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Observations and Simulations of Polarimetric, X-Band Radar Signatures in Supercells
(2013)
Polarimetric weather radars, with the additional information collected, allow one to infer scatterer and precipitation properties considerably more easily than single-polarization radars. Given the relationship between the ...
APPLICATION OF THE LEARNING CYCLE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2013)
This study was designed to compare factual knowledge retention and clinical skills outcomes of two different teaching designs: inquiry via the learning cycle and exposition via power point presentation. This research was ...
The Revival of Russia’s Gubernatorial Elections: Liberalization or Potemkin Reform?
(2013-11-18)
After an eight year pause, gubernatorial elections returned to Russia in 2012. Formerly appointed governors are now being put to the electoral test, and the Kremlin is discovering the extent to which it sacrificed effective ...
Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education - Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings
(2013-04-30)
Initiatives to cultivate character and virtue in moral education at school continue to provoke sceptical responses. Most of those echo familiar misgivings about the notions of character, virtue and education in virtue – ...
Understanding the Nature and Impact of Business Models
(2013)
As business model centered research has grown significantly over the last decade, the focus has primarily been on establishing an initial understanding of the construct. Much of the existing research has focused on defining ...
Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene and Risk of Adult Glioma
(PLos One, 2013-04-18)
Background and AimsThe immune system is likely to play a key role in the etiology of gliomas. Genetic polymorphisms in the mannose-binding lectin gene, a key activator in the lectin complement pathway, have been associated ...
Speakers and the Spotlight: Explaining Media Coverage of Leadership in the House of Representatives
(American Politics Research, 2013-05-01)
Previous scholarship has described how members of Congress struggle to attract media attention. The Speaker of the House, however, is uniquely positioned to drive media agendas. That position may be conditioned though by ...
QC/QA TESTING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA) AND WARM MIX ASPHALT (WMA) (FHWA-OK-13-02 2218)
(2013-1)
WMA represents a group of technologies which allow a reduction in temperatures at which asphalt mixtures are produced and placed on the road. ODOT Materials Division has conducted preliminary inquiries into QC/QA testing ...
The Hydrologic Responses of Semiarid Watersheds to the Cultivation of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
(2013-12)
Due in part to the very recent influx of federal and state policies promoting the development of ethanol as a gasoline additive, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has received much attention. Nevertheless, investigations ...
Metagenomics and Social Inclusion in Peru
(2013)
Metagenomics is the study of all the genetic material found in an ecosystem. Each part of the human body is an ecosystem with a distinct bacterial profile or microbiota whose metagenomic signature is called a human microbiome. ...