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Ada News - 06/15/2015, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Guide To Ms260 Lucille B Pillow Papers, Carrie-Ann Chavez

Finding Aids

These papers help document Lucille B. Pillow’s career as a social worker, contributions during World War I and World War II, and community service activities. They also include information about her husband, D.L. Pillow, and his career. The Lucille B. Pillow papers date from 1899 to 1988, bulk 1956-1985. Types of records include biographies, birth, marriage, and death certificates, awards and honors, correspondence, clippings, photographs, financial and legal documents, flyers and pamphlets, various books, sociology lecture notes, a guestbook and audiotape for the D.L. and Lucille B. Pillow Library Endowment Fund, plaques, and scrapbooks.

The Application Of Hierarchical Linear Modeling For Barrier-Free Sidewalk Evaluation With The Basis Of Disability Organization Cognitive, Ching Tsung Hung

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Organizations are hierarchical in nature. Specifically, individuals in the workplace are entrenched in work groups, which are entrenched in departments, which are entrenched in organizations, which are in turn entrenched in the larger environment. Hence, hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) is a statistical technique available to researchers that is ideally suited for the study of such cross-level issues. The purpose of this article is to provide market researchers with an overview and detailed description of HLM as well as a practical illustration of its usage. The long-term aim of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is for publicly available services along …

20150615.2: College Of Liberal Arts, 1998-2005, College Of Liberal Arts

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the College of Liberal Arts at Marshall University from 1998-2005. Items were received in 2015 and include notable program reviews about Sociology, Nursing, Medical Technology, Modern Languages, Communication Disorders, Dietetics, and Forensic Sciences. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents. These programs may no longer be in COLA but they were at the time this donation was received and processed.

Assessment Of Clinical Information: Comparison Of The Validity Of A Structured Clinical Interview (The Scid) And The Clinical Diagnostic Interview, Rebecca Drill, Ora Nakash, Jared A. Defife, Drew Westen

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

Adaptive functioning is a key aspect of psychiatric diagnosis and assessment in research and practice. This study compared adaptive functioning validity ratings from Structured Clinical Interviews (SCIDs, symptom-focused structured diagnostic interviews), and Clinical Diagnostic Interviews (CDIs, systematic diagnostic interviews modeling naturalistic clinical interactions focusing on relational narratives). Two hundred forty-five patients (interviewed by two independent interviewers) and their interviewers completed the Clinical Data Form which assesses adaptive functioning and clinical information. Both interviews converged strongly with patient-reports, with no significant differences in validity of the interviews in measuring global and specific domains of adaptive functioning variables. Findings suggest that CDIs …

Eastern Washington University Commencement Program, 2015, Eastern Washington University

Commencement Programs

Program for Eastern Washington University's spring commencement in 2015

The Role Of Resources In The Internationalisation Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes), Muhammed Ngoma, Ernest Abaho, Ismail Nkambwe

Business Management Review

Using a cross-sectional survey, this study investigates the relationship between firm resources (human capital, organisational capital and physical capital) and internationalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Data was collected from 248 SMEs using self-administered questionnaires. Data was analysed using correlations and regression models. The study has established that a positive change in human capital, organisational capital and physical capital leads to a significant change in the internationalisation of SMEs. It has also established that an increase in physical resources weakens the predictive power of organisational capital resources in the internationalisation of SMEs. This study contributes to the scanty body …

Download Entire Issue- Jefferson Interprofessional Education And Care Newsletter, Spring 2015, Volume 6, Issue 1

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Download entire issue- Jefferson Interprofessional Education and Care Newsletter, Spring 2015, Volume 6, Issue 1

Ipe Grand Rounds Learning Activity, Adrienne Christopher

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

I attended the IPE Grand Rounds hosted by Jefferson Students for Interprofessional Education (JSIPE) with the Palliative Care Team. There were several different health care professionals present on the panel that explained their specific and individualized roles within the Palliative Care team, as well how these roles united to help them function best as a group. The panel demonstrated these specific roles with a case presentation that also helped illustrate some of the conflicts they face on a daily basis, and how they overcome these conflicts to best serve their patients.

Measuring Public Manager Cultural Competence: The Influence Of Public Service Values, Thomas Longoria, Nandhini Rangarajan

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

This study develops a public manager cultural competence instrument. The proposed instrument includes items from existing cultural competence instruments from professional fields (e.g., Nursing, Social Work, and Medicine) and new items developed specifically for measuring public manager cultural competence. We find that self-reported bilingual respondents have higher cross-cultural competence scores on three dimensions (attitudes, skills, knowledge). Minority respondents have higher cross-cultural competence scores on two dimensions (skills, and behavior). Gender and international travel experience do not result in statistically significant differences. Implications for the promotion of cultural competencies in graduate education settings and in public sector organizations are considered and …

A Rapid Assessment Of Post-Disclosure Experiences Of Urban Hiv-Positive And Hiv-Negative School-Aged Children In Kenya, Grace Gachanja

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

There has been limited involvement of HIV-negative children in HIV disclosure studies; most studies conducted on the effects of disclosure on children have been with HIV-positive children and HIV-positive mother-child dyads. Seven HIV-positive and five HIV-negative children participated in a larger study conducted to understand the lived experiences of HIV-positive parents and their children during the disclosure process in Kenya. In this study, the experiences of these 12 children after receiving disclosure of their own and their parents’ illnesses respectively are presented. Each child underwent an in-depth qualitative semi-structured digitally recorded interview. The recorded interviews were transcribed and loaded into …

We Are…Marshall, June 10, 2015, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

