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Language Module, April Dixon

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

A study of children with learning disabilities and of children without provides a clear picture of the acquisition of language development of children. Language skills are generally typical of children at different age levels who do not have diagnosed learning disabilities. Language skills of the learning disabled are generally atypical due to constraints placed on the child during critical learning periods by the disability. Analyzation of the data in this study shows a correlation between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and language development in young children. Strategies can be implemented by classroom teachers to enhance the acquisition of language.

Understanding Child Abuse: From Neurobiology To Social Policy, Joan Kaufman

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Broadening The Right To Acquire Capital With The Earnings Of Capital: The Missing Link To Sustainable Economic Recovery And Growth, Robert Ashford

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

This article presents a proposal to broaden the right to acquire capital with the earnings of capital as a means of promoting sustainable economic recovery and growth. It would open the markets for real and financial capital acquisition more fully and competitively to poor and working people (1) to distribute more broadly the earnings of capital and (2) to profitably employ more capital and labor. The article notes that both the recession and the strategies advanced to promote economic recovery may be viewed as responses to the prospect of inadequate present and future earning capacity of both consumers and producers …

A Burkean Method For Analyzing Environmental Rhetoric, John Stewart

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The work of Kenneth Burke provides a method of rhetorical analysis that is useful in terms of bringing features of texts to the surface that are not readily apparent, such as how they produce identification in their audiences, and in revealing rhetorical factors related to but outside the text, for example the authors' motives. Burke's work is wide-ranging and open to many interpretations, so it can be difficult to apply. This study condenses some of his more important concepts into a simplified method which has several practical applications; it focuses on how Burke's theories can be applied to analyzing environmental …

Guide To Ms204 El Paso Department Of Planning Collection, Eva Ross

Finding Aids

This collection dates 1923 – 2006, bulk 1960s – 1990s. Types of records include reports, publications, photographs, and government documents that discuss city planning, housing, public health, water resources, utilities, neighborhoods, and other topics. Materials primarily relate to the El Paso borderlands, but some items are from Arizona, central and east Texas, Oklahoma, and other areas.

The Reluctant Tattletale: Closing The Gap In Federal Judicial Discipline, David Pimentel

Articles

No abstract provided.

Private Ordering And Public Energy Innovation Policy, Daniel R. Cahoy, Leland Glenna

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Merging Public And Private Governance: How Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District "Re-Imagined" The Traditional Division Of Local Regulatory Powers, Chad D. Emerson

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 38, No. 1, Pre-Conference 2009, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Wise Blood Of Enoch Emery, Susan Presley

The Corinthian

Some readers regard Enoch Emery of Wise Blood as a shallow, comic, even demonic character because of his seemingly meaningless rituals, his grotesque actions, and his secular state of living. In a lecture to the NEH Summer Institute “Reconsidering Flannery O’Connor” at GCSU in July 2007, Michael Kreyling described Enoch as “obviously deranged” and “only a molecule away from becoming Dick Hickock in In Cold Blood.” Enoch actually shares qualities with many common eighteen-year-old boys and is not the disturbing character many critics claim he is. Readers too easily have overlooked Enoch’s important role in the novel, because they …

Competition: The Next Generation Of Environmental Regulation?, Stephen M. Johnson

Articles

Risk. In the environmental arena, when determining whether to regulate or how to regulate activities or products, policymakers must begin by assessing the level of risk presented by the activity or product. Although essential information about the level of risk is often in the hands of the actors or producers, they may be reluctant to provide this information to policymakers, unless they are compelled to do so, because the disclosure of information about the risk presented by their activity or product could reduce demand for their activity or product, increase potential liability for harm caused by their activity or product, …

The Endangered Species Act: What We Talk About When We Talk About Recovery, Dale Goble

Articles

No abstract provided.

Non-Science For Majors: Reforming Courses, Programs, And Pedagogy, Jennifer Frederick

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Scientific advances fill news headlines and find audiences in popular movies, legislative bodies, and courtrooms, suggesting that society is broadly engaged by scientific issues. Science students typically learn concepts and methods that ignore the social and cultural foreground as well as religious and ethical implications of science practice. These excluded factors often reappear in scientific developments such as genetic engineering of herbicide-resistant plants, environmental effects of chemical and biological waste management strategies, and medical and health implications of sequencing the human genome. Though today’s science professors are already burdened by expanded content from introductory to advanced courses, now more than …

Establishment Of The Regeneration System For Vicia Faba L., Shimaa Bahgat, Omer A. Shabban, Osama El-Shihy, David A. Lightfoot, Hany A. El- Shemy

