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Acute Cerebellitis With Hydrocephalus, Nida Amjad, Anwarul Haque, Khalid Ahmed

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

We report a case of an 8 years old child who presented with sudden onset of headache and vomiting. He had broad-based gait and intention tremors on admission. MRI brain revealed isointense signals on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintense signals on T2-weighted imaging. Cerebellar swelling was also identified with significant mass effect obliterating the fourth ventricle. CT head showed prominent third and lateral ventricles. He was treated with high dose corticosteroids and required an external ventricular drain (EVD) insertion. He made an uneventful recovery and suffered no neurologic deficit. The clinical and radiologic findings in this boy were consistent with cerebellitis …

บทบรรณาธิการ, บรรณาธิการ

Journal of Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบระดับของการอธิบาย ในการสร้างทฤษฎีสัญญาประซาคม ของจอห์น ล็อค และ ฌอง ฌากส์ รุสโซ, ศุภชัย ศุภผล

Journal of Social Sciences

This article attempts to investigate the political theory formation of the two greatest modern Contractarians, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In the past, Locke's theoretical work once inspired the American founding fathers to fight for American Independence in 1776, while Rousseau's major work had also led to the French Revolution In 1789. This study employs the Philosophy of Social Science concept of "Level of Explanation" to explore how Locke's Theory and Rousseau's Social Contract Theory are formed. The study found that Locke and Rousseau began to develop their theories from the same level of explanation which was the Methodological Individualism. …

แนวทางการจัดโครงสร้างสถาบันทางการเมืองในบริบทของสังคมไทย Guidelines To Structuring Political Institutions In The Context Of Thailand, กังสดาล เซาว์วัฒนกุล

Journal of Social Sciences

The political institution is related to the power associated with any institution in our social structure. It can be said that the political organization is an important starting point to solve many problems in the society. The purpose of this article is to analyze the structure of the political institution in Thailand. This is composed of structure, process and culture of democracy. The comparative study of the legal system, the political organization of other countries, and the consideration of the context of Thailand's structure, found that the Thai' social structure is based on: 1) a kinship structure and senior system, …

นโยบายและมาตรการทางเลือกในการลดทอนความเป็นอาชญากรรมของคดียาเสพติด: ศึกษากรณีปัจจัยในการก่อตัวและกำหนดนโยบาย' Policy And Alternative Measure For The Decriminalization Of Drug Cases: A Cases Study Of Factors Influencing Policy Formation And Decision Making, นนท์รพัช ไชยอัครพงศ์

Journal of Social Sciences

The purpose of this article is to find the factors contributing to the concept of decriminalization of drug cases. This study is a qualitative research based on documentary study and in-depth interviews of 10 stakeholders who are involved in policy-making process. It was found that the key factors that encourage the decriminalization of drug cases are the drug problems intensified in all areas of the country. Such problems make all sectors of the society to recognize the necessity of decisive measures to solve the problems, causing case backlogs and overcrowding issues later. As a result, to solve those problems relevant …

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างสังคมเมือง สังคมเสี่ยงภัย กับสังคมผู้สูงวัย The Relationship Among Urban, Risk, And Ageing Society, สิริพงศ์ ปาลกะวงศ์ ณ อยุธยา

Journal of Social Sciences

This article aims to describe the relationship between urban society, risk society, and ageing society. As the result of modernity, 'urban society' has shared the characteristics of 'risk society' including environmental pollutions, crimes, ghettos, and traffic congestions, etc. Those problems are results of human activities which reflect the degrading urban society. With the effects of demographic transition, the population age structure of many countries has changed and become the so-called 'ageing society.' Since the urban society has become more and more risky for functions and individuals, it is expected that its effects on economy and lifestyle would get worsened directly …

บทบรรณาธิการ, บรรณาธิการ

Journal of Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

กระบวนทัศน์ "สิทธิมนุษยชน" และ "ความยุติธรรม" สำหรับสังคม เปลี่ยนผ่าน, อมรา พงศาพิชญ์

Journal of Social Sciences

The paper starts with discussion on shift in "human rights" paradigm in terms of concept (contents/issues), methodology involving human rights actors, and the interpretation of the meaning of "justice". After World War II when the Declaration of Human Rights was initiated by the United Nations, the concept has been discussed in three waves. The first wave put emphasis on civil and political rights and the second wave emphasized economic, social, and cultural rights, followed by the third wave which expanded the human rights horizon to cover issues of right to development and human rights impacts on different vulnerable groups such …

ลักษณะทางประชากรในปัญหา การกระทำผิดของเยาวชน: วิเคราะห์ภายในกรอบของทฤษฎี ใหม่ทางสังคมวิทยา, เสริน ปุณณะหิตานนท์

