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Individuals' Use Of Care While Uninsured: Effects Of Time Since Episode Inception And Episode Length, Carole Gresenz, J. Rogowski, Jose Escarce Nov 2008

Individuals' Use Of Care While Uninsured: Effects Of Time Since Episode Inception And Episode Length, Carole Gresenz, J. Rogowski, Jose Escarce

Carole Roan Gresenz

No abstract provided.


Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang Nov 2008

Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang

Emily C. Hannum

In this paper, we investigate the gender gap in education in rural northwest China. We first discuss parental perceptions of abilities and appropriate roles for girls and boys; parental concerns about old-age support; and parental perceptions of different labor market outcomes for girls’ and boys’ education. We then investigate gender disparities in investments in children, children’s performance at school, and children’s subsequent attainment. We analyze a survey of nine to twelve year-old children and their families conducted in rural Gansu Province in the year 2000, along with follow-up information about subsequent educational attainment collected seven years later. We complement our …


Reflections On Recycling, Pollution And History Or, How To Beat The High Cost Of Living, Richard B. Philp Oct 2008

Reflections On Recycling, Pollution And History Or, How To Beat The High Cost Of Living, Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

Lessons learned during the Great Depression and World War II may have to be relearned. The three Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) were essential then to individual and national survival. A fourth R, repair, was practised as well. These lessons, if relearned, will stand us in good stead when dealing with the current economic climate as well as with problems of pollution and global warming.


Big Bobby Bonaduce: Still Searching For The Rink Of Dreams, Don Morrow May 2008

Big Bobby Bonaduce: Still Searching For The Rink Of Dreams, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


‘Civilian Mortality In Iraq: Describing The Impact Of Armed Violence To Deter Its Use.’, M Hicks, H Dardagan May 2008

‘Civilian Mortality In Iraq: Describing The Impact Of Armed Violence To Deter Its Use.’, M Hicks, H Dardagan

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

No abstract provided.


Stomping The Shadow: The Elevation Of Snowboarding To The Olympic Pedestal From A Jungian Perspective, M. Popovic, Don Morrow Apr 2008

Stomping The Shadow: The Elevation Of Snowboarding To The Olympic Pedestal From A Jungian Perspective, M. Popovic, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Mastering The Biomedical Literature: Preparing For Learning-Centered Practice, Jolene Miller, Marlene Porter Apr 2008

Mastering The Biomedical Literature: Preparing For Learning-Centered Practice, Jolene Miller, Marlene Porter

Jolene M. Miller

Because of the volume of available information and incredibly busy schedules, physicians require a high degree of skill in accessing, evaluating, and organizing information for efficient retrieval and reuse. The Mastering the Biomedical Literature elective (a two-week elective) in the University of Toledo's College of Medicine is designed to equip students with core information skills in support of clinical decision-making and lifelong learning. Content, skills, and issues that were selected for the elective were based on the types of questions received at the Mulford Library from third- and fourth-year medical students and resident physicians. Content selection was also driven by …


Bayesian Identification, Selection And Estimation Of Functions In High-Dimensional Additive Models, Anastasios Panagiotelis, Michael Smith Mar 2008

Bayesian Identification, Selection And Estimation Of Functions In High-Dimensional Additive Models, Anastasios Panagiotelis, Michael Smith

Michael Stanley Smith

In this paper we propose an approach to both estimate and select unknown smooth functions in an additive model with potentially many functions. Each function is written as a linear combination of basis terms, with coefficients regularized by a proper linearly constrained Gaussian prior. Given any potentially rank deficient prior precision matrix, we show how to derive linear constraints so that the corresponding effect is identified in the additive model. This allows for the use of a wide range of bases and precision matrices in priors for regularization. By introducing indicator variables, each constrained Gaussian prior is augmented with a …


"Social Security", Max Skidmore Dec 2007

"Social Security", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Ethnic, Cultural, & Socioeconomic Factors Influencing The Selection, Use And Interpretation Of Measures., M Rubio-Stipek, I Canino, M Hicks, M Tsuang Dec 2007

Ethnic, Cultural, & Socioeconomic Factors Influencing The Selection, Use And Interpretation Of Measures., M Rubio-Stipek, I Canino, M Hicks, M Tsuang

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

No abstract provided.


Context And Contingency: The Post World War Ii History Of Nursing Scholarship, Julie Fairman Dec 2007

Context And Contingency: The Post World War Ii History Of Nursing Scholarship, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.


Stomping The Shadow: The Elevation Of Snowboarding To The Olympic Pedestal From A Jungian Perspective, Megan Popovic, Don Morrow Dec 2007

Stomping The Shadow: The Elevation Of Snowboarding To The Olympic Pedestal From A Jungian Perspective, Megan Popovic, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Who Is Served And Who Is Serving: Race?: Healthcare, And Health Care Professions Training At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Pg, Co-Investigator, $6,000, Leonard Davis Institute, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (Amy Hillier, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), Julie Fairman Dec 2007

Who Is Served And Who Is Serving: Race?: Healthcare, And Health Care Professions Training At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Pg, Co-Investigator, $6,000, Leonard Davis Institute, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (Amy Hillier, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.


Nursing Home Care, Linda Treiber Dec 2007

Nursing Home Care, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.


The Department Of Veterans Affairs Pre And Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellowships: Diverse Opportunities For Research, J Hobss, M Shively, J Bormann, L Johnson, A Alt-White, Julie Fairman Dec 2007

The Department Of Veterans Affairs Pre And Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellowships: Diverse Opportunities For Research, J Hobss, M Shively, J Bormann, L Johnson, A Alt-White, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.


Working With Primary Sources: An Overview, Julie Fairman, Mages K Dec 2007

Working With Primary Sources: An Overview, Julie Fairman, Mages K

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.


Clinician Assessments Of Workplace Security Training - An Informatics Perspective, Juanita Fernando, Linda Dawson Dec 2007

Clinician Assessments Of Workplace Security Training - An Informatics Perspective, Juanita Fernando, Linda Dawson

Associate Professor Linda Dawson

This paper describes and analyses clinicians’ assessments of workplace privacy and security (PaS) training in the context of contemporary health information system (HIS) practice. The PaS training underpins national e-health frameworks. The paper draws on findings from a forthcoming dissertation. The ‘questerview’ technique was applied to this case study of 26 clinicians in three Victorian (Australia) public hospitals. The technique relies on data collection that applies standardised questions and questionnaires during interviews. Respondents were recorded while they completed the standardised questions and questionnaires and were encouraged to discuss their responses to items in detail. Data analysis involved the scrutiny of …