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  • The Art and Craft of John Williams

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    Lincoln, Danae A.
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    The intent of this paper is to bring more attention to the mastery involved with film composition as an art form. The research focuses specifically on the life, style, influences, and works of John Williams as a conductor, film composer, and composer. It addresses his biography, filmography, and working relationships,...
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    essential to Williams’ concepts being translated to the orchestra ("Herbert W. Spencer"). John

  • Effects of Marine Reserves on Populations of Herbivorous and Piscivorous Fisheson the Great Barrier Reef

    Creator:
    Polis, Hilary J.
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    he Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is widely known as one of the best-managed marine protected areas in the world. The park is divided into different management zones, the most prevalent of which are marine national park zones, which are designated as no-take, and conservation zones in which some regulated...
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    Reef Abstract approved: ___________________________________ Mark Hixon The Great Barrier Reef

  • The Predictability of Qualitative Food Web Dynamics in Response to Extinction and Invasion

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    Rockow, David J.
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    Food webs are extraordinarily complex, containing myriad direct interactions and indirect effects. Determining how this network of interactions and effects influences a food web’s qualitative dynamics is a challenging task, especially because data on food web structure and individual interaction strengths is unknown in virtually all real-world ecosystems. The goal...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Mark Novak Food webs are extraordinarily complex, containing myriad direct interactions and

  • Marine reserves in The Bahamas and Ecuador : a scientific and socioeconomic perspective

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    Lamb, Robert W.
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    Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the community-wide effects of reserves are less clear. I examined the community of coralreef fishes in a large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Visual-transect surveys provided estimates and comparisons of the...
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    Studies thesis of Robert W. Lamb presented on August 25, 2008 APPROVED: Mark Hixon, Mentor

  • Understanding the Effects of Online Paywalls on Information Access

    Creator:
    Shah, Sneha
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    At the start of the public’s use of the internet in 1983, whatever news made it online was expected to be open and free of charge. However, the idea that news should always be accessible online changed as newspapers moved most of their content online and needed online subscriptions to...
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    - subscriptions-flexible/. Williams, K., & Stroud, S. R. (2021, March 24). The ethics of news paywalls. The

  • Lionfish Prey Preference between Native Basslets

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    Anderson, Emily R.
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    The lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a successful invasive predator with large impacts on native fish populations in the western Atlantic. Lionfish predation may affect competition between prey species so it is important to understand whether lionfish display preferences between prey species. I investigated lionfish and native graysby grouper prey preference...
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    : ________________________________________________ Mark Hixon The lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a successful invasive predator

  • The Effectiveness of cTRAIN Computer-Based Programs in Occupational Psychology and its Sociological Implications

    Creator:
    McNamara, Allison
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    Pesticides can often be toxic and for this reason their methods and quantities of application are extremely regulated. Pesticide applicators are at risk of permanently damaging their health from exposure to pesticides. In order to ensure that these employees have the proper information to protect themselves, they are required to...
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    _____________________________________________ Mentor: Mark Edwards Pesticides can often be toxic and for this reason their methods

  • Digit Span Ratio, Joint Laxity, and Muscular Strength as Predisposing Factors for Female ACL Injuries

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    Cohen, Stephanie M.
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    Females more commonly injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in athletics than do males. Despite many studies researching anatomical, neuromuscular, and hormonal causes, the predisposing risk factors behind this occurrence are currently unknown. This study compared 5 females who had injured their ACL to 15 healthy females concentrating on three...
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    : ________________________________________________ Mark Hoffman Key Words

  • Sensitive Barnacles : A Case Study for Collaborative Sustainable Fishery Development

    Creator:
    Bingham, Julia
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    Current human – ocean relationships are dominated by unsustainable extraction of marine resources having both ecological and socio-economic consequences. Sustainable fishery management utilizing stakeholder collaboration must become a proactive strategy to prevent or reduce further long-lasting impacts. In Oregon, USA, a newly developing fishery for gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) presents...
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    Development. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Mark Novak

  • Social Aspects of Federal Fisheries Management in the Pacific Islands Region : Stakeholder Perspectives and an Informal Gap Analysis of Current Data

    Creator:
    Pickering, Emily A.
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    Information about social and economic attributes of fisheries, fishing communities, and fishery participants is important for marine resource management because the focuses of agency efforts are on managing society's impacts to the marine environment. This thesis addresses two questions. First, what are the perspectives of managers, scientists, and commercial and...
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    : _________________________________________________________ Mark D. Needham Information about social and economic attributes of fisheries