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So Much For Department Store Trees, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

This half-page feature article, ordered for a holiday season advertising insert to The Piscataquis Observer, explores the emotional impact of replacing homespun Christmas ornaments with sophisticated, designer tree ornaments.

Will They Still Be Dancing?: Integration And Ethnic Transformation Among Yugoslav Immigrants In Scandinavia [Book Review], Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Users And Uses Of Full Text Databases, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Information Technology And Academic Medical Centers: Planning For Integration, Robert A. Aken, Patty Powell

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

Looking For A Deal In October?, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Op-ed piece explores the range of national observances slated for the month of October.

Barn Leveled, Nine Head Of Cattle Lost, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Irving Patten experiences $200,000 in lost heifers, equipment, and barn following September 27, 1988 fire. Forty-two volunteer firemen respond to fight the blaze.

Stock Banks And Mutual Banks, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Because mutual banks do not allow shareholders to discipline bad managers and so have higher costs, they have been disappearing since bank entry deregulation in the 1980's. They were common before regulation in the 1930's, and are more common in the 19th century. I propose that this is because of the absence of deposit insurance. Depositors wanted safety more than low operating costs, and a mutual manager, in a cushy job he could not lose except by bankrupting his firm, would also value safety.

Managing Text: Software Choices For Textual Databases, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Search Strategies For Full Text Databases, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

A Pollution Control Approach To Analysis Of The Balanced Budget Amendment, Robert L. Sexton, Dwight R. Lee

Robert L Sexton

Fiscal Pollution (excessive budget deficits), in certain aspects, is like environmental pollution. In both types of pollution some, possibly most individuals would be willing to reduce their own pollution if others would do the same. In the case of fiscal pollution individuals would be willing to give up their special interest demands if others would reciprocate in kind. But as long as individuals are forced to pay for the programs of others there is little incentive to reduce their own demands. Hence, restraints on political hehavior such as a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution are needed to control …

[Review Of] Stephen Collins Foster: A Guide To Research, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Exchange Variables On Exit, Voice, Loyalty, And Neglect: An Integrative Model Of Responses To Declining Job Satisfaction, Caryl E. Rusbult, Dan Farrell, Glen Rogers, Arch G. Mainous

Glen Rogers

Laos: Politics, Economics, And Society; Laos: A Bibliography, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Behavioral And Psychological Implications Of Body Dissatisfaction: Do Men And Women Differ?, Lisa R. Silberstein, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Christine Timko, Judith Rodin

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Manifestations Of Ergativity In Quiché Grammar, Tom Larsen

Tom Larsen

This study examines the various types of ergative phenomena in the grammar of the Mayan language Quiche spoken in Guatemala. There is a brief discussion of the phonology of Quiche together with a discussion of the various orthographies which have been used to write the language. This is followed by discussions of the morphology of pronouns, nouns, adjectives, intransitive verbs, transitive verbs, positionals, adverbs, and particles. These discussions include a complete and thorough account of the inflectional morphology, including the ergative/absolutive verb agreement system. There are also brief discussions of the more important derivational processes. This is followed by a …

[Review Of] How To Overcome Fear Of Dentistry, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

[Review Of] Usa By Numbers: A Statistical Portrait Of The United States, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

[Review Of] Disease Prevention/Health Promotion: The Facts, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

Casey And Family Reunited After Desperate Search, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Missing, three-year-old, Golden Retriever mix, Casey, spurs a desperate tri-county search by the Lockhart family. This article one first place in the 1988 Maine Press Association Awards in the category of Weekly Feature.

Availability Of Japanese Scientific And Technical Periodicals In Major English Language Databases, Carol Tenopir, Keiko Ikushima

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

[Review Of] It's Not All In Your Head: A Couple's Guide To Overcoming Impotence, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

La Ausencia De Utopia Como Componente De La Crisis Urbana, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La necesidad de repensar la ciudad desde un futuro deseado. Este trabajo se inscribe en la corriente que plantea la necesidad y la actualidad de repensar la ciudad latinoamericana (Hardoy, 1986), en términos de que emergen y se expresan nuevos sectores urbanos (pobladores, mujeres, obreros, "informales"), se desarrollan nuevas temáticas (salud, ecología, violencia), y nuevos objetos de investigación se consolidan. También repensarla en función de nuestro quehacer investigativo y como agentes sociales inmersos en ella. Queremos plantear una reflexión que pueda aportar en la construcción colectiva de una nueva interpretación de los procesos urbanos y que tienda a buscar su …

[Review Of] Male Sexual Awareness: Increasing Sexual Satisfaction, Robert A. Aken

Robert A. Aken

No abstract provided.

Entry For Buyout, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Entry into a monopolized industry may be profitable if the entrant is bought out even if it would be unprofitable to enter for continuing operation. The stronger is duopoly competition, the greater is the incentive for buyout, so an incumbent's toughness in produce-market competition may be his own undoing. Evidence from the 1890's shows examples of entry for buyout.

Infant Mortality And Social Work: Legacy Of Success, Terri Combs-Orme

Terri Combs-Orme

Although it is not widely known, social workers have had a substantial part in the impressive reduction in infant mortality achieved in the United States during this century. This article reviews that contribution, noting a decline in interest in infant mortality in the profession beginning in the 1950s. Recent trends are noted that seem to suggest a renewal in the profession's interest in this important subject.

A Test For Efficiency In The Supply Of Public Goods, Ted Bergstrom, Judith Roberts, Daniel Rubinfeld, Perry Shapiro

Ted C Bergstrom

This paper conducts an empirical test of whether local governments spend more or less than a Pareto optimal amount on local public goods. Our procedure is to check whether the Samuelson first order conditions ) for efficient provision of public goods are satisfied.

A Test For Efficiency In The Supply Of Public Goods, Ted Bergstrom, Judith Roberts, Daniel Rubinfeld, Perry Shapiro

Daniel L. Rubinfeld

This paper conducts an empirical test of whether local governments spend more or less than a Pareto optimal amount on local public goods. Our procedure is to check whether the Samuelson first order conditions ) for efficient provision of public goods are satisfied.

What Does The Neuropsychological Category Test Measure?, Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

The Halstead Category Test of brain dysfunction is one of the most sensitive neuropsychological measures currently available. While the instrument has received widespread use, nevertheless, the exact nature of what it measures has been poorly delineated. The present brief report presents the results of separate factor analyses of the Category Test along with other neuropsychological measures from the Halstead-Reitan battery. Despite considerable differences in samples, as well as in the particular neuropsychological measures included in the separate analyses, the Category Test consistently lined-up with general intellectual and memory components, in each instance.

The Magical Computer, David Morgan Lochhead

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

David Lochhead's speech: "Two years ago, I had the privilege of giving the opening address at the first CAMCON. I opened that address by posing the question "Does God love Computers?" Today I would like to start with a related question. What makes computers loveable? "

"Class And Discrimination In The Denial Of Adoptees Equal Rights In Adoption", Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

The Case For Open Records, A Source Book for Political Action. J. Sweely (Ed.) University Press of America, Inc., Waltham, MA. In Press.