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National Culture And Its Effects On Knowledge Communication In Online Virtual Communities, Keng Siau, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Min Ling

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Online virtual communities provide a powerful means of knowledge sharing. Despite the prevalence of online virtual communities, there is a paucity of research to investigate the effect of national culture differences on knowledge sharing in online virtual communities. Are there differences between online virtual communities from different national cultures? This research studies the differences in knowledge-sharing activities between US-based and China-based online virtual communities. Hofstede's dimensions of national culture serve as the theoretical foundation for this research.

The Law And Policy Beginnings Of Ecosystem Services, James Salzman, J.B. Ruhl

Faculty Scholarship

This article is an introduction to a symposium issue of the journal on ecosystem services. As the brief descriptions of recent developments make clear, the field has changed greatly since the late 1990s and there are a lot of exciting developments underway. With the partnership of the Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, we thought it important to revisit the state of the field five years after the Stanford workshop. Thus we invited experts across the range of environmental law to Florida State for a two-day workshop assessing the current status of ecosystem services in environmental law. The results …

2007-08 Aasu Men's Basketball Guide, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Basketball Records (Archived)

No abstract provided.

2007 Aasu Baseball Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Baseball Records (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Devon-Wide Gypsy And Traveller Housing Needs Analysis: Plymouth Analysis, Z James, R Southern

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Creativity Across Cultures, Kirpal Singh

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Crimson Logic Case: When Is A Judgment Not A Judgment?, S. Chandra Mohan

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

After a 62-day trial, which concluded on 29 December 2006, all four defendants in the CrimsonLogic case1 were acquitted. The accused were the CEO, Financial Controller, Vice-President of the Trade & Logistics Business Unit and Corporate Counsel of CrimsonLogic, an IT systems provider. They were charged, on one count, with engaging in a conspiracy to pay a bribe of $35,000 to Mathias Tan, an IT manager of the supermarket Carrefour, as an inducement for Tan to recommend the award of an IT contract to CrimsonLogic. In acquitting the defendants, the trial judge declared that there was a 'serious doubt' as …

Businessfinder: Harnessing Presence To Enable Live Yellow Pages For Small, Medium And Micro Mobile Businesses, D. Chakraborty, K. Dasgupta, S. Mittal, Archan Misra, C. Oberle, A. Gupta, E. Newmark

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Applications leveraging network presence in next-generation cellular networks have so far focused on subscription queries, where "presence" information is extracted from specific devices and sent to entities who have subscribed to such presence information. In this article we present BusinessFinder, a service that leverages the underlying cellular presence substrate to provide efficient, on-demand, context-aware matching of customer requests to nomadic micro businesses as well as small and medium businesses having a mobile workforce. Presence, in the context of BusinessFinder, is not simply limited to phone location and device status, but also encompasses dynamic attributes of vendors (both "mobile" and "static"), …

Changing Transitions To Adulthood In Vietnam's Remote Northern Uplands: A Focus On Ethnic Minority Youth And Their Families, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Hac Van Vinh, Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Vietnam’s rapid economic growth has provided young Vietnamese new opportunities unheard of in their parents’ generation. This is, however, not the case for ethnic minority youth. Many of them are among the poorest, least healthy, and least educated. Ethnic minorities, who tend to live in remote mountainous areas, account for 15 percent of Vietnam’s 84 million total population and, according to a recent estimate, 61 percent of them are poor. Evidence suggests that despite recent efforts of the Government of Vietnam in promoting poverty reduction in remote areas, a majority of ethnic minorities have not yet experienced positive change, contrary …

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• COE Alumna Launches One-Room School Project
• IEP Fellows at Georgia Southern
• Authentically Respecting Individuals
• Where in the World is the Center for International Schooling?
• Teaching Series for Technical Institutes
• Researcher Focuses on Inclusion Practices
• Cross-Cultural Issues Conference Held
• FIPSE Grant Project Professional Development District: P-16 Partnership for Teaching/Learning Renewal and Reducing the Achievement Gap
• PRISM Growth Noted
• Regional Social Science Fair
• Spotlight on Alumni
• Southern Educator Class Roll
• Celebrate the Achievement of 100 Years

