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Communicatively Managing Religious Identity Difference In Parent-Child Relationships: The Role Of Accommodative And Nonaccommodative Communication, Colleen Warner Colaner, Jordan Soliz, Leslie R. Nelson Jan 2014

Communicatively Managing Religious Identity Difference In Parent-Child Relationships: The Role Of Accommodative And Nonaccommodative Communication, Colleen Warner Colaner, Jordan Soliz, Leslie R. Nelson

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Guided by Communication Accommodation Theory, we examine the communicative management of religious difference in parent-child relationships. Using survey data from emerging adults (N = 409), we found that religious difference is associated with decreases in relational satisfaction and shared family identity. Further, parents’ religious communication has the potential to promote relational well-being. Accommodative communication (religious-specific supportive communication and respecting divergent values) was associated with increases in relational satisfaction and shared family identity. Two forms of nonaccommodative communication (inappropriate self-disclosure and emphasizing divergent values) were associated with decreases with relational satisfaction and shared family identity; giving unwanted advice was associated …

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Best Practices: A Network Approach Of The Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers, Greg Attenweiler, Angie Thomure Jan 2014

Best Practices: A Network Approach Of The Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers, Greg Attenweiler, Angie Thomure

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

A network simulation was applied to hospital social networks improve the influenza vaccination rate of healthcare workers in a healthcare system. Social network methods can be used to develop an understanding of structures of social relations. Over 200,000 U.S. patients are hospitalized annually for influenza, which attributes to 36,000 deaths and is the sixth leading cause of death in adults. The best way to prevent influenza each year is by receiving the influenza vaccination. The typical influenza vaccination rate among healthcare workers is 40- 50%. A Healthy People 2020 objective is to increase the percentage of healthcare workers who are …

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Location Prediction Of Twitter Users Using Wikipedia, Revathy Krishnamurthy, Pavan Kapanipathi, Amit P. Sheth, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan Jan 2014

Location Prediction Of Twitter Users Using Wikipedia, Revathy Krishnamurthy, Pavan Kapanipathi, Amit P. Sheth, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan

Kno.e.sis Publications

The mining of user generated content in social media has proven very effective in domains ranging from personalization and recommendation systems to crisis management. The knowledge of online users locations makes their tweets more informative and adds another dimension to their analysis. Existing approaches to predict the location of Twitter users are purely data-driven and require large training data sets of geo-tagged tweets. The collection and modelling process of tweets can be time intensive. To overcome this drawback, we propose a novel knowledge based approach that does not require any training data. Our approach uses information in Wikipedia, about cities …

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A Starfish For Teaching: A Model Of Hope For Students And Pedagogy, Virginia Heslinga Jan 2014

A Starfish For Teaching: A Model Of Hope For Students And Pedagogy, Virginia Heslinga

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Millenniums have offered ideas about how people think, cope, adjust, and survive. Nurturing and maintaining a heart and mind to help others, to be inclusive against incredible odds and societies that act more quickly to exclude needs symbols to aid progress. Cognition, observation, hope, imagination, perception, responsibility, and self-efficacy connect well to the starfish. Students of any age need images, symbols, role models, and practice in finding ways to triumph over life experiences that cause pain and discouragement. Starfish in actual examples, metaphors, and stories aid educators in building thinking, learning, and coping skills for healthy inclusive environments.

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Razing The Bar: Developmental Students Shattering Expectations In A First-Year Learning Community, Cheryl Hogue Smith, Maya Jimenez Jan 2014

Razing The Bar: Developmental Students Shattering Expectations In A First-Year Learning Community, Cheryl Hogue Smith, Maya Jimenez

Publications and Research

This article examines why basic writing students outperform first-year composition students in the art history survey course in an art history/composition learning community.

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John Dewey And Art, Michael Schreyach Jan 2014

John Dewey And Art, Michael Schreyach

Art and Art History Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

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Appalachian Migrant Stances, Bridget L. Anderson Jan 2014

Appalachian Migrant Stances, Bridget L. Anderson

English Faculty Publications

The article explores the economic and industrial opportunities for Appalachian native speakers in the industrial Midwest countries after the World War I. Topics discussed include the characteristics of migration diaspora in Appalachian migrants, the Southern migrants metropolitan area lifestyle in Detroit, Michigan and the impacts of ethnographic factors to Appalachian migrants. Other topics include the social and identifiable factors for migrants.

