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Item Integrity and Learning: Enhancing Workability and Student Performance Outcomes(SSRN, 2012) Isberg, Steven; Thundiyil, Tomas; Owen, Robert HThis paper uses a positive model of integrity to assess the impact of the practice of integrity on student learning outcomes. The model posits integrity as honoring one's word, and provides a very clear and specific definition of what constitutes one's word. The model is then implemented in a classroom setting, where the degree to which students honor their word is measured. Subsequent statistical tests demonstrate that higher levels of integrity are associated with superior classroom performance, even after controlling for factors such as incoming grade point average and personality traits.Item Keeping Steam Up: Maintaining Integrity, Significance, and Authenticity in the Preservation Treatment of Operating Steam Locomotives(2014) Dutton, David Jacob; MA in Historic PreservationThis treatise shows how change can be managed to maintain integrity, significance, and authenticity in preservation treatment of historic resources. The approach put forth in this treatise has implications for the preservation of a variety of historic resources. This treatise uses operating steam locomotives to demonstrate a revised philosophical and practical approach towards integrity, significance, and authenticity. As integrity and authenticity are affected by changes, so too is the interpretation of the steam locomotive's significance. My hypothesis is: ―How can the railroad preservation community manage change in order to maintain integrity, significance, and authenticity in preservation treatment of operating steam locomotives over time? The American preservation community will need to rethink current preservation philosophies and practices towards understanding integrity, authenticity and significance as they come to grips with the change. As the surviving historic fabric becomes less prevalent, a shift in where the emphasis lies in the definition, interpretation, and use of these three terms in treatment needs to occur to reflect the artifact‘s degree of change and significance. My research answers the "why" and the "so what" questions of preservation in order to more clearly define the "how" of preservation treatment for functioning resources such as operating steam locomotives. My thesis research examines the affects that degree of change and loss of integrity have on operating steam locomotives and re-analyzes the underlying principles, theory, and concepts of integrity, significance, and authenticity in preservation to reach a renewed understanding. A practical approach was developed to enable the railroad preservation community apply a renew understanding of integrity, significance, and authenticity to preservation treatment to manage change to ensure that the key character-defining features that convey the significance of steam locomotives are preserved. By better managing change through the approach put forth in this treatise, the preservation community will be able to realistically and confidently maintain integrity, significance, and authenticity in preservation treatment of not only operating steam locomotives, but other dynamic historic resources now and in the years to come.Item Preserving Integrity and Authenticity in the Public Display of Ruins(2015) Hassler, Darlene; MA in Historic PreservationThis thesis research investigates how the public display of ruins affects their authenticity and integrity. People have long had a fascination with ruins and their ability to convey a sense of the past. For this reason, ruins are deemed worthy of preservation and placed on display for public enjoyment. However, in the process of public display, certain interventions to preserve ruins and make them safe and accessible to visitors may adversely affect the authenticity and integrity of the resources. Maintaining a high level of integrity and authenticity is valuable for the longevity of these resources and increases the public interest in them. Visitors enjoy knowing that ruins are original and authentic to the history that they convey. My thesis question is: In the public display of ruins, how and in what ways is it possible to preserve and protect integrity and authenticity of the physical remains, both above and below ground? Numerous resources, including English Heritage, the National Park Service, and the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Convention were consulted for this thesis research and analysis. These and other sources of authoritative literature from heritage tourism, preservation, and conservation experts provide the methods and analysis for my research. Seven case studies of ruins in the Mid-Atlantic region are also presented. These examples demonstrate the various ways in which ruins are preserved and interpreted to the public. By analyzing these case studies and developing a rating system I was able to develop my findings and recommendations. Primarily, the key to preserving authenticity and integrity in the public display of ruins is maintaining a balance between resource protection and visitor services. In the decision-making process, site managers must place emphasis upon the retention of authenticity and integrity. The value of the ruin’s authenticity and integrity must be acknowledged and understood as a quality that protects the overall significance of the historic site. Site management decisions based upon maintaining authenticity and integrity of the ruins will be successful in choosing appropriate treatment interventions and the placement of visitor services.Item Target-Based, Privacy Preserving, and Incremental Association Rule Mining(IEEE, 2015-09-30) Ahluwalia, Madhu V.; Gangopadhyay, Aryya; Chen, Zhiyuan; Yesha, YelenaWe consider a special case in association rule mining where mining is conducted by a third party over data located at a central location that is updated from several source locations. The data at the central location is at rest while that flowing in through source locations is in motion. We impose some limitations on the source locations, so that the central target location tracks and privatizes changes and a third party mines the data incrementally. Our results show high efficiency, privacy and accuracy of rules for small to moderate updates in large volumes of data. We believe that the framework we develop is therefore applicable and valuable for securely mining big data.Item This Debris Matters: Preserving Fire-Damaged Historic Buildings(2013) Utt, Emily; MA in Historic PreservationHistoric buildings are damaged every year by fire. Without proper intervention many of these buildings are demolished or altered without understanding the property’s significance. This thesis research addresses the question: can a historic building damaged by fire retain its significance and integrity? Specifically it asks: can a historic building damaged by fire retain its significance and integrity as defined by the National Register of Historic Places? To address this question, this thesis research examines how different preservation standards are applied to preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction activities. It also examines the close interaction required for these activities by a number of stakeholders including property owners, architects, engineers, fire professionals, insurance companies, and historic preservation professionals. This treatise is organized in two general parts. The first part examines how significance, identity, and integrity are understood by preservation professionals, as specifically related to fire damaged buildings. It also examines firefighting, fire investigation, and insurance, and their role in preserving a building’s significance, identity, and integrity. The second part consists of four case studies to place the hypothesis in real world context. This analysis shows that a building can retain significance and integrity after being damaged by fire. This thesis research shows the importance of integrity of association and feeling in post-fire preservation. These two aspects of integrity can sometimes outweigh other aspects of integrity after a catastrophic event. This research also shows the importance of a building’s identity. A building with historic significance but little identity sometimes has little chance of being preserved. However, a building with immense identity but little historic significance will be preserved because the community becomes a partner in preservation.