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Deaf Catholic Newsletter, Lent-Spring 2009

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Ivy Leaves, Volume 83, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 2009 edition of the Anderson University journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Kathryn White, Katie Meitzler, Sophie Dembroski, Lydnsey Thompson, Julianna Capps, Charlies Waddell, Grier Parrott, Brittany Hughes, Nikita Cowan, Josh Overstreet, Adreaunna Rhome, Andrew Higgins, Kelly Johnson, Wellington Payne, Savannah Springer, Carter Stuart, Dr. Teresa Jones, and Tim Speaker. Photography by Andrew Higgins and Savannah Jane Springer.

Call For Papers And Presentations: First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference On Human Trafficking, Unl Human Trafficking Team

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 1st (2009)

PAPER AND PRESENTATION TOPICS: We solicit papers from all academic disciplines, including all social sciences, economics and business, law, journalism, womens’ and gender studies, public health, math and statistics, education, etc. We solicit speakers and researchers from government, NGO, and foundations to present papers or talks.

Most Popular Downloads -- February 2009

Institutional Repository Information

February saw 120,812 downloads, an 18% increase over the previous month.

There were 158,062 “hits” to article cover pages, and 79% of these resulted in a download.

74% of available open-access articles were downloaded at least once during the month.

The average number of downloads per available OA article was 5.66.

The top 25 most popular downloads were :

Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection Bibliography - Volume II: English and European Languages (2000) 521
Electronic Rodent Repellent Devices: A Review of Efficacy Test Protocols and Regulatory Actions 493
The Constitutions of the Free-Masons (1734). An Online Electronic Edition. 443
Christian Binek: …

Library Impact Statement For Mba 588 Marketing Communications Management

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 588 Marketing Communications Management. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Dan Sheinin.

Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (March), Richard W. Clement

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

This presentation was given at the 2009 Association for College and Research Libraries conference during a breakfast presentation. It addresses how to improve the chances of a successful Institutional Repository.

Reflections On The Cuban Revolution, Gary Prevost

Political Science Faculty Publications

When I visited Cuba in the first few days of 1992, it was not clear that the revolution would survive. Food was in relatively short supply and electricity blackouts were common. Even long-time supporters of the revolution were pessimistic about the future. Everything that had been accomplished in its first 32 years seemed in jeopardy when the Soviet Union went out of existence at the end of 1991 and canceled most of its trade deals with Cuba. The country’s gross domestic product was in the process of shrinking by 50 percent. How did the Cuban Revolution survive that shock, and …

Was Money Really Easy Under Greenspan?, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, David R. Henderson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Weather Extremes On Agricultural Production Methods: Does Drought Increase Adoption Of Conservation Tillage Practices?, Ya Ding, Karina Schoengold, Tsegaye Tadesse

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

One benefit of conservation tillage practices is an increase in soil moisture. The paper combines panel data techniques with spatial analysis to measure the impact of extreme weather events on the adoption of conservation tillage. Zellner’s SUR technique is extended to spatial panel data to correct for cross-sectional heterogeneity, spatial autocorrelation, and contemporaneous correlation. Panel data allows the identification of differences in adoption rates as a function of the severity of past drought or flood events. The adoption of no-till, alternative conservation tillage, and reduced till are estimated relative to conventional tillage. Extremely dry conditions in recent years are found …

Pedagogical Design For An Online Information Literacy Course: College Students' Learning Experience With Multi-Modal Objects, Hsin-Liang Chen, James Patrick Williams

Librarian Publications

This project is an exploratory study on the use of multi-modal objects in an online information literacy course. This paper reports on the second phase of the project, which focused on students’ learning experience within five course modules employing different multi-modal media objects for instruction. Seven online surveys were conducted at the beginning of the course, immediately after each of the webcast discussion sessions accompanying each course module, and at the end of the course. The findings show significant relationships among computer skills, online teaching materials, use of communication tools, learning experience, and satisfaction with the course

Volume 29, Number 1, March 2009 Olac Newsletter, Amy K. Weiss, Kate James, Barbara Vaughan, Jan Mayo, Douglas King, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2009 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Friends Of The Brooks Library Newsletter, March 2009, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.

Child Care And Development Fund: A Policy Analysis, Colleen K. Vesely, Elaine A. Anderson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Legislated as part of welfare reform, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of child care government funding earmarked for low-income families. As a block grant, with broad federal guidelines, states have significant freedom in implementing this legislation to meet the needs of their citizens. This diverse implementation has challenged legislators and scholars trying to assess the success of CCDF across the United States. In considering the evaluation research of CCDF, as well as the original goals of this legislation, several major themes related to the diverse state implementation emerged, including access, equity, and stability. This …

Parental Assets: A Pathway To Positive Child Educational Outcomes, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Yeong Hun Yeo, Kate Irish, Min Zhan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A growing body of evidence suggests parental assets have positive effects on children's well-being. Using 2004 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, this study tests the effect of parental asset holding on child educational outcomes, and explores whether parental involvement and expectations mediate this relationship. Results indicate that assets are a significant predictor of all child academic outcomes of our study; however, income is not a significant predictor for school outcomes when controlling for assets. The mediation analyses show the effect of assets on school outcomes is mediated by two of the three parenting measures: parental expectations …

