Dissertations / Theses: 'Riot control – united states'

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Cinoglu, Huseyin. "An Analysis of Major American Riots: Issues in Riots and Riot Control." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2001. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2850/.

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By conducting sound research to understand the concepts surrounding rioting and efficient riot response tactics, professionals, especially whose main job is to ensure the tranquility in the society, will be better prepared to deal with all kinds of civil movements. The purpose of this study, consequently, is to meet the growing need for educational materials in this area and to provide riot response case studies, which demonstrate the numerous administrative challenges faced by law enforcement decision makers. In this study, seven major riots from throughout the United States are discussed including the Hay Market Riot of 1886, the Watts Riot of 1965, and Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Each riot case is studied in five different and independent stages: the setting and pre-disturbance situation, basic causes of the event, the disturbance situation, the response to the riot, and the aftermath of the incident. The study of all of these stages is intended to help police administrators acquire a general perspective on collective violence, and help them prevent future occurrences in their jurisdictions. In this thesis a special reference is given to the deficiencies of American riot policing and some recommendations were formed accordingly. Therefore, the study concludes with a list of general recommendations, which are crucially important for concerned officials to pay attention before, during, and after a riot.

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Riley, Ethan M. ""A Higher Law"| Taking Control of William H. Seward's Rhetoric After the Christiana Riot." Thesis, Northern Arizona University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1537804.

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Freshman Sen. William H. Seward of New York was not expected to say anything noteworthy in his "Freedom in the New Territories" speech against the Compromise bills on March 11, 1850. The venerated "Great Triumvirate" had previously addressed the Senate—Sen. Henry Clay on Jan. 29, Sen. John C. Calhoun on March 4, and Sen. Daniel Webster on March 7—so everything there was to say was thought to have been said. Seward's "Freedom in the New Territories" speech, however, is recalled as one of the more divisive of Compromise orations and most significant of Senate maiden speeches in history because of its appeal to "a higher law than the Constitution." The utterance drew a maelstrom of criticism from the partisan press and congressional adversaries and colleagues; however, Seward's rhetoric introduced a reformist interpretation of the phrase "higher law" to the slavery discourse.

This thesis applies concepts from the literature on rhetoric of agitation and control and ideographs to define Seward's rhetoric as managerial, show his motives as socio-economic, and discover how the senator's reformist arguments were controlled by the establishment after the Christiana Riot in 1851. The researcher suggests that the establishment employed a kind of denial of rhetorical means to obstruct Seward's reformist rhetoric of its solidifying slogans. Future research into the control response to agitative rhetoric is suggested to understand the strategies and tactics used to control reformist rhetoric.

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Kleber, Michaela. ""The Pretended Riot Explained": Citizen Sovereignty and the Mashpee Revolt." W&M ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626798.

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Moyer, Paul Benjamin. "A Riot of Devils: Indian Imagery and Popular Protest in the Northeastern Backcountry, 1760-1845." W&M ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625915.

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Herman, Max Authur. "Fighting in the streets: Ethnic succession, competition, and riot violence in four American cities." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/288982.

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This research addresses where and why interethnic violence occurred during four major urban riots of the 20th Century: The Chicago Riot of 1919, The Detroit Riot of 1943, the Miami Riot of 1980, and the Los Angeles Riot of 1992. Employing a multi-method approach, including historical accounts, statistical modeling of census data, and geographic information systems (GIS) analysis, I investigate whether an explanatory model combining elements of ethnic succession and competition perspectives on riot violence is generalizable to both recent riot events in Miami and Los Angeles and earlier riots in Chicago and Detroit. Such explanation emphasizes the effects of internal and international migration on the racial/ethnic composition of neighborhoods, competition for jobs and housing, and the intensity of riot violence at the census tract level. I find support for a combined ethnic succession and ethnic competition interpretation of riot violence in all four events. I conclude by highlighting the similar effects of the Great Migration on rioting in Chicago and Detroit and recent waves of immigration on rioting in Miami and Los Angeles. I argue that to make sense of recent rioting in Miami and Los Angeles we must be willing to engage in historical comparisons and examine the local dynamics of inter-ethnic violence in cases past and present. We must look beyond the black/white race relations paradigm towards a general model of collective violence that is independent of the specific actors involved, a model that takes the changing racial/ethnic composition of American cities into account.

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Herzeca, Nicholas. "The Hard Hat Riot: The Decline of New York City's White Working-Class and the Origins of the Reagan Democrat." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/901.

