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Developing Occupational Programs: A Case Study Of Four Arkansas Community Colleges, Duane Edward Doyle

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines how differences in the environmental conditions and organizational factors facing each community college contribute to the development of occupational and technical education programs. This study was driven by one primary research question: What environmental conditions and organizational factors influence the nature of the strategic response in the form of technical education program development within community colleges? To answer this question, a qualitative study of four community colleges in the state of Arkansas was conducted. The organizations studied were: University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, Pulaski Technical College, National Park Community College, and Mid South Community College. …

Minutes From The December 8, 2011 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty

University of Montana Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes from the December 8, 2011 meeting of the University of Montana faculty.

Recruiting For Higher Education: The Roles That Print, Web, And Social Media Play In The Decision Process For Prospective Students, Brandon X. Karcher

Department of Computer Graphics Technology Degree Theses

Recruiting in higher education is a process that has been an evolving process since it first began. The most traditional methods for recruiting have been through print, web, and campus visits. However, with new social media like Facebook, Twitter, and other services, many universities have adopted the new media for recruiting purposes. Social media, coupled with a more technologically adept population of prospective students forces universities and colleges to look at an increasing number of mediums for recruiting. There is a lack of literature that documents the usefulness of the newer social media outlets. This study was designed to determine …

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid Suppresses The Growth And Increases The Androgen Responsiveness Of Prostate Cancer Cells., Yu-Wei Chou, Nagendra K. Chaturvedi, Shougiang Ouyang, Fen-Fen Lin, Dharam Kaushik, Jue Wang, Isaac Kim, Ming-Fong Lin

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

We identified the molecular target by histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for exploring their potential prostate cancer (PCa) therapy. Upon HDAC inhibitors-treatment, LNCaP cell growth was suppressed, correlating with increased cellular prostatic acid phosphatase (cPAcP) expression, an authentic protein tyrosine phosphatase. In those cells, ErbB-2 was dephosphorylated, histone H3/H4 acetylation and methylation increased and cyclin proteins decreased. In PAcP shRNA-transfected C-81 cells, valproic acid (VPA) efficacy of growth suppression was diminished. Further, VPA pre-treatment enhanced androgen responsiveness of C-81, C4-2 and MDA PCa2b-AI cells. Thus, cPAcP expression is involved in growth suppression by HDAC inhibitors in PCa cells, and VPA pre-treatments …

The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 12 - Dec 8, 2011

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 12 - December 8, 2011. 40 pages.

Videotaping Oral Histories: Representing Individuals And Institutions, Tim Bland Muren

Theses and Dissertations

Oral history interviews have traditionally been captured on audio-tape, but with emerging technologies, some oral historians are using videotape to capture interviews. Since the beginnings of oral history as an academic tool, oral historians have successfully argued the merits of oral history as a viable academic source for researchers. Some academic historians are now arguing for the use of video as a tool for oral history interviews, though the video medium has both positive and negative attributes. Capturing oral history video requires guidelines such as keeping the camera steady and a very minimal amount of editing. Editing can be used …

Public Hearing Transcripts - Rift Valley - Kajiado - Rtjrc08.12 (Maasai Technical Institute), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

I. Core TJRC Related Documents

No abstract provided.

Vista: December 8, 2011, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Otter Realm, December 8, 2011, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Getting to Zero: Thirty Years and Still Fighting -- What You Otter Be Doing! November 8 - December 18 -- Alive and Growing -- An Update On The Ord -- OCCUPY EVERYTHING-CURRENTLY OCCUPYING A TOWN NEAR YOU -- Ocupar Aqui y Alla -- Town Hall Meeting: Otter Style -- Dropping the Debt: Education on a Dime -- Hope for the Homeless: "Voices of the Street" Speaks Up and Helps Out -- Obstruction and Construction at CSUMB: Out With the Old, and In With the New -- Too Little, Too Late? CSUMB Students and Faculty Question the Placement of Fall Break …

Lived Experiences Of Medical Laboratory Science Clinical Instructors As Adult Learners, Linda Jean Mccown

Dissertations

Physicians and patients trust the medical laboratory science (MLS) professionals performing laboratory tests, assuming that they are competent. The education of these professionals includes time spent in clinical rotations; weeks that students spend alongside their clinical instructors who are practicing professionals. When they first have students to teach, these clinical instructors have little or no experience or training in how to conduct clinical instruction. This research examined how medical laboratory science clinical instructors learn to conduct clinical instruction. In order to describe the phenomenon of clinical instructors learning to conduct clinical instruction, a mixed methods approach was used. In the …

The Determinants Of A Nurse's Discretionary Decision To Respond To Situations That Place Patients At Risk For Safety Events But Requires A Response That Is Beyond The Scope Of Nursing Practice, Kathy Baker

Theses and Dissertations

A nurse’s contribution to patient safety in regards to early detection of issues in the clinical setting is undisputed (Redman, 2008). If these patient situations require a response that is beyond the scope of nursing practice, in most instances nurses are not sanctioned to intervene without physician consultation (Gaba, 2000). The evidence in the nursing literature does suggest that some nurses exercise professional discretion and are, at times, making the decision to initiate interventions independently (Benner, Hooper-Kyriakidis, & Stannard, 1999; Hutchinson, 1990; Tiffany, Cruise, & Cruise, 1988). The focus of this inquiry was to examine the determinants of a nurse’s …

