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Antibacterial Activity Of Novel Cationic Peptides Against Clinical Isolates Of Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius From Infected Dogs, Mohamed F. Mohamed, G. Kenitra Hammac, Lynn F. Guptil, Mohamed N. Seleem Dec 2014

Antibacterial Activity Of Novel Cationic Peptides Against Clinical Isolates Of Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius From Infected Dogs, Mohamed F. Mohamed, G. Kenitra Hammac, Lynn F. Guptil, Mohamed N. Seleem

Department of Comparative Pathobiology Faculty Publications

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections in companion animals and has zoonotic potential. Additionally, methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) has emerged with resistance to virtually all classes of antimicrobials. Thus, novel treatment options with new modes of action are required. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of six synthetic short peptides against clinical isolates of methicillin-susceptible and MRSP isolated from infected dogs. All six peptides demonstrated potent antistaphylococcal activity regardless of existing resistance phenotype. The most effective peptides were RRIKA (with modified C terminus to increase amphipathicity and hydrophobicity) and WR-12 (α-helical peptide consisting exclusively …

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Smokejumper Obituary: Landis, Dale E. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association Dec 2014

Smokejumper Obituary: Landis, Dale E. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Digitalcommons@Cedarville Statistical Report For December 2014, Cedarville University Dec 2014

Digitalcommons@Cedarville Statistical Report For December 2014, Cedarville University

DigitalCommons@Cedarville Monthly Reports

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Repository Additions, December 2014, Cedarville University Dec 2014

Repository Additions, December 2014, Cedarville University

DigitalCommons@Cedarville Monthly Reports

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Are All Red Algal Parasites Cut From The Same Cloth?, Eric D. Salomaki, Christopher E. Lane Dec 2014

Are All Red Algal Parasites Cut From The Same Cloth?, Eric D. Salomaki, Christopher E. Lane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Parasitism is a common life strategy throughout the eukaryotic tree of life. Many devastating human pathogens, including the causative agents of malaria and toxoplasmosis, have evolved from a photosynthetic ancestor. However, how an organism transitions from a photosynthetic to a parasitic life history strategy remains mostly unknown. This is largely because few systems present the opportunity to make meaningful comparisons between a parasite and a close free-living relative. Parasites have independently evolved dozens of times throughout the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta), and often infect close relatives. The accepted evolutionary paradigm proposes that red algal parasites arise by first infecting a close relative …

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Admissions Report - Detailed Data - December 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University Dec 2014

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - December 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.

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Admissions Report - Summary Data - December 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University Dec 2014

Admissions Report - Summary Data - December 2014, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Summary report of applicants to Wright State including data on ethnicity, region, intended college, transfer, and direct admit from high school for Fall Semester 2015.

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2014 Q4 Market Pulse Report, Craig R. Everett Dec 2014

2014 Q4 Market Pulse Report, Craig R. Everett

Pepperdine Market Pulse Report

The quarterly IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey was created to gain an accurate understanding of the market conditions for businesses being sold in Main Street (values $0-$2MM) and the lower middle market (values $2MM -$50MM). The national survey was conducted with the intent of providing a valuable resource to business owners and their advisors. The IBBA and M&A Source present the Market Pulse Survey with the support of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project and the Graziado School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

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“Do You Have A Brother? I Have Two!”: The Nature Of Questions Asked And Answered In Text-Focused Pen Pal Exchanges, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Lea Evering, Jacquelynn A. Malloy, Linda B. Gambrell Dec 2014

“Do You Have A Brother? I Have Two!”: The Nature Of Questions Asked And Answered In Text-Focused Pen Pal Exchanges, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Lea Evering, Jacquelynn A. Malloy, Linda B. Gambrell

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Authentic learning experiences are those in which students engage with texts as well as the behaviors of reading and writing within contexts of real-world use beyond traditional academic use. This study provides quantitative analysis of how students (n=200) engaged with an adult pen pal in a shared literacy experience. Findings indicate that students actively participated with their adult pen pals asking and answering more personal questions than literature-based questions. Data were disaggregated for reading ability and gender. Students who were considered above-grade level readers asked and answered significantly more questions than students considered below grade level in reading. Girls asked …

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Pengembangan Multimedia Interaktif Kompetensi Dasar Mengoperasikan Software Basis Data Untuk Smk Negeri 1 Seyegan, Wirawan Yogiyatno, Herminarto Sofyan Dec 2014

