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Facebook Interactions And Writing Skills Of Spanish Language Students, Windy Gonzalez Roberts Dec 2009

Facebook Interactions And Writing Skills Of Spanish Language Students, Windy Gonzalez Roberts

Spanish Publications

Facebook (www.facebook.com) is an online social-networking site used by many high school and college students today in their personal lives. This thesis reports on an exploratory study which investigated the possible increase in writing skills of Spanish language students from incorporating a Facebook component into an otherwise standard college course. Fourth semester college Spanish students were asked to complete weekly writing assignments in Facebook throughout the semester. Regular writing practice on varied topics in the familiar and informal environment of Facebook was expected to increase the language production and the writing skill of the students. The study had several components. …


Wsu Research News, Winter 2009, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University Dec 2009

Wsu Research News, Winter 2009, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twenty-four page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.


Index Of Problematic Online Experiences: Item Characteristics And Correlation With Negative Symptomatology, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Chiara Sabina, David Finkelhor, Melissa Wells Dec 2009

Index Of Problematic Online Experiences: Item Characteristics And Correlation With Negative Symptomatology, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Chiara Sabina, David Finkelhor, Melissa Wells

Psychology

This exploratory study aimed to develop and test a quick, easily administered instrument, the Index of Problematic Online Experiences (I-POE). The goal of the I-POE extends beyond assessing for Internet overuse to broadly assess problematic Internet use across several domains and activities. Data was collected from 563 college students from a Northern New England university using an online survey methodology. Results indicated the I-POE has adequate construct validity and is highly correlated with a variety of relevant constructs: depression, anger=irritability, tension-reduction behavior, sexual concerns, and dysfunctional sexual behavior as measured by the Trauma Symptom Inventory; as well as amount of …


Review Of After-Dinner Declarations By Nicanor Parra (Trans. Dave Oliphant), Scott Weintraub Dec 2009

Review Of After-Dinner Declarations By Nicanor Parra (Trans. Dave Oliphant), Scott Weintraub

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Review of After-Dinner Declarations by Nicanor Parra (Trans. Dave Oliphant). (Austin, TX: Host Publications, 2009).


International Activity In The College Of Liberal Arts, Alan Vaux Dec 2009

International Activity In The College Of Liberal Arts, Alan Vaux

Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2009

The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2009

No abstract provided.


Singing Across The Scars Of Wrong: Johnny Cash And His Struggle For Social Justice, Kenneth D. Tunnell, Mark S. Hamm Dec 2009

Singing Across The Scars Of Wrong: Johnny Cash And His Struggle For Social Justice, Kenneth D. Tunnell, Mark S. Hamm

Justice Studies Faculty and Staff Research

The life and music of Johnny Cash are explored in this article as we detail his commitment to social justice. Situating his politics and biography within a cultural criminology orientation, we show that Cash's lived politics and edgy music reflect his concerns with the working class, the dispossessed, the rebellious, the American Indian, and above all, the convict. A pusher of social causes, Cash advocated for prison reform through decades of social activism and public and private politics. DOI: 10.1177/1741659009346015


The Wire, Eastern Kentucky University Dec 2009

The Wire, Eastern Kentucky University

The Wire

No abstract provided.


Digital Rights Management, Fair Use, And Privacy: Problems For Copyright Enforcement Through Technology, Eric A. Robinson Dec 2009

Digital Rights Management, Fair Use, And Privacy: Problems For Copyright Enforcement Through Technology, Eric A. Robinson

Other Topics

This article discusses the nature of Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems with regard to the problems they pose to traditional exceptions to copyright restrictions. Problems of fair use and the copying of material for preservation are examined in the context of the architecture of digital rights management systems, and the limitations of current DRM systems in accommodating these policies are examined. The monitoring of usage by the licensing modules of these systems is also criticized for its lack of protection of user privacy and the potential chilling of intellectual freedom. Various potential solutions to these are briefly surveyed with a …


Ethnobotanical Studies On Dental Hygiene In District Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (H.P.), India, Dhiraj S. Rawat, Anjna D. Kharwal, Suman Rawat Dec 2009

Ethnobotanical Studies On Dental Hygiene In District Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (H.P.), India, Dhiraj S. Rawat, Anjna D. Kharwal, Suman Rawat

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present study was carried out to assess and document ethnobotanical knowledge of plants of District Hamirpur (H.P.) used for dental care, as the area has diverse flora and high ethnobotanical potential. It was found that 32 different plant species belonging to 24 families were used for dental hygiene. The studies reveal the use of 18 trees, 9 shrubs, 2 under-shrubs and 5 herbs for dental hygiene.


