Showing papers by "Georgia College & State University published in 2001"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored factors affecting the implementation of intranets, which are the technology upon which many knowledge management systems are built, and found that intranet implementation is facilitated by a culture that emphasizes an atmosphere of trust and concern for other people (ethical culture), flexibility and innovation (developmental culture), and policies, procedures and information management (hierarchical culture).
Abstract: Explores factors affecting the implementation of intranets, which are the technology upon which many knowledge management (KM) systems are built. Because intranets facilitate the sharing of employee knowledge, many believe that organizational culture influences intranet implementation. The results of this study found that intranet implementation is facilitated by a culture that emphasizes an atmosphere of trust and concern for other people (ethical culture), flexibility and innovation (developmental culture), and policies, procedures and information management (hierarchical culture). Management should ensure that the proper values are in place to optimize intranet implementation and to facilitate knowledge sharing.
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TL;DR: This paper examined the Law of 1/n in bicameral and unicameral legislative structures using a cross-section of democratic countries and found that legislative size matters under both legislature structures.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed the net proceeds maximization theory explaining how the spread and offering price are determined in all underwritten offerings in the U.S. The theory yields solutions for the optimal spread and offer price for all under-written securities and it yields comparative statics that explain the cross-sectional variation in actual spreads and initial returns across different types of underwritten securities.
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TL;DR: DNA samples containing low concentrations of humic substances (<20 ng/microl) could be used in quantitative membrane hybridization without further purification and are suggested to be more reliable than with PicoGreen reagent.
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TL;DR: In this article, a versatile synthetic procedure is described for the synthesis of previously unreported heteroleptic Cr(diimine)3-3+ complexes, which takes advantage of the excellent leaving group characteristics of the trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate) ligand, CF3SO3.
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TL;DR: This article describes research that sought to identify and critique selected content areas from three nursing fundamentals textbooks for the presence or absence of racial bias embedded in the portrayal of African Americans.
Abstract: This article describes research that sought to identify and critique selected content areas from three nursing fundamentals textbooks for the presence or absence of racial bias embedded in the portrayal of African Americans. The analyzed content areas were the history of nursing, cultural content, and physical assessment/hygiene parameters. A researcher-developed guide was used for data collection and analysis of textual language, illustrations, linguistics, and references. A thematic analysis resulted in 11 themes reflecting the portrayal of African Americans in these sampled textbooks. An interpretive analysis with a lens of Sadker and Sadker's categories of bias, along with other literary and theoretical contexts, were used to explore for the presence or absence of racial bias. Recommendations for nursing education are provided.
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TL;DR: This paper examined the extent to which firms use intermediate sourcing strategies, as opposed to the polar strategies, and tried to improve their understanding of the sourcing choices available to manufacturing firms, finding that firms use taper integration and long-term supplier relationships more frequently than vertical integration and competitive spot bidding.
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Much of the existing literature discusses vertical integration and competitive spot bidding as sourcing strategy choices, but often neglects intermediate sourcing strategies, such as taper integration and long-term supplier relationships. This exploratory study examines the extent to which firms use intermediate sourcing strategies, as opposed to the polar strategies, and attempts to improve our understanding of the sourcing choices available to manufacturing firms. Results from a sample of 209 plant managers indicate that firms use taper integration and long-term supplier relationships more frequently than vertical integration and competitive spot bidding. Further, the choice of a sourcing strategy was found to be dependent on the industry.
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TL;DR: The measurement issues involved in assessing competence include selecting an appropriate measurement paradigm, selecting accurate measurement instruments, and interpreting the measurement data.
Abstract: Purpose Promoting continued competence in nursing practice has always been of concern to staff development and continuing education educators. Recently it has reached new levels of significance. As a result of the proposals made by the Pew Commission Taskforce on Health Care Workforce Regulation and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the profession is re-examining the question, "How do we promote and assure continued competence?" The purpose of this article is to examine the measurement issues related to answering this question. Findings The nursing literature provides several definitions of competence, but none are operational. To measure a concept it must be operationalized. Mandatory continuing education, peer review, and practice or process audits have been used to assess continued competence. The measurement issues involved in assessing competence include selecting an appropriate measurement paradigm, selecting accurate measurement instruments, and interpreting the measurement data. Implications Staff development educators and nurse managers should collaborate in the establishment of standards of practice, the identification of essential competencies specific to the setting, and the development of appropriate methods of measurement of these competencies.
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TL;DR: In this article, a statistically significant relationship exists between global climate changes occurring in the tropics and their teleconnections outside the Tropics dictate a reevaluation of the role of phenomena such as El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the risk of wildfire.
