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2014-November-21-Quillen Etsu Physicians Welcomes New Pediatric Pulmonologist, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-November-21-‘Father Of Modern Jazz Trombone’ To Headline Fall Jazz At The Culp, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, November 21, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Action Research To Explore The Implementation And Early Impacts Of The Revised Public Law Outline (Plo), P Harvey, R Szyndler, H Fowler, D Slater, R Cook, Penelope Welbourne

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

Crystal River Properties - Rental Property Acquisition Guide, Andrew J. Wareham

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

Crystal River Properties is a privately owned small business started in 2011 whose sole revenue stream relies upon rental income from company owned small multifamily (duplex and triplex) real property assets. In order for the business to expand, additional properties need to be acquired to increase revenue. Current real-estate market conditions make it financially impractical to purchase new construction properties. The most feasible alternative is to consider pre-existing properties which, if not done correctly, could expose the company to considerable financial risk. This project will research and identify methods to select prospective existing rental income properties with the greatest potential …

Daily Eastern News: November 21, 2014, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

2014-November-21-Etsu Choirs To Present ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

International Computer And Information Literacy Study 2013: Australian Students’ Readiness For Study, Work And Life In The Digital Age, Lisa De Bortoli, Sarah Buckley, Catherine Underwood, Elizabeth O'Grady, Eveline Gebhardt

ICT - Digital Literacy

The International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is the first international comparative study that examines students’ acquisition of computer and information literacy (CIL): ‘the ability to use computers to investigate, create and communicate in order to participate effectively at home, at school, in the workplace and in society’ (Fraillon, Schulz, & Ainley, 2013, p. 17). Information and communication technologies (ICT) are an essential part of 21st-century society. As a result, it has become increasingly important for citizens to understand and be able to use ICT in order to effectively participate in life in the digital age. Although students use …

Second Annual Egg Bowl Run Set For Monday, Ryan Whittington

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

Attractive From Coast To Coast, Ryan Upshaw

University of Mississippi News

Engineering freshmen make UM connections

Ce Alumnus Manages Jackson's Department Of Public Works, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Charles E. Williams Jr. credits Ole Miss foundation with his impressive career success

Clustering-Based Methodology For Optimal Residential Time Of Use Design Structure, Maigha, M. L. Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A price responsive demand (PRD) market has been perceived as the future of electricity markets with the capability of achieving economic benefits. It lays the foundation of demand response at the customer level. Time of use structures have been implemented widely to achieve load reshaping. This paper introduces a clustering-based methodology for obtaining optimal time of use structures (optimal number of levels and rate durations) based on historical load profiles and real-time prices. The study takes into account variation in weekday and weekend load profiles and also seasonal variations. A new hybrid policy that bridges the gap between seasonal time-of-use …

Development Of Metalinguistic Awareness: Evidence From Children’S Overt Productions, Laura Kirkby, Mallory Dingess, Jamesa Ewing, Whitney Salvers, Kerry Proctor-Williams

ETSU Faculty Works

This study examined whether metalinguistic frequency increases or utterance type changes with age in children with typical language. Overt metalinguistic productions of 32 children, 3;0-5;7, were collected during recast intervention. Overall, the data showed changes in frequency and proportion of types with age.

29 Days Of Thanks, Christina Steube

University of Mississippi News

Day 21: Community Involvement

Mr-Tree: A Customizable Gpu Mapreduce Framework, Zhi Qiao

Student Theses and Dissertations

The MapReduce programming model has been criticized for a long time for its lack of flexibility to apply on many difficult scientific computations. Currently, several approaches try to conduct a more flexible MapReduce framework, but some of them are required to run on a particular platform, others have a lack of support to GPU environments. In this thesis, we present MR-Tree, a customizable GPU MapReduce framework. In MR-Tree, users can configure each task's data I/O behavior, so computations that have strong data dependency will no longer hold back the MapReduce runtime. Moreover, MR-Tree also features configurable workflow. Users can arrange …

No. 21 Pirates Advance To Ncaa Southeast Region Final, Down Carson-Newman 3-0, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Volleyball News (Archived)

No. 21 Pirates Advance To NCAA Southeast Region Final, Down Carson-Newman 3-0. The second-seeded and 21st-ranked Armstrong State University Pirates swept sixth-seeded Carson-Newman University in the NCAA Southeast Regional semifinals Friday evening in Cuddy Arena.

2014-November-21-Professor Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 104 [105], No. 20 (Nov. 21, 2014), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 104, but it is the 105th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Um Alumnus Discusses Intelligent Transportation System, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

MDOT engineer Acey Roberts emerges as leader with innovative safety technology

2014-November-21-Wykoff Co-Chairs Public Health Summit In New Orleans, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Extending The Flipped Classroom Model: Developing Second Language Writing Skills Through Student-Created Digital Videos, Marion Engin

All Works

This paper describes a project that aimed to leverage the students' interest and experience of technology and multimodal environments to develop their academic writing skills and second language learning. Students were expected to follow a model, research a topic, and craft a digital video tutorial on an aspect of academic writing which would form part of the already established flipped classroom model. Feedback from students suggests that there was tension between students as producers, and students as consumers. Student-created videos promoted second language learning through research, simplification, explanation, and encouraged more focus on form, promoting accuracy in English. However, it …

