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Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications Jan 1999

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: More powerful than a locomotive, Dark Horse Comics becomes the third largest comic book publisher in the U.S.; from Back to Beatles, the PSU Chamber Choir is spreading music around the globe; the university honors the life’s work of the late George Hoffman; students are getting into medical school with the help of PSU’s premed program; KPSU 1450 AM—it’s student-run radio at its boldest; an influx in immigration to the United States is changing the face of America; and more.

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Advertising Policies Of Medical Journals: Conflicts Of Interest For Journal Editors And Professional Societies, David Orentlicher Jan 1999

Advertising Policies Of Medical Journals: Conflicts Of Interest For Journal Editors And Professional Societies, David Orentlicher

Scholarly Works

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Annual Faculty Senate Minutes October 1999 - June 2000, Portland State University Faculty Senate Jan 1999

Annual Faculty Senate Minutes October 1999 - June 2000, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Annual Compilations of the Faculty Senate Minutes (Minutes Only)

Minutes of the Faculty Senate for October 1999 to June 2000.

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Adaptive Resource Management Via Modular Feedback Control, Ashvin Goel, David Steere, Calton Pu, Jonathan Walpole Jan 1999

Adaptive Resource Management Via Modular Feedback Control, Ashvin Goel, David Steere, Calton Pu, Jonathan Walpole

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

A key feature of tomorrow’s operating systems and runtime environments is their ability to adapt. Current state of the art uses an ad-hoc approach to building adaptive software, resulting in systems that can be complex, unpredictable and brittle. We advocate a modular and methodical approach for building adaptive system software based on feedback control. The use of feedback allows a system to automatically adapt to dynamically varying environments and loads, and allows the system designer to utilize the substantial body of knowledge in other engineering disciplines for building adaptive systems. We have developed a toolkit called SWiFT that embodies this …

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Husserl On The Artist And The Philosopher: Aesthetic And Phenomenological Attitude, Sebastian Luft Jan 1999

Husserl On The Artist And The Philosopher: Aesthetic And Phenomenological Attitude, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

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Developmental Neurobiology And Psychology Of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, Kyleeann S. Kummer Jan 1999

Developmental Neurobiology And Psychology Of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, Kyleeann S. Kummer

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Echinacea Awareness Campaign, Monika J. Heinbaugh Jan 1999

Echinacea Awareness Campaign, Monika J. Heinbaugh

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

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The Human Genome Project's Implications For Autonomy, Respect, And Professionalism In Medical Genetics, Roger B. Dworkin Jan 1999

The Human Genome Project's Implications For Autonomy, Respect, And Professionalism In Medical Genetics, Roger B. Dworkin

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. From Renaissance Poland To Poland's Renaissance, Daniel H. Cole Jan 1999

Book Review. From Renaissance Poland To Poland's Renaissance, Daniel H. Cole

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Relative Importance Of Barriers To Cervical Cancer Screening In Older Women : A Review Of 140 Women And Their Pap Smear Providers, Nerida Beaumont Jan 1999

The Relative Importance Of Barriers To Cervical Cancer Screening In Older Women : A Review Of 140 Women And Their Pap Smear Providers, Nerida Beaumont

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Cervical cancer remains a significant cause of death in women. There is a notable age related decrease in levels of screening and women aged over 50 years with later, more invasive disease. One hundred and forty women aged between 50 and 69 years (M "'58.21 years) and 23 Pap smear providers completed a Cervical Cancer Screening Questionnaire designed to identify the relative importance of barriers to attendance for cervical screening, as well as providers own barriers and issues. Responsibility for health, familiarity with, and ratings of the usefulness of Pap smears were the major dimensions along which regular and non-regular …

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The Perception Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Values : Is Value Incongruence Related To Social Distance?, Lauren Jennifer Breen Jan 1999

The Perception Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Values : Is Value Incongruence Related To Social Distance?, Lauren Jennifer Breen

Theses : Honours

This review examines prejudicial actions directed towards outgroups as a function of personal values and the perception of the values held by other groups. Prejudice is a result of social and cognitive categorisation. Although it is well learned, prejudice is not inevitable, if individuals attend to and control their prejudicial thoughts. Pleasurable interaction, cooperation, equal status, and making humanitarian values conspicuous serve to reduce intergroup conflict. It was proposed that values motivate approach and avoidance behaviours directed at outgroups, and both belief congruence theory and expectance-value theory arc relevant in explaining such behaviour.

