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The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 12 2011-12-02, Clemson University Dec 2011

The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 12 2011-12-02, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Bison, December 2, 2011 Dec 2011

The Bison, December 2, 2011

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Dec 2, 2011, A-State Faculty Senate Dec 2011

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Dec 2, 2011, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.


Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 18 (Dec. 2, 2011), University Of Dayton Dec 2011

Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 18 (Dec. 2, 2011), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.


The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 2, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Dec 2011

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 2, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.


The Journalist As Theologian: A Tribute To Gregory Baum, Michael W. Higgins Dec 2011

The Journalist As Theologian: A Tribute To Gregory Baum, Michael W. Higgins

Mission & Culture Publications

The article features Gregory Baum, mathematician, theologian, ex-Augustinian friar, dissenter and pioneering sociologist of religion. In an interview in 1996, he provided a diagnosis of the Roman Catholic Church mentioning that it was undergoing a governance crisis of immense proportions and that there was a need for a new system. Baum, Professor Emeritus of Theological Ethics and the Sociology of Religion at McGill University, considers himself a journalist fascinated with ideas.


The Honors Beacon, Issue 01, Fall 2011, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato Dec 2011

The Honors Beacon, Issue 01, Fall 2011, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato

Honors Beacon

Fall 2011 newsletter of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.


Acknowledgements, Sarah Russell Dec 2011

Acknowledgements, Sarah Russell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

No abstract provided.


Local Government Relations In Knox County Executive Collaboration And Its Impact, J. Ryan Sowell Dec 2011

Local Government Relations In Knox County Executive Collaboration And Its Impact, J. Ryan Sowell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The recent governmental history of Knoxville and Knox County represents an intriguing case study of interest-group-led referendums, corruption, and reform. Recent structural reforms were a direct response to the unethical behavior displayed by some members of the Knox County Commission, but indirectly the changes attempted to address a number of lingering community issues. When placed in the context of the community’s contemporary political history, the reforms' significance becomes apparent. In the past twenty years the greater Knoxville community experienced intergovernmental court battles, a failed unification referendum, a sheriff with unprecedented political clout, and state legislative intervention. Executive leadership has had …


Creative Product Problem-Solving Game, Audrey C. Rule, K. Zhbanova, A. Hileman Webb, Jordan P. Evans, J. S. Schneider, Harun Parpucu, S. Logan, B. Van Meeteren, Z. Alkouri, Blake S. Ruane Dec 2011

Creative Product Problem-Solving Game, Audrey C. Rule, K. Zhbanova, A. Hileman Webb, Jordan P. Evans, J. S. Schneider, Harun Parpucu, S. Logan, B. Van Meeteren, Z. Alkouri, Blake S. Ruane

Open Educational Resources

Creativity is a talent that undergirds invention and innovation, making it an important skill in today’s society. Although students are often told to “be creative,” they many times do not know how and have little practice in this skill. This document presents an analysis of 33 creative products made by adult participants at a state conference for educators working with preK-12 gifted students or their teachers as a model for what teachers can do in their classrooms to allow students to practice creative thinking. During the conference presentation, Torrance’s creative strengths were reviewed with photographic examples, definitions, and suggestions printed …


Daily Eastern News: December 02, 2011, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2011

Daily Eastern News: December 02, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Extracellular Matrix (Ecm) Protein Micropatterns On The Behavior Of Human Neuroblastoma Cells, Ishwari Poudel Dec 2011

Effect Of Extracellular Matrix (Ecm) Protein Micropatterns On The Behavior Of Human Neuroblastoma Cells, Ishwari Poudel

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Recent advances in patterning techniques and emerging surface microtechnologies have allowed cell micropatterning to control spatial location of the cells on a surface as well as cell shape, attachment area, and number of contacting neighbor cells. These parameters play important roles in cell cellular behaviors. Cell micropatterning has thus become one of the most important strategies for biomedical applications, such as, tissue engineering, diagnostic immunoassays, lab-on-chip devices, bio-sensing, etc., and cell biology studies as well. For neuronal cells, there have been attempts to distribute neuronal cells on specific patterns to control cell-to-cell interaction. However, there have been very limited understanding …


2011-12-02 Minutes & Appendices, Longwood University Dec 2011

2011-12-02 Minutes & Appendices, Longwood University

Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes 1964-

No abstract provided.


