Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2006

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 3331 - 3360 of 74537

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Goldman Viniar, Montag, Sparks, Ruzika Email Chain Re Subprime Risk Meeting, Psi Exhibit 3, David Viniar, Tom Montag, Daniel Sparks Dec 2006

Goldman Viniar, Montag, Sparks, Ruzika Email Chain Re Subprime Risk Meeting, Psi Exhibit 3, David Viniar, Tom Montag, Daniel Sparks

Documents

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Development And Integration Of An Organization's Information Systems And Enterprise Web Applications Via Enterprise Portals Of Sap, Ankit Jain Dec 2006

Development And Integration Of An Organization's Information Systems And Enterprise Web Applications Via Enterprise Portals Of Sap, Ankit Jain

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This Project uses an enterprise portal which integrates organizations applications and information for different sets of users, enabling employees and managers to carry out there routine tasks from anywhere and anytime, serving as a single point of information for an organization's employees, customer or partners and helps them access a company's services as per their individual access levels. This project also develops an enterprise application which allows employees to file their benefits enrollment online. The application developed is then displayed with in the organizations enterprise portals. The project uses SAP provided development tools and supported technologies and is developed for …

Go to article

Legacy Migration Application Inventory, Mark L. Dykstra Dec 2006

Legacy Migration Application Inventory, Mark L. Dykstra

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

As CNA Surety migrates its legacy mainframe systems off the mainframe and onto a different platform, it is necessary to have an accurate inventory of database tables, batch and on-line programs, reports, flat files (non-database files accessed by batch jobs). Staff members have been working on compiling documentation about each and every on-line program and Cobol program and batch job, and there is a need to store this information in a centralized place. All of this information should be available to developers who work on CNA Surety's mainframe systems, and should be available to designers ofreplacement systems. This project describes …

Go to article

A Small Community Web Site, Dale O. Brovold Dec 2006

A Small Community Web Site, Dale O. Brovold

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Small communities have difficulties in trying to retain and attract new families. Many people who are looking at new communjties do not have a place to check out information about these communities. Large commuruties have dedicated websites to attract new farrulies and businesses. These sites provide information about local business, government, and school information. Large communities also have the resources to develop and maintain websites for this purpose. Small communities usually do not have these resources available. This project will provide a solution to this problem by providing a web site that provides the basic communjty information about local businesses, …

Go to article

Web Based Insurance Enrollment System, Prasun Kumar Rachamalla Dec 2006

Web Based Insurance Enrollment System, Prasun Kumar Rachamalla

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Web Based Insurance Enrollment Systems have taken control of most of the Insurance Industry hereby making them more consumers driven and administratively efficient. This project aims to design and develop a similar system which provides favorable grounds for Insurance agents within an organization to enroll their customers using current technologies of web development. Specifically, the main task is to formulate the duties of designing an n-tier architecture system according to the corporate standards of the client organization. As a part of the project team, it is required to design and develop some of the web functionalities and implement them according …

Go to article

Xml And Web Interface For Cable Modem Provisioning, Sandeep K. Bowenapally Dec 2006

Xml And Web Interface For Cable Modem Provisioning, Sandeep K. Bowenapally

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The goal of this project is to provide an application to automatically provision cable modems, create Email Accounts on the mail server and develop an interface for users to access equipment, customer Infonnation. This application has two modules automated provisioning and a web Interface for users. The purpose of the project is to make the end user's jobs more efficient and smooth. With the present system users have to use different interfaces based on the location of the customer and users are expressing extreme dissatisfaction over the slow nature of the process of one system and the necessity to enter …

Go to article

Order Processing System, Sandeep Modugu Dec 2006

Order Processing System, Sandeep Modugu

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Developing business demands high technology needs for performing its basic operations. Processing of orders and maintaining consistent data has been the major focus through years. This report is a mere representation of a system, which allows a high-end Order Processing System. Maintaining consistent data, ease of use system for managing and recording transactions and transformation of incoming order flows has been the major focus behind its development. This has been accomplished using tools provided by the .Net Framework such as ADO .Net for talking to database and ASP .Net for processing electronic orders, both using C# language. Thus, we have …

