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Memo, Kathy Helmuth To Cooperman-Bogue Awards Selection Committee, Cooperman-Bogue Fourth Quarter Award Winner, December 16, 2002, Kathy Helmuth

Juvenile Welfare Board Reports and Publications

A memo from Kathy Helmuth, Director of Communications for the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, to the Cooperman-Bogue Awards Selection Committee about a meeting to select the fourth quarter winner.

December 16, 2002 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Priority Scheduling In Tinyos : A Case Study, Venkita Subramonian, Huang-Ming Huang, Seema Datar, Chenyang Lu

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

In recent years, networked sensors are finding use in a variety of different applications ranging from temperature monitoring to battlefield strategy planning. Advances in fabrication techniques have led to the development of sensor-actuator devices called MEMS. It has now become possible to move software closer to where the “action” is, i.e. the sensors themselves. These sensor devices typically have a micro-controller, instruction and data memory, a radio module for wireless communication and an operating system. These devices are severely resource constrained in terms of memory, processing power and energy, since most of these devices are battery driven. A sensor network …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 15, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2002

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 15, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2002

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, December 15, 2002, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Graduations and Commencements

Honorary Degree: Lee Benjamin

153rd Commencement, Winter

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Monitoring Of Sandstorms With Rocsat-1 Oci Data, Shih-Jen Huang, Gin-Rong Liu, Tsung-Hua Kuo, Tang-Huang Lin, Chih-Kang Liang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The Ocean Color Imager (OCI) onboard the ROCSAT-1 Satellite was employed to demonstrate its capability in monitoring sandstorm events around Mongolia and northwestern China where they have been occurring in great frequency over these past few years. The OCI measures the radiance from the visible to near infrared regions in six spectral channels. The radiance can be used to calculate the aerosol optical depth (AOD) of the atmosphere through an atmospheric correction algorithm. The variation in the AOD during January and February of 2001 is investigated in this study. A set of OCI images covering the Yellow Sea was selected …

Real-Time Streaming Over An Ieee 802.11 B Based Wireless Lan Test Bed, Chaouki T. Abdallah, Sunil Raghavan, Ramiro Jardin, Hemy N. Jerez

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Wireless LAN systems based on IEEE 802.11 (see http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11) have become a path-breaking innovation and have revolutionized the home, educational and office network markets (Kapp, S., IEEE Internet Computing, vol.6, no.1, p.82-5, 2002). We attempt to analyze real-time video streaming issues over a wireless LAN test bed based on such a mature technology. The creation of this test bed is an ongoing effort at the Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering (EECE) Department at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving to promote future research and development, under the aegis of Ibero American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) …

They Call Him Comrade Undertaker': An Analysis Of Africa Organizing Prospects In Five U.S. Urban Areas, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this treatise while serving as senior organizer of Africa Action, on organizing around Africa and Africa-related issues in five United States cities: Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and New York City, New York. 11 pages.

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 14, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2002

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 2002 December, Gcsu Special Collections

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 14, 2002, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not constitute official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The 2002 Graduation Exercises at South Dakota State University will commence with an introduction by University President Peggy Gordon Miller. Serving as honorary marshals for the occasion are Lowell Amiotte, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling and Coordinator of American Indian Activities, along with Dr. Mary Ellen Aamot, Professor Emerita of Cooperative Extension Service. Delivering the graduation address titled "Remember the Future" will be Dr. Allen Branum, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Acting Director of Diversity Enhancement. Dr. Carol …

December 14, 2002 (Pages 6063-6236), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 32 (2002)

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 14, 2002, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Significance Of Two Distinct Types Of Tryptophan Synthase Beta Chain In Bacteria, Archaea And Higher Plants, Gary Xie, Christian Forst, Carol Bonner, Roy A. Jensen

Publications and Research

Tryptophan synthase consists of two subunits, α and β. Two subgroups of β chain exist; the major group TrpEb_1 and the minor group, TrpEb_2. Conserved amino-acid residues of TrpEb_1 that make allosteric contact with the TrpEa subunit (the α chain) are absent in TrpEb_2. Representatives of Archaea, Bacteria and higher plants all exist that possess both TrpEb_1 and TrpEb_2. at least six lineages of the Archaea are likely to use TrpEb_2 as the functional β chain.

Desired Characteristics Of Ethical Leaders In Business, Educational, Political And Religious Organizations From East Tennessee: A Delphi Investigation., Jeff Moorhouse

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Leadership is the moving of people towards specified goals. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. The leadership dynamic of human interaction is one of the most studied and least understood phenomena. More attention is currently being given to the ethics of leadership in light of recent situations involving misconduct in the White House, illeagal accounting practices amoung top corporations, and misuse of power in religous organizations.

