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Hidden Lake Health & Wellness Retreat, Carrie Meyer Jan 2010

Hidden Lake Health & Wellness Retreat, Carrie Meyer

Architecture Theses

This thesis provides some answers to the question, does a design have the ability to promote health and wellness in our personal choices about the way we live? A healthy way of life is a personal choice determined by the individual and can be influenced by natural, environmental, and design factors. The typology for the examination of the problem is a healthcare facility and personal wellness retreat center. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying Idea that guides the research is, “the environment and its surroundings influence the choices made by individuals in the ways they live their lives.” The project will be located …


American Economic Development, Managerial Corporate Capitalism, And The Institutional Foundations Of The Modern Income Tax, Ajay K. Mehrotra Jan 2010

American Economic Development, Managerial Corporate Capitalism, And The Institutional Foundations Of The Modern Income Tax, Ajay K. Mehrotra

Law and Contemporary Problems

Mehrotra examines the factors contributing to the introduction of the corporate income tax in 1909 and of the individual income tax in 1913. According to the conventional wisdom, these taxes were the products of politics, political institutions, and social forces; economic factors play a cameo role in the standard historical accounts. He argues that economic developments were as significant as political and social factors in the enactment and development of the taxes. The corporations created the wealth that became the targets of the corporate and individual taxes. Here, he investigates two particular economic factors. First, he explores the broad, long-term, …


Sidelined: Title Ix Retaliation Cases And Women’S Leadership In College Athletics, Erin E. Buzuvis Jan 2010

Sidelined: Title Ix Retaliation Cases And Women’S Leadership In College Athletics, Erin E. Buzuvis

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court And Gender-Neutral Language: Setting The Standard Or Lagging Behind?, Leslie M. Rose Jan 2010

The Supreme Court And Gender-Neutral Language: Setting The Standard Or Lagging Behind?, Leslie M. Rose

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Opposition At The Water Cooler: The Treatment Of Non-Purposive Conduct Under Title Vii’S Anti-Retaliation Clause, Gina Oderda Jan 2010

Opposition At The Water Cooler: The Treatment Of Non-Purposive Conduct Under Title Vii’S Anti-Retaliation Clause, Gina Oderda

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


An Unsettling Outcome: Why The Florida Supreme Court Was Wrong To Ban All Settlement Evidence In Saleeby V. Rocky Elson Construction, Inc., 3 So. 3d 1078 (Fla. 2009), Michael L. Seigel, Robert J. Hauser, Allison D. Sirica Jan 2010

An Unsettling Outcome: Why The Florida Supreme Court Was Wrong To Ban All Settlement Evidence In Saleeby V. Rocky Elson Construction, Inc., 3 So. 3d 1078 (Fla. 2009), Michael L. Seigel, Robert J. Hauser, Allison D. Sirica

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Enhancing Gulf Of Mexico Coastal Communities' Resiliency Through Participatory Community Engagement, Shirley Laska, Kristina Peterson, Michelle E. Alcina, Jonathan West, Ashley Volion, Brent Tranchina, Richard Krajeski Jan 2010

Enhancing Gulf Of Mexico Coastal Communities' Resiliency Through Participatory Community Engagement, Shirley Laska, Kristina Peterson, Michelle E. Alcina, Jonathan West, Ashley Volion, Brent Tranchina, Richard Krajeski

CHART Publications

No abstract provided.


Physiology And Behavior Of The Jumbo Squid Dosidicus Gigas, Lloyd A. Trueblood Jan 2010

Physiology And Behavior Of The Jumbo Squid Dosidicus Gigas, Lloyd A. Trueblood

Open Access Dissertations

Dosidicus gigas is a large, epipelagic squid known to vertically migrate, spending night on the surface, and descending during the day into the oxygen minimum layer (OML). This dissertation seeks to examine physiological and behavioral adaptations of D. gigas to the environment in which it dwells. Life in the open ocean is unique in that there is little physical refuge. In order to capture prey in this environment, many pelagic fishes engage at high relative swimming speeds attempting to strike before being detected. This requires high metabolic rates and increasing anaerobic potential with increasing body size to overcome drag. I …


Squelching Student Speech In Florida?: Cyberbullying And The First Amendment, Kara Carnley Murrhee Jan 2010

Squelching Student Speech In Florida?: Cyberbullying And The First Amendment, Kara Carnley Murrhee

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Bleeping Expletives: Adequate Protection Of The Public Or Unjustified Censorship?, Chad M. Muir Jan 2010

Bleeping Expletives: Adequate Protection Of The Public Or Unjustified Censorship?, Chad M. Muir

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Developing Deep Understanding And Literacy While Addressing A Gender-Based Literacy Gap, Jianwei Zhang, Yanqing Sun, Marlene Scardamalia Jan 2010

