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Folder 03: Letters To H. J. Budding [Photocopy, Translation], 1839, Van Raalte Collection

Box 09 - Gen-Corr (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 12: Sermons - Lord's Day 40-43 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 13: Sermons - Lord's Day 44-52 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 11: Sermons - Lord's Day 35-39 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 10: Sermons - Lord's Day 31-34 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 08: Sermons - Lord's Day 21-25 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 09: Sermons - Lord's Day 26-30 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 07: Sermons - Lord's Day 19-20 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 06: Sermons - Lord's Day 17-18, 1837, Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 05: Sermons - Lord's Day 15-16 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 04: Sermons - Lord's Day 13-14 [Transcription], 1844, Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 03: Sermons - Lord's Day 9-12 [Transcription], Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Folder 01: Sermons - Lord's Day 4-5 [Transcription], 1836, Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

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Folder 02: Sermons - Lord's Day 6-8 [Transcription], 1836, Undated, Van Raalte Collection

Box 08 - Lords-Day-Sermons (COLL300)

No abstract provided.

Smart Power Savings For Wifi, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

Most people may have experiences that they may encounter the lower battery condition during having an important conference call outside and couldn’t find the socket. Or another scenario is about power consumption validation of system idle mode during development and still see abnormal symptom that power consumption is over our specification. It is observed that transmitter output power of wifi module always adopts the maximum TX power value to communicate with AP (access point) no matter long or short distance. From this point of view, we have a thought that is to lower output power and gain additional power consumption …

A Farmer Friendly Feed Budget Calculator For Grazing Management Decisions In Winter And Spring, M. Curnow, M. W. Hyder

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The Western Australian (WA) environment is Mediterranean with annual legume/grass pastures and a 6 month growing season. In autumn where over grazing can impact pasture establishment and in spring, prior to senescence, when under grazing can mean significant losses of efficiency are crucial times for grazing management. Pasture utilisation is typically low (25-35%) due to conservative stocking regimes; key to increasing productivity is increasing pasture utilisation (Grimm, 1998). Increased levels of productivity require farmer sophistication in the way they feed budget. To this end, satellite technology is being used to provide farmers in southern Australia with weekly estimates of pasture …

Simulation Of Pasture Phase Options For Mixed Livestock And Cropping Enterprises, L. Salmon, A. D. Moore, J. F. Angus

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

In southern Australia, 50% of grain-producing farms also run beef and/or sheep enterprises. Legume pasture leys are used to replace soil nitrogen and manage crop disease risks. Deep-rooted perennials, predominantly lucerne (Medicago sativa), are replacing annual Trifolium subterraneum-based leys to increase pasture production. They also have the environmental benefits of limiting soil acidity, rising water tables and dryland salinity. After recent droughts depletion of soil water by lucerne has penalised wheat yields. Decision support tools can help farmers evaluate the long-term effects of grazed annual and perennial leys on animal and crop production at the whole farm …

Grasscheck: Monitoring And Predicting Grass Production In Northern Ireland, P. D. Barrett, A. S. Laidlaw

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Strategy Of Forage Supplementation And Of Turnout Date In A Medium Stocking Rate System On The Main Characteristics Of Dairy Cows Grazing, P. Defrance, L. Delaby, J. M. Seuret, M. O'Donovan

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Having a stocking rate of 2.9 cows per hectare of grassland (35 ares/cow) in Brittany offers many options for turnout date and forage supplementation strategies. For a farmer, knowing the consequences of the different options during the course of the grazing season makes grazing management decisions easier. As experiments on grazing management require considerable resources and are hardly generalisable, various spring scenarios have been tested using a dynamic decision support system, Pâtur’IN (Delaby et al., this volume).

Grass Growth Profiles In Brittany, P. Defrance, J. M. Seuret, L. Delaby

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

For farmers, knowing the local grass growth profile and the possible variations between years is very helpful in managing grazing. Indeed, the comparison with herd needs and anticipated farm cover change allows decisions to be made that will maintain the cover at the desired level. This paper proposes a ten-days grass growth profile corresponding to Brittany’s different conditions of soil, climate and pasture management.

Using The Grassgro Decision Support Tool To Evaluate The Response In Grazing Systems To Pasture Legume Or A Grass Cultivar With Improved Nutritive Value, H. Dove, J. R. Donnelly

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Decision support tools (DST) based on models of grazing systems allow the evaluation of changes in enterprise management on productivity and profitability. The Grassgro DST (Moore et al., 1997) uses historical weather data on a daily time step to simulate pasture growth and the resultant productivity of either grazing sheep or cattle. Different pasture species are represented within a parameter set that describes the response of pasture species to their environment. Manipulation of these parameters provides a means of evaluating, a priori, the likely responses of livestock production to ‘improved cultivars’. We report the results of simulations conducted …

Teachers’ Contexts, Their Instruction And Math Achievement: Evidence From The 2018 Talis-Pisa Link Data, Meredith L. Wronowski, Xiaoyuan Chen

