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Central Government Poverty Policy And Local Deviation: A Comparison Of Dibao Regulations Across State Levels, Maja Kolmos, Christopher Rosenmeier Oct 2013

Central Government Poverty Policy And Local Deviation: A Comparison Of Dibao Regulations Across State Levels, Maja Kolmos, Christopher Rosenmeier

Global Asia Journal

The Chinese government has implemented a means-tested social security net for the poorest known as dibao. We compare dibao legislation from the State Council, the Shandong provincial government, and the Qingdao municipal government. As a case study, this comparative analysis of dibao legislation across different state levels and time periods provides a method to analyze differences between central and local government levels. We show that local governments are able to subvert the intentions of the central government by adding sections and altering the language in key passages. This type of horizontal and vertical reading of multiple texts reveals priorities …

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Beauty And Wages: The Effect Of Physical Attractiveness On Income Using Longitudinal Data, Vesna Gvozdenodic May 2013

Beauty And Wages: The Effect Of Physical Attractiveness On Income Using Longitudinal Data, Vesna Gvozdenodic

Honors College Theses

This paper focuses on the effect physical attractiveness has on an individual's yearly income. Unlike previous studies on beauty and the labor market, this study employs longitudinal data obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health, 1994-2008), which contains interviewers' ratings of the respondent's physical attractiveness and personality attractiveness. This data is used to regress yearly income on a variety of variables that can also influence an individual's income, such as gender, age, race, BMI, personality attractiveness, education, and physical health. These factors are used to adjust for the income differentials related to looks. Results confirmed that …

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Harvesting The Twittersphere: Qualitative Research Methods Using Twitter, Anthony La Rosa May 2013

Harvesting The Twittersphere: Qualitative Research Methods Using Twitter, Anthony La Rosa

Honors College Theses

Harvesting the Twittersphere explores the current state of research, by comparing quantitative to qualitative and analyzing the current market. In a consumer driven market, it seems that most businesses are neglecting to perfomr qualitative research. It could be because of the falling cost and increasing convenience of quantitative research methods provided by cloud systems such as: Salesforce.com, IBM, SAP, and Mckinsey. Another reason may be that there is no efficient or inexpensive way to conduct qualitative research on a digital platform. While certain companies try to conduct qualitative studies online by using chat rooms, discussion boards or Facebook prompts, there …

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Lazy Thinking: How Cognitive Easing Affects The Decision Making Process Of Business Professionals, Gianmarco Armenia May 2013

Lazy Thinking: How Cognitive Easing Affects The Decision Making Process Of Business Professionals, Gianmarco Armenia

Honors College Theses

This paper examines how business and financial decision making are influenced by behavioral biases such as cognitive ease, overconfidence, herding and the endowment effect. I do this in two ways. First, I show historical examples of irrational decisions and the detrimental effects on the individual, society, the company, and shareholders from these decisions. Second, I conduct a survey of business students to examine how susceptible they are to behavioral biases. I find that most students are in fact allowing cognitive easing to alter their decisions negatively.

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S.H.O.T. Db (Statistics Help Officer Tactics) – Officer-Involved Shootings Database, Hasan Arslan Apr 2013

S.H.O.T. Db (Statistics Help Officer Tactics) – Officer-Involved Shootings Database, Hasan Arslan

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

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Efinancial Health: Discovering Synergies In The Promotion Of Physical, Mental, And Financial Health, Nan Taylor Apr 2013

Efinancial Health: Discovering Synergies In The Promotion Of Physical, Mental, And Financial Health, Nan Taylor

Cornerstone 1 Reports : Expansion and Enhancements of the Thinkfinity Platform

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Md Alam Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Md Alam

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Adriana Arias Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Adriana Arias

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Dominic Dibiase Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Dominic Dibiase

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Cindy Guerrero Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Cindy Guerrero

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Karen Mendoza Luis Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Karen Mendoza Luis

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Juliette Nieves Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Juliette Nieves

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Olivia Bustos Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Olivia Bustos

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Erika Wong Zhang Jan 2013

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Erika Wong Zhang

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

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Not Too Peaceful: Maritime Rifts And Governance Crises In China, Joseph Tse-Hei Lee Jan 2013

Not Too Peaceful: Maritime Rifts And Governance Crises In China, Joseph Tse-Hei Lee

Faculty_Staff_Showcase

Much attention has been paid to China’s determination to exert its influence over the East and South China seas using both political and military power. The final few weeks of 2013 saw a rapid deterioration of the diplomatic goodwill that China had built with its maritime neighbours over the past several decades, threatening regional stability and risking an arms race with the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia. This article draws on some snapshots of the latest sovereignty disputes in the East and South China seas and the bilateral ties across the Taiwan Strait to discuss the continuities and breakpoints in …

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Evaluation Of The Marketing Strategies Of The Case Management Society Of America, Veronica Chepak Jan 2013

Evaluation Of The Marketing Strategies Of The Case Management Society Of America, Veronica Chepak

Master in Public Administration Theses

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A Youth Revolt: Discerning The Impact Of “One-And-Done” Rule On Major Collegiate Championship Teams At The Division I Level, Erik Harris Jan 2013

A Youth Revolt: Discerning The Impact Of “One-And-Done” Rule On Major Collegiate Championship Teams At The Division I Level, Erik Harris

Master in Public Administration Theses

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Wireless Cell Towers And Antennae: Municipal And Private Relationship, James M. Collins Jan 2013

Wireless Cell Towers And Antennae: Municipal And Private Relationship, James M. Collins

Master in Public Administration Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Persistence Of Bullying At School And Public Policy Responses: What Ails?, Rajeet Guha Jan 2013

The Persistence Of Bullying At School And Public Policy Responses: What Ails?, Rajeet Guha

Master in Public Administration Theses

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How Successful Was Kickstarter In Raising Funds For Library For All?, Yeerang Jang Jan 2013

How Successful Was Kickstarter In Raising Funds For Library For All?, Yeerang Jang

Master in Public Administration Theses

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Applying Mobile Application Development To Help Dementia And Alzheimer Patients, Jean F. Coppola Phd, Marc A. Kowtko, Christina Yamagata, Shannon Joyce Jan 2013

Applying Mobile Application Development To Help Dementia And Alzheimer Patients, Jean F. Coppola Phd, Marc A. Kowtko, Christina Yamagata, Shannon Joyce

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Caregiver anecdotes attest that music and photographs play an important role for family members diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), even those with severe AD. Tablets and iPads, which are prevalent, can be utilized with dementia patients in portraying favorite music and family photographs via apps developed in close partnership with geriatric facilities. This study addresses cognitive functioning and quality of life for people diagnosed with dementia via technology. Research has shown that technology instruments such as iPods, help stimulate those with dementia. This study focuses on innovative devices such as iPads and tablets, which are mainstream and easy to use, …

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