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Spartan Daily, December 8, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 125, Issue 57

The East Texan, 2005-12-08, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

Volume 90, number 14 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

An Examination Of User Resistance In Mandatory Adoption Of Enterprise Systems, Timothy Paul Klaus

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

User resistance is an important issue in the implementation of an Enterprise System (ES). However, despite the prevalence of user adoption literature, user resistance literature is scarce. Although some studies have conceptualized user resistance as the opposite of user adoption, a mandatory, role-transforming system such as an ES clearly shows that users may use a system while resisting it. Although this area is highly relevant, it is theoretically underdeveloped. This study examines user resistance at the individual level of analysis to determine the underlying reasons for user resistance, the types of resistant behaviors, and the management strategies to minimize resistance. …

Intrinsic Conformational Preferences Of Substituted Cyclohexanes And Tetrahydropyrans Evaluated At The Ccsd(T) Complete Basis Set Limit: Implications For The Anomeric Effect, Abby Jones Weldon, Trisha L. Vickrey, Gregory S. Tschumper

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

A series of MP2 and CCSD(T) computations have been carried out with correlation consistent basis sets as large as aug-cc-pV5Z to determine the intrinsic equatorial-axial conformational preference of CH 3-, F-, OCH 3-, and OH-substituted cyclohexane and tetrahydropyran rings. The high-accuracy relative electronic energies reported here shed new light on the intrinsic energetics of these cyclic prototypes for the anomeric effect. At the CCSD(T) complete basis set (CBS) limit, the energy of the equatorial conformation relative to the axial position (ΔE CCSD(T)CBC) is -0.75, -0.20, -0.21, and -0.56 kcal mol -1 in methyl-, fluoro-, methoxy-, and hydroxy cyclohexane, respectively, while …

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 13 - Dec 8, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 13 - December 8, 2005. 28 pages.

The Colby Echo (2005-12-08), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - 2005 - 131st Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 131st Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held December 8, 2005.

The Missouri Miner, December 8, 2005

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Fantastic Literature In Argentina In The 20th Century, Rebecca Chambers

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Campus Chronicle (Vol. 8, No. 17), Valparaiso University

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, December 8, 2005, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Cindy Ritter, Sarah Keck, Karen Guardiani, Elsa Budzowski, Lindsay Givens, Percelia Blidge, Megan Helzner, Katie Perkins, Lane Taylor, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Jonathan Pometto, Shawntee Rudd, Matthew Pastor, Dave Marcheskie

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Bomberger Gets a Face Lift • Ursinus Remembers Rosa Parks • Holiday Spotlight: Materialism vs. Family • Music to Celebrate By • It's Spoken Word, Haven't You Heard? • First Ever Ursinus College Bear Olympics Meets with Success • Holiday Fashion: What not to Wear • Misconceptions About Feminine Hygiene • Ursinus Professor Directs Performance at Prince Music Theater • Opinions: A Politically Correct Holiday Season; Flakes of Fury; Blog Addiction • Bears Beat at Buzzer • Guntli Leads Bears Past Bullets

An Analysis For The Valuation Of Venture Capital-Funded Startup Firm Patents, John Dubiansky

ExpressO

In an era where forces such as the Bayh Dole act and the rise of the venture capital industry are reshaping the manner in which innovations are brought to market, the role of intellectual property in the financing of new ventures is becoming increasingly important. The investment community requires a better understanding of the risks of patent-based transactions as such deals become more prevalent. This paper addresses that need by explaining an analysis for the valuation of startup firm-held patents. The paper considers the commonly employed methods of patent valuation, and offers an analysis which considers Legal, Technical, and Technology-Market …

Empirical Likelihood Inference For The Area Under The Roc Curve, Gengsheng Qin, Xiao-Hua Zhou

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

For a continuous-scale diagnostic test, the most commonly used summary index of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is the area under the curve (AUC) that measures the accuracy of the diagnostic test. In this paper we propose an empirical likelihood approach for the inference of AUC. We first define an empirical likelihood ratio for AUC and show that its limiting distribution is a scaled chi-square distribution. We then obtain an empirical likelihood based confidence interval for AUC using the scaled chi-square distribution. This empirical likelihood inference for AUC can be extended to stratified samples and the resulting limiting distribution …

Interval Estimation For The Ratio And Difference Of Two Lognormal Means, Yea-Hung Chen, Xiao-Hua Zhou

