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Obscenity: The Intractable Legal Problem, John Cornelius Hayes Dec 2016

Obscenity: The Intractable Legal Problem, John Cornelius Hayes

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Icp-Ms Determination Of Potentially Toxic Trace Elements In Little Akaki River Of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Journal Of Environmental Toxicology, Communicated, Minbale Aschale, Yilma Sileshi, Mary Kelly Quinn Dec 2016

Icp-Ms Determination Of Potentially Toxic Trace Elements In Little Akaki River Of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Journal Of Environmental Toxicology, Communicated, Minbale Aschale, Yilma Sileshi, Mary Kelly Quinn

Open Water Journal

In this study, river water samples taken from 26 different locations in along the route of the river of Addis Ababa, were analyzed to determine potentially toxic trace elements (Fe, Co, Cd, Hg, Pb, Zn, Sb, Cu, Ba, B, As, Ni, Sr, Cr, Mn and V) using ICP-MS. The concentrations in μg L-1 ranged between for Mn 38-3950, Fe 175-4800, B 0.5-6135, Sr 92-465, Ba 55.5-280, Cr 1.25-485, Sb 9.45-66.5, Zn 8.35-77.5, Ni 2.85-14, Cu 2.1-11.55, V 1.5-10.9, Pb 1.15-11.35, Co 0.5-8.85, As 0.5-3.05, Cd 0.03-0.12 and Hg Fe > B > Sr > Ba > Cr > Sb > Zn > Ni > Cu > V > Pb …


Freedom Of Communication; Canon Law; Pax Romana Dec 2016

Freedom Of Communication; Canon Law; Pax Romana

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Implications Of The Allen Textbook Decision, Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Dec 2016

Implications Of The Allen Textbook Decision, Robert F. Drinan, S.J.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


A Further Step Toward Protection Of Migration Family Rights, Dr. T. Stark Dec 2016

A Further Step Toward Protection Of Migration Family Rights, Dr. T. Stark

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


A Declaration Of Christian Freedoms Dec 2016

A Declaration Of Christian Freedoms

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Delinquency And Justice, Michael Blinick Dec 2016

Delinquency And Justice, Michael Blinick

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Waiver Of Immunity - Public Officials, Robert E. Parella Dec 2016

Waiver Of Immunity - Public Officials, Robert E. Parella

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


New York Abortion Reform - A Critique, Wilfred R. Caron Dec 2016

New York Abortion Reform - A Critique, Wilfred R. Caron

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


The Morality Of Abortion Laws, Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Dec 2016

The Morality Of Abortion Laws, Robert F. Drinan, S.J.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Method Of Password Entering And Storing, Dimitri Kanevsky, Marcel Yung Dec 2016

Method Of Password Entering And Storing, Dimitri Kanevsky, Marcel Yung

Defensive Publications Series

A system and method are disclosed in which a user adds random characters or produces random gestures while s/he enters a password/pin. The password/pin input string becomes a combination of substrings--some of which are part of the valid password string and some of which consist of random characters or gestures. The correct password characters are then easily detected by a security password extracting system that matches characters in the correct password string to those that appear in the garbled string. The method disclosed can be performed with touchscreen gesture passwords, security questions, voice passwords or similar security lock. The method …


Birthing Center Versus Hospitalized Birth, Nicolette Larsen Dec 2016

Birthing Center Versus Hospitalized Birth, Nicolette Larsen

CrissCross

There are many risks and benefits of giving birth at a birthing center versus a hospital. Determining the location of birth is an important decision, as women in the world today have many options of where to have their child. Hospitals and birthing centers are two places where medical professionals provide prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care for the mother and fetus during this memorable time. While hospital nurses and physicians provide advanced medical care, birthing centers focus on holistic care of the family unit emphasizing mental, spiritual, and physical health. Doctors often perform cesarean sections (C-sections) for non-medical …


Nicaragua’S Grand Canal: A Case Study In Political And Economic Culture, Michael S. Doyle Dec 2016

Nicaragua’S Grand Canal: A Case Study In Political And Economic Culture, Michael S. Doyle

Global Advances in Business Communication

The proposed Nicaraguan Grand Canal mega-project—whether promised land or pipe dream—serves as the basis for the following short case study in political and economic culture. It can be useful for multiple fields such as business, policy, foreign affairs, public relations, logistics, tourism, intercultural communication studies, business communications, and the emerging field of language for specific purposes. Neither a research nor a theoretical contribution per se, it is intended to serve as a theory-based pedagogical piece for developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and presentational skills, illustrative of the didactic genre, in a way that is applicable to multiple fields.


