Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2009

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 26281 - 26310 of 27519

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Influences Of Writing Project Involvement On The Professional Development Of Teachers, Barbara Dondiego Holmes Jan 2009

Influences Of Writing Project Involvement On The Professional Development Of Teachers, Barbara Dondiego Holmes

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Writing is a powerful learning tool that allows students to connect critical thinking across the curriculum. Good writing skills are necessary for students to succeed in higher education and on the job. Teachers, however, are avoiding teaching writing, in part because it has not been included until recently in high stakes testing, and in part because they may not understand how to teach writing and how to grade it. Central West Virginia Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, conducts an annual Invitational Summer Institute for teachers of grades K-Adult to teach teachers to teach writing across the …

Go to article

On Fourier Parabolic And Wave Equation, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede Jan 2009

On Fourier Parabolic And Wave Equation, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

This paper is devoted to a diffusion (heat) and wave equations for the function of two independent variables. We establish a criterion for existence and uniqueness of the solution of Fourier parabolic equation using Taylor series. A formal solution for a wave equation is investigated.

Go to article

On Some Differential Equations, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede Jan 2009

On Some Differential Equations, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

This paper investigates Cauchy and Goursat problems for partial differential operators. Successive approximation techniques for partial differential equations and the estimated results are employed to obtain the existence and the uniqueness of the solutions of such problems. An extended Darboux-Goursat-Beudon problem is studied.

Go to article

Combinatorics Of Ramanujan-Slater Type Identities, James Mclaughlin, Andrew Sills Jan 2009

Combinatorics Of Ramanujan-Slater Type Identities, James Mclaughlin, Andrew Sills

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

We provide the missing member of a family of four q-series identities related to the modulus 36, the other members having been found by Ramanujan and Slater. We examine combinatorial implications of the identities in this family, and of some of the identities we considered in Identities of the Ramanujan-Slater type related to the moduli 18 and 24.

Go to article

Establishment Of Weak Conditions For Darboux-Goursat-Beudon Theorem, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede Jan 2009

Establishment Of Weak Conditions For Darboux-Goursat-Beudon Theorem, Mekki Terbeche, Broderick O. Oluyede

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

This paper is devoted to the establishment of weak conditions for Darboux-Goursat-Beudon (DGB) theorem in order to improve analogous results in [1, 7]. By adapting a technique proposed by [7] in another setting [8] via majorant method, we obtain the generalization of DGB theorem.

Go to article

The Impact Of High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation On Clinical Judgment Of Nursing Students: A Pilot Study, Timothy L. Boyd Jr. Jan 2009

The Impact Of High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation On Clinical Judgment Of Nursing Students: A Pilot Study, Timothy L. Boyd Jr.

Master's Theses and Capstones

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is encouraging their constituents to increase clinical judgment of nursing students to meet increased workplace demands and higher patient acuity. The literature suggests that human patient simulation (HPS) may be a teaching pedagogy to promote clinical judgment. However, few quantitative studies exist that measure clinical judgment as an outcome of HPS. A pilot study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design that randomly assigned subjects (n = 11) into one of three groups: control, traditional and experimental. Subjects completed pretests for three dimensions of clinical judgment: knowledge, confidence and skill. Following the intervention which …

Go to article

Investigating The Potential Contributors To Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, And Alexithymia, Kelly K. Espenschade Jan 2009

Investigating The Potential Contributors To Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, And Alexithymia, Kelly K. Espenschade

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Research has investigated perceived stress, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia independently. However, there have been no studies to date that have simultaneously examined the relationship among all these variables. The purpose of this study was to examine these variables among those who had or had not engaged in NSSI. Five hundred seventy-seven college students completed self report measures of non-suicidal self-injury, perceived stress level, emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia. As hypothesized, those who had engaged in self-harm behaviors reported higher levels of perceived stress, emotional dysregulation, and alexithymia. There were no gender differences except on perceived stress levels, where …

Go to article

The Writer-Of-Violence-As-School-Shooter Stereotype: How Columbine, Virginia Tech, And Public Fear Make Writing Violence Dangerous For Students, Matt Foy Jan 2009

The Writer-Of-Violence-As-School-Shooter Stereotype: How Columbine, Virginia Tech, And Public Fear Make Writing Violence Dangerous For Students, Matt Foy

