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Contribution And Impact Of Faculty And Scholars Of Iiser Mohali :(A Scientometric Study, 2008 - 12, Visakhi P Dr, Ritu Gupta Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper analyses the broad characteristics of 186 research papers published and indexed in Scopus international multidisciplinary bibliographical database by the researchers and faculty of Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali during 2008-12 by focusing on its publication growth characteristics, format and media of communication, research impact and quality, patterns of research collaboration, broad and narrow areas of research and contribution and citation impact of its more productive authors

Get It From Your Government, Teresa Williams

Scholarship and Professional Work

Teresa Williams' presentation to The Alliance Group on 9/20/13 in Indianapolis, IN.

New Direction For The Pope?, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

Fearless: Jessie Pierce, Jessie M. Pierce

SURGE

A vocal advocate for socio-environmental justice issues and a believer in the potential for social change in the developing world, Jessie Pierce ’14 fearlessly travels, volunteers, and researches to promote awareness and change. Studying abroad last year for both semesters, spending one semester in Denmark and one in India, gave Jessie the interest, skills, and drive to continue pursuing a deeper understanding of these issues while at Gettysburg. [excerpt]

2012 National Child Poverty Rate Stagnates At 22.6 Percent, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Jess Carson, Andrew P. Schaefer

Carsey Publications

No abstract provided.

English Advertising In Vienna, Tiffany Oaks

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Present day English is enormously influential in the international business world. This is evident in continental Europe, not only in the marketing of products originating from countries whose first language is English, but sometimes also in the marketing of products originating in countries whose first language is not English. In Austria, for example, many Austrian companies give their products English names. The reason behind this deserves some exploration. It might be assumed to be the result of prestige accompanying American English, perhaps conveying associations of ingenuity, dependability and wealth.

Snapshot Of A Nabataean Tomb, Jean Marie Vance, Dr. David Johnson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Nabataean kingdom existed as an independent entity from about 3rd century BC to 1st century AD and continued to exist through the 3rd century AD as a province of the Roman Empire. The Nabataeans flourished as traders and they were able to establish their capital city at Petra. With the development of trade among the Nabataeans came an influx of ideas and technologies among those ideas was stylistic considerations involved with art – in particular frescos.

Cultural Components Of Infant Mortality In Asante, Ghana, Adriana Matos, Dr. William Olsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Among the Asante people of central Ghana, health and healing are conceptualized quite differently than the western biomedical model. Religious cosmology has special significance in relation to healing. Health is thought of holistically; every illness is a product of physical, spiritual, emotional, and cosmological forces. Illnesses manifest themselves in the body, but unlike the biomedical view of health, it is not the bodily affliction that is the root of the problem. In order to cure a disease, the true cause must be discovered and resolved. Although many of the traditional beliefs have been pushed out or reduced by the growing …

K’Iche’ Kinship Terms And Social Identity, Kristine Kinship Whipple, Dr. John Hawkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the summer of 2005, I lived and worked among the indigenous Maya-K’iche’ of the Guatemalan highlands. Prior to leaving, I had anticipated examining kinship terms in a bilingual country and whether the use of K’iche’ terms vs. Spanish terms would indicate a difference in the type of kinship relationship created. Upon arrival, I learned that I would spend the season in a rural, monolingual K’iche’ hamlet. Without my informants knowing any Spanish, I abandoned my bilingual project altogether and studied, instead, the native conceptions of communication and how these conceptions interplayed with their models of kinship and family. Having …

Fossils As Votive Offerings In The Greco-Roman World, Holly A. Raymond, Dr. David Johnson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Often archaeologists fail to recognize objects of veneration and cult worship in religious contexts. These objects may at first glance be difficult to identify as votive offerings. Consequently, they are often overlooked because of their seemingly ordinary appearance and functional purpose. Robin Osborne says of votive offerings “… it may be an object made for everyday use and ‘converted’ into an item that might be employed in an exchange with supernatural powers, as a cup or piece of jewelry may be” (Osborne 2004: 2). This type of votive offering may have been more widely employed among those of a non-elite …

A Hairy Tale Analysis Of Adobe-Embedded Hair From Arrowhead Hill, Escalante, Utah, Bradley A. Newbold, Dr. Joel Janetski

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the Spring Term of 2004, the BYU Archaeological Field School excavated a portion of Arrowhead Hill, a Formative (or early agricultural) Period site a few miles west of Escalante, Utah. Two intriguing finds were made during that field season: two pit-house structures of varying style situated within a few meters of each other and multiple large, deep, spherical underground pits. Diagnostic characteristics of Formative Period pit-houses are, among others, the style of structure construction and the style and type of ceramic vessels recovered on or near the original floor of the structure. From this, it was concluded that one …

