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A Policy Makers Guide To International Achievement Studies, Margaret Forster Jan 2000

A Policy Makers Guide To International Achievement Studies, Margaret Forster

Policy maker's guides

This guide provides policy makers with research-based information about international achievement studies. Good decision making at all levels of an education system is facilitated by easily accessible, relevant, and reliable information. Many indicators provide useful input to educational decision making; but the most important indicators are those which address the central concern of education: the promotion of student learning. Education systems monitor student learning—with the fundamental intention of promoting learning—by collecting, analysing and reporting student achievement data. Given that state, national and international achievement studies are both time consuming and expensive, it seems prudent to reflect on this effort: What …

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Evaluation Of Hybridization Kinetics For Biosensor Applications Utilizing Single And Dual Fractal Analysis, Sunita Vontel Jan 2000

Evaluation Of Hybridization Kinetics For Biosensor Applications Utilizing Single And Dual Fractal Analysis, Sunita Vontel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Inside World : Journalism At The Mississippi State Penitentiary,1964-1971, Richard Devin Massey Jan 2000

The Inside World : Journalism At The Mississippi State Penitentiary,1964-1971, Richard Devin Massey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Skin / By Amy Kay Sorensen, Amy Kay Sorensen Jan 2000

Skin / By Amy Kay Sorensen, Amy Kay Sorensen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Efficacy Of Strasbourg Law, Mark Weston Janis Jan 2000

The Efficacy Of Strasbourg Law, Mark Weston Janis

Faculty Articles and Papers

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The European Human Rights System As A System Of Law, Richard Kay Jan 2000

The European Human Rights System As A System Of Law, Richard Kay

Faculty Articles and Papers

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The Early Local And Regional Immune Response To Recall Inoculations Of Mycobacterium Leprae In The Skin Of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta)., Thomas Xavier D Lemarchand Jan 2000

The Early Local And Regional Immune Response To Recall Inoculations Of Mycobacterium Leprae In The Skin Of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta)., Thomas Xavier D Lemarchand

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Epidemiological studies have failed to show any important impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease on leprosy, in contrast to the well documented increase in incidence and morbidity with other mycobacteria in these patients, notably Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The early events following exposure and repeated exposure to Mycobacterium leprae (ML) have not still been studied. Previous studies of first inoculations of ML in the skin of rhesus monkeys have indicated delayed recruitment of CD4+ cells and delayed interleukin (IL) 2 secretion in skin inoculation sites in simian immunodeficiency (SIV) positive animals. The development of the secondary immune response against …

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Suburbianation: Reading Suburban Landscape In Twentieth -Century American Fiction And Film., Robert Andrew Beuka Jan 2000

Suburbianation: Reading Suburban Landscape In Twentieth -Century American Fiction And Film., Robert Andrew Beuka

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In the years following the end of World War II, a new kind of landscape emerged in the United States, one that would immeasurably alter the way Americans think about place. Critics and commentators greeted the emergence of the environment we know as "suburbia" with a mixed reaction: for some, the suburbs represented the material embodiment of the "American Dream"; for others, architectural and environmental homogeneity marked the new suburbs as an alienating, even dangerous terrain. In the half-century since the onset of mass-suburbanization, the United States---which has, by now, become a primarily suburban nation---has continued to struggle with the …

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Models Of Professional Development For Teachers: Factors Influencing Technology Implementation In Elementary Schools., Marilyn Hill Catchings Jan 2000

Models Of Professional Development For Teachers: Factors Influencing Technology Implementation In Elementary Schools., Marilyn Hill Catchings

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This qualitative multiple case study explored factors which contribute to the implementation of technology in elementary schools. This research had a phenomenological focus because there was a concentration on the structure and essence of the experiences of the teachers and leaders in the phenomenon, the implementation of technology in the school. The four schools chosen for the study were judged to have outstanding technology implementation by state technology leaders and a researcher screening process. They were selected because the researcher determined that these cases were the ones from which the most could be learned. These particular schools had ample technology …

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Advanced Oxidation Processes For Remediation Of Explosives -Contaminated Soils., Elizabeth Covington Fleming Jan 2000

Advanced Oxidation Processes For Remediation Of Explosives -Contaminated Soils., Elizabeth Covington Fleming

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Explosives contamination in soils is an environmental concern for the public due to their toxic effects. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is particularly concerned with explosives contamination in soils due to the thousands of sites for which it is responsible for remediating. To date, the most common technology utilized for remediating explosives contamination in soils has been incineration. However, costs for incineration have been estimated to range from approximately $250 to $3250 per ton and are generally inversely related to the volume of soil. The use of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), including dark and illuminated forms, was evaluated …

