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Get In Or Get Out: The Impact Of Financial Liberalization On China's Economic Growth, Licheng Yin Dec 2013

Get In Or Get Out: The Impact Of Financial Liberalization On China's Economic Growth, Licheng Yin

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

After the major system failure in 2008, policy makers have started to question about whether the western financial system is still an optimal choice. Continuing financial liberalization or restricting foreign banks from entering are two choices for the developing world to consider. Thus, it is important to know whether China’s 2006 policy, which liberalizes China’s banking sector, has had a positive impact on its economic growth. The theories and empirical findings in the current literature provide an ambiguous answer to the economic impact of foreign banks’ presence. As such, this paper evaluates China’s 2006 policy on economic growth by using …

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Perceptions Of Disaster Risk And Vulnerability In Rural Texas, Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller Dec 2013

Perceptions Of Disaster Risk And Vulnerability In Rural Texas, Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural areas are uniquely vulnerable to a variety of hazards given their social and economic composition. Economic reliance on agriculture and natural resource extraction increases vulnerability to certain types of natural hazards such as drought, wildfires, and floods. Moreover, rural communities often lack adequate resources to prepare for and respond to disasters. Using data from the Texas Rural Survey, the U.S. Census, and the Spatial Hazards Events and Losses Database for the United States; this research explores questions related to risk perception, vulnerability to disaster, and perceptions of community efficacy in a rural context. Results indicate that rural Texans show …

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An Unexpected Legacy: Women, Early Rural Sociological Research, And The Limits Of Linearity, Julie N. Zimmerman Dec 2013

An Unexpected Legacy: Women, Early Rural Sociological Research, And The Limits Of Linearity, Julie N. Zimmerman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

We often think of history in linear terms: past as prologue, one event following another, one year leading into the next. In a Rostowian-styled model of development, this kind of linear progression prefigures not only conceptualizations about the past, but also assumptions about the present. This paper reexamines the unexpected appearance of women and women’s lives embedded in early rural sociological research to consider how implicit assumptions about the past prefigure what we expect to “see” and influence the way we make sense of it.

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Changes In Residents’ Views Of Natural Gas Drilling In The Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale, 2009-2012, Fern K. Willits, A. E. Luloff, Gene L. Theodori Dec 2013

Changes In Residents’ Views Of Natural Gas Drilling In The Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale, 2009-2012, Fern K. Willits, A. E. Luloff, Gene L. Theodori

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Data from comparable surveys of residents in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania conducted in 2009 and 2012 are analyzed to ascertain changes in public views over time. The proportions of residents indicating they knew very little or nothing about the economic, social, and environmental impacts of gas drilling declined sharply. Further, residents increasingly formed opinions about the possible costs and benefits of developing the industry and whether they opposed or supported developing the gas industry. The proportions of respondents expressing various concerns about possible negative environmental impacts of drilling increased. However, most residents supported developing the industry and there …

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Craig M. Klugman And Pamela M. Dalinis, Ethical Issues In Rural Health Care, Brandi Jean Felderhoff Dec 2013

Craig M. Klugman And Pamela M. Dalinis, Ethical Issues In Rural Health Care, Brandi Jean Felderhoff

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Review of Ethical Issues in Rural Health Care, by Craig M. Klugman and Pamela M. Dalinis (eds.)

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Crowdfunding For Biotechs: How The Sec’S Proposed Rule May Undermine Capital Formation For Startups, Brian J. Farnkoff Dec 2013

Crowdfunding For Biotechs: How The Sec’S Proposed Rule May Undermine Capital Formation For Startups, Brian J. Farnkoff

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

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American Philanthropic Exceptionalism?, Michael Hemesath Dec 2013

American Philanthropic Exceptionalism?, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

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Rural Residents For Responsible Agriculture: Hog Cafos And Democratic Action In Illinois, Barbara M. Ashwood Dec 2013

