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Emu Today, December 5, 2012, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2012

Emu Today, December 5, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Climate Change: Hope, Despair, And Planning, Ethan Seltzer Dec 2012

Climate Change: Hope, Despair, And Planning, Ethan Seltzer

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose for this paper: How can I engage students in thinking about climate change as a planning issue without glossing over or disregarding their growing skepticism about their own futures? This paper is not so much about how I teach, or how I could teach. Rather, it is more conceptual with respect to planning itself. More to the point: how does planning fit into this emerging, and dark, worldview? Planning, after all, is a discipline steeped in hope, and climate change seems to be bringing forth, at least for some, a palpable wave of despair. This is a direct …

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The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, December 5, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Dec 2012

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, December 5, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.

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Tuning Parameter Selection In L1 Regularized Logistic Regression, Shujing Shi Dec 2012

Tuning Parameter Selection In L1 Regularized Logistic Regression, Shujing Shi

Theses and Dissertations

Variable selection is an important topic in regression analysis and is intended to select the best subset of predictors. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) was introduced by Tibshirani in 1996. This method can serve as a tool for variable selection because it shrinks some coefficients to exact zero by a constraint on the sum of absolute values of regression coefficients. For logistic regression, Lasso modifies the traditional parameter estimation method, maximum log likelihood, by adding the L1 norm of the parameters to the negative log likelihood function, so it turns a maximization problem into a minimization one. To …

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State Aid Sa.32554 (2009/C) - Austria Restructuring Aid For Hypo Group Alpe Adria, Joaquin Almunia Dec 2012

State Aid Sa.32554 (2009/C) - Austria Restructuring Aid For Hypo Group Alpe Adria, Joaquin Almunia

Documents

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The Guardian, December 5, 2012, Wright State University Student Body Dec 2012

The Guardian, December 5, 2012, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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2012 - Me And Auntie Mae Program, Neiu Theatre Department Dec 2012

2012 - Me And Auntie Mae Program, Neiu Theatre Department

Theatre Production Programs

Me and Auntie Mae program

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Integrating Alternative Energy Production Into The Public School Science Curriculum, Benjamin Overbeek Dec 2012

Integrating Alternative Energy Production Into The Public School Science Curriculum, Benjamin Overbeek

Honors Theses

In the next few years, many teachers will be challenged in new ways. Student engagement will be at a premium and state standards will be more specific, shifting their focus towards college readiness, integration of curriculum, and developing sound reasoning and critical thinking skills. While the education field is accustomed to adapting and adjusting “on the go”, it may be ill-prepared for this fresh round of changes. Teachers and curriculum directors need resources to help them adapt the classrooms to reflect the more comprehensive design implied by the new standards (Next Generation Science Standards, 2012). This paper promotes a spiral …

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The History And Evolution Of Athletic Uniforms And Equipment 1800s - Present: Basketball, Baseball, Football, And Hockey, Emily Anderson Dec 2012

The History And Evolution Of Athletic Uniforms And Equipment 1800s - Present: Basketball, Baseball, Football, And Hockey, Emily Anderson

Honors Theses

For my Lee Honors College Thesis at Western Michigan University, I researched the history and evolution of athletic uniforms and equipment. I choose this topic because not only does it relate to my major in Textile & Apparel Studies, it also appealed to me, a lifelong sports fan. I utilized various resources while conducting my research. These resources included books as well as communication with the curator at the WMU Archives and Regional History Collections. I was also in direct contact with the equipment directors for various WMU athletic teams. I presented all of my findings in an exhibit format …

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Burton Tucker V. Irs Dec 2012

Burton Tucker V. Irs

2012 Decisions

Tax Court

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Factors Affecting Relationship Quality In African-American/Caucasian Bi-Racial Couples, Joriann Lynn Mcgrath Dec 2012

Factors Affecting Relationship Quality In African-American/Caucasian Bi-Racial Couples, Joriann Lynn Mcgrath

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the direct actor/partner effects of self-esteem, coming to terms, and relationship quality and the indirect effects of self-esteem on relationship quality when mediated by coming to terms. The sample included 160 interracial couples of which 69.4% were made up of an African-American male and a Caucasian female, while 30.6 were made up of an African-American female and a Caucasian male. These couples completed the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE), a survey questionnaire. This study used three variables from the RELATE: self-esteem, coming to terms, and relationship quality. Results from Structural Equation Modeling indicated that self-esteem had a negative effect …

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Service Learning: Engagement And Academic Achievement Of Second Language Acquisition Students In An Advanced Grammar Course While Participating In Service Learning Activities, Sara T. Ulloa Dec 2012

Service Learning: Engagement And Academic Achievement Of Second Language Acquisition Students In An Advanced Grammar Course While Participating In Service Learning Activities, Sara T. Ulloa

