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A Messiah Sing-A-Long, Kinzie Schweigert

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Guest Lecture/Recital - Goldberg Variations, Peter Vinograde, Piano, Goldberg Variations, Peter Vinograde

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Iterative Feature Removal Yields Highly Discriminative Pathways, Stephen O’Hara, Kun Wang, Richard A. Slayden, Alan R. Schenkel, Greg Huber, Corey S. O’Hern, Mark D. Shattuck, Michael Kirby

Publications and Research

Background We introduce Iterative Feature Removal (IFR) as an unbiased approach for selecting features with diagnostic capacity from large data sets. The algorithm is based on recently developed tools in machine learning that are driven by sparse feature selection goals. When applied to genomic data, our method is designed to identify genes that can provide deeper insight into complex interactions while remaining directly connected to diagnostic utility. We contrast this approach with the search for a minimal best set of discriminative genes, which can provide only an incomplete picture of the biological complexity. Results Microarray data sets typically contain far …

Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As with all American traditions, if it happened once or twice it is one. Therefore I present my traditional Thanksgiving piece.

The Relevance Of The Contract Administrator’S Certificates Under The Principle Forms Of Irish Building Contract., Tony Cunningham

Other Resources

Decision-making is a key aspect of contract administration, and includes duties such as certification. This process requires the contract administrator to exercise judgement on various matters arising from the performance of the contract. In theRepublicofIreland, the principle forms of main contract are the Royal Institution of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) ‘Yellow Form’ for private sector work and the Government Construction Contracts Committee (GCCC) Public Works Contract for public sector contracts. These contracts require the contract administrator to issue certain certificates. This study identifies these certificates and explains the relevance of each.

The discussion describes the characteristics of certificates and examined …

The Daily Egyptian, November 25, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2013

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, November 25, 2013, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The November 25, 2013, issue of the Crow's Nest.

"Vicente Lombardo Toledano: Paths Of Struggle, Triumph, Defeat," Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery, Spring 2002, Inter-American Studies

Exhibit Posters

Exhibit Poster - "Vicente Lombardo Toledano: Paths of Struggle, Triumph, Defeat," Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery, Spring 2002

Dense Recordings Reveal Typical And Atypical Development Of Tense Productivity In A Child Previously Diagnosed With Asd, Iris Chin

Master's Theses

Research on tense development has found that typically developing (TD) children are productive with tense morphology starting between two to two-and-a-half years old. Research findings on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however, have been mixed. To better understand how tense development may differ between TD children and children with ASD, we examined the speech of two children, one TD [Cleo] and one that previously presented symptoms of ASD [Audrey]. This study is novel in its use of the Speechome Recorder, which collects dense audio-video recordings of children’s speech in home environments. We found that both children were productive with …

Mike Davison And The Latin Jazz Messengers, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

I'M Not Gonna Be Like That Guy: Exploring The Montana Meth Project Through The Eyes Of That Guy, Jaysen Nicole Ferestad

Dissertations and Theses

Graphic images of meth addicts have swept across Montana in television, radio and print ads as part of the state's latest anti-drug campaign, the Montana Meth Project. From a labeling perspective, the negative portrayal of meth addicts in these ads has significant implications for meth addicts in terms of their reintegration. The unintended population of drug addicts potentially affected by public service campaigns has failed to gain attention in the literature despite the implications suggested by labeling theory. This poses a significant gap in our knowledge and understanding, which this study addresses through the voice of recovering meth addicts. This …

Ias Annual Report Fy: 2010-2011, Suzanne Schadl

Inter-American Studies Administrative Papers

Annual Report for the 2010/2011 Fiscal Year (July 2010-June 2011) for the Inter-American Studies Program at the University of New Mexico, University Libraries. Contains information on collection management, acquisitions, exhibits, hosted lectures & screenings, instruction and coordinators grants, service and public presentations.

Collaborative Competitive Intelligence: A Knowledge Base System Approach, Yu Liang Chi, Tsang Yao Chen

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

This study develops a collaborative decision support system to enhance the enterprise competitive intelligence (CI) decision process. A CI knowledge model is constructed by identifying concepts of and relations among instance types, decision models, rules of thumb, and weighting of organization functions. The system consists of: 1) a Domain Ontology of concepts and instances to express the knowledge categorization structure; 2) a Task Ontology to express an objective-oriented knowledge framework to express the combination of questions; and 3) Semantic Rules to develop the logical steps for problem solving. The case experiment results of high Decision Correctness Rate and Departmental Weighting …

"Dae Scotsmen Dream O 'Lectric Leids?" Robert Crawford's Cyborg Scotland, Alexander Burke

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis applies a Cybernetic interpretation to a selection of poetry by the Scottish Informationist poet Robert Crawford, drawn mostly from two collections: A Scottish Assembly (1990) and Sharawaggi: Poems in Scots (1990). Crawford is contextualized by observing the poetic influences of Robert Burns, John Davidson, and Hugh MacDiarmid, as well as the philosophical influence of George Elder Davie’s The Democratic Intellect. This paper argues that, in response to the Two Cultures hypothesis put forth by C. P. Snow and the widely-held belief that Scotland is irrevocably fractured, the shifting boundaries of the many disparate Scottish cultures are mediated by …

The Eastern Echo, November 25, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Brief Of Authors Rodolfo Acuña, Bill Bigelow, Richard Delgado, And Jean Stefancic As Amici Curiae In Support Of Appellants, Counsel For Amici Curiae

