Associations between Government Regulation of Alcohol Availability, Alcohol Use and Health in Australia

This PhD program focused on using novel approaches to address gaps in scientific research on health effects of alcohol availability. Two studies on bar trading hours and mental health capitalised on special permits available to Perth bars allowing a proportion to trade past standard closing time. One study on alcohol taxation and sexual health capitalised on a federal tax increase on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages. The work will contribute to informing evidence-based alcohol policy debate

Reading Becomes a Necessity of Life: Material and Cultural Life in Rural New England, 1780-1835

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Comparison of rainfall energy and soil erosion parameters from a rainfall simulator and natural rain

The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 25, 2007)Vita.Includes bibliographical references.Thesis (M.S.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007.Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Soil and atmospheric sciences.Numerous studies have used artificial rainfall to quantify relationships for runoff and soil detachment. Application of these results to natural rainfall conditions is dependent in part on how well artificial rainfall mimics these natural conditions. In this study, an optical rainfall imaging system was used to determine the drop-size distributions (DSDs) of natural rain in Missouri. These observations have been compared to those from an indoor gravity rainfall simulator. This thesis reports the results of the DSD intercomparison, where a gamma distribution curve was expected, but a special form of a gamma distribution (exponential distribution) was found. This thesis also explores the impact of the increased velocity of drops due to wind can account for up to one quarter of the total kinetic energy of the rainfall (Helming 2001). However, the results presented here show that about one-half of the total kinetic energy was estimated from horizontal wind, although highly dependent on wind velocity. While there are differences between the shapes of the DSDs, the most significant difference between the natural and simulated rain observed in the cases to date is the temporal variation and the impact of wind that is associated with natural rain

The Future Of Online Internet Marketing: A Solution To Behavioral Marketing Using Biometrics

Internet marketing is still an experimental area that continues to grow, evolve and adapt.  With the virtual limitlessness space of the WWW, the strategic placement of internet advertisements is much more complex and goes beyond the traditional marketing approach of researching demographics.  Several attempts have been made through the fields of technology and marketing to overcome the anonymousness of the computer user’s interests and preferences to move toward a direct behavioral approach to online marketing; more specifically, identifying the users on the internet, collecting profiles of their interests and delivering advertisements that appeal to their specific preferences.  This paper reviews the current approaches to Internet behavioral marketing and its shortcomings as well as biometrics and its potential for more effective Internet marketing

Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia

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The wigwam and the cabin

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The Yemassee A Romance of Carolina

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Border Beagles A Tale of Mississippi

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