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Career Decisions: Goodness-Of-Fit And Attrition Of Teachers In Alternative Schools, Deidre S. Coulter

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Teachers are the most important element in the education system (Stronge, 2002). However, studies of teachers in certain sectors are lacking. The paucity of research on teachers who work in the alternative school environment was a driving force behind this study, which is a case study of the characteristics of alternative schools, perceptions of teacher training, attrition, and goodness-of-fit. Interviews with teachers, administrators, and support staff in an alternative school were used to investigate interactions between teachers and students and between colleagues. Classroom observations of the teachers were used to help explore the classroom climate. Emergent themes such as communication, …

Forest Analysis Of The Gordon Natural Area Focusing On Carbon Stock, Forest Structure, And Forest Composition, R. Dicce, D. Drake, D. Mackey, P. Avery

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

No abstract provided.

Parametric Frailty Models For Clustered Data With Arbitrary Censoring: Application To Effect Of Male Circumcision On Hpv Clearance, Xiangrong Kong, Kellie Archer, Lawrence H. Moulton, Ronald H. Gray, Mei-Cheng Wang

Biostatistics Publications

Background

In epidemiological studies, subjects are often followed for a period during which study outcomes are measured at selected time points, such as by diagnostic testing performed on biological samples collected at each visit. Although test results may indicate the presence or absence of a disease or condition, they cannot provide information on when exactly it occurred. Such study designs generate arbitrarily censored time-to-event data, which can include left, interval and right censoring. Adding to this complexity, the data may be clustered such that observations within the same cluster are not independent, such as time to recovery of an infectious …

Making Informed Choices About Microarray Data Analysis, Mark A. Reimers

Biostatistics Publications

This article describes the typical stages in the analysis of microarray data for non-specialist researchers in systems biology and medicine. Particular attention is paid to significant data analysis issues that are commonly encountered among practitioners, some of which need wider airing. The issues addressed include experimental design, quality assessment, normalization, and summarization of multiple-probe data. This article is based on the ISMB 2008 tutorial on microarray data analysis. An expanded version of the material in this article and the slides from the tutorial can be found at http://www.people.vcu.edu/~mreimers/OGMDA/index.html.

The Use Of Computer Mediated Social Applications For The Classroom, Kelen K. Kilpatrick Panec

Graduate Research Papers

In The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman analyzes globalization, primarily in the early 21st century (Friedman, 2005). Ifwe are to view our world as one that is or becoming flat, we as educators need to address that issue as we look to educational reform in the 2 I st century. This creative component is addressing the uses of various types of socially mediated computer applications in our schools to make sure that our students are prepared to enter the work field with the skills necessary to succeed. There are a plethora of applications …

Transboundary River Governance In The Face Of Uncertainty: Resilience Theory And The Columbia River Treaty, Barbara Cosens

Articles

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Impact Of Revised And Potential Future Albedo Estimates On Ccsm3 Simulations Of Growing-Season Surface Temperature Fields For North America, Warren E. Heilman, David Y. Hollinger, Xiuping Li, Xindi Bian, Shiyuan Zhong

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Recently published albedo research has resulted in improved growing-season albedo estimates for forest and grassland vegetation. The impact of these improved estimates on the ability of climate models to simulate growing-season surface temperature patterns is unknown. We have developed a set of current-climate surface temperature scenarios for North America using the Community Climate System Model – Version 3 (CCSM3). Simulation results suggest that modifications to the default CCSM3 radiative parameters that are consistent with more recent accurate measurements of albedo values for grasslands and needle-leaf deciduous trees (NDTs) can reduce the overall growing-season surface temperature bias over North America in …

Tata Is A Modular Component Of Synthetic Promoters, Ilaria Mogno, Francesco Vallania, Robi D. Mitra, Barak A. Cohen

