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Mediation In The Mediterranean: Italy As A Crucible For Immigration And Intercultural Mediation, Nicole Patteuw Abetti

MA TESOL Collection

Europe is again in an intense state of migration influx. While some European countries have historical precedence for these types of population shifts, Italy has largely remained outside the modern phenomenon, since it did not experience the economic boom of post WW2 and the subsequent demand for migrant workers, nor did it experience the pull effect of language migrants after the decolonization of Africa. Italy therefore also missed the second surge of migration during the 70’s and 80’s when families of these immigrants began arriving in Europe. What Italy did experience throughout the 20^th century, and continues to experience …

Hola A Todos: Elementary Spanish I, Mariana Stone, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope, Valerie Hastings, Rosaria Meek, Alvaro Torres-Calderon

Foreign Languages Textbooks

This is a preliminary Open Textbook as created by the UNG Elementary Spanish I grant team using a Round Six Textbook Transformation Grant. The textbook is currently composed of original instructional materials created for the OER-based course, and the team is working to create a full open textbook at a later date.

Separate files are included in the Additional Files section in a compressed .zip format for editing and quicker uploads/downloads within classes.

Grammar and vocabulary pre-class activities, lectures, and post-class homework are included within these seven chapters:

• Introduction
• La Universidad
• La Familia
• El Tiempo Libre
• La Casa
• La …

An Analysis Of Retail Sales In Micropolitan Areas In The Year 2000, Brett Miller, Michael Davidsson

Paper Presentations

In this paper retail sales will be used to help understand the consumer spending habits of micropolitan areas in the year 2000. The year 2000 was a big year for American consumers, it was at the turn of the century, some said that the world was ending; others said it was just the begging of a new technological era. This paper will take a look at many factors that could have affected the retail sales (i.e. consumer spending) in micropolitan areas, as well as be able to help explain the consumer confidence in the year 2000. Areas such as population …

Portland Msa Economic & Population Outlook April 2018, Portland State University, Northwest Economic Research Center, Thomas Potiowsky

Northwest Economic Research Center Publications and Reports

NERC's biannual forecast of employment, income, housing permits, and house prices for the Portland MSA. The April release also includes the annual forecast of population and households.

Spring 2018, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

No abstract provided.

Comparing Substance Use And Mental Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority And Heterosexual Women In Probability And Non-Probability Samples, Laurie Drabble, Karen Trocki, Rachael Korcha, Jamie Klinger, Cindy Veldhuis, Tonda Hughes

Faculty Publications

Objective To examine similarities and differences in demographics and key substance use and mental health outcomes in a probability sample of heterosexual women and two samples of sexual minority women (SMW), one recruited using probability and the other using non-probability methods. Methods Using data from four waves of the National Alcohol Survey (NAS; n = 315 SMW; 10,523 heterosexual women) and Wave 3 of the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women (CHLEW; n = 688 SMW) study, we examined hazardous drinking, drug use, tobacco use, depression, and help-seeking for alcohol or other drug problems. Results Compared to SMW …

Queer Turn: 2018 Proceedings Complete, Linda Heidenreich, Maria Gonzalez, Francisco Villegas

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Enterprise Marketing Automation Software Selection, Anju Babu

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Enterprises devote a large amount of time and effort in selecting software products that are critical to their competitive advantage, and one such software is the marketing automation software. The paper discusses in detail the different criteria and methodology for selecting one marketing automation software product among the leading products available in the market.

The selection process was identified as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem and the methodology used for analysis was Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM), a variation of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Nine experts with different backgrounds in terms of job functions, functional experience, and geographies, who had expertise …

Could Aldi Succeed In Canada?, Sonia Boyer, Justin Carr, Sam Loomis, Maria Prothero, Quentin Street, Jimmy Chen

Global Manager Abroad

This research considers Aldi’s potential for penetrating the Canadian grocery market. We consider the history of Aldi, its strategy and previous international expansion, and important political, economic, and social landscapes it will face in Canada. After answering a set of research questions devised to analyze all aspects of a new venture for Aldi in Canada, we provide a set of recommendations for how Aldi should proceed.

Southern Register. 2018.2 (Spring/Summer 2018), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

No abstract provided.

Policy Communication And The Influence Of Agricultural Communities On Karst Landscapes: A Case Study In Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam, Elizabeth Willenbrink

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Karst landscapes are vulnerable to human influence, especially agricultural practices. The interconnectedness between surface activities and subsurface environments make karst landscapes particularly susceptible to soil erosion and water contamination. The likelihood of these two phenomena happening increases when agricultural intensification, irrigation, or fertilizer application occurs. This situation arises frequently in Vietnam, where 18% of the country is karst terrain and 60% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods (Farming First 2009). In order to mitigate the negative consequences of agriculture on karst landscapes, effective implementation of policy to regulate human activities and increased communication of these policies to …

Diversity, Identification, And Rhetoric In Tech: On The Analysis Of Satirical Conference Talks, Bryan Knowles

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this thesis, I examine the rhetorical strategies in Jenn Schiffer’s satirical conference talks in which she comments upon her own tech community. In part, I consider her arguments under the theoretical lenses of Burke, Epicurus, and Camus, theories placed alongside the reflective writing of Ullman as a queer woman in that selfsame community. I also discuss the pedagogical opportunities of such an analysis–of tech conference talks in general–to the modern student in our technologically-connected age. Finally, in the long term, I plan to connect the outcomes of this project to a larger project in partial fulfillment of a doctorate …

