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Panel 1: Defining Corruption: Do We Know It When We See It? Do We See It Where It Is Not?, Daniel Kaufmann, Jun Qian, Franklin Zimring

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

This panel will undertake both a doctrinal and functional examination of what conduct should be condemned as corruption. This will include use of theoretical models, empirical studies and historical examples to evaluate the impact of various conduct sometimes condemned as corruption and other times argued to be harmless.

Virtual Reference Service In Multilingual Environment, Joint Conference Of Librarians Of Color, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

San Jose Joint Library: Fertile Ground For Lifelong Learning, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Advanced Practice Update, Michael Hartman, Leif Penrose

Faculty Works: AHS (2004-2023)

No abstract provided.

The Need To Weed: Weeding The Nursing Print Collection – Justification, Marketing, Implementation, Karen Gilbert

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

Examining issues around a major weed of EKU Libraries' print Nursing collection. With Victoria Koger.

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Activity Participation, Functional Difficulty, & Adaptations , Laraine Winter, Laura N. Gitlin

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Current Health And Preferences For Life-Prolonging Treatments: An Application Of Prospect Theory To End-Of-Life Decision Making, Laraine Winter, Barbara Parker

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Activity Participation, Functional Difficulty, And Adaptations In Functionally Vulnerable Elderly People: A Closer Look, Laraine Winter, Laura N. Gitlin

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Best Books Of The Decade For Children And Young Adults, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong

Faculty Publications and Presentations

With 250,000 titles on the market, teachers, librarians, and parents have an enormous challenge before them to choose the best books for the young people in their care. This presentation focuses on books for elementary and high school students, which have won state, national, or international awards within the past ten years.

Poetry Alive, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Do you struggle to find poetry that students will read? This presentation introduces current poets who speak to the needs of middle school students.

Art Imitates Life: Violence And The Music Of Metal And Rap, Gordon A. Crews, Angela D. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Research

The purpose of this presentation is to explore the similar evolution's of Black Metal and Gangsta Rap musical genres. The authors argue the following similarities exist: 1) different cultures and statements being made, but violence is a common thread (outcomes of violence and societal responses), 2) the music and lyrics in both reflect their cultures, histories, and lives, and, 3) there is a strong musical and lyrical expression of violence related to the behavioral expression of violence among the artists and the fans in both genres. Finally, the authors question whether art imitates life or life imitates art.

Art Imitates Life: Violence And The Music Of Metal And Rap, Gordon A. Crews, Angela D. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The purpose of this presentation is to explore the similar evolution's of Black Metal and Gangsta Rap musical genres. The authors argue the following similarities exist: 1) different cultures and statements being made, but violence is a common thread (outcomes of violence and societal responses), 2) the music and lyrics in both reflect their cultures, histories, and lives, and, 3) there is a strong musical and lyrical expression of violence related to the behavioral expression of violence among the artists and the fans in both genres. Finally, the authors question whether art imitates life or life imitates art.

Hitting The Trifecta: A Professional Development Model For Creating, Using And Disseminating Open Education Resources., Sarah Giersch, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, Rena Janke

The Instructional Architect Research Group

This session presents a teacher professional development model developed by the Digital Libraries go to School project. Presenters will discuss the curriculum, which utilizes the Instructional Architect and the National Science Digital Library. Presenters will share preliminary data, lessons learned, and discuss future work including evaluation and scaling.

Digitization: Goals & Their Logistics, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Mars Base Evolution Update

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Libraries In Sweden, Anne Hedrich

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

This presentation offers a brief general introduction to libraries in Sweden and looks in particular at two university libraries in the city of Umeå. It was presented at the 2006 NRIC (Natural Resources Information Council) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spoken comments from the presentation are found in the notes section for each slide. Additional comments have been added to make the presentation clearer for those reading this rather than hearing it when it was presented.