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

Fighting Arizona's Attack on Ethnic Studies - Maya Arce, et al. v. John Huppenthal, et. al

Brief Of Amicus Curiae Latina And Latino Critical Legal Theory, Inc. Supporting Plaintiffs-Appellants Urging Reversal, Counsel For Amici Curiae

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

Fighting Arizona's Attack on Ethnic Studies - Maya Arce, et al. v. John Huppenthal, et. al

Gateway Essay Winners Announced, Tia Patsavas

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Factors Influencing Vaccination Decisions In African American Mothers Of Preschool Age Children, Chauntel Mckenzie Mcnair

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Rates and coverage levels of immunizations of African-American children are reduced compared to other races. Few studies have identified factors that influence vaccination decisions of African-American mothers. This study assessed the mothers' vaccination decisions using a self-administered questionnaire and a screening instrument for determining health literacy. This instrument is called Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM). The sample was 92 African American mothers, recruited from a large metropolitan church in Jacksonville, Florida, who had at least one child under the age of seven. A cross-sectional research design was used to administer survey instruments to identify and interpret parental …

Perceptions Of Elementary Teachers Who Educate Linguistically Diverse Student, Renee Greenfield

The Qualitative Report

This study investigated elementary teachers’ perceptions of linguistically diverse students (LDS). Using Sociocultural Theory as a lens, nine elementary teachers responded to a case study dilemma about a LDS. This study was guided by the following question : How do elementary teachers from the same teacher preparation program perceive the LDS they educate? Data were analyzed using qualitative methods, including domain analysis. The majority of teachers associated the following perceptions with the LDS case: concern for the student, use of deficit language to describe student, assumption that the student’s families had limited English proficiency, and difficulties and assumptions surrounding the …

Editor's Introduction, Jr. Aguilar

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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The Filipino As Libertarian Contemporary Implications Of Anarchism, Charles J-H; Macdonald

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Modern Philippine society presents a number of traits that have puzzled or fascinated social scientists: an apparent looseness of organization, institutional fuzziness, intense factionalism, moral values geared toward smooth interpersonal interaction, a weak sense of public good, and a bilateral kinship system. Thisarticle revisits these points and makes sense of them by using a model of society called “anarchic” or “open-aggregated.” This conceptual grid applies to other societies and cultures, but is particularly enlightening with respect to Filipino values, their institutional style, and preferred types of behavior. Particular attention is paid to kinship and politics, to pakikisama and utang na …

Contracting Colonialism And The Long 1970s, Vicente L. Rafael

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

How is it that a book published over twenty-five years ago dealing with a distant historical moment, consisting of a series of close readings of equally obscure texts that few scholars of even the same period bother to read and informed by a style of thinking largely foreign to nationalist ideas, continues to be read and referenced not only in the Philippines but in other parts of the world? Thisarticle seeks to answer this question by placing the making of Contracting Colonialism within the context of the long 1970s in both the Philippines and the United States.Keywords: ContraCting Colonialism • …

Citing A Southeast Asian Classic Citation Analysis Of Vicente Rafael’S: Contracting Colonialism, Ramon Guillermo

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

On an international plane, Contracting Colonialism by Vicente Rafael is probably one of the most successful historical works written by a Filipino. Since its publication, it has been widely cited in various disciplines such as Philippine studies, Southeast Asian studies, translation studies, Latin American studies, and various other fields. This paper aims to gain some insight into the extent and nature of its extraordinary influence, both Philippine and international, through citation analysis. However, a critical perspective is also offered on the issue of scholarly valuation through such citation analysis in relation to the Malaysian scholar Syed Farid Alatas’s proposal for …

A German Travels To The North In 1878: Golden Anitos, Bird-Scaring Machines, And The Tree Of Justice, Ramon Guillermo, Maria Eliza Agabin

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

After finishing his education at the University of Munich, the German pharmacist Dr. Heinrich Rothdauscher (1851–1937) spent the years 1873 to 1883 working in drugstores in Manila, Cebu, and Vigan. He eventually finished writing an account of his experiences in a work entitled “Memoirs of a German Pharmacist” in 1932. Presented here is a translation of two chapters of a short expedition to the Cordilleras in 1878, which contain interesting literary, historical, and ethnographic elements.Keywords: Travel memoirs • German • PhiliPPines • The Cordilleras • ifuGao

Liquid Phase Stability Under An Extreme Temperature Gradient, Zhi Liang, Kiran Sasikumar, Pawel Keblinski

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Using Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations, We Subject Bulk Liquid to a Very High-Temperature Gradient and Observe a Stable Liquid Phase with a Local Temperature Well above the Boiling Point. Also, under This High-Temperature Gradient, the Vapor Phase Exhibits Condensation into a Liquid at a Temperature Higher Than the Saturation Temperature, Indicating that the Observed Liquid Stability is Not Caused by Nucleation Barrier Kinetics. We Show that, Assuming Local Thermal Equilibrium, the Phase Change Can Be Understood from the Thermodynamic Analysis. the Observed Elevation of the Boiling Point is Associated with the Interplay between the "Bulk" Driving Force for the Phase …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 24, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2013

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 24, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2013

No abstract provided.

Sin City Winds, Jamie Leigh O'Neil, Chris Fujiwara, Erin Vander Wyst, Ashlea Sheridan, Jon Holloway, Lynn Tsai, Jenny Davis, Eric Fassbender

Wind Ensemble

Program listing performers and works performed

When Credit Bites Back, ’Scar Jord, Moritz Schularick, Alan M. Taylor

Documents

No abstract provided.