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Classically Cuban: Cuban Music In The U.S., Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes a concert by the author and independent scholar Emilio Cueto, with music arranged and directed by Armando Tranquilino of the FIU School of Music. The event was held on December 11,2011 at FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

Olas: Online Library Acquisitions System, Rita M. Cauce

Works of the FIU Libraries

Having trouble finding an inquiring faculty’s request because it is not in your ILS? This is no longer an issue at Florida International University (FIU) Libraries since we created OLAS (Online Library Acquisitions System), an electronic system to gather, organize, and store incoming new material requests. The implementation of OLAS was a big step towards paperless acquisitions. This session will show the previous paper intensive acquisitions workflow, and the new streamlined electronic workflow. It will demonstrate the advantages of having acquisitions processes trackable at all times online, instead of buried in a paper file. In creating OLAS, my goal was …

From Rainforest To Cane Field In Cuba: An Environmental History Since 1492, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event "From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba: An Environmental History since 1492" with author Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Ph.D., the 2009 recipient of the Elinor Melville Prize for Latin American Environmental History from the Conference on Latin American History award.

The Cuban Diaspora In The 21st Century, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes the event "The Cuban Diaspora in the 21st Century", which was held at Ermita de la Caridad del Cobre on October 10,2011. This will be a presentation of a special commisison report on the subject of the Cuban Diaspora and its potential role in the future development of Cuban and associated challenges. Members and co-authors of the report include Uva de Aragon and Juan Antonio Blanco of Florida International University, and Jorge Duany of the University of Puerto Rico.

La Diaspora Cubana En El Siglo Xxi, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes a lecture titled "La diaspora cubana en el siglo XXI". Migration politics and the diasporas of different countries include that of Cuba were analyzed in this lecture. It was held at Ermita de la Caridad del Cobre, Sala Varela del Santuario on October 10,2011.

Prevalence And Correlates Of Primary Infertility In Mysore, India, Paul Adamson, Karl Krupp, Alexandra Freeman, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Arthur L. Reingold, Purnima Madhivanan

Department of Epidemiology

Background & objectives:

There are sparse data on the prevalence of primary infertility in India and almost none from Southern India. This study describes the correlates and prevalence of primary infertility among young women in Mysore, India.

Methods:

The baseline data were collected between November 2005 through March 2006, among 897 sexually active women, aged 15-30 yr, for a study investigating the relationship of bacterial vaginosis and acquisition of herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) infection. A secondary data analysis of the baseline data was undertaken. Primary infertility was defined as having been married for longer than two years, not using …

The Current Cuban Constitution: Facilitator Or Obstacle To Reform?, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes the event "The Current Cuban Constitution: Facilitator or Obstacle to Reform?", a lecture by Rafael Rojas, Ph.D. The event analyzes the current Cuban Constitution and how it compares with those of other countries in the region. This event was held at the MARC International Pavilion at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus on August 10,2011.

The Current Cuban Constitution: Facilitator Or Obstacle To Reform?, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event "The Current Cuban Constitution: Facilitator or Obstacle to Reform?", a lecture by Rafael Rojas, Ph.D. Rojas is the author of various prize winning texts on the intellectual and political history of Mexico, Cuba, and Latin America. The event was held in Spanish at the MARC International Pavillion, FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

Can Online Consumers Contribute To Drug Knowledge? A Mixedmethods Comparison Of Consumergenerated And Professionally Controlled Psychotropic Medication Information On The Internet, Shannon Hughes, David Cohen

School of Social Work

Background: Ongoing initiatives to filter online health searches exclude consumer-generated content from search returns, though its inferiority compared with professionally controlled content is not demonstrated. The antidepressant escitalopram and the antipsychotic quetiapine have ranked over the last 5 years as top-selling agents in their respective drug classes. Both drugs have various off-label mental health and non–mental health uses, ranging from the relief of insomnia and migraines to the treatment of severe developmental disorders.

