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Urban Affairs And Geography Academic Program Review, 2014, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This 40 page report reviews several programs from Wright State University's Urban Affairs and Geography program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2009 to Fall 2014.

Programs Reviewed:

Urban Affairs

Geography

Master of Public Administration

Preservation Of Information Resources In Selected School Libraries In Ibadan North Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria, Sunday A. Oluwaniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study investigated the preservation of information resources in selected school libraries in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study examined the existence of preservation of information policies in school libraries, preservation measures in place, preservation equipment and materials available in school libraries, level of support given to preservation by the school management, level of training given to library staff on preservation in school libraries and barriers to effective preservation of information resources in school libraries.

The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and the instruments used were structured questionnaire administered to the school …

Southwinds - Spring 2015

Southwinds: The Literary and Arts Magazine of Missouri S&T

THE LITERARY AND ARTS MAGAZINE OF MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPRING 2015 Southwinds is sponsored by the Department of English & Technical Communication

Attitudes And Utilization Of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Involving Telemedicine, Karin K. Filip, Brittany R. Kelly, Stacy M. Underhill

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is used to treat acute ischemic stroke and is widely accepted as standard practice in the medical community. Literature shows that providers are hesitant to use this therapy due to the associated risks. Supporting literature shows that tPA is highly effective if administered within a three hour window, when adhering to strict protocols and guidelines for patient qualification. Telestroke programs have been shown to improve the time from stroke onset to administration of tPA by allowing a neurologist to be present during the decision making process. The aim of the study was to examine attitudes of …

Winthrop University Undergraduate Scholarship 2015 Book Of Abstracts, Winthrop University, Undergraduate Research Office, Winthrop University

Abstract Books

University College proudly presents the fourth annual Winthrop University Undergraduate Scholarship Book of Abstracts. This year’s book chronicles the accomplishments of students and faculty mentors from 23 academic departments and programs, spanning all five colleges of the university: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), College of Business Administration (CBA), College of Education (COE), College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) and University College (UC).

Whitworth University Catalog 2015-2016, Whitworth University

Whitworth Catalog

No abstract provided.

Criticality In Graphic Design, Clare Bell

Articles

No abstract provided.

Designing Social Change: Inquiry-Based Practice & Teaching, Donald Tarallo

Art and Art History Faculty Publications

This paper shares an exploratory and inquiry-based graphic design project and the resultant pedagogic approach that offers arts and design educators ideas on teaching to instigate positive social change. The author summarizes a year-long fellowship project where he worked as a change agent in service to a partnership of six non-profit, after-school arts programs in Providence, Rhode Island who are organized as the Providence Youth Arts Collaborative (PYAC).

The intention of this project was two-fold. The primary effort was to investigate ways graphic design can be strategically used to seed interest and empower youth to make positive choices with how …

Quality Index For Stereoscopic Images By Separately Evaluating Adding And Subtracting, Jiachen Yang, Yancong Lin, Zhiqun Gao, Zhihan Lv, Wei Wei, Houbing Song

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The human visual system (HVS) plays an important role in stereo image quality perception. Therefore, it has aroused many people’s interest in how to take advantage of the knowledge of the visual perception in image quality assessment models. This paper proposes a full-reference metric for quality assessment of stereoscopic images based on the binocular difference channel and binocular summation channel. For a stereo pair, the binocular summation map and binocular difference map are computed first by adding and subtracting the left image and right image. Then the binocular summation is decoupled into two parts, namely additive impairments and detail losses. …

100 Years Of Clemson Architecture: Southern Roots + Global Reach Proceedings, Ufuk Ersoy, Dana Anderson, Kate Schwennsen

Environmental Studies

This book documents most of the events held in 2013 to celebrate the first hundred years of Clemson University's architectural program (1913-2013). The centennial events began in March with a four-campus meeting to honor the Charles E. Daniel Center for Building Research and Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy, and the Barcelona Architecture Center. Exhibitions, lectures, and other events continued at various locations (in Clemson and elsewhere) through October.

