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A longitudinal cross sectional comparison of the relationship between phonemic knowledge, prior knowledge, content knowledge, domain knowledge, discourse knowledge, and strategic knowledge to reading comprehension for readers in grades two through five
(1995)
This investigation examined the relationship between word recognition, prior knowledge, content knowledge, domain knowledge, discourse knowledge, and strategic knowledge to reading comprehension for grades two through five. ...
American foreign policy and public opinion : moods and cycles
(1994)
Three schools of thought have sought to explain the relationship between American foreign policy and public opinion. These schools of thought are easily distinguished by the way they characterize public opinion. These ...
Genetic analysis of the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli
(1995)
Five proteins have been implicated in energizing flagellar rotation in Escherichia coli. FliG, FliM and FliN form the flagellar switch-motor complex at the cytoplasmic face of the M ring, whereas MotA and MotB are positioned ...
The interaction of climate, culture, and building type on built form : a computer simulation study of energy performance of historic buildings
(1995)
This study addresses one of the central issues of architecture -- the evolution of built forms. The dissertation offers a new conceptual model that analyzes the interactive effect of culture and climate on architectural ...
Low socioeconomic status Mexican American parents' perceptions of factors that influence their children's development : an ethnographic study
(1995)
Parents' perceptions of child development appeared to be constructed by complex interactions between cultural, social, and economic contexts. Such perceptions influence how parents view their children's growth and ...
The reliability, validity, and utility of teacher portfolios in special education preservice teacher training
(1995)
Educators working with preservice teachers in regular and special education teacher training programs are integrating teaching portfolios as alternative assessment methods for documenting teacher competency and determining ...
Multidisciplinary technique to differentiate paleoseismic from creep displacement of faults : tested at the Meers fault, Oklahoma
(1995)
Recent studies confirm that the Meers fault in southwestern Oklahoma moved in "Late Holocene" creating a maximum 5 meter vertical and possibly appreciably more left-lateral strike slip displacements. During this deformation, ...
Essential competencies and characteristics of police personnel in gang intervention units : perceptions of significant stakeholders
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to identify the essential competencies of police in gang units from the perspectives of eight categories of constituents: (a) the judiciary; (b) probation officials; (c) ex-gang members; (d) ...
Performability modeling of systems and tool loading, with applications to flexible manufacturing systems
(1995)
This dissertation addresses two important, related problems common in a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). The effectiveness of an FMS is based on timely completion of different jobs through an FMS. The associated ...
Pecan tree rings as intrinsic and extrinsic indicators of environment
(1995)
Pecan (Carya illinoensis) tree rings are climate sensitive and correspond favorably with published post oak tree ring chronologies from adjacent locations. A pecan dendroecological model was built from monthly climatering ...