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Patch Fidelity Behavior In Coexisting Damselflies: Hetaerina Cruentata (Odonata: Calopterygidae) And Argia Extranea (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), December 2006, Anna C. Peterson

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Patch fidelity in coexisting territorial damselfly species, Hetaerina cruentata and Argia extranea was studied to determine if these species displayed differing territorial behavior, which may be one mechanism for niche differentiation of these species. Data such as light amount and proximity to water of the patch sites were gathered to provide information about territorial preferences of these two species. No significant relationships between patch fidelity and patch characteristics were found. A significant difference was seen between the patch fidelity of the two species, implicating territory as a possible niche differentiating mechanism. Possible explanations for the variation in patch fidelity behavior …

Determination Of The Optimal Pollinator Of Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis (Verbenaceae) Based On Nectar Production Throughout The Day, December 2006, Stephanie Siemek

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis has been found to have various visitors but its actual pollinator is unknown. I Collected nectar from 22 individual plants during various times of the day and I determined that S. jamaicensis produces most nectar during 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Observation of the visitors were recorded for each hour and ten flowers were collected for each potential pollinator after they were observed obtaining nectar from the flowers. Nectar production was found to be significantly abundant early morning and late afternoon, this suggests that S. jamaicensis produces nectar for hummingbirds and moths since this is when they are …

Perceived Similarity And Relationship Success Among Dating Couples: An Idiographic Approach, Catherine J. Lutz, Angela Christine Bradley, Jennifer L. Mihalik, Erika R. Moorman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This study utilized an idiographic approach to investigate the relation between similarity on valued characteristics and relationship success. College students (N = 247) rated their current romantic partner on perceived similarity in personality, attitudes, interests, and religious affiliation; the importance of similarity in these dimensions; and relationship satisfaction. Relationship status was assessed 6 weeks later. Results revealed significant similarity by importance interactions for religion and interests in predicting satisfaction. Participants with high perceived similarity in religion or interests reported greater satisfaction than did their low similarity counterparts, but only to the extent that they rated this type of similarity …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 82 - Lent / Easter (December 2006), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

A New Commandment by Christine Jerrett, Susan Woodhouse, and members of Grace United Church....4

Ears That Hear and Eyes That See by Elizabeth Steele Halstead....16

Visualizing the Passion by Debbie Pizzeck....18

Liturgical Footwashing by Lyn Reith....19

He Is Risen Indeed by Angela Taylor Perry....22

Introducing Lent by Lillian Eiten....28

Using a Lenten Triad....29

Lift Up Your Hearts by Daniel R. Hyde....33

In Christ Alone by David Rylaarsdam....36

The Not-So-Comfortable Pew by Stephen J. Matteucci....42

In Jesus' Name by Philip Stel....44

Departments

Editorial: A Liturgical Time Warp by Joyce Borger …

Low-Income Urban High School Students’ Use Of The Internet To Access Financial Aid, Kristan M. Vengas

Journal of Student Financial Aid

This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build their perceptions, make their decisions, and engage in financial aid activities. Data are gathered from the results of six focus groups with low-income high school students attending urban high schools. Findings suggest that low-income students do have access to computers but lack the knowledge and support needed to navigate the financial aid resources available on-line.

Access To College: The Role Of Tuition, Financial Aid, Scholastic Preparation And College Supply In Public College Enrollments, Katherine Baird

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Rapid tuition increases over the last few decades have made public institutions much less affordable than they once were. This and other policy changes may be affecting college enrollment rates across the country. This article examines how student preparation and college supply interact with the usual factors of tuition, financial aid, and family background to explain state by state variation in public college enrollment rates among Black, Hispanic, and White youth over the 1990s. This study finds that rapid tuition increases over the 1990s, changes in federal need-based aid, and steady increases in merit-based financial aid cannot explain variation in …

The Perils Of Self-Censorship, Robert D. Leighninger Jr.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Earlier this year, Jim Midgley, until recently Dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, was asked to write a guest editorial for the National Association of Social Work's (NASW) premier journal Social Work by its new editor Jorge Delva. The topic was international social work and the challenges of globalization. After presenting some of the pros and cons of globalization, Jim chose to focus on "unipolarism," a foreign policy articulated by neoconservatives like Charles Krauthammer, Paul Wolfowitz, and William Kristol and embraced by officials of the George W. Bush administration, particularly Secretary of Defense …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 33, No. 4 (December 2006)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL FEATURE: CENSORSHIP IN NASW JOURNALS?

