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Sweet Home Chicago, Tima Wehbe Dec 2007

Sweet Home Chicago, Tima Wehbe

The Prairie Light Review

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Concept And Implementation Of Participation And Empowerment: Reflection From The Coffee Ipm-Secp, Muhammad Iqbal Dec 2007

Concept And Implementation Of Participation And Empowerment: Reflection From The Coffee Ipm-Secp, Muhammad Iqbal

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Participation and empowerment are two important keywords in agricultural development program. One of the agricultural programs that considerably implemented through farmer’s participation towards empowerment is Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This article reviews the reflection of the concepts and implementations of farmer’s participation and empowerment in the coffee Integrated Pest Management for Smallholder Estate Crops (IPM-SECP). It can be explained that farmers were participated only in the planning and implementation stages of the project, while monitoring and evaluation activities were solely done by the project implementing unit and other related agencies. In the planning stage, the extent of farmer’s participation can …

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Valuing Language And Culture: An Example From Sasak, Mahyuni Mahyuni Dec 2007

Valuing Language And Culture: An Example From Sasak, Mahyuni Mahyuni

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

No one disputes that possession of language is one of the most distinctive of all human cultural attributes. The most fundamental argument has to do with the nature of language as social practice. An attempt to divorce language from its cultural context is to ignore the social circumstances which give it resonance and meaning. In the case of Sasak, language use reinforces the existing status differential and social value of language associated with the group. This perspective is employed, in this paper, to tackle the issue of Sasak language and culture.

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Memahami Spektrum Autistik Secara Holistik, Adriana Soekandar Ginanjar Dec 2007

Memahami Spektrum Autistik Secara Holistik, Adriana Soekandar Ginanjar

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The purpose of this study was to understand the Autistic Spectrum (AS) by using phenomenology method. Case study was used to achieve a holistic understanding of the AS and grounded theory was used to develop a theoretical model in the explanation of AS. The data were collected from various sources: AS individuals who can communicate verbally, autobiographies, films, and experience of the researcher. Data collection method used were interviews, observations, and text analysis. Research results were delivered based on human development levels: sensory, cognitive, emotional and social interaction, and religious level. In general, sensory integration dysfunction are the main cause …

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Overview Of Monetary Policy In Nigeria, S. N. Ibeabuchi Dec 2007

Overview Of Monetary Policy In Nigeria, S. N. Ibeabuchi

Economic and Financial Review

This article provides and overview of monetary policy which is the instruments at the disposal of the monetary authorities to influence the availability and cost of credit/money M with the ultimate objective of achieving price stability. This overview is with reference to Nigeria.

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Exchange Rate Policy Design: Choosing The Right Exchange Rate Response In A Changing Environment, M. I. Obadan Dec 2007

Exchange Rate Policy Design: Choosing The Right Exchange Rate Response In A Changing Environment, M. I. Obadan

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines exchange rate policy design with reference to how to choose the appropriate exchange rate Response for the right environment. The article is structured into four parts with the introduction as part I. Part II gives the overview of Nigeria's exchange rate framework. Part III reviews different concepts of equilibrium exchange rates with a focus on the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate (FEER) and the behavioural equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) approaches. Part IV discusses the challenges encountered in choosing the right exchange rate response in the new banking sector environment. Part V concludes the paper and proffers the way …

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Towards Inflation Targeting Framework For Monetary Policy In Nigeria: The Challenges For Central Bank Of Nigeria, M. Hugman Dec 2007

Towards Inflation Targeting Framework For Monetary Policy In Nigeria: The Challenges For Central Bank Of Nigeria, M. Hugman

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines inflation with reference to Nigeria. As an emerging market environment. Part one outlines briefly the underlying mechanisms of inflation-management and general approaches to inflation targeting. Part two focuses on issues that specifically relate to inflation targeting (IT) in emerging markets, including the possible macroeconomic impact of the transition process. Part three considers the sequence and timing of the transition to IT in Nigeria, on the shift in exchange rate management required to achieve long-term price stability. Additionally, Nigeria-specific challenges are also addressed. The paper concludes by noting that both the time frame and coordination for a successful …

