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Seismic Vulnerability of Residential Structures in Nicaragua
(2009)
In recent times, many parts of the world have seen a trend of increased construction with reinforced concrete and masonry block systems. These systems can provide excellent seismic resistance when they are designed by an ...
Calculus Instructors' Responses to Prior Knowledge Errors
(2009)
This study investigates the responses to prior knowledge errors that Calculus I instructors make when assessing students. Prior knowledge is operationalized as any skill or understanding that a student needs to successfully ...
A Content Analysis Investigating Relationships Between Communication and Business Continuity Planning
(Journal of Business Communication, 2009-07-01)
This study provides an exploratory content analysis of business continuity planning (BCP) literature. The researchers systematically sampled multiple databases and codified artifacts using a set of variables developed by ...
Bringing cosmos to culture : Harlow Shapley and the uses of cosmic evolution
(2009)
In response to a request for an interview to be conducted at the U.S. Naval Observatory, 73-year-old famed astronomer and retired Harvard Observatory Director, Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), stated that for the upcoming NBC ...
Glaciation in equatorial Pangaea: Testing the hypothesis in the Pennsylvanian-Permian Fountain Formation (Colorado)
(2009)
Recently, Soreghan et al. (2007, 2008) suggested that Unaweep Canyon of western Colorado was initially carved by Late Paleozoic equatorial glaciers that reached modest elevations (<1000 m). Furthermore, Soreghan et al. ...
CREATION OF AN ODOT SPECIFICATION FOR PATCHING OR OVERLAY OF BRIDGE DECKS (FHWA-OK-08-09 2184)
(2009-9)
Bridge deck cracking is a huge problem in the United States, and various agencies have sponsored research endeavoring to determine the underlying problems. A number of causes have been identified, including thermal movement, ...
Restrictive Emotionality and Marital Satisfaction
(2009)
The relationship between restrictive emotionality and marital satisfaction was examined in a sample of 112 married couples. Individuals were asked to rate their own and their spouses' restrictive emotionality, rate the ...
Windlines. Volume 2, number 3 (March 2009)
(American Organ Institute, 2009-03)
Issue of the American Organ Institute Newsletter, including thanks to donors, an update on the installation of last ranks of the Mini Moller, discussion of future projects restoring Moller Opus 5819 and the accompanying ...
An Examination of the Effects of Single-Gender Classes on Reading and Mathematics Achievement Test Scores of Middle School Students
(2009)
Educational strategies begin with student achievement in mind. Over time these strategies change to include new scientific information and sometimes change to include past practices. This quantitative research study ...
A New Trichotomous Measure of World-system Position Using the International Trade Network
(International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2009-02-01)
Snyder and Kick's (1979) measure of world-system position continues to serve as the premier trichotomous network indicator of a state's location in the capitalist world economy. In this study, we identify several problems ...