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Towards An Assessment Of Reading Volunteer Performance : Four Case Studies Of Monterey County Reads Reading Volunteers, Lucas Salazar

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This paper describes the performance of Monterey County Reads (MCR) reading volunteers. In conjunction with the Panetta Institute for Public Policy and the AmeriCorps*VISTA program, the MCR program recruits, trains, and places volunteers into schools to read with children one-to-one from grades K-3. The program provides a mandatory two-hour training, which provides instruction on the basics of reading with a child and presents the expectations of the program. I developed assessment tools predicated on MCR training methods to measure the extent to which reading volunteers met MCR expectations, thereby providing an indication of the effectiveness of training. I recruited four …

Family To Family Community Outreach, Kimberly Char

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This was an outreach project intended to raise awareness about foster care in Monterey County and to recruit Resource, Respite, and Support Families from the county.

Tell A Friend : A Program Designed To Help Women Get Mammograms, Erin Kristine Finley

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Tell A Friend is a program designed to help increase breast cancer screening and early detection through regular mammograms by having trained volunteer callers contact five friends or acquaintances to encourage them to get a mammogram.

Monterey County Volunteer Agencies, Alice Mitchell

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Federal Probation office was faced with a great problem dealing with offenders. As part of an offender's terms of probation they must complete community service hours. Offenders are required to complete hours ranging from 100-400 hours. The Federal Probation office was lacking a set of resources available for offenders to volunteer. I created an electronic database, which consisted of Monterey County volunteer agencies willing to accept federal offenders. This database helps address the agency's problem of helping offenders complete all terms of probation.

Rising Above : Rising Eagle Youth Services (Reys) Outcomes Measurement, Jesus Clemente Ruiz

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The project works toward giving a nonprofit organization the ability to measure the effect of its day-treatment curriculum on its clients. The project provides measuring instruments and an evaluation protocol, which includes procedural recommendations.

The Political-Economic Dimension Of Pensions: The Case Of Japan, Gene Park

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Works

This article examines how pensions are interwoven with the public and private financial system in Japan and the consequences for pension reform. A growing literature focuses on the multifaceted ways in which pensions are interwoven with the larger political economy. This study builds on this literature and finds that (a) public and private pensions have been integrated deeply into Japan’s system of developmental finance, (b) this integration has created new economic and political problems as governments have attempted to shift away from its developmental model through deregulation, liberalization, and administrative reform, and (c) because pension reform is intimately linked with …

Estrogen And Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity, Michael R. Foy, Michael Baudry, Richard Thompson

Psychological Science Faculty Works

During the past several years, there has been increasing interest in the effects of estrogen on neural function. This enthusiasm is driven, in part, by the results of early clinical studies suggesting that estrogen therapy given after menopause may prevent, or at least delay, the onset of Alzheimer's disease in older women. However, later clinical trials of women with probable Alzheimer's disease had contrary results. Much of the current research related to estrogen and brain function is focused in two directions. One involves clinical studies that examine the potential of estrogen in protecting against cognitive decline during normal aging and …

Self, Otherness, Theology, And Ontology: A Critical Engagement Between Tillich And Kristeva, Levinas, And Bataille, Jonathan Rothchild

Theological Studies Faculty Works

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Humor Works: Communication Style And Humor Functions In Manager/Subordinate Relationships, Diane M. Martin, Craig Rich, Barbara Mae Gayle

Communication Studies Faculty Works

This study explored humor production and communicator style within the dyadic communicative relationship between organizational managers and subordinates. Research questions considered positive, expressive, and negative humor functions and manager-subordinate relational style, communication style, sex, and dyad characteristics. Results indicated that both organizational managers and subordinates report using conversational humor, mostly positive and expressive humor. Results also indicate communicator image, dominant or affiliative communication style, and sex are related to the type of conversational humor initiated by organizational managers and subordinates. It appears that organizational power/dominance and sex are better predictors of humor usage than other characteristics. Overall, results suggest that …

Women In Daoism By Catherine Despeux And Livia Kohn (Review), Robin R. Wang

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Expression Of Mslec1 Transgenes In Alfalfa Plants Causes Symbiotic Abnormalities, Nancy Fujishige

Biology Faculty Works

Legume lectins have been proposed to have important symbiotic roles during Rhizobium-legume symbioses. To test this hypothesis, the symbiotic responses of transgenic alfalfa plants that express a portion of the putative alfalfa lectin gene MsLEC1 or MsLEC2 in either the antisense or sense orientation were analyzed following inoculation with wild-type Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021. MsLEC1-antisense (LEC1AS) plants were stunted, exhibited hypernodulation, and developed not only abnormally large nodules but also numerous small nodules, both of which senesced prematurely. MsLEC2-antisense plants were intermediate in growth and nodule number compared with LEC1AS and vector control plants. The symbiotic abnormalities of MsLEC1-sense transgene plants …

