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The Day Of The Cyber Wolf, Ryan K. Buch Dec 2014

The Day Of The Cyber Wolf, Ryan K. Buch

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Terrorism has become a concern for public safety and security and can take on many appearances. However, in recent years the dilemma that presents the most substantial endangerment to public security comes from the threat of leaderless terrorists, also known as "lone wolves." Due to the rapid advancement in technology over the past few decades, societies, specifically the United States, have become dependent upon it economically and socially. Terrorist organizations, as well as the lone wolf terrorist, understand that their enemies rely on technology in order to function and have recently redirected their efforts towards cyberspace. As a result, cyber-terrorism …

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Private Police In The Public Safety Domain: Purpose And Practice, Carl Dwain Terry Dec 2014

Private Police In The Public Safety Domain: Purpose And Practice, Carl Dwain Terry

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Abstract: The study presents a qualitative exploration and description, through content analysis, of the shift to the combined (private and public) police forces approach in the pursuit of public peace and security. The aim of which is to reveal private police alternatives and viewpoints to maintaining peace and security not yet practiced by unapprised jurisdictions. The effort contextualizes the topic in a framework which explores and attempts to resolve the issue of the veracity of the shift by examining the current state and conditions prompting the shift and future trends relative to its continuance. Formations of private police operations in …

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Tempo Magazine, Fall 2014, Office Of Student Life Dec 2014

Tempo Magazine, Fall 2014, Office Of Student Life

Tempo Magazine

Tempo Magazine is Coastal Carolina University's student-produced feature magazine. TEMPO #32. Editor: Pat Siebel. Faculty advisor: Colin Burch and Scott Mann.

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Ole Miss Engineer 2014-2015 Dec 2014

Ole Miss Engineer 2014-2015

Ole Miss Engineer

No abstract provided.

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2014, Leonard Lardaro Dec 2014

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2014, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.

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A Price-Volume Model For A Single-Period Stock Market, Yun Chen-Shue Dec 2014

A Price-Volume Model For A Single-Period Stock Market, Yun Chen-Shue

HIM 1990-2015

The intention of this thesis is to provide a primitive mathematical model for a financial market in which tradings affect the asset prices. Currently, the idea of a price-volume relationship is typically used in the form of empirical models for specific cases. Among the theoretical models that have been used in stock markets, few included the volume parameter. The thesis provides a general theoretical model with the volume parameter for the intention of a broader use. The core of the model is the correlation between trading volume and stock price, indicating that volume should be a function of the stock …

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Dance Usm! Program [2014], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre Dec 2014

Dance Usm! Program [2014], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2014-2015 Season

Directed by Maria Tzianabos

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Friends Of The Libraries Newsletter, December 2014, Cheryl Copper (Editor) Dec 2014

Friends Of The Libraries Newsletter, December 2014, Cheryl Copper (Editor)

Friends of the Libraries Newsletters

December 2014 Newsletter of the Friends of the Old Dominion University Libraries

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College Students’ Perceptions Of Barriers To Seeking Health Care, Harika Medavarapu Dec 2014

College Students’ Perceptions Of Barriers To Seeking Health Care, Harika Medavarapu

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Access to health care is important to obtain health equity and improve quality of life (Healthy People, 2012). Various factors such as religion, education, family income, geographic location, and travel constraints act as barriers to access health care (Celeya et al., 2010). On the other hand, the health behaviors of medical students vary from general population of same age (Clair, Wilson, & Clore, 2004). Consequently, the perceived barriers may also vary based on the majors of students. Therefore, the main purpose of this research was to identify the difference in perceived barriers between students with health-based majors and non-health based …

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Dewitt Wallace Library And Media Services Update On Actions Taken Since 2010 External Review, Teresa A. Fishel Dec 2014

Dewitt Wallace Library And Media Services Update On Actions Taken Since 2010 External Review, Teresa A. Fishel

DeWitt Wallace Library Reports

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Supplemental Educational Services (Ses): Effects Of Ses Tutoring On Student Achievement, Jennifer Misewicz, Douglas E. Carothers Dec 2014

