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A Comparative Study Of Six Decades Of General Science Textbooks: Evaluating The Evolution Of Science Content, Anna Lewis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined science textbooks over time to better understand the science content expectations that the U.S. educational system deems appropriate for 8th and 9th grade science students. The study attempted to answer the questions: 1) What specific science content has been presented via the textbook from 1952 to 2008? 2) Within which areas and in what way does the science content change? 3) Are new scientific findings reflected in 8th and 9th grade U.S. general science textbooks? Twenty-six themes were identified which reflect five areas in science: Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Biology, and Process of Science. Trends in science …

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements: Reporting On Controls At A Service Organization , November 17, 2008, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, Applicability Of Statements On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, November 17, 2008, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Audit Considerations Relating To An Entity Using A Service Organization (Redrafted), November 17, 2008; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2008, November 17, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements: Reporting On Controls At A Service Organization, November 17, 2008; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2008, November 17, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

2008-11-17 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2008

No abstract provided.

November 17, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Smokejumper Obituary: Stanley, Philip B. (Missoula 1943), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 16, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2008

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 16, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2008

No abstract provided.

Fpga Acceleration Of Mean Variance Framework For Optimal Asset Allocation, Ali Irturk, Bridget Benson, Nikolay Laptev, Ryan Kastner

Electrical Engineering

Asset classes respond differently to shifts in financial markets, thus an investor can minimize the risk of loss and maximize return of his portfolio by diversification of assets. Increasing the number of diversified assets in a financial portfolio significantly improves the optimal allocation of different assets giving better investment opportunities. However, a large number of assets require a significant amount of computation that only high performance computing can currently provide. Because of the highly parallel nature of Markowitzpsila mean variance framework (the most popular approximation approach for optimal asset allocation) an FPGA implementation of the framework can also provide the …

Multiband Transmission Calculations For Nanowires Using An Optimized Renormalization Method, Timothy B. Boykin, Mathieu Luisier, Gerhard Klimeck

Other Nanotechnology Publications

The discovery of an interesting nanostructure behavior or the design of useful nanodevices requires state-of-the-art physical models. Realistic, multiband nanowire calculations especially tend to be computationally intensive and slow. Here, we develop optimizations to the renormalization method of Grosso et al. [Phys. Rev. B 40, 12328 (1989)] specifically for nanowires with [100]- or [111]-oriented axes. For no-spin-orbit models, our optimizations give far superior performance to other available methods, while for spin-orbit models on a single processor, our results are at least as good as the best alternative. More importantly, th parallel scalability of our optimizations is superior to that of …

Eagleville Times, Volume 6, Issue 22, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

University & Symphonic Band And Symphonic Winds: November 16, 2008, Keera Johnson, Kent Krause, Daniel A. Belongia, Stephen K. Steele

School of Music Programs

This is the sixty-eighth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday Afternoon

November 16, 2008

3:00 p.m.

Smokey Joe's Cafe, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the November 15, 2008 performance of Smokey Joe's Cafe by Irving Street Rep.

A Time For The Humanities: Futurity And The Limits Of Autonomy, James J. Bono, Tim Dean, Ewa P. Ziarek

Education

This book brings together an international roster of renowned scholars from disciplines including philosophy, political theory, intellectual history, and literary studies to address the conceptual foundations of the humanities and the question of their future. What notions of the future, of the human, and of finitude underlie recurring anxieties about the humanities in our current geopolitical situation? How can we think about the unpredictable and unthought dimensions of praxis implicit in the very notion of futurity?

The essays here argue that the uncertainty of the future represents both an opportunity for critical engagement and a matrix for invention. Broadly conceived, …

Contributors, Westview Staff

Westview

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Environment In Poverty Alleviation, Paolo Galizzi, Alena Herklotz

Environment

The new millennium raised hopes for a better future for humanity through a new spirit of international cooperation. Participants at the United Nations Millennium Summit agreed on an ambitious agenda for international cooperation that singled out, among other issues, environmental protection and development as key objectives.

The increasing degradation of our planet continues to emphasize the need to conserve and preserve natural resources. Yet with more than half of the global population still living on $2 dollars a day or less, there is also a glaring need for development initiatives to combat poverty.

This book draws on contributions to the …

Ists E-Newsletter, November 15, 2008, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Message from the ISTS Chair, Morgan Masters

--Message from the Fall Conference Chair, Traci Maxted

--Message from the Vice Chair, De Anna Tibben

--Announcements

--Opportunities

--News

--Your ISTS Leadership Team

Making Connections, Lucy Daniels

Westview

No abstract provided.

November 15, 2008: Pope Benedict's Healthy Secularity, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Pope Benedict's Healthy Secularity“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 15, 2008 (Pages 6243-6350), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 38 (2008)

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Alkoxyamine Polymers: Versatile Materials For Surface Ligation Applications, Lindsey Hines, Jessica Moore, David Dahl, Belinda Lady, Johnathan Brantley, Hasan Palandoken

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Immobilization of biomolecules (i.e., proteins, carbohydrates), on polymeric surfaces has been an area of intense research. The resultant bioconjugates often display increased stability, bioavailability and activity. Our research program seeks to explore the utility of the alkoxyamine (RONH2) functional group in new materials as versatile ligating sites for the immobilization of various compounds.

The ease with which alkoxyamines (RONH2) condense with aldehydes or ketones has prompted their widespread use in labelling liposome, bacterial and mammalian cell surfaces as well as chemoselectively ligating small molecule ‘recognition elements' onto polyfunctional substrates. These condensation reactions proceed in aqueous media to afford the robust …

Cariporide Prodrugs: Targeting Brain Cancer Cells Through Sodium-Proton Exchange Inhibition, Jacob Vervynckt, Johnathan Brantley, Jessica Moore, Mark Graves Ii, William Harley, Fredric A. Gorin, Hasan Palandoken

Chemistry and Biochemistry

More than 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor annually. The life expectancy for these individuals is approximately 9-12 months from the time of diagnosis. This poor prognosis is due to the ineffectiveness of existing therapies (i.e., chemotherapy and radiotherapy) against brain cancer, where the primary problem is the inability to differentiate cancer cells from healthy brain cells.

Relative to healthy brain tissue, the heightened metabolism of cancer cells increases their reliance on the ion transport proteins NHE (sodium-proton exchanger) and NCX (sodium-calcium exchanger). Inhibition of these proteins disrupts the intricate pH …

Mending Our Nets: Psychosocial Care In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Jane Parker

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Cityland – Vol. 5, No. 10, Center For New York City Law

CityLand - 2008

The November 2008 issue of CityLand reports on major land use and preservation developments in New York City. The City Council modified the Dutch Kills rezoning to increase FAR and address hotel development concerns, approved the creation of the Special St. George District in Staten Island, and passed legislation requiring waterfront planning updates every ten years. The Council also approved the Hospital for Special Surgery’s expansion over the FDR Drive and extended the West Chelsea Historic District. The City Planning Commission approved modified plans for Willets Point and Hunter’s Point South, and reduced building heights and densities in the 125th …

"We Believe In One New Orleans": Embracing Diversity Post-Katrina, Michael A. Cowan, Hazel S. Parker

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

The Rebirth Of A City: Birth And Achievement Of The Ethics Review Board, Kevin Wm. Wildes

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Contemplating The Katrina Whirlwind: From "Apocalypse Now" To Solidarity For The Common Good, Edward B. Arroyo

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

The Jena Six And Black Punishment: Law And Raw Life In The Domain Of Nonexistence, Donald F. Tibbs, Tryon P. Woods

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.