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This thesis explains how the Hard Hat Riot provides a link between two of the most significant developments in postwar American history: the decline of the white working-class and the rise of the Reagan Democrat. The Hard Hat Riot was the culmination of two decades of local demographic and economic transformations as well as five years of political neglect that marginalized New York City’s white working-class. The influence of the riot, however, extended beyond the city’s five boroughs. The Hard Hat Riot prompted Richard Nixon’s administration to develop a blue-collar strategy for the 1972 election. Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaigns in 1980 and 1984 emulated Nixon’s plan to successfully court the white working-class voters who would be later called Reagan Democrats.

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Austin, Joe J. Lynch Horace R. "An analysis of retaining or replacing Air Force command and control aircraft." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; National Technical Information Service [distributor], 2007. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/.

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MBA professional report (Master of Business Administration) Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007.
Title from reproduction cover. "December 2007." Advisor(s): Petross, Diana ; Snider, Keith. Performed by Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. "Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007."--P. iii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-95). Also available online from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dudley Knox Library site and the DTIC Online site.

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Fonseca, Ramirez Alejandro. "Macroeconomic policy coordination between the US and Mexico, a control theory analysis." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Wilkinson, Nachelle M. "Leveraging National Guard counterdrug assets for Homeland Security." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FWilkinson.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004.
Thesis advisor(s): Jeanne Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-77). Also available online.

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Bewley-Taylor, David R. "The United States and international drug control : 1909 - 1997 /." London [u.a.] : Pinter, 1999. http://www.gbv.de/dms/spk/sbb/recht/toc/252579070.pdf.

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Brown, Jimmi Sue. "Welfare as a social control in the United States." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2004. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=406.

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Malloy, Meghan Mary. "United States-Colombian Negotiations on Narcotics Control 1975-1980." W&M ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625531.

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Ireland, Robert D. "Autonomous vehicle systems implications for maritime operations, warfare capabilities, and Command and Control /." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2010/Jun/10Jun%5FIreland.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology (Command, Control, and Communications))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010.
Thesis Advisor(s): Gallup, Shelley P.; Second Reader: MacKinnon, Douglas J. "June 2010." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Machine Autonomy, AVS, USV, UUV, Navy Tactical Task List, Situational Awareness, Congruence Model, Decision Superiority, Maritime ISR. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51). Also available in print.

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Eriksen, David W. "Improving the command and control organization in expeditionary operations." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FEriksen.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Systems and Operations)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2003.
Thesis advisor(s): Dan Boger, Bill Kemple. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35). Also available online.

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Hamilton, Curtis F. "The Haymarket Story and Judge Joseph E. Gary." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1004630414.

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Paz, Jorge Macelo Cadima. "Present and future of the United States-Bolivia relations /." Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College, 2009. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p4013coll2,2600.

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Robillard, Glenn C. "A wholesale level consumable item inventory model for non-stationary demand patterns." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA292401.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, March 1994.
"March 1994." Thesis advisor(s): Thomas P. Moore, Alan W. McMasters. Includes bibliographic references (p. 256-258). Also available online.

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Breor, Scott F. ""Maintain course and speed ..." : command and control for maritime homeland security and homeland defense /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FBreor.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004.
Thesis advisor(s): Christopher Bellavita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54). Also available online.

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Steiner, Leonard T. "Training in commercial logistics practices to improve inventory management in the Army." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1996. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA327083.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1996.
"December 1996." Thesis advisor(s): Paul J. Fields and Keebom Kang. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89). Also available online.

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Barkenhagen, Michael E. Murphy Michael W. "The Sunset Supply Base : long term COTS supportability, implementing affordable methods and processes /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FBarkenhagen.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Product Development)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2003.
Thesis advisor(s): John Osmundson, Laurie Anderson, Doug Moses. Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-505). Also available online.

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Lupo, Amber K. "Moral obligation and motivation to control prejudice mediate the relationship between egalitarianism and prejudice-related personal standards." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1397656.