Carbon Flux And Weathering Processes In Icelandic Glacial-Fed Rivers, Allison Quiroga

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

An investigation into the carbon dynamics and weathering processes occurring in Icelandic glacial-fed streams was conducted during the spring to summer seasonal transition in June of 2017. Four major outlet rives were sampled from the glaciers of Gígjökull, Steinsholtsjökull, Sólheimajökull, and Falljökull. Markarfljót, the major river that Gígjökull, Steinsholtsjökull, and many other glaciers drain into, was also sampled. Longitudinal sampling occurred at all sites to capture downstream trends in the hydrogeochemistry and carbon dynamics. Distinct differences in geochemistry between glacier surface meltwater, sub-glacial waters, pro-glacial lake water, and post-mixed downstream samples were evident in the data. Glacier surface streams were …

Social Studies/History Curricula In Ghana, Razak Dwomoh

2018 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity – Documents

Abstract

This research will examine how social studies developed within the curricula within Ghana. I will report this in USA and juxtapose with Ghana and other post-colonial African countries. The study assesses the quantity of the content of history as it is merged with social studies curricula, its implications on students, economy, and educational sectors in Ghana. It is noted that majority of students at tertiary levels in Ghana would find it difficult to give detail information about Ghana’s history and Ghana’s historical place in the world when probed. Six post-colonial African countries’ social studies/history curricula are examined on the …

Harpur Palate, Volume 17 Number 2, Winter And Spring 2018, Harpur Palate .

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

B. Anne Adriaens | Whit Arnold | Jenna Bazzell | Karen Bell | Jerry M. Burger | Roger Camp | Benjamin Gucciardi | Emily Hockaday | Alyssa Jewell | Elizabeth Knapp | Amy Miller | Bibhu Padhi | Nickalus Rupert | Sara Sass | Willa Schneberg | Conor Scruton | Virginia Smith Rice | Ian C. Williams |M. Drew Williams | Cassondra Windwalker | Faye Zhang

Dipl 6001 Aa The Politics Of Cultural And Ethnic Diversity In The Contemporary World, Margarita M. Balmaceda Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

Current challenges to multiculturalism and peaceful coexistence of various groups in the US, South East Asia and beyond challenge us to re-examine various models of dealing with cultural and ethnic diversity at the level of states, societies, and local communities. This course examines these issues through a focus on the ‘organization of diversity’. After an examination of the development of the concept of ‘nation’ and its political uses, it proceeds to an analysis of different models of recognizing (or not) this diversity and organizing it as part of the institutional setup of the state and its policies. Among the case …

Corruption, Right On!: Hidden Cameras, Cynical Satire, And Banal Intimacies Of Anti-Corruption, Smoki Musaraj

Sociology & Anthropology Open Access Publications

Since 2002, the satirical investigative television show Fiks Fare (“Right On!" or “Exactly”) has aired immediately after prime-time news at a leading national broadcasting network in Albania. Through sting operations and cynical satire, the show tells the raw story of everyday experiences of corruption in Albanian society-from daily interactions with low-level public administration officers to the backroom deals of high-level officials. Over the years, Fiks Fare has endured as an effective whistle-blower in a country notorious for a lack of prosecutions and convictions on corruption charges. In this article, I explore the effects of this unlikely anti-corruption agent by drawing …

College Of Health Sciences E-Newsletter, April 2018, Irvin B. Harrell (Editor)

Ellmer College of Health Sciences Newsletters

April 2018 issue of Old Dominion University's College of Health Sciences Newsletter.

Volume 46 Number 1, Eiu College Of Education

Eastern Education Journal

No abstract provided.

Spring/Summer 2018, Academy Of Lifelong Learning

Program Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Isu Today- April 16, 2018, Indiana State University, Communications And Marketing

University Announcements - ISU Today

No abstract provided.

Isu Today- April 13, 2018, Indiana State University, Communications And Marketing

University Announcements - ISU Today

No abstract provided.

Re-Imagining Linguistic Competence And Teaching Towards Communicative Success In Transnational And Translingual Spaces Of Today's Global Reality, Maria Houston

Crosspol Journal

No abstract provided.

"Out In The Open And Free": Nature-Based Settings And Literacy Learning At Adventure-Risk-Challenge, Merrilyne Lundahl

Crosspol Journal

No abstract provided.

Geofest 2018 Student Awards Celebration, April 18, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Geology Colloquium | Exploring Environmental Drivers Of Morphological Change In Horseshoe Crabs And Sea Scorpions, April 20, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Science Café | Algae: Friend Or Foe, April 4, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Dislocation Of Cosmopolitan Identities In Eduardohalfon´S Monasterio, Nicolás Campisi

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Student Engagement Curriculum For The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, Michael Angelo Caban

Capstone Collection

This paper is a guide for a student engagement curriculum for the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus(PGMC). Included are the theoretical frameworks for youth empowerment and development, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer/Questioning, and more (LGBTQ+) empowerment, and intercultural training design and facilitation that are at the center and the considerations an intercultural trainer and youth programmer and facilitator should constantly regard. The main purpose of this is to put forth a document that PGMC, as well as any group or organization, can use to empower LGBTQ+ young people, as well as their straight allies, and to develop leaders in their schools …

Isu Today- April 17, 2018, Indiana State University, Communications And Marketing

University Announcements - ISU Today

No abstract provided.