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Developing Understandings Of Racial Profiling Issues And Practices: An Annotation And Analysis Of Key Documents, M. Bortner, Heather Campbell, Rob Melnick, Michael Musheno, Carlos Posadas, Anne Schneider, Christine Yalda Dec 2015

Developing Understandings Of Racial Profiling Issues And Practices: An Annotation And Analysis Of Key Documents, M. Bortner, Heather Campbell, Rob Melnick, Michael Musheno, Carlos Posadas, Anne Schneider, Christine Yalda

Michael Musheno

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Income And Mental Health: Unraveling Community And Individual Level Relationships, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm, L. Tang Jan 2013

Income And Mental Health: Unraveling Community And Individual Level Relationships, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm, L. Tang

Roland Sturm

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Applied Communication Research, Katherine B. Novak, Judith M. Buddenbaum Dec 2001

Applied Communication Research, Katherine B. Novak, Judith M. Buddenbaum

Katherine B. Novak

This book covers laboratory and field experiments, surveys, content analysis, focus groups, and participant/non-participant observation. Information on ethics and statistics is incorporated throughout the book, making it easier to understand how ethical considerations and statistical analysis relate to specific data collection techniques. To further enhance the usefulness and readability of the text, the authors provide review questions, key terms, and summaries of the main points at the end of each chapter.

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Xavier University's Discovering Life Science Program Evaluation Final Report, Steven R. Rogg Dec 2001

Xavier University's Discovering Life Science Program Evaluation Final Report, Steven R. Rogg

Steven R Rogg

This document is the final report of the external evaluation of the project entitled: Implementing Inquiry and Technology in a Biology Lab for Pre–service Teachers and Non-majors embodied in Xavier University’s laboratory course Biol-125: Discovering Life Science and funded under the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (HER.) award no. DUE#99-50373. The period of NSF funding for this two-year project of the NSF/HER/DUE Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program was June 1, 1999 through May 31, 2001. There are several accomplishments that the University and the principal investigators can …

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Micrornas: Tiny Regulators With Great Potential, Victor Ambros Dec 2001

Micrornas: Tiny Regulators With Great Potential, Victor Ambros

Victor R. Ambros

Animal genomes contain an abundance of small genes that produce regulatory RNAs of about 22 nucleotides in length. These microRNAs are diverse in sequence and expression patterns, and are evolutionarily widespread, suggesting that they may participate in a wide range of genetic regulatory pathways.

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Thin Polyimide Films Prepared By Ionic Self-Assembly, Mark Anderson, Richey Davis, C. Douglas Taylor, Michiaiah Parker, Spencer Clark, Daniela Marciu, Michael Miller Dec 2001

Thin Polyimide Films Prepared By Ionic Self-Assembly, Mark Anderson, Richey Davis, C. Douglas Taylor, Michiaiah Parker, Spencer Clark, Daniela Marciu, Michael Miller

Mark R. Anderson

Layer-by-layer electrostatic deposition of polyelectrolytes was used to modify a gold substrate with polydiallyl dimethylammonium chloride and an Ultem-type poly(amic acid) salt. Following deposition, heat treatment converted the poly(amic acid) salt into a polyimide. A decrease in the thin film thickness and a substantial increase in the interfacial contact angle accompanied thermal treatment. Results from cyclic voltammetry measurements also show that the imidized surface had a decreased dielectric constant relative to an unmodified or a poly(amic acid)-modified interface. Each of these results is consistent with formation of the polyimide. Infrared spectra of the thin films formed by the electrostatic deposition …

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Growth And Metabolism Of Larval Zebrafish: Effects Of Swim Training, Brian P. Bagatto, B. Pelster, W. W. Burggren Dec 2001

Growth And Metabolism Of Larval Zebrafish: Effects Of Swim Training, Brian P. Bagatto, B. Pelster, W. W. Burggren