Abstract: Wildfires have long been an important environmental concern in Florida. Recent wildfires along the urban-rural interface of large cities in Florida have pointed to the need for an increased understanding of the physical and biological mechanisms that govern wildfire occurrence. Increased awareness of the relationships between global climate changes occurring in the tropics and their teleconnections outside the tropics dictate a reevaluation of the role of phenomena such as El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the risk of wildfire. One simple way of illustrating the relationship between ENSO and wildfire occurrence is the use of an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) on wildfire data that has been categorized according to ENSO status (El Nino, La Nina, and neutral years). This research shows that a statistically significant relationship exists between ENSO conditions and annual wildfire occurrence in Florida when ENSO conditions are treated as a potential precursor to wildfire conditions. In particular, a statisticall...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a team of teacher educators, preservice teachers, and host teachers collaborated to develop and pilot a performance-based assessment model in the form of multimedia portfolios as a means of providing tangible, authentic, qualitative data to document Preservice teacher learning objectives and P-12 student outcomes.
Abstract: A team of teacher educators, preservice teachers, and host teachers collaborated to develop and pilot a performance-based assessment model in the form of multimedia portfolios as a means of providing tangible, authentic, qualitative data to document preservice teacher learning objectives and P-12 student outcomes and, at the same time, to promote reflective and collaborative practice. Preservice teachers' emerging competencies to impact student learning were assessed using INTASC performance standards and represented through selected data recorded onto compact discs. Preservice teachers and P-12 students' parents signed consent forms authorizing researchers to disseminate information for learning purposes. The use of technology with this process approach afforded an easily accessible and transferable product for the documentation of teacher education program effectiveness to local, state, and national agencies.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of a telephone survey of 387 residents in a southern rural county concerning juvenile crime and justice issues and conclude that there are several communities in this area with high rates of juvenile crime.
Abstract: This study reports the results of a telephone survey of 387 residents in a southern rural county concerning juvenile crime and justice issues. The study concluded that there are several communities...
TL;DR: Literacy through Movement: An Organizational Approach as mentioned in this paper is an approach for teaching literacy through movement in physical education, sport, and dance, which is based on the idea of "literacy through movement".
Abstract: (2001). Literacy through Movement: An Organizational Approach. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance: Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 39-48.
TL;DR: It is concluded that AVP (4-8) enhanced the acquisition of concept learning (win-stay/loose-shift) in this paradigm in PFC-damaged animals and ameliorated the perseverance habit that is often seen in P FC animals on this task.
TL;DR: Quota data and private data mechanisms are used in the design so that an MU user is able to query and update data from the local DBMS without cache coherence problems and the effect of the two mechanisms is to increase the hit ratio.
Abstract: Unlike a traditional client-server network, a mobile computing environment has a very limited bandwidth in a wireless link. Thus, one design goal of caching management in a mobile computing environment is to reduce the use of wireless links. This is the primary objective for this research. Quota data and private data mechanisms are used in our design so that an MU user is able to query and update data from the local DBMS without cache coherence problems. The effect of the two mechanisms is to increase the hit ratio. An agent on an MU along with a program on a base station are used to handle the caching management, including prefetching/hoarding, cache use, cache replacement, and cache-miss handling. The simulation results clearly indicate that our approaches are improvements to the previous research.
TL;DR: The current Asian crisis has created awareness among Australian companies of the need to reassess their marketing strategy with the goal of becoming more competitive in the market place as discussed by the authors, and a study looked at strategy development among companies with the view of providing insight into the development process.
Abstract: The current Asian crisis has created awareness among Australian companies of the need to reassess their marketing strategy with the goal of becoming more competitive in the market place. This study looks at strategy development among companies with the view of providing insight into the development process. A sample of 850 companies were contacted and 216 useable questionnaires were analysed (response rate of 21.4 per cent). Key findings and strategic implications are discussed .
TL;DR: In this paper, the S factor ratio for the CNO cycle was investigated and the direct + resonance model calculation of this ratio and the impact on the C NO cycle was explored.
Abstract: We present measurements of the ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{0}{)}^{13}\mathrm{N}{/}^{13}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{0}{)}^{14}\mathrm{N}$ S factor ratio at ${E}_{p}=160 \mathrm{keV}.$ The overall result of $0.33\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.03$ is in good agreement with the value of this ratio obtained from previous experimental values of the S factors for the ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{0}{)}^{13}\mathrm{N}$ and the ${}^{13}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{0}{)}^{14}\mathrm{N}$ reactions. A value for the total S factor ratio of $S{[}^{12}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{\mathrm{total}})]/S{[}^{13}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{\mathrm{total}})]=0.24\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.03$ is computed by correcting the ${}^{13}\mathrm{C}(p,{\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{0})$ S factor for transitions to the other intermediate states. The direct + resonance model calculation of this ratio and the impact on the CNO cycle are also explored.
