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The Launch: A Senior Cabaret, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department Dec 2016

The Launch: A Senior Cabaret, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2016-2017 Season

A showcase of performances by seniors with special guest Lindsay Nicole Chanbers '02

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An Introduction To Building Contracts: An Irish Context, Tony Cunningham Dec 2016

An Introduction To Building Contracts: An Irish Context, Tony Cunningham

Other Resources

A contract is an agreement which is capable of being enforced at law and whose essential characteristic is that of a bargain. Contract law focuses predominantly on commercial transactions and in the construction context these range from simple every-day transactions such as purchasing a box of nails to procuring multi-million euro building facilities. In Ireland construction clients typically engage designers and quantity surveyors to formulate designs and they subsequently contract with building contractors to construct the designs. The contractors, in turn, typically outsource much of the work to subcontractors and order materials from numerous suppliers. All of these activities involve …

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Examining Style In Virgin Branch Corrugated Ceramics, Shannon Horton, Karen Harry Dec 2016

Examining Style In Virgin Branch Corrugated Ceramics, Shannon Horton, Karen Harry

Anthropology Faculty Research

In this article, we examine variation in the corrugation styles of ceramics from the Virgin Branch Puebloan culture. These ceramics were recovered from two regions: the Moapa Valley of southern Nevada and the Mt. Dellenbaugh area of northwestern Arizona. Three wares—Shivwits, Moapa, and Tusayan—are examined, each of which was produced in different locations. Similarities and differences in corrugation styles between these wares are used to investigate ceramic learning frameworks and the nature of the pottery production and distribution system.

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Debriefing The Interpretive Researcher: Spider Sniffing With Critical Friend, Jan K. Williams, Reese H. Todd Dec 2016

Debriefing The Interpretive Researcher: Spider Sniffing With Critical Friend, Jan K. Williams, Reese H. Todd

The Qualitative Report

This auto-ethnographic study describes a practical application of qualitative research skills in an intensive writing retreat. The retreat was held in response to an inadequate dissertation defense just three weeks before final university deadline for graduation. It uses narrative and double- storytelling to step in and out of the experience of a debriefing process that put the writer in a vulnerable position with a critical friend. The reality of not completing the PhD demanded aggressive and immediate action – an intense commitment to critical analysis of the dissertation. The reflective self-study of the writing retreat experience describes the significance of …

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Serological Study Of Toxoplasmosis Spread Among Unmarried Female University Students Using Lat, Elisa And Igg Avidity, Muna Turky Al-Mossawei, Hind Majeed Al- Mossawei, Khitam Yahya Al-Dujaily Dec 2016

Serological Study Of Toxoplasmosis Spread Among Unmarried Female University Students Using Lat, Elisa And Igg Avidity, Muna Turky Al-Mossawei, Hind Majeed Al- Mossawei, Khitam Yahya Al-Dujaily

Baghdad Science Journal

Toxoplasma gondii has a worldwide distribution and it is one of the most prevalent infectious agents in Iraq. The study was conducted on 200 serum samples of unmarried female university of students age ranged between 18 to 26 years to detect Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. The aim of this study was to detect T. gondii antibodies among unmarried female students in Iraqi universities using different serological tests. Seventy six (38%) serum samples out of 200 subjects were positive for toxoplasma antibodies by Latex agglutination test (LAT). Among 76 LAT sera positive ,only 58 (29%) serum samples were positive with toxoplasma IgG …

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Estimating Parametersof Gumbel Distribution For Maximum Values By Using Simulation, Hakeem Hussein Hamad Saleh Dec 2016

Estimating Parametersof Gumbel Distribution For Maximum Values By Using Simulation, Hakeem Hussein Hamad Saleh

