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Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, And Nontextual Discovery Tools For Music, Susannah Cleveland, Gwen Evans

University Libraries Faculty Publications

A common thread in discussions about the Next Generation Catalog is that it should incorporate features beyond the mere textual, one-way presentation of data. At the same time, traditional textual description of music materials often prohibits effective use of the catalog by specialists and nonspecialists alike. Librarians at Bowling Green State University have developed the HueTunes project to explore already established connections between music, color, and emotion, and incorporate those connections into a nontextual discovery tool that could enhance interdisciplinary as well as specialist use of the catalog.

Advocate, December 2008, Vol. [20], No. [4], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Books Issue

From the Editor’s Desk: Shut it Down (p. 2)

Adjunct Layoffs on the Horizon: Effects of Paterson’s Budget Cuts Continue to Reverberate through CUNY Schools (p. 3)

CUNY News in Brief: NYU-CUNY Financial Aid Partnership a Fraud (p. 3)

Grad Life: Debting on the Future. Justin Rogers-Cooper (p. 4)

Political Analysis: In Midnight’s Shadow. Danny Nassre (p. 5)

Adjuncting: Budget Cuts. Tuition Hikes. Job Insecurity. Renée McGarry and Jesse Goldstein (p. 7)

Afghanistan: The Use and Abuse of a Buffer State, Part 1. Christian Parenti (p. 8)

Masthead (p. 2)

Advocate Books Issue

Bolaño’s Inferno. …

Domestic Relations, Barry B. Mcgough, Elinor H. Hitt

Mercer Law Review

This survey period saw continued evolution of domestic relations law through changes in legislation and caselaw. Legislation passed by the 2007 Georgia General Assembly took effect during this survey period. The Georgia Supreme Court continued to accept nonfrivolous appeals in divorce cases that offer guidance to those interested in domestic relations law.

Labor And Employment Law, W. Melvin Haas Iii, William M. Clifton Iii, W. Jonathan Martin Ii, Glen R. Fagan

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys recent developments in state statutory and common law that affect labor and employment relations of Georgia employers. Accordingly, this Article surveys published decisions from the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008. This Article also highlights specific revisions to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.).

Extended Visions, November/December 2008

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - Feedmill
About the People
Mill Provides Feedstuffs for Research Projects
Ag Learning at the Festival
Eastern Nebraska Goat Workshop
Look to the Sky.... Observatory Offers Public Viewing Night - Nov. 7
Nebraska Cattlemen Visit the ARDC
Mead Magnet School
Click on the red barn and help out FFA!
UNL Representative helps Mead Students Discover Career Possibilities
Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo
Reverse Trade Mission
Saunders County Exhibitors Win Top Honors at Ak-sar-ben
The Clover Corner - What’s Going On With 4-H...
2008 Summer Field Days Results....
Utilizing Cornstalks and Other Crop Residue to Manage …

Slipping Through The Cracks And Into Schools: The Need For A Uniform Sexual-Predator Tracking System., Shelly George

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

Creating Physical Education Lesson Plans Based On Ekvall’S Ten Dimensions Of A Creative Climate, Francis C. Palisano

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on the development of ten physical education lesson plans based on the creative climate research done by Goran Ekvall (1984, 1996, 1999). Each lesson plan was created with a deliberate focus on one dimension of a creative climate. The lessons were taught to a fourth grade class, twice a week, for forty minutes each class period.

The project contains hypotheses and observations from the teacher, as well as responses from the students based their experiences of Ekvall’s ten dimensions. These observations and responses go a long way in determining that there is a definite need for Ekvall’s …

Designing A Curriculum In Design Thinking For Creative Problem Solving Users, Helene A. Cahen

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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A Novel Experience; The Creation Of A Short Work Of Fiction, Shawn A. Hess

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This is a project about developing a short fictional work or novel. The purpose of the project is to facilitate more effective writing through practice and also, to develop the skill of storytelling or narration. The project describes, in detail, the processes I utilized in order to create the content of the novel as well as the steps I took in assembling the finished product that is the novel. This document contains suggestions, tips and recommendations on how the project could be replicated however; the project is based on developing a skill so each person’s interpretations of the items will …

Culture In A Box: Experiencing Kyrgyzstan Through An Interactive Learning Center, Mary Elizabeth Mccune

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The goal of this project is to use creativity to produce an interesting and fun learning experience about the foreign country Kyrgyzstan. Using current research on the best ways to structure a learning environment, a display was created in which people of high school age and above can participate and learn new information. Kyrgyzstan was chosen as the topic of the learning center because it is a relatively unknown country to most Americans, yet a look into its culture produces a greater understanding and appreciation for the creativity of the people living there.

