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Specification Tests For Temporal Heterogeneity In Spatial Panel Models With Fixed Effects, Yuhong Xu, Zhenlin Yang

Research Collection School Of Economics

We propose score type tests for testing the existence of temporal heterogeneity in slope and spatial parameters in spatial panel data (SPD) models, allowing for the presence of individual-specific and/or time-specific fixed effects (or in general intercept heterogeneity). The SPD model with spatial lag effect is treated in detail by first considering the model with individual-specific effects only, and then extending it to the model with both individual and time specific effects. Two types of tests (naive and robust) are proposed, and their asymptotic properties are presented. These tests are then fully extended to an SPD model with both spatial …

Environmental Protection Services And Salvage Law : Emerging Issues In Perspective, Huiru Liu

World Maritime University Ph.D. Dissertations

This dissertation primarily concerns the law and practice of salvage focusing on its environmental dimension which started to evolve since the Torrey Canyon disaster in 1967, which until that time, was the biggest oil spill in maritime history. In the contemporary era of shipping, a major part of salvorial operations has shifted from property preservation to environmental protection. This dissertation centers on the services provided by salvors to prevent or mitigate damage to the environment. This phenomenon is generally referred to as "environmental salvage" which, it is submitted, is an anomaly and a misnomer. It is therefore proposed that the …

Francis Murray Mack Sr. Papers - Accession 1631, Francis Murray Mack Sr., World War I, World War Ii, Korean War

Manuscript Collection

The Francis Murray Mack, Sr. Papers consist of a certificate from the governor of South Carolina, ledgers, books on military instruction and training, newspaper clippings, letters, army certificates, books concerning Mr. Mack’s fraternity (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), a family Bible (1851), various college publications, maps of South Carolina, church publications, historical publications, family genealogical papers, and manuals on the operation of machinery.

Sarah Annette Rikard Hite Papers - Accession 1605, Sarah Annette Rikard Hite

Manuscript Collection

The Sarah Rikard Hite papers consist mainly of materials related to the academic career at Winthrop from 1928-1932 Sarah Rikard Hite (Class of 1932). Included in the collection is a scrapbook, passport, Winthrop student handbook, photographs, The International Colonial and Overseas Exposition, Paris medal, a 1931 edition of the Winthrop Tatler, Winthrop graduation diploma (1932), and newspaper clippings.

Middle Eastern Manuscript Collection - Accession 1392, Middle Eastern Manuscripts

Manuscript Collection

The Middle Eastern Manuscript Collection consists of two manuscripts that were found in an abandoned monastery in the country of Armenia and was purchased at an antique market by Mr. B. L. Price while he was living in the Middle East. Mr. Price donated the manuscripts to Winthrop to honor two Winthrop graduates (Ruth Douglas Davis Horton, Class of 1929 and Carolyn Caldwell Gaddy, Class of 1931) that were professors of his while attending Wingate College. Mr. B. L. Price states, “I should like to give these two books in honor of the two graduates who have been of great …

National Master Farm Homemakers Guild Records- Accession 572, National Master Farm Homemakers Guild

Manuscript Collection

The National Master Farm Homemakers Guild Records includes the history of the National Master Farm Homemakers Guild, Country Women Council, Associated Country Women of the World, and the constitution and by-laws; minutes from annual meetings, other meetings, and programs; publications and brochures; correspondence, newsletters; lists of officers and members; reports; newspapers and a poster. The National Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild was founded in 1929 and the objective of the National Guild is to promote the highest possible standard of living in the farmhouse and focus attention on the positive aspects of farm life.

John Anderson Hardin Papers - Accession 536, John Anderson Hardin

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of papers relating to John Anderson Hardin (1920-2010). The papers relate mainly to his business and political career which includes two terms as Mayor of Rock Hill, South Carolina from 1956-1963. These records include many papers dealing with many City of Rock Hill businesses. The collection also includes papers dealing with John Hardin’s career in the Savings and Loan Business, including his term as President of the U.S. League of Savings Association. There are also some records of a personal interest and relate to his family.

William Kirkwood Stringfellow Family Papers- Accession 559, William Kirkwood Stringfellow, Stringfellow Family, Adair Family, Gaston Family, Simonton Family, Brice Family

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of photocopies of genealogical material that Mr. William Kirkwood Stringfellow (1904-1981) collected. This material includes information on the families Simonton, Adair, and Gaston, as well as, Stringfellow and include correspondence, obituaries, bible entries, wills, deeds, genealogical charts, and family narratives and anecdotes. Also included is a reminiscences of Mr. Stringfellow’s childhood in Chester, SC and a typescript copy of a reminiscence of the American Civil War by John James Stringfellow (1837-1931) from Chester, SC who served in Company F of the 6th South Carolina Infantry.

