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Prevalence And Incidence Of Health Risk Factors Among Adolescent Girls, Kylah Pollard, Mohammed Chowdhury, Sarai Bauguess Dec 2017

Prevalence And Incidence Of Health Risk Factors Among Adolescent Girls, Kylah Pollard, Mohammed Chowdhury, Sarai Bauguess

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Heart Disease has many different risk factors, including hypertension (high blood pressure) and high cholesterol. Research has shown that hypertension can be identified as early as adolescence, and preventative measures can be instilled in this age. However, the relationship between hypertension, high cholesterol, race, and income have not been studied in detail among adolescents. The present study analyzed the effects of different health factors on blood pressure and cholesterol levels in Caucasian and African-American girls ages 9-21 years old, the prime of adolescence. The dataset was part of a larger study completed by the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute …


The Demographics Of The Modern American Senate And How It Reflects The Modern American Voter, Caitlin A. O'Kelley, April Johnson Dec 2017

The Demographics Of The Modern American Senate And How It Reflects The Modern American Voter, Caitlin A. O'Kelley, April Johnson

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

As a body intended to accurately represent the people of the United States, the U.S. Senate is not a very diverse group. However, it is the people themselves who vote their representatives into office. In seeking to find what qualities American voters look for in a senator, senatorial longevity is an excellent gauge. Through the analysis of previous studies and literature and the gathering of original data on the senatorial longevity of the 115th Congress, independent variables such as sex, education, and children can be analyzed to determine the demographic makeup of the successful American senator; thereby also analyzing …


Behavioral Indicators Of Poor Welfare In Shelter Dogs, Paige M. Adams, Suma Mallavarapu Dec 2017

Behavioral Indicators Of Poor Welfare In Shelter Dogs, Paige M. Adams, Suma Mallavarapu

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

We studied behavioral indicators of poor welfare in shelter dogs. Our research question was: How is the welfare of shelter dogs affected by length of stay at a shelter, age, sex, and breed. Data were collected on 18 dogs from October 2016 to March 2017 at a small private shelter in Marietta, GA. Data were collected in 15-minute sessions when the dogs were in their indoor enclosures. No significant differences were found in time spent in abnormal behaviors among dogs that were at the shelter for less than 1 month, 1-6 months, and longer than 6 months, between males and …


A Look At Minimizing Student Loan Debt, While Maximizing Advanced Educational Opportunities, Karla Bradford Dec 2017

A Look At Minimizing Student Loan Debt, While Maximizing Advanced Educational Opportunities, Karla Bradford

The Siegel Institute Journal of Applied Ethics

Poverty is a reality for many who obtain a degree of higher education and enter the workforce immediately after graduation. Funding an education for many may lead to student loan debt that is often virtually impossible to repay. This often leads many to believe that the debt incurred from obtaining a degree of higher education may not be worth the gain. The purpose of this paper is explore several articles that report on higher education as it relates to poverty, student loan debt, and salary pay scales for degrees and professional trade certifications. While investigating those related themes, this paper …


Reflections Of A Doctoral Research On Knowledge Management (Km) Through An Afrocentric Lens In A Nigerian Oil Corporation, Okeoma John-Paul Okeke Dec 2017

Reflections Of A Doctoral Research On Knowledge Management (Km) Through An Afrocentric Lens In A Nigerian Oil Corporation, Okeoma John-Paul Okeke

The African Journal of Information Systems

This paper focuses on the reflections of a doctoral research that evaluated the challenges of the adoption and implementation of a knowledge management (KM) initiative through the experiences of the knowledge champions. The African/Nigerian socio-cultural view was used to explore the narrative accounts of the knowledge champions. A case study research was carried out using qualitative approaches. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used in data analysis. The findings demonstrated the ability to ground KM adoption within a socio-cultural specific context helped in making sense of the organizational KM experience. The paper serves as an academic expression to the current generation …


Cause-Related Marketing: The Effect Of Checkout Charity Requests On Consumer Donation Behavior, Brian R. Kinard, Minerva Lacal Pardo Nov 2017

Cause-Related Marketing: The Effect Of Checkout Charity Requests On Consumer Donation Behavior, Brian R. Kinard, Minerva Lacal Pardo

