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Factors Related To Successful Course Completion In An Online Program For Returning High School Dropouts, Barbara Rothweiler

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

Dropping out of high school has been declared an educational crisis in the United States with national and individual consequences. In New Mexico, adult dropouts only option for a high school credential has been a GED. In August 2010, Graduate New Mexico (GNM), an online asynchronous program, was implemented to help adult dropouts earn a high school diploma. The program was closed in March 2011. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors related to successful course completion of the GNM program that helped returning dropout students complete online course work. Using a qualitative design and interviews as …

Staff Council Executive Committee Meeting, 8/28/2012, Unm Staff Council

UNM Staff Council

No abstract provided.

Flow, Nutrients, And Light Availability Influence Neotropical Epilithon Biomass And Stoichiometry, Tyler J. Kohler, Thomas N. Heatherly Ii, Rana W. El-Sabaawi, Eugenia Zandona, Michael C. Marshall, Alexander S. Flecker, Catherine M. Pringle, David N. Reznick, Steven A. Thomas

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Light, nutrient availability, and flow are strong factors controlling the elemental composition and biomass of epilithon in temperate stream ecosystems. However, comparatively little is known about these relationships in tropical streams. We investigated how gradients of light and nutrient availability, seasonality, and habitat influenced epilithon biomass, chlorophyll a, and nutrient ratios in montane streams of Trinidad, West Indies. We sampled 4 focal tributaries of a single river, 2 of which had canopies experimentally thinned, every other month over a 2-y period to observe temporal dynamics and light effects on epilithon. We also sampled 18 sites across Trinidad’s Northern Range Mountains …

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lawrence University — Once Again — Named A College That Changes Lives, Lawrence University

Press Releases

For the third straight edition, Lawrence University once again is included in the latest version of the classic college guide “Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges.”

The third edition of the book was released Aug. 28 and is currently available on newsstands, at bookstores and online.

Originally written in 1996 by Loren Pope, the former education editor of the New York Times and re-released in 2006, the 2012 edition is essentially a completely new book, updated by Denver-based education writer Hilary Masell Oswald, who conducted all new school tours and in-depth …

Consultative Minutes 08/28/2012, Consultative Committee

Consultative Committee

No abstract provided.

Ndls Update 08/28/2012, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Update

No abstract provided.

August 28, 2012: Davos, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Davos“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 01, August 28, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Utah Statesman, August 28, 2012, Utah State Univesity

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Genomic Characteristics Of An Environmental Microbial Community Harboring A Novel Human Uncultured Tm7 Bacterium Associated With Oral Diseases, Michael Abrams, David Barton, Eamon Vandaei, Diana Romero, Adam Caldwell, Cleber C. Ouverney

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

The diversity of prokaryotes associated with humans has been dominated by uncultured species (not isolated in pure culture). For instance, nearly 80% of the human gut and 68% of the human oral microbes are thought to be uncultured; some of which have been associated with human oral, digestive, vaginal, and cardiovascular diseases. The revalence of uncultured pathogens is expected to continue to increase within the near future. In fact, public databases such as GenBank have nearly quadrupled the number of candidate phyla (those made entirely of uncultured organisms) since the 1980s and currently lists many new lineages of unclassified Bacteria …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Swanson, Kayla. Where Am I? – Construction
• Swanson, Kayla. Downing University Center Construction Forces Tailgaters to Spread Across Campus
• Rogers, Shelby. Bi-term Proposal Aims to Help Students Graduate Sooner
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU Engaged in 9 On-going Lawsuits
• Harrison, Taylor. Summer Scholarship Boosts Enrollment
• A Change Is Upon Us – College Heights Herald
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: College Heights Herald
• Dodds, Cory. Take Advantage of Everything WKU Has to Offer
• Hayden, Natalie. Soccer Brief
• Aulbach, Lucas. Running Backs Have a Chance to be 1-2-3-4 Punch – Football
• Stephens, Brad. …

Staff Senate Executive Committee Minutes, 2012 August 28, Clemson University

Staff Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

08/28/2012 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/28/2012. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Free Online Training On T-Coil Technology For Hearing Aids, Center For Persons With Disabilities

Blog Posts

No abstract provided.

Higher Order Symmetries Of The Kdv Equation, Ian M. Anderson

Research Vignettes

In this worksheet we symbolically construct the formal inverse of the total derivative operator and use it to construct the recursion operator for the higher-order symmetries of the KdV equation. Using this recursion operator we generate the first 5 generalized symmetries of the KdV equation and verify that they all commute.

PDF and Maple worksheets can be downloaded from the links below.

Oxford Ranked As Nation's Second-Best College Town, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

U.S. Drought Monitor, August 28, 2012, Brian Fuchs

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for August 28, 2012 (8/28/12) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle.