Examining The Cultural, Age And Gender Differences In Attitudes Toward Employee Engagement Surveys., Michael Coates Dec 2016

Examining The Cultural, Age And Gender Differences In Attitudes Toward Employee Engagement Surveys., Michael Coates

Global Advances in Business Communication

In order to assess levels of engagement in a global organisation, employees must communicate their views, concerns and issues, typically through an online anonymous survey. The main providers such as Towers Watson, Gallop or Effectory, often release white papers and eye catching headlines about varying degrees of employee engagement around the world (Penhale Smith N, 2015.) As an Organisational Development Consultant, increasingly involved in both administering employee surveys, including the communication that precedes their implementation, I became concerned that comparing engagement results between countries was at the very least problematic and potentially unreliable. When I hear that Indian employees are …


Working With Global Virtual Teams: A Case Study Reality Check On Intercultural Communication Best Practices, Karin L. Goettsch Dec 2016

Working With Global Virtual Teams: A Case Study Reality Check On Intercultural Communication Best Practices, Karin L. Goettsch

Global Advances in Business Communication

In today’s global workplaces, when best practices in intercultural communication are not implemented or fail to live up to their promise, team reality checks can be a sobering reminder of the many interwoven complexities of international business communication. This global virtual team (GVT) case study highlights best practices and compares realities related to execution. The discussion includes strategies for effective intercultural teams and reflections on how the multiple roles one may be playing – of researcher, educator or practitioner – influence one’s perspective. This article will discuss two facets of this intercultural communication case: first, it highlights recommendations and strategies …


Cultural Intelligence Sounding The Death Knell For Stereotypes In Business Communication, Eugene A. Ohu Dec 2016

Cultural Intelligence Sounding The Death Knell For Stereotypes In Business Communication, Eugene A. Ohu

Global Advances in Business Communication

Globalization is creating culturally diverse teams. Managers are increasingly challenged to lead multicultural teams towards common organizational goals. It has therefore become imperative that team members be helped to quickly attain a shared understanding of messages. Much research has focused on generating awareness of different cultures and how this knowledge can be used to improve business communication.

Even with this awareness that different cultures exist, stereotypes (of race, gender, national culture) still influence how team members interpret the actions of their colleagues. Studies in social psychology have focused on how stereotypes influence perceptions about individuals or groups of people. Message …


Expanding Boundaries: Broadening Perspectives For Both Practitioner And Academic-Based Research, David A. Victor Dec 2016

Expanding Boundaries: Broadening Perspectives For Both Practitioner And Academic-Based Research, David A. Victor

Global Advances in Business Communication

No abstract provided.


The Ticker, December 12, 2016 Dec 2016

The Ticker, December 12, 2016

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.


Uap 2010: Contracts Signature Authority And Review, University Of New Mexico Dec 2016

Uap 2010: Contracts Signature Authority And Review, University Of New Mexico

Section 2000: Administrative Management

No abstract provided.


Nuclear Insurance Subsidies Cost From Post-Fukushima Accounting Based On Media Sources, John Laureto, Joshua M. Pearce Dec 2016

Nuclear Insurance Subsidies Cost From Post-Fukushima Accounting Based On Media Sources, John Laureto, Joshua M. Pearce

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Publications

Quantification of nuclear liability insurance is difficult without arbitrary liability caps; however, post-mortem calculations can be used to calculate insurance costs. This study analyzes the Fukushima (Daiichi) nuclear power plant disaster to quantify the cost per unit electricity ($/kWh) of nuclear energy from the lifetime of the plant after accounting for the true cost of the liability needed to cover the damages from the nuclear disaster determined from news reports. These costs are then compared to the cost of electricity currently paid by Japanese consumers, and then are aggregated to determine the indirect subsidy for nuclear power providers in both …


A Model Of Classroom Environment And Social-Psychological Factors Influencing Computer-Based Compositional Creativity, Candice Ann Davenport Dec 2016

A Model Of Classroom Environment And Social-Psychological Factors Influencing Computer-Based Compositional Creativity, Candice Ann Davenport

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of affect, motivation, and classroom environment on creativity of computer-based music compositions. Participants were high school students ages 14 to 18 (N = 146) enrolled in non-traditional computer-based music courses from three schools across two states (k = 3). Surveys on motivation and mood provided the social-psychological data. A survey on classroom environment provided the contextual data. Participants created digital compositions using GarageBand on classroom computers to serve as the creative task. The compositions were rated for originality, craftsmanship, and aesthetic appeal using the Consensual Assessment Technique, which provided the …


Synthetic Ion Channels: A New Class Of Membrane Disruptor And Efflux Pump Inhibitor For The Recovery Of Antibiotic Potency, Mohit Bharatkumar Patel Dec 2016