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Inflation Targeting As A Tool Of Monetary Management: International Experiences, A. F. Odusola Dec 2007

Inflation Targeting As A Tool Of Monetary Management: International Experiences, A. F. Odusola

Economic and Financial Review

This article seeks to address the main prerequisites and key challenges of implementing inflation targeting across many countries and draws relevant lessons for countries that are contemplating the adoption of IT. To achieve this objective, the rest of the paper has been structured as follows. Following the introduction is part II which examines the theoretical framework for IT while the review of international experiences is contained in part III. Contemporary issues and challenges are considered in part IV while recommendations and conclusion are the focus of part V.

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Asset Price Movements And Derivatives: Implications For Monetary Policy In Nigeria, Ola Sholarin Dec 2007

Asset Price Movements And Derivatives: Implications For Monetary Policy In Nigeria, Ola Sholarin

Economic and Financial Review

The article highlights the importance of maintaining accurate market value for a wide variety of asset classes. From the perspective of speculators, the author discusses the methodology for identifying undervalued or overvalued assets for taking appropriate bet on such assets. From analysts, hedgers or investors perspective, this paper discusses how financial instruments derivative could be used to protect financial assets and return on such assets against volatility. The author highlights application of the same set of derivative instruments for speculative, regulatory arbitrageurs and other purposes. For the same group, this paper identifies fundamental variables that determine assets' prices in a …

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Special Remarks, C.N.O. Mordi Dec 2007

Special Remarks, C.N.O. Mordi

Economic and Financial Review

This the special remarks delivered on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 2007 CBN Executive Seminar on monetary policy in a changing environment for CBN Executive Staff.

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Opening Address, O. A. Demuren Dec 2007

Opening Address, O. A. Demuren

Economic and Financial Review

The opening address at the 2007 CBN Executive Seminar the on monetary policy in a changing environment.

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Keynote Address By S. O. Alade, Sarah O. Alade Dec 2007

Keynote Address By S. O. Alade, Sarah O. Alade

Economic and Financial Review

Keynote Address by Dr Sarah Alade, the Deputy Governor (Economic Policy), Central Bank of Nigeria at the CBN Executive seminar on monetary policy in a changing environment for CBN Executive Staff.

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Charting The New Territory Of Adaptive Co-Management: A Delphi Study, Ryan Plummer, Derek Armitage Dec 2007

Charting The New Territory Of Adaptive Co-Management: A Delphi Study, Ryan Plummer, Derek Armitage

Geography and Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Complex systems understanding implies a world characterized by dynamic, nonlinear interactions, discontinuities, and surprises. Such conditions are not amenable to conventional resource management approaches that stress command-and-control, and therefore, novel governance approaches are more suited to complexity and uncertainty are required. Adaptive co-management has emerged as an interdisciplinary response to this need, and blends the adaptive management and collaborative management narratives. However, concepts associated with adaptive co-management are relatively new and quickly expanding from multiple perspectives. The objective of this paper is to take stock of this relatively recent concept and synthesize current thinking in terms of: (1) the core …

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Islamic Teachings Of Bioethics In Relation To The Practice Of Medical Genetics, Mohsen A. El-Hazmi Dec 2007

Islamic Teachings Of Bioethics In Relation To The Practice Of Medical Genetics, Mohsen A. El-Hazmi

Saudi Medical Journal

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Ultrastructure Study Of Postmenopausal Endometria Of Tibolone, Conjugated Estrogen + Medroxyprogesterone Acetate And Tamoxifen Users, Tuncay Nas, Mustafa F. Sargon, Hamdi H. Celik, Pinar O. Keskin, Rifat H. Gursoy, Kutay Biberoglu Dec 2007

Ultrastructure Study Of Postmenopausal Endometria Of Tibolone, Conjugated Estrogen + Medroxyprogesterone Acetate And Tamoxifen Users, Tuncay Nas, Mustafa F. Sargon, Hamdi H. Celik, Pinar O. Keskin, Rifat H. Gursoy, Kutay Biberoglu

