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1998-1999 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

1998-1999 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

Two Answers Are Better Than One, Steve Frolking, Lynn Rosentrater

Earth Sciences

What powerful mathematical tool do you use everyday? If you have ever considered how much food you can eat and still leave room for dessert, or made a rough calculation of how long it will take to travel to school, you are using estimates to help guide and inform your decisions.

What Effect Will Increased Parental Involvement In Science/Biology At Woodrow Wilson High School Have On The Improvement Of Students Academically?, Lasandra Watkins

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover whether or not student achievement could be improved through the increased participation of parents/guardians for students enrolled in science classes.

High academic achievement in science courses has been rapidly declining for the past twenty or more years. With this decline in science has come a decline in the overall academic achievement of students.

To turn the tide of students failing to students excelling academically in the sciences, I believe that increasing the level and quality of parental involvement is "the solution" to this problem.

Students in my biology classes will participate in …

The Effects Of Positive Intervention Strategies On At-Risk Twelfth Grade Students, Barbara M. Castleberry

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of positive intervention strategies on the attendance rate and academic progress of fifteen identified at-risk twelfth grade students using an action research design. Additional purposes of this study included demonstration of the intern's leadership skills in problem analysis, organizational ability, decision-making techniques and motivational ability. Mathematical analysis was used to determine if the attendance rate and grade point averages of the identified at-risk twelfth grade students increased or decreased over their attendance rate and grade point averages in the eleventh grade as a result of positive intervention strategies. Also analyzed …

The Effects Of Professional Development On Student Performance Of At-Risk Students, Carol Mizrahi

Theses and Dissertations

The study focused on effective instructional strategies that could be used to improve student performance in the classroom and result in a classroom failure rate of less than 25%. The effects of a professional development workshop presented on instructional strategies were examined as they related to student performance.

The sample of this research consisted of eleven teachers who were required to attend a district-developed instructional strategies workshop based on a midterm failure rate more than 24% during the 1997-98 school year. Four methods of data collection were used: evaluation form, participant observations, interviews, and review of students' grades. The data …

How Proteins Fold, Flex, And Bind Other Molecules, Leslie A. Kuhn, Volker Schnecke, Michael L. Raymer, Paul C. Sanschagrin

Kno.e.sis Publications

No abstract provided.

1999-04-24 Minutes And Appendices, Longwood University

Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes 1964-

No abstract provided.

Stony Brook Press, V. 20, N. 14, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 20, n. 14, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

Iowa Academy Of Science President's Banquet [111th Session], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

Introductions
Awards:
Distinguished Iowa Science Teaching: Somnath Sarkar
Distinguished Iowa Scientist: Steve Feller
Distinguished Service: Daryl Smith
President's Address - James Christiansen
Response - Neil Bernstein, President-Elect
General Sessions II - Dr. Charles M. Tipton, "The Iowa Wrestling Studies: From Athens to Iowa City"

Library Newsletter, Volume 5, No. 1, April 23, 1999, Deborah Boran Henry

Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Newsletters

The April 23, 1999 issue of a newsletter for faculty and staff from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Volume 36, Number 33: April 23, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Shout With The Largest Mob : Toward A Model For Primitive Communication In Mobile Automata, Rebecca A. Weber

Honors Theses

We consider the problem of simulating communication between independent, autonomous agents, or machines, using only local rules with no global control over the agents' behavior. First, we construct an algorithm by which the machines will avoid collisions with each other and with boundaries or obstacles. Noting that collision avoidance alone will not result in higher-level behavior, and with the goal of creating agents which would self-organize, we begin to develop a signalling system by which agents can communicate. This leads to a new method for modeling agent motion in the plane. Throughout, we are motivated by possible linkages between our …

Program Abstracts, 111th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 23-24, 1999, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

111th Session Iowa Academy Of Science Awards Luncheon, April 23, 1999, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

--- Introductions - James Christiansen, President
--- Recognition of students participating in various statewide activities - Ed Rezabek, Chair, Student Programs Committee
--- Presentation of scholarship winners and 2000 AJAS representiatives - Brenda Jordan, Interim Director, Iowa Junior Academy of Science
--- Presentation of Excellence in Science Teaching Awards - Peg Steffen, Director, ESTA Program

April 22, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Illinois State University Report, April 22, 1999, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Um Hosts Montana Computer Fair, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Kenyon Collegian - April 29, 1999

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Adult Attention Disorders: The Effect Of External Auditory Stimulation Of Attention And Comprehension During Reading, Angela M. Reining '99

Honors Projects

This study examined the underarousal/optimal stimulation theory of ADHD. This theory states that an optimal level of arousal is maintained through moderation of incoming sensory stimuli (Zentall & Zentall, 1983). It is proposed that some of the deviant behavior displayed by hyperactive children represents a functional set of responses to conditions of abnormal sensory input. Attempts to correct this imbalance in arousal through chemical and sensory stimulation have been relatively successful. A recent study supported this theory by demonstrating the positive effect of music on children doing arithmetic problems. Using college students with a tendency toward attention disorders, the present …

Medical Research And The Location Of High-Tech Medical Firms : Summary Report / : Prepared For The National Association Of Corporate Real Estate Executives By The Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research, Nacore International

College of Business Publications

No abstract provided.

Report, Medical Research And The Location Of High-Tech Medical Firms, April 22, 1999, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

Commissioned by the National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, this report explores the link between university research funding and high-tech medical firm locations. It reveals that larger cities with significant research funding experience greater growth in high-tech medical employment.

Washington University Record, April 22, 1999

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Colby Echo (1999-04-22), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

The Daily Egyptian, April 21, 1999, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 1999

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 1990s

No abstract provided.

April 21, 1999 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of The 1999 Onr Decision-Support Workshop Series: A Decision-Making Tools Workshop, Collaborative Agent Design Research Center

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

The rationale of the Workshop rests on some very simple observations. It is well known that every situation encountered by individuals and organizations demands an appropriate response. The choice of such a response from among a multitude of options is the decision-making process. Simple situations that give rise to a small number of options allow the decision maker to decide on a course of action without great effort. This state of affairs changes dramatically when the situations are complex and involve a large number of factors. In this case, an extensive field of options is engendered that makes it impossible …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding budget, lapsed salaries, retreat, summer school, post-tenure review, Gatton Academy and indirect costs.

The Pg X-Ray Qso Sample: Links Between The Ultraviolet-X-Ray Continuum And Emission Lines, Beverley J. Wills, A. Laor, M. S. Brotherton, D. Wills, B. J. Wilkes, Gary J. Ferland, Zhaohui Shang

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

Two sets of relationships relate QSO UV to soft X-ray continua with the broad-line region. These are (i) the Baldwin relationships, which are inverse relationships between the broad-line equivalent width and the continuum luminosity, and (ii) Boroson & Green's optical "Principal Component 1'' relationships, linking steeper soft X-ray spectra with narrower Hβ emission, stronger Hβ blue wings, stronger optical Fe II emission, and weaker [O III] λ5007 lines. In order to understand these relationships, we extended the spectra into the UV for 22 QSOs with high-quality soft X-ray spectra. These are from the complete sample of QSOs from the Bright …

Academic Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, April 20, 1999, Moorhead State University

Academic Policy Advisory Committee

No abstract provided.