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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, October 4), Various

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Our Courts: Making Strides In Educational Gaming, Jason Lancaster, Carrie Lewis Miller, Nancy Haas, Wilhelmina Savenye

IT Solutions Publications

The iCivics study will be of interest to those affiliated with educational gaming, multimedia production, technology integration or evaluation. The study and results described below will be covered in the session, as will the overall vision of Justice O’Connor and the iCivics group. A detailed PowerPoint presentation and handouts will be provided in addition to the opportunity to play one of the iCivics games and explore the website for those who bring laptops to the session.

iCivics and its products are the vision of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as a method of helping middle-school children learn about civics and civics …

An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, April 29), Pete Scagger

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, October 1), Various

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2004, March 3), John Ed Mathison

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, April 29), Maxie D. Dunnam

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2006, February 22), Cynthia Hale

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2006, May 18), Laurie Beshore

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, Apri. 29), Lee Parrotts

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2006, February 22), Tommy Barnett

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2004, March 3), Michael W. Foss

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Punk Play, Raymond Munro

Event Archive

November 11-14, 18-20

Michelson Theatre, Little Center, Clark University

Director: Raymond Munro

Producer: Gino Dilorio

Technical Director: Kevin McGerigle

Costumes: Jessie Darrell

Video: Stephen Dirado

Makeup: Kelly Spingler

Pre-Show Band Manager: Chip O'Connor

Skate Advisor: Doreen Manning

Publicist: Tina Zlody

Assisant Director: Christine Durant

Stage Manager: Michelle Houle

Assistant Stage Manager: Emma Bellel

Set Designer: Kevin McGerigle

Lighting Designer: Nate Oppenheim

Sound Board Operator: Katie Stone

Wardrobe Mistress: Alana Osborn-Lief

Stage Crew: Technical Theatre Course

Violinists: Elisabeth Batch, Victoria Goldberg, Louisa Hawkins, Karissa Lear, Kirsten Peterson, Alfredo Salcedo, Labeeby Servatius, Melissa Skubel, Peter Sulski, Katarina Tatten, Lisa Villani, Rian …

Vitisnet 12x: Reference File - Vitis Vinifera Genome Manual Annotation File : Genes Annotation, Jerome Grimplet, Anne Fennell Dr

VitisNet 12X: Molecular Networks for Grapevine

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Developing Business Acumen In Chinese Business School Graduates, Rajaram Veliyath, B. Stivers, T. Joyce, J. Hair

Faculty Articles

This study assessed the importance of knowledge, skills, abilities (i.e., KSAs) and competencies for managerial success in China’s market economy. Business students at a major Chinese university were surveyed over a five year period, initially in 2001 and later in 2006, five years after China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Using Partial Least Squares (PLS), the explained variances in business acumen and social motivation skills were higher after China’s WTO entry. The results were reversed for communication skills. The results confirmed the predictive relevance of entrepreneurial behavior and adaptability in the model. Overall, the results suggest an enhanced …

Advancing The Practice Of Cognitive Task Analysis: A Call For Taxonomic Research, Kenneth A. Yates, David F. Feldon

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Cognitive task analysis (CTA) captures unobservable cognitive processes, decisions and judgments of expert performance. Over 100 different CTA methods are identified in prior literature. However, existing classifications typically sort techniques by process rather than outcome, application or causal mechanism. Therefore, techniques can be misapplied and comparative analysis of methods made difficult. Based on the frequency distribution of CTA methods in 1065 studies, a subsample representing 60% of the most frequently published methods was coded based on elicitation and analysis techniques. Consistency of resulting applications was assessed. Inconsistent matching of CTA methods and subsequent applications indicate CTA is currently more craft …

An Exploration Of Human Resource Management Information Systems Security, Humayun Zafar, Jan Guynes Clark, Myung Ko

Faculty Articles

In this exploratory study we investigate differences in perception between management and staff with regard to overall information security risk management and human resources security risk management at two Fortune 500 companies. This study is part of a much larger study with regard to organizational information security issues. To our knowledge, this is the first time the issue of security risk management has been discussed in the context of human resource systems. We found significant differences between management and staff perceptions regarding overall security risk management and human resources security risk management. Our findings lay the ground work for future …