Rural Residents For Responsible Agriculture: Hog Cafos And Democratic Action In Illinois, Barbara M. Ashwood

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural Residents for Responsible Agriculture (RRRA) is a local nonprofit group formed in West Central Illinois that successfully prevented the construction of an 18,220 head Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). Here I document my participation in this group and our ability to overcome largely undemocratic channels used by the industrial swine industry to site CAFOs. I situate our struggle within the well-documented literature on CAFOs’ negative effects on the environment, economy, and health of the people living near them. I then consider the lobbying power behind industrialized agriculture and relate this information to RRRA’s fight. I provide a detailed account …

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2013-12-31 Lsc 506 Human Information Behavior, Mary C. Macdonald Dec 2013

2013-12-31 Lsc 506 Human Information Behavior, Mary C. Macdonald

Library Impact Statements

This is the Library Impact Statement for LSC 560 Human Information Behavior. Funds for monographic requests were allocated for this course.

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Winona Currents Annual Report 2013, University Advancement - Winona State University Dec 2013

Winona Currents Annual Report 2013, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university. Winona Currents Annual Report for 2013.

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Pengaruh Sirkuit Training Awal Akhir Latihan Teknik Terhadap Kardiorespirasi, Power, Smash, Passing Bawah Atlet Bola Voli, Hendri Permana, Suharjana Suharjana Dec 2013

Pengaruh Sirkuit Training Awal Akhir Latihan Teknik Terhadap Kardiorespirasi, Power, Smash, Passing Bawah Atlet Bola Voli, Hendri Permana, Suharjana Suharjana

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh latihan sirkuit training di awal latihan dan di akhir latihan teknik terhadap kemampuan kardiorespirasi, power, keterampilan smash dan passing bawah pada atlet bola voli klub Yuso Sleman. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan desain penelitian Prettest-Posttest Group Design. Populasi penelitian adalah atlet bola voli putra klub Yuso Sleman. Sampel penelitian ini terdiri dari 20 atlet ditentukan secara ordinal pairing, sehingga diperoleh 2 kelompok, masing-masing untuk mengukur kemampuan kardiorespirasi (VO2maks) menggunakan multistage. Tes power menggunakan vertical jump test, keterampilan smash menggunakan tes dari Stanley, sedangkan passing bawah menggunakan Brumbach …

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Pengaruh Metode Latihan Dan Power Lengan Terhadap Kemampuan Smash Bulutangkis, Heri Yogo Prayadi, Hari Amirullah Rachman Dec 2013

Pengaruh Metode Latihan Dan Power Lengan Terhadap Kemampuan Smash Bulutangkis, Heri Yogo Prayadi, Hari Amirullah Rachman

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengungkapkan: (1) perbedaan pengaruh metode drill dan bermain terhadap peningkatan kemampuan smash bulutangkis, (2) perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan smash bulu-tangkis antara metode drill atlet yang memiliki power otot lengan tinggi dengan metode bermain atlet yang memiliki power otot lengan tinggi, (3) perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan smash bulutangkis antara metode drill atlet yang memiliki power otot lengan rendah dengan metode bermain atlet yang memiliki power otot lengan rendah, (4) pengaruh interaksi antara metode latihan dan power lengan terhadap kemampuan smash bulutangkis. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan rancangan faktorial 2x2. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah atlet PB. STIM YKPN …

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Modifikasi Permainan Sepakbola Bagi Siswa Sma Penderita Asma, Antonius Tri Wibowo, B.M. Wara Kushartanti Dec 2013

Modifikasi Permainan Sepakbola Bagi Siswa Sma Penderita Asma, Antonius Tri Wibowo, B.M. Wara Kushartanti

