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The Cowl - V.82 - N.19 - Mar 15, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 82, Number 19 - March 15, 2018. 24 pages.

Evaluating Disparities In The U.S. Technology Transfer Ecosystem To Improve Bench To Business Translation, James Weis, Ashvin Bashyam, Gregory J. Ekchian, Kathryn Paisner, Nathan L. Vanderford

Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications

Background: A large number of highly impactful technologies originated from academic research, and the transfer of inventions from academic institutions to private industry is a major driver of economic growth, and a catalyst for further discovery. However, there are significant inefficiencies in academic technology transfer. In this work, we conducted a data-driven assessment of translational activity across United States (U.S.) institutions to better understand how effective universities are in facilitating the transfer of new technologies into the marketplace. From this analysis, we provide recommendations to guide technology transfer policy making at both the university and national level.

Methods: Using data …

Working Paper No. 08, A Non-Equilibrium Approach To Economics: Towards An Intellectual Biography Of Gunnar Myrdal, Leo Kendall

Working Papers in Economics

This inquiry seeks to establish that Gunnar Myrdal provided a foundation for and also practiced a non-equilibrium approach to economics. Throughout his career, Gunnar Myrdal was tasked with researching and providing policy for some of the most pressing economic issues of the 20th century. This inquiry considers and examines what I have selected as the most important areas of research over the span of Myrdal’s career, while showing how and why a nonequilibrium was required. First, I start with racial inequality and how Myrdal’s research broke ground on the subject. Next, I consider his key contribution towards understanding regional inequality …

A Theory Of Focal Points In 2x2 Games, Jonathan W. Leland, Mark Schneider

ESI Publications

Since the classic work of Schelling, the notion of a focal point has been widely applied to explain coordinated behavior. However, focal points remain largely outside the formal apparatus of game theory. This paper develops a model of play in 2 × 2 games where payoff differences determine what strategy players will perceive as “salient” and choose to play. The model uniquely predicts which outcome will emerge for virtually the entire class of 2 × 2 normal form games. For the subset of such games involving coordination and asymmetric payoffs, payoff differences identify focal outcomes and strategies in the same …

Assessing Psychological Inflexibility In University Students: Development And Validation Of The Acceptance And Action Questionnaire For University Students (Aaq-Us), Michael E. Levin, Jennifer Krafft, Jacqueline Pistorello, John R. Seeley

Psychology Faculty Publications

This study sought to develop and validate a domain-specific measure of psychological inflexibility for university students, the acceptance and action questionnaire for university students (AAQ-US). Generic versions of the AAQ tend to not be as sensitive to changes in campus-specific functioning —a key outcome of interest in this population. An online survey was conducted with 425 undergraduate students. Psychometric analyses led to the refinement of a 12-item, single factor scale with strong internal consistency. Evidence for convergent validity was found with moderate to large correlations between the AAQ-US and measures of academic outcomes, mental health, and psychological inflexibility. The AAQ-US …

Unbound Zine: Vermin Supreme, “The Friendly Fascist, A Tyrant You Can Trust. Vermin Love Supreme."

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Includes his stance on issues, promises, and a short message. No date given. Flyer: Vermin Love Supreme. Promotional material for Mandatory Tooth Brushing Law, A Long Overdue Bill with Teeth. No date given. Circa 1990-1996.

Spartan Daily, March 14, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 21

Body Memory And The Unconscious, Thomas Fuchs

Phenomenology Center Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, March 14, 2018, Parkland College, Evyjo M. Compton, Greg Gancarz, Emma Gray, Kaiden Pope, David Saveanu

Prospectus 2018

Parkland Debate team heads to National Championship; Veteran association offers services to Parkland students; Engineering Open House showcases U of I student projects; Parkland weighs in on fad diets;

Strategic Insights: The Strategic Relevance Of Latin America In The U.S. National Security Strategy, José De Arimatéia Da Cruz

Articles & Editorials

No abstract provided.

