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    • Gender Inequality and the Division of Household Labor in the United States and Sweden: A Socialist-Feminist Approach 

      Calasanti, Toni M.; Bailey, Carol A. (University of California Press, 1991-02)
      In this paper, we offer a socialist-feminist framework for exploring the persistence of gender inequality in the division of household labor. The inconsistent results generated by the relative resources, gender-role ideology, ...

    • Public, animal, and environmental health implications of aquaculture 

      Garrett, E. Spencer; dos Santos, Carlos Lima; Jahncke, Michael L. (1997-10)
      Aquaculture is important to the United States and the world's fishery system. Both import and export markets for aquaculture products will expand and increase as research begins to remove physiologic and other animal ...

    • Campylobacter jejuni - An emerging foodborne pathogen 

      Altekruse, Sean Fitzgerald; Stern, N. J.; Fields, P. I.; Swerdlow, David L. (1999-01)
      Campylobacter jejuni is the most commonly reported bacterial cause of foodborne infection in the United States. Adding to the human and economic costs are chronic sequelae associated with C. jejuni infection-Guillain-Barre ...

    • Dendritic Spikes and Their Influence on Extracellular Calcium Signaling 

      Wiest, Michael C.; Eagleman, David M.; King, Richard D.; Montague, P. Read (American Physiological Society, 2000)
      Extracellular calcium is critical for many neural functions, including neurotransmission, cell adhesion, and neural plasticity. Experiments have shown that normal neural activity is associated with changes in extracellular ...

    • Choosing a Sustainable Future: SANREM CRSP 1999 Annual Report 

      Cason, K. (ed.) (Watkinsville, Ga.: SANREM CRSP, 2000)
      This document describes the progress of the SANREM CRSP for the period June 1, 1999 to May 31, 2000.

    • From Landscapes to Waterscapes: A PSE for Landuse Change Analysis 

      Rubin, E.J.; Diet, R.; Chanat, J.; Speir, C.; Dymond, Randel L.; Lohani, Vinod K.; Kibler, David F.; Bosch, D. D.; Shaffer, Clifford A.; Ramakrishnan, Naren; Watson, Layne T. (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2000), TR-00-09
      We describe the design and implementation of L2W — a problem solving environment (PSE) for landuse change analysis. L2W organizes and unifies the diverse collection of software typically associated with ecosystem models ...

    • An Empirical Analysis of International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) Annual Surveys 

      Weisband, Edward; Colvin, Christopher (Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2000-02)

    • Delayed Medical Care After Diagnosis in a US National Probability Sample of Persons Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus 

      Turner, Barbara J.; Cunningham, William E.; Duan, Naihua; Andersen, Ronald M.; Shapiro, Martin F.; Bozzette, Samuel A.; Nakazono, Terry; Morton, Sally C.; Crystal, Steven; St. Clair, Patti; Stein, Michael; Zierler, Sally (AMA, 2000-09-25)
      Objective: To identify health care and patient factors associated with delayed initial medical care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Design: Survey of a national probability sample of persons with HIV ...

    • Sustainable Use of Land and Resources: SANREM CRSP 2000 Annual Report 

      Cason, K. (ed.) (Watkinsville, Ga.: SANREM CRSP, 2001)
      This document describes the progress of the SANREM CRSP for the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001.

    • Gender Disparity in Third World Technological, Social, and Economic Development 

      Akubue, Anthony I. (Epsilon Pi Tau and Virginia Tech Libraries, 2001)
      Despite their seemingly intractable problems, Third World countries have made remarkable progress in improving the well-being of their people in recent decades… A troubling concern, however, is the notion that gains from ...

    • Saving a river: Why do local governments matter? 

      Rola, Agnes C.; Tabien, C. (College, Laguna, Philippines: University of the Philippines Los Baños. School of Environmental Science and Management, 2001)
      This paper evaluates the sufficiency and local implementation of river management laws in the Philippines. The assessment is that although there are enough policies and regulations, they are not adequately implemented at ...

    • Making design work: Sustainability, Product Design and Social Equity 

      Walker, Stuart; Dorsa, Edward A. (Kluwer, 2001)
      This paper discusses the relationship between the product designer, sustainability and the creation of good quality work within the manufacturing sector. When the principles of sustainability are applied to the nature of ...

    • Usability Evaluation in Virtual Environments: Classification and Comparison of Methods 

      Bowman, Douglas A.; Gabbard, Joseph L.; Hix, Deborah (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2001), TR-01-17
      Virtual environments (VEs) are a relatively new type of human-computer interface in which users perceive and act in a three-dimensional world. The designers of such systems cannot rely solely on design guidelines for ...

    • Pinch Keyboard: Natural Text Input for Immersive Virtual Environments 

      Bowman, Douglas A.; Ly, Vinh Q.; Campbell, Joshua M. (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2001), TR-01-15
      Text entry may be needed for system control tasks in immersive virtual environments, but no efficient and usable techniques exist. We present the pinch keyboard interaction technique, which simulates a standard QWERTY ...

    • Using Pinch Gloves(TM) for both Natural and Abstract Interaction Techniques in Virtual Environments 

      Bowman, Douglas A.; Wingrave, Chadwick A.; Campbell, J. B.; Ly, Vinh Q. (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2001), TR-01-23
      Usable three-dimensional (3D) interaction techniques are difficult to design, implement, and evaluate. One reason for this is a poor understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the wide range of 3D input devices, ...

    • Development of a Collaborative Design Tool for Structural Analysis in an Immersive Virtual Environment 

      Setareh, Mehdi; Bowman, Douglas A.; Tumati, P. (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2001), TR-01-18
      This paper contains the results of an on-going collaborative research effort by the departments of Architecture and Computer Science of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S.A., to develop a computer ...

    • Testbed Evaluation of Virtual Environment Interaction Techniques 

      Bowman, Douglas A.; Johnson, D.; Hodges, Larry F. (Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2001), TR-01-16
      Testbed Evaluation of Virtual Environment Interaction Techniques

    • Testbed evaluation of virtual environment interaction techniques 

      Bowman, Douglas A.; Johnson, D. B.; Hodges, Larry F. (MIT Press, 2001-02-01)
      As immersive virtual environment (VE) applications become more complex, it is clear that we need a firm understanding of the principles of VE interaction. In particular, designers need guidance in choosing three-dimensional ...

    • Expenditures for the Care of HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy 

      Bozzette, Samuel A.; Joyce, Geoffrey; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Leibowitz, Arleen A.; Morton, Sally C.; Berry, Sandra H.; Rastegar, Afshin; Timberlake, David; Shapiro, Martin F.; Goldman, Dana P. (NEJM Group, 2001-03-15)
      Background: The introduction of expensive but very effective antiviral medications has led to questions about the effects on the total use of resources for the care of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...

    • LTD Induction in Adult Visual Cortex: Role of Stimulus Timing and Inhibition 

      Perrett, Stephen P.; Dudek, Serena M.; Eagleman, David M.; Montague, P. Read; Friedlander, Michael J. (Society for Neuroscience, 2001-04-01)
      One Hertz stimulation of afferents for 15 min with constant interstimulus intervals (regular stimulation) can induce longterm depression (LTD) of synaptic strength in the neocortex. However, it is unknown whether natural ...