Sam Greer Papers - Accession 569, Samuel Maurice Greer

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of records from the Rock Hill United Way Campaign and records of the State of South Carolina Board of Education collected by Dr. Samuel Maurice Greer (1932-1997) who was a former president of the Rock Hill United Way and represented the 16^th Judicial Circuit on the State of South Carolina Board of Education. Dr. Greer was also a professor (and later Dean) in the School of Consumer Science at Winthrop University from 1971-1996. The collection consists of constitution and bylaws, campaign records, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications related to the Rock Hill United Way. …

South Carolina Vocational Association Records - Accession 552, Vocational Association, South Carolina, Career And Technical Education, South Carolina Association

Manuscript Collection

The South Carolina Vocational Association Records consist of correspondence, minutes, bylaws, reports, and memoranda relating to annual conferences, awards, administrators of the organization, and its activities. Subjects include the annual summer conferences from 1981-1984, minutes and agenda of business meetings during this same time, other South Carolina Vocational Association (SCVA) advertised events, as well as original resumes and correspondence for the 1981 director position.

Addie Stokes Mayfield Papers - Accession 548, Addie Stokes Mayfield, Mayfield Family, Stokes Family, Moore Family, Rawlinson Family, Hutchinson Family, Caldwell Family, Springs Family, Baxter Family

Manuscript Collection

The Addie Stokes Mayfield Papers consist mostly of photocopies of genealogical material collected and prepared by Winthrop Training School graduate (1933) and Winthrop College graduate (1937) Addie Stokes Mayfield (1916-1999) related to the Moore, Stokes, Rawlinson, Hutchinson, Caldwell, Springs, and Baxter families primarily from Rock Hill, SC. The genealogical entries span mostly from 1791 to 1983. The materials consists of biographical data and narratives on family members, lineage and family charts, genealogical notes, bible entries, correspondence and applications to the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Children of the Confederacy, etc., and nomination of …

William Stokes Papers - Accession 882, William Stokes, American Civil War

Manuscript Collection

The William Stokes Papers mainly consist of personal correspondence from William Stokes (1833-1905) to his wife, Eliza Jane Boulware Stokes (1837-1916), during the American Civil War. William Stokes served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War with the 4^th Regiment South Carolina Calvary as Lieutenant Colonel. After the conclusion of the war he would be given the rank of Brigadier General by then Governor Wade Hampton. He was born on October 20, 1833, and died on June 30, 1905. The collection includes pre-Civil War, Civil War, and post-Civil War letters and military orders. Also includes writings by …

Samuel Lowry Latimer, Jr. Papers - Accession 530, Samuel Lowry Latimer Jr., The State, Mcdavid Horton, Ambrose E. Gonzales, Narciso Gener Gonzales, William Elliott Gonzales

Manuscript Collection

The personal papers of Samuel Lowry Latimer, Jr. (1891-1975) include insurance, financial and tax records, various state-related pamphlets, photographs (mainly from The State newspaper) and postcards, and galley proofs of Three Scores and Ten, a history of The State written by Mr. Latimer (published in 1970 under the title The Story of The State and the Gonzales Brothers, see appendix #2). Also included are items of personal and business correspondence of Mr. Latimer and Major McDavid Horton (1884-1941) (editor of The State from 1938 to 1941), various personal items and memorabilia from Mr. Latimer’s two trips abroad, newspaper …

Lindsay Pettus- William Richardson Davie Research Papers - Accession 1656, David Lindsay Pettus, William Richardson Davie

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of material that documents the research interest of David Lindsay Pettus in the life, contributions, and continuing legacy of William Richardson Davie. Major General William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) was born in England settled in the Waxhaw region near Lancaster, SC as a boy. He would later serve in the Revolutionary War against the British and after the war rose to prominence as a lawyer. He would then serve in the North Carolina House of Common and as was elected as the 10^th Governor of the state. He is also credited with the founding of the University …

Fort Mill Lions Club Records - Accession 647, Lions Club, Fort Mill

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of records relating to the Fort Mill Lions Club in Fort Mill South Carolina, ranging from the years 1936 through 1984, written and/or organized by Fort Mill Lions Club secretary Orris L. Spires. Included within are records from Lions International Clubs founded within the state of South Carolina: Fort Mill Lions Club, Rock Hill Lions Club, Gaffney Lions Club, Union Lions Club, and York Lions Club. The collection includes bylaws and constitutions, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative records, financial records, membership reports, records related to state conventions, manuals, pamphlets, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.