Articles

A reliable regeneration system for faba bean has been difficult to establish and therefore, the genetic improvement of Vicia faba L. was delayed. The paper describes a method of somatic embryo induction in callus of V. faba . Two Egyptian faba bean cultivars 'Giza 2' and '24 Hyto' were used. Callus was induced from epicotyls and shoot tips cultured on MS or Gamborg medium supplemented with 3% sucrose and 0.025% (w/v) for each of ascorbic and citric acid, 0.8% agar and different concentrations of 10 mg/l BAP, 0.5 mg/l of each NAA and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (M1) and 1 mg/l BAP …

Town Of Colebrook Annual Town Report Year Ending December 31, 2008., Colebrook Town Representatives

Colebrook, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Creation In The Prophetic Literature Of The Old Testament: An Intertextual Approach, Martin G. Klingbeil

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

Precolonized Human Commensal Escherichia Coli Strains Serve As A Barrier To E. Coli O157:H7 Growth In The Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Intestine, Mary P. Leatham, Swati Banerjee, Steven M. Autieri, Regino Mercado-Lubo, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Different Escherichia coli strains generally have the same metabolic capacity for growth on sugars in vitro, but they appear to use different sugars in the streptomycin-treated mouse intestine (Fabich et al., Infect. Immun. 76:1143-1152, 2008). Here, mice were precolonized with any of three human commensal strains (E. coli MG1655, E. coli HS, or E. coli Nissle 1917) and 10 days later were fed 10⁵ CFU of the same strains. While each precolonized strain nearly eliminated its isogenic strain, confirming that colonization resistance can be modeled in mice, each allowed growth of the other commensal strains to higher numbers, …

The Death Of The American Trial, Robert P. Burns

Faculty Working Papers

This short essay is a summary of my assessment of the meaning of the "vanishing trial" phenomenon. It addresses the obvious question: "So what?" It first briefly reviews the evidence of the trial's decline. It then sets out the steps necessary to understand the political and social signficance of our vastly reducing the trial's importance among our modes of social ordering. The essay serves as the Introduction to a book, The Death of the American Trial, soon to be published by the University of Chicago Press.

Reforming Section 10 And The Habitat Conservation Plan Program, David A. Dana

Faculty Working Papers

This Chapter in a forthcoming book to be published by AEI (edited by Jonathan Adler) provides a framework for HCP reform. The Chapter first briefly reviews the history of HCP regulations and guidance, and what we know about HCPs in practice (which is limited). It offers a range of reforms to address problems in the current HCP approach, including requirements that the Services assemble a better database regarding current HCPs and report to Congress on the program periodically; greater reliance on programmatic regulations adopted after notice and comment; development of guidelines for assessing the likely or possible environmental impacts of …

A Few Questions About The Social-Obligation Norm, Jedediah Purdy

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Exercise On Alzheimer’S Disease, Benjamin Korman

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, from which there is no recovery. It begins with impaired memory and judgement and progresses to the point where those affected can no longer care themselves. Although the cause of AD is unknown, two significant abnormalities occur in the brain of its victims: neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques. It has been well established that exercise improves mood and general well-being, however this paper will focus on the effect of exercise on AD. It will show that exercise can improve physical functioning of an individual with AD, however more importantly it will focus …

Jurisdiction As Competition Promotion: A Unified Theory Of The Fcc's Ancillary Jurisdiction, John Blevins

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

G09-1856 Commercially Available Dna Tests For Genetic Improvement Of Beef Cattle, Matthew L. Spangler

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Misinterpreting DNA tests can cost beef cattle producers time and money. This 2009 NebGuide discusses how to interpret commercial DNA marker tests.

Demographics Of A Geographically-Isolated Population Of Threatened Salamander (Caudata: Ambystomatidae) In Central Illinois, Stephen J. Mullin, Sarabeth Klueh

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Amphibian populations that use small isolated wetlands are often small in size, susceptible to stochastic extinction processes, and have little to no contact with other populations. One can ascertain the persistence of such populations only by obtaining data that allow the prediction of future changes in population’s size, and propensity to achieve a sustainable number of individuals. The number of metamorphosing larvae leaving a pond predicts the viability of a salamander population, and thus, the number recruited into the terrestrial adult population. The Jefferson Salamander, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, is a listed threatened species in Illinois, occurring at fewer than 15 ponds …

