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Public Perceptions About Early Childhood Issues, Public Policy Center, Boise State University Jan 2008

Public Perceptions About Early Childhood Issues, Public Policy Center, Boise State University

Research and Reports

A survey of the Idaho public reveals strong support for funding and programs aimed at enhanced early childhood education and childcare options, particularly for working parents and low-income households.


Photograph - Indian Head Rock, 2008, Unknown. Jan 2008

Photograph - Indian Head Rock, 2008, Unknown.

Indian Head Rock Project

Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 2008.


The Future Of Management [Review] / Hamel, G., & Breen, B., Erich Baumgartner Jan 2008

The Future Of Management [Review] / Hamel, G., & Breen, B., Erich Baumgartner

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


การใช้หอสมุดกลางของอาจารย์และนักศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานี, นันทนา เดชเกิด Jan 2008

การใช้หอสมุดกลางของอาจารย์และนักศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานี, นันทนา เดชเกิด

วารสารบรรณารักษศาสตร์ (Library Science Journal)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการใช้หอสมุดกลางของอาจารย์และนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานี ในด้านวัตถุประสงค์ ความถี่ในการใช้ ทรัพยากรสารนิเทศ บริการ วิธีการสืบค้น และปัญหาในการใช้หอสมุดกลางของอาจารย์ และนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานี ผลการวิจัยพบว่า อาจารย์ส่วนใหญ่มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการใช้ห้องสมุดเพื่อประกอบการสอน เข้าใช้ห้องสมุดไม่แน่นอน นักศึกษาส่วนใหญ่ใช้ห้องสมุดเพื่อประกอบการเรียน เข้าใช้สัปดาห์ละ 2-3 ครั้ง อาจารย์และนักศึกษาส่วนใหญ่ใช้หนังสือ ใช้เนื้อหาบริหารธุรกิจ และใช้ทรัพยากรสารนิเทศภาษาไทย บริการที่อาจารย์และนักศึกษาส่วนใหญ่ใช้ คือ บริการยืม-คืน ใช้วิธีการสืบค้นจากรายการออนไลน์ของห้องสมุด (OPAC) ปัญหาที่อาจารย์และนักศึกษาประสบในระดับมากด้านทรัพยากร สารนิเทศ คือ ทรัพยากรสารนิเทศมีเนื้อหาไม่ทันสมัย และทรัพยากรสารนิเทศไม่ครอบคลุมทุกสาขาที่มีการเรียนการสอน ด้านบริการ คือ เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ที่ให้บริการอินเทอร์เน็ตมีจำนวนน้อย บริการข่าวสารทางเว็บไซต์ของห้องสมุดไม่มีข้อมูลใหม่ ๆ เพิ่มเติม และเครื่องถ่ายเอกสารมีน้อยทำให้ต้องรอนาน ด้านการสืบค้น คือ การสืบค้นฐานข้อมูลออนไลน์ใช้เวลา นานเนื่องจากเครื่องข่ายอินเทอร์เน็ตช้า และด้านอื่น ๆ คือ ที่นั่งอ่านหนังสือมีจำนวนไม่เพียงพอ จากสมมติฐานที่กำหนดไว้ 2 ข้อ คือ 1) อาจารย์และนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานีส่วนใหญ่ใช้หนังสือและวารสาร ใช้บริการยืม-คืน และใช้วิธีการสืบค้นจากรายการออนไลน์ของห้องสมุด 2) ปัญหาในการใช้หอสมุดกลางที่อาจารย์ประสบในระดับมาก คือ ทรัพยากรสารนิเทศมีเนื้อหาไม่ทันสมัย ส่วนปัญหาที่นักศึกษาประสบในระดับมาก คือ เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ที่ให้บริการอินเทอร์เน็ตมีประสิทธิภาพต่ำ สามารถสรุปได้ว่ามีทั้งสอดคล้องและไม่สอดคล้องกับสมมติฐาน This research aims at studying the use of the central library by faculty members and students of Surat Thani Rajabhat University, involving their objectives, frequency, information resources, library services, information resources, information searching methods, and problems faced in using the central …


การประชาสัมพันธ์ห้องสมุดโดยใช้เทคโนโลยี Web 2.0 (Blog), จิระวัฒน์ วินิจไพโรจน์ Jan 2008

การประชาสัมพันธ์ห้องสมุดโดยใช้เทคโนโลยี Web 2.0 (Blog), จิระวัฒน์ วินิจไพโรจน์

วารสารบรรณารักษศาสตร์ (Library Science Journal)

