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A Novel Approach In Determining Changes In Consumptive Use, Ruby C. Daamen, John B. Cook, Ed Roehl Jr

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2008 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Addressing Water Challenges Facing the State and Region

The Application Of Topmodel To Assess Mercury Fluxes In The Mctier Creek Watershed, Toby D. Feaster, Mark A. Lowery, Kenneth R. Odom, Paul A. Conrads

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2008 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Addressing Water Challenges Facing the State and Region

Potential Impacts Of Climate Change On Water Resources In South Carolina And Across The United States, Ge Sun, Steve Mcnulty, Jennifer Moore Myers, Erika Cohen

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2008 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Addressing Water Challenges Facing the State and Region

The Economic And Economic Development Implications Of Sutstainability Initiatives, William B. Zieburtz

S.C. Water Resources Conference

No abstract provided.

19th International Specialty Conference: Recent Research And Developments In Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Wei-Wen Yu Center For Cold-Formed Steel Structures

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Subject-Level Incremental Values Of New Markers For Risk Classification Rule, Tianxi Cai, Lu Tian, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, L. J. Wei

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Floor System Design For Distortional Buckling Including Sheathing Restraint, Y. Guan, Benjamin W. Schafer, R. H. Sangree

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

Computed Flexural Buckling Stress For Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Columns, Shin-Hua Lin, Chi-Ling Pan, Chih-Peng Yu

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

State Of The Art Report On Thin-Walled Cold-Formed Profiled Steel Decking, N. A. Hedaoo, L. M. Gupta

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

Poet: Polarimeters For Energetic Transients, J. E. Hill, M. L. Mcconnell, P. Bloser, J. Legere, J. Macri, J. Ryan, S. Barthelmy, L. Angelini, T. Sakamoto, J K. Black, Dieter H. Hartmann, P Kaaret, B Zhang, K Ioka, T Nakamura, K Toma, R Yamazaki, X Wu

Publications

POET (Polarimeters for Energetic Transients) is a Small Explorer mission concept proposed to NASA in January 2008. The principal scientific goal of POET is to measure GRB polarization between 2 and 500 keV. The payload consists of two wide FoV instruments: a Low Energy Polarimeter (LEP) capable of polarization measurements in the energy range from 2-15 keV and a high energy polarimeter (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment – GRAPE) that will measure polarization in the 60-500 keV energy range. Spectra will be measured from 2 keV up to 1 MeV. The POET spacecraft provides a zenith-pointed platform for maximizing the exposure to …

Forming Early-Type Galaxies In Groups Prior To Cluster Assembly, Stefan Kautsch, Anthony H. Gonzalez, Christian A. Soto, Kim-Vy H. Tran, Dennis Zaritsky, John Moustakas

Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles

We study a unique protocluster of galaxies, the supergroup SG1120–1202. We quantify the degree to which morphological transformation of cluster galaxies occurs prior to cluster assembly in order to explain the observed early-type fractions in galaxy clusters at z = 0. SG1120–1202 at z ~ 0.37 is composed of four gravitationally bound groups that are expected to coalesce into a single cluster by z = 0. Using HST ACS observations, we compare the morphological fractions of the supergroup galaxies to those found in a range of environments. We find that the morphological fractions of early-type galaxies (~60%) and the ratio …

Experimental Response Of Connections Between Cold-Formed Steel Profile And Cememnt-Based Panel, Luigi Fiorino, Ornella Iuorio, Raffaele Landolfo

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 10/14/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 14, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Engaging Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Adopting A Nine-Step Problem-Based Learning Model, Karen C. Goodnough, Woei Hung

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

Engaging primary and elementary students in meaningful, relevant science learning is challenging. PBL is an instructional approach that provides a means to foster meaningful science learning while enhancing teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). This paper reports on the experiences of a teacher inquiry group consisting of five teachers (K-5) and a university researcher as they adopted a nine-step problem design model to develop PBL experiences. The objectives of the study were to examine how various facets of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge are engaged as they design PBL modules; describe how teachers engage with a nine-step problem design model; and document …

All Problems Are Not Equal: Implications For Problem-Based Learning, David H. Jonassen, Woei Hung

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional model that assumes the centrality of problems to learning. Research on PBL has focused on student learning, student roles, tutor roles, problem design, and technology use (Hung, Jonassen, & Liu, 2008), but little attention in the PBL literature has been paid to the nature of the problems that provide the focus for PBL. In this paper, we articulate a model for evaluating problem difficulty. Problem difficulty is define in terms of complexity, including breadth of knowledge, attainment level, intricacy of procedures, relational complexity, and problem structuredness including intransparency, heterogeneity of interpretations, interdisciplinarity, dynamicity, or …

On The Colored Jones Polynomial, Sutured Floer Homology, And Knot Floer Homology, J. Elisenda Grigsby, Stephan Wehrli

Mathematics - All Scholarship

Let K in S³ be a knot, and let K denote the preimage of K inside its double branched cover, Sigma(S³, K). We prove, for each integer n > 1, the existence of a spectral sequence from Khovanov's categorification of the reduced n-colored Jones polynomial of K (mirror of K) and whose E^infinity term is the knot Floer homology of (Sigma(S³,K),K) (when n odd) and to (S³, K # K) (when n even). A corollary of our result is that Khovanov's categorification of the reduced n-colored Jones polynomial detects the unknot whenever n …

Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Presentation by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky Joint Committee on Education. Data regarding WKU enrollment, tuition, degrees awarded, student retention, graduation statistics, transfer students, Applied Research & Technology Program, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), SKy Teach, student financial aid, Finish WKU, Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), WKU Glasgow, WKU E-town/Radcliff/Ft. Knox, WKU Owensboro, Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science and doctoral programs.