Integrated Next-Generation Sequencing Of 16s Rdna And Metaproteomics Differentiate The Healthy Urine Microbiome From Asymptomatic Bacteriuria In Neuropathic Bladder Associated With Spinal Cord Injury, Derrick E. Foutts, Rembert Pieper, Sebastian Szpakowski, Hans G. Pohl, Susan M. Knoblach, Moo-Jin Suh, Shih-Ting Huang, Inger Ljungberg, Bruce M. Sprague, Sarah K. Lucas, Manolito Torralba, Karen E. Nelson, Suzanne L. Groah

Urology Faculty Publications

Background

Clinical dogma is that healthy urine is sterile and the presence of bacteria with an inflammatory response is indicative of urinary tract infection (UTI). Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) represents the state in which bacteria are present but the inflammatory response is negligible. Differentiating ABU from UTI is diagnostically challenging, but critical because overtreatment of ABU can perpetuate antimicrobial resistance while undertreatment of UTI can result in increased morbidity and mortality. In this study, we describe key characteristics of the healthy and ABU urine microbiomes utilizing 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) sequencing and metaproteomics, with the future goal of utilizing this …

Atypical Development Of The Cerebellum : Impact On Language Function, Lynette M. Silva

Psychology ETDs

Children born very low birth weight (VLBW; <1800 grams) and/or preterm (<33 weeks gestation) frequently have cerebellar hypoplasia, and a constellation of cognitive deficits. The cerebellum, now shown to be involved in many non-motor functions, has a protracted maturation process similar to the frontal lobes, and new evidence suggests the cerebellum may be more vulnerable to environmental factors than subject to genetics. However, relationships between specific cerebellar structures and cognitive functions have not been extensively investigated. We examined relationships between the volume of four cerebellar regions of interest (ROI) and language performance in two age samples: 27 participants between 16 and 20 months of age and 20 participants between 3 and 4 years old. Language performance was significantly different between VLBW and control groups in both age samples. No significant relationships were evident between language performance and ROI volume in the 18-month-old sample. Anterior vermis volume was significantly correlated with VIQ scores in only the 3-year-old VLBW group, in the absence of a significant group difference in anterior vermis volume. This correlation remained significant in the VLBW group, even when controlling for number of days on ventilation. In terms of predicting group membership, VIQ was the most significant predictor in the 3-year-old sample, with increased specificity when adding right dentate nucleus volume. In terms of predicting VIQ scores, ethnicity was the most significant predictor for the control group, but days of ventilation along with anterior vermis volume best predicted VIQ in the VLBW group. The possibility of a differential relationship between anterior vermis volume and language ability in VLBW children, possibly emerging between 18 months and 3 years of age, may have implications for development of interventions, particularly given environmental vulnerability and the protracted cerebellar maturation process.

Mindfulness And Emotion In Relationships : Emotion Regulation, Empathy, And Affect As Mediators Of The Association Between Mindfulness And Relationship Satisfaction, Kathryn T. Wiggins

Psychology ETDs

With increasing frequency over the past 25 years, mindfulness has been linked with health and psychological wellbeing. Recently it has also been linked with healthy interpersonal relationships. The present cross-sectional study of 331 diverse adults tested a proposed model for understanding the association between mindfulness and relationship satisfaction through the effects of three concepts related to emotion: emotion regulation, empathy and positivity (ratio of positive to negative affect). Perspective taking, a cognitive aspect of empathy, and positivity partially mediated the association between both mindfulness and relationship satisfaction and mindfulness facet nonreactivity and relationship satisfaction. Positivity emerged as the strongest mediator …

New Hampshire Residents Strongly Believe State Tax Dollars Should Help Keep Public Colleges Affordable, New Unh Poll Finds, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Tucker Student Center Dedication Brings Hundreds To Gardner-Webb, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

In 2010, Gardner-Webb received the largest donation in the University’s history when the Tucker family gave a $5 million gift toward the construction of a new student center. On Tuesday, over two years later, GWU welcomed the Tuckers and other notable guests to the ribbon cutting and open house of the Tucker Student Center as it was unveiled to the community. And Bob Tucker took everyone by surprise when, at the conclusion of the dedication ceremony, he announced his intent to donate even more money to the University.

Youtube: Gardner-Webb University's Tucker Student Center

Whitley Receives Inaugural Nih Award, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Hardy Leads Komen North Central Alabama Affiliate, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Alvarez Recognized For Excellence In Ovarian Cancer Research, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, August 28, 2012, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Class is in Session: UTEP vs. OU

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, August 28, 2012, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

Growth, Processing And Chracterization Of Gallium Nitride Based Coaxial Leds Grown By Movpe, Ashwin Rishinaramangalam

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Gallium nitride (GaN) based coaxial (core-shell type) light emitting diodes (LEDs) offer a wide range of advantages. The active region of these LEDs is located on non-polar, {1-100} m-plane GaN sidewalls, which helps eliminate the quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) and improve the radiative recombination efficiency of LEDs. The recent evolution of a catalyst free, scalable, repeatable and industrially viable device quality GaN nanowire and nanowall metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) growth process has enhanced the possibility of these LEDs going into production from laboratory. Previous work has shown that these nanowires exhibited an intense photoluminescence (PL), in spite …

Equity And The Colorado River Compact, Jason Anthony Robison, Douglas S. Kenney

Faculty Articles

The Colorado River and the elaborate body of laws governing its flows ÔÇ£Law of the RiverÔÇØ are at critical juncture with a formidable imbalance between water supplies and demands prompting diverse efforts to evaluate and to think anew about Colorado River governance One such effort is the Colorado River Governance Initiative CRGI at the University of Colorado Law School Incorporating CRGI research undertaken over the past twoandahalf years this Article focuses on the interstate compact constituting the foundation of the Law of the River the Colorado River Compact approaching the water apportionment scheme established by this compact as a subject …