This study investigated the relationship between
various demographic, structural, organizational, and
operational factors and the success of nonprofit
foundations affiliated with two-year technical and
community colleges in Canada. Three aspects were
specifically examined: (1) a descriptive analysis of the
two-year technical and community college foundation in
Canada; (2) Pearson product-moment...
The educational system in the Yemen Arab Republic
(YAR) is in desperate need of reform to accommodate recent
changes in the structure of the economy and society of the
YAR. At present, there is only one university, the University
of Sana'a, within the country. In this study, the organization
of...
I experimentally examined the adaptive significance of the
anatomical and behavioral convergence between the harrier (Circus
cyaneus, also refered to as the marsh hawk) and certain owls that are
capable of capturing prey in total darkness. Anatomically, both the
harrier and owls have evolved a sound collecting facial ruff (a...
Field, screenhouse, and laboratory experiments were conducted to
study weed interference in rice grown on hydromorphic soils at the
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) at Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rice and weeds emerged at the same time, 1 week after planting.
Weed dry weight was significantly reduced when the crop was...
The study investigates the influence of the self-reference
effect upon the amount of main and subordinate ideas which older
adults can recall and recognize after viewing the television
documentary entitled, The Xinquana: Aborigines of South America.
The participants are native English-speaking Americans who are
50 years old or older. The...