Baghdad Science Journal

In this research estimated the parameters of Gumbel distribution Type 1 for Maximum values through the use of two estimation methods: - Moments (MoM) and Modification Moments (MM) Method. The simulation used for comparison between each of the estimation methods to reach the best method to estimate the parameters where the simulation was to generate random data follow Gumbel distribution depending on three models of the real values of the parameters for different sample sizes (10, 50, 100 n = ) with samples of replicate (R = 500). The results of the assessment were put in tables prepared for the …

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Policy Dissemination: Public Administration Theory And International Organizations | A Case Study On The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities In The Kingdom Of Morocco, Rachelle Ann Wilson Dec 2016

Policy Dissemination: Public Administration Theory And International Organizations | A Case Study On The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities In The Kingdom Of Morocco, Rachelle Ann Wilson

Capstone Projects – Politics and Government

With the advent of international organizations comes international law. Unprecedented at such a global and influential level, there is no theoretical framework within public administration explicitly focused on administrative structure and strategies for the implementation of international law. Consequently, the current administrative literature and theoretical framework must be looked to and transposed, as much as possible, to the international stage. This paper explores public administration theory and how it would manifest if applied to international policy implementation. By taking a closer look into the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its implementation strategy within the …

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Between Autonomy And Effectiveness: Reassessing The European Union’S Foreign Policy Towards The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, L Cladi, M Webber Dec 2016

Between Autonomy And Effectiveness: Reassessing The European Union’S Foreign Policy Towards The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, L Cladi, M Webber

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

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The Invisible: Serving Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Sensitivity Training, Rachel Combs Dec 2016

The Invisible: Serving Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Sensitivity Training, Rachel Combs

LIS Student Conference

According to the CDC, autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability (2008). In the US, the prevalence is estimated at 1 in 68 births. Academic libraries need to be aware of this growing population so that we can educate library staff and be prepared to help people who learn and communicate differently. College students with disabilities face inequity when using the academic library, including the physical space, the library website, programming or lack thereof, restrictive loan periods, and resources that aren’t available in formats that they need. Academic libraries must be proactive and learn to recognize and minimize barriers, educate library …

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Community Resource Audit: Teen Users, Ashley Householder Dec 2016

Community Resource Audit: Teen Users, Ashley Householder

LIS Student Conference

This poster presents the findings from my Community Resource Audit in LIS 601, which focused on teen library users. During my research, I found that teens usually seek information on the following topics: Health, Career Information, Homework Help, Reading Material, News, and General Curiosity. Along with addressing these needs, my presentation will also discuss barriers to teen access, including reasons why they might choose not to seek information. Finally, I will present my "Teen Resource Guide," which was designed to help teens conduct research on each of the aforementioned topics.

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Practicum In A Medical Library, Emily Elkind Dec 2016

Practicum In A Medical Library, Emily Elkind

LIS Student Conference

Sharing my work that I have done during my practicum in the St. Joseph Hospital Medical library, including lists of both print and digital resources, and a potential list of helpful resources for the tentative consumer health resources center.

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Library School: On How And Why, And Especially With Whom, One Becomes A Librarian, Karyn Hinkle Dec 2016

Library School: On How And Why, And Especially With Whom, One Becomes A Librarian, Karyn Hinkle

LIS Student Conference

No abstract provided.

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December 3, 2016 (Pages 7507-7608), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2016

December 3, 2016 (Pages 7507-7608), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 46 (2016)

No abstract provided.

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Castellano Promos Video On Veterans Treatment Courts, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Dec 2016

Castellano Promos Video On Veterans Treatment Courts, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Elip Course Helps Make Athens ‘Home’ For International Bobcats, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Dec 2016

Elip Course Helps Make Athens ‘Home’ For International Bobcats, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Individual Differences In Intentional And Unintentional Exposure To Online Pornography Among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Daniel T. L. Shek, Catie C. W. Lai Dec 2016

Individual Differences In Intentional And Unintentional Exposure To Online Pornography Among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Daniel T. L. Shek, Catie C. W. Lai

