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Service Learning E-News - November 2007, Parkland College Nov 2007

Service Learning E-News - November 2007, Parkland College

Service Learning Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2007

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Can Semantic Web Techniques Empower Comprehension And Projection In Cyber Situational Awareness?, Amit P. Sheth Nov 2007

Can Semantic Web Techniques Empower Comprehension And Projection In Cyber Situational Awareness?, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

No abstract provided.


Semantic Convergence Of Wikipedia Articles, Christopher J. Thomas, Amit P. Sheth Nov 2007

Semantic Convergence Of Wikipedia Articles, Christopher J. Thomas, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

Social networking, distributed problem solving and human computation have gained high visibility. Wikipedia is a well established service that incorporates aspects of these three fields of research. For this reason it is a good object of study for determining quality of solutions in a social setting that is open, completely distributed, bottom up and not peer reviewed by certified experts. In particular, this paper aims at identifying semantic convergence of Wikipedia articles; the notion that the content of an article stays stable regardless of continuing edits. This could lead to an automatic recommendation of good article tags but also add …


Tarble Arts Center Newsletter November 2007, Tarble Arts Center Nov 2007

Tarble Arts Center Newsletter November 2007, Tarble Arts Center

Tarble Arts Center Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Jurisprudence Of Colliding First Amendment Interests: From The Dead End Of Neutrality To The Open Road Of Participation-Enhancing Review, Gregory P. Magarian Nov 2007

The Jurisprudence Of Colliding First Amendment Interests: From The Dead End Of Neutrality To The Open Road Of Participation-Enhancing Review, Gregory P. Magarian

Notre Dame Law Review

First Amendment interests in both speech and religion often collide with one another. A political activist claims a free speech interest in the right to purchase advertising time on a television network, while the network claims a free speech interest in its decision not to sell the time. A religious enclave claims a free exercise interest in having a dedicated public school district, while its neighbors claim a nonestablishment interest in the government's not extending the group special treatment. In this Article Professor Magarian examines the phenomenon of colliding First Amendment interests, explains and critiques the Supreme Court's failure to …


Impact Of Rankings On Higher Education - International And German Perspectives, Ellen Hazelkorn Nov 2007

Impact Of Rankings On Higher Education - International And German Perspectives, Ellen Hazelkorn

Other resources

No abstract provided.


Dit News, 1st.-30th. Of November, 2007, Dit:Students Union Nov 2007

Dit News, 1st.-30th. Of November, 2007, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.


Can Separate Be Equal - Single-Sex Classrooms, The Constitution, And Title Ix, Benjamin P. Carr Nov 2007

Can Separate Be Equal - Single-Sex Classrooms, The Constitution, And Title Ix, Benjamin P. Carr

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Distribution And Habitats Of Mosquito Larvae In The Kingdom Of Tonga, Jon S. Harding, Culum Brown, Felicity Jones, Russell Taylor Nov 2007

Distribution And Habitats Of Mosquito Larvae In The Kingdom Of Tonga, Jon S. Harding, Culum Brown, Felicity Jones, Russell Taylor

Ecology Collection

Mosquitoes are a significant pest and human health issue in the Kingdom of Tonga. The occurrence of species and habitats used by mosquito larvae were investigated to determine the potential for control through larval habitat management. Forty-two sites, including 22 villages and 20 farm plantations on the six islands of Tongatapu, Pangaimotu, Vava’u, Pangaimotu (Vava’u group), ‘Utungake and Nuku, were surveyed in April 2006. A total of eight mosquito species were collected: Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), Ae. horrescens (Edwards), Ae. nocturnus (Theobold), Ae. tongae (Edwards), Culex albinervis (Edwards), Cx. annulirostris (Skuse), Cx. quinquefasciatus (Say) and Cx. sitiens (Wiedemann). Several species were …


Considerations For Determining Optimal Mouse Caging Density, Charmaine Foltz, Larry Carbone, David Delong, Bernard E. Rollin, Pascalle Van Loo, Julia Whitaker, Axel Wolff Nov 2007

Considerations For Determining Optimal Mouse Caging Density, Charmaine Foltz, Larry Carbone, David Delong, Bernard E. Rollin, Pascalle Van Loo, Julia Whitaker, Axel Wolff

Laboratory Research and Animal Welfare Collection

At the 2006 National Meeting of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, a panel discussed the question of what constitutes optimal or acceptable housing density for mice. Though there is a consensus that present guidelines are somewhat arbitrarily defined, scientific research has not yet been able to provide clear recommendations for amending them. Speakers explored the many factors that influence decisions on mouse housing, including regulatory requirements, scientific data and their interpretation, financial considerations and ethical concerns. The panel largely agreed that animal well-being should be the measure of interest in evaluating housing density and that well-being includes not …


Working And Playing Well With Others: A Strategy-Policy Mismatch In Export Controls, Charles H. Wilson Ltc Nov 2007

Working And Playing Well With Others: A Strategy-Policy Mismatch In Export Controls, Charles H. Wilson Ltc

Articles & Editorials

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the November 2007 newsletter.


