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Innovative storm water best management practices : their influence on landscape architecture in North Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)
The land development process is essentially a three step progression consisting of input from developers who envision and fund a project, designers who translate the developer's vision into a buildable project, and the ...
Reproductive Health Of Women In Developing Countries And Human Development: A Test Of Sen's Theory
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)
The purpose of this study is to extend prior research on reproductive health in developing countries and to examine the utility of the extended model for the social work profession. This study applied Nobel Prize winning ...
Underlying Causes Of Forced Displacement
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)
Conflict and violence have displaced many people around the world. Therefore, this paper explores the broader underlying risk factors that bring population to a vulnerable state of conflict related internal displacement. ...
Plasma Surface Modifications For Biomedical And Electrical Applications
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2009-09-16)
The focus of this work centers on molecular structuring of surfaces. The surface modifications were achieved using plasma polymerization technology, specifically variable duty cycle pulsed plasmas. The results obtained ...
Surface Functionalization Of Polymer Substrates And Nanoparticles Via Pulsed Plasma Polymerization Process
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)
This thesis investigates the RF plasma polymerizations of chlorinated saturated linear monomer 1,1,1-trichloroethane and the dicarboxylic citraconic acid. It utilizes a variable duty cycle plasma technique to provide film ...
Cost-effectiveness Of Early Versus Delayed Functional Restoration For Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
Chronic pain is among the most costly disorders in the United States. Societal impacts include productivity losses, disability compensation, and reduction in psychosocial well-being. To date, there is little documentation ...
Do Spinal Fusions Necessarily Result In Poorer Therapeutic Outcomes?
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)
Controversy exists over the relationship between spinal fusion surgery and successful therapeutic outcomes. Common problems include unstandardized outcomes, ignoring the impact of the medico-legal system, and a paucity of ...
Chronic Widespread Pain In Patients With Occupational Spinal Disorders: Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity, And Association With One-year Treatment Outcomes
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)
Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP) is estimated to affect 4.1% - 13.5% of the general population. Compared to those who are pain-free or have localized pain, those with widespread body pain have been found to higher rates of ...
The Acquisition Of Chinese Nominal Classifier Systems By L2 Adult Learners
(Linguistics, 2009-09-16)
The present study explores how L2 adult learners of Chinese acquire Chinese classifiers and provides pedagogical suggestions for more effective teaching of Chinese. 29 native speakers of Korean, 29 native speakers of English ...
Are We Speaking The Same Language? The Use Of The Mother Tongue By Native English Speaking Teachers In English As A Foreign Language Classrooms
(Linguistics, 2009-09-16)
The question of whether or not to use students' first language in second language acquisition is not a new one (Harbord, 1992; Duff and Polio, 1990). However, the way this question is addressed by the students themselves ...