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Discussion In The College Classroom: Getting Your Students Engaged And Participating In Person And Online. Jay R. Howard, 2015, Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 224 Pp., $38.00 (Hardcover)., Tiffany Flowers

Journal of Research Initiatives

Discussion in the college classroom is an important and timely book for college level instructors who want to improve, revise, and deliver engaging courses across disciplines. The purpose of this work is to help college instructors understand the purpose behind fostering classroom discussions. Issues related to participation, classroom management, and class facilitation is discussed within this work. College instructors who teach face-to-face and online courses will find the content of this book useful. In the next section of this review, the reviewer provides a detailed overview of each chapter in the book and discusses the importance of this body of …

Development Of Lesson Study Approach In Three Rural Elementary Schools Of Taiwan, Shih-Hsiung Liu

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

A Qualitative Study Of Gender Issues Associated With Academic Mentoring In A Nigerian University., Oghoadena Clementina Osezua Dr

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

There is an upsurge in the establishment of private and public universities in Nigeria. The development has opened up the need for quality and seasoned academics, but minimal opportunities exist for mentoring of young academics. This article explores the mentoring opportunities and challenges of young female academics faced in a male dominant university system. From an exploratory qualitative design, this article generates empirical evidence through structured a face-to-face interview with purposively selected 36 female academics. The participants were recruited from the Obafemi Awolowo University, a first-generation, public-owned university in Nigeria. A thematic analysis of the data revealed common challenges in …

Community-Based Partnerships: Collaboration And Organizational Partnerships In Criminal Justice, Meghan E. Hollis

Journal of Family Strengths

This research examined a collaborative communitypractitioner partnership involving many justice and non-justice system agencies in Tarrant County, Texas. The study examined the challenges of a community-based partnership for solving jail overcrowding issues and the overincarceration of mentally ill individuals. This research involved working with the behavioral and mental health providers, substance abuse services providers, health services providers, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, sheriff’s office, county administration, court administration, jail staff, reentry services providers and organizations, victim services organizations, and so many more. In this paper the focus is on the importance of reducing conflict between entities that see themselves as …

On Saints, Sinners, And Sex In The Apocalypse Of Saint John And The Sefer Zerubbabel, Natalie Latteri

Theology & Religious Studies

The Apocalypse of St. John and the Sefer Zerubbabel [a.k.a Apocalypse of Zerubbabel] are among the most popular apocalypses of the Common Era. While the Johannine Apocalypse was written by a first-century Jewish-Christian author and would later be refracted through a decidedly Christian lens, and the Sefer Zerubbabel was probably composed by a seventh-century Jewish author for a predominantly Jewish audience, the two share much in the way of plot, narrative motifs, and archetypal characters. An examination of these commonalities and, in particular, how they intersect with gender and sexuality, suggests that these texts also may have functioned similarly as …

Islam In Higher Education: Exploring The Intra Religious Interactions Between Shia & Sunni Students, Ghaith Khadour

Sociology Major Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Stability Of Cross-Feeding Polymorphisms In Microbial Communities, Ivana Gudelj, Margie Kinnersley, Peter Rashkov, Karen Schmidt, Frank Rosenzweig

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Cross-feeding, a relationship wherein one organism consumes metabolites excreted by another, is a ubiquitous feature of natural and clinically-relevant microbial communities and could be a key factor promoting diversity in extreme and/or nutrient-poor environments. However, it remains unclear how readily cross-feeding interactions form, and therefore our ability to predict their emergence is limited. In this paper we developed a mathematical model parameterized using data from the biochemistry and ecology of an E. coli cross-feeding laboratory system. The model accurately captures short-term dynamics of the two competitors that have been observed empirically and we use it to systematically explore the stability …

Interprofessional Collaboration With Aphasic Patients: A Survey Based Study On Implementation And Benefits, Emily Foster, Alexa Wagner

Graduate Independent Studies - Communication Sciences and Disorders

Interprofessional practice (IPP), collaboration of professionals from different backgrounds working together to provide services, is of growing importance in speech-language pathology and across other disciplines in the vast health field (WHO, 2010). The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) stresses the importance of communicating roles and responsibilities of health professionals to provide the best quality care for patients (Dixon & Oandasan, 2015). In order to understand the roles and responsibilities across disciplines, health care professionals and students need to be provided with the necessary education. Currently, an initiative for interprofessional competency is being constructed to provide more involved education for …

Sustainability And Spread Of Community-Based Initiatives: A Case Study Of Community Cares, A Children’S Hospital’S 16 Year Effort To Serve Its Community, Robert F. Austin, Patricia Coleman, Stephanie Meads, Angelo P. Giardino