Laurence Knox Wells Papers - Accession 1611, Laurence Knox Wells, Wells Family

Manuscript Collection

The Laurence Knox Wells Papers consist mainly of papers relating to family and genealogical research done by Mr. Laurence Wells (1938- ) for various family members and groups of his family from the 1950s throughout the 1990s. These papers contain records of family members from the late 1700s through the early part of the nineteenth century including genealogical records of family in the Revolutionary War to copied letters of a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. The family names included in the research include: Barry; Davison; Faris; Foster; Hagans; Henry; Lattimore; Love; Martin; McKnight; Palmer; Ross; Smith; Stallings; Wells; Winborne;

Rock Hill Piano Teachers Forum Records - Accession 1532, Piano Teachers Forum, Rock Hill

Manuscript Collection

The Rock Hill Piano Teachers Forum Records consist of membership lists, application forms, newspaper clippings including ones for the establishment of piano workshops at Winthrop and Dr. Robert Pace, famous pianist, starting to offer lessons at Winthrop; correspondences, minutes of meetings, treasury reports, student recitals including ones of Winthrop students, balance sheets, payment forms, financial statements forms, attendance records, and copies of the constitution and by-laws of the Rock Hill Piano Teachers forum. Also included in the collection are biographical sketches of Robert Pace and copies of Robert Pace’s recital sheets.

Kiwanis Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 977, Kiwanis Club, Rock Hill

Manuscript Collection

The Kiwanis Club of Rock Hill Records document the activities and administration of the Kiwanis Club of Rock Hill from 1935–2000. Chartered in 1920, the club is part of the international Kiwanis service organization dedicated to supporting youth and serving the Rock Hill and York County communities.

The collection includes attendance records, membership rosters, annual club reports, election records, board meeting minutes, proposed budgets, billing summaries, financial reports, award forms, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous club materials such as programs, notes, correspondence, and reports. Annual reports and project narratives provide documentation of the club’s civic and community service activities, while …

Trillium Garden Club Of Rock Hill Records- Accession 1675, Trillium Garden Club, Garden Club Of Rock Hill, Trillium

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of the records produced by the Trillium Garden Club and consists of the constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, and other records. The Trillium Garden Club was organized in Rock Hill, SC in 1954 as an “incentive for members to continue to be informed on matters pertaining to gardening; to take part in civic projects related to gardening; and for the pleasure derived from the social relations of its members.” This collection can offer prospective researchers a glimpse of the social dynamic of Rock Hillians during the span of this collection and the evolution of …

Food-Insecure Household’S Self-Reported Perceptions Of Food Labels, Product Attributes And Consumption Behaviours, Lucy M. Butcher, Maria M. Ryan

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Dietary compromises related to food insecurity profoundly undermine health and constitute a serious public health issue, even in developed nations. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of food labelling and product attributes on the purchasing choices of food-insecure households in Australia. An online survey containing 19 food choice and 28 purchasing behaviours questions was completed by 1056 adults responsible for household grocery shopping. The short form of the US Household Food Security Survey Module was used as the food security indicator. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was employed to analyse the survey data. Respondents were classified as …

The Consumer Imaginary: Labor Rights, Human Rights, And Citizen-Consumers In The Global Supply Chain, Kevin Kolben

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Consumers are increasingly demanding that the goods and services they consume be produced in a way that meets their social expectations. By extension, they are exhibiting greater willingness to pay more at the cash register for products made in good working conditions, and they are willing to punish companies that do not satisfy these expectations. Driving these "citizen-consumers" is what this Article terms the "consumer imaginary," which is defined as the narratives that consumers tell themselves about the people that make their things--people whom consumers will likely never meet, and whose lived experiences are distant from their own. Policymakers have …

Emerging Market Economies And International Investment Law: Turkey-Africa Bilateral Investment Treaties, Uche E. Ofodile

