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Setting Up A Sam In Excel Using Vba, Amir Borges Ferreira Neto Oct 2014

Setting Up A Sam In Excel Using Vba, Amir Borges Ferreira Neto

Regional Research Institute Technical Documents

This technical document describes how to set up a full Social Accounting Matrix from its own partition in a spreadsheet file. This is done using VBA code.


Using A Spreadsheet Sam For Gams Cge Modeling, Amir Borges Ferreira Neto Oct 2014

Using A Spreadsheet Sam For Gams Cge Modeling, Amir Borges Ferreira Neto

Regional Research Institute Technical Documents

This technical document provides in a single document a template to follow when using spreadsheet Social Accounting Matrix data to drive a GAMS-based Computable General Equilibrium model.


National And State Research On Pre-Kindergarten, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Oct 2014

National And State Research On Pre-Kindergarten, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

Across the nation, over 1.3 million threeand four-year olds attend state funded pre-K programs in 40 states (and Washington D.C.).1 In Arkansas, over 25,000 three- and four-year olds are enrolled in state-funded programs. Since 2008, approximately $111 million a year of state funding has been spent on preKindergarten in Arkansas. 2 In the 2014 election season, the topic of pre-K and state funding for pre-K has been debated in a number of state races, including Arkansas. Therefore, the purpose of this policy brief is to describe pre-K in Arkansas and summarize the existing research examining the impact of pre-K.


Spartan Daily, October 29, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Oct 2014

Spartan Daily, October 29, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 27


Special Council Election, Tanya Vincent Oct 2014

Special Council Election, Tanya Vincent

Staff Council

Announcement regarding special election to fill a vacancy.


The Anchor, Volume 128.08: October 29, 2014, Hope College Oct 2014

The Anchor, Volume 128.08: October 29, 2014, Hope College

The Anchor: 2014

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.


Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Of The Prefrontal Cortex In Awake Nonhuman Primates Evokes A Polysynaptic Neck Muscle Response That Reflects Oculomotor Activity At The Time Of Stimulation., Chao Gu, Brian D Corneil Oct 2014

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Of The Prefrontal Cortex In Awake Nonhuman Primates Evokes A Polysynaptic Neck Muscle Response That Reflects Oculomotor Activity At The Time Of Stimulation., Chao Gu, Brian D Corneil

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has emerged as an important technique in cognitive neuroscience, permitting causal inferences about the contribution of a given brain area to behavior. Despite widespread use, exactly how TMS influences neural activity throughout an interconnected network, and how such influences ultimately change behavior, remain unclear. The oculomotor system of nonhuman primates (NHPs) offers a potential animal model to bridge this gap. Here, based on results suggesting that neck muscle activity provides a sensitive indicator of oculomotor activation, we show that single pulses of TMS over the frontal eye fields (FEFs) in awake NHPs evoked rapid (within ∼25 …


2014 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs Oct 2014

2014 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

At its best, a university is a collection of individuals ‐‐ students and faculty ‐‐ focused on learning and discovering new knowledge. For this goal to be realized, a critical element is having faculty members deeply engaged in such discovery within their disciplines. Scholarship, in the form of journal articles, book chapters, monographs and similar endeavors, creative activity which can take an even wider range of forms, and funded research which explores the boundaries of disciplines all contribute to such engagement. Through such participation, faculty members stay at the growing edges of their fields, and in so doing, they enrich …


Black Infant Deaths Point To Flaw In U.S. Health Care System, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton Oct 2014

Black Infant Deaths Point To Flaw In U.S. Health Care System, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

UCF Forum

In a recent interview on The Daily Show, TV host Jon Stewart asked Fox political commentator Bill O’Reilly: “Does white privilege exist?” O’Reilly denied the existence of white privilege but conceded that as a collective, blacks carry more of a burden than whites.


Improving The Efficacy Of Web-Based Educational Outreach In Ecology, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Andrew D. Fulton, Colin D. Witherill, Javier F. Espeleta Oct 2014

Improving The Efficacy Of Web-Based Educational Outreach In Ecology, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Andrew D. Fulton, Colin D. Witherill, Javier F. Espeleta

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Scientists are increasingly engaging the web to provide formal and informal science education opportunities. Despite the prolific growth of web-based resources, systematic evaluation and assessment of their efficacy remains limited. We used clickstream analytics, a widely available method for tracking website visitors and their behavior, to evaluate 60,000 visits over three years to an educational website focused on ecology. Visits originating from search engine queries were a small proportion of the traffic, suggesting the need to actively promote websites to drive visitation. However, the number of visits referred to the website per social media post varied depending on the social …


Enhancing The Performance Of Geographically Dispersed Aerospace Teams In The Global Aerospace Industry, Matthew Frazier Oct 2014

Enhancing The Performance Of Geographically Dispersed Aerospace Teams In The Global Aerospace Industry, Matthew Frazier

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


The Guardian, October 29, 2014, Wright State University Student Body Oct 2014

The Guardian, October 29, 2014, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.