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Health research often gives rise to data that follow lognormal distributions. In two sample situations, researchers are likely to be interested in estimating the difference or ratio of the population means. Several methods have been proposed for providing confidence intervals for these parameters. However, it is not clear which techniques are most appropriate, or how their performance might vary. Additionally, methods for the difference of means have not been adequately explored. We discuss in the present article five methods of analysis. These include two methods based on the log-likelihood ratio statistic and a generalized pivotal approach. Additionally, we provide and …

Inferences In Censored Cost Regression Models With Empirical Likelihood, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Gengsheng Qin, Huazhen Lin, Gang Li

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

In many studies of health economics, we are interested in the expected total cost over a certain period for a patient with given characteristics. Problems can arise if cost estimation models do not account for distributional aspects of costs. Two such problems are 1) the skewed nature of the data and 2) censored observations. In this paper we propose an empirical likelihood (EL) method for constructing a confidence region for the vector of regression parameters and a confidence interval for the expected total cost of a patient with the given covariates. We show that this new method has good theoretical …

Confidence Intervals For Predictive Values Using Data From A Case Control Study, Nathaniel David Mercaldo, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Kit F. Lau

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

The accuracy of a binary-scale diagnostic test can be represented by sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp) and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV). Although Se and Sp measure the intrinsic accuracy of a diagnostic test that does not depend on the prevalence rate, they do not provide information on the diagnostic accuracy of a particular patient. To obtain this information we need to use PPV and NPV. Since PPV and NPV are functions of both the intrinsic accuracy and the prevalence of the disease, constructing confidence intervals for PPV and NPV for a particular patient in a population with …

Volume 97 Issue 13, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2000s

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, Arts & Sciences Faculty

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Bg News December 7, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 7, 2005. Volume 96-Issue 71.

Prospectus, December 7, 2005, Donna Meyer, E. Clarkson, Jon Volkman, Erik Pheifer, Jake Mcgill, Ellen Schmidt, Kyle Kroha, Ricky Kennedy, Brianna Walden, Larry V. Gilbert

Prospectus 2005

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Chan Soo Park, Cindy Wisecup, Mary Elizabeth Drahos, Ji Eun Lee, Mason Duckett, Andrew Penner, Emily Cooper, Kristin Van Zee, Marcia Ortner

Banner News

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, December 07, 2005

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Theatre Arts Assessment In New Jersey High Schools, Julie Lawrence

Theses and Dissertations

Core Curriculum Content Standards and State Frameworks have outlined what needs to be taught in public high school arts programs, but how will teachers and administrators evaluate student achievement in the creative fields? Investigation of recent brain-based research and information on metacognition as they relate to the arts will be discussed in this project. Viable assessment tools for high school theatre arts programs that reflect recent research in metacognition will be included in this thesis.

December 7, 2005 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, December 7, 2005, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The December 7, 2005, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Spartan Daily, December 7, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 125, Issue 56

Destiny Betrayed: The Cia, Oswald And The Jfk Assassination, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

Popular Media

In place of the strong sense of faith in man and mankind, we now have a heavy feeling of a failed mission, of destiny betrayed and unfulfilled. - Rav Alex Israel

Physical Studies Of Glycosaminoglycans In Relation To The Adhesion Properties Of Human Cancer Cells, Antonio Peramo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The study of the processes relating glycobiology and cancer will have increased interest in coming years. To contribute to this trend the outcome of this work will be useful for investigations in glycobiology, using experimental methods exhibiting controlled carbohydrate composition, organization, and orientation, drawn from materials science and physics and that can be used in bioengineering and other technical areas in biology.

In this work, the focus has been on physical studies of some members of the family of glycosaminoglycans and their role in cancer metastasis. The project studies the static adhesion of cancer cells to substrates functionalized with cell …

A Comparison Analysis Between The Standards Used In The Dneiper River Basin Clean-Up And European Union Legislation, Hannah H. Naumoff-Dulski

ExpressO

A recent case study involved the clean-up efforts of the Dnieper River Basin by three countries, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. The objective of the study was to provide a method for the identification, assessment, and prioritization of the most significant sources of pollution based on their impacts and characteristics. Herein, the standards employed in the Dnieper case study are comparatively analyzed against the relevant EU directives. The purpose in doing so was to determine if the standards employed in this project could serve as a benchmark for the necessary environmental regulations that would be required if these three countries were …