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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Snipes"”.
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Exploring the Lower Third: The Use, Innovations, and Future of Snipes in the U.S. Television Industry.
… accomplished is with graphic overlays known as snipes. Little is known about how content providers use snipes and what research they have conducted. This study is qualitative and uses long telephone interviews with 8 respondents from various cable television network and broadcast affiliate …
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Nano-Micromechanics: Modeling theEffective Response of Polymer Nanocomposites
<p> Nanocomposite materials hold the power to revitalize and revolutionize the field of composite materials. Nanocomposites can exhibit strikingly different material properties than their macroscale counterparts; often at significantly lower volume fractions. A key mechanism contributing to these …
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Measuring the Impact of a Ninth Grade Academy on Tenth Grade Performance in Academics, Attendance, and Behavior
<p>Ninth Grade Academies were designed to smooth the transition of rising ninth graders academically and behaviorally. Current research has addressed the long-term effects of Ninth Grade Academies on academics, behavior, and graduation rates. This literature has shown the Ninth Grade Academy to be …
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Writing in the 21st Century: Essays on Adaptation and Change
Academic and applied writing.
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EEG theta oscillations during sleep deprivation
Brain oscillations of different frequencies characterize the electroencephalogram (EEG) during distinct cognitive and vigilant states. Theta oscillations (4-8 Hz) are unusual because they have been found in the near-opposite conditions of sleepiness and alert cognitive control. Most neuroscience …
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Tolerance of Diversity, Collective Efficacy, and Criminal Victimization on a College Campus
Victimization and hate crimes are becoming more prominent on America's college campuses. Indeed, nearly 20,000 crimes of violence, and over 600 hate crimes, occurred on and around university campuses in 2003 (Department of Education 2004). Given its inverse relationship to crime at the aggregate …