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2002 June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for June of 2002.

Friends, Family, And Fiction, Derica Sonnon

Theses

None provided.

Apendix: An Assessment Of International Legal Issues In Information Operations (Volume 76)

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Is It Time For A Treaty On Information Warfare?, Phillip A. Johnson

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Meeting The Challenge Of Cyberterrorism: Defining The Military Role In A Democracy, Charles J. Dunlap

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Information Operations In The Space Law Arena: Science Fiction Becomes Reality, Douglas S. Anderson, Christopher R. Dooley

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Computer Networks, Proportionality, And Military Operations, James H. Doyle Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Computer Network Attacks And Self-Defense, Yoram Dinstein

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Maternal Factors Related To Parenting Young Children With Congenital Heart Disease, Lynn K. Carey, Bonnie C. Nicholson, Robert A. Fox

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to compare the early child-rearing practices between mothers of young children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and mothers of healthy children. In addition, maternal stress, parental developmental expectations, and the early behavioral and emotional development of their children were explored. Maccoby’s (1992) socialization theory emphasizing the reciprocal nature of mother-child interactions provided the framework for this study. Findings from quantitative self-report measures and videotaped parent-child interactions showed a remarkable similarity between mothers of children with CHD and mothers of healthy children. In contrast, qualitative data revealed important differences with mothers of CHD children reporting …

Incorporating Web-Based Homework Problems In Engineering Dynamics, Ralph E. Flori, David B. Oglesby, Timothy A. Philpot, Nancy E. Hubing, Richard H. Hall, Vikas Yellamraju

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We are involved in a project funded by the Department of Education (FIPSE) which focuses on developing interactive software to improve the teaching and learning of engineering statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials. This paper presents an overview of this project, discusses its objectives, and focuses on one particular aspect of the project.the use of web-based homework problems as assessment tools to evaluate student learning. The overall project includes creating, for all three engineering mechanics courses, the following web-based learning tools: (a) Animated theory modules, using Macromedia.s Flash development software, which display basic theory and example problems in an engaging, …

Novel Sejarah Indonesia: Konvensi, Bentuk, Warna, Dan Pengarangnya, Apsanti Djokosujatno

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The five Indonesian historical novels being the object of this research, reveal the western convention of the genre in a variety of forms and colours. Pramoedya’s and Mansur Samin’s use both “real” historical person as heroes and secondary character, while the others present imaginative characters as heros and historical persons as background. Pram’s Bumi Manusia, consisting of four books, shows the most complicated form and tends to be realistic in its narration. Arok Dedes, as complicated as the fi rst, is an ideological one. While Roro Mendut, in a very loose plot preoccupies with the psychological problem of the principal …

Robustness Of Multiple Objective Decision Analysis Preference Functions, William K. Klimack

Theses and Dissertations

This research investigated value and utility functions in multiobjective decision analysis to examine the relationship between them in a military decision making context. The impact of these differences was examined to improve implementation efficiency. The robustness of the decision model was examined with respect to the preference functions to reduce the time burden imposed on the decision maker. Data for decision making in a military context supports the distinction between value and utility functions. Relationships between value and utility functions and risk attitudes were found to be complex. Elicitation error was significantly smaller than the difference between value and utility …

Mythological Explorations, Christi Veitch

Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the personal mythological journey through abstract paintings within a psychological, or mythological context.

The History Of The Music Therapy Program, Western Michigan University; Its Origin And Development To 1980, Cynthia L. Goodson

Masters Theses

The histories of music therapy programs at colleges and universities in the United States have not been widely researched and documented. The purpose of this study was to examine the history of the music therapy program at Western Michigan University from its origin and development until 1980. Specifically, the author was interested in learning what conditions existed that were favorable to the creation of a music therapy program, the chronological progress of the music therapy program (including the individuals responsible for the program's inception and development), and development and changes in curricula that demonstrated responsiveness to music therapy practice and …

The Emperor's Clothes, John B. Davis

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

Argues that neoclassical economics is primarily a theory of the human individual in economic life but contemporary mainstream economics does not posses a theory of the human individual. Definition of mainstream economics; Origin of the Enlightenment theory of the individual that came to underlie neoclassical economics at the end of the nineteenth century; Problems in neoclassical economics' treatment of individuals.