Open Access Publications

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Genetic Evidence Implicates The Immune System And Cholesterol Metabolism In The Aetiology Of Alzheimer's Disease, Alison M. Goate, Carlos Cruchaga, Petra Nowotny, John C. Morris, Kevin Mayo, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Restoring Resilience To Casco Bay’S Shores (2010 State Of The Bay Presentation), Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Perilipin Homologue, Lipid Storage Droplet 2, Regulates Sleep Homeostasis And Prevents Learning Impairments Following Sleep Loss, Matthew S. Thimgan, Yasuko Suzuki, Laurent Seugnet, Laura Gottschalk, Paul J. Shaw

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Mhc Class I–Deficient Natural Killer Cells Acquire A Licensed Phenotype After Transfer Into An Mhc Class I–Sufficient Environment, Julie M. Elliott, Joseph A. Wahle, Wayne M. Yokoyama

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Moving Beyond Monkeys: The Expansion And Relocation Of The Religious Curriculum Debate, Anna M. Sewell

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

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Ua52/1 Favorite Professors, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Memories of WKU alumni regarding their favorite professors solicited by WKU Archives.

Explore, Spring 2010, Vol. 13, No. 2: Why Pray?, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

explore

Contents: Prayer and the New Atheism; The Public Prayer Life of a Religion Enthusiast; Why I Pray; Bannan Grant Report: A Seat at the Table - Conversations on Clare of Assisi; The Cup

An Investigation Of The Role Of Aquatic Plants In The Cycling Of Phosphorus And Nitrogen In Murphy's Bottom Lake, Armstrong County, Pa, Melanie Ann Mathews

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objectives established for the Murphy's Bottom Ecological Project are to obtain baseline biological inventories and establish a Master Plan for reclamation of the 100 acre site located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Reclamation plans include connecting the 20+ acre Lake, formed by sand and gravel removal, to the Allegheny River to form a backwater wetlands. This study produced a macrophyte species list, mapped the macrophyte community and determined water and plant phosphorus concentrations and water nitrogen concentrations. Replicable laboratory methods for the analysis of these nutrient concentrations were adapted from established molybdenum blue, Nitrate Electrode and HACH Cadmium Reduction Methods. …

True Blood: The Vampire As A Multiracial Critique On Post-Race Ideology, Nicole Rabin

Journal of Dracula Studies

No abstract provided.

Examining Validity Characteristics Of The Mmpi-2 Psy-5 Psychoticism Scale, Enrique G. Covarrubias

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to firmly establish the facet scales of the Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) Psychoticism scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Second Edition (MMPI-2). Arnau, Handel, and Archer (2005) recently developed facet scales for the MMPI-2 PSY-5 scales using principal component analyses. The results of this study and the original published study were compared to determine if similar facet scales are found for the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Psychoticism scale. Participants were drawn from three different samples: the MMPI-2 normative sample, an inpatient sample from a mid-Atlantic region, and a college sample from a Midwestern university. Item-level principal …

Ground Arthropod Community Survey In Grassland, Shrubland, And Woodland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1992-2004), David Lightfoot

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

This data set contains records for the numbers of selected groups of ground-dwelling arthropod species and individuals collected from pitfall traps at 4 sites on the Sevilleta NWR, including creotostebush shrubland, both black and blue grama grasslands, and a pinyon/juniper woodland. Data collections begin in May of 1989, and are represented by subsequent sample collections every 2 months. One site (Goat Draw/Cerro Montosa) was discontinued in 2001, and a new site (Blue Grama) was initiated . Only three sites, creosotebush, black grama, and blue grama were continued between 2001-2004.

