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Curry To Lead Alabama Chapter Of National Doctors Group, Carolyn Walsh

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Uab Division Director Named Vice President Of The Rheumatology Research Foundation, Staff

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Respectability & The Quest For Citizenship, Angela M. Banks

Brooklyn Law Review

Within the United States there is a long history of immigration and citizenship law and policy being shaped by the idea that certain immigrant populations are a threat to American society. Such ideas justified the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the enactment of new deportation grounds in 1917, and the adoption of national origin quotas in 1924. The repeal or revision of these laws has required discrediting the immigrant threat narratives justifying them. Immigrants have done this by demonstrating their respectability—their commitment and adherence to mainstream American values, norms, and practices. Scholars in the humanities and the …

The "Blurred Lines" Of Copyright Law: Setting A New Standard For Copyright Infringement In Music, Joseph M. Santiago

Brooklyn Law Review

In 2014, rock legends Led Zeppelin were sued by a relatively obscure band, named Spirit, for copyright infringement over the use of their iconic 1971 song “Stairway to Heaven.” Just a year before, musicians Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams found themselves in the same position over their hit song “Blurred Lines.” Both cases, tried in the Ninth Circuit through the same signature “extrinsic/intrinsic” infringement analysis, had different outcomes—Led Zeppelin was victorious, while Thicke and Williams lost. These differing outcomes help to accentuate the problem with applying the typical copyright infringement tests—ones used for any type of artistic medium—to music. Music …

"Waiting On The (Music) World To Change": Licensing In The Digital Age Of Music, Gabriella A. Conte

Brooklyn Law Review

The music industry appears to be thriving with constant record breaking sales and more ways to listen to music than ever before. But behind the scenes, government regulation has struggled to adapt to changes in the industry, leaving industry players uncertain of the bounds of copyright. Decades ago, the two most prevalent Performing Rights Organizations—entities that collect royalties for songwriters and publishers based on public performances of their musical compositions—in the United States, ASCAP and BMI, entered into consent decrees to assuage antitrust concerns. Last amended over fifteen years ago, these decrees govern the music licensing practices of a vast …

Secrecy For The Sake Of It: The Defend Trade Secrets Act, Lauren Rayner Davis

Brooklyn Law Review

With foreign economic espionage and national security concerns thrust to the forefront of the discussion, Congress nearly unanimously passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act after a concerted effort by the executive branch, federal law enforcement, and intellectual property scholars. While this landmark legislation provides the long sought-after grounds of original federal jurisdiction for trade secret misappropriation claims, the statute also offers litigants a powerful remedy—the ex parte seizure provision. This unprecedented provision in trade secrets law allows a plaintiff, with no notice to the defendant, to file an application with the court requesting that U.S. Marshals seize and hold the …

Strictly Speaking: Courts Should Not Adopt Strict Scrutiny For Firearm Regulations, Andrew Kimball

Brooklyn Law Review

A militia right or an individual right? In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court of the United States declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to a firearm outside the context of a militia. While pronouncing the individual right to a gun as fundamental, the Court declined to define an appropriate standard of review to assess firearm regulations. Thus, the Heller decision opened the floodgates for legal challenges to firearm regulations across the nation. Absent direction from the Supreme Court, many lower courts reacted by applying intermediate scrutiny, but in Kolbe v. Hogan the Fourth Circuit …

Circuit Rift Sends Sound Waves: An Interpretation Of The Copyright Act's Scope Of Protection For Digital Sampling Of Sound Recordings, Elyssa E. Abuhoff

Brooklyn Law Review

Digital sampling of sound recordings itself has become an art—an art that has given rise to hit songs that have out-charted the songs they sampled. Yet there is a debate within the music industry and legal field over whether there is a de minimis exception for the unauthorized use of sound recordings. In the summer of 2016, in VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, the Ninth Circuit departed from the Sixth Circuit’s unpopular 2006 decision in Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films by holding that the Copyright Act allows for a de minimis exception for the unauthorized use of sound recordings. …

Data Snapshot: 2.1 Million More Childless U.S. Women Than Anticipated, Kenneth Johnson

Carsey Publications

In 2016, there were 2.1 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than anticipated. The 19.5 million women age 20–39 in 2016 who had never given birth was 12 percent more than demographers would have expected given child-bearing patterns just before the Great Recession. In 2016, there were 7 percent more women 20–39 than ten years earlier, but 22 percent more who had never had a child.