Brian P. Bagatto

Larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) of three different age classes ('yolk-sac' larvae, 96 h; 'swim-up' larvae, 9 days old; and 'free-swimming' larvae, 21 days old) were trained for 2, 6 and 11 days, respectively, to swim at 0 body lengths per second (BL s(-1)), 2 BL s(-1) and 5 BL s(-1). Survival was significantly diminished in larvae trained at 5 BL s(-1) compared to controls (0 BL s(-1)). Although training produced no significant differences in mass and length, the youngest larvae absorbed their yolk at a faster rate during training. Routine oxygen consumption (M(O2r)) and mass-specific routine oxygen consumption (MO(2r,m)) were …

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Keynes' Beauty Contest: Speculative Price Bubbles In Absence Of Common Knowledge In Experimental Stock Markets, Shyam Sunder Dec 2001

Keynes' Beauty Contest: Speculative Price Bubbles In Absence Of Common Knowledge In Experimental Stock Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.

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Afro-Latino Legacy In The United States: Keynote At Tuskegee U., Refugio I. Rochin Dec 2001

Afro-Latino Legacy In The United States: Keynote At Tuskegee U., Refugio I. Rochin

Refugio I. Rochin

This keynote addresses the origins Afro-Latinos, U.S. Latino relations with African-Americans and, suggestions for working together. The audience included leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Latino guests and Rosa Parks, our inspiration for civil rights in America.

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Entropy In Pynchon's "Entropy" And Lefebvre's The Production Of Space, Jason Snart Nov 2001

Entropy In Pynchon's "Entropy" And Lefebvre's The Production Of Space, Jason Snart

Jason A Snart

In his paper, "Entropy in Pynchon's 'Entropy' and Lefebvre's The Production of Space," Jason Snart examines Thomas Pynchon's short story "Entropy" for the ways in which it deals with the kinds of disorder(s) associated with entropy as a thermodynamic and informational concept. Those concepts are installed as a framework within which to consider cultural studies work like Henri Lefebfre's thought in his The Production of Space and Ludwig von Bertalanffy's general systems theory and themodynamics: disorder is rendered not as confusion, but rather as a state of potential energy and productivity and Lefebvre's and Bertalanffy's concepts serve to show how …

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Desert Of The Heart (Book Review), Linda Niemann Nov 2001

Desert Of The Heart (Book Review), Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Reviews the book "Flying Sparks: Growing Up on the Edge of Las Vegas," by Odette Larson. New York: Verso, 2001.

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Income And Mental Health: Unraveling Community And Individual Level Relationships, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm, L. Tang Nov 2001

Income And Mental Health: Unraveling Community And Individual Level Relationships, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm, L. Tang

Carole Roan Gresenz

No abstract provided.

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Automated, Web-Based, Second-Chance Homework, Randall W. Hall, Leslie G. Butler, Saundra Y. Mcguire, Sean P. Mcglynn, Gary L. Lyon, Ron L. Reese, Patrick A. Limbach Nov 2001

Automated, Web-Based, Second-Chance Homework, Randall W. Hall, Leslie G. Butler, Saundra Y. Mcguire, Sean P. Mcglynn, Gary L. Lyon, Ron L. Reese, Patrick A. Limbach

Randall W. Hall

Procedures and programs for Web-based homework administration were developed and tested. The special feature of the protocol is the option of a "second chance". When a student gives a wrong answer in the weekly homework assignment, a second version of the same question is posed to that student within 48 hours. Both the original and the second versions of the homework are Web-based and automatically graded. More than 90% of the students used the second chance at least once during the semester. More than 60% used this feature for every homework assignment. The second-chance option motivates students to study the …

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Achievement Versus Aptitude Tests In College Admissions, Richard Atkinson Nov 2001

Achievement Versus Aptitude Tests In College Admissions, Richard Atkinson

Richard Atkinson

Paper based on keynote address at the conference “Rethinking the SAT: The Future of Standardized Testing in University Admissions,” University of California, Santa Barbara, November 16, 2001. Published in Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 2001-02.

