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Attending High School Algebra I: In Search Of Well-Managed, Engaging, Culturally Relevant, And Caring Classrooms, Cassandra Dunn Gannett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The inequities in learning between the rich and the poor have become pervasive in United States. This is evidenced by the high school graduation rates, college attendance percentages, and employment statistics. Upon another wave of reform, the Common Core State Standards in mathematics are currently being adopted in hopes of increasing learning for all students, with a focus on college and career readiness. This study is intent on finding ways to remedy the inequities in mathematics between the high income and low income schools by focusing on one of the great glass ceilings to high school graduation and beyond, high …

Western News, Nov. 1, 2012, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU makes major website improvements; Week of educational and entertaining international events taking place on campus; November service awards; On Campus with Robert Lopez.

Photocatalytic Activity Of Core/Shell Semiconductor Nanocrystals Featuring Spatial Separation Of Charges, Dimuthu Perera, Ryan Lorek, Rony S. Khnayzer, Pavel Moroz, Timothy O’Connor, Dmitry Khon, Geoffrey Diederich, Erich Kinder, Scott Lambright, Felix N. Castellano, Mikhail Zamkov

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

The present study investigates the photocatalytic activity of ZnSe/CdS core/shell semiconductor nanocrystals. These nanoparticles exhibit a spatial separation of photoinduced charges between the core and the shell domains, which makes them potentially viable for photocatalytic applications. Unfortunately, one of the excited charges remains inside the core semiconductor and thus cannot efficiently react with the external environment. Here, we explore this issue by investigating the mechanisms of hole extraction from the ZnSe core to the surface of the CdS shell. In particular, the effect of shell thickness in ZnSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals on the ability of core-localized charges to perform oxidative reactions …

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Climate Change Research And Training: Possible Funding Opportunities, Kathryn Docherty

Research and Dessert

NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)

Dept. of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)

NSF Discovery Research K‐12 (DRK‐12)

Packard Foundation – Conservation and Science

Gates Foundation – College‐Ready Education, Early Learning, Post‐secondary Education, Empowering Communities

Dow Foundation

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

NIH‐National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Science Education Award (R25)

NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)

NSF Catalyzing New International Collaborations

NSF Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science

NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic …

Prism #66, November 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

An Efficient Bit Vector Approach To Semantics-Based Machine Perception In Resource-Constrained Devices, Cory Andrew Henson, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

The primary challenge of machine perception is to define efficient computational methods to derive high-level knowledge from low-level sensor observation data. Emerging solutions are using ontologies for expressive representation of concepts in the domain of sensing and perception, which enable advanced integration and interpretation of heterogeneous sensor data. The computational complexity of OWL, however, seriously limits its applicability and use within resource-constrained environments, such as mobile devices. To overcome this issue, we employ OWL to formally define the inference tasks needed for machine perception – explanation and discrimination – and then provide efficient algorithms for these tasks, using bit-vector encodings …

The University As A Gendered Organization: Effects On Management Type, Climate And Job Satisfaction, Margaret E. Crowder

Dissertations

Numbers of women holding faculty positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remain low in university systems, despite gains women have made in achievement of advanced degrees. No one reason is clearly the culprit for the low numbers, though women in STEM have been shown to have more negative perceptions of climate, be more dissatisfied with their jobs, and have greater inclination to leave their positions than men.

As males comprise a majority of STEM employees, the masculine-genderedness of these organizations may create a more dissatisfactory work environment for women. This may, in turn, have negative impact on the …

De Geus V. De Geus Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39931

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Smu Launches Livelabs To Enhance Singapore’S Capability In Consumer & Social Analytics, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

Officiated by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister for Home Affairs and Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF), and witnessed by over 300 guests comprising the academia, industry partners and senior representatives from private and public sector organisations, SMU and StarHub jointly launched two Interactive Digital Media (IDM) initiatives - LiveLabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform (LiveLabs) and SmartHub, on 5 November 2012. Both city-scale test-beds aim to strengthen Singapore’s standing as a preferred location for innovation and research, particularly in the area of consumer and social analytics. LiveLabs is SMU’s newest research …

Metabolic Preconditioning Of Mammalian Cells: Mimetic Agents For Hypoxia Lack Fidelity In Promoting Phosphorylation Of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase, Apurva Borcar, Michael A. Menze, Mehmet Toner, Steven C. Hand

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Induction of HIF-1α by oxygen limitation promotes increased phosphorylation and catalytic depression of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and an enhanced glycolytic poise in cells. Cobalt chloride and desferrioxamine are widely used as mimics for hypoxia because they increase the levels of HIF-1α. We evaluated the ability of these agents to elicit selected physiological responses to hypoxia as a means to metabolically precondition mammalian cells, but without the detrimental effects of hypoxia. We show that, while CoCl2 does increase HIF-1α in a dose-dependent manner, it unexpectedly and strikingly decreases PDH phosphorylation at E1α sites 1, 2, and 3 (Ser293, Ser300, and …