Saudi Medical Journal

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Study Of The Bacterial Agents Of Blood Stream Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq Dec 2007

Study Of The Bacterial Agents Of Blood Stream Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Effect Of Panaxatriol On Hematogenesis And Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor In Radiation Injured Mice, Fen Y. Liu, Jun N. Wang, Shu D. Yu, Bo Wang, Ji D. Zhang Dec 2007

Effect Of Panaxatriol On Hematogenesis And Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor In Radiation Injured Mice, Fen Y. Liu, Jun N. Wang, Shu D. Yu, Bo Wang, Ji D. Zhang

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the recovery effect of panaxatriol (PT) on myeloid hemopoiesis in radiation injured mice, and analyze the underlying mechanism. METHODS: This study was carried out in the Animal Center of Shandong University, Jinan, China, during March to September 2006. Forty-five inbred albino mice were separated randomly into 3 groups: control group, radiation group, and radiation + PT group (200 mg/kg/d, 3 weeks). Peripheral blood cells were detected by globuli meter, CD34+ cells in bone marrow were detected by flow cytometry, and the protein expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was detected by immunocytochemistry. RESULTS: The numbers of …

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The Role Of Ultrasonography And Computed Tomography In Determining The Etiology Of Ascites, Naile B. Topal, Selim Gurel, Ilker Ercan, Gursel Savci Dec 2007

The Role Of Ultrasonography And Computed Tomography In Determining The Etiology Of Ascites, Naile B. Topal, Selim Gurel, Ilker Ercan, Gursel Savci

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of ascites etiology. METHODS: From 2000-2006, patients admitted to the Radiology Department, Uludag University Medical School Hospital, Bursa, Turkey, were studied to determine the etiology of ascites, or those in whom ascites was determined during the course of other investigations were evaluated using US and CT. Existence of septa-debris, accompanying organ pathology, omental involvement, intestinal wall thickening, peritoneal implant, lymph node, diameter of portal vein, thickening of gall bladder wall, pleural effusion, collateral vascular structure, and cavernous transformation were also investigated. RESULTS: A total of …

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Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma To The Left Atrium. A Management Dilemma, Atif W. Qubbany, Abdulhalim J. Kinsara Dec 2007

Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma To The Left Atrium. A Management Dilemma, Atif W. Qubbany, Abdulhalim J. Kinsara

Saudi Medical Journal

We present a rare case of synovial sarcoma with minimal symptoms that metastasized and threatened to embolize the heart in a 26-year-old male admitted to our hospital for evaluation of low back pain. The tumor made a direct extension to the left atrium and moved freely in the left ventricle outflow tract. We discuss the potential therapeutic modalities in this difficult scenario.

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Metformin Discontinuation Rate Among Patients With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus In Basrah, Iraq, Abbas A. Mansour, Omran S. Habib Dec 2007

Metformin Discontinuation Rate Among Patients With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus In Basrah, Iraq, Abbas A. Mansour, Omran S. Habib

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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A Senior Recital, Lohol Gonzales, Kanako Yamazaki, Mika Brunson Dec 2007

A Senior Recital, Lohol Gonzales, Kanako Yamazaki, Mika Brunson

Senior Recitals

Program listing performers and works performed

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John Bartlam: America’S First Porcelain Maker, Lisa Hudgins Dec 2007

John Bartlam: America’S First Porcelain Maker, Lisa Hudgins

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ground Heat Exchangers: Analytical And Numerical Modeling And Experimental Validation, Gopal K. Bandyopadhyay Dec 2007

Ground Heat Exchangers: Analytical And Numerical Modeling And Experimental Validation, Gopal K. Bandyopadhyay

Theses and Dissertations

Knowledge of the thermal response characteristics of the ground heat exchanger (GHX) in the early stage of a step heat input is essential for the design or simulation of ground source heat pump systems (GSHP). Recently this has assumed even a greater importance as the building cooling loads dominate in many regions due to the general warming trend and there is an urgent need for developing hybrid systems. In an operating GSHP system, the heat flux across the borehole boundary builds up gradually as the rise of the fluid temperature is dampened by the thermal mass of the aggregate fluid. …

