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Wednesday Communiqué, 12/12/2012, Chaouki Abdallah Dec 2012

Wednesday Communiqué, 12/12/2012, Chaouki Abdallah

Publications of the Provost's Office

Per the Faculty Handbook, grades are expected to be entered within 48 hours after the final exam or last meeting date, whichever comes first. The registrar (and I) would like to have all grades entered by Friday, December 21, 2012, before we leave for Winter Break. Your students will also thank you for entering your final grades on time.

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Should Faculty Be Allowed To Volunteer Time To Help Students Study Abroad?, Linda Walters Dec 2012

Should Faculty Be Allowed To Volunteer Time To Help Students Study Abroad?, Linda Walters

UCF Forum

Why study abroad? Isn’t it just an excuse to have fun and drink beer while getting college credit? In my world, absolutely not!

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From Teams To Communities Of Practice, Stephen D. Ashton Dec 2012

From Teams To Communities Of Practice, Stephen D. Ashton

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation documents the qualitative study that was conducted with the Ambassador Pilot Program team at Thanksgiving Point Institute; a non-profit farm, gardens, and museum complex and informal learning institution; from the summer of 2011 to the fall of 2012. The Ambassador team was tasked to develop an employee training program. Over time the team members were given more freedom to direct their own course and set their own objectives. To the co-directors of the program it seemed the Ambassadors began to embrace some characteristics common to a community of practice (CoP); however, it remained to be seen how the …

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Cost-Effectiveness Of Outpatient Treatment For Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, And Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Dwayne M. Horton Dec 2012

Cost-Effectiveness Of Outpatient Treatment For Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, And Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Dwayne M. Horton

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the cost effectiveness of treating Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), as well as the effects that modality of therapy (i.e. individual, family, and mixed therapy), license of therapist, and secondary diagnosis had on recidivism and total cost of treatment in the care of these patients. One-thousand and thirty-eight patients (56 males, 982 females) diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, 1,674 patients (56 males, 1,618 females) diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa, and 1,997 patients (197 males, 1,800 females) diagnosed with Eating Disorder NOS were included in this study. Results revealed that family therapy was the …

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Degroot V. Standley Trenching, Inc. Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 39406 Dec 2012

Degroot V. Standley Trenching, Inc. Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 39406

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

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Flier, Puppy Petting! The Ultimate Exam Stress Relief, December 12, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Dec 2012

Flier, Puppy Petting! The Ultimate Exam Stress Relief, December 12, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Poynter Library Events

A flier for a visit by Therapy Dogs International to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

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As Seen On Twitter: African-American Rhetorical Traditions Gone Viral, Tiffani Long Dec 2012

As Seen On Twitter: African-American Rhetorical Traditions Gone Viral, Tiffani Long

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This communication research study identifies the presence of the African-American rhetorical traditions of call-response, signification, tonal semantics, and narrative sequencing used in communication on the online social media network, Twitter. The objective of this study is to provide insight into the culture and community of Twitter. Additionally, the research demonstrates how traditional oral rhetorical traditions survive in the digital world. Over a 15-day period, tweets were collected by the author using a computer screenshot feature. Using a coding rubric, three coders, including the author, coded the collected tweets for the four rhetorical traditions. Resulting from this procedure, the coders concluded …

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Asic Package Design Optimization For 10 Gbps And Above Backplane Serdes Links, Jane Lim, Kai Soon Chow, Jiangfan Zhang, Jianmin Zhang, Kelvin Qiu, Rick Brooks Dec 2012

Asic Package Design Optimization For 10 Gbps And Above Backplane Serdes Links, Jane Lim, Kai Soon Chow, Jiangfan Zhang, Jianmin Zhang, Kelvin Qiu, Rick Brooks

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper discussed the package selection and BGA signal pin assignment consideration for high-end ASIC design with over 400 SerDes (Serializer Deserializer) pairs for >10Gbps backplane interface. the ASIC package is using advanced high-performance organic build-up (BU) materials like GX13, GZ41 and thinner core in the stack-up to help reduce the package loss and improve the signal transmission on the highspeed SerDes links. for return loss and insertion loss studies, the main objectives are to investigate the core thickness, BU material properties, and routing configurations impact on the differential signaling. the design suggestions are then made at each area for …

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Agenda, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Faculty Senate Meeting, December 12, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Faculty Senate Dec 2012

Agenda, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Faculty Senate Meeting, December 12, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Faculty Senate

USF St. Peterburg Campus Faculty Senate Meetings: Agendas

The agenda for the December 12, 2012, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Faculty Senate.

