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Korean Immigrants And Their Mission : Exploring The Missional Identity Of Korean Immigrant Churches In North America, Sinyil Kim Nov 2008

Korean Immigrants And Their Mission : Exploring The Missional Identity Of Korean Immigrant Churches In North America, Sinyil Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Biz Of Acq -- Budget 101 Or Here We Go Again, Joe Badics Nov 2008

Biz Of Acq -- Budget 101 Or Here We Go Again, Joe Badics

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Trends In Consumers' Health Information Needs And Expectations, Patricia Pinkowski Nov 2008

Trends In Consumers' Health Information Needs And Expectations, Patricia Pinkowski

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Biz Of Acq -- Quick Tips For Media Selection And Acquisitions, Part Ii, Matt Bailey, Anita Grommesh, Vicki Burgess Nov 2008

Biz Of Acq -- Quick Tips For Media Selection And Acquisitions, Part Ii, Matt Bailey, Anita Grommesh, Vicki Burgess

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Virtual World Affordances: Enhancing Brand Value, S. Park, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, D. Dewester, B. Eschenbrenner, S. Jeon Nov 2008

Virtual World Affordances: Enhancing Brand Value, S. Park, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, D. Dewester, B. Eschenbrenner, S. Jeon

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Virtual worlds are three-dimensional, computer-generated worlds that are a natural extension of the existing Internet. Although many businesses are jumping on the bandwagon to maintain a presence in virtual worlds, there is no well-established knowledge or theory to guide businesses in their involvement in these environments. In this paper, we identify affordances in the virtual worlds that can be used to increase the state of flow experienced in a business virtual site, which in turn may enhance brand equity, or the perceived added value of a brand to customers. We present a conceptual model that can be used to guide …


Sensation Seeking And Visual Selective Attention In Adults With Hiv/Aids, David J. Hardy, Steven A. Castellon, Charles H. Hinkin, Andrew J. Levine, Mona N. Lam Nov 2008

Sensation Seeking And Visual Selective Attention In Adults With Hiv/Aids, David J. Hardy, Steven A. Castellon, Charles H. Hinkin, Andrew J. Levine, Mona N. Lam

Psychological Science Faculty Works

The association between sensation seeking and visual selective attention was examined in 31 adults with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Sensation seeking was measured with Zuckerman’s Sensation Seeking Scale Form V (SSS-V). Selective attention was assessed with a perceptual span task, where a target letter-character must be identified in a quickly presented array of nontarget letter-characters. As predicted, sensation seeking was strongly associated (R2 = .229) with perceptual span performance in the array size 12 condition, where selective attention demands were greatest, but not in the easier conditions. The Disinhibition, Boredom Susceptibility, and Experience Seeking subscales of the …


Murderous Madonna: Femininity, Violence, And The Myth Of Postpartum Mental Disorder In Cases Of Maternal Infanticide And Filicide, Heather Leigh Stangle Nov 2008

Murderous Madonna: Femininity, Violence, And The Myth Of Postpartum Mental Disorder In Cases Of Maternal Infanticide And Filicide, Heather Leigh Stangle

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Procrastination, Deadlines, And Statutes Of Limitation, Andrew J. Wistrich Nov 2008

Procrastination, Deadlines, And Statutes Of Limitation, Andrew J. Wistrich

William & Mary Law Review

Statutes of limitation are deadlines. Although psychologists have discovered a great deal about how people respond to deadlines during the past thirty years, the basic structure of statutes of limitation has not changed since at least 1623. This Article explores the question of whether the received model of statutes of limitation remains optimal in light of what we now know about procrastination, the planning fallacy, loss aversion, intertemporal discounting, the student syndrome, and other features of human cognition. It concludes by suggesting a more modern approach to statutes of limitation that is based on a better understanding of how people …


Acute Nicotine Reduces And Repeated Nicotine Increases Spontaneous Activity In Male And Female Lewis Rats, Adam J. Prus, Robert E. Vann, John A. Rosecrans, John R. James, Alan Pehrson, Mary M. O'Connell, Scott D. Philibin, Susan E. Robinson Nov 2008

Acute Nicotine Reduces And Repeated Nicotine Increases Spontaneous Activity In Male And Female Lewis Rats, Adam J. Prus, Robert E. Vann, John A. Rosecrans, John R. James, Alan Pehrson, Mary M. O'Connell, Scott D. Philibin, Susan E. Robinson

Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The Lewis (LEW) strain of rat appears more sensitive to nicotine than other strains in self-administration, conditioned place preference, and drug discrimination behavioral studies. The present study sought to further evaluate the behavioral effects of chronic nicotine treatment in the LEW strain by assessing spontaneous activity, which has consistently revealed sensitization to chronic nicotine administration in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. High active and low active male and female LEW rats (N = 8 per group) were treated twice daily with either nicotine (0.4 mg/kg, sc) or vehicle for 14 consecutive days. Regardless of baseline activity level or sex, spontaneous activity …


Improving Oral Health In Pakistan Using Dental Hygienists, Musarrat Anjum Shah Nov 2008

Improving Oral Health In Pakistan Using Dental Hygienists, Musarrat Anjum Shah

Dental Hygiene Master's Papers and Projects

This document presents a review of the literature addressing education, healthcare, healthcare delivery and finance in Pakistan and the oral health status of the Pakistani people. Considering the enormous unmet oral health needs, the insufficient supply of dental professionals and the current unstructured dental hygiene curriculum in Pakistan, this document offers a mission, vision, and goals for the new dental hygiene theoretical framework for Pakistan. Moreover, it offers recommendations for competency-based dental hygiene education and practice, professional licensing, a practice act, and a dental hygiene scope of practice to help protect the welfare of the Pakistani public, i.e., increasing the …


Mixed Methods Approaches In Family Science Research, Vicki L. Plano Clark, Catherine Huddleston-Casas, Susan Churchill, Denise O'Neil Green, Amanda Garrett Nov 2008

Mixed Methods Approaches In Family Science Research, Vicki L. Plano Clark, Catherine Huddleston-Casas, Susan Churchill, Denise O'Neil Green, Amanda Garrett

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

The complex phenomena of interest to family scientists require the use of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Researchers across the social sciences are now turning to mixed methods designs that combine these two approaches. Mixed methods research has great promise for addressing family science topics, but only if researchers under¬stand the design options and procedures that accompany this methodological choice. Discussions of mixed methods in the family science literature are difficult to locate, and little has been written about how family scientists apply this approach in practice. This article presents an overview of mixed methods research, including its definition, terminology, and …


Muffin Fall 2008, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Nov 2008

Muffin Fall 2008, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union as a student guide to queer culture. The 2008 issue features creative writing, a book review of "The Gay Girl's Guide to Dating, Sex, and Romance," an "Ask Madame Muffin" column, a gay celebrity gossip column, screenshots of a thread on homosexuality from Yahoo! Answers, an article on sexual morality and autonomy, and a page of queer resources.


Effect Of The Addition Of Waxes On The Crystallization Behavior Of Anhydrous Milk Fat, Silvana Martini, Amalia A. Carelli, Jiwon Lee Nov 2008

Effect Of The Addition Of Waxes On The Crystallization Behavior Of Anhydrous Milk Fat, Silvana Martini, Amalia A. Carelli, Jiwon Lee

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Physicochemical characteristics of lipid-based foods depend, among other factors, on the microstructure and the characteristics of the lipid network formed during crystallization. The objective of this study, was to evaluate the effect of the addition of sunflower oil waxes on the crystallization and melting behavior of anhydrous milk fat (AMF), a lipid with a low content of palmitic and trans-fatty acids. The crystallization and melting behavior of AMF alone and with the addition of 0.25 and 0.5% of waxes was studied using a differential scanning calorimeter. The morphology of the crystallized samples was evaluated with a polarized light microscope. The …


Proposition 9: Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole. Initiative Constitutional Amendment And Statute., Travis Leete Nov 2008

Proposition 9: Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole. Initiative Constitutional Amendment And Statute., Travis Leete

California Initiative Review (CIR)

No abstract provided.


