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Considering Dalits And Political Identity In Imagining A New Nepal, Mary Cameron Dec 2007

Considering Dalits And Political Identity In Imagining A New Nepal, Mary Cameron

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Educating Dalit Women: Beyond A One-Dimensional Policy Formulation, Ramu Bishwakarma, Valerie Hunt, Anna Zajicek Dec 2007

Educating Dalit Women: Beyond A One-Dimensional Policy Formulation, Ramu Bishwakarma, Valerie Hunt, Anna Zajicek

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Resolutions | 2006-2007, Jsu Faculty Senate Dec 2007

Faculty Senate Resolutions | 2006-2007, Jsu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Resolutions & Other Documents

Includes resolutions on: aid in relocation, tuition waivers, promotion to distinguished professor, campus safety protocol, dealing with dangerous students, university travel and self-improvement grants


Exploring Producers', Staff Members', And Board Members' Cognitive Frame On Decision Making In An Appalachian Organic Farming Venture, Curt D. Gervich, Max Stephensen Jr., Marc J. Stern Dec 2007

Exploring Producers', Staff Members', And Board Members' Cognitive Frame On Decision Making In An Appalachian Organic Farming Venture, Curt D. Gervich, Max Stephensen Jr., Marc J. Stern

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Sustainable development assistance organizations (SDAOs) aim to help producers of natural resource products move their goods and services to market. This article explores how the cognitive frames held by producers, staff, and board members in an agricultural SDAO in rural Appalachia influence organizational decision-making. This study explores identity, characterization, value, and membership frames. Data collected through semi-structured interviews with growers, staff, and board members reveal that the frames these stakeholders hold lead to the institutionalization of decision-making processes that allow organizational managers to make quick, consistent, and clear decisions while avoiding conflicts among members who hold competing frames. Simultaneously, these …


Identity Politics Among Dalits In Nepal, Steven Folmar Dec 2007

Identity Politics Among Dalits In Nepal, Steven Folmar

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Conference Abstracts Dec 2007

Conference Abstracts

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


The Struggle For Full Citizenship For Dalits In Nepal: Approaches And Strategies Of Dalit Activists, Sambriddhi Kharel Dec 2007

The Struggle For Full Citizenship For Dalits In Nepal: Approaches And Strategies Of Dalit Activists, Sambriddhi Kharel

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Dec 2007

Table Of Contents

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Report On The 2007 Anhs Members Meeting, Anne Rademacher Dec 2007

Report On The 2007 Anhs Members Meeting, Anne Rademacher

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Association For Nepal And Himalayan Studies Dec 2007

Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Association For Nepal And Himalayan Studies

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Rural-Urban Migration On Plantation Agriculture In The Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, Christopher Okeleke Chukwuji Dec 2007

The Impact Of Rural-Urban Migration On Plantation Agriculture In The Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, Christopher Okeleke Chukwuji

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study was carried out to unveil the impact of rural-urban migration on plantation agriculture productivity in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria. Data were collected from 660 rural households and managers/supervisors of 15 selected oil palm, rubber, and cocoa plantations in the Niger-Delta Region. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Most migrants were able bodied young adults. Labor shortage was experienced by all the visited plantations. Due to labor shortages, most of the plantations could not harvest completely. This resulted in foregone revenue for the plantations. Rural-urban migration significantly and positively correlated with labor …


Improved Duct Systems Task Report With Stagegate 2 Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, Neil Moyer Dec 2007

Improved Duct Systems Task Report With Stagegate 2 Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, Neil Moyer

FSEC Energy Research Center®

The Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership's work with two industry partners, Cavalier Homes and Southern Energy Homes, in constructing and evaluating prototype interior duct systems will be summarized. Issues of energy performance, comfort, DAPIA approval, manufacturability and cost will be addressed. A stage gate 2 analysis will address the current status of project showing that there are still refinements needed to the process of incorporating all of the ducts within the air and thermal boundaries of the envelope.


December 31, 2007: Curtis White In Harper's Magazine, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 31, 2007: Curtis White In Harper's Magazine, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Curtis White in Harper's Magazine


Book Review Of 'The Tibetans' By Matthew T. Kapstein, Peter K. Moran Dec 2007

Book Review Of 'The Tibetans' By Matthew T. Kapstein, Peter K. Moran

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.


