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An Empirical Examination Of Maximum Entropy Estimation., Randall Charles Campbell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Maximum entropy estimation is a relatively new estimation technique in econometrics. We carry out several Monte Carlo experiments using real data as a basis in order to understand the properties of the maximum entropy estimator. We compare the maximum entropy and generalized maximum entropy estimators to traditional estimation techniques in linear regression, binary choice, and multinomial choice models. In addition, we discuss maximum entropy estimation in censored and truncated regression models. We find that the generalized maximum entropy estimator dominates the logit estimator and the multinomial logit estimator in Monte Carlo experiments. The generalized maximum entropy estimator in discrete choice …

Portraits Of Teachers: The Professional And Personal Characteristics Of Twelve Primary Teachers., Veronica Faye White

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the personal and professional characteristics of six teachers who reported high developmentally appropriate beliefs and practices and six teachers who reported low developmentally appropriate beliefs and practices. The sample was identified using teachers' scores on a self-reported survey measure of developmentally appropriate practice based on the 1987 guidelines by NAEYC. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with open-ended questions. By providing an in-depth description as a literary portrait of each teacher, this study provides insight into the beliefs and practical knowledge that inform the teaching practices of 12 primary grade teachers. A …

The Characterization Of Oligonucleotides And Nucleic Acids Using Ribonuclease H And Mass Spectrometry., Lenore Marie Polo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The use of mass spectrometry for the characterization of nucleic acids is presented in this work. One area of research was aimed at developing a method for the characterization of pseudouridine (Psi) containing samples derivatized with N-cyclohexyl-N' -beta-(4-methylmorpholinium)methylcarbodiimide (CMC). These experiments consisted of the derivatization of a tRNA molecule with CMC followed by analysis of the sample using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometric analysis of the sample revealed that the derivatization of the sample was occurring to generate a species with one CMC group. This data is significant because it demonstrates that the comparably small mass shift …

You Can't Imagine This Life. Diaries And Letters Of A Southern-Jewish Grande Dame, Josephine Joel Heyman, 1901-1993., Cynthia Betty Levy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Josephine "Jo" Joel Heyman (1901--1993) provides an intimate and touching record of twentieth century upper-middle-class Atlanta-Jewish life through her teenage and young adult diaries and letters. Through her autobiographical writings, this twentieth century Southern-Jewish woman's regional, ethnic, and gender identities are revealed. Mrs. Heyman, an influential civic leader in Atlanta, Georgia, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College. She began writing diaries as a child to express her private feelings and thoughts, and as a young adult she wrote letters from college to her future fiance. The backdrop of her personal story is the story of the Southern-Jewish community, which …

Seabirds In Southeastern Hawaiian Waters, Larry B. Spear, David G. Ainley, Peter Pyle

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Environmental Vulnerability And Agriculture In The Karstic Domain: Landscape Indicators And Cases In The Atlas Highlands, Morocco, Brahim Akdim, Mohammed Amyay

International Journal of Speleology

After the brief presentation of the major karstic areas in Morocco, the article focused essentially on the Atlas mountains to investigate the impact of the agriculture on the natural systems equilibrium. Socio-economic changes (demographic pressure, escalation of the landscape use, utilisation of new techniques in water harvesting, etc...) have sometimes fathered mechanisms of degradation. Many indicators seem to reflect these mechanisms. The pedologic indicators, soil erosion, the hydrologic and geomorphic indicators, are apprehended to demonstrate existent correlation between different variables and the often negative impacts of land over-use in the karstic domain of the Middle Atlas.

Weather-Related Waterbird Groundings, Donald L. Burton

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Louis W. Campbell With Clair Gavin. The Marshes Of Southwestern Lake Erie, Bill Whan

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Changes In Populations Of Breeding Waders On The Machair Of North Uist, Scotland, 1983 - 1998, R. J. Fuller, D. B. Jackson

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Northbound Migration Of Red Knots Calidris Canutus Rufa In Argentina And Brazil: Report On Results Obtained By An International Expedition In March-April 1997, A. J. Baker, P. M. Gonzalez, T. Piersma, C. D. Minton, J. R. Wilson, H. Sitters, D. Graham, R. Jessop, P. Collins, P. De Goeij, M. K. Peck, R. Lini, L. Bala, G. Pagnoni, A. Vila, E. Bremer, R. Bastida, E. Ieno, D. Blanco, S. De Lima, I. Do Nascimento, S. S. Scherer, M. P. Schneider, A. Silva, A. A. Rodriguez

