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Some Intl Banks Have Limited Funding To Btg Pactual: Reuters, Huang Zhe Dec 2015

Some Intl Banks Have Limited Funding To Btg Pactual: Reuters, Huang Zhe

Documents

No abstract provided.


Tutoring As An Elementary Reading Intervention To Benefit Bilingual Learners In Mexico, Hannah Marie Paulson Dec 2015

Tutoring As An Elementary Reading Intervention To Benefit Bilingual Learners In Mexico, Hannah Marie Paulson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question addressed in this capstone project is, can peer tutoring be used as an effective elementary reading intervention to benefit bilingual learners in Mexico? Key influence for this capstone was the author’s observation of a lack of effective reading interventions in bilingual environments. The study is a qualitative study in which the author implemented a seven-week peer tutoring training with nineteen fifth grade tutors. These peer tutors each worked one on one with a fourth grade student to apply specific reading strategies. The goal of the capstone was to determine whether peer tutors could positively affect student outcomes …


The Sun Star, Vol. 35 No. 14 (December 8, 2015), N/A N/A Dec 2015

The Sun Star, Vol. 35 No. 14 (December 8, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

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The Sun Star Vol 35 No 14 ( December 8th, 2015), N/A N/A Dec 2015

The Sun Star Vol 35 No 14 ( December 8th, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

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The Sun Star Vol 35 No 14 ( December 8th, 2015), N/A N/A Dec 2015

The Sun Star Vol 35 No 14 ( December 8th, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

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Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 8, 2015, Wmu Board Of Trustees Dec 2015

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 8, 2015, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

  • Apartment Rates
  • Office Space Sharing Agreement
  • Faculty Senate Executive Board
  • Western Student Association
  • Tribute to Betty Kocher's Service
  • Secretary to the Board of Trustees


Evaluating Faculty And Student Perceptions Of Blended Education To Determine And Measure Student Satisfaction In A Blended Learning Program With At-Risk High School Students, Daquia J. Mccoy Dec 2015

Evaluating Faculty And Student Perceptions Of Blended Education To Determine And Measure Student Satisfaction In A Blended Learning Program With At-Risk High School Students, Daquia J. Mccoy

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

In recent years, the rapid development of information and communication technology has facilitated a convergence between face-to-face and technology-mediated learning environments. In addition, the impact of learning environments in relation to learning outcomes has constantly been explored by researchers and is a constant concern amongst teachers as they seek to improve student learning outcomes in their classrooms. According to a 2003 National Research Council report on motivation (i.e., student satisfaction), lack of motivation is a real and pressing problem in the traditional classroom. Upwards of 40 percent of high school students are chronically disengaged from school.

Nonetheless, there is a …


Capital Opportunities, Jody Record Dec 2015

Capital Opportunities, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Start Sale Process Of Propertize B.V., Nl Financial Investments Dec 2015

Start Sale Process Of Propertize B.V., Nl Financial Investments

Documents

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Fgc Fund Says Btg Pactual Shrs Falling Because Bank Will Shrink, Francisco Marcelino Dec 2015

Fgc Fund Says Btg Pactual Shrs Falling Because Bank Will Shrink, Francisco Marcelino

Documents

No abstract provided.


E-Discovery In Criminal Defense: Challenges Of Pretrial Detainee Access, Emilee A. Sahli Dec 2015

E-Discovery In Criminal Defense: Challenges Of Pretrial Detainee Access, Emilee A. Sahli

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


Report For Nmdgf Permit: 3546, 2015, David Menicucci Dec 2015

Report For Nmdgf Permit: 3546, 2015, David Menicucci

Natural Heritage New Mexico Documents

Document from New Mexico Department of Game & Fish Scientific permit.


Ucc Minutes, December 8, 2015, University Curriculum Council Dec 2015

Ucc Minutes, December 8, 2015, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.


Gigapan Education, Marissa Morgan Dec 2015

Gigapan Education, Marissa Morgan

Honors Theses

Secondary-school students and teachers need a safe, secure website where they can experience the life of their peers around the world through GigaPan panoramic images. Using a simple point and shoot camera, students can create deep-zoomable panoramas called GigaPans. A Ruby on Rails website was created to provide a location and interface for sharing and discussing these GigaPan panoramas between students and teachers across the globe. By sharing experiences and culture through this technology, the website aims to create a community of technologically and culturally aware young people.


Post-Revolutionary Mexican Education In Durango And Jalisco: Regional Differences, Cultures Of Violence, Teaching, And Folk Catholicism, Lindsey Ellison Collins Dec 2015

Post-Revolutionary Mexican Education In Durango And Jalisco: Regional Differences, Cultures Of Violence, Teaching, And Folk Catholicism, Lindsey Ellison Collins

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis explored a regional comparison of education in post-revolutionary Mexico. It involved a micro-look into the relationship between violence, education, religion, and politics in the states of Durango and Jalisco. Research methods included primary sources and microfilms from the National Archives State Department records related to education from the internal affairs of Mexico from 1930-1939 from collection file M1370. It also utilized G-2 United States Military Intelligence reports as well as records from the British National Archives dealing with church and state relations in Mexico from 1920-1939.