Determining The Value Of Subsistence And Cash Crop Farming In Tamil Nadu, Indian Family’S Subsistence Strategies, Joseph Neil Ransom, Dr. Charles Nuckolls

Journal of Undergraduate Research

It is nearly impossible to asses the true conditions of a community from older books or research papers about neighboring areas. That said my background reading leading up to this research project had left me with the impression a large percentage of Indian farmers completely subsisted from their land. While other farmers spent their time cultivating crops for the market, these subsistence farmers planted their favorite foods for future consumption. Reading about subsistence farmers in Africa had lead me to believe these farmers lived a better quality of life than cash crop farmers because they were able to grow a …

“They Are All My Children:” Grandparenting And Globalization In The K’Iche’ Eldercare System, Melarie Wheat, Dr. John Hawkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

“Tojo papi, tojo amor,” Juana playfully beckoned her young grandson from across the kitchen. The child glanced over at her, but instead toddled towards the plancha, the ceramic stove, aiming directly for the fire. Once there he proceeded to play with the ash emerging from the front of the plancha. The family, however, looked on unconcerned and continued their conversation about how many cows to buy in the market the next day. Suddenly Miguel, the grandfather, lunged forward shouting “no, no, no!” as he confiscated a flaming stick from his young grandchild. “Ai hombre!” the child’s exasperated mother exclaimed as …

Minority Group Awareness In Tamil Nadu, India, Matt Shurtleff, Dr. Chad Emmett

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Most political situations have an interesting background. They are the stuff that spy movies are made of. The involvement of India in the Sri Lankan civil war is no exception.

Changing Agricultural Land Use In Suzhou, China, Emily J. Long, Dr. Richard H. Jackson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

China’s recent economic boom has brought many changes to its urban and rural landscape. Urban communities are growing larger and are often encroaching upon important agricultural land. The city of Suzhou provides a prime case study of the effects that development can have on once fertile agricultural land in China. Suzhou is located in the fertile Yangtze River delta in the Jiangsu Province bordering Shanghai on the east. The city of Suzhou is over 2,500 years old and is famous for its beautiful scenery, classical gardens, and rich cultural heritage. This fertile delta provided good farming soil for thousands of …

Ghana And The International Criminal Court Why Did Ghana Support The Creation Of The Icc?, Melissa Paredes, Dr. Darren Hawkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Preliminary evidence pointed to Ghana as a likely leader in the creation of the International Criminal Court. Ghana was the sixth country to sign the Rome Statute for creation of the International Criminal Court. It was also one of the first countries to ratify the Statute, after the Ghanaian Parliament voted unanimously for the ratification. Currently, there is a Ghanaian woman serving as the Vice-President of the Court.

The Growing Power Of Multinational Corporations, Steven Kapfer, Dr. Brian Champion

Journal of Undergraduate Research

One of the most important issues states face is the growing power of the multinational corporation. Multinational corporations (MNC) have an immense influence in the international system, participating in the majority of economic activity and growth. It is therefore important to understand the effect that multinational corporations have on international relations in order to correctly identify why particular events happen. If policy is made without an accurate understanding of the international system then chances are that it will cause more harm than good.

Scholarship Repository Launch Prezi, Cynthia W. Bassett

Faculty Publications

This Prezi was used as a presentation to introduce the University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository to the faculty and students of the school.

Scholarship Repository Launch Brochure, Cynthia W. Bassett

Faculty Publications

This brochure is introduces the University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository to the faculty and students of the school. It outlines the services provided by the library in support of the Repository and our plans for its continued growth.

Field Study Impact Assessment In Highland Guatemala, Adriana Smith, Dr. John Hawkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I felt at home walking down the cement block street through Nahualá’s town center. It was good to be back in the small highland community in Guatemala where I had spent nearly every summer of my undergraduate career. It had been 10 years since the first group of anthropology students had come to study in these communities and since then, BYU students have been visiting every year for several months at a time. My interaction in years past with the K’iche’ has always left me wondering what they thought of me living in their homes, eating their food, and asking …

Heart Rate Response Under Induced Stress: A Comparison Of Individuals With High And Low Ruminative Tendencies, Douglas Marchant, Dr. Claudia Clayton

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Rumination can be defined as persistent, recyclic thinking (Rippere, 1977). There are characteristic differences between normal rumination, which is simply recyclic thinking, and depressive rumination, which is characterized by recyclic thoughts focused on one’s depressive symptoms and the ramifications of those symptoms (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991). Therefore, depressive rumination is narrower in its content than normal rumination. Examples include revisiting private regrets and disappointments, focusing on feelings of loneliness, and dwelling on personal inadequacies (Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000). The following three examples of depressive rumination are characteristically different in focus than the depressive thoughts given above: “Why am I so sad?”, “Why …

The Benefits And Responsibilities Of Discipline, Dr. Bruce Chadwick

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Religious leaders and social scientists regard the family as the vital social entity of society. Deemed so, partly, because it has the ability to socialize children into competent adults. For the past several decades, the family has been undergoing vast changes, considerable decline in the eyes of some. The discipline and responsibility a child is raised under is crucial to their stability as adults.

