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Relationship Of Full-Time Laptop Computer Access To Student Achievement And Student Attitudes In Middle School, Sheila K. Lewis Jan 2004

Relationship Of Full-Time Laptop Computer Access To Student Achievement And Student Attitudes In Middle School, Sheila K. Lewis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this quasi-experimental longitudinal study was to investigate the relationship of full-time laptop computer access to student achievement and student attitudes in middle school from the academic years of 1998--1999 through 2000--2001. Two sets of variables were identified in the study. The independent variable was the instructional method having full-time access to laptops or not. The dependent variables were student achievement, and student attitudes. ANOVAs were employed to test the difference between the experimental group and the comparison group. Measures of reading comprehension and math application were determined through scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) for sixth-grade …

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Recognizing Gender-Based Violence In Armed Conflict: Incorporating The Voices Of Women In International Humanitarian Law, Amber Cheri Paaso Jan 2004

Recognizing Gender-Based Violence In Armed Conflict: Incorporating The Voices Of Women In International Humanitarian Law, Amber Cheri Paaso

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study seeks to examine the influence of patriarchal forces, at both the local and global level, that have historically resulted in the lack of recognition of gender-specific crimes committed during and after armed conflict. By incorporating the testimonies of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian women, this study attempts to understand sexual violence from the standpoint of women who experienced these crimes during the War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991--1995). Theories of Third World feminisms, in addition to feminist critiques concerning rape and international law, will inform this analysis of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). I intend to show that despite greater …

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Revisiting Christopher Fry: Sacred Temporality On A Modern Stage, Lucas H. Harriman Jan 2004

Revisiting Christopher Fry: Sacred Temporality On A Modern Stage, Lucas H. Harriman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Christopher Fry was instrumental in the early twentieth-century resurgence of plays dealing with religious themes. This movement can at first be seen as anomalous within the era of modernism, when many writers and theorists considered religious sentiment to be a barrier to the more crucial aspects of living authentically within a modern society haunted by history. Nevertheless, Fry's particular appropriation of a sacred conceptualization of time on the modern stage reveals a degree of congruity between him and his contemporaries in their varied attempts to represent transcendent value on the stage without simultaneously removing the audience from their own historical …

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Relationships Between Pre-Service Teachers' Characteristics, High-Stakes Testing, And Math Efficacy Beliefs In A Former Community College Teacher Preparation Program In Florida, Amy A. Bingham Jan 2004

Relationships Between Pre-Service Teachers' Characteristics, High-Stakes Testing, And Math Efficacy Beliefs In A Former Community College Teacher Preparation Program In Florida, Amy A. Bingham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

In Florida, recent changes in legislation have granted community colleges the ability to now offer Baccalaureate degrees in education, frequently to non-traditional students. Additionally, teachers face more high-stakes tests than ever before, and often times struggle with the mathematics sections of such tests. A comprehensive literature review in the areas of pre-service teachers' math knowledge, teachers' efficacy beliefs about teaching math, and the high-stakes mathematics testing of teachers was conducted. Based on the information obtained from the literature review, the study examined a population of pre-service teachers in a new teacher preparation program in Florida. The research investigated relationships surrounding …

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Pursuit Of Agency Profits: An Evaluation Of Community Redevelopment Agencies In Florida, Kimberly D. Delaney Jan 2004

Pursuit Of Agency Profits: An Evaluation Of Community Redevelopment Agencies In Florida, Kimberly D. Delaney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The influence of public choice and economic theory in public administration has increased the pressure upon government to "act like a business." Accordingly, cities have become increasingly entrepreneurial, creating redevelopment agencies and venturing into public/private partnerships with mixed results. A key financial tool for redevelopment agencies is tax increment financing (TIF), which yields increased agency revenues from increased property values. As agency activities increase property values, agencies are rewarded with increased revenues, much like profits for a business. The cyclical nature of TIF encourages a self-perpetuating tendency towards economic activities among self-interested, opportunistic agency actors, namely agency staff, elected officials, …

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Rhythm And Order, Size And Proportion In The Development Of A Text Typeface, Graham. Young Jan 2004

Rhythm And Order, Size And Proportion In The Development Of A Text Typeface, Graham. Young

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Based on extensive research into the development of Roman text typefaces from the middle of the incunabula (circa 1475) to the end of the 17th Century when the second major wave of Roman text types began, this thesis will document the design and production of a text typeface using many of the developments of the period. Because the incunabula saw the bringing together of the miniscules and majuscules (upper- and lowercases) for use on a single page and because for the first time in Western history the exact same letter form could be used in many printed works at once, …

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Role Of Other-Regulation In Second Language Learners Of Beginning Spanish, Carolina M. Seiden Jan 2004

Role Of Other-Regulation In Second Language Learners Of Beginning Spanish, Carolina M. Seiden

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This qualitative study analyzes speech data from learner's interaction in small group and paired activities in the classroom. The analysis is framed in Vygotsky's theory of language. The findings suggest that peer-peer interaction alone does not increase the opportunities for students to understand, practice and incorporate new concepts into their developing second language. Other-regulation---collaborative dialogue---and scaffolding---the task preparation so the student is compelled to perform a task that appears to be within his/her reach---are compromised when the task lacks context and personal significance for the students.

