Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

The Importance Of Transportation, Broadband, And Intellectual Infrastructure For Entrepreneurship, James E. Prieger, Heng Lu, Habi Zhang

School of Public Policy Working Papers

This empirical study uses a unique panel dataset to investigate the link between regional entrepreneurship and infrastructure. This topic is vital for understanding the factors that facilitate entrepreneurship, yet it receives scant scholarly attention. It is of particular value to policy makers because entrepreneurship is crucial for economic growth. We therefore examine how broadband infrastructure (internet connectivity), intellectual infrastructure (human capital), and transportation infrastructure (roads, bridges, and intermodal facilities) affect the establishment of new businesses in the United States. We primarily focus on broadband infrastructure, which is the least explored of these factors in the literature. We find that all …

Discrete Pre-Processing Step Effects In Registration-Based Pipelines, A Preliminary Volumetric Study On T1-Weighted Images, Nathan M. Muncy, Ariana M. Hedges-Muncy, C. Brock Kirwan

Faculty Publications

Pre-processing MRI scans prior to performing volumetric analyses is common practice in MRI studies. As pre-processing steps adjust the voxel intensities, the space in which the scan exists, and the amount of data in the scan, it is possible that the steps have an effect on the volumetric output. To date, studies have compared between and not within pipelines, and so the impact of each step is unknown. This study aims to quantify the effects of preprocessing steps on volumetric measures in T1-weighted scans within a single pipeline. It was our hypothesis that pre-processing steps would significantly impact ROI volume …

Finding A Home For Your Publication, Michael Ladisch

Pacific Libraries Workshops

This talk will provide some guidance on how to select the best journal for a publication, how to avoid predatory publishers, and how to maximize the impact of a publication.

• Selecting a journal
• Predatory publisher
• Publishing support (by publishers)
• Maximizing impact
• Name identifiers and standardization
• Open Access publishing
• Communication and promotion

Readiness For Inter-Institutional Collaboration: A Path Forward For Online Learning, Robert Arthur Paulson Phd, Shirley Ann Freed

Adventist Online Learning Conference / Conferencia de Aprendizaje en Línea

An environment conducive to inter-institutional collaboration greater utilizes intellectual and structural assets for the good of all in a growing learning community. As small colleges and universities struggle to maintain financial viability many have recognized the positive impact a collaborative environment has for all aspects of the institution. The leaders in this transition from autonomous to collaborative have been librarians and their use of technology to share databases and other assets. Organizations like the Concordia University System and The Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance have been sharing structural and intellectual assets to reduce costs and risks in offering online …

Principles Of Economics 2e, Openstax, Steven A. Greenlaw, David Shapiro

Open Educational Resources Collection

Principles of Economics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters.

Changes made in Principles of Economics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Principles of Economics by OpenStax …

Allison Singley, Director Of Parent Relations, Musselman Library, Allison C. Singley

Next Page

In our new Next Page column, Allison Singley, Director of Parent Relations, shares with us the three books she is currently reading and why it might take her a while to finish them, her two desert island books (one of which inspired her doctoral dissertation), how she maintains a habit of reading poetry daily, and why she doesn’t write in books anymore — or feel the need to finish one!

In Place: October 11, 2017, Place

PLACE Historical Documents

In PLACE is a newsletter designed to keep the Linfield College community apprised of information related to PLACE activities, as well as ways to bring the program into classes. Included in this issue:

• A Message to Faculty
• Spotlight On: Jonathan Rauch & Cheryl Harris
• Upcoming Events
• PLACE in the News
• Last Week in PLACE

Spartan Daily, October 11, 2017, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2017

Volume 149, Issue 21

Engage With Your Cultural Side: Cultural Intelligence, Michele Villagran

Faculty Publications

It is not enough to simply be ‘aware’ anymore. As our workforces become more diverse, we face a greater challenge and problem; that of how to successfully manage increasingly diverse interactions. To address this concern, organizations are applying the framework of cultural intelligence (CQ). Cultural intelligence is a person’s capability for successful adaptation to new cultural settings. This session’s learning goals include: what is cultural intelligence; how is CQ used as a practical tool for embracing differences and increasing work performance; how do you improve your own CQ capabilities including the four factors; and how do you apply CQ within …

Prospectus, October 11, 2017, Parkland College, Evyjo M. Compton, Alex Davidson, Emma Gray, David Saveanu, Derian Silva, Tom Warner, Anna Watson

Prospectus 2017

Surgical Technology wins sixth consecutive merit award; RateMyProfessor.com a hit and miss with students; Adult tutoring program Project READ returns to Parkland; 2017 Flannel Fest flaunts fall festivities; Planetarium show puts our "Violent Universe" on display; Cobra soccer team win against ICC on Oct. 7

Rebellions Are Built On Hope: Joining Forces To Support Oer In A Restrictive Institutional Environment, Aimee Denoyelles, John Raible, Sarah A. Norris, Rich Gause, Penny Beile

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Librarians and instructional designers (IDs) from a university in the U.S. will describe the partnership formed to promote no-cost textbook solutions (OER, library-sourced) in the face of a restrictive environment. The institution is divided in two tiers: the President's Office, which oversees non-academic functions such as Business Services, and the Provost's Office, which is responsible for teaching and learning. This creates an inherent tension concerning course materials and revenue, troubling the conception of education as a fundamentally shared practice. Our group aimed to promote change at the university level, while also collaborating to facilitate the efforts of faculty.

