503 research outputs found
Letter from Lester M. Nadeau to Jon M. Towle
No full textLetter from Lester M. Nadeau to Jon M. Towle, January 25, 1974, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wilde-stein-exhibit-documents/1005/thumbnail.jp
Dr. Lester M. Emans: The Educational Transformation of Teachers in Eau Claire in the 1950s and 60s
No full textThe education of teachers is a study that does not receive enough attention in terms of historical and philosophical studies. Thus, in this paper the author will identify the shaping of pre-service education for teachers and note the large transformation of education in the 1950s and 1960s. The author will focus on Lester Emans, who was a crucial supporter and promoter of advancing education for teachers in training. Emans effort helped to transform the educational department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Emans enhanced the standards within the curriculum taught at the University by implementing a lab school on campus, improving Wisconsin's values of teaching, restructuring the secondary education department and enhancing the student teaching program at Eau Claire. His determinations to develop the educational system for future teachers has proven, in more ways than one, beneficial to the education department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and still resonates today
An analysis of selected Texas public secondary school professional staff attitudes toward merit pay
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 97-104)A study was conducted to determine attitudes of Texas secondary school professional personnel toward educational merit pay systems. Nine hundred twenty-three replies were received from principals and teachers who were asked to respond to eighteen commonly held advantages and disadvantages of merit pay as manifested throughout the literature on merit pay concepts. The respondents were classified into professional categories including principals from large and small schools, teachers from large and small schools, academic and vocational teachers, and beginning and experienced teachers. All educator groups in the study expressed a neutral attitude on composite scores of the questionnaire; however, some individual statements revealed positive or negative attitudes toward certain aspects of merit pay. The educators were slightly positive toward the basic concept of merit pay, which is to reward financially those educators determined to be most effective. They further agreed that a merit pay function might invigorate the profession; however, they did feel that educators were not members of the profession for money alone, but rather felt a self-fulfillment through membership. The major concern of all groups was the issue of implementation and administration of merit pay systems. In a comparison of attitudes between groups of educators, the author found that all groups, with the exception of principals from large and small schools, expressed no significant difference in attitudes. Professional personnel in Texas secondary public schools were knowledgeable of merit pay issues. The basic concept of merit pay is very much a part of their professional background and knowledge, although most had little knowledge of industrial merit pay practice. The author highly recommends that any district or state considering a merit pay system involve professional practitioners at the grass roots level. Many systems in the past failed partially because the professional staff was not effectively involved in the planning and implementation phases of merit pay systems
Monozygotic twins with distinct forms of idiopathic inflammatory myositis
No full text© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved.Vidya Limaye, Jenny Walker, Michael Ahern, Peter Bardy, Sally Cox, Peter Roberts-Thomson, Sue Lester and Peter Blumberg
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TRANS-PERP HOONO
