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Realizing The Witch: Science, Cinema, And The Mastery Of The Invisible [Table Of Contents], Richard Baxstrom, Todd Meyers

Cinema & Media Studies

Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of satanic initiation, confession under torture, possession, and persecution, Häxan creatively blends spectacle and argument to provoke a humanist re-evaluation of witchcraft in European history as well as the contemporary treatment of female “hysterics” and the mentally ill.

In Realizing the Witch, Baxstrom and Meyers show how Häxan opens a window onto wider debates in the 1920s regarding the relationship of film to scientific evidence, the evolving study of religion from historical and …

Cwu General Education Committee Minutes - 11/02/15, Janet Shields

All Faculty Committee Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University General Education Committee minutes for the November 2, 2015 meeting.

Current, November 02, 2015, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Gc Minutes 2015-11-02, Northern Illinois University

Graduate Council Archives

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Rewiring The Brain For Happiness: The Neuroscience Of Happiness, Part 2, Kevin Corcoran

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, November 2, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Exploring The Role Of Identification And Moral Disengagement In The Enjoyment Of An Antihero Television Series, Sophie Janicke, Arthur A. Raney

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

Affective disposition theory explains well the process of enjoying hero narratives but not the appeal of narratives featuring antiheroes. Recent antihero studies suggest that character identification and moral disengagement might be important factors in the enjoyment of such fare. The current study builds on this work. A sample of 101 self-identified fans and nonfans of the television series 24 viewed a condensed version of Season 1, providing evaluation of various protagonist perceptions, moral judgments, and emotional responses to the narrative, as well as overall enjoyment. As expected, fans reported greater liking of the protagonist and greater enjoyment. But more importantly, …

Between A Bed And A Hard Place: How Washington Can Keep Psychiatric Patients In Treatment And Off The Streets, Spencer Babbitt

Seattle University Law Review

On February 27, 2013, ten psychiatric patients were being involuntarily detained in hospital emergency departments located in Pierce County under Washington State’s Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA). Despite the name of the law that authorized their detainment, these individuals were not receiving any psychiatric treatment during their confinement. Nor were they there as the result of a criminal conviction. The only thing these ten detainees were guilty of was being mentally ill. Under what is now considered to have been a misinterpretation of the ITA, counties across Washington had for years been confining mentally ill patients in hospitals not certified to …

The Journey: Communication Styles In Coaching At The Division 1 Level, Lindsay Christine Sherbert

Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses

The following study explores different approaches to leadership and various coaching styles of both assistant and head coaches at Gonzaga University. Using interpersonal communication and the cognitive dissonance theory as theoretical basis, this study asked Gonzaga coaches to discuss their communication styles with their athletes and to describe how critics voices and the pressure of winning has impacted the way they coach today. Data are taken from interviews from six coaches and five current athletes. Gonzaga athletes were interviewed to measure and gauge the effectiveness of each coaching staff’s communication level and coaching styles, both on and off the court/ …

Natural Sleep And Its Seasonal Variations In Three Pre-Industrial Societies, Gandhi Yetish, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven, Brian Wood, Herman Pontzer, Paul R. Manger, Charles Wilson, Ronald Mcgregor, Jerome M. Siegel

ESI Publications

How did humans sleep before the modern era? Because the tools to measure sleep under natural conditions were developed long after the invention of the electric devices suspected of delaying and reducing sleep, we investigated sleep in three preindustrial societies[1–3]. We find that all three show similar sleep organization, suggesting that they express core human sleep patterns, likely characteristic of pre-modern era Homo sapiens. Sleep periods, the times from onset to offset, averaged 6.9–8.5-h, with sleep durations of 5.7–7.1-h, amounts near the low end of those industrial societies[4–7]. There was a difference of nearly 1-h between summer and winter sleep. …

Tinnitus And Trauma, Marc A. Fagelson

ETSU Faculty Works

Trauma-provoked tinnitus challenges patients and clinicians. Effects of trauma may exacerbate tinnitus, and patients with both tinnitus and posttraumatic stress disorder rate distress levels as higher than patients who experience only one or the other. This presentation will highlight links between tinnitus and trauma histories relevant to clinical audiologists.

