Smart Solar Oven

Though solar oven technology provides a green and cost effective means of cooking, it is often not adopted because it fails to meet the demands of speed and reliability that are commonplace in our society. This project explores the modification of a traditional box solar to meet these demands by allowing the oven to report temperature to a user’s phone as well as orient itself towards the sun throughout the day

Understanding Low-Wage Work in the United States

Over 40 million jobs in the United States -- about 1 in 3 -- pay low wages ($11.11 per hour or less) and often do not offer employment benefits like health insurance, retirement savings accounts, paid sick days or family leave. These low-wage jobs are replacing jobs that have historically supported a broad middle class. This report provides a clear and sobering picture of the low-wage labor market through analysis of labor market data, including: downward wage trends over time, poor work conditions, largest occupations, and declining mobility. The authors used a social inclusion definition of low-wage work that allows for comparison among jobs in the United States

Social Inclusion for the United States

This working paper calls for a new policy framework -- social inclusion -- that assesses the extent to which low-paid workers fall behind the rest of the workforce, not only in terms of wages and income, but also with respect to health, education, housing, skills, advancement and opportunity. The authors discuss how the concept of social inclusion is used in the United Kingdom and how it might be adapted for use in the United States

The use of the role repertory grid technique in generating clinical hypotheses

Dept. of Psychology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1983 .G723. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1983

Lived Experiences of Six High School Graduates Who Received Assistance from Graduation Coach Facilitation

The purpose of this study was to understand the obstacles faced as well as strategies used by 6 graduates of a small rural high school in Southern Middle Tennessee. Specifically, this study was an examination of the life experiences of 6 graduates, identifying the major obstacles faced and the successful strategies used to complete the requirements for a high school diploma. Qualitative methodology guided this study. This approach allowed for the lived experiences to be examined and the voices of 6 participants be heard. Data collected included participant stories using semistructured interviews conducted using an interview protocol, drawing of a concept map, and prioritization of influences according to their perspective regarding their diploma completion. Other valuable data included researcher field notes and graduation coach file notes. Findings are presented in 6 themes pertaining directly to the interview questions regarding key elements—circumstances leading to a relationship with a graduation coach, discussions during grad coach sessions, nongrad parent influences, parent expectations, grade retention, and strategies implemented by the graduation coach. After the collection and analysis of all data, the researcher coded the data to determine emerging themes. Much of the researcher’s work consisted of processing the data to discover categories and patterns among the stories told by the 6 graduate participants, as presented in the qualitative narrative analysis methodology. Through the narrative inquiry method of this study, the examination of the stories of 6 graduates reveals that a relationship with at least 1 caring adult in the high school setting is imperative to successful high school completion. This adult may offer assistance through a variety of ways such as developing an academic plan of action, building confidence, arranging tutoring sessions, or tracking progress

The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel

Journalists, authors, filmmakers, and historians have been interested in Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel for over six decades. Collectively, they have crafted a cohesive mythological narrative of Siegel’s life one focused upon “rags to riches” success and his contributions to the development of Las Vegas, Nevada. Most attribute to Siegel the inspiration for not only the Flamingo Hotel‐Casino, but also for the glamorous, classy, flashy resort city Las Vegas became after World War II. This paper describes the development of the myth since Siegel’s murder in 1947 as well as how it has been sustained

The QR algorithm for unitary Hessenberg matrices

AbstractLet H be an n × n unitary right Hessenberg matrix with positive subdiagonal elements. Using what we call the Schur parameterization of H, we show how one step of the shifted QR algorithm for H can be carried out in O(n) arithmetic operations. Coupled with the shift strategy of Eberlein and Huang [3], this will permit computation of the spectrum of H, to machine precision, in O(n2) operations. One potential application is the computation of Gauss-Szegö quadrature formulas [12], given the associated Schur parameters [7]. The weights can also be computed, by direct analogy with [6]