Anti - clericalism in the 1920’s led to violent backlash in rural …


Comparison Of Older Urologic Patients' Perceptions And Nurses' Assessments Of Discharge Readiness, Elizabeth Dodge Dec 2015

Comparison Of Older Urologic Patients' Perceptions And Nurses' Assessments Of Discharge Readiness, Elizabeth Dodge

Master of Science in Nursing Final Projects

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore older urological patients’ perceptions and clinical nurses’ assessments of discharge readiness. In addition, this study examined the difference among older urological patients’ perceptions and clinical nurses’ assessments of discharge readiness.

Design: A descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional design was used.

Methods: Convenience samples of older urological patients and clinical nurses were recruited from three surgical units. Data were collected using The Patient Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Nurse Readiness for Hospital Discharge questionnaires.

Results: Patients perceived low total discharge and personal status readiness for discharge. This was in contrast to 93.9% of …


In Memoriam—Sean Billings Mcnamara ’00, Karen Tongue Hammond Dec 2015

In Memoriam—Sean Billings Mcnamara ’00, Karen Tongue Hammond

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Unh Magazine Fall 2015 Book Reviews, Janice Harayda Dec 2015

Unh Magazine Fall 2015 Book Reviews, Janice Harayda

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Effects Of Chemical And Physical Weathering On Submerged Karst Surfaces, Bryan Charles Booth Dec 2015

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Chemical And Physical Weathering On Submerged Karst Surfaces, Bryan Charles Booth

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Reports an investigation of the effects of chemical and physical weathering on submerged karst surfaces that pairs laboratory studies with computer modeling studies. The first study attempts to quantify the production of carbonate fines; soluble sediments produced by the incomplete dissolution of karst minerals during chemical weathering. Results show carbonate fine production in relation to dissolutional action; Chalk: 42.8%; Coquina: 2.6%; Dolomite: 3.1%; Gray Limestone: 4.8%; Ocala Limestone: 3.1%; Shell Limestone: 6.1%; Travertine: 8.6%. Due to the use of hydrochloric acid as opposed to carbonic acid these results may not be fully valid for application to natural speleogenic processes. The …


Method And Apparatus For Cancer Screening, Yinfa Ma, Stephen Gibbons Dec 2015

Method And Apparatus For Cancer Screening, Yinfa Ma, Stephen Gibbons

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

A method and apparatus for detection of pteridine levels in a biological sample using CE-LIF which is useful for early cancer screening involving fully oxidizing pteridine compounds in a sample such as a urine sample, subjecting to CE-LIF to assess compound concentration, and compare to expected levels in for healthy or cancer-bearing patients.


Enforcing Equality: Statutory Injunctions, Equitable Balancing Under Ebay, And The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Michael T. Morley Dec 2015

Enforcing Equality: Statutory Injunctions, Equitable Balancing Under Ebay, And The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Michael T. Morley

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Approaching Debt Collector- Judge Communications Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Samatha A. Daniels Dec 2015

Approaching Debt Collector- Judge Communications Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Samatha A. Daniels

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


The Preemptive Effect Of Federal Communications Act Sec. 201-02 Postderariffing, Luke J. Burton Dec 2015

The Preemptive Effect Of Federal Communications Act Sec. 201-02 Postderariffing, Luke J. Burton

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Self-Regulation For The Mortgage Industry, M. Todd Henderson Dec 2015

Self-Regulation For The Mortgage Industry, M. Todd Henderson

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Qui Tam: Is False Claims Law A Model For International Law?, Paul D. Carrington Dec 2015

Qui Tam: Is False Claims Law A Model For International Law?, Paul D. Carrington

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


The Mccarran Ferguson Act And The New York Convention For The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards: To Reverse-Preempt Or Not, Claudia Lai Dec 2015

The Mccarran Ferguson Act And The New York Convention For The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards: To Reverse-Preempt Or Not, Claudia Lai

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Interstate Recognition Of Parent-Child Relationships: The Limits Of The State Interests Paradigm And The Role Of Due Process, Steve Sanders Dec 2015

Interstate Recognition Of Parent-Child Relationships: The Limits Of The State Interests Paradigm And The Role Of Due Process, Steve Sanders

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Comparative Judicial Attitudinalism: A Preliminary Study Of Judicial Choices In Westminster Legal Systems, Zoe Robinson Dec 2015

Comparative Judicial Attitudinalism: A Preliminary Study Of Judicial Choices In Westminster Legal Systems, Zoe Robinson

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


An Economic Interpretation Of The Pashtunwali, Tom Ginsburg Dec 2015

An Economic Interpretation Of The Pashtunwali, Tom Ginsburg

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.


Radical Thought From Marx, Nietzsche, And Freud, Through Foucault, To The Present: Comments On Steven Luke's In Defense Of False Consciousness, Bernard E. Harcourt Dec 2015

Radical Thought From Marx, Nietzsche, And Freud, Through Foucault, To The Present: Comments On Steven Luke's In Defense Of False Consciousness, Bernard E. Harcourt

University of Chicago Legal Forum

No abstract provided.