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Classifying Mental Tasks Based On Features Of Higher-Order Statistics From Eeg Signals In Brain–Computer Interface, Shang Ming Zhou, John Q. Gan, Francisco Sepulveda Jan 2008

Classifying Mental Tasks Based On Features Of Higher-Order Statistics From Eeg Signals In Brain–Computer Interface, Shang Ming Zhou, John Q. Gan, Francisco Sepulveda

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Anthony Kennedy : The Roberts Court's Sandra Day O'Connor?, William Dane Dekrey Jan 2008

Anthony Kennedy : The Roberts Court's Sandra Day O'Connor?, William Dane Dekrey

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


Potatoes Again : The Travel Diary Of A World War Ii Prisoner Of War, Jon Lucht Jan 2008

Potatoes Again : The Travel Diary Of A World War Ii Prisoner Of War, Jon Lucht

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


The Civil War : Stories We Never Hear And Women Who Dared To Live Them, Amanda Lee Jan 2008

The Civil War : Stories We Never Hear And Women Who Dared To Live Them, Amanda Lee

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


Not Made Of The Right Matter : The Ordination Of Women In The Roman Catholic Church Priesthood, Emily Dubord Hill Jan 2008

Not Made Of The Right Matter : The Ordination Of Women In The Roman Catholic Church Priesthood, Emily Dubord Hill

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


Celebrities In The Media : A Study Of Society's Fascination With The Famous, Amanda K. Dukart Jan 2008

Celebrities In The Media : A Study Of Society's Fascination With The Famous, Amanda K. Dukart

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


Dublin Core Metadata Harvested Through Oai-Pmh, Amy S. Jackson, Myung-Ja Han, Kurt Groetsch, Megan Mustafoff, Timothy W. Cole Jan 2008

Dublin Core Metadata Harvested Through Oai-Pmh, Amy S. Jackson, Myung-Ja Han, Kurt Groetsch, Megan Mustafoff, Timothy W. Cole

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The introduction in 2001 of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) increased interest in and awareness of metadata quality issues relevant to digital library interoperability and the use of harvested metadata to build "union catalogs" of digital information resources. Practitioners have offered wide-ranging advice to metadata authors and have suggested metrics useful for measuring the quality of shareable metadata. Is there evidence of changes in metadata practice in response to such advice and/or as a result of an increased awareness of the importance of metadata interoperability? This paper looks at metadata records created over a six-year period …


Overview Of Thermoelectric Sodium Cobaltite: NaXCo2O4, Xiaofeng Tang, Terry M. Tritt Jan 2008

Overview Of Thermoelectric Sodium Cobaltite: NaXCo2O4, Xiaofeng Tang, Terry M. Tritt

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Authority And Cultural Interaction On Frankish Cyprus, 1191-1374, David D. Terry Jan 2008

Authority And Cultural Interaction On Frankish Cyprus, 1191-1374, David D. Terry

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Closed Form Analytical Multi-Axis Gimbal Tracking Algorithms For Use In Small Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles, Jaganathan Ranganathan Jan 2008

Closed Form Analytical Multi-Axis Gimbal Tracking Algorithms For Use In Small Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles, Jaganathan Ranganathan

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Integrating Technology In Teaching Business And Technical Writing At The University Of North Dakota, Scarlet Gray Bernard Jan 2008

Integrating Technology In Teaching Business And Technical Writing At The University Of North Dakota, Scarlet Gray Bernard

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Probation Violations In Three Rural Minnesota Counties, Tami Jo Nettum Lieberg Jan 2008

Probation Violations In Three Rural Minnesota Counties, Tami Jo Nettum Lieberg

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Diagnosing Characteristics Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Transitioning Off The West African Coast Using Nasa African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Observations, Bradley W. Klotz Jan 2008

Diagnosing Characteristics Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Transitioning Off The West African Coast Using Nasa African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Observations, Bradley W. Klotz

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Graduate Independent Study : Exploring Self-Rated Health As It Relates To Health Factors For American Indian And Alaska Native Tribes, Mary L. Gattis Jan 2008

Graduate Independent Study : Exploring Self-Rated Health As It Relates To Health Factors For American Indian And Alaska Native Tribes, Mary L. Gattis

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


William H. Seward's American Exceptionalism In The Age Of The 'Irrepressible Conflict', John J. Wickre Jan 2008

William H. Seward's American Exceptionalism In The Age Of The 'Irrepressible Conflict', John J. Wickre

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Corporate Social Responsibility For Solving The Housing Problem For The Poor In South Africa, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Basheera Mia Jan 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility For Solving The Housing Problem For The Poor In South Africa, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Basheera Mia

Architectural Engineering

No abstract provided.