Objective: Our objective was to describe the most frequently reported effects of escitalopram and quetiapine in online consumer reviews, to compare them with effects described in professionally …

The Other Wall: Character Assassination In Cuba, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event for "The Other Wall: Character Assassination in Cuba", a book launch with authors Carlos Alberto Montaner, Rafael Rojas, Uva de Aragon, and Juan Antonio Blanco. The authors will analyze the practice of character assassination of persons and social groups perpetrated by the Cuban government for half a century. The event was held at the Graham Center Room 243, FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus on June 24, 2011.

Essays On Administrative Protection And Trade Deflection, Veysel Avsar

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation analyzes the trading effects and the politics of antidumping. The first essay empirically examines the influence of partisanship on antidumping. I show that an increase in the leftist orientation of the government makes labor intensive industries less likely to file an antidumping petition. I also demonstrate that the increase in the leftist orientation of the government is associated with an increase in the likelihood of an affirmative antidumping outcome for the petitions of labor intensive industries.

The second essay investigates the effect of past exporting relationships of the firms, whose products are targeted by antidumping duties, on their …

Proposal For History Of The Concept Of Popular Music In Latin America (1880-1945), Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event for the CRI Lunchtime Lecture Series, a lecture by Juliana Perez Gonzalez. This event was held on May 26,2011 at the LACC Conference Room at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

History Of The Concept Of Popular Music In Latin America (1880-1945), Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer presents "History of the concept of Popular Music in Latin America (1880-1945), a lecture by Juliana Perez Gonzalez, historian from the National University of Colombia, held at the LACC Conference Room of FIU's Modesto A.Maidique Campus on May 26,2011.

An Editor's Workshop: Publishing Research And The Peer-Review Process, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event "An Editor's Workshop: Publishing Research and the Peer-Review Process" with Douglas A.Van Belle, Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The event was held on May 18,2011 at SIPA Room 502 at Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

Rumba On Record: A New History (1941-1949), Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer presents a lecture by Barry Cox, recipient of the 2011 Diaz-Ayala Travel Grant award.

Cuba In Miami-Miami In Cuba Photo Contest, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes the Cuba in Miami-Miami in Cuba Photo Contest, a contest open to all FIU students. The photos were to be received by May 9,2011.

Research Contest In Cuban And Cuban American Studies, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes a Research contest in Cuban and Cuban American studies, sponsored by the Cuban Research Institute. Students are asked to submit papers between 15 and 25 pages in Spanish or English.The contest is open to all FIU graduate and undergraduate students.

Social Capital And International Migration From Latin America, Douglas S. Massey, Maria Aysa-Lastra

Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies

We combine data from the Latin American Migration Project and the Mexican Migration Project to estimate models predicting the likelihood of taking of first and later trips to the United States from five nations: Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Peru. The models test specific hypotheses about the effects of social capital on international migration and how these effects vary with respect to contextual factors. Our findings confirm the ubiquity of migrant networks and the universality of social capital effects throughout Latin America. They also reveal how the sizes of these effects are not uniform across settings. Social …

The Cuban Research Institute Commemorating 20 Years Of Scholarship, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This document is a form for Luncheon Registration for the conference "The Cuban Research Institute Commemorating 20 years of Scholarship", which was held on April 15,2011 at MARC International Pavillion.

Commemorating 20 Years Of Scholarship, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes the Cuban Research Institute and Latin American and Caribbean Center's anniversary seminar Commemorating 20 years of Scholarship. The event was held at the MARC International Pavillion at FIU Modesto Maidique Campus on April 15,2011.

Diaz-Ayala Cuban And Latin American Popular Music Collection Travel Grants Now Available, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes the 2011 Diaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection Travel Grants, which provide graduate students and scholars with the opportunity to access and conduct research in the Diaz-Ayala Music Collection at FIU.