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This study investigated low- and high-prejudice whites' personal standards for prejudiced behavior toward African-Americans, gays and lesbians, and Arab-Americans. Using structural equation modeling, the study examined whether feelings of moral obligation, internal motivation to respond without prejudice, and concern with acting prejudiced each mediate the relationship between egalitarianism as defined as equality of opportunity and personal standards. Because the low-prejudice groups uniformly demonstrated non-prejudiced personal standards, the proposed models could not be fit for these groups. Across the high-prejudice groups, however, results indicated that the mediating models demonstrated only fair to poor fit. Moreover, the fit of two alternative models were evaluated; a discussion of theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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Richardson, Steven O. "Control and coordination in federal administration." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3468.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2009.
Vita: p. 238. Thesis director: Richard E. Wagner. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 10, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237). Also issued in print.

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Allen, Patrick E. "The consolidation of administrative functions for U.S. Marine forces, Pacific." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Mar%5FAllen.pdf.

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Taylor, D. R. B. "Creating constraints : the United States and international drug control 1945-1964." Thesis, Swansea University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.639166.

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Despite the existence of a multiplicity of both national and international drug control agencies, the production, trafficking and use of controlled drugs continues worldwide. As a reaction, many nations are making moves to re-evaluate domestic drugs control legislation, and institute alternative approaches to the issue of drug use. However, an obstacle exists that restricts this process. This barrier is the United Nations. The organization is not only responsible for the creation and implementation of prohibitive international legislation; it also helps sustain an axiomatic image of prohibition as the recognized standard of governmental behaviour. The perpetuation of this international norm encourages adherence to its policies. This thesis argues that the roots of such a situation are attributable to the exceptional efforts of the US; particularly the enormous influence that the nation has had upon the operation of the UN drug control apparatus and, therefore, the drafting of UN conventions. It is argued that between 1945-1965 the US exploited its position of dominance within the organization to promote ideals concerning the prohibition of certain drugs for anything other than medical and scientific purposes. Despite often subordinating international drug control to Cold War foreign policy concerns during this period, US prominence within the organization has ensured that prohibitive ideology remains the dominant theme of UN sanctioned international law. The thesis concludes that the ability of sovereign nations to develop domestic drug control policies that are in line with each country's specific socio-cultural needs is impeded. Such restrictive conditions mean that it is less likely that effective national drug legislation will ever be implemented. The consequences are liable to be costly in financial and social terms, both nationally and internationally.

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Hamzavi-Rad, S. "The optimal control of energy consumption in the United States Economy." Thesis, University of Essex, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381927.

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Halls, Carol. "Soil erosion : the incentives for and effectiv[e]ness of control efforts on cropland in the United States." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=68099.

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Soil erosion from American cropland poses a problem to society in many ways. Ground and surface water is polluted by chemicals carried on the eroded soil, silt builds up in rivers and other water bodies, soil particles carried by wind pollute the air, and finally there is a decline in the productivity of the remaining cropland soil. The rate that soil is eroded from cropland is directly affected by the type of crops planted, tillage systems used and government agricultural programs. This thesis presents the economic costs of soil erosion from cropland and the private and social benefits that can be obtained by reducing erosion rates. Many conservation programs have been less than effective in controlling erosion levels and some commodity and income programs have actually increased erosion rates. A survey of government policies and their various effects on soil erosion rates is included in this thesis. Alternative government policy options are presented.

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WASSERMAN, DONALD E. "VIBRATION EXPOSURE AND PREVENTION IN THE UNITED STATES." Nagoya University School of Medicine, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/16069.

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Cheng, Xiaofeng. "Analysis of States Gun Control Restrictions." Scholar Commons, 2002. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000037.

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Bernick, Eli Aaron, and Eli Aaron Bernick. "Supreme Court Case Law and Gun Control Laws in the United States." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624914.

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I looked at mass shootings that have happened in the United States in the past decade and was inspired to do research and discover what was behind these tragedies. In my Honors Thesis paper, I dug up important historical background and context that has given rise to the creation of the 2nd Amendment. I took a stab at assessing the significance and profound impact that the original constitutional framework wages on 21st century America. From there, I discussed the implications of Supreme Court precedent in individual gun rights cases that have interpreted 2nd Amendment doctrine. Next, I created a comprehensive assessment of gun laws broken down by state. I also provided a brief summary of Congress's Bill No Break session that attempted to curb national gun violence in the aftermath of Sandy Hook. At the end, I shed light on a couple of countries; Australia and Japan, who have scaled back access to guns and initiated educational gun safety programs that promote national gun policy reform. I used these two standard-bearers as a collective model for the U.S. to try to emulate in terms of enhancing awareness and understanding about the real danger that guns pose to society.

