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The Effects Of Informal Science Education On Students' Attitudes And Academic Performance, Samuel Ashley Jan 2008

The Effects Of Informal Science Education On Students' Attitudes And Academic Performance, Samuel Ashley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Will student attitudes towards science change when they are given a chance to explore an area of science in which they have indicated an interest? This action research thesis investigated this question over a period of nine weeks. The subjects of this study included twelve students enrolled in the same seventh grade physical science class. The school was located in a suburban setting in the Southeast United States. Data for this study was collected with anecdotal notes, participation grid, science attitude survey, student interviews, and student journals. This study found that when students are given the opportunity to pursue an …

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Effects Of Internal Oxidation On Thermo-Mechanical Properties Of Atmospheric Plasma Sprayed Conicraly Coatings, Travis Patterson Jan 2008

Effects Of Internal Oxidation On Thermo-Mechanical Properties Of Atmospheric Plasma Sprayed Conicraly Coatings, Travis Patterson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Thermal barrier coatings (TBC) with MCrAlY (M=Co and/or Ni) bond coats have been widely used in hot sections of gas turbines to protect underlying superalloys from high temperatures, oxidation, and hot corrosion. Deposition of MCrAlY bond coats using atmospheric plasma spray (APS), as oppose to conventionally employed vacuum/low-pressure plasma spray and high velocity oxy-fuel deposition, allows greater flexibility in ability to coat economically and rapidly for parts with complex geometry including internal surfaces. There were three objectives of this study. First, relationships between APS spray parameters and coating microstructure was examined to determine optimum spray parameters to deposit APS CoNiCrAlY …

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Design And Experimental Study Of An Integrated Vapor Chamber -" Thermal Energy Storage System, Krishna Kota Jan 2008

Design And Experimental Study Of An Integrated Vapor Chamber -" Thermal Energy Storage System, Krishna Kota

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Future defense, aerospace and automotive technologies involve electronic systems that release high pulsed waste heat like during high power microwave and laser diode applications in tactical and combat aircraft, and electrical and electronic systems in hybrid electric vehicles, which will require the development of an efficient thermal management system. A key design issue is the need for fast charging so as not to overheat the key components. The goal of this work is to study the fabrication and technology implementation feasibility of a novel high energy storage, high heat flux passive heat sink. Key focus is to verify by theory …

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Evaluating Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training Treatments Effects On Combat Medic Trainees In Light Of Select Human Descripti, Teresita Sotomayor Jan 2008

Evaluating Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training Treatments Effects On Combat Medic Trainees In Light Of Select Human Descripti, Teresita Sotomayor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The use of military forces in urban operations has increased considerably over the past years. As illustrated by the current conflict in Iraq, the Army finds itself fighting its toughest battles in urban areas facing unconventional forces. Soldiers face many threats in hostile fire environments, whether conducting large-scale mechanized warfare, low-intensity conflicts, or operations other than war. Through 1970, there has been no demonstrable reduction in battlefield mortality rate as a percentage of all casualties since data was kept since before the Civil War. For that period of time, nearly all the reduction in overall mortality rate occurred through reduced …

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High Power Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers And Their Applications, Shinwook Lee Jan 2008

High Power Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers And Their Applications, Shinwook Lee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, a novel semiconductor mode-locked oscillator which is an extension of eXtreme Chirped Pulse Amplification (XCPA) is investigated. An eXtreme Chirped Pulse Oscillator (XCPO) implemented with a Theta cavity also based on a semiconductor gain is presented for generating more than 30ns frequency-swept pulses with more than 100pJ of pulse energy and 3.6ps compressed pulses directly from the oscillator. The XCPO shows the two distinct characteristics which are the scalability of the output energy and the mode-locked spectrum with respect to repetition rate. The laser cavity design allows for low repetition rate operation < 100MHz. The cavity significantly reduces nonlinear carrier dynamics, integrated self phase modulation (SPM), and fast gain recovery in a Semiconductor optical Amplifier (SOA). Secondly, a functional device, called a Grating Coupled Surface Emitting Laser (GCSEL) is investigated. For the first time, passive and hybrid mode-locking of a GCSEL is achieved by using saturable absorption in the passive section of GCSEL. To verify the present limitation of the GCSEL for passive and hybrid mode-locking, a dispersion matched cavity is explored. In addition, a Grating Coupled surface emitting Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (GCSOA) is also investigated to achieve high energy pulse. An energy extraction experiment for GCSOA using stretched pulses generated from the colliding pulse semiconductor mode-locked laser via a chirped fiber bragg grating, which exploits the XCPA advantages is also demonstrated. Finally, passive optical cavity amplification using an enhancement cavity is presented. In order to achieve the interferometric stability, the Hänsch-Couillaud Method is employed to stabilize the passive optical cavity. The astigmatism-free optical cavity employing an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) is designed and demonstrated. In the passive optical cavity, a 7.2 of amplification factor is achieved with a 50 KHz dumping rate.

