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A Woman in a Man's World: The Political Attitudes of Women and the Role of Representation
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Author
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Wemlinger, Elizabeth
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Political science, Sex role
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Description
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Gender plays an important role in shaping attitudes, constraining roles, and perpetuating values. Historically women have been removed from the public and political environment, not allowed to vote, to freely work, and to attend educational instit...
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Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care
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Author
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Carriker, Amy
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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ABSTRACT AMY E. CARRIKER. Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care. (Under the direction of DR. TONYA ANDERSON) Approximately one in five high school student and 1 in 20 middle school students currently use ...
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Title
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Institutional Factors in Health Disparities
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Author
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Hampton, Cicily
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy
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Description
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The purpose of this dissertation is to address institutional factors that may be the root cause of health disparities. Misdirected resources may help to explain why health disparities have actually increased as targeted interventions aimed at thei...
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Title
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REGIONAL COUNCILS AND THE INFLUENCE OF STATE LAWS ON REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
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Author
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Whisman, Holly
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy
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Description
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Regional decision-making, in which multiple local governments seek to address concerns that affect communities across jurisdictional boundaries, has been approached by scholars from two opposing viewpoints. Some argue in favor of consolidated regi...
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STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
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Author
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Davalos Alvarez, Eleonora
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Economics
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Description
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This dissertation examines three aspects of coca cultivation in Colombia. Fist, I evaluate how social investment in conjunction with eradication affects new coca crops. The results suggest that aerial spraying is effective in deterring farmers fro...