Atlantic Marketing Journal

The aim of this research was to understand better consumer reactions to donation requests when making point of purchase decisions. A between-subjects full factorial design manipulated product type (goods/services), consumption experience (frivolous/practical), and product/cause fit (strong/weak). In line with prior research (e.g., Chang, 2008; Savary et al, 2015; Strahilevitz & Myers, 1998), a scenario-based approach was employed to assess responses to the CRM manipulations. A total of 241 subjects participated in the study. Our results mirror extant research evidence on the positive effects of pairing frivolous products with donation requests. In that, positive donation behavior largely results as consumers compensate …


Couples Sleeping Apart--Separate Master Bedrooms And The Impact On The Real Estate And Related Markets, John E. Crawford Nov 2017

Couples Sleeping Apart--Separate Master Bedrooms And The Impact On The Real Estate And Related Markets, John E. Crawford

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Sleeping is a fundamental individual human need. However, most adults fulfill this need by sleeping with a partner, a behavior particularly true for married couples. A trend of couples choosing to sleep apart has emerged in recent years. For reasons practical and personally beneficial or preferred, a growing number of couples are choosing to have a home with two master bedrooms--one for him and one for her, each furnished according to the needs and tastes of the partners. Thus, some homes are being built with two master bedrooms, others are being modified to have two master bedrooms, and new empty …


Do Investors Value Comparative Ads? The Effects Of Comparative Advertising On Stock Returns, Tommy Hsu Nov 2017

Do Investors Value Comparative Ads? The Effects Of Comparative Advertising On Stock Returns, Tommy Hsu

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Comparative advertising has been more widely used in the United States. However, based on research that has been done in the past, the effectiveness of comparative advertising is still a controversial argument even though it is generally believed that comparative advertising is more effective than non-comparative advertising. Previous studies have been mainly focusing on the effects on consumer behavior. This study tries to fill the research gap to emphasize on the effects from investors’ perspectives. Therefore, the effect of comparative advertising on stock returns is investigated. Also, since many American firms are doing business in other countries and begin advertising …


Technology, Power, And Leadership: Recommendations For Preserving Faculty Autonomy In The 21st Century, Leslie Pourreau Nov 2017

Technology, Power, And Leadership: Recommendations For Preserving Faculty Autonomy In The 21st Century, Leslie Pourreau

The Siegel Institute Journal of Applied Ethics

Today’s institutions of higher education dedicate significant time and effort to outfitting facilities with the latest technology equipment and packages and to providing faculty with training and support. Conversely, literature on technology implementation in higher educational settings typically focuses on procedures and timelines and makes little mention of how faculty perceive technology as a challenge or threat to their autonomy and professional identity. This literature review uses the terms “power”, “empowerment” and “technology” according to Foucault, Kanter, Rowlands, and others as the lens to examine connections between technology and faculty’s real or perceived loss of identity and autonomy. Instructional technology …


Advertisement - The University Of Alabama Master Of Library And Information Studies Online, Gla Glq Oct 2017

Advertisement - The University Of Alabama Master Of Library And Information Studies Online, Gla Glq

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Georgia Library Spotlight - Augusta University Libraries, Barbara J. Mann Oct 2017

Georgia Library Spotlight - Augusta University Libraries, Barbara J. Mann

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Georgia Library Spotlight - Library Technology Center, University Of North Georgia Libraries, Dahlonega Campus, Joy G. Bolt Oct 2017

Georgia Library Spotlight - Library Technology Center, University Of North Georgia Libraries, Dahlonega Campus, Joy G. Bolt

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Spotlight - Villa Rica Public Library, Martha Goodson Oct 2017

Georgia Library Spotlight - Villa Rica Public Library, Martha Goodson

Georgia Library Quarterly

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From The President, Elizabeth Mckinney Oct 2017

From The President, Elizabeth Mckinney

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Georgia Library Association - Paraprofessional Division Grants, Rhonda Boozer Oct 2017

Georgia Library Association - Paraprofessional Division Grants, Rhonda Boozer

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Georgia Library Association - Research And Assessment Interest Group, Cristina Hernandez Trotter Oct 2017

Georgia Library Association - Research And Assessment Interest Group, Cristina Hernandez Trotter

Georgia Library Quarterly

Latest new from Georgia Library Association's Research and Assessment Interest Group


News - Kennesaw State University, Rita J. Spisak Oct 2017

News - Kennesaw State University, Rita J. Spisak

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Book Review - A Boy From Georgia: Coming Of Age In The Segregated South, Thomas Waters Oct 2017

Book Review - A Boy From Georgia: Coming Of Age In The Segregated South, Thomas Waters

Georgia Library Quarterly

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The Southeastern Librarian V 65, No. 3 (Fall 2017) Complete Issue Oct 2017

The Southeastern Librarian V 65, No. 3 (Fall 2017) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

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News Articles Oct 2017

News Articles

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association, developments from SELA member institutions, and personnel news.