The Hotel Guest Questionnaire: An Assessment Of Its Role As A Service Encounter Interface, Alfred W. Ogle Jan 2008

The Hotel Guest Questionnaire: An Assessment Of Its Role As A Service Encounter Interface, Alfred W. Ogle

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This exploratory study on hotel stakeholder behaviour uses a 'service innovation' approach to investigate how the hotel guest questionnaire can function in a way not previously considered in the hospitality management literature. viz as a remote service encounter interface between the hotel management and guest. The paper-based guest questionnaire. also commonly known as comment card. is an old hotel tradition that is the most widely used method or guest feedback elicitation by hotels. Primarily a method of measuring guest satisfaction. studies show that its inherent limitations as a survey Instrument result in inaccurate and ungeneralisable data. The trend for e-based …


The Whistleblower In The Workplace: The Influence Of The Personal Characteristics Of Individuals Who Have Blown The Whistle In One Australian Context, Sharan Kraemer Jan 2008

The Whistleblower In The Workplace: The Influence Of The Personal Characteristics Of Individuals Who Have Blown The Whistle In One Australian Context, Sharan Kraemer

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Whistleblowing is not a new phenomenon but recent technological advances, which make corrupt behaviour difficult to hide, have exposed whistleblowingg as a burgeoning problem on several levels: international, national and local. Whistleblowing presents problems not only for the organisation which must deal with the offender, contain any damage to its reputation and manage the problems that enabled the corrupt behaviour in the first place; but it presents problems for the whistleblower. While ultimately an organisation may benefit from a whistleblower's action, the whistle blower's journey is rarely without sacrifices. Individual whistleblowers must call upon personal strengths to report misconduct despite …


Computerized Adaptive Testing In Mathematics For Primary Schools In Thailand, Chaowprapha Chuesathuchon Jan 2008

Computerized Adaptive Testing In Mathematics For Primary Schools In Thailand, Chaowprapha Chuesathuchon

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

A new system-wide educational change has been introduced in Thailand requiring, amongst other things, that technologies for education be utilized in all levels of education. This study focuses on Mathematics Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) designed to provide Thai primary school teachers with an innovative method of assessment, one of the effective tools of new technology to be used in Thai primary schools. This study aims to: (1) construct multiple-choice test items for a Mathematics course on the topic of Equations for Year 6 (Prathom Suksa 6) students in Thailand; (2) calibrate the test items using a Rasch Measurement Model, investigate …


Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers Today, Jeniffer M. Lane Jan 2008

Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers Today, Jeniffer M. Lane

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This portfolio documents the learning journey of a preservice teacher educator in Western Australia. The problem investigated is how should we best to prepare preservice teachers for teaching in future contexts. This document has several sections, firstly the literature review discusses topics that have relevance for teacher educators preparing teachers of the future to work in a knowledge-based economy. Then four phases of research both quantitative and qualitative are presented interlinked by a personal narrative. The narrative describes how the studies and research impacted on the teaching practices of the researcher. The powerful findings of the research with teachers in …


The Role Of Pax7 In The Formation Of The Superior Colliculus And The Vertebrate Visual System, Jennifer A. Thompson Jan 2008

The Role Of Pax7 In The Formation Of The Superior Colliculus And The Vertebrate Visual System, Jennifer A. Thompson

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis has explored the role of Pax7 in formation and maturation of the mouse superior colliculus, an important brain region associated with topographic visual input and the capacity to evoke appropriate visuomotor responses to environmental stimuli. The research performed was explicitly targeted at understanding the relationship between Pax7 expression and the formation of the topography of the superior colliculus, including neuron specification and differentiation, boundary formation, polarisation and retinocollicular mapping. By employing histochemical, immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent techniques, together with quantification utilising Optimas Digital Image Analysis, this project assessed Pax7 expression in diverse mutant and wildtype mice …


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 27-30, 2008, Phoenix, Az; October 27-30, 2008 Asb Meeting Highlights, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2008

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 27-30, 2008, Phoenix, Az; October 27-30, 2008 Asb Meeting Highlights, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 27-30, 2008, Phoenix, Az; October 27-30, 2008 Asb Meeting Highlights, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2008

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 27-30, 2008, Phoenix, Az; October 27-30, 2008 Asb Meeting Highlights, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Does Training With Powercranks™ Affect Economy Of Motion, Cycling Efficiency, Oxygen Uptake And Muscle Activation Patterns In Trained Cyclists?, Jack Burns Jan 2008

