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Mustang Daily, October 21, 2010

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

History Of Towson University – How Things Change And Stay The Same, Nadia Nasr, Felicity Knox

Staff publications, research, and presentations

No abstract provided.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Oct 21, 2010, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Western News, Oct. 21, 2010, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU seeking proposals for East Campus development; HP grant will boost global educational collaboration; Service anniversaries for October; On Campus with Bill Emmert.

Preventing Information Leakage From Indexing In The Cloud, Anna Squicciarini, Smitha Sundareswaran, Dan Lin

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Cloud computing enables highly scalable services to be easily consumed over the Internet on an as-needed basis. While cloud computing is expanding rapidly and used by many individuals and organizations internationally, data protection issues in the cloud have not been carefully addressed at current stage. Users' fear of confidential data (particularly financial and health data) leakage and loss of privacy in the cloud may become a significant barrier to the wide adoption of cloud services. in this paper, we explore a newly emerging problem of information leakage caused by indexing in the cloud. We design a three-tier data protection architecture …

Exploring The Benefits Of Buying Industry Leading It Infrastructure In A Healthcare Setting, Frank Biondolillo

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

IT infrastructure leaders are under growing pressure to balance the demand for new and rapidly changing technologies in an era of fixed or declining IT budgets. They must buy wisely, make sure that every infrastructure dollar is spent wisely, and ensure it all fits into a preconceived plan that supports the organization's mission. This research looks at the IT literature, develops a qualitative research methodology and presents findings from a new study of IT infrastructure decision making in the healthcare industry. The findings show that healthcare technology leaders are building critical components of their infrastructure using the top two hardware …

Curriculum Minutes 10/21/2010, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

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Chelate-Assisted Oxidative Coupling Reaction Of Arylamides And Unactivated Alkenes: Mechanistic Evidence For Vinyl C–H Bond Activation Promoted By An Electrophilic Ruthenium-Hydride Catalyst, Ki Hyeok Kwon, Do W. Lee, Chae S. Yi

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

The cationic ruthenium hydride complex [(η⁶-C₆H₆)(PCy₃)(CO)RuH]⁺BF₄⁻ was found to be a highly regioselective catalyst for the oxidative C−H coupling reaction of aryl-substituted amides and unactivated alkenes to give o-alkenylamide products. The kinetic and spectroscopic analyses support a mechanism involving a rapid vinyl C−H activation followed by a rate-limiting C−C bond formation step.

Characterization Of Subsurface Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons At The Deepwater Horizon Site, Arne Diercks, Raymond C. Highsmith, Vernon L. Asper, Dongjoo Joung, Zhengzhen Zhou, Laodong Guo, Alan M. Shiller, Andreas P. Teske, Norman Guinasso, Terry L. Wade, Steven E. Lohrenz

Faculty Publications

Here, we report the initial observations of distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in subsurface waters near the Deepwater Horizon oil well site (also referred to as the Macondo, Mississippi Canyon Block 252 or MC252 well). Profiles of in situ fluorescence and beam attenuation conducted during 9-16 May 2010 were characterized by distinct peaks at depths greater than 1000 m, with highest intensities close to the wellhead and decreasing intensities with increasing distance from the wellhead. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses of water samples coinciding with the deep fluorescence and beam attenuation anomalies confirmed the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

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Montana Kaimin, October 21, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Eighth Graders Headed To Campus On Oct. 29 For “Forensic Frenzy”, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2010

• Faculty members from the math, biology, and chemistry, physics and geology departments will treat the 30 students to forensic-focused activities in math and science laboratories.
• The middle school teachers who chaperone the students to campus also will participate in professional development with math, physics, biology, and chemistry faculty members.

The Phases Differential Astrometry Data Archive. Ii. Updated Binary Star Orbits And A Long Period Eclipsing Binary, Matthew W. Muterspaugh, William I. Hartkopf, Benjamin F. Lane, Julia O'Connell, Michael Williamson, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Maciej Konacki, Bernard F. Burke, Mark M. Colavita, Michael Shao, Sloane J. Wiktorowicz

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

Differential astrometry measurements from the Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems have been combined with lower precision single-aperture measurements covering a much longer timespan (from eyepiece measurements, speckle interferometry, and adaptive optics) to determine improved visual orbits for 20 binary stars. In some cases, radial velocity observations exist to constrain the full three-dimensional orbit and determine component masses. The visual orbit of one of these binaries—α Com (HD 114378)—shows that the system is likely to have eclipses, despite its very long period of 26 years. The next eclipse is predicted to be within a week of 2015 January 24.

The Phases Differential Astrometry Data Archive. V. Candidate Substellar Companions To Binary Systems, Matthew W. Muterspaugh, Benjamin F. Lane, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Maciej Konacki, Bernard F. Burke, Mark M. Colavita, Michael Shao, William I. Hartkopf, Alan P. Boss, Michael Williamson

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

The Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems monitored 51 subarcsecond binary systems to evaluate whether tertiary companions as small as Jovian planets orbited either the primary or secondary stars, perturbing their otherwise smooth Keplerian motions. Six binaries are presented that show evidence of substellar companions orbiting either the primary or secondary star. Of these six systems, the likelihoods of two of the detected perturbations to represent real objects are considered to be "high confidence," while the remaining four systems are less certain and will require continued observations for confirmation.

