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Searching for the Terrestrial Paleocene/Eocene Boundary at the Canadian High Arctic: A Carbon Isotope Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is a rare climatic event in the history of the Earth, which marks the abrupt transition from the Paleocene to Eocene of the Cenozoic era with a rapid increase in global surface temperatures of up to 5-8&#;C ...
Kraus, Monica
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The Discriminant Analysis Used by the IRS to Predict Profitable Individual Tax Return Audits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper discusses past and current methods the IRS uses to determine which individual income tax returns to audit. The IRS currently uses the discriminant function to give all individual tax returns two scores; one based on whether it should be ...
Torrey, Amber
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The Effect of Web Usability on Users’ Web Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The ease with which a website visitor can find what they need is positively correlated with visitor satisfaction(Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, 2008).
Herring, Molly
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Predictors of student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences

open access: yesBMC Medical Education
Background A capstone course often serves as the final checkpoint of student readiness before the commencement of experiential training. The purpose of this study was to determine if the assessment components from the capstone course can serve as ...
Shantanu Rao
doaj   +1 more source

Are NFL Athletes Receiving Over-Valued Contracts? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Many sport research studies have been conducted that examine the performance of professional athletes and their corresponding effect on franchise winning percentages, team revenues, economic repercussions, performance-based compensation, and much more ...
Scott, Jason
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The role of the capstone project in supporting the job experience of industrial design graduates in the field of work

open access: yesJournal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science
The capstone project is considered one of the most important contemporary global applications that are offered to university students, through which it is possible to support the academic program for industrial design in Egypt and develop the ...
Prof. Nermin Kamel Mohamed Elgedawy   +2 more
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Geochemical analysis of Cenozoic fossil conifers at high latitudes: Implications for molecular preservation and environmental change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Fossil materials record ancient life and their adapted environment. Arctic plant fossils are critical for our understanding of the Earth’s paleoenvironment when high latitudes were under ice-free conditions.
Witkowski, Caitlyn
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Leadership in Charter Schools A Case Study of Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This case study seeks to identify the leadership practices in a high performing charter school in order to determine specific practices that are effective, especially when educating minority and underprivileged students.
DeFeo, Sarah
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Justice for War Criminals: The Trials of Nazi Concentration Camp Guards at Dachau [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper will seek to explore whether or not Nazi war criminals tasked with manning and staffing the various concentration and death camps were in any way entitled to due process of law upon their capture and trial.
Trudeau, Jarrid
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Weather Variability and the Tourism Industry: A Panel Data Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Increasing weather variability around the world has led to many researchers examining the impacts of weather variability on vulnerable industries. For example, the tourism industry can make up a large portion of an economy’s growth, with some of the most
Coppola, Carmela
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