Psychological Distress And Adjustment In College Students, Donovan A. Miles

Theses and Dissertations

The mental health needs of college students have risen dramatically. According to Kitzrow (2003), an estimated 84% of students who walked into a school counseling centers show significant causes for concern. These students were at high risks because of a variety of psychological distress. The current study sought to understand the multidimensional impact of mental health concerns on students' academic adjustment. Undergraduate students from a northeast public university completed an online survey that comprised of demographic information and two Likert type scales that measured psychological distress and academic adjustment. Results indicated that depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and eating concerns …

2017-December-12-Spiders' Internal Clocks, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Surrendering To Gender In Education? Complacency And The Woman Leader, Kimberly L. Clark Ed. D., Ane T. Johnson Ph. D.

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purpose of our study was to better understand the role of gender performance for aspiring school leaders through a reflection of their journey through the administrative pipeline. The transformation of professional aspirations throughout and following the certification process and during employment was also analyzed. Also, the appealing factors of a nontraditional administrative preparation program were evaluated. Using heuristic qualitative methods, women graduates of and expedited certification for educational leadership program participated in focus groups and a select group returned for individual interviews. Coding was employed to analyze the data. Our participants entered into school leadership as a result of …

Viral Marketing – The Case Of Turkey, Hanna Lewicka

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

Turkish advertisements in the form of a case study to determine which factors seem to play the most important role in terms of viral marketing message perception in Turkey. As a country in which the increasing role of digital media and the internet is beginning to dominate interpersonal communication, the use of viral approach in marketing is also growing. The examples of most viral videos in Turkey from the previous years confi rm that the most important factor which determines the success of a viral message is its content, which should be at the same time attention-catching and entertaining. Nevertheless, …

Board Of Regents Finalizes Consolidations: Georgia Southern University And Armstrong State University And Of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College And Bainbridge State College, University System Of Georgia

Armstrong State & Georgia Southern Consolidation: University System of Georgia Consolidation News (Archived)

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Effectiveness Of Social Work Reentry Programs At Preventing Recidivism, Daniel C. Grijalva

Publications and Research

Each year in the United States, thousands of individuals are released from prisons and must reintegrate into society. Ensuring these individuals obtain adequate employment upon release is key to keeping them from returning to the penal system. This paper examines different social work programs that attempt to secure employment for ex-offenders. This paper reviews the obstacles these programs face and considers how social workers can improve the effectiveness of these programs at preventing recidivism. This paper acknowledges that some of these programs have achieved moderate success in preventing recidivism but recognizes the need to research current programs’ methodologies so that …

Academics: The Newsletter Of The Swosu College Of Arts And Sciences, Peter Grant

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

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A Study Of Undergraduate Personal Finance Courses At Public Universities In The Pacific Northwest Using An Action Research Approach, Melody Bell

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

The purpose of this action research study was to examine undergraduate personal finance course instruction with a specific focus on student loan debt instruction at public universities in Oregon. This study focused on the central research question: What is the scope, sequence, and emphasis on the curriculum in undergraduate financial education courses and how could it be improved? Four personal finance professors from four public universities in Oregon participated in the study; with one of the universities serving as the focus. The first stage after the proposed study was to audit the personal finance course at the focus university. The …

The Effect Of Multiage Grouping On The Self-Esteem Of Students, Aaron Farrant

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Dissertations

Educators know children need to learn at a level that is appropriately challenging for them. If the material is too difficult, the children will often feel defeated and stop trying. If the material is too easy, the children will often lose interest and not achieve their potential. Educators also know children learn at different speeds and have different abilities, even children who are the same age. Despite knowing this, the traditional educational model is designed to group children based solely on age and the expectation is for the teacher to differentiate to meet the needs of each individual child in …

