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All Was Confusion: The Civil War In New Mexico Territory, Michael Block

Alison Scott Ricker Research Award

No abstract provided.

A Friend Of Edward's: Identity, Homosexuality, And The Literature Of Edward Ii, 1300-1630, Michael Gary Cornelius

Open Access Dissertations

England's King Edward II is a figure handed down throughout history largely because of his same-sex relationships. Medieval and Renaissance authors did not choose to write about Edward II in spite of his same-sex desires, but, rather, because of them; in essence, to explore issues surrounding same-sex relationships, these writers chose Edward II as their representational figure because his name was already inextricably linked with these desires. In doing so, these authors--including Adam Davy, John Lydgate, John Barbour, Christopher Marlowe, Michael Drayton, Francis Hubert, and Elizabeth Cary--create a genre of queer literature that extends back seven centuries and that, in …

Analysis And Simulation Of Skeletonema Costatum (Grev.) Cleve Annual Abundance Patterns In Lower Narragansett Bay 1959 To 1996, David Gerald Borkman

Open Access Dissertations

A 38-year time series (1959 to 1996) of weekly observations of abundance of the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum and related plankton habitat parameters in lower Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island was analyzed. A phytoplankton growth model was then developed for investigation of Skeletonema annual abundance pattern regulating mechanisms. A ca. 45% decline in Skeletonema abundance was detected, from 2,292 cells ml−1 (prior to September 1974) to 1,263 cells ml−1 (after August 1980). Winter-spring decreases were greatest, with declines in March Skeletonema abundance from near 3,400 cells ml−1 before a 1977 change-point to mean abundance of ca. 1,000 cells ml−1 after 1977. …

Context And Institutional Structure In Attorney Regulation: Constructing An Enforcement Regime For International Arbitration, Catherine A. Rogers

Faculty Scholarship

The question that looms large over the future of international arbitration is: How much should states yield to the international arbitration system? This Article attempts to answer the question as it applies to the specific context of regulating attorney conduct.

"I'M Usually The Only Black In My Class": The Human And Social Costs Of Within-School Segregation, Carla O'Connor

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The work that has focused on within-school segregation has been most concerned with how this phenomenon limits the educational opportunities and might incur a psychological toll on the mass of Black students who find themselves relegated to lower-ability classrooms in integrated schools. This Article, however, allows us to begin to examine the other side of the coin. It reports on how within-school segregation practices create psychological, social, and educational pressures for those few Black students who have escaped enrollment in the least rigorous courses in their school. More precisely, the Article offers insight into how high achieving Black students in …

State And Local Governmental Developments - 2002; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Securities Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Not-For-Profit Organizations Industry Developments - 2002; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Gender, Class & Social Evolution In George Eliot's Middlemarch, Tim Mount

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Students' Success In College Level English Composition After Completing Developmental English In An Urban Community College, Felix A. Linfante

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving In The Context Of Oregon's Educational Reform, Nicole R. Rigelman

Dissertations and Theses

Implementation of Oregon’s Educational Reform Act (HB 3565 and HB 2991) provides the context for this inquiry as its emphasis on problem solving has impacted mathematics teaching and learning throughout the state. Even though all Oregon teachers are responding to the same policy, their goals in teaching problem solving vary. These goals and these practices are influenced by the way teachers view the role of problem solving in the curriculum. Further, their practice is influenced by their knowledge and beliefs about mathematics content, teaching, learning, and the reform policy. The questions addressed in this study are: (1) What do exemplary …

The Heartland Funds’ Receivership And Its Implications For Independent Mutual Fund Directors, Jeffrey J. Haas, Steven R. Howard

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

The Greening Of The World Trade Organization, Sydney M. Cone Iii.

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

New Accounting Culture: — Address By Barry C. Melancon President And Ceo, The American Institute Of Cpas September 4, 2002 Yale Club - New York City, Barry C. Melancon

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Consortial Support For Digital Library Initiatives And Information Technology Manpower Development In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The work of the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) in developing information technology and digital library manpower will be discussed, focusing on the organizational arrangements and processes that proved most effective in bringing researchers, engineers, computer scientists and librarians together to act on this vision. The Library Linkages (LibLink) Initiative of ISTEC will be analyzed in detail, especially the best practices to ensure regional cooperation in information delivery and in sharing expertise in digital initiatives. Brief descriptions of other IT projects and partnerships in the region will be provided.

