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Avrupa Birliği`Ne Entegrasyon Yolunda Türk Cumhuriyetleri Ve Türkiye Deneyimi, Toğrul Veli Mar 2009

Avrupa Birliği`Ne Entegrasyon Yolunda Türk Cumhuriyetleri Ve Türkiye Deneyimi, Toğrul Veli

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Model Ülke Mi Lider Ülke Mi? Değişen Dengeler Bağlamında Türkiye`Nin Bölgesel Rolü Ve Stratejileri, Muhittin Demiray Mar 2009

Model Ülke Mi Lider Ülke Mi? Değişen Dengeler Bağlamında Türkiye`Nin Bölgesel Rolü Ve Stratejileri, Muhittin Demiray

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Tarimda Küreselleşme Ve Türki̇ye, Ali Karabacak, Mithat Direk Mar 2009

Tarimda Küreselleşme Ve Türki̇ye, Ali Karabacak, Mithat Direk

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Küresel Kri̇zler Ve Kri̇z Dönemi̇nde Para Poli̇ti̇kasinin Kullanimi, Mayis Əzizova Mar 2009

Küresel Kri̇zler Ve Kri̇z Dönemi̇nde Para Poli̇ti̇kasinin Kullanimi, Mayis Əzizova

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Sosyal Ve Kültürel Yapinin Gi̇ri̇şi̇mci̇li̇k Üzeri̇ne Etki̇leri̇ Ve Türk Toplumundan Örnekler, Mehmet Kara Mar 2009

Sosyal Ve Kültürel Yapinin Gi̇ri̇şi̇mci̇li̇k Üzeri̇ne Etki̇leri̇ Ve Türk Toplumundan Örnekler, Mehmet Kara

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Dünya Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇ Dönemi̇nde Devlet Uygulamalarinin Ve Ekonomi̇k Entegrasyonlarin Önemi̇, Geybulla Ramazanoğlu, Acar, Tahir Eyniyev Mar 2009

Dünya Ekonomi̇k Kri̇zi̇ Dönemi̇nde Devlet Uygulamalarinin Ve Ekonomi̇k Entegrasyonlarin Önemi̇, Geybulla Ramazanoğlu, Acar, Tahir Eyniyev

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Küresel Kri̇zi̇n Büyüyen Etki̇si̇ Ve 1929 Dünya Ekonomi̇k Buhrani Bağintilari Işiğinda Türk Bankacilik Sektörü, Aslan Şendoğdu, Yunus Emre Öztürk Mar 2009

Küresel Kri̇zi̇n Büyüyen Etki̇si̇ Ve 1929 Dünya Ekonomi̇k Buhrani Bağintilari Işiğinda Türk Bankacilik Sektörü, Aslan Şendoğdu, Yunus Emre Öztürk

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Türkiye Ve Azerbaycan Arasında Tarımsal Ürünlerin Dış Ticaret Potansiyeli Ve Karşılaştırmalıi Üstünlükleri, Zeki Bayramoğlu Mar 2009

Türkiye Ve Azerbaycan Arasında Tarımsal Ürünlerin Dış Ticaret Potansiyeli Ve Karşılaştırmalıi Üstünlükleri, Zeki Bayramoğlu

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Geçiş Ekonomilerinde Yerelleşme Reformlarıi: Azerbaycan Örneği, Erol Turan Mar 2009

Geçiş Ekonomilerinde Yerelleşme Reformlarıi: Azerbaycan Örneği, Erol Turan

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Cənubi Azərbaycanda Demokratik Hərəkatın (1941-1946-Ci Illər) Məğlubiyyəti : Siyasi Və Geosiyasi Səbəblər, Xaqan Balayev Mar 2009

Cənubi Azərbaycanda Demokratik Hərəkatın (1941-1946-Ci Illər) Məğlubiyyəti : Siyasi Və Geosiyasi Səbəblər, Xaqan Balayev

