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History Of Extension Work In Virginia Prior To Smith-Lever, Cathy M. Sutphin, John Hillison Dec 1999

History Of Extension Work In Virginia Prior To Smith-Lever, Cathy M. Sutphin, John Hillison

Journal of Extension

Numerous activities occurred in Virginia Extension associated with Congressional district agriculture schools prior to the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. Historical research methodology was utilized to find information. The article documents how the 11 schools had courses of study taught on the subjects of agriculture and home economics, and also performed a great deal of Extension work. Typically, the agriculture teacher would conduct demonstration work during the summer. Faculty members at the schools also worked with youth activities and home economics programs. The funding sources helped set precedents with a combination of state funding through the Land-grant university …

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Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool, Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes Dec 1999

Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool, Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes

Journal of Extension

Defining the customer in terms of wants, needs and desires is essential if Extension personnel are going to successfully deliver educational programs to their clientele. Defining whom the customer is in respect to what commodities are produced and how the customer prefers to receive information are two important criteria for the success of educational offerings. Data base management programs coupled with data collection tools can allow Extension personnel to do program marketing and reporting to the stakeholder.

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Effectiveness Of Extension Cotton Advisory Committees, John Barnett, Earl Johnson, Satish Verma Dec 1999

Effectiveness Of Extension Cotton Advisory Committees, John Barnett, Earl Johnson, Satish Verma

Journal of Extension

Well-organized and managed advisory committees are a key to quality Extension programs. Extension agents and members working with cotton advisory committees were interviewed in focus groups to find out if committees were effectively involved in programming and committee processes. Both groups agreed that committees were highly involved in giving advice to agents, legitimizing decisions, and implementing programs. Committees were less involved or not at all involved in communicating with others, or planning and evaluating programs. It was concluded that cotton advisory committees could be more effective if agents improved their management of some aspects of committee work, and if members …

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Priorities For University Outreach In Children, Youth, Families And Communities, Robert J. Griffore, Lillian A. Phenice, Rosemary Walker, Marsha Carolan Dec 1999

Priorities For University Outreach In Children, Youth, Families And Communities, Robert J. Griffore, Lillian A. Phenice, Rosemary Walker, Marsha Carolan

Journal of Extension

In a survey of 950 residents of Michigan, respondents were asked about their preferences concerning receiving more information from Michigan State University, and the means by which they would prefer to receive to this information. Topics that were more frequently rated high priority than others were school violence, child abuse, treating people equally, preventing drug abuse, and affordable health care. Methods of information dissemination that were most frequently rated as "highly prefer" were public schools, Internet, television, Extension, pamphlets and printed matter.

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Production, Processing, And Marketing Opportunities For Athens County, Ohio Farmers: Assessing Needs And Creating Solutions, Christopher D. Penrose, Penne L. Smith, Edward M. Vollborn Dec 1999

Production, Processing, And Marketing Opportunities For Athens County, Ohio Farmers: Assessing Needs And Creating Solutions, Christopher D. Penrose, Penne L. Smith, Edward M. Vollborn

Journal of Extension

An instrument was developed to identify production, processing and marketing needs of farmers in Athens County, Ohio. The questionnaire was mailed to 509 families with a 24% response rate. Forty-five (37.5%) needed improved markets. The greatest area of marketing interest was cattle (24.2%), hay (14.1%) and vegetables (14.1%). Respondents also expressed interest in educational programs on grazing livestock and farm management. As a result, a retail cooperative was formed to market local products, a feeder calf pool was established, and programs and publications were developed to address additional marketing and management needs.

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Taking The Time To Ask: An Assessment Of Home Economics Agents' Resource And Training Needs, Anne Murphy, Gayle Coleman, Pat Hammerschmidt, Kathy Majewski Dec 1999

Taking The Time To Ask: An Assessment Of Home Economics Agents' Resource And Training Needs, Anne Murphy, Gayle Coleman, Pat Hammerschmidt, Kathy Majewski

Journal of Extension

Michigan State University Extension food, nutrition and health campus-based staff members conducted a needs assessment of county home economics agents to obtain information to drive decision making for programs, resources and training and to build rapport with county agents. The methods used to collect this crucial information were personal telephone interviews with 62 county agents and a follow-up printed questionnaire. Findings supplied a wealth of information for campus staff members to use to establish priorities about program planning and support, select or develop materials or other resources, and plan and implement training appropriate and helpful to county staff.

