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A Survey Of Political Interference Patterns And Modalities In National Roadworks In The Philippines, Eric Vincent C. Batalla, Ador R. Torneo, Francisco A. Magno Dec 2018

A Survey Of Political Interference Patterns And Modalities In National Roadworks In The Philippines, Eric Vincent C. Batalla, Ador R. Torneo, Francisco A. Magno

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This study surveys and describes the patterns or modalities of political interference in national roadworks in the Philippines based on an examination of the literature and interviews using process-level frameworks, specifically the project management cycle and the budget cycle framework. Political interference here refers to non-legitimate interventions by politicians in government processes and programs. We argue that it is a form of political corruption. Evidence suggests that this type of interference tends to be prominent in national roadworks. Executive interference occurs at various stages of the project management and budget processes. The abuse of executive discretion in national road development …


Citations, Ranking, And The Challenging Yet Promising Role Of Universities And Social Sciences Journals And Authors, Romeo B. Lee Dec 2018

Citations, Ranking, And The Challenging Yet Promising Role Of Universities And Social Sciences Journals And Authors, Romeo B. Lee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.


State Railway Of Thailand Employee Performance: A Structural Equation Model Analysis, Tanin Sivalai, Nuttawut Rojniruttikul Dec 2018

State Railway Of Thailand Employee Performance: A Structural Equation Model Analysis, Tanin Sivalai, Nuttawut Rojniruttikul

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Dropping from a peak of 88 million riders in 1994, Thailand’s state railway system today is only transporting 35 million passengers annually. Operations run at a loss, with infrastructure and aged equipment contributing to significant delays, and a continuing loss of passengers. However, in September 2017, a new 20-year US$81.57 billion plan was introduced to save the State Railway of Thailand [SRT] from its death spiral. Given the magnitude of the problem, this study aims to analyze employee performance of SRT civil servants. Using multi-stage random sampling, 360 individuals were selected; through a five-level, Likert type agreement scale questionnaire, 54 …


Psychological Presence In Immersive Virtual Environments, Steven L. Wu Dec 2018

Psychological Presence In Immersive Virtual Environments, Steven L. Wu

Master's Theses

Immersive virtual environments are simulated locations that attempt to create a sense of presence, or the psychological feeling that an individual is acting within the simulated environment rather than their physical one. When interfacing with an interactive virtual environment, evidence suggests that aspects of psychological presence are affected, such as time perception and situation awareness. As such, this study hypothesized presence as the construct by which immersive virtual environment usage influences time perception and situation awareness. Two levels of presence were manipulated using a monitor and Oculus Rift. Forty-one participants were tasked with a scavenger hunt in both monitor and …


Biological Aspects Of Mountain Pine Beetle In Lodgepole Pine Stands Of Different Densities In Colorado, Usa, Jose Negron Dec 2018

Biological Aspects Of Mountain Pine Beetle In Lodgepole Pine Stands Of Different Densities In Colorado, Usa, Jose Negron

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Research Highlights: The biology of mountain pine beetle (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, in Colorado’s lodgepole pine forests exhibits similarities and differences to other parts of its range. Brood emergence was not influenced by stand density nor related to tree diameter. The probability of individual tree attack is influenced by stocking and tree size. Findings have implications for understanding MPB as a disturbance agent and for developing management strategies. Background and Objectives: MPB causes extensive tree mortality of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon, across the western US and Canada and is probably the most studied bark beetle in North …


Information Technology And The Search For Organizational Agility: A Systematic Review With Future Research Possibilities, Paul P. Tallon, Magno Queiroz, Tim Coltman, Rajeev Sharma Dec 2018

Information Technology And The Search For Organizational Agility: A Systematic Review With Future Research Possibilities, Paul P. Tallon, Magno Queiroz, Tim Coltman, Rajeev Sharma

Data Analytics & Information Systems Faculty Publications

Organizations are increasingly turning to information technology (IT) to help them respond to unanticipated environmental threats and opportunities. In this paper, we introduce a systematic review of the literature on IT-enabled agility, helping to establish the boundary between what we know and what we don’t know. We base our review on a wide body of literature drawn from the AIS Basket of Eight IT journals, a cross-section of non-Basket journals, IT practitioner outlets, and premier international IS conferences. We review the use of different theoretical lenses used to investigate the relationship between IT and organizational agility and how the literature …


The Taking Of Business Method Patents?, Matthew J. Rizzolo, Kathryn C. Thornton Dec 2018

The Taking Of Business Method Patents?, Matthew J. Rizzolo, Kathryn C. Thornton

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

In Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, the Supreme Court rejected a Constitutional challenge to the Inter Partes Review proceedings created in the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA), finding that these proceedings violate neither Article III nor the Seventh Amendment. But in doing so, the Supreme Court reiterated its longstanding view that patents are property rights which are protected by other Constitutional provisions—such as the Fifth Amendment’s Taking Clause or Due Process Clause. This article raises the question as to whether, in light of Oil States, patent owners who have had their patents canceled through certain AIA trial …


Indonesian Perspective Of Wellbeing: A Qualitative Study, Herdiyan Maulana, Patricia Obst, Nigar Khawaja Dec 2018

Indonesian Perspective Of Wellbeing: A Qualitative Study, Herdiyan Maulana, Patricia Obst, Nigar Khawaja

The Qualitative Report

Cross-cultural research suggests that wellbeing may be experienced differently by distinct populations. While research on wellbeing in non-Western populations has increased, there is limited empirical evidence regarding wellbeing in Indonesia. As the fourth largest country in the world, and with its unique socio-cultural characteristics, the potentially distinctive Indonesian experience of wellbeing has been overlooked by international scholars. The present research investigated the Indonesian perception of wellbeing using a qualitative thematic analysis approach. Thirty Indonesian adults participated in semi structured interviews which focused on their understanding and experience of wellbeing. The analysis revealed a number of keythemes: fulfilment of basic needs; …