How Jane Austen Uses Marriage To Get What She Wants, Hannah Eberle Dec 2011

How Jane Austen Uses Marriage To Get What She Wants, Hannah Eberle

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

As a biochemistry major approaching the subject of Jane Austen and feminism, I found the dichotomy between pleasure readers and critical readers interesting. How can books that are almost 200 years old draw so much attention from both quarters still today? In my thesis, I use Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma to discuss how Austen uses the marriage plot in the context of the 18th century. This plot device allows her to point out problems with marriage as a market, such as emphasis on wealth and the social setup that requires women to be "taken …


Putting Their Eggs In India’S Basket: What Vertical Integration, Church’S Chicken, And Globalization Mean To Increasing Chicken Consumption In India, Scott E. Basford Dec 2011

Putting Their Eggs In India’S Basket: What Vertical Integration, Church’S Chicken, And Globalization Mean To Increasing Chicken Consumption In India, Scott E. Basford

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

India has the second largest population in the world and a rapidly growing economy, yet it lags far behind the world average in chicken meat consumption. Nonetheless, rates are increasing briskly and are expected to double within five years. Understanding the factors that contribute to this rise can provide broader insight into political, economic and social developments in Indian society. This paper reviews current and projected levels of chicken consumption across India through an investigation of current literatures which assert that a cultural dietary aversion to red meat, rising incomes, increased urbanization, lower consumer cost, and, most importantly, vertically integrated …


Determining A Community Retrofit Strategy For The Aging Housing Stock Using Utility And Assessor Data, Nathan A. Barry Dec 2011

Determining A Community Retrofit Strategy For The Aging Housing Stock Using Utility And Assessor Data, Nathan A. Barry

Department of Construction Engineering and Management: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Residential buildings account for about 21.5% of the nation’s primary energy consumption and carbon emissions, and about 38% of electricity use. The housing stock in the United States consists of over 128 million residences with over 60% being constructed prior to 1979 when building codes and regulations began standardizing building practices. Seeking an opportunity to understand and reduce consumption, the scientific community developed a number of model-driven auditing software. While these computer models have been successful in predicting usage patterns in newer residential structures, they have been inaccurate in predicting and analyzing energy use in aging housing stock, predominantly homes …


The Portable Art Gallery: Facilitating Student Autonomy And Ownership Through Exhibiting Artwork, Jethro D. Gillespie Dec 2011

The Portable Art Gallery: Facilitating Student Autonomy And Ownership Through Exhibiting Artwork, Jethro D. Gillespie

Theses and Dissertations

In an attempt to help a class of high school AP Studio Art students find a more authentic sense of autonomy and ownership with their own art projects, the author has constructed a portable art gallery space designated for the exhibition of student artwork. Through a theoretical framework of post-structuralism, as well as a hybrid methodological approach, including tenets of both action research and grounded theory, he was able to explore how de-centralizing traditional, pedagogical notions of power in the classroom and utilizing contemporary art education practices affected AP Studio Art students' experience in the art classroom. By placing an …


Chemistry, Arts And Engineering Pique Interests Of Dundee Elementary Students, Edwin Smith Dec 2011

Chemistry, Arts And Engineering Pique Interests Of Dundee Elementary Students, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


December 1-2, 2011 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular And Special Meetings, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University Dec 2011

December 1-2, 2011 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular And Special Meetings, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular and Special Sessions of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, December 1-2, 2011.


Thedmonline: Vivian Ibrahim Has A New Approach To Teaching History, Admin Dec 2011

Thedmonline: Vivian Ibrahim Has A New Approach To Teaching History, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Argentina Shifts Human Rights Focus To Civilian Collaborators Of Dictatorship, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2011

Argentina Shifts Human Rights Focus To Civilian Collaborators Of Dictatorship, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Agricultural And Biological Engineering / Eco-Hydrology - Purdue University, Jake R. Carlson Dec 2011

Agricultural And Biological Engineering / Eco-Hydrology - Purdue University, Jake R. Carlson

Data Curation Profiles Directory

The study of the impacts of sub-surface drainage where land use has recently changed from the production of commodity crops to bio-feed stocks is the focus in this data curation profile. The graduate student researcher’s overarching goal for the research is to test the theory that producing bio-feed stocks generates environmental benefits for the land. The graduate student is specifically testing the validity of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool in capturing the hydrologic cycle at the field scale. One of the data management issues is that there is a lack of standardized policies or procedures for documenting, describing or …


Carnicle '12 And Myhal '14 Recognized At The 2011 American Indians In Science And Engineering Society National Conference, University Relations Dec 2011

Carnicle '12 And Myhal '14 Recognized At The 2011 American Indians In Science And Engineering Society National Conference, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Both students presented on an undergraduate research opportunity.


