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The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, February 6, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, February 5, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, February 4, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

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February 2, 2013 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, February 1, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

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The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, January 31, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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Myths, Presumptions, And Facts About Obesity, Krista Casazza, Kevin R. Fontaine, Arne Astrup, Leann L. Birch, Andrew W. Brown, Michelle M. Bohan Brown, Nefertiti Durant, Gareth Dutton, E. Michael Foster, Steven B. Heymsfield, Kerry Mciver, Tapan Mehta, Nir Menachemi, P.K. Newby, Russell R. Pate, Barbara J. Rolls, Bisakha Sen, Daniel L. Smith Jr, Diana M. Thomas, David B. Allison

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND Many beliefs about obesity persist in the absence of supporting scientific evidence (presumptions); some persist despite contradicting evidence (myths). The promulgation of unsupported beliefs may yield poorly informed policy decisions, inaccurate clinical and public health recommendations, and an unproductive allocation of research resources and may divert attention away from useful, evidence-based information.

METHODS Using Internet searches of popular media and scientific literature, we identified, reviewed, and classified obesity-related myths and presumptions. We also examined facts that are well supported by evidence, with an emphasis on those that have practical implications for public health, policy, or clinical recommendations.

RESULTS We …

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, January 30, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, January 29, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, January 28, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, January 25, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, January 24, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, January 23, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, January 18, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, January 17, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, January 15, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, January 14, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

January

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Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior In Preschool Children: Comparison Between Montessori And Traditional Preschools, Wonwoo Byun, Steven N. Blair, Russell R. Pate

Faculty Publications

Background: This study aimed to compare the levels of objectively-measured sedentary behavior in children attending Montessori preschools with those attending traditional preschools.

Methods: The participants in this study were preschool children aged 4 years old who were enrolled in Montessori and traditional preschools. The preschool children wore ActiGraph accelerometers. Accelerometers were initialized using 15-second intervals and sedentary behavior was defined as/15-second. The accelerometry data were summarized into the average minutes per hour spent in sedentary behavior during the in-school, the afterschool, and the total-day period. Mixed linear regression models were used to determine differences in the average time spent in …

A Critical Examination Of Capital, Slave Labor, And The Language Of Profit In The Market For Sugar Ethanol, Geiza Vargas-Vargas

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Bad Sports: Has Olympic Brand Protection Gone Too Far?, Daniel A. Craig

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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`Open' For Collective Business: The Governance Of Contemporary Economic Cooperatives In A Corporate Q'Eqchi' Maya Town, Michael Frederic Young

Theses and Dissertations

This article examines the governance of a Q'eqchi' Maya community located on multiple margins who are cooperatively managing several businesses. I do so by first situating this study within the context of Guatemalan history wherein cooperatives were first promoted in various economic and environmental zones only to be subsequently viewed as subversive and targeted by the military. The community within this study is located in the Izabal Department, a region far less affected by Guatemala's genocidal past. I argue that the cooperative businesses created by this community have allowed for a selective incorporation of market-based relations that mitigate the commonly …

"The Constellations Were In A Different Place": Using Blogs To Understand Student Learning During Study Abroad, Leslie Pitman

Theses and Dissertations

While a great deal of research has been done on the pedagogical implications and uses of blogging, and even more research has been done on the effects of study abroad, few studies has investigated the use of blogging as a way that learning is processed during study abroad. This study sought to understand how students use blogs during a study abroad semester and the ways in which the blogs reveal evidence of learning. Eleven blogs, written by students at the University of South Carolina (USC) during their respective semesters abroad, were read, coded, and analyzed in order to answer the …

Making Stewardship Meaningful For Nonprofits: Stakeholder Motivations, Attitudes, Loyalty And Behaviors, Geah N. Pressgrove

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores the ways in which stewardship motivates nonprofit stakeholder attitudes, behaviors and loyalty. Using an online survey of stakeholders from eight local United Ways in one southern state (N=660), this research has three major focuses. First, it seeks to validate a scale to measure perceptions of the relationship cultivation strategies of stewardship. Second, it investigates group differences between nonprofit stakeholder types (donor only versus both donor and volunteer). Third, the study explores opportunities to extend existing relationship management models beyond assessments of perceived relationship quality to include desirable behavioral outcomes.

Findings offer a new conceptualization of stewardship comprised …

Tnt1 Retrotransposon Mutagenesis: A Tool For Soybean Functional Genomics, Yaya Cui, Shyam Barampuram, Minviluz G. Stacey, C. Nathan Hancock, Seth Findley, Melanie Mathieu, Zhanyuan Zhang, Wayne A. Parrott, Gary Stacey

Faculty Publications

Insertional mutagenesis is a powerful tool for determining gene function in both model and crop plant species. Tnt1, the transposable element of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cell type 1, is a retrotransposon that replicates via an RNA copy that is reverse transcribed and integrated elsewhere in the plant genome. Based on studies in a variety of plants, Tnt1 appears to be inactive in normal plant tissue but can be reactivated by tissue culture. Our goal was to evaluate the utility of the Tnt1 retrotransposon as a mutagenesis strategy in soybean (Glycine max). Experiments showed that the …

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Winter 2013, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

The C. Edgar and Julie Grisson Collection of Ernest Hemingway..... p.1
Current and Upcoming Exhibits..... p.2
Report from the President..... p.2
Students' Book Art is Exquisite — and Collectible..... p.3
Irvin Department Welcomes Two New Employees..... p.4
News from the Irvin Department..... p.4
Naturalist Speaks at Exhibit Opening..... p.5
In Memorium..... p.5
AP Photos Featured..... p.5
Open Gallery Events Held This Spring..... p.5
Fund Celebrates First Recipient..... p.5
Recent Gifts and Acquisitions..... p.6
Student Assistant Fund Has Been Established..... p.6
Mark Your Calendar..... p.8

How Quickly We Forget: The Short And Undistinguished Career Of Affirmative Action, Robert A. Parrish

South Carolina Law Review

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“Just Let Us Teach!”: Living Literacy Policy In And Around Maplewood Elementary School, Cindy Anne Morton-Rose

Theses and Dissertations

Through a sociocultural lens this study explored how four teachers, a reading teacher, and their principal lived literacy policy in practice in and around Maplewood Elementary School. This work grew out of three questions: (a) How do six policy stakeholders at one elementary school--four teachers, one administrator, and one reading teacher--make meaning of literacy policies? (b) How do these stakeholders' understandings shape the appropriation of these policies in their day-to-day literacy practices? and (c) How does the meaning-making of other stakeholders--district, state, and federal policy-makers--intersect with and inform the appropriation of policy by the six focal stakeholders? In asking these …

An Analysis Of The Current Use And Future Intentions To Use Mobile Learning Strategies Among Full-Time Community College Faculty, Stephanie Denise Frazier

Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study examined how full-time community college faculty members in southern states use mobile learning (m-Learning) strategies as tools for student engagement. Specifically, research questions were designed to measure the current use of six key m-Learning strategies: augmented reality, file/resource sharing, gaming/simulation, reference/research applications, social media, and text messaging. This study also probed into faculty attitudes and beliefs in four areas: performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. Statistical analyses were conducted to determine existing relationships between these four determinants and the intentions of faculty members to use m-Learning strategies in the forthcoming academic year. Additionally, research …