No full textI. B. Pollack, I. M. Konen, E. X. J. Li and M. I. Lester, J. Chem. Phys. 119 (19), 9981 (2003).Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of PennsylvaniaPeroxynitrous acid (HOONO) is a significant secondary product of the three-body reaction, one of the most important processes in the chemistry of the lower atmosphere. We have photolytically generated HOONO in a pulsed supersonic expansion and determined the structure of the trans-perp (tp) conformer of HOONO using high-resolution () infrared action spectroscopy. Recent improvements in the production of HOONO and reduction of IR laser intensity to avoid power broadening have revealed extensive rotational band structure associated with the OH overtone transition of tp-HOONO at (origin), which was previously hidden in the Subsequent analysis of the rotational band structure has yielded the ground and excited vibrational state rotational constants from a least-squares fit. Furthermore, the OH overtone transition dipole moment has been derived from the relative intensities of spectral lines arising from a- and c-type transitions. The spectral data is best simulated with a Lorentzian linewidth (at 4 K), which is attributed to lifetime broadening. Both the rotational constants and transition dipole moment are in good accord with ab initio values, confirming the spectroscopic identification of tp-HOONO. These quantities enable us to predict the spectral appearance of tp-HOONO under various experimental conditions, including atmospheric conditions
Investigation of the interaction between corticomuscular coherence, motor precision and perceived difficulty in wrist flexion and extension
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Recently, behavioural (motor precision) differences were reported between isometric wrist flexion and extension. Neurophysiological as well as clinical differences have also been reported between these antagonistic movements. Corticomuscular coherence (CMC), i.e. the frequency specific temporal coupling between the electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG) recorded during isometric force production, reflects the functional connectivity between cortex and muscle. A single muscle (flexor digitorum superficialis) study suggests a positive correlation between 15-35 Hz (beta) CMC and motor precision of the muscle. Yet, no study has simultaneously compared CMC and motor precision between wrist flexion and extension. Task perceived difficulty, which is a perceptual variable, may influence both motor precision and CMC, but has not been studied yet. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the interaction between CMC, motor precision and perceived difficulty in isometric wrist flexion and extension tasks
The Myth of Urban Unity. Religion and Social Performance in Late Medieval Braunschweig
No full textArlinghaus F-J. The Myth of Urban Unity. Religion and Social Performance in Late Medieval Braunschweig. In: Goodson C, Lester AE, Symes C, eds. Cities, Texts, and Social Networks, 400-1500: Experiences and Perceptions of Medieval Urban Space. Farnham: Ashgate; 2010: 215-232
ANALYSIS OF THE VIBRATIONAL BANDS OF ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED ArHO AND ArDO
No full text W. M. Fawzy and M. C. Heaven, J. Chem. Phys. 7030(1988); J. Chem. Phys. to be submitted. M. T. Berry, M. R. Brustin, J. R. Adamo, and M. I. Lester, J. Phys. Chem. 92, 5551(1988). M. T. Berry, M. R. Brustin and M. I. Lester, Chem, Phys. Lett. 153, 17(1988). R. J. Le Roy and J. S. Carley, Adv. Chem. Phys. 42, 353 (1979).Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Emory University.Electronic spectra for and have been reported recently. The complex has been detected via the vibronic bands associated with the transition. All bands recorded to date have originated from the ground state zero point level. In the vicinity of the OH(D) A-X 1-0 and 0-0 transitions, several progressions involving excitation of the van der Waals modes were These progressions could not be simultaneously fitted to simple polynomial expansions of the vibrational quantum numbers. Consequently, the vibrational eigenvalues have been calculated directly from trial three-dimensional potential energy surfaces. This was accomplished by diagonalizing the matrix of the Hamiltonian given by Le Roy and Carley,3 set up in an optimized numerical basis set. Preliminary calculations indicate a linear Ar-HO equilibrium structure, large amplitude bending, and extensive bend-stretch coupling. Details of the calculations and an approximate potential energy surface will be presented. (Joel M. Bowman and Bela Gazdy are gratefully acknowledged for the program used in this work, and for several helpful discussions.
Factors influencing development of management strategies for the Abou Ali River in Lebanon. I: Spatial variation and land use
