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Training College Students In Information Literacy 2006-2007 Edition [Review], Karen Bronshteyn

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.

Instructional Outreach To High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?, Kenneth J. Burhanna

Communications in Information Literacy

Academic librarians have recognized the need for and the benefits of instructional outreach to high schools, but faced with budgetary challenges, increasing workloads, and other pressures, librarians sometimes struggle to determine if and how they can work with high schools. This paper will seek to provide practical direction in considering these questions. Using the library high school outreach program at Kent State University Informed Transitions as a sample case, this paper will share observations, discuss practical considerations, and offer recommendations that will serve to guide academic librarians in determining what role they can play in providing instructional outreach to local …

On Mathematical Modeling, Nonlinear Properties And Stability Of Secondary Flow In A Dendrite Layer, Daniel N. Riahi

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

This paper studies instabilities in the flow of melt within a horizontal dendrite layer with deformed upper boundary and in the presence or absence of rotation during the solidification of a binary alloy. In the presence of rotation, it is assumed that the layer is rotating about a vertical axis at a constant angular velocity. Linear and weakly nonlinear stability analyses provide results about various flow features such as the critical mode of convection, neutral stability curve, preferred flow pattern and the solid fraction distribution within the dendrite layer. The preferred shape of the deformed upper boundary of the layer, …

Design And Real-Time Control Of Shipboard Power System Testbed, Pradeep Pant

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The objective of this thesis is to design and test a small scale testbed for the all-electric shipboard power distribution system. Shipboard power system is increasingly becoming more reconfigurable, and multi-agent systems are developed to automate routine operation and emergency reconfiguration. Underlying algorithms of these systems have been verified using software simulation tools. However, these simulators run in soft realtime by using simple mathematical models to represent the physical system. These models do not incorporate every aspect of the physical system. A testbed provides a cost effective physical environment to verify these algorithms and control techniques in the real world. …

Online Music Store, Rajitha Veeramachaneni

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Developing music albums demands high technology needs for performing its basic operations. The objective of the present project is to create a website where user can download music. The search engine could be used based on various criteria such as artist name, title, genre, album and the site could be updated based on user choice and feedback. The most popular artist information would be updated immediately based on the user ratings. The users could be able to download and sample the music before buying the album. In the quest to break Music Inc, grip on the legal online music market, …

L5 And L7 Recalibration Procedure, Sai Kiran Undrala

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The Landsat-5 (LS) satellite was launched on March 01, 1984 with thematic Mapper (TM) and has collected data for 23 years. Over this time, the detectors have aged, and its radiometric characteristics have changed little from the day it launched. The calibration procedures and parameters have also changed with time. Revised radiometric calibrations have improved the radiometric accuracy of recently processed data. A procedure has been developed to give users the ability to recalibrate their existing Level 1 (Ll) products without having to purchase and reprocess data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The accuracy of the recalibration is dependent …

Compromised Weaponry Enhances Crayfish Tailflipping, Sandra Y. Espinoza, Zen Faulkes

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

As a defense strategy, many crustaceans perform one of two well described stereotyped single fast tailflips (~6 ms in adult crayfish), which are triggered by a neural circuit that includes medial giant interneurons (MG) and lateral giant interneurons (LG). Tailflips can also occur without these giant interneurons firing, however; these non-giant tailflips are variable, repetitive, and significantly longer (~150 ms). Previous work showed that crayfish exposed to natural stimulus respond with a non-giant tailflip significantly faster than when presented with an artificial stimulus and that complete removal of claws lowered tailflipping threshold. We tested whether compromising weapons would influence tailflipping. …

Theoretical And Experimental Evaluation Of Spatial Resolution In A Variable Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography Scanner, Roman Melnyk

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

A variable resolution x-ray (VRX) computed tomography (CT) scanner can image objects of various sizes with greatly improved spatial resolution. The scanner employs an angulated discrete detector and achieves the resolution boost by matching the detector angulation to the scanner field of view (FOV) determined by the size of an object being imaged. A comprehensive evaluation of spatial resolution in an experimental version of the VRX CT scanner is presented in this dissertation. Two components of this resolution were evaluated – the pre-reconstruction spatial resolution, described by the detector presampling modulation transfer function (MTF), and the post-reconstruction spatial resolution, given …

Graduate And Employer Perceptions Regarding Job Preparedness Skills Of Design Technology Graduates, Bonnie Higgins

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate graduate and employer perceptions in regard to the job preparedness level of graduates from a design technology program at a single Midwestern university in five skill category areas: (a) general work habits and skills, (b) communication skills, (c) technical skills, (d) graphic communication skills, and (e) project management skills.

This study was conducted as evaluation research and implemented an internal formative evaluation conducted through the administration of surveys to two distinct groups. Fifty-nine (27.4%) program graduates from 2001 -2006 completed and returned the 19-item survey, while twenty-seven (67.5%) employers of program graduates …

Missouri S&T Magazine Winter 2007, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.

