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Voter Ignorance And Judicial Elections, Dmitry Bam Jan 2013

Voter Ignorance And Judicial Elections, Dmitry Bam

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This Article proceeds as follows. Part I begins by offering a brief history and background of judicial elections in the United States, including a description of the two major justifications for judicial elections. The first, made by the original proponents of judicial elections, is that elections would make judges more independent, freeing them to make decisions according to the requirements of the law. I call this the “independence theory of judicial elections.” The second justification, made frequently by defenders of judicial elections, is that judicial elections allow the electorate to hold judges accountable for mistakes, whether intentional or unintentional, as …

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Miranda And Its (More Rights-Protective) International Counterparts, Megan A. Fairlie Jan 2013

Miranda And Its (More Rights-Protective) International Counterparts, Megan A. Fairlie

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The goal of this article is to encourage the international legal community to revisit its unexamined acceptance of strategic communications. This can lead to a debate that, at a minimum, should prompt Court supporters — specifically civil society members — to think carefully before engaging in conduct that creates dangerous consequences for the ICC.

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Experimental Generation Of An Optical Field With Arbitrary Spatial Coherence Properties, Brandon Rodenburg, Mohammad Mirhosseini, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza, Robert W. Boyd Jan 2013

Experimental Generation Of An Optical Field With Arbitrary Spatial Coherence Properties, Brandon Rodenburg, Mohammad Mirhosseini, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza, Robert W. Boyd

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We describe an experimental technique to generate a quasi-monochromatic field with any arbitrary spatial coherence described by the cross-spectral density function, W(r1;r2). © 2013 Optical Society of America.

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Sequential, Successive, And Simultaneous Decoders For Entanglement-Assisted Classical Communication, Shen Chen Xu, Mark M. Wilde Jan 2013

Sequential, Successive, And Simultaneous Decoders For Entanglement-Assisted Classical Communication, Shen Chen Xu, Mark M. Wilde

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Bennett et al. showed that allowing shared entanglement between a sender and receiver before communication begins dramatically simplifies the theory of quantum channels, and these results suggest that it would be worthwhile to study other scenarios for entanglement-assisted classical communication. In this vein, the present paper makes several contributions to the theory of entanglement-assisted classical communication. First, we rephrase the Giovannetti-Lloyd-Maccone sequential decoding argument as a more general "packing lemma" and show that it gives an alternate way of achieving the entanglement-assisted classical capacity. Next, we show that a similar sequential decoder can achieve the Hsieh-Devetak-Winter region for entanglement-assisted classical …

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Synthesis And Biological Investigations Of A Znpc-Anticea Bioconjugate For Imaging Of Colorectal Cancer, Inder Sehgal, Hairong Li, Benson Ongarora, Daniel Devillier, M. Graça H. Vicente Jan 2013

Synthesis And Biological Investigations Of A Znpc-Anticea Bioconjugate For Imaging Of Colorectal Cancer, Inder Sehgal, Hairong Li, Benson Ongarora, Daniel Devillier, M. Graça H. Vicente

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Two zinc(II) phthalocyanines (ZnPcs) were conjugated with a monoclonal antibody (MAb) directed against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), using an in situ activated carboxylic acid on the ZnPcs. The bioconjugate with the highest ZnPc/MAb ratio of 3 was investigated in vitro for its ability to target and fluorescently label human colorectal HT-29 cells. The ZnPc-CEA MAb 2 was observed to efficiently target HT-29 cells, about 37 times more than unconjugated ZnPc. Furthermore, in the presence of a 4-fold excess of unlabelled anti-CEA antibody, the fluorescence signal of 2 was reduced by ∼90% showing that the targeting is CEA-mediated. These studies further confirm …

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Infection Structure-Specific Expression Of Β-1,3-Glucan Synthase Is Essential For Pathogenicity Of Colletotrichum Graminicola And Evasion Of Β-Glucan-Triggered Immunity In Maize, Ely Oliveira-Garcia, Holger B. Deising Jan 2013

Infection Structure-Specific Expression Of Β-1,3-Glucan Synthase Is Essential For Pathogenicity Of Colletotrichum Graminicola And Evasion Of Β-Glucan-Triggered Immunity In Maize, Ely Oliveira-Garcia, Holger B. Deising

