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An Investigation Of The Persuasive Effects Of Rhetorical Questions, Message Framing, And The Elm In Promoting Responsible Cell Phone Usage, Robert James Glenn Iii

Dissertations

This study evaluated persuasive messages that advocate support for a ban against cell phones while driving using Petty and Cacioppo's Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion as its theoretical framework. Seven hypotheses were tested using a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design assessing the influence of need for cognition (high vs. low) in tandem with the variables of message framing (gain vs. loss statements) and message form (questions vs. statements) upon assessments of elaboration (ME), cognition message value (CMV), message effectiveness ratings (MEF), and attitude toward the prescribed behavior (ATPB).

A significant main effect was found for message framing as …

The Opinion – Volume 25, December 2009, William Mitchell College Of Law

The Opinion

Selected Table of Contents

• IP Institute Files and Amicus Brief in Federal Court... For the 6th Time / Vogel, Mike
• Around the Neighborhood: Cofee Bene / Vogel, Mike

Editorial Board

Vogel, Mike; Byellin, Jeremy; Schroeder, Jeffrey; Dahlke, Greig; Thao, Keng

Cognitive Processes And Race Differences: Possible Factors Contributing To Ptsd, Christina Fay

Graduate Theses

Past research suggest differences in racial group’s perceived experiences in traumatic situations and different ways of coping can affect individual levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The author examined how race, methods of coping and risk/resilience factors interact with PTSD symptomology. A total of 28 Black, Hispanic and Non Hispanic Caucasian Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans were assessed for PTSD symptoms, methods of coping and risk/resilience factors related to deployment. Findings indicate no significant differences for minorities and non Hispanic Caucasians on level of PTSD symptoms. Findings indicate significant differences between minorities and non Hispanic Caucasians on …

Donald Tsang's Vision For An Integrated Asia, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Stem protectionism, step-up education, reduce our reliance on the West, emphasize strong Asian values, integrate currencies and promote trade partnerships – these are items that show up on Donald Tsang's wish list of things by which Asia might be united. What's more, he believes his vision of an Asian bloc will likely take shape within this very century. Speaking at SMU's Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia public lecture series, the Hong Kong Chief Executive explained why Asian countries must forge closer links with one another, and how the region can eventually present itself to be a foundation of stability …

Time-Separable Utility, Leisure And Human Capital Accumulation: What New Implications For The Environment-Growth Nexus?, Xavier Pautrel

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

Using a time-separable utility function where leisure is introduced through the disutility of working time and is adjusted for quality, as measured by human capital to capture home production, we demonstrate that the environmental policy is harmful for growth. A tighter environmental tax reduces the incentives to educate by increasing leisure time and lowers the steady-state growth rate and lifetime welfare, whatever the source of pollution. We also demonstrate that the intertemporal elasticity of substitution in labor supply plays a crucial role in the marginal impact of the environmental tax on growth and welfare. When the positive influence of human …

The Economic Impact In Stanislaus And San Joaquin Counties If A Fruit And Vegetable Processor Left As A Result Of Changes In The Food Processing Byproduce Use Program, Jessica Erin Bylsma

Master's Theses

In 1978, Stanislaus County took a proactive approach to food processing byproduct waste and established the Food Processing Byproduct Use Program. It allows processors to transport byproduct to local producers, where it serves as an alternative input. There is concern that the program negatively impacts local groundwater. The Regional Water Quality Control Board proposed that the County institute water monitoring which would increase program expenses. In response to this proposal, participants investigated the impact of the cost increase and some have concluded that this increase would preclude their continued involvement. They believe the program has allowed them to maintain their …

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: December 2009, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - December 2009

Integrated Water Law: Local To International, Margaret J. Vick

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Dissertations

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART I: WATER ALLOCATION: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

CHAPTER 1: LOCAL WATER LAW

CHAPTER TWO: INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW

COMPARISON OF RESTATEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL FACTORS FOR REASONABLE USE

CHAPTER 3: THE VERMEJO RIVER

CHAPTER 4 WATER LAWS: ENTITLEMENTS, RIGHTS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES

CONCLUSION TO PART I

PART II: NEGOTIATING WATERCOURSE ENTITLEMENTS

CHAPTER FIVE: WATERCOURSE NEGOTIATIONS ARE DIFFERENT

CHAPTER SIX: THE ROLE OF LAW

American Square Dance Vol. 64, No. 12 (Dec. 2009), Boyd, William (Bill), Boyd, Randy

American Squares

Monthly square dance magazine that began publication in 1945.

12/01/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/01/2009. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Using Conservative And Biological Tracers To Better Understand The Transport Of Agricultural Contaminants From Soil Water Through The Epikarstic Zone, Brian Ham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Agriculture contamination is very common in karst systems due to the vulnerability of these aquifers. Animal waste is often spread across crop land to enrich the soil with nitrates and phosphates. Herbicides and pesticides are also applied to the crops. The transport of these pollutants through the soil and epikarst is a difficult process to monitor due to the complex, heterogeneous behavior of the groundwater as it makes its way down to the aquifer below.