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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“I Don’T Want To Be Selling My Soul”: Two Experiments In Environmental Economics, Natalia V. Ovchinnikova, Hans J. Czap, Gary D. Lynne, Christopher W. Larimer Mar 2009

“I Don’T Want To Be Selling My Soul”: Two Experiments In Environmental Economics, Natalia V. Ovchinnikova, Hans J. Czap, Gary D. Lynne, Christopher W. Larimer

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

We conducted two experiments in the context of environmental protection. We found that profit considerations and personality traits are among the essential determinants of individual contributions to the solution of environmental problems. The results show that environmental considerations are powerful motivators and subjects are willing to forgo pecuniary profits for the sake of “doing-the-right-thing”. The study shows that the environmental groups can purchase carbon offsets directly from the providers at a lower-than market price and still obtain a relatively large market share.

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Lessons Learned From A State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney Mar 2009

Lessons Learned From A State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney

Upjohn Institute Policy Papers

Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency in reading, math, critical thinking, problem solving (assessed by CASAS), and computer literacy (certified by IC3). The evaluation relied on qualitative and quantitative data. Multiple site visits were undertaken and a survey of participants (n = 1,800), learning gains, and earnings histories were quantitatively analyzed. Key findings include a significant interest in college attendance by incumbent workers, …

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Nonknowledge: The Bibliographical Organization Of Ignorance, Stupidity, Error, And Unreason: Part One, Jay H. Bernstein Mar 2009

Nonknowledge: The Bibliographical Organization Of Ignorance, Stupidity, Error, And Unreason: Part One, Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

Starting with the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom paradigm in information science it is possible to derive a model of the opposite of knowledge having hierarchical qualities. A range of counterpoints to concepts in the knowledge hierarchy can be identified and ascribed the overall term “nonknowledge.” This model creates a conceptual framework for understanding the connections between topics such as error, ignorance, stupidity, folly, popular misconceptions, and unreason by locating them as levels or phases of nonknowledge. The concept of nonknowledge links heretofore disconnected discourses on these individual topics by philosophers, psychologists, historians, sociologists, satirists, and others. Subject headings provide access to the categories …

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Second Stage Development Of The Integrated Crisis Mapping (Icm) Model In Crisis Communication: Organizational Strategies For Crises That Require High And Low Organizational Engagements, Augustine Pang, Yan Jin, Glen T. Cameron Mar 2009

Second Stage Development Of The Integrated Crisis Mapping (Icm) Model In Crisis Communication: Organizational Strategies For Crises That Require High And Low Organizational Engagements, Augustine Pang, Yan Jin, Glen T. Cameron

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Extending current theories in crisis communication, the authors have developed a moresystemic approach to understanding the role of emotions. The Integrated Crisis Mapping (ICM)model is based on a public-based, emotion-driven perspective where different crises aremapped on two continua, the organization’s engagement in the crisis and primary public’scoping strategy. This second-stage testing, representing the fourth in the series, found that ontop of discovering anxiety as a possible default emotion that publics feel in crises in an earlierstudy, the default response organizations embroiled in crises involving hostile takeovers,accidents, natural disasters, CEO retirement, rumor, and psychopathic acts, tend to adopt isqualified rhetoric-mix stance …

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Final Stage Development Of The Integrated Crisis Mapping (Icm) Model In Crisis Communication: The Myth Of Low Engagement In Crisis, A. Pang, Yan Jin, Glen T. Cameron Mar 2009

Final Stage Development Of The Integrated Crisis Mapping (Icm) Model In Crisis Communication: The Myth Of Low Engagement In Crisis, A. Pang, Yan Jin, Glen T. Cameron