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Flooded: The Excesses Of Geography, Gender, And Capitalism In Faulkner's If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, Cynthia Dobbs Nov 2001

Flooded: The Excesses Of Geography, Gender, And Capitalism In Faulkner's If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, Cynthia Dobbs

Cynthia Dobbs

No abstract provided.

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Diversity Issues In Gilbert, Arizona: Effectiveness Of Human Relations Commission For Resolving Human Rights Violations, Penny L. Willrich, Pamela M. Smith Nov 2001

Diversity Issues In Gilbert, Arizona: Effectiveness Of Human Relations Commission For Resolving Human Rights Violations, Penny L. Willrich, Pamela M. Smith

Penny Willrich

In response to unwelcome, unattractive media attention and citizen political pressure, Mayor Cynthia Dunham of Gilbert, Arizona appointed 36 citizens to the Diversity Task Force in September 2000. Its purpose was to make recommendations to the town Council on issues of diversity. The town had been plagued for a number of years with incidents of violence, white supremacist gang intimidations and various other acts of discrimination. The stigma of a prejudiced community led to a negative perception that many wanted to correct. The Task Force recommended the creation of a human relations commission and identified eight critical social issues facing …

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Does Implied Volatility Imply Volatility In Bonds?, Michael T. Maloney, Eric Bertonazzi Nov 2001

Does Implied Volatility Imply Volatility In Bonds?, Michael T. Maloney, Eric Bertonazzi

Michael T. Maloney

No abstract provided.

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Steel City Speak, Barbara Johnstone, Scott F. Kiesling Nov 2001

Steel City Speak, Barbara Johnstone, Scott F. Kiesling

Barbara Johnstone

Reprinted in Walt Wolfram and Ben Ward, eds., American Voices: How Dialects Differ from Coast to Coast (Blackwell, 2006), 77-81.

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Aging And The Public Health Impact Of Dementia, Ron Brookmeyer, Claudia Kawas Nov 2001

Aging And The Public Health Impact Of Dementia, Ron Brookmeyer, Claudia Kawas

Ron Brookmeyer

No abstract provided.

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Creating An Instant Messaging Reference System, Jody C. Fagan, Michele Calloway Nov 2001

Creating An Instant Messaging Reference System, Jody C. Fagan, Michele Calloway

Jody C Fagan

Libraries are expanding digital references services to include chat and instant messaging. Various companies have developed systems for purchase that meet this need without requiring users to download new software or learn a new skill. These systems share many features in common, including transcript storage, sending URLs, and pushing Web pages. Several librarians at an Association of Research Libraries academic library wished to test instant messaging reference with the ability to control and experiment with different implementations of these features. This article describes the features of instant messaging reference systems and the in-house development of a system that incorporates them.

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Smartweb Exhibit: Delivering Enhanced Library And Museum Collections Online, On Target, And On Time, Gabrielle Michalek Nov 2001

Smartweb Exhibit: Delivering Enhanced Library And Museum Collections Online, On Target, And On Time, Gabrielle Michalek

Gabrielle Michalek

In 1999 Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon received funding from IMLS to develop, document and disseminate prototypes for a new form of collaboration between libraries, museums, and other collection holders. The goal of the project was to produce more effective educational outreach to the public in the form of SmartWeb exhibits designed to deliver information online to a diverse user community. This presentation will provide an overview of project goals and discuss the importance of the project in making quality information available to users. In addition, …

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Effect Of Combination Therapy Including Protease Inhibitors On Mortality Among Children And Adolescents With Hiv-1 Nov 2001

Effect Of Combination Therapy Including Protease Inhibitors On Mortality Among Children And Adolescents With Hiv-1

Joseph Cervia

No abstract provided.