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan modifikasi permainan sepakbola bagi siswa SMA penderita asma. Modifikasi permainan sepakbola diharapkan dapat digunakan oleh guru olahraga dalam pembelajaran di sekolah-sekolah yang memiliki siswa berpenyakit asma dan menjadi alternatif bagi siswa SMA yang menderita penyakit asma yang tertarik untuk bermain sepakbola. Penelitian pengembangan ini dilakukan dengan mengadaptasi langkah-langkah penelitian pengembangan menurut Borg & Gall (1983, p.775) sebagai berikut: (1) pengumpulan informasi di lapangan, (2) melakukan analisis terhadap informasi yang telah dikumpulkan, (3) mengembangkan produk awal (draf awal), (4) validasi ahli dan revisi, (5) uji coba lapangan skala kecil dan revisi, (6) uji coba lapangan skala …

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Perilaku Supporter Sepakbola Psim Yogyakarta, Vita Fradiantika, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto Dec 2013

Perilaku Supporter Sepakbola Psim Yogyakarta, Vita Fradiantika, Sukadiyanto Sukadiyanto

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku supporter sepakbola PSIM Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Informan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tiga orang pengurus Brajamusti, tiga orang pengurus The Maident, dan untuk tria-ngulasi menggunakan subjek Presiden Brajamusti, Ketua Umum The Maident, dan dua anggota kepo-lisian. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan wawancara mendalam dengan pedoman wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua kelompok supporter Brajamusti dan The Maident berperilaku fanatik dalam memberikan dukungan terhadap PSIM, sehingga sering menimbulkan perkelahian antarsupporter. Faktor yang menjadi penyebab pecahnya Brajamusti adalah faktor politik yang dilakukan oleh pihak …

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Pengaruh Metode Latihan Dan Koordinasi Terhadap Power Tungkai Atlet Bola Voli Junior Putri, Anung Probo Ismoko, Pamuji Sukoco Dec 2013

Pengaruh Metode Latihan Dan Koordinasi Terhadap Power Tungkai Atlet Bola Voli Junior Putri, Anung Probo Ismoko, Pamuji Sukoco

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui: (1) Peningkatan power melalui metode latihan agility hurdle drills dan agility ring drills, (2) Perbedaan pengaruh metode latihan terhadap power tungkai, (3) Perbedaan pengaruh power tungkai antara yang memiliki koordinasi tinggi dan rendah, dan (4) Pengaruh interaksi antara metode latihan dan koordinasi terhadap power tungkai. Penelitian ini merupakan eksperimen. Populasi penelitian adalah atlet klub Bola Voli Spirit dan Pervas berjumlah 44 atlet. Sampel penelitian 24 atlet ditentukan dengan teknik sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan tes yang dilakukan sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Instrumen penelitian adalah Sargen Jump Test dan Hexagonal Obstacle Test. Teknik analisis data …

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Model Latihan Keterampilan Gerak Pencak Silat Anak Usia 9-12 Tahun, Bayu Iswana, Siswantoyo Siswantoyo Dec 2013

Model Latihan Keterampilan Gerak Pencak Silat Anak Usia 9-12 Tahun, Bayu Iswana, Siswantoyo Siswantoyo

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan model latihan keterampilan gerak pencak silat anak usia 9-12 tahun. Penelitian pengembangan mengadaptasi langkah-langkah penelitian pengembangan dari Borg & Gall (1983, p.775), (1) pengumpulan informasi, (2) analisis hasil informasi, (3) pengembangan produk awal, (4) validasi ahli dan revisi tahap 1, (5) ujicoba skala kecil dan revisi, (6) ujicoba skala besar dan revisi tahap 2, (7) produk final. Uji coba skala kecil dilakukan terhadap anak Tapak Suci SD N 1 Padokan dan Tapak Suci SD Muhamadiyah Demangan. Uji coba skala besar dilakukan terhadap anak Pagar Nusa Sleman, Pagar Nusa Kota Yogyakarta yang berlatih di SD N …

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Keterampilan Bermain Sepaktakraw Atlet Pelajar Diy, Hubertus Purno Hananto, Hari Amirullah Rachman Dec 2013

Keterampilan Bermain Sepaktakraw Atlet Pelajar Diy, Hubertus Purno Hananto, Hari Amirullah Rachman