Go to article

Error Tracking System Using Remote Object, Omar F. Azad Dec 2006

Error Tracking System Using Remote Object, Omar F. Azad

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

In recent years there is a trend in software market where more and more organizations are using standard customized software for their different operational needs. Error Tracking System using Remote Object is a special type of application software to track error where manufacturer of these customized software wants to track error in their software which is used by other companies. In other words Error Tracking System using Remote Object is a special type of solution to address specific situation. The ideal situation for this system is where a large application is running for different client but the owner of the …

Go to article

Service Center Project, David Stendel Dec 2006

Service Center Project, David Stendel

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This report is concerning the creation of a service center system for the Business, IT & Public Services department at Valencia Community College (VCC) in Orlando, Florida. Since the department did not have a formal system in place for tracking faculty and staff problems and requests, one was built to assist and centralize communication and documentation. It would also facilitate the department with justifying budget changes. The main components of the system include a single telephone number, a Web site, a database, and an e-mail aspect. The Web site is made up of a home page to link the other …

Go to article

Citrix Solution For The Great Plains Corporate Accounting System For Us Bioenergy Corporation, Nathan W. Anderson Dec 2006

Citrix Solution For The Great Plains Corporate Accounting System For Us Bioenergy Corporation, Nathan W. Anderson

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

US BioEnergy is a fairly new corporation in the business of providing various services in the ethanol industry. The corporation currently consists of an executive office in Brookings, SD; operations center in Wichita, KS; corporate office in Inver Grove Heights, MN; ethanol manufacturing facilities in Woodbury, MI; Albert City, IA; Central City, NE; and Ord, NE. The scope of the project is to provide US BioEnergy with a secure Citrix solution that will centralize and standardize the Great Plains accounting system throughout the organization and allow for sufficient usability, scalability, and manageability for the entire company. Citrix is a fast, …

Go to article

Project Content Management Tool, Ravikanth Reddy Singavaram Dec 2006

Project Content Management Tool, Ravikanth Reddy Singavaram

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Yash Solutions is an emerging leader in enterprise and datawarehousing solutions that facilitate corporations to operate more efficiently, implement IT solutions quickly keeping minimum system downtimes and enable to achieve their business objectives rapidly. The main problem for the employee who is working on different projects in a company is they get the email from their project members regarding the project start date, updates regarding the project and project end date. The employee needs to keep track of all the mails what he gets in order to be in touch with the other employees, if he needs to contact with …

Go to article

University Of Minnesota Horse Owner Survey: Building An Equine Extension Program, Krishona Martinson, Marcia Hathaway, Julia H. Wilson, Betsy Gilkerson Dec 2006

University Of Minnesota Horse Owner Survey: Building An Equine Extension Program, Krishona Martinson, Marcia Hathaway, Julia H. Wilson, Betsy Gilkerson

Journal of Extension

The University of Minnesota conducted a statewide survey of 1,008 Minnesota horse owners to characterize their preferences for education on equine topics. The mail survey engendered an excellent response rate (67%) and clearly identified the need for a statewide horse program in Minnesota. The majority of horse owners currently obtain information from equine magazines, other horse owners, veterinarians, trainers, and farriers. When asked how they would like to obtain horse-related information, horse owners preferred short publications, the Internet, and evening seminars. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first survey conducted to determine the educational needs of horse …

Go to article

4-H Animal Welfare Assessment: Does It Work?, Kimberly Anderson, Karen Waite, Camie Heleski Dec 2006

4-H Animal Welfare Assessment: Does It Work?, Kimberly Anderson, Karen Waite, Camie Heleski

Journal of Extension

Contained in this article are results of a pilot 4-H equine welfare assessment contest. The results were used to examine the success of the first equine welfare assessment contest for 4-H members. Knowledge of equine welfare concerns was assessed, along with opinions about those concerns. Enhancement of awareness of equine welfare issues occurred by the conclusion of the experience. Additional contests, incorporating multiple species, would be beneficial for 4-H youth.

Go to article

Continuing Education Interests Of Master Gardener Volunteers: Beyond Basic Training, Catherine Moravec Dec 2006

Continuing Education Interests Of Master Gardener Volunteers: Beyond Basic Training, Catherine Moravec

Journal of Extension

Knowledge of client preferences is important when designing continuing education programs. Extension professionals surveyed 131 Master Gardener volunteers in El Paso County, Colorado to guide future programs. Results showed they are highly interested in continuing education events, especially in improving diagnostic skills. Master Gardeners are also interested in learning about local ecology, home gardening skills, and home landscapes through lectures, field trips, and hands-on activities. One-time or regular monthly events held on weekday mornings and afternoons are most popular, especially October through May. When these guidelines were used to design continuing education classes, actual attendance was similar to predicted attendance.

