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Annotation Manager: An Automated Web-Based Content Management System For Digital Libraries With Annotated Bibliographies, Frenny Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

With the expansion of the World Wide Web in the 90s, individuals (especially students) are always on a quest for information resources especially in the form of Web sites. Yet many of them are overwhelmed when faced with deciding which site will best suit their research needs. As a result, these individuals may select a resource for less than optimal reasons. To ease some of the burden, libraries have made great advances to provide a place to organize information resources. Such places are called library portals, and they typically provide a gateway to web resources by categorizing and annotating them …

Number 8, 2004, Palara Editors

PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association

Complete Issue

The Information Used To Judge Supportiveness Depends On Whether The Judgment Reflects The Personality Of Perceivers, Objective Characteristics Of Targets Or Their Unique Relationships, Brian Lakey, Catherine Lutz, Alan Scoboria

Psychology Faculty Publications

People who judge their relationships as more supportive enjoy better mental health than people who judge their relationships more negatively. We investigated how people made these judgments; specifically, how people weighed different types of information about targets under three different conditions: when judgments reflected the personality of perceivers, the objective characteristics of targets, and the unique relationships between perceivers and targets. Participants (i.e., perceivers) judged the same four videotaped targets on personality, similarity to perceivers and likely supportiveness. As in previous research, perceivers based their judgments on perceived target similarity to perceivers, and on target personality. However, how perceivers weighed …

Psychopathy And The Five Factor Model In A Noninstitutionalized Sample: A Domain And Facet Level Analysis, Scott R. Ross, Catherine J. Lutz, Steven E. Bailley

Psychology Faculty Publications

The current study examined the relationship of the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality to primary and secondary psychopathic dispositions in a noninstitutionalized sample. Previous investigations suggest that Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism are basic personality traits that characterize psychopathy. However, few studies have examined the relationship of the FFM to primary and secondary psychopathic attributes, respectively. In the current study, the relationship of the FFM using the NEO-PI-R to primary and secondary psychopathic dispositions was investigated in a sample of young adults. Previous findings were extended by (1) addressing the relationship of higher and lower order FFM traits (i.e., facet …

Review Of Assessing Outcomes In Child And Family Services: Comparative Design And Policy Issues. Anthony N. Malucchio, Cinzia Canali And Tiziano Vecchiato (Eds.) Reviewed By Sherill Clark., Sherrill Clark

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anthony N. Maluccio, Cinzia Canali and Tiziano Vecchiato (Eds.) Assessing Outcomes in Child and Family Services: Comparative Design and Policy Issues. Hawthorne, NY: 2003. $49.95 hardcover, $24.95 papercover.

Review Of Why I Burned My Book And Other Essays On Disability. Paul K. Longmore. Reviewed By Juliet Rothman., Juliet C. Rothman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Paul K. Longmore, Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003. $69.50 papercover.

The Soul Of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, And Character At School, By Rachael Kessler, Yvonne Saunders

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Building Community In Schools, By Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Sean Lynch

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Leading With Soul: An Uncommon Journey Of Spirit, By Lee G. Bolman & Terrence E. Deal, Eileen Quinlan

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Horace’S School: Redesigning The American High School, By Theodore R. Sizer, Kathleen Mccann

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Getting Started With Collaborative Teamwork For Inclusion, Diana Lawrence-Brown, Kim S. Muschaweck

Journal of Catholic Education

The article illustrates the collaborative team process for inclusion as it grew within two schools attempting to improve their efforts to welcome students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Team members learned specialized skills needed for successful collaboration, in the context of bringing about specific changes they deemed critical to the desired outcomes of their own projects.

Collective Bargaining In Catholic Schools: What Does Governance Have To Do With It?, John T. James

Journal of Catholic Education

This article outlines the significant legal decisions regarding collective bargaining in Catholic Schools, identifies the governance structures employed in Catholic schools and the methods of translating these governance structures into documents required by civil law, and concludes with the citation of two recent court decisions that demonstrate the method of incorporation and the day-to-day governance practices utilized in Catholic schools that are of great importance to educational leaders.

