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Thoreau’S Walden: Experiential Learning And A Transcendental Walk, Adam Kotlarczyk

Early American Literature (before 1900)

Many English classes struggle with Thoreau’s dense and often ponderous prose in Walden. Classes often become mired in his text and its romantic ideals of seclusion and self-reliance. This activity rips the words of Walden off the page and puts them where they belong: outside. It compels students to move beyond basic interpretations of Walden as “connecting with nature” and “keeping life simple,” and instead to see and interpret their modern, living world through the lens of Transcendentalism, as Thoreau did.

This lesson encourages students to see and interpret their worlds as Thoreau did through a modeling-based writing experience.

Review Of Alexandre Hogue: An American Visionary -- Paintings And Works On Paper By Susie Kalil, Mark White

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Susie Kalil's Alexandre Hogue surveys the artist's paintings and drawings from his earliest works of the 1920s to his mature paintings from the 1980s. Hogue remains best known for the Erosion series he produced in the 19305 and has been marginalized unfairly as a Regionalist ever since. Kalil intends to change that categorization by repositioning Hogue as a visionary painter who explored fundamental relationships between humanity and nature through a sensitive understanding of place. She hopes to leave the reader with a sense of "Hogue's continuing attempt to give voice and form to some of his deepest feelings and intuitions." …

Intelligent Shelter Allotment For Emergency Evacuation Planning: A Case Study Of Makkah, Kwangsoo Yang, Faizan Ur Rehman, Hatim Lahza, Saleh Basalamah, Shashi Shekhar, Arif Ghafoor

Cyber Center Technical Reports

Given maps of an evacuee population, shelter destinations and a transportation
network, the goal of intelligent shelter allotment (ISA) is to assign routes, exits and shelters to evacuees for quick and safe evacuation. ISA is societally important due to emergency planning and response applications in context of hazards such as floods, terrorism, fire, etc. ISA is challenging due to conflicts between movements of evacuee-groups heading to different shelters and transportation-network choke-points. State of the practice based on Nearest Exit or Shelter (NES) paradigm addresses the former challenge but not the latter one leading to load-imbalance and slow evacuation. Recent computational …

Review Of Conspecific Attraction And Area Sensitivity Of Grassland Birds, David R.W. Bruinsma, Nicola Koper

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Many species of grassland birds are area sensitive, which may exacerbate the ecological effects of the extensive loss and fragmentation of grasslands that has taken place across the northern Great Plains. However, the reasons for this area sensitivity are unclear, as vegetation structure, matrix composition, and restriction of movements among patches do not seem to provide viable explanations for species native to grasslands. Con specific attraction, whereby species are behaviorally stimulated to select habitat or establish territories near individuals of the same species, may help explain this area sensitivity. We review and discuss theoretical and empirical research on avian conspecific …

The Awards Project: Promoting Good Practices In Award Selection, Betty Mayfield, Francis Su

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

Every year the MAA honors many members of our community with a wide variety of prizes, awards, and certificates for excellence in teaching, writing, scholarship, and service (see maa.org/awards). The winners exemplify our ideals as an association; consequently, they are often viewed as role models and leaders. So it is important to ask: Do these awards, as a whole, reflect the outstanding contributions of the breadth of association membership?

Nanoscience & Microsystems 2012 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Nanoscience & Microsystems APR self-study and review team report for Fall 2012, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

Assessing The Structure Of Binghamton University's Emerging Leaders Program, Tyler D. Lenga

MPA Capstone Projects 2006 - 2015

The Emerging leaders Program (ELP) is a multi-faced student leadership program coordinated through Binghamton University's Office of New Student Programs and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs. This capstone project was designed to assess the effectiveness of the 'leadership team" component of the ELP, as well as identify areas of improvement. The leadership team component of the ELP plays a large role in the program achieving its desired outcomes. Therefore, the program has identified this component as an area needing further performance evaluation.