Accelerating Rural Growth Through Collective Action: Groups' Activities And Determinants Of Participation In Southwestern Nigeria, Mure U. Agbonlahor, Oluwafemi S. Enilolobo, C. I. Sodiaya, Dare Akerele, Joel T. Oke Dec 2007

Accelerating Rural Growth Through Collective Action: Groups' Activities And Determinants Of Participation In Southwestern Nigeria, Mure U. Agbonlahor, Oluwafemi S. Enilolobo, C. I. Sodiaya, Dare Akerele, Joel T. Oke

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study was conducted to investigate the types of activities promoted by cooperative groups and the determinants of participation intensity of members in cooperative activities in southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling approach was used to select 326 cooperators (45 groups). Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, difference of means test, and Tobit regression.Cooperative groups engaged in farm and off-farm activities such as arable crop production, fish farming, agricultural products processing, and produce marketing, among others. Farm input procurements and access to market information (74 percent), cooperative credits and thrift (53 percent), social networking (37 percent), multipurpose commercial activities (21.6 …


Mississippi Business Environment Before And After Katrina: Challenges And Opportunities, Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Jed Pressgrove Dec 2007

Mississippi Business Environment Before And After Katrina: Challenges And Opportunities, Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Jed Pressgrove

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Valid, reliable, and, most importantly, timely information is the most critical aspect for the design and implementation of successful emergency management strategies. This goal, however, is rarely achieved during the aftermath of a disaster. In this paper, we showcase how we used administrative records to assist Mississippi in evaluating the overall impact of Katrina on the state’s economy. Specifically, we assisted the state in developing a methodology to generate valid, reliable, and timely information on (1) the business environment and labor market and (2) rehiring and hiring practices. This information was used by the state to design recovery strategies and …


An Argument For Joint Custody As An Option For All Family Court Mediation Program Participants, Joy S. Rosenthal Dec 2007

An Argument For Joint Custody As An Option For All Family Court Mediation Program Participants, Joy S. Rosenthal

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reviving Old Cairo's Majesty, Adham Koura Dec 2007

Reviving Old Cairo's Majesty, Adham Koura

The Undergraduate Research Journal

Historic Cairo is characterized by richness in Islamic heritage. Although attempts at conserving this heritage have been put forward in the past, efforts have been ineffective in some cases and, in most cases, unsustainable. Several problems and obstacles have been debilitating these efforts. This research project aims at providing practical insights on how these problems can be remedied and how the effectiveness of conservation efforts in Historic Cairo can be made more effective through the application of business concepts such as synergy and sustainability.


Education: A Step Into The Future, Mikel Mihkail, Layla Arafa, Zena Sallam, Farah Ismail Dec 2007

Education: A Step Into The Future, Mikel Mihkail, Layla Arafa, Zena Sallam, Farah Ismail

The Undergraduate Research Journal

Programs and initiatives funded by the government have demonstrated an inability to deal with the growing demand for education. Due to a sheer lack of financial resources, primary schools have fallen back both on supplying basic necessities, such as books and stationary, and on delivering a quality of education on par with other countries in the region. Despite its shortcomings, the government remains the single largest financial contributor to primary school education in Egypt. The contribution of the private sector to the funding of the education system has, over the past five years, stagnated to a meager 6.9% of total …


Macroh2a1 Knockdown Effects On The Peg3 Imprinted Domain, Jung Ha Choo, Jeong Do Kim, Joomyeong Kim Dec 2007

Macroh2a1 Knockdown Effects On The Peg3 Imprinted Domain, Jung Ha Choo, Jeong Do Kim, Joomyeong Kim

Faculty Publications

Background: MacroH2A1 is a histone variant that is closely associated with the repressed regions of chromosomes. A recent study revealed that this histone variant is highly enriched in the inactive alleles of Imprinting Control Regions (ICRs). Results: The current study investigates the potential roles of macroH2A1 in genomic imprinting by lowering the cellular levels of the macroH2A1 protein. RNAi-based macroH2A1 knockdown experiments in Neuro2A cells changed the expression levels of a subset of genes, including Peg3 and Usp29 of the Peg3 domain. The expression of these genes was down-regulated, rather than up-regulated, in response to reduced protein levels of the …


