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State V. Key Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35955 Dec 2009

State V. Key Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35955

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Perceptions Of Career American Missionaries In The Countries Of Kenya And Tanzania Relating To Their Overseas Field-Based Orientation Experiences, John S. Basham Dec 2009

A Study Of The Perceptions Of Career American Missionaries In The Countries Of Kenya And Tanzania Relating To Their Overseas Field-Based Orientation Experiences, John S. Basham

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to examine the lived field orientation experiences of 12 missionaries living in Kenya and Tanzania relative to their perceptions of personal effectiveness. This study was driven by how a segment of missionaries described their field orientation in relation to perceived effectiveness on the field. Four major themes relative to field orientation emerged. Recommendations relating to missionary field orientation programs were offered.

Every year thousands of new missionaries relocate overseas with the intent of ministering in a new culture. All experience cultural shock and problems. Orientation experiences and personal definitions of effectiveness could impact why …


Exploring Hurtful Communication From College Teachers To Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Michelle Marie Maresh Dec 2009

Exploring Hurtful Communication From College Teachers To Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Michelle Marie Maresh

Department of Communication Studies: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to extend teacher misbehavior research via an investigation of teacher communication that is perceived as hurtful by college students. While previous research on teacher misbehavior focuses on the content-oriented dimension of teacher-student communication, this study goes a step further by also considering the relational dimension. A mixed methods approach is used in this study to explore the function of hurtful communication in the teacher-student relationship. There were 34 participants in the first, qualitative, phase of this study; whereas the second, quantitative, phase of this study was comprised of 208 participants.

Identified in the results …


Back To External Pressure: Policy Responses To The Financial Crisis In Portugal, Francisco Torres Dec 2009

Back To External Pressure: Policy Responses To The Financial Crisis In Portugal, Francisco Torres

Documents

This law review article is published in in the South European Society and Politics. To view this article in its entirety please see the related resources section above. Recommended Citation : Francisco Torres (2009) Back to External Pressure: Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis in Portugal, South European Society and Politics, 14:1, 55-70, DOI: 10.1080/13608740902995851.


The Bg News December 2, 2009, Bowling Green State University Dec 2009

The Bg News December 2, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 2, 2009. Volume 100-Issue 66.


Prediction Of Fluid Viscosity Through Transient Molecular Dynamic Simulations, Jason Christopher Thomas Dec 2009

Prediction Of Fluid Viscosity Through Transient Molecular Dynamic Simulations, Jason Christopher Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

A novel method of calculating viscosity from molecular dynamics simulations is developed, benchmarked, and tested. The technique is a transient method which has the potential to reduce CPU requirements for many conditions. An initial sinusoidal velocity profile is overlaid upon the peculiar velocities of the individual molecules in an equilibrated simulation. The transient relaxation of this initial velocity profile is then compared to the corresponding analytical solution of the momentum equation by adjusting the viscosity-related parameters in the constitutive equation that relate the shear rate to the stress tensor. The newly developed Transient Molecular Dynamics (TMD) method was tested for …


The P600 Event-Related Potential Across Ages And Ear Conditions, Kyla Lewis Tree Dec 2009

The P600 Event-Related Potential Across Ages And Ear Conditions, Kyla Lewis Tree

Theses and Dissertations

Studying language development through event-related potentials provides specific information regarding how the brain processes specific aspects of language over time. In this study, the P600 component, a positive wave occurring approximately 600 ms post-stimulus and known for detecting syntactic errors, was specifically analyzed. Thirty children between the ages of 5 and 12 years listened to linguistically correct, syntactically incorrect, and semantically incorrect sentences in three ear conditions: monaurally to the right ear, monaurally to the left ear, and binaurally. The participants were instructed to judge the sentences to be correct or incorrect. Comparisons were then made of the latency and …


Setting Expectations And Finding Respect And Job Satisfaction As A Technical Writer, Heather Iacobacci-Miller Dec 2009

Setting Expectations And Finding Respect And Job Satisfaction As A Technical Writer, Heather Iacobacci-Miller

Theses and Dissertations

Out of an unhappy work experience as a lone technical writer, I became curious about the experiences of other technical writers. Were they similar to mine? If not, what did they know that I did not? What does the literature say? I answered these questions using my personal experiences, literary research, and a three-part study that included an initial survey, an in-depth survey, and personal interviews. I found three common themes: 1) varied definitions and job descriptions for technical writers, 2) a common feeling that many employers do not understand what technical writers do, and 3) a common need to …


Storied Things: A Memoir In Possessions, Erin Pennington Dec 2009

Storied Things: A Memoir In Possessions, Erin Pennington

Theses and Dissertations

Storied Things: A Memoir in Possessions is a personal essay collection comprised of stories behind objects of importance to the author. The subjects of the essays range in scope from family heirlooms and artifacts to those objects intended for consumption. The objects explored reflect the author's identity, become the touch points for present and past, indicate connection and disconnect, and serve as catalysts for the author's imagination.