Eastern Kentucky University Magazine, Winter 2009, Eastern Kentucky University, Alumni Relations Dec 2009

Eastern Kentucky University Magazine, Winter 2009, Eastern Kentucky University, Alumni Relations

The Eastern Magazine

No abstract provided.


Low Carbon Coal: Meeting U.S. Energy, Employment And Carbon Dioxide Emission Goals With 21st Century Technologies, Stephen Jenkins Dec 2009

Low Carbon Coal: Meeting U.S. Energy, Employment And Carbon Dioxide Emission Goals With 21st Century Technologies, Stephen Jenkins

National Coal Council Reports

No abstract provided.


2010-11 Year Of Romania Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson Dec 2009

2010-11 Year Of Romania Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

Reading list for Kennesaw State's "Year of Romania" Celebration.


Gsu View, 2009-12, Office Of Public Affairs Dec 2009

Gsu View, 2009-12, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.


Pharmacy & Therapeutics Update: Drug Information For Health Care Professionals, November/December 2009, Medical University Of South Carolina, Heather Kokko, Kelli Garrison, Jason Cooper, Chris Wisniewski, James New Dec 2009

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Update: Drug Information For Health Care Professionals, November/December 2009, Medical University Of South Carolina, Heather Kokko, Kelli Garrison, Jason Cooper, Chris Wisniewski, James New

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Update: Drug Information for Health Care Professionals

No abstract provided.


Empty Ritual: Young-Adult Stepchildren’S Perceptions Of The Remarriage Ceremony, Leslie A. Baxter, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Jody Koenig Kellas, Cassandra Leclair-Underberg, Emily Lamb Normand, Tracy Routsong, Matthew Thatcher Dec 2009

Empty Ritual: Young-Adult Stepchildren’S Perceptions Of The Remarriage Ceremony, Leslie A. Baxter, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Jody Koenig Kellas, Cassandra Leclair-Underberg, Emily Lamb Normand, Tracy Routsong, Matthew Thatcher

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This qualitative study investigated 80 young-adult stepchildren’s talk about one of their parents’ remarriage ceremony. The remarriage event was celebrated in six types of ritual enactments, five of which celebrated the couple’s marriage and one of which was family-centered in its celebration of the beginning of the new stepfamily. Three factors led stepchildren to find the remarriage ceremony empty: (i) a ritual form that was too traditional or not traditional enough; (ii) a ritual enactment that failed to pay homage to either the stepchild’s family of origin or the stepfamily as a unit; and (iii) a ritual enactment that failed …


Classification Of Urban Features Using Airborne Hyperspectral Data, Bharath Ganesh Babu Dec 2009

Classification Of Urban Features Using Airborne Hyperspectral Data, Bharath Ganesh Babu

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Accurate mapping and modeling of urban environments are critical for their efficient and successful management. Superior understanding of complex urban environments is made possible by using modern geospatial technologies. This research focuses on thematic classification of urban land use and land cover (LULC) using 248 bands of 2.0 meter resolution hyperspectral data acquired from an airborne imaging spectrometer (AISA+) on 24th July 2006 in and near Terre Haute, Indiana. Three distinct study areas including two commercial classes, two residential classes, and two urban parks/recreational classes were selected for classification and analysis. Four commonly used classification methods – maximum likelihood (ML), …


Predicting Hedge Fund Performance With Style, Melvyn Teo Dec 2009

Predicting Hedge Fund Performance With Style, Melvyn Teo

Research Collection BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre

I apply the endogenous benchmark approach to the study of hedge funds. I find that including an investment style benchmark significantly reduces within style correlations in hedge fund residuals. Also, the performance spread between high past alpha t-statistic (a risk-adjusted information ratio) funds and low past alpha t-statistic funds increases dramatically when performance is measured relative to fund investment style. There appears to be valuable information in investment style performance that can aid in fund selection.


Análisis LingüÍstico De La Escritura BilingüE (Español-Inglés) De Los Hablantes De Español Como Lengua Hereditaria En Los Estados Unidos, Maria Luisa Spicer-Ecalante Dec 2009

Análisis LingüÍstico De La Escritura BilingüE (Español-Inglés) De Los Hablantes De Español Como Lengua Hereditaria En Los Estados Unidos, Maria Luisa Spicer-Ecalante

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Tradicionalmente; los hablantes de español por herencia (Spanish Heritage Speakers) en los Estados Unidos aprenden español en casa o en su comunidad. Sin embargo; la mayoría no recibe instrucción formal académica en español. Por lo tanto; su escritura en español y en inglés muestra ciertas características lingüísticas relevantes. En esta investigación se analizan los textos persuasivos/argumentativos de estudiantes universitarios de los siguientes grupos: hablantes de español por herencia (HELH); estadounidenses que estudian español (EESL) y mexicanos hablantes nativos de español (HNE). Los resultados del análisis lingüístico y estadístico sugieren que hay diferencias notables en la manera en la que cada …


Faculty Focus: Dr. Karen L. Parker, School Of Education Dean, Liberty University Dec 2009

Faculty Focus: Dr. Karen L. Parker, School Of Education Dean, Liberty University

December 2009

No abstract provided.


