Until recently the study of premarital abuse has received
relatively little attention from researchers. Those studies which
have been concerned with this phenomenon reveal that approximately
22% of their college samples reported involvement in abusive dating
relationships, indicating that there is a need for further study in
this area. The...
There has been much interest generated recently
regarding the nature and cause of dating violence. The
purpose of this study was to determine what factors affected
individuals' attitudes toward dating violence. A sample of
403 college volunteers completed questionnaires which were
designed to assess their attitudes toward abuse as it...
This study addressed the effects of hilislope and fiuvial processes on spatial
patterns of stream bed particle size at the watershed, reach and within-reach scales.
The study was conducted in Lookout Creek watershed, a fifth-order, 64 km2 basin in
the Western Cascades mountains of Oregon. Stream bed particle size was...
Provides information about complexity of watersheds. Outlines ways to form partnerships, to develop strategies for enhancing watershed resources, and to implement enhancement projects.
M_ori rights over fishing resources in Aotearoa/New Zealand are being dramatically affected by ongoing changes in legislation and socio-economic factors. Although rights over natural resources were guaranteed to M_ori, the country’s indigenous people, by Article 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840, those rights have subsequently been eroded. Historically, fishing...
Large population sizes and global distributions generally associate with high mitochondrial DNA control region (CR) diversity. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is an exception, showing low CR diversity relative to other cetaceans; however, diversity levels throughout the remainder of the sperm whale mitogenome are unknown. We sequenced 20 mitogenomes from...
The vast marine deep biosphere consists of microbial habitats within sediment, pore waters, upper basaltic crust and the fluids that circulate throughout it. A wide range of temperature, pressure, pH, and electron donor and acceptor conditions exists—all of which can combine to affect carbon and nutrient cycling and result in...
Background: High birthweight is an established risk factor for childhood leukaemia. Its association with other childhood cancers is less clear, with studies hampered by low case numbers. Methods: We used two large independent datasets to explore risk associations between birthweight and all subtypes of childhood cancer. Data for 16 554...
Ecological and financial constraints limit restoration efforts, preventing the achievement of desired ecological outcomes. Harvesting invasive plant biomass for bioenergy has the potential to reduce feedback mechanisms that sustain invasion, while alleviating financial limitations. Typha × glauca is a highly productive invasive wetland plant that reduces plant diversity, alters ecological...
A small number of cetaceans have adapted to an entirely freshwater environment, having colonized rivers in Asia and South America from an ancestral origin in the marine environment. This includes the 'river dolphins', early divergence from the odontocete lineage, and two species of true dolphins (Family Delphinidae). Successful adaptation to...