Editors’ Comments, Thomas C. Hunt, Ronald J. Nuzzi

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

The Retention And Attrition Of Catholic School Principals, W. Patrick Durow, Barbara L. Brock

Journal of Catholic Education

This article reports the results of a study of the retention of principals in Catholic elementary and secondary schools in one Midwestern diocese. Findings revealed that personal needs, career advancement, support from employer, and clearly defined role expectations were key factors in principals’ retention decisions. A profile of components of successful retention is included.

Report, Library Assessment 2004/2005, December 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Library Student Assessments

An assessment of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

The Social Implications Of The Deregulation Of The Downstream Petroleum Sub-Sector, Ogecbukwu Ugbam

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines the social implications of the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sub-sector in Nigeria. The deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector is part of the economic reform package of the present administration that is designed to among diversify the economic base of the country and reduce the relative dominance of the oil sector, and to create a vibrant sector that can respond to the rigors of market forces (NEEDS Document,). The article covers topics that include: an examination of the the downstream sub-sector and the rationale for deregulating the downstream sub-sector. This is that optimal allocation of resources …

Chronic Hepatitis C. Genotypes And Response To Anti-Viral Therapy Among Saudi Patients, Ibrahim Al-Traif, Fayaz A. Handoo, Abdulrahman Al-Jumah, Mohammed Al-Nasser

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to compare the response of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 with other genotypes to anti-viral treatment among Saudi patients in a prospective randomized trial. METHODS: The study was conducted in the Department of Hepatobiliary Sciences at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from March 1997 to January 2000. Sixty-two patients (33 males and 29 females) aged >/=18 with chronic hepatitis C not treated previously were tested for HCV genotype and randomly assigned to receive interferon (IFN) alfa 2b 3 million units 3 times per …

Quality Of Life In Males With Spinal Cord Injury In Saudi Arabia, Maher S. Al-Jadid, Abdulrahman K. Al-Asmari, Khalaf R. Al-Moutaery

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the interests and post-hospitalization of quality of life (QOL) and career of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: This study took a period that extended for 20 years (1982-2003). Fifty-seven male patients in the Riyadh, Armed Forces Hospital and Al-Kharj Hospital Program (RKH), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with SCI responded to a questionnaire, which was distributed manually to 120 contributors. The questionnaire items include health status, occupation and educational level. RESULTS: The majority of the SCI patients belonged to the age group of 21-30 years (40.4%) and 31-40 years (33.3%). The injury levels were cervical …

Prevalence Of Neuropathic Pain Among Patients Suffering From Chronic Low Back Pain In Saudi Arabia, Ayman E. Hassan, Hosny A. Saleh, Yehia M. Baroudy, Khalid I. Abdul-Rahman, Marwan W. Najjar, Manzor S. Kazi, Mohamed A. El-Gazar, Mohamed A. Hafez, Mohamed A. Abdullah, Yousef A. Abdul-Rahman, Ehab A. Youseif

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of neuropathic pain among patients suffering from chronic low back pain using the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs (LANSS) pain scale. METHODS: This was a pilot study collected from 10 centers in the Middle East Region, with each center enrolling 10 patients between November 2004 and January 2004. In total, 100 patients with chronic low back pain were included in the study. The LANSS clinical assessment score was used to assess the presence of neuropathic pain. Patients with score >/=12 were considered to have neuropathic pain, while …

Bednar Tumor, Sarah Kuruvila, Fatma A. Ramadan

Saudi Medical Journal

Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance DSFP, also known as Bednar tumor or formerly known as pigmented storiform neurofibroma is a rare variant of DSFP. Bednar first described it in 1957. The histology is striking because of the presence of multipolar pigment laden dendritic cells scattered among spindle shaped cells with a storiform pattern, the latter being characteristic of DSFP. The spindle cells are positive for CD34, and Vimentin and negative for S100. The pigment represents melanin. We describe such a tumor because of its rarity and very striking microscopic appearance.

