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Testing The Assumption Of Sample Invariance Of Item Difficulty Parameters In The Rasch Rating Scale Model, Joseph A. Curtin

Theses and Dissertations

Rasch is a mathematical model that allows researchers to compare data that measure a unidimensional trait or ability (Bond & Fox, 2007). When data fit the Rasch model, it is mathematically proven that the item difficulty estimates are independent of the sample of respondents. The purpose of this study was to test the robustness of the Rasch model with regards to its ability to maintain invariant item difficulty estimates when real (data that does not perfectly fit the Rasch model), polytomous scored data is used. The data used in this study comes from a university alumni questionnaire that was collected …

Evaluation Of Two Washington State Department Of Transportation Stormwater Facilities Along State Route 18 Highway, Sherry L. Weber

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

In 1987 the Clean Water Act (CWA) was amended to address non-point sources through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, which was divided into Phase I and Phase II. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a NPDES Phase I permit applicant, which requires them to monitor their facilities for specific water quality parameters. Effective and affordable treatment of highway runoff is a significant concern, because various pollutants found in non-point source runoff can impact the overall health of a watershed. Furthermore, many factors influence the types and concentrations of pollutants found in stormwater and the various types …

Healthworks Free Programming For Faculty, Staff Kicks Off Aug. 20, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - HealthWorks at the University of Mississippi offers various physical activities and health-related seminars to all faculty and staff free of charge beginning Aug. 20.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 104, August 20, 2007

Central Florida Future

A new era; Student loan firm, UCF get subpoena; Religious community to be built north of UCF; Biomedical Sciences to join College of Medicine.

Monitor Newsletter August 20, 2007, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Letter: Hillary Rodham Clinton; Edna Saffy, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

A letter from Hillary Rodham Clinton requesting support from Dr. Edna L. Saffy, August 20, 2007.

Who Intervenes And Why It Matters: The Problem Of Agency In Humanitarian Intervention, Eric A. Heinze

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The debate over humanitarian intervention has tended to focus on the conditions under which the resort to armed intervention is permissible while paying less attention to which actors are best suited to engage in such a complicated and demanding undertaking. The purpose of this paper is to explore characteristics that affect the ability of potential agents of humanitarian intervention to effectively undertake this operationally and politically demanding task. While the military wherewithal of the intervener is fundamental, I argue that a potential intervener’s legitimacy as an agent or enforcer of humanitarian norms is also crucial in determining whether and the …

Law In Times Of War: The Case Of Chechnya, Federico Sperotto

Human Rights & Human Welfare

In October 1999 “the second Chechen war” broke out. In December the Russian federal army started an operation to take control of Grozny. During the confrontation between the Federal forces and the Chechen separatists, serious human rights violations occurred. Several cases concerning violations of fundamental rights, in and around the city, have been brought before the European Court of Human Rights against Russia. The lawsuits concerned in particular physical integrity issues. This study provides some insights on the jurisprudence of the European Court on Human Rights in order to ascertain the adequacy of the mechanism of protection provided by the …

The Bg News August 20, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 20, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 2.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern piloting Senior to Sophomore program
• University’s economic impact on region surpassed $719 million in 2006-2007
• Follow Us On: Newsroom, Newsroom Press Release August 20, 2007 Business leadership course will begin on Sept. 12
• Theatre and Performance announces 2007- 2008 season
• Public art is topic of Aug. 22 presentation at Averitt

2007-08-20 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2007

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Cognitive Styles In Student Use, Perception, And Satisfaction With Online Learning, Glenn E. Cockerline

Theses and Dissertations

The current trend toward online learning significantly changes the paradigm for teaching and learning. While instructors structure and sequence how they teach in a traditional face-to-face classroom, the very nature of online learning shifts the locus of control from the instructor to the learner, as the student picks and chooses how and when they access the course, what aspects they dwell on, and for how long. As a result, a need exists to investigate how different students respond to the online interface. This study conducted at a small Canadian mid-western university was designed to investigate whether a relationship existed between …

Identification Of The Interaction And Co-Localization Of Leishmania Adenine Nucleotide Translocase With Tor, Rania Elsabrouty

Theses and Dissertations

Leishmania species are parasitic protozoa of the order Kinetoplastida that cause leishmaniasis. Treatment of leishmaniasis with antimonials is difficult and resistance is increasing. Alternative compounds have been investigated, one group is the toxic purine analogs. Resistance to purine analogs, potential anti-Leishmania agents, is brought about by TOR (TOxic nucleoside Resistance protein). TOR is an atypical, multidrug resistance protein that was originally discovered in Leishmania. It renders the cells less sensitive to toxic nucleosides by curtailing the ability of the nucleoside permeases to transport purines across the plasma membrane. Targets of TOR (TOT's) are proteins inside Leishmania that interact with and/or …

The Roles Of Lcrg And Lcrv In Secretion Control Of Yops In Yersinia Pestis, Mohamad Hamad