Improving Donation Management At Finger Lakes Reuse, Shelbi V. Dubord

MPA Capstone Projects 2006 - 2015

Finger Lakes ReUse (FLR) has been steadily growing since opening the doors to its ReUse Center in 2008. Part of this growth has been an increase in material donations that are resold in The ReUse Center, a secondhand store of building materials, household goods, furniture, and electronics. Managing the daily flow of donations is challenging due to limited space and other constraints. yet, FLR must address its donation management processes as the sales from donations cover organizational expenses and allow the organization to maintain financial stability. This project seeks to identify how FLR can increase its revenues and sustainability by …

Measurement Of Micro-Bathymetry With A Gopro Underwater Stereo Camera Pair, Val E. Schmidt, Yuri Rzhanov

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

A GO-PRO underwater stereo camera kit has been used to measure the 3D topography (bathymetry) of a patch of seafloor producing a point cloud with a spatial data density of 15 measurements per 3 mm grid square and an standard deviation of less than 1 cm A GO-PRO camera is a fixed focus, 11 megapixel, still-frame (or 1080p high-definition video) camera, whose small form-factor and water-proof housing has made it popular with sports enthusiasts. A stereo camera kit is available providing a waterproof housing (to 61 m / 200 ft) for a pair of cameras. Measures of seafloor micro-bathymetrycapable of …

Programimi Paralel Me .Net 4.0, Valon Hoti

Theses and Dissertations

Kjo temë paraqet vetëm një pasqyrë shumë të shkurtër nga tema e gjërë e cila përdoret në fushën e llogaritjeve paralele(Parallel Computing) për treguar rreth risive të cilat e mundësojnë programimin paralel duke përdorur Visual Studio 2010 me Microsoft NetFramework 4.0 e më tej. Si e tillë, paraqet vetëm një vështrim nga aspekti teknik informativ i programimit paralel e cila është menduar për dikë për t’u njoftuar me rregullat e programimit paralel përmes Visual Studio 2010 duke përdorur gjuhën programuese C#. Këtu më shumë do të tregohet koncepti i programimit si dhe dallimet në mes të programimit paralel dhe programimit …

3g 3rd Generation Of Mobile Telecommunications Technology, Arben Pllana

Theses and Dissertations

Qe ditët ose jeta, të jetë më e rehatshme, më e lehtë, fleksibile dhe kompakte me sistemet elektronike apo kompjuterëve hulumtimet e vazhdueshme po ndodhin. Si rezultat i kësaj teknologjia e re në mënyre te shpejtë është duke u futur në përdorim dhe teknologjia e mëparshme po bëhet gjithnjë me e vjetërsuar.

Për të mbijetuar në botë ne jemi të detyruar për të përshtatur këto teknologji të reja, përndryshe ne do të jemi shumë me prapa se konkurrentët tanë. 3rd-generation mobile technology (3G) është gjenerata e tretë e standardeve të telefonave mobil dhe të teknologjisë. Second and a half generation …

Implementimi I Standardeve Të Sql-It Nga Oracle Dhe Ms Sql Server, Besart Pllana

Theses and Dissertations

Duke qenë dëshmitarë të zhvillimeve të shpejta në lëmin e Teknologjisë Informative dhe duke ditur se sa esenciale janë Sistemet e Bazës së të Dhënave ne këto zhvillime, kompani të ndryshme softuerike në vazhdimësi janë marrë me zhvillime të produkteve softuerike konkurruese të kësaj natyre. Në këtë frymë, që nga dalja në përdorim për herë të parë në vitet e 1970-ta, SQL (ang. Strunctured Query Language) ka ecur në hapë me vazhdën e zhvillimeve në lëmin e Teknologjisë Informative. Kompani të ndryshme në mënyra të ndryshme janë marrë me zhvillimin e SQL dhe si rrjedhojë kemi në përdorim dialekte të …

Implementimi I Private Cloud Computing, Elvin Mala

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Shërbimet Centrexe Dhe Aplikimi I Tyre Në Kosovë, Esad Simnica

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim diplome diskutohet shërbimi Centrex që është emërtim për shërbimet centrexe të integruar në sistemin komutues digjital EWSD. Diskutimi është shtrirë në shtatë kapituj. Kapitulli i parë është një hyrje për shërbimin Centrex, përkatësisht fillimet e këtij shërbimi. Në kapitullin e dytë diskutohen përparësitë e shërbimit Centrex si dhe rreth përdoruesëve të këtij shërbimi. Në kapitullin e tretë diskutohen komponentet si dhe funksionet e këtij shërbimi. Në kapitullin e katërt diskutohen grupet e shërbimeve të avancuara, të cilat shërbime u ipen të gjithë anëtarëve të grupit Centrex. Këtu janë diskutuar funksionet themelore (rreth strukturës së grupit Centrex), tarifimi …

Implementing Virtual Privat Network In Small To Medium Sized Enterprises, Fatos Xhemajli