100 Years of Clemson Architecture: Southern Roots + Global Reach Proceedingsis a large-format, image-rich paperback book. Its 114 full-color, glossy pages include essays, discussions, and images that explore the Clemson University …

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Bulletin [2015], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Typeface Connotation, Matias Ferrari

Open Access Theses

Since the invention of movable type, letters and characters of the Western alphabet have worn many different typefaces. The same way clothing can suggest fragments of the persona of who wears them, it has been suggested that typefaces carry connotative value.

Convergent Evolution Of Brain Morphology And Communication Modalities In Lizards, Christopher D. Robinson, Michael S. Patton, Brittany M. Andre, Michele A. Johnson

Biology Faculty Research

Animals communicate information within their environments via visual, chemical, auditory, and/or tactile modalities. The use of each modality is generally linked to particular brain regions, but it is not yet known whether the cellular morphology of neurons in these regions has evolved in association with the relative use of a modality. We investigated relationships between the behavioral use of communication modalities and neural morphologies in six lizard species. Two of these species (Anolis carolinensis and Leiocephalus carinatus) primarily use visual signals to communicate with conspecifics and detect potential prey, and two (Aspidoscelis gularis and Scincella lateralis) …

Current Perspectives On Humanitarian Hearing Healthcare: A Survey Of U.S. Audiologists, Rachael Marie Kingma Queen

Independent Studies and Capstones

A national survey of U.S. audiologists examines the level of participation of U.S. audiologists in humanitarian audiology efforts, characteristics of U.S. humanitarian audiology trips, barriers preventing U.S. audiologists from volunteering internationally, factors related to increased humanitarian audiology participation, and topics within humanitarian audiology needing further investigation and research.

‘The Internet Is Magic’: Technology, Intimacy And Transnational Families, Valerie Francisco

Faculty Publications, Sociology

Drawing on multi-sited ethnography and qualitative research, I argue that the visual register in particular modes of communication technology like Skype and Facebook ushers in a different quality of relationships for transnational families. Most participants in this study are undocumented immigrants unable to return to their families for long periods of time because of legal consequences that will ban them from coming back and working in the USA. On the other hand, their families in the Philippines cannot visit the USA without proper documentation. The economic necessity of working abroad and legal conditions deter family reunification. Consequently, since these families …

The Missing Piece: An Online Resource For Deaf Educators Working With Children With A Dual Diagnosis Of Deafness And Autism Spectrum Disorder, Haley Shae Brown

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper will examine the need for a comprehensive online resource that contains easily accessible information about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This includes: general facts about ASD, how the characteristics of ASD may compare to those exhibited by a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, and potential methods of instruction for children with both diagnoses.

Cascade Yearbook 2015, Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Response 2015, Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Signing Exact English: Providing A Complete Model Of English For Literacy Growth, Deborah Stryker, Diane Nielsen, Barbara Luetke

NERA Conference Proceedings 2015

Signing Exact English, SEE, is an invented sign system created in the early 1970s by Gerilee Gustason, a deaf university professor and researcher, and Esther Zawolkow, a child of deaf adults (1993). In a rationale for the development of SEE, Nielsen, Luetke, McClean and Stryker (2015) explained that many morphological aspects, like word endings, are not visible in speech and are difficult to speechread. For example, words such as interest, interesting, interests, and interested are nearly impossible to distinguish using speechreading alone and some involve hard-to-hear sounds which make these important, audibly-insalient, elements of English difficult for D/HH children …

Information For Inspiration: Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour And Library Usage Of Students At The Hong Kong Design Institute, Patrick Lo, Wilson Chu

