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Induction-Based Approach To Personalized Search Engines, Wadee S. Alhalabi

Open Access Dissertations

In a document retrieval system where data is stored and compared with a specific query and then compared with other documents, we need to find the document that is most similar to the query. The most similar document will have the weight higher than other documents. When more than one document are proposed to the user, these documents have to be sorted according to their weights. Once the result is presented to the user by a recommender system, the user may check any document of interest. If there are two different documents' lists, as two proposed results presented by different …

The Echo: May 9, 2008, Taylor University

2007-2008 (Volume 95)

Administration discussing fate of the union – Taylor seeking global ‘ring’ by 2016 – Cinco de Mayo celebration – Taylor sends 1,000 books to Nigeria – Upland to welcome new community center – Korean delegation opens doors to opportunities around the world – Snapshots: A semester’s top stories – Many passions, one world – ESL/EFL gives the world words – Water-Logged: Students taste test 81 ‘bubblers’ – Fantasy baseball to make dreams come true this year – Student mother balances family and school – Brandle awarded return home – First summer blockbuster cements ‘Iron’-clad victory – A fond farewell in …

Sr-07-08-(39) 70 Cc, Marshall University

Recommendations

No abstract provided.

On The Green Vol. 37 No. 33 May 9, 2008, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Commencement Program 2007 May Graduate, Gcsu Special Collections

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter - Nebraska Chapter, Issue #35, May 2008

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

President’s Message: Team Commitment
The Gamma Sigma Delta Fall 2008 Seminar, October 1: Sustainable Agriculture and Using Local Foods by Dr. Catherine H. Strohbehn, HRIM Extension Specialist, Iowa State University.
GAMMA SIGMA DELTA 2008 COMMITTEES
Award of Merit for Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture: Don C. Adams, Director West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
Excellence in Teaching Award: Darrell R. Mark, Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics
Excellence in Extension Award: • James W. Goeke, Professor, Survey Division School of Natural Resources, North Platte
Excellence in Research Award: Janos Zempleni, Associate Professor Nutrition and Health Sciences
2007 Gamma Sigma Delta New …

Report Of The President's Advisory Committee On Graduate Studies, President's Advisory Committee On Graduate Studies

Reports and Publications from John Jay College

Report presents committee's conclusions and recommendations on seven graduate programs.

Reporter - May 9th 2008, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Most Popular Downloads -- April 2008

Institutional Repository Information

The month recently ended saw new record levels of usage, both for new documents added and for number of downloads furnished.

In April, 1,048 new open-access documents were added to the UNL Digital Commons, including significant collections of articles from Insecta Mundi, a scholarly journal of insect systematics, Proceedings of the Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia 1978–1982, Cornhusker Economics, Bird Strike Committee Annual Meeting Proceedings, Nebraska Beef Reports, and Nebraska Swine Reports; Paul Johnsgard’s book Diving Birds of North America, plus fairly large numbers of articles from some emeriti, including animal geneticist Dale Van Vleck, radiation physicist Robert Katz, …

Honors Day, May 9, 2008, Murray State University

Honors Day Programs

Honors Day Programs, Murray State University. (Digitization and metadata processed by Madison Erwin.)

A Nested Model Study Of The Loop Current Generated Variability And Its Impact On The West Florida Shelf, Alexander Barth, Aida Alvera-Azcarate, Robert H. Weisberg

Marine Science Faculty Publications

A West Florida Shelf model based on the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) is nested in the North Atlantic Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (NAT HYCOM). The focus of this work is the study of the impact of the Loop Current on the West Florida Shelf. In order to assess the model's accuracy, it is compared quantitatively to in situ temperature and velocity measurements on the shelf. A series of sensitivity experiments are conducted to determine the appropriate wind forcing, sea surface temperature relaxation, and mixing scheme. by the inclusion of the Loop Current, we are able to study the propagation …

Illinois State University, One Hundred And Forty-Ninth Annual Commencement, May 9, 2008, Illinois State University

Commencement Programs

Normal, Illinois
Illinois State University
One Hundred and Forty-Ninth Annual Commencement
May 9 and 10, 2008

Microbial Colonization Of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Chimneys, Antoine Pagé

Dissertations and Theses

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimneys harbor some of the most extreme environments supporting life on Earth. In the absence of sunlight, the microbial communities that colonize these deposits are based on energy harvested by chemolithoautotrophs exploiting the chemical disequilibria created as hydrothermal fluids mix with seawater. Although controversial, several models consider deep-sea vent chimneys as likely habitats for primitive ecosystems that developed during the Archean.

The goal of this study was to describe spatial and temporal patterns of microbial colonization in deep-sea vent chimneys emitting high temperature (>300°C) fluids. Microbial community composition and structure were evaluated through analyses of 16S …

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, May Commencement 2008, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxv, Number 23, May 9, 2008, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Synthesis Of Substituted 2-Amino-Cyclobutanones, Nicola Armoush, Preeti Syal, Daniel P. Becker

Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A series of weakly nucleophilic nitrogen derivatives including carbamates, amides, sulfonamides, and anilines were reacted with 1,2‐bis(trimethylsilyloxy)cyclobutene under acidic conditions to afford various substituted 2‐aminocyclobutanone derivatives 3a–i in modest to excellent yields.

