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Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern University Receives Quality of Life Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
• Michael Russell Named Georgia Southern University Director of Public Safety and Chief of University Police

The Seven Prerequisites For Life, Jon Karafin

Theses

The Seven Prerequisites for Life is a biological sculpture that exhibits all of the main functions of a natural organism: growth, evolution, metabolism, response, reproduction, order, and regulation. Exhibited in Rochester, New York in December 2007, this sculpture has attained recognition in local news media and the internationally syndicated Ripley's Believe It or Not for its innovation in the field of art-science integration. The following thesis explores my artistic motivations behind this endeavor, traversing from early fascination with magic through more mature investigations into the relationship between the fine arts, sciences, and mathematics. Intertwined with my enduring attraction to photography …

Partido Revolucionario Institucional Sweeps Midterm Elections At Expense Of Governing Party, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

Timekeeping Policy - 2197

Human Resources Policies

To ensure all employees understand the procedures with eTime, the ADP automated time entry system chosen by the University System of Georgia for recording work time, time off and leave requests.

Differences In Offending Patterns Between Adolescent Sex Offenders High Or Low In Callous And Unemotional Traits, Katie Lawing

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Adolescents commit nearly one-fifth of the sex crimes each year. Among those offenders exists a group of adolescent sex offenders with callous and unemotional (CU) traits who seem to show a more severe pattern of sexual offending. The current study attempts to test the importance of these traits by comparing adolescent sex offenders high or low on CU traits based on victim and offense characteristics, and offending history. A sample of 150 detained adolescents with a current sexual offense conviction were assessed through self-report, clinical interview, and file review. Results indicated that after controlling for a history of antisocial behaviors, …

State V. Tams Clerk's Record Dckt. 36539

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Agenda And Attachments, August 4, 2009

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Paul Thielemann

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

College Students' Crime-Related Fears On Campus: Are Fear-Provoking Cues Gendered?, David May, Bonnie S. Fisher

Safety, Security and Emergency Management Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Gender plays a central role in the study of crime-related fear as does the description of various fear-provoking cues in the environment. Despite the ever-growing body of crime-related fear research, few researchers have examined which fear-provoking cues, if any, are gendered. Using a large sample of undergraduates from a public university, this article explores the gendered nature of fear-provoking cues and crime-related fears while on campus. Bivariate and multivariate results suggest that fear-provoking cues are not gendered for fear of larceny-theft or fear of assault. These results inform the fear of crime research on a number of dimensions and have …

Evaluation Of Americorps State Programs In New York State: Volunteer Generation, Kenneth Robin, Lara Kaye, Rose Greene, Lynn Warner

Equity Focused Evaluation Reports and Research Briefs

The Center for Human Services Research (CHSR), University at Albany, conducted an evaluation of New York’s AmeriCorps State Volunteer Generation initiative. This evaluation meets national evaluation requirements and provides the opportunity for improving existing services through identifying best practices and areas that are in need of attention. The project included two data collection techniques: a web-based Management Information System (MIS) and telephone interviews with program directors.

2009 Fall - Registration Guide, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

Participatory Evaluation Of The Tribal Victim Assistance Programs At The Lummi Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe, Ada Pecos Melton, Michelle Chino

School of Public Health Faculty Research

The high rate of crime in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and/or against AI/AN people reflected in numerous studies in the last three decades, demonstrates the need for victim assistance programs in Indian Country to help victims cope with and heal from violent crime (Wolk 1982; Allen 1985; Sacred Shawl Women’s Society, no date; McIntire 1988; DeBruyn, Lujan & May 1995; Norton & Manson 1995; Fairchild et. al 1998; Greenfield & Smith 1999; Alba, Zieseniss, et al 2003; Perry 2004). The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) became aware of the lack of resources available to …

Comparing Taxes Across States, 2009 August, Holley Hewitt Ulbrich

Publications

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Fall 2009, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Risk Factors For Injuries On Beaches, J. Arturo Abraldes, Jorge Pérez-Gómez

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The purpose of this study was to examine the risk factors for injuries on a beach. It is important to know all the risk fctors for injuries that can happen in a beach in order to prevent accidents. Risk factors were grouped in four main categories: beach morphology (BM), beach equipment (BE), lifeguard service (LS) and miscellaneous aspects (MA). All of them were evaluated according to their importance using a survey by Spanish and International experts. Descriptive analysis showed that LS is the main mechanism by which to reduce injuries on a beach. Lifeguard service in-service training is very important …

Catalog, 2009-2010, Roger Williams University

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Main Hall To Main Street, August 2009, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 15, number 8 of Main Hall to Main Street.

