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Usa V. Foreman;Salmond

2012 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Ripl V. Google, United States District Court For The Western District Of Washington

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

No abstract provided.

F2f/Cmc: Peer Writing Consultant/Tutee Perceived Satisfaction, Alena Vandrielen

iResearch: Department of Communication Studies Invitational Scholar Slam 2011-2012

No abstract provided.

Postcritical Theory? Demanding The Possible, Jeff Pruchnic

Criticism

Walled States, Waning Sovereignty by Wendy Brown. (New York: Zone, 2010. Pp. 168, 10 illustrations. $25.95 cloth.)Cosmopolitics I by Isabelle Stengers. Translated by Robert Bononno. (Posthumanities Series, 9. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. Pp. 310. $75.00 cloth; $25.00 paper.) Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea by Alberto Toscano. (London: Verso, 2010. Pp. 304. $26.95 cloth.) Envisioning Real Utopias by Erik Olin Wright. (London: Verso, 2010. Pp. 288/416. $95 cloth; $26.95 paper.)

The Discovery Of Hd 37605c And A Dispositive Null Detection Of Transits Of Hd 37605b, Sharon Xuesong Wang, Jason T. Wright, William D. Cochran, Stephen R. Kane, Gregory W. Henry, Matthew J. Payne, Michael Endl, Phillip J. Macqueen, Jeff A. Valenti, Victoria Antoci, Diana Dragomir, Jaymie M. Matthews, Andrew W. Howard, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Howard Isaacson, Eric B. Ford, Suvrath Mahadevan, Kaspar Von Braun

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We report the radial velocity discovery of a second planetary mass companion to the K0 V star HD 37605, which was already known to host an eccentric, P ∼ 55 days Jovian planet, HD 37605b. This second planet, HD 37605c, has a period of ∼7.5 years with a low eccentricity and an Msin i of ∼3.4 MJup. Our discovery was made with the nearly 8 years of radial velocity follow-up at the Hobby–Eberly Telescope and Keck Observatory, including observations made as part of the Transit Ephemeris Refinement and Monitoring Survey effort to provide precise ephemerides to long-period planets for transit …

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (11/20/2012), University Of Rhode Island

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper Archives)

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island school newspaper.

The Utah Statesman, November 20, 2012, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Idaho Trust Bank V. Christian Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39781

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Supporting Conditional Mouse Mutagenesis With A Comprehensive Cre Characterization Resource., Caleb S Heffner, C Herbert Pratt, Randal P Babiuk, Yashoda Sharma, Stephen F Rockwood, Leah R Donahue, Janan T. Eppig, Stephen A Murray

Faculty Research 2012

Full realization of the value of the loxP-flanked alleles generated by the International Knockout Mouse Consortium will require a large set of well-characterized cre-driver lines. However, many cre driver lines display excision activity beyond the intended tissue or cell type, and these data are frequently unavailable to the potential user. Here we describe a high-throughput pipeline to extend characterization of cre driver lines to document excision activity in a wide range of tissues at multiple time points and disseminate these data to the scientific community. Our results show that the majority of cre strains exhibit some degree of unreported recombinase …

Examining Interrater Agreement Analyses Of A Pilot Special Education Observation Tool, Evelyn S. Johnson, Carrie L. Semmelroth

Early and Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper reports the results of interrater agreement analyses on a pilot special education teacher evaluation instrument, the Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET) Observation Tool (OT). Using evidence-based instructional practices as the basis for the evaluation, the RESET OT is designed for the spectrum of different instructional needs found within special education classrooms. The RESET OT informs what Danielson (2011) maintains are the two features of a teacher evaluation system 1) ensuring teacher quality and 2) promoting professional development. In June 2012, six special education teachers participated in a data coding session using the pilot RESET OT to evaluate …

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, November 20, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Learning Geography Using Computer-Based Games, Jerry Prell, William R. Nelson, John Foshay

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

Eighty, seventh grade students attending a suburban middle school in southern Connecticut participated in the study evaluating the effectiveness of computer based geography games on student motivation and achievement. Using Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Scores and baseline U.S.A scores as criteria to develop matched pairs, students were divided so that the control group played Sheppardsoftware.com’s States Level 3 and the experimental group played States Level 6. According to the data collected, States Level 3 and States Level 6 are significantly effective instructional tools that students enjoyed playing. CMT scores in spatial reasoning did not prove strong predictors of students’ performance …