Theses and Dissertations

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, combats the host immune response by injecting proteins called Yops "Yersinia outer proteins" into the eukaryotic host cells using a type III secretion system "T3SS". The activity of the type T3SS is regulated by several proteins including YscF, YopN, TyeA, SycN, YscB, LcrG, and LcrV. YscF forms the extracellular needle complex of the T3SS and is involved in secretion regulation and in sensing environmental signals for secretion activation. YopN, TyeA, SycN, and YscB form a complex in the cytosol of Y. pestis that blocks the secretion of Yops when conditions do not favor …

Maternal Psychiatric Disturbance At Eight Weeks Postpartum And Its Relation To Personal, Child, And Family Functioning At Two To Three Years Postpartum, Erin N. Haugen

Theses and Dissertations

A large body of evidence suggests interpersonal environments of women with postpartum depression are impaired. However, it is unclear whether postpartum anxiety is associated with similar psychosocial impairment, particularly relating to parental and relationship functioning. Many studies examining postpartum anxiety have been cross-sectional in nature rendering it difficult to make long-term predictions about functioning of anxious mothers and their families. The present study was one of few longitudinal studies examining the relation between postpartum anxiety and long-term psychosocial functioning. Mothers reporting significant anxiety (n = 20) and mothers denying significant anxiety and depression (i.e., control mothers; n = 35) at …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 19, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2007

No abstract provided.

Fair Use, "Fared Use," And Public Rights: Amending Section 107 - Draft - 08-19-2007, Wendy J. Gordon

Scholarship Chronologically

Under provocative titles like "Fared Use', and '"the end of friction," commentators argue about the viability of copyright's fair use doctrine in a word of instantaneous transactions. As collecting societies such as the Copyright Clearance Center extend their licensing prowess, and Internet-based electronic commerce has made it possible to purchase digital copies with the click of a mouse, the suggestion is sometimes made that fair use could or should disappear. Decisions in the Second and Sixth Circuits have hinted that fair use may be foreclosed if a licensing market exists or is possible. The presence of "traditional, reasonable, or likely …

Second Draft Of The Public's Right To Fair Use - 2007, Wendy J. Gordon

Scholarship Chronologically

Under provocative titles like "fared use" and "the end of friction," commentators argue about whether or not the doctrine of "fair use" should exist in a world of instantaneous transactions. As collecting societies like the Copyright Clearance Center become more powerful, and technologies like the internet have made it possible to purchase digital copies by clicking a mouse, the suggestion is sometimes made that fair use could or should disappear. Courts like the Second and Sixth Circuits have flirted with foreclosing fair use if a licensing market is present or possible. The presence of 'traditional, reasonable, or likely to be …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 19, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

No abstract provided.

Participatory Co-Design: A Relationship Building Approach For Co-Creating Libraries Of The Future, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

August 18, 2007 (Pages 4505-4606), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 37 (2007)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Aggregates On Properties And Performance Of Mastics And Superpave Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures, Francisco Aragão

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Superpave, a set of advancements in testing devices and specifications for asphalt binders and mixtures, was limited to address the effects of aggregates. Because aggregates represent around 95% in mass of the asphalt mixtures, it is important to understand how these materials affect properties and performance of such mixtures. This research focus on how different types and contents of aggregates affect properties of mastics and asphalt mixtures, and their performance considering the viscoelastic nature of the asphalt material.

Five different types of aggregates and hydrated lime were used for sample fabrication together with two different binders. Several different tests were …

Winthrop's Focus Is To Guide Students Through Education Right For The Times, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2007

• President Anthony DiGiorgio spoke to faculty and staff Wednesday in McBryde Hall.
• DiGiorgio also spoke about Touchstones, or developmental courses for students.

08/17/2007 - Eiu Establishes Program For The Not So Typical College Student.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2007

No abstract provided.

The Docket (August 17, 2007), William & Mary Law School

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Draft Of The Public's Right To Fair Use - 2007, Wendy J. Gordon

Scholarship Chronologically

Under provocative titles like "fared use" and "the end of friction," commentators argue about whether or not the doctrine of "fair use" should exist in a world of instantaneous transactions. As collecting societies like the Copyright Clearance Center become more powerful, and technologies like the internet have made it possible to purchase digital copies by clicking a mouse, the suggestion is sometimes made that fair use could or should disappear. Courts like the Second and Sixth Circuits have flirted with foreclosing fair use if a licensing market is present or possible. The presence of 'traditional, reasonable, or likely to be …

Medicaid And State Budgets: Clearing Storm, Foggy Forecast, Courtney Burke

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief examines the recent history and trends in state budgets and considers how those trends have influenced the role of the Medicaid program. The paper offers several indicators for predicting the future of states’ fiscal standing, cautioning that, although the “stormy” period from 2001 to 2003 is over, states face many challenges in the near future. This issue brief also poses several questions regarding the appropriate roles of state and federal governments in administering the Medicaid program. These questions become particularly important as the population ages and states increasingly take the lead in developing solutions for covering the …

Ecuador To Bring Case Against Colombia In The Hague Over Fumigation, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Pa Empl Benefit V. Zeneca Inc

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware