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A Survey Of Students' Attitudes Toward Group Work, Pornpim Kijsiripanth

PASAA

Research has shown that collaborative learning has positive effects on students' attitudes toward both themselves and subjects studied. Working collaboratively can motivate students to learn and achieve common goals. The present study was classroom-based research which aimed to investigate students' attitudes toward group work and other activities in class. The subjects were 29 students who took the English Writing for Economics, a required course for second- year Faculty of Economics students at Chulalongkorn University. Collaborative work was used in several activities during the second half of the semester. The survey revealed that students had positive attitudes toward group work. They …

Meaning And Morphological And Syntactic Information In Learners' Dictionaries: Do Learners' Dictionaries Really Meet Learners' Expectations?, Somporn Handee

PASAA

Learners' dictionaries are supposed to be user-friendly and comprehensive reference books for non-native learners. It is. therefore, generally expected that learners' dictionaries should not only present precise and easily comprehensible definitions but also provide morphological and syntactic information about individual words not deducible from general rules of grammar. This paper explores how renowned learners' dictionaries deal with this and how successfully they meet such expectations.

A Critical Review Of Second/Foreign Language Teaching Methods Books, Hatai Sri-Ampai, Saowanee Treerat

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Large–Scale Field–Programmable Analog Arrays For Analog Signal Processing, Tyson S. Hall, Christopher M. Twigg, Jordan D. Gray, Paul Hasler, David V. Anderson

Faculty Works

Field-programmable analog arrays (FPAAs) providea method for rapidly prototyping analog systems. Currently available commercial and academic FPAAs are typically based on operational amplifiers (or other similar analog primitives) with only a few computational elements per chip. While their specific architectures vary, their small sizes and often restrictive interconnect designs leave current FPAAs limited in functionality and flexibility. For FPAAs to enter the realm of large-scale reconfigurable devices such as modern field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs),new technologies must be explored to provide area-efficient accurately programmable analog circuitry that can be easily integrated into a larger digital/mixed-signal system. Recent advances in the area …

In Memoriam: Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Ronald J. Bacigal

Law Faculty Publications

It is difficult to write about Judge Merhige in an academic journal. His greatness lay not in formulating abstract legal doctrine, but in applying the law to real life situations. When I began researching his biography in 1986, the most pleasant part of the process was personal interviews with the Judge spanning two and a half years and filling some fifty audio tapes. Unfortunately, I was never able to capture his humanity in print and may have done him a disservice by writing his biography the way a law professor does-focusing on the intellectual aspects of his famous cases, rather …

Theology Of Brotherly Love, Robert L. Marshall Jr.

Doctor of Ministry

Is it possible to have an adverse experience with Christianity and emerge being empowered by a new understanding of the gospel? Howard Thurman seems to answer that question in the affirmative. Thurman analyzes comments from Mahatma Gandhi and a barrister from "India" about Christianity under the light of the gospel. This encounter was important. It was the Genesis of Thurman's theology of brotherly love. This paper is an historical analysis of Howard Thurman's struggle to resolve the conflict between the perception that Christianity is a white man's religion and the gospel of Jesus and the disinherited. The writer will discuss …

Things Which Had Grown Are Being Made New: The Revitalization Of Missional Intent In The Diocese Of Oregon, George Thomson Hemingway

Doctor of Ministry

The problem addressed in this paper is to find out if the application of missional principles in the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon can revitalize this diocese, direct the diocese to missional ends, and provide applications for similar situations in other dioceses. This investigation assumes that the existing infrastructure of the diocese has intrinsic value for mission if it can become focused on God's mission as its primary end. This approach assumes that the diocese has been and perhaps still is distracted by matters of secondary importance such as maintenance of existing facilities, issues of power, lack of trust, and cultural …

Binoomea, Issue 124, November 2005, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column November 2005 Binoomea -- The Story of the Man Behind the JCH&PS Logo -- What Did You Miss????? -- Working Bee at Cottage 17 -- Society Spotlight -- Calling All JCH&PS Items -- Lost Members -- "Snow Down to the Blue Lake"

Mine Action: Lessons And Challenges, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

Mine Action: Lessons and Challenges represents the views of selected experts as to what some of the key lessons have been, and what challenges remain for the future.