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In a period when students, parents, teachers and administrators are bombarded with images related to school shooting attacks, efforts to prevent such attacks in the future and to identify students who pose a threat to school safety have intensified. These efforts to fight the seemingly mounting wave of school violence have contributed to the rise of stereotypes of what a school shooter looks, talks, and acts like. This study examines one of these stereotypes: the writer-of-violence-as-school-shooter stereotype. This stereotype, which gained attention after 1990s rampages such as those at Heath High School (Kentucky) and Columbine High School and became highly …

Go to article

Functional Stability Of Transfemoral Amputee Gait Using The 3r80 And Total Knee 2000 Prosthetic Knee Units, M. Barbara Silver-Thorn, Christine L. Glaister Jan 2009

Functional Stability Of Transfemoral Amputee Gait Using The 3r80 And Total Knee 2000 Prosthetic Knee Units, M. Barbara Silver-Thorn, Christine L. Glaister

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Prosthetic knee designs have become extremely sophisticated compared to early constant friction single axis mechanisms. Today, prosthetists and physicians have a wide variety of components to choose from for their transfemoral amputee patients. Unfortunately, there are little quantitative data comparing the performance of different types of prosthetic components, and prosthetic prescription is often based on empirical knowledge and experience, rather than objective comparison of prosthetic designs. This study used gait analysis to objectively evaluate the stability characteristics of two types of prosthetic knee designs, the polycentric Total Knee 2000 (Ossur, Aliso Viejo, CA) and the single axis 3R80 stance control …

Go to article

The Constitutional Limitations On Congress's Power Over Local Land Use: Why The Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Is Unconstitutional, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2009

The Constitutional Limitations On Congress's Power Over Local Land Use: Why The Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Is Unconstitutional, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

The Rules Against Scandal And What They Mean For The First Amendment’S Religion Clauses, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2009

The Rules Against Scandal And What They Mean For The First Amendment’S Religion Clauses, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Political Responses To Supreme Court Decisions, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2009

Political Responses To Supreme Court Decisions, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

An Imperfect Vocabulary Of Religious Liberty, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2009

An Imperfect Vocabulary Of Religious Liberty, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Plenary Session Panel: The Sixth John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, Lela P. Love Jan 2009

Plenary Session Panel: The Sixth John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, Lela P. Love

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

The Continuity Of Justification Defenses, Kyron J. Huigens Jan 2009

The Continuity Of Justification Defenses, Kyron J. Huigens

Articles

This Article presents a legal theory of legal justification. It examines the elements of offense definitions and justification defensesor, more accurately, the conjunctions and disjunctions between these elements-to resolve a longstanding issue in the theory of legal punishment. The unjustified actor who believes she is justified seems to deserve an acquittal, while the justified actor who does not know he is justified seems to deserve conviction. But we face a dilemma: we seem to have to acquit both or convict both. This Article shows a principled way to rule the mistakenly unjustified actor within, and the mistakenly justified actor out …

Go to article

Some Thoughts On Judicial Review And Collaborative Governance, Michael Herz Jan 2009

Some Thoughts On Judicial Review And Collaborative Governance, Michael Herz

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Predicting The Effect Of Wetland Restoration On Phosphorus Retention, Northwest Minnesota, Ryan J. Whittaker Jan 2009

Predicting The Effect Of Wetland Restoration On Phosphorus Retention, Northwest Minnesota, Ryan J. Whittaker

Theses and Dissertations

Water quality in the Red River Valley and downstream in Lake Winnipeg has been diminishing due to excess nutrients from agriculture. One method to reduce nutrient loading to surface water is to create or restore wetlands in agricultural areas that drain cropped fields. It is commonly believed that wetlands improve water quality, but research has shown that restoring wetlands can actually release phosphorus (P) into solution. Reducing conditions caused by soil flooding can release Fe-bound P, since ferrous Fe is more soluble than ferric Fe. Little is known concerning how the soils in the Red River Valley will be affected …

Go to article

Academic Skill Development - Inquiry Seminars Can Make A Difference: Evidence From A Quasi-Experimental Study, Christopher Justice, Wayne Warry, James Rice Jan 2009

Academic Skill Development - Inquiry Seminars Can Make A Difference: Evidence From A Quasi-Experimental Study, Christopher Justice, Wayne Warry, James Rice

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This paper examines whether a single first-year inquiry-based seminar can have a lasting impact on students’ academic skills. Fifty-four Inquiry students and 71 comparable students participated in three performance tests: a research skills exercise; an evaluation of oral presentation ability; and a test of critical reasoning and teamwork skills. In addition, participants completed a questionnaire focusing on learning approaches and experiences. The study demonstrates the feasibility of measuring long-term effects of relatively small educational interventions. Findings indicate that although universities may not be developing the skills they assume, a single first-year inquiry seminar can have far reaching effects on academic …