Journal of Social Sciences

Even though this length-article is revisited, but the content has shown strategic of how to explain the relationship between demographic characteristics, deviant behaviors and crime, which used to study almost countless times in the form of any single variable. This strategy is focus in creating a new theory on the basic of the old one in early century 20 (Bonger 1916) and the Neo-Marxian theory (Wright 1980), which could integrate 3 conceptual together, gender, social class and control, and become a new theory named, "power-control theory" that suitable to explain deviant behaviors and juvenile delinquency. Hagan, Gillis and Simpson (1985), …

ข้าราชการระดับสูงในการปรับปรุง โครงสร้างส่วนราชการ: กรณีศึกษา กระทรวงยุติธรรม Senior Bureaucrat In Structural Reform: Ministry Of Justice Case, อรุณี สัณฐิติวณิชย์

Journal of Social Sciences

Administrative reformschange the authority and the benefits of bureaucrats. Senior bureaucrats are usually driven by self-interests to participate in the reform process in order to retain and expand their own advantages. The administrative reform is, therefore, a kind politics of. This study shows how senior bureaucrats use strategies to manipulate the reform process to maximize their benefits. The case study in this study is the structural reform of the Ministry of Justice between 2002 and 2010. During the reform, the Ministry was significantly expanded and many senior bureaucrats were rewarded with a great deal of interests. In this study, in-depth …

ความตกลงแม่น้ำโขง: การจัดกรอบ การอภิบาลในรูป Soft Law, สาธิต มนัสสุรกุล

Journal of Social Sciences

This research studies international governance design of the 1995 Mekong Agreement. It aims to explain why the lower Mekong basin states could reach an agreement despite their divergent interests and preferences. The upstream state like Thailand preferred water allocation rules that allow it to use tributary water in its state boundary autonomously and to use mainstream water with least limitations. Meanwhile, the downstream states preferred some rules for controlling Thailand's water use and coping with externalities and uncertainties resulting from the upstream countries' water utilization. But such a strong governance implies a reduction in riparian states' sovereignty and policy autonomy …

ประเทศโลกที่สี่กับปรากฏการณ์ การประท้วงในเอเชีย (The Fourth World And The Demonstrations In Asia), อดินันท์ พรหมพันธ์ใจ

Journal of Social Sciences

The 4th World based on the idea of Manuel Castells can explain conflicts in the developing countries. The changes in political economy at present resulting from Neoliberalism, Modernization and Globalization move human, knowledge, technology, information, capitals and cultures crossed from developed countries in the west to the developing countries and have led to poverty, inequality, polarity and misery. Conflicts of cultural aspect between Modernism and Traditionalism, and the democracy concept promoted by the United States of America and the the political concepts of the old order cannot fulfill the hope of mankind. The solutions to conflict in developing countries must …

บทบาทญี่ปุ่นกับความมั่นคงด้าน อาหารในภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออก, จันทร์สินี แก่นแก้ว, ธีวินท์ สุพุทธิกุล

Journal of Social Sciences

The global food price crisis in 2007-2008 and a number of destructive natural disasters knocking our door recently have rung the bell for a need to strengthen food security in the East Asian region. While initiatives for regional food security cooperation have gradually blossomed, Japan has increasingly played a significant role in pushing this cooperation toward accomplishment. To catch up with the aforementioned circumstance, the article aims to explainJapan's role in the regional food security cooperation by using the establishment of regional emergency rice reserve mechanism as a case study. It suggests that Japan has been actively participating in the …

From Heresy To Policy: My Prescription For China's Population Policy 25 Years Ago, Shaomin Li

Management Faculty Publications

Recently scholars have been calling for the loosening up of China's one-child policy, and even the Chinese government has begun to show some willingness to do so. The call is not new. In my doctoral dissertation 25 years ago I first showed that China should allow couples to have two children and could still achieve the same population control goal as the one-child policy. I am glad to see that what I proposed 25 years ago is repeated by many scholars and even acceptable to the Chinese government.

The Future Of Cloud-Based Library Systems, Steven K. Bowers, Elliot J. Polak

Library Scholarly Publications

The limits of the now-aging integrated library system (ILS) software model are constraining the presence of the library within the new reality of the Internet and interconnected World Wide Web. Whether they are called cloud-based ILS or library services platforms, developing and future systems will move beyond shared library resources on shelves to establishing a shared technological infrastructure for supporting all that libraries do. Cloud-based systems will provide means for management of all library systems, including circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, electronic resources, authentication, the public interface, and analytics for data in the system. All this will allow for greater cooperation …

Information Literacy Skills As A Critical Thinking Framework In The Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum, James E. Van Loon, Heather L. Lai