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Sex Education Policy In Florida: Strategies For Change, Jenna Cawley Jan 2008

Sex Education Policy In Florida: Strategies For Change, Jenna Cawley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sex education policies and programs in Florida are largely dominated by the abstinence-only approach. This paper makes the case that abstinence-only education is a failing policy in Florida, and evaluates strategies advocates may use in order to accomplish reform. Three different strategies are evaluated: countywide school district reform, statewide rejection of federal abstinence-only funding, and statewide standardization of sex education via legislation. Contrasts are drawn between all three strategies with regard to their potential impact on sex education policy in Florida, viability, and the challenges they present to advocates. This paper concludes that statewide standardization of sex education in Florida …

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The Effects Of Training On Goal Orientation, Mentoring Relationship Processes, And Outcomes, Shannon Scielzo Jan 2008

The Effects Of Training On Goal Orientation, Mentoring Relationship Processes, And Outcomes, Shannon Scielzo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of preparatory training for mentors and proteges with respect to relationship processes and outcomes. Specifically, it was proposed that training provided to mentors and their proteges should foster a high learning goal orientation and a low avoid goal orientation. The former is associated with learning for the sake of continuous improvement and the latter is associated with a willingness to be perceived by others as having failed at a task. It was hypothesized that mentors and proteges who received goal orientation training prior to beginning their formal mentoring sessions …

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Determinants Of Turkish Police Officers' Perception Of Integrity: Impact Of Organizational Culture, Bahadir Kucukuysal Jan 2008

Determinants Of Turkish Police Officers' Perception Of Integrity: Impact Of Organizational Culture, Bahadir Kucukuysal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of police organizational culture on officers' perception of integrity in the Turkish National Police (TNP). Adopting an organizational rather than an individualistic perspective, this study focused on police organizational culture to investigate the causes of integrity problems in the TNP. While focusing on police organizational culture, this study also aimed to determine to what extent officers' perceptions of integrity are influenced by personal and occupational attributes such as age, gender, rank, income, educational level, years of employment, and assignment type. The research was conducted in Turkey's two largest cities, Istanbul …

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Determinants Of Human Resources Management Performance On County Efficiencies: A Study Of Florida Counties, Janet Davis Jan 2008

Determinants Of Human Resources Management Performance On County Efficiencies: A Study Of Florida Counties, Janet Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Performance measurement has been adopted and implemented in the private sector as a tool to measure and improve performance. Performance measurement is relatively new to the public sector, yet counties could benefit from establishing performance measures. This study uses the 67 Florida counties to compare Human Resource performance measures to county efficiency measures through path analysis to assess the contribution compensation and recruitment practices have on county efficiency measures of fiscal, process and technical efficiencies. It includes county contextual variables in the models. The data was collected via professional publications and organizations, survey and personal contacts and entered into a …

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Many Telling Moments:The Essence Of Fragmented Image Culture, Bonnie Ebner Jan 2008

Many Telling Moments:The Essence Of Fragmented Image Culture, Bonnie Ebner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

My purpose in entering the UCF MFA program was to further explore and develop my passion for photography. During my time in the program, I developed my methodology--from having the traditional photography paradigm ingrained in my mind (and wanting to fit into it) to accepting and valuing my own unique process. I construct installations using diverse imagery and non-traditional presentation. In my installations, one may witness a reflection of the contemporary pace of image perception--fragmented, complex, abundant, and disordered. Together, images and their arrangements are used to create a unified piece that satisfies a new system within apparent disorder. The …

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After Ten Years: Tracing The 1997 Vatican Statements Regarding Ethics In Advertising In Today's Advertising Textbooks, Anca C. Micu Jan 2008

After Ten Years: Tracing The 1997 Vatican Statements Regarding Ethics In Advertising In Today's Advertising Textbooks, Anca C. Micu

Presidential Seminar on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

One responsibility of all educators, especially those in marketing and advertising, is to provide students with a proper perspective regarding professional ethics. In other words, it is to guide future managers in developing an ethical conscience as they perfect their decision-making competence. Today, the 1997 Pontifical Council’s statements on ethics in advertising are the top result of a Google search for “ethics and advertising.” The amount of scriptural reference contained in the statements is considerably less than that found in most Papal social encyclicals (i.e., social writings of the Catholic Church). This approach made the document more accessible to thoughtful …

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Adam, Martin And John: Iconography, Infrastructure, And America’S Pathological Inconsistency About Medical Insurance, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jan 2008

Adam, Martin And John: Iconography, Infrastructure, And America’S Pathological Inconsistency About Medical Insurance, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Health Insurance Risk Pooling And Social Solidarity: A Response To Professor David Hyman, Amy B. Monahan Jan 2008

Health Insurance Risk Pooling And Social Solidarity: A Response To Professor David Hyman, Amy B. Monahan

