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Morphine-Addicted Doctors, The English Opium-Eater, And Embattled Medical Authority, Barry Milligan

English Language and Literatures Faculty Publications

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Improving Teacher Quality Through An On-Line Professional Development Course: A Research Study, Ekaterina Koubek, Aleidine Kramer Moeller

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

This study investigated how in-service teachers of foreign languages constructed knowledge, and how this knowledge transformed their teaching, their beliefs, and their sense of themselves as professionals in an on-line professional development course based on a constructivist approach. This article provides an overview of research on distance education, constructivism, and teacher education with findings from a multiple case study of an on-line graduate course on Instructional Planning offered through GOLDEN (German On-line Distance Education Network; http://manila.unl.edu/amoeller/golden), a collaborative professional development project of the AATG (American Association of Teachers of German; http://aatg.org/member_services/lists/aatg-l.html ), the Goethe Institut of Washington DC ( …

College Catalog, 2005-2007, Buffalo State College

Academic Catalogs, 1871-2018

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Lingnan University Annual Report : 2004-2005 = 嶺南大學年報 : 2004-2005, Lingnan University

Annual Reports

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Lingnan University : Calendar 2005-2006, Lingnan University

Lingnan University Calendar

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Annual Report On Research Activities 2004-2005, Lingnan University (Hong Kong, China)

Annual Report on Research Activities to Research Grants Council

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南國鳳凰 : 中山大學嶺南(大學)學院 = A Phoenix Of South China : The Story Of Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-Sen University, Sui Ming Lee, Emily M. Hill

Historical Texts of Lingnan University 嶺南大學歷史特藏

本書是一部嶺南大學校史專著，着重研究中國國大陸改革開放並開始重返國際社會後， 前嶺南大學校友及員工為在廣州重建嶺南教育所做的不懈努力。

本書的讀者是關心中國高等教育發展的嶺南大學校友、在校學生、中國政府官員及各界人士。這些人士一直以各種方式向嶺南（大學）學院提供重要支持。為了使更多人了解嶺南 (大學）學院成立過程中的詳細情況，本書編者在寫作過程中遍訪了當事者，查閲了有關文獻，將嶺南大學和嶺南（大學）學院的歷史記之於文字，並觸及了許多與當前中國國際化有關的問題。故此，對於因學術和商務原因，對中國當前教育發展有興趣的讀者，本書或許具有相當價值

This book focuses on the contemporary history Lingnan University. It recounts the tireless efforts of Lingnan alumni and former faculty to re-establish Lingnan education in Guangzhou, beginning after the People's Republic of China adopted an Open Door Policy and began to participate once again in international society. The focus of this book is on Lingnan's reconstruction and development since December 1989, when Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University was established.

Numerical Simulation Of Double‐Diffusive Finger Convection, Joseph D. Hughes, Ward E. Sanford, H. L. Vacher

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

A hybrid finite element, integrated finite difference numerical model is developed for the simulation of double‐diffusive and multicomponent flow in two and three dimensions. The model is based on a multidimensional, density‐dependent, saturated‐unsaturated transport model (SUTRA), which uses one governing equation for fluid flow and another for solute transport. The solute‐transport equation is applied sequentially to each simulated species. Density coupling of the flow and solute‐transport equations is accounted for and handled using a sequential implicit Picard iterative scheme. High‐resolution data from a double‐diffusive Hele‐Shaw experiment, initially in a density‐stable configuration, is used to verify the numerical model. The temporal …

Assembly Focuses On Volcanism And Societal Impacts, Anita Grunder, Stephen R. Mcnutt

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

With a theme of “Volcanism and Its Impact on Society,” the November 2004 meeting of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) held in Pucón, Chile, brought together experts to discuss many aspects of volcanology.

The five‐day IAVCEI meeting was the association's largest, attracting 940 participants from 44 countries. U.S. participants constituted one third. The meeting consisted of over 1100 abstracts presented in 12 theme sessions, and reflected a diversity of disciplines and techniques encompassed by volcanic studies.

The Social Foundations Of Law, Martha Albertson Fineman

Faculty Articles

There are several important questions to ask both our politicians and ourselves as we seek to refine and further define an otherwise abstract commitment to substantive equality with which to replace our current formal version. As with many concepts of historic magnitude, some of the most significant questions to pose about equality have to do with how we should respond to evolutions in understanding and changes in aspiration for the term: ls a mere commitment to formal equality sufficient for a humane and modem state? How should the state respond to the fact that our society is increasingly one in …

Deterrence Versus Brutalization: Capital Punishment's Differing Impacts Among States, Joanna M. Shepherd

Faculty Articles

Recent empirical studies by economists have shown, without exception, that capital punishment deters crime. Using large data sets that combine information from all fifty states over many years, the studies show that, on average, an additional execution deters many murders. The studies have received much publicity, and death penalty advocates often cite them to show that capital punishment is sound policy.