Journal of Family Strengths

The sustainability and spread of innovations is often elusive, presenting continuous challenges to clinicians and healthcare leaders. Somewhere between 33 - 70% of all innovations are reportedly not sustained, and even fewer are spread beyond the original team, or to other units within an organization. In plain language, sustainability is defined as locking in progress, while continually building upon that foundation, while spread is the exchange of knowledge and experience to others beyond the original implementing team. The literature supports the concept that sustainability is both multi-dimensional and multi-factorial and has several characteristics and pre-conditions. Tax-exempt, not-for-profit organizations in the …

Analiza Mnenj Obiskovalcev O Turistični Ponudbi V Ljubljani, Tjaša Redek, Uroš Godnov

Economic and Business Review

Analysis of visitors' opinions about the tourist offer in Ljubljana. Tourists increasingly rely on online data sources about the characteristics of the tourist offer in a given place and, more importantly, about the quality or characteristics of certain providers when making their decisions. The aim of the article is to investigate the characteristics of Ljubljana's tourist offer, especially the individual types (hotels, gastronomy, cultural offers, etc.), using content and sentiment analysis of text reviews from the largest online tourist portal. Using text mining methods, almost 9,000 reviews about different providers in Ljubljana were analysed. The results of the sentiment analysis …

Analiza Vzrokov Za Nezadovoljstvo Slovenskih Pacientov Z Nemedicinskimi Sestavinami Zdravstvenih Storitev, Maja Nemec, Tomaž Kolar, Borut Rusjan

Economic and Business Review

Exploring the causes of patient dissatisfaction can inform healthcare providers about the drawbacks of their services while providing a meaningful outcome to improve quality. In this article, using the qualitative method of netography, we identify the main causes of Slovenian patients' dissatisfaction with the non-medical components of healthcare services and, based on the results, identify those non-medical areas of healthcare services that can be improved in the future in terms of the quality of healthcare services from the perspective of patient satisfaction. Based on the content analysis of online forums, we find that the most common reasons for dissatisfaction with …

Effects Of Clients ' Literacy On Default And Delinquency Of Savings And Credit Co-Operative Societies In Tanzania, Neema Mori, Thadeo Nyantori, Donath Olomi

Business Management Review

This study examines the influence of economic and financial literacy on the delinquency and default rate of clients of rural Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOSs) in Tanzania. The data were collected from a random sample of 200 individual loan beneficiaries drawn from eight SACCOSs, and analysed using regression models. The findings established that the level of economic and financial literacy of rural borrowers is very low. The study also found a negative relationship between economic literacy and financial literacy, on the one hand, and default and delinquency, on the other. This suggests that borrowers ' inability to make prudent …

Managers Or Corporates?: Curbing Non-Compliance Through Corporate Income Tax Penalty, Deogratias N. Mahangila

Business Management Review

Governments normally impose tax penalties for tax non-compliance. They can either impose financial corporate income tax penalties on corporates or tax managers in cases of corporate income tax non-compliance. However, the effectiveness of these corporate income tax penalty incidences remains largely unknown. This paper examines their effectiveness experimentally. In all, 100 Bachelor of Commerce second-year students at the University of Dar es Salaam participated in the laboratory experiment. The participants were randomly assigned into two groups: of managers and of owner-managers. Then the two groups were subdivided randomly into two groups based on corporate income tax penalty incidences: corporate income …

Firm Capabilities, Entrepreneurial Competency And Performance Of Ugandan Smes, Ernest Abaho, Sylvia Aarakit, Joseph Ntayi, Moses Kisubi

Business Management Review

This paper is based on a study that examined the relationship between the firms ' capabilities, entrepreneurial competency and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda. The study used stratified random sampling to derive a sample of 314 SMEs and a cross-sectional research design. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires that were filled out by firm owners and managers as units of enquiry whereas a firm was the unit of analysis. The study findings indicate that an increase in the level of a firm ' s capabilities through competent management, market linkages and marketing capabilities leads to enhanced …

Influence Of Perceived Trust In Rural Consumer Mobile Payment Service Adoption: An Understanding Of Moderation Effects Of Gender And Age, Eliezer Taluka, Juma James Masele

Business Management Review

Mobile Payment Services present a noble potential to increase financial inclusiveness by extending access to financial services to rural consumers, which have to contend with severely access to traditional financial facilities such as Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), bank branches and other financial institutions. Despite the potential that mobile payment services offer, perceived uncertainties present one of the causes behind low consumer mobile payment services adoption in rural areas. Yet, the extent to which perceived trust influence behavioural intention to adopt mobile payment services in Tanzania differ among younger and older rural consumers, and, female and male rural consumers has not …

