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Action Research As Professional Development: A Study Of Two Teachers, Wade R. Glathar

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the experiences of two teachers in a public charter school who implement action research in their classrooms. The study explored the key elements of professional development as well as action research and makes the case as to why action research is an effective tool for teacher development. Participants were selected based on having little teaching experience and familiarity with action research. The study examined the experiences of teachers who have had limited professional development as they use action research in their practices. Data for the study were drawn from interviews as well as researcher and participant journals.

December 9, 2008, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 56, No. 20 (Dec. 9, 2008), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Daily Eastern News: December 09, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 9, 2008, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 9, 2008, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

The Alestle - Vol. 67 No. 30 - 12/09/2008, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 67 No. 30

A Qualitative Examination Of Youth Voice In The Decision-Making Process Within The 4-H Youth Development Program: Promoting Promising Practices In Overcoming Barriers, Janet Fox, Todd Tarifa, Krisanna Machtmes

Journal of Youth Development

This paper discusses a national study designed to identify and describe obstacles to youth voice in the decision-making process in the 4-H youth development program from the perception of three distinct populations - State 4-H Program Leaders, 4-H State Youth Development Specialists, and 4-H Youth Agents/Educators. When examining these professionals’ views on the barriers affecting youth voice in the decision-making process, time and scheduling seem to consistently present the largest barrier to youth voice. Involvement in the decision-making process provides a wide range of hurdles including the opportunity structures, involvement procedures, representation and dynamics within the process. Adult power and …

The Impact Of Repeated Rounds Of Mass Drug Administration With Diethylcarbamazine Plus Albendazole On Bancroftian Filariasis In Papua New Guinea, Gary J. Weil, Will Kastens, Melinda Susapu, Sandra J. Laney, Steven A. Williams, Christopher L. King, James W. Kazura, Moses J. Bockarie

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background: This study employed various monitoring methods to assess the impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea, which has the largest filariasis problem in the Pacific region.

Methodology/Principal Findings: Residents of rural villages near Madang were studied prior to and one year after each of three rounds of MDA with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole administered per World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The mean MDA compliance rate was 72.9%. Three rounds of MDA decreased microfilaremia rates (Mf, 1 ml night blood by filter) from 18.6% pre-MDA to 1.3% after the third MDA (a …

Arizona V. Johnson: Determining When A Terry Stop Becomes Consensual, Ryan Thompson

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

No abstract provided.

Austria: Measures And Prolongations Under The Law On The Stability Of The Financial Markets And On Strengthening The Interbank Market For Credit Institutions And Insurance Companies, Global Trade Alert

Documents

No abstract provided.

State Aid N 557/2008 - Austria: Measures Under The Law On The Stability Of The Financial Markets And On Strengthening The Interbank Market For Credit Institutions And Insurance Companies In Austria, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.

Conditions For Tracking In Networked Control Systems, Chaouki T. Abdallah, I Lopez, S.K. Jayaweera, H. Tanner

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

In this paper we obtain information theoretical conditions for tracking in linear time-invariant control systems. We consider the particular case where the closed loop contains a channel in the feedback loop. The mutual information rate between the feedback signal and the reference input signal is used to quantify information about the reference signal that is available for feedback. This mutual information rate must be maximized in order to improve the tracking performance. The mutual information is shown to be upper bounded by a quantity that depends on the unstable eigenvalues of the plant and on the channel capacity. If the …

Development Of An Inexpensive, Haptic Graphical Display Device, David Burch

Theses and Dissertations

A finger-worn haptic device capable of rendering 2-D graphics through vibrotactile feedback is presented. The device development is presented from its initial stages of being a stylus design using a photo-interrupter optical sensor and pager-motor actuator to a small case worn on the finger using a RGB color sensor and a piezoelectric actuator. Testing of the latest prototype design shows that it has a spatial sensitivity (<2mm) comparable to natural touch (~1mm) and can be used to output a variety of vibrotactile textures. The design can be expanded for a multiple finger, independent device, while remaining affordable (<$100) and highly portable (<500g).