Integration Of Technology In Higher Education Pedagogy, David A. Georgina

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty technology literacy and technology training impact their pedagogy. This required an examination of how faculty technology literacy skills related to pedagogical practice (integrating technology into their pedagogy), while controlling for training. The independent variables were as follows: faculty demographics and technology literacy; the co-variant was technology training; the dependent variables were pedagogical practice, design and delivery. Respondents surveyed in this study consisted of any faculty members in the College of Education from fifteen peer institutions of the University of North Dakota, including: SUNY at Buffalo, University of Alabama at Birmingham, …

Ground Heat Exchangers: Analytical And Numerical Modeling And Experimental Validation, Gopal K. Bandyopadhyay

Theses and Dissertations

Knowledge of the thermal response characteristics of the ground heat exchanger (GHX) in the early stage of a step heat input is essential for the design or simulation of ground source heat pump systems (GSHP). Recently this has assumed even a greater importance as the building cooling loads dominate in many regions due to the general warming trend and there is an urgent need for developing hybrid systems. In an operating GSHP system, the heat flux across the borehole boundary builds up gradually as the rise of the fluid temperature is dampened by the thermal mass of the aggregate fluid. …

The Effect Of A Training On Client's Relationship Satisfaction And Awareness Of Domestic Violence, Susan E. Rudolph

Theses and Dissertations

The pui-pose of the current study was to test the effectiveness of a curriculum focused on the prevention and intervention of domestic violence and healthy, nonabusive relationships. A relationship training created by the author was tested in order to assess whether relationship satisfaction was affected by the relationship training, with the expectation that those who have experienced or are experiencing abusive relationships would become more aware of their relationship dissatisfaction. Furthermore, the relationship training was assessed according to the anticipated increase in the experimental group’s knowledge of domestic violence. Pre-test and post-test measures were used to assess relationship satisfaction and …

Application Of A Reflective Optical Probe To Measure Solids Fractions In A Circulating Fluidized Bed, Steven M. Seachman

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A novel method of extracting localized solids volume fractions from reflective multi-fiber optical probes was developed. The fiber optic probes were originally designed by Vector Scientific, Inc. to measure local solids velocities. The probe measures reflected light from a particle medium which is converted into a voltage. Development of this new method yields two valuable solid flow parameters from a single probe system. The method involves a formulated model with empirical calibrations and three physical bases. The three physical bases are the Conservation Law, Beer-Lambert's Law, and the reflected light intensity from the particle medium. A novel bed depth calibration …

Experimental Studies Of Electromagnetic Signals To Enhance Radio Imaging Method (Rim), William D. Monaghan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Safety and production of coal mining operations could be greatly affected by geologic anomalies such as faults, sandstone intrusions, dykes, fracture zones, sudden thinning and severe undulation of the coal seam. Since most of these geologic anomalies in coal seams effect the attenuation rate of electromagnetic signal that passes through them, the radio imaging method (RIM), using a signal in the kilohertz range, is capable of locating the zones of geologic anomalies in underground coal mines with the help of tomographic reconstruction programs. RIM technology is a promising geophysical tool for exploring the geologic anomalies ahead of modern longwall faces, …

Dot Matrices, Kelly Suzanne Sipes

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

My thesis work is the production and mapping of painterly space using particular methods of formal abstraction, in contrast with common pattern. I construct these paintings in several layers, embellishing gestural atmospheres with idiosyncratic shapes and patterns in alternating rhythms. My focus is on the development of improvisational processes, creating a less ceremonious context for the measure of abstract painting as an idea, a visual language, and as an autonomous object. My technique of mapping is established to consider a territory for a reformed autonomous identity that is in opposition to the pluralist excesses of the postmodern. This paper will …

Synthetic Seed Production For Germplasm Storage Of Hydrastis Canadensis L. (Goldenseal), Satyaprakash R. Settipalli

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) is an important medicinal plant, native to Canada and Eastern United States, used as an antibiotic, anticonvulsant and in treatments for inflammations and dyspepsia. Over collection of wild population and native habitat destruction has lead the species to be listed as an endangered species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Appendix II. This brought a revived interest in conservation of germplasm.;Calcium alginate solid and hollow bead encapsulation protocols were evaluated. Shoot and callus propagules were encapsulated in calcium alginate solid bead (supplemented with stage II nutrient media) …

Application Of The Emotional Intelligence Construct To College Student Binge Drinking, Jeffrey P. Dulko

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although extensive research has been conducted in the area of college binge drinking, relatively little has been done to study differences among alcohol-related consequences. Some initial studies have shown that binge drinking and its consequences are associated with several emotional and interpersonal factors, but there has been no comprehensive examination of these relationships. The theory of emotional intelligence (EI) has been developed recently to study emotional and interpersonal factors as an integrated construct. Research of the relationship between alcohol and EI could provide a valuable base for which to design alcohol prevention programs that target improving emotional and interpersonal deficits …

Navigating Religious Rights Of Teachers And Students: Establishment, Accommodation, Neutrality, Or Hostility?, Samuel J. Smith

Christian Perspectives in Education

Despite the notion that First Amendment rights are established, valued, and respected in the United States, there continues to be confusion in public schools that leads to legal conflict over issues associated with freedoms of speech and expression, especially as they relate to religious issues. Navigating the religious rights of teachers and students can be a precarious undertaking, as administrators’ decisions regarding the expression of religious beliefs continue to be highlighted in the media and many times are resolved in the court system at great expense to school districts. The purpose of this article is to clarify religious rights issues …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2007-11-30, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

2007-11-30, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

If Apple Had More Female Engeineers, Would Geo Be So Hot?, Rit University News

University Publications

The Tiger Beat takes you behind the scenes with the members of RIT University News-- the news and public relations division of Rochester Institute of Technology. Get the "story behind the story" and an insider's look at who we are and what we do to publicize RIT news.

Venezuelan Legislature Approves Constitutional Reforms; Referendum Next, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Central American Sustainable Energy Strategy 2020, United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America (Ecla); System Of Central American Integration (Sica)

Latin American Energy Policies

This report includes information on the various energy sectors in Central America. It includes two sections on renewable energy with supplemental graphics and charts.

The Tiger Vol. 101 Issue 24 2007-11-30, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

University Of Montana Events Monday, Dec. 3, Through Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Um Students Win Prize In National Letter-Writing Contest, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 18 (Nov. 30, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Sydney Student Wins Um Award For Leadership, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 30, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.