Investigation Of Budgetary Performance Measurement Practices And Use Of Accounting Information In Tanzanian Local Government Authorities (Lgas) Decision Making Process, Latifa Mbelwa

Business Management Review

The main objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between budgetary performance measurement assessment practices and the use of accounting information in the Local Government budgetary decision making processes. The paper specifically seeks to establish relationship between the assessment of Local Government Capital Development Grant (LCDG) and symbolic and instrumental use of accounting information in LGAs ' budgetary decision making process. The motivation of the research objective is based on the peculiar role of performance measurement as New Public Management techniques for achieving efficiency and ensures financial legitimacy in LGAs of developing countries. The paper is informed by …

Single Molecule Mass Measurements And Mass Spectrometry, Kermit K. Murray

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Voices From The Field: Exploring Partnerships With The African American Library At Gregory School In Houston, Texas, Bernardo E. Pohl Jr

Journal of Family Strengths

Dr. Bernardo Pohl conducted an interview with Ms. Valerie Wade, the library’s historian and oral archivist, to discuss the library’s history, partnerships, and vital role in the community.

Stroke Outreach In The Lao Community, Noor A. Dythavon

Master's Projects and Capstones

CNL Abstract

A community health needs assessment for the service area prompted concern regarding access to quality healthcare for non-English speaking Southeast Asians (SEA) in the area. Goals of an initial investigation and subsequent implementation of sustainable stroke health fairs for non-English speaking communities were evaluated to assess primary healthcare concerns that the SEA community face and to suggest long-term solutions to these issues. Initial investigation required researching population-specific minority health statistics to quantify the prevalence of chronic diseases and conditions which were prioritized in terms of needs versus disparities. Research came from evidence base practice guidelines and personal concern …

Keefektifan “Proses Guru” Sebagai Teknik Bimbingan Kelompok Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pengambilan Keputusan Karier Siswa Smk, Guruh Sukma Hanggara

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Career decision-making abilities are an important part of a student's career development continuum. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the GURU (Ground, Understand, Revise, Use) process as a group guidance technique to improve vocational school students' career decision-making abilities. The Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design experimental method was used in this research and the subjects were 12 students of SMKN 1 Trenggalek. Data analysis using the Two Independent Sample Test Mann Whitney U, obtained the Asymp value. Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.03 < real level ( /2 = 0.05) and it was concluded that the "GURU Process" as a group guidance technique was effective in improving the career decision making abilities of vocational school students. From these results, the researcher suggests that Counselors/BK Teachers can collaborate the TEACHER process with various other approaches, using it to develop various student potentials by paying attention to their development stages, psychological aspects and intervention content. Future researchers are advised to examine the GURU process with other research designs such as Single-Subject Designs or action research and pay attention to the use and feasibility of the instrument and its validity, as well as applying it to develop various other psychological aspects such as motivation, self-esteem, self-efficacy, critical thinking skills, the ability to think respectfully and so on.

Um Natural Products Center Designated As Center Of Excellence, Sydney Slotkin Dupriest

University of Mississippi News

Food and Drug Administration has awarded the distinction to NCNPR for 15 straight years

Department Of Audit, 2016 Annual Report, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Aria 2016: Care Pathways Implementing Emerging Technologies For Predictive Medicine In Rhinitis And Asthma Across The Life Cycle, J Bousquet, P. W. Hellings, I. Agache, A. Bedbrook, C. Bachert, K. C. Bergmann, M. Bewick, C. Bindslev-Jensen, S. Bosnic-Anticevitch, C. Bucca, D. P. Caimmi, P. A.M. Camargos, G. W. Canonica, T. Casale, N. H. Chavannes, A. A. Cruz, Carlo G De, R. Dahl, P. Demoly, P. Devillier, J. Fonseca, W. J. Fokkens, N. A. Guldemond, T. Haahtela, M. Illario, J. Just, T. Keil, L. Klimek, P. Kuna, D. Larenas-Linnemann

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Two Stay Two Stray (Tsts) Terhadap Proses Dan Hasil Belajar Geografi Siswa Sma, Bandarusin Bandarusin, Sugeng Utaya, Budijanto Budijanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to determine the effect of cooperative learning model Two Stay Two Stray the process and outcomes of high school students learning geography. This study is a quasi-experimental research (quasi) with pretest-posttest control group design. This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 4 Praya Central Lombok regency. The research subject is class XI IPS 3 as an experimental class and class XI IPS 4 as the control class. The data used in this study were the Data implementation of the learning process calculated as the total score obtained is divided by the maximum score and then multiplied by …