Pengembangan Multimedia Interaktif Kompetensi Dasar Mengoperasikan Software Basis Data Untuk Smk Negeri 1 Seyegan, Wirawan Yogiyatno, Herminarto Sofyan

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) menghasilkan produk multimedia interaktif pada Kompetensi Dasar Mengoperasikan Software Basis Data, (2) mengetahui kelayakan produk multimedia interaktif tersebut, (3) mengetahui keefektifan pembelajaran dengan multimedia interaktif yang dikembangkan dibandingkan dengan pembelajaran tanpa multimedia interaktif tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan berdasarkan model Alessi & Trollip yang pelaksanaan uji coba keefektifannya menggunakan quasi eksperimen. Data yang dikumpulkan meliputi kualitas produk pengembangan dan hasil belajar. Analisis data dilakukan dengan statistik deskriptif, inferensial menggunakan uji t, serta ukuran pengaruh. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) produk yang dihasilkan adalah multimedia interaktif berupa simulasi software basis data, (2) hasil tes …

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Pengaruh Self-Efficacy, Lingkungan Keluarga, Dan Lingkungan Sekolah Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Siswa Smk Jasa Boga, Chomzana Kinta Marini, Siti Hamidah Dec 2014

Pengaruh Self-Efficacy, Lingkungan Keluarga, Dan Lingkungan Sekolah Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Siswa Smk Jasa Boga, Chomzana Kinta Marini, Siti Hamidah

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) memperoleh gambaran tentang self-efficacy, lingkungan keluarga, lingkungan sekolah, dan minat berwirausaha pada siswa SMK Jasa Boga; 2) mengetahui pengaruh self-efficacy, lingkungan keluarga, dan lingkungan sekolah baik secara sendiri-sendiri maupun bersama-sama terhadap minat berwirausaha siswa SMK Jasa Boga. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian ex-post facto. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa SMK kelas XII Kompetensi Keahlian Jasa Boga se kota Yogyakarta. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proporsional random sampling. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif, analisis regresi linier sederhana dan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian sebagai berikut. 1) Self-efficacy siswa sangat tinggi (mean 50,22); lingkungan keluarga siswa tinggi (mean …

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Scholars' Mine Usage Statistics For 2014, Library And Learning Resources Dec 2014

Scholars' Mine Usage Statistics For 2014, Library And Learning Resources

Scholars’ Mine Statistics

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Gang Risk Factors And Academic Readiness In A Southern Middle School, James Martinez, Jeremy Tost, Shani Wilfred, Larry Hilgert Dec 2014

Gang Risk Factors And Academic Readiness In A Southern Middle School, James Martinez, Jeremy Tost, Shani Wilfred, Larry Hilgert

Georgia Educational Researcher

The current Georgia study examines middle-school-aged gang and non-gang members regarding the risk factors of gang membership and potential effects of these risk factors on academic achievement. Participants, 406 eighth grade students from a suburban middle-school, completed a 42-item survey assessing an array of demographic and risk factor variables. In addition, students provided self-report information regarding their success on national standardized testing used to measure academics readiness. Of the 28 variables analyzed, lower academic readiness was associated with ethnicity and/or gang membership. Findings are discussed in light of the complexity of the gang issue and the importance of recognizing the …

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Identifying Glioblastoma Gene Networks Based On Hypergeometric Test Analysis, Vasileios Stathias, Chiara Pastori, Tess Z. Griffin, Ricardo Komotar, Jennifer L. Clarke, Ming Zhang, Nagi G. Ayad Dec 2014

Identifying Glioblastoma Gene Networks Based On Hypergeometric Test Analysis, Vasileios Stathias, Chiara Pastori, Tess Z. Griffin, Ricardo Komotar, Jennifer L. Clarke, Ming Zhang, Nagi G. Ayad

Department of Statistics: Faculty Publications

Patient specific therapy is emerging as an important possibility for many cancer patients. However, to identify such therapies it is essential to determine the genomic and transcriptional alterations present in one tumor relative to control samples. This presents a challenge since use of a single sample precludes many standard statistical analysis techniques. We reasoned that one means of addressing this issue is by comparing transcriptional changes in one tumor with those observed in a large cohort of patients analyzed by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). To test this directly, we devised a bioinformatics pipeline to identify differentially expressed genes in …

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How Spokesperson Rank And Selected Media Channels Impact Perceptions In Crisis Communication, Jieun Lee, Sora Kim, Emma K. Wertz Dec 2014

How Spokesperson Rank And Selected Media Channels Impact Perceptions In Crisis Communication, Jieun Lee, Sora Kim, Emma K. Wertz

Faculty Articles

This study examined the impact of spokesperson’s rank and selected media channels in crisis communication by employing different ranks (i.e., CEO and communication director spokespersons) and media channels (blogs, websites, and newspapers). Findings indicated that CEO spokespersons were more effective in terms of lowering publics’ crisis responsibility attributions than communication director spokespersons and that blogs were more effective in lowering crisis responsibility attributions than websites and newspapers.

