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The Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of Canada As A Test Of The Attitudinal Model, Donald R. Songer, Julia Siripurapu Mar 2009

The Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of Canada As A Test Of The Attitudinal Model, Donald R. Songer, Julia Siripurapu

Faculty Publications

Most of the empirical work on the decision making of justices on the Supreme Court of Canada has taken as its exclusive focus the divided decisions of the Court. In contrast to this extensive body of research on divided decision, the much more limited knowledge of unanimous decisions is troubling because such decisions constitute nearly three-quarters of all of the formal decisions of the Court. The analysis reported below provides a first step towards understanding the neglected nature of unanimous decisions. This investigation of the nature and causes of unanimity in the Supreme Court of Canada explores two competing explanations: …

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Preserving And Ensuring Long-Term Access To Digitally Born Legal Information, Sarah Rhodes, Dana Neacsu Mar 2009

Preserving And Ensuring Long-Term Access To Digitally Born Legal Information, Sarah Rhodes, Dana Neacsu

Law Faculty Publications

Written laws, records and legal materials form the very foundation of a democratic society. Lawmakers, legal scholars and everyday citizens alike need, and are entitled, to access the current and historic materials that comprise, explain, define, critique and contextualize their laws and legal institutions. The preservation of legal information in all formats is imperative. Thus far, the twenty-first century has witnessed unprecedented mass-scale acceptance and adoption of digital culture, which has resulted in an explosion in digital information. However, digitally born materials, especially those that are published directly and independently to the Web, are presently at an extremely high risk …

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Approbation And The Desire To Better One’S Condition In Adam Smith: When The Desire To Better One’S Conditions Does Not Better One’S Condition And Society’S Condition…, Maria Pia Paganelli Mar 2009

Approbation And The Desire To Better One’S Condition In Adam Smith: When The Desire To Better One’S Conditions Does Not Better One’S Condition And Society’S Condition…, Maria Pia Paganelli

Economics Faculty Research

Adam Smith is often associated with the idea that the desire to better one's condition makes an individual better off and also, unintentionally, makes society better off. This paper asks whether for Smith there are circumstances under which the same desire to better one's condition ultimately betters neither one's condition nor society's condition. The answer proposed here is that in Smith's works, the presence of significant wealth may generate perverse incentives misaligning the betterment of the individual and of society, either because the individual may be worse off while society is better off, or because the individual is better off …

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Screening For Mental Health Issues: Past Training And Current Practice Ofphysical Therapists, Amy E. K. Aadland Mar 2009

Screening For Mental Health Issues: Past Training And Current Practice Ofphysical Therapists, Amy E. K. Aadland

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Given the prevalence of mental health issues in the United States, increased screening measures are necessary to identify and treat individuals affected by mental health disorders. Literature indicates comorbidity between chronic pain, making those who experience chronic pain good candidates for focused screening efforts. Physical therapists are potential screeners since they frequently treat individuals with chronic pain. A survey sent to physical therapists to assess their previous training and attitudes towards mental health issues in the physical therapy environment indicated that the mental health of a patient played a role in the success of physical therapy. Previous training also played …

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Acute Stress Modulates Risk Taking In Financial Decision Making, Anthony J. Porcelli, Mauricio R. Delgado Mar 2009

Acute Stress Modulates Risk Taking In Financial Decision Making, Anthony J. Porcelli, Mauricio R. Delgado

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

People’s decisions are often susceptible to various demands exerted by the environment, leading to stressful conditions. Although a goal for researchers is to elucidate stress-coping mechanisms to facilitate decision-making processes, it is important to first understand the interaction between the state created by a stressful environment and how decisions are performed in such environments. The objective of this experiment was to probe the impact of exposure to acute stress on financial decision making and examine the particular influence of stress on decisions with a positive or negative valence. Participants’ choices exhibited a stronger reflection effect when participants were under stress …

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Fast Object Search On Road Networks, Ken C. K. Lee, Wang-Chien Lee, Baihua Zheng Mar 2009

