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The Tiger Vol. 109 Issue 47 2015-11-05, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers 2015

No abstract provided.

Kenyon Collegian - November 5, 2015

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Global Trends In Higher Education Policies, Kathryn Moyle

Initial Teacher education

This paper outlines the current global context for higher education in 2015, as a basis for examining the key trends in teacher education in the first decades of the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to outline the current global contexts for higher education, and to provide an overview of the policies found in teacher education in those countries that consistently produce students who perform highly on international standardized tests such as PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS. The policies guiding teacher education in ‘high-performing’ countries tends to be aligned and inter-connected. These policies include public investment in education; creating …

Homogeneous Cosmology With Aggressively Expanding Civilizations, S. Jay Olson

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the context of a homogeneous Universe, we note that the appearance of aggressively expanding advanced life is geometrically similar to the process of nucleation and bubble growth in a first-order cosmological phase transition. We exploit this similarity to describe the dynamics of life saturating the Universe on a cosmic scale, adapting the phase transition model to incorporate probability distributions of expansion and resource consumption strategies. Through a series of numerical solutions spanning several orders of magnitude in the input assumption parameters, the resulting cosmological model is used to address basic questions related to the intergalactic spreading of life, dealing …

The Weekly Challenger, November 5, 2015, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 5, 2015, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Comment, November 5, 2015, Bridgewater State University

The Comment

No abstract provided.

New Unh Center Prepares Students To Use The Skills Of Entrepreneurship To Lead Community, Social, And Environmental Change, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb Named 2016 Military Friendly School, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University’s strong support of military members has been evidenced in the past year by multiple honors that recognize the institution’s exceptional educational services for troops and their families. A new accolade further affirms GWU’s commitment to providing post-military education while also spotlighting the University’s role in connecting veterans with career opportunities. Gardner-Webb has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly School by Victory Media, an organization owned by military veterans that provides service members and their families with information about the educational and professional programs that best meet their needs.

Faculty Senate Chronicle For October 1, 2015, Pamela A. Schulze

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes of the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on October 1, 2015.

Chanticleer | November 5, 2015, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V.80 - N.8 - Nov 5, 2015

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 80 - No. 8 - November 5, 2015. 24 pages.

The Alestle - Vol. 68 No. 10 - 11/05/2015, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 68 No. 10

The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Morris Named To Victory Media’S 2016 Military Friendly Schools List, University Relations

Campus News Archive

This is the fifth consecutive year in which the campus has been included on the list, which honors colleges that support American military service members and veterans as students.

Chancellor's Comments 2015-11-05, Richard Caulfield

Chancellor's Comments

No abstract provided.

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, November 5, 2015, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Structural Characterization Of A Newly Identified Component Of Α-Carboxysomes: The Aaa+ Domain Protein Csocbbq, Markus Sutter, Evan W. Roberts, Raul C. Gonzalez, Cassandra Bates, Salma Dawoud, Kimberly Landry, Gordon C. Cannon, Sabine Heinhorst, Cheryl A. Kerfeld

Faculty Publications

Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments that enhance carbon fixation by concentrating ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) and its substrate CO₂ within a proteinaceous shell. They are found in all cyanobacteria, some purple photoautotrophs and many chemoautotrophic bacteria. Carboxysomes consist of a protein shell that encapsulates several hundred molecules of RuBisCO and contain carbonic anhydrase and other accessory proteins. Genes coding for carboxysome shell components and the encapsulated proteins are typically found together in an operon. The α-carboxysome operon is embedded in a cluster of additional, conserved genes that are presumably related to its function. In many chemoautotrophs, products of the expanded carboxysome …

The East Texan, 2015-11-05, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Life Cycle Environmental Impacts For Anaerobic Treatment Of Domestic Wastewater, Valerie Lauren Wade

Master’s Theses

The electricity requirement for aeration in conventional activated sludge treatment of domestic wastewater contributes to high costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Anaerobic treatment, on the other hand, requires no aeration and produces methane that can be converted to electricity and heat. However, the effluent from anaerobic treatment contains dissolved methane¿a potent greenhouse gas¿that would ultimately be released to the atmosphere. Therefore, there is a need to assess the life cycle environmental and economic impacts of anaerobic and aerobic treatment technologies to understand the long-term sustainability of these wastewater treatment options.

The Bg News November 05, 2015, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 5, 2015. Volume 95-Issue 23.

Anthology And Absence: The Post-9/11 Anthologizing Impulse, Anne Lovering Rounds

Publications and Research

The decade after the attacks of 9/11 and the fall of the World Trade Center saw a proliferation of New York-themed literary anthologies from a wide range of publishers. With titles like Poetry After 9/11, Manhattan Sonnet, Poems of New York, Writing New York, and I Speak of the City, these texts variously reflect upon their own post-9/11 plurivocality as preservative, regenerative, and reconstructive. However, the work of such anthologies is more complex than filling with plurivocality the physical and emotional hole of Ground Zero. These regional collections operate on the dilemma of all anthologies: that between collecting and editing. …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 105 [106], No. 18 (Nov. 5, 2015), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 105, but it is the 106th volume in the series.

