Navigating the Rough Waters of Change : The New OhioLINK ETD Service

On January 14, 2013, the OhioLINK community was informed that the Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) service was down for emergency maintenance. Few in the community could have predicted that single event would trigger a tidal wave of changes that ultimately resulted in a complete system rebuild. Panel participants will discuss the situation from their perspectives as OhioLINK ETD stakeholders. Implementing a new consortial system is a tricky undertaking even with adequate time to plan for the development. What additional pressures come into play when an emergency necessitates rapid development and implementation? What is the impact of changing to a new system in the middle of the academic year during the weeks leading up to the community’s busiest ETD season? How will the hundreds of papers submitted but not approved before the system went down be handled? What adjustments will stakeholders need to make in the short term to realize the long term benefit of an improved consortial ETD submission and approval system? What improvements have been realized with the new system? Communication is vitally important during times of transition. What successes and/or failures of communication can be identified in hindsight? How would the situation be different if the Ohio ETD community had not gathered in the summer of 2012 to discuss their needs and desires for a better system that provided a foundation for functional requirements? What are these new functions and how are they working so far? What future enhancements are on the horizon for the new system? The panelists will discuss these and other issues in a session designed for active audience participation

Re-thinking the incrementalist thesis in China: a reflection on the development of the minimum standard of living scheme in urban and rural areas

Many commentators contend that the Chinese government adopted an incremental approach to welfare policy reform because its leaders lacked an overall blueprint for it, allowing initiatives to be implemented only after lengthy experimentation. While this perspective has provided an essential account of the implementation and changes of some welfare programmes, it has inadequately addressed the slow progress in rural areas' welfare programmes and the different welfare entitlements for rural and urban residents. Further investigation is therefore required to resolve these anomalies. Using the minimum standard of living scheme (MSLS) as a case example, this article illustrates how the Chinese government's legitimacy needs, during different stages of its economic reforms, have been the principal motivation for the implementation of such schemes. The introduction of an urban MSLS in 1997 aimed to reduce laid-off workers' dissatisfaction following the government's reforms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The implementation of a rural MSLS in 2007 was intended principally to minimise conflicts between land-losing farmers and local officials after widespread rural riots. These MSLSs are also minimal and stigmatising public-assistance schemes that fulfil the dual objective of securing a stable political environment for economic reform and maintaining poor people's work ethic for China's mixed economy

Nivel de desarrollo de las competencias matemáticas alcanzadas en los alumnos del segundo año en la carrera de matemáticas de la UPNFM en la modalidad presencial

La presente ponencia muestra los avances de la investigación desarrollada con el propósito de conocer el nivel de desarrollo que presentan los estudiantes de la carrera del Profesorado en Matemáticas con respecto a las competencias matemáticas. Con tal intención se ha diseñado un modelo de evaluación de competencias matemáticas, que ha servido de base para el diseño de la prueba y el análisis de los niveles de competencia alcanzados por los estudiantes según el desempeño mostrado en el desarrollo de la prueba. Son participantes del estudio, los estudiantes de segundo año de la carrera, que cursaban clases en el tercer periodo del año 2013 en la modalidad presencial, en la sede de Tegucigalpa. Como ya se mencionó, esta investigación busca aportar conocimiento acerca del nivel de desarrollo que han logrado los estudiantes de la carrera del profesorado en matemáticas con respecto a las competencias matemáticas propuestas en el perfil de egreso además, identificar procesos y experiencias que han contribuido a fortalecer tales competencias

Posibilidades de la Armonización de la Educación Superior en Centroamérica: El Caso de la Carrera de Educación Comercial de la UPNFM

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v20i31.1405Paradigma- Revista de Investigación Educativa. Año 20. No. 31: 19-32En el 2008, El Sistema Centroamericano para la Armonización de la Educación Superior SICEVAES, realizó el primer Seminario-taller Centroamericano sobre Armonización e Integración Académica Regional de la Educación Superior, en el que participaron las universidades públicas pertenecientes al Consejo Superior Centroamericano CSUCA y algunas universidades privadas invitadas de Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, así como otros invitados de organismos regionales vinculados con este tema. En octubre del 2010, en la ciudad de Guatemala, se realiza el primer seminario-taller para discutir la propuesta de armonización de la carrera de Administración de Empresas; en el que participaron directores, coordinadores de ésta carrera y miembros de SICEVAES en representación de las universidades públicas vinculadas al CSUCA y universidades privadas invitadas. La Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán como miembro del SICEVAES participó en el taller mencionado con la carrera de Educación Comercial, por contemplar en su plan de estudios, en el ámbito de la especialidad con un área contable, un área administrativa, un área financiera y un área jurídica; aunque no sea propiamente una Carrera de Administración de Empresas. Este artículo presenta una propuesta de armonización desde el plan de estudios de la carrera de Educación Comercial, tomando como referencia los ámbitos curriculares consensuados en el taller de armonización mencionado líneas arriba y las acciones definidas para la armonización de la carrera de Administración de empresas. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v20i31.1405 Paradigma- Revista de Investigación Educativa. Año 20. No. 31: 19-3