Correlation Between Luminescent Properties And Local Coordination Environment For Erbium Dopant In Yttrium Oxide Nanotubes, Yuanbing Mao, John Bargar, Michael Toney, Jane P. Chang

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Chemistry)

The local dopant coordination environment and its effect on the photoluminescent (PL) spectral features of erbium-doped yttrium oxide nanotubes (NTs) were probed by synchrotron-based x-ray diffraction (XRD), x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). XRD, XANES, and EXAFS data demonstrate that single phase solid solutions of Y (2-x) Erx O3 were formed at 0≤x

Storming The Castle: Non-Secular Subversion Of The Pas D'Armes In The Castle Of Perseverance, John Moss

Theses and Dissertations

It is important to remember that the categories of medieval performance were established far removed from their period in history. As a genre, the morality play includes a wide diversity of time, geography, content and performance styles. Such disparities have made it difficult to develop a comprehensive definition, without which comparisons between works cannot be consistent. As scholarship continues to explore these works in context of their performance, it becomes increasingly important to identify which performance styles best inform their production. In examining The Castle of Perseverance within the parameters of pas d’armes, new meanings can be drawn from its …

Psychometrics Of Osce Standardized Patient Measurements, Frederick R. B Stilson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the reliability and validity of scores taken from a series of four task simulations used to evaluate medical students. The four role-play exercises represented two different cases or scripts, yielding two pairs of exercises that are considered alternate forms. The design allowed examining what is essentially the ceiling for reliability and validity of ratings taken in such role plays. A multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) matrix was computed with exercises as methods and competencies (history taking, clinical skills, and communication) as traits. The results within alternate forms (within cases) were then used as a baseline to evaluate the reliability and …

Faculty Newsnotes 2008 No. 404, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Diversity In Tissue Expression, Substrate Binding, And Scf Complex Formation For A Lectin Family Of Ubiquitin Ligases, Kevin A. Glenn, Rick F. Nelson, Hsiang M. Wen, Adam Mallinger, Henry L. Paulson

Student Publications

Post-translational modification of proteins regulates many cellular processes. Some modifications, including N-linked glycosylation, serve multiple functions. For example, the attachment of N-linked glycans to nascent proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum facilitates proper folding, whereas retention of high mannose glycans on misfolded glycoproteins serves as a signal for retrotranslocation and ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation. Here we examine the substrate specificity of the only family of ubiquitin ligase subunits thought to target glycoproteins through their attached glycans. The five proteins comprising this FBA family (FBXO2, FBXO6, FBXO17, FBXO27, and FBXO44) contain a conserved G domain that mediates substrate binding. Using a variety of …

Cal Poly Students Succeed At Statewide Competition, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 8, 2008

An Analysis Of Mer1 Function During Meiotic Splicing Regulation In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Frederick William Scherrer

Dissertations

The transition from mitosis to meiosis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires a significant change to gene expression profiles. Regulation of pre-messenger RNA splicing patterns during meiosis assists in this transition by fine tuning expression of essential meiotic genes. Produced only during meiosis, Mer1p is linked to the splicing of at least three mRNAs: MER2, MER3, and AMA1. Previous evidence suggests that Mer1p activates splicing by directly recruiting snRNPs or stabilizing intermediate splicing complexes formed on pre-mRNA that contains an intronic Mer1p enhancer element. However, some splicing factors, especially accessory/non-snRNP factors, have critical roles in retaining unspliced pre-mRNAs in the …

The Communicator, May 8, 2008, Bronx Community College

The Communicator

The Communicator newspaper published on May 8, 2008.

Spartan Daily, May 8, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 55

Otter Realm, May 8, 2008, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

AS Elections Challenged for Votes: New Staff Appointed -- No Accountability for AS This Year -- Governor's State Park Plan Ignites Student Activism -- Cell Phone Use Soon Regulated on California Roads -- Is CSUMB the Right Shade of Green? -- Pop Legend to Help Raise Money for CSU Students With Disabilities -- Students Fed Up With Sodexo -- Growing Interest Forms in Annual Ethics Panel -- Sexual Healing Coming and Going -- Food Shortages Cause Concern Worldwide -- Meat Me at the Barbeque -- Capitalizing on a "Tragic" Capstone -- Capstone Festival Spring 2008 -- Spring Formal: Extraordinarily Epic …

The Statesman, V. 51, I. 52, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 51, n. 52,v. 51, i. 52

Spatial And Temporal Variation In The Natal Otolith Chemistry Of A Hawaiian Reef Fish: Prospects For Measuring Population Connectivity, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Scott L. Hamilton, Robert R. Warner

Biological Sciences

One of the most compelling unanswered questions in marine ecology is the extent to which local populations are connected via larval exchange. Recent work has suggested that variation in the chemistry of otoliths (earstones) of fishes may function as a natural tag, potentially allowing investigators to determine sources of individual larvae and estimate larval connectivity. We analyzed the spatial and temporal variation in natal otolith chemistry of a benthic-spawning reef fish from the Hawaiian Islands. We found no consistent chemical variation at the largest scale (>100 km, among islands), but found significant variation at moderate scales (sites within islands, …

Mustang Daily, May 8, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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