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How To Evaluate A Conference Informally With "Listening Posts", Nancy Ellen Kiernan Dec 1999

How To Evaluate A Conference Informally With "Listening Posts", Nancy Ellen Kiernan

Journal of Extension

Extension agents often ask, "Isn't there an informal but somewhat structured way to get feedback at a conference or workshop without using a survey?" This article describes the use of 'Listening Posts' and the author gives a number of practical tips for putting this qualitative strategy to use. Benefits include: quality feedback, high participation and enthusiastic support from conferees and the chance to build program ownership among conference workers. Deficits: could exclude very shy persons or result in information most salient to participants.

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Helping Children Cope With Divorce, Beth D. Gaydos, Shelly Schwieterman, Bruce P. Zimmer Dec 1999

Helping Children Cope With Divorce, Beth D. Gaydos, Shelly Schwieterman, Bruce P. Zimmer

Journal of Extension

Children of divorce are at risk for increased emotional and educational problems including anxiety and depression. A two-hour, court mandated program entitled "Helping Children Cope with Divorce" was developed to help parents understand these risks as well as how to communicate with children about the divorce and help children adjust to the changes in the family. Through a variety of educational methods, parents learn how to keep children out of the crossfire. The authors have surveyed nearly 340 program participants with end-of-meeting evaluations which revealed that parents now recognize that their children are more affected by divorce than they realized.

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A Family Check-Up: A Web-Based, Self-Assessment Program In Family Life, Financial Management, Nutrition, And Food Safety, Rick Peterson, Connie Kratzer, Irene Leech, Kathleen Stadler Dec 1999

A Family Check-Up: A Web-Based, Self-Assessment Program In Family Life, Financial Management, Nutrition, And Food Safety, Rick Peterson, Connie Kratzer, Irene Leech, Kathleen Stadler

Journal of Extension

The Family Check-Up is a public internet site where families can access several self-scoring assessment programs in the areas of family life, financial management, nutrition and food safety. The self-assessment program provides immediate feedback to the consumer and provides a variety of on-line educational materials and Extension contacts for them to access. The web-based program has several programming application including needs assessment, marketing, and outcome research as participant data are store for later analysis by specialists. The Family Check-Up offers increased opportunities for collaboration and referrals among family and consumer science disciplines.

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Liberation From The Soviet Past: A Reflection On The Possibility Of Post-Gulag Theologies, Mikhail Sergeev Dec 1999

Liberation From The Soviet Past: A Reflection On The Possibility Of Post-Gulag Theologies, Mikhail Sergeev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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Historical Roots Of Slovenian Christoslavic Mythology, Mitja Velikonja Dec 1999

Historical Roots Of Slovenian Christoslavic Mythology, Mitja Velikonja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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Take The Time To Teach To Ensure The Legacy And Future Of Our Profession, Kenneth J. Steier Dec 1999

Take The Time To Teach To Ensure The Legacy And Future Of Our Profession, Kenneth J. Steier

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

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Tennessee Farm Bureau News - December 1999/January 2000, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Dec 1999

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - December 1999/January 2000, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

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From Austria To The United States And From Evaluating Therapists To Developing Cognitive Resources Theory: An Interview With Fred Fiedler, Robert Hooijberg, Jaepil Choi Dec 1999

From Austria To The United States And From Evaluating Therapists To Developing Cognitive Resources Theory: An Interview With Fred Fiedler, Robert Hooijberg, Jaepil Choi

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Interviews Fred Fiedler, researcher on the field of leadership as part of a study that aims to obtain a sense of researchers' personality, research ideas and insights on the state of the field. Personal and professional background; Fiedler's research program; Leadership studies trends; Accomplishments in research; Contributions to the study of leadership.