Montana Dragon Boat Festival: 2014, Brian Battaglia, Megan Schultz Oct 2014

Montana Dragon Boat Festival: 2014, Brian Battaglia, Megan Schultz

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the Montana Dragon Boat Festival with an understanding of their attendees and the total money spent by those surveyed in the event area. The population of interest was participants and attendees of the 2014 Montana Dragon Boat Festival.


Etruscan Trade Networks: Understanding The Significance Of Imported Materials At Remote Etruscan Settlements Through Trace Element Analysis Using Non-Destructive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Patrick T. Woodruff Oct 2014

Etruscan Trade Networks: Understanding The Significance Of Imported Materials At Remote Etruscan Settlements Through Trace Element Analysis Using Non-Destructive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Patrick T. Woodruff

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Etruscan civilization was rich in local and interregional trade. Its exchange networks were vital in establishing relationships with other societies, importing exotic materials and goods, as well as disseminating and assimilating information. However, there is little understanding of the participation of smaller inland settlements in the act of exchange. This research answers questions pertaining to the purpose of trade within these self-sustaining communities, the reliability of identifying geographic locations of the clay used in ancient ceramics through the use of non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry without sampling current regional clay sources, and the materiality of the ceramics being exchanged …


An Investigation Of Methodologies For Determining Walkability And Its Association With Socio-Demographics: An Application To The Tampa - St. Petersburg Urbanized Area, Oana A. Mckinney Oct 2014

An Investigation Of Methodologies For Determining Walkability And Its Association With Socio-Demographics: An Application To The Tampa - St. Petersburg Urbanized Area, Oana A. Mckinney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Walkability research has broadened in the past few years, being performed by researchers in different fields such as urban planning, public health, and transportation planning. Definitions of walkability and methods of operationalizing the concept vary widely. Since the results of studies that incorporate walkability may well have policy implications, it is important to consider the potential impacts of different definitions and methods of measurement.

This thesis investigates to what extent walkability indices may differ when either the composition of the indices is changed or when different quantitative methods of standardization are used to summarize their component measures. The association of …


The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Oct 2014

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.


Get Published In An Academic Journal - And Then Let Everyone Else Know, Susan Berkman, Michele Gibney Oct 2014

Get Published In An Academic Journal - And Then Let Everyone Else Know, Susan Berkman, Michele Gibney

Library Academic Fest for Faculty

Hear how you can find opportunities to publish your research in academic journals using Cabell’s. Learn more about NSUWorks, an open access Institutional Repository that brings all of our faculty’s, students’ and staff’s research publications together and expands the reach of your scholarly communications.


High And Low Computer Self-Efficacy Groups And Their Learning Behavior From Self-Regulated Learning Perspective While Engaged In Interactive Learning Modules, Harry B. Santoso, Oenardi Lawanto, Kurt Becker, Ning Fang, Edward M. Reeve Oct 2014

High And Low Computer Self-Efficacy Groups And Their Learning Behavior From Self-Regulated Learning Perspective While Engaged In Interactive Learning Modules, Harry B. Santoso, Oenardi Lawanto, Kurt Becker, Ning Fang, Edward M. Reeve

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

The purpose of this research was to investigate high school students’ computer self-efficacy (CSE) and learning behavior in a selfregulated learning (SRL) framework while utilizing an interactive learning module. The researcher hypothesizes that CSE is reflected on cognitive actions and metacognitive strategies while the students are engaged with interactive learning modules. Two research questions guided this research: (1) how is students’ CSE while engaged in interactive learning modules? and (2) how do high and low CSE groups plan and monitor their cognitive action, and regulate their monitoring strategies based on their CSE level? The research used a mixedmethods approach to …


Helin Consortium Lori Grant Final Report Helin, Bob Aspri Oct 2014

Helin Consortium Lori Grant Final Report Helin, Bob Aspri

LORI grant documents

Final report to the RI Office of Library and Information Services on the work accomplished with the LORI grant received from that agency.