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Penelitian ini secara umum bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kemampuan koordinasi dan metode latihan terhadap keterampilan sepaksila atlet sepaktakraw pelajar DIY. Secara spesifik untuk mengetahui: (1) perbedaan keterampilan sepaksila ditinjau kemampuan koordinasi; (2) perbedaan keterampilan sepaksila ditinjau metode latihan; (3) ada tidaknya interaksi antara kemampuan koordinasi dan metode latihan terhadap keterampilan sepaksila pada atlet sepaktakraw pelajar DIY. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen, dengan pendekatan faktorial 2x2 desain blok. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh atlet sepaktakraw pelajar DIY, dan sampel diambil sejumlah 28 orang dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian: (1) ada perbedaan yang signifikan keterampilan sepaksila ditinjau kemampuan koordinasi (2) …

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Los Efectos De Las Transformaciones Agrícolas En Los Antiguos Países Socialistas: Algunas Consideraciones Para Cuba, Mario A. Gonzalez-Corzo Dec 2013

Los Efectos De Las Transformaciones Agrícolas En Los Antiguos Países Socialistas: Algunas Consideraciones Para Cuba, Mario A. Gonzalez-Corzo

Publications and Research

Este estudio ofrece una síntesis de los efectos principales de las transformaciones agrícolas en un grupo selecto de antiguos países socialistas de Asia y Europa, tomando en base la importancia de indicadores como la producción física, la productividad laboral y los rendimientos agrícolas, y evalúa algunas consideraciones relevantes en el caso de Cuba. Por razones de espacio, el estudio no incluye otros indicadores de los efectos de las reformas agrícolas como los ingresos rurales, el impacto ambiental y los costos de oportunidad relacionados con la transición. Los países incluidos en el estudio son: China, Vietnam, Rusia, Ucrania, Estonia, La Republica …

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The Science And Practice Of Research Synthesis, Julia H. Littell Dec 2013

The Science And Practice Of Research Synthesis, Julia H. Littell

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program: Fiscal Year 2013 Year-End Report & Evaluation, Susan J. Jeghelian, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Kaila O. Eisenkraft Dec 2013

Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program: Fiscal Year 2013 Year-End Report & Evaluation, Susan J. Jeghelian, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Kaila O. Eisenkraft

Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Publications

During Fiscal Year 2013, the first year of the Massachusetts Community Mediation Center (CMC) Grant Program, 15 community mediation centers across the state were awarded state operating grants. This report documents and evaluates the progress of the CMC Grant Program towards its goal of expanding the use of community mediation as an affordable public service for Massachusetts citizenry. The status of program implementation is analyzed, and the program’s success is assessed through its impact on the stabilization and effectiveness of the funded community mediation centers as measured by, among other things, their delivery of high quality mediation services, efforts to …

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Racism And Anxiety In A Black American Sample: The Role Of Mediators And A Brief Mindfulness Manipulation, Jessica Rose Graham Dec 2013

Racism And Anxiety In A Black American Sample: The Role Of Mediators And A Brief Mindfulness Manipulation, Jessica Rose Graham

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

It is important to determine factors that may exacerbate the negative effects of experiences of racism on anxiety, as well as factors that might buffer racism's negative impact on anxiety in Black American samples. To examine these factors, we conducted two related studies. In study 1, 119 Black American individuals completed the Schedule of Racist Events, the five factor mindfulness questionnaire, the anxiety control questionnaire (assessing perceptions of control), the self-hatred subscale of the cross racial identity scale, and the depression anxiety and stress Scale. As hypothesized, frequency of racist experiences over the past week was significantly positively associated with …

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Crater Detection Via Genetic Search Methods To Reduce Image Features, Joseph Paul Cohen Dec 2013

Crater Detection Via Genetic Search Methods To Reduce Image Features, Joseph Paul Cohen