Lovie: The Story Of A Southern Midwife And An Unlikely Friendship, Sandra C. Clariday Oct 2017

Lovie: The Story Of A Southern Midwife And An Unlikely Friendship, Sandra C. Clariday

The Southeastern Librarian

Lovie: The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship. Lisa Yarger. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4696-3005-2 (cloth, $34.95); ISBN 978-1-4696-3006-9 (ebook: $19.99). 306 p.


Ham: A Savor The South Cookbook, Melinda F. Matthews Oct 2017

Ham: A Savor The South Cookbook, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Ham: A Savor the South Cookbook. Damon Lee Fowler. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4696-3589-7 (Hardback); 978-1-4696-3590- 3 (ebook) 141 p. $16.96.


Rereading Appalachia: Literacy, Place And Cultural Resistance, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2017

Rereading Appalachia: Literacy, Place And Cultural Resistance, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Rereading Appalachia: Literacy, Place and Cultural Resistance. Sara Webb-Sunderhaus and Kim Donehower, eds. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8131-74426. (pbk, $28); ISBN 978-0-8131- 6559-2 (cloth, $50); ISBN 978-0-8131-6560-8 (epub, $50); ISBN 978-0-8131-6561-5 (web pdf, $50). 238 p.


The Life And Work Of John C. Campbell, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2017

The Life And Work Of John C. Campbell, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

The Life and Work of John C. Campbell. Olive Dame Campbell; edited by Elizabeth M. Williams. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2017. ISBN 978-0- 8131-6854-8 (cloth, $60); ISBN 978-0-8131-6855-5 (web pdf, $60); ISBN 978-0-8131-6856-2 (epub, $60). 720 p.


Kentucky And The Great War: World War I On The Home Front, Keith Phelan Gorman Oct 2017

Kentucky And The Great War: World War I On The Home Front, Keith Phelan Gorman

The Southeastern Librarian

Kentucky and the Great War: World War I on the Home Front. David J. Bettez. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-8131-6801-2 (cloth, $45.00); ISBN 978-0-8131-6802-9 (web pdf, $45); ISBN 978-0-8131-6803-6 (epub, $45). 440 p.


Making Gullah: A History Of Sapelo Islanders, Race, And The American Imagination, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2017

Making Gullah: A History Of Sapelo Islanders, Race, And The American Imagination, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Making Gullah A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination. Melissa L. Cooper. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN 978-4696-3268-1 (pbk., $29.95); ISBN 978-1-4696- 3267-4 (hardcover, $85); ISBN 978-1-4696-3269-8 (ebook, $19.99). 304 p.


Florida Soul: From Ray Charles To Kc And The Sunshine Band, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2017

Florida Soul: From Ray Charles To Kc And The Sunshine Band, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band. John Capouya. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017. ISBN 13: 978-0-8130-5452-0. $24.95 408 p.


The Book Of Isaias: A Child Of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America, Melanie Dunn Oct 2017

The Book Of Isaias: A Child Of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America, Melanie Dunn

The Southeastern Librarian

The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America. Daniel Connolly. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2016. ISBN: 9781250083067 (hardback). $26.99. 258 p.


The Battle Of New Orleans In History And Memory, Kathelene Mccarty Smith Oct 2017

The Battle Of New Orleans In History And Memory, Kathelene Mccarty Smith

The Southeastern Librarian

The Battle of New Orleans in History and Memory. Laura Lyons McLemore, ed.. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-8071-6465-5 (Hardback). $38.00. 232 p.


From The Desk Of The Dean: The History And Future Of Arts And Sciences Education, Peter R. Dean Oct 2017

From The Desk Of The Dean: The History And Future Of Arts And Sciences Education, Peter R. Dean

The Southeastern Librarian

From the Desk of the Dean: The History and Future of Arts and Sciences Education. Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth A. Say, eds.. Colombia: University of South Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-61117-841-8 (Hardcover, $24.99); ISBN 978-1-61117-842-5 (Ebook, $24.99). 196 p.