Indeed, deterrence is the central basis that many policymakers and courts cite for capital punishment. For example, President Bush believes that capital punishment deters crime and that deterrence is the only valid reason for capital punishment. Likewise, the Supreme …

The Moral Theology Of Roger Williams: Christian Conviction And Public Ethics [Review] / James Calvin Davis., Nicholas Cross

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Revisiting Medical Error: Five Years After The Iom Report, Have Reporting Systems Made A Measurable Difference ?, Maxine M. Harrington

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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Cover Pages, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

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Low-Income Taxpayers And The Modernized Irs: A View From The Trenches, Nancy Abramowitz, Janet Spragens

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article examines the continuing effects on low-income taxpayers of the 1998 Internal Revenue Service reorganization and computer modernization of the agency. Specifically, the article highlights the severe hardships that have been experienced by that segment of the taxpayer population resulting from agency efforts to streamline resolution of postfiling disputes. Those efforts include acceleration of the administrative process, centralization of agency function, elimination of local contracts, and increasing reliance on computer-generated correspondence. The authors believe that the net result for many taxpayers has been the trading of fairness for administrative efficiency and the contraction - and often denial - of …

Coordinating Multijurisdiction Class Actions Through Existing Certification Processes, Janet Walker

Articles & Book Chapters

With legislative regimes permitting multijurisdiction class actions on an opt-out basis, it is increasingly likely for persons to be subject to conflicting determinations of their rights and for defendants to be confronted with claims on behalf of plaintiff classes of uncertain size and scope. This comment outlines means by which competition between multijurisdiction class actions in Canada may be regulated through existing certification process.

Dispute Resolution And Legal Education: A Bibliography, Trevor C. W. Farrow

Articles & Book Chapters

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More Criminalisation In Canada: More Of The Same?, Harry J. Glasbeek

Articles & Book Chapters

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The Unforgiven Sources Of International Law: Nation-Building, Violence And Gender In The West(Ern), Ruth Buchanan, Rebecca Johnson

Articles & Book Chapters

In his classic work, ‘Nomos and Narrative,’ Cover reminds us that legal traditions form part of a complex normative world – a ‘nomos’ – a world of language and myth. Because precept and narrative operate together to ground meaning, one cannot truly inhabit any given nomos without a rich understanding of its narratives. The very intelligibility of behaviour within the nomos inheres in the communal nature of common scripts or narratives for that behaviour. International law is also supplied with ‘history and destiny, beginning and end, explanation and purpose’ in and through narratives. In contrast with conventional approaches, new scholarship …

Planning Your Global Strategy, Carol M. Sanchez, Steve Goldberg

Peer Reviewed Articles

Sound planning and due diligence are important for both domestic and international strategic initiatives. However, in an international setting there are additional cultural, legal, and logistical considerations. In this article, we discuss considerations before doing business internationally. We address how a company knows it’s ready to go international, special expertise required to go international, how to obtain that expertise, factors that should be considered in choosing a foreign market, finding an overseas partner, legal and tax issues considerations and, finally, how to get paid.

The Rule In Hodge's Case: Rumours Of Its Death Are Greatly Exaggerated, Benjamin Berger

Articles & Book Chapters

Certain academic commentators and Canadian courts have announced the death of the rule in Hodge's Case. The author challenges this proclamation of death, observing that Hodge's rule is a particular manifestation of the epistemology that informs our law of evidence. He argues not only that the rule is doctrinally intact, but that the principles and spirit that animate Hodge's rule have broad influence in our law of evidence and have utility in the appellate review of unreasonable verdicts. Hodge's rule, Hodge-like reasoning, and the associated epistemology, are alive and well in Canada.