Following an Executive Summary of its main conclusions and findings, this work is laid out in two parts. Part I looks at the core activities — the “pillars” — of mine action: advocacy, victim assistance, mine risk education, demining (survey, marking and clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance) and stockpile destruction. Part II looks at key management issues, specifically, programme coordination and management, information management and capacity development. This work concludes with …

Ipulse: November 2005, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• Special Hurricane Wilma Edition
• November 9, 2005
• November 10, 2005
• November 11, 2005
• November 15, 2005
• November 16, 2005
• November 17, 2005
• November 18, 2005
• November 29, 2005
• November 30, 2005

Clinical Sources And Prevalence Of Resistance To Antimicrobials Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strains In Trinidad, Fitzroy A. Orrett

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) recovery from clinical specimens from hospital and community patients, their antibiotic profile, the extent of extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) production among such isolates, and the impact on patient management. METHODS: The study recovered 1,118 K. pneumoniae strains from various clinical specimens from hospital and community patients, from 1995 to 2004, at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. All 1,118 isolates underwent testing for multi-antibiotic resistance, of which 480 that fulfilled the criteria for possible ESBL production underwent further examination, according to guideline recommendations of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory …

Prenatal Diagnosis Of Beta-Thalassemia In The West Bank And Gaza, Suhail K. Ayesh, Wasif A. Al-Sharef, Suheir M. Nassar, Nabeel A. Thawabteh, Bassam Y. Abu-Libdeh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This study focuses on the genetic aspect of beta-thalassemia among 88 at risk couples from the West Bank and Gaza, and the attitude of these couples toward prenatal diagnosis and its outcome as a preventive method. METHODS: We tested 130 prenatal samples for beta-thalassemia during the period from January 1999 to July 2005. We performed prenatal diagnosis in these cases using the amplification refractory mutation system, as well as beta-globin gene sequencing as a conformational method. We drew a chorionic villus sample (CVS) for 1st trimester pregnant women and amniotic fluid (AF) for those in the 2nd trimester depending …

Spontaneous Rupture Of The Ovarian Artery Following Spontaneous Vaginal Birth, Ahmet Kale, Nurten Akdeniz, Mahmut Erdemoglu, Yilmaz Ozcan, Ahmet Yalinkaya

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Prevalence Of Factor V Leiden And Prothrombin G20210a Gene Mutation, Jumana Y. Al-Aama

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Giardiasis In Patients With Dyspeptic Symptoms, Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Shahab Abid, Nadim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain Ali Shah, Lubna Rizvi, Muhammad Islam, Hizbullah Shaikh

Section of Gastroenterology

AIM:

To investigate the prevalence of giardiasis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms.

METHODS:

Clinical records of consecutive patients who attended Gastroenterology Department at Aga Khan University Hospital from January 2000 to June 2003 and had esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with duodenal biopsies and international classification of diseases 9th revision with clinical modifications (ICD-9-CM) coded with giardiasis were studied.

RESULTS:

Two hundred and twenty patients fulfilled the above criteria. There were 44% (96/220) patients who were giardiasis positive, 72% (69/96) of them were males and 28% (27/96) of them were females. There were 65% (81/124) males and 35% (43/124) females who were giardiasis …

The Forum, Volume 5, Issue 3 (November 2005), University Of South Carolina School Of Law Students

The Forum Student Newspaper

Panamanians Give Gringos Free Showers, By: T.J. O'Sullivan

How to Tackle a Take-Home Exam, Tyler Style, By: Tyler Schachte

Letter From the Editor, By: Meg Donahue, Editor-in-Chief

The Forum Editorial Board and submissions notice

NEWS NUGS, By: Bill Young

Occupations, Cultures, And Leadership In The Army And Air Force, George R. Mastroianni

