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Serotonin System Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated With Impulsivity In A Context Dependent Manner, Scott F. Stoltenberg, Christa C. Christ, Krista B. Highland

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Impulsivity is a risk factor for adverse outcomes and characterizes several psychiatric disorders and risk for suicide. There is strong evidence that genetic variation influences individual differences in impulsivity, but the details are not yet understood. There is growing interest in better understanding the context dependency of genetic effects that is reflected in studies examining gender specificity, gene × environment interaction and epistasis (gene-gene interaction). In a cross-sectional study we examined whether polymorphisms in six serotonin system candidate genes and the experience of early life trauma (age 0–12) were associated with individual differences in impulsivity in a nonclinical sample of …

Urinformed October 2012, Urinformed

URInformed: The URI Employees' Newsletter

No abstract provided.

An Organ To Enlarge Prayer: Music’S Unique Nature And Its Contributions To Worship, Luke Dahn

Faculty Tenure Papers

No abstract provided.

Csusb Magazine (Fall 2012), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Update......Page 3
Innovation and leadership are two of the qualities that made CSUSB on of five colleges nationwide to receive a prestigious community engagement award.

College News......Page 6
A professor emeritus in geography recounts the university's efforts to improve city development standards and capitalize on the natural beauty of San Bernardino.

Contributions......Page 12
Albert Karnig's retirement gala proves to be scholarship gold.

Pack Tracks......Page 16
A former CSUSB All-American point guard is now in paradise as the head coach for a NCAA Division 1 women's basketball team.

Student Scapes......Page 18
Britney inspires confidence for young …

Premier, Bo Bernhard, Afsha Bawany, Bobbie Barnes, Elle House, John Fitts, Elijah Tredup, Gael Hancock

Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College

No abstract provided.

Basketball Market Efficiency And The Big Dog Bias, Ladd Kochman, Randy Goodwin

Faculty Articles

A betting rule is devised to profit from an alleged unwillingness of strong favorites in the National Basketball Association to cover large point spreads. Imaginary wagers placed on NBA underdogs awarded 10+ points by Las Vegas oddsmakers produced a significantly nonrandom wins-to-bets ratio of 53.4 percent during the five consecutive seasons ending in 2007. The failure to generate a W/B ratio of at least 55.4 percent over the 758 games meeting our point spread constraint precludes any claim of profitability.

Queering “Happily Ever After”: Queer Narratives Expose Heteronormalcy In Fairy Tales, Barbara Curatolo

Senior Honors Projects

Excerpt:

"I will use the idea of queer temporality, the techniques of feminist writers like Angela Carter, and the works of Feinburg and Broumas as the theoretical foundation to explain and analyze Winterson’s “queered” fairy tale in order to explore her critique on the “happily ever after” ending."

Editor's Note, Joseph Drew

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Student Right To Know & Campus Security, Lindenwood University

Security Reports

2012-2013 Clery Report

Dipl 6134 Na Nuclear Weapons In International Relations, Edward A. Friedman Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course provides a knowledge base and background for understanding contemporary international relations in which nuclear weapons play a central role. Currently, nuclear weapons policy is of critical importance in U.S. relations with Iran, Pakistan and North Korea. Questions of stockpiles, safety, proliferation and deployment have been ongoing with the Russian Federation since 1991 and with the previous Soviet Union dating back to the dawn of the Atomic Age. In addition, the real but often unacknowledged, nuclear strike capabilities of Israel play a critical role in shaping the dynamics of Middle East affairs. Since the Al Qaeda attack of 9/11, …

Dipl 4106 Na Human Rights Law And Policy, Edislav Manetovic Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

Human rights is a powerful idea and, hence, a source of numerous controversies. Some controversies, although not all, stem from the fact that human rights is not only an ideal, but also a political tool which different forces try to bend to their own ends. We will look at selected intellectual and political puzzles involved in human rights theory and practice and explore central institutions of the international human rights regime.

Endeavor to actively engage the texts. These debates concern essential issues on which you must decide. We will devote most of our time dissecting and debating the readings. Ideally, …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet October 2012, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The October 2012 Monthly packet includes the October agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held June 2012

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Chhs October 2012 E-Newsletter, Dr. John Bonaguro, Dean, Vashon S. Wells, Editor, Wku College Of Health & Human Services

College of Health & Human Services Publications

No abstract provided.

Storytelling And Healing: The Influence Of Narrative On Identity Construction Among Hiv Positive Individuals In Kisumu, Kenya, Kimberly Leon

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The principle objective of this Independent Study Project is to investigate the influence of storytelling as a counseling method on conceptions of HIV among HIV positive individuals in the city of Kisumu. Interviews with counselors, community health workers, and HIV support group members were used to determine the role of storytelling in the counseling process. Stories and life experiences were gathered and analyzed in order to extract themes and draw a relationship between the act of storytelling and a person’s perception of their HIV status. Data was collected at various support groups in the Kisumu area and through the help …

From Recyclers To Risk-Takers: The Social, Economic And Political Challenges Of Selling Second-Hand Clothes In Kenya, Hailey Chalhoub

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Informal sectors across the world are gaining popularity for their prominent roles in development. They provide employment for those who have been excluded from mainstream economies and they make everyday goods and services accessible and affordable for all people. In Kenya the second-hand clothing trade has become an increasingly important industry within the informal sector as it provides affordable clothes to Kenyans of all socio-economic classes. Kenya has become East Africa’s hub for importing second-hand clothes, commonly referred to as mitumba and this trade depends on second-hand clothes that are donated in Western countries and collected and packaged by textile …

Geogram 2012, David J. Keeling, Wku Department Of Geography And Geology

Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences Publications

No abstract provided.

