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A New Hedonic Regression For Real Estate Prices Applied To The Singapore Residential Market, Jiang Liang, Peter C. B. Phillips, Jun Yu

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper develops a new hedonic method for constructing a real estate price index that utilizes all transaction price information that encompasses both single-sale and repeat-sale properties. The new method is less prone to specification errors than standard hedonic methods and uses all available data. Like the Case-Shiller repeat-sales method, the new method has the advantage of being computationally efficient. In an empirical analysis of the methodology, we fit the model to all transaction prices for private residential property holdings in Singapore between Q1 1995 and Q2 2014, covering several periods of major price fluctuation and changes in government macro …

Additive Nonparametric Regression In The Presence Of Endogenous Regressors, Deniz Ozabaci, Daniel J. Henderson, Liangjun Su

Research Collection School Of Economics

In this article we consider nonparametric estimation of a structural equation model under full additivity constraint. We propose estimators for both the conditional mean and gradient which are consistent, asymptotically normal, oracle efficient, and free from the curse of dimensionality. Monte Carlo simulations support the asymptotic developments. We employ a partially linear extension of our model to study the relationship between child care and cognitive outcomes. Some of our (average) results are consistent with the literature (e.g., negative returns to child care when mothers have higher levels of education). However, as our estimators allow for heterogeneity both across and within …

Does Market Competition Lead To Customization?, Wen-Tai Hsu, Yi Lu, Travis Ng

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper proposes a theory of competition and customization. When firms allocate their production to both custom-made and standardized products, the fraction of sales from the former will increase in the face of increased competition. Recent surveys conducted by the World Bank on Chinese firms provide a rare direct measure of customization that allows us to test the above-mentioned prediction. We find empirical results consistent with the prediction.

Balancing Envelope And Heating System Parameters For Zero Emissions Retrofit Using Building Sensor Data, Zoltán Nagy, Dino Rossi, Christian Hersberger, Silvia Domingo Irigoyen, Clayton Miller, Arno Schlueter

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Retrofit measures are an effective means to improve both the heating energy and carbon footprint of a building. On one hand, reducing the losses through the envelope reduces the energy consumption. On the other hand, updating the heating from a fossil-fuel based system to an emission-free one bears the potential for CO2-emission free operation. The latter can be achieved if the supply temperature of the heating system can be sufficiently reduced, such that the operation of a heat pump with a high coefficient of performance becomes feasible. For this, typically the heating area is increased to facilitate the heat transfer. …

From Disability To Usability In Online Instruction, Susan David Demaine

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This article is a primer on the work needed to ensure accessibility in online instruction. It discusses different disabilities, reviews relevant laws and standards, and explores the relationship between accessibility and the principles of universal design. The article introduces a number of best practices for creating accessibility in online instruction.

Fulcrum, Newsletter Of The Furman University Libraries. Issue 05, Jenny Colvin

Libraries Institutional Records

This issue of Fulcrum, the newsletter of the Furman University Libraries, includes articles on: the Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE), Open Access publishing, FitDesks, The First World War database, and the Special Collections and Archives exhibit: Stepping Stones: The Path to Furman's Integration.

The issue also includes News from the Stacks, professional activities from Furman Library staff and faculty, and updates from the Digital Collections Center, Special Collections and Archives, and WorkSmart Workshops.

Furman University Scholar Exchange (Fuse) Rights Permission Release Form, Andrea M. Wright, Christy Allen

Libraries Institutional Records

This release grants Furman University a perpetual, non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free License to distribute copyrighted material as part of the institutional repository Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE).

If you are submitting content into FUSE and do not own copyright, follow this process:

1. Contact the copyright holder and request written permission to post the content into FUSE.

2. When you receive written permission, e-mail it to the FUSE administrators at [email protected].

3. Download and fill out the attached "Rights Permission Release Form."

4. When you upload your submission into FUSE, attach this form to the record as an "additional file"

Helin Consortium Lori Grant Digital Portal Project Survey Final Report, Lyrasis

LORI grant documents

Summarizes the results of the survey of RI Institutions with cultural heritage collections in preparation for building a digital repository and portal for Rhode Island

Scholarworks Usage Report, 09-2014, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

This report contains download and page view statistics for ScholarWorks, September 2014.

