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Cal Poly Professor Reaches Finals In International Blog Competition, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 101 Issue 21 2007-11-02, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 2, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Campus Report, Vol. 35, No. 3, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

Initiatives campus-wide promote sustainability. Teams of students are creatively using marble panels salvaged from the 2006 renovation of Marycrest Hall in an ArtStreet sculpture design competition.

The Daily Egyptian, November 02, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2007

No abstract provided.

Islamophobia And The U.S. Media, Michelle Maria Nichole Diamond

Dissertations and Theses

The following paper examines the growing fear and discrimination currently projected towards Islam and Muslims in the United States. This thesis will specifically focus on what role the U.S. mainstream media has played in either increasing or decreasing Islamophobia amongst the American public post September 11, 2001. The research collected to conduct this study came from theories of political science, conflict resolution, international affairs, psychology, sociology, and personal interviews. I conclude that Islamophobia has increased in the United States since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and that Islamophobia, due to the mainstream media, is more pervasive in the U.S. …

Development Of A Scale To Measure Parenting In Hispanic Adolescents’ Families, Evelyn Marie Alvarez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The ultimate goal of this research was to provide a tool to adequately examine the relationship that parenting style has with Hispanic youths' academic and behavioral outcomes. A review of the literature reveals that the field is lacking an appropriate, culturally sensitive, paper-and-pencil measure of parenting of Hispanic adolescents with adolescents reporting on their parents' behavior. Current measures were not developed with Hispanic families in mind, but rather were evaluated for use with Hispanic populations after the development phase. Therefore, the current study sought to fill this gap in the research on parenting by constructing a measure of parenting that …

Situating The Perception And Communication Of Flood Risk: Components And Strategies, Heather M. Bell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Loss prevention and distribution must begin well before a flood event at multiple levels. However, the benchmarks and terminology we use to manage and communicate flood risk may be working against this goal. U.S. flood policy is based upon a flood with a one percent chance of occurring in any year. Commonly called the "hundred year flood," it has been upheld as a policy criterion, but many have questioned the effectiveness of hundred year flood terminology in public communication.

This research examined public perceptions of the hundred year flood and evaluated the comparative effectiveness of this term and two other …

Friendships Between Men: Masculinity As A Relational Experience, Matthew L. Brooks

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is an auto/ethnographic account of close friendships between the researcher and other men. The various narratives contain intimate dialogues about being a man, having friends, and the process of resisting and succumbing to orthodox masculinity. The purpose of the research was to investigate and artfully depict the communication and development of close friendships between the researcher and other men, in hope of gaining more knowledge of the difficulty forming and maintaining male friendships given the strictures of orthodox masculinity.

The research combines methods of autoethnography and dialogic conversations with four male friends. In the first chapter I set …

The Relationship Of Cognitive, Emotional, And Interpersonal Factors To Screening And Health­Promoting Behaviors Among Sisters Of Breast Cancer Patients, Sheri Jacobs Hartman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

While sisters of breast cancer patients are at increased risk for developing breast cancer due to their family cancer history and age, little research with first-degree relatives of cancer patients has focused solely on sisters. To address this issue, the current study examined sisters screening and health behaviors and the predictors of these behaviors. In accordance with the Parallel Processing Theory, the current study assessed the relationship of cognitive and emotional factors to screening and health-promoting behaviors among sisters of breast cancer patients. In addition, this study expanded upon the Parallel Processing Theory by also examining the relationship of interpersonal …

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This Month

This is the full issue of This Month for November 2007.

'Sundown Towns' Author To Speak

This Month

Dr. James Loewen, historian, sociologist, and author of Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, will talk about racial exclusion across America in a free public lecture November 7.

Jccc Genealogy

This Month

Abby Rund, JCCC freshman, and Jerry Wolfskill, director of the Johnson County Regional Police Academy, are granddaughter and grandfather, respectively. Abby carries on her family's relationship with JCCC.

Gsu View, 2007-11, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Clinic Variation In The Cost-Effectiveness Of Contingency Management, Todd A. Olmstead, Nancy M. Petry

UCHC Articles - Research

This study determined whether, and by how much, the cost-effectiveness of contingency management (CM) varied across the eight clinics in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network MIEDAR trial. Incremental costs, incremental outcomes, and incremental costeffectiveness ratios (ICERs) of CM compared to usual care were calculated, compared and contrasted for each of the clinics. Results showed that the incremental cost of using CM compared to usual care varied by a factor of 1.9 across the clinics, ranging from an additional $306 to an additional $582 per patient. The effect of CM on the longest duration of continuous stimulant …

Concurrent Brief Versus Intensive Smoking Intervention During Alcohol Dependence Treatment, Mark D. Litt, Judith L. Cooney, Cheryl A. Oncken

UCHC Articles - Research

Alcohol dependent smokers (N = 118) enrolled in an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program were randomized to a concurrent brief or intensive smoking cessation intervention. Brief treatment consisted of a 15-minute counseling session with 5 min follow-up. Intensive intervention consisted of three one-hour counseling sessions plus eight weeks of nicotine patch therapy. The cigarette abstinence rate, verified by breath CO, was significantly higher for intensive (27.5%) versus brief (6.6%) treatment at one month post quit date but not at six months when abstinence rates fell to 9.1% and 2.1%. Smoking treatment assignment did not significantly impact alcohol outcomes. …

Variation In Gabra2 Predicts Drinking Behavior In Project Match Subjects, Lance O. Bauer, Jonathan Covault, Ofer Harel, Sourish Das, Henry R. Kranzler

UCHC Articles - Research

Background Previous studies have demonstrated, and replicated, an association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the GABRA2 gene and risk for alcohol dependence. The present study examines the association of a GABRA2 SNP with another definition of alcohol involvement and with the effects of psychosocial treatment. Methods European-American subjects (n=812, 73.4% male) provided DNA samples for the analysis. All were participants in Project MATCH, a multi-center randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of three types of psychosocial treatment for alcoholism: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), or Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF). The daily probabilities of drinking and heavy …

Scientometrics From Past To Present: Part Two, Research Trends Editorial Board

Research Trends

The first part of this article covered the early interests of scholars in law and psychology at the beginning of the 19th century. Since that time, scientometrics has matured and developed into a respected and recognized field in its own right.