Go to article

Relationship Of Dairy Producer Management Styles To Overall Return On Assets, Emily K. Zimmerman, Lisa A. Holden, John E. Park, Jeffrey Hyde Dec 2006

Relationship Of Dairy Producer Management Styles To Overall Return On Assets, Emily K. Zimmerman, Lisa A. Holden, John E. Park, Jeffrey Hyde

Journal of Extension

Management ability is likely one factor influencing both the day-to-day operation as well as the potential for improved profitability in dairy farm businesses. For Extension educators developing farm management educational programs, understanding more about management style of dairy producers could be beneficial in program development. The goal of the study reported here was to assess the linkage between management style and farm profitability. Data was collected on-farms using am interpersonal style survey instrument. No correlation was found between management style of the producer and profitability of the dairy business.

Go to article

Jumpstart Your International Extension Experience With Farmer-To-Farmer, Ricky M. Bates Dec 2006

Jumpstart Your International Extension Experience With Farmer-To-Farmer, Ricky M. Bates

Journal of Extension

Extension is increasingly being called upon to internationalize. But how can Extension personnel gain valuable overseas experience given the constraints of time, finances, and the language barrier? The USAID Farmer-To-Farmer (FTF) program offers a practical first step. This article provides an overview of the FTF program and includes links to the eight implementing agencies.

Go to article

Evaluation Tool For Community Development Coalitions, Holly Berry, Sally R. Bowman, Rebecca Hernandez, Clara Pratt Dec 2006

Evaluation Tool For Community Development Coalitions, Holly Berry, Sally R. Bowman, Rebecca Hernandez, Clara Pratt

Journal of Extension

Assessing the impact of community development coalitions over time is relevant to Extension professionals who may wish to measure success and lessons learned. We describe an evaluation tool in which coalition members and key informants assess community goals before the existence of the community coalitions and after the coalitions have been operating, utilizing a retrospective pretest. The responses of coalition members are posted, and a facilitated discussion allows members to change their ratings. Key informants are then interviewed using the same questions. The responses of informants and coalition members are compared, resulting in a comprehensive yet quick evaluation.

Go to article

Ida Financial Education: Qualitative Impacts, Barbara O’Neill Dec 2006

Ida Financial Education: Qualitative Impacts, Barbara O’Neill

Journal of Extension

This article reports qualitative impacts of a 16-hour Extension financial education program for Individual Development Account (IDA) participants. IDAs are matched savings accounts designed to help limited resource individuals save for goals that enhance long-term financial security. The reported here study provides evidence that a measure of program success, beyond IDA savings deposits, is providing learners with skills to make sound financial decisions. Six key themes emerged from participants' anecdotes: (a) increased financial awareness, (b) participant empowerment, (c) specific behavior changes, (d) increased personal control, (e) impacts on participants' family, and (f) evidence of financial education classes as a social …

Go to article

Encouraging Youth Participation Through Children's Garden Consulting, Kristi Lekies, Marcia Eames-Sheavly, Kimberly Wong Dec 2006

Encouraging Youth Participation Through Children's Garden Consulting, Kristi Lekies, Marcia Eames-Sheavly, Kimberly Wong

Journal of Extension

Developed as a new model for youth engagement, the Children's Garden Consultant Program aimed to encourage youth voice and involve youth to the fullest extent possible in the design and programming of children's gardens. Seven youth attended a 3-day event in which they explored approaches to children's gardens and made recommendations to an adult audience of children's garden experts and youth development specialists. Surveys, focus groups, and interviews with youth and program organizers illustrated the ways youth benefited from this event. Adults who work with youth can apply the lessons learned to garden-based learning and other settings.