Uab's Bentley Named President-Elect Of Teacher Association, Staff

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National Art Therapy Association Appoints Uab Psychologist As Board President, Staff

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Community Development Projects In Moldova, Berkend Pura

Capstone Collection

This Independent Practitioner Inquiry Capstone (IPIC) aims to provide relevant information, from a Peace Corps (PC) Volunteer (PCV) standpoint, on a renovation project that was implemented in the village of Vorniceni, Republic of Moldova. At its core, this was a community development project that involved the active participation of the community of Vorniceni, providing local resources and knowledge towards the goal of building a healthier sanitation facility on the second floor of the local kindergarten.

The results of this effort indicate that the involvement of the client (people) is crucial to sucess in implementing projects, and it also shows that …

Ballet Memphis To Perform "I Am" Project Jan. 20 For 2018 Alabama Dance Festival, Shannon Thomason

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Having A Happy Holiday With Dr. Josh: Coping With Grief, Alicia Rohan

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Premium Assistance Available For Qualifying Employees, Linda Gunter

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Does Thinking Style Affect The Impacts Of Satisfaction And Reputation On Repurchase Intention? A Cross-National Comparison, Oznur Ozkan Tektas, Canan Eryigit, Ozge Tayfur Ekmekci

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

The purpose of this study is to test whether the influence of satisfaction and reputation on repurchase intention varies among analytic and holistic thinkers. We employed an individual level approach to measure cross-cultural differences regarding thinking style and other variables. We made a cross-cultural comparison via analyzing the effects of satisfaction and firm reputation on repurchase intention, using data from the USA and Turkey that reflect analytic and holistic thinking cultures, respectively. Also, we conducted intra-cultural analyses in which the USA data and Turkish data were analyzed separately. Findings from these analyses revealed that holistic and analytic thinking styles create …

2017-2018 Senior Recital - Clarissa Vieira (Cello), Clarissa Viera, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Weekly: A Design System That Combines Graphic And Interaction Design For Scheduling Student Events, Kaige Liu

Theses

A common need for students is scheduling events efficiently. Students using various methods for scheduling events. Some prefer a physical paper calendar, while others prefer to use a mobile device. Several problems can occur when students schedule events. For example, it may not be clear when a student’s free time periods are, especially when trying to meet with a team or group members. Also, user’s preferences are different on how they schedule events.

To address the issue of inefficiency in scheduling events, a design system that focuses on print, interaction, and user experience design is created. The design system includes …

James Sayer Interview, Former Dean, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, James E. Sayer

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

On September 29, 2017, Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed James E. Sayer, Professor Emeritus, about his four-decade career at Wright State University . Sayer discusses the development of the Communication program, his multiple terms as Faculty President, the creation of the Faculty Senate, faculty unionization, and his service as Dean of the Lake Campus. The interview reflects on leadership transitions, institutional growth, and changing campus culture.

Substitute Salvation: An Online Classroom Resource, Rachel Callaly

Honors Theses

As a teacher, not having a plan for days when you are not in the classroom is not an option. Usually, a teacher can plan a few days in advance and be prepared for a substitute teacher to come in. However, more often than not, the substitute is not certified to teach in the subject they are covering, which becomes particularly difficult in a World Language class, such as Spanish. Additionally, some days there is no advanced notice for an absence, and a last-minute plan has to be made. That is where Substitute Salvation comes in. Substitute Salvation is a …

Fundations: A Systematic, Research-Based Program To Support Students With Dyslexia Through Tier 1 Instruction, Clarie C. Innocenti

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

This study explored whether students with dyslexia can be supported through Tier 1 intervention in the general education setting. The school researched in this study chose to purchase a research-based program, FUNdations, which can be implemented at Tier 1, 2, or 3, to support students with language-based disabilities, including dyslexia. Students identified with dyslexia require explicit instruction in phonics and decoding skills. As the Dyslexia Center for Utah (2014) reports, dyslexia is a common language-based disability, affecting one in five learners. This study has examined teachers within the general education setting implementing FUNdations as a research-based intervention to address …