Fast Object Search On Road Networks, Ken C. K. Lee, Wang-Chien Lee, Baihua Zheng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In this paper, we present ROAD, a general framework to evaluate Location-Dependent Spatial Queries (LDSQ)s that searches for spatial objects on road networks. By exploiting search space pruning technique and providing a dynamic object mapping mechanism, ROAD is very efficient and flexible for various types of queries, namely, range search and nearest neighbor search, on objects over large-scale networks. ROAD is named after its two components, namely, Route Overlay and Association Directory, designed to address the network traversal and object access aspects of the framework. In ROAD, a large road network is organized as a hierarchy of interconnected regional sub-networks …

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Evaluation Of The Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years, Patrick J. Wolf, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Brian Kisida, Lou Rizzo, Nada Eissa, Marsha Silverberg Mar 2009

Evaluation Of The Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years, Patrick J. Wolf, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Brian Kisida, Lou Rizzo, Nada Eissa, Marsha Silverberg

School Choice Demonstration Project

he District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, passed by Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. As part of this legislation, Congress mandated a rigorous evaluation of the impacts of the Program, now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation of the impacts 3 years after families who applied were given the option to move from a public school to a participating private school of their choice.

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The Importance Of Responsivity Factors In Predicting Reductions In Antisocial Attitudes And Cognitive Distortions Among Adult Male Offenders, Dana Jones Hubbard, Jennifer Pealer Mar 2009

The Importance Of Responsivity Factors In Predicting Reductions In Antisocial Attitudes And Cognitive Distortions Among Adult Male Offenders, Dana Jones Hubbard, Jennifer Pealer

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

The research has demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral treatment programs for offenders work to reduce recidivism. One reason these programs have been found to be effective is that they target one of the “number one” predictors of crime, antisocial attitudes and values. Unfortunately, these programs may not “work” for all offenders. The literature suggests that personal characteristics of offenders, although not directly related to recidivism, may in fact interfere or hinder the ability for the program to “work.” This is referred to in the literature as the “responsivity principle.” This study seeks to understand the role that personal or responsivity characteristics of …

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Financial Intermediaries For Community And Economic Development In Ohio: Market Assessment, Ziona Austrian, Brian A. Mikelbank, Afia Yamoah, Charles Post, Candice Clouse, David O. Kasdan Mar 2009

Financial Intermediaries For Community And Economic Development In Ohio: Market Assessment, Ziona Austrian, Brian A. Mikelbank, Afia Yamoah, Charles Post, Candice Clouse, David O. Kasdan

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

This report describes the results of an in-depth market assessment study conducted for the Finance Fund by the Center for Economic Development and the Center for Housing Research and Policy at Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. The Finance Fund, located in Columbus, Ohio, is a statewide nonprofit financial intermediary. It finds funding and provides resources to support organizations that assist low- and moderate-income families and communities.1 The Finance Fund works primarily within low-income rural and urban communities throughout the state of Ohio by connecting local community development organizations and small businesses with needed funding in the form …

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Compensatory Discrimination In India Sixty Years After Independence: A Vehicle Of Progress Or A Tool Of Partisan Politics?, Karthik Nagarajan Mar 2009

Compensatory Discrimination In India Sixty Years After Independence: A Vehicle Of Progress Or A Tool Of Partisan Politics?, Karthik Nagarajan

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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The Mpcp Longitudinal Educational Growth Study Second Year Report, John F. Witte, Patrick J. Wolf, Joshua M. Cowen, David J. Fleming, Juanita Lucas-Mclean Mar 2009

The Mpcp Longitudinal Educational Growth Study Second Year Report, John F. Witte, Patrick J. Wolf, Joshua M. Cowen, David J. Fleming, Juanita Lucas-Mclean

School Choice Demonstration Project

This is the second year report in a five-year evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). This program, which began in 1990, provides government-funded vouchers for low-income children to attend private schools in the City of Milwaukee. The maximum voucher amount in 2007-08 was $6,607, and approximately 20,000 children use a voucher to attend either secular or religious private schools. The MPCP is the oldest and largest urban educational voucher program in the United States. This evaluation was authorized by Wisconsin Act 125 enacted in 2005.

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Impacts Of The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan, Victor Hrymak Mar 2009

Impacts Of The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan, Victor Hrymak

Articles

The impacts of the national hazardous waste managemnent plan are discussed for various sectors in Ireland. These sectors include pharmaceutical, printing, transport, agriculture, health care, education and local authority sectors.