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Pershing, Jana Lynn. "Balancing honor and loyalty : social control at the United States Naval Academy /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8906.

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Kent, Betty Atchinson. "The superintendent as instructional leader: A case study of mechanisms of control in an urban school district." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184618.

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This study examined the effects of a superintendent's use of mechanisms of control over principals in an urban school district. The study used the framework of Peterson's (1983) six mechanisms of control as a template to analyze the effects of a superintendent's use of these controls during an eight year period of time in one school district. A review of the literature discussed models of educational organizations, the evolution of the role of the superintendent, change theory, the superintendent as instructional leader and mechanisms of control. The research questions were: (a) Did this superintendent's mechanisms of control correspond with the theoretical framework proposed by Peterson; (b) how did the superintendent's use of controls mechanism impact the implementation of changes in the district; (c) how did the superintendent's use of mechanisms of control crystallize coalitions within the organization; (d) what were the perceived effects of the superintendent's mechanisms of control; and, (e) what changes have remained a part of the formal and informal structure of the organization during the year following the superintendent's departure? Verification of conclusions was reached through the process of triangulation. Based upon the findings of interview data, document analysis and participant observation, conclusions emerged which confirmed the correspondence between Peterson's (1983) mechanisms of control and this superintendent's use, with the superintendent in this study using tighter controls in three specific areas. The use of mechanisms of control provided the structure for successful organizational change to occur. The process used resulted in organizational and personal stress and led to coalitions which suspended one major change effort. The majority of the curriculum and instructional changes which this superintendent instituted have remained in place after his departure. Recommendations are suggested for continued study in the process and effects of the use of mechanisms of control; to conduct further study into the effects of controls on the use of principals' time and student achievement as Peterson has proposed; and the applicability of applying research findings to training of present and future superintendents.

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Newman, Megan Haley. "The vermin -killers: Pest control in the early Chesapeake." W&M ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539623387.

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The presence of pests and the effect of their activity emerged very early in the colonial era, from the early seventeenth century through the third quarter of the eighteenth century, as a major challenge to the financial and social success of Euro-American settlers, predominantly English, in the tidewater region of Virginia and Maryland, or the Chesapeake. Pests were not only a feature of the natural environment, they were a factor in the modified and built environments that settlers created. The problem of pests cut across ethnic, race, gender and class lines in the Chesapeake.;Euro-American, African-American and Native American residents of the colonial Chesapeake consistently characterized pests as not simply annoying, but as also as threats. their responses to pests reflected notions about both the nature of the threat pests presented, and the commodities and resources that residents valued. Pest control schemes were based on the establishment and reinforcement of boundaries across which pests and their effects were not tolerated. These boundaries quickly assumed a social function. In addition to defining an area in which the presence and activity of pests was restricted, these boundaries functioned as thresholds across which human interaction had to be negotiated. Pest control assumed boundary maintenance functions on several levels.;In different times, places and circumstances, the role of vermin killer fell to different people in Euro-American traditions. In the domestic sphere the responsibility for managing pests in the home fell to women. In connection to their role in pest control, women had an important role in managing the establishment, reinforcement and maintenance of physical and social boundaries in the home.

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Smith, Joseph Lloyd. "Judicial procedures as instruments of political control /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Pekari, Gregory Chivers Kurt Miles Erickson Brian G. Belcher Robert C. Kartashov Vitalii. "An analysis comparing Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (CSP) current inventory management tool versus PACFLT Regional Inventory Stocking Model (PRISM) : a proposed demand-based management tool /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FPekari.pdf.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003.
"MBA professional report"--Cover. Joint authors: Kurt Miles Chivers, Brian G. Erickson, Robert C. Belcher, Vitalii Kartashov. Thesis advisor(s): Raymond Franck, Keebom Kang, Dan Dolk. Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120). Also available online.

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Varghese, Anitha. "Acculturation, Parental Control, and Adjustment among Asian Indian Women." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3600/.

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The present study examines the relationship between acculturation, parental control, and psychological adjustment among adult first and second-generation Asian Indian women who have immigrated, or whose parents have immigrated to the United States, from the Indian state of Kerala. Data from 73 participants indicate second-generation immigrants report poorer psychological adjustment than do their counterparts. Additionally, regression analyses reveal discomfort towards Kerala culture significantly predicts depressive symptoms, while high maternal control predicts self-esteem. Qualitative data were collected to provide richer understanding of immigrants' adaptation to the U.S. Implications of this research may impact mental health practitioners' ability to improve quality of life with Asian Indian women from Kerala.