Theses and Dissertations

Service learning has been proposed as a way to create a meaningful environment for the language acquisition process (Weldon & Trautmann, 2003). As a pedagogical tool for second language acquisition the greatest benefit of utilizing service learning activities is that it creates connections to the target language community and provides authentic experiences for target language use (Long, 2003; Morris, 2001). However, there is no detailed record of how service learning actually impacts language and culture acquisition (Bloom, 2008). This multiple case study describes the ways in which four advanced Spanish learners engaged with service learning and the influence of this …

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December 5, 2012 Aasu Staff Council Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University Dec 2012

December 5, 2012 Aasu Staff Council Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Staff Council: Staff Advisory Council Minutes (Archived)

December 5, 2012 AASU Staff Council Minutes

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Ay 2012/2013 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2012-12-05, Faculty Senate Dec 2012

Ay 2012/2013 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2012-12-05, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

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The Bg News December 5, 2012, Bowling Green State University Dec 2012

The Bg News December 5, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 5, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 46.

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Mathematics Teacher Time Allocation, Ashley Martin Jones Dec 2012

Mathematics Teacher Time Allocation, Ashley Martin Jones

Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted in order to determine how mathematics teachers allocate their time in the classroom and the factors that influence teacher priorities in that time allocation. Research has indicated that math teachers may choose not to do certain activities in their classroom because of the amount of time that they take, but other underlying reasons may exist. In order to study this idea, six math teachers were interviewed on their current time allocation and rationale for that allocation, and the results from these interviews were used to create a survey that was sent to 581 math teachers in …

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Mom Blogs: Portrayals Of Contemporary Mothering Standards, Styles, And Secrets, Angela Nuttall Ward Dec 2012

Mom Blogs: Portrayals Of Contemporary Mothering Standards, Styles, And Secrets, Angela Nuttall Ward

Theses and Dissertations

Internet use is a routine element of daily life in the early 21st century for many middle-class Americans. Today, millions of middle-class American mothers read and write online web-logs detailing motherhood and domestic life and mom blogs, formerly known as "mommy blogs," facilitate substantial economic activity. Participants collectively invest millions of hours in these blogs, sharing information and experiences, and offering each other validation and support. The present qualitative study of American mom blogs uses traditional grounded theory methods as well as Netnography techniques to investigate the thematic content found in the publicly posted text of 25 different mom blogs …

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Spectrum, Volume 30, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University Dec 2012

Spectrum, Volume 30, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Ben Cohen stands up against bullying -- Mural painting to reflect life at SHU -- World News -- Lighting Up the Christmas Spirit -- Cautious steps taken to prevent concussions -- Live in the moment -- You never know

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The Parthenon, December 5, 2012, Shane Arrington Dec 2012

The Parthenon, December 5, 2012, Shane Arrington

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

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Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells In Murine Retrovirus-Induced Aids Inhibit T- And B-Cell Responses In Vitro That Are Used To Define The Immunodeficiency, Kathy A. Green, W. James Cook, William R. Green Dec 2012

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells In Murine Retrovirus-Induced Aids Inhibit T- And B-Cell Responses In Vitro That Are Used To Define The Immunodeficiency, Kathy A. Green, W. James Cook, William R. Green

Dartmouth Scholarship

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have been characterized in several disease settings, especially in many tumor systems. Compared to their involvement in tumor microenvironments, however, MDSCs have been less well studied in their responses to infectious disease processes, in particular to retroviruses that induce immunodeficiency. Here, we demonstrate for the first time the development of a highly immunosuppressive MDSC population that is dependent on infection by the LP-BM5 retrovirus, which causes murine acquired immunodeficiency. These MDSCs express a cell surface marker signature (CD11b Gr-1 Ly6C ) characteristic of monocyte-type MDSCs. Such MDSCs profoundly inhibit immune responsiveness by a cell dose- and …

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Armstrong Finishes 2012 Season Ranked No. 5 In Nscaa Top 25 Poll, Armstrong State University Dec 2012

Armstrong Finishes 2012 Season Ranked No. 5 In Nscaa Top 25 Poll, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Soccer News (Archived)

Armstrong Finishes 2012 Season Ranked No. 5 In NSCAA Top 25 Poll. The Armstrong Atlantic State University women's soccer squad finishes the 2012 season with a No. 5 national ranking in the last release of the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll for the year. It is the second straight season in which the Pirates finish with a Top 5 national ranking.

