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Title
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Best probability density function for random sampled data
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Author
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Jacobs, Donald J.
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Statistics, Probabilities
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Description
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The maximum entropy method is a theoretically sound approach to construct an analytical form for the probability density function (pdf) given a sample of random events. In practice, numerical methods employed to determine the appropriate Lagrange ...
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A model for integrating strategic planning and competence-based curriculum design in establishing a public health programme : the UNC Charlotte experience
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Author
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Harver, Andrew, Thompson, Michael E., Eure, Marquis
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Public health--Study and teaching, Strategic planning, Curriculum planning
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Description
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Introduction: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a doctoral/research-intensive university, is the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. The university currently offers 18 doctoral, 62 master's and 90 baccalau...
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Stylistics and syntax : exploitation of mixed systems in English
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Author
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Thiede, Ralf
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Pragmatics
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Description
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State curricula in English Language Arts are calling for grammar instruction to be folded into the teaching of writing, linguistic diversity / identity, and stylistic variation (as does the new North Carolina Course of Studies). Such a reorientati...
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Performing Student, Teacher, and Tutor of Writing: Negotiating Ideas of Writing in a First-year Writing Course and Writing Center Tutorials
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Author
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Courtney, Jennifer
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Language arts, Rhetoric
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Description
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Based upon the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Bourdieu, Holland et al. and the work of composition scholars such as Welch, Brannon et al., and Bousquet et al., who oppose neoliberal privatization, this qualitative study explores how ...
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A Comparison of Factors that Influence the Quality of PEPs in Title I Schools
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Author
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Williams, Connie
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Education, Elementary, Curriculum planning
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Description
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between school-based organizational structures that support teachers' development of Personalized Education Plans (PEPs) and their quality as written for third through fifth grade stude...
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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Measure of Preservice Teacher Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions
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Author
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Ellison, Antoinette
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Teachers--Training of, Educational tests and measurements
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Description
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Recent literature on school improvement indicates that teacher quality has a large impact on student learning (Aaronson, Barrow, & Sander, 2007; Rivkin, Hanushek & Kane, 2005; Hanushek, Kane, O'Brien, & Rivkin, (2005); Nye, Konstantopoulos, Hedges...
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Cluster Requiem and the Rise of Cumulative Growth Theory
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Author
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Kunkle, Gary
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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City planning, Public administration
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Description
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Industry cluster theory has been the predominant model guiding economic development policy throughout the world for nearly two decades. As appealing as the cluster approach has been to regional scientists and policy makers it suffers from a number...
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A MESHLESS METHOD WITH ENRICHED BASIS FUNCTIONS FOR SINGULARITY PROBLEMS
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Author
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Hong, Won-Tak
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Mathematics
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Description
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For the last several decades, the Finite Element Method (FEM) has been a powerful tool in solving challenging science and engineering problems, especially when solution domains have complex geometry. However the mesh refinements and construction o...
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Assured Information Sharing for Ad-hoc Collaboration
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Author
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Jin, Jing
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer engineering, Information technology
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Description
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Collaborative information sharing tends to be highly dynamic and often ad hoc among organizations. The dynamic natures and sharing patterns in ad-hoc collaboration impose a need for a comprehensive and flexible approach to reflecting and coping wi...
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A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL COMMERCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS
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Author
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Vintinner, Jean
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Reading, Education, Secondary
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Description
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers' manuals of the leading commercial high school reading programs to determine the extent to which they provide effective vocabulary instruction as advocated by the leading professional organizat...
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ABSOLUTE DISTANCE (THICKNESS) METROLOGY USING WAVELENGTH SCANNING INTERFEROMETRY
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Author
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Suratkar, Amit
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Optical engineering, Metrology
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Description
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Wavelength scanning interferometry offers a new dimension in precision metrology by measuring the cavity length (thickness), the cavity length variation over the cavity area (flatness), and the optical homogeneity within a transparent cavity; with...