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Social And Emotional Skills Training With Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum, Pam Dell Fitzgerald, Leihua Van Schoiack Edstrom Jan 2012

Social And Emotional Skills Training With Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum, Pam Dell Fitzgerald, Leihua Van Schoiack Edstrom

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum is a school-based program developed to prevent and reduce aggressive behavior. Three separate age-appropriate curricula are available: preschool/kindergarten level, elementary level, and middle school level. Designed to be teacher-friendly and convenient for classroom use, the curricula aim to prevent and decrease aggression by helping children develop habits of prosocial behavior and thought. Instructional strategies are evidence-based and are built on a broad foundation of research. In addition, these curricula employ strategies that have been found to be effective for prevention of delinquency and substance abuse, and to support children's academic success. Each of the …

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Is Strict Criminal Liability In The Grading Of Offenses Consistent With Retributive Desert?, Kenneth Simons Jan 2012

Is Strict Criminal Liability In The Grading Of Offenses Consistent With Retributive Desert?, Kenneth Simons

Faculty Scholarship

Notwithstanding the demands of retributive desert, strict criminal liability is sometimes defensible when the strict liability pertains, not to whether conduct is to be criminalized at all, but to the seriousness of the actor’s crime. Suppose an actor commits an intentional assault or rape, and accidentally brings about a death. Punishing the actor more seriously because the death resulted is sometimes justifiable, even absent proof of his independent culpability as to the death. But what punishment is proportionate for such an actor? Should he be punished as harshly as an intentional or knowing killer?

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Representing Injustice: Justice As An Icon Of Woman Suffrage, Kristin Collins Jan 2012

Representing Injustice: Justice As An Icon Of Woman Suffrage, Kristin Collins

Faculty Scholarship

In this Essay, written as part of a symposium on Judith Resnik’s and Dennis Curtis's sumptuously illustrated volume Representing Justice, I offer a historically sensitive interpretation of the figure of Justice in woman suffrage spectacle and propaganda. American suffragists were drawn to Justice as a symbol of women's claim to political and legal rights. Why? Surely one reason is that, as Resnik and Curtis demonstrate, by the early twentieth century Justice had ascended as a distinctively resonant symbol of law and law's legitimacy in a democratic polity. Precisely because Justice was a legible symbol of law's legitimacy, she was ripe …

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Finding Our Way In Transition, Emily Hervey Jan 2012

Finding Our Way In Transition, Emily Hervey

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

As I sat on an airplane headed back to the US after three years in Central Asia, I stared out the window, praying and wondering what was ahead. The words from Jeremiah 29:11 then clearly came to mind: “I know the plans I have in mind for you,” declares the LORD, “they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.” That passage has been a comfort so many times when I did not know what was ahead, yet found hope in God’s plan. I find it interesting that this verse was part of a …

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Exploring Resilience: Strengths Of Trafficking Survivors In Cambodia, Glori G. Gray, Lilia E. U. Luna, Winston Seegobin Jan 2012

Exploring Resilience: Strengths Of Trafficking Survivors In Cambodia, Glori G. Gray, Lilia E. U. Luna, Winston Seegobin

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Western literature provides an array of information regarding resilience within at-risk youth. Resilience research within non-Western contexts, and more specifically with exploited youth, is more limited. Despite exploitation, some youth develop a hardy ability to overcome adversity, allowing them more mastery over their environments and even increased psychological steadfastness. This project involved exploring the protective factors of resilience and psychological functioning in Cambodian youth, specifically a group of 24 survivors of sexual trafficking and another group of 24 rural youth without reported exploitation. The ages of participants ranged from J 3 to 22 years, with the average age being 15.62 …

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Christianity With Chinese Characteristics: The Origins And Evolution Of Adventist Mission In A Chinese Province, Trevor O'Reggio, Jomo Smith Jan 2012

Christianity With Chinese Characteristics: The Origins And Evolution Of Adventist Mission In A Chinese Province, Trevor O'Reggio, Jomo Smith

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Introduction, Steve Case Jan 2012

Introduction, Steve Case

180 Symposium Publications

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Theology And Culture, Steve Case Jan 2012

Theology And Culture, Steve Case

180 Symposium Publications

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The Book And The Student: Theological Education As Mission, Wagner Kuhn Jan 2012

