Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 56
Making Weighty Decisions: Do Pre-Service Teachers Understand the Impact of Data-Driven Decisions?
(2010-07-14)
In an era of high accountability for student achievement and a mandate to use evidenced-based educational practices, the Institute of Education Sciences requires, effective methods for databased decision-making to be used.. ...
The Informal Sector and Economic Development in Latin America: A Brief Study of the Chilean Model
(2010-07-14)
A major hindrance to the achievement of steady economic growth is widespread informal employment, also known as the informal sector. The informal sector is a complex phenomenon which is pervasive in developing regions of ...
Factors Affecting Strategic Choices of the European Union Maritime Shipping Industry: Pre and Post European Union Anti-Trust Exemption
(2010-07-14)
This research is to explore the factors that affect the strategic decision to use or not use pools and conferences within the European Union (“EU”) maritime industry. The following research questions will be explored: ...
Nutrient Content of Beef Steaks as Influenced by USDA Quality Grade and Degree of Doneness
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of various degrees of doneness on the nutrient content of beef. Ten steaks were obtained from each of five USDA Prime, five USDA Choice, and five USDA Select strip ...
Design and Control of a Fully Automated Vehicle door
(2010-07-14)
The objective of the research was to develop a fully automated vehicle car door that can detect any object obstructing its path during operation. A fully automated door concept has not yet been implemented in the car ...
Deglacial Neodymium Isotopic Ratios in the Florida Straits and the Response of Intermediate Waters to Reduced Meridional Overturning Circulation
(2010-07-14)
The
relationship
between
intermediate
watermass
response
to
Atlantic
Meridonial
Overturning
Circulation
(AMOC)
during
two
abrupt
cooling
events
of
the
last
deglacial,
the
Younger
Dryas
(YD)
and
Heinrich
Event
1
(H1)
is
c ...
Translation Optimization and Parallelization of Genetic Algorithms a Discourse of Implementation into C++
(2010-07-14)
A genetic algorithm approach can be used to address complex management and design problems within the discipline of civil engineering, such as managing storm water from urban areas, which can degrade environmental conditions. ...
Can You Laugh at Terrorism: Humor as Social Critique
(2010-07-14)
Many scholars have claimed that humor is not powerful enough to bring about social change. However, this study argues that humor is a pervasive form of critique used in America, and is worthy of being examined. With the ...
Retail Shelf-life Characteristics of Dry-aged Beef
(2010-07-14)
USDA Choice and USDA Select beef top sirloin butts (n = 60) and Choice and Select
beef bone-in strip loins (n = 60) were aged for 21 d, 28 d, and 35 d and then fabricated
into steaks (n = 360). Steaks were placed on tables ...
Retrospective Memories of Racialized Experiences
(2010-07-14)
This thesis explores the relationship between individuals? memories of experiences
with children from different racial backgrounds and their present racial identity. After
generating data by collecting responses to an open ...