In this study, I sought to identify and prioritize characteristics of ehtical leadership with the assistance of leaders in four distinct groups; the business, religious, political, and educational communities within a six county …

Determining Standards For Sources Of Free Information On The Internet For Inclusion In Academic Library Holdings By 2010., Doug D. Cross

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to develop a consensus from a panel of experts composed of library deans/directors, reference librarians, and instructors with online teaching experience. The panel developed the methodology necessary for evaluating free sources of information on the Internet for inclusion in academic library holdings by the year 2010. The following areas were explored as they related to the forecast: 1) The changes in higher education institutions that will be necessary to prepare students to deal with free sources of information on the Internet; 2) The procedures that librarians need to develop and implement to ensure that …

Students' Perceptions Of Multimedia Classrooms At East Tennessee State University., Shouhong Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate students' perceptions of multimedia classrooms at East Tennessee State University regarding technologies in multimedia classrooms, students' learning achievements, instructors' instructional methods, and students' learning styles. Two surveys in multimedia classrooms and traditional classrooms were designed to measure and compare students' perceptions of multimedia classrooms. The VARK (Fleming, 2002b) learning style survey was used to calculate the students' learning styles.

The research was conducted during spring semester, 2002. Participants in this study included 187 students in multimedia classrooms and 110 students in traditional classrooms at East Tennessee State University. The majority of students …

Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 2002, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

2002-12-14 Minutes And Appendicies, Longwood University

Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes 1964-

No abstract provided.

Athletic Participation: A Test Of Learning And Neutralization Theories., Mario Bernard Hankerson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Athletics has been regarded as a means of encouraging youth to build character, discipline, and develop healthy habits. However, literature has emerged that asserts athletics do not prevent deviant behaviors, but instead, influence one to commit deviant acts. As such, this research examined effects of athletics on the commission of deviant behaviors via learning and techniques of neutralization theories.

Subjects for this project included 325 college students from a southern regional university. Data were generated through the use of a self-report questionnaire, which measured variables pertaining to self-reported deviant behaviors including perceptions of peer deviance, neutralizing indicators, and sports participation. …

Folk Medicine In Southern Appalachian Fiction., Catherine Benson Strain

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The region of Southern Appalachia, long known for its colorful storytellers, is also rich in folk medical lore and practice. In their Appalachian novels, Lucy Furman, Emma Bell Miles, Mildred Haun, Catherine Marshall, Harriette Arnow, Lee Smith, and Charles Frazier, feature folk medicine prominently in their narratives. The novels studied, set against the backdrop of the rise of official medicine, are divided into three major time periods that correspond to important chapters in the history of American medicine: the 1890s through the 1930s; the 1940s through the 1960s; and the 1970s through the present. The study of folk medicine, a …

2002 Fall Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on December 14.

Commencement Speaker: Terrell Lee

An Analysis Of Functional Behavioral Assessments Used In Public Schools In Tennessee And Georgia., Dana Winningham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey special education supervisors in public school systems throughout Tennessee and Georgia to determine the types of Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) procedures used and training provided to assessment personnel in their school systems. The primary focus of the study was on who conducts assessments, differences between the amount of training and support provided by school districts, and the use of best practices in conducting these assessments.

Surveys were mailed to 317 supervisors, 108 in Tennessee, and 123 in Georgia. These supervisors were asked to respond to questions concerning assessments in their respective school …

The Effects Of Looping On The Academic Achievement Of Elementary School Students., Vada S. Bogart

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of students in looping programs from school systems in East Tennessee to their peers in traditional one-year instructional programs. Looping is defined as any program design that perpetuates a cohesive student group with the same teacher for more than one year. The study included all students who had completed fourth grade in 2001 at every school in East Tennessee that implemented a third/fourth grade looping design. Student scores reported for 1999, 2000, and 2001 on the TerraNova Standardized Achievement Test were obtained from individual student records. Comparisons were made …

Perceived Barriers To The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification., Jan Woodard Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since its conception in 1987, much money and effort have been expended establishing the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Although 16,038 educators in 45 states and the District of Columbia have obtained National Board Certification, there are over 1,200 teachers in the East Tennessee counties of Cocke and Sevier who are eligible for National Board Certification, but have not obtained this certification. This study sought to identify the barriers that discouraged this population from attempting to gain National Board Certification.

The research design was inferential and utilized data from a survey instrument constructed by the researcher. A pilot test …

Organizational Structural And Cultural Variables As Predictors Of Quality In Federally Approved Nursing Homes., Lorraine V. Desormeaux

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which nursing home organizational structure and cultural variables were related to the outcomes reported by the Health Care Finance Administration public use data set (HCFA-NHCD). A second purpose was to examine the effects of a new style of nursing home management called the Eden Alternative™ concept. A related purpose was to test the usefulness of the HCFA-NHCD in predicting the quality of care for residents in federally approved nursing homes. Secondary data analysis was conducted on the HCFA-NHCD, as published in December 2001. Descriptive statistics and measures of association …

A Qualitative Study Of Effective School Discipline Practices: Perceptions Of Administrators, Tenured Teachers, And Parents In Twenty Schools., Faye Nelson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many educators and parents are gravely concerned about disorder and danger in school environments. In addition to school discipline issues, American classrooms are frequently plagued by minor infractions of misbehavior that disrupt the flow of classroom activities and interfere with learning.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate common threads of effective school discipline practices as perceived by administrators, tenured teachers, and parents in 20 schools in East Tennessee. I also attempted to determine if the views of administrators, tenured teachers, and parents are consistent with published research on school discipline practices. Data were collected from administrators, tenured …