บทความนี้กล่าวถึงความหมายและหลักการประชาสัมพันธ์ บทบาทของการประชาสัมพันธ์ต่อองค์กรในด้านต่าง ๆ และขั้นตอนเบื้องต้นในการประชาสัมพันธ์ นอกจากนั้นยังได้อธิบายแนวคิดเกี่ยวกับเทคโนโลยีเว็บ 2.0 และการประยุกต์บล็อกกับงานประชาสัมพันธ์ห้องสมุด รวมทั้งกรณีศึกษาบล็อกของห้องสมุดสตางค์ มงคลสุข คณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล The article provides definition and principles of public relations. It further describes the roleof public relations in the organization as well as preliminary steps in public relations work. Theconcept of web 2.0 and the application of blog in library public relations are discussed, providing a case study of the Stang Mongkolsuk Library, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University.


Incremental And Average Control Costs In A Model Of Water Quality Trading With Discrete Abatement Units, Arthur J. Caplan Jan 2008

Incremental And Average Control Costs In A Model Of Water Quality Trading With Discrete Abatement Units, Arthur J. Caplan

Applied Economics Faculty Publications

This paper answers three questions related to the discrete nature of pollution abatement: (i) does a source's incremental control cost (as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) necessarily exceed its average control cost, (ii) is incremental control cost a better approximation of a source's willingness to pay for abatement credits than average control cost, and (iii) exactly how does trading in discrete and continuous abatement markets differ? We find that the answer to the first two questions are both "no", suggesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to refine its reliance on incremental control cost as the sole …


Ua19/16/1 Wku Football Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2008

Ua19/16/1 Wku Football Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Media guide for the 2008 football season.


The Importance Of Governance To A Stable And Developed Economy, Peter Litvinenko Jan 2008

The Importance Of Governance To A Stable And Developed Economy, Peter Litvinenko

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates the assumption that proficient governance is essential in securing a stable economy. It studies and analyzes many relevant variables that one would find controlled by the government in its economy. My results show that these established nations all have differences in terms of debt and balance of trades but all seem to agree on the importance of maintaining a morally stable and efficient government structure that allows them to compete in the world economy.


Economic And Social Factors That Influence Life Expectancy And Infant Mortality, Kenneth Smith Jan 2008

Economic And Social Factors That Influence Life Expectancy And Infant Mortality, Kenneth Smith

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates life expectancy and infant mortality rates in randomly selected countries from around the world. This study takes into consideration many economic and social factors that could potentially have an effect on life expectancy and infant mortality in different countries. Factors are modeled using a least-squared regression model and are determined as significant based on their probability factor. Results show both positive and negative effects depending on the economic and social factor.


The Interaction Between The Stock Market, Monetary Policy And Inflation In Singapore And Malaysia, Lindsey Kahler Jan 2008

The Interaction Between The Stock Market, Monetary Policy And Inflation In Singapore And Malaysia, Lindsey Kahler

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates and compares the interactions among the stock market, monetary policy, and inflation in both Singapore and Malaysia from 2005 through 2007 using bivariate and multivariate vector autoregressive cointegrating specifications. The Granger-causality test shows that for Malaysia there significant unidirectional relationships of inter-bank loan rates to inflation, and inflation to Kuala Lumpur stock returns. For Singapore there is only one significant marginal unidirectional Granger-causality relationship of inflation to Straits Times stock returns. There are no reciprocal relationships in either country. Based on changes in the stock market, the multivariate results show negative changes on the interbank interest rates …


The Impact Of Sectoral Performance On The Stock Market: Does Volatility Equal Explanatory Power?, Jeffrey Haydock Jan 2008

The Impact Of Sectoral Performance On The Stock Market: Does Volatility Equal Explanatory Power?, Jeffrey Haydock

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates the real impact of sector performance on the overall stock market and the possibility that the primary culprit of negative or positive performance isn’t necessarily the one that significantly drives overall market performance. The study compares average gain or loss by sector with regression analysis to determine if the largest gainer or loser is also reflected in regression analysis after beta calculation. The results show that there is very limited correlation between the two measures suggesting that major volatility in one sector doesn’t necessarily have the greatest impact on total market movement.