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Security In Voice Over Ip Networks, Juan C. Pelaez Jan 2004

Security In Voice Over Ip Networks, Juan C. Pelaez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Voice over IP (VoIP) is revolutionizing the global communications system by allowing human voice and fax information to travel over existing packet data networks along with traditional data packets. The convergence of voice and data in one simplified network brings both benefits and constraints to users. Among the several issues that need to be addressed when deploying this technology, security is one of the most critical. This thesis will present a combination of security patterns based on the systematic analysis of attacks against a VoIP network and the existing techniques to mitigate these attacks, providing good practices for all IP …

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Signature Whistle Stability In Wild Female Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Stenella Frontalis, Jennifer. Burris Jan 2004

Signature Whistle Stability In Wild Female Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Stenella Frontalis, Jennifer. Burris

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Previous qualitative assessment indicated that signature whistles of temporarily captured, free-ranging dolphins remain stable over periods of 2--12 years. This study reports on the stability of signature whistle parameters in wild female Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas over five or more years and between changes in age class. Signature whistles from seven female dolphins were pooled into blocks of 'early' and 'late' years for the time assessment. Signature whistles from five females were pooled by age class for the second analysis. Duration, minimum frequency, maximum frequency, and change in frequency were measured from spectrograms of whistles for statistical analysis. …

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Spatial Analysis And Functional Gene Clustering Between Lens Epithelium And Fiber Cells, Tracy L. Cowell Jan 2004

Spatial Analysis And Functional Gene Clustering Between Lens Epithelium And Fiber Cells, Tracy L. Cowell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Purpose. To identify genes important for maintaining the specialized functions of lens epithelial and fiber cells. Methods. The expression profiles of 22,215 genes between human lens epithelial and fiber cells were analyzed using oligonucleotide microarray hybridization and RT-PCR. Selected genes were functionally clustered using the EASE bioinformatics software package. Results. Analysis of microarray hybridizations revealed 1430 transcripts that were significantly increased and 901 transcripts that were significantly decreased. Microarray data was confirmed using RT-PCR on 11 randomly selected genes. Functional clustering of the identified gene expression patterns revealed altered gene expression in cellular pathways including oxidative stress, cell proliferation, and …

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Specific And Non-Specific Cognitive Operations As Language Options For Memory Questions: Anfmri Study, Mcneel Gordon Jantzen Jan 2004

Specific And Non-Specific Cognitive Operations As Language Options For Memory Questions: Anfmri Study, Mcneel Gordon Jantzen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

In order for memory questions to accomplish the goals of questions, teachers need to determine specific content and cognitive goals for each question so that questions can direct learners' attention and reinforce an organizational structure for the encoding of information. The purpose of this study was to examine the language used in memory questions for assessment purposes and to examine whether different language options used when formulating memory questions engaged brain areas related to memory and cognition. The language of the questions can affect the cognitive process by which the answer is derived. The two language options that affect cognitive …

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Study Of Teacher Response To A Program Of Whole-School Change, Gail Fern Solomon Jan 2004

Study Of Teacher Response To A Program Of Whole-School Change, Gail Fern Solomon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This single site qualitative case study of a large high school was conducted during the course of one school year. The study focused on how secondary level teachers of the four core content areas, language arts, science, social studies and mathematics, responded to a program of whole school change. In addition to teachers, the administration and support staff were interviewed. The primary sources of data were the results of one hour interviews, document analysis and researcher non-participant observations. The purpose of this study was to identify and understand teachers' various responses to a program of whole school change. The major …

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Study On The Electromagnetic Performance Of Body-Worn Radio Units In The Presence Of Scatterers In The Proximity, Vance Howard Peterson Jan 2004

Study On The Electromagnetic Performance Of Body-Worn Radio Units In The Presence Of Scatterers In The Proximity, Vance Howard Peterson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The research addressed refers to a study on the electromagnetic performance aspects of body-worn radio units operating in the presence of scatterers in close proximity, using analytical, numerical, and experimental methods. The application potentials of such methods include evaluating the integrity of radio units such as cell phones. Consistent with the scope of the study above, considered in this research are specific details on analytical and numerical modeling of the effects of a nearby conducting cylindrical object on the electromagnetic field near a human-model phantom. Calculations are performed using the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. Considered are various separations …