Theses and Dissertations

Nowadays enterprises rely heavily on computer systems for storing and processing vital information, IT plays a major role in their businesses therefore all these systems must be safe and reliable. Computer networks are a major part of all these technologies; they provide the essential link between them, connecting them into one unified information network. However, the main requirement in all this is to implement a proper security system that will keep all these information secure and protect the privacy. Small or medium-sized enterprises need to have their branches interconnected with a rapid, reliable, cost-effective access to their resources. The ability …

Sistemet E Komunikimit Mobil 4g, Kreshnik Spahiu

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim ofron një pasqyrë të nivelit të lartë të zhvillimit, evoluimit te sistemeve te komunikimi celular nga gjenerata e parë qe njihet edhe si 1G e deri tek gjenerata e 4G e ditëve te sotme, me theks te veçante ne gjeneratën e katërt apo te njohur si 4G, arkitekturën, shërbimet qe gjejnë aplikim ne ketë gjenerate. Sistemet e Komunikimi Celular kane bere revolucion ne mënyrën se si njerëzit komunikojnë duke bashkuar komunikimin dhe lëvizshmërinë. Një rrugë të gjatë për një kohë shumë të shkurtër ka arritur në Historia e tel. Evolucioni i teknologjive wireless tani ka arritur gjeneratën e …

It Infrastructure Recovery Strategies, Flamur Gogolli

Theses and Dissertations

By taking into consideration the importance of IT services and servers in everyday business processes, the availability of these services is crucial for the functionality of the business. Given the importance that today’s technology gives to the IT, the uptime of these services can be translated to the “uptime of the business". Thus, a Recovery Strategy of IT Services is highly crucial for an IT Departments everyday operations, as disasters are naturally unpredictable and unavoidable. This thesis as the title states will produce and explain a practical approach to a Recovery Strategy for an IT Infrastructure by using a case …

Kalimi Prej Sistemit Gsm Në Gprs, Muharrem Muzaqi

Theses and Dissertations

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications me origjine prej Groupe Spécial Mobile) është standardi me i popullarizuar për sistemet telefonisë celulare ne bote, mbretëron si teknologjia më e përdorur gjerësisht në botën telefonike celulare.

Global System for mobile (GSM) është gjenerata e dyte e celulareve e zhvilluar për shërbime të zërit dhe te dhënave duke përdorur modulimin digjital dhe njekohesiht është sistem digjital i telefonive mobile që gjerësisht përdoret në Evropë dhe në pjese të tjera te botes.

Ky system përdore variacione te TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) qe perdoret në tri teknologjitë e telefonave wireless digjital (TDMA, GSM dhe …

Implementing Ospf For Isp, Milot Cakaj

Theses and Dissertations

Routing protocol has a vital role in the modern communication networks. As there are various routing protocols available, it is very important to select a right protocol among them. This selection depends on several parameters such as network convergence time, network scalability and bandwidth requirements. Each of the different routing protocols, in the context of routing protocol performance, has different architecture, adaptability, route processing delays and convergence capabilities. Among them, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is considered as one of the pre-eminent routing protocols for large networks. OSPF is dynamic routing protocols used in large networks to disseminate network topology …

Secure Virtualization In Cloud Computing, Selami Ibishi

Theses and Dissertations

Large-scale deployment and use of cloud computing in industry is accompanied and in the same time hampered by concerns regarding protection of data handled by cloud computing providers. One of the consequences of moving data processing and storage off company premises is that organizations have less control over their infrastructure. As a result, cloud service (CS) clients must trust that the CS provider is able to protect their data and infrastructure from both external and internal attacks. Currently however, such trust can only rely on organizational processes declared by the CS provider and can not be remotely verified and validated …

Nebraska Blueprint – Fall/Winter 2012

Nebraska Blueprint (Student Publication)

Table of Contents:

From the Editor

Future Engineers Meet at N.U.B.E. Camp – "Nebraska Undergraduates Becoming Engineers (N.U.B.E.) Camp is an annual event organized by the College of Engineering for newly enrolled engineering students."

