A controversy regarding literacy lies at the heart of debates over the
current state of American education. In response to the debate, this study
reviews and analyzes the literacy theories of E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Walter Ong,
Sylvia Scribner and Michael Cole, Shirley Brice Heath, and Paulo Freire. The
author presents...
Russian wheat aphid (RWA), Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko),
is a widely distributed species in western north America,
and a major economic pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The objectives of this
study were to : 1) determine the inheritance of seedling and
adult plant resistances in...
Southeast Alaska is located on the traditional territory of the Lingít, Haida, and Tsimshian People. It is comprised of the largest temperate rainforest in the world, with subregions receiving over 500 cm of rain annually. Climate change is predicted to alter the region's timing, type, and magnitude of precipitation and...
"The MSC was created through the impetus of three needs. Wayne Burt of the newly formed Oceanography Department needed dock and ship support facilities for his NSF-funded research vessel on the coast. Roland Dimick of the Fisheries and Wildlife Department needed to expand his small bay research lab located at...
Psychological theory of social cognition and Buddhist philosophy of cognition suggest that people's actions should determine their impressions of future events. In psychology, several studies have shown that behavior can activate constructs and thereby influence one's perception. However, they do not address prosocial behavior, a specific concern of Buddhist philosophy...
Author Nella Larsen and photographer James VanDerZee are two of the most canonical figures of Harlem Renaissance studies, whose respective novels and portraits have been explored extensively, if separately, by scholars. Both Larsen's 1929 novel Passing and VanDerZee's studio portraiture of the 1920s and 1930s have been read in terms...
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness
of a personal finance workshop as measured by a multiple choice
competency test. More specifically the objectives of the study
were: 1) to develop a valid instrument for measuring the participants'
learning as a result of a two and half...
Understanding the magnitude and longevity of wildfire effects in forested watersheds and subsequent impacts to downstream aquatic ecosystems and communities requires congruent investigation into post-fire aquatic and terrestrial processes. However, results from wildfire studies are often confounded by pre- and post-fire land management actions and based on either hydrologic or...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disorder characterized by neuromuscular junction decay, motor neuron death, progressive paralysis, and eventually death of the individual, usually by respiratory failure. Oxidative stress is a prominent hallmark of the disease and is often accompanied and exacerbated by mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation. This...