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Investigation Of Implementation Techniques For Backpropagation Neural Networks, John Culloty

Theses

Artificial neural networks are biologically inspired computational methods that have the ability to approximate discrete, real and vector valued target functions. For some problem domains this ability makes neural networks a more appealing solution than traditional computational techniques. Such problem domains typically contain a large number of parameters that are interrelated in a complex and often unknown manner. This makes rule based solutions all but impossible. However another feature of such problem domains is the presence of large volumes of real world data that can be used to tram a neural network until it learns the solution.

One of the …

An Investigation Of Weed Pest Problems In The Emerging Foliage Industry In Kerry, Tom Houlihan

Theses

The rapidly expanding cut foliage industry in the southwest of Ireland aims to satisfy the demands of an exacting market requiring quality stems for use in the manufacture of flower and foliage bouquets.

The studies identified, in detail, the type of weed pests that cause problems for growers of cultivated foliage crops and examined current weed control practice. Residual herbicides with potential for use within the sector were screened and trials were set up in a number of important foliage species.

Recommendations on weed management regimes based on the findings from these trials and economic criteria are presented for Paeony …

Am I A Teacher? Exploring The Development Of Professional Identity, Janet Alspup

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

The Process Of Becoming A Teacher: Student Teachers Discover Classroom Realities, Nancy Joseph

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

The Class Menagerie: A Collaborative Revision Of A Tutor Training Course In Multiple Voices, Bob Barnett, Mejdulene Shomali, Dede Tete Rosenthal, Vicky Dawson, Dinisha Thompson, Shannon Marz, Scott Russell

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Keeping Life's Work On File, Julie Robinson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Stoking The Fire: Making Your Way In English Language Arts Professional Development, Kia Jane Richmond

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Who Helps The "Newbies"?: Supporting New Teachers, Jill Vanantwerp

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

When Teachers Research: Action Research As Professional Development, Patricia Wachholz, Lois Christensen

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Writing The First Resume: One Page Or Two?, Elizabeth Brockman, Krista Vanderveen

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Back Matter

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Multiple Intelligences And Young Adult Literature: An Extended Conversation, Kia Jane Richmond, Johanna Delorey

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Turning Students On To Online Discussion, Gretchen Ruhmour-Voskuil, C. J. Gilbert

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Study Guides: Teacher Tips: A Review Of Literature With Practical Implications, Candice C. Hollingsead, Raymond J. Ostrander, Julie Schilling

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Final Thoughts: Teaching Reading, Teaching Readers, Karen Vocke

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Psychologists’ Attitudes Towards And Utilization Of Exposure Therapy For Ptsd, Carolyn Becker, Claudia Zayfert, Emily Anderson

Psychology Faculty Research

Although research supports the efficacy of exposure therapy for PTSD, some evidence suggests that exposure is under-utilized in general clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to assess licensed psychologists’ use of imaginal exposure for PTSD and to investigate perceived barriers to its implementation. A total of 852 psychologists from 3 states were randomly selected and surveyed. An additional 50 members of a trauma special interest group of a national behavior therapy organization were also surveyed. The main survey results indicate that a large majority of licensed doctoral level psychologists do not report use of exposure therapy to treat …

A Toolkit For Xml-Based And Process-Oriented Application Integration, Volker Münch

Theses

Systems integration is hard work; different architectures with different interfaces and an innumerable amount of Legacy applications with non-standard interfaces exist. However the needs to meet changing business requirements and to implement faster and optimised procedures within an enterprise and in cooperation with other external enterprises mean that there is a continuing demand for such integration strategies and products. Integration was often an activity separate from system development and could not be accomplished without re-involving system designers and developers. Such a process is therefore inefficient and costly. This thesis proposes a process-oriented integration strategy that combines the tasks of integration …

Using Standardized Patients To Teach And Evaluate Nurse Practitioner Students On Cultural Competency, Carolyn M. Rutledge, Laurel Garzon, Micah Scott, Karen Karlowicz

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

With the increasing diversity in the American population, it is imperative that nurse practitioners learn to manage patients with varying healthcare beliefs and needs. In order to develop culturally competent nurse practitioners, a number of methods have been developed. Many of the current methods focus on improving the awareness and knowledge of nurse practitioners regarding diverse populations. However, very few of the current programs focus on improving the skills and increasing the encounters the students have with diverse populations. This paper focuses on providing nurse practitioner students with diverse encounters using culturally enhanced standardized patient scenarios. The standardized patient programs …

Protecting The Interests Of Older Clients In Multi-Generation Representations, Carolyn L. Dessin

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Estate planning is a field in which attorneys often represent members of the same family of different generations. This frequently leads to situations in which the family members have conflicting, or at least potentially conflicting, financial interests. Unfortunately, attorneys sometimes do not recognize the difficulties that such conflicting interests may cause until a full-blown fight develops between members of the family. At that point, the attorney may find himself open to a disciplinary complaint or a malpractice action, or, at the very least, a group of unhappy former clients.