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Validation Of A Screening Instrument For Exposure To Violence In Children: The Kid -Save., Anise Lavaun Flowers Jan 2000

Validation Of A Screening Instrument For Exposure To Violence In Children: The Kid -Save., Anise Lavaun Flowers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Children in the United States have an increasing rate of exposure to chronic community violence. Research on children exposed to community, domestic, and war-related violence has demonstrated the traumatic effects of violence on children. The KID-SAVE was developed as an empirically-based self-report measure of violence exposure for children in grades three through seven. During an initial development study, the KID-SAVE demonstrated excellent reliability and preliminary construct validity data. The purpose of the present study was to provide further validity data on the KID-SAVE. A sample of 188 children (96 boys and 92 girls) and their parents participated in the study. …

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Human Caring, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, And Professional Organizational Culture Correlates Of Employee Retention In Child Welfare., Alberta June Shelinbarger Ellett Jan 2000

Human Caring, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, And Professional Organizational Culture Correlates Of Employee Retention In Child Welfare., Alberta June Shelinbarger Ellett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to explore individual and organizational factors useful in explaining retention of professional staff in public child welfare agencies. The study examined linkages among a set of theoretically grounded personal/psychological and organizational variables and child welfare professionals' expressed intentions to remain employed in child welfare. Typically, studies in human services organizations have focused on issues pertaining to employee turnover and burnout. Alternatively, this study addressed personal and organizational factors related to employee retention in child welfare. The study used large sample survey and quantitative data analysis methods to examine relationships among elements of professional organizational culture, human …

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Indices Of Exposure To Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In A Bioindicator Species: Point Mutation Detection In The Cotton Rat., Christine H. Lemarchand-Carpentier Jan 2000

Indices Of Exposure To Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In A Bioindicator Species: Point Mutation Detection In The Cotton Rat., Christine H. Lemarchand-Carpentier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Release of energy-related contaminants occurs ubiquitously in the environment. Cancer induction by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aromatic amines have been well recognized in the workplace and are also suspected among the general population. Environmental PAHs exposure and effects have been investigated using biomarkers in aquatic and, to a lesser extent, terrestrial animals. Attempts to monitor the presence and effects of PAHs through the detection of point mutations in genes involved in carcinogenesis (p53 and K-ras) would yield interesting clues regarding possible etiologic agents and their potential effect. The identification of a mutation type, known to be G→T transversion predominantly …

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The Sociolinguistic Situation Of Creoles In South Louisiana: Identity, Characteristics, Attitudes., Megan Elizabeth Melancon Jan 2000

The Sociolinguistic Situation Of Creoles In South Louisiana: Identity, Characteristics, Attitudes., Megan Elizabeth Melancon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Most of the research done on the Louisiana Creole community has concentrated on the vocabulary and folklore of Creole French. To date, there has been no methodological examination of other parameters enveloping the community. In this dissertation, the previous findings will be extended by analyzing the results of a survey on the linguistic attitudes and cultural, ethnic, and racial identity of the African-Americans in South Louisiana who identify as Creole. Due to the presence of several varieties of French in the state, the ethnic and racial admixture among the people who speak these dialects, and the overwhelming presence of English …

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Infrared Dust Emission In Starburst Galaxies: Self-Consistent Modeling From The Uv To Far Infrared., Karl Anthony Misselt Jan 2000

Infrared Dust Emission In Starburst Galaxies: Self-Consistent Modeling From The Uv To Far Infrared., Karl Anthony Misselt

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In the first part of this thesis, the ultraviolet extinction from dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud is re-analyzed. Differences in the extinction properties between different lines of sight, as well as between the LMC, SMC, and Milky Way are discussed in the context of their implications for the constitution and size distributions of the dust grains. The UV extinction curves derived in this work, along with those from other studies, have been used to constrain dust models used as inputs to dust heating models. Next, the DIRTY model, a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code from the ultraviolet to the …

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Francis Hayman: An Artist Reading British Literature In The 1740s., Stephen Alan Raynie Jan 2000

Francis Hayman: An Artist Reading British Literature In The 1740s., Stephen Alan Raynie