School Of Education Dedicated To Bringing God Into The Classroom, Liberty University Dec 2009

School Of Education Dedicated To Bringing God Into The Classroom, Liberty University

December 2009

No abstract provided.


Lu’S Transit System Wins National Award, Liberty University Dec 2009

Lu’S Transit System Wins National Award, Liberty University

December 2009

No abstract provided.


News Briefs, Liberty University Dec 2009

News Briefs, Liberty University

December 2009

No abstract provided.


A Witness To The Vision: Planned Giving Officer Knew Dr. Jerry Falwell As Pastor, Boss And Friend, Liberty University Dec 2009

A Witness To The Vision: Planned Giving Officer Knew Dr. Jerry Falwell As Pastor, Boss And Friend, Liberty University

December 2009

No abstract provided.


Oncue: Volume 1, Issue 1, Liberty University Dec 2009

Oncue: Volume 1, Issue 1, Liberty University

Center for University Excellence Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Teaching Shakespeare In The 21st Century: A Guide For Secondary Educators, Deborah Heilmer Dec 2009

Teaching Shakespeare In The 21st Century: A Guide For Secondary Educators, Deborah Heilmer

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

This project explains how the integration of innovative methods for teaching Shakespeare's works, and the works of other canonical authors, can increase motivation and achievement among 21st century students in the secondary classroom. It provides a rationale for the continued use of Shakespeare's works as part of the secondary curriculum, as well as an overview of common problems associated with teaching Shakespeare today. Issues addressed include cross generational, sociocultural translation and modern-day relevance, as well as assessment authenticity. The project consists of a research paper and unit guide constructed for the purpose of bridging the gap that often exists between …


A Biomechanical Comparison Of Polymethylmethacrylate-Reinforced And Expansive Pedicle Screws In Pedicle-Screw Revisions, Bora Bostan, Irfan Esenkaya, Taner Gunes, Mehmet Erdem, Murat Asci, Mehmet Halidun Kelestemur, Cengiz Sen Dec 2009

A Biomechanical Comparison Of Polymethylmethacrylate-Reinforced And Expansive Pedicle Screws In Pedicle-Screw Revisions, Bora Bostan, Irfan Esenkaya, Taner Gunes, Mehmet Erdem, Murat Asci, Mehmet Halidun Kelestemur, Cengiz Sen

Faculty Publications - Mechanical Engineering

Objectives: Different techniques and choices exist for revision of pedicle screws, two of which are pedicle screw combined with cement augmentation and expansive pedicle screw fixation. This biomechanical study was designed to compare the pullout strengths of two different revision techniques. Methods: Fourteen lumbar vertebrae obtained from four calves (mean age 15 months) were divided into two groups equal in number. Monoaxial 6.0-mm pedicle screws were inserted into the right pedicles, and axial pullout testing was performed at a rate of 10 mm/min and failure strengths were recorded. Revision was performed with the same-sized pedicle screws reinforced with polymethyl-methacrylate in …


Imperfections In The Economics Of Public Policy, Imperfections In Markets, And Climate Change, Nicholas Stern Dec 2009

Imperfections In The Economics Of Public Policy, Imperfections In Markets, And Climate Change, Nicholas Stern

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

In the last twenty years economics has created much of lasting value and real potential: it has been a very fertile period. But economics has also suffered from what I shall term „collective amnesia‟ covering whole areas of public policy. And on policy and the role of government it has, embarrassingly in my view, swayed with the political winds to the detriment of both our profession and to outcomes. Both the amnesia and the political bending have contributed to the economic crisis of the last year or two and to hostility towards the profession. My purpose here is first to …


The Decision To Migrate And Social Capital: Evidence From Albania, Cristina Cattaneo Dec 2009

The Decision To Migrate And Social Capital: Evidence From Albania, Cristina Cattaneo

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The objective of this paper is to determine whether the participation in social organizations, which are commonly defined as a form of social capital, represents a complement or a substitute with respect to emigration. The nature of the relationship depends on the motivations behind the two choices, which induce the households to join a group and to invest in migration. To address this research question a bivariate probit model is employed, in that the decision to migrate and to join a social organization are estimated simultaneously. Both temporary and permanent emigration of the household are addressed. The results of the …


Mole Street Journal, November 2009, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry Dec 2009

Mole Street Journal, November 2009, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

Mole Street Journal

No abstract provided.