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The Sacred Cow And The New Comer: A Comparative Study Of Nation-State And Umma, Ayat Abdulaty Mohamed Jan 2015

The Sacred Cow And The New Comer: A Comparative Study Of Nation-State And Umma, Ayat Abdulaty Mohamed

Theses and Dissertations

International relations discipline witnessed debates among its mainstream theories. Today the debate worthy of attention is the Western-centrism of the discipline. There is an immense critique of the Westphalian state order, the nation-state, and the absence of religion in IR theory. This research aspires to partially account for the voids of the IR theory. It engages with the debate over the Western-centrism and the loopholes of IRT. This thesis introduces a non-Western contribution to international relations, an Islamic perspective of IR. This thesis argues that for IR discipline to be truly pluralistic and to claim universality it should be opened …

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International Agency Implementation Of Women's Empowerment Programs Under Secular And Islamist Governments: Comparative Cases Of Un Women And The International Labour Organization Experiences In Egypt, Whitney Buchanan Jan 2015

International Agency Implementation Of Women's Empowerment Programs Under Secular And Islamist Governments: Comparative Cases Of Un Women And The International Labour Organization Experiences In Egypt, Whitney Buchanan

Theses and Dissertations

This research compares two international agencies, the UN Women (UNW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), and their women’s empowerment programs specifically under the Mubarak government during 2010 and under the Morsi government during 2012 to determine how Islamist and secular government support shapes the effectiveness of international agencies’ gender empowerment projects. This project is a “snapshot” of attitudes of particular ILO and UNW staff members from regional and national offices regarding their work during two different time frames, and not the institutional policies, experiences, or positions of he UNW and ILO bodies as a whole. The principal investigator chose …

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Sex, Violence And The Female Sex Offender, Christine Romero-Debell Jan 2015

Sex, Violence And The Female Sex Offender, Christine Romero-Debell

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

A female sex offender is any female who engages in criminal sexual penetration, and/or criminal sexual contact with a minor and is charged with a criminal offense within a court of law (New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Unannotated, 2012) Early research purports that there is a high prevalence of male sex offenders in comparison to the low prevalence of female sex offenders. A large body of research focuses on male sex offenders but it is problematic to generalize the results of these studies to women sex offenders (Vandiver & Walker, 2002; Wijkman, Bijleveld, & Hendricks, 2010). The gap in …

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Understanding The Gender And Ethnicity Attainment Gap In Uk Higher Education, Dre Cotton, M Joyner, R George, Pa Cotton Jan 2015

Understanding The Gender And Ethnicity Attainment Gap In Uk Higher Education, Dre Cotton, M Joyner, R George, Pa Cotton

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

In recent years the success rates of different groups of students in higher education (HE), have come under considerable scrutiny, with gender and ethnicity identified as key attributes predicting differential achievement of ‘good degrees’. A review of previous studies highlights the need for research which looks beyond ‘the deficit model’ to explain the attainment gap. This research used a mixed-methods approach to explore the academic and social experiences of students, as well as lecturers’ views on student achievement, in one UK University. Findings suggest that there are significant differences in motivation and confidence speaking English for different ethnic groups in …

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Sox On Fish: A New Harm Of Overcriminalization, Todd Haugh Jan 2015

Sox On Fish: A New Harm Of Overcriminalization, Todd Haugh

NULR Online

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Quaker Campus, January 29, 2015 (Vol. 101, Issue 15), Whittier College Jan 2015

Quaker Campus, January 29, 2015 (Vol. 101, Issue 15), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

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Factors Influencing Male Millennials To Become Professional Librarians, Heidi Blackburn Jan 2015

Factors Influencing Male Millennials To Become Professional Librarians, Heidi Blackburn

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This case study investigates factors influencing Millennial men to become professional librarians. A grounded theory study was conducted using Kanter’s theory of “tokenism” to frame an investigation of factors influencing men’s decisions to enroll in library and information science graduate programs. The central framework investigates how tokenism explains the presence of Millennial males currently enrolled in library and information science graduate programs with the goal to become professional librarians.