Issues In International Accounting Research, Rashad Abdel-Khalik

CIBER Conference Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Globalization Of Management Research, Farok Contractor

CIBER Conference Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Using Moodle For Presenting Educational Content , Steve W. Deckard

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This PowerPoint presentation on the use of the distance education venue known as Moodle was presented as a faculty training session. The ICRGS faculty are in the process of learning how to use Moodle for use in the ICR science education masters program.

Report To The Regenstrief Foundation Board, Steve Witz

RCHE Presentations

Purpose of presentatin: 1. Provide a summary of activities deuring the second year, 2. Identify future direction for RCHE, 3. Address questions.

Pay To Play: Digitalcommons@Uconn, Jonathan Nabe

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Libraries: The Learning Space Within., Sohair F. Wastawy

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Liaison Presentation Template, Janice Christopher

DigitalCommons@UConn Documents

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Libraries In The Context Of E-Science, Anne Trefethern

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Hong Kong Happiness Index 2006 : State Of Happiness In Hong Kong 2006, Lok Sang Ho

Hong Kong Happiness Index 香港快樂指數調查

The working population in Hong Kong in 2006 are generally happier, with the average happiness index rising fastest for the young and working--by nearly 5% over past year's, a survey conducted by the University's Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences indicates(IHSS).

The Survey shows an overall average happiness index for Hong Kong people standing at 70.58, a fairly high score by international standards despite a slight decrease from 2005's. However, the scores for both retired persons and housewives show a noticeable decline.

Commenting on the happiness index by age groups for the …

Open Access And Conscious Selection, Kitti Canepi, Andrea Imre, Harold Way

Conference Papers and Presentations

Open Access resources (OA) are becoming more important in all types of libraries. Recent discussions on OA have focused on ILS access and availability of MARC records with little attention to a selection process for deciding whether or not to provide access to OA.

The presenters will outline some of the concerns with by-passing conscious selection, show how some services and systems are providing bibliographic access, offer information collected on the availability of finding aids for a group of OA titles, present selection criteria used by some database aggregators that include OA resources, and suggest possible selection process models.

Assessment Of Whole Grain Intake And Health Correlates In An Aging Population, Alexis Howard

Senior Honors Projects

Research suggests that whole grain intake may decrease the risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and many types of cancer. The overall goal of this work is to increase the health status of an older adult population through comprehensive nutrition risk assessment and exposure to tailored nutrition education interventions. This project involved assisting in baseline and post-intervention assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and intake of whole grain foods within a convenience sample of fifty-eight older adults residing in low-income housing sites across Rhode Island. Anthropometry, including height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure was measured, along with …

Forensic Nursing: Death Investigation, Lauren Palazzo

Senior Honors Projects

Forensic Nursing is a fairly new exciting nursing specialty. Television shows such as CSI portray forensic nurses and investigators in a less than realistic manner. Forensic nursing and investigation are exciting fields to specialize in, but the role of the forensic nurse and investigator are often misunderstood. For my project I wrote a research paper on forensic nursing, joined the international association of Forensic nurses, attended the international conference in washington dc and set in on a few meetings with a board, including lawyers, represenatives from the rape crisis center, clinical managers from W&I ED, nurses, NP’s, etc. in discussing …

Return To The Past:, Teaching Cooperation Through Play And Games Of The Past, Kathie C. Morgan

Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the past play has prepared children for life by teaching: fair play, cooperation, compromising skills, mediation skills, and responsibility. Character skills learned through play promote community and are universally accepted. The games of the past teach students today those exact same skills.

Stanford Simulated Mars Lander: Aa 235 –Space Systems Engineering, Robert J. Twiggs, Omari Downey, Pat Kostun, James Mack, Matt Maniscalco, Alan Schoen

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs, Omari Downey, Pat Kostun, James Mack, Matt Maniscalco, and Alan Schoen titled "Stanford Simulated Mars Lander: AA 235 –Space Systems Engineering" from April 5, 2006.