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Arbitration: Creature Of Contract, Pillar Of Procedure, Hiro Aragaki

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Beyond Legality: Understanding The Legitimacy Of Executive Action In Immigration Law, Ming Hsu Chen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Restorative Justice From The Margins To The Center: The Emergence Of A New Norm In School Discipline, Thalia Gonzalez

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

From Global To Local: Domestic Human Rights Norms In Theory And Practice, Thalia Gonzalez

Faculty Scholarship

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Citation Pattern In Ph.D. Theses In The Field Of Philosophy: A Study Of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Preeti Mahajan, Anil Saini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The present study is based on the 8223 citations appended in the 26 doctoral theses of Philosophy submitted to Panjab University, Chandigarh, for the award of doctoral degree during 2002-2012. The main purpose of this study was to investigate authorship pattern of the citations, type and form of literature cited, and to compile a ranked list of journals in Philosophy. The study revealed that books were the most preferred sources of information used by the researchers in the field of Philosophy accounting for 40.67% of total citations, followed by journals with 17.99% citations. Badford’s law of scattering was used …

Meeting The Information Needs Of Nurses For Effective Healthcare Delivery In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State, Emmanuel Uwazie Anyanwu Dr., Desmond Chinedu Oparaku, Oyemike Victor Benson

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study focused on meeting the information needs of Nurses for effective health care delivery in Nigeria with Federal Medical Centre, Owerri as case study and the area of study is South-East, Nigeria.. The descriptive survey method was used. The nominal roll of Federal Medical Centre,Owerri was used to derive the population of the study which is 300 and the sample of the study is 171. The questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The data collected was analysed using the simple percentages and tables. The findings of the study revealed that the nurses had need of information to …

School Library Media Resources Availability As A Predictor Of Secondary School Students Academic Achievement In Social Studies In Ondo State, Nigeria, Kayode Abel Afolabi Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The poor performance of Junior Secondary school students in Social Studies has been a source of concern for government and other stakeholders in education in Nigeria. This is occasioned partly by lack of relevant media resources needed for teaching and learning in Social Studies. This is why this study intended to investigate the extent of availability of school library media resources in the school library media centre and how that has contributed to students’ achievement in Social Studies in JSS in Ondo State. A questionnaire titled “School Library Media Resources Questionnaire” was used to gather information on availability of school …

The Law And Policy Of People Analytics, Matthew T. Bodie, Miriam A. Cherry, Marcia L. Mccormick, Jintong Tang

All Faculty Scholarship

Leading technology companies such as Google and Facebook have been experimenting with people analytics, a new data-driven approach to human resources management. People analytics is just one example of the new phenomenon of “big data,” in which analyses of huge sets of quantitative information are used to guide decisions. Applying big data to the workplace could lead to more effective outcomes, as in the Moneyball example, where the Oakland Athletics baseball franchise used statistics to assemble a winning team on a shoestring budget. Data may help firms determine which candidates to hire, how to help workers improve job performance, and …

The Health Exception, Monica E. Eppinger

All Faculty Scholarship

The abortion doctrine laid out in Roe v. Wade permits a procedure necessary to preserve the life or the health of the pregnant woman, setting out what has come to be called the “life exception” and the “health exception.” This Article investigates the background and antecedents of the health exception, identifying three periods of formation and change up to the drafting of the Model Penal Code in 1959. It argues that theories of health lie at the heart of legal doctrine, shaping common-law treatment of abortion and persisting in nineteenth- and twentieth-century statutes. This account reveals origins of a health …

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: The History Of Its Interpretation. Vol. Iii: From Modernism To Post-Modernism. Part 2: The Twentieth Century—From Modernism To Post-Modernism [Book Review] / Sæbø, Magne, Ed., Kenneth Bergland

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.