Does Training With Powercranks™ Affect Economy Of Motion, Cycling Efficiency, Oxygen Uptake And Muscle Activation Patterns In Trained Cyclists?, Jack Burns

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

PowerCranks™ are claimed to increase economy of motion and cycling efficiency by reducing the muscular recruitment patterns that contribute to the resistive forces occurring during the recovery phase of the pedal stroke. However, scientific research examining the efficacy of training with PowerCranks™ is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if five weeks of training with PowerCranks™ improves economy of motion (EOM), gross efficiency (GE), oxygen uptake (V.O2) and muscle activation patterns in trained cyclists. Sixteen trained cyclists were matched and paired into either a PowerCranks™ (PC) or Normal Cranks (NC) training group. Prior to training, all …


The Relationship Between Training Load And Incidence Of Injury And Illness Over A Pre-Season At An Australian Football League Club, Benjamin Piggott Jan 2008

The Relationship Between Training Load And Incidence Of Injury And Illness Over A Pre-Season At An Australian Football League Club, Benjamin Piggott

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In any competitive sporting environment, it is crucial to a team's success to have the maximum number of their players free from injury and illness and available for selection in as many games as possible throughout the season. The training programme of the club, and therefore training load, can have an impact on the incidence of injury and illness amongst the players. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the training load and the incidence of injury and illness over an entire pre-season at an Australian Football League (AFL) club. Sixteen players were subjects; all full …


As The Owl Discreet: Essay Towards A Conversation And Carly's Dance A Novel, Vahri Mckenzie Jan 2008

As The Owl Discreet: Essay Towards A Conversation And Carly's Dance A Novel, Vahri Mckenzie

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis comprises a novel entitled Carly's Dance and an essay entitled As the Owl Discreet. Although separate works, a line runs through them that might be described as an urge to connect; each work, although self-contained, is concerned with the co-existence of opposites, or more precisely, apparent opposites. The essay's title is ironic, borrowed from Hillaire Belloc's perverse verses collected as Cautionary Tales. Discretion is exactly what the thesis tests the bounds of, as do the characters in my novel. And so do I, in using family history to motivate my research.


Water Centrality For Water And Society, Ute Goeft Jan 2008

Water Centrality For Water And Society, Ute Goeft

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The current approach to water management in Western societies, including Australia, is based on allocating water between different users. Appropriate for commercial uses, this commodity view of water has proved difficult for the inclusion of environmental and social concerns. Issues, such as which aspects have precedence, how much water should be allocated to each and how to make trade-offs in cases of insufficient water, pose problems that are yet to be worked out. In addition, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the identification of environmental as well as social water needs. The latter has prompted the writing of this …


A Jittered-Sampling Correction Technique For Adcs, Jamiil A. Tourabaly Jan 2008

A Jittered-Sampling Correction Technique For Adcs, Jamiil A. Tourabaly

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In Analogue to Digital Converters (ADCs) jittered sampling raises the noise floor; this leads to a decrease in its Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) and its effective number of bits (ENOB). This research studies a technique that compensate for the effects of sampling with a jittered clock. A thorough understanding of sampling in various data converters is complied.


Interaction In Languages Other Than English Classes In Western Australian Primary And Secondary Schools: Theory, Practice And Perceptions, Rita Tognini Jan 2008

Interaction In Languages Other Than English Classes In Western Australian Primary And Secondary Schools: Theory, Practice And Perceptions, Rita Tognini

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This descriptive study investigated the interaction of teachers and learners in ten primary and secondary school languages other than English (LOTE) classes in Western Australia, with the aim of providing a detailed picture of its nature and patterns. Teachers' and learners' perceptions of this interaction were also examined as part of the study, through interviews conducted with them.


The Effect Of Nurse Initiated Paracetamol On Emergency Department Patients With Pain From Low Acuity Injury, Joanne G. Wilson Jan 2008

The Effect Of Nurse Initiated Paracetamol On Emergency Department Patients With Pain From Low Acuity Injury, Joanne G. Wilson

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Early identification and management of pain was identified at the commencement of this study as a key area requiring research in emergency departments. Prolonged waiting times for analgesia especially, was highlighted in the National Institute of Clinical Studies emergency department collaborative in 2003. Many barriers exist for a patient to receive analgesia. In Western Australia this is compounded by the legislation which restricts prescribing rights for nurses. Three considerations guided the development of the research project. Firstly, the patient has initial contact with the emergency department from the nurse at triage. Secondly, paracetamol was recognised as a potentially effective analgesic …