"Does That Sound Familiar?": Creators' Liability For Unconscious Copyright Infringement, Christopher B. Jaeger Nov 2008

"Does That Sound Familiar?": Creators' Liability For Unconscious Copyright Infringement, Christopher B. Jaeger

Vanderbilt Law Review

In 1953, a twenty-seven year old man underwent brain surgery to treat the severe epilepsy that had plagued him during his youth. The surgeon, Dr. William Scoville, removed portions of the young man's brain that were involved in memory processing. Most notably, Dr. Scoville removed most of his patient's hippocampus. The surgery left the young man, now known to psychologists as H.M., with anterograde amnesia: he still had a short-term memory, but he was unable to convert any of his short-term memories into new long-term memories. Although H.M. could not form new long-term memories, psychologists found that he still could …


Pat-Down Searches And Protest Cages: How Security At The 2016 Olympic Games Could Affect First And Fourth Amendment Liberties In The City Of Chicago, Marni Share Nov 2008

Pat-Down Searches And Protest Cages: How Security At The 2016 Olympic Games Could Affect First And Fourth Amendment Liberties In The City Of Chicago, Marni Share

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.


Pitching Pro Bono: Getting To First Base With The "Big Firm", Karen A. Lash Nov 2008

Pitching Pro Bono: Getting To First Base With The "Big Firm", Karen A. Lash

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


When An Individual’S Best Friend Begins Dating Someone New: What Factors Shape How That Individual Responds?, Ngocanna P. P. Huynh Nov 2008

When An Individual’S Best Friend Begins Dating Someone New: What Factors Shape How That Individual Responds?, Ngocanna P. P. Huynh

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

Powerful emotional responses and conflicts can arise between close friends when one of them begins to romantically see someone new. The addition of a third-party dating partner to an existing friendship is fraught with social consequences and complex negotiations of time (Larson & Richards, 1991; Roth & Parker, 2001). For example, availability for activities once shared by close friends now must be moderated by the amount of time needed to spend with the new partner. This can lead to strong, negative feelings as the friends struggle to make the adjustment and accommodate their friendship's changing status. The emotion of jealousy …


A Unification Fable, Donelson R. Forsyth Nov 2008

A Unification Fable, Donelson R. Forsyth

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

Not-so-long-ago in a not-so-far-away land lived three little pigs. These three little pigs grew up in the same neighborhood, attended the same schools, and shared the same passion: houses. The three were fascinated by the various types of structures inhabited by pigs the world over, and they while away many a happy hour puzzling over the nature and design of such dwellings. They could think of nothing more meaningful than dedicating their lives to the scientific study of houses and the ways they can be improved and repaired.

As they grew older, however, the pigs gradually grew apart in values, …


Diversity, Multiculturalism, And Pluralism: A James White Library Bibliography, Terry Dwain Robertson Nov 2008

Diversity, Multiculturalism, And Pluralism: A James White Library Bibliography, Terry Dwain Robertson

Faculty Publications

A bibliography of books available in the James White Library addressing issues of diversity, multiculturalism, and pluralism in the disciplines of business, education, political science, religion, and sociology.


Erasing The Past: Destruction And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage In Former Yugoslavia: Part 1, Igor Ordev Nov 2008

Erasing The Past: Destruction And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage In Former Yugoslavia: Part 1, Igor Ordev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Crisis Governance In The Administrative State: 9/11 And The Financial Meltdown Of 2008, Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule Nov 2008

Crisis Governance In The Administrative State: 9/11 And The Financial Meltdown Of 2008, Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Recreating Identity: A Grounded Theory Study Of Changing Mental Models And Response To Intervention, Theresa L. Pulos Nov 2008

Recreating Identity: A Grounded Theory Study Of Changing Mental Models And Response To Intervention, Theresa L. Pulos

Education Doctoral

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of2004 permits school districts to use an alternative process to establish eligibility for special education services. Response to Intervention (RTI) procedures represent a significant change in thinking and practice. The purpose of this study was to understand the cognitive changes that accompany the implementation ofRTI. Specifically, the relationship between school psychologists' mental models regarding the assessment ofleaming disabilities and their roles as experts in traditional psychoeducational assessment was studied. The study employed a qualitative methodology. Participants included experienced school psychologists. Interview data was transcribed, coded, and analyzed in accordance with the constant comparative …


A Study Of The Relationship Between The Elements In Assessment Systems And Improvements In Candidate, Program, And Unit Performance At Ncate Accredited Higher Education Institutions In New York State, Anne Wahl Nov 2008

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Elements In Assessment Systems And Improvements In Candidate, Program, And Unit Performance At Ncate Accredited Higher Education Institutions In New York State, Anne Wahl