Historical Roots Of Canadian Aboriginal And Non-Aboriginal Maple Practices, Ryan Huron

Geography and Environmental Studies Major Research Papers

This research is concerned with developing a historical baseline of Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal maple practices and the contribution of these activities to the well-being (WB) of communities up to approximately 1950. This research measures WB using two unique frameworks developed for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities associated with maple products and practices. In order to describe WB in historical contexts the research used archival data obtained primarily from Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Early Canadiana Online (ECO). Results from the research showed that in Aboriginal communities, dynamics related to emotional, physical and mental WB were referenced the most often …

Mainecare Health Homes Enrollment In The First Year Of Implementation, Kimberley S. Fox Mpa, Carolyn E. Gray Mph, Katherine Rosingana

Population Health & Health Policy

The MaineCare Health Homes Initiative is designed to improve care coordination for MaineCare members with complex chronic medical conditions. The program is being implemented in two stages: Health Homes (HH), which began in January 2013, focuses on members with chronic health conditions. Behavioral Health Homes (BHH), which began in April 2014, is designed to meet the needs of people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED).

The HH first stage builds off the State’s existing multi-payer Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Pilot project and Medicare Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) Demonstration by providing addon payments to qualifying …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Leah. Regents Committee Approves Psychology Program
• Allen, Whitney. Remembered: Fraternity Celebrates Life of Brother – Sigma Phi Epsilon, Cory Beavin
• Mudd, Aaron. Sorority Uses Football to Fight Autism – Alpha Xi Delta
• Voorhees, Jessica. Convenience Stores’ Hours Change – Housing & Residence Life
• Harney, LaShana. Chinese Culture Comes to Bowling Green – Confucius Institute
• Crumbie, Trey. Two WKU Films to Be Screened at Film Festival
• Pettway, Shantel. WKU Sisterhood Grant Finalists Prepare for Award Presentations
• Parker, Jacob. Fall Break Allows Students Chance to Unwind, Catch Up
• Cole, Tanner. …

Strategic Insights: The Dragon In The Tropics: China's Military Expansion Into The Western Hemisphere, José De Arimatéia Da Cruz

Articles & Editorials

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Supraliminal Reward Information On Unconsciously Triggered Response Inhibition, Liuting Diao, Cody Ding, Senqing Qi, Qinghong Zeng, Bo Huang, Mengsi Xu, Lingxia Fan, Dong Yang

Education Sciences and Professional Programs Faculty Works

Although executive functions (e.g., response inhibition) are often thought to interact consciously with reward, recent studies have demonstrated that they can also be triggered by unconscious stimuli. Further research has suggested a close relationship between consciously and unconsciously triggered response inhibition. To date, however, the effect of reward on unconsciously triggered response inhibition has not been explored. To address this issue, participants in this study performed runs of a modified Go/No-Go task during which they were exposed to both high and low value monetary rewards presented both supraliminally and subliminally. Participants were informed that they would earn the reward displayed …

The Legacy, September 30, 2014, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Altering The Social Learning Climate: Raising The Legal Age Of Tobacco Purchase And Social Learning Theory, Beth Fera

Theses and Dissertations

In 2005, New Jersey enacted the Smoke Free Air Act to deter the onset of smoking of high school students by raising the legal age of tobacco purchase from 18 to 19 (Cave, Holl, & Schweber, 2005). This was intended to reduce smoking in this population by restricting virtually all high school students' access to cigarettes; however, this legislation also reduced smoking in ways proposed by the concepts of Ronald Akers' Social Learning Theory (1979). The present study postulated limiting access to cigarettes would reduce all measures of cigarettes use, resulting in fewer smoking associates to model smoking behavior, fewer …

The Prospector, September 30, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Got Pot?

Basketmaking In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 695. This collection features information collected for an exhibit about basketmaking in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. The exhibit on panels was displayed at various Kentucky venues.

Learning Commons And Transitions To College And Workplace, Sharon A. Weiner

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation was given at the Wabash Valley Regional Library Meeting on September 30, 2014 at the Wabash Regional Education Center, West Lafayette, IN. It discusses the concept of learning commons, or spaces outside of the formal classroom setting that are conducive to learning; and the transitions of students to college and the workplace through information and libraries.