Through The Looking Glass: Mediator Conceptions Of Philosophy, Process And Power, Colleen M. Hanycz

Articles & Book Chapters

While a number of civil reforms using mediation have emerged across Canada in recent years, of particular interest is the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program that was first piloted in 1999, deemed successful and then made a permanent feature of the Rules of Civil Procedure in 2001. This article suggests that before we can evaluate the outcomes of mandatory mediation, we must first look more closely at the process being implemented by the mediators in this context. With that in mind, this article considers the ways in which the mediators themselves perceive of the mediation process. It reports on a qualitative …

Crossing The Cultural Divide: How West Michigan Companies Can Confront Cultural Issues In India, Vipin Gupta, Ram Subramanian

Seidman Business Review

India’s vast market of more than a billion people and a burgeoning middle class plays a siren song to American businesses. Many companies, including several from the West Michigan area such as Alticor and Steelcase, have been attracted by the vast potential of India and have invested in operations there. As is common to companies going to a new land, several people management issues have surfaced, pointing out the challenges of running a successful operation in India. How can West Michigan companies surmount the people problems in India? Help is available — help in the form of a major international …

The Transition From High School To College : A Single-Case Study, Margaret R. Hay

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to use quantitative and qualitative data to describe the transition recent high-school graduates made to a small, rural community college. Both the students’ academic preparation and their own perceptions about their preparedness for college were described.

Method. Data from the transcripts of high-school graduates were examined using Chi square, tests of independent means, and analyses of variance to test the relationship to placement in developmental classes. The data included senior year course selections, the number of units taken in math, English, and textbook-dependent courses, and grade point averages in math, English, and textbook-dependent …

Developmental Processes Critical To The Formation Of Servant Leaders In China, Thomas William Horn

Dissertations

Problem. This study concerns three matters: the leader formation process in general, servant leadership formation in particular, and the application to crossing cultures, with China as the primary context. The central problem of this study revolves around leader formation . What events, experiences, people and other formative processes contributed as critical to the formation of exemplary Christian leaders in China?

Method. The design of this research was a narrative, qualitative study that explored the central phenomenon of leader formation. The researcher was the instrument to collect data through in-depth interviews. This study purposefully selected three exemplary Christian Chinese leaders. The …

Narratives Of Adolescent Students: The Integration Of Health And Learning Through Application Of Nursing Theory, Marjean Huber

Dissertations

Problem. There are few resources to show educators how to help students improve learning by improving health and mental well-being. There is a lack of integration in the literature in terms of how practitioners can reach these students in order to help them learn effectively and develop into successful, productive adults with meaningful lives. This study has three major sections. First, I examine my experiences within education to determine what values, truths, and principles mold my practice. Second, I identify my teaching practice in relationship to nursing theory integrating it with learning theory, thus highlighting the relationship between the health …

Demographic Characteristics And Academic Measures As Predictors Of Success On The American Society For Clinical Pathology (Ascp) Medical Technologist Certification Examination, Marcia Ann Kilsby

Dissertations

Purpose. This study was undertaken to address the utility of demographic characteristics and academic measures as predictors of success for the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry Medical Technologist Certification Examination (Certification Examination) Total Score and six Subscores and to find predictive models with relevance to an ethnically and racially-diverse student population.

Method. The research population was the graduates of the Andrews University Program for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. The 233 subjects were from 53 different birth countries. The relationships between Certification Examination scores and both demographic characteristics and academic measures were analyzed by chi square, analysis o f …

Policing The Border Between Trademarks And Free Speech: Protecting Unauthorized Trademark Use In Expressive Works, Pratheepan Gulasekaram

Faculty Publications

Artists and other creators of expressive works often include trademarks and trademarked products as part of their works. They do so for a number of reasons, including lighthearted humor, critical cultural commentary, parody, or even simply to shock. In instances where such use is both unauthorized by and perceived as disparaging to the mark owner or the trademarked product, owners have attempted to sue under trademark law to enjoin the expressive use. This Article argues that, under a proper analysis of trademark law, precedent, and the free expression ideal enshrined in the First Amendment, mark owners should rarely, if ever, …

Does The Charter Matter?, Harry W. Arthurs, Brent Arnold

Articles & Book Chapters

This article investigates whether Canada has changed in ways the ways that proponents of the Charter desired and anticipated. We examine the progress of groups that the Charter was intended to benefit (Aboriginal peoples, women, visible minorities, and immigrants); areas of state action that the Charter was intended to regulate (the criminal process and bureaucratic behaviour); and aspects of our communal and public life that the Charter was intended to animate and enhance (politics and inter-group cultural relations). We rely on a significant number of studies of Canadian social development during the period from 1982 to the present. Available evidence …

Intuitive Decision Making And Leadership Style Among Healthcare Executives In The United States, Cherie Whiting

Dissertations

The purpose of this two-phased, sequential, exploratory, mixed-methods study was to survey a sample of Fellows in the American College of Healthcare Executives in the United States and then interview selected individuals who scored in the highly intuitive category on the intuition survey to explore how they made intuitive decisions. In the first phase, quantitative research questions addressed the relationship between leadership style and the potential to make intuitive decisions, as well as the relationship and interaction between the potential to make intuitive decisions and age, gender, and size of company. In the second phase, qualitative interviews were used to …