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β -1,3-Glucan and chitin are the most prominent polysaccharides of the fungal cell wall. Covalently linked, these polymers form a scaffold that determines the form and properties of vegetative and pathogenic hyphae. While the role of chitin in plant infection is well understood, the role of β-1,3-glucan is unknown. We functionally characterized the β -1,3-glucan synthase gene GLS1 of the maize (Zea mays) pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola, employing RNA interference (RNAi), GLS1 overexpression, live-cell imaging, and aniline blue fluorochrome staining. This hemibiotroph sequentially differentiates a melanized appressorium on the cuticle and biotrophic and necrotrophic hyphae in its host. Massive β-1,3-glucan contents …

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New Functions For The Ancient Deda Membrane Protein Family, William T. Doerrler, Rakesh Sikdar, Sujeet Kumar, Lisa A. Boughner Jan 2013

New Functions For The Ancient Deda Membrane Protein Family, William T. Doerrler, Rakesh Sikdar, Sujeet Kumar, Lisa A. Boughner

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The DedA protein family is a highly conserved and ancient family of membrane proteins with representatives in most sequenced genomes, including those of bacteria, archaea, and eukarya. The functions of the DedA family proteins remain obscure. However, recent genetic approaches have revealed important roles for certain bacterial DedA family members in membrane homeostasis. Bacterial DedA family mutants display such intriguing phenotypes as cell division defects, temperature sensitivity, altered membrane lipid composition, elevated envelope-related stress responses, and loss of proton motive force. The DedA family is also essential in at least two species of bacteria: Borrelia burgdorferi and Escherichia coli. Here, …

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Recovery Of Understory Bird Movement Across The Interface Of Primary And Secondary Amazon Rainforest, Luke L. Powell, Philip C. Stouffer, Erik I. Johnson Jan 2013

Recovery Of Understory Bird Movement Across The Interface Of Primary And Secondary Amazon Rainforest, Luke L. Powell, Philip C. Stouffer, Erik I. Johnson

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Amazonia now contains vast areas of secondary forest because of widespread regeneration following timber harvests, yet the value of secondary forest to wildlife remains poorly understood. Secondary forest becomes structurally similar to primary forest after abandonment, and therefore we predicted that avian movement across the interface of primary and secondary forest (hereafter "the interface") would gradually increase with time since abandonment until recovery to pre-isolation levels. From 1992 to 2011, we captured 2,773 understory birds of 10 foraging guilds along the interface of primary forest fragments and zero- to 30-year-old secondary forest at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project …

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Nitrogen Uptake And Utilization Efficiency And Enzymatic Activity In Maize Genotypes, Lucimar Rodrigues De Oliveira, Glauco Vieira Miranda, Rodrigo Oliveira Delima, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, João Carlos Cardoso Galvão Jan 2013

Nitrogen Uptake And Utilization Efficiency And Enzymatic Activity In Maize Genotypes, Lucimar Rodrigues De Oliveira, Glauco Vieira Miranda, Rodrigo Oliveira Delima, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, João Carlos Cardoso Galvão

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The aim of this study was to investigate the employment of components of the nitrogen efficiency use (NUE), and of the activities of the nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase enzymes in the selection of nitrogen use efficient maize genotypes of maize. Ten maize genotypes at V4 stage were evaluated under high and low N. The experiment consisted of a 2 × 10 factorial (two levels of N and ten maize genotypes), in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The following traits were evaluated: N uptake efficiency (NUpE), N utilizationefficiency (NUtE) and N use efficiency (NUE), and activities of …

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Genetic Responses Of Traits Relationship To Components Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Use Efficiency In Maize, Júlio César Dovale, Ciro Maia, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Glauco Vieira Miranda, Paulo Cezar Cavatte Jan 2013

Genetic Responses Of Traits Relationship To Components Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Use Efficiency In Maize, Júlio César Dovale, Ciro Maia, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Glauco Vieira Miranda, Paulo Cezar Cavatte

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This study had three objectives: i) to observe maize inbred lines response to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) acquisition as well as their utilization efficiencies and traits of root morphology in contrasting levels of these nutrients, ii) to study the relationship between root morphology and nutrient use efficiencies for both nutrients, and iii) to identify contrasting parents with components N and P use efficiency for an inheritance study. We evaluated 15 inbred lines in two experiments conducted in contrasting conditions of N and P. We evaluated the shoot, root traits and nutritional efficiencies and observed the genetic variability for most …

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Insulin Receptor-Independent Upregulation Of Cellular Glucose Uptake, R. Krishnapuram, H. Kirk-Ballard, E. J. Dhurandhar, O. Dubuisson, V. Messier, R. Rabasa-Lhoret, V. Hegde, S. Aggarwal, N. V. Dhurandhar Jan 2013

Insulin Receptor-Independent Upregulation Of Cellular Glucose Uptake, R. Krishnapuram, H. Kirk-Ballard, E. J. Dhurandhar, O. Dubuisson, V. Messier, R. Rabasa-Lhoret, V. Hegde, S. Aggarwal, N. V. Dhurandhar