Thomas C. Hunt Building a Research Community Day

This study uses secondary data analysis of the 2018 TALIS-PISA link data combined with content analysis of policy and media artifacts to describe the relationship between teacher professionalization and working climate, self-efficacy, instruction, and mathematics achievement. In preliminary SEM models we identify three types of classroom instruction, Instruction Focused, Management Focused, and Comprehensive, based on a latent profile analysis of frequency of teacher behaviors. We also find that professionalization and working climate significantly predict teacher self-efficacy and instruction, but that instruction does not predict achievement when including school covariates. We also describe key differences in professionalization, climate, and math achievement …

Enhancing School Psychologists’ Consultation Skills To Support Students With Anxiety, Elana R. Bernstein

Thomas C. Hunt Building a Research Community Day

School psychologists are increasingly called on to consult with teachers and parents regarding students with anxiety. Unfortunately, and despite increased incidence of child and adolescent anxiety, the mental health needs of school-age youth exceed available resources in a school. To promote effective and sustainable school-based intervention models for youth with anxiety, increased focus on indirect service delivery models are warranted. This study examined school psychology practitioners’ preparedness to respond to referrals for student anxiety through a consultation model of service delivery. A sample of (n = 231) practicing school psychologists were surveyed on their: a) knowledge of empirically supported intervention …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - February 24, 2023, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the February 24, 2023 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Reed joins office of research education and training
• GHHS members observe Solidarity week
• Fundraising event for Ukraine set for Feb. 24
• Alumni Spotlight: Nita Landry, M.D. '07

A Phenomenological Study Exploring Conflict Transformational Strategies Used By Exemplar Student Support Service Leaders In K-12 Public Education To Achieve Common Ground And Breakthrough Results, Amber Ramirez

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological conceptual replication study was to discover and describe how exemplary student support service leaders establish common ground and produce breakthrough results by using the six domains of conflict transformation.

Methodology: This qualitative phenomenological conceptual replication study discovered and described the use of conflict transformation domains to resolve conflict, establish common ground, and produce breakthrough results as perceived by student support service leaders in K-12 public schools in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California. The research was part of a thematic team of six peer researchers and five faculty advisors who developed a semistructured …

The Beacon, February 24, 2023, Beacon Staff

The Beacon, 2022-2023

Unsung Heroes: Mere Reyes; What is student government at NW?; Rebecca Black's debut dawns new day; Newest "Ant-Man" installation falls short; Senior Spotlight: Chloe Tschetter; Ads and halftime show triumph Superbowl; NW reflects on Ash Wednesday Services; Maintenance worker goes above and beyond; How do college students spend their money?; NW Student Government; Prehistoric Dino Controversy; NW Athletes in Intramurals at NW; Birds Can Fly, But Raiders Can Fly Higher; Chaotic Cool: Library Craig Fines Defenders; Jennifer Boeve Ruling the NW Raider Softball Roost; Professor prepares for a new journey; Flapjacks, fellowship and friendly competition

Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Analysis: Farmer 3, Natalie Minton, Delta Food System Partnership

Food Systems

This analysis for Farmer 3 is part of a larger research project for the Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Worker Opportunities, Inc. Farmer 3 is in an optimal position to expand their production by refining the types of crops planted and increasing the amount of acreage farmed.

Shattering The Second Glass Ceiling: An Empirical Study On Women Entrepreneurs In Egypt, Sarah El-Fiky

Faculty Journal Articles

The purpose of this paper is to analyze women's entrepreneurship in Egypt by examining their drivers, motives and challenges while applying a gender-lens perspective. This research tries to close the gaps in previous research and determine the impact of systematic gendered policies in empowering women's entrepreneurship and in return, aid in the overall economic growth and development nation-wide. This paper addresses one main question: How can the Egyptian government empower women entrepreneurs through key policy interventions?

Simple Mathematical Equations For Calculating Oxidation Number Of Organic Carbons, Number Of Transferred Electrons, Oxidative Ratio, And Mole Of Oxygen Molecule In Combustion Reactions, Pong Yuen, Cheng Man Diana Lau

Faculty Publications

The oxidation number and number of transferred electrons are two paramount parameters in the study of redox reactions. Their calculations are both important and challenging. The oxidation number of organic carbons is used in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and applied chemistry. Combustion reaction is a classical type of redox reaction, in which the oxygen molecule (O2) is the oxidizing agent. In this article, the integration of three sets of relations is explored by using the method of balancing organic combustion: (i) number of transferred electrons and oxidation number of organic carbons, (ii) mole of oxygen molecule and number of transferred electrons, …

Reactive Additive Manufacturing Of Polyurethanes: Simultaneous Polymerization And 3d Printing, Aynslie Fritz

Dissertations

Relationships between polyurethane (PU) design and chemorheological properties were correlated with ambient reactive extrusion (ARE) additive manufacturing (AM) processing conditions. PUs synthesized from varying monomeric and polymeric isocyanates, hard segment concentrations, crosslinkers, and additives were systematically designed to elicit differences in chemorheological properties and efficacy. Variations in PU composition and experimental procedures were evaluated to establish a baseline of PUs for ARE. PUs were synthesized and monitored throughout polymerization by rheological and real-time infrared spectroscopy techniques to observe moduli development and functional group conversion, respectively. Observed experimental properties were correlated with critical ARE parameters, such as dimensional stability at deposition …