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Distance Education In Natural Resources: A National Study Of Inhibitors And Motivators For Participation In Distance Education Programs, Jodi Roberts Dec 2011

Distance Education In Natural Resources: A National Study Of Inhibitors And Motivators For Participation In Distance Education Programs, Jodi Roberts

Theses and Dissertations

Distance education is an innovative delivery method that is gaining a great deal of attention on university campuses across the United States, as well as worldwide. While this attention may seem to be newfound, the earliest record of the practice of distance education traces back to Biblical times and was later referred to as correspondence. Land-grant institutions in the United States were among the first to offer correspondence courses to students who may otherwise not have been able to attend traditional university classes. While online education programs and courses across the United States have grown, from 1.6 million students enrolled …

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Evaluation Of Otter Trawls And Trotlines For Catching Pallid Sturgeon In The Freelowing Lower Mississippi River, Patrick Peterson Mirick Dec 2011

Evaluation Of Otter Trawls And Trotlines For Catching Pallid Sturgeon In The Freelowing Lower Mississippi River, Patrick Peterson Mirick

Theses and Dissertations

Stock assessment and behavioral studies are needed to identify habitat use and population dynamics of endangered pallid sturgeon Scahphirhynchus albus in the freelowing lower Mississippi River; however, effective sampling methods have not been evaluated. Trotlines and otter trawls were consequently fished year-round to determine the more effective gear and to determine effects of environmental variables on catch rates. Trotlines were more effective for catching large (> 600 mm FL) pallid sturgeon and neither gear was effective for catching small (100-600 mm FL) pallid sturgeon. Greater predicted probabilities of catching large pallid sturgeon with trotlines were in 9-19 °C water temperatures, …

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Creating Resilient, Sustainable Local Governments: Merging Human Resource Management And Emergency Management, Stacey Cole Mann Dec 2011

Creating Resilient, Sustainable Local Governments: Merging Human Resource Management And Emergency Management, Stacey Cole Mann

Theses and Dissertations

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Goodman and Mann (2008) found that many locales along the Mississippi Gulf Coast did not have plans that addressed human resources (HR) issues in the aftermath of a disaster, and many vital employees were not included in the emergency planning process. The authors concluded that if involved in planning, HR managers could address typical HR issues such as compensation, retention, recruitment, and task re-orientation that become more difficult following a disaster. The purpose of this study was to examine the level of involvement of HR departments in the emergency planning process as well as …

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Cross-Entropy Approaches To Software Forensics: Source Code Authorship Identification, James Thomas Stinson Dec 2011

Cross-Entropy Approaches To Software Forensics: Source Code Authorship Identification, James Thomas Stinson

Theses and Dissertations

Identification of source code authorship can be a useful tool in the areas of security and forensic investigation by helping to create corroborating evidence that may send a suspected cyber terrorist, hacker, or malicious code writer to jail. When applied to academia, it can also prove a useful tool for professors who suspect students of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, or modification of source code related to programming assignments. The purpose of this dissertation is to determine whether or not cross-entropy approaches to source code authorship analysis will succeed in predicting the correct author of a given piece of source code. If …

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The Seven Hymns Of Revelation 4, 5 And 7, Mark S. Krause Dec 2011

The Seven Hymns Of Revelation 4, 5 And 7, Mark S. Krause

Leaven

No abstract provided.

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The Stone-Campbell Movement In Latin America And The Caribbean, Carmelo Alvarez Dec 2011

The Stone-Campbell Movement In Latin America And The Caribbean, Carmelo Alvarez

Leaven

No abstract provided.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

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December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

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"Too Much Faith In Progress"; Alexander Campbell And The Transhumanist Movement, Jennifer Thweatt-Bates Dec 2011

"Too Much Faith In Progress"; Alexander Campbell And The Transhumanist Movement, Jennifer Thweatt-Bates

Leaven

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An Interview With Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Of Summer For The Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate Over Science And Religion, D'Esta Love Dec 2011

An Interview With Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Of Summer For The Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate Over Science And Religion, D'Esta Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.

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Sexual Addiction: Problems And Solutions For The Christian Community, Waymon R. Hinson, Damon Parker Dec 2011

Sexual Addiction: Problems And Solutions For The Christian Community, Waymon R. Hinson, Damon Parker

Leaven

No abstract provided.

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Critical Commentary On Raising The Point With Director's Reply, R. Scott Frey, Jason Mendez Dec 2011

Critical Commentary On Raising The Point With Director's Reply, R. Scott Frey, Jason Mendez

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

Raising the Point!, is an educational documentary which supports the South Bronx’s Hunts Point community’s efforts in improving the social, educational, environmental, and health injustices it encounters. Though the Hunts Point community faces many inequities, the film focuses on the issue of poor air quality.

