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Learning Gains at CCCU-Member Schools: A Comparison of CCCU Studentsâ Performance on the CPA Exam to Performance at AACSB-Member and Non-AACSB-Member Schools â A Replication of a Study by Hahn, Fairchild, and Childs Presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association in October 2014
This study is a replication of a study by Hahn, Fairchild, and Childs that examines differences in Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam (UCPAE) pass rates between test-takers who graduated from schools that are members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and those who graduated from institutions that are not members of the CCCU. CCCU- member schools were found to have pass rates similar to institutions accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) even though AACSB schools have an advantage in incoming student aptitude as measured by studentsâ SAT scores. These results indicate that CCCU-member schools are effectively preparing their students at the same level as are AACSB-accredited schools and outperforming schools not accredited by AACSB. The results of this study were determined using a methodology that compares each group of schoolsâ UCPAE median pass rate and its SAT median scores to the other groups determined in the study
Tracking public post-secondary enrollment patterns of Missouri A+ Program-eligible graduates
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 24, 2007)Vita.Thesis (Ed. D.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007.The Missouri A+ Schools Program is primarily a high school improvement program that includes a post-secondary financial incentive to encourage student participation. This statewide cohort study tracked a Missouri A+ Schools Program cohort's in-state public post-secondary experience. The study was grounded in post-secondary access literature and previous studies of statewide scholarship programs. Particular emphasis was placed on the influence of student demographic characteristics (Pell-eligible, racial/ethnic status, and first-generation) upon post-secondary enrollment patterns. The A+ Schools Program incentive stipulates enrollment at a Missouri two-year public institution. The findings suggested that the majority of A+ students were not Pell-eligible, first-generation, or minority. However, the proportion of students who enrolled in post-secondary education between demographic groups was quite similar. The researcher noted that enrollment flow was directed to two-year institutions. Measures of academic preparation accounted for more variance in enrollment choices than demographic characteristics. Minority students were found to be the most at-risk demographic group. Pell-eligible students were also found to be at-risk. However, there were no significant findings with regard to first-generation students. Rather, first-generation students performed at or above rates of students who were not first-generation. Overall, measures of academic preparation were stronger indicators of student enrollment behaviors than were demographic characteristics.Includes bibliographical reference
Time of evacuation by Stairs in High Buildings
Although there is no record of large loss of life in fires in high buildings, the increasing number being erected makes it desirable that the provisions for safety to life be reconsidered. It is now becoming evident that in the event of fire in a lower storey of a hig11 building, all vertical shafts will probably become filled with smoke, due to the buoyancy effect that induces vertical movement of air and smoke. This has been discussed in recent papers from the Division of Building Research (1, 2, and 3). Complete reliance can no longer be placed on immediate evacuation, or upon the concept of stairways as a place of safety in high buildings. Other factors in the building design will increasingly Iw.ve to be brought into play to increase the degree of safety of the occupants.
When considering the various measures that can influence safety it is always desirable as a first step to predict the time that is needed to evacuate a building. This forms the subject of this paper
Madison County War Council
Letter to Dr. Benedict of Brooklyn College from M.B. Galbreath, chairman of the Madison County War Council, telling of a motion made stating the 1943 farm labor project was a success and such a project should be encouraged to continue. October 12, 1943
A Hybrid Lagrangian Variation Method for Bose-Einstein Condensates in Optical Lattices
Solving the Gross--Pitaevskii (GP) equation describing a Bose--Einstein
condensate (BEC) immersed in an optical lattice potential can be a numerically
demanding task. We present a variational technique for providing fast, accurate
solutions of the GP equation for systems where the external potential exhibits
rapid varation along one spatial direction. Examples of such systems include a
BEC subjected to a one--dimensional optical lattice or a Bragg pulse. This
variational method is a hybrid form of the Lagrangian Variational Method for
the GP equation in which a hybrid trial wavefunction assumes a gaussian form in
two coordinates while being totally unspecified in the third coordinate. The
resulting equations of motion consist of a quasi--one--dimensional GP equation
coupled to ordinary differential equations for the widths of the transverse
gaussians. We use this method to investigate how an optical lattice can be used
to move a condensate non--adiabatically.Comment: 16 pages and 1 figur
A Hybrid Lagrangian Variational Method for BoseâEinstein Condensates in Optical Lattices