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7 Million Americans Can’T Escape ‘Dead End’ Jobs, Patrick Gillespie Dec 2014

7 Million Americans Can’T Escape ‘Dead End’ Jobs, Patrick Gillespie

Capstones

Involuntary part-time is one of the worst problems in the labor market today. These are people who want full-time work, but for a collage of reasons, can only obtain part-time work (35 hours a week or less). There are about 7 million Americans stuck in involuntary part-time work. At the start of the recession, there were about 3.5 million. Although the economy shows signs of improvement, involuntary part-time workers express little hope in their future. Many don't have healthcare, About 75 percent of IPT workers are either below the poverty line or in low income ($36,000 for a family of …

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The Year, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 2014

The Year, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As years go 2014 was an interesting one in sportsworld. Some might characterize it as depressing while others may look back on it as exhilarating. Whatever the case may be we know that at some point in the future we will look back on the year 2014 with nostalgia and/or perhaps a year of pivotal change. Maybe even historic, whatever that means.

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Pengembangan Model Permainan Rintangan (Handicap Games) Untuk Latihan Kebugaran Jasmani Anak Usia 10-12 Tahun, Tonang Juniarta, Siswantoyo Siswantoyo Dec 2014

Pengembangan Model Permainan Rintangan (Handicap Games) Untuk Latihan Kebugaran Jasmani Anak Usia 10-12 Tahun, Tonang Juniarta, Siswantoyo Siswantoyo

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model permainan rintangan untuk latihan kebugaran jasmani anak usia 10-12 tahun. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan yang mengadaptasi model dari Borg dan Gall (1983), dengan tujuh tahap yaitu: (1) pengumpulan informasi, (2) analisis kebu-tuhan, (3) produk awal, (4) validiasi ahli dan revisi, dan (5) uji coba skala kecil dan revisi, (6) uji coba skala besar, dan (7) produk akhir. Uji coba skala kecil dilakukan terhadap 40 anak di SD Negeri 1 Klaten. Uji coba skala besar dilakukan terhadap 120 di SD Negeri 2 Klaten dan SD Negeri 4 Klaten. Instrumen pengumpulan: (1) pedoman wawancara, …

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Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Permainan Tradisional Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Motorik Kasar Anak Tunagrahita Ringan, Asep Ardiyanto, Pamuji Sukoco Dec 2014

Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Permainan Tradisional Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Motorik Kasar Anak Tunagrahita Ringan, Asep Ardiyanto, Pamuji Sukoco

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model pembelajaran berbasis permainan tradisional untuk meningkatkan kemampuan motorik kasar anak tunagrahita ringan yang layak digunakan. Penelitian pengembangan ini dilakukan dengan langkah-langkah sebagai berikut: (1) pengumpulan informasi, (2) analisis hasil informasi, (3) mengembangkan produk awal, (4) validasi ahli dan revisi, (5) uji coba skala kecil, (6) revisi, (7) uji coba skala besar, (8) revisi akhir, (9) pembuatan produk final, dan (10) diseminasi dan implementasi produk final. Uji coba skala kecil dilakukan terhadap 6 siswa tunagrahita ringan SLB Tunas Kasih 2 Turi. Uji coba skala besar dilakukan terhadap 12 siswa tuna-grahita ringan SLB ABCD Tunas Kasih …

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Pengembangan Instrumen Penilaian Keterampilan Teknik Forehand Dan Backhand Drive Tenis Meja Pada Atlet Usia Dini, Verandita Rihtiana, Tomoliyus Tomoliyus Dec 2014

Pengembangan Instrumen Penilaian Keterampilan Teknik Forehand Dan Backhand Drive Tenis Meja Pada Atlet Usia Dini, Verandita Rihtiana, Tomoliyus Tomoliyus

