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Aquilegia Volume 41 No. 5 Fall 2017, Jill Handwerk, Jennifer Neale, Kelly Ambler, Mary Menz

Aquilegia - Colorado Native Plant Society

No abstract provided.

Beyond International And Multicultural: Intercultural Community Living, Anthony Gittins C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Engagement And Spirituality: Reflections From 'Le Jungle', Fintan Sheerin

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Review Of Martens, Sacred Scraps: Quilt And Patchwork Traditions Of Central Asia, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Sacred Scraps: Quilt and Patchwork Traditions of Central Asia

Author: Christine Martens

Published by: International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017.

Drawing upon years of extensive travel, field research, and personal interviews with craftsmen and scholars in Central Asia, Chris Martens has produced a magnificent book to accompany the 2017 exhibition at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, for which she served as guest curator. This book, and the exhibition, documents the prolific quilt and patchwork traditions of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Funds for travel, research, and systematic collecting came from …

Giving Credit: How Well Do Librarians Cite And Quote Their Sources?, Peter Genzinger, Deborah Wills

Library Publications

The practice of citing references is integral to scholarship. This paper focuses on three prominent journals for library science: College and Research Libraries, Library Resources and Technical Services, and Reference and User Services Quarterly. Errors in both citations and quotations were found in all three journals, although no statistically significant differences among journals were discovered. Citation errors of less than 10 percent were found for all three journals, while in total, 30.3 percent of quotations were judged to be questionable in some way. The paper includes recommendations for authors, editors and librarians. It also recommends further study of errors in …

Syntax, Newsletter Of The Suffolk University English Department, Issue 1, 2017, English Department

Syntax Newsletter of the Suffolk University English Department

No abstract provided.

The Socializer-Fall 2017, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Fall 2017 Sociology departmental newsletter.

Dipl 1711ab Introduction To International Relations, Binneh S. Minteh Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course is an introduction to the field of International Relations. It offers a broad overview of international relations focusing on basic concepts, theories and central themes such as war and peace, conflict and cooperation, poverty and prosperity. The course will provide you with an understanding of the basic concepts in the field, including power, interdependence, sovereignty and globalization. The course examines different levels of analysis and ways scholars of global politics explore the evolution and functioning of the international system. The course will focus on the nation-state, historically the primary actor in IR, as well as examine the growing …

Dipl 6717 Conflict And Forced Population Movements In Africa, Assefaw Bariagaber Dr.

Diplomacy Syllabi

A few years after the African decade of independence (the 1960s), conflicts and the accompanying forced population movements spread dramatically, and the peoples of Africa faced enormous political, security, and economic challenges. The euphoria of independence from colonial powers that began in 1957 with the independence of Ghana and Guinea immediately gave way to dictatorships, political oppression, and instability and endless conflicts. The early optimism, which was shared by almost all of the newly liberated peoples, was replaced by uncertainty and even hopelessness. While it is true that there have been a few countries that had fared better then, and …

Southern Register. 2017.3 (Fall 2017), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

No abstract provided.

Prison Labor, Andrew Weisbach, Chad O'Connell, Jake Roberts, Trenton Newlin

Fall 2017 Projects

This group explores the history and continuing existence of prison labor.

Hermeneutics And Its Discontents In Philosophy Of Science: On Bruno Latour, The “Science Wars”, Mockery, And Immortal Models, Babette Babich

Articles and Chapters in Academic Book Collections

Themes discussed include a hermeneutic of hermeneutic philosophy of science, along with the hegemony of analytic style in university philosophy in the US and Europe as well as the rhetoric of power, highlighting the politics of mockery using the example of Alan Sokal’s hoax as this sought to exclude other voices in the academy, especially philosophy of science. In addition to reviewing Sokal’s attack on Bruno Latour, Latour’s own “biography” of an investigation is read as articulating a doubled hermeneutic reflection on modernity including both field ethnography and lab-ethnography. The further question of the viability of a hermeneutics of science …

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Wku Ogden College Of Science & Engineering

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

Newsletter created by and about Ogden College of Science & Engineering.

• Stevens, Cheryl. A Word with the Dean . . .
• From the Hilltop
• 3rd Annual Research Experience for Undergraduates Program Conference
• Into Bowling Green
• Barren RIver
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Barrow, Alaska
• South Korea
• Postcards from the Field
• WKU Research Foundation
• Office of Research & Creative Activity
• About Applied Research & Technology Program
• Dean's Office News
• School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
• How to Connec
• Ogden College Hall

South Commons: Assessing Contemporary Use And Envisioning New Users, Amanda Rees, Alexandria Ard, James Bennett, Kenya Davis, Christofer Gass, Erica Mehl, Steven Stannell

Columbus Community Geography Center

The Friends of South Commons requested CSU’s Columbus Community Geography Center assist in two projects. This project focused on two types of data related to South Commons. First, analyzing feedback from visitors to the Columbus Museum’s Common Grounds exhibition on the activities they wished to see on South Commons. Second, students collected baseline data to assess who is using South Commons for everyday active and passive use, what our team began to call “background.” From August to November 2017, the Columbus Community Geography Center’s (CCGC) urban geography team collected data to support community partners Friends of South Commons and the …

Developing A Blended Learning Model In Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Programs: Faculty Development Through Action Research, Eugene Basil

Dissertations

Public institutions of higher education in Kentucky have been experiencing cuts in state budgets. Kentucky lawmakers have moved state colleges to a performance-based form of budgeting. In this new budget paradigm, an institution’s funding is based on a metric that significantly considers student outcomes. Technical college programs are not currently meeting the quantity, and in some cases quality, outputs required to sustain the economic growth in the community. To increase the capacity, quality, and accessibility of technical programs, the faculty members of the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies division of the Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College implemented a blended learning approach …

Volume 21, No. 4 (October 2017), Office Of Alumni Engagement, Bryant University

Bryant University Alumni Bulletin (2004-)

No abstract provided.