Capturing Graduate Research: Creation Of The Graduate Online Symposium At Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth

Library Services Publications

In 2017, Library Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in collaboration with our College of Graduate Studies and Research, launched the first annual Graduate Online Symposium. This event was designed to showcase the research, scholarly and creative activities of our graduate students. Rather than presenting at an on-campus forum, we gave our graduate students (both on-campus and off-campus) an opportunity to be able to share their research in an open, online environment. The Graduate Online Symposium allowed our graduate students the chance to record brief 15-minute presentations about their research and creative activities. These digital presentations were then made available …

The Anchor, Volume 131.20: March 14, 2018, Hope College

The Anchor: 2018

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

The Othering Of Donald Trump And His Supporters, Stephen D. Cooper Ph.D.

Communications Faculty Research

The 2016 presidential election was extraordinary in many respects. One was the way in which the Republican candidate and his supporters were disparaged in the establishment press. Although it is a truism that politics can often be rough (as in the sayings, 'It ain't beanbag" and "It’s a contact sport') and any apparent civility in the rhetoric is often just a mask in front of bareknuckle tactics, many observers have noted that the 2016 election became especially rough.

Further, the attacks on candidate Donald Trump and his supporters came not only from political opponents- which would be expected-but also from …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

2018 Trends In Nebraska Farmland Values And Rental Rates, Jim Jansen, Jeffrey Stokes

Cornhusker Economics

The average market value of farmland in Nebraska declined by three percent over the prior year to $2,745 per acre according to the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey (Figure 1 and Table 1). This marks the fourth consecutive year of downward pressure. Market values have dropped 17 percent since reaching a high of $3,315 in 2014.

Organizing Under Austerity: How Residents’ Concerns Became The Flint Water Crisis, Amy Krings, Dana Kornberg, Erin Lane

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

What might it take for politically marginalized residents to challenge cuts in public spending that threaten to harm their health and wellbeing? Specifically, how did residents of Flint, Michigan contribute to the decision of an austerity regime, which was not accountable to them, to spend millions to switch to a safe water source? Relying on evidence from key interviews and newspaper accounts, we examine the influence and limitations of residents and grassroots groups during the 18-month period between April 2014 and October 2015 when the city drew its water from the Flint River. We find that citizen complaints alone were …

Stephen Hawking As Accidental Ambassador For Assistive Technologies, Martin E. Blair

Independent Living and Community Participation

An article about Stephen Hawking and his "role as a “spokesmodel” for the use of assistive technologies."

Note that the video embedded in the original article can be found on YouTube.

Early Intervention Aba For Toddlers With Asd: Effect Of Age And Amount, Peter Vietze, Leah Esther Lax

Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability manifested early in life. About 26–40% of young children with ASD have intellectual disability (ID). Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of ASD and improving cognitive and language function. The purpose of this study was to examine the optimal age, number of treatment hours and domains, for which ABA was effective in a community based early intervention program. An ABA program was implemented with 106 toddlers under 40 months, many of whom were from immigrant families with limited English proficiency. Bayley Scales, VBMAPP and CARS-2 …

U. S. Fiscal Policy And Asset Prices: The Role Of Partisan Conflict, Rangan Gupta, Chi Keung Marco Lau, Stephen M. Miller, Mark E. Wohar

Molasky Family Department of Economics and Real Estate Faculty Research

Fiscal policy shocks exert wide-reaching effects, including movements in asset markets. US politics have been characterized historically by a high degree of partisan conflict. The combination of increasing polarization and divided government leads not only to significant Congressional gridlock, but also to spells of high fiscal policy uncertainty. This paper adds to the literature on the relationships between fiscal policy and asset prices in the US economy conditional on the degree of partisan conflict. We analyze whether a higher degree of partisan conflict (legislative gridlock) reduces the efficacy of the effect and response of fiscal policy on and to asset …