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Background:Cellular glucose uptake can be enhanced by upregulating Ras signaling in either insulin-dependent or -independent manner. In presence of insulin and intact insulin signaling, Ras has a negligible role in glucose uptake. Conversely, when insulin signaling is impaired in obesity or diabetes, the insulin-independent Ras pathway may be valuable for enhancing glucose disposal. We previously reported that Ad36, a human adenovirus, enhances cellular glucose uptake by upregulating the Ras/Glut4 pathway. Here, we investigated if Ad36-upregulated Ras via the insulin-independent pathway, to enhance glucose uptake. Furthermore, uncontrolled upregulation of Ras is linked with oncogenic cell transformation, if the tumor-suppressor gene p53 …

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World Knowledge And Global Citizenship: Factual And Perceived World Knowledge As Predictors Of Global Citizenship Identification, Stephen Reysen, Iva Katzarska-Miller, Shonda A. Gibson, Braken Hobson Jan 2013

World Knowledge And Global Citizenship: Factual And Perceived World Knowledge As Predictors Of Global Citizenship Identification, Stephen Reysen, Iva Katzarska-Miller, Shonda A. Gibson, Braken Hobson

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We examine the influence of factual and perceived world knowledge on global citizenship identification. Perceived world knowledge directly predicted global citizenship identification, while factual world knowledge did not (Study 1). Students’ factual (Study 1) and perceived (Study 2) world knowledge predicted students’ normative environment (degree that valued others prescribe being a global citizen) and global awareness (perceived knowledge of the world and one’s connection to the world), which then predicted global citizenship identification, and identification with global citizens predicted endorsement of pro-social values and behaviours (e.g., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity). Overall, the results highlight the indirect influence of factual and …

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Psychological Essentialism And Opposition To Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Kerry L. Macintosh Jan 2013

Psychological Essentialism And Opposition To Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Kerry L. Macintosh

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No abstract provided.

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Shari'ah Law As National Security Threat?, Cyra Akila Choudhury Jan 2013

Shari'ah Law As National Security Threat?, Cyra Akila Choudhury

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This Article examines the recently proposed anti-shari’ah laws of Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arizona. It begins by examining the laws and their justifications and analyzes the 10th Circuit decision in Awad v. Ziriax upholding the injunction against Oklahoma’s Save Our State amendment. It then carefully analyzes the cases that have been cited as examples of shari’ah-creep and reveals that they are actually routine examples of comity and conflicts of law rules applied properly by a properly functioning judiciary. If these laws are not national security measures, what is their true purpose? The Article posits that the new laws are the latest …

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Issues And Methods In Researching Social Networks: Tools, Trends, And Applications To Language Learning Research, Dan Dewey, Jennifer Brown, Shayla Johnson Jan 2013

Issues And Methods In Researching Social Networks: Tools, Trends, And Applications To Language Learning Research, Dan Dewey, Jennifer Brown, Shayla Johnson

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Social Network Development During Study Abroad In Japan, Spencer A. Ring, Daniel Gardner, Dan Dewey Jan 2013

Social Network Development During Study Abroad In Japan, Spencer A. Ring, Daniel Gardner, Dan Dewey

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In this chapter, we investigate how students studying abroad in Japan form social networks. As Whitworth (2006) and Fraser (2002) have found, social networks can play an integral role in language proficiency development and language gains during study abroad (SA). However, much is yet to be understood regarding the processes by which SA students form social networks. The present study addresses this issue. Using the Study Abroad Social Interaction Questionnaire (SASIQ), we collected data regarding the social network formation of 204 students who studied abroad in Japan. Sample trends include students' participation in school and community clubs and social circles, …

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Who Says There Is A High Consensus Among Analysts When Market Uncertainty Is High? Some New Evidence From The Commercial Real Estate Market, James D. Shilling, C. F. Sirmans, Barrett A. Slade Jan 2013

Who Says There Is A High Consensus Among Analysts When Market Uncertainty Is High? Some New Evidence From The Commercial Real Estate Market, James D. Shilling, C. F. Sirmans, Barrett A. Slade

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This paper seeks to determine whether analyst consensus is a function of the level of price informativeness, and therefore attempts to gauge the extent to which analyst consensus is high when market uncertainty is high. There is the view that a small or declining volume of trading implies less information and lower quality information, and that a lower level of price informativeness will lead analysts to put more weight on their private information at the time of forecasting. We add to this view the notion that when uncertainty is high there might be a positive option value of waiting. In …