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Transforming The Mediasphere : Sweden, A Case Study Of Conflicting Discourses In Socialist And Capitalist Broadcasting Values, Kent Ingemar Svensson Jan 1999

Transforming The Mediasphere : Sweden, A Case Study Of Conflicting Discourses In Socialist And Capitalist Broadcasting Values, Kent Ingemar Svensson

Theses : Honours

Sweden has undergone major changes in its mediasphere during the last twelve years, during which two oppositional forces have been particularly at work, capitalist and socialist. Goth those forces have influenced the direction in which the national mediasphere is transforming. The challenges of these political discourses, and responses from the parties involved regarding the role of the media in society, has been increasingly visible since the late 1950s, when the public service monopoly was first called into question. The Swedish socialist government has promoted and protected its non - commercial public service monopoly, through which they could mould national identity …

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Avenues Of Communication : The Suburban Press And Globalisation, Shane Hewerdine Jan 1999

Avenues Of Communication : The Suburban Press And Globalisation, Shane Hewerdine

Theses : Honours

Over the past two decades there has been an increasing amount of attention within academia, regarding the issue of globalisalion, within all disciplines. Cultural studies in particular have speculated upon the effects of globalistion that will potentially affect all of the diverse cultures and societies throughout the world For the most part the concenus amongst cultural critiques is that globalisation will adversely affect localised communities and cultures. The principle argument has been that local cultural and societal tenets, that constitute unique identities and senses of community, will be subsumed by a homogenised global culture largely produced by American cultural and …

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The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack Jan 1999

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack

Theses : Honours

This study examines the effectiveness of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), from its inception in 1971 to 1996. While environmental concerns have risen considerably in recent times, environmental awareness can be traced back to early historical beginnings. Yet, despite this initial awareness it took some time before environmental problems permeated the public consciousness, to occupy the political agenda. However, in the early 1970s, governments throughout the First World responded to research and heightened awareness of environmental concerns, with specific legislation to protect the environment. A common feature of the legislation, was the provision for a main administrative body …

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Smoking : An Exploration Of Message Framing And Death Anxiety, Ian James Parker Jan 1999

Smoking : An Exploration Of Message Framing And Death Anxiety, Ian James Parker

Theses : Honours

The focus of this thesis is the replication and extension of research by Tversky and Kahneman (1981) who found that how a message is worded or framed can significantly affect decisional choice. Tversky and Kahneman (1981) demonstrated that a message framed in terms of "lives saved" was favoured over one which read "lives lost" notwithstanding that the net sum of survivors was equal in both instances. The authors referred to the effects of message framing on decision making as Prospect Theory. This thesis studied Tversky and Kahneman's (1981) research applied to the issue of smoking. The preference for a positive …

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A Case Study Of Pressure Group Activity In Western Australia: Medical Care Of The Dying Bill (1995), Hazel Jane Sims Jan 1999

A Case Study Of Pressure Group Activity In Western Australia: Medical Care Of The Dying Bill (1995), Hazel Jane Sims

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

When the Australian Labor Party member for Kalgoorlie, Ian Taylor, presented his Private Member's Bill - the Medical Care of the Dying Bill (1995), he laid the foundation for this thesis. Mr Taylor introduced his Bill to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly on 28 March 1995. The Bill codified the terminally ill patient's right to refuse medical treatment, which clarified common law. This thesis attempts to overcome the dearth of literature in Western Australian lobbying concerning conscience-vote issues. It also identifies the key issues in understanding political lobbying, the form of pressure group activity that takes place and why certain …