Imah On The Bimah: Gender And The Roles Of Latin American Conservative Congregational Rabinas, Valeria N. Schindler

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this research is to analyze the impact of gender on the work of Latin American rabinas within Conservative congregations in Latin America. The fact that women’s roles in Latin America and in Judaism have been traditionally linked to nurturing and caring serves as the point of departure for my hypothesis, which is that the role rabinas play within their congregations is also linked to those traits. In this research I utilize a social scientific approach and qualitative methodology, conducting personal interviews with the rabinas. While this work proves that Conservative congregations in Latin America are gendered, my …

Diaz-Ayala Cuban And Latin American Popular Music Collection Travel Grants Now Available, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer announces the Diaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin-American Popular Music Collection Grants, an opportunity for graduate students and scholars to visit the Diaz-Ayala Music Collection at the FIU Green Library. The deadline was March 28,2011.

A Developmental Intervention Science Outreach Research Approach To Promoting Positive Youth Development, Roberto L. Rinaldi

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Recent intervention efforts in promoting positive identity in troubled adolescents have begun to draw on the potential for an integration of the self-construction and self-discovery perspectives in conceptualizing identity processes, as well as the integration of quantitative and qualitative data analytic strategies. This study reports an investigation of the Changing Lives Program (CLP), using an Outcome Mediation (OM) evaluation model, an integrated model for evaluating targets of intervention, while theoretically including a Self-Transformative Model of Identity Development (STM), a proposed integration of self-discovery and self-construction identity processes. This study also used a Relational Data Analysis (RDA) integration of quantitative and …

The Cuban Research Institute And The League Of Women Voters Of Miami-Dade County, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes an event for Cuba Report Photo Presentation: Sisters Across the Straits League Delegation Visit to Cuba, led by Dorrit Marks, Elizabeth Pines and Annie Betancourt. The League of Women Voters is committed to international cooperation and advancement of women and has a successful record of building bridges with women around the world. The event was held at the Green Library at FIU Modesto Maidique Campus on March 9,2011.

Latent Class Analysis Of Co-Occuring Symptoms In A Sample Of Youth Referred For Anxiety Disorders, Jessica Dahan

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The current study applied Latent Class Analysis methods to identify internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a sample of children and adolescents referred for anxiety disorders. Co variates, assessed from the perspective of youth and parents, included youth friendship (positive, negative), youth social skills, parental control, and parental acceptance were used to further distinguish the classes.

Overall, results indicated that a three class solution fit the data best. The first class, consisting of 36 participants (16%) was labeled the Internalizing-Externalizing Class. Class 2, the Anxious-Depressed Class consisted of 94 participants (43%). Lastly, Class 3, labeled the Non-Clinical Class included 90 participants …

The United States And Cuba:Intimate Enemies, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes a book presentation of "The United States and Cuba:Intimate Enemies" with author Marifeli Perez-Stable, Ph.D, a professor of sociology at Florida International University and non-resident senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue. This presentation was held at Books &Books in Coral Gables, FL on February 24,2011.

Los Derechos Humanos De Los Migrantes, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This lecture promotes a conference led by Dr. Sergio Morales Alvarado titled "Los derechos humanos de los migrantes". He has been Attorney of Human Rights in Guatemala since 2002. This event was held in Spanish at the Green Library, FIU Modesto Maidique Campus on February 19,2011.

Housed Under Glass: A Story Of Desire, Repression, Loss And Healing, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Research Institute Events

This flyer promotes a book presentation for "Housed Under Glass: A story of Desire, Repression, Loss, and Healing" by Maria Luisa Ortega Hernandez, Ph.D. The book explores the expectations that religion imposes on women and shares her personal story of female sexual disorder. This lecture was co-sponsored by FIU Department of Modern Languages and FIU Women's Studies Center.

Stress And Coping Style: An Extension To The Transactional Cognitive-Appraisal Model, Kerry A. Newness

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the current research was to integrate multiple theories of stress appraisals and to empirically test two separate transactional cognitive-appraisal models. It was predicted that the core self-evaluation personality characteristics and motivation orientation would moderate the relationship between challenge and hindrance stressors and coping style. Furthermore, it was predicted that coping would buffer the adverse effects of stress on domain performance and satisfaction. A series of multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate the predicted moderators. Results suggest that core self-evaluations moderate the relationship between challenge stress and problem-focused coping as predicted in the challenge model but not …