Issue 43, David Bell

NoteBooth

"Twenty Years of Harry Potter" exhibit; Welcome new education librarian Michele McDaniel

Surveys Of The Street And Private Dog Population: Jamnagar, Gujarat India, Tamara Kartal, Amit Chaudhari

Stray and Feral Animal Populations Collection

Humane Society International (HSI) conducted two dog population surveys in all 4 Zones of Jamnagar (human population of 609,613). One was a street dog survey and the other was a survey of the private (pet) dog population.

Uni Today, V101n2, Fall 2017, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
--Women in the Workplace
--Building More Than a Strong Team
--Panther Polaroids
--From the Director
--UNI Profile: Stacey Nelson
--UNI Alumni: Natalia Martin Martin
--Impact UNI
--2017 UNI Homecoming: Panthers Awaken
--Campus
--Class Notes
--Alumni Travel Program
--Historial Photos
--Alumni Clubs and Calendar of Events

The Academic And Behavioral Impact Of Multiple Sport Participation On High School Athletes, Christopher James Kohl

Dissertations

For many high school student athletes, there is increased pressure to specialize in one sport, to participate at a high level, and to play year-round (Brenner, 2016). This increased emphasis on sport specialization has led to a proliferation of overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout (Brenner, 2016). Sport specialization significantly contributes to overuse injuries, which account for almost half of all sport injuries (Andrews & Yaeger, 2013). This research was designed to clarify if there are significant differences in the behavioral and academic performance of student athletes who compete in one sport and student athletes who compete in multiple sports. Six …

Shale Innovation Project Methane Regulations Federal State And Local Trends, Oct. 18, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Wealth And Poverty | World Food Day Food Drive On, Oct. 16, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Vegetation Classification Of Coffea On Hawaii Island Using Worldview-2 Satellite Imagery, Julie Gaertner, Vanessa Brooks Genovese, Christopher Potter, Kelvin Sewake, Nicholas C. Manoukis

School of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Coffee is an important crop in tropical regions of the world; about 125 million people depend on coffee agriculture for their livelihoods. Understanding the spatial extent of coffee fields is useful for management and control of coffee pests such as Hypothenemus hampei and other pests that use coffee fruit as a host for immature stages such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, for economic planning, and for following changes in coffee agroecosystems over time. We present two methods for detecting Coffea arabica fields using remote sensing and geospatial technologies on WorldView-2 high-resolution spectral data of the Kona region of Hawaii Island. …

Use Of Academic Resources Among Different Socioeconomic Classes, Kristin Zimmerman

Sacred Heart University Scholar

Access to academic resources is influenced by socioeconomic status. Based on Bourdieu’s concept of economic and cultural capital and Lareau’s theory of social inequality, it is hypothesized that students from high socioeconomic status would access academic resources at a significantly higher rate. This hypothesis was evaluated in a survey of 120 college students. Basic hypothesis testing showed no significant differences. Advanced hypothesis testing, however, found a significant difference for males and undergraduate seniors. The results suggest a trend that students from lower socioeconomic families access academic resources at a higher rate than students from higher socioeconomic families. A more diverse …

Sacred Heart University Scholar, Volume 1, Number 1

Sacred Heart University Scholar

No abstract provided.

Geopolitical Relations: Uganda’S Role In The Development Of The River Nile, Jordan Williams

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study examined the geopolitical relations of the Nile Basin by looking at Uganda as a case study, and analyzed Uganda’s use and development of the River Nile. It reviews the history of transboundary politics and treaties along with Uganda’s development projects in the region. The paper then discusses modern relations and agreements, with a focus on the most recent agreement between the Riparian States, the Cooperative Framework Agreement, and how Uganda fits into them with regards to their interest in hydropower development within their borders on the Nile. It then explores possible future developments on the river and the …

Traces Volume 45, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

A Study Of Work Practices In Tasmanian Government Schools: Final Report To The Australian Education Union – Tasmanian Branch, Sheldon Rothman, Lawrence C. Ingvarson, Paul R. Weldon, Ali Radloff, Darren Matthews

Teacher workforce and careers

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) conducted an online survey of members on behalf of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU). The survey, which was open to teachers, school leaders (principals and assistant principals) and education support staff working in Tasmanian government schools and offices, was available to the majority of members of the Union in August 2017, and remained open for four weeks during Term 3. The survey was based on one conducted for the Victorian branch of the AEU in 2016. The survey of the work of union members in Tasmanian government schools focussed …

Gentrification & The Cultural Identity Of Harlem, William Gibbons

Open Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

October 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Festival provides chance to explore Chinese and East Asian culture
• Chinese water expert to address climate change as WMU visiting scholar
• Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners
• Russian Cultural Expo and Conference to take place at WMU
• Speaker to address ties between immigration, NAFTA