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Studies On Transreceive Diversity Schemes (Including "Polarization-Sense" Antenna Diversity) For Wireless Communication Systems, Wichean. Preedalumpabut Jan 2004

Studies On Transreceive Diversity Schemes (Including "Polarization-Sense" Antenna Diversity) For Wireless Communication Systems, Wichean. Preedalumpabut

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The research addressed in this study and deliberated in the dissertation is broadly tied to finding hybrid methods of diversity compatible for modern wireless applications. The hybrid strategy advocated thereof involves a combined use of space- (antenna and polarization), frequency-, and time-diversity schemes in a judicious manner so as to realize a desirable BER versus Eb/No performance across RF links that face multipath and other unwanted EM artifacts. The underlying reason for the hybrid scheme as above is to replace multiple-antenna based transreceive diversity. Such multiple antennas would otherwise require large base station real estate and may not be compatible …

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Techniques For Combining Binary Classifiers: A Comparative Study In Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Hua. Lin Jan 2004

Techniques For Combining Binary Classifiers: A Comparative Study In Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Hua. Lin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

We discuss a set of indirect combining techniques for addressing multi-category classification problems that have been used in many domains, but not for intrusion detection systems. In contrast to the indirect combining techniques, direct techniques generally extend associated binary classifiers to handle multi-category classification problems. An indirect combining technique decomposes the original multi-category problem into, based on some criteria, multiple binary-category problems. We investigated two different approaches for building the binary classifiers. The results of the binary classifiers are then merged using a combining technique---three different combining techniques were studied. We implement some of the indirect combining techniques proposed in …

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Value Of Worthless Lives: Italian Immigrant Autobiographies By "Ordinary People", Ilaria. Serra Jan 2004

Value Of Worthless Lives: Italian Immigrant Autobiographies By "Ordinary People", Ilaria. Serra

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

"Immigrants left tears and sweat, but no memories." This dissertation tries to prove this assertion by the Italian critic Giuseppe Prezzolini wrong. Italian immigrants have sweated and cried, but many of them also left a trace of their "heroic" voyage between two continents, and two worlds, that took place in waves during the entire XX Century. With an oxymoron, I will speak about the value of worthless lives. These authors are no conquerors, saints or celebrities, but they believe that their life stories are worth being written and remembered. There are many direct ties between the experience of migration and …

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Values Underlying The Parental Selection Of Charter Schools: A Multi-Site Case Analysis, Patricia Ann Grimsley Jan 2004

Values Underlying The Parental Selection Of Charter Schools: A Multi-Site Case Analysis, Patricia Ann Grimsley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This multi-site case analysis investigated the values underlying the parental selection of charter schools. The conceptual framework of this study was school choice within the public sector and more specifically charter schools. The research design employed in-depth interviews and data analysis. A purposeful sample with random selection was used to select the eighteen parent participants. The principals were serving as principals of the schools at the time of the study. All research questions were answered by the data analysis: How do the values of parents influence their selection of charter schools for their children? Parents were looking for alternatives to …

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Do Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca Monocerata, Fledglings Fly To The Sea From Their Natal Burrows?, James L. Hayward, Jere K. Clayburn Jan 2004

Do Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca Monocerata, Fledglings Fly To The Sea From Their Natal Burrows?, James L. Hayward, Jere K. Clayburn

Faculty Publications

The mode of departure of Rhinoceros Auklet fledglings from their nest burrows has remained uncertain. Both walk-down and fly-down hypotheses have been proposed. Here we use the unique geography of Protection Island, Washington, to evaluate the fly-down hypothesis. Some fledglings raised on Protection Island do appear to walk to the water, but our results suggest that many of the island's fledgling Rhinoceros Auklets fly to the sea.

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Leaky Boundaries And The Decline Of The Autonomous Law School Library, James G. Milles Jan 2004

Leaky Boundaries And The Decline Of The Autonomous Law School Library, James G. Milles

Journal Articles

Academic law librarians have long insisted on the value of autonomy from the university library system, usually basing their arguments on strict adherence to ABA standards. However, law librarians have failed to construct an explicit and consistent definition of autonomy. Lacking such a definition, they have tended to rely on an outmoded Langdellian view of the law as a closed system. This view has long been discredited, as approaches such as law and economics and sociolegal research have become mainstream, and courts increasingly resort to nonlegal sources of information. Blind attachment to autonomy as a goal rather than a means …