The Phases Differential Astrometry Data Archive. Iv. The Triple Star Systems 63 Gem A And Hr 2896, Matthew W. Muterspaugh, Francis C. Fekel, Benjamin F. Lane, William I. Hartkopf, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Maciej Konacki, Bernard F. Burke, Mark M. Colavita, Michael Shao, Michael H. Williamson

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

Differential astrometry measurements from the Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems (PHASES) are used to constrain the astrometric orbit of the previously known ≲2 day subsystem in the triple system 63 Gem A and have detected a previously unknown two-year Keplerian wobble superimposed on the visual orbit of the much longer period (213 years) binary system HR 2896. 63 Gem A was already known to be triple from spectroscopic work, and absorption lines from all three stars can be identified and their individual Doppler shifts measured; new velocities for all three components are presented to aid in constraining the …

The Phases Differential Astrometry Data Archive. I. Measurements And Description, Matthew W. Muterspaugh, Benjamin F. Lane, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Maciej Konacki, Bernard F. Burke, Mark M. Colavita, Michael Shao, Sloane J. Wiktorowicz, Julia O'Connell

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

The Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems (PHASES) monitored 51 subarcsecond binary systems to determine precision binary orbits, study the geometries of triple and quadruple star systems, and discover previously unknown faint astrometric companions as small as giant planets. PHASES measurements made with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI) from 2002 until PTI ceased normal operations in late 2008 are presented. Infrared differential photometry of several PHASES targets were measured with Keck Adaptive Optics and are presented.

The Phases Differential Astrometry Data Archive. Iii. Limits To Tertiary Companions, Matthew W. Muterspaugh, Benjamin F. Lane, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Maciej Konacki, Bernard F. Burke, Mark M. Colavita, Michael Shao

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

The Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems (PHASES) monitored 51 subarcsecond binary systems to evaluate whether tertiary companions as small as Jovian planets orbited either the primary or secondary stars, perturbing their otherwise smooth Keplerian motions. Twenty-one of those systems were observed 10 or more times and show no evidence of additional companions. A new algorithm is presented for identifying astrometric companions and establishing the (companion mass)–(orbital period) combinations that can be excluded from existence with high confidence based on the PHASES observations, and the regions of mass–period phase space being excluded are presented for 21 PHASES binaries.

Hierarchical Linear Modeling Of Students’ Mathematics Self-Efficacy And School Effects On Mathematics Achievement, Xing Liu, Hari P. Koirala

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics achievement of high school sophomores across the United States, and to examine the effects of gender, ethnicities, and school characteristics on students’ mathematics achievement using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM). The base-year data of the Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS): 2002 were used for analysis. Hierarchical linear models were developed from the one-way random effects ANOVA model, and the unconditional Model with mathematics self-efficacy in level 1, to the contextual models with variables in the both levels. Both fixed effects and random effects were estimated and interpreted …

October 20, 2010 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

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Building Information Objects, Morales Cristobal Velez

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

In order to stay competitive in today' business environment, organizations must realize data is a key asset that needs to be exploited in order to achieve success. The usual approach to this is the implementation of data warehouses and business intelligence applications. However, most data warehouses are underutilized by decision makers and knowledge workers due to their lack of technical knowledge about what the data represents and how to map it to the semantic business concepts of the enterprise. Through the integration of Information Objects with a Business Intelligence Reporting tool end-users can acquire consolidated view corporate information. Information Objects …

Implementation Of Formative Assessment Strategies Perceived By High School Students And Teachers: Professional Development Implications, Ralph Jasparro, Rosemary Burns

K-12 Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate three questions relating to formative assessment. Question 1 examined the level of implementation of formative assessment strategies among high school teachers and students. Question 2 analyzed the level of agreement between teachers and students perceptions of levels of implementation of formative assessment strategies. Finally, Question 3 investigated the relationship of the disciplines teachers taught; the amount and kinds of professional development teachers had; and district urbanicity relative to teacher levels of implementation of formative assessment strategies.

Are Household Income, Gender, And Race Important In Shaping Parental Involvement In Children’S Education?, Nicholas D. Hartlep, Antonio L. Ellis

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

The authors used data from the National Household Education Surveys (NHES) Program 2007 Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (National Center for Education Statistics, 2007) (N=10,681) to examine household income, gender, and race of parents, and their importance in shaping parental involvement in children’s education. The study finds that when accounting for tutoring that: (1) Pacific Islander mothers have the highest odds of being involved in their child's homework; (2) Black fathers have the highest odds of being involved in their child's homework; and (3) Low household incomes (compared to high household incomes) have the highest odds of being …

Expertise3: Outcomes Of Instructor Collaboration On Elementary Teacher Education In Mathematics, Mary P. Truxaw, Fabiana Cardetti, Cynthia A. Bushey

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

This research grew from two university faculty members’ and one doctoral student’s collaboration across different academic fields (mathematics and education) to better serve elementary preservice teachers (PSTs). The collaboration resulted in shared expertise and an ongoing investigation of confidence of mathematical content knowledge (M-CK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (M-PCK) of PSTs who participated in math content coursework designed for elementary teachers. Findings suggest that PSTs who take one or more of these content courses, along with a mathematics methods course, have higher M-CK and M-PCK than PSTs who take only traditional mathematics courses along with a mathematics methods course.

