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A Taxonomy Of Regulations: The Effect Of Regulation On Selling Activities, John F. Riggs

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects

Many companies are faced with rising numbers of regulations with which they must comply. Regulations are particularly common in the areas of employment, environmental protection, and licensing of businesses. In recent years, a growing trend of new regulations has emerged in the selling and sales management business environment, changing the nature and scope of salespeople’s jobs. How do regulations affect the way salespeople do their jobs? This is an important and largely unexplored question. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to empirically construct a taxonomy of regulations that reveals their effect on current selling activities. A total of 7,493 …

Predictive Policing: A Review Of The Literature, Portland State University. Criminology And Criminal Justice Senior Capstone

Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone Project

Improving knowledge of crime and crime causation is an important focus for many law enforcement agencies. Many believe such knowledge can be used to predict crime and criminal behavior. Predictive policing is one of a variety of strategies developed by law enforcement personnel and researchers. The practice of law enforcement is frequently reactive, in nature, where police officers respond to crimes after they have been committed. In an effort to prevent future crimes, however, those with an interest in prevention have also added the strategy of proactive policing, where information and advanced analyses are added to their repertoire of approaches. …

Psy News, Summer 2012, Illinois State University, Department Of Psychology

PSY News

Newsletter of the Department of Psychology

Inquiry- Without Posing Questions?, Helle Alrø, Marit Johnsen-Høines

The Mathematics Enthusiast

This article discusses what inquiry conversations could mean when learning mathematics.³ Referring to Gadamar’s distinction of true and apparent questions it is discussed what it takes to be inquiring and if this attitude necessarily includes posing questions. Which qualities are expressed in inquiring questions, and what other ways of communicating may have an inquiring function in learning conversations? The intention is to develop and frame the concept of ’inquiry’ in learning conversations, and this is the focus of analysis of an authentic classroom situation, where teacher and pupils are exploring the concept of ’volume’. Further, this analysis informs a …

Investigating Engineers’ Needs As A Part Of Designing A Professional Development Program For Engineers Who Are To Become Mathematics Teachers, Ragnhild Johanne Rensaa

The Mathematics Enthusiast

The average age for teachers in mathematics and physics in Norway is about 60 (Sørensen, 2003) and few students taking a masters degree in a science subject choose a career as a teacher (KD, 2006). This implies that there may be a critical lack of science teachers in schools in the near future (Næss, 2002). At the same time, rather many graduated engineers – who have worked as engineers sometimes several years – want to contribute to the educational setting by taking part time jobs as teachers; lector-II (Vassnes, 2008). To combine this supply and demand for qualified teachers in …

The Role Of Theory When Studying Epistemological Characterizations Of Mathematics Lecture(R)S, Magnus Österholm

The Mathematics Enthusiast

The study presented in this paper is a contribution to the scientific discussion about the role and use of theory in mathematics education research. In particular, focus is here on the use of and comparison between different types of theories and frameworks, which is discussed primarily through the example of an empirical study examining what types of messages about mathematics are conveyed in lectures. The main purpose of this paper is to examine how different types of theories and frameworks can affect different parts of the research process.

In Memoriam: Marta G. Franco, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Marta Franco was the longtime Serials Librarian in the York College Library.

Review Of The Database Fold3 History And Genealogy Archives Plus, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the database Fold3 history and genealogy archives plus.

Diversification In Andean Tit-Tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae), Shane G. Dubay

Biology ETDs

In my thesis I investigate evolution and diversification of montane birds that inhabit dramatic environmental and latitudinal gradients, specifically within the genus Anairetes (Aves, Tyrannidae). I use phylogenetic, population genetic, and physiological methods to examine patterns of diversification across environmental gradients. In the first chapter, I infer the phylogeny of Anairetes tit-tyrants to provide an essential phylogenetic framework to ask subsequent questions of biogeography and diversification within the group. In the second chapter, I investigated the role of differential adaptation to altitude in promoting diversification and maintaining species limits between A. reguloides and A. nigrocristatus. The phylogeny of the flycatcher …