Library Scholarly Publications

Information Literacy (IL) instruction embedded into the engineering design curriculum can provide a framework for the development of critical thinking skills which are essential for students to master to solve open-ended engineering problems. At Wayne State University, a lecturer in biomedical engineering (BME) and a science librarian are collaborating in an ongoing effort to integrate IL instruction into the BME undergraduate design curriculum. The paper will provide a vision and rationale for integrating IL instruction into the engineering design curriculum, and discuss aspects of the Wayne State effort to effect this integration. A review of the place of critical thinking …

The Long-Term Impact Of Rail Abandonment On Manufacturing In Arkansas, John D. Ozment, Ahren Johnston

Journal of Transportation Management

Despite the fact that railroads are an important part of the U.S. economy, the number of rail carriers and miles of rail lines have been declining. The resulting lack of transportation alternatives could have a negative impact on local manufacturing. This study examined the effects of rail abandonment in Arkansas between 1980 and 2000 by comparing measures related to manufacturing in counties that did not have or had lost some rail service with those in counties that had rail service and had not lost any. The analysis revealed no meaningful differences, suggesting the lack of any adverse economic impacts due …

Key Advertising Components And Media Channels For Recruiting Long Haul Drivers, Marla B. Royne, Carol C. Beinstock, Tracy Anna Cosenza

Journal of Transportation Management

This research examines how trucking companies can develop effective advertising media and messages for reaching and recruiting qualified long distance long distance truck drivers. Long distance truck driver candidates seem most interested in competitive pay, paid vacation, a weekly payment schedule (along with direct deposit), assigned equipment, 24/7 dispatch, a large volume of hub group freight, and flexible home time. To reach this audience and its needs, we suggest advertisements emphasizing these benefits be placed on the Internet and social media sites, as well as in selected professional magazines frequented by truck drivers searching for jobs.

The Role Of Logistics Alliance Orientation On Forming The Alliance Structure: A Conceptual Framework, David M. Gligor, Mary C. Holcomb

Journal of Transportation Management

Little is known about how a firm decides what type of relationship to develop with a LSP and how the type of arrangement affects the service quality performance. This article proposes a conceptual framework to better understand how shippers decide what type of relationship to develop with a logistics service provider (LSP) within the strategy- structure-performance theoretical framework. A systematic literature review is used to develop a conceptual framework that considers the association between the firm’s strategic perspective on outsourcing and the resulting effect on the alliance structure. The concept of a logistics alliance orientation (LAO) is introduced to examine …

Resilience As A Predictor Of Postpartum Quality Of Life In A Sample Of Women With A History Of Trauma, Jessica Lee Irwin

Wayne State University Theses

Changes in economic, social, and living situations make the postpartum period especially challenging. Despite the growing need to study postpartum mothers' quality of life to determine how to buffer against risk, a vast majority of studies in this area have focused on what negatively impacts quality of life. The current study sought to determine whether factors such as positive parenting, family functioning and resilience positively predict quality of life when controlling for annual household income, depressive symptomatology and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Using hierarchical regression, it was confirmed that positive parenting and family functioning significantly contribute to quality of life, but …

On The Reputation Of The California, Michigan And New Jersey Supreme Courts, Robert Michael Yonkers

Wayne State University Theses

This thesis examines Horizontal Federalism and Policy Dissemination in a federal system by analyzing the state supreme courts of California, Michigan and New Jersey during various terms in their history, using a unique form of citation analysis that builds upon prior efforts. I want to see what, if anything, a raw citation count says about prestige or reputation. For example, what types of cases are cited? Are they followed, not followed, or part of a dissent or concurrence? Are cases expanding the rights of the criminally accused cited frequently by sister courts? The normative literature associates prestige with expanding the …

Working Through School And Living With Conflict: The Role Of Selective Optimization With Compensation, Lydia Elizabeth Hamblin

Wayne State University Theses

Work-School Conflict (WSC) is defined as the extent to which work interferes with the ability to meet school demands (Markel & Frone, 1998). The aim of the present study was to examine perceptions of WSC among employed college students, as well as a positive antecedent, Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC; Baltes & Baltes, 1990), a group of behavior-based coping strategies. WSC was predicted to be a partial mediator between context-specific SOC strategies and the four outcomes: intent to persist with college, GPA, as well as two components of burnout, disengagement and exhaustion (Demerouti & Bakker, 2008). Structural equation modeling was …

Contextualized Extraversion And Its Change In Cross-Cultural Adjustment, Mengqiao Liu

Wayne State University Theses

Bridging recent developments in personality changes and contextualized personality, the current research focuses on changes in contextualized personality and their impact on cross-cultural adjustment. Findings revealed that contextualized Extraversion provided incremental validity in predicting context-related outcomes (i.e., cross-cultural adjustment) above and beyond global Extraversion. Although no significant changes were revealed regarding contextualized Extraversion, individual characteristics (i.e., cultural flexibility and cross-cultural motivation) negatively predicted individual differences in the rate of contextualized Extraversion changes. Implications and limitations were discussed.

