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Neural Dedifferentiation In Relation To Risk For Alzheimer's Disease, Nathan C. Hantke

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research indicates that as an individual's age increases, the task-related spatial extent of neural activation increases. This decrease in neural specificity, or dedifferentiation, is often demonstrated by older adults during challenging cognitive tasks. Cognitively intact individuals at-risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), as deemed by having an apolipoprotein-E ε4 allele or a family history of AD, demonstrate increased fMRI activation as compared to individuals at lower risk. Using a low effort, high accuracy event-related semantic memory task involving the presentation of famous and non-famous names, we examined spatial neural specificity through a measure of dedifferentiation using …

Effects Of Parental Divorce On Uncertainty Following Initial Communication With A Potential Romantic Partner, Julia Ann Hansch

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Decades of research have supported Berger and Calabrese's (1975) Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT), which posits that reducing uncertainty is a chief goal of initial communication between strangers. This study extends the scope of URT, focusing on initial communication between strangers who see themselves as potential romantic partners. Further, this study specifically examines the potential influence of a well-researched external factor that has been found to negatively affect the way people communicate and behave within romantic relationships: parental divorce. Although many studies have assessed the impact of parental divorce on communication in developed relationships, there is little research examining its impact …

Revisiting Wayne State University's Erm System: Six Years Later, Nancy Beals

Against the Grain

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Issues In Vendor/Library Relations -- "I Am The Only Bay Of Pigs Librarian", Bob Nardini

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Op Ed -- Pelikan's Antidisambiguation: Books: Ownership, Conveyance, Licensure, Michael P. Pelikan

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@Brunning: People & Technology: At The Only Edge That Means Anything / How We Understand What We Do, Dennis Brunning

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Ipod Shuffle Winners From The Erm Systems Usage Trends Survey

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Implementing The 360 Suite At Indiana State University, George Stachokas

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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An Examination Of The Relationship Between The Hypersexual Environment Of Las Vegas And Forcible Rape, Lisa Ann Dooley

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to examine whether rates of forcible rape in Nevada are high, possibly a side effect of living in a hypersexual city. The study will explore whether these rates compare to other cities of the same size that are tourism focused and whether rates of forcible rapes are higher in counties without prostitution than with prostitution. This paper will also consider rates of sexual victimization among undergraduate students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. Lastly, the study will consider whether the hypersexual nature of the city …

Austerity, Abundance, And The Investor States: The Political Economy Of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Manda Shemirani

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are not new, but their foreign investment created concerns among many states in 2005 and 2006. Many policy makers argued that the ownership of foreign governments in specific areas may expose their countries to various risks. The concerns in the United States were from a national security perspective, while Europe was more worried about the lack of reciprocity and established standards. The political economy literature lacks a suitable framework for the study of investor states. The mainstream economic view contends that SWFs are a result of balance of payments surpluses and are used for economic smoothing …

Maturing International Cooperation To Address The Cyberspace Attack Attribution Problem, Jeff J. Mcneil

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

One of the most significant challenges to deterring attacks in cyberspace is the difficulty of identifying and attributing attacks to specific state or non-state actors. The lack of technical detection capability moves the problem into the legal realm; however, the lack of domestic and international cyberspace legislation makes the problem one of international cooperation. Past assessments have led to collective paralysis pending improved technical and legal advancements. This paper demonstrates, however, that any plausible path to meaningful defense in cyberspace must include a significant element of international cooperation and regime formation.

The analytical approach diverges from past utilitarian-based assessments to …

Political Science Spring 2010, Dan Sabia

Political Science Newsletter Spring 2010

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Caroliniana Society Annual Gifts Report - April 2010, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society - Annual Report of Gifts

Contents:

Presidents - The University South Caroliniana Society..... p.1
Address by Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust..... p.2
Report of Gifts to the Library by Members of the Society During the Past Year.....p. 10
Robert Barnwell Rhett Papers, 1752–1780, 1816–1953 and undated.....p. 10
Blease & Griffith Records, 1895-1970.....p. 20
Anderson Family Papers, 1857–1865..... p. 67
Miscellaneous Items (Manuscripts, Letters, Photographs, etc.).....p. 71
Selected List of Printed South Caroliniana..... p.95
Pictorial South Caroliniana..... p.99
List of Donors of Unlisted South Caroliniana Items..... p. 105
List of New Life Members and other Contributors to the Society’s Endowment Fund..... p.106
Endowments and Funds to Benefit …

From The University Presses -- Why I Hate The Bisac Codes, Sanford G. Thatcher

Against the Grain

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Purchase-On-Demand: An Overview Of The Literature, Marna Hostetler

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Library Perspective, Vendor Response, Robin Champieux, Steven Carrico

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The Financial Crisis, Rethinking Of The Global Financial Architecture, And The Trilemma, Joshua Aizenman, Menzie David Chinn, Hiro Ito

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper extends our previous paper (Aizenman, Chinn, and Ito 2008) and explores some of the unexplored questions. First, we examine the channels through which the trilemma policy configurations affect output volatility. Secondly, we investigate how trilemma policy configurations affect the output performance of the economies under severe crisis situations. Thirdly, we look into how trilemma configurations have evolved in the aftermath of economic crises in the past. We find that trilemma policy configurations and external finances affect output volatility mainly through the investment channel. While a higher degree of exchange rate stability could stabilize the real exchange rate movement, …

Questions & Answers -- Copyright Column, Laura N. Gasaway

Against the Grain

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From Your (Wishing My Puppy Was Still Here) Editor, Katina Strauch

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Little Red Herrings -- Living On The Fringe, Mark Y. Herring

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Electronic Resource Management Systems: Still Trying To Hit The Moving Target, Heather Klusendorf

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Nasig 25th Anniversary

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I Hear The Train A Comin' -- Cornell Hosting Arxiv, Greg Tananbaum

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Technology Left Behind -- Letting The Patron Drive, Cris Ferguson

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Under The Hood -- Buy, Build, Or Borrow, Xan Arch

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Collection Assessment: A Dubious Investment, Cindy Craig

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From The Reference Desk, Tom Gilson

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Atg Interviews Marilyn Johnson, Dennis Brunning

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Measure For Measure: Librarians Want More Effective Erm, Results From Erm System Usage Trends Survey, Heather Klusendorf

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