Impact of the ASCO 2007 Presentation of HOG Lun 01-24/USO-023 on the Prescribing Plans of American Medical Oncologists for Patients with Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Introduction:Nonoperative treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer has evolved over the past 30 years. The current approach in the Unites States most often includes concurrent chemoradiotherapy.Methods:We have used live, case-based research events to document prescribing plans among American medical oncologists for first-line therapy in patients with N3 stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. Changes in prescribing plans documented before and after the 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) presentation of a Hoosier Oncology Group trial testing the role of consolidation docetaxel chemotherapy in this setting are presented.Results:Data from 2007 show a post-ASCO shift away from plans for docetaxel consolidation, increased use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone, and stable to increased plans for concurrent chemoradiation followed by additional cycles of the chemotherapy used during concurrent management (20%). Preliminary data from 2008 confirm the durability of these changes.Conclusions:The findings of the Hoosier Oncology Group trial support a transition away from docetaxel consolidation. A trend in this direction among American medical oncologists is clear from our data. However, nearly 20% of oncologists studied in 2008 still plan to use docetaxel consolidation. Furthermore, a majority of those studied after ASCO 2007 continue to report plans to use more than two cycles of chemotherapy as part of their preferred treatment recommendation despite no level I evidence to support this approach

Dynamic Evolution Model of Isothermal Voids and Shocks

We explore self-similar hydrodynamic evolution of central voids embedded in an isothermal gas of spherical symmetry under the self-gravity. More specifically, we study voids expanding at constant radial speeds in an isothermal gas and construct all types of possible void solutions without or with shocks in surrounding envelopes. We examine properties of void boundaries and outer envelopes. Voids without shocks are all bounded by overdense shells and either inflows or outflows in the outer envelope may occur. These solutions, referred to as type $\mathcal{X}$ void solutions, are further divided into subtypes $\mathcal{X}_{\rm I}$ and $\mathcal{X}_{\rm II}$ according to their characteristic behaviours across the sonic critical line (SCL). Void solutions with shocks in envelopes are referred to as type $\mathcal{Z}$ voids and can have both dense and quasi-smooth edges. Asymptotically, outflows, breezes, inflows, accretions and static outer envelopes may all surround such type $\mathcal{Z}$ voids. Both cases of constant and varying temperatures across isothermal shock fronts are analyzed; they are referred to as types $\mathcal{Z}_{\rm I}$ and $\mathcal{Z}_{\rm II}$ void shock solutions. We apply the `phase net matching procedure' to construct various self-similar void solutions. We also present analysis on void generation mechanisms and describe several astrophysical applications. By including self-gravity, gas pressure and shocks, our isothermal self-similar void (ISSV) model is adaptable to various astrophysical systems such as planetary nebulae, hot bubbles and superbubbles in the interstellar medium as well as supernova remnants.Comment: 24 pages, 13 figuers, accepted by ApS

Adaptive MGS Phase Retrieval

Adaptive MGS Phase Retrieval software uses the Modified Gerchberg-Saxton (MGS) algorithm, an image-based sensing method that can turn any focal plane science instrument into a wavefront sensor, avoiding the need to use external metrology equipment. Knowledge of the wavefront enables intelligent control of active optical systems

The Grizzly, February 16, 1998

Clark Speaks at Unity House • History Candidate Gives Lecture • African Cultural Exhibit Displayed • Thompson Lectures at Unity House • Pilgrim Resigns After Over Two Decades • Opinion: Sex Scandal Continues; Ursinus Greek Life Equals Ursinus Social Life • Is the Bookstore a Rip Off? • Pearl Jam Yields • Bears Fall Short of Third Title • Ursinus Swimmers Gear Up for Championships • Mullan Hopeful for National Bid • Ursinus Women Moving Their Way to the Centennial Conference Playoffs • Cornish Honored • The Women\u27s Gymnastics Team Peaks Despite a Competitive Losshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1414/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, October 1, 1997

Berman Museum Exhibit Features Work of Sidney Quinn • Pfahler Renovations Continue • New Economics Faculty Introduced • Two Faculty Additions in English • Works From the New English Faculty • Opinion: Sculpture Cheesed; Conspiracy Theories, the Media, and Open-Minded Inquiry; A Quick Lesson in EcBa 100; The Things You Might Not Know About Ursinus • Domenick Scudera Directs proTheater\u27s Fall Production of Brecht on Brecht • Biloxi Blues: At Ease and in Top Form • Despite Shaky Start, Guenther\u27s Bears Optimistic • Women\u27s Soccer on a Roll • Men\u27s Soccer off to a Slow Starthttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1405/thumbnail.jp