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On Being White In America: An Exploration Of Identity In The Ethnic Majority, Beverly T. Orth

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of A Social Norm Campaign: Communicating Responsible Alcohol Use At The University Of Montana, Nolan T. Langweil

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Revision And Implementation: Implications For Business Teacher Education, Sandra R. Williams

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Instructional Technology Theory Alignment With Practical Application During Student Teaching, Carole S. Robinson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of A Cleavage-Defective Hiv-1 Envelope Protein, Kimberly D. Meade-White

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Five Years After Beijing: A Report Card On Women’S Human Rights, Athena D. Mutua

Journal Articles

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Sex & Surveillance: Gender, Privacy & The Sexualization Of Power In Prison, Teresa A. Miller

Journal Articles

In prison, surveillance is power and power is sexualized. Sex and surveillance, therefore, are profoundly linked. Whereas numerous penal scholars from Bentham to Foucault have theorized the force inherent in the visual monitoring of prisoners, the sexualization of power and the relationship between sex and surveillance is more academically obscure. This article criticizes the failure of federal courts to consider the strong and complex relationship between sex and surveillance in analyzing the constitutionality of prison searches, specifically, cross-gender searches.

The analysis proceeds in four parts. Part One introduces the issues posed by sex and surveillance. Part Two describes the sexually …

Nutritional Therapies For Ulcerative Colitis: Literature Review, Chart Review Study, And Future Research, Joel S. Edman, William (Bill) H. Williams, Robert C. Atkins

Publications and Research

Few clinical studies suggest a significant influence of diet or nutritional supplementation on ulcerative colitis. One reason is that ulcerative colitis, like many chronic diseases, is multifactorial. This article reviews the relevant literature and presents the results of a retrospective chart review study that was done at a complimentary medicine office.

Evaluation Of Environmental, Health And Safety Management At Small Colleges, Ann Rippe

Theses

Environmental, health and safety management approaches and practices at small colleges are investigated. Awareness of environmental, health and safety initiatives among colleges is also investigated. Surveys were distributed to twelve colleges that accepted an invitation to participate in this study. The colleges were divided into two groups: an experimental group that consisted of small colleges that had made an envirpnmental claim or commitment and a control group that consisted of small colleges that were not known to have made such a claim or commitment. The results did not reveal a significant difference between the experimental and control group colleges that …

Migration From Client/Server Architecture To Internet Computing Architecture, Fauzan Ahmad

Theses

The Internet Computing Architecture helps in providing a object-based infrastructure that can be used by the application developers to design, develop, and deploy the ntiered enterprise applications and services. For years of distributed application development, the Internet Computing Architecture has helped in providing various techniques and infrastructure software for the successful deployment of various systems, and established a foundation for the promotion of re-use and component oriented development. Object-oriented analysis is at the beginning of this architecture, which is carried through deploying and managing of finished systems. This architecture is multi-platform, multi-lingual, standards-based, and open that offers unparalleled integration capability. …

Comparative Analysis Of Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate Data: Mocon Vs. Usp, Anthony Maiola

Theses

The primary objective of this study was to directly compare two distinctly diverse package moisture permeation test methods. The two methods that were compared were the USP <671> Containers Permeation: Single Unit Container and Unit Dose Containers for Capsules and Tablets and the MOCON Modulated Infrared Sensor Method (ASTM F 1249). The tests generate a value known as an MVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate) value. The focus of this study was to determine whether there is a significant statistical difference between results of the two methods, specifically for unit dose blister packaging. Since MVTR is a package integrity characteristic, it is …

Sustainability And The Next Industrial Revolution: A Revolutionary Approach, Sarah Nesbitt-Rutkowski

Theses

The concept of the Next Industrial Revolution is relatively new. Information regarding this topic is not mainstream. There is little literature on how design, and the scientific principles, outlined in the Natural Step, are interconnected within the concept of the Next Industrial Revolution. In this thesis, I explore the big picture of where companies are today regarding sustainability issues, and how some companies are taking the lead in participating in this revolutionary new idea of the Next Industrial Revolution. How are these companies different? What are the similarities? Why and when do some companies choose to take revolutionary approaches, while …