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Polishing Treadmills At Midnight: Is Refugee Integration An Elusive Goal?, Woods Nash Dec 2011

Polishing Treadmills At Midnight: Is Refugee Integration An Elusive Goal?, Woods Nash

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

It is often said that justice requires us to treat like cases alike. Accordingly, the U.S. refugee resettlement program provides all refugees—no matter where they are from, no matter their pasts—with very similar funding and services. Refugees, however, are far from alike. In this essay, I invoke Borgmann’s distinction between a “thing” and a “device” and draw on stories from my work with a resettlement agency to argue that our current, employment-driven system is in need of reform. Instead of being restricted to generic programs, refugee resettlement agencies should be funded to help each family achieve social integration in ways …

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The Sound Of Fury: Teaching, Tempers, And White Privileged Resistance, Tema J. Okun Dec 2011

The Sound Of Fury: Teaching, Tempers, And White Privileged Resistance, Tema J. Okun

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

This essay focuses on the resistance of students situated in positions of privilege in classrooms addressing issues of dominance, identity, and oppression related to race and racism. Examining the psycho/social history of two critical aspects of resistance – defensiveness (related to guilt and shame) and denial – the author draws from both practice and theory to explicate the roots of this resistance and offer specific, effective ways to support students in moving through resistance into responsibility.

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Educating For Peace And Justice In America's Nuclear Age, Ian Harris, Charles F. Howlett Dec 2011

Educating For Peace And Justice In America's Nuclear Age, Ian Harris, Charles F. Howlett

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

The emergence of peace education as embodied in the context of peace studies, which emerged during the post-World War II ideological struggle between capitalism and Communism, the nuclear arms race pitting the United States against the former Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement in America, met with considerable criticism. There were many within and outside the academic community who argued that peace studies had very little to offer in terms of “real scholarship” and were primarily politically motivated. Some went so far as to insist that this new area of study lacked focus and discipline given …

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Editors' Introduction, Shane Willson, Rachael E. Gabriel Dec 2011

Editors' Introduction, Shane Willson, Rachael E. Gabriel

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

It is with great pride that we present to you the inaugural issue of Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum. Here we have attempted to create an innovative, peer-reviewed space in which people from numerous disciplines, or even those claiming no discipline, can present research, multimedia, and art aimed at furthering the ideals of social justice, broadly defined. Social justice is not a concept owned by the academy, for attempts to create a more just world can come from many professions, or even from no profession at all. By applying the traditionally academic peer-review process to work done by activists, artists, …

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Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum, Volume One, Issue One, Shane Willson, Landon S. Bevier, Rachael E. Gabriel, Taylor Krcek, Alaina Elizabeth Smith Dec 2011

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum, Volume One, Issue One, Shane Willson, Landon S. Bevier, Rachael E. Gabriel, Taylor Krcek, Alaina Elizabeth Smith

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

It is with great pride that we present to you the inaugural issue of Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum. Here we have attempted to create an innovative, peer-reviewed space in which people from numerous disciplines, or even those claiming no discipline, can present research, multimedia, and art aimed at furthering the ideals of social justice, broadly defined. Social justice is not a concept owned by the academy, for attempts to create a more just world can come from many professions, or even from no profession at all. By applying the traditionally academic peer-review process to work done by activists, artists, …

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3.503 Publications Dec 2011

3.503 Publications

3.500 Communications (Business Management)

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3.501 Communications Dec 2011

3.501 Communications

3.500 Communications (Business Management)

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3.465 Mobile Device And Data Services (Formerly "Cellular Telephone And Data Service") Dec 2011

3.465 Mobile Device And Data Services (Formerly "Cellular Telephone And Data Service")

3.400 Finance (Business Management)

No abstract provided.

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3.445 Retirement Plans Oversight Committee Dec 2011

3.445 Retirement Plans Oversight Committee

3.400 Finance (Business Management)

No abstract provided.

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3.443 Investment Policy Objectives And Guidelines Dec 2011

3.443 Investment Policy Objectives And Guidelines

3.400 Finance (Business Management)

No abstract provided.