Nationalism, Civilization, And Transnational Relations: The Discourse Of Greater China, William A. Callahan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This essay examines the interplay between nationalism and foreign policy in China—but with a twist. It seeks to loosen up analytical categories to expand from cultural nationalism to see how civilization constructs identity in national and transnational ways. It examines the limits of Chinese trans/nationalism according to the main Chinese expression of inside/outside—‘civilization/barbarism’—as it constructs Chinese nationalism and Greater China. The purpose is to both critically examine Chinese nationalism and to trace what our focus on the nation-state obscures: namely, transnational politics. Rather than recounting one master narrative of Chinese nationalism, the essay argues that civilization and barbarian define Greater …

Mate Preference Necessities In Long- And Short-Term Mating: People Prioritize In Themselves What Their Mates Prioritize In Them, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

People were given highly constrained low budgets of mate dollars to allocate across various characteristics pertaining to their ideal partners and to their ideal selves for long- and short-term mating. First, results replicated findings from LI et al. (2002) and LI and KENRICK (2006). For ideal long-term mates, men prioritized physical attractiveness and women prioritized social status. For ideal short-term mates, both sexes prioritized physical attractiveness. Second, people's design of their ideal selves mirrored what the opposite sex ideally desired in their mates. For a long-term mating context, men prioritized social status in themselves and women prioritized physical attractiveness in …

Globalization, The Developmental State, And The Politics Of Urban Growth In Korea: A Multilevel Analysis, Yooil Bae, Jefferey M. Sellers

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This article explores the politics of urban growth in a transitional society. Korea, which is experiencing rapid industrialization, urbanization and democratic transition exemplifies a set of conditions that may seem to favor the emergence of an urban growth politics and business-led growth coalition much like that found in urban areas at the time of industrialization, and still prevalent in much of the US and other western democracies today. Yet our multilevel case analyses show that the transformations in Korea as a late industrializer, late democratizer and late adopter of urban policy have helped to consolidate more restricted policies toward urban …

The Gunman In Blacksburg, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

TWODAYSAGO, on Monday morning, April 16, while this class was in session, a lethal, hypermodern tragedy was unfolding on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, more commonly known today as Virginia Tech. The precise details of the deadly episode in Blacksburg are still preliminary and will undoubtedly be clarified in the coming days. What we do know is that a disturbed young man, a fully-credentialed college senior, shot and killed some thirty persons—black and white, classmates and instructors—and seriously wounded dozens more. He then took his own life. The shooter employed small, industrially-produced, rapid-firing handguns. It was an horrific happening, …

Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog [2006-2007], Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2007 - 2008 Undergraduate Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Undergraduate Catalogs (Archived)

Undergraduate catalog for Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Use Of Capacity Building Strategies In Non-Profit Speech And Hearing Centers: A National Study, Elizabeth Fogarty Larrimore

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this researchers study was to analyze the use of capacity building strategies in non-profit speech and hearing centers by examining the chief executive officers' (CEOs') perceptions of both actual and desired use of capacity building strategies in their organizations. A survey was sent to the 39 CEOs of non-profit speech and hearing centers who are member agencies of the National Association of Speech and Hearing Centers (NASHC). NASHC is a consortium of free standing, non-profit speech and hearing centers from around the United States. The survey consisted of a five point rating scale (1 = rarely done, …

Adolescent Sexual Onset: An Intergenerational Analysis, Katherine Johnson, Kimberly A. Tyler

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Adolescents have begun to initiate sexual activity at increasingly early ages in the past few decades. Using a sample of 2,494 adolescents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97), structural and parental process variables were examined in the prediction of sexual onset. Results indicated that the age at which youth initiate sexual intercourse is related to the structural characteristics of their grandmothers and mothers, as well as puberty, gender, and race. There is support for partial mediation of the effects of these grandmother characteristics via mother characteristics and parental process. Results are discussed within the framework of the life …

2007 Aasu Women's Soccer Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Soccer Records (Archived)

No abstract provided.