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Extending current theories in crisis communication, the authors have developed a more systemic approach to understanding the role of emotions. The Integrated Crisis Mapping (ICM) model is based on a public-based, emotion-driven perspective where different crises are mapped on two continua, the organization’s engagement in the crisis and primary public’s coping strategy. This final-stage testing, representing the sixth in the series, found that even though organizations need not be highly engaged in crises relating to human resource, transport failure and security issues, they were galvanized to engage in action-based stance by situational factors like external threats. The fact that the …

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Improving Travel Information Products Via Robust Estimation Techniques, David Maier, Kristin A. Tufte, Rafael J. Fernández Moctezuma Mar 2009

Improving Travel Information Products Via Robust Estimation Techniques, David Maier, Kristin A. Tufte, Rafael J. Fernández Moctezuma

TREC Final Reports

Traffic-monitoring systems, such as those using loop detectors, are prone to coverage gaps, arising from sensor noise, processing errors and transmission problems. Such gaps adversely affect the accuracy of Advanced Traveler Information Systems. This project will explore models based on historical data that can provide estimates to fill such gaps. We build on an initial study by Mr. Rafael J. Fernandez-Moctezuma, using both a linear model and an artificial neural network (ANN) trained on historical data to estimate values for reporting gaps. These initial models were 80% and 89% accurate, respectively, in estimating the correct speed range, and misclassifications were …

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Interpretive Research Aiming At Theory Building: Adopting And Adapting The Case Study Design, Antonio Diaz Andrade Mar 2009

Interpretive Research Aiming At Theory Building: Adopting And Adapting The Case Study Design, Antonio Diaz Andrade

The Qualitative Report

Although the advantages of case study design are widely recognised, its original positivist underlying assumptions may mislead interpretive researchers aiming at theory building. The paper discusses the limitations of the case study design for theory building and explains how grounded theory systemic process adds to the case study design. The author reflects upon his experience in conducting research on the articulation of both traditional social networks and new virtual networks in six rural communities in Peru, using both case study design and grounded theory in a combined fashion in order to discover an emergent theory.

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Lived Experiences Of Adult Children Who Have A Parent Diagnosed With Parkinsons Disease, Amy Blanchard, Jennifer Hodgson, Angela Lamson, David Dosser Mar 2009

Lived Experiences Of Adult Children Who Have A Parent Diagnosed With Parkinsons Disease, Amy Blanchard, Jennifer Hodgson, Angela Lamson, David Dosser

The Qualitative Report

Little is known about the experience among adult children who have a parent with Parkinsons Disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to explore, appreciate, and describe their experiences using a phenomenological methodology. Narratives were collected from seven participants who have a parent diagnosed with PD and analyzed according to Colaizzis (1978) phenomenological data analysis method. Seven thematic clusters were identified and an exhaustive description is presented to summarize the essence of their lived experience. The study indicates a strong sense of essential positivism from the participants stories, and overall, it seems PD has brought some degree of biological, …

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An Exploratory Study On Adolescents Experiences Of Using Icq (I Seek You), Zenobia C. Y. Chan, Wilson Cheuk Mar 2009

An Exploratory Study On Adolescents Experiences Of Using Icq (I Seek You), Zenobia C. Y. Chan, Wilson Cheuk

The Qualitative Report

Little research exists into adolescents rationales for using ICQ (I Seek You) and these adolescents relationships with their peers, families, and strangers in ICQ communication. Our curiosity about these subjects led us to adopt a qualitative inquiry, a multiple case study of ten adolescents via purposive sampling. Three major results were discerned: (1) rationales for using ICQ as a major communication tool and for its entertainment functions, (2) contents of ICQ included the participants school lives, peer relationships, family issues, and playing games, and (3) the participants relationships with their peers, family, and strangers like female adolescents are more protective …

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The Search For An Explanation: Breast Cancer In The Context Of Genetic Inheritance, Christine Maheu Mar 2009

The Search For An Explanation: Breast Cancer In The Context Of Genetic Inheritance, Christine Maheu

