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The Internet and College Students' Motivation to Vote

Description: This article investigates the impact of the political information available on-line on college students’ motivation to vote. The results illustrate that not only politicians, but educators should be cognizant of this civic engagement process. Schools and teachers of all levels are one the front lines of the battle to create a more informed, more involved citizenry; higher education has a strong influence on motivation to vote.
Date: March 1, 2004
Creator: White, Amy E. & King, Kimi L.
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An Updating System for the Gridded Population Database of China Based on Remote Sensing, GIS and Spatial Database Technologies

Description: Describes the development of a Spatial Population Updating System (SPUS) for updating the gridded population database of China based on remote sensing, GIS and spatial database technologies, with a spatial resolution of 1 km by 1 km.
Date: February 20, 2009
Creator: Yang, Xiaohuan; Huang, Yaohuan; Dong, Pinliang; Jiang, Dong & Liu, Honghui
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Technical Memorandum: Lewisville Lake Watershed Protection and Management Strategies

Description: With a current population of just over half a million and a 2030 projected population of approximately one million, expansion throughout Denton County shows no sign of slowing down (NCTCOG). Increasingly, freshwater resources are also facing increased pressure from this urban expansion. Effective assessment and management techniques are necessary to protect the diversity of ecosystem services found within fluvial ecosystems and to mitigate current and future conditions of environmental stresso… more
Date: September 2007
Creator: Atkinson, Samuel F.; Hunter, Bruce Allan; English, April; Boe, Brian & Dameron, Matt
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Malaria in Yunnan Province, China

Description: This article describes the use of GIS techniques to conduct temporal and spatial analyses of both P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria to understand the trend and dynamics of transmission, to identify risk periods and areas, and to determine environmental factors associated with increased risk of malaria.
Date: September 1, 2009
Creator: Hui, Feng-Ming; Xu, Bing; Chen, Zhang-Wei; Cheng, Xiao; Liang, Lu; Huang, Hua-Bing et al.
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Electric Field Enhanced Photoluminescence of CdTe Quantum Dots Encapsulated in Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Nano-Spheres

Description: This article shows an electric field dependent collapse of the poly(N-isopropylacramide) nanospheres and employs the electric field dependence as a means to adjust the photoluminescence process of the quantum dots in a hybrid material.
Date: November 10, 2008
Creator: Garner, Brett W.; Cai, Tong; Hu, Zhibing & Neogi, Arup
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Tamaño De Puesta, Sitios De Nidificación Y éxito Reproductivo Del Caiquén (Chloephaga Picta Gmelin, 1789) en La Reserva De Biosfera Cabo De Hornos, Chile

Description: This article studies the breeding biology of the Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) in terms of clutch size, nesting sites, and breeding success as a function of habitat variables on Navarino Island, Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile.
Date: September 30, 2009
Creator: Ibarra, J. Tomás; Schüttler, Elke; McGehee, Steven M. & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
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A Three-Dimensional Functional Assessment of Heart and Vessel Development int he Larva of the Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Description: This article describes the use of a three-dimensional integration of the early zebrafish heart and vessels to greatly reduce measurement error of stroke volume and cardiac output and to determine the cross-sectional growth of major vessels in the developing zebrafish larvae.
Date: November 7, 2005
Creator: Bagatto, Brian & Burggren, Warren W.
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