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What Goes Up Must Come Down? Experimental Evidence On Intuitive Forecasting, John Beshears, James J. Choi, Andreas Fuster, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian Jan 2013

What Goes Up Must Come Down? Experimental Evidence On Intuitive Forecasting, John Beshears, James J. Choi, Andreas Fuster, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian

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Do laboratory subjects correctly perceive the dynamics of a mean-reverting time series? In our experiment, subjects receive historical data and make forecasts at different horizons. The time series process that we use features short-run momentum and long-run partial mean reversion. Half of the subjects see a version of this process in which the momentum and partial mean reversion unfold over 10 periods (‘fast’), while the other subjects see a version with dynamics that unfold over 50 periods (‘slow’). Typical subjects recognize most of the mean reversion of the fast process and none of the mean reversion of the slow process.

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The Influence Of Asynchronous Video Communication On Learner Social Presence: A Narrative Analysis Of Four Cases, Jered Borup, Richard E. West, Charles R. Graham Jan 2013

The Influence Of Asynchronous Video Communication On Learner Social Presence: A Narrative Analysis Of Four Cases, Jered Borup, Richard E. West, Charles R. Graham

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Online courses are increasingly using asynchronous video communication. However, little is known about how asynchronous video communication influences students’ communication patterns. This study presents four narratives of students with varying characteristics who engaged in asynchronous video communication. The extrovert valued the efficiency of making video comments but saw little value in viewing the video comments of her peers. Somewhat inversely, the English language learner valued the video comments of her peers but lacked the ability to fully participate herself. The introverted student valued the flexibility and richness of asynchronous video but spent an inordinate amount of time recording her videos. …

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The History Of Lds Seminaries And Institutes In Taiwan, John Hilton Iii, Po N. Chou Jan 2013

The History Of Lds Seminaries And Institutes In Taiwan, John Hilton Iii, Po N. Chou

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Taiwan is a vibrant nation of approximately twenty-three million people, living in an area about one-sixth the size of the state of Utah. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains relatively small in Taiwan. Its 55,805 members compose just 0.2% of the population. Yet the LDS Church is growing, and an important part of that growth is found in the Seminary and Institute (S&I) program.

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Maude Adams And The Mormons, J. Michael Hunter Jan 2013

Maude Adams And The Mormons, J. Michael Hunter

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Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1872. Her mother, Annie Adams, was the daughter of first generation Mormons who trekked across the plains and an actress at the Salt Lake Theatre. Maude Adams began her acting career at the age of five in some of her mother’s plays. She continued to act into her adult years, achieving her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production. She became the highest-paid performer of her day. Discussed here is Adams’s career and her relationship with her Mormon relatives …

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Sundance Film Festival / Computer Generated Imagery / Video Game Industry / Battlestar Galactica / Pageants / Stereophonic Sound, J. Michael Hunter Jan 2013

Sundance Film Festival / Computer Generated Imagery / Video Game Industry / Battlestar Galactica / Pageants / Stereophonic Sound, J. Michael Hunter

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Many people are unaware of how influential Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), have been on American popular culture. Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon parts the curtain and looks behind the scenes at the little-known but important influence Mormons have had on popular culture in the United States and beyond. Included here are six sidebars that reveal some of the more fascinating contribution Mormons have made to American popular culture.

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Respite Care, Marital Quality, And Stress In Parents Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amber Harper, Tina Taylor, James Harper, Susanne Olsen Roper, Mikle South Jan 2013

Respite Care, Marital Quality, And Stress In Parents Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amber Harper, Tina Taylor, James Harper, Susanne Olsen Roper, Mikle South

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Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at risk for having higher stress and lower marital quality than other parents. Survey data regarding respite care, marital quality, and daily hassles and uplifts were obtained from 101 mother-father dyads who were together raising at least one child with ASD (total # of children = 118). Number of hours of respite care was positively related to improved marital quality for both husbands and wives, such that a one-hour increase in weekly respite care was associated with a one-half standard deviation increase in marital quality. This relationship was significantly mediated by …

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Video Self-Modeling On An Ipad To Teach Functional Math Skills To Adolescents With Autism And Intellectual Disability, Cami Elizabeth Burton, Darlene Anderson, Mary Anne Prater, Tina Taylor Jan 2013

Video Self-Modeling On An Ipad To Teach Functional Math Skills To Adolescents With Autism And Intellectual Disability, Cami Elizabeth Burton, Darlene Anderson, Mary Anne Prater, Tina Taylor