November 1, 2007, James Madison University Nov 2007

November 1, 2007, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Analysis Of Risk-Management Practices And Legal Issues In College Natatoriums In Taiwan, Richard Hsiao Nov 2007

Analysis Of Risk-Management Practices And Legal Issues In College Natatoriums In Taiwan, Richard Hsiao

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Water-related events are the most popular all year-around activities in Taiwan. Aquatic facilities deliver value to users and the community when they are well planned and designed and meet the public’s expectations for health and safety. The focus of this research was to investigate and analyze the operation of collegiate natatoriums, the risk management practices employed by these institutions, and associated legal concerns. The purpose of this study was to provide first-hand information about risk management in general aquatic-center settings in Taiwan. The findings of this study represent 58 aquatic directors at college swimming facilities across Taiwan. The results of …


Do Tobacco-Control Programs Lower Tobacco Consumption? Evidence From California, Michael L. Marlow Nov 2007

Do Tobacco-Control Programs Lower Tobacco Consumption? Evidence From California, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

California is often considered the model for tobacco-control programs due to its early adoption of comprehensive programs aimed at lowering tobacco consumption. Tobacco control began when voters approved the California Tobacco Tax and Health Promotion Act of 1988. More than $2 billion has been spent on tobacco-control in California since 1988. The findings of this article indicate that tobacco-control spending is a significant factor for the widening gap between consumption in the United States and in California only in equations that exclude cigarette prices and smoking bans as control variables. When significant, however, estimates suggest that, for every $1 increase …


Employee Commitment In U.S. And Japanese Firms In Thailand, Richard A. Colignon, Chikako Usui, Harold Kerbo, Robert Slagter Nov 2007

Employee Commitment In U.S. And Japanese Firms In Thailand, Richard A. Colignon, Chikako Usui, Harold Kerbo, Robert Slagter

Social Sciences

Foreign direct investment from transnational corporations across Southeast Asia provides an opportunity to examine the cross-cultural workplace. Most research on cross-cultural workplace takes place in developed countries, but little has been done on the cross-cultural workplace in developing countries. We examine the extent and determinants of organizational commitment among 959 Thai employees in 10 Japanese and American transplant corporations in the Bangkok area. These data were supplemented with in-depth interviews of Thai, Japanese and US managers in 24 transplant corporations and follow-up interviews. Consistent with the literature, we found higher levels of identification and behavioral commitment among employees of U. …


Uncertainty As The Source Of Knowledge Transfer Opportunity, Alex Dekhtyar, Jane Huffman Hayes, Judy Goldsmith Nov 2007

Uncertainty As The Source Of Knowledge Transfer Opportunity, Alex Dekhtyar, Jane Huffman Hayes, Judy Goldsmith

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Uncertainty creeps into the software development process in many ways, shapes and forms. In the early stages of software development, key sources of uncertainty are the human stakeholders who help formulate the requirements of the software product. An added layer of uncertainty is inherent as requirements analysts have to deal with subjective, and often conflicting, estimates that humans make, estimates that may significantly affect both the software development process and the eventual software product. Our position is two-fold. We stipulate that in situations where analysts (and later developers) have to deal with human evaluations of uncertainty, special methods and procedures …


Deformable Image Registration With Inclusion Of Auto-Detected Homologous Tissue Features, Y. Xie, Lei Xing, Dana C. Paquin, Doron Levy, T. Yang Nov 2007

Deformable Image Registration With Inclusion Of Auto-Detected Homologous Tissue Features, Y. Xie, Lei Xing, Dana C. Paquin, Doron Levy, T. Yang

Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Spatial Distributions Of Heating, Cooling, And Industrial Degree-Days In Turkey, Ilhami Yildiz, B. Sosaoglu Nov 2007

Spatial Distributions Of Heating, Cooling, And Industrial Degree-Days In Turkey, Ilhami Yildiz, B. Sosaoglu