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Discovery: An Incremental Revolution, Rebecca Minnillo Dec 2007

Discovery: An Incremental Revolution, Rebecca Minnillo

Student Scholarship

Theorists such as Simon (1973), Popper (1959) and Kuhn (1962) have commented on the tendency to view scientific discovery as a "revolution" with a focus on an end result. In history, we "date" scientific discoveries as if they were events instead of the final outcome of a lengthy experimentation process. But, as Kuhn (1962:7) observed nearly a half-century ago, scientific revolution is, in fact, a "process rarely completed by a single man and never overnight". Rather, discovery most often occurs as a result of collaboration and interaction between researchers over protracted periods of time. Surprisingly, there is a paucity of …

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Sales Opportunity Crafting: Explaining How Salespeople Craft Value Propositions In Business-To-Business Selling, Ganesh Kumar Dec 2007

Sales Opportunity Crafting: Explaining How Salespeople Craft Value Propositions In Business-To-Business Selling, Ganesh Kumar

Student Scholarship

This paper examines the spontaneous, situational, adaptive capabilities in successful business-to-business salespeople. Salespeople craft appropriate sales value propositions that resonate with buyers to achieve a sale. Findings indicate sales value propositions occur in four distinct patterns, as a combination of a salespeople’s choice in emphasizing the value of their relationship and/or the solution itself. This paper combines contingency selling approaches with job crafting to suggest a new construct—“sales opportunity crafting (SOC)”—to explain how salespeople frame a sales opportunity and then decide on a sales value positioning response. The suggested model highlights the role of antecedents— such as influence over customers’ …

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Oneal Village, Lee Helena, Jack Miller, Matthew Phillips, Travis Rice Dec 2007

Oneal Village, Lee Helena, Jack Miller, Matthew Phillips, Travis Rice

Master of Real Estate Development

No abstract provided.

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Morris Brown Campus, Mark Stuermann, Shayda Pourmand, Drew Niedermier, Matthew Fuller Dec 2007

Morris Brown Campus, Mark Stuermann, Shayda Pourmand, Drew Niedermier, Matthew Fuller

Master of Real Estate Development

No abstract provided.

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Monetary Policy And Economic Growth: Theoretical And Conceptual Issues, D. G. Omotor Dec 2007

Monetary Policy And Economic Growth: Theoretical And Conceptual Issues, D. G. Omotor

Economic and Financial Review

This article seeks to address the relationship between monetary policy and economic growth by enunciating the conceptual and theoretical issues that relate to monetary policy and economic growth. The paper is divided into five sections. Following the introduction in section 1, section 2 discusses the objectives of monetary policy. The monetary transmission mechanisms are schematically explained in section 3. Section 4 reviews the performance assessment of monetary policy and its framework in Nigeria. The constraints of monetary policy management in Nigeria are espoused in section 5. The final section concludes the paper.

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Exchange Rate Versus Capital Account Liberalization In Nigeria: Some Important Issues, A. E. Akinlo, D. O. Yinusa Dec 2007

Exchange Rate Versus Capital Account Liberalization In Nigeria: Some Important Issues, A. E. Akinlo, D. O. Yinusa

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines the relationship between exchange rate and account liberalization in Nigeria. It focuses on monetary policy design and management in a fast-changing world. It highlights that the need for continuous research into this subject is highlighted by the reliance on monetary policy as the principal tool for economic stabilisation in emerging market economies.

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Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism In Nigeria, M. Ajayi Dec 2007

Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism In Nigeria, M. Ajayi

Economic and Financial Review

This article reviews the monetary policy transmission mechanism in Nigeria and the various challenges of the transmission process. Also, it highlights the need to continuously examine the channels of monetary policy in the economy to enhance policy design and implementation in Nigeria. The paper is divided into five parts. Following the introduction as part I, Part II, discusses conceptual issues of monetary policy transmission mechanism, while Part III gives country experiences. Part IV x-rays monetary policy transmission mechanism in Nigeria and lessons from international experiences while Part V contains the concluding remarks.

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