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The Segments And Tones Of Soyaltepec Mazatec
(Linguistics, 2012-04-11)
This dissertation describes the segments and tones of Soyaltepec Mazatec, an Oto-Manguean language of southern Mexico virtually undescribed in the literature with the exception of Pike (1956). The preliminary work done by ...
American Sign Language Verb Categories In Constructed Action
(Linguistics, 2012-07-25)
The American Sign Language construction commonly known as "role-shift" superficially resembles mimic forms, however unlike mime, role-shift is a type of depicting construction in ASL discourse (Roy 1989). The signer may ...
Ronsons, Zippos, Brew-ups, And Tommycookers: The M4 Sherman Tank And American Armored Development During World War II
(History, 2012-07-25)
In January 1945 the M4 Sherman tank became embroiled in bitter controversy for its inability to match-up with certain tanks of the German Army. Citing many deficiencies of the Sherman, angry American tankers vented their ...
Determinants Of Modern Contraceptive Use In Cameroon From 1991 To 2004
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this research is to examine the determinants of contraceptive use among women ages 15-49 of childbearing age (WCA) and to describe the compositional and processual changes that have taken place in Cameroon ...
Modernization And Contraception In Kenya From 1998 To 2008-2009.
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
The objective of this study is to examine the factors that influence contraceptive use in Kenya. More specifically, the study focuses on the determinants of membership in two categories of contraceptive use: modern ...
Reproductive Health Of Tribal Populations In India: A Sustainability Approach
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)
In the context of global climate change, the sustainability approach takes a holistic view of development through preservation of nature during the course of socioeconomic and human development. Reproductive health functions ...
Modeling Son Preference In Pakistan
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)
Gender has become one of the most politicized issues in South Asian countries over the past 100 years. They were expected to cook for the family, clean the house, feed their children, look after all family members, and ...
Reproductive Health In India : An Empowerment Model
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)
This study examined the effects of social and economic factors on women's reproductive health in India. Primarily, the study analyzed data from the India Human Development Survey I (IHDS-I 2004-2005). Several statistical ...
The Dominican Crisis Of 1962-1965, Communist Aggression Or U.S. Intervention
(History, 2012-07-25)
In this paper I deconstructed the U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965. I also look at the events leading up to the military intervention, such as assassination of Trujillo, the Bosch presidency, and the turbulent ...
Transatlantic Brinksmanship: The Anglo-American Alliance And Conservative Ideology, 1953-1956
(History, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this transatlantic dissertation is to produce a new post-revisionist history of Anglo-American relations from 1953 to 1956 that seriously re-assesses Eisenhower's "middle path" foreign policy and the differing ...