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The Accelerated Reader program and students' attitude towards reading.
(2006-04-24)This study explores the relationship between the use of the Accelerated Reader Program, a computerized reading management program marketed by Advantage Learning Systems, Inc., and student's attitudes towards reading while ... -
The recombinant expression of two pollen allergens using plant-viral and yeast expression systems.
(2006-05-09)Allergic disease causes much distress within industrialized areas of the world, affecting approximately a quarter of the population in such areas. Current immunotherapy involves the administration of increasing concentrations ... -
Multigenerational responses of Daphnia magna to Ethynylestradiol and Faslodex.
(2006-05-11)Select environmental contaminants can disrupt normal functions of aquatic invertebrate endocrine systems. While ecological risk assessments often rely on standardized laboratory toxicity tests to assess ecological impacts, ... -
Data compression application to the MIL-STD 1553 avionics data bus.
(2006-05-11)With the current state of legacy military avionic systems reaching its ceiling in memory space, processing power, and data-bus through-put (bandwidth), a need has arisen to maximize its limited resources to avoid extensive ... -
Java bytecode compilation for high-performance, platform-independent logical inference.
(2006-05-11)Automated reasoning systems are powerful computer programs capable of solving complex problems. They are characterized as computationally intensive having high performance requirements. Very few reasoning systems have ... -
The influence of load on kinematics of computer-simulated sagittal-plane lifting.
(2006-05-11)Researchers have shown that lifting kinematics change predictably with increased load. To test whether these kinematics patterns are intrinsic or voluntary, a computer model was developed to simulate lifting in the sagittal ... -
Development of a digital optical diagnostic system for the CASPER GEC rf reference cell.
(2006-05-11)The development and implementation of a completely digital optical analysis system for dusty plasma research has been completed. This system minimizes data loss during acquisition and processing and allows image data to ... -
Modification of fresh tissue surfaces; synthesis of labeled L-dopa analogs; and synthesis of metoclopramide analogs.
(2006-05-27)One of the main goals of the primary project was to develop methods to site specifically immobilize functional proteins on a tissue surface. There are many examples of proteins that have been chemically modified and ... -
Development and implementation of real-time distributed network with the CAN protocol.
(2006-05-27)One of the most interesting applications of a new field of mathematics called dynamic equations on time scales is the modeling, analysis and design of distributed control networks. This thesis documents the development ... -
Design of a microwave sensor for non-invasive determination of blood-glucose concentration.
(2006-05-27)Diabetes is a disease that afflicts millions worldwide. To control the effects of this disease, diabetics must check their blood glucose levels on a regular basis. Currently, all daily glucose monitoring techniques are ... -
Teachers and professional reading: a study of reading experience and administrative support across traditional, Paideia, and PDS schools.
(2006-05-27)The present study explored the perceived level of support teachers experience while pursuing professional reading as part of professional development. In order to do so, a descriptive study was designed to investigate the ... -
A word fitly spoken: poetic artistry in the first four acrostics of the Hebrew psalter.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation explores the occurrences and the functions of various poetic devices within the four alphabetic acrostic psalms found in Book I of the Psalter. These psalms are: Pss 9/10; 25; 34; and 37. These acrostics ... -
Teachers leaving the profession: the influence of violent student behavior on teacher attrition in Pennsylvania's public schools.
(2006-05-27)This study was conducted to develop a descriptive profile of school administrators responsible for human resources management in Pennsylvania’s public school districts relative to their perception of violent student ... -
Toward a Protestant theology of celibacy: Protestant thought in dialogue with John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation examines the theology of celibacy found both in John Paul II's writings and in current Protestant theology, with the aim of developing a framework and legitimation for a richer Protestant theology of ... -
Studying the relationship between church and state: practical limits of church, state, and society programs in higher education.
(2006-05-27)Over the course of the last half-century, a distinctive category of new degree-granting programs has emerged in American institutions of higher education. These programs, collectively referred to as programs of Church, ... -
The dilemma of justice: how religion influences the political environment of post-1948 Israel and Palestine.
(2006-05-27)This thesis examines the historical context, ideological traditions, and structures of power that have animated relations between Israeli Jews and Arab Palestinians during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cognizant ... -
Lesson study: the effects on teachers and students in urban middle schools.
(2006-05-28)This multiple case study examined the effects lesson study had on middle school mathematics teachers and students in a large urban school district. The participants for this study consisted of 13 middle school mathematics ... -
The design and validation of an impinging jet test facility.
(2006-05-28)An experimental jet impingement facility was constructed with the capability of conducting a detailed analysis of the local heat transfer coefficients beneath an array of large impinging jets. The facility was validated ... -
Luminescent supramolecular silver(I) coordination complexes of pyridyl-substituted phosphinites, phosphonites and amines.
(2006-05-28)Interest in the design and synthesis of supramolecular metal-organic coordination polymers has increased exponentially in the last decade. This attraction comes along with advances in crystallographic instrumentation that ... -
Analysis of transaction throughput in P2P environments.
(2006-05-28)In recent years P2P systems have gained tremendous popularity. Support of a transaction processing facility in P2P systems would provide databases at a low cost. Extending distributed database algorithms such as 2PC and ...