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Exploring Dyadic Relationships In Value Chains Using Phenomenological Case Study Approach, D Kasturiratne

Plymouth Business School

Introduction The research for this paper was conducted over three years from 2003-2006. This paper describes the research methodology used to validate the research question using a case study approach. The first part discusses the various research paradigms around the methodology of phenomenology and the choice for the use of case studies based on interview data. It discusses the design of the data collection instrument leading to how the data were collected and the interviews conducted. The paper concludes with a discussion of the strategies for analysis of the interview data. Research Question and Background The focus of the research …

Bioaccessibility Of U, Th And Pb In Solid Wastes And Soils From An Abandoned Uranium Mine, Michael Foulkes, Geoffrey Millward, Samuel Henderson, William Blake

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Suicide In An Ageing Uk Population: Problems And Prevention, G Hodge

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Purpose Suicide can be an emotive, and at times, controversial subject. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the social, health, personal, and cultural issues that can arise in later life and the potential reasons for suicide. It will analyse already recognised risk factors of suicide in older adults and focus on improving knowledge about the social meaning and causation of suicide for older people. It will also consider suicide prevention policies, their practice implications, and whether they are successful in protecting this potentially vulnerable cohort. Design/methodology/approach A synopsis of available literature in the form of a general …

Jiji Can Talk! An Oral Language Strategy Guide For Blended Learning Math Classrooms Using St Math, William Menz

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question addressed in this project was, how can an oral language strategy guide be created to support ELs language development in the elementary math classroom that uses ST Math. The capstone outlines strategies that can be paired with online content from ST Math to help ELs and native speakers develop oral language around the math puzzles presented in the standards based curriculum. By simultaneously addressing conceptual understanding of math content and English language development, the strategy guide works to meet the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and the Principles of Math Instruction for ELs using ST Math, …

Developing A Spiritual Leadership Curriculum At West University Church Of Christ, Daniel Mcgraw

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

In the fall of 2015, I worked with a small group of congregational members to develop a spiritual leadership curriculum for the West Houston Church of Christ. Many of the congregation’s leaders were feeling a sense of burnout and weariness in ministry. They yearned to deepen their own connection with God to energize their ministry. This article relates the history of the congregation before the intervention, outlines the process of the intervention, from its theological underpinnings to the development of the curriculum, and finally, examines the efficacy of this intervention.

Hookup Culture On College Campuses: Centering College Women, Communication Barriers, And Negative Outcomes, Laura Klinger

College Student Affairs Leadership

The majority of college students feel that their lives are dominated by the hookup culture, or a sexual culture of non-committed sexual encounters. However, college students are actually participating in this culture in much smaller numbers than they believe their peers to be, pointing to a culture that is driven by perception rather than clear communication or healthy desire. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on this subject, with particular emphasis on the challenges to communication that exist within hookup relationships with the understanding that this may contribute to the negative outcomes experienced by students. As women …

Opinion Editorial: Misclassification: The Power Of Language In Hispanic Serving Institution Designations, Gregory Lowe

College Student Affairs Leadership

Misclassification: The Power of Language in Hispanic Serving Institution Designations

Opinion Editorial: Reflecting On My Experience With Hbcus Through The Lens Of Catholic School, Nicole Rombach

College Student Affairs Leadership

My Experience with HBCUs through the Lens of Catholic School

Opinion Editorial: Challenging Minds And Changing Lives: How Historically Black Colleges And Universities Are Intentional About Educating The Whole Student, Rechard L. Peel Jr.

College Student Affairs Leadership

Challenging Minds and Changing Lives: How Historically Black Colleges and Universities are Intentional about Educating the Whole Student

Editor’S Corner: Confronting The Presence Of Difference Through Civil Discourse, Open Dialogue, And Respect, Lauren Presutti

College Student Affairs Leadership

Note from the editor-in-chief.

The Kabod Volume 2, Issue 1, Brenda Ayres

The Kabod

The complete issue of The Kabod, Volume 2, Issue 1.

Ecological And Policy Studies To Forecast The Future Of Mosquito-Borne Disease Control, Jill Nicole Ulrich

Open Access Dissertations

Now is a critical time for mosquito-borne disease (MBD) control. Although the reductions in the burden of malaria over the past decade and a half have saved more than a million lives, during the same period many mosquito-borne arboviruses have expanded in incidence and geographical range, causing large epidemics. With traditional mosquito control tools losing the battle against insecticide resistance and new biological control tools still in field trials, it is critical that MBD experts take a systematic approach to prepare for the future. The new biocontrol strategy of combating dengue fever with Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti is being tested at …

Winthrop Students Create Bilingual Books For Area Agencies To Display, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Jamilyn Larsen, who works in the dean’s office for the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) noted that clients for some local agencies were Hispanic families with young children who spoke Spanish as their first language.
• She proposed a community project that involved Winthrop education, world languages and design faculty and their students to create, illustrate and publish the Spanish/English children’s books.