The Collegian (2008-10-13), Isis Lopez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 61, No. 9

October 13, 2008 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (October 13, 2008), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on October 13, 2008.

Parallax And Distance Estimates For Twelve Cataclysmic Variable Stars, John R. Thorstensen, Sébastien Lépine, Michael Shara

Dartmouth Scholarship

We report parallax and distance estimates for 12 more cataclysmic binaries and related objects observed with the 2.4 m Hiltner telescope at MDM Observatory. The final parallax accuracy is typically ~1 mas. Notable results include distances for V396 Hya (CE 315), a helium double degenerate with a relatively long orbital period, and for MQ Dra (SDSSJ155331+551615), a magnetic system with a very low accretion rate. We find that the Z Cam star KT Persei is physically paired with a K main-sequence star lying 15 arcsec away. Several of the targets have distance estimates in the literature that are based on …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 89, October 13, 2008

Central Florida Future

UCF joins national study; Speed kills; Student shot near campus; Jewish holiday not dampened by rain; Yom Kippur; 40 spots, 3,544 applicants.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, October 13, 2008, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Siegel’S Lemma Outside Of A Union Of Varieties, Lenny Fukshansky

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

Lecture given at the AMS Special Session on Number Theory, October 2008.

Nebraska’S Immigrant Population: Economic And Fiscal Impacts - Ollas Report No. 5, Christopher Decker, Jerry Deichert, Lourdes Gouveia

Latino/Latin American Studies Reports

Immigration issues have once again assumed center stage in policy circles at every level of government in the United States, as the number of new immigrants, many undocumented and many from Latin American nations, has risen markedly in recent years. This is certainly true in Nebraska. According to US Census figures for 2000, the total immigrant population in Nebraska was estimated to be 74,638. By 2006, this figure had risen to 99,500, a 33.3 percent increase. By comparison, the total native-born population in the state grew less than 2.0 percent over the same six-year period.

This study attempts to quantitatively …

Community Interactive Processes And Rural Adolescents’ Educational Achievement: Investigating The Mediating Effects Of Delinquency And Self-Esteem, Omolola Adedokun, Mark Balschweid

Journal of Youth Development

The study reported in this paper examines the effects of community interactive processes on rural adolescents’ educational achievement. Specifically, the paper explored the direct effects of community interactive processes on rural adolescents’ educational achievement and the indirect effects via self-esteem and delinquency. The method of structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from a nationally representative panel study of rural adolescent boys and girls in 10th grade through 12th grade. The results make a compelling case that communities are conduits for boosting self-esteem, facilitating normative behaviors and academic performance in rural adolescents.

What A User Wants: Redesigning A Library's Web Site Based On A Card-Sort Analysis, Laura Pope Robbins, Lisa Esposito, Christ Kretz, Michael Aloi

Publications

Web site usability concerns anyone with a web site to maintain. Libraries, however, are often the biggest offenders in terms of usability. In our efforts to provide users with everything they need to do research, we often overwhelm them with sites that are confusing in structure, difficult to navigate, and weighed down with jargon. Dowling College Library recently completed a redesign of its web site based upon the concept of usability. For smaller libraries in particular, this can be a challenge. The web site is often maintained by one or two people and finding the time and resources to conduct …

Global Analysis Of Gene Expression Changes During Retinoic Acid-Induced Growth Arrest And Differentiation Of Melanoma: Comparison To Differentially Expressed Genes In Melanocytes Vs Melanoma, Mary H. Estler, Goran Boskovic, James Denvir, Sarah Miles, Donald A. Primerano, Richard M. Niles

Biochemistry and Microbiology

BACKGROUND: The incidence of malignant melanoma has significantly increased over the last decade. Some of these malignancies are susceptible to the growth inhibitory and pro-differentiating effects of all-trans-retinoic acid (RA). The molecular changes responsible for the biological activity of RA in melanoma are not well understood.

RESULTS: In an analysis of sequential global gene expression changes during a 4-48 h RA treatment of B16 mouse melanoma cells, we found that RA increased the expression of 757 genes and decreased the expression of 737 genes. We also compared the gene expression profile (no RA treatment) between non-malignant melan-a mouse melanocytes and …

An Examination Of Youth Voice Via Quasi-Experimental Methodology, Melissa Cater, Krisanna Machtmes, Janet Fox

Journal of Youth Development

The purpose of the study discussed was to determine if youth voice affects the ownership and engagement of youth in a county 4-H program. A youth-led approach was used with the treatment group to facilitate youth and adults sharing decision-making power. The comparison group utilized an adult-centered approach where decisions about the club programming were made strictly by the adults. A pre-and post-measurement design was used. Analysis of covariance was employed to determine if differences existed between youth participating in the treatment group and comparison groups and if differences existed between youth based on race. Findings indicated statistically significant differences …