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College Of Education Selected As National Special Education Site, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Designating Beneficaries Through Contractual Arrangements, David Rezac, Anne M. Feiock, Elizabeth E. Gorham

SDSU Extension Fact Sheets

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Murray Ledger And Times, December 14, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Stony Brook Press, V. 26, N. 07, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 26, n. 07, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

Expression Of The Tobacco Β- 1,3-Glucanase Gene, Pr-2d, Following Induction Of Sar With Peronospora Tabacina, Deanna L. Funnell, Christopher B. Lawrence, Jeffrey F. Pedersen, Christopher L. Schardl

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is induced following inoculation of Peronospora tabacina sporangia into the stems of Nicotiana tabacum plants highly susceptible to the pathogen. Previous results have shown that accumulation of acidic P-1,3-glucanases (PR-2's) following induction of SAR by P. tabacina may contribute to resistance to P. tabacina. We showed that up-regulation of the PR-2 gene, PR-2d, following stem inoculation with P. tabacina, is associated with SAR. Studies using plants transformed with GUS constructs containing the full length promoter from PR-2d or promoter deletions, provided evidence that a previously characterized regulatory element that is involved in response to …

Conceptualizing Blakely, Douglas A. Berman

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

The Supreme Court’s decision in Blakely v. Washington has generated impassioned judicial and academic criticisms, perhaps because the “earthquake” ruling seems to announce a destructive rule in search of a sound principle. Read broadly, the jury trial rule articulated in Blakely might be thought to cast constitutional doubt on any and all judicial fact-finding at sentencing. Yet judicial fact-finding at sentencing has a long history, and such fact-finding has been an integral component of modern sentencing reforms and seems critical to the operation of guideline sentencing. The caustic reaction to Blakely reflects the fact that the decision has sowed confusion …

Neutrality Agreements And Card Check Recognition: Prospects For Changing Paradigms, James J. Brudney

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

This article is the first comprehensive treatment of neutrality agreements, which are themselves the most important development in Labor Law for decades. The labor movement's new approach to organizing displaces NLRB-supervised elections with negotiated agreements that provide (i) for employers to remain neutral during an upcoming union campaign, and (ii), in most instances, for employees to decide if they want to be represented through signing authorization cards rather than through a secret ballot election. The article demonstrates the substantial, perhaps predominant, role played by this new contractually-based approach over the past 5-10 years; it also explains why so many employers …

The Impact Of Different Types Of Expert Scientific Testimony On Mock Jurors’ Liability Verdicts, Brian H. Bornstein

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Participants in two experiments acted as jurors for a personal-injury case containing different types of expert testimony. In both experiments, the defendant was more likely to obtain a verdict in his favor when his expert presented anecdotal case histories than when the expert presented experimental data. Participants’ liability judgments were correlated with their perceptions of the experts’ credibility (experiments 1 and 2) and were moderated somewhat by their need for cognition and preference for numerical information (experiment 2). The results are discussed in terms of reasoning heuristics such as the base-rate fallacy.

Learning Curve Management In Educational Programming Environments, Benjamin H. Brinckerhof, Kenneth J. Goldman

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

Beginning programmers are best served by integrateddevelopment environments that adapt to their growingsophistication as programmers. To this end, we propose fourdesign goals for learning curve management in educationalprogramming environments. We provide pedagogicaljustification for each goal, describe possible supporting featuresets, and discuss the extent to which these goals have beenachieved in some current environments, particularly JPie, ourinteractive environment for live construction of Java applications.

Euv, Xuv, And X-Ray Wavelength Sources Created From Laser Plasma Produced From Liquid Metal Solutions, Martin Richardson

UCF Patents

Metallic solutions at room temperature used a laser point source target droplets. Using the target metallic solutions results in damage free use to surrounding optical components since no debris are formed. The metallic solutions can produce plasma emissions in the X-rays, XUV, and EUV (extreme ultra violet) spectral ranges of approximately 11.7 nm and 13 nm. The metallic solutions can include molecular liquids or mixtures of elemental and molecular liquids, such as metallic chloride solutions, metallic bromide solutions, metallic sulphate solutions, metallic nitrate solutions, and organo-metallic solutions. The metallic solutions do not need to be heated since they are in …

The Social Competence Of Homeschooled And Conventionally-Schooled Adolescents: A Preliminary Investigation, Denise Lopez Haugen

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Homeschooling is a controversial educational option that has grown dramatically during the past two decades. Socialization concerns contribute strongly to this controversy. Research in this area is sparse, but it indicates that homeschooled students do well academically and socially. Many homeschooling studies suffer, however, from serious methodological issues. This investigation sought to discover whether differences in social competence existed between sample populations of homeschooled and conventionally-schooled students; research in the arena of competence and resilience served to guide the methodology. Where differences were found, specifics were elucidated and factors contributing to these differences were isolated.