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

The current study aimed to test how gender and religion affect unintentional and intentional exposure to online pornography in Chinese adolescents. A total of 1401 secondary school students (age range from 11 to 16 years) participated in the study. Findings from multivariate analyses show that males reported higher levels of unintentional and intentional exposure to online pornography than females. Significant differences were found in adolescents’ religiosity, with students who had religious beliefs reporting a lower level of unintentional exposure to online pornography than their counterparts without religious beliefs. In terms of intentional exposure to online pornography, adolescents were more likely …

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Statement From Chancellor Vitter Regarding Misunderstandings Related To Sanctuary Campus, Jon Scott Dec 2016

Statement From Chancellor Vitter Regarding Misunderstandings Related To Sanctuary Campus, Jon Scott

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

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Five Potential Barriers To Lms Usage, John Contrado Dec 2016

Five Potential Barriers To Lms Usage, John Contrado

Instructional Design Capstones Collection

This paper began as a needs assessment investigating low Learning Management System (LMS) usage at a worldwide technology corporation. Subsequently, the company in question underwent a number of personnel changes and decide to forgo the needs assessment. As such, this paper became a review of research literature related to LMS usage barriers, with the intentions of identifying potential causes of low LMS usage in corporate environments. The review of the existing literature identified five major potential barriers to LMS usage. Because of the nature of the process, these are generalized broad barriers that can easily be identified and discovered in …

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Senior Recital: Erin Elizabeth Vidlak, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond Dec 2016

Senior Recital: Erin Elizabeth Vidlak, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

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Chowan Hits Last Second Putback In Overtime To Down Women's Basketball, 86-85, Armstrong State University Dec 2016

Chowan Hits Last Second Putback In Overtime To Down Women's Basketball, 86-85, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Basketball News (Archived)

Chowan Hits Last Second Putback In Overtime To Down Women's Basketball, 86-85. Chowan University scored on a putback basket with one second left in overtime to claim an 86-85 women's collegiate basketball victory over Armstrong State University on Saturday afternoon at the Heritage Bank Classic in Morrow, Ga.

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Juanita Stapleton Dec 2016

Juanita Stapleton

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Physically Challenged Students And Their Information Needs, Atanda S. Sambo Dec 2016

Physically Challenged Students And Their Information Needs, Atanda S. Sambo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is aimed at exploring the information needs of the physically challenged students in Kwara State Library, Ilorin, Nigeria. A Survey research design was adopted. Three objectives were set for the study and the interview was used to elicit information from respondents. Findings showed that 76% were male while 24% were female. Findings also reveal that the information needs of physically challenges students covered medical (94%), academic (82%), security (78%), news/current awareness, training/conference, seminar respectively (76%), transport/travel (53%), sport (55%), politics (18%), and (4%) among others. The study revealed that (82%) used the library occasionally while (18%) regularly. The …

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Cuny Libraries And Open Source: Wins And Fails, Stephen Klein, Robin Davis, Junior R. Tidal, Leslie Ward, Mark Eaton, Stephen Zweibel Dec 2016

Cuny Libraries And Open Source: Wins And Fails, Stephen Klein, Robin Davis, Junior R. Tidal, Leslie Ward, Mark Eaton, Stephen Zweibel

Publications and Research

This panel presentation will highlight free, open-source projects throughout the libraries. This includes digital display systems, web content management, collections management and more.