Effects Of Global Change On Savanna Grassland Ecosystems, Sally Elizabeth Koerner

Biology ETDs

Humans are altering the environment locally and globally through climate and land use change. Global temperature is increasing, precipitation patterns are becoming more variable, disturbance regimes are being altered, and ecosystems are being simplified as multi-species communities are replaced by monocultures of crops or livestock. Grasslands, which cover approximately a third of the terrestrial lands, are ecologically and economically significant, thus their responses to environmental change will have dramatic consequences for global patterns of productivity, biodiversity, and food production. This dissertation research investigates how the three main drivers of mesic grassland ecosystems — precipitation, grazing, and fire - interact to …

Identification Of The Wings Apart Transcriptional Unit In Drosophila Melanogaster, Ginny R. Morriss

Biology ETDs

Muscle development is an evolutionarily conserved process. Mechanisms that govern the development of specific muscles in invertebrates can inform our understanding of how vertebrate muscles form. Understanding these processes allows us to translate developmental mechanisms to disease pathogenesis, as similar genes and developmental processes are affected by these diseases. In this dissertation, CG14614 is identified as the gene responsible for the wings apart phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster. This mutation leads to a loss of the adult jump muscle (TDT) in most cases and a greater than 60% reduction in muscle fibers in its least severe form. wap mutants fail to …

Southeastern Law Librarian Summer 2012, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 10, Summer 2012, Christa Santos

The Accelerator

No abstract provided.

Summer 2012 Digsight Newsletter, Southern Adventist University

DIGSIGHT - Institute of Archaeology Newsletter

Summer 2012 issue of the Archaeology Newsletter, DigSight. Features the article "HIGHLIGHTS ON RECENT GRADUATES".

School Of Nursing Newsletter July 2012, Southern Adventist University School Of Nursing

Southern Nursing - School of Nursing Newsletter

The July 2012 issue of the newsletter features articles on the acquirement of new manikins, mission service in Haiti, graduate programs, the visit of Japanese nursing students, and a welcome to Callie McArthur as the new Simulation Coordinator.

Biztech Summer 2012, Southern Adventist University

BizTech – School of Business Newsletter (Retired)

The Summer 2012 Edition of BizTech features articles on the SIFE team, alumni, and a message from the dean.

Cutr Connections [July 2012], Cutr

CUTR Newsletters

No abstract provided.

A Summary Of Design, Policies And Operational Characteristics For Shared Bicycle/Bus Lanes, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2012 Kentucky Healthcare Market Report, Alison Davis

Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky Reports

No abstract provided.

Not Congruent But Quite Complementary: U.S. And Chinese Approaches To Nontraditional Security, Lyle J. Goldstein

CMSI Red Books

U.S.-China relations, difficult in the best of times, have lurched in a dangerous direction since 2009. Against the backdrop of a weakened global economy and sharpened ideological tensions, there has been a disturbing new atmosphere of crisis in East Asia over the last two years, with incidents occurring in greater frequency and sowing serious doubts about the sustainability of the "long peace" that this region has enjoyed for decades. Indeed, any one of the following incidents could have escalated into a serious regional crisis: the sinking of the South Korean frigate Cheonan; the collision between a Japanese coast guard …

Journal Policy

Journal of Urban Culture Research

No abstract provided.