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Current Issues Related To The Administration Of Electronic Monitoring Programs, Kristine Botsford Mullendore, James Ballard Oct 2001

Current Issues Related To The Administration Of Electronic Monitoring Programs, Kristine Botsford Mullendore, James Ballard

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

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Adolescent Identities In A Globalized Media Culture, Meenakshi Durham Oct 2001

Adolescent Identities In A Globalized Media Culture, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.

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Tell A Vision: Three Vignettes, Denise Troll Covey Oct 2001

Tell A Vision: Three Vignettes, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.

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Packaging Predictable Assembly With Prediction-Enabled Component Technology, Scott A. Hissam, Gabriel A. Moreno, Judith Stafford, Kurt C. Wallnau Oct 2001

Packaging Predictable Assembly With Prediction-Enabled Component Technology, Scott A. Hissam, Gabriel A. Moreno, Judith Stafford, Kurt C. Wallnau

Gabriel A. Moreno

This report describes the use of prediction-enabled component technology (PECT) as a means of packaging predictable assembly as a deployable product. A PECT results from integrating a component technology with one or more analysis technologies. Analysis technologies allow analysis and prediction of assembly-level properties prior to component assembly, and, presumably, prior to component acquisition. Analysis technologies also identify required component properties and their certifiable descriptions. This report describes the major structures of a PECT. It then discusses the means of validating the predictive powers of a PECT so that consumers may obtain measurably bounded trust in design-time predictions. Last, it …

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Blood-Squirting Variability In Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma), Wade Sherbrooke, George Middendorf, C. Guyer Oct 2001

Blood-Squirting Variability In Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma), Wade Sherbrooke, George Middendorf, C. Guyer

George Middendorf

Variability within the genus Phrynosoma in the occurrence of ocular-sinus blood-squirting, reportedly a defense used in canid encounters, is reviewed from the literature. Six species have been reported to squirt blood, and seven species remain unreported. Five of the latter species were tested in dog trials; one exhibited blood-squirting (Phrynosoma hernandesi), one exhibited precursor behaviors but failed to squirt blood (Phrynosoma ditmarsi), and three yielded negative results (Phrynosoma mcallii, Phrynosoma modestum, and Phrynosoma platyrhinos). Instances of blood-squirting in response to human encounters were collected and largely support the negative results for the three species P. mcallii, P. modestum, and P. …

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An Introductory Course In Undergraduate E-Commerce Technology Degree Program, Amber Settle Oct 2001

An Introductory Course In Undergraduate E-Commerce Technology Degree Program, Amber Settle

Amber Settle

No abstract provided.

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Trends In The Market For Entrepreneurship Faculty, 1989-1998, Todd A. Finkle, David L. Deeds Oct 2001

Trends In The Market For Entrepreneurship Faculty, 1989-1998, Todd A. Finkle, David L. Deeds

Todd A Finkle

The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in the number and status of entrepreneurship programs in schools of business and management. The popularity of entrepreneurship courses has increased dramatically among both graduate and undergraduate students. Alumni and external constituencies of schools of business have generally been supportive of the development of entrepreneurship programs, and in fact in many instances it has been the demands of these constituencies that have led to the creation or expansion of entrepreneurship programs within these schools. The growth in entrepreneurship programs has been fostered by an increase in the popularity of entrepreneurship, an increase …

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No Place Like Home: Housing And The Ex-Prisoner, Katharine H. Bradley, Noel C. Richardson, Elspeth M. Slayter Oct 2001

No Place Like Home: Housing And The Ex-Prisoner, Katharine H. Bradley, Noel C. Richardson, Elspeth M. Slayter

Elspeth Slayter

Policy brief from Community Resources For Justice

Ask anyone on the street about it and you are liable to be drawn into a lengthy conversation about, the troublesome state of housing in Urban America – high prices, low availability, and, seemingly, no relief in sight. Whether you are a student or senior citizen, construction worker or downtown professional, the search for housing in an urban center is a difficult but necessary experience.

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