Thermoregulation Of Male Elaphe Spiloides In An Agriculturally-Fragmented Forest In Illinois, C. Drew Foster, Sarabeth Kleuh, Stephen J. Mullin

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Anthropogenic forest fragmentation increases the amount of edge habitat. Although edges are harsh environments for many native species, ratsnakes often prefer this habitat. We examined thermoregulatory effectiveness of Central Ratsnakes (Elaphe spiloides) using forest edges preferentially to determine if edge preference is driven by increased thermoregulatory efficiencies. Six male subjects were located every 1-2 days using radio-telemetry and temperature sensitive transmitters. Subjects did not thermoregulate more efficiently in edges than in forest. Snakes were thermoconformers in both habitat types suggesting edge preference might be driven by other factors.

Spiritual Care For Missionaries Within The Ministry Context Of Make Way Partners, Milton R. Smith

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Spiritual Care for Missionaries Within the Ministry Context of Make Way Partners is the report of a research project. The objective of this project was to study the spiritual care of missionaries within the ministry context of Make Way Partners (MWP). The ministry context of MWP is to prevent and combat human trafficking. The context of this project was in the country of Sudan, in and near Darfur.

In particular, the study addressed the possibility that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator might aid the leadership of MWP in predicting how missionaries might respond to stress in the field. Also, the project …

Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium Mutants Unable To Convert Malate To Pyruvate And Oxaloacetate Are Avirulent And Immunogenic In Balb/C Mice, Regino Mercado-Lubo, Mary P. Leatham, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Previously, we showed that the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium SR-11 tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle must operate as a complete cycle for full virulence after oral infection of BALB/c mice (M. Tchawa Yimga, M. P. Leatham, J. H. Allen, D. C. Laux, T. Conway, and P. S. Cohen, Infect. Immun. 74:1130-1140, 2006). In the same study, we showed that for full virulence, malate must be converted to both oxaloacetate and pyruvate. Moreover, it was recently demonstrated that blocking conversion of succinyl-coenzyme A to succinate attenuates serovar Typhimurium SR-11 but does not make it avirulent; however, blocking conversion of succinate to …

A Multiway Analysis For Identifying High Integrity Bovine Bacs, Abhirami Ratnakumar, Wesley Barris, Sean Mcwilliam, Rudiger Brauning, John C. Mcewan, Warren M. Snelling, Brian P. Dalrymple

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

Background: In large genomics projects involving many different types of analyses of bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs), such as fingerprinting, end sequencing (BES) and full BAC sequencing there are many opportunities for the identities of BACs to become confused. However, by comparing the results from the different analyses, inconsistencies can be identified and a set of high integrity BACs preferred for future research can be defined.

Results: The location of each bovine BAC in the BAC fingerprint-based genome map and in the genome assembly were compared based on the reported BESs, and for a smaller number of BACs the full sequence. …

Electromagnetic Induction Sensor Data To Identify Areas Of Manure Accumulation On A Feedlot Surface, Bryan Woodbury, Scott M. Lesch, Roger A. Eigenberg, Daniel N. Miller, Mindy J. Spiehs

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

A study was initiated to test the validity of using electromagnetic induction (EMI) survey data, a prediction-based sampling strategy, and ordinary linear regression modeling to predict spatially variable feedlot surface manure accumulation. A 30- by 60-m feedlot pen with a central mound was selected for this study. A Dualem-1S EMI meter (Dualem Inc., Milton, ON, Canada) pulled on 2-m spacing was used to collect feedlot surface apparent electrical conductivity (EC_a) data. Meter data were combined with global positioning system coordinates at a rate of fi ve readings per second. Two 20-site sampling approaches were used to determine the …

Development And Characterization Of A High Density Snp Genotyping Assay For Cattle, Lakshmi K. Matukumalli, Cynthia T. Lawley, Robert D. Schnabel, Jeremy F. Taylor, Mark F. Allan, Michael P. Heaton, Jeff O'Connell, Stephen S. Moore, Timothy P. L. Smith, Tad S. Sonstegard, Curtis P. Van Tassell

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

The success of genome-wide association (GWA) studies for the detection of sequence variation affecting complex traits in human has spurred interest in the use of large-scale high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping for the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and for marker-assisted selection in model and agricultural species. A costeffective and efficient approach for the development of a custom genotyping assay interrogating 54,001 SNP loci to support GWA applications in cattle is described. A novel algorithm for achieving a compressed inter-marker interval distribution proved remarkably successful, with median interval of 37 kb and maximum predicted gap of ,350 kb. …