A Pragmatic, Step-By-Step Guide For Qualitative Methods: Capturing The Disaster And Long-Term Recovery Stories Of Katrina And Rita, Loren D. Marks

Faculty Publications

This paper commences with candid warnings about the difficulties of publishing and funding qualitative research along with a brief discussion regarding why these difficulties persist. The paper then provides a methodological tour of the qualitative portion of the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS), a mixed-method study of psychological health, coping, and adjustment during the immediate and longer term aftermath of the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Next, I provide a proven, pragmatic guide to navigate through a qualitative research project from development to completion. A guide for doing solo qualitative (“monk/nun in a cell”) work is provided (Table 1) but …

Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are: A Content Analysis Of Homeless Transgender Youth In Social Service Literature, Shannon Crossley

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Homeless, transgender youth are underrepresented in research studies in the United States and over-represented among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) transitional-age (16 – 24) homeless youth population, at a reported 20 - 40% of the entire homeless youth population. Although this figure is staggering, it is not representative of the actual number of LGBTQ youth currently living on the streets. Exact numbers are unknown due to fear of victimization and discrimination faced both by their homeless peers and in services that are established for homeless youth. This study critically examined how homeless, transgender, transitional-age youth are represented …

Place Matters: New Social Indicators, Mimi Abramovitz, Jochen Albrecht

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Environment And Social Development, Lisa Reyes Mason

Center for Social Development Research

Global environmental changes—such as pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, and freshwater decline—affect people worldwide, with impacts that are not just physical, but also social and economic. Consequences range from minor inconvenience to injury and death, and can include food and water insecurity, mental distress, family separation, income disruption, and asset depletion. a social justice issue, environmental change has consequences that are typically worse for some groups than others. The Environment and Social Development initiative examines social vulnerability and strategies for social action and adaptation to environmental change. We emphasize social action that leads to reductions in negative environmental problems and …

Transforming Impossible Into Possible (Tip): A Group Work Model In Workforce Development, Philip Young P. Hong

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

This presentation introduces a newly developed social work group intervention model in workforce development. Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) program empowers participants to develop self-awareness, confidence, hope, goal-orientation, leadership, accountability, conscientiousness, and grit, it is anticipated that it improves both employment and retention outcomes.

A Digital Collections Center’S Experience: Etd Discovery, Promotion, And Workflows In Digital Commons, Kelley F. Rowan

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group

The Digital Collections Center (DCC) at Florida International University (FIU) fulfills a unique role in the in the processing of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). We are responsible for a second formatting review, processing, dissemination to the IR, and preservation. This presentation will explore our use of Digital Commons once an ETD has been uploaded and the formats we encounter and how we process them (Word, PDF, PDF/A, LaTeX). We will explore some of the problems our students encounter, not just with submission or file format, but even after publication, and how we manage those and how we promote our …

2015 Commencement Exercises, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Commencement

Order of Exercises

Processional:

Rabbi Herbert C. Dobrinsky, Vice President for University Affairs, Yeshiva University; Herald

Presiding:

Selma Botman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva University; Chief Marshal

Richard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University

National Anthem:

Cantor Ira W. Heller, Class of 2008

Invocation:

Rabbi Ozer Glickman

Welcome:

David P. Samson, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Class of 1993

Remarks:

Matthew Diller, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Commencement Address:

The Honorable Denny Chin, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Alumni Greeting:

Alissa D. Makower, Chair, Alumni Association, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Class …

2015-06-04, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Right To Stay Put: City Garden Montessori School And Neighborhood Change, Janine Bologna, Nava Kantor, Yunqing Liu, Samuel Taylor

Center for Social Development Research

This report presents findings from the Listening Project. A collaboration among St. Louis’ Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood Association, the Brown School of Social Work, and the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University, the project engaged underrepresented voices in the Forest Park Southeast, Botanical Heights, Tiffany, and Shaw neighborhoods neighborhood to identify priorities for community improvement.

1982 Bluestone, James Madison University

All JMU Yearbooks

The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.

1980 Bluestone, James Madison University

All JMU Yearbooks

The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.

1978 Bluestone, James Madison University

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The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.

1977 Bluestone, Madison College

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The Bluestone is the yearbook of Madison College.

1975 Bluestone, Madison College

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The Bluestone is the yearbook of Madison College.

1969 Bluestone, Madison College

All JMU Yearbooks

The Bluestone is the yearbook of Madison College.

The Beginning Of Digital Wisdom, Michael J. Paulus Jr., Ryan Ingersoll

SPU Works

Marc Prensky, who popularized the term “digital natives” more than ten years ago, now emphasizes the need for “digital wisdom”: using digital technologies wisely to become wiser. Recent research reveals that so-called digital natives are often “digital naïves”—familiarity with digital technologies does not translate into facility with them. Incoming college students report declining confidence in their computer skills and report very modest improvements by the time they graduate. Employers report deficiencies in the technological skills of college graduates and, perhaps most troubling, studies of youth and young adults show that ethical and moral reasoning does not extend much beyond self-protection. …

Volume 52, Number 42: June 03, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Disability, Gender, And Employment Relationships In Africa: The Case Of Ghana, Augustina Naami

Faculty Work

The exploratory quantitative study sought to develop an understanding about the relationships among disability, gender and employment in Northern Ghana. A total of 110 individuals with disabilities (20–60 years) from various disability groups participated in the study. The results indicate that many persons with disabilities are unemployed, the majority being women. Discrimination is cited as the greatest barrier to the employment of persons with disabilities, particularly women. The majority of persons with disabilities, typically women, live in poverty; given that some are unemployed and those who are employed worked mostly in marginal, seasonal and menial jobs. Persons with disabilities also …