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An Active Core Fiber Optic Gas Sensor Using A Photonic Crystal Hollow Core Fiber As A Transducer, Venkata Satya Sai Sarma Tipparaju

Theses and Dissertations

An active core fiber optic gas sensing technique has been developed by using a photonic crystal (PC) hollow core fiber (HCF) as a transducer and a tunable diode laser as a light source for multi-gas sensing. The intrinsic optical absorption signal of an analyte molecule in the near nfrared region is monitored for sensing C2H2,CO2 and NH3. Although the overtone absorptions are known to have low absorption cross-sections, this sensor can detect these gas components down to the parts-per-million (ppm) level by using a 1-meter hollow core fiber as a transducer. This sensor is an example of application of PC-HCF …

An Investigation Of Communication Technology Usage, Professional Development Experience, And Anxiety Among Faculty In A Community College Setting, Linda Barnes Pates

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of communication technologies account for reported computer anxiety in a community college setting. Specifically, this study was designed to determine whether there was a difference in usage of communication technologies and levels of computer anxiety of faculty in relationship to their job responsibilities, gender, age, computer experience, and number of professional development activities. A descriptive research design was used in this study. Data analysis included the frequencies, means, standard deviations, t-test, crosstabs, chi-square, ANOVA, and ANCOVA. The results indicated that there was not a significant difference among faculty in …

The Relationship Between Nclb Variables And Selected Variables With High School Subject Area Test Scores, Kenyon M. Barron

Theses and Dissertations

No Child Left Behind (NCLB; 2002) requires student assessment to be reported by school districts based on certain demographic variables. Research indicated that other variables may relate to student achievement. This study calculated the relationship between average school district scores and the demographic variables required by NCLB (ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, special needs, migrant status and English language learners) as well as literature identified variables (source of district funding, pupil-to-teacher ratio, average teacher salary, per-pupil-expenditure, school district population size.) The subject area tests used for this study were Algebra I, Biology I, English II and United States History tests for …

Reforming Reading Instruction In Mississippi Through Demonstration Classes : Barksdale Literacy Teachers' First Year Experiences, Deborah Duncan Owens

Theses and Dissertations

Mississippis low rate of literacy has been the focus of concern for educators and policy makers for many years. At the same time the National Reading Panel (National Institute of Health, 2000) was attempting to resolve the issue of which methods were most effective in teaching children to read by conducting a meta-analysis of reading research, Mississippi was developing a reform model, the Mississippi Reading Reform Model (MRRM), to raise the reading achievement of its students. In 2000 James Barksdale, founder of Netscape, donated one hundred million dollars to Mississippi and founded the Barksdale Reading Institute (BRI) in order to …

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute To Hold Ice Cream Social Aug. 19, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, August 10, 2007, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The August 10, 2007, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

The Implications Of Climate Change Litigation For International Environmental Law-Making, David B. Hunter

Working Papers

Climate advocates are increasingly raising specific climate change concerns before domestic courts, human rights tribunals, international commissions and other national and international decisionmaking bodies. Win or lose, these litigation strategies are significantly changing and enhancing the public dialogue around climate change. This article discusses the awareness-building impacts of climate litigation as well as related impacts such strategies may have on the development of climate law and policy. The article argues that litigation's focus on specific victims facing immediate threats from climate change has increased the political will to address climate change both internationally and nationally. It has also shifted the …

Summer Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremonies.

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 10, 2007.

Helin Consortium Borrowing 2006-2007, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Annual Loan Statistics

Chart and statistics for borrowing between HELIN member libraries during the 2006-2007 fiscal year

08/09/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/09/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

08/09/2007 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/09/2007. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Meeting Notes 2007-08-09 [Part A] , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Uab School Of Public Health Names New Sparkman Center Director, Staff

Browse All News

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Uab School Of Public Health Places Graduates In Prestigious Federal Program, Staff

Browse All News

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The Weekly Challenger, August 9, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 9, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Shoaib Syed Ahmed

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Introduction: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a sensitive indicator of staphylococcal colonization and is considered a source of subsequent infection. When the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization increased in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), resulting in 3 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections over a 3 month period, we sought to further our understanding of S. aureus epidemiology and response to infection control practice. The purpose of this investigation was to study the methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), and further determine the clonal spread of MSSA strain types. Since few studies have analyzed the clinical profile of MSSA in neonates, …

"Rural Philanthropy" (1), Max S. Baucus

Max S. Baucus Speeches and Remarks

"Rural Philanthropy" (1)

"Rural Philanthropy" (2), Max S. Baucus

Max S. Baucus Speeches and Remarks

"Rural Philanthropy" (2)

Illinois State University Report, August 9, 2007, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

[2007-08-09] August 9, 2007 A Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Visitors, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

Erisa Preemption And Fair Share Legislation, Sharon Reece

Faculty Scholarship

This paper addresses the issues states face in creating healthcare initiatives for their citizens. The preemption provisions of ERISA have presented a formidable obstacle to the implementation of these laws. The paper offers some alternatives and proposals which could possibly minimize the effect of preemption.

Aig Second Quarter Earnings Call, 2007, Martin Sullivan, Joseph Cassano, Robert E. Lewis, Andrew Foster, Edmund S.W. Tse, Frank Douglas, Frederick W. Geissinger, Jay S. Wintrob, Nicholas Walsh, William Nutt Jr., Richard Scott, Robert W. Clyde, Charlene Hamrah

Documents

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Modeling Wildland Fire Radiance In Synthetic Remote Sensing Scenes, Zhen Wang

Theses

This thesis develops a framework for implementing radiometric modeling and visualization of wildland fire. The ability to accurately model physical and op- tical properties of wildfire and burn area in an infrared remote sensing system will assist efforts in phenomenology studies, algorithm development, and sensor evaluation. Synthetic scenes are also needed for a Wildland Fire Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) for model feedback and update. A fast approach is presented to predict 3D flame geometry based on real time measured heat flux, fuel loading, and wind speed. 3D flame geometry could realize more realistic radiometry simulation. A Coupled Atmosphere-Fire …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, August 9, 2007

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Sports And Youth Development Programs: Theoretical And Practical Implication Of Early Adolescent Participation In Multiple Instances Of Structured Out-Of-School (Ost) Activity, Nicole Zarrett, Jack Peltz, Kristen Fay, Yibing Li

Journal of Youth Development

Among today’s youth, the most ubiquitous OST activity is sports. However, many of these youth are also participating in at least one other OST activity along with their participation in sports. Using longitudinal data from 1,622 youth (56.8% female) from the first three waves (Grades 5, 6, and 7) of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), we employed a pattern-centered approach to assess differences in adolescent functioning depending on what types of OST activities youth were participating in along with their sports participation. Our findings suggest that youth benefit from their sports participation differently depending on what other …

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Feeding Performance In Hawaiian Stream Goby Fishes: Morphological And Functional Analysis, Takashi Maie

All Theses

Distributions of Hawaiian stream fishes are typically interrupted by waterfalls that divide streams into lower and upper segments. Larvae hatched upstream are flushed into the ocean, and must climb these waterfalls to reach adult habitats when returning back to freshwater as part of an amphidromous life cycle. Stream surveys and studies of climbing performance show that Lentipes concolor can reach fast-flowing upper stream segments, but that Awaous guamensis reaches only slower, lower stream segments. Gut content analyses for these two species indicate that diet differs between them only by 10% or less dry weight for most major components (mostly green …