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December 26th 2007, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

Student Develops Simple Solution For Tedious Coupon Clipping, Emily Eskew

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The tedious task of clipping and organizing coupons may soon be simplified thanks to an invention by a University of Mississippi student. Sophomore pre-med biology major Karah LaMon Evans, a Hickory native, has programmed software that stores coupon bar codes on a chip in the form of a convenient key chain device.

Professional Development And Participation In The Tri-City Middle Level Institute, Linda Davis

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to gain educators' perspectives of the value of a professional development program designed for practicing middle school teachers, many who had not been prepared for teaching in the middle school. The intent was to determine if participation in the Tri-City Middle Level Institute contributed to educators' professional growth by providing the philosophical understanding, knowledge base, and instructional strategies required to fully implement middle level concepts. Further, this study sought to establish if the design of the professional development, which employed a train-the-trainer model with collegial study groups, resulted in more teacher engagement and a …

Social Issues Surrounding The Adolescent With Asperger Syndrome: Perceptions Of Parents And Teachers, Elaine R. Laplante

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of parents and teachers regarding the social issues that adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (AS) encounter during their junior high school experience. This study provided insight into how the adolescent with AS is surviving socially and academically in the junior high world. This qualitative study utilized methods related to a phenomenological approach. The data was gathered through participant interviews, classroom observations and related literature review. Three research questions guided this study. The first question addressed how the adolescent with AS is socially surviving the junior high world. The second …

Investigating The Influence Of Question Presentation And Goal Orientation On Student Study Behavior Within An Online Study Environment, Kimberly M. Christopherson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of two differing online study environments and goal orientation on student study behavior. A total of 390 students participated in this study, 195 students were in the Mastery condition and 195 were in the Study Questions condition. All students were enrolled in one of two sections of introduction to psychology. The condition that the student was assigned to was dependent on which section the student was enrolled. Participants completed the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and a measure of goal orientation. In addition to completing these two measures, students were required to …

Digital Germany: Virtual Archives, Powerful Portals, Wise Wikis, Richard Hacken

Faculty Publications

Presented in the Winter 2006-2007 issue of the Global Resources Newsletter, the German-North American Resources Partnership issue. Online portals and digital gateways into focused subject and area studies are both boons and blessings. For German Studies but even more extensively, for all disciplines relevant to the German-North American Resources Partnership this past year has seen explosive growth in the preparation, expansion, proofing, and proclamation of virtual libraries, scholarly digital projects, and multidisciplinary portals. German digital scholarship has reached a maturity that calls for the types of systematic registry and centralized access that are vital to researchers from Aachen to Zzyzx.

Toward A New Generation Of Ice Sheet Models, Christopher M. Little, Michael Oppenheimer, Richard B. Alley, Venkatramani Balaji, Garry K. C. Clarke, Thomas L. Delworth, Robert Hallberg, David Holland, Christina L. Hulbe, Stan Jacobs, Jesse V. Johnson, Hiram Levy, William Lipscomb, Shawn J. Marshall, Byron R. Parizek, Antony J. Payne, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ronald J. Stouffer, David G. Vaughan, Michael Winton

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This report summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of a 1-day workshop on ice sheet modeling held at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory on 8 January 2007, sponsored by NOAA and by the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, N. J.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 23, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 23, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2007

No abstract provided.

The Unexpected Congresswoman, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

They said it couldn't be done. Carol Shea-Porter '74, '79G disagreed.

The Green Team, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

UNH harnesses a new kind of power to the people

A Life, Shared, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

Donald M. Murray, 1924-2006

An Overview Of Forest Habitat's Situation In Village Barali Kass, Kotli Azad Kashmir Pakistan, Ejaz Ur-Rehman

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

An overview of the Forest Habitat's situation in Village Barali Kass Kotli Azad Kashmir Pakistan revealed that the area facing great forest habitat peril. Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are an issue of primary concern in the area of Village Barali Kass. The purpose of this study was to look at the causes which exploit these meagre and fragile forest resources in the area and what are the measures to nullify this situation.

December 22, 2007 (Pages 6731-6890), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 37 (2007)

No abstract provided.

Dari Anarchic Cyber Space Menjadi Transnational Public Sphere. Membaca Relasi Antara Cyber¬ Space Fan Civil Society Di Era Postmodern (Studi Kasus: Greenpeace Online Activist), Moch Faisal

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

This article tries to examine the relation between Cyberspace and Civil Society, especially in the post modem era. The writer believes that there is contestation amongst civil society, government, and private sector in order to dominate the public sphere. By using its apparatus, state is dominantly dominating public sphere in every day life. By using high technology and huge amount capital, private sector is successful in dominating public sphere especially in form of mass media. Private sector is much more profitable because by using mass media such television, private sector can dominate not only public sphere but also private sphere …

Narrative Writing And Emerging Clinical Practice, Julie Reichert, Summers Kalishman, Brian Solan, Craig Timm

UME Faculty and Staff Educational Scholarship

Purpose: We used a narrative technique with volunteer medical students immersed in early clinical experiences in order to 1) offer students a pathway to self-reflection, and 2) offer program directors insight into issues that arise for students. Methodology: Our medical students between their first and second years spend nine summer weeks working in a clinical practice somewhere in the state. Self-selected students (9 in 2005, 22 in 2006), wrote reflectively once a week, via e-mail, to volunteer physician mentors on campus, sharing observations, feelings, and ideas. Mentors responded in kind to the content of these experiential writings. At the end …

On Thin Ice, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

Arctic glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate

Analyses Of Dengue Fever And Aedes Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Habitats In A Tropical Urban Environment Of Costa Rica Using Geospatial And Mosquito Surveillance Technologies, Adriana Troyo

Open Access Dissertations

Dengue is currently the most important arboviral disease globally and is usually associated with built environments in tropical areas. Control measures are currently focused on community participation in control of the vector Aedes aegypti and larval source reduction. In Costa Rica, dengue fever is a relatively recent re-emerging disease and has become a serious public health problem. Remotely sensed information can facilitate the study of urban mosquito-borne diseases like dengue by providing multiple temporal and spatial resolutions appropriate to investigate urban structure and ecological characteristics associated with infectious disease. Initial studies showed that although dengue is a serious public health …

Natal Dispersal And New Group Formation In Capybaras (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris) In A Seasonally Flooded Savanna Of Venezuela, Elizabeth Rae Congdon

Dissertations

This study examines natal dispersal and new group formation in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a seasonally flooded savanna in Venezuela. The first section describes a novel approach to the study of dispersal that could be applied to many taxa. Dispersal is considered in three stages (emigration, transience, and immigration) and its proximate and ultimate mechanisms are clearly differentiated. The second chapter describes dispersal behavior in capybaras, including which individuals disperse, when, and to where. In the third chapter, I evaluate dispersal in capybaras with respect to social subordination and social cohesion hypotheses. In this population, some support was …

2007 Winter Boise State University Commencement Program

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

12-21-2007 Two Swosu Students Nominated For Acting Award, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2007

Cierra Musick of Weatherford and Rusty Edwards of Kingfisher recently earned highly prestigious nominations for the 2008 Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition through their outstanding performances in the university’s recent production of Christmas Crisis at Mistletoe Mesa.

Gsu Panel To Explore Practice Doctorates, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

The College of Health Professions at Governors State University will present “Advancing Professional Practice: An Expert Discussion on the Professional Practice Doctorate,” on Thursday, January 10, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The professional practice doctorate degree is a credential that is quickly gaining ground as professions adapt to the growth in knowledge in fields like nursing, physical therapy, and education.

Orange County Convention Center Energy Analysis And Energy Information System, Florida Solar Energy Center, Charles Withers, Jr.

FSEC Energy Research Center®

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has the 2nd largest convention facility utilization in the nation. Two primary buildings provide about seven million square feet of conditioned space to approximately 1.5 million visitors per year. In efforts to reduce energy conservation, OCCC began implementing several energy conservation measures beginning in 2005 and continuing over the last 2 years with plans to continue additional efforts in the future. An analysis of monthly chilled water and electricity used by the West and North/South Buildings has been completed in an effort to investigate reductions in energy use resulting from conservation measures. This final …

12/21/2007 - Research Lands Eiu Professor On Cover Of Trade Magazine.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2007

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Johnson

2007 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 21, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, December Commencement 2007, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Arabian Sea Response To Monsoon Variations, Raghu Murtugudde, Richard Seager, Prasad Thoppil

Faculty Publications

This study aims to quantify the impact of strong monsoons on the mixed layer heat budget in the Arabian Sea by contrasting forced ocean general circulation model simulations with composite strong and weak monsoon winds. Strong (weak) monsoons are defined as years with zonal component of the Somali Jet being greater (smaller) by more than a standard deviation of the long-term mean of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction reanalysis winds. Coastal upwelling is shown to be demonstrably stronger for strong monsoons leading to significant surface cooling, shallower thermoclines, and deeper mixed layers. A coupled ecosystem model shows that surface …

Measurement Of The Pp̅ → Wz + X Cross Section At √S =1.96 Tev And Limits On Wwz Trilinear Gauge Couplings, V. M. Abazov, Kenneth A. Bloom, Gregory R. Snow, D0 Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

We present measurements of the process pp̅ → WZ + X → ℓ′νℓℓ&#; at √s = 1.96 TeV, where ℓ and ℓ′ are electrons or muons. Using 1 fb^-1 of data from the D0 experiment, we observe 13 candidates with an expected background of 4.5 ± 0.6 events and measure a cross section σ(WZ) = 2.7_-1.3^+1.7 pb. From the number of observed events and the Z boson transverse momentum distribution, we limit the trilinear WWZ gauge couplings to -0.17 ≤ λ_Z ≤ 0.21(Δκ_Z= 0) at the 95% C.L. for a form …