Spartan Daily, October 28, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Oct 2014

Spartan Daily, October 28, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 26


Role Reinvention, Structural Defense, Or Resigned Surrender: Institutional Approaches To Technological Change And Reference Librarianship, Tiffany Lemaistre, Rebecka L. Embry, Lindsey L. Van Zandt, Diane E. Bailey Oct 2014

Role Reinvention, Structural Defense, Or Resigned Surrender: Institutional Approaches To Technological Change And Reference Librarianship, Tiffany Lemaistre, Rebecka L. Embry, Lindsey L. Van Zandt, Diane E. Bailey

Presentations and Publications

In a comparative field study of ten libraries, we show how technological advances in electronic and digital resources have led to an onslaught of technology questions at the reference desk while prompting new and challenging work away from the desk. Libraries in our sample varied in their approaches to dealing with technological change, with institutional factors appearing to strongly shape their choice. Large, four-year academic libraries adopted a role reinvention approach that reduced reference librarians' desk hours and permitted librarians to follow creative, often technical, pursuits. Small, four-year academic libraries took a structural defense approach that maintained the sanctity of …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2014

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Eldridge, Brittany. WKU Plans to Improve Enrollment Numbers
  • Mathews, Mackenzie. Mouse Trap – Sleep, Biology, Noah Ashley, Experiments
  • Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Book Store to Increase Book Buybacks
  • Prochazka, Tyler. Exhibit Educates, Memorializes Professor – David Coffey, Year of Ecuador
  • Eldridge, Brittany. WKU Looks to Improve Retention Methods
  • Little, Emily. Editorial Cartoon Students Don’t Vote
  • WKU Needs to Rock This Election
  • French, Jackson. Ouija Fails to Overcome Its Gimmicky Premise – Movies
  • Mountain Photos – Photojournalism, Mountain Workshops
  • Jessie, Stephanie. Treasure Hunts Become Real with Geocaching
  • Latte Love – Coffee …


A Literary Tour Of Ireland, Lisa K. Miller Oct 2014

A Literary Tour Of Ireland, Lisa K. Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

This Powerpoint presentation offers an overview of some of Ireland's greatest writers, from Dublin, Limerick and the West, and Belfast and the North. Includes an audio file of W.B. Yeats reading "The Lake Isle of Innisfree." The Powerpoint is available below under "Additional Files."


The Legacy, October 28, 2014, Lindenwood University Oct 2014

The Legacy, October 28, 2014, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University


Best Practices In Geospatial Metadata, Liz Woolcott, A. Neatrour, S. Mcintyre, R. Wittmann Oct 2014

Best Practices In Geospatial Metadata, Liz Woolcott, A. Neatrour, S. Mcintyre, R. Wittmann

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.


Reassessing The Effects Of Unemployment Insurance Generosity On Search Intensity: New Evidence From Earnings Histories, Lewis Warren Oct 2014

Reassessing The Effects Of Unemployment Insurance Generosity On Search Intensity: New Evidence From Earnings Histories, Lewis Warren

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

This paper provides the first nationally representative estimates of how unemployment insurance (UI) generosity in the United States affects the search intensity of unemployed individuals using individual level variation in UI generosity. The paper expands the current literature through fully simulating monetary eligibility and entitlement to unemployment insurance at the individual level where past studies have been unable to examine monetary eligibility and have relied on state variations in the maximum weekly benefit amount which can differ significantly from an individual’s actual benefit amount. To simulate monetary eligibility and entitlement, work histories of unemployed respondents were obtained through fully matching …


The Rattler (Volume 102, Issue 10, Edition 1), St. Mary's University Oct 2014

The Rattler (Volume 102, Issue 10, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.


Responding To The Need For Change Through Strategic Collection Development, Barbara M. Pope Oct 2014

Responding To The Need For Change Through Strategic Collection Development, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Is your library’s print serials collection irrelevant and little used? Have you been given a mandate to change? Has your library’s budget been cut while you must provide access to relevant serials and databases?

In June of 2013, Axe Library had a change of leadership and at the same time, staff were given a mandate to change by university administration with no idea of what that meant. In addition, the library faced a crippling budget shortfall that meant subscription cuts were inevitable. As a result, staff came to realize that the status quo of doing their jobs as they knew …


Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library Oct 2014

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

  • New Mobile Printing Service
  • International Journeys at the Library, November 5th at 12:15PM


A Mediterranean Mosaic: The Archaeological Evidence For Ethnic Diversity At Pithekoussai, Rachel Dewan Oct 2014

A Mediterranean Mosaic: The Archaeological Evidence For Ethnic Diversity At Pithekoussai, Rachel Dewan

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

No abstract provided.