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Fiction In Fact And Fact In Fiction In The Writing Of Joyce Carol Oates, Tanya L. Tromble Jan 2015

Fiction In Fact And Fact In Fiction In The Writing Of Joyce Carol Oates, Tanya L. Tromble

Bearing Witness: Joyce Carol Oates Studies

Joyce Carol Oates draws extensively on news stories, as well as on elements of her own family’s past, to find inspiration for her works of fiction. She has written about the Chappaquiddick incident involving Ted Kennedy and the JonBenet Ramsay murder case. She has worked the Niagara Falls Love Canal environmental scandal into the framework of The Falls and taken inspiration from sordid events from her own family’s past in the beginning of The Gravedigger’s Daughter. However, in none of these examples does Oates purport to relate the precise real-life “facts” of the historical events. Indeed, for an author …

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Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus., Ralph B. Lake Jan 2015

Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus., Ralph B. Lake

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Countervailing Duties: Court Of International Trade Determines That Countervailing Duty Law Is Applicable To Countries Having Nonmarket Economies. Continental Steel Corp. V. United States, 614 F. Supp. 548 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1985)., Susan L. Wallis Jan 2015

Countervailing Duties: Court Of International Trade Determines That Countervailing Duty Law Is Applicable To Countries Having Nonmarket Economies. Continental Steel Corp. V. United States, 614 F. Supp. 548 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1985)., Susan L. Wallis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie Jan 2015

Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Export Trade Note: A New Instrument For International Trade, Eugene A. Ludwig, Michael J. Coursey Jan 2015

The Export Trade Note: A New Instrument For International Trade, Eugene A. Ludwig, Michael J. Coursey

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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English Labor Law - The 1984 Trade Union Immunities Act And Its Effect On Unions' Legal Status, Bret J. Pangborn Jan 2015

English Labor Law - The 1984 Trade Union Immunities Act And Its Effect On Unions' Legal Status, Bret J. Pangborn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Arbitration - Arbitrability Of Antitrust Claims Arising From An International Commercial Contract - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. V. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 105 S. Ct. 3346 (1985)., William L. Blagg Jan 2015

Arbitration - Arbitrability Of Antitrust Claims Arising From An International Commercial Contract - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. V. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 105 S. Ct. 3346 (1985)., William L. Blagg

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Availability Of The "Cultural Defense" As An Excuse For Criminal Behavior, Julia P. Sams Jan 2015

The Availability Of The "Cultural Defense" As An Excuse For Criminal Behavior, Julia P. Sams

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Impact Of Third Preference Status (Professionals) On Immigrants As Created By The 1965 Amendment To The Immigration And Nationality Act - Retraction Of Expansion Of Degree Equivalency - Matter Of Portugues Do Atlantico Information Bureau, Inc., Debra A. Egger Jan 2015

The Impact Of Third Preference Status (Professionals) On Immigrants As Created By The 1965 Amendment To The Immigration And Nationality Act - Retraction Of Expansion Of Degree Equivalency - Matter Of Portugues Do Atlantico Information Bureau, Inc., Debra A. Egger

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Worker Dislocation Dilemma In The United States And Great Britain: Contrasting Legal Approaches, Peter E. Millspaugh Jan 2015

The Worker Dislocation Dilemma In The United States And Great Britain: Contrasting Legal Approaches, Peter E. Millspaugh

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Jan 2015

General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Voluntary Plant Closings And Workforce Reductions In Canada, Innis Christie Jan 2015

Voluntary Plant Closings And Workforce Reductions In Canada, Innis Christie

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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A Cross-Cultural Exploration Into Kinetic Family Drawings, Kathleen Deanna Baxter, Sharon Brooke Uy, Stella Mina Yun Jan 2015

A Cross-Cultural Exploration Into Kinetic Family Drawings, Kathleen Deanna Baxter, Sharon Brooke Uy, Stella Mina Yun

LMU Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to explore cultural similarities and differences that could be found from analyzing the images of the Kinetic Family Drawing and their accompanying narratives. The current literature on the Kinetic Family Drawing as an assessment tool and the literature on the role of culture in psychotherapy were examined. The researchers have collected Kinetic Family Drawing images and narratives from groups of college students from the United States and groups of college students from two different areas in Mexico. Participants were asked to perform the Kinetic Family Drawing, title the drawing, write a brief narrative about …

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An Assessment Of Health Insurance Features As Predictors Of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Alex L. Woersching Jan 2015

An Assessment Of Health Insurance Features As Predictors Of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Alex L. Woersching

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Health insurance design influences whether a person will receive health services, including colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, although how insurance design influences utilization is not fully explained. By disaggregating types of insurance into discrete organizational and financial features, specific influential factors may be identifiable. This study evaluated insurance features as predictors of CRC screening using data from the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Studied insurance features included three organizational features: whether a persons insurance defined a provider network (DPN), used gatekeeping, and restricted coverage to a DPN; and two financial features: whether a person had a Flexible Spending …