Special concerns arise when one or more of the family members …

Preaching In Black & White: What We Can Learn From Each Other [Review] / E.K. Bailey, Warren W. Wiersbe., R. Clifford Jones

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Cross-Modal Interface Design In Crisis Control Systems: The Role Of Gender, Pamela B. Sheppard

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Leading human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers recognize a fundamental difference exists between men and women. Some HCI research has been done regarding gender differences in hand-eye coordination for interactions with computer touch display interfaces, navigation through virtual environments (VE) and language in computer-mediated communication. In these previous studies, gender differences were found in the use of words and language in computer-mediated communication and in navigation strategies for VE but no gender-related differences were found for the hand-eye coordination needed to effectively use a touch display.

The current study used a cross-modal (auditory-visual), dual-task, computer interface to examine gender differences in crisis …

Good Medicine: How Wit And Guile Saved The School Of Medicine At The University Of North Dakota: 2004, Tom Clifford, Robert Eelkema, Patrick A. Mcguire

UND Publications

From back cover: "This is the story-often inspiring, sometimes hilarious, occasionally outrageous-of the unsung men and women who proved the naysayers wrong and brought high-quality, home-grown medical care to North Dakota."

Published in 2004, Good Medicine: How Wit and Guile Saved the School of Medicine at the University of North Dakota, tells the story of the transition of the UND School of Medicine from a two year to a four year program.

A Survey Of Educators' Needs When Accommodating Students With Physical Disabilities In Regular Education Classrooms, Heather Fisher, Lynn Mckay, Barbara Roise, Katrina Sem

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Background and Purpose. Students with physical disabilities have been included in regular education classrooms, under IDEA, since the 1970's. Research has shown that many teachers do not feel adequately prepared for adapting their classrooms for a student with physical disabilities. The purpose of this study is to assess the perceived needs of regular educators in North Dakota and determine what ways physical therapists can offer assistance to educators when accommodating for a student with physical disabilities.

Subjects and Methods. Six hundred and fifty questionnaires were sent out to randomly selected, North Dakota teachers via the mail (325) and email (325). …

West Antarctic Ice Stream Discharge Variability: Mechanism, Controls, And Pattern Of Grounding Line Retreat, Christina L. Hulbe, Mark A. Fahnestock

Geology Faculty Publications and Presentations

West Antarctic ice streams show pronounced flow variability in their downstream reaches, with changes stranding formerly fast-flowing ice and redirecting discharge. A simple model, in which the temperature gradient in basal ice provides control of fast sliding in the downstream reach, can explain this behavior. Downstream thinning steepens the temperature gradient near the bed, increasing upward heat flow and the tendency toward basal freezing. The basal temperature gradient is steepest and the tendency toward basal freezing the strongest in ice that has experienced the most rapid downstream thinning, that is, the fastest-flowing ice. The most ?successful? rapid outflows are regions …

Catastrophic Ice Shelf Breakup As The Source Of Heinrich Event Icebergs, Christina L. Hulbe, D. R. Macayeal, George H. Denton, Johan Kleman, Thomas Lowell

Geology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Heinrich layers of the glacial North Atlantic record abrupt widespread iceberg rafting of detrital carbonate and other lithic material at the extreme-cold culminations of Bond climate cycles. Both internal (glaciologic) and external (climate) forcings have been proposed. Here we suggest an explanation for the iceberg release that encompasses external climate forcing on the basis of a new glaciological process recently witnessed along the Antarctic Peninsula: rapid disintegrations of fringing ice shelves induced by climate-controlled meltwater infilling of surface crevasses. We postulate that peripheral ice shelves, formed along the eastern Canadian seaboard during extreme cold conditions, would be vulnerable to sudden …

The Shield 2004, Shield

Murray State University Yearbooks

Murray State University Yearbook, 2004

Johann August Weppen's Der Hessische Officer In Amerika And David Christoph Seybold's Reizenstein: The American Revolution And The German Bürgertum's Reassessment Of America, Virginia Sasser Delacey

Institute for the Humanities Theses

While American, British, and French reactions to the American Revolution are well-known, those of the German people are not, despite the presence of almost 30,000 German soldiers in America fighting for the British army and hundreds of German volunteers fighting for the American patriots. The participation of German soldiers on both sides of the conflict inspired numerous works of German poetry, prose, and drama, all largely forgotten in the wake of the French Revolution and the rise of German Classicism and Romanticism. This thesis examines two works that have received brief mention in the past two centuries: Der hessische Officier …

Regulating Genetically Modified Foods: Is Mandatory Labeling The Right Answer?, Jonathan H. Adler

Faculty Publications

What I want to talk about are some legal issues relating to labeling and, in particular, constitutional issues relating to mandatory labeling for genetically modified foods or food products that may contain genetically modified components. This is a separate issue from whether or not the FDA, or some other agency, has sufficient statutory authority at present to mandate labeling, and that is something worth discussing. Even if they do have such authority, or even if Congress tomorrow were to give the FDA such authority or were to require the FDA to impose labels on genetically modified foods, or if a …

Graduate Catalog 2004-2005, University Of North Florida

UNF Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2005, University Of North Florida

UNF Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.