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Threat Of School Choice And Changes In Public School Organizations, Jeanethe D. Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study tested the assumption that faced with the threat of losing students via vouchers public school principals would make changes in their organizational practices to improve their schools and avoid this occurrence. Two variables were investigated: (a) the level of threat and (b) school organizational practices. Data were collected using a 55-item mail survey-questionnaire, structured to assess changes in school organizational practices perceived by teachers at the randomly selected schools. The School Organization Teacher Survey was field-tested twice to check reliability and validity. Cronbach alpha values were 0.88 and 0.93 for the pilots. The unit of analysis for this …

Using Classification And Regression Tree To Detect Hematology Abnormalities, Cheng. Qian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The detection of the abnormal blood cells and particles in a blood test is essential in medical diagnosis. The detection rules, which are usually implemented in the widely used automated hematology analyzer, are therefore critical for the health and even lives of millions of people. The research endeavor of this thesis is on generating such detection rules using a supervised machine learning algorithm. The first part of this thesis studies the hematology data and surveys the popular classification algorithms. In the second part, the selected algorithm, CART, is implemented with deliberately selected parameters. In the third part, a modification of …

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 …

High-Q2 Neutral Current Cross Sections In E+ P Deep Inelastic Scattering At √S = 318 Gev, S. Chekanov, M. Derrick, D. Krakauer, J. H. Loizides, S. Magill, S. Miglioranzi, B. Musgrave, J. Repond, R. Yoshida, Margarita C. K. Mattingly, P. Antonioli, G. Bari, M. Basile, L. Bellagamba, D. Boscherini, A. Bruni, G. Bruni, G. Cara Romeo, L. Cifarelli, F. Cindolo, A. Contin, M. Corradi, S. De Pasquale, P. Giusti, G. Iacobucci, A. Margotti, A. Montanari, R. Nania, F. Palmonari, A. Pesci, G. Sartorelli

Faculty Publications

Cross sections for e+ p neutral current deep inelastic scattering have been measured at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 318 GeV with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 63.2 pb -1. The double-differential cross section, d2σ/ dxdQ2, is presented for 200 GeV2 < Q2 < 30 000 GeV2 and for 0.005 < x < 0.65. The single-differential cross sections dσ/dQ2, dσ/dx and dσ/dy are presented for Q2 > 200 GeV2. The effect of Z-boson-exchange is seen in dσ/dx measured for Q2 > 10 000 GeV2. The data presented here were combined with ZEUS e+ p neutral current data taken at √s = 300 GeV and the structure function F2em was extracted. All results agree well with the predictions of the Standard Model.

Report To Law Revision Commission Regarding Recommendations For Changes To California Arbitration Law, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

In this Article, Professor Alford discusses a report by the Law Revision Commission recommending that certain changes be made to arbitration law in California. It begins by outlining the history of arbitration in California, from its 1961 adoption of the Uniform Arbitration Act, to the 1988 enactment of an international arbitration statute modeled on the UNCITRAL Model Law, to the 1989 enactment of Section 1281.8, which allowed courts to grants provisions remedies to parties involved in arbitration proceedings. It also provides a general overview of the purpose and practice of arbitration law. Then, it provides a chapter-by-chapter analysis the Law …

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 …

Neural Network Based Classification Of Road Pavement Structures, V. Venayagamoorthy, D. Allopi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Roads have formed the basic infrastructure of commerce since flints and other tools and artifacts were first exchanged along the trade routes of prehistory. Roadways are very large, in volume, in extent, and in value. They also wear out, and their useful life is directly proportional to their initial strength and inversely proportional to the number of heavy goods vehicles using them. Therefore, the increasing complexity of road transportation needs advanced techniques for effective design of pavements. This paper proposes an intelligent technique using neural networks to classify different types of road pavement structures, which is essential in estimating bearing …

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

Journal Articles

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African Human Rights Organizations: Questions Of Context And Legitimacy, Makau Wa Mutua

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 13 in Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa, Gaby Oré Aguilar & Felipe Gómez Isa, eds.

