Friendship is an extremely significant and
meaningful relationship for women of all ages, yet
little research has been conducted on the friendships of
adult women. Recent research indicates that aspects of
friendship change as people progress through their adult
years and take on family and work roles, but previous
studies...
With 150 million people visiting accredited zoos and aquariums annually, these institutions have the unique opportunity to present conservation-oriented messages to a large and receptive audience. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of interpretation and/or the viewing of live animals in the communication of these messages....
Previous studies have indicated that roots from five tree species (Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus contorta) decompose at different rates across an environmental gradient in Oregon. Measurements of wood chemistry from each tree species as well as moisture and
temperature from each location do not...
Pants have become a seemingly necessary part of the average
American woman's wardrobe and may be worn for nearly every occasion.
However, many women have indicated that when conventional
methods of construction were used for pants-making, the pants did
not conform to their expectation of good fit. Observation showed that...
This study investigated the beliefs and classroom practices of four teachers who had used graphing calculators in their teaching for a minimum of three years prior to the study and at least one prior year in the teaching of second year algebra. The persistence criteria, prior experience utilizing graphing calculators...
Fisheries scientists persistently create, communicate, and use information. In
fact, if they did not, there would be no fisheries science. To exist, science must be
part of a continuum where shared information, from casual hallway communications
to rigorously reviewed articles, documents the questions asked and
the solutions suggested. Relevant information...