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Scaffolding Novice Instructional Designers' Problem-Solving Processes Using Question Prompts in a Web-Based Learning Environment
(Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2005-09-01)
The present study investigated the effects of question prompts in scaffolding novice instructional designers solving ill-structured, instructional design problems in a Web-based learning environment. The effects of question ...
Multiscale Dispersion Characterization and Breakdown of Nanoclay Clusters during Molding
(2005)
Thermo-mechanical properties of polymers can be significantly altered by the addition of nano-scale particulates such as carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. Among the nano-scale particulates, inclusion of nanoclay is proven ...
Filtration of Nanoclay Clusters During Resin Transfer Molding of Clay Glass Epoxy Disks
(2005)
Inclusion of nanoclay in various polymer systems is being studied as a viable improvement method for thermo-mechanical properties for more than a decade. It has also been shown that addition of nanoclay into polymers ...
Sorghum Genome Sequencing by Methylation Filtration
(PLos Biology, 2005-01-04)
Methylation filtration makes practical the sequencing of large genomes, such as those found in sorghum, by preferentially capturing functionally relevant sequences.
New York Times Coverage of Presidential Campaigns
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2005-06-01)
This study investigates New York Times coverage of the Democratic and Republican general presidential campaigns from 1952–2000. Content analysis reveals that the most common topic of campaign coverage was horse race. ...
Are we All Touching the Same Camel?: Exploring a Model of Participation in Budgeting
(The American Review of Public Administration, 2005-06-01)
Theory offers a vast quantity of normative prescriptions concerning citizen participation in budget decisions. Yet cities struggle with this activity and report unsatisfactory outcomes. Why does this occur? It may be ...
Presidential Election Campaigns and American Democracy: The Relationship Between Communication Use and Normative Outcomes
(American Behavioral Scientist, 2005-09-01)
There is very little research about the relative influence of campaign communication forms or venues on normative outcomes concerning the extent to which campaign communication promotes or degrades basic democratic values. ...
The Consolidation of the White Southern Congressional Vote
(Political Research Quarterly, 2005-06-01)
This article explores the initial desertion and continued realignment of about one-sixth of the white voters in the South who, until 1994, stood by Democratic congressional candidates even as they voted for Republican ...
Using News Abstracts to Represent News Agendas
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2005-06-01)