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Teacher’S Level Of Preparedness To Utilize Room To Read Innovations In Public Primary Schools In Tanzania, Khalima Rashid Ludanga Jan 2014

Teacher’S Level Of Preparedness To Utilize Room To Read Innovations In Public Primary Schools In Tanzania, Khalima Rashid Ludanga

Master of Education

Literacy development is very important especially to young learners because it is not only for the purpose of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Literacy development rather is about development in many practices learners are exposed to, through the interaction with others and the environment in which they live. Therefore, school and home based environment are importance in promoting learners’ literacy development. Room to Read organization intervened in school settings by providing story books which are the useful resource in teaching process Literature appears to concentrate on the usefulness of using story books in literacy development to learners though very little …

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Exploring Teachers’ Classroom Practices In Teaching Reading Skills To Young Learners: A Comparative Study Of Two Selected Public Primary Schools In Mvomero District, Tanzania, Modesta Kaluwa Jan 2014

Exploring Teachers’ Classroom Practices In Teaching Reading Skills To Young Learners: A Comparative Study Of Two Selected Public Primary Schools In Mvomero District, Tanzania, Modesta Kaluwa

Master of Education

Teachers in a school meet for the purpose of teaching, share resources while implementing the curriculum. Also teachers in a school setting interact and learn from one another as they conduct their professional routines. Thus the interaction facilitates collaboration with a focus of improving pupils’ performance. When teachers interact and learn from one another they practice community of practice. Therefore the study was to find out the forms of interactions the teachers engaged in a school and how the interactions supported their professional growth. The study adapted a qualitative case study approach focusing on one public primary school. The main …

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Rethinking Online Privacy Litigation As Google Expands Use Of Tracking: Giving Meaning To Our Online Browsing And The Federal Wiretap Act, Filip Babic Jan 2014

Rethinking Online Privacy Litigation As Google Expands Use Of Tracking: Giving Meaning To Our Online Browsing And The Federal Wiretap Act, Filip Babic

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

This note will argue that Google's new privacy policies violate the Wiretap Act as amended by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act. The Wiretap Act provides a cause of action against anyone who "intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication." The Wiretap Act, originally drafted to prevent eavesdropping on telephone conversations, requires interception of the contents of communication and not merely the circumstances surrounding the communication. As Google's practices have made it easier for users to characterize their searches as the "contents of communication," the Wiretap …

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A Cultural-Discourse Perspective Through The Strategies Of Subtitling Of American Films From English Into Persian A Case Study Of Subtitling Friends Series, Amin Amirdabbaghian, Yousef Pour Ibrahimi Jan 2014

A Cultural-Discourse Perspective Through The Strategies Of Subtitling Of American Films From English Into Persian A Case Study Of Subtitling Friends Series, Amin Amirdabbaghian, Yousef Pour Ibrahimi

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The research is based on the analysis of the American television series named Friends with the focus on the CSIs (Culture Specific Items) and how these differences have been handled by Persian translators who produced the subtitles. The analysis was based on the assumption that Iranian's culture is different from the US culture so people in these two countries may have problems in understanding CSIs if they are translated literally and if the subtitle translation is not adapted to the target audience. The research looked at the way subtitle translators involved with subtitling the American television series Friends had dealt …

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Building Energy Index And Students’ Perceived Performance In Public University Buildings, S.Y. Sharifah Noor Nazim, M.A. Ati Rosemary, I. Muhammad Azzam Jan 2014

Building Energy Index And Students’ Perceived Performance In Public University Buildings, S.Y. Sharifah Noor Nazim, M.A. Ati Rosemary, I. Muhammad Azzam

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Numerous studies have shown that students’ learning experience is closely associated with the physical comfort level of their teaching and learning environment. The different strategies or allocation of air-conditioning, mechanical ventilation (ACMV) and lighting systems contribute greatly to the energy performances in the buildings. This study explores the relationship between electricity consumption of the academic buildings of a public university in an urban context and its students’ perceived performance. It seeks to find the answer patterns from unsuspected subjects; whether there is a difference between a lower energy-use building and a higher energy-use building. To achieve the objective, the study …

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Cultural Assimilation Among Malays And Indians In Malaysia, S. Punitha, S. Kumaran Jan 2014

Cultural Assimilation Among Malays And Indians In Malaysia, S. Punitha, S. Kumaran

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This research is about the cultural elements assimilated within Malays and Indians in Malaysia. The cultural elements are including language, literature, roles and statuses of king, women, poets and Brahmins, beliefs & ideologies and customs & traditions. The scholar Munsyi Abdullah's texts were chosen to identify and analyse the Malays cultural practices because he is the father of Malay modern literature in Malaysia. He had literate his books with historical truths. Besides that, Texts of Tamil classical literature also were chosen to identify and list out the Indians cultural habits. The Tamil classical texts were compiled some 2500 years ago …