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Fischer, Michael E. "Mission-type orders in joint air operations the empowerment of air leadership /." Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/33021775.html.

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Napit, Krishna Bahadur. "Economic impacts of extension integrated pest management programs in the United States." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74524.

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Integrated pest management (IPM) is an approach to pest control which emphasizes the Integration of biological, cultural, and chemical control methods for optimal pest management. The purpose of this thesis is to empirically examine the level and distribution of net economic benefits of Extension IPM, and to assess the relative importance of socioeconomic factors in affecting the adoption of IPM in the states of Indiana, Virginia, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts, Mississippi and the Northwest region. Budgeting and hypothesis testing procedures are used to conduct a net returns analysis. Consumer-producer surplus analysis is used to assess IPM benefits to producers and consumers. Finally, a polychotomous logit model is used to assess the importance of socioeconomic factors affecting IPM adoption. The results of these analyses show significantly higher returns and less variability of returns per acre for users of IPM as compared to non-users. Moreover, consumers receive significant positive economic gains. However, pesticide cost and the variance of pesticide cost per acre increase with increasing levels of IPM use in several states but decrease in a few others. Gross farm income, percent family income from farming, frequency of contacts with Extension agents, and the education level of respondents are the most important factors related to adoption of IPM. A typical user of IPM is white, male, with at least some college education, has frequent contacts with Extension agents, has a relatively large farm, higher gross farm income, and a higher percent family income from farming.
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Riordan, Diane A. "The nature and effectiveness of management control in small family businesses/." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53603.

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The link between the setting of goals and the controls necessary to accomplish those goals is especially interesting in the area of small family businesses where multiple, conflicting goals are believed to interfere with business control. The actual nature of goal·setting and control in the small family firm are matters for debate because the area is not well researched. This study is an interdisciplinary effort, drawing upon existing work in accounting and business management, as well as kinship relations and group process (social psychology). It views the small family business owner-manager as a resource allocator who makes decisions within the field of family and business. Because field theory was developed to explain an individual's behavior in the context of surrounding groups, it is an especially appropriate research tool for investigating the behavior of the owner-manager in the small family business. Existing theories, specifically systems and contingency theories, are analyzed for possible strengths and weaknesses as theoretical frameworks for studying the problems that small family business owners encounter. Systems theory may be unsatisfactory as a research tool because it assumes that the business and family structures are separate and a control system can be fabricated in which the owner-manager will become a passive participant. This separation may be artificial for some small family business owners who feel a sense of responsibility to their families or to families that. assist the business. Contingency theory may be unsatisfactory as a research tool because it merely explains the obvious: The outcomes of the business are dependent upon activities related to family processes. The data were gathered by surveying approximately 900 members of the Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, and Roanoke, Virginia, Chambers of Commerce. The evidence suggests that for a majority of firms field- theory is the appropriate orientation because resources are flowing in noneconomic exchanges between the businesses and families that operate them.
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Terjung, Helmut C. "From baby boom to birth dearth : an interpretation of the population control movement and its political discourse since 1945 in the United States /." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06102009-063041/.

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Borden, McKay. "Effects of career guidance strategies for females on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving twelfth-grade females." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39731.

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This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of the following career guidance strategies: career information investigating, job information interviewing, shadowing, panel of positive female role models, parental involvement and group counseling on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving twelfth-grade females. Participants in this study were thirty-two high-achieving twelfth-grade females currently enrolled in advanced placement English classes, who were currently taking advanced mathematics, advanced science, and advanced foreign language courses; or who had completed three years of advanced mathematics, advanced science, and advanced foreign language courses. The design of this experiment was a pretest-posttest, experimental/control group design. The participants in the treatment group participated in a ten-week career guidance program involving strategies to increase career maturity and improve internal locus of control utilizing the results of the Caree~ Maturity Inventory, Counseling Form B-1 and the Different situations Inventory.
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Primlani, Monisha. "Drugs, crime and law enforcement : the economic connection." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30643.

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Krajacich, Christopher A. "Designing a FORCEnet information topology." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Dec%5FKrajacich.pdf.

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Haddock, Billy Dean. "Institutions and Drug Markets." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4777/.

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This thesis examines how drug policy and enforcement affect drug manufacturers. The approach taken is a comparative institutional analysis of cannabis and methamphetamine production. I focus on the effects of prohibition, privacy, and clandestine markets on producer behavior for these two drugs and the unintended consequences that result. I demonstrate that cannabis and methamphetamine producers both face substantial transaction costs and that producers alter their behavior to manage these transaction costs. I conclude that cannabis producers can adopt indoor, small-scale operations to hide their activity, which are capable of yielding continuous, high-potency crops. Methamphetamine producers also adopt small-scale, decentralized strategies, but commodity control increases their exposure and leads to greater overall transaction costs during the manufacturing process.

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Lindsey, Kieran J. "Privatization and regulatory oversight of commercial wildlife control activities in the United States." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1638.

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LeBlanc, Paul William. "Information Centers in the United States Marine Corps: control of end-user computing." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/25999.

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The proliferation of personal computers and end- user computing (EUC) in the United States Marine Corps during the last ten years is well documented and now plays an important role in USMC readiness. The control and planning of personal computers and EUC at the regional level is performed by the Information Systems Management Office (ISMO), the equivalent of the private industry's Information Center (IC). Unlike the USMC mainframe and telecommunications environments, the ISMO environment is loosely controlled from the Headquarters Marine Corps level. This fact has resulted in a 'substantial inventory of incompatible equipment and software.' (MCBul 5271, 1987, p. 4-6) This study concludes that the most significant limiting factor facing the Marine Corps' corporate strategy for control of its ISMO's is a lack of standards and specific direction. The requirement for developing a centralized HQMC directed ISMO policy for control of ISMO resources was confirmed. Theses

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Brew, Tasha Marie 1961. "INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276525.

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The purpose of this study was to assess the adoption response of cotton growers to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, identify the extension strategies used to promote IPM, and provide descriptive comparison of IPM programs between the foremost eleven cotton-producing states in the United States. Integrated pest management is presented as an alternative agricultural production strategy referred to as sustainable agriculture. IPM programs for cotton were evaluated by use of a survey instrument and telephone interviews with the IPM coordinators for the eleven cotton-producing states. The most significant findings were that programs vary considerably between states; the most widely employed IPM techniques were selective use of chemicals, use of economic thresholds and sampling for pests; the Cooperative Extension Service worked closely with private consultants and grower associations; and adoption of a wide variety of IPM techniques has been extensive for cotton producers in the eleven foremost cotton-producing states.

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Baker, Joseph O., Kelli K. Smith, and Yasmin A. Stoss. "Theism, Secularism, and Sexual Education in the United States." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/491.

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Substantial bodies of literature have examined public opinion about sexual education, the politicization of sexual education in public schools, and connections between population characteristics and social policies. At present, however, little is known about whether and how population characteristics predict the likelihood of specific sexual education policies. We analyze data at the state level in the USA to determine if and how specific religious aspects of states’ populations influence the likelihood of specific sexual education policies. Results indicate that high levels of theism significantly increase the likelihood of sexual education policies stressing abstinence, while higher levels of individuals not actively participating in organized religion correlate with a significantly higher likelihood of having sexual education policy that mandates the coverage of contraception. We discuss these findings in a framework of symbolic politics and moral communities, focusing on the intersections of religion, politics, and sexuality.

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Grissom, Bruce W. "The immigration challenge : the use of U.S. Military Force to control illegal immigration from Mexico." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1997. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA331694.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs) Naval Postgraduate School, March 1997.
Thesis advisors, Thomas C. Bruneau, Scott O. Tollefson. AD-A331 694. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53). Also available online.

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De, La Cruz Maria Zosa S. "US military presence in Latin America : making the Manta Forward Operating Location work /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03sep%5FDeLa%5FCruz.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2003.
Thesis advisor(s): Harold A. Trinkunas, Jeanne K. Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Olson, Peter Millard. "An analysis of US/Soviet arms control : adding a subsystem perspective." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4300.

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Analyses of US/Soviet arms control have usually focused on domestic variables to explain US/Soviet arms control behavior. Partly because the number of negotiating parties is only two, there is a propensity to focus on the bilateral relationship of the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective domestic political situations. Only superficial attention has usually been given to international systems variables that may well influence the domestic political situation and arms control policy. This thesis broadens the explanatory scope of US/Soviet arms control by showing how the political environment of a trilateral relationship (a subsystem that includes the West European members of NATO as a single actor as well as the United States and the Soviet Union) is a primary motivator of US/Soviet arms control behavior.

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