On Religious Freedom In The Slovak Republic, Lubomir Martin Ondrasek

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Assessing Stakeholder Opinions Of Medical Review Of Impaired Drivers And Fitness To Drive: Recommendations For Massachusetts, Nina M. Silverstein, Kelli Barton

Gerontology Institute Publications

Driving is the main mode of travel for Americans age 65 and older, and although older adults are generally found to be safe drivers, aging often brings about functional limitations and an increase in medications that can impede safe driving and fitness to drive (Rosenbloom, 2003; Kissinger, 2008; Adler & Silverstein, 2008). Effective licensing policies and Medical Advisory Board practices are critical components in identifying medically at-risk drivers and may even have a role in the transition to alternative transportation options; yet, states vary greatly in their approach to licensing and renewal practices and in the utilization, composition, and function …

Beyond Population Engagement: Understanding Counterinsurgency, Heather S. Gregg

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Policing In Schools: Developing A Governance Document For School Resource Officers In K-12 Schools, India Geronimo Thusi, Catherine Y. Kim

Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty

This White Paper argues that a formal governance document is necessary to ensure that law enforcement, school officials, and the communities they serve have a shared understanding of the goals of the SRO program, and that these officers receive the necessary support and training prior to their deployment.6 Absent specific guidelines, SROs may not have a clear understanding of their role within the larger educational context or the rights and needs of the children they are intended to serve; they may inadvertently, and indeed counterproductively, create an adversarial environment that pushes students, particularly at-risk students, out of school rather than …

An Evaluation Of Teachers' Perceptions Of A State Developed Educational Portal, Beth Katz Caraccio

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions use of a state developed educational portal. The research evaluated the differences in the quality, usefulness, and relevance of learning objects found on the website based on teachers’ gender and grade level they taught. Grade level taught referred to those grades that are the focus of a participant’s position: primary (K-2), elementary (3-5), middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12). The learning objects included: frameworks, tasks, standards, and videos. The researcher also reviewed the relationship between teachers’ use of the learning objects and the teachers’ level of technology integration according …

Lawyer - Summer 2009, Seattle University School Of Law

Lawyer

• Righting Wrongs: Clinic Cases Give Students Opportunities to Make a Real Difference
• Breaking Down Barriers: Leadership for Justice Fellow Works to Improve Language Access
• Looking Back, Reaching Forward: New Korematsu Center Works for Law and Equality
• Escaping Abuse: Law School Helped Domestic Violence Survivor Start New Life

Pcf: Voice Of The People, Raisa Vilensky

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

The French Communist Party (PCF) played an instrumental role in giving a voice to a segment of the population that was otherwise poorly represented in democracy. This paper attempts to illustrate the origins of communism in France by drawing on French history to connect a unique and separate branch of thought, beginning with Jean-Jacques Rousseau. From Rousseau's ideals on the evil of private property and his disdain for the rule of law being merely a tool to support the existing ruling class, through the Jacobins of the French Revolution, and continued by the French Socialists of the Nineteenth Century, it …

Optimal-Location-Selection Query Processing In Spatial Databases, Yunjun Gao, Baihua Zheng, Gencai Chen, Qing Li

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper introduces and solves a novel type of spatial queries, namely, Optimal-Location-Selection (OLS) search, which has many applications in real life. Given a data object set D_A, a target object set D_B, a spatial region R, and a critical distance d_c in a multidimensional space, an OLS query retrieves those target objects in D_B that are outside R but have maximal optimality. Here, the optimality of a target object b \in D_B located outside R is defined as the number of the data objects from D_A that are inside R and meanwhile have their distances to b not exceeding …

Use Of Wireless Sensors To Improve Robot Lifetime For Multi-Threat Containment, Michael D. Ellis

Theses

Autonomous robots can be used in a decentralized environment to contain threats. While working in this capacity, these motor propelled robots are constantly moving, therefore drawing a large amount of current from the battery. If these algorithms are to be implemented in hardware, it is important to ensure that the robots move only when necessary in an effort to optimize battery life. This work introduces static wireless sensors to assist robots in detecting threats. By having a sufficient number of wireless sensors available to detect threats, it is hypothesized that a similar containment performance can be achieved with less robot …

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 3, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
--"Downtown Portland Retail: A New Renaissance?" by David Leland & Katherine Krajnak (pages 21-33)
--"Tax Increment Financing: Comparing Approaches in Northwest States," by Read Stapleton (pages 34-49)
--"Housing Market Analysis," by Scott Aster (pages 50-62)
--"Apartment Market Analysis," by Scott Aster (pages 63-66)
--"Office Market Analysis," by April Chastain (pages 67-74)
--"Industrial Market Analysis," by April Chastain (pages 75-77)
--"Downtown Retail Parking Market Analysis," by April Chastain (pages 78-81)

Gsu View, 2009-07-30, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Community Health Centers In Indiana: State Investments And Returns, Avi Dor, Patrick Richard, Ellen Tan, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Lee Repasch

Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative

Indiana Community Health Centers (I-CHC), including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and State Funded Health Centers (SFHCs), play a vital role in caring for the state's most vulnerable populations. Although their patient base tends to be poorer and experience greater health challenges than the general population, these health centers have generated substantial health care savings while providing high quality, low cost care. In this brief, key findings are presented from a recent study, conducted for the Indiana State Department of Health by GWU faculty and staff that was designed to estimate the cost savings and benefits generated by the state's …

The Murray Ledger And Times, July 29, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.