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen penilaian keterampilan teknik forehand dan backhand drive tenis meja pada atlet usia dini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pene-litian dan pengembangan, dengan langkah-langkah pengembangan sebagai berikut: (1) pengumpulan informasi di lapangan, (2) melakukan analisis terhadap informasi yang dikumpulkan, (3) mengembangkan produk awal (draf model), (4) validasi ahli dan revisi, (5) uji coba skala kecil dan revisi, (6) uji coba skala besar dan revisi, (7) pembuatan produk final. Subjek penelitian atlet tenis meja usia dini. Analisis data untuk uji validitas dilakukan dengan CVR (content validity ratio) dan reliabilitas dengan menggunakan Alpha Crobanch. Penelitian …

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Back Matter, The Editors Dec 2014

Back Matter, The Editors

Jurnal Keolahragaan

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Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Gerak Dasar Untuk Anak Usia 2-4 Tahun, Bambang Prayitno, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto Dec 2014

Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Gerak Dasar Untuk Anak Usia 2-4 Tahun, Bambang Prayitno, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model pembelajaran gerak dasar untuk anak usia 2-4 tahun. Model pembelajaran gerak dasar disesuaikan dengan aspek pertumbuhan dan perkembangan serta karakteristik anak pada usianya yang dikemas melalui aktivitas fisik yang difokuskan pada gerak dasar lokomotor, nonlokomotor dan manipulatif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pengembangan dengan tujuh tahapan, yaitu: (1) pengumpulan hasil riset dan informasi, (2) analisis terhadap produk yang akan dikembangkan, (3) mengembangkan produk awal, (4) validasi ahli, (5) uji coba skala kecil dan revisi, (6) uji coba skala besar dan revisi, dan (7) pembuatan produk final. Subjek penelitian ini adalah anak dengan …

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Perbedaan Pengaruh Circuit Training Dan Fartlek Training Terhadap Peningkatan Vo2max Dan Indeks Massa Tubuh, Muh. Akmal Almy, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto Dec 2014

Perbedaan Pengaruh Circuit Training Dan Fartlek Training Terhadap Peningkatan Vo2max Dan Indeks Massa Tubuh, Muh. Akmal Almy, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) metode circuit training lebih efektif daripada metode fartlek training dalam meningkatkan VO2Max pada pemain sepakbola (2) Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) rendah lebih baik/bagus daripada Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) tinggi terhadap peningkatan VO2 Max pemain sepakbola, (3) Ada kecenderungan interaksi antar kedua kelompok latihan dan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) terhadap peningkatan VO2Max. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan rancangan faktorial 2 x 2. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah Multistage Test dan IMT. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut. (1) terdapat perbedaan pengaruh yang signifikan antara metode circuit training dan …

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Model Permainan Tematik Integratif Untuk Meningkatkan Kebugaran Jasmani, Mengenal Huruf Dan Angka Anak Tk, Asriansyah Asriansyah, Suharjana Suharjana Dec 2014

Model Permainan Tematik Integratif Untuk Meningkatkan Kebugaran Jasmani, Mengenal Huruf Dan Angka Anak Tk, Asriansyah Asriansyah, Suharjana Suharjana

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model permainan bagi anak TK untuk meningkatkan kebugaran jasmani, mengenal huruf, dan angka. Langkah-langkah penelitian dan pengembangan ini adalah: (1) potensi dan masalah, (2) pengumpulan data, (3) desain produk, (4), validasi desain, (5) revisi desain, (6) uji coba produk, (7) revisi produk, (8) uji coba produk, (9) revisi produk, dan (10) produksi masal. Uji coba penelitian dilakukan di TK Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal Karangmalang, TK Nasional Samirono, dan TK Kartini Karanggayam berjumlah 57 anak. Teknik anlisis data yakni analisis deskriptif kuantitatif dan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menghasilkan enam macam model permainan yakni: (1) permainan …

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Pengaruh Metode Latihan Pukulan Dan Kelincahan Terhadap Keterampilan Bermain Bulutangkis Atlet Tingkat Pemula, Dhedhy Yuliawan, Fx Sugiyanto Dec 2014

Pengaruh Metode Latihan Pukulan Dan Kelincahan Terhadap Keterampilan Bermain Bulutangkis Atlet Tingkat Pemula, Dhedhy Yuliawan, Fx Sugiyanto