The Book And The Student: Theological Education As Mission, Wagner Kuhn

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Jesús: El Rey Prometido, Felix H. Cortez Jan 2012

Jesús: El Rey Prometido, Felix H. Cortez

Faculty Publications

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Su Palabra Permanece Para Siempre, Felix H. Cortez Jan 2012

Su Palabra Permanece Para Siempre, Felix H. Cortez

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Editor's Page, Randall W. Younker Jan 2012

Editor's Page, Randall W. Younker

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Editor's Page, Randall W. Younker Jan 2012

The Editor's Page, Randall W. Younker

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Emerging Church - Part 3: Evangelical Evaluations, Fernando Canale Jan 2012

The Emerging Church - Part 3: Evangelical Evaluations, Fernando Canale

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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A Time To Gain And A Time To Lose, Jacques R. Doukhan Jan 2012

A Time To Gain And A Time To Lose, Jacques R. Doukhan

Faculty Publications

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Fundamentals Of Speech, Steelman Library, Sandy Johnson Jan 2012

Fundamentals Of Speech, Steelman Library, Sandy Johnson

Syllabus Repository

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Bint 3833.60 Bel Sp12, Camilla Belfon Jan 2012

Bint 3833.60 Bel Sp12, Camilla Belfon

Syllabus Repository

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Utilization Of Silica Waste To Replace Silica Fume For Mixed Mortar, Petchporn Chawakitchareon, Natthapol Sresthaolarn Jan 2012

Utilization Of Silica Waste To Replace Silica Fume For Mixed Mortar, Petchporn Chawakitchareon, Natthapol Sresthaolarn

Applied Environmental Research

This research investigated the utilization of silica waste to replace the imported condensed silica fume for the production of ready mixed mortar. The silica waste was classified using sieve analysis procedures in order to achieve a high degree of fineness with a spherical shape and average particle size of 3.2 microns. Classified silica waste was used to replace 10 % volume content weight of Type I Portland cement to produce ready mixed mortar. In addition, the samples of condensed silica fume obtained from a representative supplier were also used to produce ready mixed mortar by replacing 10 % cement by …

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Carbon Footprint Of An Academic Organization: A Case Study Of The Department Of Environmental Of Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Boonjira Janangkakan, Orathai Chavalparit, Premrudee Kanchanapiya Jan 2012

Carbon Footprint Of An Academic Organization: A Case Study Of The Department Of Environmental Of Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Boonjira Janangkakan, Orathai Chavalparit, Premrudee Kanchanapiya

Applied Environmental Research

This paper presented the carbon footprint evaluation of an academic institution, direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were calculated. The major sources of GHG emissions were classified into four main categories, which were energy use, materials use, transportation, and waste (wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal). The aim of this research was to evaluate the GHG emissions of the Department of Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University and to develop alternative options for reduction of the GHG emissions using the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology as a key factor. The result showed that the total carbon footprint of the department based on …

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Environmental Performance Of Marble Tile Life Cycle, Nachawit Tikul Jan 2012

Environmental Performance Of Marble Tile Life Cycle, Nachawit Tikul

Applied Environmental Research

Accurate data and information about life cycle environmental impacts of building materials are critical for environmental-friendly building design. This paper reports the findings of environmental impacts assessment of marble tiles produced in Thailand. The life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was employed and the ecoindicator 95 methodology was used in the assessment. Six impact categories were assessed; global warming, acidification, ozone depletion, eutrophication, winter smog, and summer smog. The results show that manufacturing phase contributes the highest impacts compared with other phases of the marble tile life cycle, and the block cutting process is the greatest contributor. Transportation of finished products …

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The Financial Crisis And The Path Of Reform, Michael S. Barr Jan 2012

The Financial Crisis And The Path Of Reform, Michael S. Barr

Articles

In the lead-up to the financial crisis, the U.S. financial sector was overleveraged, short-funded, risky, and opaque. "Shadow banking" permitted institutions to avoid comprehensive supervision and capital requirements. Innovation outpaced the ability or willingness of private- and public-sector guardians to rein in risks. An asset bubble fed the system, until the market imploded in the fall of 2008. When the crisis hit, our society found itself illequipped to deal with the failure of leading financial firms. In the wake of the crisis, the Obama Administration proposed a set of reforms that were eventually embodied, in large part, in the Dodd-Frank …