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The Persistent Competitive Advantage Of Traditional Food Retailers In Asia: Wet Markets' Continued Dominance In Hong Kong, Arieh Goldman, Robert E. Krider, Seshan Ramaswami Dec 1999

The Persistent Competitive Advantage Of Traditional Food Retailers In Asia: Wet Markets' Continued Dominance In Hong Kong, Arieh Goldman, Robert E. Krider, Seshan Ramaswami

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The focus of this article is the persistent continued strength of wet markets in Hong Kong and the weakness of supermarkets in the fresh food area. This phenomenon is surprising because, based on the experiences in North America and Western Europe and given the well-developed economy of Hong Kong, one would have expected supermarkets to dominate fresh food retailing and wet markets to be in retreat. In this article, the authors explain the reasons for the continued dominance of wet markets. They argue that consumers’shopping and consumption culture, the effectiveness of wet markets in handling consumers’needs, and the appropriateness of …

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Organizing Culture: Leader Roles, Behaviors, And Reinforcement Mechanisms, Gerard George, Randall G. Sleeth, Mark A. Siders Dec 1999

Organizing Culture: Leader Roles, Behaviors, And Reinforcement Mechanisms, Gerard George, Randall G. Sleeth, Mark A. Siders

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Organizational leaders provide the primary impetus in defining, forming and shaping corporate culture. Leadership literature emphasizes on the leader's role in "articulating a vision" and the leader's pivotal role in establishing culture by setting objectives and then removing hurdles by smoothing the path for attaining those objectives. The model of corporate culture transmission focuses on behaviors that corporate leaders employ to create, communicate and manage corporate culture. However, the model does not emphasize interpretation and identification with leader behaviors in ways that would cause members to embrace the leader's values and beliefs. Improved focus over two decades does not yet …

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What Else Do We Forget To Tell Our Teachers?: A Response To Dancis, Stephen Sproule Nov 1999

What Else Do We Forget To Tell Our Teachers?: A Response To Dancis, Stephen Sproule

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

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Mustang Daily, November 30, 1999 Nov 1999

Mustang Daily, November 30, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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We Are…Marshall, November 30, 1999, Office Of Marshall University Communications Nov 1999

We Are…Marshall, November 30, 1999, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

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Ua35/1 Happenings, Wku Provost Nov 1999

Ua35/1 Happenings, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter published by the WKU Provost's office regarding faculty and organizational events and accomplishments.

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Um Student Earns Hearst Journalism Award, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Nov 1999

Um Student Earns Hearst Journalism Award, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

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November 30, 1999, Faculty Senate Nov 1999

November 30, 1999, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Daily Eastern News: November 30, 1999, Eastern Illinois University Nov 1999

Daily Eastern News: November 30, 1999, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

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Vol. 17, No. 14 (November 30, 1999) Nov 1999

Vol. 17, No. 14 (November 30, 1999)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

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Spartan Daily, November 30, 1999, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Nov 1999

Spartan Daily, November 30, 1999, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 113, Issue 61

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Counselor, Vol. 20, No. 13, November 30, 1999, New York Law School Nov 1999

Counselor, Vol. 20, No. 13, November 30, 1999, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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The Bg News November 30, 1999, Bowling Green State University Nov 1999

The Bg News November 30, 1999, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 30, 1999. Volume 84-Issue 65.

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Interior-Point Methods And Modern Optimization Codes, Goran Lesaja Nov 1999

Interior-Point Methods And Modern Optimization Codes, Goran Lesaja

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

During the last fifteen years we have witnessed an explosive development in the area of optimization theory due to the introduction and development of interior-point methods. This development has quickly led to the development of new and more efficient optimization codes. In this paper, the basic elements of interior-point methods for linear programming will be discussed as well as extensions to convex programming, complementary problems, and semidefinite programming. Interior-point methods are polynomial and effective algorithms based on Newton 's method. Since they have been introduced, the classical distinction between linear programming methods, based on the simplex algorithm, and those methods …

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November 30, 1999, The Daily Mississippian Nov 1999

November 30, 1999, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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Acute Liver Failure In Children:Etiology, Clinical Manifestation, Outcome, Alyaa Yass, Mohammad Ibraheem, Magid Mohamed Nov 1999

Acute Liver Failure In Children:Etiology, Clinical Manifestation, Outcome, Alyaa Yass, Mohammad Ibraheem, Magid Mohamed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is a complex, rapidly progressive clinical syndrome that is the final common pathway for many disparate conditions, some known and others yet to be identified. Acute liver failure was first defined by Trey and Davidson as a potentially reversible condition caused by severe liver damage accompanied by encephalopathy onset and in the absence of preexisting liver disease. OBJECTIVE: To assess the etiology, prognosis and outcome of FHF in a sample of Iraqi child patients PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study was done on (50) patients diagnosed with acute hepatic failure admitted to the …

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