Kenyon Collegian - December 8, 2011

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Audit Reveals Mishandled Funds
• Views
• Sports
• Classifieds
• Puzzles/ Comics
• Arts

Active Learning Through Community Outreach: A Case Study Of Service-Learning In A Natural Hazard, Vulnerability And Risk Class, Brittany Brand, Margaret Sass, Kara Brascia

Higher Learning Research Communications

The popularity of service-learning is increasing, especially at a time where college students want to make a greater impact in their communities. One place we found that students can make a meaningful impact in their communities is promoting community resiliency to natural hazard events through a community outreach project. This article provides a case study of how incorporating service-learning through a community outreach project can increase student engagement, enhance the depth of understanding of a given topic, build communication and teamwork skills, and contribute meaningfully to the students’ community. This article shares how the instructor of a Natural Hazards, Vulnerability …

Wendell Hess, Wendell Wayne Hess, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Wendell Hess became a professor in the Chemistry Department at IWU in 1963 and also served as Provost and acting President before retiring in 1989. Remarks on his continuing service to his discipline and to the Bloomington-Normal community are also shared in this interview.

Multisensory Integration In Shark Feeding Behavior, Jayne M. Gardiner

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Multimodal sensory input directs simple and complex behaviors in animals. Most research to date has been limited to studies of individual senses rather than multiple senses working together, leading to important advances in our comprehension of the sensory systems in isolation, but not their complementary and alternative roles in difficult behavioral tasks, such as feeding. In the marine environment, a prey item might emit an odor, create a hydrodynamic disturbance, such as from gill movements or swimming, be visible to the predator, produce a sound, and/or produce a weak electrical field. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate …

Biblical Leadership, Wyndham Shaw

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Jesus: Christ And Lord, Tom A. Jones

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The International Churches Of Christ Statement Of Shared Beliefs

Leaven

No abstract provided.

3.227 University Committees And Resource Groups

3.100 & 3.200 Administrative Governance (Business Management)

No abstract provided.

Higher Education And The Higher Calling, B.R. Martin

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Race, Theological Education And Churches Of Christ, Kavian Mcmillon

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The Yoke Is Toxic: Galatians 5.1-6, Joshua Jackson

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Returns To The Introduction Of New Sorghum Cultivars Into The Dairy Industry Of El Salvador, Alexis H. Villacís, John H. Sanders

INTSORMIL Presentations

The driver of agricultural development is the introduction of new technology. Sensitive sorghums have long been a critical component of hillside Central American agriculture providing a reserve or insurance policy when the principal staple of maize falters. The insensitive sorghums have been more recently introduced since the ‘70s for planting in the valleys in the second season. In the last thirty years the introduction of new insensitive cultivars has accelerated initially for poultry and in the previous two decades for dairy production. This growth has been facilitated by strategic investments in research by CENTA and the Ministry of Agriculture.

As …

December 7, 2011 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Sources Of Information And Hiv/Aids In Minority Communities Of Broward County, Elizabeth Sanchez Brana

Open Access Dissertations

In 2008 it was estimated that in Broward County approximately 1 in 130 was living with HIV/AIDS. Broken down by race, it was 1 in 216 Whites, 1 in 50 Blacks and 1 in 198 Hispanics. Broward County had the second highest case rate of all the counties in the state of Florida. HIV/AIDS prevention remains a critical challenge and high impact prevention strategies are needed consistently to reach the most people using limited time, effort and funds. There has been little evidence to demonstrate the relationship between sources of information, specifically media channels, and risk perception and risk behaviors. …

Examining The Efficacy Of Hiv Risk-Reduction Counseling On The Sexual Risk Behaviors Of A National Sample Of Drug Abuse Treatment Clients: Analysis Of Subgroups, Lauren K. Gooden

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation sought to evaluate the efficacy of brief, HIV risk-reduction counseling (versus information only) among subgroups of substance abuse treatment clients by conducting a series of post-hoc analyses of data that were collected from the CTN 0032 trial. It was hypothesized that HIV risk-reduction counseling would be associated with decreased sexual risk behaviors in several subgroups as determined by baseline characteristics. Findings of this dissertation suggest that brief, HIV risk-reduction counseling delivered in conjunction with rapid HIV testing is not efficacious in reducing number of risky sex acts among subgroups of substance abuse treatment clients. Findings suggest that brief, …

Thompson Scholar To Create Digital Presentations For Human Experience Course, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2011

• Stokes, an associate professor in design, imagines designing a series of 10-minute mini-documentaries that will include images, quotations, related texts and maps, and video.
• He believes that providing the digitally created presentations will advance the course structure in ways that add depth of learning.

Law Dean Named Interim Provost, Kourtney Liepelt

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

No abstract provided.

Minutes, College Of Professional Studies Faculty Meeting, Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Rollins College

College of Professional Studies Minutes and Reports

No abstract provided.