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Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Less Safe?, J. J. Prescott Jan 2012

Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Less Safe?, J. J. Prescott

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State legislatures enacted sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws with the explicit and exclusive aim of reducing sex offender recidivism. The general idea that we ought to “regulate” released offenders — of any type — to reduce the likelihood of their returning to crime is an attractive one, at least in theory. Criminal recidivism generates significant social harm. Nevertheless, despite their now-widespread use, SORN laws became the norm without any systematic study of their consequences. Admittedly, the logic underlying these laws seems at first difficult to gainsay: if a known sex offender poses even a small risk to a …

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Episodic Memory Measures Complement Structural And Functional Mri For Predicting Cognitive Decline In Apolipoprotein E Ε4 Carriers, John L. Woodard, Michael Seidenberg, Kristy A. Nielson, Michael Sugarman, J. Carson Smith, Sally Durgerian, Alissa Butts, Melissa A. Lancaster, Mary K. Foster, Nathan Hantke, Monica Matthews, Stephen M. Rao Jan 2012

Episodic Memory Measures Complement Structural And Functional Mri For Predicting Cognitive Decline In Apolipoprotein E Ε4 Carriers, John L. Woodard, Michael Seidenberg, Kristy A. Nielson, Michael Sugarman, J. Carson Smith, Sally Durgerian, Alissa Butts, Melissa A. Lancaster, Mary K. Foster, Nathan Hantke, Monica Matthews, Stephen M. Rao

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Apolipo-protein E (APOE) ?4 allele carriers demonstrate greater risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease than non-carriers. However, factors associated with risk of decline among APOE ?4 carriers are not well-known. In this longitudinal study, we investigated whether discrete aspects of baseline episodic memory performance and structural (sMRI) and function (fMRI) magnetic resonance imaging were associated with cognitive decline in older APOE ?4 carriers and non-carriers. Seventy-eight healthy older adults underwent cognitive testing at baseline and after 18 months, baseline serum APOE genotyping, manually-traced hippocampal volume measurement from sMRI, and task-activated fMRI. Cognitive decline was defined as a one SD …

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Five-Year Changes In Brain Volume And Episodic Memory In Cognitively Intact Elders With And Without An Apolipoprotein Ε4 Allele, Monica A. Matthews, Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, Sally Durgerian, Kristy A. Nielson, J. Carson Smith, Melissa A. Lancaster, Alissa Butts, Nathan Hantke, Stephen M. Rao Jan 2012

Five-Year Changes In Brain Volume And Episodic Memory In Cognitively Intact Elders With And Without An Apolipoprotein Ε4 Allele, Monica A. Matthews, Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, Sally Durgerian, Kristy A. Nielson, J. Carson Smith, Melissa A. Lancaster, Alissa Butts, Nathan Hantke, Stephen M. Rao

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

The apolipoprotein ε4 allele is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. ε4 carriers diagnosed with AD or MCI exhibit an increased rate of atrophy on MRI relative to non-carriers. Few longitudinal studies have examined the rate of atrophy and cognitive change in older ε4 carriers who were cognitively intact at study entry. In this study, structural MRI and episodic memory testing were administered on two occasions separated by 5 years to 45 cognitively intact older adults, ages 65-90 years, divided into two groups: (1) carriers with one or both ε4 alleles (n=24) and (2) demographically-matched non-carriers (n=21). Longitudinal analysis of …

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The Contribution Of Blood Serum Biomarkers To The Prediction Of Cognitive Decline By Fmri And Apolipoprotein-E In Healthy Older Adults, Kristy A. Nielson, Michael Sugarman, John L. Woodard, Michael Seidenberg, J. Carson Smith, Sally Durgerian, Stephen M. Rao Jan 2012

The Contribution Of Blood Serum Biomarkers To The Prediction Of Cognitive Decline By Fmri And Apolipoprotein-E In Healthy Older Adults, Kristy A. Nielson, Michael Sugarman, John L. Woodard, Michael Seidenberg, J. Carson Smith, Sally Durgerian, Stephen M. Rao