Developing Deep Understanding And Literacy While Addressing A Gender-Based Literacy Gap, Jianwei Zhang, Yanqing Sun, Marlene Scardamalia

Educational Theory and Practice Faculty Scholarship

Online discourse from a class of 22 students (11 boys and 11 girls) was analysed to assess advances in conceptual understanding and literacy. The students worked over a two-­‐year period (Grades 3-­‐4), during which they contributed notes to an online Knowledge Building environment—Knowledge Forum®. Contributions revealed that both boys and girls produced a substantial amount of text and graphics, and that their written texts incorporated an increasing proportion of less-­‐frequent, advanced words, including academic vocabulary and domain-­‐specific words from grade levels higher than their own. Brief accounts of classroom discourse indicate how deep understanding and vocabulary growth mutually support each …


Knowledge Society Network: Toward A Dynamic, Sustained Network For Building Knowledge, Jianwei Zhang, Huang-Yao Hong, Marlene Scardamalia Jan 2010

Knowledge Society Network: Toward A Dynamic, Sustained Network For Building Knowledge, Jianwei Zhang, Huang-Yao Hong, Marlene Scardamalia

Educational Theory and Practice Faculty Scholarship

The Knowledge Society Network (KSN) “takes advantage of new knowledge media to maximize and democratize society’s knowledge-­‐creating capacity” (www.ikit.org/KSN). This article synthesizes the principles and designs of this network which were initiated over 15 years ago, and presents an exploratory study of interactions in the KSN over four years, elaborating different network structures and the potential of each for knowledge advancement. Four major sub-­‐network structures for participant and idea interaction are described, as reflected in social network analysis of discourse in the KSN. Strengths and weaknesses of work within each sub-­‐network were identified with suggestions for creating a more dynamic, …


Early Development Of Graphical Literacy Through Knowledge Building, Jianwei Zhang, Yongcheng Gan, Marlene Scardamalia, Huang-Yao Hong Jan 2010

Early Development Of Graphical Literacy Through Knowledge Building, Jianwei Zhang, Yongcheng Gan, Marlene Scardamalia, Huang-Yao Hong

Educational Theory and Practice Faculty Scholarship

This study examined growth in graphical literacy for students contributing to an online, multimedia, communal environment as they advanced their understanding of biology, history and optics. Their science and history studies started early in Grade 3 and continued to the end of Grade 4; students did not receive instruction in graphics production, nor were they required to produce graphics. Results show that students spontaneously produced graphics that advanced along seven dimensions, including effective representation of complex ideas, use of source information and captions, and aesthetic quality. On average, the scores for the seven dimensions were higher for Grade 4 students …


Public Access To Criminal Discovery Records: A Look Behind The Curtain Of The Criminal Justice System, Brian Pafundi Jan 2010

Public Access To Criminal Discovery Records: A Look Behind The Curtain Of The Criminal Justice System, Brian Pafundi

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Yom Yhwh As A Biblical-Theological Theme, Robert Czarnitzki Jan 2010

Yom Yhwh As A Biblical-Theological Theme, Robert Czarnitzki

Master's Theses

Problem. Although it has been shown in recent studies on the topic that the "Day of YHWH" is to be understood not only as a collocation or concept, but as a motif-complex (a theme), the single theological motifs comprising the motif-complex have seemingly never been outlined in a systematic text-oriented study. -- Method. This thesis investigates which main theological motifs comprise the motif-complex of the "Day of YHWH" by means of a text-oriented study of the final text as existent today. It shall be asked whether the "Day of YHWH" is a true biblical-theological theme, that is, whether it is …


Department Of Fisheries Annual Report To The Parliament 2009/10, Government Of Western Australian Department Of Fisheries Jan 2010

Department Of Fisheries Annual Report To The Parliament 2009/10, Government Of Western Australian Department Of Fisheries

Department of Fisheries Annual Reports

This annual report provides an overview of the Department and its operations for the financial year ended 30 June 2010. It has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Management Act 2006, the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Public Sector Commission’s Annual reporting framework – 2009-10 reporting year.


Providing Real-World Experiences: The Virginia Tech Externship For Mathematics Specialists, B. Kreye, J. L. M. Wilkins Jan 2010

Providing Real-World Experiences: The Virginia Tech Externship For Mathematics Specialists, B. Kreye, J. L. M. Wilkins

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

We describe the structure and implementation of the yearlong Externship experience associated with the Mathematics Specialist program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). We discuss the assignments and experiences included in the Externship, the alignment of those experiences with the job description developed by the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition Task Force, and teacher comments on the effectiveness of their Externship experiences [1].