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Proconsulate: Anew Design For National Power, Mitchell J. Thompson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Life History Traits Of The Threatened Purple Amole (Chlorogalum Purpureum Var. Purpureum), John A. Guretzky, Elizabeth Clark, Darlene Woodbury

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Researchers monitored the threatened plant, purple amole (Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum) at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, from 1998 to 2004. The objectives of this research were to complete a statistical analysis of these data to evaluate: (1) demographics; (2) trends in population density; and (3) the relationship of purple amole to associated species, biological soil crusts, and disturbance. Overall, purple amole was most likely to flower and have greater seed production when it attained about 8 leaves or widths of 7 to 8 mm for its widest leaf, revealing a clear relationship between plant size and successful reproduction and seed …

Court Defers To Corps' Final Findings In Terminal Project, Benjamin Spruill

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

No abstract provided.

Law Library Briefs, Roger Williams University School Of Law Library

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

The Esa21 Project: A Model For Civic Engagement, John Pratte, Matthew Laposata

Faculty Articles

There have been many systematic approaches to solving the problem of how to make science courses interesting to students. One that is currently receiving attention in the sciences is the use of civic engagement within the classroom. This approach works well in small enrollment courses, but it is logistically difficult to implement in large enrollment courses. Large enrollment classes lend themselves more naturally to other civic engagement approaches, such as special topics courses with individual or group research projects. The authors choose to meld the two approaches, thus creating a collection of activity modules for environmental science courses that use …

Uncertainty And Informed Choice: Unmasking Daubert, Aaron D. Twerski, Margaret A. Berger

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Spatially Disjunct Effects Of Co‐Occurring Competition And Facilitation, Ian A. Dickie

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Little is known of the co‐occurrence and implications of competitive and facilitative interactions within sites. Here we show spatially disjunct competition and facilitation at forest edges, with beneficial influences of trees on seedling growth via increased ectomycorrhizal infection apparent from 12 to 20 m while closer to trees seedling growth is negatively correlated with canopy closure. As a result, seedling growth is maximized at intermediate distances. Facilitative interactions were nonlinear: being within 15.7 m of a tree maximized seedling mycorrhizal infection; while competitive effects were correlated with canopy closure, which was related to distance and generally scales with density. These …

Nikki Giovanni, Clarence Page And Michael Dyson Headline University Of Dayton's Diversity Lecture Series

News Releases

News release announces that four nationally acclaimed writers and an environmental activist will round out the University of Dayton's 2005-2006 Diversity Lecture Series.

Women Still More Likely Than Men To Donate Organs, But New Study Shows Men Can Be Pressured By Emotional Appeals

News Releases

News release announces that women are more likely than men to say they would donate a kidney to a patient making an electronic plea on the Internet site, MatchingDonors.com, but University of Dayton researchers discovered another crucial gender difference.

Fundamentals Of Cost Accounting (Book Review), Benoit Boyer

WCBT Faculty Publications

Book review by Benoit Boyer:

Maher, Michael W., William N. Lanen and Madhav V. Rajan. Fundamentals of Cost Accounting. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2006.

A Special Talk With Associate Professor Sara Cotterall, Akita International University, Japan

PASAA

What does 'learner autonomy in language learning' mean to you?

Learning From Classroom Observation: An Australian Experience, Nopporn Sarobol

PASAA

This paper describes the learning experiences I gained while observing classrooms in an Australian setting. In this paper I first give the background and the context of the study, followed by the aim of the visit, focusing particularly on professional development. In addition to learning from the experiences of other teachers, I also see this as a good opportunity to gain some experiences necessary for carrying out action research I hope to subsequently pursue. Next, I describe the procedure for a classroom visit, including the preparations made before and after observation, as well as the process of observation itself. Furthermore, …

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Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.