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The Cord (January 28, 2015) Jan 2015

The Cord (January 28, 2015)

The Cord

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January 28, 2015: Politics At The Water's Edge, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2015

January 28, 2015: Politics At The Water's Edge, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Politics at the Water's Edge“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

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Public Policy Implementation: Recreational Marijuana In Colorado, Sara Elena Shoemate Jan 2015

Public Policy Implementation: Recreational Marijuana In Colorado, Sara Elena Shoemate

Public Administration ETDs

In 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington State voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. These states have the challenging task of creating and implementing a policy framework with which to regulate the now legal cultivation, distribution, and use of marijuana. This is a considerable task due to the lack of precedent and information regarding the issue, and because of the intergovernmental issues involved. This thesis focuses on the issue in regard to local governments in Colorado. The goal of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of the adoption of RME and barriers to the implementation processes of …

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Prospectus, January 28, 2015, Parkland College, Humna Sharif, Zach Trueblood Jan 2015

Prospectus, January 28, 2015, Parkland College, Humna Sharif, Zach Trueblood

Prospectus 2015

What makes an instructor interesting?, Bridging the gap between semester breaks, Illinois pays millions to keep inmates who are unable to find a home(AP), No-tip restaurant offers new pay, benefits(AP), Obama idea to trim college savings hits GOP opposition(AP), ‘Deadheads’ ask to camp during Chicago concerts(AP), Cervantes searchers find casket with his initials inscribed(AP)

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Losac Agenda 2015-01-28, Library Operating Staff Advisory Committee Jan 2015

Losac Agenda 2015-01-28, Library Operating Staff Advisory Committee

University Libraries Archives

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Rotunda - Vol 93, No 14 - Jan 28, 2015, Longwood University Jan 2015

Rotunda - Vol 93, No 14 - Jan 28, 2015, Longwood University

Rotunda

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Trehalose Is A Chemical Attractant In The Establishment Of Coral Symbiosis, M. Hagedorn, V. Carter, N. Zuchowicz, M. Phillips, C. Penfield, B. Shamenek, Elizabeth A. Vallen, F. W. Kleinhans, K. Peterson, M. White, P. H. Yancey Jan 2015

Trehalose Is A Chemical Attractant In The Establishment Of Coral Symbiosis, M. Hagedorn, V. Carter, N. Zuchowicz, M. Phillips, C. Penfield, B. Shamenek, Elizabeth A. Vallen, F. W. Kleinhans, K. Peterson, M. White, P. H. Yancey

Biology Faculty Works

Coral reefs have evolved with a crucial symbiosis between photosynthetic dinoflagellates (genus Symbiodinium) and their cnidarian hosts (Scleractinians). Most coral larvae take up Symbiodinium from their environment; however, the earliest steps in this process have been elusive. Here we demonstrate that the disaccharide trehalose may be an important signal from the symbiont to potential larval hosts. Symbiodinium freshly isolated from Fungia scutaria corals constantly released trehalose (but not sucrose, maltose or glucose) into seawater, and released glycerol only in the presence of coral tissue. Spawning Fungia adults increased symbiont number in their immediate area by excreting pellets of Symbiodinium, and …

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Neural Basis Of Positive, Negative, And Controversial Moral Processing In Incarcerated Adult Males With Psychopathic Traits, Samantha Fede Jan 2015

Neural Basis Of Positive, Negative, And Controversial Moral Processing In Incarcerated Adult Males With Psychopathic Traits, Samantha Fede

Psychology ETDs

Background: Psychopathy is a disorder characterized by antisocial and affective traits and moral violations. It has developed over time from a general sense of moral insanity to a scientifically investigated personality disorder. Prior studies of psychopathy have found abnormal brain activity during moral processing in the amygdala, posterior cingulate, and basal ganglia; however, these studies only examined negatively valenced moral stimuli. Here we aim to replicate prior moral decision-making research in a forensic population and the differences between moral verdict and moral deliberation by psychopathy. We also aim to replicate prior psychopathy research on negative moral judgment and to extend …

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Tennessee School System Budgets, Authority And Accountability For Funding Education And Operating Schools, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations. Jan 2015

Tennessee School System Budgets, Authority And Accountability For Funding Education And Operating Schools, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations.

Education Reports

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