Creating The Future: Conceptualizing A How-To Guide To Creative Problem Solving, Paul D. Reali

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project conceptualized a business-market book that would serve as a how-to

guide to Creative Problem Solving (CPS), filling a perceived gap in the current literature.

The conceptualization is culminated in a formal book proposal created to publishing

industry standards, which includes an annotated outline of the entire work and sample

chapters. While conceptualizing the book, current CPS models were re-conceptualized as

well, resulting in a proposed new approach to CPS which describes each process stage as

a competency, to be called the Creative Problem Solving: Competencies Model. The

competencies are briefly described, in anticipation of future research. The model’s …

Increasing Member Involvement In Volunteer Organizations, Courtney Belluccio

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on understanding current member motivation and involvement in the two organizations; Outdoor Activities Unlimited Club of Monroe Community College and the Genesee Valley Region Adirondack Club Younger Members. As a leader in both organizations it was intended to understand member motivation and involvement in an attempt to increase both. Through three months of events, meetings, and communication both membership and motivation have increased. Members have various reasons for joining clubs pertaining to the outdoors and there are cycles in the feeling of member responsibility and convenience as people’s lives change.

Eat Pray, Love: One Woman’S Search For Everything Across Italy, India And Indonesia By Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin Group, New York, 2006, Elizabeth Boze

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

No abstract provided.

12-01-2008 Swosu Students Involved In Cancer Research, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Southwestern Oklahoma State University students Keturah Odio, Melissa Pray and Gabriel Pray were recently awarded NASA scholarships for anti-cancer research work they are conducting under the direction of Dr. William Kelly.

Relationship Between Leader-Subordinate Personality Congruence And Performance And Satisfaction In The Uk, K.Z. Ahmad

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

This study seeks to investigate the relationship between leader-subordinate congruence and performance and satisfaction. Data was gathered from 267 leader-subordinate dyads in a light manufacturing electrical assembly plant in Wales and 82 leader-subordinate dyads in another in England, UK Data on personality of the respondents and their supervisors were gathered using the 16PF (Cattell et aL, 1992). The absolute difference between the personality scores of the respondent and the supervisor for each of the five secondary personality factors were calculated. The absolute differences were then totalled up to obtain a total difference score. As expected there was a significant correlation …

Incentivizing Postmarketing Pharmaceutical Product Safety Testing With Extension Of Exclusivity Periods, Leslie Kushner

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Interrogation Of Detainees: Extending A Hand Or A Boot?, Amos N. Guiora

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The current "war on terror" provides the Bush administration with a unique opportunity to both establish clear guidelines for the interrogation of detainees and to make a forceful statement about American values. How the government chooses to act can promote either an ethical commitment to the norms of civil society, or an attitude analogous to Toby Keith's "American Way," where Keith sings that "you'll be sorry that you messed with the USofA, 'Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass, It's the American Way."

The Right To Silence Helps The Innocent: A Response To Critics, Alex Stein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Catholic School According To The Code Of Canon Law, Zenon Grocholewski

Journal of Catholic Education

For close to three decades, his Eminence Zenon Cardinal Grocholeski, worked at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura as notary, chancellor, secretary and prefect. A professor, scholar, and canonist of exceptional ability, he is considered one of the world’s most prominent experts on the Code of Canon Law. In light of his competence and experience, The Servant of God Pope John Paul II, appointed his Eminence as Prefect of the Dicastery for Catholic Education in 1999. This rare combination and manifestation of intellect, expertise, and dedication is witnessed in the oration presented for publication, The Catholic School According to …

An Assessment Of The Institutional Vision Of Catholic Colleges And Universities, Robert Abelman, Amy Dalessandro

Journal of Catholic Education

Institutional vision is a philosophical template”a concept of what, at its best, a college or university is like and the kinds of human beings that institution is attempting to cultivate. A content analysis of the institutional vision of a nation-wide sample of Catholic schools was performed and key linguistic components found to constitute a well conceived, viable, and easily diffused mission and vision were isolated. The prevalence of these components in comparison to other types of religious schools and secular four-year institutions is discussed. Findings suggest that Catholic schools are vision-driven institutions that communicate their priorities and defining characteristics by …

Shalom: The Hebrew View Of Peace, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

This article was originally published in Shabbat Shalom Vol. 41 #1, 1994.