Studi Integrasi Tik Dalam Pembelajaran Di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan, Wahyu Nur Hidayat, Muladi Muladi, M. Alfian Mizar

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aimed to describe the perception of teachers towards the integration of ICT in learning; experience and ability to use computers in learning; availability of ICT facilities; and ICT training of teachers who have been followed. This research uses descriptive research design. Samples were taken for 166 vocational high school teachers, 53 adaptiveteachers, 38 normative teachers, and 75 productive teachers with proportionate stratified random sampling. The data collected questionnaire data, documentation studies, and interviews. The results showed that the perception of teachers towards the integration of ICT in learning included in the criteria is very high (85.51%). The ability …

Variants In Wfs1 And Other Mendelian Deafness Genes Are Associated With Cisplatin-Associated Ototoxicity, Heather E. Wheeler, Eric R. Gamazon, Robert Frisina, Carlos Perez-Cervantes, Omar El Charif, Brandon Mapes, Sophie D. Fossa, Darren Feldman, Robert Hamilton, David J. Vaughn, Clair Beard, Chunkit Fung, Chiristian Kollmannsberger, Jeri Kim, Taisei Mushiroda, Michiaki Kubo, Shirin Ardeshir-Rouhani-Fard, Lawrence H. Einhorn, Nancy Cox, M. Eileen Dolan, Lois Travis

Bioinformatics Faculty Publications

Cisplatin is one of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs worldwide and one of the most ototoxic. We sought to identify genetic variants that modulate cisplatin-associated ototoxicity (CAO). Experimental Design: We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of CAO using quantitative audiometry (4-12 kHz) in 511 testicular cancer survivors of European genetic ancestry. We performed polygenic modeling and functional analyses using a variety of publicly available databases. We used an electronic health record cohort to replicate our top mechanistic finding. Results: One SNP, rs62283056, in the first intron of Mendelian deafness gene WFS1 (wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein) and an expression …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Keberhasilanimplementasi Standar Akuntansi Pemerintahanberbasis Akrual : Sebuah Studi Empiris Pada Pemerintahan Kota Bogor, Marsdenia Marsdenia, Mutiha Arthaingan H

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research has objective to examine if factors Commitment to Organization, Human Resourses, Communication and Infrastructure influence the success of implemention of accrual basis in preparing local Government financial statement. This is a quantitative approach research which is used questionnaires to respondent research by using linier regression equation for analysis. The result is, only factors commitment and communication influenced the success of implementation process of accrual basis and factors human resources and infrastructure did not influenced the success of implementation.

Ujian On Line Dalam E-Learning: Perbandingan Ujianonline (Computer Based) Terhadap Ujian Tradisional (Paper Based), Heri Yuliyanto, Titis Wahyuni, Yulius Eka Agung Seputra

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Spreading the uneven quality education in Indonesia is a national educational problems to be solved. Implementation of quality education largely implemented in Java, in the case of Indonesian citizens spread all over Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. All citizens of the Indondesia want to receive a quality education that is easily accessible at reasonable costs. One solution that can be used to solve the problem is e-learning. However, many factors must be considered in the process of long-distance pembejaran known as elearning, one of which is the process of evaluating learning outcomes. This article discusses the process of evaluation of …

Evaluating Contradicting And Confirming Evidence: A Study On Beliefs And Motivated Reasoning, Zachary Alan Caddick

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine ideological, psychological, and demographic predictors of motivated reasoning. Three-hundred and seventy-seven participants from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system completed written responses critically evaluating strengths and weaknesses in a vignette on the topic of anthropogenic climate change. The vignette has two fictional scientists present prototypical arguments for and against anthropogenic climate change that are constructed with equally flawed and conflicting reasoning from both view points. Written responses were coded by a team of trained and reliability assessed qualitative raters. Motivated reasoning is operationalized by providing supporting evidence for the congruent belief and counter evidence …

The Effects Of Repeated Global Self-Adapted Testing On Online Statistics Performance, Gita Sierra Hodell

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computerized academic testing format. Centered on the motivating and stress-reducing aspects of personal control, a modified form of global self-adapted testing (GSAT) was explored to help students who are challenged by test anxiety or low academic motivation. Forty-two students completed multiple GSATs throughout one semester of college-level, online statistics. Of those students, 20 volunteered to complete an academic motivation questionnaire at the beginning of the semester. The relationships between scores on the motivation questionnaire, GSAT use characteristics, and statistics performance were analyzed. Students who used the GSATs correctly …