Go to article

Experiential-Based Learning And Peer Teaching Boost Elementary Students' Calcium Intake, Kathy Savoie Dec 2006

Experiential-Based Learning And Peer Teaching Boost Elementary Students' Calcium Intake, Kathy Savoie

Journal of Extension

This article describes a nutrition education project that exposed students to experiential-based learning activities and peer-teaching models to improve their knowledge and dietary behaviors related to dairy foods. The students engaged in hands-on activities like milking cows, measuring portions, and the Dairy Detective Adventure at the county fair. 4-H club members were included in the project as peer-teachers. Dairy Food Frequency Questionnaires (pre and post program) indicated that students made significant changes in the variety and frequency of dairy food consumed. Upon completion, close to 90% of the students were consuming at least three dairy servings each day.

Go to article

Potato Disease And Forecasting Information Delivery Harmonized Across International Borders With Immpact, Steven B. Johnson Dec 2006

Potato Disease And Forecasting Information Delivery Harmonized Across International Borders With Immpact, Steven B. Johnson

Journal of Extension

International cooperation for managing the devastating disease, potato late blight, was accomplished with IMMPACT (International Maine Maritime Potato ACtion Team). This groundbreaking cooperation has fostered improved communication among information providers. Forecasting and information delivery to clients was harmonized. Delivery of real-time information to clients, whether end users or advisors, has occurred. With the close proximity and similar production area, frequently what occurs on one side of the production area affects the other side of the production area. In this case, each side of the production area happens to be in different countries. IMMPACT has led to increased international cooperation.

Go to article

Using A Multi-Phase Community Assessment To "Chart The Course" Of Communities In Southern Ohio, Jeffrey C. Fisher, Deanna L. Tribe, David K. Apsley Dec 2006

Using A Multi-Phase Community Assessment To "Chart The Course" Of Communities In Southern Ohio, Jeffrey C. Fisher, Deanna L. Tribe, David K. Apsley

Journal of Extension

Extension must be responsive to the communities it serves in order to remain relevant. A multi-phased community assessment process was designed to acquire a holistic understanding of communities and perceptions of residents regarding broad issues within 16 counties in southern Ohio. This process has helped us better understand these communities and has served as a conduit to increase community awareness of Extension, build stronger and more efficient Extension teams, foster new and enhance existing partnerships, and stimulate positive change.

Go to article

Enumeration And Valuation Of Horses: Methodological Innovations And Results From A Connecticut Study, Jenifer Nadeau, Farhed Shah, Anita Chaudhry, Jose Maripani Dec 2006

Enumeration And Valuation Of Horses: Methodological Innovations And Results From A Connecticut Study, Jenifer Nadeau, Farhed Shah, Anita Chaudhry, Jose Maripani

Journal of Extension

As more statewide horse surveys are undertaken, continuous improvement of methodology is needed. We surveyed veterinarians to determine the number of horses in Connecticut. We also questioned horse owners regarding willingness to sell at fair market value. We estimate that there are 43,059 horses in Connecticut. Of horse owners, 80% would not be willing to sell at fair market value. Surveying state veterinarians as opposed to horse owners may be a more reliable method in determining horse numbers. Refinement of survey instruments and survey of a wider population may be necessary to establish the true social value of horses.

Go to article

Developing Culturally Appropriate Evaluation Instruments For Hispanics With Diabetes, Marisa B. Warrix, Ruben D. Nieto, Mary Ann Nicolay Dec 2006

Developing Culturally Appropriate Evaluation Instruments For Hispanics With Diabetes, Marisa B. Warrix, Ruben D. Nieto, Mary Ann Nicolay

Journal of Extension

Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem among Hispanics in the United States. This article describes the process of developing a Spanish-language version of an evaluation instrument of Hispanic seniors who participated in a diabetes education program. Content, face validity, and reliability are also discussed. A team of Extension educators, evaluation experts, diabetes educators, and community partners representing the Hispanic community contributed to the success of the process. The process can be used with other non-English speaking groups with diabetes. Recommendations for other methods of data collection are discussed.

Go to article

Extension's Role In Developing "Choice" Food Pantries In Southwest Ohio, Daniel Thomas Remley, Toni Gallagher, Joyce Mcdowell, Mary Kershaw Dec 2006

Extension's Role In Developing "Choice" Food Pantries In Southwest Ohio, Daniel Thomas Remley, Toni Gallagher, Joyce Mcdowell, Mary Kershaw

Journal of Extension

Extension can play a key role in developing "choice" food pantries. Choice food pantries differ from traditional pantries in that they allow families to choose food items based on preference and need rather than have food "handed" to them in a box or bag. Extension programs, such as Ohio's Family Nutrition Program, can help families who go to choice pantries make healthy food choices and improve resource management skills in order to foster long-term health and food security. Extension educators can also play a role in developing a "point" system to allow choice based on nutrition principles.