No full textSurface water bodies are progressively subject to increasing stress as a result of environmentally degrading processes primarily related to anthropogenic activities. This study assesses and examines the impact of land use and land-based activities on the spatial variation in water quality of the Abou Ali River in North Lebanon. It is the first detailed study of its kind in Lebanon and adds to the existing knowledge by shedding light on a relatively small Mediterranean river in a developing country where there is a paucity of such studies. The assessment was conducted at the end of the dry season in 2002 and 2003 and the end of the wet season in 2003 and 2004. The study has demonstrated the importance of anthropogenic influences on the water quality of the Abou Ali River Basin, as concentrations of most contaminants were higher at locations with greatest human activity. The most adversely affected area was the section of the river that flows through an entirely urbanized and highly populated region, the Tripoli conurbation. Upstream rural sites were enriched by contaminants primarily from non-point sources such as agricultural runoff and poultry litter whereas contaminant concentrations at the urban sites were enriched by a combination of sewage discharge and flow of contaminants from upstream. If the Abou Ali River is to be utilized as a managed water resource and its water quality sustained, point source discharges will require treatment and land use management must be planned to minimize the impact of diffuse source pollution on the river. A high priority should be given to the implementation and enforcement of the precautionary and polluter pays principles. Moreover, an effective legal, economic and institutional framework is required to encourage investment in waste reduction and control and to introduce environmentally sound practices. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Albek E, 2003, WATER AIR SOIL POLL, V147, P229, DOI 10.1023-A:1024592815576; APHA-AWWA-WEF, 1998, STAND METH EX WAT WA; Bellos D, 2004, ENVIRON INT, V30, P105, DOI 10.1016-S0160-4120(03)00153-3; Blackmore DJ, 1995, WATER SCI TECHNOL, V32, P15, DOI 10.1016-0273-1223(95)00642-7; Boorman DB, 2003, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V314, P379, DOI 10.1016-S0048-9697(03)00064-0; *CES BTD LYSA, 2001, 1342 CES BTD LYSA; Da Silva AMM, 2001, WATER RES, V35, P1609, DOI 10.1016-S0043-1354(00)00415-2; Dassenakis M, 1998, APPL GEOCHEM, V13, P197, DOI 10.1016-S0883-2927(97)00065-6; *ECODIT, 2001, SOER; Ekholm P, 2000, WATER RES, V34, P3709, DOI 10.1016-S0043-1354(00)00126-3; Gburek WJ, 1999, J HYDROL, V217, P1, DOI 10.1016-S0022-1694(98)00282-0; Gomes RL, 2003, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS IN WASTEWATER AND SLUDGE TREATMENT PROCESSES, P177; Greiner R, 2000, OCEAN COAST MANAGE, V43, P29, DOI 10.1016-S0964-5691(99)00067-8; HADDAD M, 1996, WATER PEACE MIDDLE E; Hanratty MP, 1998, J ENVIRON QUAL, V27, P1524; *JICA CDR, 2001, STUD ENV FRIENDL INT; Johnson N., 2002, WATER POLICY, V3, P507; Jones KB, 2001, LANDSCAPE ECOL, V16, P301, DOI 10.1023-A:1011175013278; Karafistan A, 2002, DEEP-SEA RES PT I, V49, P67, DOI 10.1016-S0967-0637(01)00042-5; Kepner WG, 2004, ENVIRON MONIT ASSESS, V94, P115, DOI 10.1023-B:EMAS.0000016883.10110.15; Lester J.N., 1999, MICROBIOLOGY CHEM EN; Magner JA, 2004, ENVIRON MONIT ASSESS, V91, P183, DOI 10.1023-B:EMAS.0000009235.50413.42; MASSOUD M, 2005, WATER POLICY, V6, P519; Massoud MA, 2003, OCEAN COAST MANAGE, V46, P875, DOI 10.1016-S0964-5691(03)00068-1; Meador MR, 2003, ENVIRON MANAGE, V31, P504, DOI 10.1007-s00267-002-2805-5; Meissner R, 1999, WATER SCI TECHNOL, V40, P1, DOI 10.1016-S0273-1223(99)00423-0; MILLER A, 1983, ESTUARIES ENCLOSED S; Neal C, 2002, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V282, P3, DOI 10.1016-S0048-9697(01)00934-2; Neal C, 2003, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V314, P801, DOI 10.1016-S0048-9697(03)00085-8; OGUCHI T, 2000, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V251, P5; Parr LB, 2004, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V321, P273, DOI 10.1016-j.scitotenv.2003.09.004; Perona E, 1999, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V241, P75, DOI 10.1016-S0048-9697(99)00334-4; Peters NE, 2000, WATER INT, V25, P185; Rabeni CF, 2001, ENVIRON MONIT ASSESS, V71, P177, DOI 10.1023-A:1017523115381; Ryan T. J., 2002, ENV CONDITION UPPER; Simeonov V, 2003, WATER RES, V37, P4119, DOI 10.1016-S0043-1354(03)00398-1; Storelli MM, 2001, ENVIRON INT, V26, P505, DOI 10.1016-S0160-4120(01)00034-4; Wells PG, 2002, OCEAN COAST MANAGE, V45, P77, DOI 10.1016-S0964-5691(02)00047-9; YAUN L, 2004, ENVIRON MONIT ASSESS, V94, P23; Young K, 1999, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, V228, P157, DOI 10.1016-S0048-9697(99)00043-127232
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