Coasean Blindspots: Charting The Incomplete Institutionalism, Gregg P. Macey Jan 2010

Coasean Blindspots: Charting The Incomplete Institutionalism, Gregg P. Macey

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Elementary Mathematics Specialists, P. F. Campbell, N. N. Malkus Jan 2010

The Impact Of Elementary Mathematics Specialists, P. F. Campbell, N. N. Malkus

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Elementary Mathematics Specialists are placed in schools to construct leadership roles and to provide on-site professional development addressing mathematical content and pedagogy in order to enhance instruction and to improve student achievement. A three-year, randomized, control study found that, over time, Specialists had a significant positive impact on student achievement in Grades 3, 4, and 5. This effect on student achievement was not evident at the conclusion of the Specialist's first year of placement. It emerged as knowledgeable Specialists gained experience and as the schools' instructional and administrative staffs learned and worked together. Specialists who were highly engaged with a …


The Physical And The Virtual: The Relationship Between Library As Place And Electronic Collections, Jennifer Gerke, Jack M. Maness Jan 2010

The Physical And The Virtual: The Relationship Between Library As Place And Electronic Collections, Jennifer Gerke, Jack M. Maness

University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship

A statistical analysis of responses to a LibQUAL+™ survey at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) was conducted to investigate factors related to patrons’ satisfaction with electronic collections. It was found that a respondent’s discipline was not related to his or her satisfaction with the Libraries’ electronic collection, nor was the frequency with which the respondent used the Libraries’ facilities or used commercial search engines. The factors significantly related to users’ satisfaction with electronic collections were the frequency with which they used the Libraries’ Web site, and, most interestingly, the physical library they most often visited.


Mobile Search Engine Using Clustering And Query Expansion, Huy Nguyen Jan 2010

Mobile Search Engine Using Clustering And Query Expansion, Huy Nguyen

Master's Projects

Internet content is growing exponentially and searching for useful content is a tedious task that we all deal with today. Mobile phones lack of screen space and limited interaction methods makes traditional search engine interface very inefficient. As the use of mobile internet continues to grow there is a need for an effective search tool. I have created a mobile search engine that uses clustering and query expansion to find relevant web pages efficiently. Clustering organizes web pages into groups that reflect different components of a query topic. Users can ignore clusters that they find irrelevant so they are not …


Efficient Tethered Aerostat Model Formulation Using Non-Recursive And Recursive Rigid Body Dynamics, Bradley C. Hembree Jan 2010

Efficient Tethered Aerostat Model Formulation Using Non-Recursive And Recursive Rigid Body Dynamics, Bradley C. Hembree

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reliable Broadcasting In Vanet, Pat Jangyodsuk Jan 2010

Reliable Broadcasting In Vanet, Pat Jangyodsuk

Master's Projects

Vehicular Adhoc NETwork (VANET) is a rapid growing wireless ad-hoc network model where the vehicles play the nodes role in a network. Major application of VANET including hazard warning application requires effective broadcast mechanism. Typically, selection of the next relaying hop is the major problem in VANET broadcasting. To get the smallest propagational delay, the number of relaying hops must be minimize. Meanwhile, the transmission reliability must also be preserved. Both of these two constrains must be taken into consideration. However, these two aspects often collide to each other since increasing one of them always result in decreasing of another. …


Beyond Innovation And Competition: The Need For Qualified Transparency In Internet Intermediaries, Frank Pasquale Jan 2010

Beyond Innovation And Competition: The Need For Qualified Transparency In Internet Intermediaries, Frank Pasquale

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Giving Voice In Court: Cushioning Adversarialism For Witnesses With Intellectual Disabilities, Prianka Nair Jan 2010

Giving Voice In Court: Cushioning Adversarialism For Witnesses With Intellectual Disabilities, Prianka Nair

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Don't Feed The Alligators: Government Funding Of Political Speech And The Unyielding Vigilance Of The First Amendment, Joel M. Gora Jan 2010

Don't Feed The Alligators: Government Funding Of Political Speech And The Unyielding Vigilance Of The First Amendment, Joel M. Gora

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Crime Music, Bennett Capers Jan 2010

Crime Music, Bennett Capers

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Introduction To "The Polarities Of Context In The Writing Center Conference", Neal Lerner Jan 2010

Introduction To "The Polarities Of Context In The Writing Center Conference", Neal Lerner

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.


Representing Audiences In Writing Center Consultation: A Discourse Analysis, Robert Brown Jan 2010

Representing Audiences In Writing Center Consultation: A Discourse Analysis, Robert Brown

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.


Theory In/To Practice: A Tale Of Two Multilingual Writers: A Case-Study Approach To Tutor Education, Sarah Nakamaru Jan 2010

Theory In/To Practice: A Tale Of Two Multilingual Writers: A Case-Study Approach To Tutor Education, Sarah Nakamaru

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.