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Hispanic Studies At Illinois Wesleyan: 1999-2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University

Events

This is a timeline commemorating the first ten years of Hispanic Studies at IWU.

International Office News, Fall 2010, Illinois Wesleyan University

International Office News

No abstract provided.

New Trends In Automatic Assessment: Ontology Matching, Maria Mitina, Patricia Magee, John Cardiff

Conference Papers

Instant individual feedback represents a result of assessment which allows for considerable improvements in both teaching and learning. In this paper we present the application of ontology matching techniques in automatic correction of students’ answers for SQL tests, which will provide teachers with instant feedback to facilitate manual correction and marking and which they can pass to the students. Students experience many problems learning SQL due to the necessity to memorise database schemas, unclear feedback from the database engine on the execution of the query, etc. The program environment utilising the described approach is designed to solve the abovementioned problems …

The Lived Experience Of Hispanic New Graduate Nurses In The United States, Esther Morales

Dissertations (1934 -)

There has been a significant increase in the Hispanic population in the United States that is not mirrored by representation of Hispanic registered nurses in the United States . Hispanic new graduate nurses enter nursing practice with few Hispanic role models and their story is not found in nursing literature. A qualitative study with a phenomenological philosophy and methodology was conducted to investigate the lived experience of seven Mexican American new graduate nurses, a subgroup of Hispanic nurses. Findings of this study were the seven themes: (a) being an employee; (b) an orientation with or without preceptors; (c) a transition; …

Intelligent Coordinated Control Of A Wind Farm And Distributed Smartparks, Pinaki Mitra, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Energy storage is generally recommended in presence of an intermittent source like wind farm for a better control over the power generation from the wind turbine with the variation of the wind speed. In this paper, the potential of plug-in electric vehicle parking lot (SmartPark) as an energy storage in a power system with a large wind farm has been investigated. Also, a fuzzy logic based coordination controller of the wind farm and the distributed SmartParks has been proposed in this paper. The fuzzy controller uses the total state-of-charge of the SmartParks and the difference between instantaneous demand and the …

The United States Guestworker Program: The Need For Reform, Elizabeth Johnston

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Although often marginalized, guestworkers are an integral part of the United States economy. In 2006 alone, the U.S. government certified visas for 18,736 temporary workers. The program expanded in subsequent years and continues to grow each year. Despite its broad scope, huge impact on the labor force, and the extensive existing legislation regarding it, the guestworker program has permitted most employers of guestworkers to eschew the regulations or find loopholes, resulting in a system that is largely exploitative. Abuse of workers begins in their home countries, intensifies during the period of employment, and often continues even after employment terminates. Workers …

Jointly Modeling Aspects And Opinions With A Maxent-Lda Hybrid, Xin Zhao, Jing Jiang, Hongfei Yan, Xiaoming Li

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Discovering and summarizing opinions from online reviews is an important and challenging task. A commonly-adopted framework generates structured review summaries with aspects and opinions. Recently topic models have been used to identify meaningful review aspects, but existing topic models do not identify aspect-specific opinion words. In this paper, we propose a MaxEnt-LDA hybrid model to jointly discover both aspects and aspect-specific opinion words. We show that with a relatively small amount of training data, our model can effectively identify aspect and opinion words simultaneously. We also demonstrate the domain adaptability of our model.

The First Amendment Degraded: Milkovich V. Lorain And A Continuing Sense Of Loss On Its 20th Birthday, Richard H. Weisberg

Articles

The article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in Milkovich v. Alabama, arguing that it undermines First Amendment protections by narrowing the distinction between fact and opinion in defamation cases. The Court's ruling, led by Chief Justice Rehnquist, held that statements implying false facts are actionable, even if framed as opinions. This decision, the article contends, reverses the constitutional logic of earlier precedents like New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which trusted audiences to discern fact from opinion. The article warns that Milkovich erodes the First Amendment's faith in audience discernment, fostering a paternalistic judicial approach that stifles public debate.

To Church Or Not To Church? Why Church Is Still God’S Ideal For The 21st Century, Chantal J. Klingbeil, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Small Nation Goes To War: Israel's Cabinet Authorization Of The 1956 War, Pnina Lahav

Faculty Scholarship

The Suez War had long term ramifications for Israel's status in the Middle East and for its relations with the U.S., Europe, and the USSR. This article is a first segment in the examination of the interplay between military and diplomatic means deployed by Israel in its quest to consolidate the gains of the 1948 war and secure its sovereignty. It provides a detailed analysis of the Israeli cabinet deliberations as it reached the decision to authorize war. The article examines the cabinet's opinions on the language of the motion to go to war, the list of casus belli offered, …

A New Perspective On Late Holocene Social Interaction In Northwest Alaska: Results Of A Preliminary Ceramic Sourcing Study, Shelby L. Anderson, Matthew T. Boulanger, Michael D. Glascock

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This research examines the evidence for prehistoric ceramic exchange networks over the last 2000 years in northwest Alaska through the use of neutron activation analysis of ceramic artifacts. Results from ceramic analysis on eight coastal and inland archaeological sites identified three source macrogroups and three associated subgroups. Clay source diversity and shared source macrogroups between geographically distant sites suggest the use of multiple sources and/or the movement of pots between production locales, mirroring related patterns in pottery stylistic data. Although additional analytical work is needed to fully understand the changing character of clay procurement and ceramic distribution across this time …

Peruvians In The United States, 1980—2008, Laird W. Bergad

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report examines demographic and socioeconomic factors concerning Peruvians in the United States between 1980 and 2008.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: The Peruvian population of the U.S. increased dramatically between 1980 and 2008 from about 70,000 to over 550,000 people. Migration increased in each decade and there is no reason to believe that migration from Peru will decrease in …