The Tale Of The Firefly, Weerana Talodsuk

Theses

This thesis describes the idea conception, story formulation, technical details, and presentation of a computer animated film entitled "The tale of the firefly". The story was produced in 2D animation, then composed into sequences in AfterEffects, then rendered to a Quick Time movie as an individual clip. Sound and music will be recorded and edited with SoundEdit 16 and Deck II. Finally, images and sound editing will be done on an AVID station and then transferred to SVHS videotape.

Theory And Research In Social Education, Volume 28, No. 2, Spring 2000, E. Wayne Ross

Theory and Research in Social Education

No abstract provided.

Journal, Tampa Bay Economy, Volume 1, No. 3, 2000, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

This journal, prepared by the Center for Economic Development Research at the University of South Florida, provides an analysis of the Tampa Bay economy. It includes data on regional economic and demographic trends, labor force statistics, and industrial comparisons. The journal highlights the economic structure and growth patterns in the Tampa Bay area, emphasizing key sectors and their contributions to the regional economy.

Theory And Research In Social Education, Volume 28, No. 1, Winter 2000, E. Wayne Ross

Theory and Research in Social Education

No abstract provided.

Developing And Assessing Integrated Technology Curriculum, Kelly Baier

Graduate Research Papers

This project is a technology curriculum development plan for 2nd graders for the Johnston Community School District. It involves the development of district standards and benchmarks, lesson plans integrating technology into other curricular areas, and assessments. This curriculum plan was developed at each grade level and used to improve teacher accountability, enhance students' problem-solving skills, keep consistency across the grade levels, and to have a district-wide technology plan for our students. The paper, which accompanies the project, includes an introduction to the project, its methodology, a description of the project in full detail, and conclusions and recommendations for future work.

A Literature-Based Thematic Unit For A Multi-Age Classroom : Friendship, Leslie Baxter

Graduate Research Papers

A literature-based thematic unit, friendship, has been developed for a multi-age classroom (grades three and four). This thematic unit can contribute to a major goal of a multi-age classroom: to provide students with a learning community in which they can find meaningful learning experiences, thus strengthening their personal-social and thinking-language abilities. The strands for the unit not only included friendship among peers, but also they extended the horizons of friendship to young children through mentoring, to peers at a distance through pen pals, and to the elderly through visitations to a retirement home.

In developing a print-rich learning environment for …

The Effects Of Computers And The Internet On Small Town America, Judith L. Clefisch

Graduate Research Papers

Computers and the Internet have changed the way small town America operates. The infusion of technology has allowed rural areas to be competitive with residents in urban areas in education, business, and personal fulfillment. Computerized systems have made the workplace more efficient and effective. The Internet connects rural areas to the rest of the country, even the world. Just because a small town atmosphere appears to be in a different era with its quiet streets and friendly people, this does not necessarily indicate that the small town has not kept up with the technology era. A small town can have …

An Integrated Science Unit : Ants, Julia Dillehay

Graduate Research Papers

This instructional development project integrated language arts and the science areas. A print-rich environment extended content and offered models of language, thus energizing children to become actively involved in the study. Many literature genres and.related expressive activities provided children with many options for learning experiences. The focus for this science unit for grade two was on ants. A print-rich environment was provided along with computer software and access to information on the internet.

The Impact Of Technology Integration On The Elementary Classroom With Reading Disabled Students, Donna Heying

Graduate Research Papers

The content of this paper will discuss and review the current literature in the area of technology integration in the elementary classroom, especially those classrooms with learning disabled students. The areas to be covered in this paper include technology's impact on student learning, legal reasons to use technology in the classroom, effective integration principles for technology integration, software and equipment for learning disabled students, Internet integration, and web-based instruction. All of these areas have an influence on how technology is integrated into the elementary classrooms and how effective that technology can be.

