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Pre-Conference Proceedings Of The Focus Symposium On Representation Of Context In Software Data → Information → Knowledge, Collaborative Agent Design Research Center

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

For the past 20 years commercial corporations and government agencies have suffered under the limitations of stove-piped computer software applications that function as discrete entities within a fragmented data-processing environment. In the United States of America (US) military services, lack of interoperability has been identified by numerous think tanks, advisory boards, and studies, as the primary information systems problem (e.g., Army Science Board 2000, Air Force SAB 2000 Command and Control Study, and NSB Network-Centric Naval Forces 2000). Yet, despite this level of attention, all attempts to achieve interoperability within the current data-centric information systems environment have proven to be …

Author And Artist Donna Williams To Speak At Autism Summer Institute, Matthew Gianino

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Differential Immunity In Pigs With High And Low Responses To Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection, D. B. Petry, J. Lunney, P. Boyd, D. Kuhar, E. Blakenship, R. K. Johnson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

One hundred Hampshire × Duroc crossbred pigs (HD) and 100 NE Index line (I) pigs were infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and evaluated for resistance/susceptibility. Controls (100/line) were uninfected littermates to the infected pigs. Viremia, change in weight (WTΔ), and rectal temperature at 0, 4, 7, and 14 d postinfection were recorded. Lung, bronchial lymph node (BLN), and blood tissue were collected at necropsy (14 d postinfection). The first principal component from principal component analyses of all variables was used to rank the pigs for phenotypic response to PRRS virus. Low responders (low PRRS burden) had …

Utilization Of Dried Distillers Grains For Developing Beef Heifers, J. L. Martin, Andrea S. Cupp, Richard J. Rasby, Z. C. Hall, Richard N. Funston

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

A 2-yr study was conducted at 2 locations to determine if supplementing beef heifers with dried distillers grains (DDG) as an energy source affected growth or reproduction. Spring-born crossbred heifers (n = 316) were blocked by age or sire and age and assigned randomly to DDG or control (dried corn gluten feed, whole corn germ, urea) supplement. Heifers received prairie hay in amounts sufficient for ad libitum intake and 0.59% of BW DDG or 0.78% of BW control supplement (DM basis). Supplements were formulated to be isocaloric, but protein degradability differed. Supplemental undegradable intake protein intake from DDG averaged 267 …

Systems Of Distribution And A Sense Of Equity: A Multilevel Analysis Of Meritocratic Attitudes In Post-Industrial Societies, Sheri L. Kunovich, Kazimierz M. Slomczynski

Sociology Research

Meritocratic attitudes are defined as general beliefs that education and its correlates should determine personal economic outcomes. Using the International Social Survey Project (ISSP): Social Inequality Module (1992), we examine both individual-level and country-level determinants of pro-meritocratic attitudes. According to self-interest and rational-action theories, individuals with high educational attainment and high personal income are expected to have strong meritocratic beliefs because meritocracy is in their best interest—they would gain under such a system. At the same time, both modernization and post-industrial theories imply that persons living in countries with a high degree of societal meritocracy hold stronger meritocratic beliefs than …

The Daily Egyptian, July 31, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

July 2007

No abstract provided.

Optical Monitoring System With Molecular Filters, Robert A. Lodder, John Carberry

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

An optical monitoring system for determining the constituents of a sample or specimen. An absorption spectrum is obtained from a sample and is passed through one or more filters having a specified absorption spectrum defined by a single atom or a compound. If the filter's absorption spectrum is included in the sample's absorption spectrum, then the sample contains that atom or compound. The apparatus includes a switching assembly that sequentially places one or more filters into the light path to determine if the subject atom or compound is contained in the sample.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, July 31, 2007, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The July 31, 2007, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Parents’ And Teachers’ Beliefs About Parental Involvement In Schooling, Mary Kelly Haack

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Parental involvement in schooling is critical for children’s academic success. Despite its importance, parental involvement appears to be discouragingly low. Attribution theory may provide an explanation for perceived limited parental participation in specific activities to support their children's schooling and for strained parent/teacher relations. This study identified and compared the causal attributions made by teachers and parents for a hypothetical situation in which a parent was not sufficiently involved in their elementary aged child’s schooling. In addition, differences in attributions based on the education level of the parent were examined. Participants for the study were 80 regular education teachers in …

