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The Determinants Of Lebanese Attitudes Toward Palestinian Resettlement: An Analysis Of Survey Data, Simon Haddad

Peace and Conflict Studies

A principal goal of this study has been to assess the impact of social distance on attitudes towards Palestinian resettlement using comprehensive cross-cultural survey research. The results are clear and consistent for all Lebanese sub-groups. Social distance is a significant predictor of attitudes toward resettlement for all six sub-groups examined. Specifically, social distance is inversely and consistently associated with unfavorable attitudes toward the prospect of the permanent settlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. These findings indicate on one hand, that the majority of Sunnis and Druze respondents endorse communal ties with Palestinians and approve their permanent economic, social and political …

Constructive Storytelling: A Peace Process, Jessica Senehi

Peace and Conflict Studies

Excerpt

These lines were written by Robert Desnos, a leading poet of the French surrealist movement. Surrealism was an artistic movement of 1924−1936 which valued the imagination, plumbing the wisdom of the unconscious, and a creativity unfettered by reason and convention. Desnos was known for his agile imagination and his experimental style. He was also a journalist, produced radio shows, and wrote advertising jingles.

Directed Ortho-Metalation Of Dimethylarylamines, Michael Timmons

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Site-specific product(s) from the reaction of benzene derivatives with various reagents is a need of researchers at numerous laboratories, particularly those in the pharmaceutical industry. Such derivatives can be synthesized directly, i.e., by substitution of a proton, using either of two procedures: electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) or directed ortho-metalation (DoM). Directed ortho-metalation (DoM) is an alternative aromatic substitution process initiated by organolithium reagents which provides regiospecific substitution exclusively at the ortho- position (equation). The focus of this study is to find hydrocarbon media that will permit the maximum extent of metalation of several dimethylarylamines. The dimethylamine-containing substituents constitute directing metalation …

Nº42: “Re-Visitando” Los Ciclos: Historias De Mujeres, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: "Re-visiting" the Cycles: Stories of Women

Exploring The Relevance And Contribution Of Mediation To Peace-Building, Jacob Bercovitch, Ayse Kadayifci

Peace and Conflict Studies

The paper considers the nature and characteristics of peace-building as an approach to conflict. It suggests that mediation should be seen as a particularly important aspect of peace-building efforts, and one that may be used at different phases of a conflict. The paper develops a framework for analyzing the circumstances under which mediation may contribute to peace-building. The framework lays emphasis on contextual and perceptual dimensions. The paper argues that mediation, properly utilized, can achieve not just a settlement of a conflict, but facilitate, in the longer run, a full transformation of relations. Any successful program of peace-building requires some …

Unicef: A Leader In Mine Awareness, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As the United Nation’s lead agency on mine awareness/mine risk education (MRE), the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has done work in about 30 countries that suffer from the effects of landmines. Their programs help affected populations cope with the problems of landmines and give them the means to carry out their daily lives as safely as possible until their land can be cleared and returned to productive use.

The Cutting Edge, November/December 2002, Vol. 12 Issue 6, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Vvaf And Sports For Life: Promoting Rehabilitation, Reintegration And Rights, Sarah Warren

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation’s (VVAF) Sports for Life program gives people with disabilities a chance to come together around sports, providing important opportunities for social reintegration.

Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - November-December 2002, De La Salle University Libraries

Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - DLSU Libraries

What's Inside:

• The Niño Hesus Visits the Library
• Circulation Section Evaluates BOOK CHUTE SERVICE: 1999-2002 by Claire Tagasa -Head, Circulation Section
• Dr. Lourdes S. Bautista Donates Books
• CBE Students’ Access to Ateneo Professional School Library
• DLSU Art Gallery Under the Cultural Arts Office
• Freshmen Evaluate Second Term’s Library Orientation
• Visitors
• Faculty and Co-Academic Personnel (CAPs)
• National Congress on the Emergent Roles of Librarians
• Verzosa Receives PLAI Service Award
• Cauilan Passes Board Exam
• PASKO 2002 Sa Library
• Donors
• Recent Acquisitions

1. Instructional Media Resources
2. ASRC (American Studies Resource Center) / EDRC (European Documentation Research Centre)
3. Archives Resources
4. Books

The Role Of Climate In Modern Water Planning And Related Decisions: Nebraska Case Study, Donna L. Woudenberg

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

Climate and weather play an integral role in the planning and decision-making processes for those involved in agricultural and natural resource fields. This project was conducted to determine whether climate and weather data are being efficiently and effectively used in these processes.

