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Classroom Activities For Openstax American Government, Michael Lewkowicz, Dovile Budryte, Scott Boykin, Laura Young, Yohannes Gedamu

Political Science Ancillary Materials

This new set of classroom activities for OpenStax American Government was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. The materials created in order to support faculty implementing OpenStax American Government in the classroom include:

• Icebreakers
• Video Activities
• Quiz Activities
• Discussion Activities
• Brainstorming Activities
• Team Activities

An Assessment Of Legal Frameworks For Sea Turtle Conservation In The Southeastern United States, Perry A. Fennell

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the existence of various legal protections, nesting sea turtles continue to face a myriad of anthropogenic pressures. The Southeastern United States hosts vital nesting grounds for five of the world’s seven species of sea turtle – all of which are listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This research characterizes the current legal frameworks and regulatory systems that have been installed for the conservation and recovery of federally protected sea turtles at the local government (county and municipal) level within four states in the southeastern U.S. – North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The …

Survey Of Chemistry I, Anne Parker, Farooq Khan, Victoria Geisler, Douglas Stuart

Chemistry Grants Collections

This collection of the grant proposal, syllabus, and final report for Survey of Chemistry I at University of West Georgia was created under a Round 12 Transformation Grant.

Learning From The Soil's Memory: Tailoring Of Fertilizer Application Based On Past Manure Applications Increases Fertilizer Use Efficiency And Crop Productivity On Kenyan Smallholder Farms, Samuel Njoroge, Antonius G.T. Schut, Ken E. Giller, Shamie Zingore

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The large uncertainty in yield response to fertilizer application within smallholder cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) limits efforts aimed at intensifying crop production based on increased fertilizer application. We assessed the key field-scale cause of variability in maize (Zea mays) grain yield response to fertilizer nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in the Sidindi area of Western Kenya based on past manure application, distance from the homestead, and clay and silt contents. We used data from nutrient omission trials conducted on 23 farms over seven consecutive cropping seasons covering the period 2013–2016, without changing treatments or plot location. …

Intuit, Inc.'S Small Business And Self Employed Unit: A Strategic Analysis, Cat Nyberg

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Intuit, Inc. is a business and personal finance software company founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx. It is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices around the United States and internationally. Intuit’s primary mission is to ‘power prosperity’, whether for small business owners, individuals, or accounting professionals.

Intuit has three major business units: Small Business and Self Employed, Consumer, and Strategic Partner. Each business unit offers one or more flagship software platforms, optimized for specific customer needs in business accounting, professional tax preparation, and individual tax filing. Intuit’s major software flagships are QuickBooks (business accounting and …

A Strategic Audit Of Corecivic, Reid Gahan

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

CoreCivic is a private prison company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1983, CoreCivic exists to “better the public good.” The company believes it can do this through its three branches: CoreCivic Security, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties.

CoreCivic Security is the main business segment. It is responsible for directly managing 77 correctional and detention facilities. CoreCivic Community is a small branch that attempts to ease the reentry process for inmates that are released. CoreCivic Properties is a vital part of CoreCivic, as this branch allows the company to operate as an REIT. Properties is responsible for providing real estate …

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (10), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (6), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (7), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (9), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Spreadsheet Of Raw Data Points From Quarterman (8br223), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

This file contains the raw data points taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (2), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (1), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (4), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (8), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (5), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

Raw Data Of Gps Points From Quarterman (8br223) (3), University Of Central Florida Brevard County Archaeology

Quarterman Site Mapping

These files contain the raw geospatial data taken at the Quarterman (8BR223) site. The data was rendered using a Trimble GPS.

A Comparison Of Several Missing Data Imputation Techniques For Analyzing Different Types Of Missingness, Tiantian Yang, William Bridges

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of The Human Dental Microbiome, Lauren O'Connell

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

The objective of this study was to characterize the oral microbiome (bacteria) and the oral mycobiome (fungi) as caries disease progresses, using site-specific sampling of teeth with different caries disease-states: caries free (PF), early-stage caries (caries in enamel tooth layer; PE), and advanced-stage caries (caries in dentin tooth layer; PD). Dental plaque samples were collected from 46 children (n=84). One plaque sample per caries disease state was collected from each patient (maximum of 3 samples per patient). To determine the changes in the oral microbiome/mycobiome amplicons of the V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene and the fungal ITS1 …

Sailing Into The Storm, Joseph Trunzo

Applied Psychology Department Faculty Journal Articles

Before she even knew what was happening, he was already on her. He punched her in the face, smashed her head against the wall, and dragged her through the corridor by her hair. The pain was searing; the fear, overwhelming. When help finally arrived, after what seemed like an eternity, the damage had already been done. The effects of the beating were both physical and psychological. The onset of trauma, at first muted by shock, would soon unfold in ways unimaginable to her. Her illusion of safety was shattered. This was her job. She was this person’s caretaker, an authority …

Data Visualization Assignments For Principles Of Information Technology Management (Csu), Jennifer Pitts

Computer Science and Information Technology Ancillary Materials

This set of ancillary materials for Principles of Information Technology Management was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. The skills covered in these lessons, using the Tableau data visualization and analysis tool, include:

• Instructor information for installing Tableau
• Dashboard creation
• Worksheet creation
• Data segmentation and analysis
• Geographic data visualization

English Composition I & Ii (Gsu, G2c), Rebecca Weaver, Lynne Bost, Michelle Kassorla, Karen Mckinney-Holley, Kirk Swenson