Solving the GrossâPitaevskii (GP) equation describing a BoseâEinstein condensate (BEC) immersed in an optical lattice potential can be a numerically demanding task. We present a variational technique for providing fast, accurate solutions of the GP equation for systems where the external potential exhibits rapid variation along one spatial direction. Examples of such systems include a BEC subjected to a one-dimensional optical lattice or a Bragg pulse. This variational method is a hybrid form of the Lagrangian variational method for the GP equation in which a hybrid trial wavefunction assumes a Gaussian form in two coordinates while being totally unspecified in the third coordinate. The resulting equations of motion consist of a quasi-one-dimensional GP equation coupled to ordinary differential equations for the widths of the transverse Gaussians. We use this method to investigate how an optical lattice can be used to move a condensate non-adiabatically
Empty spaces and the value of symbols: Estonia's 'war of monuments' from another angle
Taking as its point of departure the recent heightened discussion surrounding publicly sited monuments in Estonia, this article investigates the issue from the perspective of the country's eastern border city of Narva, focusing especially upon the restoration in 2000 of a 'Swedish Lion' monument to mark the 300th anniversary of Sweden's victory over Russia at the first Battle of Narva. This commemoration is characterised here as a successful local negotiation of a potentially divisive past, as are subsequent commemorations of the Russian conquest of Narva in 1704. A recent proposal to erect a statue of Peter the Great in the city, however, briefly threatened to open a new front in Estonia's ongoing 'war of monuments'. Through a discussion of these episodes, the article seeks to link the Narva case to broader conceptual issues of identity politics, nationalism and post-communist transition
Identity and integration of Russian speakers in the Baltic states: a framework for analysis
Following a review of current scholarship on identity and integration patterns of Russian speakers in the Baltic states, this article proposes an analytical framework to help understand current trends. Rogers Brubaker's widely employed triadic nexus is expanded to demonstrate why a form of Russian-speaking identity has been emerging, but has failed to become fully consolidated, and why significant integration has occurred structurally but not identificationally. By enumerating the subfields of political, economic, and cultural âstancesâ and ârepresentationsâ the model helps to understand the complicated integration processes of minority groups that possess complex relationships with âexternal homelandsâ, ânationalizing statesâ and âinternational organizationsâ. Ultimately, it is argued that socio-economic factors largely reduce the capacity for a consolidated identity; political factors have a moderate tendency to reduce this capacity, whereas cultural factors generally increase the potential for a consolidated group identity
Differential Impact of Calcium and Vitamin D on Body Composition Changes in Post-Menopausal Women Following a Restricted Energy Diet and Exercise Program
Vitamin D and calcium supplementation have been posited to improve body composition and different formulations of calcium may impact bioavailability. However, data are lacking regarding the combinatorial effects of exercise, diet, and calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation on body composition changes in post-menopausal women. Herein, 128 post-menopausal women (51.3 ± 4.5 years, 36.4 ± 5.7 kg/m2, 46.2 ± 4.5% fat) were assigned to diet and supplement groups while participating in a supervised circuit-style resistance-training program (3 d/week) over a 14-week period. Diet groups included: (1) normal diet (CTL), (2) a low-calorie, higher protein diet (LCHP; 1600 kcal/day, 15% carbohydrates, 55% protein, 30% fat), and (3) a low-calorie, higher carbohydrate diet (LCHC; 1600 kcal/day, 55% carbohydrates, 15% protein, 30% fat). Supplement groups consisted of: (1) maltodextrin (PLA), (2) 800 mg/day of calcium carbonate (Ca), and (3) 800 mg/day of calcium citrate and malate and 400 IU/day of vitamin D (Ca+D). Fasting blood samples, body composition, resting energy expenditure, aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance measures were assessed. Data were analyzed by mixed factorial ANOVA with repeated measures and presented as mean change from baseline [95% CI]. Exercise training promoted significant improvements in strength, peak aerobic capacity, and blood lipids. Dieting resulted in greater losses of body mass (CTL â0.4 ± 2.4; LCHC â5.1 ± 4.2; LCHP â3.8 ± 4.2 kg) and fat mass (CTL â1.4 ± 1.8; LCHC â3.7 ± 3.7; LCHP â3.4 ± 3.4 kg). When compared to LCHC-PLA, the LCHC + Ca combination led to greater losses in body mass (PLA â4.1 [â6.1, â2.1], Ca â6.4 [â8.1, â4.7], Ca+D â4.4 [â6.4, â2.5] kg). In comparison to LCHC-Ca, the LCHC-Ca+D led to an improved maintenance of fat-free mass (PLA â0.3 [â1.4, 0.7], Ca â1.4 [â2.3, â0.5], Ca+D 0.4 [â0.6, 1.5] kg) and a greater loss of body fat (PLA â2.3 [â3.4, â1.1], Ca â1.3 [â2.3, â0.3], Ca+D â3.6 [â4.8, â2.5]%). Alternatively, no significant differences in weight loss or body composition resulted when adding Ca or Ca+D to the LCHP regimen in comparison to when PLA was added to the LCHP diet. When combined with an energy-restricted, higher carbohydrate diet, adding 800 mg of Ca carbonate stimulated greater body mass loss compared to when a PLA was added. Alternatively, adding Ca+D to the LCHC diet promoted greater% fat changes and attenuation of fat-free mass loss. Our results expand upon current literature regarding the impact of calcium supplementation with dieting and regular exercise. This data highlights that different forms of calcium in combination with an energy restricted, higher carbohydrate diet may trigger changes in body mass or body composition while no impact of calcium supplementation was observed when participants followed an energy restricted, higher protein diet
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