Membership in a Fraternity or Sorority, Student Engagement, and Educational Outcomes at AAU Public Research Universities Gary R. Pike Research involving 6,782 undergraduates (50% first-year students, 50% seniors, 16% fraternity/sorority members, and 58% females) at 15 AAU public research universities revealed that Greek affiliation had a weak positive relationship with engagement and gains in learning. The effects for Greek affiliation were stronger for seniors than first-year students. During the
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Effects of using IPads or Tablets on Children’s Reading Comprehension Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Reading is often difficult for high school students with special needs. Participation, motivation, and interest in independent reading are low. Reading is an important part of everyday life and is imperative to students’ success in school. Many high school students that struggle in reading do not enjoy it and
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Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6(3), pp. 580-591, 4 February, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE ISSN 1992-2248 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Applying six sigma to manufacturing processes in the food industry to reduce quality cost Hsiang-Chin Hung* and Ming-Hsien Sung Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, I-Shou University, Taiwan. Accepted 13 January, 2011 In recent years, an increasing number of companies have used
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VOLUME NO. 4 (2014), ISSUE N O. 10 (OCTOBER) ISSN 2231-5756 A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed (Refereed/Juried) Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, ProQuest, U.S.A., EBSCO Publishing, U.S.A., Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India [link of the same is duly available at Inflibnet of University Grants Commission (U.G.C.)], Index Copernicus Publishers
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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2006; 70 (5) Article 104. RESEARCH ARTICLES Factors That Affect Academic Performance Among Pharmacy Students Sujit S. Sansgiry, PhD, Monali Bhosle, MS, and Kavita Sail, MS College of Pharmacy, University of Houston Submitted February 3, 2006; accepted April 14, 2006; published October 15, 2006. Objective. The objective of this study was to examine factors such as academic competence, test competence, time management, strategic studying, and test
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Foreign Exchange Performance Analysis of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Ltd. A Report On Foreign Exchange Performance Analysis of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Prepared For: The Chairman Fourth Year Examination Committee 2013 Prepared By Md. Wasiul Islam Exam ID: 100214 BBA Program, Session: 2009-10 Dept. of Finance & Banking Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka – 1342 October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 The Chairman Exam Committee Fourth Year Exam Committee 2013 Department
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| Biocompatibility of Coronary Stents | | By | Josh DeBoer | Prepared for Dr. Lim Term PaperAdvanced Biomaterials (Engm 491)4/27/11 | | Abstract Right now, endovascular stents have less than desirable biocompatibility, resulting in many unwanted complications. Plasma activated coatings (PAC) have shown great promise to make endothelial cell interactions more active by using recombinant human tropoelastin. These articles seek to alter the plasma vapor composition of these coating
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questionnaire. The questionnaire will be piloted in order to check for validity and reliability. Questionnaires will be administered through drop and pick method. The data collected will be analyzed using various statistical tools and instruments such as ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression analysis. Key words: Organizational performance, Distinctive Competencies, Tourist Hotels, Strategic Management Drivers. 1.0 Introduction The concept of organizational performance is core to businesses because
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1. Introduction In the developed countries Enron Xerox, WorldCom etc. had been caught of getting involved in accounting scandals since 2001, which leads to the credibility of corporate financial reports under suspicion, furthermore, shocking investors’ confidence. Consequently, corporate governance mechanism has been a crucial issue discussed again. Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in 2002 to enhance corporate government mechanism which is viewed as the priority of financial revolution, in the expectation
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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate School Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 6-1-2010 Effects of reading comprehension and fluency abilities on the N400 event-related potential Annie Hirt Nelson University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Nelson, Annie Hirt, "Effects of reading comprehension and fluency abilities on the N400 event-related potential"
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