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Plague in London : a case study of the biological and social pressures exerted by 300 years of yersinia pestis

Creator:: Hall, Alice
Abstract:: The Second Pandemic had a profound impact on the people of Europe. In the few years between 1347 and 1350, a new epidemic disease spread across the entirety of Europe and killed between one third and two thirds of the population. While this initial wave was important, the real significance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in ways that altered plague distribution patterns. Although Londoners did not make much progress in

Renovations

Creator:: Gallagher, Scott V.
Abstract:: The six stories within, "Still and Silent," "Cold Comfort," "The King of Porn," "Miscuts," "In Between," and "Renovations," are part of a work in progress. They attempt to show how the characters, although they may seem to struggle for independence from the family unit, are in fact strengthening the bonds...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ," "Miscuts," "In Between," and "Renovations," are part of a work in progress. They attempt to show how the

Aliens and academics : how cultural representations of alien abduction support an entrenched consensus reality

Creator:: Bryan, Frederick Clark
Abstract:: The alien abduction phenomenon has garnered considerable media attention in the last fifteen years, including many representations in books, film, and television. An overview of significant abduction literature is presented. Contrasts and comparisons are noted between popular written accounts and both the visual representations they engender and reports outside the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: occurrence is so implausible that those who observe it hesitate to report it because they do not expect to

The Bachman Cave (10-OE0565) point typology, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

Creator:: Chavarria, Juan C.
Abstract:: In the past, archaeological investigations have recovered material culture that have often been stored as museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one such assemblage ofchipped stone projectile points from the Bachman Cave locality of southwestern Idaho that has been stored...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one

Economic, political and physical problems involved in expanding the cultivation of swamp rice in Sierra Leone

Creator:: Gilliland, Anne Huston
Abstract:: Swamp rice offers tropical populations the most feasible means of obtaining a dependable and plentiful supply of protein-rich cereals. An acre of swamp rice land will support many persons and the crop does not cause erosion. A further production of this type of rice appears warranted in Sierra Leone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , the drainage of permanently -flooded swamps, and small dams or bunds for flood control on some of

The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

Creator:: Dickie, Alfred Gordon
Abstract:: This study was initiated in the Spring of 1966 for the purpose of determining the present status and effectiveness of imported parasitic wasps of the pea aphid in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. The pea aphid is a serious pest throughout the pea and alfalfa growing regions of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon it is common on alfalfa, red clover and vetch. Since the use of pesticides to control the pea

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:: Karnes, Daniel A.
Abstract:: In this era of free trade and globalization, food is traveling greater and greater distances to its consumers. This is causing small farms and small farmers all over the world to protest as their livelihood is being undercut by cheap agricultural commodities from outside their communities. In the Ecuadorian Andes,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: influencing the decisions made by households on what to eat, about how much control the community has over

"Her Hypnotic Eyes" : Reading the Optical in Aaron Douglas’s Aspects of Negro Life and Nella Larsen's Passing

Creator:: Barkley, Charles K.
Abstract:: This thesis examines two cultural productions of the Harlem Renaissance: Aaron Douglas's mural series, Aspects of Negro Life, and Nella Larsen's novel Passing. I read these works together because, more than their shared time period, they showcase an attention to the visual. Both Larsen and Douglas's works are concerned with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relationship between agency and control. By presenting disparate narratives about the power of vision, the

The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Creator:: Schmuhl, Emily J.
Abstract:: This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material culture, and ownership in Victorian literature. In the first article, I explore the figure of the heiress in the Victorian literary tradition, focusing on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. George Eliot marked the heiress figure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: material world. In the second article, I examine Charles Dickens’s attempts to control his printed

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dubs report less e- mail usage. This work explores the conditions that exacerbate the digital divide

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Plague in London : a case study of the biological and social pressures exerted by 300 years of yersinia pestis

Renovations

Aliens and academics : how cultural representations of alien abduction support an entrenched consensus reality

The Bachman Cave (10-OE0565) point typology, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

Economic, political and physical problems involved in expanding the cultivation of swamp rice in Sierra Leone

The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

"Her Hypnotic Eyes" : Reading the Optical in Aaron Douglas’s Aspects of Negro Life and Nella Larsen's Passing

The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

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