United States Homeownership Rates: The Effect Of Macroeconomic Factors On The Domestic Real Estate Market, Alexander Grande Jan 2008

United States Homeownership Rates: The Effect Of Macroeconomic Factors On The Domestic Real Estate Market, Alexander Grande

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper examines the correlation between U.S. economic indicators and the domestic real estate market. The analysis of the study’s findings and results show that some indicators adversely affect homeownership rates in conjunction to the overall state of the market during the time frame depicted. The regression is from a model used on an international level and it is taken and applied here to the domestic market of one country; the United States. The results from the research and tests performed highlight the economic indicators that are closely correlated to the rate of homeownership.


Substance Use And Social Identity In The Lesbian Community_Jls.Pdf, Molly Kerby Jan 2008

Substance Use And Social Identity In The Lesbian Community_Jls.Pdf, Molly Kerby

Gender & Women's Studies Faculty Publications

Although the study results report discrepancies in the rates of substance abuse in the lesbian community, the general consensus in the field of gay and lesbian studies is that these individuals, as a whole, have a higher rate of substance use. For this study, data were collected via the Internet on the use of drugs and alcohol, level of self-esteem, and degree of social identity in the lesbian community. A correlation analysis was used to determine if negative social identity within the lesbian community leads to low self-esteem that is reflected in higher rates of substance abuse. Though a positive …


Evaluation Des Technologies De Production Et De Commercialisation Du Soghio Et Du Mil Dans Le Cadre Du Projet Ier-Intsormil/Mali Campagne Agricole 2008-2009, Jeanne Coulibaly, Intsormil Jan 2008

Evaluation Des Technologies De Production Et De Commercialisation Du Soghio Et Du Mil Dans Le Cadre Du Projet Ier-Intsormil/Mali Campagne Agricole 2008-2009, Jeanne Coulibaly, Intsormil

USAID Mali Mission Awards

Introduction

Ce rapport présente les résultats de l’évaluation de la campagne agricole 2008 de la composante Production-Marketing du projet INTSORMIL réalisé au Mali. Cette composante a trois volets majeurs qui sont.

Un volet transfert de technologie qui consiste à l’amélioration de la production grâce à l’utilisation d’un paquet technique qui comporte la semence améliorée de sorgho ou de mil, de l’engrais chimique et des nouvelles techniques culturales.

Un volet commercialisation qui consiste à stocker les productions au moment des récoltes pour les revendre plus tard dans l’année lorsque l’offre est faible et les prix sont élevés sur les marchés. Cette …


Political Geography: Special Issue On Climate Change And Conflict (Review), Elizabeth L. Chalecki Jan 2008

Political Geography: Special Issue On Climate Change And Conflict (Review), Elizabeth L. Chalecki

Political Science Faculty Publications

Given that the Nobel Committee awarded its 2007 Peace Prize to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and that greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase around the globe, practitioners of peace and security will have to familiarize themselves with climatic drivers of conflict. To that end, the journal Political Geography has devoted an entire issue to exploring the links between climate change and violent conflict.


Services Mashups: The New Generation Of Web Applications, Djamal Benslimane, Schahram Dustdar, Amit P. Sheth Jan 2008

Services Mashups: The New Generation Of Web Applications, Djamal Benslimane, Schahram Dustdar, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

Web services are becoming a major technology for deploying automated interactions between distributed and heterogeneous applications, and for connecting business processes. Service mashups indicate a way to create new Web applications by combining existing Web resources utilizing data and Web APIs. They facilitate the design and development of novel and modern Web applications based on easy-to-accomplish end-user service compositions.


The Denial Of Emergency Protection: Factors Associated With Court Decision Making, Carol E. Jordan, Adam J. Pritchard, Pamela Wilcox, Danielle Duckett-Pritchard Jan 2008

The Denial Of Emergency Protection: Factors Associated With Court Decision Making, Carol E. Jordan, Adam J. Pritchard, Pamela Wilcox, Danielle Duckett-Pritchard

Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications

Despite the importance of civil orders of protection as a legal resource for victims of intimate partner violence, research is limited in this area, and most studies focus on the process following a court’s initial issuance of an emergency order. The purpose of this study is to address a major gap in the literature by examining cases where victims of intimate partner violence are denied access to temporary orders of protection. The study sample included a review of 2,205 petitions that had been denied by a Kentucky court during the 2003 fiscal year. The study offers important insights into the …


Smu Launches Mba Programme, Singapore Management University Jan 2008

Smu Launches Mba Programme, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

No abstract provided.