Developing Gifts In-Kind Support For Nonprofit Organizations: Case Study On Pretty Lake Vacation Camp, Erin Denay

Honors Theses

Nonprofit organizations often rely on in-kind donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations to help support their mission. In-kind support includes donated goods or services rather than a monetary donation. This honor’s thesis is comprised of research and applied best practices in a case study on developing gift-in-kind support for local Kalamazoo nonprofit organization, Pretty Lake Vacation Camp. In coordination with Pretty Lake Development Staff, Farm Staff, and four local businesses and organizations, $305 worth of in-kind donations were donated in time for the 2014 summer camp season for use on the camp farm. Various fundraising strategies and techniques were used …

Role Of Host Micrornas In Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Pathogenesis, Zhiqiang Qin, Francesca Peruzzi, Krzysztof Reiss, Lu Dai

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA species that can bind to both untranslated and coding regions of target mRNAs, causing their degradation or post-transcriptional modification. Currently, over 2500 miRNAs have been identified in the human genome. Burgeoning evidence suggests that dysregulation of human miRNAs can play a role in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases, including cancer. In contrast, only a small subset of human miRNAs has been functionally validated in the pathogenesis of oncogenic viruses, in particular, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). KSHV is the etiologic agent of several human cancers, such as primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and Kaposi's …

A Study Of Pragmatic Competence: International Medical Graduates' And Patients' Negotiation Of The Treatment Phase Of Medical Encounters, Amy Fioramonte

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite advances in medical technologies, interpersonal communication remains the primary tool physicians use to exchange information, make diagnoses, and treat patients (Cameron & Williams, 1997; Groopman, 2007; Ong, de Haes, Hoos, & Lammes, 1995). In the medical encounter effective communication between physician and patient is essential so that beneficial health and wellbeing outcomes are achieved for patients. Taking a discourse analytic approach, this study examined interactions occurring between international medical graduate (IMG) residents, attending physicians, and patients during the treatment advice phase of the supervised medical encounter. The aim of the study was to examine the co-constructed nature of the …

Chemistry Graduate Teaching Assistants' Experiences In Academic Laboratories And Development Of A Teaching Self-Image, Todd Adam Gatlin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) play a prominent role in chemistry laboratory instruction at research based universities. They teach almost all undergraduate chemistry laboratory courses. However, their role in laboratory instruction has often been overlooked in educational research. Interest in chemistry GTAs has been placed on training and their perceived expectations, but less attention has been paid to their experiences or their potential benefits from teaching.

This work was designed to investigate GTAs' experiences in and benefits from laboratory instructional environments. This dissertation includes three related studies on GTAs' experiences teaching in general chemistry laboratories. Qualitative methods were used for each …

Effects Of Ocean Acidification On The Dissolution Rates Of Reef-Coral Skeletons, Robert Van Woesik, Kelly Van Woesik, Liana Van Woesik, Sandra Van Woesik

Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Ocean acidification threatens the foundation of tropical coral reefs. This study investigated three aspects of ocean acidification: (i) the rates at which perforate and imperforate coral-colony skeletons passively dissolve when pH is 7.8, which is predicted to occur globally by 2100, (ii) the rates of passive dissolution of corals with respect to coral-colony surface areas, and (iii) the comparative rates of a vertical reef-growth model, incorporating passive dissolution rates, and predicted sea-level rise. By 2100, when the ocean pH is expected to be 7.8, perforate Montipora coral skeletons will lose on average 15 kg CaCO3 m􀀀2 y􀀀1, which is approximately …

An Investigation Into The Implementation Of The Instructional Consultation Team Model, Kathleen A. Senita

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004 made Response to Intervention (RtI) an acceptable alternative for identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLD). The purpose of this study was to examine one particular problem-solving approach, Instructional Consultation (IC) teams within an RtI framework, to determine the knowledge, skills, and beliefs of teachers and administrators about this model and its effect in identifying and supporting students with learning disabilities between two elementary schools in one Michigan school district.

Interviews were done with a typical case sampling of interviewees from within both buildings. Interviewees were both participants …

Perceptual Modeling And Reproduction Of Gloss, Adria Fores Herranz

Theses

The reproduction of gloss on displays is generally not based on perception and as a consequence does not guarantee the best visualization of a real material. The reproduction is composed of four different steps: measurement, modeling, rendering, and display. The minimum number of measurements required to approximate a real material is unknown. The error metrics used to approximate measurements with analytical BRDF models are not based on perception, and the best visual approximation is not always obtained. Finally, the gloss perception difference between real objects and objects seen on displays has not sufficiently been studied and might be influencing the …

Using Art To Teach Students Science Outdoors: How Creative Science Instruction Influences Observation, Question Formation, And Involvement, Christina Schull Cone

Dissertations and Theses

Elementary education has become increasingly divided into subjects and focused on the demand for high math and reading scores. Consequently, teachers spend less time devoted to science and art instruction. However, teaching art and science is crucial to developing creative and rational thinking, especially for observation and questioning skills. In this study, third grade students attending an urban school in Portland, Oregon received instruction of an art strategy using observational and quantifying drawing techniques. This study examines, "Will an art strategy observing the local environment help students make observations and ask questions?" and "In what ways are student learning and …

November 21, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.