Changing The Narrative: Convincing Courts To Distinguish Between Misbehavior And Criminal Conduct In School Referral Cases, Marsha L. Levick, Robert G. Schwartz Dec 2007

Changing The Narrative: Convincing Courts To Distinguish Between Misbehavior And Criminal Conduct In School Referral Cases, Marsha L. Levick, Robert G. Schwartz

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Why The No Child Left Behind Act Needs To Be Restructured To Accomplish Its Goals And How To Do It, Gershon M. Ratner Dec 2007

Why The No Child Left Behind Act Needs To Be Restructured To Accomplish Its Goals And How To Do It, Gershon M. Ratner

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

The No Child Left Behind Act ("NCLB" or the "Act") 1 has created a once in a lifetime opportunity to improve American public education. NCLB has embraced vital goals for the new Information Age: academic proficiency for virtually all public school students and elimination of the severe racial/income "achievement gap." The Act provides four pillars on which states and localities might build a bridge to reach the goals: higher standards; periodic testing to measure the extent to which the standards are being met; disaggregating test results by student subgroup; and reporting to the public. The critical question is "how to …


Charter Schools And Special Education: Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem?, Rebekah Gleason Dec 2007

Charter Schools And Special Education: Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem?, Rebekah Gleason

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)1 provides each child with a disability the opportunity to receive educational benefit in an appropriate program. The individual needs of the child drive the often resource intensive programs. On the other hand, public charter schools focus on providing more choices for education by aiming to do a better job with less money. Public Charter Schools accountability for progress and fiscal responsibility means that schools focus on doing more with less resources for the school as a whole. Public Charter schools' mission of unique innovative instruction, free from local and state regulations that would …


Two Tailors: The Pursuit Of Racial Justice In 1970s Chicago, Susan L. Waysdorf Dec 2007

Two Tailors: The Pursuit Of Racial Justice In 1970s Chicago, Susan L. Waysdorf

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Every legal case has a story behind it, and some, like this one, also have a legacy. This is a story about two immigrant tailors in Chicago-the white tailor's attempt to sell his tailor shop to the black tailor, and the racial discrimination they confronted together. One tailor, Ivan Thompson, was a black citizen of Great Britain living in Chicago, and the other, Martin Waysdorf, was a white Jew from Poland. He became a. U.S. citizen in 1949, after emigrating from his Polish shtetl to Chicago and escaping the Nazi Holocaust.' The Jewish tailor was my father. This article will …


State V. Munoz Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 36542 Dec 2007

State V. Munoz Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 36542

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Fdic Quarterly 2, No 1, United States: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Fdic) Dec 2007

Fdic Quarterly 2, No 1, United States: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Fdic)

Documents

No abstract provided.


Answer To Amended Petition For Declaratory Judgment Enforcing Our Constitution Dec 2007

Answer To Amended Petition For Declaratory Judgment Enforcing Our Constitution

King County Superior Court Documents

No abstract provided.


From Hiv Abandonment To Adoption Case Study Of New Life Home For Abandoned Babies, Kenya, Abdul Majid Wangai Jr, Maryam Wangai, Mary Beckenham, Clive Dec 2007

From Hiv Abandonment To Adoption Case Study Of New Life Home For Abandoned Babies, Kenya, Abdul Majid Wangai Jr, Maryam Wangai, Mary Beckenham, Clive

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objective: The number of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) worldwide has increased as a result of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic. New Life Home (NLH) specialises in the care of infants who have been orphaned or abandoned, often because of their exposure to HIV and places them for adoption. This paper documents the lessons learnt from the Home’s first 8.5 years of existence. Methods: This retrospective study analyses the pattern of the 490 infants admitted at NLH. The characteristics of the infants’ stay are analysed: bio-data, weight, HIV exposure, referring organisation/agent and outcome. This study ceased to follow infants …


The Role Of An Education In The Behavioural Sciences Towards Contributing To The Safety Culture Of The Maritime Industry, Carolyn A E. Graham Dec 2007

The Role Of An Education In The Behavioural Sciences Towards Contributing To The Safety Culture Of The Maritime Industry, Carolyn A E. Graham

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Technology In Maritime Security : A Survey Of Its Development, Application, And Adequacy, Bhim S. Kothari Dec 2007

The Role Of Technology In Maritime Security : A Survey Of Its Development, Application, And Adequacy, Bhim S. Kothari

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.