What Teaching Approach In An Online English Class Is Effective In Improving Guatemalan Business Professionals’ Oral Use Of The Language, Erin Raxon

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The motivation behind this capstone was to create a curriculum unit plan specifically for Guatemalan business professionals wanting to learn oral English in an effective way. This capstone looks at the online learning setting, curriculum models, class size, adult learning, and Guatemalan culture. Based on this research and a questionnaire answered by business professionals in Guatemala City, a curriculum plan is designed. The limitations (and implications) of this curriculum plan are assessed. The curriculum plan is pending implementation.

School-Based Concussion Management: Implementation Characteristics Of Student Services Personnel, Jeffrey Garofano

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Concussion is an injury that disproportionately affects children and adolescents and has the potential to negatively impact school performance. Currently, a significant proportion of youth with concussion go unreported due to a lack of effective concussion surveillance procedures. Additionally, many individuals who have daily contact with youth (e.g., parents, teachers) lack training in how to assess or manage a concussion. Schools may be the ideal setting to address both of these problems as they have a high level of access to students and employ personnel (e.g., school psychologists, nurses, social workers, counselors) with experience in assessment and intervention. What is …

Influence Of Water Column Stratification And Nutrient Gradients On The Migratory Behavior Of The Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Karenia Brevis, Matthew Garrett

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Diel vertical migration (DVM) can offer motile phytoplankton a competitive advantage over other phytoplankton species. DVM has been well documented in the harmful dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis; however, the extent to which changes in nutrient regimes and density stratification modify migration patterns has not been thoroughly investigated. A 2 m experimental column was constructed with sensors and sampling ports at four depths to obtain fluorescence and temperature measurements and discrete water samples. The environmental parameters of the experimental column represented temperature and nutrient conditions found on the West Florida Shelf (WFS), where Karenia blooms frequently occur. Results demonstrated a clear …

At The Intersection Of Human Agency And Technology: Genetically Modified Organisms, James Libengood

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Since the Neolithic period and the rise of agriculture along Mesopotamia’s “Fertile Crescent,” greater societies have formed thus requiring laws and governance to ensure their continued preservation. The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi is one such example of how agricultural technologies directly created new social and institutional structures in codifying slavery into law, or how mercantile transactions are to be conducted. Similarly, GMOs are the result of modern agricultural technologies that are altering laws and society as a result of their implementation. This transformation informs the central inquiries of my research question: Why are GMOs necessary, and what influences do they …

Inside An Open Educational Resource Initiative: Pdxopen At Portland State University, Karen Bjork

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

As the rising cost of textbooks continues to burden students, some libraries have begun to facilitate the creation and sharing of Open Educational Resources. At Portland State University, Head of Digital Initiatives Karen Bjork has worked with faculty on campus to publish five new open textbooks in their repository, PDXScholar, all as part of a Provost-backed initiative. The initiative aligns with their institutional mission of better serving the student body: in their first term of use, the open textbooks saved students nearly $24,000!

Over the course of the presentation, Karen will discuss the Provost’s initiative and how the library continues …

North American River Otter (Lontra Canadensis) Presence And Habitat Analysis In Florida As Compared To Historical Data, Samantha Wilber

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

North American river otters are considered common in the state of Florida, but their populations have not been studied since the 1980’s. Since that time, Florida’s human population has more than doubled, and many natural areas of Florida have been developed. The aim of this study was to determine the presence or absence of river otters at locations in Florida which they historically inhabited. Forty-six sample sites where otters were historically found were obtained from the Florida Museum of Natural History Mammals Master Database (FMNH MMD). These sites were condensed to two focus areas, in and around Alachua and Collier …

Screening And Molecular Analysis Of Single Circulating Tumor Cells Using Micromagnet Array, Yu-Yen Huang, Peng Chen, Chun-Hsien Wu, Kazunori Hoshino, Konstantin Sokolov, Nancy Lane, Huaying Liu, Michael Huebschman, Eugene Frenkel, John X.J Zhang

Dartmouth Scholarship

Immunomagnetic assay has been developed to detect rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which shows clinical significance in cancer diagnosis and prognosis. The generation and fine-tuning of the magnetic field play essential roles in such assay toward effective single-cell-based analyses of target cells. However, the current assay has a limited range of field gradient, potentially leading to aggregation of cells and nanoparticles. Consequently, quenching of the fluorescence signal and mechanical damage to the cells may occur, which lower the system sensitivity and specificity. We develop a micromagnet-integrated microfluidic system for enhanced CTC detection. The ferromagnetic micromagnets, after being magnetized, generate localized …

The Montclarion, November 05, 2015, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University