Typically, the …

Kepentingan Petahana Dalam Manipulasi Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan 2015, Amri Yusra, Ikhsan Darmawan

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Etika penyelenggara pemilu telah diatur dengan Peraturan Bersama di mana ketika peraturan itu dilanggar, maka penyelenggara pemilu itu dapat diberi sanksi sampai yang terberat: pemberhentian tetap. Meskipun demikian, peraturan ketat itu tak berhasil membuat empat orang Komisioner Labuhan Batu Selatan tak melakukan manipulasi dalam Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan 2015 yang berujung pada diberhentikannya mereka oleh DKPP. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan: ‘Mengapa terjadi manipulasi dalam Pilkada Labuhan Batu Selatan tahun 2015?” Dengan menggunakan metode kualitati serta pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam dan studi dokumen, artikel ini menjelaskan bagaimana konteks awal terjadinya manipulasi, proses-proses yang terjadi setelahnya saat Pilkada berlangsung, …

Democracy, Local Election, And Political Dynasty In Indonesian Politics, Dede Mariana, Luthfi Hamzah Husin

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Liberal democracy has been chosen as a model and political mechanism after Soeharto era. One of its triumphs is local election that becomes a political instrument of democratisation at regional level. Many scholars believe that local democratisation in Indonesia enables local people to involve more actively in the political process. This political exercise in some cases, however, results in a paradoxical impact on Indonesian political realm today, as some practices of political dynasty frequently emerge. Using participatory point of view, this article aims to discuss why such political dynasty can possibly emerge within an electoral system, what factors cause it …

Relasi Eksekutif - Legislatif Dalam Sistem Presidensial Multipartai Di Indonesia, Firman Manan

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Pengadopsian sistem presidensial multipartai di Indonesia sejak tahun 2004 berpotensi menyebabkan gangguan terhadap stabilitas dan efektivitas penyelenggaraan pemerintahan, karena disharmoni relasi antara Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Presiden. Terlebih, tidak terlihat adanya peran yang signifikan dari dua kamar lain di badan legislatif yaitu Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat dan Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dalam memoderasi konflik antara Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Presiden. Tulisan ini menggunakan pendekatan relasi legislatif dan eksekutif dalam sistem presidensial multipartai serta teori sistem perwakilan untuk menggambarkan hubungan antara badan legislatif dan eksekutif di Indonesia serta memberikan alternatif solusi untuk mengembangkan relasi yang harmonis antara lembaga eksekutif dan legislatif dengan melakukan …

Jejak Kuasa Atas Tata Ruang (Studi Kasus Kebijakan Revitalisasi Hutan Kota Malabar), H.B. Habibi Subandi, Juwita Hayyuning Prastiwi

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Problem revitalisasi hutan kota dan upaya penyediaan Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) oleh Pemerintah di wilayah perkotaan pada dasarnya merupakan satu kajian baru di bidang politik lingkungan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini secara khusus mengkaji kebijakan revitalisasi Hutan Kota Malabar di Kota Malang dengan pisau analisis anthroposentrisme dan ekosentrisme. Dengan menggunakan metode focus group discussion (FGD) dan dokumentasi, penulis melacak jejak kuasa dalam kebijakan lingkungan di wilayah-wilayah perkotaan. Berdasarkan analisis fakta di lapangan ditemukan sebuah trade-off kepentingan dalam skema kebijakan revitalisasi hutan kota Malabar tahun 2015. Penggunaan dana Tanggung Jawab Sosial Lingkungan (TJSL) dengan skema build-transfer-operate (BTO) dalam revitalisasi hutan menunjukkan terjadinya …

Urgensi Unsur Elit Dalam Pelaksanaan Kebijakan Informasi Publik Di Jawa Barat, Diah Fatma Sjoraida, Rully Khairul Anwar

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Adanya Undang-undang Nomor 14/2008 tentang Keterbukaan Informasi Publik (KIP) secara tidak langsung telah mewajibkan pemerintah dan perangkat publik lainnnya untuk membuat informasi agar dapat diakses masyarakat. Juga berkewajiban memenuhi kebutuhan informasi yang dimohon oleh publik. Untuk menguatkan pelaksanaan tugas keterbukaan informasi dan pelayanan informasi publik, sebagai bukti komitmen dalam mematuhi UU KIP sekaligus mengarahkan seluruh jajaran aparat birokrasi, Pemerintah Provinsi Jabar menerbitkan Perda Nomor 11 Tahun 2011 tentang Transparansi, Partisipasi dan Akuntabilitas dalam Penyelenggaraan Pemerintahan Daerah Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat untuk tujuan menyelenggarakan sistem pemerintahan yang baik, bersih, serta bebas dari KKN. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-kualitatif. Penelitian ini menemukan …

