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The Bg News March 18, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 18, 2004. Volume 94-Issue 115.

An Implementation Of A Drill And Practice System To Assist In The Teaching Of Basic Music Theory, Todd C. Wilson

Theses and Dissertations

In order to help a group of introductory-level music students achieve a foundational understanding of music theory, a series of computer-based instructional modules were developed using a system called Technology-Assisted Language Learning (TALL). This system, though primarily intended to be used in developing natural language-based instruction, was designed to be flexible enough to handle a broad range of academic subjects. The design of the instruction was largely accomplished via formative evaluation, where student and expert reviews of prototypes played a significant role. Students reviewed three separate prototypes of the instruction, and experts in instructional design and evaluation were also asked …

Quaker Campus, March 18, 2004 ( Vol. 90, Issue 21), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Lawyers, Guns And Money: Content Contextualism And The Cognitive Foundations Of Statutory Interpretation, Gary Blasi

ExpressO

The field of statutory interpretation is one of central importance to both lawyers and judges, perhaps even more central to their daily work than the analysis of appellate opinions. As a field of academic inquiry, however, the field has become rather stagnant and seems now at a stalemate between contending schools of thought, with most siding against the pure forms of textualism sometimes associated with Justice Scalia and arguing for some form of contextualism. What kinds of context should matter is disputed. Thus far, however, scholars have paid remarkably little attention to one crucial contextual factor: What is the statute …

March 17, 2004 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants: Designation Of Critical Habitat For Topeka Shiner

Endangered Species Bulletin

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of a 30-day public comment period for the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The proposed rule to designate critical habitat in the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota was published on August 21, 2002 (67 FR 54261). We herein propose critical habitat segments for Missouri and one additional segment for South Dakota, and discuss potential exclusions from critical habitat designation under the authority of section 4(b)(2). We …

Nafta Commission Warns About Presence Of Gmos In Mexican Corn, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

March 17, 2004 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, March 17, 2004, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Nebraska’S Ag Real Estate Market Heats Up, Bruce B. Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

“Bullish” conditions in the state’s agricultural land markets have fueled robust advances in both land values and cash rental rates for most of the state. A combination of favorable factors, including higher crop and livestock prices, low interest rates, and strong demand from both farmers and non-farmer investors has led to solid advances.

Using Graphics, Animations, And Data-Driven Animations To Teach The Principles Of Simple Linear Regression To Graduate Students, Daniel Taylor Rowe

Theses and Dissertations

This report describes the design, development, and evaluation of the Simple Linear Regression Lesson (SLRL), a web-based lesson that uses visual strategies to teach graduate students the principles of simple linear regression. The report includes a literature review on the use of graphics, animations, and data-driven animations in statistics pedagogy and instruction in general. The literature review also summarizes the pertinent instructional design and development theories that informed the creation of the lesson. Following the literature review is a description the SLRL and the methodologies used to develop it. The evaluation section of the report details the methods used during …

A Comparison Of Centrifugal Forces To Reduce The Inhibitory Effects Of Food Matrixes On Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction For The Detection Of Food Borne Viruses, Kristina Kim Carter

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The CDC estimated that foodborne infections resulted in approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths per year in the United States (Mead, 1999). There are over 200 known diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, or prions that can be transmitted through food. Of these illnesses caused by foodborne disease, the CDC estimates that 38.6 million cases are from identifiable pathogens and 30.9 million of these cases are caused by viruses. Hence, approximately 80% of foodborne illnesses of known etiology result from viral transmission (Mead, 1999). Viral gastrointestinal illness may be caused by virus families such as: …

Bard Observer, Vol. 17, No. 3 (March 16, 2004), Bard College

Bard Observer - All Issues (1956 - Current)

No abstract provided.

Automatic Motion Modeling Of Rigid Bodies Using Collision Detection, Jannick Rolland, Yoahan Baillot

UCF Patents

An algorithim for modeling the interaction of two colliding rigid objects. The algorithm allows the search of the optimal position and stabilization of two rigid objects when they are in contact due to a force pushing them against each other. The method does use mathematical integration and does not use any initial acceleration or speed conditioning for the results. The pushing direction can be changed at any time of the search for a correct specification. The moving solid is translated and rotated incrementally toward the equilibrium position and orientation in a non-natural way but leading to the same final attitude …

Patients' Perceptions Of Herbal Medicines And Natural Supplements, Penny L. Vinnedge

Theses and Graduate Projects

Background Herbal medicine and natural supplement use is becoming more popular among the general population. They are being used as adjuncts to conventional medicine, in place of conventional medicine, or as a last resort after failure of conventional medicine. There are benefits and downfalls to these alternative therapies. The problem is determining what beliefs patients have about herbs/supplements and how they form these beliefs. Methods A written survey was distributed to patients visiting a family practice clinic over a single week. Descriptive statistics were obtained to determine frequencies and totals of data and two types of inferential statistics were performed …

Montana Kaimin, March 16, 2004, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Weblogs And The Technology Lifecycle: Context, Geek-Chic And Personal Community, James M. Milne

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Weblogging is an Internet social practice that became known as a technology. This project investigated weblogging (blogging) as an example of a media technology that arose under particular historical circumstances. To investigate this, blogs were examined in detail, participant-observation was used to construct and run a blog, and practicing bloggers were interviewed. The study found that blogging, like all technology, originates within existing social practice (context); has a diffusion process that causes it to spread between people (Geek-Chic); and leads to certain social outcomes (Personal Community). This is seen as a general pattern for the lifecycle of technology, serving to …

Crime Severity And Constitutional Line-Drawing, Eugene Volokh

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

Minutes March 15, 2004

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (03/15/2004), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from March 15, 2004 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 37, Number 21. Cover story: "Carter blames students for unspent cash" Editor-in-Chief: Chris Coates

Winona Currents, University Advancement-Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university. It also includes an Annual Report published in December of each year.