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Ctod: Collaborative Tree-Based Outlier Detection In Wireless Sensor Networks, Dylan Mcdonald, Sanjay Kumar Madria, Fikret Ercal, Ryan Birmingham, Thomas Lake Dec 2012

Ctod: Collaborative Tree-Based Outlier Detection In Wireless Sensor Networks, Dylan Mcdonald, Sanjay Kumar Madria, Fikret Ercal, Ryan Birmingham, Thomas Lake

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Outlier detection is a well-studied problem in various fields. the unique challenges of wireless sensor networks such as limited bandwidth, memory, energy, and unreliable communication make this problem especially difficult. Sensors can detect outliers for a plethora of reasons and these reasons need to be inferred in real time. Here, we present a new robust communication framework for the unsupervised in network detection of outliers in a wireless sensor network. First, communication is minimized through an ad-hoc collaborative communication scheme which controls sensor behavior to increase overall visibility of individual streaming data sets. Second, an outlier detection algorithm is tailored …

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Educating Medical Students In Musculoskeletal Surgery And Medicine: How To Get A Course Up And Running At Your Institution: Aoa Critical Issues, Charles S. Day, Joseph Bernstein, Martin I. Boyer Dec 2012

Educating Medical Students In Musculoskeletal Surgery And Medicine: How To Get A Course Up And Running At Your Institution: Aoa Critical Issues, Charles S. Day, Joseph Bernstein, Martin I. Boyer

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Multiple Sclerosis Decreases Explicit Counterfactual Processing And Risk Taking In Decision Making, Samanta Simioni, Myriam Schluep, Nadège Bault, Giorgio Coricelli, Joerg Kleeberg, Pasquier Ra Du, Markus Gschwind, Patrik Vuilleumier, Jean Marie Annoni Dec 2012

Multiple Sclerosis Decreases Explicit Counterfactual Processing And Risk Taking In Decision Making, Samanta Simioni, Myriam Schluep, Nadège Bault, Giorgio Coricelli, Joerg Kleeberg, Pasquier Ra Du, Markus Gschwind, Patrik Vuilleumier, Jean Marie Annoni

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

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Values-Based Leadership: How Our Personal Values Impact The Workplace, Katherine W. Dean Dec 2012

Values-Based Leadership: How Our Personal Values Impact The Workplace, Katherine W. Dean

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

As an individual’s personal values ostensibly impact others and influence their actions, values-based leaders can benefit greatly by exercising their own values to develop vision and to inspire others.

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Positively Deviant Organizational Performance And The Role Of Leadership Values, Kim S. Cameron Dec 2012

Positively Deviant Organizational Performance And The Role Of Leadership Values, Kim S. Cameron

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Cameron cites the infusion of collaborative values and restructuring of relationships as a primary reason for the successful clean up and closure of Rocky Flats, one of U.S.’s most hazardous and controversial toxic dumps. Success was contingent upon mutual trust and respect of and between traditionally adversarial groups by adopting a mutual proactive, sharing orientation and empathetic attitudes. The true leaders in this venture shifted from a profit-first stance to changing organizational culture, ensuring that individuals (especially leaders and influencers) pursued an abundance-based vision.

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Turn Your Values Into Value, Mark S. Albion Dec 2012

Turn Your Values Into Value, Mark S. Albion

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Business is about the creation of values. The quintessential bottom line is not so much monetarily defined as it is related to heart and passion and making a unique contribution to the world. In this article, Albion debunks well-rooted myths of the development and placement of business values by stressing the importance of engaging people and migrating toward – not away from – one’s own values.

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Citizen Engineers: Leaders In Building A Sustainable World, Joseph "Bud" Ahearn Dec 2012

Citizen Engineers: Leaders In Building A Sustainable World, Joseph "Bud" Ahearn

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

As with the “citizen soldiers” of World War II, the engineering industry must produce “citizen engineers” who will accept the leadership challenge necessary to deliver a combination of technical, economic, social, and environmental values to its stakeholders that will truly improve people’s quality of life.

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We Lead From The Inside Out, James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner Dec 2012

We Lead From The Inside Out, James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Business leaders we must clarify and effectively communicate their values before expecting others to follow. To identify values requires thorough and often intense self-examination.

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Succeeding Through Collaborative Conflict: The Paradoxical Lessons Of Shared Leadership, Rebecca Paulson, Habibullah Wajdi, Charles C. Manz Dec 2012

Succeeding Through Collaborative Conflict: The Paradoxical Lessons Of Shared Leadership, Rebecca Paulson, Habibullah Wajdi, Charles C. Manz

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Facing serious challenges that may dictate the complete overhaul of business mindset and industry must be directed by sound leadership. But is it possible to lead alone or is collaboration necessary to confront these challenges? These authors tackle the well-known idiom “two heads are better than one” and extract from its meaning the inherent dichotomy in shared leadership, mediating differences of direction, and preserving the integrity of individual perspective in this new age.

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