Asia Comes To Main Street And May Learn To Speak Spanish: Globalization In A Poor Neighborhood In Worcester, Robert J.S. Ross, Kate Driscoll Derickson Jan 2008

Asia Comes To Main Street And May Learn To Speak Spanish: Globalization In A Poor Neighborhood In Worcester, Robert J.S. Ross, Kate Driscoll Derickson

Local Knowledge: Worcester Area Community-Based Research

This paper considers how and why an Asian enclave of small businesses has appeared in a poor neighborhood characterized by Puerto Rican and other Latino immigration in the post-industrial city of Worcester, Massachusetts. We begin by examining the role of the US in the world system, and argue that the US hegemonic role and specific political economic aspects of global capitalism (ie. deindustrialization) account for some of the migration stream. Next, using socioeconomic and historical data, interviews, and observations, we outline the history of Worcester’s economy and immigration patterns. We demonstrate that the increasing economic inequality leaves few promising employment …


Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 50 Number 3, Winter 2008, Santa Clara University Jan 2008

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 50 Number 3, Winter 2008, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

12 - ONE GOLD...AND A HOST OF MEMORIES By Ann Killion. A Beijing Olympic scrapbook.

16 - GOD AND WOMAN AT YALE By Steven Boyd Saum. For more than 300 years, the role of Yale University’s chaplain has never been filled by a woman, a layperson, or a Catholic—until now. Meet Sharon M. K. Kugler ’81.

20 - WITH RENEWED VIGOR AND ZEAL By Michael G. Boughton, S.J. How six decrees define the mission of the Society of Jesus in the years to come.

22 - LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT By Michael S. Malone ’75, MBA ’77. Without meaning to, …


ห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้า (Shopping Mall Library) : กลยุทธ์การนำห้องสมุดไปอยู่ในที่ที่ผู้ใช้อยู่, อัจฉริยา คงสม Jan 2008

ห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้า (Shopping Mall Library) : กลยุทธ์การนำห้องสมุดไปอยู่ในที่ที่ผู้ใช้อยู่, อัจฉริยา คงสม

วารสารบรรณารักษศาสตร์ (Library Science Journal)

แนวคิดการสร้างห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้าไม่ใช่เรื่องใหม่ โดยเฉพาะในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา อังกฤษ และออสเตรเลีย รวมถึงสิงคโปร์ซึ่งเป็นประเทศที่ประสบความสำเร็จในการดำเนินงานห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้า ในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ และ กลายเป็นต้นแบบการดำเนินงานให้แก่ประเทศอื่น ๆ รวมทั้งประเทศไทย จนในปัจจุบันประเทศไทยมีห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้าถึง 2 แห่ง และได้รับความนิยมจากผู้ใช้เป็นอย่างดี การสร้างห้องสมุดในศูนย์การค้าเป็นกลยุทธ์หนึ่งในการนำห้องสมุดไปอยู่ ในที่ที่ผู้ใช้อยู่ แต่ในการดำเนินการควรคำนึงถึงปัจจัยต่าง ๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นประโยชน์ที่ห้องสมุดและผู้ใช้จะได้รับ ทำเลที่ตั้ง งบประมาณ การต่อรอง แผนการดำเนินงาน ตลอดจนข้อได้เปรียบและข้อจำกัดอื่น ๆ The concept of the shopping mall library is not new particularly in the United States, Great Britain and Australia. The operation of the shopping mall library in Singapore is very successful, thus, being the archetype for other libraries such as those in Thailand. At present, there are 2 shopping mall libraries in Thailand that are popular among library users. The creation of the shopping mall library is a strategy that brings the library to users’ …


How Human And Natural Driving Forces Affect Pheasants And Pheasant Hunting In South Dakota, Chris Laingen Jan 2008

How Human And Natural Driving Forces Affect Pheasants And Pheasant Hunting In South Dakota, Chris Laingen

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Gender And Disaster: A Synthesis Of Flood Research In Bangladesh, William Lovekamp Jan 2008

Gender And Disaster: A Synthesis Of Flood Research In Bangladesh, William Lovekamp

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Sociology Of Katrina: Perspectives On A Modern Catastrophe, William Lovekamp Jan 2008

Review Of The Sociology Of Katrina: Perspectives On A Modern Catastrophe, William Lovekamp

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Book Review


Expansion Of Golf Courses In The United States, Darrell E. Napton, Chris Laingen Jan 2008