TL;DR: In this paper, Reinforcing Literacy through Movement for Children with Hearing Disabilities is presented as a way to encourage children with hearing disabilities to learn to read and write in physical education and dance.
Abstract: (2001). Reinforcing Literacy through Movement for Children with Hearing Disabilities. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance: Vol. 72, No. 7, pp. 30-36.
TL;DR: This paper examined the role of individual differences in combination with contextual factors hypothesized to moderate the level of hostility toward females evident in male participants' responses and found that high SG males have particularly negative responses to women who enjoy erotic presentations, consistent with a “Jack-the-Ripper” interpretation of the Study 2 findings.
Abstract: Three experiments examined the role of individual differences in combination with contextual factors hypothesized to moderate the level of hostility toward females evident in male participants' responses. In Study I, we manipulated survey context and examined the influence of participants' levels of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on self-reported rape likelihood. In Study 2, we examined the interactive role of target gender and participants' levels of sex guilt (SG) on aggression toward the target after exposure to an erotic film. Study 3 results suggested that high SG males have particularly negative responses to women (but not men) who enjoy erotic presentations, consistent with a “Jack-the-Ripper” interpretation of the Study 2 findings.
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TL;DR: Web Crossing, an Internet/intranet server application offering online conferencing solutions through discussion forums and chat rooms, provided a context for the interaction of graduate and undergraduate students conducting educational research as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Web Crossing, an Internet/intranet server application offering online conferencing solutions through discussion forums and chat rooms, provided a context for the interaction of graduate and undergraduate students conducting educational research. The two researchers examined strands of conversation to see how concepts were constructed, shared, and adjusted. The Web environment offered some unique features of learning. By singularly focusing on our students' written words, the researchers had an unobstructed view into the linguistic expression of their thinking and the construction of knowledge that was taking place. Within the space of Web Crossing, students, deprived of the nonverbal aspects of language, managed to construct a social community by using informal phrases and greetings that mark informal face-to-face conversations. This relaxed atmosphere encouraged the exchange of impressions, thoughts, and knowledge. The Web was not only a viable and meaningful learning context for our students but also offered educational researchers a significant medium for studying learning and learning theory. "O! this learning, what a thing it is." After beginning her article "On Two Metaphors for Learning and the Danger of Choosing Just One" with this apt quotation from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Sfard (1998) went on to note that: Theories of learning, like all scientific theories, come and go. Some innovations reach deeper than others. Occasionally, theoretical changes amount to a conceptual upheaval. This is what seems to be happening right now in the research on learning. (p. 4) By digging out two metaphors that underlie current theories of learning, Sfard argued that metaphors play not only an explanatory role but also a constructive one, leading theorists and researchers to different ways of thinking and to different activities. This article explores two such metaphors that helped explain and construct a learning activity for two groups of university students. We have long been fascinated with the practice and theory of learning. As preschool teachers, we each created situations in our different classrooms, which stimulated children to take in new facts and to construct new concepts that helped make sense of their surroundings. As graduate students, we explored theories of learning; as researchers, we have looked more closely at people learning something new; as teacher educators, we have extended our interests to include exploring contexts that will help adults construct new ideas. Recently we found ourselves teaching classes that focused on educational research. Martha's group of graduate students was designing action research projects to carry out in their classrooms; Dee's group of undergraduates was just beginning to sketch simple action research projects of their own. We wondered whether we might find a way to bring the two groups of students together so that the more expert graduates might help the novice undergraduates understand the process more fully, deeply, and completely. The classes met at different times and places; we decided to design a virtual place on the Internet where they might exchange ideas. USING THE METAPHOR OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE Underlying our initial conversations was a metaphor of learning as acquisition. The acquisition metaphor suggests that: "Concepts are to be understood as basic units of knowledge that can be accumulated, gradually refined, and combined to form ever-richer cognitive structures" (Sfard, 1998, p. 5). With this metaphor as a foundation, we speak of transmitting knowledge, building knowledge, and passing it on. We are led to consider instruction as a process of packaging concepts in a way that they can be delivered to the learner. The learner will then unpack the concepts in some way to make them his or her own. We consider technology as part of the packaging: chalk marks on a board package ideas so that they can be delivered into a learner's notebook and, perhaps, into the learner's mind; a Powerpoint presentation packages ideas with fancier paper and more colorful ribbons; the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) provides conduits of delivery that contribute to an exchange of information between teachers and learners who may be disconnected in space and time. …
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TL;DR: This paper presents the experience of applying a semester-long real-world programming project to the CS2 course and explains software engineering principles including analysis, design, implementation, testing, debugging, and maintenance.
