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New York's All-Payer Database: A New Lens For Consumer Transparency, Patrick Miller, Ashley Peters, Josephine B. Porter, Emily Sullivan

All Materials

No abstract provided.

The White City, Steven Hitchins

The Goose

Audio guide to The White City, a participatory sensing expedition through the streets of Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd.

Andscape: Marta Á Góðafoss, A Rawlings, Marta Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir

The Goose

Poetry by a rawlings and Marta Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir

Examining Accessibility And Reliability In The Evolution Of Subway Systems, Hyun Kim, Yena Song

Journal of Public Transportation

The subway system in the city of Seoul has dramatically evolved from a single subway line of less than 10 km in the early 1970s to one of the largest mass transit systems in the world, with more than 13 lines and 400 stations in 2014. This study aims to explore longitudinal changes in network accessibility and reliability in relation to the four evolutionary stages of the Seoul subway system (1979, 1985, 2001, and 2014). With rapid expansion of the network, accessibility and reliability have improved over time, but at a different pace and with different spatial patterns. The accessibility …

Investimet Në Sektorin E Arsimit Në Kosovë, Aida Dibra

Theses and Dissertations

Arsimi përfaqëson fushëveprimin parësore të zhvillimeve shoqërore, politike dhe ekonomike të çdo vendi. Sektori i arsimit përbën mundësinë kryesore të çdo shoqërie për t’u zhvilluar ekonomikisht dhe për t’u emancipuar në rrjedhat kulturore dhe politike. Një vend i cili dëshiron të jetë konkurrent ekonomikisht, ai vend duhet të ketë sekretin e arsimit teje të zhvilluar. Pasuria më e rëndësishme në shoqëritë bashkëkohore konsiderohet Arsimi.

Kosova ende nuk e ka të qartë arsimimin i cili është një sektor shumë i rëndësishëm për zhvillim. Nëse marrim parasysh skemën buxhetore të Qeverisë së Kosovë për këtë sektor, shihet qartazi se arsimi në Kosovës …

A Biosystematic View Of Civilizations: Western Europe And Japan Before And After The Industrial Revolution, Kunio Kawamura

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

El Metro: The History Of A Monument In Motion, William Veeder

History ETDs

This dissertation examines how the Mexico City Metro was promoted as something that was technically advanced. In this narrative Mexico City became more like the great cities of Europe by building a Metro. The Metro was also promoted as Mexican. In this narrative each stage of Mexican civilization had its great projects. The Aztec built the Templo mayor. The Spanish built the Cathedral; The Metro was the project of the modern era. This dissertation utilized a methodology that was previously used to examine monuments in Mexico. My approach was novel because I applied this system of analysis to the Metro. …

Differential Returns To Education Across Cognitive Ability Levels: Evidence From Cebu Longitudinal Health And Nutrition Survey Data, Tej Gautam

Economics ETDs

This thesis estimates the returns to education in association with childhood cognitive ability for Filipino youth using the Cebu Longituditional Health and Nutrition Survey Data. After reviewing wide range of literature on returns to education and cognitive ability, we find that limited studies have been done concerning the returns to education in conjunction with childhood cognitive ability in the context of developing country. Estimated results using OLS method show that the male returns to education at average cognitive level is 2.5% and for female it is around 8%. In terms of cognitive ability, the marginal effect of schooling decreases as …

Alternative Food Networks And Food Provisioning As A Gendered Act, Rebecca L. Som Castellano

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Alternative food networks (AFNs) are exemplified by organic, Fair Trade and local foods, and promote forms of food provisioning that are ‘corrective’ to conventional agriculture and food (agrifood) systems. Despite enthusiasm for AFNs, scholars have increasingly interrogated whether inequalities are perpetuated by AFN’s. Reproductions of gender inequality in AFNs, particularly at the level of consumption, has often been left empirically unexamined, however. This is problematic given that women continue to be predominately responsible for food provisioning in the U.S., and that this responsibility can lead to negative physical, psychological and social outcomes. Using quantitative methods and data from the 2012 …

Six Principles To Consider When Working With Roman Catholic Clients, Thomas G. Plante

Psychology

Although the majority of Americans consider themselves to be Christian and affiliated with various Protestant denominations, a quarter of the American population identify themselves as Roman Catholics who are the largest single religious denomination in the country. Yet, surprisingly, fairly little research has been published in the professional psychology literature about working with this very large and diverse group. Psychologists have an ethical responsibility to be aware of and respectful to diversity including diversity based on religious background, affiliation, and perspectives. The purpose of this brief reflection is to offer 6 important principles to keep in mind for professional psychologists …

Alum From Bobcat To Broadcast Meteorologist, Sept. 11, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Barriers For Parents With Disabilities Traveling With Children On Ada Complementary Paratransit, Jean Jacob, Megan Kirshbaum, Paul Preston

Journal of Public Transportation

Ninety-two transit agencies from across the United States completed a survey of their policies and procedures that impact parents with disabilities traveling with minor children. Results indicate that certain policies make it difficult for parents to use paratransit. These policies include limiting the number of children who can accompany a parent, lack of access to chain rides (i.e., no scheduled waits), lack of driver assistance with car seats, not providing car seats, not allowing storage of car seats on vehicles, and fares for adults and children that make regular use of paratransit cost prohibitive, particularly for parents on a fixed …

Heirloom: A Piper's Orchard Abecadarian, Shin Yu Pai

The Goose

Poetry by Shin Yu Pai

Canine Haiku: Yellow Ball, Julie Andreyev, Tom (Canine)

The Goose

Poetry by Julie Andreyev and Tom.