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Confrontation And Identity In The Fiction Of J.M. Coetzee, Dawn Grieve Jan 1999

Confrontation And Identity In The Fiction Of J.M. Coetzee, Dawn Grieve

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is an examination of the fictional works of J.M. Coetzee to date. By focusing my gaze upon either the lack of encounter or the encounters between the 'Self' and the 'Other', I explore the relationship between confrontation and the fluid formation and erosion of identity. This exploration takes place against a dual background: the history of the apartheid government in South Africa, the legacy of oppression and the post-apartheid opportunities and challenges; and Coetzee's own acknowledgement of complicity with the past and commitment to a reconciled future. This study not only examines a broad range of criticism on …

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Digital Imaging: Creating New Realities, Mark Datodi Jan 1999

Digital Imaging: Creating New Realities, Mark Datodi

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

More and more it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern photo reality from digital reality. Digital imagery is revolutionising photography and challenging preconceived notions of this art form. Over the years, photography has been viewed metaphorically as a window on the world and on the past. No longer however, is the creation of photographic imagery reliant upon its intrinsic relationship with reality. Using computer technology original photographic material can be altered, manipulated and seamlessly combined with other fictional imagery without obvious detection and with relative ease. The proliferation of digital imaging is producing two apparent crises for photography. The first …

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Roundtable Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgendered Civil Rights Into The Next Millennium, Matt Coles Jan 1999

Roundtable Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgendered Civil Rights Into The Next Millennium, Matt Coles

Faculty Scholarship

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The Media's Influence On Women's Labor Force Participation: A Content Analysis Of Magazines, Cassandra S. Crawford Jan 1999

The Media's Influence On Women's Labor Force Participation: A Content Analysis Of Magazines, Cassandra S. Crawford

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The media can be understood not as a mechanism which dictates cultural specifics, but rather, as forum for cultural mimicry. The Symbolic Interactionist perspective suggests that the media has a degree of influence similar to that of other actors, because readers are imputed in the production of meaning. Interactions are dynamic and, as a consequence, a multiplicity of meanings are inevitable. Women’s occupational imaging in advertisements can be utilized to illustrate this assertion. Year intervals in which labor force participation rates increased 1.5% or greater were extracted from labor force data. In order to ascertain what influence the media has …

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Discussion Memorandum: Employment With Audit Clients, March 12, 1999, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Discussion Memorandum: Employment With Audit Clients, March 12, 1999, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Encountering The New Testament: A Historical And Theological Survey [Review] / Walter A. Elwell And Robert W. Yarbrough., Edwin E. Reynolds Jan 1999

Encountering The New Testament: A Historical And Theological Survey [Review] / Walter A. Elwell And Robert W. Yarbrough., Edwin E. Reynolds

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Eros For The Other: Retaining Truth In A Pluralistic World [Review] / Wendy Farley., Gary Chartier Jan 1999

Eros For The Other: Retaining Truth In A Pluralistic World [Review] / Wendy Farley., Gary Chartier

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Wesley And The Quadrilateral: Renewing The Conversation [Review] / W. Stephen Gunter ... [Et Al.]., Woodrow W. Whidden Ii. Jan 1999

Wesley And The Quadrilateral: Renewing The Conversation [Review] / W. Stephen Gunter ... [Et Al.]., Woodrow W. Whidden Ii.

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Millennium Is Here Again: Is It Panic Time?, Jon Paulien Jan 1999

The Millennium Is Here Again: Is It Panic Time?, Jon Paulien

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Fallen Is Babylon: The Revelation To John [Review] / Frederick J. Murphy., Jon Paulien Jan 1999

Fallen Is Babylon: The Revelation To John [Review] / Frederick J. Murphy., Jon Paulien

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Millennium Bug: Is This The End Of The World As We Know It? [Review] / Jon Paulien., Brian E. Strayer Jan 1999

The Millennium Bug: Is This The End Of The World As We Know It? [Review] / Jon Paulien., Brian E. Strayer

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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