Enginews

Chem-E-Car Success – Nebraska's Chem-E-Car team competed in building a car that runs and stops through use of a chemical reaction

Hsuker Motorsports – Husker Motorspots, the UNL Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team, builds a car and competes in eight events

Concrete Canoe – An interview with Brent Ciecior, a senior Civil Engineering student, about his involvement with the Concrete Canoe team, which …

Droughtscape, Fall 2012, National Drought Mitigation Center

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

Contents

Director’s report

Updated resources

Drought outlook and review

2012 and past droughters

Summer impacts summary

Urban planners and drought

USDM wins CLEAN seal

Meixiu Yu's Chinese SPEI

Ethiopian project

Mexican VegDRI

Drought monitor sculpture

Educator's Perceptions Of The Implementation And Effectiveness Of Response To Intervention Measures, Sheila Stepp Nugent

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the implementation and effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies in their schools. The study used a mixed-methods research design. Data were collected through multiple-choice and open-ended surveys administered to elementary English language arts general education teachers, special education teachers in Kindergarten through fifth grade, and administrators in seven elementary schools. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Variance of Ranks. Qualitative data were analyzed by the researcher to determine similarities and differences among the written responses. All data were gathered during …

Adaptive Grid Based Localized Learning For Multidimensional Data, Sheetal Saini

Doctoral Dissertations

Rapid advances in data-rich domains of science, technology, and business has amplified the computational challenges of "Big Data" synthesis necessary to slow the widening gap between the rate at which the data is being collected and analyzed for knowledge. This has led to the renewed need for efficient and accurate algorithms, framework, and algorithmic mechanisms essential for knowledge discovery, especially in the domains of clustering, classification, dimensionality reduction, feature ranking, and feature selection. However, data mining algorithms are frequently challenged by the sparseness due to the high dimensionality of the datasets in such domains which is particularly detrimental to the …

Oscillator-Based Neuronal Modeling For Seizure Progression Investigation And Seizure Control Strategy, Wu Chen

Doctoral Dissertations

The coupled oscillator model has previously been used for the simulation of neuronal activities in in vitro rat hippocampal slice seizure data and the evaluation of seizure suppression algorithms. Each model unit can be described as either an oscillator which can generate action potential spike trains without inputs, or a threshold-based unit. With the change of only one parameter, each unit can either be an oscillator or a threshold-based spiking unit. This would eliminate the need for a new set of equations for each type of unit. Previous analysis has suggested that long kernel duration and imbalance of inhibitory feedback …

Real-Time Analysis Of Brain Tumor Cell Dynamics: Novel Thermoelectric Detection Of L-Glutamate And Cell Metabolism Using Microfluidics, Siva Mahesh Tangutooru

Doctoral Dissertations

This study describes the design, fabrication and applications of a novel thermoelectric microfluidic bio-sensor. The bio-sensor is used for real time detection of the L-glutamate (L-glu) dynamics and metabolism for brain tumor cells immobilized in a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device is fabricated using a polymer/glass laminating technique (Xurography). An antimony-bismuth thin-film thermopile (primary sensing element) is integrated to the microfluidic device. The brain tumor cells are immobilized over the thermopile covering measuring and reference junctions of the thermopile using a poly-l-lysine coating layer. L-glutamate oxidase (L-GLOD) is immobilized over the measuring junctions of the thermopile prior to the immobilization …

Differential Equations, Wvu Mathematics Department

M.S. Advanced and Ph.D. Entrance Exams

No abstract provided.

Camera Trap Success Among Carnivores And Prey Animals In Tazewell County, Virginia, David L. Chambers, James A. Vance

Virginia Journal of Science

Obtaining basic ecological information on occurrence and activity levels in cryptic and elusive species is often difficult. Camera trapping provides a relatively inexpensive opportunity to acquire such data. We used infrared-triggered cameras to assess trap success and activity levels of several species across four consecutive seasons, including: Ursus americanus (black bear), Lynx rufus (bobcat), Canis latrans (coyote), Vulpes vulpes (red fox), Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox), Procyon lotor (raccoon), Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer), Didelphis virginiana (opossum), Sciurus carolinensis (gray squirrel), and Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey). With a total of 396 trap nights (TN) at one station over the span of four …

Wsu Research News, Fall 2012, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twenty-four page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Who Else Would Plant The Trees? A Status Update On The Pemba Flying Fox, Hannah “Hawa” Grose, Catherine Grace “Rahma” Clemmens

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study assesses the current population of Pemba Flying Fox, Pteropusvoeltzkowi, at four key locations on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania previously noted as highly populated roost sites: Ngezi National Forest, Wete, Kidike, and MsituwaMbiji. We evaluate local knowledge, perceptions, and practices of communities surrounding the Pemba Flying Fox. This study also documents roosting and migratory patterns of the bats. We hypothesize a growth in bat population, an overall positive community perception of the bats, and a greater amount of conflict between fruit farmers and Pteropusvoeltzkowi. Results showed a decrease in estimated population. Additionally, reverse correlation was found …