Warning Based Browser Extension To Protect User Data Against Phishing Attacks, Sree Rama Konduri Dec 2009

Warning Based Browser Extension To Protect User Data Against Phishing Attacks, Sree Rama Konduri

Theses and Dissertations

There are currently many anti-phishing tools to combat against the phishing and web scams. Many of which are browser extensions that warn users when they are using suspected phishing websites. But most of the users are ignoring the warnings of the phishing site and providing their valuable credentials. Therefore, the focus of this research is to develop a browser extension, which manipulates the user credentials, whenever a user ignores anti-phishing tools warnings about malicious websites. This browser extension will protect user's information from being handed to attackers.


December 2, 2009, The Daily Mississippian Dec 2009

December 2, 2009, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, December 2, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Dec 2009

Montana Kaimin, December 2, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Differences In Exchange Situations In Fast Moving Consumer Goods' Markets, Rose Leahy Dec 2009

Differences In Exchange Situations In Fast Moving Consumer Goods' Markets, Rose Leahy

Dept. of Marketing & International Business Publications

This paper explores the perceptions and the behaviour of consumers in Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ (FMCG) markets, with the objective of determining the nature of exchange in these markets. Adopting a qualitative approach to the research, ten focus groups were conducted among Irish consumers in FMCG markets. Emerging from the research are four dominant exchange situations that exist in FMCG markets. These exchange situations are classified as inconsistent transaction exchanges, distant committed exchanges, opportunistic interactive exchanges and reciprocal interactive exchanges. The dominant conclusion of this paper is that marketing strategies appropriate to these exchange situations need to be developed, …


Faculty Senate Monthly Packet December 2009, Portland State University Faculty Senate Dec 2009

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet December 2009, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The December 2009 Monthly packet includes the December agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held November 2009


Overexpression And Partial Purification Of Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase, Kimberly Rose Stevens Dec 2009

Overexpression And Partial Purification Of Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase, Kimberly Rose Stevens

Chemistry and Biochemistry

No abstract provided.


Dairy Cow Grouping, Allison Mcmillan Dec 2009

Dairy Cow Grouping, Allison Mcmillan

Dairy Science

No abstract provided.


Reproductive Diseases Of Dairy Cattle, Christina Suzanne Tortosa Dec 2009

Reproductive Diseases Of Dairy Cattle, Christina Suzanne Tortosa

Dairy Science

The efficiency of today’s dairy has increased due to the growing number of cows per herd and the production of pounds of milk per cow. Increased milk production however has resulted in a reduction of conception rates causing a loss of income for the dairy producer since the dairy industry relies heavily on milk production, which is caused by good conception rates. Many reproductive disorders like dystocia, metritis, endometritis, and retained placenta affect conception rates, and can lead to metabolic diseases like rumen acidosis, milk fever, and displaced abomasums. Recurrent metabolic diseases can eventually lead to culling of the herd. …


Ffa State Finals Committee Chairman Guide, Brian Fiorini Dec 2009

Ffa State Finals Committee Chairman Guide, Brian Fiorini

Dairy Science

No abstract provided.


Lameness And Locomotion Scoring Of Dairy Cows, Haley Lynne Aquino Dec 2009

Lameness And Locomotion Scoring Of Dairy Cows, Haley Lynne Aquino

Dairy Science

No abstract provided.


Usage Of The Penn State Forage Separator For Evaluating Particle Size Of Tmrs, Ashley Rene Garcia Dec 2009

Usage Of The Penn State Forage Separator For Evaluating Particle Size Of Tmrs, Ashley Rene Garcia

Dairy Science

Particle size has many effects on the cow. Adequate forage particle length is necessary for proper rumen function. Dairymen are also having a hard time measuring particle size. Proper particle size distribution of feeds is an important part of ration formulation. Management of forage particle size starts with harvesting forages at the proper stage of maturity. Chopping the crop at the right length helps to achieve the desired particle length in a TMR. Measuring particle length of the forages is only a portion of the solution. Analyzing the TMR particle size is the main goal in measuring the distribution of …


Organic And Conventional Dairy Evaluation, Matthew (Matt) Stornetta Dec 2009

Organic And Conventional Dairy Evaluation, Matthew (Matt) Stornetta

Dairy Science

No abstract provided.


