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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Northern Illinois"”.
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Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) demography in northern Illinois
… (Terrapene ornata) is a threatened species in Illinois and lacks essential demographic data. Over the last two centuries, nearly all Illinois prairie has been converted to agriculture, and consequently, Ornate Box Turtles are now confined to small isolated habitat fragments. Despite their …
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An Analysis of the Screening Process of Superintendent Candidates in Northern Illinois
… recommendations of individuals representing Illinois Association of School Boards consultative services, with recommendations made by individual local board of education members. Using candidates reflecting different management styles in a simulation of the superintendent selection process, …
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Effects of tallgrass prairie restoration on snake community dynamics in Northern Illinois
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms
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Stratigraphy of the Glacial Deposits in and Adjacent to the Troy Bedrock Valley, Northern Illinois
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T19:14:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6206177.pdf: 6002112 bytes, checksum: cd5ad61db41aacb07aee566f3ab941c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1962
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Soil PH and clay content associated with chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer in northern Illinois
… (AUC = 0.954) the probability of CWD presence in northern Illinois based on soil characteristics (soil texture, pH, cation exchange capacity, organic matter, and water content), then used the outcome to assess possible pathways by which soil characteristics increase the probability of transmission …
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Oneota Cultural Interaction in the Prairie Peninsula: A Study of Ceramic Vessels and Faunal Exploitation in Northern Illinois
This study refutes the established belief that Oneota culture was dominated by a Cahokia ideology or the ability of Cahokia chiefly lords or Oneota male elite to exert control over populations. Instead, power is examined in its ambiguity and heterogeneity. Using ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and …
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Forest Site Productivity of Oaks in Relation to Soil Taxonomic Units, Soil Properties, and Topography in Northern Illinois
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T14:37:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7606929.pdf: 3481781 bytes, checksum: 9766502e340824e83b8fb1d0ac3eb6e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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Investigating the health of free-ranging Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Northern Illinois through epidemiologic tools, individual, and population health modeling
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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A Review of Engagement Rates Within Second Grade Reading Groups Working With and Without the Teacher in Selected Northern Illinois School Districts
The purpose of this study was to observe and code on and off task behavior of second grade readers during their allocated reading time. The subjects chosen were students who work within ability groups assisted or unassisted by the teacher. The study observed one hundred thirty students on three …
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Student Perceptions of Active Shooters on Campus
… on college campuses at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University.</p>
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A 233Km Circumference Tunnel for E+E-, Pp{Bar}, and Mu+Mu- Colliders
… to build a 233km circumference tunnel in northern Illinois in which to build a Very Large Hadron Collider. Ten years later I have reexamined the proposal, taking into consideration the technological advancements in all the aspects of construction cost analysis. I would also propose that …
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Ecorestoration of riparian forests for nonpoint source pollution control: Policy and ecological considerations in Illinois agroecosystem watersheds
… Corn Belt Plains Ecoregion of Central and Northern Illinois has a significant nonpoint source water quality problem that is not being successfully addressed by current agroenvironmental policy. Trend analysis showed that concentrations of nitrate, dissolved phosphorus, and total phosphorus …
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Ichnotaxonomic assessment of Mazon Creek area trace fossils, Illinois, USA
… Carbondale Formation along Mazon Creek in northern Illinois is known for soft-bodied organisms preserved within siderite concretions. Trace fossils, though less well known, also occur in concretions. Several hundred trace-fossil-bearing concretions were examined from collections at The …
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Synthesis of a Middle Pennsylvanian soft-bodied fauna from western Illinois
… Pennsylvanian) of Fulton County, in western Illinois, has revealed a diverse euryhaline (Essex) assemblage of the Mazon Creek biota. Previous studies suggested the Essex fauna of western Illinois is of low diversity; however forty-one species are described here, including two new species of …
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A Method for Detecting Nesting Activity, Thermal Implications of Different Nesting Strategies, and Activity Patterns of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene Ornata)
… River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in northern Illinois, I investigated the ecology of this cryptic species. I developed a method that uses automated radio telemetry to identify nesting activity, allowing me to non-disruptively collect eggs from a species in which nests are notoriously …
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A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF CAMPUS VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLANS AT THREE ILLINOIS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
… at Virginia Technical University (VT) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) forced Illinois legislators to approve the Campus Security Enhancement Act in 2008 (110 ILCS 12/20). The Act requires all private and public postsecondary education institutions to develop a Campus Violence …
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Indispensable Outcasts: Seasonal Laborers and Community in the Upper Midwest, 1880--1930
… especially Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, northern Illinois, northern Michigan, and northwestern Iowa. The structure of agricultural production, especially in the wheat belt, and the structure of the labor market for unskilled laborers are detailed. The origins and identity of laborers, …
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