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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Portsmouth"”.
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The Great Pestilence: Yellow Fever in Portsmouth, Virginia, 1855
<p>In 1855, the town of Portsmouth, Virginia was devastated by an epidemic of yellow fever. Most citizens fled. Of those who remained, most became infected and a thousand died. The municipal government collapsed. In their place, a small organization known as the Portsmouth Relief Association …
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Town Planning, Architectural Conservation, and Civic Identity in Portsmouth, 1939-1974
… historic civic identity, was imprinted on Portsmouth’s built landscape after the heavy architectural losses of the Second World War. Three thematic concepts, emerging from the initial reading, form the core of the dissertation: post-war planning and reconstruction, the emergence of …
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Dissecting the marketplace: The development of healthcare provision in nineteenth-century Portsmouth
… of healthcare provision in nineteenth-century Portsmouth, this thesis systematically tests the generalisations that underpin the medical market hypothesis. Its findings challenge the simplistic market generally portrayed in the existing historiography. In addition a range of insights are …
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THE LAYERED SOCIETY: MATERIAL LIFE IN PORTSMOUTH, NH, 1680 TO 1740 (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
… the material life and economic culture of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 1680 to 1740 through an analysis of the probate inventories of the estates of 234 males. It also details the methodology used to determine the twin biases of probate records--that people whose estates were probated …
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32 in '44: A management and environmental study of submarine construction at Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War II
… than two submarines a year in the 1930s, the Portsmouth Navy Yard completed an astonishing thirty-two submarines in 1944. The yard's outstanding performance during World War II was the product of a highly motivated work force and a management team that thrived in a decentralized wartime …
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A study of selected disciplinary referrals and a report of disciplinary practices in three public junior high schools in Portsmouth, Virginia
… practices in three public junior high schools in Portsmouth, Virginia, during the 1978-79 school year. The writer also investigated the possible influence of certain variables on disciplinary referrals such as sex, a written Code of Conduct issued to the students, ethnic origin, economic status, …
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The Attempted Impeachment of the First Duke of Buckingham in 1626
… and Lord Admiral of England was murdered in Portsmouth. His murderer, John Felton, stated his motivation in murdering the duke was that, "he believed he should do God good service if he killed the duke." Many members of Parliament two years before stated that it would do England good service …
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Intersexuality and Endocrine Disruption in the Amphipod Echinogammarus marinus – From Genes to Physiology
… and Loch Fleet) and two English sites (Portsmouth Harbour and Langstone Harbour) were assessed for intersexuality prevalence, sperm counts or microsporidian infection rate. Increased incidence of intersexes and reduced sperm counts were revealed in amphipods from industrial impacted …
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FROM STRAWBERY BANKE TO PUDDLE DOCK: THE EVOLUTION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, 1630-1850 (URBAN COMMUNITY, MARITIME; NEW HAMPSHIRE)
… thriving commercial area in the seaport town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; after 1820 it became an old waterfront neighborhood serving primarily as a residential area. The study first places the site within the context of the larger community, and then looks at spatial arrangements and structural …
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SITUS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF NETWORK CONNECTIONS ON STRATIFICATION USING HISTORICAL MATERIALS (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
… of all occupations in late nineteenth-century Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are delineated through a demographic analysis of intragenerational mobility patterns. Once the situs of each occupation was determined, an intergenerational mobility analysis was performed, and it was found that a …
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The Urban Character of the Early English Seaside Resort 1700-1847
… recognised, histories of leisure at Liverpool, Portsmouth, Southampton, Plymouth and Swansea (Brodie 2012a; Brodie 2019a). Extensive work has also taken place on the medical background to the proliferation of sea bathing in the 18th century to understand how wider ideas about improving patient …
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Comparing mortality calculators for emergency laparotomy in Cape Town
… New Risk Prediction Calculator (NELANRPC), Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Society Score (P-POSSUM), and African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) to 215 patients who underwent non-trauma EL in a tertiary level hospital in South Africa. Results Mortality on post-operative day 30 in this …
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Got Silk?: Buying, Selling, and Advertising British Luxury Imports During the Stamp Act Crisis
… Boston, Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, and Portsmouth. The findings reveal the colonists' strong connection to imported British luxury goods, and a lack of interest in American-made goods, especially before and after the boycott. Advertisements also demonstrate that the decision of many …
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Predicting cardiovascular risks using pattern recognition and data mining.
… of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM), and Portsmouth POSSUM (PPOSSUM) are introduced as the risk scoring systems used in British surgery, which provide a tool for predicting risk adjustment and comparative audit. These systems could not detect all possible interactions between predictor …
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THE SCOTCH-IRISH OF PROVINCIAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
… political leaders. Officials in Londonderry and Portsmouth worked together in order to prevent New Hampshire from being absorbed by its much larger southern neighbor. In the end, they succeeded. New Hampshire not only survived, but the boundary decision of 1740 expanded New Hampshire at the …
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An investigation of factors associated with the implementation of mandatory staff development training
… data for this study, 24 elementary teachers from Portsmouth, Virginia Public Schools were interviewed. The interview guide sought answers to questions relating to 1) mandatory staff development participation, 2) school based support of staff development training, 3) relevancy of content presented, …
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Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment
… other engagements, including its defense of the Portsmouth enclave and the British sanctuary on Gwynn's Island, and the skirmishes at St. George's Island, Maryland, and Aquia Creek, Virginia. The fourth chapter evaluates the importance of the Ethiopian Regiment both as an instrument of Dunmore's …
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An investigation of factors influencing the spatial and temporal distribution of surface phytoplankton in the English Channel and Bay of Biscay in 2003 and 2004
… on the P&O<br/>"Pride of Bilbao" ferry between Portsmouth, UK and Bilbao Spain. Different conditions<br/>over the shelf, slope and deep waters along the route were detected and studied - from<br/>eutrophic harbour waters to the southern Bay of Biscay, which is oligotrophic in<br/>summer. During …
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