Authorial Voice, Implied Audiences and the Drafting of the 1988 AIDS National Mailing

Dr. Veeder analyzes changes throughout many drafts of the 1988 ANM and finds that the process of negotiated drafting contributed to its success. She also concludes that risk communicators should focus attention on audience needs rather than competing truth claims

Small Changes, Big Impacts: Prairie Conservation Strips

Agriculture in Iowa owes its immense productivity to an extreme trade-off. Once, perennial prairie covered 85 percent of the state, and its deep root network built and held together a fertile topsoil layer many feet deep. Now, more than 85 percent is in agricultural production, with the majority in row crops

Prairie Conservation Strips on My Land: Frequently Asked Questions

VISIT STRIPS in Jasper County: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, Iowa (515) 994-3400, [email protected]. FIND more resources on the web: The STRIPS research team website includes information on partners and participants, as well as upcoming field days and demonstration site locations. Find more at: www.prairiestrips.org. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture has compiled various multimedia resources, including: A Landowner’s Guide to Prairie Conservation Strips, The Cost of Prairie Conservation Strips and Small Changes, Big Impacts: Prairie Conservation Strips. Find more at: www.leopold.iastate.edu/strips-research-team

The servant in French comedy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

Ceci n’est pas un argument appropré (this is not a proper argument)

This provocation poses questions of various sizes ‘inspired’ by some of the written publications that have theorised the concept of Practice as Research and drawing on lessons learnt from supervising PhD’s (with and without PaR). It consists of ‘musing’ rather than a proper argument and makes reference to feminism. Some readers might find both of these things very irritating. Throughout the course of its musing, questions asked include: ‘Is it acceptable to start a sentence with ‘And’ in academic writing?; ‘What does and does not have the status of ‘theory’? And who does and does not have the status of a theorist? and ‘What is a proper argument?’ No answers are provided and no conclusions drawn

Use by Honeybees of Flowering Resources In and Around Corn Fields

Corn seeds and seedlings are susceptible to attack by several early-season insect pests. Seed treatments have emerged as a means of reducing these insects. Seed-adhered insecticides include members of the class of chemicals referred to as neonicotinoids, which have been demonstrated to adversely affect honeybees. Pollen and nectar that foraging bees collect may be contaminated with neonicotinoids via direct spray, by plant translocation following treatment, and by contaminated dust generated during treatedseed planting

The Tourist Destination Image of Penang: Is TDI Affected by Sociodemographic Factors and Does TDI Influence Conative Behavior?

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether demographics plays a role in the formation of the tourists’ cognitive and affective image of the destination. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menyiasat sama ada factor-faktor sosio-demografik memainkan peranan dalam pembentukkan imej kognitif dan afektif pelancong-pelancong tentang sesuatu destinasi tertentu

What Kansas teachers read aloud to elementary classes

Teachers need to reflect on whether they are exposing children to the best recent literature