Purpose, Power, Politics, Privilege, And Promise: A Review Of International Perspectives On Autoethnographic Research And Practice, Kay Aranda Dr Dec 2018

Purpose, Power, Politics, Privilege, And Promise: A Review Of International Perspectives On Autoethnographic Research And Practice, Kay Aranda Dr

The Qualitative Report

This collection of international critical scholarship seeks to question, provoke, unsettle and reengage with changing understandings of autoethnography, its research and practices. In this review I share my reading of these contributions by highlighting important themes running throughout the book. These involve the shared but differently positioned vulnerabilities present in knowledge making, alongside desires for recognition, visibility or belonging. However, equally present are processes of misrecognition, silencing and othering resulting from unequal distributions of power and privilege. This book reaffirms how autoethnographic research may recognise vulnerabilities, but these are always more than individual suffering. Vulnerability becomes political. The scope and …


The Power In Stories That Cannot Be Replaced, Robert W. Chrismas Phd Dec 2018

The Power In Stories That Cannot Be Replaced, Robert W. Chrismas Phd

The Qualitative Report

This paper is based upon research that included interviews with 61 experts across Manitoba, including police, First Nations and other political leaders, government and non-government service providers and sex trafficking survivors, who collectively represent over 1,000 years of experience combatting victimization in the sex industry. It describes a researcher’s experience taking a qualitative, story-based approach to investigating the modern social problem of sex-trafficking. Based on his thesis, “Modern Day Slavery and the Sex Industry: Raising the Voices of Survivors and Collaborators While Confronting Sex Trafficking and Exploitation in Manitoba” the author highlights the power that the stories hold, emphasizing how …


Out In The Open: State Ex Rel. Caster V. City Of Columbus And The Expansion Of Ohio Public Records Law, Andrew S. Radin Dec 2018

Out In The Open: State Ex Rel. Caster V. City Of Columbus And The Expansion Of Ohio Public Records Law, Andrew S. Radin

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Warning! Speak At Your Own Risk: First Amendment Restrictions On Off-Campus Physical, Emotional, Or Cyber Bullying, Melissa Anne Springer Dec 2018

Warning! Speak At Your Own Risk: First Amendment Restrictions On Off-Campus Physical, Emotional, Or Cyber Bullying, Melissa Anne Springer

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Symptoms: Finding The Root Cause Of The Chaotic Tarasoff Laws, Taylor Gamm Dec 2018

Beyond The Symptoms: Finding The Root Cause Of The Chaotic Tarasoff Laws, Taylor Gamm

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


And The Congress Shall Have Power To...: The Implications Of The D.C. Circuit Court's Per Curiam Decision In Bahlul V. United States, Clarke D. Cotton Dec 2018

And The Congress Shall Have Power To...: The Implications Of The D.C. Circuit Court's Per Curiam Decision In Bahlul V. United States, Clarke D. Cotton

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drawing The Line: Whitford V. Gill And The Search For Manageable Partisan Gerrymandering Standards, Abigail Aguilera Dec 2018

Drawing The Line: Whitford V. Gill And The Search For Manageable Partisan Gerrymandering Standards, Abigail Aguilera

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Justice Scalia And The Criminal Law, David Stras, Orin Kerr, Rachel Barkow, Stephanos Bibas, Paul J. Larkin Jr. Dec 2018

Justice Scalia And The Criminal Law, David Stras, Orin Kerr, Rachel Barkow, Stephanos Bibas, Paul J. Larkin Jr.

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Natural Causes: When Author Meets Nature In Copyright Law And Art. Some Observations Inspired By Kelley V. Chicago Park District, Jani Mccutcheon Dec 2018

Natural Causes: When Author Meets Nature In Copyright Law And Art. Some Observations Inspired By Kelley V. Chicago Park District, Jani Mccutcheon

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Indeconstructible: The Triumph Of The Environmental "Administrative State", Stephen M. Johnson Dec 2018

Indeconstructible: The Triumph Of The Environmental "Administrative State", Stephen M. Johnson

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Optimal Issuer Disclosure Of Opinions, Wendy Gerwick Couture Dec 2018

Optimal Issuer Disclosure Of Opinions, Wendy Gerwick Couture

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Closing The Snap Removal Loophole, Valerie M. Nannery Dec 2018

Closing The Snap Removal Loophole, Valerie M. Nannery

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Replacing Monell Liability With Qualified Immunity For Municipal Defendants In 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Litigation, Edward C. Dawson Dec 2018

Replacing Monell Liability With Qualified Immunity For Municipal Defendants In 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Litigation, Edward C. Dawson

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Land And Naval Forces Clause, Dakota S. Rudesill Dec 2018

The Land And Naval Forces Clause, Dakota S. Rudesill

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


December 28, 2018: Holiday Travel, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2018

December 28, 2018: Holiday Travel, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “ Holiday Travel“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


State V. Saldivar Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 46098 Dec 2018

State V. Saldivar Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 46098

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Arif Sarker V. Attorney General United States Dec 2018

Arif Sarker V. Attorney General United States

2018 Decisions

Agency


Usa V. Stephen Matakovich Dec 2018

Usa V. Stephen Matakovich

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


In Re: Francis Malofiy Dec 2018

In Re: Francis Malofiy

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


In Re: Avandia Marketing Sales Dec 2018

In Re: Avandia Marketing Sales

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Jason Cole V. Rick Encapera Dec 2018

Jason Cole V. Rick Encapera

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Usa V. Robert Cormier Dec 2018

Usa V. Robert Cormier

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania