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Authenticity In Constructivist Inquiry: Assessing An Elusive Construct, Patrick Shannon, Elyse Hambacher

Education

Methodological rigor in constructivist inquiry is established through an assessment of trustworthiness and authenticity. Trustworthiness parallels the positivistic concepts of internal and external validity, focusing on an assessment of the inquiry process. Authenticity, however, is unique to constructivist inquiry and has no parallel in the positivistic paradigm. Authenticity involves an assessment of the meaningfulness and usefulness of interactive inquiry processes and social change that results from these processes. However, the techniques for ascertaining authenticity are in the early stages of development. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to describe a process for assessing authenticity in a constructivist inquiry. A …

Investigation Of Emic Wave Scattering As The Cause For The Barrel 17 January 2013 Relativistic Electron Precipitation Event: A Quantitative Comparison Of Simulation With Observations, Zan Li, Robyn M. Millan, Mary K. Hudson, Leslie A. Woodger, David M. Smith, Yue Chen, R. Friedel, J. V. Rodriguez, Mark J. Engebretson, J. Goldstein, Joseph F. Fennell, Harlan E. Spence

Physics & Astronomy

Abstract

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves were observed at multiple observatory locations for several hours on 17 January 2013. During the wave activity period, a duskside relativistic electron precipitation (REP) event was observed by one of the Balloon Array for Radiation belt Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL) balloons and was magnetically mapped close to Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 13. We simulate the relativistic electron pitch angle diffusion caused by gyroresonant interactions with EMIC waves using wave and particle data measured by multiple instruments on board GOES 13 and the Van Allen Probes. We show that the count rate, the energy …

Unh A Cappella Group Will Make Network Television Debut Christmas Morning, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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Veterans Honored At Unh-Umaine Men's Hockey Game, Michelle Morrissey

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Law’S Rudman Center Announces Appointment Of Leadership Fellows, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Satellite Evidence For Significant Biophysical Consequences Of The “Grain For Green” Program On The Loess Plateau In China, Jingfeng Xiao

Earth Systems Research Center

Afforestation has been implemented worldwide as regional and national policies to address environmental problems and to improve ecosystem services. China's central government launched the “Grain for Green” Program (GGP) in 1999 to increase forest cover and to control soil erosion by converting agricultural lands on steep slopes to forests and grasslands. Here a variety of satellite data products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer were used to assess the biophysical consequences of the GGP for the Loess Plateau, the pilot region of the program. The average tree cover of the plateau substantially increased because of the GGP, with a relative …

Deborah Merrill-Sands Named Dean Of Paul College, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Announces New Business College Dean, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Announces Winners Of Statewide Social Venture Innovation Challenge, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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The Innovators: Entrepreneurs Earn Top Honors, Seed Dollars In N.H. Social Venture Innovation Challenge, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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Unh And The Granite State Remain Top Producers Of Peace Corps’ Volunteers In 2014, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh And The Granite State Remain Top Producers Of Peace Corps Volunteers In 2014, Michelle Morrissey

UNH Today Archive

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On Ice, Honoring Vets, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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Car Talk, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

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Restaurant Sector Drags Down Unh Franchising Index In 3rd Quarter 2014, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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University, Granite State Team Up To Get "Lean", Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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The Illuminators, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities And Family Well-Being, Cynthia Fletcher

The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository

In this report, author Cynthia Needles Fletcher explores the role of "place" in shaping rural residents'-and in particular low-income residents'-futures. The analysis draws from interviews with residents and community key informants in Hampton, Iowa in an original study in 1997 and again in 2012-13

Code Comfort, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

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Unh’S Kevin Short Named A National Academy Of Inventors Fellow, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Not Too Sharp To Make Network Television Debut, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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The Ins And Outs Of Metal Homeostasis By The Root Nodule Actinobacterium Frankia, Teal R. Furnholm, Louis S. Tisa

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Publications

Background: Frankia are actinobacteria that form a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing association with actinorhizal plants, and play a significant role in actinorhizal plant colonization of metal contaminated areas. Many Frankia strains are known to be resistant to several toxic metals and metalloids including Pb2+, Al+3, SeO2, Cu2+, AsO4, and Zn2+. With the availability of eight Frankia genome databases, comparative genomics approaches employing phylogeny, amino acid composition analysis, and synteny were used to identify metal homeostasis mechanisms in eight Frankia strains. Characterized genes from the literature and a meta-analysis of 18 heavy metal gene microarray studies were used for comparison.

Results: Unlike most …

Draft Genome Sequence Of Photorhabdus Temperata Strain Meg1, An Entomopathogenic Bacterium Isolated From Heterorhabditis Megidis Nematodes, Sheldon G. Hurst Iv, Shimaa M. Ghazal, Krystalynne Morris, Feseha Abebe-Akele, Feseha Abebe-Akele, W. Kelley Thomas, Usama M. Badr, Mona A. Hussein, Mohamed A. Abouzaied, Kamal M. Khalil, Louis S. Tisa

Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Photorhabdus temperata strain Meg1 is an entomopathogenic bacterium that forms a symbiotic association with Heterorhabditis nematodes. We report here a 4.9-Mbp draft genome sequence for P. temperata strain Meg1, with a G+C content of 43.18% and containing 4,340 candidate protein-coding genes.

Used Clothing Put To Good Use, Michelle Morrissey

UNH Today Archive

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Bio Without Borders, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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Acts Of Kindness Followed By Unh Pride, Michelle Morrissey

UNH Today Archive

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Cloudy With A Chance Of Copepods, Tracey Bentley

UNH Today Archive

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Unh, N.H. Team Up To Get "Lean", Jim Graham

UNH Today Archive

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From Breaking Bad To Atomic Architecture, Michelle Morrissey

UNH Today Archive

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New Population Projections Reflect Slower Growth And Increasing Diversity, Kenneth M. Johnson

The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository

Two important demographic trends are reflected in newly released Census Bureau projections. The pace of U.S. population growth is slowing, and the population continues to become more diverse. These trends reflect distinctly different demographic trajectories among whites and minorities driven by the interaction of several key demographic forces. This will produce a rich tapestry of demographic chan