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Concepts And Models Of Empathy: Past, Present, And Future, Elizabeth Ann Baxter, Md Dec 2011

Concepts And Models Of Empathy: Past, Present, And Future, Elizabeth Ann Baxter, Md

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

The subject of empathy has been increasing in popularity and importance; correspondingly, the theoretical aspects of empathy are in need of further development. This paper outlines key concepts and processes related to empathy, particularly the mechanisms of identification and regression as they are discussed in the models of empathy articulated by Fleiss, Greenson, and Jordan. Similarities and differences of the models are examined, in addition to each model's description of the roles of identification and regression. Although each model has made significant contributions towards a theoretical perspective of empathy, none of them have distinguished pathological from non-pathological uses of identification. …

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The Diagnosis Of Multiple Personality Disorder, Joshua D. Mcdavid, Md, Mph Dec 2011

The Diagnosis Of Multiple Personality Disorder, Joshua D. Mcdavid, Md, Mph

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

This paper represents an attempt to facilitate the clinician or psychiatrist in making a diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder, the most severe of the dissociative disorders. Emphasis will be placed on detecting signs, symptoms, and information that occur within the constituent parts of a typical psychiatric interview, and that are highly suggestive of MPD even in the absence of alter presentation.

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Recommendations For Process Improvement/Cost Containment Strategies For Fy13 And Beyond, President's Strategic Advisory Team Dec 2011

Recommendations For Process Improvement/Cost Containment Strategies For Fy13 And Beyond, President's Strategic Advisory Team

President Schmidly's Administration

The Presidents Strategic Advisory Team (PSAT) was initially established by President David Schmidly in February of 2010. At the time, the University of New Mexico was in the midst of a funding crisis driven by the economic meltdown that had begun in late 2008. UNM had already endured several rescissions and reductions of state funding, and was bracing for the next wave of cuts. PSAT's charge was as follows: To design and evaluate possible scenario models for cost containment, process improvement, and an evolved organizational structure for UNM that will accomplish the following: Provide the greatest levels of efficiency, communications, …

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December 8, 2011 Finance & Facilities (F&F) Committee Meeting, Evp For Administration Dec 2011

December 8, 2011 Finance & Facilities (F&F) Committee Meeting, Evp For Administration

Finance and Facilities Committee

Documents related to the December 8, 2011 Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting. (Agenda, Minutes, eBook, Notice)

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The Bates Student - Volume 141 Number 07 - December 8, 2011, Bates College Dec 2011

The Bates Student - Volume 141 Number 07 - December 8, 2011, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

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A Comparison Of Student And Teacher Perceptions Of Classroom Management In Secondary Band Rehearsals In Florida Schools., Susana M. Lalama Dec 2011

A Comparison Of Student And Teacher Perceptions Of Classroom Management In Secondary Band Rehearsals In Florida Schools., Susana M. Lalama

Open Access Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare student and teacher perceptions of classroom management in secondary band rehearsals in Florida schools. Twenty-one schools participated with ensemble teachers (N = 34) and their students (N = 749). Participants were surveyed collecting information for the variables of teacher expectations, teacher behaviors, teacher expectation congruency, teacher behavior congruency, and student rehearsal conduct. Demographic information was also collected for teachers, students, and schools. Descriptive analyses reveal that teachers and students had similar mean scores, however teachers consistently had higher mean scores for teacher expectations and teacher behaviors. MANOVA results suggest that teachers and …

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Extended Depth Optical Coherence Tomography For Anterior Segment And Accommodation Imaging In Real-Time, Marco Ruggeri Dec 2011

Extended Depth Optical Coherence Tomography For Anterior Segment And Accommodation Imaging In Real-Time, Marco Ruggeri

Open Access Dissertations

The changes in the human crystalline lens shape and its internal structure during accommodation and with aging are a fundamental component of the dynamic mechanism of accommodation and presbyopia, the loss of near vision with age. A better understanding of the crystalline lens changes during accommodation will help in developing new treatments to correct for presbyopia. The goal of this dissertation is to design and develop an imaging system to study the dynamic changes in lens shape during accommodative response. An imaging system based on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was developed with long axial range, high axial and …

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Functional Integrity Of Somatosensory Pathways In The Neuropathic Pain Conditions After Spinal Cord Injury, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida Dec 2011

Functional Integrity Of Somatosensory Pathways In The Neuropathic Pain Conditions After Spinal Cord Injury, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

Open Access Dissertations

Neuropathic pain (NP) after spinal cord injury (SCI) can significantly and negatively affect a person’s quality of life and is often refractory to currently available treatments. In order to advance the field and find effective therapeutic avenues; signs, symptoms, and biomarkers in humans should be identified and related to specific pain-generating mechanisms. The present work utilizes quantitative sensory testing (QST) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to evaluate the relationship between the functional integrity of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway (DCML), the spinothalamic tract (STT), and metabolic markers of neuronal loss and glial activation in the thalamus of persons with/without NP …

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