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Profile Picture, Right Here, Right Now, Jeremy Sarachan

Media and Communication Faculty/Staff Publications

In lieu of an abstract the first paragraph is below:

My friend didn’t get it. She was criticizing my Facebook picture when I used it in a professional context outside of Facebook. “Not very serious,” her comment suggested. I looked at her photo. The image was perfectly centered. She had a vague smile on her face. When posting identifying pictures for business, do people still expect a head and shoulders shot with the subject staring straight ahead? It’s time to stop thinking that way, to stop taking photos like that.

Clayton State News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Clayton State University.

Energy Efficiency In The Buildings Of Kosovo, Maljetë Hoxha

Theses and Dissertations

The thesis is basically interview based thesis. The aim of the project is to explore the actual situation of energy efficient buildings of Kosovo. The thesis by exploring the current situation, tries to identify which are the next steps that should be taken in to account in order to have a better performance of energy efficiency in the buildings. Although, there are mentioned some public buildings, the thesis are mainly focused on the residential sector which is considered the most energy consumption sector.

“Sustainable Design – A Holistic Approach To Sustainable Planning And Living”, Nexhmije Kryeziu

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Acuta Enews October 2010, Vol 39, No. 10

ACUTA Newsletters

In This Issue

Nominate Now for 2011-2012 Board of Directors

From the President........... Matt Arthur, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, ACUTA President

Nominate Now for ACUTA Institutional Excellence Award

Tech Talk: The Land of Lync'in............... Kevin Tanzillo, Dux PR

That Smarts!

FYI: Useful Information from the Campus......... Student Monitor

ACUTA Surveys Voice and Emergency Systems........... Ray Horak, The Context Corporation

Learn More about UC, WiFi, FMC, Green IT and More from Your Desktop

Visit the ACUTA Community Often!

Board Report........... George Denbow, Univ. of Texas, ACUTA Secretary/Treasurer

Washington Update Newsletter

Overheard on the Listserv: It's All about Access

In Memory: …

Conference Program: Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference On Human Trafficking

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Sessions and speakers

Media Representation And Human Trafficking: How Anti-Trafficking Discourse Affects Trafficked Persons, Caroline S. Wallinger

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Competing representations of human trafficking in the media and within the movement have contributed to a general confusion of public perceptions of human trafficking as a social phenomenon. Various activist and political groups have, over the years, divided, delineated and classified trafficking into a series of categories including sex trafficking, labor trafficking and child exploitation. These categories have become an integral part of the collective understanding of human trafficking and they have played a primary role in the crafting of national and international anti-trafficking legislation.

This paper stems from a master‘s thesis which analyzes the discourse on human trafficking, its …

From Pseudoscience To Protoscience: Estimating Human Trafficking And Modern Forms Of Slavery, Amanda J. Gould

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Scholars and authors in the field of human trafficking and modern slavery are quick to note the problem of estimating the number of victims. Their works are usually devoid of an appropriate explanation, though, of why there is a problem. Many recognise victims are part of a hidden population and know that they cannot simply be counted. From this they assume that estimates are inherently unreliable. The problem here is not that there are only estimates, but that the estimates are based on either faulty grounds or no apparent methodology at all. Estimation techniques are common in many fields including …

A Revised Approach To Reducing Labor Abuses And Human Trafficking, Thomas Reuland

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

In this paper, I challenge current efforts to combat human trafficking. Trafficking is a problem that the law has difficulty preventing, in part, because of market forces. Moreover, the structure of many corporations responds to these market forces, implicates these enterprises in human trafficking, and encourages members of a company to remain complacent in the face of human rights abuses. As corporations strive to increase profit margins on each product they make, they demand low-cost labor and commodify the human beings who satisfy that demand. Meanwhile, branding provides a powerful tool that corporations use to prevent the consumer from recognizing …

The Misnomer Of Mdgs? When Goals Are Rights, Erin Mooney

Human Rights & Human Welfare

That much more must be done to meet the Millennium Development Goals is evident. The proposals put forth by Douste-Blazy and the new pledges announced at the recent UN MDG Summit are steps in the right direction. More fundamentally, what is required is to recognize that the MDGs are not merely “goals” to aim for, hitting or missing as the case may be. Rather, they are about realizing rights which governments, individually and collectively, have pre-existing legal obligations to uphold and ensure.