Education Doctoral

The problem that this study examined is whether assessment system elements required for National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCA TE) accreditation impact candidate, program, and unit performance in New York State higher education institutions. To receive NCA TE accreditation, institutions are required to develop and implement an assessment system that collects and uses data to measure and improve candidate, program, and unit performance. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between the perceived importance of these assessment system elements and actual improvements in performance. A self-developed, quantitative survey instrument was used to …


Do Current Teaching Practices On Multicultural Students With Autism Demonstrate Culturally Responsive Teaching?, Keith Mcgriff Nov 2008

Do Current Teaching Practices On Multicultural Students With Autism Demonstrate Culturally Responsive Teaching?, Keith Mcgriff

Education Doctoral

Autism is a disorder present from birth or very early in childhood that affects social interaction, communication of ideas and feelings, imagination, and relationships with others (National Research Council, 2001 ). Most of the research has categorized students with autism according to disability and failed to look at the importance of culture. Such limitations may reflect a lack of awareness of cultural issues and the ways that these issues affect students with autism and their families. Also, such missing information may compromise the quality of the fields of professionals who work with multicultural students (Obiakor, Wilder, and Dyches, 2004). Professionals …


A Study Of Relationships Between Levels Of Cultural Competence Among School Principals And Levels Of Organizational Cultural Competence Of Their Schools, Diantha Beth Joiner Watts Nov 2008

A Study Of Relationships Between Levels Of Cultural Competence Among School Principals And Levels Of Organizational Cultural Competence Of Their Schools, Diantha Beth Joiner Watts

Education Doctoral

Changing demographics of urban school districts toward student populations that are more culturally and ethnically diverse raises the issue of whether educators are able to effectively interact with students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Additionally, school leaders are expected to support teachers and provide a school environment that promotes acceptance of cultural differences and meets the needs of students from various cultural backgrounds. This study examines the relationship between levels of self-reported cultural competence among 39 RCSD principals as measured by Hammer's Intercultural Developmental Inventory (IDI) (Hammer, 1998) and their respective school's levels of organizational cultural competence as determined …


The Link, Vol 2, No. 11, November 2008, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology Nov 2008

The Link, Vol 2, No. 11, November 2008, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology

The Link

Newsletter for the Illinois State University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology


Gender Matters, Volume 14, Issue 2, November/December 2008, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program Nov 2008

Gender Matters, Volume 14, Issue 2, November/December 2008, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program

Gender Matters (2006-2011)

A bulletin of the Illinois State University Women’s and Gender Studies program, Volume 14, Issue 2, November/December 2008.


Proposing Additional Questions To Understand A Destination’S Image And Its Relationship With A Business Travelers’ Socio-Economic And Demographic Profile: Specifically, The Case Of Las Vegas, Yohan Lee Nov 2008

Proposing Additional Questions To Understand A Destination’S Image And Its Relationship With A Business Travelers’ Socio-Economic And Demographic Profile: Specifically, The Case Of Las Vegas, Yohan Lee

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Based on reviewed results of visitor profile reports from Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and other related literature, this study concentrated on developing additional and helpful questions to measure Las Vegas business travelers’ leisure needs and their perceived image of LVCVA. These questions mainly covered the areas, which were not covered by LVCVA survey questionnaire. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were utilized to create these additional questions. Thirty seven leisure attributes were used to measure business travelers’ general travel experiences. Thirty eight leisure attributes were used to measure business travelers’ perceived overall image of Las Vegas. Three open-ended …


Coteaching By Example: An Investigation Of College Faculty Leading A Course On Collaboration For Inclusion, Wendy Gladstone-Brown Nov 2008

Coteaching By Example: An Investigation Of College Faculty Leading A Course On Collaboration For Inclusion, Wendy Gladstone-Brown

Education Doctoral

The following qualitative autoethnographic methods stud y examined the experience of two co-teaching faculty: one in childhood education and one in special education, as they planned and implemented a co-teaching model to prepare teacher candidate's for inclusion. As a result of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990), schools have implemented a greater number of inclusion settings and co-teaching models. This rise has increased the probability of new teacher candidates being placed in collaborative settings for their fieldwork experiences, student teaching placements, and eventually paid teaching positions. Research describes some of the struggles that teachers face when working with other …