Child And Caregiver Social Behavior And Joint Attention Change Following P.L.A.Y. Project Intervention, Jeffrey Scott Karst

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Autism is a complex, developmental disorder affecting approximately one in 110 children in the United States. Children with autism spectrum disorders demonstrate a variety of significant deficits, including social impairment. The limitations in social ability may be in part a product of limited joint attention development at an early age. Joint attention refers to the triadic attention between an individual, another person, and an object or event and has been shown to moderate the effectiveness of certain autism interventions. The P.L.A.Y. Project, developed by Dr. Richard Solomon, aims to train parents of children with autism to be their child's own …

Review Of Feminist Interpretations Of Benedict Spinoza By Moira Gatens, Ericka Tucker

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Electroencephalogram Artifact Removal Using A Wavelet Neural Network, Hoang-Anh T. Nguyen

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

A wavelet neural network (WNN) technique rs developed for electroencephalogram (EEG) artifact removal without electrooculographic (EOG) recordings. The algorithm combines the universal approximation characteristics of neural networks and the time/frequency property of wavelet, where the neural network was trained on a simulated dataset with known ground truths. The contribution of this thesis is two-fold. First, many EEG artifact removal algorithms, including regression based methods, require reference EOG signals, which are not always available. To remove EEG ai1ifacts, a WNN tries to learn the characteristics of the artifacts first and does not need reference EOG signals once trained. Second, WNNs are …

First Opinion: Signage And The City, Susan Britsch

First Opinions, Second Reactions

No abstract provided.

Venus In Furs: Why False Confessions Are True, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the nature of truth and false confessions in the context of confession and interrogation.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

Excerpt: "Fall moves into Statesboro, and with it come continued reasons to celebrate in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. On October 9th, we will launch our Great Minds Lecture Series. Dr. Rich Pacelle, chair of the Political Science Department, will give a lecture on Obama's Supreme Court. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at 1:00pm in the Carter Recital Hall in Foy. You can register online today."

Spectator 2010-09-29, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Media Contribution In Transfer Of Power In Nepal, Binod C. Agrawal

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Land locked Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal was known for relative isolation and state controlled media access and exposure until late twentieth century. The limited print and electronic media produced and distributed within the kingdom was fairly restrictive though news papers and magazines, radio and television signals were received without much restrictions from the neighboring countries particularly from India. Other countries like China also broadcast Nepal focused information and news. On the turn of the twenty first century, Nepals cultural and political scene have taken revolutionary path in which kingship has been replaced by democratic order. The aim of the paper …

The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical, Jessamyn Taylor

National Health Policy Forum

This background paper examines the primary care safety net. It describes key primary care safety net providers, including federally qualified health centers, free clinics, local health departments, and safety net hospital outpatient departments and clinics, among others. The paper also explores the changing role of the primary care safety net in a post–health reform marketplace.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GSU Purchases $675,000 Golf Course for Expansion
• Eagles Defeat No. 11 Team In the Nation
• Seasonal Flu Shots Available Through GSU Health Services
• Students Debate DREAM Act at Thursday's Forum
• Take the Greek to Them
• Reality TV Overstepping Atrocity Levels
• Letters To the Editor
• CLASS, Not the Union, Needs a New Building
• Eagles Travel To NYC
• Exercise With the Botanical Gardens
• Web Site Creates Study Network for Users
• Campus Recreation & Intramurals
• Tricks Of the Grade': How To Higher Your GPA
• Biennial Exhibition Of the Arts
• Eagle Motorsports Ready To Race
• Don't Stop Believing
• Classifieds
• A Star Getting Back to …

Journal Usage By Subject For Fiscal Year 2010, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Journal holdings for the University Libraries are listed alphabetically by subject than authority title. Usage statistics for the fiscal year are included along with a cost per use where available. The information is taken from each vendor and incorporated in Serials Solutions 360 Counter.

Max Weber On Property: An Effort In Interpretive Understanding, Laura R. Ford

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

This article reviews Max Weber’s scholarly work pertaining to property, beginning with his first dissertation and ending with the compilation that is Economy and Society. Three phases of Weber’s work are described in detail: a legal phase, an economic-historical phase, and a sociological phase. It is argued that the sociological phase represents the culmination of the two prior phases, drawing on material and arguments from those earlier phases. In the sociological phase of his writing, it is argued that Weber developed a theory of property that is capable of accounting for that phenomenon in all of its dimensions: structural, material, …

Portfolio Of All Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Wright State University Quarter to Semester Transition

A portfolio of all undergraduate programs detailing the quarter to semester conversion and new semester programs.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, September 26, 2010, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2010

No abstract provided.

“For Any Reason”: Paper Promises To Protect Service Members, Tami Martin

Legislation and Policy Brief

In short, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) is the law that prohibits lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals from serving openly in the military. Despite the fact that the Obama Administration has yet to fulfill the campaign promise of ending DADT, many believe the question is more "when" than "if" it will be repealed. Much attention has focused on ending the policy, but it is also important to consider what might happen after repeal. This article briefly examines the history of DADT, major policies meant to protect service members from harassment they experience because of their actual or perceived sexual …

The Tiger Vol. 104 Issue 17 2010-09-24, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Blogs & Glogs: Revitalizing Class Projects, Krista Bittenbender Royal

INTO Faculty and Staff Publications

This workshop looks at two technologies that can be used to energize traditional poster and writing assignments to bring them beyond text: Glogster and Blogger. Both are free, easy to use websites with which students can create web pages with images, text, and audio to share with their classmates and the world. In the workshop, intended for instructors and curriculum coordinators, we will look at each of these platforms, discuss examples of project assignment guides using each of the sites, and talk about other ways they could be integrated into courses. I will also share some student feedback and some …