The Role Of Industry Attributes In Determining The Pattern Of U.S.-Canada Intra-Industry Trade In 1997, Bashir Qasmi, Scott Fausti

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

Trade flow patterns associated with U.S. - Canada bilateral trade by industry groups are investigated (Food and live animal products, manufacturing products, chemical products, and machinery and transportation products). The analysis uses the OECD data for 1997 U.S.-Canada bilateral trade flows combined with the U.S. industry characteristics data from the U.S. Economic Census. Levels of intra-industry trade, measured by the Grubel Lloyd Index, were regressed on a number of industry characteristics using OLS techniques. Empirical results indicate that selected measures of product differentiation, market power, and market structure are important influences upon U.S.-Canada bilateral trade in the selected industries. Finally, …

An Exploratory Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Cpj In Defending Journalists And Press Freedom Ideals In Latin America: Transnational Advocacy In The International Sphere, Leticia A. Adams

Theses and Dissertations

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is one of many nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that work to defend press freedom and the safety of journalists in Latin America. Based on qualitative interviews with employees at the CPJ, open surveys with journalists who have been helped by the CPJ, historical archive research, and informal participant observation, this study shows that organized domestic and international nongovernmental groups can and do make improvements on behalf of journalists and press freedom in Latin America. The CPJ's activities raise issues and place them on the agenda, and they influence discourse, policy, institutional procedures, and state behavior. …

Lysophosphatidic Acid Induces Neointima Formation Through Pparγ Activation, Chunxiang Zhang, Daniel L. Baker, Satoshi Yasuda, Natalia Makarova, Louisa Balazs, Leonard R. Johnson, Gopal K. Marathe, Thomas M. Mcintyre, Yong Xu, Glenn D. Prestwich, Hoe-Sup Byun, Robert Bittman, Gabor Tigyi

Publications and Research

Neointimal lesions are characterized by accumulation of cells within the arterial wall and are a prelude to atherosclerotic disease. Here we report that a brief exposure to either alkyl ether analogs of the growth factor–like phospholipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), products generated during the oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein, or to unsaturated acyl forms of LPA induce progressive formation of neointima in vivo in a rat carotid artery model. This effect is completely inhibited by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ antagonist GW9662 and mimicked by PPARγ agonists Rosiglitazone and 1-O-hexadecyl-2-azeleoyl-phosphatidylcholine. In contrast, stearoyl-oxovaleryl phosphatidylcholine, a PPARα agonist and polypeptide epidermal …

March 15, 2004 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Plebiscites And The Public Purse: U.S. Experience With Direct Democracy, Arthur A. Goldsmith

College of Management Working Papers and Reports

The United States is a distinctive case for studying the way extensive direct democracy can affect fiscal policy. Every state in the Union allows voters to decide certain ballot questions about how to raise and spend public revenue. The U.S. record shows that large‐scale plebiscites fail to produce reliably “pro‐poor” government finance. Direct citizen involvement in fiscal policy has not led to uniformly equitable or financially sustainable state budgets. Nor has it mobilized low‐income groups to express and defend their economic interests. When called upon to make decisions about the amounts and purposes of statewide government spending, the electorate is …

Monitor Newsletter March 15, 2004, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, March 15, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Screening Committee
• PRPC
• Academic Freedom and the Student Bill of Rights
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Faculty/Course Evaluations on the Web

Aicpa Honors Top Cpa Examination Performers With Elijah Watt Sells Award, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Combined Tlr And Cd40 Triggering Induces Potent Cd8+ T Cell Expansion With Variable Dependence On Type I Ifn, Cory L. Ahonen, Christie L. Doxsee, Sean M. M. Mcgurran, Tony R. Riter, William F. Wade, Richard J. Barth, John P. Vasilakos, Randolph J. Noelle, Ross M. Kedl

Dartmouth Scholarship

Toll-like receptors are important in the activation of innate immunity, and CD40 is a molecule critical for many T and B cell responses. Whereas agonists for either pathway have been used as vaccine adjuvants, we show that a combination of Toll-like receptor (TLR)7 and CD40 agonists synergize to stimulate CD8⁺ T cell responses 10–20-fold greater than the use of either agonist alone. Antigen-specific CD8⁺ T cells elicited from combination CD40/TLR7 treatment demonstrated both lytic activities and interferon (IFN)γ production and an enhanced secondary response to antigenic challenge. Agonists for TLRs 2/6, 3, 4, and 9 also synergized with …