The Greatest Problem With Which The Library Is Confronted: A Survey Of Academic Library Outreach To The Freshman Course, Cindy Pierard, Kathryn A. Graves

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The Freshman Year Experience movement has created an excellent opportunity for academic library outreach. Its values, which include collaboration among various campus units charged with supporting student success and a focus on student mastery of key academic skills, correspond well with the objective of many college and university libraries: to become a more central part of the institution's educational mission. This chapter provides a discussion of academic library outreach to one of the movement's most significant components, the freshman course. The aim is to provide an overview of historic and contemporary trends in postsecondary freshman programming and corresponding library outreach …

Enjoy Brick Oven: Pizza At Its Best, Pasta Made Fresh, Matt Bills, Jeremy Matkin, Shalee Summers

Student Works

Brick Oven Restaurant was established in 1956 as one of Provo's first pizza parlors, named "Heaps a Pizza." In those days, pizza was a new food and most people had never eaten it. After being an employee since 1958, Glee Zumbrennen purchased the restaurant in 1962. The dining room consisted of folding chairs and a few booths that sat about 75 people. The business continued to grow, and the folding chairs and benches gave way to upholstered booths. Pizza was becoming more popular and Heaps was developing a wide reputation for its delicious pizza. The business was built with great …

Litetouch: Brilliant Solutions In Lighting: Dealer Perception Study, Josh Rolph, Winnie Lo, Marcia Randall, Leslie Layman

Student Works

The purpose of this study is to determine competitive advantage and overall customer perception of LiteTouch. The research will attempt to discover whether or not LiteTouch's perception of its own core competencies match with customers' opinions. Furthermore, the research is to help LiteTouch know what dealers perceive about the company's competitors—Lutron, Vantage, and Centralite. Mountain West Research comprised of Josh Rolph, Willie Lo, Marcia Randall, Leslie Layman and Mark Adams.

Scera, Jonathan Dunn, Jaime Power, Kent O. Smith, Lindsey Woodward

Student Works

In 1933, Sharon's Cultural, Educational, Recreational Association (SCERA) was founded by the Sharon Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem, Utah. When founded, its purpose was to provide wholesome family-oriented events, theatrical productions, and showcase Community talent. Today, in a world of declining morals, SCERA continues to provide clean entertainment for families. However, the competition in the Orem-Provo area for family entertainment has increased significantly. In an attempt to increase their market share and improve their operations they asked our research group, Quantum Consulting, to conduct research to find who their target market is, and …

Snowbird/Alta Combination Ticket Study: A Marketing Research Study For Snowbird / Prepared By Snowflake Research (Part 1), Brent Castle, Joshua Howe, Joshua Mason

Student Works

The proposed research will be comprehensive in nature. The ultimate goal of this project is to study the clientele of Snowbird and evaluate their awareness of the new Snowbird / Alta Combination Ticket. This objective will be achieved by surveying skiers about the following: What would encourage them to purchase the combination ticket. How much would they pay for the combination ticket. How much does price influence the skiers decision to purchase the combination ticket. What type of discount/package would encourage skiers to purchase the ticket. Snowflake Research comprised of Brent Castle, Joshua Howe, Joshua Mason.

Snowbird/Alta Combination Ticket Study: A Marketing Research Study For Snowbird / Prepared By Snowflake Research (Part 2), Brent Castle, Joshua Howe, Joshua Mason

Student Works

The proposed research will be comprehensive in nature. The ultimate goal of this project is to study the clientele of Snowbird and evaluate their awareness of the new Snowbird / Alta Combination Ticket. This objective will be achieved by surveying skiers about the following: What would encourage them to purchase the combination ticket. How much would they pay for the combination ticket. How much does price influence the skiers decision to purchase the combination ticket. What type of discount/package would encourage skiers to purchase the ticket. Snowflake Research comprised of Brent Castle, Joshua Howe, Joshua Mason.

Christian Identity: An American Heresy, David Ostendorf

Journal of Hate Studies

Christian Identity is a belief system so strange, indeed bizarre, that most Americans who know anything about it dismiss it outright and relegate those who believe it to the quaint and quirky fringes of the nation’s religious subcultures.