Faculty Senate Agenda, November 2, 2015, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Items October 2015
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report
• 405.8.3(1) Allow for Presidential exceptions to external reviewers when teaching Is the major role assignment (Second Reading)
• 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 FS Reapportionment Proposal (First Reading)
• 405.12.1 Review of Faculty annual review procedures
• 405.13 College Faculty Appeals Committee (CFAC)

Organizational Lessons From Social Change Gone Awry, Raymond L. Forbes

All Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Do big organizations actually learn from their colossal social change mistakes and attempt to profit from them? This paper presents a massive strategic organizational change effort gone astray. It both describes and analyzes the change from the reflective perspective of an insider. Offering a non-traditional description of the various phases of the social change process, this work showcases the counter-cultural nature of the effort. It also discusses the Zeitgeist or situational context, the relevant history of the affected organization, and provides insights into the various parties impacted by the change. Additionally, this piece notes the limits of power, rationality and …

‘The Thing Is Not Knowing’: Patients' Perspectives On Surveillance Of An Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Michael K. Gould, Steven Woloshin, Lisa M. Schwartz, Jack Clark

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: The hundreds of thousands of patients found to have a potentially malignant pulmonary nodule each year are faced with tremendous uncertainty regarding what the nodule is and how it should be evaluated.

Objective: To explore patients' responses to the detection and evaluation of a pulmonary nodule.

Effects Of Spaced Practice On Learning Musical Intervals, Henry You-Chee Hua

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study assessed the effects of spaced practice on the ability to identify a musical interval by name. A total of 187 individuals completed a pretest and then practiced identifying six musical intervals, with two musical intervals each randomly assigned to narrow, medium, and wide spacing for each individual. During this practice, the musical intervals were presented at two tone levels and were played as either harmonies or melodies. Participants were randomly assigned to return for a posttest 2 min, 1 day, or 7 days later. All individuals received a posttest of the same six musical intervals from practice at …

Community Leader, Vol. 15, No. 02, University Of Dayton. Fitz Center For Leadership In Community

Newsletter: Community Leader

News and notes from the University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

Evaluation Of An Innovative Leadership Training Program For Chinese Students: Subjective Outcome Evaluation, Daniel T. L. Shek, Xiang Li

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

As a part of the Global Youth Leadership Program (GYLP), a 30-h “Service Leadership” subject was provided to 48 undergraduate students studying at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) or Peking University (PKU). This study evaluated the subjective outcomes of the “Service Leadership” subject, including students’ views on the course contents, lecturers, and perceived benefits from the course. A majority of students in the program showed very positive perceptions of the course content, lecturers, and course benefits, with more than 85% of the students indicating that they were very satisfied with this subject and would suggest their friends to take …

The Impact Of Text Messaging Based Smoking Cessation Interventions In Hospitalized Adult Smokers, Charlene K. Zablotney

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the world (WHO, 2008). Through both primary and secondary exposure, tobacco use affects every body system and every individual to whom nurses deliver care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012), each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite these risks, approximately 46.6 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes (CDC, 2012). Tobacco abuse results in a costly burden on society. Annual smoking economic costs in the …

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter

This is the November-December 2015 Issue of Integrative Health Newsletter at CIIS.

Women's Tennis Media Guide 2015-16, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Men's Tennis Media Guide 2015-16, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Women's Basketball Media Guide 2015-16, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Men's Basketball Media Guide 2015-16, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

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Diversity Report

University Provost Reports

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Right Flier: Newsletter Of The Aaup-Wsu Volume 16, Number 3, 2015-2016, American Association Of University Professors-Wright State University

The Right Flier Newsletter

A three page newsletter created by the Wright State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors.This issue describes proposed amendments to the current Chapter Constitution and Bylaws. The proposed amendments can be viewed in the attached file, in which the proposed changes are shown relative to the current Chapter Constitution and Bylaws.

Integration Pem And Ahp Methods To Determine Service Quality Improvement Strategy For The Medical Industry, Shun-Hsing Chen, Tsu-Ming Yeh

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Despite abundant research on service quality within the medical industry, few studies have applied performance evaluation matrix (PEM) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in this medical industry. Therefore, this study aims to discuss integrating the PEM and AHP methods in order to determine and prioritize areas of improvement in service quality. Data were analyzed through PEM in order to identify eight items that needed improvement. The improvement priority of these items was determined by the AHP method. Therefore, the results provide suggestions to improve service quality and to enhance the hospital standard processes to meet the customers’ needs. This study …

Campus Ministry Observes Homelessness Awareness, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

In observance of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 15-21, Campus Ministry hosted a series of educational programs and events aimed at heightening awareness and deepening understanding of the major issues of hunger and homelessness on a local and national scale.

Economics-Based Environmentalism In The Fourth Generation Of Environmental Law., Donald J. Kochan

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Environmental Law, Episode Iv: A New Hope? Can Environmental Law Adapt For Resilient Communities And Ecosystems?, Craig Anthony (Tony) Arnold

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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