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for English Composition I & II was created under a Spring 2018 Pilot for G2C and Scaling Up OER Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus or Syllabi
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Model Data For Jgr Paper "The Role Of Mjo Propagation, Lifetime And Intensity On Modulating The Temporal Evolution Of The Mjo Extratropical Response", Cheng Zheng, Edmund Kar Man Chang

SoMAS Research Data

These data represent a selection of the idealized model data analyzed and presented in the paper "The role of MJO propagation, lifetime and intensity on modulating the temporal evolution of the MJO extratropical response" published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheres. Data description: The directory "ensemble_mean" contains the data using ensemble mean of 1000 model members with different initial conditions. First 10 members of the 1000 members are stored in the "individual_member" folder. The data of experiments conducted by the stationary wave model are stored in the "stationary_wave_model" folder. The description of each experiment settings (different heating) can be …

D2l Files And Question Import Tool For Introduction To Psychology (Psyc 1101), J. Sean Callahan, Katie Bridges

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Ancillary Materials

This set of D2L Brightspace Learning Management System files and a question import tool for Introduction to General Psychology was created under a Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision.

Authors' Description:

The goals of this ancillary component are to create a set of materials and mechanisms that 1) require students to engage the OER materials in ways that support the cognitive processes involved in mastering content in introductory level social science courses and 2) helps support and streamline the assessment and grading process for instructors.

The deliverables associated with this project include Multiple Choice Questions Generator (MCQG) instruction …

Instructor Ancillary Resources For Openstax Sociology 2nd Edition (Gsu), Kathy Dolan, Jennie Law

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Ancillary Materials

This set of instructor-focused ancillary materials was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. These following materials are intended to assist instructors in successfully implementing OpenStax Sociology 2nd Edition within their classrooms:

• Customizable lecture slides
• Links to potential ancillary Web materials for each chapter
• Short answer questions
• Essay questions
• Online discussion questions
• Class activities

Video Lectures And Ancillary Materials For Openstax Psychology (Ccga), Aurora Ramos Nunez, Neda Moinolmolki, Karen Hambright, Charlsie Myers, Karla Bluhm, Marci Culley, Kimberly Mannahan

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Ancillary Materials

This open course with a new set of ancillary materials for OpenStax Psychology was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. The materials created in order to support faculty implementing OpenStax Psychology in the classroom include:

• List of created video lectures for OpenStax Psychology topics
• PowerPoint files for all video lectures
• Research Project Template
• Weekly Reading Note Assignments

Topics covered include:

• Biopsychology
• States of Consciousness
• Sensation and Perception
• Learning
• Gender and Sexuality
• Social Psychology
• Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
• Psychological Disorders
• Therapy and Treatment

Lectures And Test Bank For Human Growth And Development (Gsw), Ellen Cotter

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Ancillary Materials

This set of lecture slides and test banks for Human Growth and Development was created through an ALG Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. The materials are intended to support Lifespan Development by Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French.

Topics covered include:

• Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
• Infancy
• Early Childhood
• Adolescence
• Adulthood
• Death and Dying

Comparative Study Of Encapsulated Peppermint And Green Tea Essential Oils In Chitosan Nanoparticles: Encapsulation, Thermal Stability, In-Vitro Release, Antioxidant And Antibacterial Activities, Amro Shetta, James Kegere, Wael Mamdouh Sayed Ahmed

Faculty Journal Articles

Essential oils (EOs) such as Peppermint oil (PO) and Green Tea oil (GTO) have extensively been reported for their nutritional and biomedical properties. To overcome the sensitivity of EOs to the environmental conditions, nano-encapsulation has emerged as a method to address this limitation. In this work, PO and GTO were encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) following emulsification/ionic gelation method. The nano-encapsulated PO (CS/PO NPs) and GTO (CS/GTO NPs) were fully characterized by various methods. Spherical NPs with an average size range of 20–60 nm were revealed by TEM for both systems. The loading capacity reached 22.2% and 23.1%, for …

Sand Fly–Associated Phlebovirus With Evidence Of Neutralizing Antibodies In Humans, Kenya, David P. Tchouassi, Marco Marklewitz, Edith Chepkorir, Florian Zirkel, Sheila B. Agha, Caroline C. Tigoi, Edith Koskei, Christian Drosten, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto, Sandra Junglen, Rosemary Sang

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

We describe a novel virus, designated Ntepes virus (NPV), isolated from sand flies in Kenya. NPV has the characteristic phlebovirus trisegmented genome architecture and is related to, but distinct from, Gabek Forest phlebovirus. Diverse cell cultures derived from wildlife, livestock, and humans were susceptible to NPV, with pronounced permissiveness in swine and rodent cells. NPV infection of newborn mice caused rapid and fatal illness. Permissiveness for NPV replication in sand fly cells, but not mosquito cells, suggests a vector-specific adaptation. Specific neutralizing antibodies were found in 13.9% (26/187) of human serum samples taken at the site of isolation of NPV …

The Library As Facilitator Of Public Access To Information: 21st Century Approach, Ozonuwe Opene Sunday Oos, Ohwofasa Faith Faith Off, Lateef Elizabeth Bukunola Leb

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article describes the nature of 21^st century, the new roles libraries and librarians must play to continue to facilitate public access to information in the face of 21^st century where the information and communication technology products such as the web, internet, android mobile devices and social media network have changed the way we live, think, communicate, obtain and disseminate information (world 2.0).It emphasized how these products have made the world omni presence, omni information/knowledge, omin collaboration and omini access. The paper discussed the challenges21^stcentaury librarians may encounter why applying the information and communication …