The Qualitative Report

This case study is an in-depth examination of how Erika (a pseudonym) interpreted and understood her genetic test results for breast cancer susceptibility. Her experience is presented in the form of a biography, which was built from key passages retrieved from the semi structured interview the author conducted at Erikas home. The interview data showed that Erikas interpretation and understanding of her inconclusive test results were embedded in her own and her familys experiences with breast cancer. Her interpretation of her test results was influenced by perception of risk for future breast cancers for herself and her family, as well …

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Mas' Making And Pedagogy: Imagined Possibilities, Janice B. Fournillier Mar 2009

Mas' Making And Pedagogy: Imagined Possibilities, Janice B. Fournillier

The Qualitative Report

In this article I draw on an ethnographic case study that examined mas makers perceptions of the learning/teaching practices at work in the production of costumes for Trinidad and Tobagos annual Carnival celebrations. During the 2005 Carnival season I spent four months in the field, my country of birth, and collected data through participant observation, still photographs, and informal and semi-formal autobiographical interviews. I used Spradleys (1979, 1980) domain and componential analysis and Goodenoughs (1971) propriospect in my description, analysis, and interpretation of the data resources. In this article, I apply the notion of performance art pedagogy to these findings. …

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Analyzing Qualitative Data About Hospitalized Children: Reflections On Bodily Expressions, Coralee Mclaren Mar 2009

Analyzing Qualitative Data About Hospitalized Children: Reflections On Bodily Expressions, Coralee Mclaren

The Qualitative Report

Although considerable energy is invested in ensuring that pediatric hospital environments are psychosocially supportive, few researchers have connected the experiences of patients to hospital architecture, a crucial interface between healthcare delivery and patient care. Seeking to uncover childrens experiences within a contemporary hospital, I draw on data gathered during a photo walking tour with hospitalized children. Findings suggest that in addition to speaking, children express themselves physically by appropriating the gaze, pressing boundaries and finding alternate spaces. New methods and techniques are needed to reveal childrens physical competencies and abilities to determine their environmental preferences.

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Exploring How Factors Impact The Activities And Participation Of Persons With Disability: Constructing A Model Through Grounded Theory, Joy Wee, Margo Paterson Mar 2009

Exploring How Factors Impact The Activities And Participation Of Persons With Disability: Constructing A Model Through Grounded Theory, Joy Wee, Margo Paterson

The Qualitative Report

This paper explores a conceptualization of how factors impact activities of daily living (ADL) and participation from the perspective of persons with disability. This study identified what, and how, factors perceived by participants affect their daily activities, to better inform reporting of scores obtained on measures of ADLs and participation such as the Barthel Index and the Participation Scale. Grounded theory methodology was used to conceptualize a model, employing semi-structured interviews guided by categories of the above measures. Eight themes emerged from 24 participants, resulting in conceptualization of the successful adaptation model, which demonstrates relationships amongst factors, activities, and participation. …

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Compromising On Consideration In Singapore: Gay Choon Ing V Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter, Yihan Goh Mar 2009

Compromising On Consideration In Singapore: Gay Choon Ing V Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter, Yihan Goh

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

It is not often that a judgment contains a reference to Aristotle’s work or a coda at its conclusion. The recent Singapore Court of Appeal judgment of Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter (delivered by Andrew Phang JA) contained both, the latter of which an extensive judicial exposition on the difficulties (and tentative solutions) relating to the contractual doctrine of consideration. This re-evaluation of consideration at the slightest opportunity is unsurprising, given the conceptual problems that have afflicted the doctrine.There have been various judicial solutions, generally capable of classification into two distinct types: first, through an internal …

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Information Technology Infrastructure Library Problem Management Practices In Higher Education: A Maturity Model Approach, Peter Allyn Jurhs Mar 2009

Information Technology Infrastructure Library Problem Management Practices In Higher Education: A Maturity Model Approach, Peter Allyn Jurhs

