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Dynamic Query Re-Planning Using QOOP
(2018-09-27)Modern data processing clusters are highly dynamic – both in terms of the number of concurrently running jobs and their resource usage. To improve job performance, recent works have focused on optimizing the cluster scheduler ... -
Essays on determinants and consequences of pension funded status in local units of government
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-08)Recognizing the magnitude of the public pension problem, the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued new standards for pension financial reporting that require recognition of the full net pension liabilities ... -
Three studies on lease accounting : linking applied and pedagogical accounting research
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)Providing insights into managerial actions represents an ongoing objective and important contribution of business and accounting research. Leasing activities, given their magnitude and importance to operations and financing ... -
Prerequisites to developing a health value co-creation chain : the physicians' role in facilitating consumers' digital health information seeking
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-06)Health marketers and policymakers have routinely called for more consumer accountability in health care decisions and patient-health provider shared decision-making (SDM). Despite this plea, marketing efforts designed to ... -
If men were angels, no government would be necessary : two essays on the effects of regulations on banking sector valuation and risk
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-08)The banking sector plays a central role in economic development by providing financial services for a country’s growth and stability. When banks seek to maximize profits, they may engage in non-compliant behavior that ... -
Deregulation of the Radio Broadcast Industry: A Survey of National Radio Broadcasters Association Members
(Humboldt State University, 1984-06)The movement to deregulate radio broadcasting began officially in 1981 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a broadcast deregulation order that reduced or eliminated numerous regulations applicable to ... -
Assessing the Research Practices of Civil & Environmental Engineering Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: An Ithaka S+R Local Report
(2018-10-26)In Fall 2017-Spring 2018, the University of Wisconsin-Madison participated in Ithaka S+R’s ‘Supporting Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholars’ research study, along with nine peer institutions in North America. For ... -
Characterizing Novel Regulatory Effects of the Global Regulator Cra on the Glucose-Phosphate Stress Response in Escherichia coli
(2018-10-22)How organisms cope with environmental stressors is a fundamental question of life. For example, some bacteria must be able to sense and respond to glucose-phosphate stress, a metabolic imbalance resulting from the ... -
Off the Shelf: McIntyre Library Newsletter
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Culture Talk: Sensitizing Cultural Intelligence through Intercultural Radio Interviews
(Broadcast Education Asociation National Convention, Las Vegas, NV, 2010-04-16)This paper was presented on the panel, “Perspectives on Teaching about Radio, Culture, and Society,” sponsored by the Radio/Audio Media and International Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at the BEA ... -
The relationship between physical activity behavior and cardiovascular health among university employees
(2018-10-15)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between physical activity behavior and cardiovascular health among university employees (N = 30). In addition, the research also attempted to explore and ... -
Inspiring Environmental Literacy and Appreciation in an Urban Montessori Upper Elementary Classroom Without Easy Access to Nature
(2018-10-15)Environmental Education (EE) is often praised by educators as an ideal way to integrate academic curriculum, encourage the academic, emotional and social growth of students, and promote conservation of the natural ... -
Goal Setting: Weekly Student Conferencing and the Effect on Work Completion in a Montessori Classroom
(2018-10-15)As educators, teaching students to set attainable goals and to be responsible for the completion of these goals is a life skill that we need in our education system to help our children become successful leaders in the ... -
The Effects of the Natural Environment and Classroom On-Task Behavior
(2018-10-15)This Action Research Study is designed to evaluate the effect that brief exposure to the natural environment every day before class has on classroom on-task behavior. In comparative studies, nature has shown to have a ... -
Education that Fosters Environmental Literacy
(2018-10-15)This study was conducted to examine the effects of exploratory play in nature combined with locally based, environmental education (EE), on the environmental literacy (EL) of students in a lower elementary Montessori ... -
THE IMPACT OF CHOICE ON NORMALIZATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
(2018-10-15)Students in today’s traditional schools do not have many opportunities for choice in their learning. Learners can often be observed seated in their assigned seat, engaged in assigned work given to them by the adult in ... -
Peer Mediation Through the Lens of Montessori: The Effects of Peer Mediation on Peer Interactions
(2018-10-15)Peer mediation is conflict resolution by youth, for youth. In a Montessori setting, students are given responsibility, freedom, and choice, often working without adult guidance. Peer mediation allows students to extend ... -
Reflective Learning: Fostering Motivation, Metacognition, and Autonomy and Raising Language Learning Strategy Awareness
(2018-10-15)This paper illustrates how reflective learning can enhance English language learners’ (ELLs) learning experiences by forming deeper personal connections to what they learn and how they learn. In particular, reflective ... -
Multi-Word Verbs in Prerecorded Instructor Speech: A Corpus-Informed Study
(2018-10-15)Advances in corpus linguistics have contributed greatly to second language (L2) research and teaching. For example, evidence of high-frequency vocabulary in authentic language has been particularly useful for identifying ... -
Nanoscale Structural Characterization of Oxide and Semiconductor Heterostructures
(2018-10-11)According to a recent report from International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), semiconductor industry based on silicon Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology is facing challenges in terms ...