Committing To Engagement? Chinese Protestant Churches In The United States, Cecilia C. Chan

Student Scholarship

How do leaders of non-profit (volunteer-based) faith-based organizations deal with the lack of active engagement on the part of their members? How do Chinese church attendees’ satisfaction with the church and their perception of problems within the church affect their long-term commitment and engagement in the church? This paper focuses on (a) how social influences and perceived church problems influence satisfaction with commitment to the church and (b) how the mediating influences of satisfaction\, commitment\, and affective perception influence the personal engagement of individuals. This study has given insight leading to an understanding of managerial issues relating to the nurture …

Analyzing The Catalytic Role Of Asp97 In The Methionine Aminopeptidase From Escherichia Coli, Sanghamitra Mitra, Kathleen M. Job, Lu Meng, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

An active site aspartate residue, Asp97, in the methionine aminopeptidase (MetAPs) from Escherichia coli (EcMetAP-I) was mutated to alanine, glutamate, and asparagine. Asp97 is the lone carboxylate residue bound to the crystallographically determined second metal-binding site in EcMetAP-I. These mutant EcMetAP-I enzymes have been kinetically and spectroscopically characterized. Inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy analysis revealed that 1.0 ± 0.1 equivalents of cobalt were associated with each of the Asp97-mutated EcMetAP-Is. The effect on activity after altering Asp97 to alanine, glutamate or asparagine is, in general, due to a ∼ 9000-fold decrease in k_ca towards …

Comparing Heterogeneous Snomed Ct Coding Of Clinical Research Concepts By Examining Normalized Expressions, James E. Andrews, Timothy B. Patrick, Rachel L. Richesson, Hana Brown, Jeffrey P. Krischer

School of Information Faculty Publications

Objective

A continual problem confronting the implementation of standardized vocabularies such as SNOMED CT is that their expressive flexibility and power provide more than one way to represent a given concept. The goal of this study was to investigate how the CliniClue™ Expression Transformer tool could be used to help in discerning similarities and differences among three separate sets of clinical research concepts coded in SNOMED CT by three different paid expert coding companies.

Methods

Initial editing of the companies’ coded datasets was required to enable accurate input into CliniClue Version: 2006.2.0030 Expression Transformer tool. The normal forms of the …

Why Fantasy Matters Too Much, Jack Zipes

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Why Fantasy Matters Too Much" Jack Zipes proposes that fantasy in contemporary culture functions as a celebrity and money-making machine. Fantasy mobilizes and instrumentalizes the fantastic to form and celebrates spectacles as illusions of social relations based on power. Thus, spectacles violate and drain our imagination by glorifying social relations of power made spectacular and involve the magic of fetishism. Generally, the results bring about delusion and acclamation of particular sets of social relations that are commodified, sold, and consumed. We acclaim commodities that we do not know and products not of our own making we consume …

The Möbius Geometry Of Hypersurfaces, Michael Bolt

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Who Owns Your Body? A Study In Literature And Law, Lori Andrews

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Upstream Without A Paddle: Gene Patenting And The Protection Of The "Infostructure", Seth Shulman

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The U.S. patent system, designed to protect rights to specific, marketable gadgets, has increasingly over the past few decades granted patents on comparatively abstract and amorphous ideas that stretch the system beyond recognition. Overly broad patents, and patents too far "upstream" from the marketplace, I argue, undermine the patent regime, hamper innovation, and prove exceedingly difficult to adjudicate. Using a series of conceptual and historical analogies, I attempt to assess the patenting of genes and other broad, "upstream" patents from a public policy context, emphasizing, as many are coming to realize, that things work best in the knowledge-based economy when …

Indigenous Peoples And Gene Disputes, Debra Harry

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Wary from decades exploitation in the name of science, Indigenous peoples typically approach externally-generated research with caution, and for good reason. Indigenous peoples have been on the receiving end of research carried out in insensitive, and sometimes, harmful ways. Research has historically been a top-down, outside-in process, with Indigenous peoples serving merely as research subjects, with little opportunity for meaningful participation or benefit from the outcomes of the research. Over the past two decades, with the advent of the Human Genome Project and other genetic research projects, there has been a corresponding increase in genetic research projects that put Indigenous …

You Don't Own Me: Recommendations To Protect Human Contributors Of Biological Material After Washington University V. Catalona, Laura B. Rowe

Chicago-Kent Law Review

As research using human biological materials has rapidly developed, so too has the debate over the ownership of these highly valuable materials. Most recently, the Eighth Circuit in Washington University v. Catalona held that research participants do not retain any ownership interest in the biological materials they contribute to research. This note argues that the misguided Catalona decision, in combination with unclear, outdated, and inadequate federal research regulations, has left human contributors of biological material largely unprotected and vulnerable to the goals of researchers, institutions, and biotechnology firms. Accordingly, this note proposes critical amendments to the federal research regulations that …