Menakar Efektivitas Pemilu Serentak 2019, - Triono

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Gagasan terselenggaranya pemilihan umum serentak 2019 membawa konsekuensi politik secara nasional dan daerah. Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 14/PUU-XI/2013 perkara pengujian konstitusionalitas UU Nomor 42 Tahun 2008 Tentang Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden merupakan putusan final. Pelaksanaan putusan MK ini tentunya membawa implikasi dan tantangan besar bagi bangsa Indonesia dalam perbaikan sistem politik dan demokrasi yang lebih matang. Efektivitas pemilu serentak 2019 masih menjadi perdebatan publik, UU Pemilu yang baru disahkan sebagai payung hukum Pemilu 2019 masih dalam proses uji materi di Mahkamah Konstitusi. Secara teoritik pemilu serentak 2019 sangat memungkinkan untuk dilaksanakan apalagi jika melihat dinamika politik Indonesia yang …

Ausa Hosts First-Ever Club Summit, Becky St. Clair

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Architecture Team Returns From Puerto Rico, Andrews University

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons Poster, Mary Elizabeth Chance Mlis, Jennifer Sauer Mlis

Library Faculty Publications

This poster was presented at DC-HUG 2017 in Rolla, MO.

Forsyth Digital Collections presents their content on more than one digital collections platform. Since the acquisition of Digital Commons and the launch of the FHSU Scholars Repository in January 2016, there has been an institutional effort to determine which platform is best suited to displaying existing content. Beginning in 2009, the FHSU Reveille Yearbooks collection had been hosted in CONTENTdm. This collection suffered from issues relating to access and user experience. In 2014 additional effort was put into improving the collection though those efforts did not achieve the desired result. …

The Utility Of Bioenergetics Modelling In Quantifying Predation Rates Of Marine Apex Predators: Ecological And Fisheries Implications, A. Barnett, M. Braccini, C. L. Dudgeon, N. L. Payne, K. G. Abrantes, M. Sheaves, E. P. Snelling

Fisheries Research Articles

Predators play a crucial role in the structure and function of ecosystems. However, the magnitude of this role is often unclear, particularly for large marine predators, as predation rates are difficult to measure directly. If relevant biotic and abiotic parameters can be obtained, then bioenergetics modelling offers an alternative approach to estimating predation rates, and can provide new insights into ecological processes. We integrate demographic and ecological data for a marine apex predator, the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus, with energetics data from the literature, to construct a bioenergetics model to quantify predation rates on key fisheries species in …

Perception About The Internet Among O-Level’S Students, Munira Nasreen Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explores the perception of students about the Internet. Sample consists of 40 students, who belong to Karachi, the metropolitan city of Pakistan. This city is a hub of industrial, educational, and social activities of Pakistan. These students were of an O-level’s school. Their ages range from 15 to 17. All these sampled students are the Internet users. Data were collected through interviews. Results reveal that the students have lucid perception of the Internet and web resources. They use it for studies, entertainment and information purpose. They keep themselves well aware and up to date their information through the …

Trajectories Of Quality Of Life, Life Satisfaction, And Psychological Adjustment After Prostate Cancer, Suzanne K. Chambers, Shu K. Ng, Peter C. Baad, Joanne F. Aitken, Melissa K. Hyde

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background

To describe trajectories of health-related quality of life (QoL), life satisfaction, and psychological adjustment for men with prostate cancer over the medium to long term and identify predictors of poorer outcomes using growth mixture models.

Methods

One-thousand sixty-four (82.4 % response) men diagnosed with prostate cancer were recruited close to diagnosis and assessed over a 72-month (6-year) period with self-report assessment of health-related QoL, life satisfaction, cancer-related distress, and prostate specific antigen anxiety. Urinary, bowel, and sexual function were also assessed using validated questionnaires.

Results

Poorer physical QOL was predicted by older age, lower education, lower income, comorbidities, and …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The New Hires Quality Index: A Wage Metric For Newly Hired Workers, Brad J. Hershbein

Reports

No abstract provided.

The Social Change Model Of Leadership Development: A Service-Learning Reflection, Kayla Taylor

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

How Service Learning Inspired Student Leadership And Sustained Global Engagement, Caroline Olsen, Danielle Elliott

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

Paid Versus Unpaid Internships: Perspectives Of Students And Nonprofit Directors, Megan Capek, Jonathan Klein, Julianne Gassman

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

Robert Shumer's Where's The Wisdom In Service Learning (2017): A Reflective Review, Jamie Opdyke

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

Editor's Notes, Joyce Fields

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.