Pediatric Living-Related Liver Transplantation In Saudi Arabia, Afef F. Bassas, Mona S. Al-Shahed, Hans G. Djurberg, Haider A. Al-Shurafa, Muaffak T. Jawdat, Hussa F. Al-Hussaini, Mehrun A. Zuleika, Hamoud A. Al-Hebby, Sami H. Wali

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to report our experience of the first 29 consecutive living-related liver transplants in pediatric recipients and to demonstrate the feasibility of living-related liver transplantation in the Arab World. The first living-related liver transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was performed in November 1998 by Bassas et al following an appropriate period of multi-disciplinary preparation. METHODS: This study was carried out at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period November 1998 through to October 2001. A review of the data of the transplanted children and adult donors was …

Do Antibiotics Decrease Post-Tonsillectomy Morbidity?, Sami A. Al-Kindy

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: A tonsillectomy audit was carried out and compared with other studies, to emphasize the role of antibiotics. METHODS: This study was carried out at North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the year January 1999 through to December 1999. This is a retrospective study of patients who had tonsillectomy with or with adenoidectomy, the topics audited included indication for surgery, grade of surgeon, method of surgery, length of hospital stay, complications and the use of postoperative antibiotics. RESULTS: A total of 185 patients underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. The patients age ranged between 2 …

A Survey Of The Reasons For Vasectomy Refusal In Couples Who Have Chosen Tubectomy As Their Contraceptive Method, Zahra Kamyabi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Parties And Realignment: The President’S Role In Political Party Realignment, Kevin B. Dockerty

Masters Theses

Using "The Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study" that covers 1965-1982, the role of individual presidential candidates in bringing about changes in mass partisanship and party realignment is studied. Previous research has ignored the role of popular, prestigious, charismatic presidential candidates shaping and changing citizens' partisanship. Historical political party realignments guide my research in showing the strong influence of the chief executive in realignment periods.

Following the work of Niemi and Jennings (1991) I expand on their issue model explaining partisan choice by creating a candidate-issues model to provide a more complete explanation of party identification. I specifically look at the presidential …

The Necessities And Luxuries Of Mate Preferences: Testing The Tradeoffs, Norman P. Li, J. Michael Bailey, Douglas T. Kenrick, Joan A. W. Linsenmeier

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Social exchange and evolutionary models of mate selection incorporate economic assumptions but have not considered a key distinction between necessities and luxuries. This distinction can clarify an apparent paradox: Status and attractiveness, though emphasized by many researchers, are not typically rated highly by research participants. Three studies supported the hypothesis that women and men first ensure sufficient levels of necessities in potential mates before considering many other characteristics rated as more important in prior surveys. In Studies 1 and 2, participants designed ideal long-term mates, purchasing various characteristics with 3 different budgets. Study 3 used a mate-screening paradigm and showed …

First Peoples Of The Americas And Their Literature, Gordon Brotherston, Lúcia De Sá

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In their paper, "First Peoples of the Americas and Their Literature," Gordon Brotherston and Lúcia de Sá turn their attention to the indigenous literature of the Americas. They point out that concerted attempts to edit, translate, and publish the main examples or "classics" of Native American literature began little more than a century ago. Since that time, more than a dozen major cosmogonies have appeared, some of them in editions, which seriously attempt to trace back to pre-Cortesian antecedents. Outlining key classics and the ways that these texts have been disseminated, Brotherston and Sá elaborate on how this rich tradition …

Bibliography Of Scholarship In Comparative Latin American Culture And Literature, Sophia A. Mcclennen

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

Shaping Communities Through Extension Programs, Chester J. Bowling, Barbara A. Brahm

Journal of Extension

A community's essence, which is the combination of its identity, purpose, and culture, is dynamic. It is influenced or shaped in part by what the community knows. Extension, through its educational programs, plays a large part in creating community knowledge. This article shows how Extension educators can extend and accelerate the community-shaping process by using action research processes like Appreciative Inquiry. It also describes the Porch Cookie Project, one adaptation of Appreciative Inquiry.