Fixing The Hole In The Ozone Layer: A Success In The Making (Continued), Drusilla J. Hufford, Paul Horwitz

Articles

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Shout From Taller Rooftops: A Response To Deborah L. Rhode's Access To Justice Colloquium: Deborah L. Rhode's Access To Justice, Steven H. Hobbs

Articles

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Modeling The Hydrogeochemistry Of Denitrification In The Elk Valley Aquifer, Paul A. Skubinna

Theses and Dissertations

Nitrate (NO₃¯) in groundwater has become an important tissue in the last few decades. It is known to cause methemoglobinemia, commonly known as “blue baby syndrome,” and is suspected of being a carcinogen. The most common sources for dissolved NO₃¯ in shallow groundwater include excessive application of nitrogenous fertilizers, misuse of septic systems, improper disposal of domestic wastewater or sludge, and livestock waste.

Denitrification is the most effective sink for NO₃¯. The Elk Valley aquifer (EVA) of eastern North Dakota is known to support denitrification. The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of the geochemical processes …

Why Format, Not Content, Is The Key To Identifying Commercial Speech, Bruce E.H. Johnson, Jeffrey L. Fisher

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Information Markets, Administrative Decisionmaking, And Predictive Cost-Benefit Analysis, Michael B. Abramowicz

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

FutureMAP, a project of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was to involve experiments to determine whether information markets could improve Defense Department decisionmaking. Information markets are securities markets used to derive information from the prices of securities whose liquidation values are contingent on future events. The government intended to use such a market to assess the probabilities of potential political assassinations, and the indelicacy of this potential application contributed to a controversy leading to the cancellation of the program. In this Article, Professor Abramowicz assesses whether information markets in theory could be useful to administrative agencies, and it concludes …

Northeastern Illinois University, Academic Catalog 2004-2005, Northeastern Illinois University

Course Catalogs

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The Njlad, Speech Codes, And New Jersey's Assault On The First Amendment, Jed L. Marcus

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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An Ecological Assessment Of The Trophic Structure Of York Pond In Coos County Milan, Nh, Christopher R. Peter

Center for Freshwater Biology

We examined the physical, chemical and biological properties of York Pond in Coos County Milan, NH as a part of a 6-lake study. Chemical and physical characteristics measured included: total phosphorus and nitrogen, turbidity, light profiles with Secchi disk depth, specific conductivity, oxidation-reduction potential, dissolved oxygen, and temperature. Biological analysis included: phytoplankton percentage, chlorophyll a fluorescence, zooplankton abundance and zooplankton biomass. York Pond had eutrophic levels of several parameters in the epilimnion, including: chlorophyll a (39.4 + 1.04 µgL-1), total phosphorus (46.3 + 0.67 µgL-1), total nitrogen (843.3 + 18.48 µgL-1), turbidity (22.0 + 0.09 NTU), and percentage of cyanobacteria …

The Individual Vs. The Employer: Who Should Be Held Liable Under Employment Discrimination Law ?, Tammi J. Lees

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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The Debate Over Genetically Modified Crops In The United States: Reassessment Of Notions Of Harm, Difference, And Choice, Matthew Rich

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Lessons From A Story Untold: Nike V. Kasky Reconsidered, David C. Vladeck

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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What Is Commercial Speech - The Issue Not Decided In Nike V. Kasky, Erwin Chemerinsky, Catherine Fisk

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Paternalism, Politics, And Citizen Freedom: The Commercial Speech Quandary In Nike, C. Edwin Baker

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: An Economic Approach To Cyberlaundering, Shawn Turner

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Environmental Religion: A Theological Critique, Robert H. Nelson

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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The Fable Of Federal Environmental Regulation: Reconsidering The Federal Role In Environmental Protection, Jonathan H. Adler

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Public Health, Environmental Protection, And The Dormant Commerce Clause: Maintaining State Sovereignty In The Federalist Structure, Andrew D. Thompson

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Gay And Lesbian Access To Assisted Reproductive Technology, John A. Robertson

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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The Effects Of Job Embeddedness On Organizational Citizenship, Job Performance, Volitional Absences, And Voluntary Turnover, Thomas W. Lee, Terence R. Mitchell, Chris J. Sablynski, James P. Burton, Brooks C. Holtom

Eberhardt School of Business Faculty Articles

This study extends theory and research on job embeddedness, which was disaggregated into its two major subdimensions, on-the-job and off-the-job embeddedness. As hypothesized, regression analyses revealed that off-the-job embeddedness was significantly predictive of subsequent "voluntary turnover" and volitional absences, whereas on-the-job embeddedness was not. Also as hypothesized, on-the-job embeddedness was significantly predictive of organizational citizenship and job performance, whereas off-the-job embeddedness was not. In addition, embeddedness moderated the effects of absences, citizenship, and performance on turnover. Implications are discussed.