Literature-Based Language Arts Extended To The Science Area : Flight And Space, Thomas F. Ryan

Graduate Research Papers

This instructional project is an integration of the language arts and science areas. A fertile learning environment was established with a literature base that included different genres and related expressive activities. This extensive literature base provided an in-depth study of flight and space, a unit that is part of the third-fourth grade science curriculum.

The goal of this project was to present quality literature, representative of many genres, to integrate study across the curriculum. As the learners progressed through the activities that were student-initiated as well as teacher-directed, they displayed an increased appreciation of literature as well as a working …

21st Century Learning Infrastructure Project, Justin F. Stone

Graduate Research Papers

This Research Project was a practical experience for gaining knowledge on web design, streaming content delivery and the creation of online, educational objects and environments. While working for the Information Technology Department for the State of Iowa, this author was involved with the 21st Century Learning Infrastructure Pilot Project, an attempt to provide learners in Iowa with educational content on demand. This content includes streaming video and audio of various content, computer based training objects, web pages, pictures, interactions with each other, etc. This author's responsibilities to the initial Pilot Project were that of lead web designer, creating five web …

Issues Of Customer Satisfaction: A Study Of Monroe County Golf Courses, Tom Treat

Theses

The golf industry has experienced an explosion as it has grown over the years into a $30 billion a year industry. The Monroe County golf industry has also experienced growth with over 40 private, semi-private, and daily-fee in competition for golf customers. This study of 12 Monroe County golf course owners and managers asks for their beliefs regarding customer satisfaction issues. Lastly, this study will categorize the responses by industry segment to see if there are patterns to management beliefs on golf course competitiveness and customer service strategies.

Factors That Generate Effective Teams, Alberto V. Lenz Cesar

Theses

The journey to prosper competitively in the millennium will demand teamwork. The use of a team-based structure in organizations is no longer just a surplus tool to enhance service quality in the operation. In today's developed economies, the use of effective teams has proven to be essential for helping businesses to have continued prosperity and success on a long-term basis. Further, building teams has shown means for organizations to differentiate from competition, once copying human capabilities is not easy as copying technologies advancements. Therefore, in an environment of constant change, organizations must have perseverance and courage to stay on course …

A Novel Application Development Environment For Large-Scale Scientific Computations, Alok Choudhary, Mahmut Kandemir, Wei-Keng Liao, G Memik, S More, X Shen, A Singh, George K. Thiruvathukal

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A paper describing a novel application development environment for working with large-scale scientific data sets.

Cellular Release Of And Response To Atp As Key Determinants Of The Set-Point Of Signal Transduction Pathways, Rennolds S. Ostrom, Caroline Gregorian, Paul A. Insel

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

The determinants of “basal” activity of signaling pathways regulating cellular responses are poorly defined. One possibility is that cells release factors to establish the set-point of such pathways. Here we show that treatment of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells with the nucleotidase apyrase decreases basal arachidonic acid release and cAMP production 30–40% and that inhibitors of P2Y receptor action also affect basal and forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation. Changing medium prominently increases extracellular levels of ATP in Madin-Darby canine kidney, COS-7, and HEK-293 cells. Mechanical stimulation of ATP release likely occurs in virtually every experimental protocol with cultured cells, implicating such release and …

Distance Perception: A Comparison Of In-Class And Distance-Learning Psychology Of Perception Classes, Greg C. Elvers, Donald J. Polzella

Psychology Faculty Publications

Fifty students were randomly assigned to take a perception class either in a traditional lecture or in a distance-learning format in which the students attended class only to take tests. The results failed to suggest that the students in the distance-learning condition performed differently in the course than the lecture students. There were differences in what the distance-learning and the lecture students found useful and what they disliked about the course. These findings could be used to help design better distance-learning courses.

Animal Law -- The Casebook, Steven M. Wise

Animal Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Bar Strikes Back: The Aba's Misguided Quash Of The Mdp Rebellion, Stuart S. Prince

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.