Louis A. Fuertes And The Zoological Art Of The 1926–1927 Abyssinian Expedition Of The Field Museum Of Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

The year 2009 marked the 110th anniversary of the first colored reproduction of a Fuertes painting; a watercolor of two seaside sparrows published in The Auk, when Fuertes was about 25 years old. Although Fuertes' life spanned little more than a half-century, and most living ornithologists were born after his tragic 1927 death, his influence on natural history art has not lessened. This manuscript is a testimony to his enduring artistic legacy.

I first looked in awe at the original set of Fuertes paintings in the summer of 1995, during a visit to the Field Museum in conjunction with …

Worm-Web Search: A Content-Based Image Retrieval (Cbir) System For The Parasite Image Collection In The Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology, University Of Nebraska State Mueum, Ramalingamurthy Meduri, Ashok Samal, Scott Lyell Gardner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

We have developed a prototype web-accessible content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system that allows internet/web-based sharing of biological collections that contain large numbers of images of archived specimens. This system will enable both researchers and educators to access verified, high quality data on biological collections that are available in any museum with digitized holdings. The CBIR system that we are testing can play an important role in understanding global biodiversity because no knowledge of the specific names of specimens need be known before useful information can be extracted from such databases. Our CBIR framework allows users to search image collections using …

Defining Value Based Information Security Governance Objectives, Sushma Mishra

Theses and Dissertations

This research argues that the information security governance objectives should be grounded in the values of organizational members. Research literature in decision sciences suggest that individual values play an important role in developing decision objectives. Information security governance objectives, based on values of the stakeholders, are essential for a comprehensive security control program. The study uses Value Theory as a theoretical basis and value focused thinking as a methodology to develop 23 objectives for information security governance. A case study was conducted to reexamine and interpret the significance of the proposed objectives in an organizational context. The results suggest three …

The Bg News December 9, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 9, 2008. Volume 99-Issue 69.

New Program Supports Um Scholarships During Economic Slowdown, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Electromagnetic Emissions Stimulation And Detection System, Daryl G. Beetner, Sarah A. Seguin, Todd H. Hubing

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A system and method for detecting and identifying electronic devices based on their unintended electromagnetic emissions (“UEE”) signals is presented. During device classification, UEE signals are measured from a plurality of test devices and characteristic data is obtained from the UEE signal emitted from each test device. Using the characteristic data, a threshold value and ideal pulse template can be determined for each test device and stored in a memory. An ideal stimulation signal is also determined for each test device and stored in the memory. During device detection, the ideal stimulation signal is applied to the environment in which …

The Ticker, December 8, 2008

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

Minutes, December 8, 2008

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ccu Newsletter, December 8, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

12-08-2008 Swosu Fall 2008 Graduation List, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Approximately 266 students from Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Weatherford will complete requirements for either bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees after the current Fall 2008 semester.

Communiqué, December 8, 2008, Lindenwood University

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

2008-12-08 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2008

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, December 8, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 131, Issue 51

December 8th 2008, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Automatic Generation Of Decomposition Based Matrix Inversion Architectures, Ali Irturk, Bridget Benson, Arash Arfaee, Ryan Kastner

Electrical Engineering

Matrix inversion is an essential computation for various algorithms which are employed in multi-antenna wireless communication systems. FPGAs are ideal platforms for wireless communication; however, the need for vast amounts of customization throughout the design process of a matrix inversion core can overwhelm the designer. Decomposition methods provide the analytic simplicity and computational convenience necessary for computationally intensive matrix inversion. This paper presents automatic generation of different decomposition based matrix inversion architectures using a matrix inversion core generator tool, GUSTO with different parameterization options. We present automatic generation of a variety of general purpose matrix inversion architectures which have comparable …

Gregory Milton V. Ray

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Planning At Bates, 12-08-2008

Occasional Publications

No abstract provided.