Knowing When To Quit: Do Optimism And Overconfidence Cloud Investor Judgment?, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Managerial Integrity: Are Black Employees More Sensitive To Behavioral Breaches?, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

November/December 2007, Monte Ahuja College Of Business

Dialogue: News from the Monte Ahuja College of Business

Welcome from the Dean -- Featured Student: Andriy Paliychuk -- Featured Alumnus: Vaso Marku, CFA -- Nance Global Innovation Lab opens at Beachwood Business Development Center -- EMBA Class Visits India -- Send us Your Feature Student and Alumni Story Submissions -- Dr. Dixit publishes Deregulation And Competition: Lessons from the Airline Industry -- Faculty and Staff Kick-­ Off at Lubrizol -- Walter H. Schmidt Leaves Generous Endowment to Nance -- Bruce McClain is the New Interim Chair of the Accounting Department -- Innovations in Advising -- Dr. Gaffney Appointed to Editorial Board of Tax Adviser -- MBA Student Passes …

Graduate Connections- November 2007

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

Click on links to navigate the newsletter

Navigating Graduate School........... 1

Staying On Track

We <3 Doctoral Forms

Essential Connections...................... 3

Academic Integrity Quiz

Graduate Studies Web Site

Professional Development............... 5

Letters of Recommendation

CV Formatting Tips

Preparing Future Faculty Program

Teaching Tip: ..................................... 5

Assessing Teaching Innovations

Interactions........................................10

Fellowship Winners

Grad Student Association News

Funding Opportunities.....................11

Announcements................................13

Graduate Studies Bulletin Online

Applications for 08-09 Fellowships

Conversation Partners Program

Calendar.............................................14

Degree Deadlines

Readers’ Corner................................14

How to Write a Lot

Wmu International News November 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education

WMU International News

In this issue:

Two decades of twinning success celebrated in Malaysia

Tailgate party and parade an international celebration at WMU's Homecoming

WMU professors perform in prestigious Russian festival, foster student exchanges

Japanese interests compels a major switch to global and international studies

WMU and Hispanic American Council collaborate to expand community ESL classes

WMU’s Japan liaison officer finds many parallels between life in Kalamazoo and Tokyo

Summer study abroad is a short-term affair

November 2007 Docket, Georgia State University College Of Law

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Feast And Famine: A Statewide Science Serial Collection Assessment Inillinois, Tina E. Chrzastowski, Chew Chiat Naun, Michael Norman, Karen Schmidt

Staff publications, research, and presentations

In 2004, a group of Illinois librarians was awarded a research grant to assess the state of Illinois’ science serial collection. This collection assessment focused on academic libraries in the state, specifically those participating in the Consortium of Academic Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), but also including another 10 academic libraries in the state that do not belong to the consortium. Current serial subscription data were collected through both automated and manual means and the analysis was conducted in conjunction with Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System. Due to cataloging limitations and issues surrounding different ISSNs for print and electronic formats, the …

November 1, 2007: The Limits Of Materialism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

The Limits of Materialism

The Integration Of Children's Literature Into Mathematics, Jaime Elrath Goldstein

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The Integration of Children's Literature into Mathematics By using children's literature in mathematics, teachers can help students see that life is full of problem solving opportunities. In this applied project, the author developed a handbook for upper elementary teachers to integrate literature into the mathematics curriculum while maintaining a commitment to a standards-based curriculum.

An Omnibus Test When Using A Regression Estimator With Multiple Predictors, Rand R. Wilcox

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

In quantile regression, the goal is to estimate theγ quantile of Y given values for p predictors. Methods for making inferences about the individual slope parameters have been proposed, some of which have been found to perform very well in simulations. But for an omnibus test that all slope parameters are zero, it appears that little is known about how best to proceed. For the special case γ =.5, a drop-in-dispersion test has been recommended, but it requires a large sample size to control the probability of a Type I error and it assumes that the usual error term is …

Bayesian Subset Selection Of Binomial Parameters Using Possibly Misclassified Data, James D. Stamey, Thomas L. Bratcher, Dean M. Young

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Three Bayesian approaches are considered for the selection of binomial proportion parameters when data is subject to misclassification. The cases where the misclassification is non-differential and differential were considered, thus extending previous work which considered only non-differential misclassification. In this article, various selection criteria are applied to a simulated data set and a real data set.

A Comparison Of Procedures For The Analysis Of Multivariate Repeated Measurements, Lisa M. Lix, Anita M. Lloyd

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Three procedures for analyzing within-subjects effects in multivariate repeated measures designs are compared when group covariances are heterogeneous: the multiple regression model (MRM) with a structured covariance, Johansen’s (1980) procedure, and the multivariate Brown and Forsythe (1974) procedure. A preliminary likelihood ratio test of a Kronecker product covariance structure is sensitive to sample size and derivational assumption violations. Error rates of the procedures are generally well-controlled except when the distribution is skewed. The MRM procedure displayed few power advantages over the other procedures.