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Illinois State University Report, November 6, 2008, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Investigation Of Visual Fields And Visually-Mediated Behavior In The Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna Tiburo), Amy L. Osmon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this dissertation was to further examine the visual system and its importance to the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo). This species of hammerhead shark possesses the least amount of lateral cephalofoil expansion. Better understanding of their visual system and potential visually-mediated behaviors may increase understanding regarding adaptive benefits of their unique head shape. The dissertation revealed four factors regarding this species' visual system: 1) the extent of their optical visual fields span between 68-72 degrees laterally and cover their visual horizon, 2) they possess a fairly large (approximately 112 degree) blind spot directly in front of …

Culture Learning In Spanish Companion Book Websites: An Analysis Of Tasks, Angela Cresswell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Internet with its World Wide Web feature opened up a whole new frontier for language-culture learning that foreign language textbook authors have integrated into their programs. Designing tasks that progress beyond promoting learners' passive consumerism and reiteration of facts remains a goal and a challenge. Thus, three research questions characterized this study that sought to examine the on-line tasks associated with six current Spanish textbook programs. The design focused on an analysis of these tasks in light of prevailing culture learning concepts and other pedagogical paradigms posited by reputable foreign language educators to determine if they filled the gap …

Health And Behavioral Problems Associated With Symptoms Of Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Rachel B. French

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine prevalence rates of symptoms of several sleep disorders in young children, and the relationship between symptoms of pediatric sleep disorders and other childhood problems. Two-hundred-seventy-six children aged 2 to 5 years were studied through examination of a pre-existing database. Children rated as high risk for having a sleep disorder displayed significantly more aggressive behavior and attention problems, as compared to children whose sleep was rated in the normal range. However, no relationship was found between symptoms of sleep disorders and body mass index, asthma, or allergies. In addition, no relationship was found …

The Researcher As A Consumer Of Scientific Publication: How Do Name-Ordering Conventions Affect Inferences About Contribution Credits?, Boris Maciejovsky, David V. Budescu, Dan Ariely

Psychology Faculty Publications

When researchers from different fields with different norms collaborate, the question arises of how name-ordering conventions are chosen and how they affect contribution credits. In this paper, we answer these questions by studying two disciplines that exemplify the two cornerstones of name-ordering conventions: lexicographical ordering (i.e., alphabetical ordering, endorsed in economics) and nonlexicographical ordering (i.e., ordering according to individual contributions, endorsed in psychology). Inferences about credits are unambiguous in the latter arrangement but imperfect in the former, because alphabetical listing can reflect ordering according to individual contributions by chance. We contrast the fields of economics and psychology with marketing, a …

Campus Assembly Minutes 11/05/2008, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Management Minor 11/05/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Management B.A. 11/05/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, November 5, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Cord Weekly (November 5, 2008)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 99, November 5, 2008

Central Florida Future

UCF team wins Battle of the Brains; 2008 UCF Homecoming; Panic!, T's, Dashboard, The Cab: oh my!; Indiana Jones' quest gets students in Homecoming spirit; thousands of students anticipated for Skit Knight tonight; Enviro author to speak on book; Shuttle ridership reaches new levels.

Political Science B.A. 11/05/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

The Legacy, November 5, 2008, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Campus Assembly Minutes 11/05/2008, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Campus Chronicle, David Rogers, Jennifer Minter, Taylor Ware, Nic Dayton, Paige Godden, Mitch Holland, Lisa Verhey-Budding, Scott Rentz, Justin Jarrell, Lois Carter, Reba Harris, Adam Vanderpluym, Jeremy Harmsen, Julie Roosa

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

November 5, 2008 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: November 05, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

November

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The Spinnaker Vol. 32 No. 14, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Volume 46, Number 12: November 05, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, November 05, 2008

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

The Guardian, November 05, 2008, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Political Science Minor 11/05/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 5, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 5, 2008. Volume 99-Issue 50.

An Ethologically Relevant Animal Model Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Physiological, Pharmacological And Behavioral Sequelae In Rats Exposed To Predator Stress And Social Instability, Phillip R. Zoladz

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental illness that results from exposure to intense, life-threatening trauma. Some of the symptoms of PTSD include intrusive flashback memories, persistent anxiety, hyperarousal and cognitive impairments. The finding of reduced basal glucocorticoid levels, as well as a greater suppression of glucocorticoid levels following dexamethasone administration, has also been commonly observed in people with PTSD. Our laboratory has developed an animal model of PTSD which utilizes chronic psychosocial stress, composed of unavoidable predator exposure and daily social instability, to produce changes in rat physiology and behavior that are comparable to the symptoms observed in …

Aging With Identity: Integrating Culture Into Senior Housing, Christine Sanchez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There is an underlying hope that those whom are elderly can exist in a place of happiness, comfort, security and familiarity; and can do so by aging in a place which complies with an understanding of their needs as older adults. However, along with aging comes a negative association of dependence and deterioration. Therefore, it is intuitive to have a connection between both the aging process and the design process. Creating a product which brings a positive association with senior housing and aging in place is the underlying goal within the project and overall design.

With the increasing population of …

My Dostoyevsky Syndrome: How I Escaped Being A Self-Hating Somali, Said S. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

Somali Reconstruction And Local Initiative: Amoud University, Abdi I. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

Interview With Nurrudin Farah, Ahmed I. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

The Disintegration Of Somalia: A Historiographical Essay, Lidwien Kapteijns

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

The Somali Studies International Association: A Brief History, Lee Cassanelli

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.