The human rights movement is largely the product of the horrors of World War II. The development of its normative content and structure is the direct result of the abominations committed by the Third Reich during that war. Drawing on the Western liberal tradition, the human rights movement arose primarily to control and contain state action against the individual. It is ironic that it was the victors of the war, most of whom held colonies in Africa, …

Characterization Of Hot Gas Filter Ash Strength Development During Hot Gas Filtration, Biplab Mukherjee

Theses and Dissertations

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The Comparison Of Loaded Jump Squats Vs. Traditional Parallel Squat Training On Development Of Lower Body Power, Jeremiah T. Moen

Theses and Dissertations

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Model For Prediction Of Strength Of Ash Deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar

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

Theses and Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Gender And Referral For Coronary Angiogram For Evaluation Of Possible Coronary Heart Disease : Is There Gender Bias?, Carla N. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

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Evapotranspiration Changes At A Prairie Wetland Restoration With A Surface Energy Balance Approach : A Remote Sensing Perspective, Jason William Oberg

Theses and Dissertations

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Photocatalytic Oxidation Of Methanol In A Fluidized Bed Applicaton, Ryan James Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

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The Theology Of The Blaine Amendments, Richard W. Garnett

Journal Articles

The Supreme Court affirmed, in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, that the Constitution permits us to experiment with school-choice programs and, in particular, with programs that include religious schools. However, the constitutions of nearly forty States contain provisions - generically called Blaine Amendments - that speak more directly and, in many cases, more restrictively, than does the First Amendment to the flow of once-public funds to religious schools. This Article is a series of reflections, prompted by the Blaine Amendments, on education, citizenship, political liberalism, and religious freedom.

First, the Article considers what might be called the federalism defense of the provisions. …

Age Structure Of A Northern Prairie Population Of Wood Frogs, Rana Sylvatica, Kyla K. Schneider

Theses and Dissertations

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A Contemporary Geography Of Southeastern North Dakota's Manufacturing Success, James A. Rush

Theses and Dissertations

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The Impact Of Time Of Day On Reading Vs. Listening In Children, Shyla Leigh Muse

Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of Appropriate And Inappropriate Context On Proverb Interpretation, Jason W. Douglas

Theses and Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Cultural Orientation And Domestic Violence : American Indian Women's Conflict And Violence Experiences, And Beliefs, Crystal R. Evans-Kipp

Theses and Dissertations

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An Investigation Of Auditory Processing Skills In Birth Siblings, Pamela L. Lamon

Theses and Dissertations

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Monthly And Seasonal Estimates Of Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Fossil Fuel Consumption In Canada, Mexico, Brazil, The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy And Poland, London M. Losey

Theses and Dissertations

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Are We Prepared Yet? : A Look At Bioterrorism Preparedness In North Dakota, Katie Tyler

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Goddess Religion : Past, Present, And Future, Nicole A. Riederer

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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The Way Words Feel : A Collection Of Short Stories, Casey Gordon

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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To Ghana: February-March 2004, Keith Clouten

Faculty Publications

The first indication that Ghana might be on my travel itinerary came during the ASDAL Conference 2000 held at Andrews University. Vida Mensah, who is library director at Valley View University in Ghana, was among several librarians who came to that conference from places worldwide. As the conference workshops drew to a close, Vida stopped by my office to talk about Valley View’s need for a new library, and to ask for my help in preparing specifications for a building. Nothing was promised, but there was an underlying assumption that I would come to Valley View University sometime soon to …

Music To My Ears : The Definition And Creation Of A Modern Musical, Seth Tanner Christman

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Comparative Study Of Logistics Services In The Container Liner Shipping Market In The U.K. And South Korea, Ki Soon Hwang

Plymouth Business School Theses

In line with the dramatic changes of business environment, certain liner shipping companies have claimed that what they are providing is a 'logistics service' rather than a 'traditional shipping service'. It was found that there is a shortage of discussion in existing literature related to the liner shipping industry regarding the introduction of logistics service and no empirical study on how the operation of such a logistics service has been perceived by shippers. The prime objective of the research is to provide a practical clarification to understanding an operation of logistics service in the liner shipping market. The Delphi technique …