Korea Selatan Dan Provokasi Korea Utara: Taktik Pengaruh Dan Persuasi Pada Masa Pemerintahan Lee Myung Bak, Arfin Sudirman

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Korea Selatan memiliki berbagai kepentingan dan telah menetapkan tujuan-tujuan dalam kebijakan luar negerinya. Namun upaya pencapaian kepentingan dan tujuan tersebut, terutama berkenaan dengan stabilitas di Semenanjung, seringkali dihadapkan pada tantangan, Aksi-Aksi provokatif dari Korea Utara merupakan salah satu isu yang serius dan perilaku yang tidak diinginkan oleh Korea Selatan. Oleh karena itu Korea Selatan melakukan sejumlah kebijakan luar negeri dalam upayanya untuk mencegah aksi provokatif dari Korea Utara, yang dalam penelitian ini difokuskan pada periode tiga tahun pertama pemerintahan Lee Myung Bak tahun 2008 hingga 2010. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif deksriptif analitis, artikel ini mencoba untuk mengidentifikasi kebijakan luar negeri …

Menakar Kontribusi Undang-Undang Pemilu Tahun 2017 Terhadap Peningkatan Keterwakilan Perempuan, Juwita Hayyuning Prastiwi

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Lambannya peningkatan jumlah perempuan di parlemen, secara khusus sangat terkait dengan sistem pemilu yang diberlakukan. Di Indonesia, isu keterwakilan perempuan memperoleh tempat sejak diterapkannya kuota 30 persen pada pemilu 2004, namun hingga berlangsungnya Pemilu 2014 jumlah perempuan di parlemen nasional berkurang 22 kursi dibandingkan pemilu 2009. Berkaitan dengan Pemilu 2019 yang akan datang, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi serta menganalisis kontribusi UU No. 7/2017 tentang Pemilu terhadap upaya peningkatan keterwakilan perempuan di parlemen dengan fokus yang tidak hanya membahas sistem pemilu proporsional namun juga meninjau sistem kuota serta empat unsur mutlak yang membentuk sistem pemilu seperti district magnitude, nomination, balloting, …

Narrative Leadership: Exploring The Concept Of Time In Leader Storytelling, Helen H. Chung Dr.

Industrial-Organizational Psychology Dissertations

This dissertation explores leader storytelling and the use of temporality in leader enactment. Although narrative leadership is broadly described in previous theory as leading with storytelling, a formal theory of narrative leadership has not yet been developed. Recently, researchers have identified the narrator’s ability to locate a story within a meaningful time continuum of past, present, and future as potentially important. Using a grounded theory approach, the question that guided the research was: How does the use of time in narrative impact the enactment of leadership during a strategic change?

With the goal of developing a theory that emerges from …

Comparative Study Of Post Islamism Between Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Pks) With Adalet Ve Kalkinma Partisi (Akp), Gili Argenti

Jurnal Wacana Politik

After the Arab Spring, political Islam was initially expected to contribute significantly to political developmentand democracy. In fact, it is far from expectations. The Islamist group failed to adapt to the democratic system,the conflict with the long-lasting secular group finally invited the military to intervene. While in other partsof the world two Muslim-majority countries, Indonesia and Turkey, political Islam can adapt to the valuesof western democracy. This paper is a comparative study of political parties that compare post Islamismbetween PKS (Indonesia) and AKP (Turkey). Two political parties that successfully adapt to liberalism. Thereare two dimensions of post Islamism compared. First, …

Nora Evelyn Cordingley, Keith J. Muchowski

Publications and Research

Nora Evelyn Cordingley worked for the Roosevelt Memorial Association at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. She helped Hermann Hagedorn build the extensive collection of materials related to President Theodore Roosevelt starting in the early 1920s until the collection moved to Harvard University in the early 1940s. She also helped in the project to publish Theodore Roosevelt's letters. Ms. Cordingley died in her office within the Widener Library in 1951.

Investigating The Effects Of Adult Insecure Attachment On Interpersonal Attraction, Fiona B. Kurtz Ms.