Com Outlook Fall 2012, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Faces And Flowers Of Mary: An Offering Of Paintings, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Artist: Marilyn Hart

Exhibit dates: October 1 - November 9, 2012

Blackworld, V. 32, I. 03, Stony Brook University

Blackworld

v. : ill. ; 38-43 cm (original analog pub.),Black world, v.32;n.3

2012 Annual Security And Fire Report / Published By The Police Department Of Stony Brook University., Stony Brook University. Police Dept.

Annual Safety Reports

Pursuant to New York State Education Law, the Stony Brook University Police Department is a full service police department, certified by the State of New York and comprised of members recognized as Police Officers by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services. Officers respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Consistent with this authority, the University Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the Stony Brook main and Southampton campuses. The university is committed to the safety and well-being of its faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the campus. This report provides …

The Statesman, V. 56, I. 05, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 56, i. 05

Omission Suspicion: Juries, Hearsay, And Attorneys’ Strategic Choices, Justin Sevier

Scholarly Publications

Attorneys understand that presenting evidence consists of a series of strategic choices. Yet legal scholars have not studied whether jurors are sensitive to the trial strategy that underlies those choices. Do jurors question why an attorney has omitted what jurors consider the “best” evidence of some trial fact and has instead put forth weaker evidence? Do they attempt to understand the motivation behind that choice, and does that affect their legal judgments?

Six original experiments explore these questions in the context of hearsay evidence. The experiments reveal a ubiquitous finding: Jurors carefully scrutinize a party’s strategy for presenting hearsay, and …

2012-13 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

Environmental And Energy Law Perspectives: Fall 2012, Environmental And Energy Law Program

Environmental and Energy Law Perspectives

No abstract provided.

Dipl 6717 Conflict And Forced Population Movements In Africa, Assefaw Bariagaber Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

A few years after the African decade of independence (the 1960s), conflicts and the accompanying forced population movements spread dramatically, and the peoples of Africa faced enormous political, security, and economic challenges. The euphoria of independence from colonial powers that began in 1957 with the independence of Ghana and Guinea immediately gave way to dictatorships, political oppression and instability, and endless conflicts. The early optimism, shared by almost all of the newly-liberated peoples, was replaced by uncertainty and even hopelessness. While it is true that there were a few countries that faired better, and the state of African states has …

I'M Polynesian Too: Philosophy Of Assimilation, Cosmopolitanism, Colonialism, Race, & Culture, Aaron Hire

Senior Theses

Finding identity is difficult for mixed race and culture Polynesian Americans because there is no full integration into either racial/cultural side. For many Polynesian Americans (mixed race or not), finding an ethnic, cultural, and philosophical identity is a life-long struggle that constantly toils in matters tied to their souls and well being: issues of right and wrong, gender roles, morals/ethics, acceptance, and what it means to be human. For Polynesians and mixed race Polynesians, tribulation and alienation stem from the assimilation model that is present in the world today. “American Consumerist Cosmopolitanism,” as descended from colonialism, has impacted the well-being …

Gjr Volume 35 Number 1 Fall 2012, Christine Draper, Lina Soares

The Georgia Journal of Reading Archive

The Georgia Journal of Reading's Fall 2012 issue includes:

Message From the Editors by Lina Soares and Christine Draper (pg.4)

President’s Page by Lynn C. Minor (pg. 5)

Integrating Mathematics and Reading Fluency Instruction in the Primary Grades by Ryan Nivens, Lori Meier, Michael Brikell, and Edward J. Dwyer (pg. 6)

Visual Literacy: A Picture Can Be Worth Ten Thousand Words by Stacy Delacruz (pg. 12)

Using Interactive Whiteboards to Enhance the Writing Process by Laura Ely and Jerilou Moore (pg. 18)

Teacher Influence on Book Selection of Third Grade Students by Shelia Delony and Katie Hathorn (pg. 24)

Schema …

Service Learning E-News - October 2012, Parkland College

Service Learning Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Art Of Persuasion: International/Comparative Human Rights, The Supreme Court Of Canada And The Reconstitution Of The Canadian Security Certificate Regime, Graham Hudson

PhD Dissertations

In this dissertation, the author explores the jurisprudential foundations of the “relevant and persuasive” doctrine, which authorizes Canadian judges to rely on international and comparative human rights when interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Viewed in its best light, this doctrine improves respect for human rights in two distinct ways: securing Canada’s compliance with its international human rights obligations and enhancing the responsiveness of state law to the global and multicultural context of Canadian society. However, actual jurisprudence suggests that the doctrine has helped undermine principles of respect for constitutional supremacy and respect for international law, in part because …