Supplemental Educational Services (Ses): Effects Of Ses Tutoring On Student Achievement, Jennifer Misewicz, Douglas E. Carothers

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

This study examined the effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services (SES) tutoring in increasing the reading and mathematics achievement of Title I students in a Florida elementary school. Kindergarten through fifth grade students who had been matched on their previous performance on the Florida Assessment in Reading (FAIR) or the District Baseline Math test were grouped based on voluntary participation or non-participation in SES tutoring. Scores on the same tests were then compared after the conclusion of SES tutoring. Results showed no gains in improvement for students who received SES tutoring relative to students who did not participate in SES tutoring. …

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Preservice Teachers’ “Revelations And Connections”: Fostering Deep Conversations While Reading Multicultural Literature, Annmarie Alberton Gunn, Susan V. Bennett, Cynthia B. Leung Dec 2014

Preservice Teachers’ “Revelations And Connections”: Fostering Deep Conversations While Reading Multicultural Literature, Annmarie Alberton Gunn, Susan V. Bennett, Cynthia B. Leung

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

We investigated strategies that a literacy teacher educator used to develop preservice teachers’ culturally responsive pedagogy. This study focused on (a) implementation of literature circles, (b) preservice teachers’ (n= 29) reading and analysis of multicultural children’s literature, (c) preservice teachers’ reader response reflective journals (RRRJ), and (d) reading comprehension strategies. We analyzed interviews with the professor and RRRJ (87 responses) as well as the course syllabus, reader response guidelines, and course evaluations to understand the lived experiences of the participants. We found preservice teachers recognize the benefits of literature circles and the utilization of RRRJ to develop an understanding of …

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Achievement Gaps And The Doubly Disadvantaged: The Intersection Of Socioeconomic Status And Race/Ethnicity On Math And Reading Trajectories, Littisha A. Bates Dec 2014

Achievement Gaps And The Doubly Disadvantaged: The Intersection Of Socioeconomic Status And Race/Ethnicity On Math And Reading Trajectories, Littisha A. Bates

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

Numerous studies have examined both the income and race/ethnic achievement gaps. These gaps are particularly striking in the case of minority children, who are more likely than their non- Hispanic white counterparts to be living in poverty. This overlap in achievement gaps makes it difficult to clearly identify the most disadvantaged children. Using two designations in No Child Left Behind (NCLB), socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity, this study examines math and reading trajectories as children move through elementary school. Applying multilevel growth curves to four waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, I examine the intersection of …

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A Comparison Of Ell And Non-Ell Students’ And Guardians’ Perceptions Of Student Led Conferences, Charlotte Orso, Bryan Morgan Dec 2014

A Comparison Of Ell And Non-Ell Students’ And Guardians’ Perceptions Of Student Led Conferences, Charlotte Orso, Bryan Morgan

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

The purpose of the study was to determine if the ELL and non-ELL students’ and guardians’ perceptions of student-led conferences were similar. The sample included 97 consenting guardians and 90 students from five fifth grade classrooms. The student and guardian participants were given parallel surveys to ascertain their perceptions of student-led conferences. The survey data were analyzed with the two one-sided significance test (TOST) technique to determine statistical significance. Additionally, 90% confidence intervals were constructed and analyzed to verify the results. Six of the nine student survey questions resulted in statistically equivalent perceptions between the ELL and non-ELL participants. Four …

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Vol. 3, No. 1-2 (2014), Journal Editors Dec 2014

Vol. 3, No. 1-2 (2014), Journal Editors

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

No abstract provided.

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The Queer And The Bodily: Explorations Of Power In Women's Visionary Writing In The Book Of Margery Kempe 2014, Jayne Emerson Stacconi Dec 2014

The Queer And The Bodily: Explorations Of Power In Women's Visionary Writing In The Book Of Margery Kempe 2014, Jayne Emerson Stacconi

Master's Theses

The provocative Book of Margery Kempe is a seminal text in the history of female authorship. Claiming to be the first written autobiography, The Book serves as a literary representation of womanhood during the late fourteenth to the fifteenth centuries when Margery was writing, and also speaks to circulating medieval discourses of religion, pilgrimage, and sexuality. Participating in medieval women’s visionary writing as a genre, Margery’s visionary power is a tool by which she is able to emancipate herself from the limiting roles of wife and mother. Additionally, by working within the conventions of visionary writing, Margery is able to …

