The recent focus on transition from school to working
life has created a growing concern in Oregon about teachers
with elementary certification as their initial certification
who earn a special education certificate and teach students
with disabilities in secondary settings. Thus, the purpose
of this study was to investigate the...
More women than ever before survive breast cancer with 89% of those diagnosed becoming survivors (NCI, 2008). However, according to the National Cancer Institute (2005) some groups of women bear a greater burden of difficulty in survivorship. Sexual minority women (SMW), or women who partner with other women in romantic...
In the 27 years since the establishment of federal law mandating special education, no state has been fully in compliance. In addition, the voices of school personnel (special education teachers, speech and language pathologists, and school psychologists) charged with implementing these laws and regulations have been largely silent in the...
Special Olympics International, an organization
committed to providing sport opportunities for children
and adults with mental retardation, has been a major
advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the
mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the
effects of participation in competitive athletics on
individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose...
The purpose of this research was to examine the
effects of a co-curricular program on the behavior of
seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) middle school
students. Co-curricular activities are any school-based activities that give students an opportunity to
blend the various aspects of their academic learning
with personal actions.
This was...
The zirconium-chromium phase diagram was investigated in the
region between 40% and 85% chromium. The ZrCr₂ intermetallic
compound which has been the source of some controversy was especially
considered. It was found that ZrCr₂ transforms from the low
temperature C-15 (MgCu₂, FCC) structure to the high temperature
C-14 (MgZn₂, HCP)...
The purpose of the study, which was conducted in 33 school
districts in six Eastern Oregon counties, was threefold:
1. To assess the perceived needs of administrators, counselors
and/or specialists and special teachers of the handicapped
and disadvantaged, to determine special education needs in
small rural school districts;
2. To...
In this thesis, we study the Karatsuba-Ofman Algorithm (KOA), which is a recursive multi-precision multiplication method, and improve it for certain special applications. This thesis is in two parts. In the first part, we derive an efficient algorithm from the KOA to multiply the operands having a precision of 2[superscript...
Phosphorylation of free galactose by lactic streptococci was
mediated by an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) dependent kinase which
was repressed by glucose. The phosphoenolypyruvate (PEP) phosphotransferase
system (PTS) was not involved in transport of galactose,
The conversion of free galactose to glucose was also demonstrated.
A key Leloir pathway enzyme, uridine...