A survey was mailed to those who work in water-related fields in Nebraska and post-survey interviews were conducted to obtain greater detail. Survey results were analyzed in the following three ways: as a whole; stratified by respondent’s agency; and stratified by the educational background of respondents. It was found that climate and weather data are more likely to …

School Personnel Perceptions Of Elementary Student-To-Student Sexual Harassment: Implications For Policy And Practice, Catherine J. Tullis Cunningham

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The literature base regarding student-to-student sexual harassment is an area that has been evolving within the last decade. Early studies sought to document the occurrence of this phenomenon in schools, and describe the nature of sexual harassment among students (Fineran, 1996; Lee, Croninger, Linn, & Chin; and Roscoe, Strouse, & Goodwin, 1994). Other studies focused on the perceptions of students to perceived incidences of sexual harassment (Loredo, Reid, & Deaux, 1995; Tata, 1993) and how education and prevention programs may help address inappropriate responses by educators to allegations of sexual harassment (Cohan, Hergenrother, Johnson, Mandel, & Sawyer, 1996; Larkin, 1994; …

Hit Somebody: Hockey Violence, Economics, The Law, And The Twist And Mcsorley Decisions, J C.H. Jones, Kenneth G. Stewart

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Torts - Negligent Misrepresentation - High School Guidance Counselors Can Be Held Liable When Their Erroneous Advice Prevents A Student-Athlete From Obtaining An Athletic Scholarship - Sain V. Cedar Rapids Community School District, 626 N.W.2d 115 (Iowa 2001)., Timothy C. Bennett

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Legal And Ethical Aspects Of Sports-Related Concussions: The Merril Hoge Story, Alexander N. Hecht

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

The Internet, Bank Structure And Small Business Lending, Steven G. Craig, Polly T. Hardee

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

The advent of the Internet has opened many opportunities for bankers to access new customers, increase convenience and expand product ranges in many markets, including that of small businesses. Yet anecdotal evidence reveals that smaller banks are reluctant to employ Internet technology in the small business market for fear of damaging the customer relationship developed through personal contact. These smaller, more simply structured banks tend to specialize in small business lending, possessing a comparative advantage in that market (Craig and Hardee, 2001). This is particularly so in relationship driven credits where personal knowledge of the borrower is paramount over financial …

Special Protection In The Air[Line Industry]: The Historical Development Of Section 1110 Of The Bankruptcy Code, Gregory P. Ripple

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.

On Computing Condensed Frequent Pattern Bases, Jian Pei, Guozhu Dong, Wei Zou, Jiawei Han

Kno.e.sis Publications

Frequent pattern mining has been studied extensively. However, the effectiveness and efficiency of this mining is often limited, since the number of frequent patterns generated is often too large. In many applications it is sufficient to generate and examine only frequent patterns with support frequency in close-enough approximation instead of in full precision. Such a compact but close-enough frequent pattern base is called a condensed frequent patterns-base.

In this paper, we propose and examine several alternatives at the design, representation, and implementation of such condensed frequent pattern-bases. A few algorithms for computing such pattern-bases are proposed. Their effectiveness at pattern …

Closely Held Firms As Going Concerns, Michael S. Long, Stephan E. Sefcik

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This current GAAP determination of a going concern is shortsighted for two important reasons. The most important deals with creditors and other stakeholders involved with the business. Do they enter into contracts with the business or with the individual owner/manager? Currently, they contract with both since, in reality, they make no determination whether a separate firm (entity) exists. The second deals with valuing a business. If the business is not really a separate going concern, it would typically be valued as the sum of its individual assets instead of the present value of its future cash flows. Many times when …

Collegiate Athletic Directors As Entrepreneurs, Michael A. Leeds

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

One can define entrepreneurship, at its most basic level, as rent-seeking behavior. This behavior can be productive, as when firms innovate to create new or better products or when they enter a market to increase output where price exceeds marginal cost. Rent-seeking can also be unproductive, particularly when it interfaces with the public sector. In such cases, firms may try to create or preserve rents by securing monopoly power from the government. Traditionally, economists have analyzed rent-seeking behavior solely in the private and government sectors of the economy. I extend the concept to the not-for-profit sector, in particular to the …

Mathematics & Statistics Newsletter December 2002, Rit Department Of Mathematics And Statistics

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Hipaa's Electronic Transactions Rule: Implications For Behavioral Health Providers, Brian Kamoie

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

On August 17, 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted uniform national standards for electronic health transactions and code sets pursuant to the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Uniform standards hold the promise of improved efficiency in the health care system through standardized electronic transmission of health information.