Clinical Psychology Dissertations

The present study examined the relationship between variables of insecure attachment and feelings of initial attraction between young adults. Previous research has consistently supported the positive link between anxious attachment and hyperactivation of the attachment system in adults, resulting in preoccupied proximity seeking evaluations and behaviors. As such, emerging findings suggest that anxious attachment contributes to elevated levels of interpersonal attraction upon initial meetings with others, particularly those who may serve as future romantic partners. Despite a growing body of literature, little is known or understood about the impact of avoidant attachment in shaping early views of others, or how …

Analisis Peta Politik Kandidat Calon Gubernur Dan Arah Koalisi Pada Kontestasi Pemilihan Gubernur Provinsi Jawa Timur 2018, Yusuf Adam Hilman

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Pada pemilihan kepala daerah (Pilkada) Jawa Timur 2018, terdapat dua koalisi partai yang koheren dengan budaya lokal dan dukungan massa yang besar. Di satu pihak, Khofifah dan Emil Dardak diusung oleh: Partai Demokrat, Partai Nasional Demokrasi, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, Partai Hanura, Partai Golongan Karya, Partai Amanat Nasonal, dan Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya. Di pihak lain, Syaifullah Yusuf dan Puti Guntur Soekarno diusung oleh Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa, Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan, dan Partai Keadilan Sejahtera. Kontestasi tersebut menarik untuk diamati mengingat Jawa Timur merupakan provinsi yang memiliki keunikan budaya yang beragam dan sangat menghargai budaya lokal. Terlebih lagi, kedua kandidat tersebut …

Penetrasi Negara Terhadap Kelembagaan Adat Nagari Pariangan Di Era Otonomi Daerah, Yayan Hidayat

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Tulisan ini menjelaskan tentang pola dan dinamika hubungan negara terhadap lembaga adat Nagari Pariangan dalam otonomi daerah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana negara memainkan pola penetrasi melalui institusi formal, hukum, kebijakan publik, dan proses politik dalam hubungan negara dengan Nagari. Kami menemukan kondisi tersebut karena, pertama, kepentingan negara untuk secara intensif mengendalikan sumber daya alam dan ekonomi di Nagari. Kedua, kepentingan pemerintah daerah untuk menciptakan stablisasi politik sebagai kebutuhan inti pembangunan ekonomi di era otonomi. Penetrasi dan transformasi Nagari berdampak pada penyederhanaan Nagari menjadi birokrasi modern sehingga sesuai dengan kepentingan negara. Pendekatan historical institusionalisme digunakan sebagai alat …

A Quantitative Study Of User Experiences In Bethlehem University Library, Claudia J. Dold, Mike Hazboun, Juana Juha

Tampa Library Faculty and Staff Publications

This study evaluates user experiences in the Bethlehem University Library across four categories: Services, Resources, Library Usage, and the Building itself, based on an anonymous survey issued in October 2017. The Library was refurnished in 2016 with the express purpose of creating a facility with the most current practices and equipment, at a level comparable to other modern academic universities, to enhance the learning experience at Bethlehem University. The objective of the survey was to determine the level of user satisfaction with the refurbished Library. The response rate was 9.44% (of a total population N = 3750). The survey also …

Economic Conditions: Updates On The National, State, And Regional Economies With A Look At 2018, Jim Robey

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Right Under Their Noses: Helping Patrons Identify The Resources At Their Fingertips, Jessica Garner, Jessica Williams

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

A concern of all academic Interlibrary Loan Departments is having faculty/ staff & students request materials already owned by their home library. The Interlibrary Loan Department conducted a qualitative research study with IRB approval to explore this concern. In this session, the presenters will describe how data suggest a more streamlined approach to redirecting searches originating in the library for outside sources to assets already physically (or electronically) stored in the library. We will discuss our research process and how we partnered with other departments in the library. Our findings were useful to our Discovery Services managers and our instruction …