Where The Wild Stuff Grows: Bacteria From The Cow To The Pasture-Izer, Michael Stewart Dec 2009

Where The Wild Stuff Grows: Bacteria From The Cow To The Pasture-Izer, Michael Stewart

Dairy Science

No abstract provided.


Everything Is Permitted: Three Essays In The Spirit Of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Underground, Gina Nichole Caprari Dec 2009

Everything Is Permitted: Three Essays In The Spirit Of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Underground, Gina Nichole Caprari

English

No abstract provided.


Development Of Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves For The Santa Cruz Mountains, Sarah Howell Dec 2009

Development Of Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves For The Santa Cruz Mountains, Sarah Howell

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

This study was conducted to develop regional hydraulic geometry curves for the Santa Cruz Mountains that could be used in stream related and/or engineering projects. Data used to form these curves was collected from the USGS and by conducting stream geometry surveys. The resulting regional curves had high R² values ranging from .82 to .92. Compared to other regional curves in nearby areas, the Santa Cruz Mountains regional curve equations have higher exponents, meaning bankfull channel measurements increase at faster rates as drainage areas increases. Further measurements and analysis should be done before applying these curves to project sites.


Cost Of Quality In The Construction Industry, Philip L. Barlow Dec 2009

Cost Of Quality In The Construction Industry, Philip L. Barlow

Construction Management

The construction industry needs to decrease its costs due to nonconformance by implementing an objective model for analyzing the excessive cost of poor quality and the overall savings realized from good quality. Direct cost estimates from rework in commercial building construction average about 5%. A simple calculation based on U.S. construction industry expenditures of $1.246 trillion in 2007 reveals that $62 billion is wasted just on the direct cost construction rework alone! The term quality can be applied in many different ways to various aspects of the construction process. This paper proposes a model which helps illustrate how the various …


Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Hughson Nuts’ Marketing Strategies In India And China, Christopher Douglas Angle Dec 2009

Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Hughson Nuts’ Marketing Strategies In India And China, Christopher Douglas Angle

Agribusiness

This analysis for this study was undertaken to determine if Hughson Nuts’ Marketing Strategies were effective in India and China. The study was also to assess Hughson Nut’s marketing mix internationally to China and India, to evaluate the marketing mix based on projection and comparisons, to assess potential improvements of the marketing mix, and to determine how Hughson Nuts sales to India and China compared to the rest of states sales. The report represents four techniques that make up the marketing mix; place, price, product, and promotion. The research involved getting data from the California Almond Board and making a …


Feasiblility Of Opening A Tequila Bar In San Luis Obispo, Trevor Patrick Brady Dec 2009

Feasiblility Of Opening A Tequila Bar In San Luis Obispo, Trevor Patrick Brady

Agribusiness

No abstract provided.


2,5-Dichlorothiophene 1,1-Dioxide, Jonathan B. Briggs, Wenling Jia, Mikael D. Jazdzyk, Glen P. Miller Dec 2009

2,5-Dichlorothiophene 1,1-Dioxide, Jonathan B. Briggs, Wenling Jia, Mikael D. Jazdzyk, Glen P. Miller

Chemistry

The complete molecule of the title compound, C(4)H(2)Cl(2)O(2)S, is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with the S atom lying on the rotation axis. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds..


Lynx Tale, December 2009, Lindenwood University Dec 2009

Lynx Tale, December 2009, Lindenwood University

Lynx Tale

The Lynx Tale was a Lindenwood University-Belleville student centered newspaper that informed students on upcoming events and news on campus.


Distribution And Diversity Of Archaeal And Bacterial Ammonia Oxidizers In Salt Marsh Sediments, Nicole S. Moin, Katelyn A. Nelson, Alexander Bush, Anne E. Bernhard Dec 2009

Distribution And Diversity Of Archaeal And Bacterial Ammonia Oxidizers In Salt Marsh Sediments, Nicole S. Moin, Katelyn A. Nelson, Alexander Bush, Anne E. Bernhard

Biology Faculty Publications

Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing Betaproteobacteria (β-AOB) and archaea (AOA) were investigated in a New England salt marsh at sites dominated by short or tall Spartina alterniflora (SAS and SAT sites, respectively) or Spartina patens (SP site). AOA amoA gene richness was higher than β-AOB amoA richness at SAT and SP, but AOA and β-AOB richness were similar at SAS. β-AOB amoA clone libraries were composed exclusively of Nitrosospira-like amoA genes. AOA amoA genes at SAT and SP were equally distributed between the water column/sediment and soil/sediment clades, while AOA amoA sequences at SAS were primarily affiliated with the …