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Towards More User-Friendly Education For Speakers Of Aboriginal English, Ian G. Malcolm, Yvonne Haig, Patricia Konsignberg, Judith Rochecouste, Glenys Collard, Alison Hill, Rosemary Cahill

Research outputs pre 2011

The project reported on here set out, on a basis of cooperation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal investigators working in university, educational system and classroom contexts, to lead to understandings which would enable a more accessible ("userfriendly") education to be provided for students in primary and secondary schools who are speakers of Aboriginal English.

Specifically, in the context of schools of the Education Department of Western Australia, the project sought to:

1. extend knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal English and its areas of contrast with standard Australian English;

2. provide clarification in the following under-researched areas of Aboriginal English:

a) semantic …

Salinity Action Plan : Wetland Vegetation Monitoring, 1998/1999, R. Gurner, G. Ogden, R. H. Froend

Research outputs pre 2011

This report represents the vegetation component of a project designed to provide on-going monitoring of wetland salinity and biological resources in wetlands of the agricultural zone of south-west Western Australia. Maintenance of wetland biological diversity in the agricultural zone is one of the major objectives of the Salinity Action Plan. Due to their low position in the landscape, wetlands are the habitat most affected by salinisation...

Isbs '99 : Xvii International Symposium On Biomechanics In Sports, June 30-July 6, 1999, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia: Tennis, Elliot Bruce (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Xvii International Symposium On Biomechanics In Sports, June 30-July 6, 1999, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia: Fundamental Skills, Ross Sanders (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of The Sixth International Women In Leadership Conference: Vision In Leadership: Women Redefining Power, Adrianne Kinnear (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

The International Women in Leadership conference attracts internationally renowned speakers as well as a wide audience from across the nation. The Conference is at the forefront of organisational and leadership research and provides a means of personal interaction with preeminent female researchers and leaders in Australia and overseas. Such interaction deepens the understanding of the leadership capacities of women and of leadership in organisations, knowledge which is central to the intellectual work of the Women in Leadership Project.

Proceedings Of The 24th Annual Conference Of The Western Australian Science Education Association, Mark W. Hacking (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

The Western Australian Science Education Association (WASEA) is an informal group of science educators that meets annually for a conference at one of the Perth universities. The conference is organised by a committee of representatives from the universities and has contributed greatly to collegiality amongst the community of science educators in Perth.

1999 Wsg Annual General Meeting, Wader Study Group Bulletin

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Minutes Of The Wsg Annual General Meeting In Keszthely, Hungary, Wader Study Group Bulletin

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Wader Study Group Colour Marking Register A Report For 1997 And 1998, Wader Study Group Bulletin

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

1998 Wsg Meeting: Abstracts Of Talks And Posters, Wader Study Group Bulletin

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Featured Photo, Peter Pyle

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

First Record Of The American Woodcock For California, With A Summary Of Its Status In Western North America, Michael A. Patten, Guy Mccaskie, Joseph Morlan

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Habitat Characteristics Of Some Passerine Birds In Western North American Taiga, Colleen M. Handel

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

The National Geographic Society Field Guide To The Birds Of North America, Steve N. G. Howell

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Ship Speed On Seabird Counts In Areas Supporting Commercial Fisheries, Stefan Garthe, Ommo H

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Recent Publications On Waders 74, Henk Koffijberg

Wader Study Group Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Cowbirds In A Western Valley Effects Of Landscape Structure, Vegetation, And Host Density, Joshua J. Tewksbury, Thomas E. Martin, Sallie J. Hejl, Timothy S. Redman, F. Jeremy Wheeler

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.

The Decline Of The Pampas Meadowlark: Difficulties Of Applying The Iucn Criteria To Neotropical Grassland Birds, Pablo Luis Turaro, Fabian Marcelo Gabelli

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.

A Spatial And Genetic Analysis Of Cowbird Host Selection, D. Caldwell Hahn, James A. Sedgwick, Ian S. Painter, Nancy J. Casna

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.

Thermal Aspects Of Nest-Site Location For Vesper Sparrows And Horned Larks In British Columbia, Kari J. Nelson, Kathy Martin

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.