Graduate Masters Theses

Recent approaches to crater detection have been inspired by face detection's use of gray-scale texture features. Using gray-scale texture features for supervised machine learning crater detection algorithms provides better classification of craters in planetary images than previous methods. When using Haar features it is typical to generate thousands of numerical values from each candidate crater image. This magnitude of image features to extract and consider can spell disaster when the application is an entire planetary surface. One solution is to reduce the number of features extracted and considered in order to increase accuracy as well as speed. Feature subset selection …

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The Effects Of Nesting Environment On Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury, Laura Grace Rollins Dec 2013

The Effects Of Nesting Environment On Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury, Laura Grace Rollins

Graduate Masters Theses

Term neonates with hypoxic-ischemic (HI) injury are at risk for devastating neurological sequelae. The objective of this study is to determine if altering the early environment for maternal care-taking impacts the immediate and long-term sequelae of HI offspring. The Rice-Vannucci model was used to induce HI in postnatal day (PND) 7 Long-Evans pups. Litters were assigned to a closed nest (CN) or normal standard housing (SH) condition. Neurobehavioral development, cognitive ability, and stress response were assessed to establish any benefits of the CN condition. Finally, postmortem brain tissue was analyzed for morphometric markers of injury.

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Microfinance: A Tool For Financial Access, Poverty Alleviation Or Gender Empowerment ? - Empirical Findings From Pakistan, Ghazal Mir Zulfiqar Dec 2013

Microfinance: A Tool For Financial Access, Poverty Alleviation Or Gender Empowerment ? - Empirical Findings From Pakistan, Ghazal Mir Zulfiqar

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

In just 30 years microfinance has transformed from a credit-based rural development scheme that has claimed to reduce poverty and empower poor women, to a $70 billion financial industry. In the process, the traditional NGO-led model has given way to commercialized institutions, resulting in an increased emphasis on profitmaking. This has also led to confusion in the sector around its mission: is it to alleviate poverty and empower poor women or simply to provide the "unbanked" with access to formal sources of finance? This research considers the main debates in microfinance with regard to its mission and presents empirical evidence …

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Maritime Spatial Planning In South Africa : A Nexus Between Legal, Economic, Social And Environmental Agendas, Aluwani Elijah Ramulifho Dec 2013

Maritime Spatial Planning In South Africa : A Nexus Between Legal, Economic, Social And Environmental Agendas, Aluwani Elijah Ramulifho

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Development Of Policy For Climate Change Adaptation For South African Ports, Tebogo Abia Mojafi Dec 2013

Development Of Policy For Climate Change Adaptation For South African Ports, Tebogo Abia Mojafi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Unlocking The Landlocked : Appraising The Economic Viability Of Dry Ports For Zimbabwe, Blessing Charuka Dec 2013

Unlocking The Landlocked : Appraising The Economic Viability Of Dry Ports For Zimbabwe, Blessing Charuka

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Contemporary Issues In Domestic Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry Operation In Developing Countries : Identification Of Safety Issues In Domestic Ferry Operation Based On Accident Investigation Reports On Ferry Involved Accidents In Indonesian Waters, 2003 - 2013, Aleik Nurwahyudy Dec 2013

Contemporary Issues In Domestic Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry Operation In Developing Countries : Identification Of Safety Issues In Domestic Ferry Operation Based On Accident Investigation Reports On Ferry Involved Accidents In Indonesian Waters, 2003 - 2013, Aleik Nurwahyudy

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Prospects Of Development Of The Car Carrier Industry In China, Yan Liu Dec 2013

The Prospects Of Development Of The Car Carrier Industry In China, Yan Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Stepping Up From Green Revolution To Blue Economy : A New Paradigm For Poverty Eradication And Sustainable Development In South Asia, Imali Manikarachchim Dec 2013

Stepping Up From Green Revolution To Blue Economy : A New Paradigm For Poverty Eradication And Sustainable Development In South Asia, Imali Manikarachchim

World Maritime University Dissertations

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