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November 2008, Pope Benedict Xvi

Marian Thoughts of Pope Benedict XVI

No abstract provided.

November 2008 Docket, Georgia State University College Of Law

The Docket

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A Window On The Fifth Dimension, Frank A. Farris

Mathematics and Computer Science

Is there enough mathematics in your home? What visual aids do you keep on hand for that inevitable moment when guests want to know why you spend your life on mathematics? Feeling a lack in this area, I commissioned glass artist Hans Schepker to produce a window - from the fifth dimension? - based on an image that came up in my research. It turned out splendidly, and you can see it on the cover of this issue of MAA FOCUS.

Actions Memo November 2008, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Action Memos

No abstract provided.

Impacts Of ‘Three Strikes And You’Re Out’ On Crime Trends In California And Throughout The United States, Elsa Y. Chen

Political Science

The impacts of Three Strikes on crime in California and throughout the U.S. are analyzed using cross-sectional time series analysis of state-level data from 1986 to 2005. The model measures both deterrence and incapacitation effects, controlling for pre-existing crime trends and economic, demographic, and policy factors. Despite limited usage outside California, the presence of a Three Strikes law appears to be associated with slightly but significantly faster rates of decline in robbery, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft nationwide. Three Strikes is also associated with slower declines in murder rates. Although California’s law is the broadest and most-frequently-used Three Strikes …

Cross-Functional Integration And New Product Performance: An Empirical Analysis And Findings, Lisa C. Troy, Tanawat Hirunyawipada, Audhesh K. Paswan

Management and Marketing Faculty Publications

Although cross-functional integration is often considered an important element in a successful new product development program, a great deal of variance exists in extant literature regarding how integration is defined and implemented and how relevant studies are conducted.

The authors attempt to bring clarity to a diverse set of 25 studies that investigate cross-functional integration by empirically analyzing 146 correlations between integration and aspects of new product success. The authors examine the impact of 12 potential moderators that affect the integration–success link using meta-analysis techniques.

The findings indicate that though cross-functional integration may indeed have a direct impact on success, …

Final Report: Section 1. Introduction, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Watershed Database, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 8. Phase Ii Scope Of Services, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 7. Conclusions And Additional Comments, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Appendix A. Water Balance Analysis Assumptions, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 3. Public Outreach, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 6. Smart Growth Case Study – Easton, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 2. Data Collection, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Cover, Acknowledgement, Table Of Contents, List Of Figures And List Of Tables, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Executive Summary, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 4. Sub-Watershed Analysis – Water Balance, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Water And Sewer Service Area Maps (By Town), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Section 5. Stream Buffer And Habitat Analysis, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Final Report: Data And Assessment (Full Report), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Phase I Final Report

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Southwest Missouri Water Quality Improvement Project (Wqip) Elk River Basin Water Quality Gap Analysis, Mec Water Resources, Inc., Ozarks Envrionmental Water Resources Institute

OEWRI Technical Reports

Rapid growth and expansion in southwest Missouri are threatening the water resources this region’s population, agriculture, and tourism industry so heavily depend upon. In response to this threat, several watershed groups in southwest Missouri collaborated to secure federal funding for water protection efforts in this region. As a result of this effort, the Environmental Resources Coalition (ERC) received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to develop and manage the Southwest Missouri Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP), a mult-year, multi-stakeholder effort to address water quality issues in this region. WQIP has initially been tasked with assembling, evaluating, and interpreting existing …

Mandala Vol. 27, Center For Southeast Asian Studies

Mandala

No abstract provided.

Spatial And Temporal Analysis Of Contact Rates In Female White-Tailed Deer, Lene J. Kjaer, Eric M. Schauber, Clayton K. Nielsen

Publications

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are important game mammals and potential reservoirs of diseases of domestic livestock; thus, diseases of deer are of great concern to wildlife managers. Contact, either direct or indirect, is necessary for disease transmission, but we know little about the ecological contexts that promote intrasexual contact among deer. Using pair-wise direct contacts estimated from Global Positioning System collar locations and joint utilization distributions (JUDs), we assessed habitats in which contacts occur to test whether direct contact rates among female white-tailed deer in different social groups differs among land-cover types. We also tested whether contact rates …

In Vitro Phytochemical Screening And Antibacterial Activity Of Organic Leaf Extracts Of Spathodea Campanulata P. Beauv Against Hospital Isolated Bacterial Strains, Rangasamy Dhanabalan Et Al.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv is extensively used in Indian traditional and folklore medicines to cure various human ailments. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the leaves revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids and terpenoids. In vitro antibacterial studies of the leaf extracts were carried out on eight medically important bacterial strains using agar disc diffusion method. The antibacterial assay using petroleum ether leaf extracts showed good inhibitory activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae and compared with standard antibiotic Streptomycin.

Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 4 - November/December 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.

Can Normal Habits Affect Gpa?, Jessica Hildebrand, Regina Thurman

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

We wanted to see if there was a correlation between sleep and/or caffeine and students’ grade point average (GPA). To do this we surveyed 101 Lindenwood undergraduate students. We asked them how much caffeine they consumed in a day, how much sleep they get within a seven day period, and their GPA, as well as basic demographic questions. Our study found that there was a weak negative relationship between sleep and GPA whereas no relationship between caffeine consumption and GPA. We conclude that since no relationship has been found, we have made suggestions on how to investigate further given some …

Agricultural Modernisation In China: The Second Leap, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Three decades after Deng Xiaoping initiated agricultural reform and market liberalisation, China’s countryside is experiencing a second evolution as it transits from traditional to modern agriculture. According to Singapore Management University social science researchers Forrest Zhang and John Donaldson, agribusinesses of various forms, sizes and origins are playing a key role in this process, known as the “second leap”.

American Square Dance Vol. 63, No. 11 (Nov. 2008), Boyd, William (Bill), Boyd, Randy

American Squares

Monthly square dance magazine that began publication in 1945.

Spatial Density Dependence Scales Up But Does Not Produce Temporal Density Dependence In A Reef Fish, Graham E. Forrester, Mark A. Steele, Jameal F. Samhouri, Bryn Evans, Richard R. Vance

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Field experiments provide rigorous tests of ecological hypotheses but are typically of short duration and use small spatial replicates. We assessed empirically whether the results of experiments testing for density dependence applied at larger spatial domains and explained temporal population dynamics. We studied a small coral reef fish, the goldspot goby {Gnatholepis thompsoni), in the Bahamas. We assessed the effects of interactions with conspecifics and with an ecologically similar species, the bridled goby {Coryphopterus glaucofraenum). Two density manipulations on small reef patches revealed that goldspot goby mortality over one month increased as conspecifics became crowded. On …

Voices Of Hope, Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Using the self-efficacy literature as a theoretical framework, this article discusses the reality of academic achievement and academic performance among selected African American middle school girls. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches are used to investigate the influence of selfefficacy. Thirty-seven African American middle school girls filled out an adversity questionnaire and also responded to the Children’s Self-efficacy Survey. Based on the results, 10 girls were selected for in-depth interviews. Responses to interview questions reveal how these girls’ self-efficacy helped them not only cope with obstacles in their lives but also excel academically. These responses provide important insights for educators …