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Devotional Norms Featured In Periyapuranam, R. Kumaran Jan 2014

Devotional Norms Featured In Periyapuranam, R. Kumaran

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The purpose of this study is to explore and determine the devout expression in Periyapllml1nll1. Devout expression is mainly distinguishing a soul's love towards god. Completely sacrificing everything one owns to god is the basis called pure selfless devotion. Conscious based worship towards god through the endless love will definitely helps to form a bridge connecting the god and mankind. Materialistic qualification like race, ethnicity and practical rules does not required to perform devotion towards god. Moved by his extreme and true devotion, Kannappa Nayanar proves deep love and being pure at heart is far more enough to gain blessings …

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English As A Lingua Franca In Higher Education In Malaysia, A. Hashim Jan 2014

English As A Lingua Franca In Higher Education In Malaysia, A. Hashim

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This paper examines the role of English in higher education in Malaysia within the context of Southeast Asia, ASEAN, and the global challenges the country faces. It surveys the uses, functions of and demand for English in Malaysia and the region. The practices and needs of higher education institutions are contextualized within the progression from secondary education upwards and the history of educational policies. This paper discusses English needs of higher education as set inside multilingual contexts where English functions as the default language. The nature of English in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia is highly diverse and variable and …

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First Language Use In Arabic Language Classrooms : Teacher Perspective, M.A. Mohamad Azrien, M. Shukeri, Y. Mohd Alwee, G. Zamri Jan 2014

First Language Use In Arabic Language Classrooms : Teacher Perspective, M.A. Mohamad Azrien, M. Shukeri, Y. Mohd Alwee, G. Zamri

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The use of the target language has long been considered an important principle of second language (L2) instruction. Previous research has attempted to quantify the amount of the first language (L1) used in the classroom and has explored the purposes or functions of teachers' ‘lapses’ into their students' L1. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the teachers’ attitudes towards the use of Bahasa Indonesia in Arabic language classroom. Data was collected based on the interviews of the teachers. The respondents of this study were two experienced teachers who have more than 15 years of teaching experience. The …

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Identity Construction Of Malaysian Indian Transgenders, S. Balan Jan 2014

Identity Construction Of Malaysian Indian Transgenders, S. Balan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This paper investigates the issues of identity construction of life stories of eight adult Indian transgenders who are staying in Malaysia. It aims to examine how trans genders construct their self-identity as to reveal their beliefs and identities according to their life styles through their social discourses. This research helps the readers to think wisely by accepting the transgenders as who they are without need to isolate them because of their genders.

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Investigating Stereotypes About The Target Language Country: A Case Of German Language Learners, L. Nikitina, Z. Mohd Don, S.C. Loh Jan 2014

Investigating Stereotypes About The Target Language Country: A Case Of German Language Learners, L. Nikitina, Z. Mohd Don, S.C. Loh

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Language learners bring into the classroom a multitude of stereotypes about the target language country, culture and native speakers. Recognizing an important role that these images play in the process of learning a foreign language, several research studies have explored stereotypes held by language learners. For the most part, these studies were qualitative in nature and they mainly focused on the stereotype content. There is also a lack of studies that examine frequency and salience of the stereotypical images about Germany held by the learners of German. The current mixed methods study addresses these gaps. It extends research on stereotypes …

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Lexicalization By Malaysian Learners Of English As A Second Language, A. Doshi, R.A. Sargunan Jan 2014

Lexicalization By Malaysian Learners Of English As A Second Language, A. Doshi, R.A. Sargunan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

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Self Regulated Learning And Motivation Of Islamic Studies And Non-Islamic Studies Stream Students, M.A. Mohamad Azrien, M. Shukeri, B. Sharifah, M. Arifin Jan 2014

Self Regulated Learning And Motivation Of Islamic Studies And Non-Islamic Studies Stream Students, M.A. Mohamad Azrien, M. Shukeri, B. Sharifah, M. Arifin

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Self-regulated learning and motivation is important aspects of students’ learning and academic performance in a classroom context. This study aims at 1) investigating the differences in selfregulated learning and motivation between the Islamic studies and non-Islamic studies stream students; 2) examining relationships between self-regulated learning, motivation and academic performance. Eight hundred and twenty five universities students were involved in this study. A self-report measure of students metacognitive self-regulation, help seeking, organization, effort regulation, self-efficacy, intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, task value and test anxiety was administered, and academic performance data were obtained from students’ cumulative grade point average (CGPA). The …

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United We Stand': A Biblical Perspective On Ecumenical Relations, Gerald A. Klingbeil Jan 2014