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The on-going comparison of the sister arts (poetry and painting) in the eighteenth century recommends a reassessment of Francis Hayman's role as an artist reading and interpreting literary texts. A founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768, Francis Hayman began his artistic career as a scene painter at the Goodman's Fields and Drury Lane theaters. Although Hayman was one of the most prolific book illustrators in mid eighteenth century Britain, relatively little critical attention has been devoted to his work. Moreover, his circle of friends included such Old Slaughter's and St. Martin's Lane Academy regulars as Henry Fielding, William …

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Pathogenesis Of Bartonella Henselae In The Domestic Cat: Use Of A Pcr-Based Assay For The Detection And Differentiation Of B. Henselae Genotype I And Genotype Ii In Chronically Infected Cats., Alma Faye Roy Jan 2000

Pathogenesis Of Bartonella Henselae In The Domestic Cat: Use Of A Pcr-Based Assay For The Detection And Differentiation Of B. Henselae Genotype I And Genotype Ii In Chronically Infected Cats., Alma Faye Roy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Bartonella henselae is a zoonotic agent in which the domestic cat serves as the natural reservoir, and humans acquire potentially serious infections associated with this microorganism. The purpose of this research is to contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of B. henselae in the domestic cat using a molecular approach. Using sequence differences in a portion of the I 6S rRNA gene between B. henselae genotype I, and B. henselae genotype II, a nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) was designed and used to investigate various phases of feline bartonellosis. The nPCR detected 3.2 organisms per milliliter of blood which …

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"A Secret! A Secret!": Confession And Autobiography In The Poetry Of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, And Ted Hughes., Helen Lynne Sugarman Jan 2000

"A Secret! A Secret!": Confession And Autobiography In The Poetry Of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, And Ted Hughes., Helen Lynne Sugarman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study explores the impact of changing definitions of confession on the critical reception and interpretation of the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, and Ted Hughes. In light of the ongoing criticism concerning "confessional poetry" in the forty-one years since Robert Lowell's Life Studies (1959) was published, it may seem difficult to justify yet another study of confessional poetry. However, the term has been so thoroughly assimilated into our critical vocabulary that we have lost an authentic sense of its meaning. "Confessional poetry" is in some ways an arbitrary term that has a very tenuous connection with the poetry …

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Boron -Uptake Mechanisms And Boron Nutrition Of Rice., Xiaohe Yu Jan 2000

Boron -Uptake Mechanisms And Boron Nutrition Of Rice., Xiaohe Yu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There are very few studies on B deficiency in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Reported critical values of B deficiency in rice are contradictory and mechanisms of B uptake by plant are not understood. Objectives of this study were to determine B effects on rice grown in hydroponics and soil; to determine critical values of B deficiency in rice tissues, hydroponic solution and soil; and to explore B-uptake mechanisms in both monocots (rice) and dicots (soybean (Glycine max L.)). Rice was grown to maturity in an acid Caddo silt loam at 0 and 1 kg B ha--1 in a greenhouse study, …

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Structuring Work And Family Lives: Flexible Employment Patterns Among United States Families., Melissa Oliver Stainback Jan 2000

Structuring Work And Family Lives: Flexible Employment Patterns Among United States Families., Melissa Oliver Stainback

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation focuses on how working families use flexible employment to manage multiple demands associated with combining work and family responsibilities. I argue that flexible employment outcomes are family adaptive strategies and decisions about these strategies are embedded in the household and occur in a context in which husbands and wives make joint decisions about their career trajectories, family obligations and community commitments. Therefore, I expect household models, rather than individual models, to provide a richer understanding of decisions about family and employment outcomes. These models explore more fully how couples may diversify employment participation. Furthermore, household level variables provide …

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Evaporative Mass Transfer Of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds From Exposed Contaminated Sediment And Dredged Materials., Raghunathan Ravikrishna Jan 2000

Evaporative Mass Transfer Of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds From Exposed Contaminated Sediment And Dredged Materials., Raghunathan Ravikrishna

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Dredged sediment materials stored in confined disposal facilities (CDF) contain several hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC) such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), some of which are suspected carcinogens. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the volatilization of HOCs from contaminated, exposed sediment dredged materials and contribute to the risk assessment framework being developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Laboratory experiments were performed to measure HOC tracer emissions to air from contaminated sediments (laboratory inoculated and field aged) placed in a specially designed flux chamber. Flux was influenced by a number of factors such as relative humidity …

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Environmental Education Programming For The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service., John William Branch Jan 2000

Environmental Education Programming For The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service., John William Branch

