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The Effects Of Differential Item Functioning On Predictive Bias, Damon Bryant

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relation between measurement bias at the item level (differential item functioning, dif) and predictive bias at the test score level. Dif was defined as a difference in the probability of getting a test item correct for examinees with the same ability but from different subgroups. Predictive bias was defined as a difference in subgroup regression intercepts and/or slopes in predicting a criterion. Data were simulated by computer. Two hypothetical subgroups (a reference group and a focal group) were used. The predictor was a composite score on a dimensionally complex test with …

Explaining Churn: Mass Society, Social Capital, & Community Churn, Delores Edelen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Population churn--the population turnover experienced by a community--can have differential effects on a community. Mass society theory suggests that because the churn rate experienced by communities can contribute to their uprooting, fragmentation, and isolation, churn is a potent threat to the stability of our modern day communities. Social capital theory, to the contrary, suggests otherwise. Social capital theory suggests that churn can have positive effects on communities by bringing new migrants with valuable human capital skills and experiences to communities. These migrants bring to their new communities the potential for creating new jobs, spurring economic development, and for initiating housing …

Modeling A Response To Predatory Lending: The New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act Of 2002, David Reiss, Baher Azmy

Faculty Scholarship

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Subtle Hazards Revisited: The Corruption Of A Financial Holding Company By A Corporate Client's Inner Circle, James A. Fanto

Faculty Scholarship

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A High Prevalence Of Depression Among Diabetic Patients At A Teaching Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Aisha A. Al-Ghamdi

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depression among diabetic patients followed at the outpatient department of King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA, between September 2002 and June 2003. Demographic features, marital status, smoking, presence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and other chronic illnesses were registered for both diabetic and non-diabetic groups. For diabetic patients, detailed information (duration of diabetes mellitus (DM), its type and treatment, glycemic control, presence of microvascular and macrovascular complications) were recorded. Depression was assessed by interviewing patients using the Beck depression …

Table Of Contents, Buffalo Law Review

Buffalo Law Review

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Merger Of Law And Mediation: Lessons From Equity Jurisprudence And Roscoe Pound, The , Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines Roscoe Pound's concerns with the decline of equity jurisprudence in the American legal system, suggesting that they resonate with those of modern ADR scholars who worry about the effects of blending settlement with adjudication and mediation with the law. It examines court-connected mediation with particular emphasis on the historic parallels between equity and mediation. Both equity and mediation offer a form of "individualized justice" unavailable in the official legal system, and each allow room for mercy in an otherwise rigid, rule-bound justice system. Yet, scholars question whether equity today is still equitable and whether institutionalized mediation offers …

The Self-Incrimination Clause Explained And Its Future Predicted, Ronald J. Allen, M. Kristin Mace

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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U.S. Domestic Prosecution Of The American International Sex Tourist: Efforts To Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation, Sara K. Andrews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Foreword: You Are Entering A Gay And Lesbian Free Zone: On The Radical Dissents Of Justice Scalia And Other (Post-) Queers - [Raising Questions About Lawrence, Sex Wars, And The Criminal Law], Bernard E. Harcourt

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Sell V. United States: Is Competency Enough To Forcibly Medicate A Criminal Defendant, John R. Hayes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Criminal Law And Criminology: A Survey Of Recent Books, Bard R. Ferrall

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Unraveling Unlawful Entrapment, Anthony M. Dillof

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Recognizing And Remedying The Harm Of Battering: A Call To Criminalize Domestic Violence, Deborah Tuerkheimer

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Which Aspects Of Time Are The Most Effective When Analyzing And Implementing Schedules For Student Instruction, Sarah Beth Peiffer

Theses

For many years, educators have researched the correlation between student achievement and instructional time. In this study, allocated time, engaged time, and academic learning time will be researched at Walt Disney Elementary in Marceline, Missouri. Through research studies, teacher surveys, and building schedules, the researcher will conclude aspects needed to improve instructional time and student achievement at Walt Disney Elementary.

Teacher perception and opinions are paramount. Classroom teachers completed a questionnaire to address specific strengths and weaknesses within the current scheduling theory. Teacher input regarding administrative requests for information and peripheral job duties were questioned as to their impact on …

Effects Of Family Rituals On The Relationship Between Parent And Child: How Family Rituals Can Strengthen Parent-Child Relationships, Cheryl M.K. Zeise

Theses

A study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between the frequency of shared family meals and family cohesion. Thirty-three families participated in the study on a volunteer basis from St. Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri. The study was conducted using the Family Environment Scale to measure family cohesion and a questionnaire to determine the frequency of shared family meals. The study includes an extensive review of research and statistical data revealing the many stressful issues the American family faces on a daily basis. This study includes a review of research that outlines several causes for the …

A Correlation Study Of Retention Research Knowledge And Practice, Donna Weidner Wright

Theses

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary (K-6) principals' knowledge of student grade retention research and the nw11ber of students that were retained in their buildings to see if there was a difference between the grade level retention rates of principals who were aware of the negative affects of retention and those who were not.

Procedure: Responses were received from 32 Missouri public elementary school principals. The respondents were divided into two groups based on responses to the retention knowledge questions. Those respondents whose average retention research knowledge score was 3 or higher were placed in group …

A Triage Information Agent (Tia) Based On The Ida Technology, S. Franklin, D. Jones

CCRG Papers

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The Chevron Two-Step And The Toyota Sidestep: Dancing Around The Eeoc's Disability Regulations Under The Ada, Lisa A. Eichhorn

Faculty Publications

The definition of "disability" is among the most frequently litigated issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") because the statute protects only individuals with disabilities. The ADA defines a disability, in part, as an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, and the EEOC has issued a regulation further defining the term "substantially limits" for purposes of the Act's employment-related provisions. Although the EEOC's regulation is the product of a valid rulemaking process and is entitled to a high degree of deference under settled administrative law principles, the Supreme Court, in Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, …

Race-Conscious Admissions Programs: Where Do Universities Go From Gratz And Grutter, Suzanne E. Eckes

The Journal of Law and Education

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Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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2004 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The Arnold School of Public Health of the University of South Carolina (USC), in cooperation with the South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Human Services, the SC Department of Mental Health, the USC School of Medicine, and the SC Office of Budget and Control, maintains a statewide Registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.

This report uses the abbreviation ADRD to indicate “Alzheimer's disease or related disorder.” The “related disorders” refer to dementias associated with vascular disease, and with chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. Where we refer specifically to “Alzheimer’s disease” (AD), we limit …

Community And School Violence: An Ethnographic Study, Martha Santiago

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Foreword, Georgene M. Vairo

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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A Reconstruction Of Moreau Chambers' : 1937 Excavation Of A Chickasaw Village In Northeastern Mississippi, Ladonna F. Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A Qualitative Study Exploring The Perceptions Of Superintendents Concerning The Impact Of Tragedy And Disaster Upon The Role Of Their School Organization, Anthony G. Ingenito

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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To Examine The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Tests Of Executive Functioning And Living Independently, Steven Paul Greco

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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