Go to article

“All Work And No Play” Reconsidered: The Use Of Games To Promote Motivation And Engagement In Instruction, Stephen Gareau, Ruth Guo Jan 2009

“All Work And No Play” Reconsidered: The Use Of Games To Promote Motivation And Engagement In Instruction, Stephen Gareau, Ruth Guo

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study examined the role of games in graduate-level instructional technology courses, where the curriculum includes complex abstract theory and hands-on, practical skills. A qualitative approach was used in the study, relying on classroom observations of student behavior (recorded by digital photographs), informal student verbal comments, formal written feedback, and analysis of student game projects, as sources of data. Participants had the opportunity to serve in one or both roles of ‘educational game player’ and ‘educational game designer’. Issues involved in adapting existing games to classroom use are also discussed. Study findings reveal that games can be very useful in …

Go to article

Two Minute Training In Class Significantly Increases The Use Of Professional Formatting In Student To Faculty Email Correspondence, Nancy Aguilar-Roca, Adrienne Williams, R Warrior, Diane O’Dowd Jan 2009

Two Minute Training In Class Significantly Increases The Use Of Professional Formatting In Student To Faculty Email Correspondence, Nancy Aguilar-Roca, Adrienne Williams, R Warrior, Diane O’Dowd

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Many university faculty value email as an important tool for communicating with colleagues, but express frustration with a high incidence of unprofessional email correspondence from students. The goals of this study were to document the frequency of specific formatting mistakes that contribute to faculty’s unfavorable perception of student emails and to determine if training could reduce these errors. We analyzed emails from students to three instructors of different rank and gender co-teaching two sections of a large introductory biology class: one section received two minutes of basic email etiquette training, the second section served as the control. We report a …

Go to article

Learning From Their Own Learning: How Metacognitive And Meta-Affective Reflections Enhance Learning In Race-Related Courses, Nancy L. Chick, Terri Karis, Cyndi Kernahan Jan 2009

Learning From Their Own Learning: How Metacognitive And Meta-Affective Reflections Enhance Learning In Race-Related Courses, Nancy L. Chick, Terri Karis, Cyndi Kernahan

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This interdisciplinary project examined how students think and feel about their learning in race-related diversity courses. Students in four classes (literature, psychology, geography) reflected on cognitive and affective dimensions of their own and their classmates’ learning. The Color Blind Racial Attitudes Scales (CoBRAS) confirmed qualitative analyses of learning patterns in three of the classes that resulted in moving from lack of awareness about racism to increased understanding and in the fourth class that lacked this movement. Findings include what helped students learn, cognitive and affective obstacles to learning, and the benefit of exposing students to multiple perspectives, empathy-enhancing activities, and …

Go to article

Operationalization Of Innovative And Traditional Pedagogical Practices Within Undergraduate Bioengineering Courses, Monica F. Cox Jan 2009

Operationalization Of Innovative And Traditional Pedagogical Practices Within Undergraduate Bioengineering Courses, Monica F. Cox

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study operationalizes pedagogical practices using classroom observation data collected in twenty-eight bioengineering courses at a southeastern research university over five semesters. Using an index that distinguishes pedagogy reflecting principles of the “How People Learn” framework and pedagogy representing traditional, lecture-based instruction, the author presents five “How People Learn” instructional practices (i.e., guidance by the instructor, comments, praise, monitoring, and question and response) and four statistically significant subcategories representing traditional instructional practices (i.e., instruction by media, lecture, praise, and no response) that were most likely to occur within observed How People Learn-oriented classes and traditional, lecture-based classes, respectively. Included are …

Go to article

The Mis-Characterization Of The Negro: A Race Critique Of The Prior Conviction Impeachment Rule, Montre D. Carodine Jan 2009

The Mis-Characterization Of The Negro: A Race Critique Of The Prior Conviction Impeachment Rule, Montre D. Carodine

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Theory, Identity, Vocation: Three Models Of Christian Legal Scholarship, William S. Brewbaker Iii Jan 2009

Theory, Identity, Vocation: Three Models Of Christian Legal Scholarship, William S. Brewbaker Iii