Many behavioral health care organizations (e.g., the American Psychiatric Association, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, and the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors) have argued that the Rule's standards are insufficient for behavioral health providers. …

Its News December 2002, Information & Technology Services

RIT Digital Archives

Computer Network Security Awareness: A Global Issue That Touches RIT||Balancing Intellectual Freedom, Privacy and Security||Virtual Private Network Installed For Online System Safety||Information Security- Top Down, Bottom Up, And Inside-Out||The Cost of Safeguarding A Network: An Individual And Organizational Effort||You've Been Hacked!||Spam: It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore||What Is Spam To You, Might Not Be Spam To Me||Veni, Vidi, Viri (I Came, I Saw, I Infected)||Priveleges and Responsibilities Defined In The Computer Code Of Conduct||Law Officials Involved in Some Computer Crime Cases||What Is The Least That I Can Do To Secure My Computer?||Passwords and Patches: Updating and Protecting Your Computer||MacCareful

Ut Arlington Library Notes, V.8, No.2, Fall 2002, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

UT Arlington Library Notes

Former publication of the UT Library intended to foster community support and appreciation for Library Programs and services and to spotlight grants and contributions. It was published during the 1990s and 2000s.

Public Perceptions Of Food Safety: Assessing The Risks Posed By Genetic Modification, Irradiation, Pesticides, Microbiological Contamination And High Fat/High Calorie Foods, Michael D. Mehta

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] "In general, people in the developed world have access to a safe and varied supply of food. Instead of systemic hunger, many developed countries have problems with obesity and other kinds of eating disorders among their citizenry. It is within this context that some find public concerns about the safety of food both paradoxical and misplaced. Nevertheless, understanding how people perceive the risk associated with food is an important exercise in demonstrating accountability and in setting priorities for regulation. With the advent of technologies for producing genetically modified foods, and the development of fat blockers like Olestra, the public …

The Changing Seasons: Drought, Fire, Plague, And A Penguin, Matthew F. Sharp

North American Birds

No abstract provided.

White-Collar Crime In Brazil: Legislation, Court Decisions, And The Opinion Of Legal Writers, Peter Walter Ashton

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

Theatrical Investigation: White-Collar Crime, Undercover Operations, And Privacy, Bernard W. Bell

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

Exploring Ethical Dimensions Through Fiction, Abha Chatterjee

IIMB Management Review

Based on her experience with students of science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Prof Abha Chatterjee provides a case study for exploring the dimensions of ethics through fiction. While literature can be an instrument in raising a variety of ethical values and themes, its advantage lies in that it deals with the concrete and the particular and readers can learn from it without the intense emotional upheavals that accompany such dilemmas in everyday life. Muktadhara, a play by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore was selected as a case study as it evokes problems which engineers would identify …

Tackling Corruption And Promoting Accountability, Jayaprakash Narayan

IIMB Management Review

Ethics in public life in India has to take cognisance of the issues of corruption, lack of transparency and accountability. Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, National Coordinator of the Lok Satta movement holds that enlightened public opinion and informed and collective citizen assertion are the basis of a successful fight against corruption. The specific strategies he suggests are: comprehensive electoral reforms to make election funding transparent and accountable, to curb criminalisation and polling irregularities, and to ensure that honesty and survival in public office are compatible; empowerment of local governments and stakeholders in a way that there are clear links between citizens’ …

The Civil Servant In A Deregulated Economy, G V Ramakrishna

IIMB Management Review

Post liberalisation and globalisation, and the changes that they have spelt for Indian industry and the economy, the bureaucracy has come in for some criticism. G V Ramakrishna, former Secretary to the Government of India, and former Chairman, SEBI, suggests ways in which it can reorient its role to be more effective and credible in the new global environment. The civil servant must arrive at a clear understanding of the policy objectives of the government; assemble and analyse diverse views within the framework of policy making without succumbing to pressure groups; educate interested groups both within and without the government …