An experimental site at Crumps Cave lended a unique opportunity to monitor the vadose zone at a waterfall in the cave below. A previous dye …

“Letters I’Ve Written, Never Meaning To Send …”: Conditional Relevance, Evidence Rule 104(B), And Mark Edwards’ Curious Murder Trial, James Fayette, Stephanie Busalacchi

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily December 1, 2009, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 133, Issue 45

Soybeans: 2009 Crop Performance Results, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Soybean production is greatly affected by variety selection. This circular reports the agronomic performance of entries in the 2009 South Dakota performance trials for glyphosate-resistant and conventional or non-glyphosate-resistant soybean varieties. Major factors in variety selection include yield, maturity, lodging resistance, and Phytophthora root rot resistance.

Z'S Bar & Restaurant

All Menus in the National Restaurant Association Collection

Bar & grill. Creative menu design. Geographical location: 168 Louis Campau, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Winter Grill

All Menus in the National Restaurant Association Collection

Bar & grill. Dinner menu. Geographical location: Unknown.

Winking Lizard Tavern

All Menus in the National Restaurant Association Collection

Bistro & tavern. Barbecue. Creative menu design. Geographical location: 25380 Miles Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio. Three other locations in Ohio listed on menu.

Waves Bar & Grill

All Menus in the National Restaurant Association Collection

Bar and grill. Geographical location: Unknown.

Integrating The Emotional Intelligence Construct: The Relationship Between Emotional Ability And Emotional Competence, Craig R. Seal, Mary D. Sass, James R. Bailey, Matthew Liao-Troth

Organization Management Journal

This paper posits that the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has not advanced as quickly and adroitly as it could have because of a lack of validity studies that combine the two most prevalent models, emotionality ability (EA) and emotional competency (EC). Although prior EI validations studies exist, none have examined the relationship between the primary EA and EC measurement tools – the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test and the Emotional Competency Inventory – University Edition, respectively – at the sub-trait levels with a population of undergraduate and MBA students. Findings indicate that there is no direct relationship between the total …

First Record Of The Extinct Sawfish Propristis Schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 (Batoidea: Pristiformes: Pristidae) From The Middle Eocene Of Spain, Francesc Farrés, Harry L. Fierstine

Biological Sciences

A partial rostrum of Propristis schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 was collected in the Bartonian strata of northeastern Spain. The specimen represents the second record of the species from Europe, and the second occurrence of a sawfish (Mesopristis osonensis Farrés, 2003) from the Vic-Manlleu Marls Formation. In spite of some evidence to the contrary, Propristis probably preferred ecological conditions similar to extant sawfishes, i.e., inhabiting near shore tropical to subtropical seas with occasional excursions into freshwater.

Psychoanalysis Of A Sequel: The Disinterment Of Pet Sematary Two, Douglas Keesey

English

No abstract provided.

An Attempt To Legislate Morality: Forced Ultrasounds As The Newest Tactic In Anti-Abortion Legislation, Sarah E. Weber

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Confining Iqbal, Allan R. Stein

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Wyeth V. Levine And Agency Preemption: More Muddle, Or Creeping To Clarity, Ashutosh Bhagwat

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Chickenhawk Syndrome: War, Sacrifice, And Personal Responsibility By Cheyney Ryan, Rowman & Littlefield, 2009, Harry Van Der Linden

LAS Faculty Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Digital Commons Annual Report, Brad S. Matthies

Digital Collections Reports

The Digital Commons Annual Report is a document that interested parties may use as a means of monitoring the yearly progress of the Butler University Libraries’ institutional repository.

Foreword: The Most Confusing Branch, Michael C. Dorf

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Grain Boundary Character On Creep Void Formation In Alloy 617, Thomas Lillo, James Cole, Megan Frary, Scott Schlegel

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Alloy 617, a high temperature creep-resistant, nickel-based alloy, is being considered for the primary heat exchanger for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) which will operate at temperatures exceeding 760^oC. Orientation imaging microscopy (OIM) is used to characterize the grain boundaries in the vicinity of creep voids that develop during high temperature creep tests (800-1000^oC at creep stresses ranging from 20-85 MPa) terminated at creep strains ranging from 5-40%. Observations using optical microscopy indicate creep rate does not significantly influence the creep void fraction at a given creep strain. Preliminary analysis of the OIM data indicates …

December 2009, Volume 5, Number 4, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

The Flames Of Namugongo: Issues Around Theological Narrativity, Heteronormativity, Globalization, And Aids In Africa, Ken Hamilton S.V.D

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Hamilton’s paper, delivered during the 2008 Annual Meeting in Chicago, uses the hagiography of Charles Lwanga and the Martyrs of Uganda to reveal an unrelenting problem of the Church – the ways in which the assumptions of heternormativity and sodomitical discourse drown out the voices of those who do not fall into heteronormative sexual and/or gendered identities, and lead to the open persecution, imprisonment, and torture of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons in Uganda, and in fact all over Africa. Casting those with ‘othered’ sexual identities as evil, or even simply turning a deaf ear to the persecution faced …