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

The degree-day method is commonly used to estimate energy consumption for heating and cooling in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, as well as in greenhouses, livestock facilities, storage facilities and warehouses. This article presents monthly and yearly averages and spatial distributions of heating, cooling, and industrial degree-days at the base temperatures of 18 °C and 20 °C, 18 °C and 24 °C, and 7 °C and 13 °C, respectively; as well as the corresponding number of days in Turkey. The findings presented here will facilitate the estimation of heating and cooling energy consumption for any residential, commercial and industrial buildings …


Fabrication Of Functionally Graded 3a/5a Zeolites By Electrophoretic Deposition, X. Wang, E. A. Olevsky, E. Bruce, M. B. Stern, D. T. Hayhurst Nov 2007

Fabrication Of Functionally Graded 3a/5a Zeolites By Electrophoretic Deposition, X. Wang, E. A. Olevsky, E. Bruce, M. B. Stern, D. T. Hayhurst

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Functionally graded zeolites of molecular sieve type 3A and 5A are deposited by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) from acetone suspension with 8% volume concentration of n-butylamine as particle charging agent. The EPD characteristics of both 3A and 5A suspensions are studied. Functionally graded zeolite 3A/5A deposits are obtained at 200 V DC. Energy dispersive X-ray dispersion (EDX) analysis results confirm the graded structure. The deposited zeolites are also analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The factors influencing the deposition process are discussed.


Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 4, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate Nov 2007

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 4, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
--Editor's Journal: "An Urban Development Journal" by Will Macht
--"Infrastructure: Toward Smarter Regional Solutions" by David Bragdon
--"Importance of Multi-Block Underground Parking" by Will Macht
--"Industrial Development Trends" by Roger Qualman
--"Outside Investor Trends" by Lisa LaManna
--"U.S. Economy & Housing Market Review" by Gerard Mildner
--"Downtown Condominium Analysis" by Greg LeBlanc
--"Housing, Office & Industrial Market Reviews" by Karen Thalhammer


2007 Breeding Bird Surveys At Six Riparian Sites In The Bureau Of Land Management, Taos Resources Area, Hawks Aloft, Inc. Nov 2007

2007 Breeding Bird Surveys At Six Riparian Sites In The Bureau Of Land Management, Taos Resources Area, Hawks Aloft, Inc.

Multi-Species Reports (Hawks Aloft)

No abstract provided.


Biofuel Feedstocks: The Risk Of Future Invasions, Joseph M. Ditomaso, Jacob N. Barney, Allison M. Fox Nov 2007

Biofuel Feedstocks: The Risk Of Future Invasions, Joseph M. Ditomaso, Jacob N. Barney, Allison M. Fox

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

In an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, expand domestic energy production, and maintain economic growth, public and private investments are being used to pursue dedicated feedstock crops for biofuel production. Unlike food crops grown for grain-based ethanol (e.g., corn), which require high inputs of fertilizers and pesticides and typically are grown on prime agricultural land, proposed lignocellulose-based energy crops (e.g., switchgrass) typically have a neutral or negative carbon budget, require relatively few economic or environmental inputs, and can be cultivated on marginal, lower-productivity land. Thus, a rapidly growing industry related to crop selection, cultivar improvement, and conversion technilogies is …


Little Bluestem In The Landscape, Heidi Kratsch, Graham Hunter Nov 2007

Little Bluestem In The Landscape, Heidi Kratsch, Graham Hunter

Gardening

No abstract provided.


Planner, Volume 22, Number 6, November-December 2007, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Nov 2007

Planner, Volume 22, Number 6, November-December 2007, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Highly Degenerate Quadratic Forms Over F2, Robert W. Fitzgerald Nov 2007

Highly Degenerate Quadratic Forms Over F2, Robert W. Fitzgerald

Articles and Preprints

No abstract provided.


Island Times, Nov 2007, Mary Lou Wendell, David Tyler Nov 2007

Island Times, Nov 2007, Mary Lou Wendell, David Tyler

Island Times Newspaper, 2007

No abstract provided.


Peaks Island Star : November 2007, Vol. 27, Issue 11, Service Agencies Of The Island Nov 2007

Peaks Island Star : November 2007, Vol. 27, Issue 11, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2007

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.


News From The Flock, Vol. 2007 Issue 8, Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society Nov 2007

News From The Flock, Vol. 2007 Issue 8, Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society

Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore Nov 2007

Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore

FOCUS On Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.