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Afterschool Matters Spring 2008, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

When the Divide Isn’t Just Digital: How Technology-Enriched Afterschool Programs Help Immigrant Youth Find a Voice, a Place, and a Future
By Rebecca A. London, Manuel Pastor, Jr., and Rachel Rosner
Of course community technology centers (CTCs) help bridge the digital divide for immigrant youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods. But a study of six CTCs in California shows that these centers also promote positive youth development for young people who are challenged to straddle two cultures. 11 pages.

Growth in Motion: Supporting Young Women’s Embodied Identity and Cognitive Development through Dance After School
By Mira-Lisa Katz
Dance classes provide a model …

Respiratory Effects Of 1-Propylxanthine On Neonatal Rats, Amanda Hance

Student Honors Theses

Neonatal apnea is commonly treated by methylxanthines like caffeine or theophylline, but these drugs have the potential to create serious side effects. As an alternative, a new xanthine analog, 1-propylxanthine (1-PX), was recently synthesized at Eastern Illinois University. The respiratory effects of 1-PX were investigated in 4- to 7-day-old rats to determine if 1-PX could be a respiratory stimulant. Each rat was placed in a heated body plethysmograph, and its respiratory rate and volume were measured using a flow transducer, pneumotachograph, and Power Lab data acquisition system. After a 10-min control period, the rat was given a s.c. dose of …

Sources Of Wood & Wood Residues For Energy Production In Indiana, Isaac Slaven, Eva Haviarova, Klein Ileleji

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

As energy prices rise and there is a push for energy to be produced from renewable resources, the contribution of Indiana’s corn and soybean industry often overshadows the impact that the State’s wood residues can have in response to these demands. Reports show that the wood products industry is the largest, by paid wages, of any agricultural industry in Indiana and employs 47,000 Indianans.1 In fact, Indiana has more than 4.5 million acres of forest land,2 compared to about 12.3 million acres of cropland.3 In addition to the millions of acres of forestland, Indiana has more than 1,600 wood products …

Program And Abstracts Celebration Of Student Scholarship, 2008, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Program and Abstracts Celebration of Student Scholarship from April 7-12, 2008

Amicus (Spring 2008), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Many would consider an appointment to the judiciary to be the pinnacle of a legal career, and so Colorado Law is proud to claim over 130 graduates as judges on state and federal benches in Colorado alone. This issue gives some of these alumni a chance to talk about their experiences in the judiciary.

Featured in this issue:

• Tim Tymkovich ‘82
• Luis Rovira ‘52
• Linda Neuman ‘73
• Arthur Roy ‘69
• Dennis Maes ‘72
• Profiles of past federal court judges
• An editorial from professor Robert Nagel
• An editorial from Judge Walker Miller ‘63

Opus: Spring 2008, Hope College

Opus: 2000-2009

An issue of Opus from spring 2008.

The Forum: Spring 2008, Rick Abbott, Holly Johnson, Travis Waswick, Amanda Unruh, Jessica Skroch, Emily Hill, Andrew Rilometo

UND Publications

Spring 2008 journal of the Honors Program at the University of North Dakota. The issue includes stories, poems, essays and art by undergraduate students.

Number 8 Spring 2008, Special Collections Research Center

Newsletters from The Special Collection Research Center - The Courant

No abstract provided.

Spring 2008, Valparaiso University

The Lighter, 1958-Last Year

No abstract provided.

Vol. 10 No. 1 Esr Review, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

Entrepreneurship, Thinking, And Economic Self-Reliance, Ronald K. Mitchel, Adam D. Bailey, Mitchell J. Robert

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

Inca Garcilasco's Comentarios Reales, Or Who Tells The Story Of A Conquered Civilization?, Darío Fernández Morera

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Macalester Today Spring 2008, Macalester College

Macalester Today

No abstract provided.

Ring V. Arizona And Capital Proceedings: Brave New World Or A Reversion To The Old World, Bruce T. Cunningham, Heather Rattelade, Amanda Zimmer

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tcl Letter Volume 8 Issue 1, Touro College Libraries

Yearbooks and Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Resolving Conflict In Non-Ideal, Complex Systems: Solutions For The Law-Science Breakdown In Environmental And Natural Resource Law, Barbara Cosens

Articles

In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a consolidated case concerning the scope of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction to require permits for dredge and fill of wetlands under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, issuing a plurality, two concurrences, and two dissents. Each opinion has a solid legal foundation, yet none truly makes sense if the science of the resource in question is considered. The opinions in Rapanos v. United States illuminate the struggle at the law-science interface. The problem is not due to either a failure in legal reasoning or a failure in scientific methodology …

Wku Scholar, Office Of Sponsored Programs, Western Kentucky University

WKU Scholar

No abstract provided.