Expansion Of Golf Courses In The United States, Darrell E. Napton, Chris Laingen

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Twenty-five million Americans play golf on the nation's 16,000 courses each year. These golf courses constitute a significant national landscape feature. Since 18789, when the game arrived in the United States, golf has filtered down the urban, economic, and social hierarchies to become accepted by and accessible to most Americans. During the ensuing thirteen decades the number, location, and layout of the nation's golf courses have responded to many of the same driving forces that impacted the nation, including decentralization, growth of the middle class, war, economic depression, suburbanization, and the increasing role of the federal government. Four epochs of …


The Effects Of Curvature On Haptic Judgments Of Extent In Sighted And Blind People, Morton Heller, Astrid Kappers, Melissa Mccarthy, Ashley Clark, Tara Riddle, Erin Fulkerson, Lindsay Wemple, Anne Walk, Andreana Basso, Crystal Wanek, Kristen Russler Jan 2008

The Effects Of Curvature On Haptic Judgments Of Extent In Sighted And Blind People, Morton Heller, Astrid Kappers, Melissa Mccarthy, Ashley Clark, Tara Riddle, Erin Fulkerson, Lindsay Wemple, Anne Walk, Andreana Basso, Crystal Wanek, Kristen Russler

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

A series of experiments was carried out to examine the effect of curvature on haptic judgments of extent in sighted and blind individuals. Experiment 1 showed that diameters con- necting the endpoints of semicircular lines were underestimated with respect to straight lines, but failed to show an effect of visual experience on length judgments. In experiment 2 we tested arc lengths. The effects of curvature on perceived path length were weaker, but were still present in this experiment.Visual experience had no effect on path length judgments. Another experiment was performed to examine the effect of repeated tracing (1, 5, 9, …


Island Culture: The Role Of The Blasket Autobiographies In The Preservation Of A Traditional Way Of Life, Eamon Maher Jan 2008

Island Culture: The Role Of The Blasket Autobiographies In The Preservation Of A Traditional Way Of Life, Eamon Maher

Articles

The Blasket Islands, located off the west coast of Kerry, are remarkable for having inspired a flourishing literature, mainly autobiographical in nature, which is generally acknowledged as being of great anthropological value, as well as of significant literary merit. When one considers that the islands never had a population of more than around 160 persons (with an average of closer to half that number) during the years covered by the autobiographies, the existence of such an important chronicle of the simple and at times perilous life on these Atlantic outposts is all the more noteworthy. The language spoken on the …


The Effects Of Interpersonal And Informational Justice On Perceptions Of An Authority Figure, Kevin M. Schultze Jan 2008

The Effects Of Interpersonal And Informational Justice On Perceptions Of An Authority Figure, Kevin M. Schultze

The Corinthian

There are several traits and characteristics that people may use to judge an authority based on how that authority acts and treats those under him or her. However, are there times when an authority can influence his or her own reputation among subordinates simply by the type of task he or she provides, or the level of information he or she presents? Prior evidence has suggested that perceptions of authorities are influenced by a number of qualities. The purpose of this experiment was to test how the nature of a task and whether a rationale is provided for the task …


An Hsus Report: The Impact Of Industrialized Animal Agriculture On Rural Communities, The Humane Society Of The United States Jan 2008

An Hsus Report: The Impact Of Industrialized Animal Agriculture On Rural Communities, The Humane Society Of The United States

Impact of Animal Agriculture

Industrialized animal agriculture production practices and systems not only jeopardize the welfare of farm animals and the environment, but also negatively impact public health, independent family farmers, and quality of life in rural communities. The tolls exacted on rural communities necessitate dramatic and immediate changes in animal agriculture.


An Hsus Report: Human Health Implications Of Non-Therapeutic Antibiotic Use In Animal Agriculture, The Humane Society Of The United States Jan 2008

An Hsus Report: Human Health Implications Of Non-Therapeutic Antibiotic Use In Animal Agriculture, The Humane Society Of The United States

Impact of Animal Agriculture

For decades, the U.S. meat industry has fed medically important antibiotics to chickens, pigs, and cattle to accelerate their weight gain and prevent disease in the stressful and unhygienic conditions that typify industrialized animal agriculture production facilities. A strong scientific consensus exists, asserting that this practice fosters antibiotic resistance in bacteria to the detriment of human health. In response to this public health threat, the European Union has banned the non-therapeutic feeding of a number of antibiotics of human importance to farm animals. Given these serious concerns as well as recent data that suggest an overall lack of financial benefit, …