Exploitation Of Environmental Noise By An Araneophagic Assassin Bug, Anne E. Wignall, Robert R. Jackson, R. Stimson Wilcox, Phillip W. Taylor

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Predatory arthropods that specialize in invading webs and preying on the resident spiders ('araneophagic predators') face special challenges. As webs are exceedingly good at transmitting vibrations, it is difficult for a web invader to move through the web and remain undetected by the spider. An araneophagic predator that generates vibrations in the web may risk prey escaping or even counterattacking. To increase the chances of an undetected approach, predators may exploit episodes of environmental noise to approach, while their prey's ability to detect them is compromised ('opportunistic smokescreen behaviour'). Here we provide the first experimental evidence of convergent opportunistic smokescreen …

An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2004, May 14), Carl F. George

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Screenhouse Transmission Of Beauveria Bassiana From Infected To Non-Infected Adults Of Banana Weevil, C. A. Omukoko, J. M. Wesonga, E. M. Kahangi, L. S. Wamocho, K. N. Maniania

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Laboratory studies have revealed great potential of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana for use against the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, in banana. Adult banana weevils exposed to wet conidia of Beauveria bassiana suffered high mortalities ranging from 50-70% by 40 days post exposure when a concentration of 1×109 was used in the laboratory with three isolates ICIPE 273, M313 and M207 which were selected on the basis of high virulence against C. sordidus and high sporulation. However, impractical field delivery methods and high costs associated with the application of B. bassiana against C. sordidus prevent its use and commercialisation in banana …

Management Of Alien Invasive Insect Pest Species And Diseases Of Fruits And Vegetables: Experiences From East Africa, B. Nyambo, S. Sevgan, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Ekesi

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The East African region is currently struggling to cope with several alien invasive insect pest species (AIS): the diamondback moth (DBM), fruit flies, Liriomyza leafminers, thrips and spider mites to name just a few. These insect pests have wide host range, are difficult to control with synthetic pesticides, and most are of quarantine status. AIS are becoming frequent pests in horticulture production systems, threat to food security, market access and rural livelihoods. The impact of these pests is aggravated by variability in climatic conditions, few taxonomic expertise for accurate and timely identification of new species, inadequate knowledge on viable alternative …

Horticultural Pest Management And The African Economy: Successes, Challenges And Opportunities In A Changing Global Environment, S. Ekesi, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Subramanian, C. Borgemeister

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In many African countries, horticulture is the fastest growing agricultural sub-sector contributing significantly to national incomes. Diverse vegetables, fruits and spices are grown for domestic and export markets. Horticultural exports in Africa has increased by more than 50% in recent years and currently contributes >20% of agricultural exports by volume and income generation. Despite the growth, production has not kept pace with increasing demand due largely to biotic constraints attributed to arthropod pests. Agricultural research aimed at reducing insect pest damage can lead to increased horticultural production and improved rural livelihoods. icipe in collaboration with National Agricultural Research and Extension …

An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, May 18), Bob Schuller

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2002, February 22), H. Edwin Young

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Design Of A Retinal Tracking System For Jumping Spiders, Cristina Canavesi, Skye Long, Dennis Fantone, Elizabeth Jakob, Robert R. Jackson, Duane Harland, Jannick P. Rolland

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We designed an optical system for tracking the retinal movement of a jumping spider as a stimulus is presented to it. The system, using all off-the-shelf optical components except for one custom aspheric plate, consists of three sub-systems that share a common path: a visible stimuli presentation sub-system, a NIR illumination sub-system, and a NIR retinal imaging sub-system. A 25 mm clearance between the last element and the spider ensures a stable positioning of the spider. The stimuli presentation system relays an image from a display to the spider eye, matching the 15 arcmin resolution of the two principal eyes …

An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, May 18), Bucky Dennis

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2006, February 22), Mike Breen

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, October 1), Bob Russell

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, October 1), Brett John Deyoung

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, October 4), Various

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An Address Delivered At The Beeson Institute Series, (2005, April 29), Maxie D. Dunnam

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