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The Process Of Conducting Qualitative Grounded Theory Research For A Doctoral Thesis: Experiences And Reflections, Sophie Soklaridis

The Qualitative Report

In this article, the author offers her experiences as an example of the application of a grounded theory approach in qualitative research. She describes, in detail, her experiences of the process of collecting, analyzing, and storing data for her doctoral thesis. She focuses on the special challenges of employing a qualitative methodology to developing a conceptual framework. The substantive area in which the study took place was at a hospital-based occupational health clinic for professional artists. Various stakeholders involved in the clinic participated in in-depth individual interviews and focus groups to explore how the concept of integrative health care (IHC) …

Policing The Good Guys: Regulation Of The Charitable Sector Through A Federal Charity Oversight Board, Terri Lynn Helge

Faculty Scholarship

Recently, public confidence in the charitable sector has eroded due to a barrage of media reports on scandals and abuses. The principal parties charged with regulation of the charitable sector, the Internal Revenue Service and state attorneys general, are saddled with bureaucratic constraints that make it difficult to enforce the laws governing the fiduciary responsibilities of charity managers. Substantial reform in the regulation of charitable organizations is necessary to curb the reported abuses that have undermined confidence in the charitable sector.

Some advocate expanding private regulation of the charitable sector to improve enforcement of the fiduciary responsibilities of charitable managers. …

An Adaptive Bayesian Approach To Dose-Response Modeling, Thomas J. Leininger

Theses and Dissertations

Clinical drug trials are costly and time-consuming. Bayesian methods alleviate the inefficiencies in the testing process while providing user-friendly probabilistic inference and predictions from the sampled posterior distributions, saving resources, time, and money. We propose a dynamic linear model to estimate the mean response at each dose level, borrowing strength across dose levels. Our model permits nonmonotonicity of the dose-response relationship, facilitating precise modeling of a wider array of dose-response relationships (including the possibility of toxicity). In addition, we incorporate an adaptive approach to the design of the clinical trial, which allows for interim decisions and assignment to doses based …

Transcription Analysis Of The Chlorovirus Paramecium Bursaria Chlorella Virus-1, Giane M. Yanai

School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus (PBCV-1), a member of the family Phycodnaviridae, is a large dsDNA, plaque-forming virus that infects the unicellular green alga Chlorella NC64A. The 331 kb PBCV-1 genome is predicted to encode 365 proteins and 11 tRNAs. To follow global transcription during PBCV-1 replication, a microarray containing 50-mer probes to the PBCV-1 365 protein-encoding genes (CDS) was constructed. Competitive hybridization experiments were conducted employing cDNAs from poly A-containing RNAs obtained from cells at seven time points after virus infection. The results led to the following conclusions: i) the PBCV-1 replication cycle is temporally programmed and regulated; ii) 360 …

Capturing The Elusive Government Document Before It Disappears: The Chesapeake Project, Katherine Baer, Mary Jo Lazun

Digital Preservation Presentations

No abstract provided.

Ucc Minutes December 3, 2009, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

No abstract provided.

You’Ve Got Mail: Harassing Emails And The First Amendment In State V. Drahota, Daniel J. Hassing

Nebraska Law Bulletin (Selected Issues)

Currently pending before the Nebraska Supreme Court is a case that seeks to balance two very important rights–the right to be left alone and the right to free speech. This indeed requires a delicate balance. On one hand, an error in one direction will force Nebraskans to endure demeaning, harassing, and offensive speech, even in their own home. But on the other hand, an error in the other direction will impede free speech, one of our society’s most cherished rights.

This commentary seeks to help the court find the right balance when it decides State v. Drahota, a case in …

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, December 3, 2009, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Craig Bailey V. Comm Social Security

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

William Faulman V. Security Mutl Fin Life Ins Co

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Agenda - Thursday, December 3, 2009, Fhsu Student Government Association

SGA - Meeting Agendas

An agenda for a meeting of the Student Government Association in December 2009.

Daily Eastern News: December 03, 2009, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

The Comment, December 3, 2009, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

December 3, 2009, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 3, 2009, meeting of the University Senate. 21 pages

Faculty Affairs Minutes 12/03/2009, Faculty Affairs Committee

Faculty and P&A Affairs Committee

No abstract provided.

State V. Newman Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35988

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Vista: December 3, 2009, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Unwinding Public Interventions In The Financial Sector: An Emerging Market Economy's Perspective, Manuel S¡Nchez

Documents

Presentation at the IMF High-Level Conference by Manuel S¡nchez, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 28, December 3, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Honduras: Tug Of War Between Opposition And De Facto Regime Regarding Flow Of Voters, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• A Final Farewell to Grubes
• News
• Opinions
• Weekend Wrap
• Grube Goodbye
• Features
• Classifieds
• Sports

Summary Of Ouanbengboune V. State, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 56, Ammon Francom

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

An appeal from an Eighth Judicial District Court judgment of conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon.

The East Texan, 2009-12-03, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

Volume XCIV, number 12 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 11 - Dec 3, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 11 - December 3, 2009. 32 pages.

Cultural Mapping With A View Towards Discipleship In Cayambe, Ecuador, Kathryn L. Northey

Senior Honors Theses

God is a global God. He has a desire for all the nations to hear His Word. This is realized through discipleship. To effectively create disciples, it is necessary that the missionary understands the culture. Cultural mapping is a systematic way to observe and grow to understand a culture. It is beneficial to see how a model is applied to grasp this concept. This thesis examines the example of the culture of Cayambe, Ecuador, to see cultural mapping at work in an actual ministry. It will use the four layers of culture as presented by Donald K. Smith in his …

2009-12-03 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2009.

Part Of Their World: Gender Identity Found In Disney Princesses, Consumerism, And Performative Play, Emily Grider Ray

Theses and Dissertations

One way that children explore concepts of gender is through make-believe and performative play. One of the most prevalent presentations of gender that is packaged for children's play is the Disney Princess brand. In 2007 the Walt Disney Princess campaign profited over four billion dollars and expanded to include over 25,000 items for sale. Princess paraphernalia reflects a change in the way that young girls (ages 3-5) engage in imaginary play by creating a whole new paradigm of thought. As these girls project themselves into the role of a certain Princess, typical play transforms into a consumer based theatrical experience. …

A Multidimensional Measure Of Professional Learning Communities: The Development And Validation Of The Learning Community Culture Indicator (Lcci), Courtney D. Stewart

Theses and Dissertations

Because of disunity among prominent professional learning community (PLC) authors, experts, and researchers, the literature was studied to develop a ten-element model that represents a unified and reconceptualized list of characteristics of a PLC. From this model, the Learning Community Culture Indicator (LCCI) was developed to measure professional learning community (PLC) implementation levels based on the ten-element model. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to determine the structural validity of the LCCI. Factor analyses provided successful levels of fit for the models tested in representing the constructs of the LCCI. Reliability measures also indicated high levels of internal consistency …

The Register, 2009-12-02, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

December 2, 2009: Is Islam Different?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Is Islam Different?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.