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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 19, December 3, 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.

Organizational Recruitment Web Sites: The Influence Of Web Site Aesthetics On Initial Affective Reactions To The Site And Subsequent Attraction To The Organization, Rebekkah Wills

All Theses

The present study examined the potential relationship between specific characteristics of organizational recruitment web sites and applicant attraction to the organization. Cober, Brown, Keeping, and Levy (2004) proposed a conceptual model that suggests web site aesthetics influence the applicant's attitude toward the web site which in turn influences applicant attraction. The current study provides a partial test of this model by examining web site aesthetics, prior attitudes toward the organization, initial affective reactions to the web site, perceptions of web site usability and post-viewing attitudes toward the site and the organization. Participants (N = 159) included undergraduate students using the …

Patriot Talon Vol. 39 Issue 6 (2007), Archives Account

The Patriot Talon/The Patriot

The official newspaper for the University of Texas at Tyler before it was changed back to the UT Tyler Patriot. Articles in this issue include:Glam in the a.m.; Alleged Sexual Assault Reported at Ornelas Hall; Debate Team Triumphs, Two in a Row for Dodd; Biology Professor Pogue Dies at 43; Origins of Christmas a Collage of History and Pagan Traditions; Our Campus no Safer if Guns are Allowed; Sympathy not Always Appropriate: Excessive Doses Might Actually Inhibit Learning and Relationships; Survey Says: More Students Studying Arabic, African, Asian Languages; University Waiting Approval for New Doctoral Program; Tips to Stay Safe …

Business School Professor Elected To Serve On National Insurance Board, Meghan Storey

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- A professor in the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi has been elected to the Southern Risk and Insurance Association board of directors.

Sandspur, Vol 114, No 10, December 03, 2007, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Journalism Professor's New Book Addresses Role Of Clarion-Ledger In Adoption Of The 1982 Education Reform, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- The role of The Clarion-Ledger in passage of the state's historic Education Reform Act of 1982 is the subject of a new book by a University of Mississippi journalism faculty membe

Winners Of Um Essay Contest Announced, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Remarks By Secretary Paulson On Actions Taken And Actions Needed In U.S. Mortgage Markets At The Office Of Thrift Supervision National Housing Forum, Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Documents

No abstract provided.

Fort Hays State University Faculty Senate Minutes, December 3, 2007, Fhsu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The Bg News December 3, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 3, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 69.

Unh Ph.D. Candidate Receives Major Experiential Education Award, Beth Potier

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 18: Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

December 3, 2007

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

One-Dimensional Radial Flow Turbomachinery Performance Modeling, Robert John Pelton

Theses and Dissertations

The Two-Element In Series (TEIS) and Two-Zone models have been used successfully for over twenty years to model test data for radial flow compressors and pumps. The models can also be used to predict the performance of new machines provided that the model inputs can be accurately specified. Unfortunately, use of the TEIS and Two-Zone models as a predictive tool has been limited because an accurate and broadly applicable method of predicting the modeling parameters, etaA, etaB, chi and d2p does not exist. Empirical models have been developed to predict the TEIS and Two-Zone modeling parameters based on a large …

Impeding And Facilitating Factors In The Implementation Of Lean Enterprise Methodology, Brian S. Leonard

Purdue Polytechnic Masters Theses

The field of lean enterprise has continued to grow since being introduced by the Toyota Corporation after World War II. In academia lean strategies are being introduced in order to prepare students for this new era in operating procedures. Currently, the majority of research in business and academia is focused on processes and methodology, but leadership strategies are yet to be fully examined.

According to Hamilton (2006) there are insufficient resources and research that contribute to understanding successful implementation strategies. Hamilton (2006) expresses concern of the lack of focus on leadership strategies and employee development in lean enterprise.

This qualitative …

First Year Seminar Jamboree This Thursday, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The University of Minnesota, Morris will hold its annual First Year Seminar Jamboree this Thursday, Dec. 6. The Jamboree will feature a variety of presentations, all by first-year UMM students, in various venues throughout the Student Center.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 145, December 3, 2007

Central Florida Future

Champs; Hitt's pay high among colleges; Master's programs approved to improve; Judge argues for softer drug laws.