United We Stand': A Biblical Perspective On Ecumenical Relations, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

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Towards A Missiological Model For Worldview Transformation Among Adherents To African Traditional Religion In Yorubaland, Kelvin Okey Onongha Jan 2014

Towards A Missiological Model For Worldview Transformation Among Adherents To African Traditional Religion In Yorubaland, Kelvin Okey Onongha

Dissertations

Seventh-day Adventist missions in the western region of Nigeria are a century old, yet reversion to pre-Christian practices such as divination and sorcery are reported, especially during periods of personal crises. This study sought to understand the influence of the traditional worldview on the practices of divination and sorcery and to develop a model that would move the Yoruba Adventists from dependence on these practices to a biblically shaped faith and praxis. A grounded theory approach was adopted for conducting this qualitative research. Data were collected from two focus group discussions and from face-to-face interviews with five pastors, five diviners, …

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Meek Leadership: The Mosaic Model, Lael O. Caesar Jan 2014

Meek Leadership: The Mosaic Model, Lael O. Caesar

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

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Efficacious Alternative Augmentative Communication (Aac) And The Development Of Language And Speech: A Primary Focus On Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd), Julie K. Smith Jan 2014

Efficacious Alternative Augmentative Communication (Aac) And The Development Of Language And Speech: A Primary Focus On Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd), Julie K. Smith

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

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Literature Review Of Childhood Apraxia Of Speech: Approach On Controversy Of Labeling, Diagnosing, And Intervention, Victoria L. Backer Jan 2014

Literature Review Of Childhood Apraxia Of Speech: Approach On Controversy Of Labeling, Diagnosing, And Intervention, Victoria L. Backer

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

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Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler Jan 2014

Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler

Faculty Publications

This paper will discuss the life of the Swiss native, Fritz Zwicky, and this article will present information in a linear fashion, starting with some attention-grabbing information about Zwicky's knowledge of dark matter and then lead to a discussion of his youth and some decisions he made at that time, especially dealing with his education. This essay will then describe some of Zwicky's personal relationships and how his sometimes commanding and abrasive personality affected them. The bulk of this article will deal with how Zwicky was ahead of his time in the areas of astrophysics and the theory of dark …

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Ecog High Gamma Activity Reveals Distinct Cortical Representations Of Lyrics Passages, Harmonic And Timbre-Related Changes In A Rock Song, Irene Sturm, Benjamin Blankertz, Cristhian Potes, Gerwin Schalk, Gabriel Curio Jan 2014

Ecog High Gamma Activity Reveals Distinct Cortical Representations Of Lyrics Passages, Harmonic And Timbre-Related Changes In A Rock Song, Irene Sturm, Benjamin Blankertz, Cristhian Potes, Gerwin Schalk, Gabriel Curio

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Privatizing Biomedical Citizenship: Risk, Duty, And Potential In The Circle Of Pharmaceutical Life, Jonathan Kahn Jan 2014

Privatizing Biomedical Citizenship: Risk, Duty, And Potential In The Circle Of Pharmaceutical Life, Jonathan Kahn

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

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Review Of The Outer Limits Of Reason, Michael S. Barr Jan 2014

Review Of The Outer Limits Of Reason, Michael S. Barr

Reviews

This beautifully-written book explores a variety of topics that are either impossible to resolve or unfeasible (and likely permanently so). It is written in such a way that most (although probably not all) of the material will be accessible to non-mathematicians. Both my wife (who studied no mathematics at the college level) and my daughter (whose mathematical training stopped with calculus) read early versions of this book and agree with that assessment. (Full disclosure: both of them, along with me, are thanked in the Acknowledgments). However, there is much in here that was new and interesting to me, so its …

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From Chaos To Order: Balancing Cross-Cultural Communication In The Pre-Colonial And Colonial Southeast, Nicole Lynn Gallucci Jan 2014

From Chaos To Order: Balancing Cross-Cultural Communication In The Pre-Colonial And Colonial Southeast, Nicole Lynn Gallucci

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This Master’s Thesis examines the ways in which the culturally distinct groups who inhabited the pre-colonial and colonial Southeast approached cross-cultural communication. The extensive and violent entradas led by Spaniards into the Southeastern interior in the 1500s represent a watershed moment in North American history that deeply impacted the economic, social, and geopolitical landscapes of an already well-populated and politically sophisticated region. The subsequent establishment of St. Augustine in 1565 and the arrival of the British in the mid-seventeenth century are similarly seen as pivotal moments in the region’s history that forced many culturally and linguistically dissimilar groups to interact. …

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