Go to article

The Center For Tmdl And Watershed Studies: Creating Resources And Tools For Watershed Management, Bl Benham Dec 2006

The Center For Tmdl And Watershed Studies: Creating Resources And Tools For Watershed Management, Bl Benham

Journal of Extension

The Center for TMDL and Watershed Studies (the Center) is committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of watershed planning processes, including total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). The Center conducts basic and applied research, and provides educational programming tailored to the specific needs of stakeholders, government personnel, and technical professionals. Personnel associated with the Center provide expertise on scientific, engineering, sociological, economic, and policy issues related to watershed management and the TMDL process. The Center is actively involved in developing TMDLs and TMDL implementation plans in situations where the methodology and guidance to develop such deliverables are not well defined.

Go to article

Anger Management Toolbox For Parents, Michaelyn (Mikki) Bixler, Alice M. Crites, Jo Anne Kock Dec 2006

Anger Management Toolbox For Parents, Michaelyn (Mikki) Bixler, Alice M. Crites, Jo Anne Kock

Journal of Extension

It's Monday morning, Mom and Dad are tired, their children aren't cooperating, and this is adding tension to an already stressful day. Before they react to their children with anger, parents can try reaching for the Anger Management Toolbox. Or, it could be that their three-year-old has not yet learned how to share her toys with others and this is causing quite a problem within the family. What can they do? The Anger Management Toolbox can help. This novel parenting tool gives positive strategies for handling "hot button" issues that often occur when raising children.

Go to article

Listening To The Youth Voice In Planning Leadership Development Programs, Jacklyn A. Bruce, Sam Nicola, Tamella Menke Dec 2006

Listening To The Youth Voice In Planning Leadership Development Programs, Jacklyn A. Bruce, Sam Nicola, Tamella Menke

Journal of Extension

Information on youth was collected in a leadership development conference to provide tools for educators to use when incorporating a leadership activities into various programs. Teens perceived that in sessions where audience participation and interactivity was encouraged, knowledge gain was greater. However, youth did feel that session length played a role in their ability to engage fully in the topics and more time than 50 minutes was needed to develop deeper understanding. Recommendations include engaging youth in all areas of Extension programming and placing youth on program planning and advisory boards to ensure programs are relevant to youth.

Go to article

Training And The Needs Of Adult Learners, Carrie Ota, Cynthia F. Dicarlo, Diane C. Burts, Robert Laird Dec 2006

Training And The Needs Of Adult Learners, Carrie Ota, Cynthia F. Dicarlo, Diane C. Burts, Robert Laird

Journal of Extension

Research on learners has shown that adults learn differently from younger students. Adults have special needs as learners and these needs should be taken into consideration when planning training for adults. By using combinations of adult learner techniques and strategies, Extension educators can create training experiences that will enhance the learning of participants. When adults participate in a positive learning experience that follows the six assumptions of andragogy presented in this article, they are more likely to retain what they have learned and apply it in their work environment.

Go to article

Masyarakat Konsumen Sebagai Ciptaan Kapitalisme Global: Fenomena Budaya Dalam Realitas Sosial, Selu Margaretha Kushendrawati Dec 2006

Masyarakat Konsumen Sebagai Ciptaan Kapitalisme Global: Fenomena Budaya Dalam Realitas Sosial, Selu Margaretha Kushendrawati

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Global capitalism, which is born in the globalization process, has created consumption culture and consumer society— whose existence is seen just in the differences of their consumption commodities, and on and on consumes the signs and social status that marked on the commodities. In itself, global capitalism has the progressive-power which can help us in our daily live. However, the same progressiveness could bring the world in the unrecoverable and uncontrollable progressiveness. Progressive-power that inherent in the global capitalism has the tendency to lead the world into undetermined, injustice and hegemonic situation. This paper would discover this global capitalism phenomena, …

Go to article

First Prev Next Last