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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"mahogany"”.
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Timber, trade, and transformation: a historical geography of mahogany in Honduras
… study reconstructs the historical geography of mahogany in Honduras. Focusing on the north coast, its temporal focus stretches from the mid-eighteenth century through the last years of the nineteenth century. This incorporates the earliest stages of the commercial mahogany trade in Honduras, its …
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Geomechanical property changes with hydrous pyrolysis in Mahogany oil shale in Green River Formation
… experimental study, vertical core samples of Mahogany shale in Green River formation from the Anvil Points mine site were selected. These samples possess immature organic content consisting of Type-I kerogen. This study consists of an experimental investigation to comprehend if thermal …
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We are Not Mahogany an Exploration of the Social Construction of Masculinity in Ugandan Meaning-Making
… professional realities. The title "We Are Not Mahogany" is from a Luganda saying used to encourage living in the moment, a trait the participants either espoused or observed in others. (Mahogany trees live longer than most trees in the region.) These new insights can be used to create more …
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The fluidized retorting of oil shale from the Mahogany ledge of the Green River formation of Colorado
Considerable work has been done on the economic production of shale oil from oil shale. Of the possible materials which could replace crude petroleum as used today, oil shale possesses the greatest possibilities since, when retorted, it produces a shale oil very similar to crude petroleum, and on …
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Using Species Distribution Modeling to Assess Illegal Trade Risk: A Case Study of US Imports of Endangered Mahogany (Swietenia spp.)
… species distribution models for the American mahogany species (genus Swietenia). American mahoganies are high-value, high-demand tropical timber species restricted in international trade and known to be illegally logged and traded. I combined presence-absence species occurrence data from …
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The formation of a colonial society : Belize, from conquest to Crown Colony
… to extract logwood and then, after about 1770, mahogany) differed in several respects from that found in Caribbean societies based upon the plantation production of sugar. The dominance of a merchant and mahogany-cutter elite, both before and immediately after emancipation, severely retarded the …
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Enhancing the weaver ant, <i>Oecophylla smaragdina</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), for biological control of a shoot borer, <i>Hypsipyla robusta</i> (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Malaysian mahogany plantations
… shoot borer, <i>Hypsipyla robusta</i> Moore, on mahogany, but techniques to conserve ant colonies redistributed to mahogany plantations have not yet been developed. The effect of food supplementation and host plant species preference of the weaver ant, <i>Oecophylla smaragdina</i> F., was …
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Voodoo Love
… blues player Big Al Carson and the singing trio Mahogany Blue. The video was authored to DVD and includes extras features on the making of the video, including an extended behind the scenes documentary.</p>
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Trees and people : an anthropology of British campaigners for the Amazon Rainforest
… in which the campaigners are involved - the mahogany campaign and the campaign for the demarcation of indigenous lands. My analysis discusses the possibilities and limits of global campaigns for the Amazon, highlighting the articulation of social justice and environmental issues through the …
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Food Habits of Deer In The Southern Black Hills As Determined By The Point Technique
… and point for ten major species were: mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus), 15.2 to 13.7; ponderosa pine, 12.3 to 13.9; juniper (Juniperus spp.), 9.6 to 12.8; grasses, 9.4 to 10.3; kinnikinnick, 7.4 to 9.6; snowberry (Symphoricarpos spp.), 5.2 to 7.3; rose, 5.1 to 5.7; Oregon grape (Mahonia …
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The effects of pneumatically propelled abrasives in removing a finish on open and closed grained woods
… investigation was done on lauan (Philippine) mahogany and birch test panels that had been sprayed with a commercial lacquer. Major findings included: 1. The angle of the nozzle must be low to keep the force on the top surface of the panel as uniform as possible throughout the blasting …
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Habitat Selection of White-tailed and Mule Deer in the Southern Black Hills, South Dakota
… deer avoided ponderosa pine/mountain mahogany/Rocky Mountain juniper (Pinus ponderosa/Cercocarpus montanus/Juniper scopu/orum) and burned ponderosa pine dominated habitats. During winter, all mule deer selected ponderosa pine/mountain mahogany/Rocky Mountain habitats with > 70% canopy …
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The relationship of racial discrimination, general trauma, and race-based traumatic stress with multidimensional Schizotypy
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: A First-Year Teacher's Experience
The increase in cultural diversity within the K-12 U.S. student population has resulted in a greater focus on preparing future teachers to enact culturally responsive pedagogy (Villegas and Lucas, 2002). Over the past two decades, various scholars have studied the perceptions and dispositions of …
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Shade tolerance of tropical forage legumes for use in agroforestry systems
… young Nelder wheel plantation of African Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis). Field trials, particularly the Nelder wheel trial, demonstrated the dynamic nature of pasture growth, particularly in the seasonally dry tropics, and the need for continuous monitoring of such trials to form a more …
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Work-related asthma among workers in the Mozambique wood processing industry
… increased inhalable dust particulate levels - mahogany bean (Afzelia quanzensis Welw) (GM ratio=3.39) and African sandalwood (Spirostachys Africana Sonder) (GM ratio=3.19), as was factory building features (closed and semi-closed buildings, GM ratio=2.14). Additional determinants of elevated …
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Comparison of Heating Methods for In-Situ Oil Shale Extraction
… Shell’s in-situ Conversion Process (ICP) in the Mahogany Demonstration Project South (MDPS). A sensitivity analysis of direct heating pattern and spacing reproduces previous work. Then the validated model is used to evaluate the size and fracture spacing sufficient to heat the oil shale in other …
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Demand, supply and price of hardwood lumber: an econometric study
… for closed grained lumber such as cherry and mahogany. One exception to this rule was the demand for maple lumber which appears to be more price elastic than the demand for any other lumber. Projections revealed little change in production and usage hardwood lumber relative to traditional …
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The camera's abstractions and "the" truth
… earliest memories are of television, of a large mahogany veneer set, with its horizontally ovoid picture. The images I recall are not of the children's programs of the fifties, but the "film noir" genre movies of the forties, which dominated WPIX's weekend schedule. Dark empty streets with a …
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