On-Line Preconcentration And Speciation Of Chromium By An 8-Hydroxyquinoline Microcolumn Immobilized On Surfactant-Coated Alumina And Flow Injection Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Seyyed Hamid Ahmadi, Ali Mohammad Haji Shabani, Shayessteh Dadfarnia, Masoumeh Taei

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An on-line technique for the determination of chromium species with atomic absorption spectrometry is described. The method is based on separation and preconcentration of Cr(III) on a microcolumn of immobilized 8-hydroxyquinoline on surfactant-coated alumina. The adsorbed analyte is then eluted with 400 \mu L of 20% ethanolic solution of 1.5 mol L^{-1} hydrochloric acid and is transported to a flame atomic absorption spectrometer for quantification. The effects of pH, sample and eluent flow rate, sorption capacity, and the presence of various cations and anions on the sorption of Cr(III) were investigated. The sorption was quantitative in the pH 6-8 range, …

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Turkish Journal of Chemistry

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Voltammetric And Spectroscopic Studies Of Vanadium(V)-- Nicotinamide Interactions At Physiological Ph, Semi̇ha Çakir, Ender Bi̇çer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The interaction of nicotinamide (NA) with NH_4VO_3 at the physiological pH (pH 7.4) was studied by voltammetry and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The reduction of V(V) ions complexed with NA in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) was observed as a well-defined reversible reduction peak at --0.35 V. The stoichiometric (metal:ligand) ratio of the complex of V(V) with NA was determined as 1:2 by the mole ratio method.

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization And Photocatalytic Activity Of Nanosized Tio_2 Based Catalysts For Rhodamine B Degradation, Funda Sayilkan, Meltem Asi̇ltürk, Şadi̇ye Şener, Sema Erdemoğlu, Murat Erdemoğlu, Hi̇kmet Sayilkan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Nanosize crystalline TiO_2 and SiO_2/TiO_2 mixed oxide particles as a photocatalyst for rhodamine B dye (RB) degradation in aqueous media were synthesized by a hydrothermal process at 200 °C. They were characterized using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, UV/VIS and BET analysis. The effects of silica content on the crystallinity and photocatalytic activity of TiO_2 were investigated. Photocatalytic activity of the nano-TiO_2 was compared with that of SiO_2/TiO_2 mixed oxides at the same conditions for degradation of RB, and mixed oxide catalysts showed more effective catalytic activity than the TiO_2. The results revealed that photodegradation of RB proceeds by pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Polyimides Prepared From Optically Active (R,R) And (S,S)-1,3-Bis(P-N,N´-Dimethylaminobenzyl)-Perhydrobenzimidazol-2-Thion, Murat Yi̇ği̇t, Turgay Seçki̇n, Süleyman Köytepe, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This paper presents the synthesis and characterization of polyimides containing a chiral (R,R) or (S,S) 1,3-bis(p-N,N´-dimethylaminobenzyl)-perhydrobenzimidazol-2-thion unit in the backbone. The reactions occur between equimolar amounts of a dianhydride and an aromatic dimethylamine in the presence of the solvent N-methyl-2-pyrollidone (NMP). In this work, the chiral monomer RR and SS -1,3-bis(p-N,N´-dimethylaminobenzyl)-perhydrobenzimidazol- 2-thion were used as diamines. The polyimides obtained were characterized by thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). It was found that the composition of the polymer had a significant effect upon the thermal behavior of the material.

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis Of 2-Bromo-6-Hydroxy-3-Methoxy-2-Cyclohexen-1-One, Emi̇ne Özgül Karaaslan, Yasemi̇n Toka

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A chemoenzymatic synthesis of 2-bromo-6-hydroxy-3-methoxy-2- cyclohexen-1-one starting from cyclohexane-1,3-dione is reported. Manganese(III) acetate-mediated acetoxylation followed by the enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of \alpha'-acetoxy enone affords hydroxy-enone 5 and acetoxy enone 4 with high enantiomeric excesses in good yields.

