308 research outputs found
Readers and writers: transacting between texts in the composition classroom
No full textIn this descriptive study, involving two groups--inexperienced and experienced--of five subjects each, the author examines what happens between the time a student reads a literary text and writes about it. In the first chapter the author reviews scholarship in reader-response criticism and studies of the composing process. In the second chapter, the subjects are introduced and the various research techniques for collecting data in this study--interviews, reading protocols, writing protocols, readers' and writers' journals, and final papers written by each subject--are explained. In Chapters Three, Four, and Five, the author reports the results of the study, locates patterns, similarities and dissimilarities in the subjects' work, and comments on his own methods of research. The respective chapters titles, "Readers Reading and Readers Talking About Reading," "Writers Reading About Writing and Writers Talking About What They've Written," and "Writers Writing," reflect many of the concerns that are addressed in each chapter. In Chapter Six, the concluding chapter, the author considers what implications the subjects' processes offer to someone who wants to better understand one aspect of reading and writing--reading to write or writing to read (or re-read). The following conclusions are reached: (1) Readers and writers are often genre bound; (2) Readers rarely take time to be playful or exploratory with texts that they must write about. Writers sometimes do; (3) Readers reading and writers writing about what they've read aren't sure where they stand in relationship to either text; (4) "Inexperienced" readers/writers and "experienced" readers/writers often have different rhetorical concerns as they read and write. In addition, individualized text theories, understandable methods of the nature of research, and ways in which students develop ideas about reading and writing are three important directions that the author points to for future study
Atlas of canine and feline peripheral blood smears /
No full text"An illustrated guide to the morphology of blood cells, Atlas of Canine and Feline Peripheral Blood Smears covers patient assessment for common hematologic disorders and diseases in dogs and cats. Over 1,000 full-color photomicrographs depict abnormalities within each blood cell line, with multiple pictures of each morphologic abnormality and variations in their appearance. Written by pathology experts Amy Valenciano, Rick Cowell, Theresa Rizzi, and Ronald Tyler, this concise reference will enhance your skills as you interpret blood smears and recognize hematological cellular response to inflammation, infection, and toxicity."--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references and index.Online resource; title from e-book title screen (ScienceDirect platform, viewed August 18, 2016)."An illustrated guide to the morphology of blood cells, Atlas of Canine and Feline Peripheral Blood Smears covers patient assessment for common hematologic disorders and diseases in dogs and cats. Over 1,000 full-color photomicrographs depict abnormalities within each blood cell line, with multiple pictures of each morphologic abnormality and variations in their appearance. Written by pathology experts Amy Valenciano, Rick Cowell, Theresa Rizzi, and Ronald Tyler, this concise reference will enhance your skills as you interpret blood smears and recognize hematological cellular response to inflammation, infection, and toxicity."--Provided by publisher.General assessment -- Red blood cells -- White blood cells -- Platelets -- Hematopoietic neoplasia -- Extracellular organisms.Produced by the publisher.Held by CAPER-BC, Langara College.Elsevie
Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater and Dr. Catherine Bagwell – Faculty Author Interview
No full textFeatured authors are Dr. Catherine Bagwell, Associate Professor of Psychology and Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Rick Mayes is another co-author, but he is unable to join us today due to a research leave project in Peru. Their new book, Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health, integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economic and legal aspects of ADHD and the medications and treatment surrounding the mental disorder
The dual space of L-infinity
No full textIn this report we examine the dual space of . If and satisfy , then one can identify the spaces and in a natural way via an isometric isomorphism. This identification does not extend to the case and . We prove that the obvious candidate for an isometric isomorphism from into fails to be surjective, and moreover, that an isometric isomorphism (even a homeomorphism) between these spaces does not exist at all.We introduce a space that we can identify with via an isometric isomorphism. This is the space of bounded finitely additive measures on , denoted by \ba(\mathbb{N}, \mathcal{P}(\mathbb{N})). Having found this characterization of , we examine what kinds of finitely additive measures on exist. These include -additive measures that are induced by , diffuse measures, shift-invariant and more general invariant measures, measures that extend the asymptotic density, -valued measures and stretchable, thinnable and elastic measures. Elastic measures can be considered the nicest measures on , from an intuitive point of view.We also describe the functionals that correspond to particular types of measures and vice versa. Moreover, we prove that the collection of ultrafilters on can be identified with the collection of -valued measures on , which, in turn, can be identified with the collection of multiplicative functionals on .Applied Mathematic
Creighton University Magazine Winter 1999
No full textCREIGHTON STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON INTERCHURCH MARRIAGES / INTERCHURCH MARRIAGES:
A Creighton study finds that sharing religious activities and managing religious differences play a vital role in marital success. Page 8.
GAMELAN: THE SOUND MOONLIGHT / THE SOUND OF MOONLIGHT:
Creighton's Lied Education Center for the Arts is home to a 71-piece Javanese gamelan. Page 12.
AT THE END OF A MISSION: MICHAEL G. MORRISON, S.J. / AT THE END OF A MISSION:
The Rev. Michael G. Morrison, S.J., tells writer Bob Reilly that life as Creighton's 22nd president has been more than a job - it's been a mission. Fr. Morrison has announced he will step down as the University's chief executive on or before June 30, 2000. Now in his 19th year, Creighton's longest-serving president will leave behind a legacy of accomplishments. Page 14.
ETCHED IN STONE? TWO TABLETS, 10 COMMANDMENTS, A MULTITUDE OF MEANINGS / EXPLORING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS:
Are the Ten Commandments etched in stone? Biblical scholar Leonard Greenspoon, Ph.D., Creighton's Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, provides insights into how changes in cultural, social and historical circumstances have shaped one of the most recognizable of Old Testament doctrines. Page 22.