An Investigation Of Student Study Behaviors In Post-Secondary Classes, Jess L. Gregory, Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite, Margaret Lally Queenan, Beth Pamela Skott

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

The current study explored study skills utilized by students across post-secondary academic levels. One hundred and forty eight students from a private university in the Northeast completed a survey that assessed participants’ self-reported frequency of use of textbook skills, note taking, memory, test preparation, concentration, and time management. Textbook skills, p<.01 and time management skills, p<.05 were found to be positively correlated with class level. The results indicated that advanced students more frequently utilized time management and textbook skills; however students at all levels might benefit from direct instruction on other effective study skills. Implications for the study are discussed.

Middle And High School Mathematics Teacher Differences In Mathematics Alternative Certification, Brian R. Evans

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

his study examined the differences in content knowledge, attitudes toward mathematics, and concepts of teacher self-efficacy among several different types of teachers in the New York City Teaching Fellows program, and informs teacher education in mathematics alternative certification. Findings revealed that high school teachers had significantly higher content knowledge than middle school teachers. Mathematics Teaching Fellows had significantly higher content knowledge than Mathematics Immersion Teaching Fellows. Mathematics and science majors had significantly higher content knowledge than other majors. Teachers had the same high positive attitudes toward mathematics and same high concepts of self-efficacy regardless of content ability.

An Investigation Of The Strategies And Decision-Making Processes Used By Effective Elementary Mathematics Teachers, Rochelle Goldberg Kaplan

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

This paper describes an investigation on the behavioral and cognitive decision-making processes used by effective elementary mathematics teachers in order to add to the knowledge base in that field and move toward better elementary mathematics teacher preparation, enhancement, and selection. The data collection utilized an observational and interview format for assessing teachers’ planning, implementation, and reflection on a mathematics lesson. Data were collected from 15 teachers in New Jersey and in Israel from a variety of SES and ethnic communities. The scoring systems for coding data are discussed and preliminary hypotheses generated from the data are presented.

Preparing Classroom-Ready Teacher Candidates: Alignment Of University Instructional Materials With District Reading Curricula And Assessments, Maureen Mcsparran Ruby, Brandon Monroe

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

This study is a step toward closing the perceived gap between the preparation of elementary educators for teaching literacy and the expectations of districts. By identifying curriculum and assessments used in cooperating districts, informed faculty can incorporate specific clinical tools into teacher preparation coursework. By providing a seamless connection between the theory, pedagogy, and practice found in the university classroom and that found in elementary classrooms, candidates become more “classroom ready”. The teacher preparation will be better prepared to provide the evidence of program outcomes required by NCATE ("what candidates know and can do"). Faculty, schools, and students will have …

Building A Successful Partnership Between A University And Local School Districts., Catherine Tannahill, Jeanelle Day

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

This paper describes the use of the Collaborative/Cooperative Model of staff development as a means for providing content knowledge and pedagogical skills to middle school teachers. The study involved four sequential one-year projects to increase science (and related mathematics and literacy) content knowledge and skills. The research question addressed: What is the most effective staff development model to provide science (and related mathematics and literacy) content knowledge and skills to middle school teachers? The study involved an intensive two week workshop at the beginning with on-going electronic and formal university based follow-up activities. Using pre-and post testing, participating teachers were …

The Impact Of A College Readiness Initiative In A Large, Urban School District, Jennifer Bausmith, Mary Mckillip, Thanos Patelis

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

The first in a series of studies, this paper describes the effect of a large, urban district implementing a PSAT/NMSQT (PN) fee waiver initiative in the 2006-07 school year in an effort to increase students’ access to feedback on their readiness for college. The results suggest that the fee waiver increased access for underrepresented and lower skill students. However, this information did not appear to translate into increased SAT participation which would be a logical next step in the college application process. Additional outreach seems needed to push students to that next level.

“Bio Buddies:” Peer Tutoring As An Instructional Strategy, Pat Romano, Joan Walker

NERA Conference Proceedings 2010

Peer tutoring (PALS) is an instructional strategy where peers act as “instructional agents” for fellow students. In this study, 10 high school biology students participated in a ten day peer-tutoring intervention to determine whether peer tutoring would 1) facilitate student academic success, 2) enhance student focus as well as engagement in biology class, and 3) favorably affect students’ behavior in class leading to fewer off- task behavioral problems. Baseline data and post-intervention data included scores on academic tasks, student surveys, student reflection journal entries, teacher observation field notes, and behavior checklists. Student scores were higher after peer-tutoring, with the exception …