Faculty Senate Agenda, December 3, 2007, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Commencement
• Information Technology Policies
• Athletic Council Report
• EPC Monthly Report and EPC Annual Report
• Cultural Activities Council Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• Honors Program Annual Report
• Committee on Committees Report
• PRPC Items
• Representations of Extension and RCDE on Faculty Senate (2nd reading)
• Reasons for Non-Renewal (1st reading)

Commercial Critical Systems And Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Future Research Agenda, Matthew J. Warren, Shona Leitch

Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference

Secure management of Australia’s commercial critical infrastructure presents ongoing challenges to owners and the government. Although it is currently managed through high-level information sharing via collaboration, but does this suit the commercial sector. One of the issues facing Australia is that the majority of critical infrastructure resides under the control of the business sector and certain aspects such of the critical infrastructure such as Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are distributed entities and not a single entity. The paper focuses upon the security issues associated with SCM systems and critical infrastructure protection

Space As A New Sphere Of Future Information Warfare, Martti Lehto

Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference

Air power has seen constant development from the Wright Flyer’s first flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903 via the advent of the jet age with the service entry of the Messerschmitt Me 262 in 1942, to today’s multirole fighters (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter) and stealth aircraft (B-2 Spirit multi-role bomber). As a result of this evolution of one hundred years air power has emerged as a central component in power projection. As General William Mitchell said: ”Neither armies nor navies can exist unless the air is controlled over them.” (Mitchell 1925, xv)We have witnessed a corresponding development in …

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 29, December 3, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Mathematically Modeling Pcr: An Asymptotic Approximation With Potential For Optimization, Martha J. Garlick

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

A mathematical model for PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is developed using the law of mass action. Differential equations are written from the chemical equations, preserving the detail of the complementary DNA single strand being extended one bas e pair at a time. The equations for the annealing stage are solved analytically. The method of multiple scales is used to approximate solutions for the extension stage. A map is then developed from the solutions to simulate PCR. The advantage of this model is the ability to use the map to optimize the process. Our results suggest that dynamically optimizing the extension …

Mexico Engineering Study Abroad: Assessing The Effectiveness Of International Experiences On Teaching Global Engineering Skills, Joshua Benjamin Draper

Theses and Dissertations

Globalization is a rapidly increasing trend in many industries, including civil engineering. This paper defines the skills engineers will need in an increasingly international industry. It also describes an engineering study abroad program designed to teach some of those skills to students and presents a survey used as an assessment tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The program, called Mexico Engineering Study Abroad (MESA), is taught at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, UT. MESA is a project-based extended field trip format class that couples hydrologic modeling with cultural awareness as students work together with Mexican students on …

Taking The Legislative Temperature: Which Federal Climate Change Legislative Proposal Is "Best"?, Victor B. Flatt

NULR Online

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 2, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 2, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2007

No abstract provided.

Carmi V. Sabag, Elyakim Rubinstein, Miriam Naor, Edna Arbel

Translated Opinions

Facts: The appellant suffered from a mental illness. On 1 October 1999, the appellant attacked the respondent, who was then an eight year old child, and seriously wounded him. The appellant then attacked his own daughter and killed her. The appellant was indicted for murder and attempted murder, but because of the mental illness from which he suffered, he was found not to be responsible for his actions, and he was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. The respondent, through his parents, sued the appellant for compensation.

Held: Tort law does not recognize a defence of insanity according to the meaning …

Revising The Past, Complicating The Future: The Yushukan War Museum In Modern Japanese History, Takashi Yoshida

History Faculty Publications

In this three part series, we introduce historical museums in Japan and their role in public education. Following this introduction to peace museums, Ms. Nishino Rumiko, a founder of the Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace (WAM), introduces WAM’s activities and the 2000 Citizens Tribunal on the ‘comfort women’. The final article is by Mr. Kim Yeonghwan, the former associate director of Grassroots House Peace Museum who describes the peace and reconciliation programs that the Museum sponsors.

Poster: South Central Medical Library Conference, Claire Conrad, Deb Lapointe

Posters and Presentations

Dr. Deb LaPointe and Claire Conrad performed a research project designed to answer the question: Wikis in Higher Education: Collaborative by Nature or Design? The research results were submitted as a poster at the South Central Medical Library Conference in Albuquerque in October 2007. Seven law students and six graduate students were interviewed. The students had been required to post content to wikis as a course requirement. The law students had posted content to the law clinic wiki while enrolled as students in the law school clinic. The six graduate students posted content to a wiki as part of Dr. …

Holiday Classics, David B. Weiller

Orchestra

Program listing performers and works performed