THE MILLENNIUM IN WESTERN SOCIETY:
History professor Eileen Dugan, Ph.D., investigates how people have viewed the millennium and the end of time. She writes that while millennialism has its roots in the Judeo-Christian anticipation of a Messiah, it has evolved over time to a more secular celebration. Page 30.
SILAS HAS CHARLOTTE BUZZING / HOOP DREAMS:
The NBAs Charlotte Hornets name Creighton alumnus Paul Silas, BSBA64, as the franchises fifth head coach. Page 36.
ORGAN DONORS:
Creighton alumnus Robert Metzger, MD'64, serves on two national committees within the transplant field. Article Not Included.
A VOICE FOR THE HILLS:
CU alumna Janice Marcantonio, BSN'83, works to preserve a unique land formation shaped by the runoff from ancient glaciers. Article Not Included.
LETTERS REVEAL THE OTHER SIDE OF HENRY JAMES / THE OTHER SIDE OF HENRY JAMES:
Usually depicted as an ultra-proper, uptight, reclusive and elitist writer, renowned American author Henry James reveals a warm, tender, informal side in his personal letters. Page 51
[Front View of "Childhood's Great Adventure"]
No full textPhotograph of the sculpture "Childhood's Great Adventure," located in Everman Park in Abilene, Texas. It shows three children in a canoe sprouting from an open book. One of them is pointing forwards, and another stares in that direction with an open mouth. The sculpture is based on the book Santa Calls, by Abilene author and illustrator William Joyce
Storybook Sculpture Project
No full textPhotograph of the sculpture "Childhood's Great Adventure," viewed from the back, showing three children in a canoe sprouting from an open book, facing the front of the canoe. The sculpture is located in Everman Park in Abilene, Texas, and several buildings are visible in the background of the photo. It is based on the book Santa Calls, by Abilene author and illustrator William Joyce
Spontaneous gene flow and population structure in wild and cultivated chicory, Cichorium intybus L.
No full textSpontaneous gene flow between wild and cultivated chicory, Cichorium intybus L., may have implications for the genetic structure and evolution of populations and varieties. One aspect of this crop-wild gene flow is the dispersal of transgenes from genetically modified varieties, e.g. gene flow from GM chicory to natural chicory could have unwanted consequences. With the purpose to identify and quantify crop-wild gene flow in chicory, we analysed introgression in 19 wild chicory populations and 16 accessions of chicory varieties and landraces distributed across Northern, Central and Mediterranean Europe. The analysis used 281 AFLP markers and 75 SSAP markers giving a total of 356 polymorphic markers. Results from model based assignments with the program STRUCTURE indicated many incidents of recent gene flow. Gene flow was observed both between cultivars and wild populations, between landraces and wild populations, between different wild populations as well as between cultivars. Population structure visualized by distance-based clustering showed a North–South geographical structuring of the wild populations, and a general grouping of the cultivars corresponding to known origin. The results indicated, however, that the structuring between the two groups of wild and cultivated types was weak. As crop and wild recipients are genetically close and genes are transferred between the two types rather frequently, focus on mitigating crop-wild gene flow should be increased, before transgenic varieties are cultivated openly
A Deterministic Method To Detect Wave Directions From Surface Elevations: Accuracy And Sensitivity Analysis For The SWDD Method By Using Synthetic Wave Signals And The Mild-Slope Wave Model WIHA
No full textThis research describes a new method called SWDD (Klopman, Witteveen+Bos, 2018b), which can obtain information on wave propagation directions from the surface elevations at a set of positions. The primary intention of the method is to separate multiple incoming wave components, i.e. wave heights, phases and directions. The goal is to obtain the incoming wave conditions, that can among others be used in the design of (coastal) structures and assessment of moored ship response.The novelty of this method is that a large number of incoming wave directions is prescribed, equally distributed around a circle. For each of these many incoming wave conditions, the wave amplitude and phase are the unknowns (while the directions are known). The main advantage is that this makes the problem linear and in that aspect easier to solve. The disadvantage is that, most often, the resulting system becomes ill-posed (having more unknowns than equations). This problem is solved by using Tikhonov regularization (Tikhonov and Arsenin, 1977) together with the L-curve method (Hansen, 1992; 2000). The main differences with other common deterministic directional wave-analysis methods are: the SWDD method is free of user-checks after each analysis, the directional resolution is higher, the computation time is faster and a wave field reconstruction after the directional wave-analysis is possible.The applicability of the SWDD method has been tested using synthetic wave signals for (the sum of) monochromatic long-crested waves, prescribed wave patterns – containing wave-crest curvature and wave amplitude variation – and model results of a mild-slope wave model (WIHA). Multiple sensitivity analyses have been applied to check the sensitivity of the SWDD method to: various physical phenomena (e.g. diffraction and wave amplitude variation), domain variations (e.g. slopes) and input parameter variation. The study shows that the SWDD method is able to analyse irregular wave-fields using an array configuration containing a low number of gauges and a dense grid containing many gauges. Based on the findings an advisory flowchart is presented on how to determine the optimum radius of the array setup for using the SWDD method in practice, both for the analysis of data from phase-resolving numerical wave models and from measurements.The study shows that the SWDD method is a robust and reliable method to analyse (complex) wave fields on a (near) homogeneous bathymetry. The incoming wave direction(s) and associated wave height(s) are graphically depicted in a polar plot or a directional spectrum. <br/
Storybook Sculpture Project
No full textPhotograph of the sculpture "Childhood's Great Adventure," viewed from the side, showing three children in a canoe sprouting from an open book. One of them is pointing forwards, and another stares in that direction with an open mouth. The sculpture is located in Everman Park in Abilene, Texas and is based on the book Santa Calls, by Abilene author and illustrator William Joyce
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