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Speed-Up Of Peec Em/Ckt Solver Using Rank-Reduced Waveform Relaxation, Giulio Antonini, Albert E. Ruehli Dec 2012

Speed-Up Of Peec Em/Ckt Solver Using Rank-Reduced Waveform Relaxation, Giulio Antonini, Albert E. Ruehli

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The solution of EM/Circuit problems is important for the EMC/SI/PI system designs. an essential issue today is the solution of larger problems without excessive memory and compute time requirements. in this paper, we show the potential for a new speed-up approach using the PEEC method. One source of the speed-up is due to the use of the waveform relaxation (WR) technique, which is very suitable for parallel processing. Importantly, the dense part of the partial inductance and potential matrices are sparsified by taking advantage of the rank deficiency of the dense parts of the MNA matrix. We show that both …

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Analytical Representations For Frequency Dependences Of Microwave Permeability, Konstantin N. Rozanov, Marina Koledintseva Dec 2012

Analytical Representations For Frequency Dependences Of Microwave Permeability, Konstantin N. Rozanov, Marina Koledintseva

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Electromagnetic materials applied to solve various EMC and EMI problems require adequate analytical description of their RF and microwave material parameters. This is necessary for numerical optimization of wideband electromagnetic performance of devices incorporating these materials. The paper discusses the shape of frequency dependences of microwave permeability in homogeneous materials and composites. The Lorentzian frequency dispersion law is shown to allow for rather accurate description of all types of magnetic loss peaks, including those related to the ferromagnetic resonance and the effect of eddy currents. To model wideband electromagnetic performance of composites, mixing laws are typically used. The problem is …

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Iktomi: A Character Traits Analysis Of A Dakota Culture Myth, Marianne Sue Kastner Dec 2012

Iktomi: A Character Traits Analysis Of A Dakota Culture Myth, Marianne Sue Kastner

Dissertations and Theses

This qualitative study comparing three separate English-language versions of a single Dakota cultural myth "Iktomi" presents a novel systematic approach for analyzing Native American folk tales to understand how stories function as tools of transmission of cultural information and knowledge. The method involved coding character traits according to type with regard to representation, ability, or attribute to ascertain patterns among the codes and elucidate character roles and relationships, reorganizing the coded traits into paired polarized correspondences to clarify relationships among traits, and assessing pronoun use and documenter effect pointing to gender-specific character activity. Findings revealed an encoded framework illuminating how …

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Kenyon Collegiate - December 12, 2012 Dec 2012

Kenyon Collegiate - December 12, 2012

Kenyon Collegiate

No abstract provided.

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Whalesong 2012-12-12, N/A N/A Dec 2012

Whalesong 2012-12-12, N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

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Aig Wrap-Up: Treasury Sells Final Shares Of Aig Common Stock, Positive Return On Overall $182 Billion Aig Commitment Is Now $22.7 Billion, Matt Anderson Dec 2012

Aig Wrap-Up: Treasury Sells Final Shares Of Aig Common Stock, Positive Return On Overall $182 Billion Aig Commitment Is Now $22.7 Billion, Matt Anderson

Documents

No abstract provided.

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Building Group Resilience: A Three-Day Curriculum, Andrew Willis Garcés Dec 2012

Building Group Resilience: A Three-Day Curriculum, Andrew Willis Garcés

Educational Specialist, 2009-2019

Social change organizations are often exposed to stress and disruptive, potentially traumatic events. Despite this, few such groups invest time into actively cultivating resilience practices. Likewise, most existing resilience promotion initiatives are designed for use with individuals, not organizations, and lack the experience-based pedagogical approach necessary to interest many social change activists. This curriculum intervention provides a needed bridge between social change activism and resilience promotion theory. Designed as a three-day workshop, it can be used with entire organizations to support both self-awareness of their existing strengths and the development of new protective measures to boost collective resilience.

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Moody's Assigns Aaa To Hypo Alpe Adria's Subordinated State-Guaranteed Notes, Outlook Negative, Moody's Investor Service Dec 2012

Moody's Assigns Aaa To Hypo Alpe Adria's Subordinated State-Guaranteed Notes, Outlook Negative, Moody's Investor Service

Documents

No abstract provided.

