Balanidae -- California -- San Diego; Seashore biology -- California -- San Diego; La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.)
Growth rates, mortality, and the total number of eggs of the intertidal acorn barnacle, Chthamalus fissus, were studied at La Jolla, California. Both mm and % (absolute and relative) growth rates compared to different body sizes were calculated...
Sexual harassment in law enforcement; Sexual harassment -- Investigation; Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation
This study looks at sexual harassment policies and the differences between four Department of Correction agencies and the private sector. The objective is to examine data to determine if correctional professionals exhibit a higher sexual harassment...
HIV/AIDS has wrecked extensive epidemiological devastation around the world, claiming over 26 million lives. The subsequent impact of the disease has inundated millions with tragedy, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where nearly three-quarters of...
Surface Fitting is useful to researchers in fields from engineering to medicine. The expertise of mathematicians is needed to help with the analysis of data to help the experts in those fields draw appropriate conclusions. The research that this...
Mathematics -- Remedial teaching; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Can low achieving mathematics students succeed in the study of linear inequalities and linear programming through real world problem based instruction? This study sought to answer this question by comparing two groups of low achieving mathematics...
Cooperative work in education; Ability grouping in education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching
This study reviewed research on the effect of heterogeneous ability grouping in a cooperative learning environment on academic achievement in mathematics. A large number of studies has shown the importance of cooperative learning procedure in...
Mathematics -- Remedial teaching; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Many resources are currently devoted to math remediation at the college level (Phipps, 1998. Plucker, Wongsarnpigoon, Houser, 2006). These are additional courses that students must take that do not count toward graduation. Universities must...
Teachers -- In-service training -- Massachusetts; Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System; Educational tests and measurements -- Massachusetts
In May of 1998, Massachusetts students in Grades 4, 8 and 10 took the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Technology for the first time. These tests are based on the...
When immigrants arrive in their new host country, they find themselves surrounded by a completely different culture, and they must go through a renegotiation process in which they have to decide how much of their own culture to maintain and how...
Lobster fisheries -- Law and legislation -- Maine; Lobster fisheries -- Law and legislation -- Maine -- Harpswell Center
Since 1995, the Northeast lobstermen have been more regulated and managed than at any other point in the history of their industry. The lobster fishing industry has been a staple industry in the Northeast United States for over 200 years. From...
Zoning boards -- Connecticut; Zoning law -- Connecticut
Introduction The Zoning Boards of Appeals and the granting of variances are a integral part of the zoning system. However ZBA's and their functions are probably one of the most, if not the most misunderstood and abused aspect of the zoning system....
Time perception; Employees -- Workload; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment
A number of studies have examined time perception (how people perceive time
to pass), but none have investigated time perception in the workplace. Studies
reviewed here indicate middle-aged people experience time to pass more quickly
than both...
Geographic information systems; Information resources management
It is the belief of the author that the limited capabilities of GIS during the early stages (pre-1990) of GIS development resulted in GIS selection focusing on new software and hardware rather than on the best process or methodologies for...