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Library Consortia In China, Elaine Xiaofen Dong, Tim Jiping Zou Mar 2009

Library Consortia In China, Elaine Xiaofen Dong, Tim Jiping Zou

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper traces the history and development of library consortia in China from 1980 to the present. It also gives examples and descriptions of various types of library consortia in China, including academic, public, special, multi-type library consortia at the regional and national level.

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Sovyet Sonrası Rusya Ve Orta Asya, Fikret Elma Mar 2009

Sovyet Sonrası Rusya Ve Orta Asya, Fikret Elma

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Gelişmekte Olan Ülkelerin İktisadi Kalkınmasında İthalat - İhracat İlişkisi : Azerbaycan İçin Ekonometrik Model, Ayaz Zeynalov, Altay İsmayilov Mar 2009

Gelişmekte Olan Ülkelerin İktisadi Kalkınmasında İthalat - İhracat İlişkisi : Azerbaycan İçin Ekonometrik Model, Ayaz Zeynalov, Altay İsmayilov

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Avropada Məskunlaşan Türklərin Xxi Əsrdə Türk Dünyasının Beynəlxalq Aləmlə Iqtisadi, Siyasi Və Mədəni Əlaqələrinin Inkişafına Təsiri, Abdulkadir İnaltakin Mar 2009

Avropada Məskunlaşan Türklərin Xxi Əsrdə Türk Dünyasının Beynəlxalq Aləmlə Iqtisadi, Siyasi Və Mədəni Əlaqələrinin Inkişafına Təsiri, Abdulkadir İnaltakin

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Büyük Güçlerin Kıskacında Türkiye - Orta Asya Cumhuriyetleri Siyasi Ve İktisadi İlişkileri, İskender Ormon Uulu, Can Nurettin Mar 2009

Büyük Güçlerin Kıskacında Türkiye - Orta Asya Cumhuriyetleri Siyasi Ve İktisadi İlişkileri, İskender Ormon Uulu, Can Nurettin

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Global Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇n Uluslararasi Muhasebe Standartlari Ve Yakinsamaya Etki̇si̇, Ali Alagöz, Aziz Kağıtçı Mar 2009

Global Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇n Uluslararasi Muhasebe Standartlari Ve Yakinsamaya Etki̇si̇, Ali Alagöz, Aziz Kağıtçı

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Kültürler Arasi İleti̇şi̇mde Turi̇zmi̇n Önemi̇, Alternati̇f Turi̇zm Ve Pazar Olgusu, Mete Sezgin, Şafak Ünüvar Mar 2009

Kültürler Arasi İleti̇şi̇mde Turi̇zmi̇n Önemi̇, Alternati̇f Turi̇zm Ve Pazar Olgusu, Mete Sezgin, Şafak Ünüvar

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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2008 Dünya Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇ni̇n Türki̇ye Ekonomi̇si̇ Ve Türk-Azeri̇ Ekonomi̇k İli̇şki̇leri̇ Üzeri̇ndeki̇ Etki̇leri̇, Halil Akmeşe, Hüseyin Çetin Mar 2009

2008 Dünya Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇ni̇n Türki̇ye Ekonomi̇si̇ Ve Türk-Azeri̇ Ekonomi̇k İli̇şki̇leri̇ Üzeri̇ndeki̇ Etki̇leri̇, Halil Akmeşe, Hüseyin Çetin

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Globalleşmenin Pazarlama Stratejileri Üzerine Etkileri Ve Türk Dünyasına Yansımaları, Mehmet Kara, Turan Şener Mar 2009

Globalleşmenin Pazarlama Stratejileri Üzerine Etkileri Ve Türk Dünyasına Yansımaları, Mehmet Kara, Turan Şener

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Etkili Yöneticilik Ve Personel Geliştirme Faaliyyetleri: Azerbaycan, Kazakistan Ve Rusiya Örnekleri, Selim Özdemir Mar 2009

Etkili Yöneticilik Ve Personel Geliştirme Faaliyyetleri: Azerbaycan, Kazakistan Ve Rusiya Örnekleri, Selim Özdemir

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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The Dominant Channels Of Monetary Policy Transmission In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation., Mbutor O. Mbutor Mar 2009

The Dominant Channels Of Monetary Policy Transmission In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation., Mbutor O. Mbutor

Economic and Financial Review

The paper aims at identifying the dominant channels of monetary policy transmission in Nigeria. The standard vector autoregressive methodology was adopted. The inferences from the study shows that the lending rate provides the strongest nexus for the propagation of monetary policy impulses in Nigeria.