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Error Frequencies Among Esl Writers: A Resource Guide, Maria Teresa Company Dec 2012

Error Frequencies Among Esl Writers: A Resource Guide, Maria Teresa Company

Theses and Dissertations

Being a competent writer is an important skill in academic education. However, second language (L2) writers often struggle to be linguistically and lexically competent. This project explored the most frequent linguistic writing errors made by 343 English as a second language (ESL) students when Dynamic Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) was applied as an instructional methodology. These errors were also classified by language groups based on the students' first language (L1). These students were enrolled in an intensive English program at the English Language Center (ELC), Brigham Young University. The first languages of these students were Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, …

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Investigation Of Low-Stress Silicon Nitride As A Replacement Material For Beryllium X-Ray Windows, David B. Brough Dec 2012

Investigation Of Low-Stress Silicon Nitride As A Replacement Material For Beryllium X-Ray Windows, David B. Brough

Theses and Dissertations

The material properties of low stress silicon nitride make it a possible replacement material for beryllium in X-ray windows. In this study, X-ray windows made of LPCVD deposited low stress silicon nitride are fabricated and characterized. The Young's modulus of the LPCVD low stress silicon nitride are characterized and found to be 226±23 GPa. The residual stress is characterized using two different methods and is found to be 127±25 MPa and 141±0.28 MPa. Two support structure geometries for the low stress silicon nitride X-ray windows are used. X-ray windows with thicknesses of 100 nm and 200 nm are suspended on …

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Characterization Of Sterile Tassel Silky Earl: A Homeotic B-Class Gene Involved In Specification Of Floral Organ Identity In Zea Mays, Steven Keith Williams Dec 2012

Characterization Of Sterile Tassel Silky Earl: A Homeotic B-Class Gene Involved In Specification Of Floral Organ Identity In Zea Mays, Steven Keith Williams

Theses and Dissertations

Specification of floral organ identity in angiosperm flowers is accomplished by the coordinated activity of A-, B-, C-, and E-class MADS-box genes. In the eudicots, B-class genes specify petal and stamen identity. This eudicot B-class function depends on the simultaneous expression of genes from two paralogous B-class lineages (the DEFICIENS/APETALA3 lineage and the GLOBOSA/PISTILLATA lineage). Proteins produced by genes from these two lineages interact as obligate heterodimers and together regulate the transcription of various downstream targets. These obligate heterodimers also positively regulate the transcription of the B-class genes themselves, thereby mediating a unique B-class autoregulatory feedback loop. There is compelling …

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In Search Of Real Fathers: Plenzdorf's Die Neuen Leiden Des Jungen W. And Vater, Mutter, Mörderkind, Michelle Schwoebel Dec 2012

In Search Of Real Fathers: Plenzdorf's Die Neuen Leiden Des Jungen W. And Vater, Mutter, Mörderkind, Michelle Schwoebel

Theses and Dissertations

Plenzdorf's works, one written before the fall of socialism in the German Democratic Republic (hereafter referred to as the DDR), and one after, portray relationships between fathers and sons, which act as a metaphor to express a personal perspective of the state, revealing that the DDR was neither as repressive or as omnipresent for the average citizen as outsiders are often given to believe. The father, or Übervater, a figure deeply rooted in the German consciousness, is represented by the state and proves itself as an entity which gives the protagonists in both works little notice, despite their best efforts …

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Austro-American Reflections: Making The Writings Of Ann Tizia Leitich Accessible To English-Speaking Audiences, Stephen Andrew Simon Dec 2012

Austro-American Reflections: Making The Writings Of Ann Tizia Leitich Accessible To English-Speaking Audiences, Stephen Andrew Simon

Theses and Dissertations

Ann Tizia Leitich wrote about America to a Viennese audience as a foreign correspondent with the unique and personal perspective of an immigrant to the United States. Leitich differentiates herself from other Europeans who reported on America in her day by telling of the life of the average working American. In so doing, Leitich uses her work as a foreign correspondent to create a new identity for Austria between the World Wars. Leitich uses America in the 1920's and 1930's as a cultural mirror in which the new Republic of Austria can see itself. Leitich's perspective of America is not …

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Methods For Identifying Acoustic Emissions From The Front Face Of A Small Piezoelectric Blower, Brad K. Solomon Dec 2012

Methods For Identifying Acoustic Emissions From The Front Face Of A Small Piezoelectric Blower, Brad K. Solomon

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis focuses on identifying acoustic noise generating components in piezoelectric blowers through transverse velocity measurements and the development of a numerical fluid model. Piezoelectric ceramics have proven useful for many industries and areas of research involving: high precision actuators, noise control, ultrasonic devices, and many other areas. As of late, a unique adaptation of piezoelectric ceramics is surfacing in the area of pumping and cooling. Air pumps that use these ceramics replace the traditional electric motor, resulting in lower power consumption, less moving parts, constant pressure gradients, lower overall weight, and a low profile. The current drawback of this …

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Examining Post-Migration Psycho-Cultural Adjustment Challenges Of Foreign-Born Students At Community Colleges In The Northeastern United States, Charles I. Anemelu Dec 2012