• THE PERILS OF SELF-CENSORSHIP - Robert D. Leighninger, Jr
• INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK, GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHALLENGE OF A UNIPOLAR WORLD - James Midgley
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR REGARDING NASW PRESS CENSORSHIP
• Marcia B. Cohen, Co-editor, Journal of Progressive Human Services
• Richard Hoefer, Editor, Journal of Policy Practice
• Tony Tripodi, Former Editor of Social Work Research, Former Co-editor of Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation
• Stanley L. Witkin, Former Editor-in-Chief, Social Work
• Elizabeth J. Clark, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• NINETEENTH CENTURY REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE …

Fairness Issues In Law And Mental Health: Directions For Future Social Work Research, Jose B. Ashford, Jane Holschuh

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Concepts from the procedural justice literature in social psychology are examined that offer useful guidance for social work researchers with interests in investigating informal adjudications, speciality treatment courts, and other areas of the administrative process previously neglected in mental health services research. These theoretical concepts are offered as an alternative to the therapeutic jurisprudence framework being adopted by some social workers in the field of law and mental health. The issues outlined in this paper also draw on the health services and psychotherapy literature to highlight issues involving process and procedure as social justice and their significance for advancing a …

Higher Self-Reported Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower Systolic Blood Pressure: The Dietary Intervention Study In Childhood (Disc) , Samuel S. Gidding, Bruce A. Barton, Joanne A. Dorgan, Sue Y.S. Kimm, Peter O. Kwiterovich, Normal L. Lasser, Alan M. Robson, Victor J. Stevens, Linda Van Horn, Denise G. Simons-Morton

Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers

Objective: Children participating in a dietary clinical trial were studied to assess physical activity patterns in boys and girls longitudinally from late childhood through puberty; and to determine the association of level of physical activity on systolic blood pressure (SBP), low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and body mass index (BMI).

Patients and Methods: In the Dietary Intervention Study in Childhood (DISC), a randomized clinical trial of a reduced saturated fat and cholesterol diet in 8-10 year olds with elevated LDL, a questionnaire that determined time spent in five intensity levels of physical activity was completed at baseline and …

Student Affairs Professionals At Catholic Colleges And Universities: Honoring Two Philosophies, Molly A. Schaller, Kathleen M. Boyle

Journal of Catholic Education

Student affairs professionals are encouraged by their professional organizations to recognize the responsibility they have to their institutions by “supporting its mission, goals and policies” (American College Personnel Association [ACPA], 2006, p. 6) and by avoiding conflicts of interest between the self and the college or university (national Association of Student Personnel Administrators [NASPA], 1990), others point out that most students affairs professionals are educated at secular universities and experience little preparation regarding the Catholic intellectual tradition (Estanek, 2001). The purpose of this study was to explore the following questions: Are there student affairs professionals at Catholic colleges and universities …

Responses From The Field, J. Christian Beretta, Richard G. Wosman

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Reimagining The Catholic School, Edited By Ned Prendergast & Luke Monahan, Christopher Macguire

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

The Purpose Of A Students Affairs Program Within Jesuit Higher Education, Jeremy Stringer, Erin Swezey

Journal of Catholic Education

This article addresses the congruence of a student affairs professional preparation program within Jesuit higher education. It connects the mission of Jesuit education and Jesuit religious and educational principles to the philosophy of student affairs work in colleges and universities. A program in student development administration at Seattle University is presented as an example of how a student affairs preparation program honors Jesuit principles.

The Identity Of American Catholic Higher Education: A Historical Overview, Matthew Garrett

Journal of Catholic Education

American Catholic higher education has faced and overcome challenges, both from American higher education and Vatican officials, in its long and rich history. Georgetown College’s founding in 1789 was the first of several Catholic higher education institutions created in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The 20th century brought the challenges of accrediting agencies and mixed communication with The Vatican, including Pope John Paul II’s (1990) Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This document attempts to clarify the nature of a Catholic institution’s identity.