The Effects Of Fluency Instruction On The Oral Reading Fluency And Comprehension Of First-Grade African American Males With Reading Risk, Lenwood Gibson Jr., Gwendolyn Cartledge

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

This study evaluated the effects of a fluency building activity on the oral reading fluency (ORF) and comprehension of four first grade students identified as at risk for reading failure. The participants in this study were selected because they were members of a group at the highest risk for reading problems, specifically African American boys attending an urban school district. The results of this study demonstrated that the intervention was successful in increasing the ORF of all four participants but results were much more robust for two of the four students. Although ORF increased for all of the participants, gains …

The Effects Of Direct Instruction Flashcards And Rewards With Math Facts At School And In The Home: Acquisition And Maintenance, Zennetta Mann, T.F. Mclaughlin, Randy Lee Williams, K. Mark Derby, Mary Everson

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard procedure, combined with strategies and rewards on multiplication fact accuracy of two elementary school-age students. A single subject replication design across three and four sets of multiplication facts was used to evaluate outcomes. The results indicated improvement in math performance for each participant. Follow-up data indicated maintenance of treatment effects over time. Finally, pre and posttest outcomes found generalization to correct writing of math facts for each participant. The benefits of employing DI flashcards in a resource room or home were discussed.

Conductivity Of An Atomically Defined Metallic Interface, David J. Oliver, Jesse Maassen, Mehdi El Ouali, William Paul, Till Hagedorn, Yoichi Miyahara, Yue Qi, Hong Guo, Peter Gruetter

Birck and NCN Publications

A mechanically formed electrical nanocontact between gold and tungsten is a prototypical junction between metals with dissimilar electronic structure. Through atomically characterized nanoindentation experiments and first-principles quantum transport calculations, we find that the ballistic conduction across this intermetallic interface is drastically reduced because of the fundamental mismatch between swave-likemodes of electron conduction in the gold and d wave-like modes in the tungsten. The mechanical formation of the junction introduces defects and disorder, which act as an additional source of conduction losses and increase junction resistance by up to an order of magnitude. These findings apply to nanoelectronics and semiconductor device …

The Bg News November 20, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 20, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 41.

A Novel Method For Comparative Analysis Of Retinal Specialization Traits From Topographic Maps, Bret A. Moore, Jason M. Kamilar, Shaun P. Collin, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, Nathaniel J. Dominy, Margaret I. Hall, Christopher P. Hessy, Sonke Johnsen, Thomas J. Lisney, Ellis R. Loew, Gillian Moritz

Dartmouth Scholarship

Abstract Vertebrates possess different types of retinal specializations that vary in number, size, shape, and position in the retina. This diversity in retinal configuration has been revealed through topographic maps, which show variations in neuron density across the retina. Although topographic maps of about 300 vertebrates are available, there is no method for characterizing retinal traits quantitatively. Our goal is to present a novel method to standardize information on the position of the retinal specializations and changes in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) density across the retina from published topographic maps. We measured the position of the retinal specialization using two …

Hoch V. Vance Clerk's Record V. 2 Dckt. 39788

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

State V. Cornelison Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39616

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

The Political Conscience: Paradise Lost, Political Allegory, And The Origins Of Stanley Fish’S “Interpretive Communities”, Zachary D. Sharp

English Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

The Nature And Meaning Of Insulin Pump Use In Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, Donna G. Hood

Nursing Theses and Dissertations

Emerging adults (ages 18-25) with type 1 diabetes are a vulnerable population as they transition from the family home and their pediatric healthcare providers and deal with multiple competing demands. There is very little literature addressing those in this developmental group who use insulin pump technology for diabetes self-management. Listening to the voices of emerging adults who use insulin pump technology will increase our understanding of their experience and will give health care providers the opportunity to develop evidence based practice based on their lived experiences. The qualitative research, using the hermeneutic phenomenological approach described by Max van Manen, provides …

Examining Attitudes And Exposure To Poverty Among Undergraduate Students: Contextual Factors, Kathleen Elizabeth Mcauliff