Examining Post-Migration Psycho-Cultural Adjustment Challenges Of Foreign-Born Students At Community Colleges In The Northeastern United States, Charles I. Anemelu

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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George Dibble And The Struggle For Modern Art In Utah, Sarah Dibble Dec 2012

George Dibble And The Struggle For Modern Art In Utah, Sarah Dibble

Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis I explore the spread of modern art to conservative regions of the country, in particular Utah. By using George Dibble as a case study this thesis will also address the struggle that Utah artists had to endure to have their progressive ideas in art be accepted in such a conservative area. It will address the criticism that Dibble had to endure by discussing specific incidents involved with certain works of art. Although there were plenty of people who did not like modern art, there were some institutions and people who were advocates of this progressive form of …

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Interview With Martha "Marty" Grigsby - Oh 293, Martha Grigsby Dec 2012

Interview With Martha "Marty" Grigsby - Oh 293, Martha Grigsby

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her December 10, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Martha Grigsby detailed her thoughts and memories of her time at Winthrop University. Grigsby shares the story of how she was able to attend Winthrop and the members of her community who assisted her in this process. Included are details of working in the dining hall on a scholarship, how relationships were formed amongst students, and how the students navigated Winthrop’s strict rules. Grigsby concludes her interview by stating how Winthrop helped her career as an educator and how she has stayed involved as an alumna. This interview was conducted for …

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Alternative Aefie-Efie Method For Broadband Cem Modeling, Jia Liu, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang Dec 2012

Alternative Aefie-Efie Method For Broadband Cem Modeling, Jia Liu, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

It is well known that the electric field integral equation (EFIE) has the low frequency breakdown problem while the Augmented electric field integral equation (AEFIE) method has the high frequency breakdown issue. To obtain a unified method that works for both low and high frequencies without manual switching of methods, a novel and simple method is proposed in this paper. It uses AEFIE and EFIE to compensate each other iteratively in all frequency regimes to guarantee the accuracy of the solution. As a result, it effectively extends AEFIE to the high frequency regime and extends EFIE to the low frequency …

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Using Fsv In High-Speed Channel Characterization And Correlation, Jiangfan Zhang, Jianmin Zhang, Jane Lim, Kelvin Qiu, Rick Brooks, Bill Chen Dec 2012

Using Fsv In High-Speed Channel Characterization And Correlation, Jiangfan Zhang, Jianmin Zhang, Jane Lim, Kelvin Qiu, Rick Brooks, Bill Chen

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In modern high performance networking systems, high-speed channels are among the most concerns due to the channel loss, discontinuities and crosstalk as data rate reaches 15 Gbps (Gigabit per second) and above through backplane. Full-wave modeling and system level simulations are widely used to estimate the performance for high-speed channels. Due to the variations and uncertainties associated with the simulation and manufacturing, correlation between simulation and measurement is often used to gain confidence on the channel performance prediction. in this paper, a high-speed channel including the portion inside a high-end ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) package and the portion on a …

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Fast Admittance Computation For Tsv Arrays, Dazhao Liu, Siming Pan, Brice Achkir, Jun Fan Dec 2012

Fast Admittance Computation For Tsv Arrays, Dazhao Liu, Siming Pan, Brice Achkir, Jun Fan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A fast method to calculate the admittance matrix of through Silicon Vias (TSVs) is proposed in this paper. the silicon dioxide layers are equivalently modelled using the bound charge on the conductor surfaces as well as on the dielectric interface between the silicon dioxide and the silicon regions. Unknown surface densities of both the free and bound charge are expanded using the axial harmonics. Galerkin's method is then applied to obtain the capacitance and conductance matrices. the proposed method is validated with a full wave 2D cross-sectional analysis tool for a typical TSV pair structure. Comparisons with popular closed-form expressions …

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Capacitance Calculation Of Tsvs Using An Integral Equation Method Based On Partial Capacitances, Hanfeng Wang, Yaojiang Zhang, Albert E. Ruehli, Jun Fan Dec 2012

Capacitance Calculation Of Tsvs Using An Integral Equation Method Based On Partial Capacitances, Hanfeng Wang, Yaojiang Zhang, Albert E. Ruehli, Jun Fan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An integral equation method based on partial capacitances is used to extract the capacitance between two through-silicon-vias (TSVs). the unrealistic assumption of equal potential along the vertical interface of silicon dioxide (SiO2) coating of TSVs in the analytical method has been removed by introducing unknown equivalent charges. the Galerkin method is used here to solve the unknown charge densities in the integral equation and thus, the capacitance between two TSVs can be efficiently calculated. the results are validated by comparing the extracted capacitances with commercial software based on the finite element method. the accuracy and efficiency have been demonstrated. © …

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