Articles

Recognizably Christian scholarship is becoming more commonplace in the American legal academy yet little systematic attention has been given to fundamental questions of approach This article highlights moments of continuity and discontinuity between Christian legal scholarship and its secular counterparts Contrary to the expectations generated by contemporary political debate the distinctive contribution of Christian legal scholarship is not primarily to provide ammunition for political programs of the right or the left but to situate law and human legal practices within a larger story about the worldThis article develops three models of Christian legal scholarship theory identity and vocation I employ …

Go to article

Improving Healthcare Supply Chains And Decision Making In The Management Of Pharmaceuticals, John Michael Woosley Jan 2009

Improving Healthcare Supply Chains And Decision Making In The Management Of Pharmaceuticals, John Michael Woosley

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The rising cost of quality healthcare is becoming an increasing concern. A significant part of healthcare cost is the pharmaceutical supply component. Improving healthcare supply chains is critical not only because of the financial magnitude but also because it impacts so many people. Efforts such as this project are essential in understanding the current operations of healthcare pharmacy systems and in offering decision support tools to managers struggling to make the best use of organizational resources. The purpose of this study is to address the objectives of a local hospital that exhibits typical problems in pharmacy supply chain management. We …

Go to article

Development And Application Of An Optimization Model For Elite Level Shot Putting, Michael Young Jan 2009

Development And Application Of An Optimization Model For Elite Level Shot Putting, Michael Young

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Shot putting is one of the most ancient forms of athletic competition. Considerable research has been performed on the event. Despite this fact, research examining performance in the women’s shot put and using the spin technique is very limited. Also, only one attempt has been made to optimize the movement of elite shot putting and no attempts have been made to use the optimization model as a standard for technical training intervention. A series of three experiments were used to explore the development of an optimization model for shot putting and its application as a basis for technical intervention for …

Go to article

Production And Application Of Antibodies Produced Against The Flagella And Hemolysin Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Shreya Datta Jan 2009

Production And Application Of Antibodies Produced Against The Flagella And Hemolysin Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Shreya Datta

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine bacterium which is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis due to consumption of raw or undercooked bivalve molluscan shellfish in United States and is considered an important seafood-borne pathogen throughout the world. The conventional methods for enumerating this bacteria from seafood is laborious and time consuming, hence the objective of our study was to develop antibody based method which would be sensitive, user-friendly and less time consuming to detect and enumerate Vibrio parahaemolyticus from oysters. In order to condense time and material two rapid and specific antibody based test methods were developed. In the first …

Go to article

Sedimentation On A Mixed Siliciclastic/Carbonate Continental Margin Over Decadal To Millennial Timescales: Gulf Of Papua, Zahid Muhammad Jan 2009

Sedimentation On A Mixed Siliciclastic/Carbonate Continental Margin Over Decadal To Millennial Timescales: Gulf Of Papua, Zahid Muhammad

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Sediments from the Gulf of Papua were examined to estimate particle flux and sediment mass accumulation rates on multiple timescales. Patterns of sediment mass accumulation and inventory-derived 210Pb fluxes display regional variations, decreasing seaward, and along isobaths seaward from the northeastern shelf edge. The amount of terrigenous sediment load being discharged annually from the shelf and accumulating in Pandora Trough is approximately 7-14×106 tonnes. The existence of possible turbidity-current transport and deposition have been documented in deeper parts of the Gulf of Papua. High excess 210Pb fluxes estimated from seabed inventories at the shelf edge and upper slope are consistent …

Go to article

Divide And Conquer: Sec Discipline Of Litigation Attorneys, Julie Andersen Hill Jan 2009

Divide And Conquer: Sec Discipline Of Litigation Attorneys, Julie Andersen Hill

Articles

The Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" can investigate and discipline attorneys for "unethical or improper professional conduct" Although the SEC's disciplinary authority extends to all attorneys for more than 70 years it only investigated transactional attorneys Recently however the SEC announced that it is now investigating litigation attorneys for professional misconductThis Article examines the problems that arise because the SEC staff that is investigating and prosecuting a client is also allowed to investigate the professional conduct of the litigator representing that client The Article explains that the SEC's rules governing litigator conduct are unclear and therefore susceptible to agency abuse …

Go to article

Entrepreneurship And Law: Accessing The Power Of The Creative Impulse Foreword, Steven H. Hobbs Jan 2009

Entrepreneurship And Law: Accessing The Power Of The Creative Impulse Foreword, Steven H. Hobbs

Articles

No abstract provided.

Go to article

First Prev Next Last