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Environmental education is a component of community-based education programs. Environmental education in the United States and in Louisiana was described (Objectives 1 and 2). Because of rapid changes in environmental science, and the responses of citizens to environmental topics, extension faculty need additional programming techniques and more process and strategic skills training. Programming techniques and skills training were reviewed (Objective 3). Extension has included representatives from key state and federal agencies with expertise in, and responsibility for, environmental topics on its environmental education advisory committees. The Delphi technique was utilized in this study, with agency representatives as panelists, to determine …

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Alcohol Abuse And Violent Crime: A Contemporary Examination And Comparison Of Adult Male And Female Violent And Nonviolent Criminal Offenders., Don Randall Haley Jan 2000

Alcohol Abuse And Violent Crime: A Contemporary Examination And Comparison Of Adult Male And Female Violent And Nonviolent Criminal Offenders., Don Randall Haley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this study was to investigate the relationship between violent criminal activity and alcohol abuse, and to further extend the knowledge about these phenomenon which currently appear in the literature. The association between these two variables has been asserted for many years, but few definitive correlations have been established using representative data. This study sought to determine if a statistical relationship exists between alcohol abuse rates of inmates serving time in Louisiana and their convictions for violent crimes. The research design used to investigate the relationship between alcohol abuse and violent criminal behavior was non-experimental and correlational. Interviews …

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Glucocorticoid Regulation Of The Leptin Receptor Signaling System In The Rat., Abram Madimabe Madiehe Jan 2000

Glucocorticoid Regulation Of The Leptin Receptor Signaling System In The Rat., Abram Madimabe Madiehe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Obesity, a recognized health problem, is associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension. Removal of adrenal steroids by adrenalectomy (ADX) slows the development of obesity. Leptin decreases food intake through effects initiated by activation of the JAK-STAT pathway. Defects in leptin signaling lead to obesity, which is associated with hyperleptinemia and leptin resistance. In chapter 4, leptin induces phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) mRNA expression and increases glucose production in hepatocytes from lean but not obese Zucker rats. This suggests that hyperleptinemia in obesity causes hyperglycemia. In chapter 5, ADX decreased the levels of PEPCK mRNA, and increased leptin receptor mRNA expression …

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Mi 770 Christian Mission And Global Culture, Howard A. Snyder Jan 2000

Mi 770 Christian Mission And Global Culture, Howard A. Snyder

Syllabi

Required Texts Berger, Peter, ed. The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999. 135 pp. Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Random House, 490 pp. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience. New York, NY: archer/Putnam, 2000. 312 pp. Sine, Tom. Mustard Seed versus McWorld: Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999. 249 pp. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Nashville, TN: …

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St 620 The Spiritual Life Of The Minister, Stephen L. Martyn Jan 2000

St 620 The Spiritual Life Of The Minister, Stephen L. Martyn

Syllabi

COURSE TEXTS Steve Harper, Devotional Life In The Wesleyan Tradition Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy

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Assortment Of Springcommunity Enrichment Programs Announced, Will Odom Jan 2000

Assortment Of Springcommunity Enrichment Programs Announced, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- If you made a New Year's resolution or just want to broaden your horizons, you should check out The University of Mississippi Institute for Continuing Studies' new spring schedule for non-credit community programs which offer opportunities for personal enrichment or professional development. The classes include:

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Oxford Health & Fitness Named Best All-Around Magazine By Spj, Tobie Baker Jan 2000

Oxford Health & Fitness Named Best All-Around Magazine By Spj, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi (UM) student-launched Oxford Health & Fitness magazine recently garnered the Society of Professional Journalists' (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Award.

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The Willingness Of Technology Teachers To Support The Standards Of Learning (Sol) Objectives, James W. Lambert Jan 2000

The Willingness Of Technology Teachers To Support The Standards Of Learning (Sol) Objectives, James W. Lambert

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To answer this problem the following goals were developed: 1. Determine whether technology teachers were willing to establish a goal of improving SOL competency scores both locally and regionally? 2. Determine if teachers stress the competencies identified in the Technology Education Course Competencies Related to Academic Standards of Learning publication in support of the program objectives at their schools? 3. Make recommendations on how teachers can better support the teaching of academic SOL through technology education

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Technically Competent Employees For The New Millenium: Recommendations By American Think Tanks, Carolyn L. Tebault Jan 2000

Technically Competent Employees For The New Millenium: Recommendations By American Think Tanks, Carolyn L. Tebault

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To solve this problem, the following research goals will be answered: 1. What methods do American think tank companies use to keep their technical employees up-to-date on computer-related technologies? 2. Which recommendations are the most common ones cited by American think tanks?

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