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The Trial Court's Gatekeeper Role Under Frye, Daubert, And Kumho: A Special Look At Children's Cases, John Eric Smithburn Jan 2004

The Trial Court's Gatekeeper Role Under Frye, Daubert, And Kumho: A Special Look At Children's Cases, John Eric Smithburn

Journal Articles

The typical requisites for receiving testimony from an expert witness are that the expert be qualified in a particular subject or area of expertise, that the expert testify in opinion form or otherwise, which will help the fact finder, and that there be a proper basis for the expert's testimony. This article examines the changing meaning in the law of evidence of the expert's subject area in cases involving children. During most of the last century, where the expert witness proposed to testify concerning a new or novel scientific system, process or technique, the court applied the rule of Frye …

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Structural Bias And The Need For Substantive Review, Julian Velasco Jan 2004

Structural Bias And The Need For Substantive Review, Julian Velasco

Journal Articles

One of the fundamental debates in corporate law pits the authority of the board of directors to make business decisions without judicial interference against the accountability of directors to shareholders for their decisions. The business judgment rule attests to the value ascribed to authority by providing only limited judicial review for claims of breach of the duty of care, while the entire fairness test demonstrates the value ascribed to accountability by providing far more exacting scrutiny for claims of breach of the duty of loyalty. In cases involving structural bias, however, neither doctrine is appropriate. Whenever the interests of directors …

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Safe Sex Practices: Identity Style, Sexual Communication, And Hiv/Aids Knowledge, Kathia Marie Hallal Jan 2004

Safe Sex Practices: Identity Style, Sexual Communication, And Hiv/Aids Knowledge, Kathia Marie Hallal

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The focus of this research was to gain a better understanding of the factors that potentially enhance safe sex practices, given the aggressive spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) namely in the adolescent population. Despite the substantial amount of research that has been done in this area, no findings seem substantive enough in nature to satisfactorily shape effective programs for the prevention of STIs, including HIV/AIDS. Two Ontarian Universities were sampled and a total of 264 students between the ages of 18 and 22 (inclusively) were subsequently included in …

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Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly Jan 2004

Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

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Voices About Choices: The Role Of Female Networks In Affirming Life Choices In The Academy, Karrin Vasby Anderson, Sarah Bonewits Feldner, Kelly C. Mcdorman, Jennifer B. Pierce, Claire Procopio, Kristina K. Horn Sheeler, Helen Tate Jan 2004

Voices About Choices: The Role Of Female Networks In Affirming Life Choices In The Academy, Karrin Vasby Anderson, Sarah Bonewits Feldner, Kelly C. Mcdorman, Jennifer B. Pierce, Claire Procopio, Kristina K. Horn Sheeler, Helen Tate

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This essay addresses the topic of women's professional development in the academy, noting the critical roles fulfilled by support networks. Research and personal narratives explore the diverse choices women make, the resistance they sometimes face, and the need to find validation for those choices. Recognizing the importance of women's achievement of tenure and publication, the authors also challenge the notion that those traditional measures of academic success are the only, or the best, way to assess women's professional development.

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The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French Jan 2004

The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

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Unfunding Terror - Perspectives On Unfunding Terror (Panel One), Jimmy Gurulé Jan 2004

Unfunding Terror - Perspectives On Unfunding Terror (Panel One), Jimmy Gurulé

Journal Articles

According to the FBI, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that claimed the lives of 2,973 innocent civilians required as much as $500,000 to stage. At the time, al Qaeda, the jihadi terrorist organization responsible for the mass killings, was operating on an annual budget between $30 and $50 million. However, despite the obvious fact that terrorists need money to support their terrorist operations and organizational infrastructure, prior to 9/11, preventing the financing of terrorism was not a priority for the United States or international community. Moreover, a comprehensive legal framework to …

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Phonological Processing Proficiency In Bilingual And Monolingual Children, Jill Mitchler Jan 2004

Phonological Processing Proficiency In Bilingual And Monolingual Children, Jill Mitchler

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Model For Prediction Of Strength Of Ash Deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar Jan 2004

Model For Prediction Of Strength Of Ash Deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar

Theses and Dissertations

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A Survey Of Caseloads Of Public School Speech Language Pathologists In Winnipeg, Carla Elizabeth Pearce Jan 2004

A Survey Of Caseloads Of Public School Speech Language Pathologists In Winnipeg, Carla Elizabeth Pearce

Theses and Dissertations

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Analysis And Prediction Of West Nile Virus Distribution In North America Using General Unary Hypothesis Automation, Bharath Panyadahundi Jan 2004

Analysis And Prediction Of West Nile Virus Distribution In North America Using General Unary Hypothesis Automation, Bharath Panyadahundi

Theses and Dissertations

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