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Economic Liberalization And Job Creation In Nigeria, Olayinka Idowu Kareem Mar 2009

Economic Liberalization And Job Creation In Nigeria, Olayinka Idowu Kareem

Economic and Financial Review

This study examines the concept of liberalization and effects of economic liberalization on job creation in Nigeria. It narrows globalization to economic liberalization and looks at its effect on job opportunities in Nigeria. It recommends that the government should undertake regulated/guided liberalization policies such that the dictate of the economy will not be left in the hands of oligopolists.

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Corporate Governance Of Banks In Nigeria: Determinants Of Board Of Directors' Effectiveness., Ukpai Kama, Chuku Chuku Mar 2009

Corporate Governance Of Banks In Nigeria: Determinants Of Board Of Directors' Effectiveness., Ukpai Kama, Chuku Chuku

Economic and Financial Review

The paper seek to ascertain the characteristics that determine the effectiveness of the bank boards in carrying out its roles of monitoring and advisory. It suggests that empowering boards through incentive packages and enlarged responsibilities to monitor, sanction, reprimand would be a way forward for the Nigerian banking sector.

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More Survey For Lucas Vázquez De Ayllón’S Lost Capitana, Christopher F. Amer Mar 2009

More Survey For Lucas Vázquez De Ayllón’S Lost Capitana, Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

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2009 March-Newsletter, Nancy Rockey Mar 2009

2009 March-Newsletter, Nancy Rockey

Life Renewal Archive

No abstract provided.

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Kf Modified And The Classification Of Canadian Common Law, F. Tim Knight Mar 2009

Kf Modified And The Classification Of Canadian Common Law, F. Tim Knight

Librarian Publications & Presentations

This article was inspired by a previous article written by Vincent DeCaen in an earlier issue of CLLR. It explores classification, the different approaches taken by KF Modified and LC Class KE, and the role KF Modified has had in organizing collections in Canadian law libraries. It argues that there is no right or wrong way to classify legal resources and suggests that KF Modified can benefit cataloguing workflow and is well suited to both the Canadian and common law library environments.

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Social Cognitive Predictors Of Diabetes Outcomes In Latinos And Whites, Diana Brown Mar 2009

Social Cognitive Predictors Of Diabetes Outcomes In Latinos And Whites, Diana Brown

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Investigating health care disparities in ethnic minority populations is an increasingly urgent issue as these disparities lead to higher morbidity and mortality in minorities (National Center of Health Statistics, 2000). There is clear evidence that Latino Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the United States, are more likely to be diagnosed with and experience more severe complications from type 2 diabetes than Anglo Americans. This study surveyed 38 White and 33 Latino diabetes patients from outpatient clinics in an academic medical center. Cultural values (individualism and collectivism), mental health (social support, mental health), and self-efficacy (diabetes and exercise) were …

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Milwaukee Longitudinal School Choice Evaluation: Annual School Testing Summary Report 2007-08, Nathan L. Gray, Patrick J. Wolf, Laura I. Jensen Mar 2009

Milwaukee Longitudinal School Choice Evaluation: Annual School Testing Summary Report 2007-08, Nathan L. Gray, Patrick J. Wolf, Laura I. Jensen

School Choice Demonstration Project

With the passage of the 2005 Wisconsin Act 125, private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) are now required to administer a nationally normed standardized test annually in reading, mathematics, and science to their MPCP (a.k.a. “Choice”) students enrolled in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. The law further directs Choice schools to submit copies of the scores from those tests to the School Choice Demonstration Project for processing and reporting to the Legislative Audit Bureau. During the 2007-08 school year, MPCP schools administered either nationally normed tests, such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, or …

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