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Research suggests that video-based interventions can provide increased opportunity for students with disabilities to acquire important academic and functional skills; however, little research exists regarding video-based interventions on the academic skills of students with autism and intellectual disabilities. The current study used a multiple baseline design across participants to investigate the effects of video self-modeling (VSM) on the mathematics skill acquisition of adolescents with autism. Four adolescent male students viewed videos of themselves on an iPad solving mathematical problems to estimate the amount of money used to pay for a given item and the amount to receive in change. Findings …

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How To Spot A Careerist Early On: Psychopathy And Exchange Ideology As Predictors Of Careerism, Dan S. Chiaburu, Gonzalo J. Munoz, Richard G. Gardner Jan 2013

How To Spot A Careerist Early On: Psychopathy And Exchange Ideology As Predictors Of Careerism, Dan S. Chiaburu, Gonzalo J. Munoz, Richard G. Gardner

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Careerism refers to an individual’s propensity to achieve their personal and career goals through nonperformance- based activities (Feldman, The Indus Org Psychol 39–44, 1985). We investigated the role of several dispositional predictors of careerism, including Five-factor model (FFM) personality traits, primary psychopathy, and exchange ideology. Based on data from 131 respondents, as expected, we observed that emotional stability was negatively correlated with careerism. Primary psychopathy and exchange ideology explained additional variance in careerism after accounting for FFM traits. Relative importance analyses indicated that psychopathy (relative weight percentage of explained variance = 42.1 %) and exchange ideology (relative weight percentage = …

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What, I Shouldn’T Have Done That?: The Influence Of Training And Just-In-Time Reminders On Secure Behavior, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, Alexandra Durcikova Jan 2013

What, I Shouldn’T Have Done That?: The Influence Of Training And Just-In-Time Reminders On Secure Behavior, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, Alexandra Durcikova

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Organizations often implement Security Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA) programs to help improve secure behavior. SETA programs can be multifaceted; however, organizations often take a “one-size-fits-all” approach to improve security, without understanding how different SETA components influence behavior. In this research, we explain how two common SETA program components—online training and reminders—influence behavior through discrete theoretical mechanisms. First, we hypothesize that online training influences behavior through improving beliefs and intentions. However, because of dual-task interference, the relationship between beliefs and intentions may be hindered. We then explain how just-in-time reminders can help overcome dual-task interference and influence behavior directly. We …

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Information Disclosure On Mobile Devices: Re-Examining Privacy Calculus With Actual User Behavior, Mark J. Keith, Samuel C. Thompson, Joanne Hale, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Chapman Greer Jan 2013

Information Disclosure On Mobile Devices: Re-Examining Privacy Calculus With Actual User Behavior, Mark J. Keith, Samuel C. Thompson, Joanne Hale, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Chapman Greer

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The use of mobile applications continues to experience exponential growth. Using mobile apps typically requires the disclosure of location data, which often accompanies requests for various other forms of private information. Existing research on information privacy has implied that consumers are willing to accept privacy risks for relatively negligible benefits, and the offerings of mobile apps based on locationbased services (LBS) appear to be no different. However, until now, researchers have struggled to replicate realistic privacy risks within experimental methodologies designed to manipulate independent variables. Moreover, minimal research has successfully captured actual information disclosure over mobile devices based on realistic …

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Give Them Something To Talk About: The Role Of Dialogue In Mentoring Relationships, Dawan Coombs, Kate Goodwin Jan 2013

Give Them Something To Talk About: The Role Of Dialogue In Mentoring Relationships, Dawan Coombs, Kate Goodwin

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An effective mentor/protégé relationship is essentially dialogical. Given that the mentor learns as the beginner learns, the mentor needs to take a dialogical stance to promote open conversations and investigation. Journals, blogs, observations, and subsequent debriefings help both the mentor and the beginner to learn much about teaching and learning.

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Argentina's Right To Be Forgotten, Edward L. Carter Jan 2013

Argentina's Right To Be Forgotten, Edward L. Carter

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A version of the right to be forgotten emerges in Argentina.

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China’S Human Rights Footprint In Africa, Timothy Webster Jan 2013

China’S Human Rights Footprint In Africa, Timothy Webster

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A significant amount of recent scholarship and commentary accuses China of plundering the African continent, coddling its dictators, and flouting labor and environmental standards. This paper makes the counterintuitive claim that, despite irrefutable cases of abuse, China’s engagement with Africa has actually improved the human rights conditions of millions of Africans. First, it places China’s abuses in context, showing that they differ little from the abuses and patronage politics of the major Western powers. Second, it examines the evolution of international relations between China and various African countries, from the exportation of political revolution in the 1950s and 1960s, to …

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