Legal And Ethical Issues Of Information Service Delivery And Library Information Science Professionals In University Libraries In Nigeria, Ucha Mbofung Mrs, Sunday Olanrewaju Popoola Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is a concluding part of pilot study assessing awareness and application of some legal and ethical principles in professional codes to information service delivery by library information science professionals in Nigeria. Descriptive survey utilising questionnaire was adopted to gather data from 429 library and information science professionals in 24 federal universities in Nigeria. The questionnaire items were excerpts from IFLA/FAIFE Statements. Simple frequencies, percentages and correlation were used in data analysis. The conclusive results show that effective information service delivery is dependent on professional knowledge of legal/ethical principles; their practical application has marginal effect on the larger proportion …

Padania Or Federalism? An Examination Of The Spatial Demands Of Italy's Northern League, Anthony Vincent Pierucci

Theses and Dissertations

This study will analyze what factors affect the oscillation of the spatial demands of ethno-regionalist parties between more moderate and more radical objectives. The factors under examination are electoral, economic, internal organization, and the "other" that the party defines itself against. The study analyzes the relationship between these factors and spatial demands utilizing a case study of the Lega Nord. Ultimately, the study concludes that there is some relation between these factors and the Lega Nord's spatial demands, even if they are not directly causal of the change in spatial demands themselves. The findings also suggest that the generalized findings …

Spartan Daily, September 30, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 14

Funding Problems In Nigerian University Libraries: Fee Based Library And Information Services To The Rescue, Focus On Pricing Policy, Bolanle Clifford Ishola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

In response to paucity of funds in Nigerian University libraries, library managers have been compelled to introduce fee based library services to provide and sustain quality library services to library users. the objective of this study were to; Find out major existing sources of funding for Nigerian University libraries; To determine the services that are fee based; Examine the various pricing policies used to provide fee based library and information services to academic library users in selected university libraries in south west Nigeria; Find out the type of pricing policies adopted in these university libraries.; Determine if these policies …

Successful Scholarly Communication At A Small University: Integration Of Education, Services, And An Institutional Repository At Valparaiso University, Jonathan Bull, Bradford Lee Eden

Library Faculty Publications

Beginning in 2011, the Christopher Center Library Services (CCLS) unit at Valparaiso University (VU) started implementing new scholarly communication services utilizing two different components: 1. the education and training of library staff in scholarly communication trends and issues; and 2. the implementation of ValpoScholar, VU’s institutional repository (IR) and its associated services. These components allowed for new skills to be developed, new services to be delivered and the library’s digital collections to grow with minimal impact to existing services. This model may provide a framework for other small institutions interested in adding scholarly communication services to their existing library services.

Externalities And The Saint John’S Community, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (09/29/2014), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 29, 2014 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 50, Number 5. Cover story: "Enrollment continues to decline, retention up" Editor-in-Chief: Tyler Eagle

September 29, 2014: Steam Working Group, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Investigation Of Looping High School Math And English And Student Achievement, Lee Langmuir

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory investigation was to compare the standardized test scores of students in looped (n=47) and non-looped (n=38) settings in high school Math and English classes. In doing so, the scores were compared to see if instruction from the same teacher for more than one year had an effect on student achievement as measured by the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). The HSPA is broken down in to a Math and English section with a possible score of 300 on each; student scores fall in to Partially Proficient (PP), Proficient (P), and Advanced Proficient (AP). Other factors …

The Effects Of Endogamous Marriage On Family Outcomes: Evidence From Exogenous Variation In Immigrant Flows During 1900-1930 In The United States, Ho Po Crystal Wong

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

Positive assortative matching in terms of traits like ethnicity, race and personality has been prevalent in marital formation. One possible explanation for this is that husbands and wives in endogamous marriages have complementary skills and tastes that increase marital surplus. This paper aims to estimate the effects of ethnic assortative matching on a variety of household outcomes by using the exogenous variation in immigrant flows in the United States during the period 1900-1930 to disentangle the selection effect of partners. The major finding is that the complementarities in home production from same ethnic marriage enhances investment in household public goods …

You’Ve Gotta Read This! Connecting With Readers At An Academic Library, Kerri Odess-Harnish, Clinton K. Baugess

All Musselman Library Staff Works

At our small, liberal arts college, the library has developed a vibrant browsing collection of popular fiction and nonfiction titles in both print and ebook formats. Additionally, we have developed extensive outreach and programming initiatives to support the recreational reading habits and intellectual engagement of our students and faculty outside of the classroom. Some of these efforts include an annual summer reading booklet, an online featured reader column, and first year and other thematic reading and discussion groups. Learn how librarians on our campus continue to successfully promote recreational reading in support of lifelong learning.