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

In light of the recent economic downturn, poverty is an issue of increasing concerns. Attitudes towards individuals living in poverty, as well as explanations for poverty, vary and may be influenced by contextual factors, such as media portrayals, culture, and exposure. Attitudes and explanations for poverty among undergraduate students were compared among undergraduates (n = 268) who had varying amount of exposure (volunteering and socioeconomic status) to poverty. Three 2x3x3 ANOVAs demonstrated no significant three-way interactions between campus ministry engagement, volunteer hours, and self-identified socioeconomic status on three subscales of the Undergraduate Perceptions of Poverty Tracking Attitudes Survey ( …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 102 [103], No. 21 (Nov. 20, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 102, but it is the 103rd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

How To Be Happy: An Interview With Kevin Corcoran, Kevin Corcoran, Evan Rosa

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Reconstructability Analysis Of Genetic Loci Associated With Alzheimer Disease, Martin Zwick, Shawn K. Westaway, Stephen Shervais, Patricia L. Kramer

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

Reconstructability Analysis (RA) is an information- and graph-theory-based method which has been successfully used in previous genomic studies. Here we apply it to genetic (14 SNPs) and non-genetic (Education, Age, Gender) data on Alzheimer disease in a well-characterized Case/Control sample of 424 individuals. We confirm the importance of APOE as a predictor of the disease, and identify one non-genetic factor, Education, and two SNPs, one in BINI and the other in SORCS1, as likely disease predictors. SORCS1 appears to be a common risk factor for people with or without APOE. We also identify a possible interaction effect between Education and …

Practice Effects In A Longitudinal, Multi-Center Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Clinical Trial, Erin L. Abner, Brandon C. Dennis, Melissa J. Mathews, Marta S. Mendiondo, Allison Caban-Holt, Richard J. Kryscio, Frederick A. Schmitt, John J. Crowley

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Practice effects are a known threat to reliability and validity in clinical trials. Few studies have investigated the potential influence of practice on repeated screening measures in longitudinal clinical trials with a focus on dementia prevention. The current study investigates whether practice effects exist on a screening measure commonly used in aging research, the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS).

METHODS: The PREADViSE trial is a clinical intervention study evaluating the efficacy of vitamin E and selenium for Alzheimer's disease prevention. Participants are screened annually for incident dementia with the MIS. Participants with baseline and three consecutive follow-ups who made less …

Barriers To Full Participation In The Individualized Education Program For Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Parents, Arpi Tamzarian, Holly M. Menzies, Leila Ricci

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) mandates that schools facilitate parent participation in planning the Individual Education Program (IEP). However, culturally and linguistically diverse parents are less likely to feel fully included in the IEP process. In this article we examine three sources of cross-cultural communication difficulties: verbal and non-verbal communication styles, bureaucratic procedures, and cultural assumptions about disability and intervention. We conclude by suggesting schools use an empathetic approach to improve communication in the IEP process.

Examining Interrater Agreement Analyses Of A Pilot Special Education Observation Tool, Evelyn S. Johnson, Carrie L. Semmelroth

The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

This paper reports the results of interrater agreement analyses on a pilot special education teacher evaluation instrument, the Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET) Observation Tool (OT). Using evidence-based instructional practices as the basis for the evaluation, the RESET OT is designed for the spectrum of different instructional needs found within special education classrooms. The RESET OT informs what Danielson (2011) maintains are the two features of a teacher evaluation system 1) ensuring teacher quality and 2) promoting professional development. In June 2012, six special education teachers participated in a data coding session using the pilot RESET OT to evaluate …

Investigations Into Background Correction And Retention Time Alignment To Enhance Quantitative Chemometric Analysis Of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography-Diode Array Detection Data, Robert Allen

Theses and Dissertations

The focus of the projects presented here was to develop possible solutions to three issues commonly encountered during chemometric analysis of comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography diode array detector (LCxLC-DAD) data. The focus of the first project was to determine a means of performing background correction that removed two background ridges. The methods of simply subtracting out a mean blank sample, singular value decomposition based background correction (SVD-BC) and asymmetrically weighted least squares (AWLS) were compared. AWLS was found to be the only background correction technique to fully remove the ridges. However, AWLS was also found to attenuate the peak intensity …

State V. Hubbard Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39449

Not Reported

No abstract provided.