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The Rule Of Law As A Law Of Law, Steven G. Calabresi, Gary Lawson Dec 2014

The Rule Of Law As A Law Of Law, Steven G. Calabresi, Gary Lawson

Notre Dame Law Review

Justice Scalia is famous for his strong rule orientation, best articulated in his 1989 article, The Rule of Law as a Law of Rules. In this Article, we explore the extent to which that rule orientation in the context of constitutional interpretation is consistent with the Constitution’s original meaning. We conclude that it is far less consistent with the Constitution than is generally recognized. The use of standards rather than rules is prescribed not only by a few provisions in the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment but also by key aspects of the 1788 constitutional text. The executive …

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Haunting Gaps : Gender, Modernity, Film And The Ghosts Of Yotsuya Kaidan = 隔界冤纏 : 性別、現代性、電影與《四谷怪談》中的鬼, Elisabeth Scherer Dec 2014

Haunting Gaps : Gender, Modernity, Film And The Ghosts Of Yotsuya Kaidan = 隔界冤纏 : 性別、現代性、電影與《四谷怪談》中的鬼, Elisabeth Scherer

Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese 現代中文文學學報

No abstract provided.

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Notes On Contributors = 客席編輯與作者簡介 Dec 2014

Notes On Contributors = 客席編輯與作者簡介

Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese 現代中文文學學報

No abstract provided.

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Thai Horror Film : Ghosts, Archives Of History/Ies, "Real Life," And Collective Trauma = 泰國恐怖電影 : 鬼、歷史檔案、「現實生活」與集體創傷, Katarzyna Ancuta Dec 2014

Thai Horror Film : Ghosts, Archives Of History/Ies, "Real Life," And Collective Trauma = 泰國恐怖電影 : 鬼、歷史檔案、「現實生活」與集體創傷, Katarzyna Ancuta

Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese 現代中文文學學報

No abstract provided.

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A Trip With Uncle Josh Dec 2014

A Trip With Uncle Josh

The Academy Herald

No abstract provided.

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Where The Spotlight Shines Dec 2014

Where The Spotlight Shines

The Academy Herald

No abstract provided.

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Commonwealth Times 2014-12-01 Dec 2014

Commonwealth Times 2014-12-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Getting To Know Fred, Dr. Emily Sanchez Salcedo Dec 2014

Getting To Know Fred, Dr. Emily Sanchez Salcedo

Center for Business Research and Development

Family responsibilities discrimination (FReD) is a novel concept in the Philippine workplace. It is novel not because it is a new occurrence but because societal awareness is a fairly recent phenomenon following its unprecedented surge in popularity in the United States that began with the publication of the book, “Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It” in 2000 by Professor Joan C. Williams.

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Art+Eng Week Dubbed Success, Usu College Of Engineering Dec 2014

Art+Eng Week Dubbed Success, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

A first-of-its-kind collaboration between art and engineering students at Utah State University demonstrated that creativity and technical know-how go hand in hand.

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Development Of Workforce Skills: Student Perceptions Of Mentoring In First Robotics, Katie Joan Veal Wallace Dec 2014

Development Of Workforce Skills: Student Perceptions Of Mentoring In First Robotics, Katie Joan Veal Wallace

Dissertations

In today’s global economy, new workforce competencies are needed for success at both individual and societal levels. The new workforce skills extend beyond basic reading, writing, and arithmetic to include higher order processes such as critical thinking and problem solving. Technical job opportunities have grown by approximately 17%, yet the United States continues to decline in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Further, U.S. students earn average or below average test scores when compared to other developed countries. Researchers cite the need to incorporate the learning of workplace skills into secondary education curriculum, and advocates call for new teaching …

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Pregnancy Intent Among A Sample Of Recently Diagnosed Hiv-Positive Women And Men Practicing Unprotected Sex In Cape Town, South Africa, Joanne E. Mantell, Theresa M. Exner, Diane Cooper, Dan Bai, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Susie Hoffman, Landon Myer, Jennifer Moodley, Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Debbie Constant, Karen Jennings, Virginia Zweigenthal, Zena A. Stein Dec 2014