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) perbedaan pengaruh antara metode drill dan metode strokes terhadap keterampilan bermain bulutangkis atlet tingkat pemula, (2) perbedaan pening-katan keterampilan bermain bulutangkis antar atlet yang memiliki kelincahan tinggi dan kelincahan rendah, (3) interaksi antara metode latihan dan kelincahan terhadap keterampilan bermain bulutangkis atlet tingkat pemula. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan rancangan faktorial 2x2. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah atletklub PB. Manunggal, PB. Natura dan PB. Surya Mataram yang berjumlah 46 atlet. Besarnya sampel yang diambil sebanyak 24 atlet. Teknik analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan Uji t dan ANAVA. Hasil penelitian sebagai berikut: (1) ada …

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Pengembangan Model Latihan Karate Kids Pada Anak Usia Sekolah Dasar Kelas Atas, Widha Srianto, Sugeng Purwanto Dec 2014

Pengembangan Model Latihan Karate Kids Pada Anak Usia Sekolah Dasar Kelas Atas, Widha Srianto, Sugeng Purwanto

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model latihan karate kids pada anak usia sekolah dasar (SD) kelas atas (10-12 tahun). Penelitian pengembangan ini dilakukan dengan mengadaptasi langkah-langkah penelitian sebagai berikut: (1) pengumpulan informasi di lapangan, (2) melakukan analisis terhadap informasi yang telah dikumpulkan, (3) mengembangkan produk awal, (4) validasi ahli dan revisi, (5) uji coba lapangan skala kecil dan revisi, (6) uji coba lapangan skala besar dan revisi, dan (7) pembuatan produk final. Uji coba skala kecil dilakukan di klub Forki Kota Yogyakarta berjumlah 7 anak. Uji coba skala besar di klub Inkanas DIY berjumlah 16 anak. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang …

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Front Matter, The Editors Dec 2014

Front Matter, The Editors

Jurnal Keolahragaan

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Why “Ritiya” Could Not Go To Sell Vegetables? Myth Versus Reality In Terms Of Caste, Culture And Livelihood, Chandu Lal Chandrakar Dec 2014

Why “Ritiya” Could Not Go To Sell Vegetables? Myth Versus Reality In Terms Of Caste, Culture And Livelihood, Chandu Lal Chandrakar

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This qualitative study focuses on the challenges faced by the upper-caste Brahmin women in rural areas of the district of Katihar, Bihar, India by focusing on their education, cultural values, and choosing the means of livelihood in the milieu of newly transformed rural areas in Bihar. A drastically decreasing educational quality in terms of skill and morality combined with the message of education translated as knowing the rights to maintain equity and equality have excluded the upper-caste women from the benefits of government policies. There is a paucity of research that could reflect the suppressed voice of insecurity and psychological …

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Child Labor In Agricultural Production And Socioeconomic Variables Among Arable Farming Households In Nigeria, Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, David Eduvie Idoge, Bishop Ochuko Ovwigho Dec 2014

Child Labor In Agricultural Production And Socioeconomic Variables Among Arable Farming Households In Nigeria, Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, David Eduvie Idoge, Bishop Ochuko Ovwigho

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study was conducted to determine the level of child labor involvement in arable crop farming. A multistage random sampling method was used to select the respondents. Data were collected with the use of a structured interview schedule and questionnaire. Most farming household heads were males (60.61%) and 65% had no formal education, with an average age of 42.28 years, an average household size of 11 persons, annual average income of N192,000.00, and average farm size of 1.13ha. The children participated in field preparation, planting, weeding, pesticide, fertilizer and herbicide application, harvesting, transportation, and processing. Many (43.33%) of the children …

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Armed To Farm: Developing Training Programs For Military Veterans In Agriculture, Dan J. Donoghue, Harold L. Goodwin, Angela R. Mays, Komala Arsi, Margo Hale, Terrell Spencer, Michael O’Gorman, Shibu Jose, Ondieki J. Gekara, Joan M. Burke, Ann M. Donoghue Dec 2014

Armed To Farm: Developing Training Programs For Military Veterans In Agriculture, Dan J. Donoghue, Harold L. Goodwin, Angela R. Mays, Komala Arsi, Margo Hale, Terrell Spencer, Michael O’Gorman, Shibu Jose, Ondieki J. Gekara, Joan M. Burke, Ann M. Donoghue

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Farming offers a viable avenue for returning veterans to transition into society and capitalizes on skills that made them successful in the military. However, these opportunities may be missed due to a lack of targeted training programs, guidance, and information for the veteran community. Programs directed toward educating beginning farmers, along with increased awareness and demand for local food production, have provided an opportunity for individuals interested in farming. However, few programs have focused on the needs of veterans interested in agriculture. Since 2007, our team has directly supported approximately 300 veterans interested in farming through workshops, internships, research, and …

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