Predictors Of Positive And Negative Affect Following Casual Sex, Jacqueline Woerner

Wayne State University Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of positive and negative affect following a recent casual sex experience in a sample of 585 men and women using a cross-sectional design. Structural Equation Modeling analyses identified sexual satisfaction, sexual assertiveness, belief in traditional gender roles, impulsivity, alcohol use, sex-related alcohol expectancies, and peer approval of casual sex as significant predictors of positive and negative affect. Support for hypotheses regarding gender differences were found: men reported greater positive affect and sexual satisfaction, and some predictors were significant for one gender but not the other. Practical implications for emotional and sexual …

Great Expectations: How Are Couples Influenced By Threatening Information Prior To A Pain Task?, Angelia Marie Corley

Wayne State University Theses

The present study examines the effects of a threat manipulation on romantic partners, in which one partner is about to undergo a painful task. Couples were randomly assigned to high and low threat manipulation groups, designed to alter one's anxiety or fear about the task. The study broadened the theoretical model, the Fear Avoidance Model, to the incorporate the social context and derived hypotheses regarding the role of one's romantic partner in the present paradigm. Results demonstrated preliminary evidence that a romantic partner may reduce one's anxiety about a painful task. Additionally, satisfaction with a conversation with a intimate partner …

Recipe For Disaster? An Exploration Of Work-Family Spillover Conversations In Food Memoirs, Richard Blair

Wayne State University Theses

When our work identity changes our interactions within our family we experience work-family spillover. Recently sociologists have become increasingly intrigued by this role conflict and how it affects individuals. This spillover can affect individuals in either a negative or a positive way. Though this research shows the potential impact of work-family spillover there is very little discussing how specific occupations understand this conflict. My research focused on the occupation of chefs and explores their experiences with work-family spillover. After completing a qualitative content analysis of the autobiographies of five different chefs, this research has shed light on how these individuals …

Work-Health Conflict: Scale Development For Workers Managing A Chronic Illness, Sarah Renee Stoddart

Wayne State University Theses

ABSTRACT

WORK-HEALTH CONFLICT: SCALE DEVELOPMENT FOR WORKERS MANAGING A CHRONIC ILLNESS

by

SARAH STODDART

Advisor: Dr. Alyssa K. McGonagle

Major: Psychology (Industrial and Organizational)

Degree: Master of Arts

The current study developed a Work Health Conflict (WHC) scale to measure conflict experienced by workers who are managing a chronic health condition and continuing to work. It is estimated that 72 million working age adults are also managing a chronic illness. In order to develop the scale 4 studies were conducted using two samples of workers that are currently working with an illness. The first study employed an open-ended survey in …

The Effect Of Gaba A Antagonism On Locomotor Activity And Dopamine Release In The Mouse Caudate Putamen Following Acute Toluene Inhalation: An In-Vivo Microdialysis Study, Sean Callan

Wayne State University Theses

Toluene is ubiquitous solvent commonly inhaled recreationally. Despite its frequency of misuse, there is little understanding of how toluene acts within the brain. To examine this, this master's thesis examined the impact of acutely inhaled toluene on dopamine (DA) release in the mouse CPu in vivo using microdialysis techniques. Toluene inhalation produced dose-dependent increases in DA levels as well as changes in locomotor activity. These effects were potentiated by pre-treatment with the GABAA antagonist bicuculline via reverse microdialysis delivery. These results suggest that the DA dynamics of toluene abuse are related to toluene's previously explored effects on the GABA system. …

Inattention And Hyperactivity Among Preschool Age Children Born Prematurely, Andrew Heitzer

Wayne State University Theses

A large body of literature shows that compared to children born at term, preterm- children are at increased risk for difficulties with inattention and hyperactivity. Less consistency exists, however, in the limited body of research exploring the contribution of early biological risk to behavioral disinhibition within the population of children born prematurely. Therefore, our goal was to examine perinatal variables that may influence activity level and hyperactivity among preterm preschoolers. Ninety-eight preterm (23.4 - 33.9 weeks gestation) preschoolers (3-4 years) participated in the study. Direct measures of inattention and hyperactivity as well as parental ratings were used to evaluate behavior. …

Animal-Assisted Therapy For Incarcerated Youth: A Randomized-Controlled Trial, Nicholas P. Seivert

Wayne State University Theses

This study is a randomized-controlled trial of a specific animal-assisted therapy (AAT) called Teacher's Pet (TP) with incarcerated youth. The intervention was expected to result in increased empathy and reduced internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as compared to the control. Dog attachment was theorized to be the mechanism for the increased empathy and reduced behavior problems. In addition, due to the attachment-based nature of the intervention, it was hypothesized that those with a history maltreatment/foster care would benefit the most. Participants were138 youth at two Midwestern juvenile detention facilities. The TP intervention trained dogs for one hour, twice weekly for …