University Of Northern Iowa Today, V94n1 [V94n2], Fall 2010, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Bringing the World to UNI
-- College of Education welcomes new dean
-- Alumni global perspectives
-- Brothers sing on, and on
-- Student global perspectives
-- Panther Athletics
-- College & University
-- Foundation Update
-- UNI Alumni Association News
-- Class Notes
-- Calendar of Events

The International Review | 2010 Fall, Michael Rhee

The International Review Newsletter

Protecting animal welfare: Overview and future prospects

Does greater use of criminal law prevent the spread of HIV?

“Vulture Funds”: Preying on poor countries or pursuing deadbeat nations

Protecting migrant workers: The legal framework and status of debate

“Ideological exclusion”: Keeping out people who don’t share your views?

Asylum in the United States for foreign homeschoolers?

Does Arizona’s anti-illegal immigrant law violate international law?

Kosovo: A license for more independence days around the world?

The crime of aggression on the slow road to becoming a crime

Gulf of Mexico oil leak: Any role for international law?

More protection for salamanders, …

An Examination Of Contextual And Organizational Factors Influencing Police Use Of Force: A Multilevel Model, Hoon Lee, Hyunseok Jang, Ilhong Yun, Hyeyoung Lim, David W. Tushaus

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

The current study attempts to bridge this gap in research between contextual factors and police use of force. It also deepens our understandings of the association between organizational factors and use of force by incorporating police training into the analytical model. Finally, this study expands prior research by including multiple police agencies in the sample, thus producing research findings that can be more easily generalized.

The Afro-Brazilian University Experience: How Racial Quota Policy Beneficiaries At The Federal University Of Bahia Perceive Racial Quota Debates, Ufba Quota Policy, And Life As Quota Students, Vivian O. Ekey

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

For my project I will explore the experiences of Afro-Brazilian students enrolled in the Universidade Federal da Bahia through the University’s Resolution 01/04.[1] Through interviews with six students admitted through the quotas system at UFBA along with interviews with civic society leaders, and university advisors, I aim to identify the varying attitudes that these students may have in response to criticisms of racial quotas, the implementation of the quota system on their campus, and their own experiences as quota students. The implementation of affirmative action in Brazilian Universities has sparked serious debate and questioning of racial politics and what …

Una Investigación De La Cultura Y La Identidad Mapuche En La Escuela Municipal G-539 Chapod, Jessica A. Howard

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Durante una estadía de tres semanas en la localidad rural de Chapod se realizaron observaciones y entrevistas con alumnos, padres y profesores de la Escuela Municipal G-539 Chapod, además de entrevistas con estudiantes en práctica de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, realicé una investigación sobre la cultura e identidad Mapuche en este establecimiento educacional. Encontré que aunque los estudiantes dicen ser Mapuches, ellos no tienen una cultura ni identidad Mapuche y, por tanto, la cultura e identidad Mapuche no permanecen  en la escuela de Chapod. Este establecimiento educacional está incorporando algunos elementos de la cultura Mapuche, pero a mi manera …

Bringing War Criminals To Justice And Justice To Victims: Mass Rape In Bosnia-Herzegovina And The Efficiency Of The Icty, Meredith Loken

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper investigates if the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has been efficient in achieving its main objective of “bringing war criminals to justice [and] bringing justice to victims.” This study explores the historical context by which the ICTY was created, and therefore examines the disintegration of Yugoslavia, focusing specifically on the Bosnian War. During this conflict, rape was employed as a method of warfare; this paper presents a brief theoretical examination of rape as a war weapon and analyzes rape and sexual violence as explicit methods of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It explores the evolution of gender …

The Voice, Fall 2010: Volume 56, Issue 1, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Grand Opening: Kuyper Apartments Reflect "Every Square Inch" Vision; Student-Run Coffee Shop Gives Students a Taste of Running a Business; Enrollment Increases; Defender Dollars to Build Community; A Platform for the Future; Students' Research Makes Library More Usable; Librarians Set up LibGuides; 55th Ave Is a Comfortable Space for Socializing; Dordt College Ranks High on Several Lists in U.S. News & World Report; Ag Seniors' Dust Simulator Used by Farmers Organization; Dordt Foursome Wins at Twins Game; Science Teachers Collaborate and Learn About Prairie Diversity; Mountainside Storm Claims Student's Life; Forbes.com Ranks Dordt College One of America's Best; Virtual …

Future Business Trends And Higher Secondary School Business Studies Curriculum, M.Y. Chiew, Saedah Siraj, G. Mahabubul Alam

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

In the business world, business is about creating value for stakeholders. Stakeholders want business professionals who are responsible towards the business community and society. The curriculum of Business Studies (BS) is responsible to mould high school leavers into entrepreneurs or continue to institutions of higher learning. BS of Malaysia is a decade old but not moderated or revised. There is a need to know whether the present curriculum is catering to future business needs. This is a preliminary and ongoing study. This study explores future business trends, business competencies needed of school leavers, and the content of BS curriculum of …

Global Economy And Its Influence On National Industry: A Case Study Of Malaysia, H. Rosnan, M.N. Ismail

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

The current scenario of global economies shows the changing trend in global economic activities. New industries like services industries are gaining their importance. This scenario has been made possible by the phenomena of globalisation. The forces brought about by globalisation phenomena pose many challenges and opportunities to national economies. Globalisation has significantly affects many countries, industries, businesses and citizens in many different ways. Hence, the present study is to investigate how national economy is affected by global economy by selecting Malaysian film industry as a case study. Subsequently, it examines the role of national government in ensuring harmonised national economic …

Justification Model For Teacher Professional Education In Indonesia, - Istiningsih, - Djohar, Saedah Siraj

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

This study aims to justify the educational model of the teaching profession in Indonesia. This research was done because there is a new policy in Indonesia about the predicate of teachers. Work as a teacher in Indonesia today is a professional job. As a professional job, of course, there are competencies in such professionalism. According Djohar (2007), profiles of professional teachers in Indonesia has 4 competency as follows: (1) the competence of the material, (2) pedagogical competence, in which there are aspects of personality and social development, (3) professional competence, and (4) teaching skills competency . This study will analyze …

Deconstructing The Mirror’S Reflection: Narrative Therapy Groups For Women Dissatisfied With Their Body, Jill D. Duba, Aaron Kindsvatter, Constance J. Priddy

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Women And Leadership: A Developmental Paradox?, Dana Heller Levitt

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Eagleville Times, Volume 8, Issue 10, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Some Queer Bodies, Per Se: An Explication Of Actors' Bodies In Ichor & The Four Humours Present: Percy Per Se Himself Presenting: Fopulous! Or All Is Vanity (A Tragicomedy Of Manners In Five Acts With Narrated Interludes And Dancing), Bennett P. Whitaker

Research Papers

This paper locates bodies' centrality to performance studies and interrogates those bodies present in one aesthetic performance, Fopulous, employing a queered version of David Graver's typification in "The Actor's Bodies."

Crossing Over: The Influence Of Black American Female Representation On Nigerian Films And Music Videos, Adaora O. Arachie

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Student Learning Outcomes And Accreditation, Vicki Gregory

School of Information Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Five Social Media Tools For The Extension Toolbox, Joanne Kinsey

Journal of Extension

Social media tools can be used to assist in the dissemination of research-based information. Five social media tools, wikis, blogs, podcasts, Facebook, and YouTube, may extend Extension's educational reach into the community. Extension educators will find social media tools easy to use, readily available on the Internet, free of charge, and an interesting addition to the toolbox of dissemination strategies.

Monitoring Carboplatin Ototoxicity With Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions In Children With Retinoblastoma, Shaum Bhagat, Johnnie Bass, Stephanie White, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Matthew Wilson, Jianrong Wu, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo

Faculty Publications

ObjectiveCarboplatin is a common chemotherapy agent with potential ototoxic side effects that is used to treat a variety of pediatric cancers, including retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the retina that is usually diagnosed in young children. Distortion-product otoacoustic emission tests offer an effective method of monitoring for ototoxicity in young children. This study was designed to compare measurements of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions obtained before and after several courses of carboplatin chemotherapy in order to examine if (a) mean distortion-product otoacoustic emission levels were significantly different; and (b) if criterion reductions in distortion-product otoacoustic emission levels were observed in …

Gla Installs Officers, Announces 2010 Award Winners

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article presents the Georgia Library Association's (GLA) installation of officers and announcement of award winners at the Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO) 2010 annual conference. President Carolyn Fuller, first vice president Elizabeth L. Bagley and second vice president Pat Carterette will lead the organization in 2011. Sarah Steiner, Doctor Melvin Steely and Brad Dexter respectively received the Bob Richardson Memorial Award, the Charles Beard Library Advocacy Award and the GLA Library Support Services Award.

Fact Book 2010, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Fact Book (1988-2019)

Fact Book 2010 for Illinois State University