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Is Health Insurance A Bad Idea? The Consumer-Driven Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost Jan 2008

Is Health Insurance A Bad Idea? The Consumer-Driven Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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The “Race Card” And Reforming American Health Insurance, Dayna Bowen Matthew Jan 2008

The “Race Card” And Reforming American Health Insurance, Dayna Bowen Matthew

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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The Practical Ramifications Of Dual Sovereignty In Prosecuting Declaratory Judgment Actions Against State And Federal Governments, Daniel Maldonado, Steven Plitt Jan 2008

The Practical Ramifications Of Dual Sovereignty In Prosecuting Declaratory Judgment Actions Against State And Federal Governments, Daniel Maldonado, Steven Plitt

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Regional Shortcomings And Global Solutions: Kidnap, Ransom And Insurance In Latin America, Samantha Kenney Jan 2008

Regional Shortcomings And Global Solutions: Kidnap, Ransom And Insurance In Latin America, Samantha Kenney

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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“Sez Who?”: State Constitutional Concerns With External Review Laws And The Resulting Conundrum Posed By Rush Prudential Hmo V. Moran, William Pitsenberger Jan 2008

“Sez Who?”: State Constitutional Concerns With External Review Laws And The Resulting Conundrum Posed By Rush Prudential Hmo V. Moran, William Pitsenberger

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Are State Court Garnishment Actions An Effectual Impediment To Federal Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction: Is Timing Everything?, Steven Plitt, Aeryn Heidmann Jan 2008

Are State Court Garnishment Actions An Effectual Impediment To Federal Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction: Is Timing Everything?, Steven Plitt, Aeryn Heidmann

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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A Tax Treaty That Doesn’T Tax? The Unique History Of The United States-Bermuda Tax Treaty And The Subsequent Problems Facing The United States Insurance Industry, Yelena Tsvaygenbaum Jan 2008

A Tax Treaty That Doesn’T Tax? The Unique History Of The United States-Bermuda Tax Treaty And The Subsequent Problems Facing The United States Insurance Industry, Yelena Tsvaygenbaum

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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African American Homeownership And The Dream Deferred: A Disparate Impact Argument Against The Use Of Credit Scores In Homeownership Insurance Underwriting, Latonia Williams Jan 2008

African American Homeownership And The Dream Deferred: A Disparate Impact Argument Against The Use Of Credit Scores In Homeownership Insurance Underwriting, Latonia Williams

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Health Insurance: Market Failure Or Government Failure?, David A. Hyman Jan 2008

Health Insurance: Market Failure Or Government Failure?, David A. Hyman

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Health Insurance Debate In Canada: Lessons For The United States, Mary Anne Bobinski Jan 2008

The Health Insurance Debate In Canada: Lessons For The United States, Mary Anne Bobinski

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Stoli On The Rocks: Why States Should Eliminate The Abusive Practice Of Stranger-Owned Life Insurance, Eryn Mathews Jan 2008

Stoli On The Rocks: Why States Should Eliminate The Abusive Practice Of Stranger-Owned Life Insurance, Eryn Mathews

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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The Scope Of Expert Testimony In Insurance Bad Faith Cases: Can The Expert Testify On The Meaning Of The Insurance Policy?, Charles Miller Jan 2008

The Scope Of Expert Testimony In Insurance Bad Faith Cases: Can The Expert Testify On The Meaning Of The Insurance Policy?, Charles Miller

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Insurance And Credit Default Swaps: Should Like Things Be Treated Alike?, Arthur Kimball-Stanley Jan 2008

Insurance And Credit Default Swaps: Should Like Things Be Treated Alike?, Arthur Kimball-Stanley

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Of Vice And Men: A New Approach To Eradicating Sex Trafficking By Reducing Male Demand Through Educational Programs And Abolitionist Legislation, Iris Yen Jan 2008

Of Vice And Men: A New Approach To Eradicating Sex Trafficking By Reducing Male Demand Through Educational Programs And Abolitionist Legislation, Iris Yen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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From Incitement To Indictment - Prosecuting Iran's President For Advocating Israel's Destruction And Piecing Together Incitement Law's Emerging Analytical Framework, Gregory S. Gordon Jan 2008

From Incitement To Indictment - Prosecuting Iran's President For Advocating Israel's Destruction And Piecing Together Incitement Law's Emerging Analytical Framework, Gregory S. Gordon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

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Criminal Prosecution In Sheep's Clothing: The Punitive Effects Of Ofac Freezing Sanctions, Vanessa Ortblad Jan 2008

Criminal Prosecution In Sheep's Clothing: The Punitive Effects Of Ofac Freezing Sanctions, Vanessa Ortblad

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Pedophiles In Wonderland: Censoring The Sinful In Cyberspace, Gabrielle Russell Jan 2008

Pedophiles In Wonderland: Censoring The Sinful In Cyberspace, Gabrielle Russell

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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