Synthetic Ion Channels: A New Class Of Membrane Disruptor And Efflux Pump Inhibitor For The Recovery Of Antibiotic Potency, Mohit Bharatkumar Patel

Dissertations

Antibiotic resistance has become a world-wide health care crisis. In 2013 there were 50,000 deaths in U.S. and EU, associated with hospital acquired bacterial infections. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of new antibiotics in development. Here, we report that synthetic amphiphiles represent a new class of adjuvants that rescue antibiotic potency against multidrug resistant bacteria. Hydraphiles are amphiphiles, designed and synthesized in Gokel lab, that show many of the same properties as protein ion channels. Hydraphiles were previously shown to have antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we report that hydraphiles recover the …


Color-Mediated Foraging By Pollinators: A Comparative Study Of Two Passionflower Butterflies At Lantana Camara, Gyanpriya Maharaj Dec 2016

Color-Mediated Foraging By Pollinators: A Comparative Study Of Two Passionflower Butterflies At Lantana Camara, Gyanpriya Maharaj

Dissertations

Colorful floral signaling and resulting insect foraging behaviors have only been extensively examined in hymenopteran pollinators, especially bees, in comparison to flies, beetles, and butterflies regardless of their ecological importance. Therefore, my study provides novel information by focusing on foraging behaviors of adult passionflower butterflies, Heliconius melpomene and Dryas iulia, to the color changing flowers of Lantana camara. My dissertation which is divided into four chapters, aims to explore various aspects of color mediate foraging in passionflower butterflies by combining observations in the wild with controlled field and laboratory experiments. In the first chapter I reviewed flower color development and …


Does The Sport Industry Change The Game For Job Satisfaction?: A Case Of Triple-A Ticket Office Employees, Kaylah R. Quilty Dec 2016

Does The Sport Industry Change The Game For Job Satisfaction?: A Case Of Triple-A Ticket Office Employees, Kaylah R. Quilty

Sport Management Undergraduate

Business success continues to be influenced by employee job satisfaction because satisfied employees are more likely to produce quality work, stay motivated, and continue with the organization for a longer period of time. The research into job satisfaction has only gone as far as the business industry but has not yet reached the sport industry. Using the sport of baseball, interviews with ten Triple-A, International League ticket office employees uncovered there are many commonalities between the sport and business industries in terms of factors that influence job satisfaction. Therefore, sport organizations can likely utilize existing research in this area to …


Cohesion And Factors Of Sport, Jordan T. Schofield Dec 2016

Cohesion And Factors Of Sport, Jordan T. Schofield

Sport Management Undergraduate

This research was done to see how player demographics and other factors of sport effect team cohesion of a soccer program at a Division III level. In this study different demographics such as year in college, transfer status, and how many years you have been playing were explored to see if they impacted the amount of cohesion on the team. Additionally, other factors of sport such as gender, coaching styles, effective student leaders, the wins and goals met as a team, and how athletes interact off the field were also taken into consideration and compared to the amount of cohesion …


Ada News - 12/12/2016, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Dec 2016

Ada News - 12/12/2016, 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.


Student Affairs Bi-Weekly Newsletter, December 12, 2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of Student Affairs Dec 2016

Student Affairs Bi-Weekly Newsletter, December 12, 2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of Student Affairs

Student Affairs Bi-Weekly Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Sexual Orientation Microaggressions In High Schools, Marti Lee Baricevic Dec 2016

Sexual Orientation Microaggressions In High Schools, Marti Lee Baricevic

Dissertations

Sexual orientation-based discrimination in schools has evolved from primarily blatant, overt forms to include subtler and ambiguous forms. Recent research has found that same-gender-attracted youth are more resilient in managing school-based discrimination than previously reported. Within the framework of Symbolic Interactionism, this dissertation used a basic qualitative approach, influenced by Grounded Theory methods, to investigate sexual orientation microaggressions in high schools, strategies employed by same-gender-attracted students in managing sexual orientation microaggressions, and the relationship between microaggressive experiences and sexual identity. Fourteen adolescents, ranging from ages 16 to 19, from seven separate schools, who self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer, …


Columbia Chronicle (12/12/2016), Columbia College Chicago Dec 2016

Columbia Chronicle (12/12/2016), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 12, 2016 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 52, Issue 15 Cover story: "College hires new CFO after national search" Editor-in-Chief: Megan Bennett


Center For Economics And The Environment Ranked Among World’S Best, Lindenwood University Dec 2016

Center For Economics And The Environment Ranked Among World’S Best, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.