Low-Cycle Fatigue Of Thermally-Cycled Carbon-Epoxy Composite, Ya. B. Unigovski, A. Grinberg, E. M. Gutman, R. Shneck

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Investigation of low-cycle fatigue of composites is of vital importance for the design of structural components. In this study, the effects of thermal cycling on low-cycle fatigue behavior of carbon-epoxy laminate are investigated in a purely bending mode at strain ratios of -1 and 0.1. It is found that a very small increase in the plastic strain amplitude catastrophically shortens the fatigue life N of the composite determined as a number of cycles corresponding to 0.9 of the initial force. The preliminary thermal cycling of the composite at the temperature varied from 180°C to −195.8°C shortens N values in comparison …

Failure Analysis Of Bearings In Air Conditioning Compressor, P. Promdirek, A. Leidig, T. Keawjarus, P. Tong-In

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Two journal bearings of a compressor were failed in service. The wear which led to crack was observed at the internal surface of both bearings. The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the reason for the wear found on the internal bearings surface. Two bearings were returned from field and others in several conditions were examined. Electron probe micro analyzer and microhardness was used for metallurgical analysis. It revealed that bearing consisted of two different layers: 1) Fe-base and 2) Al-Sn alloy. Surface worn at the internal surface which composed of Al-Sn alloy was found. The results also showed …

The Sunbay Digital Mathematics Project: An Infrastructural And Capacity-Based Approach To Improving Mathematics Teaching And Learning At Scale, Charles Vanover, George J. Roy, Zafer Unal, Vivian Fueyo, Phillip Vahey

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

This paper discusses the first year of the SunBay Digital Mathematics Project (SunBay Math) and the project‘s implications for educational reform. It reviews the research literature on the SimCalc replacement unit Managing the Soccer Team and describes the unit‘s implementation in a large, urban district. Findings from professional development experiences, teacher observations, and student gain scores are shared. Similar to the results published in Roschelle, Schectman, et al. (2010), there was a large and significant increase in mathematics understanding for SunBay Math students who learned in classrooms implementing Managing the Soccer Team in contrast to students in Texas control classrooms.

Eastside/Westside.... The Changing Faces In Two Suburban School Districts, Kushlani De Soyza

Institute of Metropolitan Studies Publications

Suburban school were once homegeneous; now, they are increasingly ethnically diverse. Kushlani de Soyza examines the reasons for this change, and the ways in which two suburban districts--David Douglas and Beaverton--are meeting the challenges of a multicultural student population.

Behavior Of Full-Scale Rc T-Beams Strengthened In Shear With Externally Bonded Frp Sheets, Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Sang Wook Bae, Antonio Brancaccio

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Recently many research studies have investigated the shear behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. However, most were conducted on small-scale specimens. Thus, analytical models and design equations developed from those studies may not predict the actual behavior of large-scale RC beams strengthened with FRPs. in this study, an experimental study was performed on this topic using full-scale RC T-beams in order to understand the behavior of full-scale bridge beams strengthened in shear with FRP. the main parameters investigated in this study were the transverse steel reinforcement ratio and the effect of mechanical anchorage systems. …

Gsbs News, Summer 2012, Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

GSBS News

No abstract provided.

Theresource, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• New Faculty Onboarding
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• Employment Updates
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A Comparative Analysis Of California And German Renewable Energy Policy: Actors And Outcomes, Jesse M. Keppley

Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies

Policymakers have long been interested in promoting renewable energy development. Yet it is only over the last two decades that interest has fully bloomed, leading to new policy instruments designed to promote increased generation in an economically efficient manner. Two environmental leaders, California and Germany, are identified as models in this field. Both have shown remarkable growth in generating capacity. Yet a closer examination of policy developments reveals marked differences in the way actors have pursued their interests to shape policy outcomes. This paper discusses both models in detail, exploring the ways political interests became involved in the policymaking process. …

The Humanitarian Aid Regime In The Republic Of Ngos: The Fallacy Of ‘Building Back Better', Oliver Cunningham

Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies

In recent years, the international community has questioned the efficacy of international humanitarian aid based on the lack of results following the Haiti earthquake, leading to calls for reform and broader discussions of aid effectiveness. This paper proposes the contested existence of an international humanitarian aid regime consistent with broader definitions of regimes proposed by Stephen Krasner and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. Delving into the manifold reasons for the ineffective response to the Haiti earthquake, the humanitarian aid regime itself proved its own worst enemy. The lack of efficacy is evident through examples drawn from key elements of the humanitarian …