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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Robb"”.
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“NATIVE AMERICAN FOLK SONG SUITE”: A STUDY OF TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN MELODIES, THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN NATIVE AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND ITS TRANSLATION TO THE MODERN WIND ENSEMBLE
… Frances Densmore (1867-1957), and John Donald Robb (1892-1989) have preserved these songs by sitting down with indigenous Native Americans and recording their music straight from the source. Through these recordings, these ethnomusicologists created a springboard for composers, including …
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S. John Davis: a thematic history of public education in Virginia as interpreted through the professional career of the sixteenth superintendent of public instruction
… for three governors--John N. Dalton, Charles S. Robb, and Gerald L. Baliles. His tenure in office marked an important era of innovation and change in Virginia's educational history. Davis' state superintendency is first analyzed by a description of the developmental influences which shaped his …
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Studies on stationary phase Vibrio sp. 2
… the relatively high levels of protein synthesis (Robb et al., 1977; 1978) decrease, with a concomitant increase in the levels of RNA synthesis; protein degradation rises from 1 %h⁻¹ to 2,9 %h⁻¹, and whilst the average cell length decreases, the range of cell lengths markedly increases. The magic …
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Emotion Regulation and Screen Use among Parents of Toddlers: A Moderating Role of Parental Personality
… screen use exceeds these guidelines (Rideout & Robb, 2020). Given the significant role of parental media use in children’s exposure to screens (Domoff et al., 2020; Lauricella et al., 2015), it is important to understand the factors that contribute to parental screen use. Digital technologies …
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The Welfare Effects of International Remittance Income
… of bootrap methods and the method of Krinsky and Robb. I find that the elasticity of consumption is always much less from remittance than from non-remittance income. Chapter 4 presents a macroeconomic analysis of how remittance income affects poverty in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. …
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Investigating reading comprehension strategies and learning styles with eight year old children
… strategy instruction (Richek et al., 2002; Robb, 2000), whole language learning theory techniques (Goodman, 1976; Smith, 1978 and Cambourne, 1988) and Honey and Mumford's (1986,1992) learning style theory. The investigation was conducted from September 2002 to early April 2003 in a primary …
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Waving at Shepherds
This project begins with an exploration of creative writing techniques from the trigger to knowledge and truth, to the moment of sheer invention upon which everything that follows hinges. Several essays from authors included in Julie Checkoway’s compilation text, Creative Fiction, are discussed as …
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Beyond the noise: an exploration of informative sound design in video games
Informative sounds in video games are those that are played with a functional purpose. These sounds are meant to inform the player of some change in the state of the game, be it in their character’s status or something in the environment around them. This thesis seeks to deepen the understanding of …
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Advanced Practice Nurses: Attitudes Towards Caring for AIDS Patients
<p>Purpose: To explore the attitudes of advanced practice nurses towards caring for AIDS patients.<br> Design: Descriptive in nature. Data collected August 1998. Participants were included in the study based on the listing of clinical advanced practices nurses holding an advanced practice degree …
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The English fishing industry, 1790-1914: a case study of the Yorkshire coast
This thesis contains a detailed study of the activities related to fishing from the Yorkshire coast. It further outlines the broader development of the English Fishing industry, together with the role of the State, whilst tracing its relationship and interaction with other areas of the economy and …
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The Relationship between a Theological Understanding of Marital Commitment and a Juridical Articulation of Marital Consent in Sacramental Marriages in the United States
Sacramental marriage is an essential social, public, ecclesial, and theological good, yet its influence in the United States is threatened by a divorce rate comparable to the U.S. population in general, an explosive increase in cohabitation, and a declining marriage rate. The underlying assumption …
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Curating Curiosity: an exploration of visual art experiences and self-identity formation through the voices of young children
As human beings our identities are formed from birth as we draw on our connections to people, places and the experiences we encounter in life. For young children, adults are crucial in directing these experiences, whether this is at home, school or further afield and therefore they play a key role …
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Multiple Intelligence Theory and its Application in Modern Vocal Pedagogy
<p>In 1983, Howard Gardner shook the foundations of intelligence testing and the field of education by suggesting that there are seven distinct intelligences. These intelligences had testable and distinct attributes that were supported by his research at the Boston Veterans Administration. This …
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Distribution of Platinum Group Elements in the New Afton Alkalic Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit, Kamloops, British Columbia
New Afton is an alkalic Cu-Au porphyry deposit situated 10 km west of Kamloops, British Columbia, within the Quesnel island arc terrane, a Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic arc complex that occupies the eastern part of the Intermontane Belt of the Canadian Cordillera. Bulk rock and sulfide minerals from …
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Urban Salvage Sculpture
This paper is a support paper for my thesis exhibition “Urban Salvage Sculpture”. Initially I discuss the relevance of art and the vital role it plays in human development and communication. I then move on to a description of the materials that I employ in my artwork followed by a chapter on …
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Distinct forms of depression and somatization following head injury: A neuropsychological framework and exploratory treatment paradigm for somatic symptoms and executive dysfunction following mild head injury
Psychiatric symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI) pose a significant barrier to neurorehabilitation and impact survivor’s life satisfaction following injury. Depressive and somatization symptoms are common clinical presentations postinjury; however, due to the paucity of etiological …
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Cellular Mechanisms of Resveratrol's Interaction with Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism
Resveratrol, a polyphenol found naturally in red wines, has attracted great interest in both the scientific community and the general public for its reported ability to protect against many of the diseases facing Western society today. While the purported health effects of resveratrol are well …
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The impact of motivational messages on student performance in community college online courses
The purpose of this experimental study was to determine whether motivational emails sent from an instructor to student had an impact on performance in an online course, with student performance measured by course completion and course performance as evidenced by final course grade. The sample for …
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Housing for the poor: A case study of the Johannesburg inner city
This research focuses on the Johannesburg inner city, which is located in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Johannesburg inner city has had a tumultuous history, from being the most economically powerful urban centres in Sub-Saharan Africa in the early …
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