Staff Publications

The process of information- and inspiration-seeking behaviour amongst artists and designers often involve direct observation, note-taking, collecting materials and image samples, recognising styles, analysing movements, patterns, textures, as well as experimenting with different materials and techniques. They also rely heavily on having access to a variety of visual resources, both physical and digital, during the process of inspiration-seeking. However, there have been few studies on how art and design students look for and use information in the digital age, especially in the context of the library. This paper reports on an empirical study of the inspiration-seeking process and other information-related …

The Lighting Of St Mel’S Cathedral, Mark Reilly

SDAR* Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research

The destruction of St Mel’s Cathedral by fire brought the local community together to fund its restoration. Part of this initiative was the development of a lighting scheme using modern LEDs and intelligent lighting controls to recreate the atmosphere and reverence deserving of this historic house of worship. Problems encountered associated with the age and style of the building to be illuminated are discussed in the paper. A description of the design process and methodology is also included, along with the appropriate lighting conditions necessary to emphasize certain architectural points. The paper covers the illumination of the cathedral for the …

Sustainable Graphic Design In Ireland - Identifying And Overcoming Obstacles And Misconceptions In Practice, Lisa Zimmermann

Academic Articles

This is an analysis of environmental ethics in current graphic design practice in Ireland. It investigates the most common obstacles, challenges and misconceptions that are presently being cited by Irish designers for not practising sustainably.

A mixed method approach of a survey and a series of semi-structured interviews, accompanied by a small scale case study of a best practice design studio led to the result that designers in Ireland are very interested in sustainability but certain obstacles hinder them from implementing sustainable solutions in their work practice. Recommendations are made based on the findings for methods to be explored that …

Fish Intelligence, Sentience And Ethics, Culum Brown

Sentience Collection

Fish are one of the most highly utilised vertebrate taxa by humans; they are harvested from wild stocks as part of global fishing industries, grown under intensive aquaculture conditions, are the most common pet and are widely used for scientific research. But fish are seldom afforded the same level of compassion or welfare as warm-blooded vertebrates. Part of the problem is the large gap between people’s perception of fish intelligence and the scientific reality. This is an important issue because public perception guides government policy. The perception of an animal’s intelligence often drives our decision whether or not to include …

Berita Special Spring Issue 2015, Timothy P. Daniels

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword...2

Members’ Updates...4

Special Articles Modernities Through Art and Design: Printing Press as a Resource of Examining Penang’s Modernity by Sarena Abdullah...6

Malaysia's New “Culture of Entrepreneurship”: Bumiputera Agendas and Dilemmas by Sarah Kelman...19

Meanings of Traditional Textiles Consumption in Brunei Darussalam by Siti Norkhalbi Haji Wahsalfelah...27

Book Reviews....40

Digital Journalism And Design, Master's Of Arts, 2015-2016, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

Academic Learning Compacts

The Academic Learning Compact for 2015-2016 for the Master's of Arts in Digital Journalism and Design.

Introduction To The Special Topic Section On Arts And Consciousness, Dorit Netzer

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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2015 Presentation Abstracts, Grand Valley State University

Academic Conference Fund Abstracts

No abstract provided.

Words Versus Pictures: Leveraging The Research On Visual Communication, Pauline Dewan

Library Publications

Librarians, like many professionals in other occupations, tend to rely on text and underutilize graphics. Research on visual communication shows that pictures have a number of advantages over words. We can interact more effectively with colleagues and patrons by incorporating ideas from this body of research.

Southeastern Alumni Magazine- Winter 2015, Southeastern University - Lakeland

Southeastern Alumni Magazine

Jordan & Elizabeth, Helping Others in NYC.
Jordan 2009 and Elizabeth (Permenter) Shea 2010 currently live in New York City with their lovable dog, Bernice. Jordan works for Douglas Elliman Real Estate, the number-one real estate brokerage firm in New York, and Elizabeth works as a staffing manager for a Robert Half company.

Department Of Defense Dictionary Of Military And Associated Terms

United States Army: Publications

The Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved Department of Defense (DOD) terminology for general use by all DOD components.