Horses – A Natural Fit For Camp Programs, Robin Galloway, Chris Names, Melanie Mintken Dec 2011

Horses – A Natural Fit For Camp Programs, Robin Galloway, Chris Names, Melanie Mintken

Journal of Youth Development

A 4-H Member’s Horse Camp allows horse project members to enjoy their equine partner in a non-competitive, outdoor setting. Campers learn about leave-no-trace outdoor ethics, trail riding, maneuvering trail obstacles, equine emergency first aid, and low impact camping. 4‐H has long understood that providing opportunities for youth to learn about things that interest them is just one aspect of the program. Project specific content, in this case horses, helps youth in 4‐H programs to develop important life skills. In the positive atmosphere at 4‐H horse camp, youth may feel a sense of belonging, and are provided opportunities to develop mastery, …


Korean Esl Students’ Use Of English Definite Articles, Hannah R. Morrett Dec 2011

Korean Esl Students’ Use Of English Definite Articles, Hannah R. Morrett

Senior Honors Theses

Misuse of English articles is a very common error among ESL students. If a student’s first language does not contain an article, learning a second language that has an article system will prove to be very difficult. Korean is an example of a language that does not contain articles, but instead relies heavily on the context of the sentence, as well as determiners to indicate definiteness and specificity. In order to understand how students learn and acquire English articles, a basic understanding is needed of Language Acquisition and theories of Second Language Acquisition. These explanations are continued through various literature …


An Rf Cmos Implementation Of An Adaptive Filter For Narrow-Band Interferer Suppression In Uwb Systems, Markus Both Dec 2011

An Rf Cmos Implementation Of An Adaptive Filter For Narrow-Band Interferer Suppression In Uwb Systems, Markus Both

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is a new type of technology for wireless communication that is based on the transmission of low power sub-nanosecond pulses. UWB communication utilizes a large bandwidth that overlaps and is coexistent with other wireless communication standards that can be also considered as narrow-band interferers. Because UWB systems are highly susceptible to narrow-band interferers, there is a demand for interferer suppression. An adaptive filter consisting of a two-element diversity receiver that performs minimum mean square error combining (MMSE) by the LMS algorithm is proposed. Thereby the elements of the LMS algorithm as well as the receiver LNA were …


The Bg News December 2, 2011, Bowling Green State University Dec 2011

The Bg News December 2, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 2, 2011. Volume 102-Issue 44.


System Dynamics Modeling For Childhood Obesity, Behrouz Madahian Dec 2011

System Dynamics Modeling For Childhood Obesity, Behrouz Madahian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Effective strategies for prevention of obesity, particularly in youths, have been elusive since the recognition of obesity as a major public health issue two decades ago. In general, obesity is a result of chronic, quantitative imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure, which is influenced by a combination of genetic, environmental, psychological and social factors. Therefore, a systems perspective is needed to examine effective obesity prevention strategies. In this study, a systems dynamics model was developed using the data from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS). GEMS tested the efficacy of a 2-year family-based intervention to reduce excessive increase …


A Study Of The Motivations And Expectations Of African American Families Engaged In The Integration Of Nashville Public Schools In 1957, Gwendolyn L Jarmon Watson Dec 2011

A Study Of The Motivations And Expectations Of African American Families Engaged In The Integration Of Nashville Public Schools In 1957, Gwendolyn L Jarmon Watson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study presented a qualitative analysis of selected events that resulted in the integration of the Nashville Public School System in 1957. In an effort to understand the participants' perception of their experience in the process of integrating the schools, the study provided a critical analysis of why a small group of African American parents, who were a subset of the original group of 126 eligible parents, opted to take advantage of the opportunities afforded them and thier children as a result of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. It utilized the theoretical framework of Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler (2005, …


Meeting Analysts' Forecasts Through Securitization, And Value Relevance Of Securitization: A Global Perspective, Sara Aliabadi Dec 2011

Meeting Analysts' Forecasts Through Securitization, And Value Relevance Of Securitization: A Global Perspective, Sara Aliabadi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Based on a sample of 71 companies that follow U.S. GAAP and 41 companies that follow IFRS for the period between 2005 and 2010, Iexamine: a) the impact of different approaches in accounting standards, FASB Statement 140 (control-based) and IAS 39 (risk-based approach),on earnings management (measured by meeting/beating analysts' forecast) using fair-value accounting in securitization transactions; b) the association between securitization gain and change in the value-relevance of an accounting performance measure, return on equity (ROE); c) the association between securitization gain and earnings management after controlling for the components of a firm's competitive advantage; d) the joint effect of …