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 3-4, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2016

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 3-4, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Art And Science: Blurring The Poetic And The Analytical, Caitlin M. David Dec 2016

Art And Science: Blurring The Poetic And The Analytical, Caitlin M. David

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

Abstract: Despite a modern conception of art and science as being fundamentally opposed, both have at their core a desire to explain the inexplicable. Their investigations and the communication of the results of these investigations can be blurred at both poetic and analytical junctions. Vivified abstract thought, or the poetic, can be thought of as instigating the ubiquitous desire to explain the inexplicable. Fruitful analysis of resulting data and representation of that data must consider the idiom of both art and science if it is to successfully cross between them, and special emphasis must be placed on the diagram as …

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Serving As A Peer Reviewer: Rewards And Challenges, Cathy H. Abell, Kim Elaine Young Vickous Dec 2016

Serving As A Peer Reviewer: Rewards And Challenges, Cathy H. Abell, Kim Elaine Young Vickous

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

The practice of peer review is essential to ensure academic quality of articles published in professional journals. Nurses with expertise in evidence-based best practices are often well-qualified to serve as peer reviewers. Peer reviewers play an integral role in the peer review process to disseminate quality information. The peer-reviewed International Journal of Faith Community Nurses is the official journal of Faith Community Nurses International. Individuals interested in faith community nursing can aide in advancing this specialty of nursing practice by serving as a peer reviewer. The purpose of this article is to explore the peer review process, and to identify …

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Critiquing Quantitative Research Reports: Key Points For The Beginner, Cathy H. Abell, Dawn M. Garrett Wright Dec 2016

Critiquing Quantitative Research Reports: Key Points For The Beginner, Cathy H. Abell, Dawn M. Garrett Wright

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Nursing research has a long history, beginning with the first nursing researcher--Florence Nightingale. As research continues to evolve, the dissemination of findings is important. Nurses must have have an understanding of how to critically read and appraise research articles in order to assess the value of the findings.

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Training Implementation Of Behavior Intervention Plans Using Behavioral Skills Training, Jennifer L. Alexander, Katie A. Smith Dec 2016

Training Implementation Of Behavior Intervention Plans Using Behavioral Skills Training, Jennifer L. Alexander, Katie A. Smith

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Most trainings conducted in today in schools are ineffective at improving acquisition of new skills. Poor training can have a collateral effects on student outcomes, including worsening problem behavior. Behavioral skills training (BST) is an evidence-based training package that can be used to train staff and parents to implement interventions to fidelity with individuals with disabilities. This presentation is designed for practitioners who are responsible for training others who implement behavior intervention plans. Through this presentation you will learn why BST is an effective strategy, how to implement the steps of BST, and how to evaluate your training.

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‘‘Can I Drop It This Time?’’ Gender And Collaborative Group Dynamics In An Engineering Design-Based Afterschool Program, Jessica Schnittka, Christine Schnittka Dec 2016

‘‘Can I Drop It This Time?’’ Gender And Collaborative Group Dynamics In An Engineering Design-Based Afterschool Program, Jessica Schnittka, Christine Schnittka

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

The 21st century has brought an increasing demand for expertise in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Although strides have been made towards increasing gender diversity in several of these disciplines, engineering remains primarily male dominated. In response, the U.S. educational system has attempted to make engineering curriculum more engaging, informative, and welcoming to girls. Specifically, project-based and design-based learning pedagogies promise to make engineering interesting and accessible for girls while enculturating them into the world of engineering and scientific inquiry. Outcomes for girls learning in these contexts have been mixed. The purpose of this study was to explore how …

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The Construction Of The Memory Of Italy In Argentina Through A Choice Of Translated Essays, Maria Belén Hernández-González Dec 2016

The Construction Of The Memory Of Italy In Argentina Through A Choice Of Translated Essays, Maria Belén Hernández-González

CALL: Irish Journal for Culture, Arts, Literature and Language

As a country of immigrants, Argentina assimilated several languages in its idiolect. The languages spoken by the majority of newcomers were amalgamated with Spanish. In this respect, the birth of Argentina as an independent nation is connected to migration and translation. In fact, in Argentina, exiled or immigrant Spanish and Italian writers earned their living primarily as translators for publishers and journals, and in many cases their work was of outstanding quality. As part of an ongoing research project entitled "Essay, cultural memory and translation in Sur (1931-1970)", this paper reveals a particular interpretation of Italian culture through the translations …

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