The Effect Of Alternative Fuels And Aftertreatment Devices On Measured Mobile School Bus Emissions, Andrew Todd Toback

Theses and Dissertations

Since January 2002, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has sponsored a research study at Rowan University to develop strategies for reducing diesel emissions from mobile sources such as school buses and class 8 trucks. This thesis presents research conducted on reducing emissions from school buses during mobile operating conditions. Four fuel blends and three aftertreatment devices were tested on three school bus engines.

For all of the tests, exhaust gas emission measurements were made using a Sensors Semtech-D to measure CO, CO₂, NO₂, NO, O₂, and HC, along with a Sensors PM-300 …

New Mexico Labor Market Review 07-31-2007, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers June 2007.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session July 31, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Recommendation re University Budget, 2007-2008

From Policy Design To Campus: Implementation Of A Tuition Decentralization Policy, Michael S. Harris

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

This study analyzes the implementation of a tuition decentralization policy in North Carolina. Concepts of organizational culture served as a guiding framework for an interpretive analysis. Qualitative case study data for the research was collected from interviews with key policy makers within the University of North Carolina as well as an extensive collection of documents. The findings demonstrate the importance of shared norms and beliefs in achieving successful policy implementation through a case study where incongruence of stakeholder values, beliefs, and goals created institutional conflict.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 102, July 30, 2007

Central Florida Future

Aftermath of deadly wreck still felt; Watch out for the squirrels; Police find few patterns in stings; College students targeted by RIAA for Internet piracy.

I Do Solemnly Swear ..., Jim Cooke

Features

No abstract provided.

Uab Experts Available To Discuss Ways To Beat The Back-To-School Blues, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

From policy design to campus : implementation of a tuition decentralization policy / Michael S. Harris.

2007 - 2008 University Catalog, Loma Linda University

University Catalog (2005 - present)

Volume 97, Number 1, July 30, 2007

Published once a year, July 30, 2007

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 03, July 30, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Drug Utilization And Cost In A Medicaid Population: A Simulation Study Of Community Vs. Mail Order Pharmacy, Satish Valluri, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, Sheryl L. Szeinbach

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Outpatient drugs are dispensed through both community and mail order pharmacies. There is no empirical evidence that substitution of community pharmacy with mail order reduces overall drug expenditures. The need for evaluating the potential effects on utilization and costs of the possible extension of mail order services in Medicaid provides the rationale for conducting this study. This study compares drug utilization and drug product cost in community vs. mail order pharmacy dispensing services in a Medicaid population.

Methods: This study is a retrospective cohort study comparing utilization and cost patterns in community vs. mail order pharmacy. A …

Childhood Obesity In The U.S.: How Effective Are School Prevention Programs?, Christiane Schroeter, R. I. Carreira

Agribusiness

This study uses a logistic regression to analyze the 2004-2005 Arkansas Center for Health Improvement body mass index data from four school districts in Arkansas. We conclude that the probability of elementary school children being overweight or at risk of being overweight depends on economic factors, demographics, and food availability.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, July 29, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, July 29, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2007

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Economic Factors On Consumer Health, Christiane Schroeter, Jayson L. Lusk

Agribusiness

This study estimates the relationship between economic factors and consumer health. The results show that increasing prices of food away from home are associated with decreasing the probability of risk factors and health conditions, which emphasizes the need to differ between multiple food types in health demand analysis.

Children’S Hopes And Fears, Bernadette L. Dean, Shazia Solangi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Interview With Roger Allen Konka, Springwater Farm, 2007 (Audio), Roger Allen Konka

All Sustainability History Project Oral Histories

Interview of Roger Allen Konka by Michael Schott on July 29th, 2007.

The interview index is available for download.

July 28, 2007 (Pages 4041-4160), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 37 (2007)

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, July 28, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

2007 Summer Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on July 28.

Commencement Speaker: Joel E. Anderson

On The Green Vol. 37 No. 16 July 27, 2007, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.