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Biomarkers are a promising approach to the prediction and early intervention of Alzheimer's disease. We demonstrated that cortical functional MRI (fMRI) activation during a semantic memory task and apolipoprotein-E ?4 allele inheritance (APOE?4) effectively predicted cognitive decline after 18-months in healthy, asymptomatic elders. Hippocampal volume added modest prediction, while AD family history and demographics were ineffective. Previous studies have linked plasma homocysteine (tHcy), vitamin B12 and creatinine values to cognitive functioning, cortical atrophy, hippocampal atrophy and neuropathology, and vascular integrity. Here we incorporated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy), B12 creatinine values into our previous predictive models. Of 78 healthy elders, 27 …

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Prediction Of Longitudinal White Matter Change In Healthy Elderly Individuals, Melissa A. Lancaster, Sally Durgerian, Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, Kristy A. Nielson, J. Carson Smith, Monica Matthews, Alissa Butts, Nathan Hantke, Stephen M. Rao Jan 2012

Prediction Of Longitudinal White Matter Change In Healthy Elderly Individuals, Melissa A. Lancaster, Sally Durgerian, Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, Kristy A. Nielson, J. Carson Smith, Monica Matthews, Alissa Butts, Nathan Hantke, Stephen M. Rao

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) studies have shown that significant alteration in white matter (WM) integrity differentiates healthy older adults from persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Most studies, however, have been cross-sectional and have not related longitudinal DTI changes to cognitive change. Here we report changes in WM integrity and cognition in healthy older adults over an 18-month interval. Sixty-seven cognitively intact elders underwent neuropsychological testing and DTI at baseline to follow-up on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (recall sum across trials 1-5, delayed recall) and Mattis Dementia Rating Scale-2. Declining participants (N=21) showed a …

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Contagious Ecthyma In A Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep From Utah, David J. Wilson, Leslie Mcfarlane Jan 2012

Contagious Ecthyma In A Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep From Utah, David J. Wilson, Leslie Mcfarlane

Human–Wildlife Interactions

In December 2008, near Flaming Gorge Reservoir in northeastern Utah, a 2 ½-year-old male Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) was reported in poor body condition with bloody lesions covering the muzzle area. The sheep was euthanized, and samples were submitted to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Logan, Utah. The gross and microscopic lesions confirmed the diagnosis of contagious ecthyma (CE). This is the first documented report of CE in bighorn sheep from Utah.

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Using Radio-Telemetry To Assess The Risk European Starlings Pose In Pathogen Transmission Among Feedlots, Shannon M. Gaukler, H. Jeffrey Homan, George M. Linz, William J. Bleier Jan 2012

Using Radio-Telemetry To Assess The Risk European Starlings Pose In Pathogen Transmission Among Feedlots, Shannon M. Gaukler, H. Jeffrey Homan, George M. Linz, William J. Bleier

Human–Wildlife Interactions

We monitored site-use and movements of 102 radio-tagged European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during the winter months at 2 concentrated animal feeding operations (feedlots) in central Kansas. Our research investigated the spatial ecology of wintering starlings as part of a broad epidemiological study on the possible role of starlings in pathogen transmission at feedlots. Site fidelity was 0.677 and 0.552 (days at capture-site per total days tagged) for feedlots A and B, respectively. Minimal exchange (9%) occurred between feedlots A and B and was often followed by a roost-site change. Starlings rarely abandoned the feedlot where they were captured, …

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Introduction One Health: More Than Just A Catch Phrase!, Sherman W. Jack Jan 2012

Introduction One Health: More Than Just A Catch Phrase!, Sherman W. Jack

Human–Wildlife Interactions

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Animal-Related Injuries Resulting In Emergency Department Visits And Hospitalizations In The United States, 2006–2008, Ricky L. Langley Jan 2012

Animal-Related Injuries Resulting In Emergency Department Visits And Hospitalizations In The United States, 2006–2008, Ricky L. Langley

Human–Wildlife Interactions

This paper presents information on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations resulting from an animal-caused injury from 2006 to 2008 using data collected from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Information on the number of ED visits and hospitalizations from adverse animal encounters, the types of injuries resulting from such encounters, and the therapeutic procedures performed to treat injured persons from bites or stings caused by various species of animals are presented. The economic costs of animal-caused injuries also are discussed. Over 1 million hospital ED visits and 48,000 hospitalizations were reported annually in the United States due to …

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