How seriously, for example, can one take the notion that God created Adam as a white man and that other races are sub-human? Or the belief that the lost tribes of Israel traversed Europe, landed in Great Britain, and crossed the Atlantic to inherit—as white Christian racialists—the promises of God? Or that Jesus came only to reach out to and save this …

Impact Of Family Involvement On Student Academic Achievement, Jennifer L. Meyer

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate beliefs, barriers, and current levels of parental involvement in the education of their child. There were three research questions: 1. Is there a relationship between differing parenting styles, social economic status, and family configurations and beliefs about parental involvement in the education of their child? 2. What prevents parents of differing parenting styles, social economic status, and family configurations from being involved in their child's education? 3. Is there a relationship between differing parenting styles, social economic status, and family configurations and current involvement in their child's education? Seventy-five parents of sixth …

Mechanisms Of Karst Breakdown Formation In The Gypsum Karst Of The Fore-Ural Region, Russia (From Observations In The Kungurskaja Cave), Vjacheslav Andrejchuk, Alexander Klimchouk

International Journal of Speleology

The fore-Ural is a classical region of intrastratal gypsum karst. The intensive development of karst in the Permian gypsums and anhydrites causes numerous practical problems, the subsidence hazard being the most severe. Mechanisms of karst breakdown formation were studied in detail in the Kunguskaya Cave area. The cave and its setting are characteristic to the region and, being a site of detalied stationary studies for many years, the cave represents a convenient location for various karst and speleological investigations. Breakdown structures related to cavities of the Kungurskaya Cave type develop by two mechanisms: gravitational (sagging and fall-in of the ceilings …

Remembering Gary – And Tort Theory, George P. Fletcher

Faculty Scholarship

Tort theory has had a brief but wondrous history. Los Angeles and the UCLA School of Law lie at the core of that history – much more, I am sure, than is likely to be remembered.

The Evolution Of Corporate Law: A Cross- Country Comparison, Katharina Pistor, Yoram Keinan, Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Mark D. West

Faculty Scholarship

The importance of law and legal institutions for economic development is widely acknowledged today. The invention of credit mechanisms to support long-distance trade has been hailed as one of the preconditions for the development of capitalism in Europe. The corporate form is regarded as another milestone for industrialization, the creation of viable market economies, and ultimately economic prosperity. Many former socialist countries quickly enacted new corporate codes or revived their pre-World War Two ("WWII") legislation. The failure of major privatization efforts to enhance enterprise efficiency is attributed to weaknesses in corporate governance, of which the corporate law is a crucial …

"Good Stuff For Wise Men To Laugh At Or Honest Men To Take Pleasure At": The Arthurian Tradition During The Renaissance, Crystal Stallman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Contrary to the commonly held view that the English Renaissance abandoned the realm of Arthuriana as an inspiration for literary and other cultural texts, I demonstrate in my thesis that Arthurian texts from this period took on new forms and shifted their focus. Although a decline in the overall amount of Arthuriana produced during the Renaissance occurred, as opposed to the Middle Ages, interest in Arthur certainly did not die out. When comparing the amount of Arthuriana of the Middle Ages to that of the Renaissance, it is necessary to remember that the Middle Ages covered nearly a millennium, whereas …

A Simulation Program For Electronics Skill Knowledge Instruction At A Selected Community College In Taiwan, Hung-Jen Chen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Since computers came into existence, simulations have been associated with it as the two inseparable media, simulations and computers, have had a mutually beneficial effect. With the advent of the flexible microcomputer, simulation has been widely used. In recent years, computer technology has infiltrated every sector in society, especially the educational system and industrial operations where simulations are essential for satisfying both instructional and industrial needs. Simulation effectiveness research has been mixed in both the educational system and industries. Therefore, it is still necessary to evaluate how effective computer simulation is as an instructional method or strategy.

This study was …

Parental Perceptions On Maintaining Heritage Languages Of Cld Students, Ruth Lingxin Yan

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The rapid growth of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students in public schools of the United States has been steady in the past decades. Issues concerning CLD students such as their school failures, high dropout rates, the limited English proficiency, family poverty, and their unequal job opportunities, have caused increasing concerns from policy makers, school administrators and educators at all school levels. Various efforts to modify CLD students' social and academic disadvantages have been attempted through educational approaches, especially in the form of heritage language support in bilingual education programs initiated at the local school levels and funded by …

Migration And Cultural Identity: Performing The Afro-Caribbean Woman's Struggle, Elvinet Samantha Wilson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Current research suggests a relationship between cultural identity negotiation and the phenomenon of border crossing. While a wealth of literature exists on the topic of migration, few studies reflect a scope that includes in-depth analysis of the experiences of Afro-Caribbean women in the United States.Through ethnographic and autoethnographic methodologies, and using a feminist theoretical lens, this study explores issues relating to cultural identity negotiation in the lives of 10 Black women from Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Trinidad, who now reside in the Midwest region of the United States. Analysis based on a grounded theory approach, allowed themes to emerge from …