Forty-seven homeschooling and conventionally-schooling families …

Venerable Ventress Hall Adorns Annual Holiday Ornament, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For the fourth year, alumni and friends of the University of Mississippi can bring some of the historic campus into their home at Christmas.

New Academic Program To Be Announced At News Conference, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Representatives from the University of Mississippi and two private sector partners are announcing the launch of a new academic program that promises to dramatically improve health care operations across north Mississippi. A news conference is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in room 200 of the Lyceum, also known as the IHL Boardroom. Representatives from all the partner organizations will be available for interviews.

4-Coumarate Co-Enzyme A Ligase Promoter, Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Chung-Jui Tsai, Wen-Jing Hu

Michigan Tech Patents

The present invention provides a Populus 4-coumarate Co-enzyme A ligase gene promoter that directs expression in the xylem of plants. The promoter is used in methods designed to alter lignin content, lignin structure, cellulose content and combinations thereof. The methods comprise operably linking said promoter to heterologous nucleic acid molecules.

The Bg News December 14, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 14, 2004. Volume 95-Issue 75.

Illinois Wesleyan University And Bullseye Glass Co. Join To Bring Kiln Glass To The Midwest, Chelsey Iaquinta

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Iwu Wakeley Gallery Presents Skins And Wrappers, Leslie Boelter

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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George Washington, William B. Allen

Features

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Minutes December 13, 2004

Minutes

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Arbiter, December 13, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

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Referent Selection Strategies In Case-Crossover Analyses Of Air Pollution Exposure Data: Implications For Bias, Holly Janes, Lianne Sheppard, Thomas Lumley

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

The case-crossover design has been widely used to study the association between short term air pollution exposure and the risk of an acute adverse health event. The design uses cases only, and, for each individual, compares exposure just prior to the event with exposure at other control, or “referent” times. By making within-subject comparisons, time invariant confounders are controlled by design. Even more important in the air pollution setting is that, by matching referents to the index time, time varying confounders can also be controlled by design. Yet, the referent selection strategy is important for reasons other than control of …

Reducing The Stereotypic Behavior Of Individuals With Mental Retardation Using Response Cost Within Applied Behavior Analysis, Crystal Holmes

Theses & Honors Papers

The focus of this study is to demonstrate that using response cost through applied behavior analysis is an effective treatment for reducing the stereotypic behaviors of individuals with mental retardation. McEntee and Saunders (1997) conducted a study in which response cost was used as an intervention within applied behavior analysis successfully to reduce the stereotypic behaviors in four male individuals with severe or profound mental retardation. An attempt was made to replicate this study and provide further research on the effects of response cost through applied behavior analysis on the stereotypic behaviors of individuals with mental retardation. There were three …

Ada News - 12/13/2004, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Life Insurance: An Estate Planning Tool, David Rezac, Anne M. Feiock, Elizabeth E. Gorham

SDSU Extension Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (12/13/2004), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 13, 2004 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 36 pages and is listed as Volume 39, Number 12. Cover story: "Tuition hike slated for fall" Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Greiner

Comparisons Of Long-Term Trends And Variability In The Middle Atmosphere, Troy Wynn, Joshua P. Herron, Vincent B. Wickwar

Posters

The USU Rayleigh Lidar (41.74°N 111.81°W) has been regularly used to measure temperatures in the middle atmosphere from 45 to 90 km. It is well suited for nightly observation; provides excellent vertical temperature resolution; and does not need external calibration. It began operation in August 1993 and a dataset spanning more than ten years has been collected. The analysis here includes 593 nightly temperature profiles from September 1993 through July 2003.

With many sources of variation in the atmosphere, all temperature effects cannot be easily detected. The largest source of temperature variation, and the easiest to measure, is the annual …

Usa V. Teel

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting For December 13, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Research Council
• Scholarship Advisory Board
• PRPC Business
• ASUSU
• Data Network Security
• FSEC Meeting Format and Content Concerns
• Resolution ECR 05-04

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 13, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Research Council
• Council on Teacher Education (full report)
• Scholarship Advisory Board
• PRPC Business
• Presentation on New Student Initiative
• Student Activity Fee - Utah Legislature
• Network Data Port Fee
• FSEC Meeting Format and Content Concerns

Dec. 13, 2004, D. Clark, International Accountability Project-Comments, D. Clark

IFC E&S Performance Standards

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