Effect Of Long-Term Nitrogen Fertilization On Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated With A Dominant Grass In A Chihuahuan Desert Grassland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2005), Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Robert Sinsabaugh, Don Natvig

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

We studied the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in a semiarid grassland and the effect of long-term nitrogen (N) fertilization on this fungal community. Root samples of Bouteloua gracilis were collected at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (New Mexico, USA) from control and N-amended plots that have been fertilized since 1995. Small subunit rDNA was amplified using AMF specific primers NS31 and AM1. The diversity of AMF was low in comparison with other ecosystems, only seven operational taxonomic units (OTU) were found in B. gracilis and all belong to the genus Glomus. The dominant OTU was closely related to …

Ocotillo Plant Demography Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, 2003, Joanna Redfern, William Pockman, Tim Lowrey

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

In order to better understand the life history of Ocotillo, a re-sampling of Ocotillo plants originally marked and studied in 1991 was done in the southeast corner of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. All plants measured in 1991 were re-censused and re-tagged with new numbers. Measurements of plant height and branch number were repeated along with measurements pertaining to overall plant size.

Guide To Stakeholder Groups For Great Basin Sagebrush Steppe Restoration, Scott Hoffmann, Mark W. Brunson, Summer Olsen

Reports

This guide is intended to provide information on active stakeholder interest groups focused on restoration of sagebrush ecosystems in the Great Basin region. It is based on a comprehensive search of internet websites, recently filed litigation records, previous interviews, and discussions with land managers in the region. The information contained in the guide is representative of the general environment in which restoration activities are conducted in the six states comprising the SageSTEP project, and is not meant to be an all-inclusive listing of groups. All efforts were made to identify groups most active and thus most pertinent to land managers …

Environmental Assessment: Proposed Agricultural Research Center, Utah State University Campus, Logan, Utah, Sage Environmental

Environmental Assessments (UT)

Assess the environment on which Utah State University proposes to establish a new facility for the College of Agriculture

Xperts And Novices: Differences In Their Use Of Mental Representation And Metacognition In Engineering Design, Raymond Anthony Dixon

Dissertations

Research shows that mental representation such as analogical reasoning is a fundamental cognitive tool for design problem solving (Daugherty & Mentzer, 2008; Hey, Lensey, Agogino, & Wood, 2008; Lewis, 2008). Not much is known, however, about the way students and professional engineers actively generate and change their mental representation when solving a engineering design problem. There are very few studies that show how different types of mental representations; such as metaphors, propositions, and analogies; interplay with higher order cognitive processes; such as planning, monitoring, and evaluation; as engineering designers navigate their problem and solution spaces. This empirical study investigated the …

A Case Study: Teaching Engineering Concepts In Science, David R. Stricker

Reports of Center Studies

This study was conducted to describe a teacher developed high school engineering course, to identify teaching strategies used in the process of delivering math and science literacy through this course, to identify challenges and constraints that occurred during its development and delivery, and to describe the strategies that were used to overcome those obstacles.

A case study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with the engineering instructor at Benilde-St. Margaret's in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. In addition, the researcher conducted classroom observations and reviewed instructional materials, teacher lesson plans, and teacher journals.

Themes that developed regarding the strategies used to deliver …

A View From Melrose, Thomas L. Hellie

Linfield Magazine

An essay by President Thomas L. Hellie: The Heart of Learning.

'Cat Tracks, Linfield Magazine Staff, Beth Rogers Thompson

Linfield Magazine

News briefs and updates about student athletes, coaches, and alumni

Alumni Profile, Beth Rogers Thompson

Linfield Magazine

Feature about a Linfield alumnus or alumna. In this issue, John Dolan '71: Circling the Globe for Science.

Table Of Contents, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

Table of contents for Volume 7, Issue 2 of the Linfield Magazine.

Ants! A Bug's Life, Mardi Mileham

Linfield Magazine

On a hot fall afternoon Chad Tillberg and six students grab nets, notebooks, small containers and vials, and tramp up a steep hill in the Coast Range. Loung Ly '11 pounds a round cylinder into the ground every 50 meters along the trail. Carson Moscoso '11 follows, inserting an open vial into each hole, making sure that it is at ground level. When they return in a week, their traps will contain a sampling of the insects that thrive in that environment.