Trade-Offs Among Parameters Of Reproductive Efforts In Rapid Grow Radish, Kristin Arita

ESSAI

Multiple reproductive parameters including flower number, pods initiated, pods matured, seeds matured and mass per seed each require a certain percentage of a plant’s generated energy to ensure viable successive generations. In an attempt to determine the most important quality, these factors were documented over the span of several weeks as test rapid grow radish plants matured. Variables of reproductive effort would divide nutritional allocations in accordance of priority, with the effort of least variability being most critical to success. The quality held most constant among the test plants was seed mass. An established seed mass, irrespective of resources available …

Toward A Rfra That Works, Nicholas Nugent

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Untamed Ink, Spring 2008, Lindenwood University

Untamed Ink

Untamed Ink was a creative writing magazine for Lindenwood University.

Mobile Communication And Data Gathering Software For Autistic Children And Their Caregivers, Gondy Leroy, Gianluca De Leo

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Positive design leads to positive change in our society. In most cases, discussions focus on those who receive the design. However, positive design may also have a positive, but often over-looked, effect on the designers themselves. Learning about difficulties others face and developing solutions is a benefit that can contribute to individual designers’ education and general sense of well-being. Having a broader understanding of alternative views and lifestyles makes one a better person. In addition, positive design may benefit the entire field of information science by improving its ability to renew itself and attract new, young talent.

Bare, Trish Lindsey Jaggers

Academic Support Division Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Cotton, Globalization, And Poverty In Africa, William G. Moseley, Leslie C. Gray

Environmental Studies and Sciences

This volume employs a modified commodity chain approach, focusing on the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of cotton production in Africa, and the links between this production and the global market. Individual chapters may examine one or multiple levels in the commodity chain and employ different theoretical approaches, from ethnography, to agroecology, to political ecology, to classic economic analysis. We want to acknowledge, however, that while the commodity chain is an important part of cotton dynamics, it is not the only force at work in African cotton. There are new and interesting developments outside the commodity chain that work for …

Cotton Production In Burkina Faso: International Rhetoric Versus Local Realities, Leslie C. Gray

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Voices ranging from the editorial page of the New York Times to organizations such as Oxfam and the presidents of Burkina Faso and Mali have argued that U.S. cotton subsidies depress world cotton prices and hurt African farmers. These policies deny West African countries their comparative advantage in cotton, which they can produce more cheaply and with lower environmental impacts than farmers in the United States. Some have gone as far as phrasing this as a national security issue; editorials in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have suggested that removing subsidies would have a strong auxiliary …

What Every Christian Should Know About Amos And Hosea, Rolf A. Jacobson

Faculty Publications

To overcome the biblical illiteracy of the churches, leaders need to teach parishioners the basic content of the Bible. This essay offers a resource for that important task.

Partners, April 2008, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville). Center Of Excellence For Poultry Science

Partners

No abstract provided.

Nutrition And Tuberculosis: A Review Of The Literature And Considerations For Tb Control Programs, Peggy Papathakis, Ellen Piwoz

Food Science and Nutrition

No abstract provided.

Southern Register. 2008.2 (Spring 2008), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

No abstract provided.

Genome Size Scaling Through Phenotype Space, Charles A. Knight, Jeremy M. Beaulieu

Biological Sciences

Background and Aims Early observations that genome size was positively correlated with cell size formed the basis of hypothesized consequences of genome size variation at higher phenotypic scales. This scaling was supported by several studies showing a positive relationship between genome size and seed mass, and various metrics of growth and leaf morphology. However, many of these studies were undertaken with limited species sets, and often performed within a single genus. Here we seek to generalize the relationship between genome size and the phenotype by examining eight phenotypic traits using large cross-species comparisons involving diverse assemblages of angiosperm and gymnosperm …

Maternal Effects Of Carotenoid Consumption In Guppies (Poecilia Reticulata), Gregory F. Grether, Gita R. Kolluru, K. Lin, M. A. Quiroz, G. Robertson, A. J. Snyder

Biological Sciences

1. Carotenoids transferred from mother to offspring may enhance the quality of the offspring. Whether such maternal effects occur in guppies (Poecilia reticulata) has an important bearing on mate preference evolution.
2. By raising female guppies from birth on different dietary carotenoid levels, we examined the pattern of carotenoid allocation to maternal tissue (skin) vs. eggs. Skin carotenoid content was only weakly affected by carotenoid intake while egg carotenoid content was strongly affected.
3. We then tested for effects of maternal carotenoid intake on several measures of offspring quality, including size and condition at birth, juvenile growth rate, …