The Effect Of Competitive And Cooperative Learning Preferences On Children's Self-Perceptions: A Comparison Of 4-H And Non-4-H Members, Robert J. Fetsch, Raymond K. Yang

Journal of Extension

4-H stakeholders have argued for years about the merits of individual competition versus team cooperation. Although a 1988 National 4-H Competition Task Force Report called for more research on competition and cooperation, our Journal of Extension search found only two articles with children's empirical data from 1975 to 2001. In this, the first apparent research-based comparison with a large sample of 4-H and non-4-H members in a mountain state, children preferred both cooperation and competition. Furthermore, cooperation rather than competition was the way to build self-worth. Eight practical recommendations are offered to 4-H/youth development program leaders, specialists, volunteers, and parents.

How To Make Enemies, Miroslav M. Kiš

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Anorexic Behaviour And Attitudes Among Female Medical And Nursing Students At A Private University Hospital, N Babar, M Alam, S S. Ali, A Ansari, M Atiq, A Awais, F Amin, S M. Israr

Community Health Sciences

Objective: To study the anorexic behaviour and attitude among female medical and nursing students in a tertiary care hospital.SUBJECTS AND Methods: A cross-sectional survey to determine the proportion of anorexic behaviour among female medical and nursing students at The Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi was conducted. A multistaged sampling technique was utilized in which our study population was first divided according to field of enrollment (medical or nursing school) and then stratified by class. Within each stratum, we used convenience sampling due to time and availability constraints. We utilized a modified Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to collect data. The Eating …

Participation And Resistance: Project Success In Telal Zinhom, Maysa Abbas Ayoub

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The main concern of this thesis is the different strategies that the government adopts in the process of upgrading or redeveloping squatter areas. The thesis studies two projects: a redevelopment project that applied a top­down approach and an upgrading project that applied a participatory approach. This thesis focuses on the relation between the project and the people arguing that there is a negative correlation between participation and resistance. The thesis shows the ways in which the adoption of an un-participatory approach in a development projects creates resistance on the part of the beneficiaries, which consequently negatively affects the success of …

The Nasserist Work Ethic And The Spirit Of State Capitalism, Willa Newton Thayer

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines Egyptian state discourse about and directed at labor during the years 1952-1967, focusing on elements that could be said to comprise a "work ethic" promoted by the state to workers. A work ethic is conceptualized as comprising the individual's approach to their job, the way they interact with management/capitalists and the role of labor within the nation. Speeches by Gama! Abdel-Nasser, articles from the daily newspaper Al­Ahram and Al- 'Umaal, a monthly magazine of the Federation of Labor Syndicates are the sources of discourse used. Samples comprising material relevant to the three aforementioned categories were culled from …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Quarterly meeting of the WKU Board of Regents. Agenda items include: honorary doctorate for Frank Etscorn III, distinguished university professorships, emeritus faculty, athletic contracts for Mary Taylor Cowles and Dennis Felton, donor confidentiality policy, president's evaluation, Challenging the Spirit resolution, 2001-02 operating budget, tuition calculations and rates, Athletic Department audit, quarterly financial report, 2002-03 budget, Diddle Arena renovation project, Student Health Center name change, student organization administration, Aramark food services contract, Committee on Diversity and Internationalism, naming Minton Hall, personal changes and salaries and purchase of property on Nashville Road.

Development And Characterization Of Methodology And Technology For The Alignment Of Fmri Time Series, Carlo Ciulla

Dissertations

This dissertation has developed, implemented and tested a novel computer based system (AUTOALIGN) that incorporates an algorithm for the alignment of functional Magnetic Resonance Image (fMRI) time series. The algorithm assumes the human brain to be a rigid body and computes a head coordinate system on the basis of three reference points that lie on the directions correspondent to two of the eigenvectors of inertia of the volume, at the intersections with the head boundary. The eigenvectors are found weighting the inertia components with the voxel's intensity values assumed as mass. The three reference points are found in the same …