Synthesis Of Some Novel 3,5-Diaryl-1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives And Investigation Of Their Antimicrobial Activities, Mevlut Serdar, Nurhan Gümrükçüoğlu, Şengül Alpay Karaoğlu, Nesli̇han Demi̇rbaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of acylhydrazones (2a-d) was synthesized from the reactions of iminoester hydrochlorides (1a-e) with acyl hydrazines. 2,5-Dialkyl 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (3a-d) were obtained in the same reaction media. The treatment of acylhydrazones with hydrazine hydrate afforded 4-amino-3,5-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazoles (4a-c). The acetylation of 4-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole (4a) produced 4-amino-5-(4-acetoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole (9), while the acetylation of 4-amino-3-(4-tolyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole (4b) gave 4-acetylamino-3-phenyl-5-(4-tolyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (10). The treatment of compound 4b with various aromatic aldehydes or acetophenone and 4-nitroacetophenone resulted in the formation of 4-arylidenamino-3,5-dialkyl-4H-1,2,4-triazoles (5a-e and 7a,b). Sodium borohydride reduction of 4-arylidenamino derivatives of 1,2,4-triazoles afforded 4-alkylamino-3,5-dialkyl-4H-1,2,4-triazoles (6a-e and 8a,b). All newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antimicrobial and antifungal …

Synthesis And Antimicrobial Activities Of Some New 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives, Nurhan Gümrükçüoğlu, Mevlut Serdar, Eli̇f Çeli̇k, Ali̇ Sevi̇m, Nesli̇han Demi̇rbaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of acylhydrazones (2a-f) were synthesized by the condensation of iminoester hydrochlorides (1a-f) with acyl hydrazines. 2,5-Dialkyl 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (3a,c,e) were obtained in the same reaction media. The treatment of acylhydrazones with hydrazine hydrate afforded 4-amino-3,5-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazoles (4a-c). The acetylation of 4-amino-3,5-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazoles produced N-[3,5-dialkyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl] acetamides (5-7). The treatment of compounds 4a and 4c with various aromatic aldehydes resulted in the formation of 4-arylidenamino-3,5-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazoles (8a,d, e, and 10a-e). Sodium borohydride reduction of 4-arylidenamino derivatives afforded 4-alkylamino-3,5-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazoles (9a,d, e, and 11a-e). Compounds 4b, 4c, 7, 8d, and 11c showed good antifungal activity only against yeast-like fungi, while compounds 3e, 6, 8e, and 9e …

Synthesis Of Some New 1-Acylthiosemicarbazides And 1,2,4-Triazol-5-Thiones, And Their Analgesic And Anti-Inflammatory Activities, Yasemi̇n Dündar, Bi̇lge Çakir, Esra Küpeli̇, M. Fethi̇ Şahi̇n, Ni̇ngur Noyanalpan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

We synthesized new 1-[3-(2-oxobenzothiazolin-3-yl)propanoyl]-4- substituted-thiosemicarbazides and their corresponding cyclized 3-[2-(2-oxobenzothiazoline-3-yl)ethyl]-4-substituted-1,2,4-triazol-5-thione ana-logs in which position 4 of the triazole ring was substituted by cyclohexyl, methyl, allyl, phenyl, p-methylphenyl, p-methoxyphenyl, p-chlorophenyl, p-nitrophenyl, benzyl, and phenylethyl to screen their analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities as well as gastric ulceration potential in test animals. None of the compounds, except 5a, 5e, and 5h, caused gastric lesions or bleeding. Compound 5g was found to have higher analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity among the synthesized compounds.

Benzimidazolylidene Carbene Ligated Palladium Catalysis Of The Heck Reaction In Aqueous Media, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Yetki̇n Gök, Nevi̇n Gürbüz, Beki̇r Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A highly effective, easy to handle and environmentally benign process for a palladium mediated Heck reaction was developed. The in situ prepared 3-component system, Pd(OAc)_2 / 1,3-dialkylbenzimidazolium chlorides (LHX = 1a-g) and Cs_2CO_3, catalyzes quantitatively the Heck coupling of aryl bromides under mild conditions in aqueous media.

A Novel Degradable Adsorbent Of The Hyperbranched Aliphatic Polyester Grafted Cellulose For Heavy Metal Ions, Peng Liu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A novel degradable adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions from waste water, a hyperbranched aliphatic polyester grafted cellulose (HAPE-Cell), was successfully prepared by the simple one-pot method for the first time. The hyperbranched aliphatic polyester was grafted from the surface hydroxyl groups of natural cotton fibers via the solution polycondensation of the AB_2 monomer, 2, 2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (bis-MPA), with the catalysis of p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA). The HAPE-Cell was characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The adsorption properties of the HAPE-Cell towards the heavy metal ions (Cu(II), Hg(II), …