The Failures Of American Poverty Measures, Stephen Pimpare

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

How we think about need or deprivation-how we judge its severity, its causes and effects, and the progress we have made (or not made) over time in reducing it-has much to do with how we define and then measure it. And, we measure it poorly. The insufficiencies of official data on American poverty are reasonably well known, yet they continue, nonetheless, to be the principal means by which we gauge need in the United States. After a review of such official measures, this article discusses alternative means of evaluating need in the United States, highlighting the benefits of examining poverty …

Testing The Relationship Of Formal Bonding, Informal Bonding, And Formal Bridging Social Capital On Key Outcomes For Families In Low-Income Neighborhoods, Daniel Brisson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The development of social capital among families living in low income neighborhoods has become a popular poverty reduction and economic advancement strategy. However conceptual scholarship suggests the broad use of social capital has diminished its importance. Scholars have begun to identify the multiple and overlapping characteristics of social capital and the field now needs empirical studies to show how specific types of social capital are important for families living in low-income neighborhoods. This study tests the relationship between three types of social capital (informal bonding social capital, formal bonding social capital and formal bridging social capital) and important outcomes for …

Review Of The Battle For Welfare Rights: Politics And Poverty In Modern America. Felicia Kornbluh. Reviewed By James Midgley., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Felicia Kornbluh, The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. $49.95 hardcover, $24.95 papercover.

Review Of Why America Lost The War On Poverty-And How To Win It. Frank Stricker. Reviewed By Mary Ager Caplan., Mary Ager Caplan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review for Frank Stricker, Why America Lost the War on Poverty - And How to Win It. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. $59.95 hardcover, $19.95 papercover.

Review Of The Other Invisible Hand: Delivery Public Services Through Choice And Competition. Julian Le Grand. Reviewed By James Midgley., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Julian Le Grand, The Other Invisible Hand: Delivery Public Services Book Reviews through Choice and Competition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007. $24.95 papercover.

Türk Dövlətlərinin Beynəlxalq Təşkilatlar Çərçivəsində Regional Inteqrasiya Perspektivləri, Ceyhun Mahmudov

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Küresel Fi̇nansal Kri̇z Ve Türk Dünyasi’Nin Makroekonomi̇k Göstergeleri̇ne Etki̇si̇: Türki̇ye Ve Azerbaycan Örneği̇, Tahsin Karabulut

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Türk İşletmelerinde Ortaklık Ve Güven, Muhsin Halis, Abdülkadir Şenkal, Oğuz Türkay

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Measuring The Unconscionable, Sarah Stanlick

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The combination of level-headed scientific approaches and passionate activism seems at first glance an incompatible relationship. For the passionate humanitarian, there is a hesitation in fear of "selling out" to the black and white world of science, that science would somehow take the "human" dimension away from human rights. However, the bigger issue-and opportunity-is the multitude of ways that the partnership between scientific method and human rights can yield possibilities and innovations. As described in Sonia Shah's piece in The Nation , scientists are coming together to lend their unique skills and perspective to the ever-changing global status of human …

Forging New Pathways, Connie Foster, Jennifer Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Brochure describes how to create a SelectedWorks site for WKU faculty.

Optimizing Citizen Engagement During Emergencies Through Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies, Laurie J. Van Leuven

CUP Faculty Research

Emergencies and disasters create hardships for citizens. To speed up recovery, local governments need to engage with citizens in an interactive information sharing system to convey information while the incident is still developing and to help mitigate and recover from damages. Lack of effective communication can decrease public trust and engender stress and anxiety of the survivors. As service delivery becomes more complicated during an emergency, responders can also benefit from additional information from the public to increase situational awareness and better understand the challenges facing citizens. This thesis examines emergency information needs, emerging information sharing trends, and the potential …

Has Vietnam’S Economic Progress Bypassed Its Ethnic Minorities?, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

In Vietnam, young people account for about one-third of the country’s 85 million population, a historic peak for this age group. While previously with the Population Council in Vietnam, sociology professor at the Singapore Management University (SMU), Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, conducted studies of ethnic minority youths as well as health-seeking behavioural practices of minority parents with children less than five years. The findings raised concerns that the benefits of the country’s rapid progress as well as improvements in living and health standards have not filtered through to those living in the remote areas.

Scientists Have Been Out For Some Time Now: A Response To Sonia Shah, Clair Apodaca

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Sonia Shah's categorization of the scientific community as having been "by and large. impassively unmoved [by human rights], churning out their papers, applying for grants and debating esoterica at their private professional meetings" is grossly inaccurate on at least two accounts.

Scientists Promoting Human Rights, Edward Friedman

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Scientists have long been involved with work to protect fundamental human rights. The activities of the Federation of American Scientists to expose the health impact of nuclear testing in the atmosphere is typical. In the Soviet Union , many of the leading human rights activists, starting with the great Andrei Sakharov , were scientists. The same is true in China where a major intellectual force inspiring China's 1989 democracy movement was Fang Lizhi , an astrophysicist. Often their contribution to military security even gives them a little bit of protection.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V1n5, March 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

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-- 1-Click
-- Renew Books Online
-- Rod Library on YouTube
-- March Displays
-- My Reading History

Update On Research At The Topper Site, Albert C. Goodyear

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.