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article offers a critical and penetrating insight into the bilateral investment treaties (BITs) between Turkey and countries in Africa. Since 2003, Turkey has concluded BITs with twenty-eight countries in Africa. This Article seeks answers to some very important questions. In the BITs between Turkey and countries in Africa, is Turkey merely conforming to the norms and standards established by Western countries, or is Turkey changing these norms in fundamental ways? Compared to BITs between Western nations and countries in Africa, are Turkey-Africa BITs more oriented towards sustainable development and, if so, in what respects? In what ways are emerging …

In Defense Of Human Rights, Karima Bennoune

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article argues that international human rights law, and the human rights movement more generally, need more defenders than critics in the current international political environment. Groups ranging from academics to governments have taken stances critical of human rights, and this Article seeks to defend the rights framework from some of these while also arguing for the importance of human rights in today's world. Noting that the field of human rights is not beyond criticism, this Article embraces some of those criticisms. However, it suggests that human rights law specialists need to spend at least as much time defending human …

Sec-Lib: Protecting Scholarly Digital Libraries From Infected Papers Using Active Machine Learning Framework, Nir Nissim, Aviad Cohen, Jian Wu, Andrea Lanzi, Lior Rokach, Yuval Elovici, Lee Giles

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Researchers from academia and the corporate-sector rely on scholarly digital libraries to access articles. Attackers take advantage of innocent users who consider the articles' files safe and thus open PDF-files with little concern. In addition, researchers consider scholarly libraries a reliable, trusted, and untainted corpus of papers. For these reasons, scholarly digital libraries are an attractive-target and inadvertently support the proliferation of cyber-attacks launched via malicious PDF-files. In this study, we present related vulnerabilities and malware distribution approaches that exploit the vulnerabilities of scholarly digital libraries. We evaluated over two-million scholarly papers in the CiteSeerX library and found the library …

Research And Graduate Studies Annual Report, 2019, Office Of Research And Graduate Studies, Illinois State University

Research and Graduate Studies Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Milner Library Annual Report, 2019, Milner Library

Reports and White Papers - Milner Library

Annual Report for Milner Library, Illinois State University.

Code Readability: A Proposal On The Effects Of Psychology And Comprehension In Software Development And Maintenance, Ethan Brian Sankey

Honors Program Theses

Because of the diversity and complexity of the hundreds of coding languages out there, code readability has become more and more of an issue as the years have passed and as the popularity of technology that required built-in computers has increased. With so many different formats, styles, and restrictions on each language, even a developer with experience in only a few common languages may have trouble remembering which language allows for certain indentation, which language requires variable instantiation, which language requires return statements at the end of functions. While I can appreciate the diversity and efficiency that having many different …

General Nutrition Knowledge Among High School Students, Annique Cornejo

Loma Linda University Research Reports

Background: Obesity now affects 1-in-5 children and adolescents in the United States. As of 2018, the prevalence of obesity has reached 18.5% and affects about 13.7 million children. Obese children are at increased risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol that can lead to cardiovascular disease, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Since health habits are commonly established during the formative years, it is imperative that good food choices and basic knowledge about nutrition be taught at an early age. This study examined whether students had received sufficient teaching about nutrition, particularly as it relates …

The Effects Of 8 Oz Of Fresh Vs. Commercial Orange Juice On Blood Pressure In Normotensive Males Aged 18-59, Cheng Yi Wong, Izac Dinio

Loma Linda University Research Reports

Background: Oranges have been known to possess numerous health benefits for humans as they are rich in vitamin C, A, and potassium. Citrus fruits contain a substance known as “citrus sinensis juice” which boosts immune function and aids in wound healing. Sinensis juice can also reduce blood pressure, inflammation, and risk of cardiovascular disease.

Objective: To determine the effects of drinking eight ounces of fresh vs. commercial orange juice on blood pressure in healthy normotensive males ages 18-59 years.

Design: Randomized, single-blinded, crossover study.

Participants: Healthy males aged 18-59 years, willing to keep the same lifestyle, …

The Effects Of Mindful Eating Education On Increasing Satiety Signals, Audrey Bamford, Evelyn Gonzalez, Sneha Lalla

Loma Linda University Research Reports

Background: Mindful eating is a practice that incorporates focusing on thoughts, emotions and sensations within the body when consuming food. Satiety is defined as a state of fullness where there is no longer an intake of food. Mindful eating techniques could help college students identify their hunger and satiety signals and respond to those cues over environmental or psychosocial cues that could lead to over-eating. Giving mindful eating education has the possibility to help people recognize their satiety signals and stop eating sooner.

Objective: To examine the effects of mindful eating education on increasing satiety signals.

Design: …