A Model School: How Philadelphia’S Gesu School Is Remaking Inner-City Education, By Jerrold K. Footlick, Sharon Zogby

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia, Revised And Expanded Edition, Edited By Michael Glazier & Monika K. Hellwig, Lisa Swartz-Medina

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Innowacyjność Projektów Open Source, Krzysztof Klincewicz

Studia i Materiały Wydział Zarządzania Uniwersytet Warszawski

Artykuł stanowi podsumowanie projektu badawczego dotyczącego innowacyjności projektów open source, w którym poddano ocenie potencjał innowacyjny 500 najpopularniejszych projektów, zarejestrowanych przez portal SourceForge.net. Analiza opiera się na zaproponowanym schemacie pojęciowym, wprowadzającym rozróżnienie między radykalnymi wynalazkami, modyfikacjami technologii i platformy oraz innowacjami marketingowymi. Wyniki badań wskazują na relatywnie niski poziom nowatorstwa technicznego w analizowanej próbie projektów, wobec znaczącego zainteresowania programistów i użytkowników innowacyjnymi projektami. Artykuł omawia mechanizmy, które mogą ograniczać innowacyjność inicjatyw open source, postulując powołanie instytucji „brokerów pomysłów”, odgrywających role analogiczne do firm venture capital, zajmujących się oprogramowaniem komercyjnym.

Krótkookresowy Model Ryzyka Ubezpieczeniowego W Przedsiębiorstwie, Agnieszka Rurka

Studia i Materiały Wydział Zarządzania Uniwersytet Warszawski

Cel artykułu stanowiło zaprezentowanie możliwości zastosowania krótkookresowego modelu ryzyka w przedsiębiorstwie. Przedstawiono przy tym istotę i założenia modelu zamkniętego oraz dokonano przeglądu wybranych metod identyfikacji rozkładu sumy szkód ubezpieczeniowych. Omawiane zagadnienia zostały zobrazowane na przykładzie. Przy pomiarze ryzyka wykorzystano algorytm De Prila oraz aproksymację sumy szkód rozkładem normalnym. Podjęto ponadto próbę przedstawienia możliwości zastosowania modelu indywidualnego ryzyka w ocenie kontraktów ubezpieczeniowych. W tym celu zaprezentowano sposób ustalania wysokości współczynnika bezpieczeństwa oraz poziomu retencji w przypadku kontraktu ubezpieczeniowego typu excess of loss.

Zarządzanie Rozwojem Obszarów Wiejskich Ze Szczególnym Uwzględnieniem Programu Sapard, Paweł Bryła

Studia i Materiały Wydział Zarządzania Uniwersytet Warszawski

Nieustannie wzrasta znaczenie polityk rozwoju o charakterze terytorialnym, w tym dotyczących obszarów wiejskich, w aktywności Unii Europejskiej na przestrzeni ostatnich kilkunastu lat. Modelowy program stymulowania pomysłów przedsiębiorczych na wsi stanowi Inicjatywa Wspólnotowa LEADER, we wdrażaniu której „stare” kraje członkowskie dysponują wieloma cennymi doświadczeniami, często możliwymi do przeszczepienia na grunt polski. Pierwszym, zakrojonym na dużą skalę programem zarządzania rozwojem obszarów wiejskich w Polsce był SAPARD, współfinansowany ze środków unijnych. Pomimo początkowych trudności z jego implementacją wyzwolił imponującą dynamikę po stronie wnioskodawców, w rezultacie czego złożono ponad 31 tys. wniosków o wsparcie różnego rodzaju inwestycji. Nasz sposób rozumienia mechanizmów zarządzania obszarami wiejskimi …

Globalization And Capital Account Liberalization, Ademola T. Oyejide

Economic and Financial Review

This paper reviews some aspects of the debate on the linkages between globalization and capital account liberalization. This paper analyses globalization and the associated capital flows and then discusses the impact of the capital flows on the financial and real sectors of the economy.

Sustainable Cotton Production By Using Cattle To Graze Harvest Residues In Mexico, H. Rubio Arias, M. A. Flores, M. K. Wood, Melida Gutierrez

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Twenty crossbred beef steers and twenty crossbred beef heifers were randomly allotted to two treatments to evaluate the effect of supplementation on animal performance in animals grazing cotton plant residues: (1) 10 steers and 10 heifers were allowed to graze ad libitum in an 8 ha cotton field after harvest, and (2) 10 steers and 10 heifers grazed in a similar field but received 1kg day1 of supplement. Water intake and mineral consumption were measured daily. Cotton plant residues were obtained from an adjacent 10 ha field by collecting 12 representative samples using a 1m2 frame, and separating leaves and …

Kishida Toshiko And The Rise Of The Female Speaker In Meiji Japan., Marnie S. Anderson

History: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ipsilateral Dislocation Of The Shoulder And Elbow Joints With Contralateral Comminuted Humeral Fracture, Servet Kerimoglu, Olcay Turgutoglu, Osman Aynaci, Ahmet U. Turhan

Saudi Medical Journal

Ipsilateral dislocation of the shoulder and elbow joints is a rare and complex injury. During the last 25 years, only 3 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a 50-year-old woman who suffered ipsilateral elbow and shoulder dislocation with contralateral comminuted humeral fracture. Both shoulder and elbow joints were reduced, but the elbow was dislocated subsequently at follow-up. The reduction in the elbow was stabilized by a Kirschner wire that was removed at 3 weeks, and the elbow was then stable. A U-shaped coaptation splint was applied for the contralateral comminuted humeral fracture. At 6 months, she had …

The Challenges Of Implementing Privatization Reform Program Of State-Owned Enterpreises (Soes) In Kenya 1979 To 2002, Peter Kiiru Kariuki

Dissertations

Before any more sales o f public stakes in parastatals are carried out, we need a robust public debate. We also feel that the interests o f Kenyans, whose taxes built those parastatals, should be recognized. A new policy, which gives Kenyans the first right to buy parastatals, is needed. (Editorial-Daily Nation, Nairobi Publication, Retrieved 9/17/2006 http://www. nationmedia. com/dailynation)

This study reviews the progress and challenges of implementing privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reform program in Kenya during the period 1979- 2002 as part of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP). The impetus for implementing privatization reform program has two sources: …

Counselor Education And Peace Building: Current Status And Future Direction, Jenny Ritha Keller

Dissertations

Counseling professionals are informed and guided in professional development, research and practice by the relevant professional organizations that endorse the field’s professional, ethical, and competency standards. Amidst the contemporary professional proclamations of multicultural- and social justice counseling as professional grounding principles, is also the directive to promote and engage in peace building. Although the notion of peace building appear to be conceptually congruent with the multicultural and social justice counseling competencies; peace building concepts and issues, and research on nonviolence, reconciliation, democratization, and conflict transformation, are as yet unchartered notions in the counselor education literature.

The purpose of this study …

Elimination Of The Oswin V. Shaw Serious Life Impact Requirement: A Serious Impact On The Future Of New Jersey's No-Fault Automobile Insurance, Holly R. Blanchard

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sequencing Capital Account Liberalisation, Bright Okogu, Philip Osafo-Kwaako

Economic and Financial Review

This paper focuses on the case of Nigeria and examines whether following the successful implementation of the recent reform program, appropriate policies are now in place for effective capital account liberalization.

Stability Analysis For An Seir Age-Structured Epidemic Model Under Vaccination, M. El-Doma

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

An SEIR age-structured epidemic model is investigated when susceptible and immune individuals are vaccinated indiscriminately and the force of infection of proportionate mixing type. We determine the steady states and obtain an explicitly computable threshold condition, and then study the stability of the steady states.

Global Stability Results And Well Posedness Of An Si Age-Structured Epidemic Model With Vertical Transmission, M. El-Doma

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

An SI age-structured epidemic model for a vertically as well as horizontally transmitted disease is investigated when the fertility and mortality rates depend on age and the force of infection of proportionate mixing assumption type. We prove the well posedness of the model as well as the global stability for endemic equilibriums.