Abstract: At our school students are generally assigned about six programming projects for the computer science 2 (CS 2) course. These assignments are mainly designed to complement the laboratory work and provide practical applications of the lecture topics. However, the assignments are often unrelated to each other. We believe that students should also be exposed to writing larger programs in which they have to do complete design and choose appropriate data structures for their project. This also allows them to learn how a larger program should be managed. In this paper we present our experience of applying a semester-long real-world programming project to the CS2 course. The content and objectives of this project are also discussed. In addition to writing about four traditional small programs, students also have to write a large program for the semester-long project. For this project, students are required to apply software engineering principles including analysis, design, implementation, testing, debugging, and maintenance. The benefits of this approach to students are also discussed.
TL;DR: It was found that animals with PS lesions, not animals with T2/3 lesions, were impaired on between-category judgements, and accuracy with within-category stimuli was inferior to between- category stimuli for all groups.
Abstract: Rats were trained to discriminate a 0° stripe from a 90° stripe in a two choice water maze. They were prepared with either Te2/3, partial striate (PS), or sham lesions and retrained on the preoperative discrimination. In two separate experiments, excellent savings was observed for all groups. Next,
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: The organization’s ability to secure telecommuting (a dimension of practical compatibility) was found to be a major facilitator of the adoption and diffusion oftelecommuting.
Abstract: Innovation literature long has advocated that an innovation may be compatible or incompatible with an organization’s existing systems or resources. Compatibility of an innovation traditionally has meant that the innovation is compatible with the existing values, skills, and work practices of potential adopters. However, Tornatzky and Klein (1982) criticized this definition as too broad, noting that compatibility may refer to compatibility with the adopters’ values (value compatibility) or that it may represent congruence with the adopters’ existing practices (practical compatibility). Anecdotal evidence suggests both types influence telecommuting. Therefore, this study investigates compatibility and its relationship to IS personnel’s telecommuting. The organization’s ability to secure telecommuting (a dimension of practical compatibility) was found to be a major facilitator of the adoption and diffusion of telecommuting. Group values were found to be a major facilitator of diffusion and success, and practical compatibility was found to be a facilitator of success. Implications are discussed. This chapter appears in the book, Telecommuting and Virtual Offices: Issues & Opportunities edited by Nancy Johnson. Copyright 2001, Idea Group Inc. #ITB7905 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA 17033-1117, USA Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.idea-group.com IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING
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TL;DR: The criminal law should strive not merely to punish, but to preserve public safety by reducing recidivism as discussed by the authors, and treatment, rather than incarceration, for non-violent drug offenders is one way to address the problems underlying criminal activity.
Abstract: Uniform responses to criminal activity ignore the fact that different crimes may, in some circumstances, call for vastly different responses. The criminal law should strive not merely to punish, but to preserve public safety by reducing recidivism. Treatment, rather than incarceration, for non-violent drug offenders is one way to address the problems underlying criminal activity. As a conduit for the rehabilitative approach, ADR can serve a useful function in reforming certain offenders and restoring the sense of faith in our judicial system.
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, an exploratory research is designed to determine the factors limiting the supply of MIS-CS faculty, and the authors suggest that a vicious cycle exists in that the universities have been unable or unwilling to increase the supply or demand of MIS faculty.
Abstract: This exploratory research is designed to determine the factors limiting the supply of MIS-CS faculty. It proposes that a vicious cycle exists in that flagship (doctoral producing) universities have been unable or unwilling to increase the supply of MIS faculty. It further posits that the flagship universities are less likely to feel the pressure to increase productivity of information technology BS, BBA, and MS graduates. If this cycle is to be interrupted, the factors contributing to it must be explained before remedies may be designed. Interviews will be employed to clarify and expand a list of probable factors and to develop a theoretical basis for a final survey instrument.
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, a Partner School Initiative is described that was funded through P-16 funds beginning in March, 1999 and it now continues into its third year of successful implementation, focusing on the enhancement of in-service and preservice teacher quality and teacher education in language and integrated arts.
Abstract: A state initiative in Georgia, known as P-16 for its goal of seamless education from preschool through the college years, has spawned many new and creative programs since its inception by the Board of Regents of Georgia in 1996. Funding for the P-16 Initiative was sponsored through the Teacher Quality Enhancement Plan of the U.S. Department of Education. A Partner School Initiative is described that was funded through P-16 funds beginning in March, 1999. It now continues into its third year of successful implementation. The author and grant investigator is an early childhood teacher educator who has studied the Reggio Emilia approach for a decade. As a result, she found that P-5 teachers who support the university's teacher education program also seek new and creative ways to integrate the arts and document children's work qualitatively as well as quantitatively. The focus of this Partner School Initiative is the enhancement of in-service and preservice teacher quality and of P-5 teacher education in language and integrated arts.