Pregnancy Intent Among A Sample Of Recently Diagnosed Hiv-Positive Women And Men Practicing Unprotected Sex In Cape Town, South Africa, Joanne E. Mantell, Theresa M. Exner, Diane Cooper, Dan Bai, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Susie Hoffman, Landon Myer, Jennifer Moodley, Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Debbie Constant, Karen Jennings, Virginia Zweigenthal, Zena A. Stein

Publications and Research

Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for HIV-positive women and men often neglect their fertility desires. We examined factors associated with pregnancy intent among recently diagnosed HIV-positive women (N = 106) and men (N = 91) who reported inconsistent condom use and were enrolled in an SRH intervention conducted in public sector HIV care clinics in Cape Town. Methods: Participants were recruited when receiving their first CD4+ results at the clinic. All reported unprotected sex in the previous 3 months. Logistic regression identified predictors of pregnancy intent for the total sample and by gender. Results: About three fifths of …

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Principals’ Leadership Practices And Mathematics Pass Rate In Jamaican High Schools, David Palmer, Douglas Hermond, Carl Gardiner Dec 2014

Principals’ Leadership Practices And Mathematics Pass Rate In Jamaican High Schools, David Palmer, Douglas Hermond, Carl Gardiner

Administrative Issues Journal

This research was intended to explore the degree to which leadership practices impacted Jamaican schools’ mathematics achievement. More specifically, the researchers examined Jamaica’s high school students’ CSEC mathematics performance in relation to principals’ instructional leadership behaviors as measured by teachers’ perceptions, using Kouzes and Posner (2003) Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). Data were gathered from 2-4 teachers from 42 high schools in Jamaica. The results indicated that those principals who had high LPI scores also lead schools with higher mathematics pass rates than those principals who had low LPI scores. More specifically, “enabling others to act” was established as the leadership …

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Disrupting Faculty Service: Using Technology To Increase Academic Service Productivity, Perry Burnett, Kenneth Shemroske, Mohammed Khayum Dec 2014

Disrupting Faculty Service: Using Technology To Increase Academic Service Productivity, Perry Burnett, Kenneth Shemroske, Mohammed Khayum

Administrative Issues Journal

Scholarly attention regarding faculty involvement has primarily focused on faculty opinions of shared governance and faculty influence on institutional decision-making. There has been limited attention given to academic service productivity and the effectiveness of traditional approaches toward the accomplishment of faculty service requirements. This paper discusses disruptive technological change as a subset of disruptive innovation and proposes a technology-based framework for increasing service productivity while maintaining effort with regard to faculty service requirements in academic institutions. Specifically, a social networking tool is used to approach academic service projects with organic involvement and measured progress. It is suggested that such an …

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Α-Ketoglutaramate: An Overlooked Metabolite Of Glutamine And A Biomarker For Hepatic Encephalopathy And Inborn Errors Of The Urea Cycle, Arthur J. Cooper, Tomiko Kuhara Dec 2014

Α-Ketoglutaramate: An Overlooked Metabolite Of Glutamine And A Biomarker For Hepatic Encephalopathy And Inborn Errors Of The Urea Cycle, Arthur J. Cooper, Tomiko Kuhara

NYMC Faculty Publications

Glutamine metabolism is generally regarded as proceeding via glutaminase-catalyzed hydrolysis to glutamate and ammonia, followed by conversion of glutamate to α-ketoglutarate catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase or by a glutamate-linked aminotransferase (transaminase). However, another pathway exists for the conversion of glutamine to α-ketoglutarate that is often overlooked, but is widely distributed in nature. This pathway, referred to as the glutaminase II pathway, consists of a glutamine transaminase coupled to ω-amidase. Transamination of glutamine results in formation of the corresponding α-keto acid, namely, α-ketoglutaramate (KGM). KGM is hydrolyzed by ω-amidase to α-ketoglutarate and ammonia. The net glutaminase II reaction is: L - …

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