Climate Change And The Water Crisis In Israel, Lauren Deutsch

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

Israel’s water crisis is controlled by the availability and location of water resources that are affected by climate change and geopolitics in southwest Asia. Conflict between Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have put strains on the allocation of water recourses. The goal of this research was to model how much a change in climate will affect the amount of available freshwater in Israel. Intensive research taken from Israel and the occupied territories was carried out to understand how the amount of precipitation, rainfall, and the rate of evaporation is affected by …

Elementary Orbifold Differential Topology, Joseph E. Borzellino, Victor Brunsden

Mathematics

Taking an elementary and straightforward approach, we develop the concept of a regular value for a smooth map f:O→P between smooth orbifolds O and P. We show that Sardʼs theorem holds and that the inverse image of a regular value is a smooth full suborbifold of O. We also study some constraints that the existence of a smooth orbifold map imposes on local isotropy groups. As an application, we prove a Borsuk no retraction theorem for compact orbifolds with boundary and some obstructions to the existence of real-valued orbifold maps from local model orbifold …

How Do American's Think About The Enviornment And What Does It Mean For Public Policy: A Re-Assessment, Todd P. Newman

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

Research within the social sciences has attempted to explain what individuals perceive, why they perceive it the way that they do and what are their attitudes, intentions and behavior. This issue is at the root of the contention that surrounds many environmental issues, with individuals worrying about some risks that dramatically exceed the danger they actually pose while ignoring others. Moreover, this fact of the non-rational element in policy decision-making has led researchers to study how to effectively communicate with a public that is emotionally driven. Using the 2010 General Social Survey, this paper attempts to re-assess the bases of …

Analysis Of The Variables That Affect Frequency Of Use And Time Spent On Social Networking, Alan Peslak, Patricia Sendall, Wendy Ceccucci

Management Faculty Publications

This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the many potential variables associated with the use of technology and tests their applicability to social networking. Variables were included from a variety of well accepted theories including Theory of Reasoned Action, Diffusion of Innovation, Theory of Planned Behavior, Technology Acceptance Model and End User Computer Satisfaction. Prior studies have explored variables and factors that influence social networking intention and behavior. This study is an extension of prior studies that separately reviewed emotions associated with social networking behavior and intention as well as applying the TRA model and the Diffusion of Innovation theory …

Clark County School District’S English Language Learners An Analysis Of Enrollment, Educational Opportunities, And Outcomes In Nevada And Ccsd, Christina Mokhtar

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

As the largest school district in Nevada and the fifth-largest school district in the country, Clark County School District (CCSD) served approximately 310,000 students in 341 schools during the 2010-2011 school year. Typical of urban districts, more than half of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and 68 percent are students of color. Many schools are located in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, as well as racial and linguistic isolation (Terriquez, Flashman & Schuler-Brown 2009). Also, the patterns of enrollment show dramatic increases in the proportions of English language learners (ELLs) in CCSD over the last two decades.

Spectral Data For "Reactivity Of Acyclic (Pentadienyl)Iron(1+) Cations: Synthetic Studies Directed Toward The Frondosins", Do W. Lee, Rajesh K. Pandey, Sergey V. Lindeman, William A. Donaldson

Natural Products Synthesis via Organoiron Methodology

Spectral data created in the course of the research project. Supports specific findings in "Reactivity of acyclic (pentadienyl)iron(1+) cations: Synthetic studies directed toward the frondosins".

A short, 4-step route to the scaffold of frondosin A and B is reported. The [1-methoxycarbonyl-5-(2′,5′-dimethoxyphenyl)pentadienyl]Fe(CO)₃⁺ cation was prepared in two steps from (methyl 6-oxo-2,4-hexadienoate)Fe(CO)₃. Reaction of this cation with isopropenyl Grignard or cyclohexenyllithium reagents affords (2-alkenyl-5-aryl-1-methoxycarbonyl-3-pentene-1,5-diyl)Fe(CO)₃ along with other addition products. Oxidative decomplexation of these (pentenediyl)iron complexes, utilizing CuCl₂, affords 6-aryl-3-methoxycarbonyl-1,4-cycloheptadienes via the presumed intermediacy of a cis-divinylcyclopropane.

Weak Covering Properties And Infinite Games, L. Babinkostova, B. A. Pansera, M. Scheepers

Mathematics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We investigate game-theoretic properties of selection principles related to weaker forms of the Menger and Rothberger properties. For appropriate spaces some of these selection principles are characterized in terms of a corresponding game. We use generic extensions by Cohen reals to illustrate the necessity of some of the hypotheses in our theorems.

The Houtman Abrolhos Islands Management Plan., Department Of Fisheries Western Australia.

Fisheries Management Papers

The Houtman Abrolhos Islands Management Plan aims to describe how this vision and associated strategic objectives can be achieved over the next five years, through addressing the risks posed to the cultural and environmental heritage values of the Abrolhos.