Fall 2016 Commencement Program, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 11, 2016, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 11, 2016 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• University of South Alabama Named to Alabama’s Regional Autism Network
• Med School Café- Expert Advice for the Community
• USA Welcomes Dr. Wadad Mneimneh

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 4, 2016, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 4, 2016 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• USA Basic Medical Science Students Defend Doctoral Dissertations
• 10th Annual COM Research Forum Winners Announced
• Josh Braswell of Mobile Selected as Floragraph Honoree on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade
• College of Medicine Accepting Nominations for Faculty Assembly Positions
• Dec. 8 DSS to Feature Dr. Karla Satchell

Advent 3 One Year Series 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

No abstract provided.

James Herod's Wwii Naval Experience, Milan A. Pino

World War II

James Herod is possibly the youngest World War two veteran to have seen combat. He served in the Navy in the Pacific ocean and was present for the bombing of Hiroshima. Mr. Herod talked about a near death experience and growing up during the Great Depression.

Design And Development Of A Wind Tunnel For Stem Education, Evan Thomas Mumpower

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

2009 1m Snow Depth For Reynolds Mountain East, Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho, Rupesh Shrestha

Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory Data

Snow depth was calculated for the general area of Reynolds Mountain East in Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed using lidar data collected in November 10-18, 2007 (snow off) and March 19, 2009 (snow on). The raw point clouds were filtered using the BCAL Lidar Tools and then 2007 and 2009 point clouds were georeferenced to each other. The point clouds were then rasterized to 1 m and the 2007 bare earth raster was subtracted from the 2009 snow on raster to create a 1 m snow depth product. (https://bcal.boisestate.edu/tools/lidar and https://github.com/bcal-lidar/tools/wiki/BareDEM).

Get Your Funky On: The Setnor Jazz-Funk Combo; Bill Dicosimo, Director, William J. Dicosimo, Setnor Jazz-Funk Combo, Setnor School Of Music

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Development Of An Hplc-Based Oligosaccharide Synthesizer, Salvatore Pistorio

Dissertations

Carbohydrates are the most abundant molecules on Earth. They are involved in a wide range of fundamental biological processes: anti-inflammation, immune response, joint lubrication, cell growth, antigenic determination. Carbohydrates are also held responsible for many damaging cellular processes, such as bacterial and viral infections, development of tumors, etc.. Therefore, the development of effective methods for the synthesis of complex carbohydrates has become a critical area of glycosciences. One challenge that stands out is the stereocontrol in the synthesis of glycosidic bonds, the linkage that serves as the only means to connect simple monosaccharides into complex oligomeric networks. Beyond this, the …

Commencement Convocation Program, Sarasota - Manatee Campus, December 11, 2016, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Outstanding Graduate Award and Golden Bull Service and Leadership Award - Jennifer Caba; Outstanding Professor - Jean Kabongo

The Faithful Flyer, 12-11-2016, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, December 11, 2016

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

12/11/2016 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/11/2016. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Levin Analyzes The Life, Work Of Artists., Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

For many, the history of art is a recounting of names and dates. For Dr. Gail Levin, it is about the human stories behind great pieces of art. “I became in- terested in art because my mother had gone to art school and her parents made her drop out, because they thought art was sinful,” says this native of Atlanta, Georgia. The reason was that, as orthodox Jewish immigrants, her grandparents became alarmed when her mother began winning prizes for painting male nudes.

Levin not only de ed her grandparents’ traditions but took her studies very seriously, thanks to her …

A Carol A Day, Johann Roten S.M.

Marian Library Blog Archive

December 11: A thrill of hope

A Small Step Forwards On The Erd˝Os-S´Os Problem Concerning The Ramsey Numbers R(3, K), Rujie Zhu, Xiaodong Xu, Stanislaw Radziszowski

Articles

Let ∆s = R(K3, Ks) − R(K3, Ks−1), where R(G, H) is the Ramsey number of graphs G and H defined as the smallest n such that any edge coloring of Kn with two colors contains G in the first color or H in the second color. In 1980, Erd˝os and S´os posed some questions about the growth of ∆s. The best known concrete bounds on ∆s are 3 ≤ ∆s ≤ s, and they have not been improved since the stating of the problem. In this paper we present some constructions, which imply in particular that R(K3, Ks) ≥ …

Senior Recital: Jonathan Flores, Jazz Guitar, Jonathan Flores

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Flores studies jazz guitar with Trey Wright.