Male Breast Disorders In Jordan. Disease Patterns And Management Problems, Rami J. Yaghan, Kamal E. Bani-Hani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To highlight the features and management problems of male breast disorders in an eastern country such as Jordan. METHODS: Data regarding 33 male patients who underwent surgery for breast diseases in the Department of Surgery at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, between the year 1996 and 2002 were analyzed. RESULTS: Gynecomastia (45.5%), ductal carcinoma (18.2%), and lipoma (12.1%) were the most frequent lesions. Endocrine testing when the clinical diagnosis was physiologic gynecomastia was not yielding. Many features of male breast carcinoma in Jordan (symptomatology, male to female ratio, high education rate, age, diagnostic yield of fine-needle …

Malaria Awareness Among Medical And Non-Medical Undergraduate Students, Ali A. Al-Jabri

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Vol. 27 Nos. 3/4 (2004): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol. 27, Nos 3/4-Sept./Dec. 2004 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.

Nigerian Immigrants Utilizing Ethnic Affiliation To Create And Transfer Social And Economic Capital To Develop Their Home Communities, James B. Ogundele

Student Scholarship

Generation and transfer of capital by Nigerian immigrants to their homeland for development of their society and relatives seems to be the right things to do. From pure philanthropy concepts and theory, these goals should be easy to accomplish because of purposive benefits to the immigrants and their strong ethnic identity ties back home. Unfortunately there is a significant gap between existing theory and the actual practice. From personal experience and literature reviews, an individual immigrant's desire to transfer economic capital for assisting relatives and home communities have mixed results of success and failure with continuing frustrations and unintended consequences. …

Two High School Teachers’ Initial Use Of Geometers Sketchpad: Issues Of Implementation, Kathryn G. Shafer

Dissertations

This study documents two teachers' instructional practices as they learn and incorporate Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) activities into their curriculum. The researcher (as a mentor) worked closely with two high school geometry teachers following a case study methodology. As a secondary goal, this study examined the use of a mentor as a professional development model to assist classroom teachers in the learning and implementation of Geometer'sSketchpad. Data were gathered through interviews, surveys, observations, classroom videotape, participant journal entries, as well as researcher field notes.

Results are reported in the areas of goals of instruction, method of instruction, role of the teacher, …

Divine Aseity, Divine Freedom : A Conceptual Problem For Edwardsian-Calvinism, James K. Beilby

Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works

The purpose of this paper is to consider whether the Calvinist's typical understanding of why God created the world is consistent with the assertion of God's independence and self-sufficiency—an attribute theologians have labeled "aseity." The essence of the problem is this: the Calvinist's typical assertion that God's fundamental purpose in creation is to demonstrate his glory seems to entail that God have an "other" to whom his glory must be demonstrated. But if this is the case, then God is dependent in some sense on this "other" for the demonstration of his glory and, ironically, less sovereign than in a …

A Non-Romantic View Of Expert Testimony, Lewis H. Larue, David S. Caudill

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reimagining The Learned Intermediary Rule For The New Pharmaceutical Marketplace, Timothy S. Hall

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mobile Agent Middleware For Sensor Networks: An Application Case Study, Chien-Liang Fok, Gruia-Catalin Roman, Chenyang Lu

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

Agilla is a mobile agent middleware that facilitates the rapid deployment of adaptive applications in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Agilla allows users to create and inject special programs called mobile agents that coordinate through local tuple spaces, and migrate across the WSN performing application-specific tasks. This fluidity of code and state has the potential to transform a WSN into a shared, general-purpose computing platform capable of running several autonomous applications at a time, allowing us to harness its full potential. We have implemented and evaluated a fire tracking application to determine how well Agilla achieves its goals. Fire is modeled …

Techniques For Processing Tcp/Ip Flow Content In Network Switches At Gigabit Line Rates, David Vincent Schuehler

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

The growth of the Internet has enabled it to become a critical component used by businesses, governments and individuals. While most of the traffic on the Internet is legitimate, a proportion of the traffic includes worms, computer viruses, network intrusions, computer espionage, security breaches and illegal behavior. This rogue traffic causes computer and network outages, reduces network throughput, and costs governments and companies billions of dollars each year. This dissertation investigates the problems associated with TCP stream processing in high-speed networks. It describes an architecture that simplifies the processing of TCP data streams in these environments and presents a hardware …