Land Cover, Climate, And The Summer Surface Energy Balance In Phoenix, Az, And Portland, Or, Ariane Middel, Anthony J. Brazel, Patricia Gober, Soe Win Myint, Heejun Chang, Jiunn-Der Duh

Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations

Changes in land use and land cover alter the local energy balance and contribute to distinct urban climates. This paper presents a local-scale above-canopy study of intra-urban land cover mixes in two cities to analyse the relative effects of surface morphology and local climate on the surface energy balance (SEB). The study is conducted for urban areas in Phoenix, Arizona, and Portland, Oregon, cities with distinct climates but similarly warm and dry summers. A Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS) is used to analyse the relative contributions of local weather extremes and land cover variations on the urban energy balance. …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, November 1, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

College of Agriculture

• New Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course
• Add Multiple List
• Add Multiple List, Title Change

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• University Studies Request, Prerequisite Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change
• Course Number Change
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Title Change

School of Veterinary Medicine

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change …

Episodic Recruitment And Climate Analysis Of Ponderosa Pine On The Palmer Divide, Eastern Colorado, William Henry Brenton Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Previous recruitment studies on populations of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Lawson) in Colorado have been limited to the western mountains and the Front Range. In this research I used tree-ring data to reconstruct recruitment for ponderosa pine near the eastern limits of its distribution at two sites on the Palmer Divide, Eastern Colorado, to determine the relative climate sensitivity of the two sites, and the extent to which climate or other factors may have influenced recruitment at the sites. The results of the tree-ring analysis suggest that ponderosa pines in more the easterly site lower elevation …

Finding Funding For Your Research, Sarah Pratt

Research and Dessert

Supplemental materials:

COS Pilot: Content from UNC GrantSource Library http://grantsource.unc.edu/databases/COS

Other Funding Opportunities For An Interdisciplinary Climate Change Project, David Karowe, Kathryn Docherty, Carla Koretsky

Research and Dessert

No abstract provided.

National Science Foundation Career Program, Carla Koretsky, David Huffman

Research and Dessert

NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.

Geosciences Newsletter - 2012, Department Of Geosciences

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol. 5, No. 1

• Faculty Updates
• Faculty Updates
• Deanna Romanosky
• Publications
• MGRRE
• Alumni Award
• Gifts
• Grants
• Endowments

Translating The Statistical Representation Of The Effects Of Education Interventions Into More Readily Interpretable Forms, Mark W. Lipsey, Kelly Puzio, Cathy Yun, Michael A. Hebert, Kasia Steinka-Fry, Mikel W. Cole, Megan Roberts, Karen S. Anthony, Matthew D. Busick

Publications

This paper is directed to researchers who conduct and report education intervention studies. Its purpose is to stimulate and guide them to go a step beyond reporting the statistics that emerge from their analysis of the differences between experimental groups on the respective outcome variables. With what is often very minimal additional effort, those statistical representations can be translated into forms that allow their magnitude and practical significance to be more readily understood by the practitioners, policymakers, and even other researchers who are interested in the intervention that was evaluated.

Proving Operations With Numbers By Using Manipulatives, Jonathan Bostic

School of Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

We will explore number theory topics found in the Common Core State Standards and discuss ways to support student engagement in proof and reasoning. Participants will create proofs for operations with numbers by using manipulatives such as Unifix cubes and base-ten blocks. I will share implications for mathematics teacher educators and teachers.

Evolution And Development In Cave Animals: From Fish To Crustaceans, Meredith E. Protas, William R. Jeffery

Collected Faculty Scholarship

Cave animals are excellent models to study the general principles of evolution as well as the mechanisms of adaptation to a novel environment: the perpetual darkness of caves. In this article, two of the major model systems used to study the evolution and development (evo–devo) of cave animals are described: the teleost fish Astyanax mexicanus and the isopod crustacean Asellus aquaticus. The ways in which these animals match the major attributes expected of an evo–devo cave animal model system are described. For both species, we enumerate the regressive and constructive troglomorphic traits that have evolved during their adaptation to cave …

Positive Turning Points For Girls In Mathematics Classrooms: Do They Stand The Test Of Time?, Kathleen Jablon Stoehr, Kathy Carter

Teacher Education

The purpose of this study is to examine the equity issue in mathematics from perspectives not traditionally included in equity claims. This study offers a close up view of personal experiences that female preservice teachers have encountered in their own journey as students of mathematics as well as how they make sense of their experiences, especially as they learn to teach. Different themes that arise in this issue of mathematics equity were examined in a study conducted by Stoehr and Carter (2011). This paper extends the previous study by examining and discussing the data-derived theme that centers on girls who …

Insects As Teaching Tools, Doug Golick

Discipline-Based Education Research Group Speaker Series

In this talk I will present on projects in which insects were used as instructional tools. This presentation will give an overview of how insects can be used for teaching with a variety of student age groups and how inquiry instruction can be promoted with insects. I will present overviews of 3 projects including Bumble Boosters, Bugs in the Classroom, and Web‐based insects identification tools. Bumble Boosters created a community of researchers that studied bumble distribution and abundance and artificial nesting domicile preferences. Forty Nebraska high schools were involved in this project.

Bumble Boosters’ teaching objectives were to raise public …