 1 to 20 of 380 for “"New-world"”.
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"In that New World which is the Old": New World/Old World inversion in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"
"'In That New World Which Is The Old': New World/Old World Inversion In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World" examines the inversion of the concepts Old World, specifically associated with England, and New World, specifically associated with America, in the novel Brave New World. After examining and …
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New World Drugs in England's Early Empire
How were New World drugs received and understood in early modern England? In the seventeenth century, England’s first empire was being established and an increasing abundance of medicinal plants arrived in London from across the Atlantic. In this thesis, I argue that commercial and political …
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Investigations of polymorphic colour vision in new world primates
Primate colour vision in New World primates is intriguingly complex; show a polymorphism where males are obligatory dichromats (i.e. perception similar to colour-blind humans that cannot differentiate red from green) Females can be either dichromats or trichromats (vision similar to normal humans). …
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Voyage and Discovery: Myth and Memory of the Canadian New World
The New World, the unknown lands of the west, for the French explorers of the early 16th century, are filled with strange and new peoples, unknown customs and seemingly incomprehensible savagery. When Jacques Cartier, André Thevet and François Rabelais' Pantagruel set sail from France towards the …
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A Whole New World: Students with Disabilities Transition to Postsecondary Education
<p>Since the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, there has been a steady increase in the enrollment of students with disabilities in higher education. With the postsecondary transition in educational supports from the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) …
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Comparative morphology of new world genera of halictine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Entomology, 1963
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Phylogenetic Analysis of the Cetonini of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoninae)
… two taxa, including Cetoniini from the entire world and other representative tribes of Cetoniinae, were included in a phylogenetic analysis and studied under the parsimony criterion. The Cetoniini, a tribe including species from all continents, is monophyletic and appears supported by two …
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Nearly the new world: refugees and the British west Indies, 1933-1945
… from Europe during the interwar and Second World War period. It approaches the subject from the different perspectives of the British Government, West Indian colonies, refugee organisations and refugees themselves. It is divided into three parts, the first examining local, national and …
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Beyond the Influences of Television: the New World of Home Video Games
This study is an exploratory study of the uses of video games by children, why children play video games, and the possible influences video games are having on children. While numerous studies have focused on the influences of television on children, little attention has been focused on video games …
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The Council of the Indies and Religion in the Spanish New World
… study of two Spanish colonies, La Florida and New Spain demonstrates the role of the Council of the Indies in the area it supposedly governed. These two colonies are vastly different and illustrate how the Council adapted to serve the needs of the empire. During Philip’s reign, the high point …
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Systematics of the Diolcogastroid Complex (Microgastrinae: Braconidae: Hymenoptera) From the New World
The genus Diolcogaster is revised from the New World. A key to species is provided, and species groups and host relationships are discussed. Thirty-six species are newly described, and three known species are synonymized. Therefore, forty-nine Diolcogaster species are recorded from the New World. …
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Translational Frontiers for Chikungunya Virus: New World Epidemic, New Strains, New Therapeutic Targets
… data suggest that the incidence of CHIKF in the New World is likely underestimated, and surveillance practices need to be adjusted to include identification of an attenuated disease phenotype. Finally, the development of novel antiviral drug targets was explored. As the envelope proteins of …
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Borders and Objects: Representing the Geopolitical in New World Art Histories, 1990-2010
… aims to explore how, in developing their new approaches to world art history, they have drawn on a range of natural and social sciences, thus enabling their work to be placed in a wider social, political and indeed global context. While their individual approaches are many and varied it is …
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Ecology of Neotropical Arboreal Snakes and Behavior of New World Mollusk-Eating Snakes
… documented on the defensive behaviors of other New World mollusk-eating snakes. Finally, I studied the diet of selected mollusk-eating snakes. I evaluated fecal samples of <em>Dipsas</em> and <em>Sibon</em> and found that their diet is broader than mollusks alone. In fact, a majority of …
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