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Educational Policies Committee Minutes, December 4, 2008, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

2008-12-04, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Fingering Instabilities On Reaction Fronts In The Co Oxidation Reaction On Pt(100), D. Bilbao, Jochen A. Lauterbach

Faculty Publications

Fingering instabilities arising from local perturbations to planar reaction fronts in the CO oxidation reaction on Pt(100) are presented. CO oxidation represents a heterogeneous nonlinear system with the necessary kinetic and diffusive transport properties to support the development of fingered wave fronts. External forcing was utilized to create CO wave fronts on an otherwise monostable, O-covered surface, which, upon destabilization, gave rise to fingers of adsorbed CO extending into the O adlayer ahead of the reaction front. Finger spreading and tip-splitting were observed as the finger pattern evolved towards an intrinsic wavelength, independent of the length of the reaction front, …

The Effect Of Liquid Hot Filling Temperature On Blow-Molded Hdpe Bottle Properties, Benjamin S. Hudson

Theses and Dissertations

The occurrence of deformation in plastic bottles is a common problem in the bottling industry where bottles are blow molded, hot filled at high temperatures and sealed. Plastics have unique properties that make it difficult to predict when and why such changes may occur. The root cause of such deformation is unknown by many bottle producers and recent attempts have been made to minimize the occurrence of such defects. The purpose of this research is to determine which variables involved in the bottle production process influence bottle shape. Earlier variables that were tested included both blow molding resin and total …

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 30, December 4, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Locality And Stability Of The Cascades Of Two-Dimensional Turbulence, Eleftherios Gkioulekas

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

We investigate and clarify the notion of locality as it pertains to the cascades of two-dimensional turbulence. The mathematical framework underlying our analysis is the infinite system of balance equations that govern the generalized unfused structure functions, first introduced by L’vov and Procaccia. As a point of departure we use a revised version of the system of hypotheses that was proposed by Frisch for three-dimensional turbulence. We show that both the enstrophy cascade and the inverse energy cascade are local in the sense of nonperturbative statistical locality. We also investigate the stability conditions for both cascades. We have shown that …

The Missouri Miner, December 4, 2008

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Mae 499: Uah Moonbuggy: Analysis And Recommendations, David Agnew

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

New Music Ensemble, Chapman New Music Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Why Do People Use Or Not Use An Information Technology: An Interpretive Investigation On The Adoption And Use Of An Electronic Medical Records System, Li Long

Theses and Dissertations

In the literature of information technology acceptance, much empirical evidence exists that is inconsistent with Technology Acceptance (TA) Models. The purpose of this study is to find out why the extant TA models fail to predict in reality as they purport to in theory. This research argues that the extant literature has not been able to explain how individuals actually form their perceptions about using an information technology. Since past research attempting to do this has been unsuccessful or empirically refuted, this research uses an interpretive case study to investigate the experiences of professionals’ adoption and use of an information …

The Birge Sponer Extrapolation, Carl W. David

Chemistry Education Materials

The Birge Sponer extrapolation is explained using examples.

The Cord Weekly (December 3, 2008)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

The Register, 2008-12-03, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Craig Vandeventer, Derrick J. Roffman, Jenna Kroll, Emily Chambers, Eden Hinrichs, Josh Marker, Amber Smith, Noelle Brockhoff

Banner News

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 52, I. 24, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 52, i. 24

The Anchor, Volume 122.11: December 3, 2008, Hope College

The Anchor: 2008

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

25 Year Club, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 110, December 3, 2008

Central Florida Future

Knights get in shape in their way; No green on grass; Golden Rule; One gay group to take action; Education and the Web look for happy medium; The trials, rewards of being in honors; Eligibility.

Dealing With Virtual R&D Teams In New Product Development, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

National and global collaboration in research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes research and business more competitive. Multinational enterprises have increased their research and development (R&D) investment in different countries. These multiple sites encourage the development of more ideas, due to the varied international backgrounds in global networks and the knowledge spillovers. In order to secure the viability of business processes, services and products R&D teams need to access and retrieve information from as many sources as possible. From the other perspective virtual teams are important mechanisms for organizations seeking to control scarce …

Campus Chronicle, David Rogers, Jennifer Minter, Jessie Leonard, 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.

December 3, 2008 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

25 Year Club: 27th Annual Gala, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club: 27th Annual Gala

December 4, 2008

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees

The Pan American (2008-12-03), J. R. Ortega

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 65, No. 14

The Spinnaker Vol. 32 No. 17, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

Using Pedometers As A Valid Method Of Determining Physical Activity Intensity Level, Alan M. Groves

Theses and Dissertations

As researchers explore the benefits of using pedometers to assess physical activity they are discovering that intensity of physical activity may be estimated from steps per minute (SPM). The purpose of this study was to determine the SPM and kilocalories (kcals) expended associated with moderate physical activity in middle school students (12 - 14 years old). Methods: Ninety-three (49 boys, 44 girls) middle school youth between the ages of 12 and 14, walked on a treadmill at four different speeds (4.0, 4.8, 5.64, and 6.4 km/h) for three minutes at each speed. Each participant wore a pedometer in order to …

Statistics Of Auroral Langmuir Waves, M. Samara, J. Labelle, I. H. Cairns

Dartmouth Scholarship

The Physics of Auroral Zone Electrons II (PHAZE II) sounding rocket was launched in February 1997 into active pre-midnight aurora. The resulting high frequency wave data are dominated by Langmuir waves. Consistent with many previous observations the Langmuir waves are sporadic, occurring in bursts lasting up to a few hundred ms. We compute statistics of the electric field amplitudes of these Langmuir waves, with two results. First, the shape of the distribution of running averages of the electric field amplitudes remains approximately stationary for a large range of widths of running average less than ~0.3 ms and for a large …

Daily Eastern News: December 03, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

Contamination Cannot Explain The Lack Of Large-Scale Power In The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Emory F. Bunn, Austin Bourdon

Physics Faculty Publications

Several anomalies appear to be present in the large-angle cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy maps of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe. One of these is a lack of large-scale power. Because the data otherwise match standard models extremely well, it is natural to consider perturbations of the standard model as possible explanations. We show that, as long as the source of the perturbation is statistically independent of the source of the primary CMB anisotropy, no such model can explain this large-scale power deficit. On the contrary, any such perturbation always reduces the probability of obtaining any given low value of …

Computer Gaming And Student Achievement: Investigating Middle School Students’ Behaviors, Vincent Ibanez, John Slate, Cheryl Kelsey

Journal of Youth Development

In spite of very little research on the subject, a growing concern exists among professionals that excessive time spent by students on computer gaming may have an undesirable effect in scholastic achievement. In this study, middle grade students self-reported their time spent on computer gaming for a one week time period. These self-reports were related with their GPAs at the end of the semester. Analysis of 114 students’ GPAs in English, Math, and Science indicated the presence of a statistically significant difference in English GPAs between students in the High Computer Gaming group from students in the Moderate and Low …

The Lumberjack, December 03, 2008

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.