Dinosaur footprints from the Duntulm Formation (Bathonian, Jurassic) of the Isle of Skye

The first in situ dinosaur tracks from Scotland were discovered at the top of the Duntulm Formation (Bathonian, Jurassic) near to Staffin in northeastern Skye. Fifteen individual tridactyl footprints were recorded of which two pairs appear to have been part of the same trackway. The footprints are preserved as natural moulds on a mud-cracked sandstone surface. The individual track sizes range from about 30 cm to over 50 cm in length with narrow to broad digits suggestive of having been made by a medium to large bipedal dinosaur

The Impact of Research and Development on Income and Employment in Utah

Research and development (R&D) play an increasingly important role in the economy of the United States. Total expenditures for R&D during the decade of the 1950\u27s were greater than in the entire history of the United States previous to that time. As a percent of gross national product, R&D has grown from 0.2 percent in 1921, to 0.4 to 0.6 percent in the 1930\u27s and 1940\u27s, and is now more than 3 percent.1 Much has been said of the impact that the growth of R&D has on the general economy. R&D had also had a significant economic and sociocultural impact on the local areas of R&D concentration--an aspect of R&D which is difficult to measure and frequently ignored. Although a general view of R&D in the United States as whole is given, the present study is mainly concerned with the economic impact of R&D on a local area. Although not exhaustive, this study represents and attempt to gain information in a vitally important area of the economy which has generally been ignored

ASSET FUNCTIONS AND LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES: A FRAMEWORK FOR PRO-POOR ANALYSIS, POLICY AND PRACTICE

Building upon the current emphasis on the importance of assets in increasing the productivity and reducing the vulnerability of poor peoples' livelihoods, a conceptual framework is developed that relates the functions and attributes of poor peoples' assets to their livelihood status and strategies. The framework promotes more integrated consideration of different assets held by the poor, and hence facilitates analysis for policy, capacity building and technological interventions to expand livelihood opportunities for the poor. The application of the conceptual framework is illustrated with preliminary analysis of small livestock keeping by campesinos in south east Mexico.Food Security and Poverty, Labor and Human Capital,

Carmel Lagoon Water Quality and Steelhead Soundings: Fall 2007

ESSP 660 Advanced Watershed Science and Policy is a graduate class taught in the Master of Science in Coastal and Watershed Science & Policy program at California State University Monterey Bay. In 2007, the class was taught in four 4-week modules, each focusing on making a small contribution to a local watershed issue. This report describes the results of one of those 4-week modules – on Carmel Lagoon Water Quality and Ecology. The module was lead instructed by Fred Watson (CSUMB) and Kevan Urquhart (MPWMD). (Document contains 54 pages

The Effect Of Birth Order On Age At First Sex And Total Number Of Lifetime Sexual Partners

Research in the field of birth order is expansive and has been used to explain many social processes, including the sexual behavior of young adults. However, results regarding the influence of birth order on risky sexual behavior are somewhat limited, sometimes contradictory, and often lack generalizability to larger populations. In this thesis, using data from the National Health and Social Life Survey (1992) and multiple regression techniques, I investigate the influence of ordinal position on two measures of sexual behavior,age at first sex and total number of lifetime partners, among young adults age 18 to 30. Results show that birth order may have limited influence on some aspects of sexual behavior. Specifically, ordinal position does not significantly influence age at first sex, but does influence total number of partners. The results also show that only children are different from firstborn children in that they report higher numbers of partners and slightly earlier age at first sex. These findings indicate the relevance of including birth order and examining only children and firstborns separately when studying some aspects of young adult sexual behavior