Poverty Alleviation Strategies On The Indigenous In Mexico, Claire Sharp, Dr. Tim B. Heaton

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Mexico’s national poverty initiatives are intended to provide assistance for those living in poverty. It is a development targeting concern that people who could most benefit from such poverty alleviation development programs are excluded, such as the indigenous populations and other minority groups. I will be assessing how indigenous populations are included in development initiatives of Mexico and providing a detailed case study of how these national development initiatives affect the Raramuri Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico. Determining the efficacy of development programs entails assessing whether the development projects address the local-level concerns of various groups in society, including the indigenous …

Cross-Cultural Irregularities Of The Oq-45 When Administered To Students At The University Of Guadalajara In Guadalajara, Mexico Or How I Spent My Summer Vacation In Mexico, Ryan Nelson, Dr. Michael Lambert

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I met Dr. Espinito Romero at a clinical psychology conference held at Zion National Park in Southern Utah in March, 2004. He had traveled from Guadalajara, Mexico to this conference to present his poster on bowel irregularities in the lower intestine and their effects on mental health. I was attending the conference as a student of Dr. Michael Lambert and was giving a presentation on perfectionism and its possible inclusion on the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) as a measure of mental health.

Home And Family Living Analysis: The Family Meal Environment, Leah Schreiner, Shirley Klein

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Family scholar Kerry Daly (2003) explains the need to examine aspects of everyday family activities that he describes as negative spaces. Two of these areas are time and space. The time and the space in which families do their work contribute to, and is the essence of, a family living environment. Aird (2002) also argues for the importance of everyday activities in the home and calls upon mothers and fathers to “create, protect, and defend the physical, emotional, and spiritual spaces” for the development of children. This study reports the development of an initial Home and Family Living Analysis (HFL-A) …

Family Recreation In The Home: Home & Family Living Analysis, Rachel Loser, Dr. E. Jeffrey

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The recent development of the Home & Family Living Analysis (HFL-A) by myself, other students, and faculty of the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University initiated research on the affects of the “home” by administering a home-based scholarly inventory to make visible how the structure, technology, and design of the home and the activities of everyday family living interact and contribute to or detract from healthy family and spiritual relationships. As part of this project, useful aspects of family recreation in the home have been revealed. This project was funded by a $20,000 MEG grant as well as …

The Therapist's Pregnancy And The Client-Therapist Relationship : An Exploratory Study, Elizabeth H. Wolfe

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This empirical research study explored the impact of the therapist's pregnancy on the therapist-client relationship. Specifically, this study asked whether therapists and clients interact in less professional, more personal ways during the therapist's pregnancy, and how this is perceived by therapists to impact treatment. Relational psychodynamic theory was the theoretical underpinning of this study. Thirteen psychotherapists were interviewed about their experiences of practicing therapy while pregnant. All participants were either currently or recently pregnant. Interview questions were developed by this researcher to elicit therapist experiences with clients who asked personal questions or offered baby gifts to the therapist, and how …

The Impact Of Maternal Incarceration On Latency Aged Children, Mae M. Ryan

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The rate of maternal incarceration has significantly increased throughout the past forty years. A rising number of children under the age of eighteen experience having their mother incarcerated. Evidence suggests maternal incarceration creates significant disruptions within family structures and has implications for the attachments children will form. Evidence suggests children whose mother is incarcerated primarily display insecure attachments. Researchers posit that family systems endure significant changes and emotional relationships are greatly altered.

Research Highlights, Fall 2013, Roslyn Miller

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Through academics, research, and community involvement, the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs is advancing effective city management and sound urban policy, and changing America’s cities one graduate at a time.

Our graduates work in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors — government, human services, health care, public safety, community development, housing, environmental advocacy — both within our own region and in other parts of the nation.

Our faculty and professional staff are actively engaged in applied research and community problem-solving around city management, community development, environmental policy and management, economic development, and more.

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"We Don't Have Any Of Those:" Looking For Leaders In The Horizontal Structure Of Occupy Portland, Aaron Martin Bach

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis documents and examines Occupy Portland's organizational structure and the impact of this structure on the leadership roles of participants. Interviews with key activists and participant observation reveal that the ideologically influenced horizontal organization employed by the movement disrupts the emergence of centralized authority and charismatic leadership. This, in turn, encourages the rise of a "distributed leadership" comprised of multiple, task driven leaders. It finds that these task-oriented leaders within Occupy Portland tend to fulfill three specific leadership roles; the facilitation of process, the construction of movement structures, and the organization of actions. This study provides an exploration of …