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

This study addresses the movement from a traditional to an ITSM approach for Help Desk services in Higher Education. The central goal of the study was the development of a Problem Management Maturity Model. The Problem Management Maturity Model was constructed by reviewing the Information Technology Infrastructure Library Problem Management literature for core components to include in the model. The data collected from surveys of Help Desk managers was used to place Higher Education institutions on the specific level of the Problem Management Maturity Model. Several different hypotheses about predictors for Problem Management maturity were tested but none proved to …

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Lessons Learned From A State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney Mar 2009

Lessons Learned From A State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency in reading, math, critical thinking, problem solving (assessed by CASAS), and computer literacy (certified by IC3). The evaluation relied on qualitative and quantitative data. Multiple site visits were undertaken and a survey of participants (n = 1800), learning gains, and earnings histories were quantitatively analyzed. Key findings include a significant interest in college attendance by incumbent workers, …

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The Efficiency Of Friendliness: Japanese Corporate Governance Succeeds Again Without Hostile Takeovers, Dan W. Puchniak Mar 2009

The Efficiency Of Friendliness: Japanese Corporate Governance Succeeds Again Without Hostile Takeovers, Dan W. Puchniak

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

It is widely assumed that hostile takeovers are a prerequisite for an efficient system of corporate governance. This assumption is false. Since the new millennium, Japan has transformed itself from being on the brink of one of the largest economic meltdowns in modern economic history to currently being in the midst of its longest period of postwar economic expansion (2002-2007). This astounding recovery was achieved without a single successful hostile takeover of a major Japanese company. True to its postwar tradition, corporate Japan has successfully restructured through government intervention, bank-driven reallocation of capital, and orchestrated and friendly mergers — the …

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A Formative Experiment Investigating The Use Of Reflective Video Journals To Increase High School Students' Metacognition, Brian Jeffrey Dixon Edd Mar 2009

A Formative Experiment Investigating The Use Of Reflective Video Journals To Increase High School Students' Metacognition, Brian Jeffrey Dixon Edd

Dissertations

This study sought to determine the factors that enhance the effectiveness of reflective video journals to increase the metacognition of adolescent students. To achieve this pedagogical goal, this study followed the six-phase methodology of a formative experiment. Twelve high school students participated in a six- session after-school reflective video journaling program. Diverse data collection methods were used to determine the factors in the educational environment that enhance or inhibit students' metacognition, how the intervention and its implementation were necessarily modified to more effectively achieve the pedagogical goal, the potential impact of feedback and peer response, and any unanticipated positive or …

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Testing Conditional Uncorrelatedness, Liangjun Su, Aman Ullah Mar 2009

Testing Conditional Uncorrelatedness, Liangjun Su, Aman Ullah

Research Collection School Of Economics

We propose a nonparametric test for conditional uncorrelatedness in multiple-equation models such as seemingly unrelated regressions (SURs), multivariate volatility models, and vector autoregressions (VARs). Under the null hypothesis of conditional uncorrelatedness, the test statistic converges to the standard normal distribution asymptotically. We also study the local power property of the test. Simulation shows that the test behaves quite well in finite samples.

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Misaligned Incentives And Mortgage Lending In Asia, Richard Green, Roberto S. Mariano, Andrey Pavlov, Susan Wachter Mar 2009

Misaligned Incentives And Mortgage Lending In Asia, Richard Green, Roberto S. Mariano, Andrey Pavlov, Susan Wachter

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper provides a conceptual basis for the price discovery potential for tradable market instruments and specifically the development of mortgage securitization in Asia and the potential dangers of such markets. Nonetheless we argue for the potential importance of securitization in Asia because of its possible role in increasing transparency of the financial sector of Asian economies. We put forth a model explaining how misaligned incentives can lead to bank generated real estate crashes and macroeconomic instability, with or without securitization under certain circumstances. We examine the banking sector’s performance in Asia compared to securitized real estate returns, to provide …

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