Petrocan, Madelaine C. Longman Ms,

The Goose

Poetry by Madelaine Longman

L’Écocritique Québécoise Et Franco-Canadienne : Une Communauté À Bâtir, Mariève Isabel

The Goose

Éditorial de la directrice du contenu francophone

Subsurface Flux Adjustments And Speleogenesis As Inferred From Sediment Traps In Major Lebanese Cave Systems, Carole Nehme, Stephane Jaillet, Jean-Jacques Delannoy

KIP Articles

Caves are natural sediments traps that enclose several types of allochtonous and authoctonous deposits. Study of sediments in caves help to reconstitute the hydrological functioning of caves. In Lebanon, Kessarat and Jeita horizontal caves comprise sediments traps related to collapse and/or to passages enlargements with new passages formed during the alluviation process. A speleogenic study combined with the grain-size analysis of the sedimentary sequence in the Junction Chamber (Kassarat cave) and in the Entrance Gallery (Jeita lower cave) helped to identify several stages of sediment deposition and to define types of paleoflow adjustments during and after the ceiling collapse. In …

2015-2016 Bic Teaching Guide, Marta Moore Editor

Book in Common

Teaching guide for the 2015-2016 Book-in-Common: The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller.

Improving Web Discovery With Maps, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Embedding GIS coordinates into websites enables visual mapping and information linking in new and interesting ways.

Unh Welcomes New Faculty, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Database Spotlight: Business Administration Fall 2015, The University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Database Spotlight

No abstract provided.

Openness To Change: Experiential And Demographic Components Of Change In Local Health Department Leaders, Emmanuel D. Jadhav, James W. Holsinger Jr., David W. Fardo

Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: During the 2008-2010 economic recession, Kentucky local health department (LHD) leaders utilized innovative strategies to maintain their programs. A characteristic of innovative strategy is leader openness to change. Leader demographical research in for-profit organizations has yielded valuable insight into leader openness to change. For LHD leaders, the nature of the association between leader demographic and organizational characteristics on leader openness to change is unknown. The objectives of this study are to identify variation in openness to change by leaders' demographic and organizational characteristics and to characterize the underlying relationships.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study utilized Spearman rank correlations test …

Faculty Senate Newsletter, September 2015, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Message from President: In recent months, the top officers—or, as they like to call themselves, the “CEOs”—of Louisiana’s university systems have asked their public relations departments to proclaim their great accomplishment in staving off the economic starvation of campuses by a penurious legislature. According to this narrative, a heroic effort by the Fab Four of higher education administration convinced backwoods politicians that prosperous campuses were good for everyone. Like all narratives, this one features a beginning and an ending. Beginnings and endings have a way of eclipsing our vision of what went on before or after the story. By focusing …

Lgbt Cultural Conceptualization And The Acquisition Of Minority Status In The Healthcare Industry, Hannah Tulinski

Washington Semester Program

No abstract provided.

Economics Of Utica Shale In Ohio: Workforce Analysis, Iryna Lendel, Andrew R. Thomas, Bryan Townley, Thomas Murphy, Ken Kalynchuk

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

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The Human Shoulder Suspension Apparatus: A Causal Explanation For Bilateral Asymmetry And A Fresh Look At The Evolution Of Human Bipedality, Michelle L. Osborn, Dominique G. Homberger

Faculty Publications

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The combination of large mastoid processes and clavicles is unique to humans, but the biomechanical and evolutionary significance of their special configuration is poorly understood. As part of the newly conceptualized shoulder suspension apparatus, the mastoid processes and clavicles are shaped by forces exerted by the musculo-fascial components of the cleidomastoid and clavotrapezius muscles as they suspend the shoulders from the head. Because both skeletal elements develop during infancy in tandem with the attainment of an upright posture, increased manual dexterity, and the capacity for walking, we hypothesized that the same forces would have shaped …

Barry Cunliffe, Europe Between The Oceans: 9000 Bc To Ad 1000, Laina Farhat-Holzman

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Investigation Of The Determinants Of Asymmetric Pricing, Marc Remer

Economics Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Latino In The U.S.: Do Ethnic Identity And Family Support Protect Against Ethnic Discrimination?, Yajaira Johnson-Esparza

Psychology ETDs

Latinos currently account for 16% of the total U.S. population and are projected to account for 25% by 2050. Despite the growth in population, Latinos continue to experience discrimination based on their ethnicity. Prior research has found that ethnic discrimination is associated with adverse effects on mental health, including increased risk of depression. The present study investigated the relationship between perceived ethnic discrimination and past year depression among U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinos using data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS). It also examined how ethnic identity and family support mediated the relationship between ethnic discrimination and depression. …

Prescribed Fire Monitoring Report, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 2014 (Iqcs Fire Number 285382, 285383, 266782, 285677), Sherry A. Leis, Sarah E. Hinman

United States National Park Service: Publications

Introduction

In 2014, the preserve’s federal and NGO partners conducted prescribed fires during March, April, and October that encompassed 8129.8 acres of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR). This was a unique burn year in that prescribed burns occurred in the spring, the traditional burn season, and the fall. Fall burns were conducted to support needed archaeological surveys as part of the environmental compliance for a symphony event scheduled for June 2015 at the preserve. Burns at TAPR were coordinated with local US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and various units of the National Park Service.

Burns …