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Risk Of Compliance: Tracing Safety And Efficacy In Mef-Lariam's Licensure, Julie Marie Gerdes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Walter Reed Institute of Army Research developed the antimalarial drug mefloquine then collaborated with Hoffman-La Roche to produce the drug under its brand name "Lariam," after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved licensure in 1989. For over twenty years, the Army used this pill as its "drug of choice" for soldiers deployed to endemic regions until 2009, and in 2013 the Food and Drug Administration warned that the drug's neurotoxic effects could be lasting, if not permanent. The sociopolitical exigence of developing a new biochemical antimalarial drug rushed the development and licensure processes, and the modern craving for certainty …

The Accidental Motivator: Florida's Medicinal Marijuana Ballot Initiative's Impact On The Youth Vote, Robert Winsler

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine single-issue voting in the youth population, specifically involving the upcoming medical marijuana ballot initiative to be voted on in Florida November, 2014. Single-issue voting is becoming a more prevalent trend in American politics. The young voter demographic has historically showed the lowest percentage of voter turnout thus giving it the highest potential to influence the outcome of an election if more voters showed up to the polls. This study sought to understand if a single issue such as medical marijuana could be that motivation to go vote. Data was gathered through conducting …

The Midas Touch: In The World Of Network Television, Peter Golden Casts A Magic Spell., Kevin Cool

Colby Magazine

Peter Golden '80, head of casting at CBS, turns actors into stars.

Troublemaker, Stephen Collins

Colby Magazine

Pakistani journalist Zafaryab Ahmed, who escaped the noose in his native country to come to Colby, reminds students that the struggle for human rights is far from won.

Volume 105 Issue 25, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

The Echo Chamber Is Getting Louder, Tom Cavanagh

UCF Forum

My ears are starting to hurt. Let me explain.

The Prospector, July 8, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Call for Action

A Comparison Study On Violent Video Games: Explained By The Gamers Themselves, Christopher John Kneifer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative focus groups analysis examines the harmful effects of violent video games on emotions and behavior by comparing violent video game player's responses to that of non-violent video game players of the same age group. Research on the effects of video games has been done since the 70s, yet more research is needed to better understand the potentially harmful emotional and behavioral effects of playing violent games, especially from the gamers' perspectives. This thesis presents a qualitative analysis of data obtained from focus group sessions among undergraduate college students. Results of the analysis supports the presence as well as …

African Americans' Perceived Social Identities Through Media Projection, Adenike Orekoya

Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses

African Americans are commonly defined by artificial characteristics which portray them in restrictive roles. This is a result of media’s influence and the way its messages shape society. As a result, African Americans’ self-identity is shaped by the negative images they see and hear in their environment. Based on the application of Feminist Standpoint Theory in concurrence with Semiotic Theory, this study examines the consequences and effect of bias media messages. Furthermore, it investigates these consequences on African Americans' individual and collective identity due to media depictions. This thesis investigates how public opinion affects African Americans’ perception of themselves. The …

Six Great New Articles Including Three White Papers, William P. Ferris

Organization Management Journal

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Eam White Paper Series: Special Section Introduction, Theodore D. Peters

Organization Management Journal

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Embracing Paradox In Management: The Value Of The Competing Values Framework, Peter Arsenault, Sue R. Farman

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Shared Entrepreneurship: Toward An Empowering, Ethical, Dynamic, And Freedom-Based Process Of Collaborative Innovation, Frank Shipper, Charles C. Manz, Bill Nobles, Karen P. Manz

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Management As A Liberal Art: The Legacy Of The Hartwick Humanities In Management Institute, Theodore D. Peters, Jeffrey Nesteruk

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

An Autoethnographic Perspective On The Messy Business Of Change, Michael B. Elmes, Joy E. Beatty

Organization Management Journal

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Introduction, Catherine C. Giapponi

Organization Management Journal

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From Academics To Change Agents In A Gender Equity Initiative, Sonia M. Galtz, Patty Sotirin

Organization Management Journal

Firsthand experience offers a valuable perspective on the lived complications of change initiatives. We describe how we suddenly found ourselves in charge of a university-wide gender equity initiative. Despite our experience with campus issues of gender bias and larger discussions about implicit bias, we were unprepared for the personal, community, and institutional implications of taking on such a widespread and very visible initiative. We reflect on the complexities of our struggles to reframe our own assumptions, to engage with the campus community, to respond to multiform resistances, and to ensure institutional accountability. Our reflections have implications both for equity initiatives …

The Effects Of Group-Level And Individual Contributions On Business Simulation Team Performance, Kristen Backhaus, Karl Heiner

Organization Management Journal

Studies of team performance in business simulations have not investigated the effect of a “star member” of the team on team performance outcomes. This article reports the findings of a study examining the role of team composition variables, team function variables and the effect of a star player on team score in an undergraduate business simulation. As hypothesized, team performance is associated with the performance of a single outstanding player. Among team composition variables, only intrinsic motivation of team members is associated with team score. A composite measure of team function that included team trust, communication and goal clarity was …

An Integrated Course Design Model For Beginning Faculty, Thomas F. Hawk, Amit J. Shah

Organization Management Journal

It is rare that faculty members begin their first full-time teaching position with an integrated and consciously constructed practical model for course design, teaching, and learning. The purpose of this article is to offer new faculty members a starting point for constructing an integrated model of the course design and teaching and learning processes. The model begins with the instructor’s choice of course learning goals, objectives, and outcomes and progresses through the translation of those learning goals and objectives into articulated evaluation and feedback rubrics, the choice of specific learning activities and materials reflected in a learner-centered syllabus, the conduct …

The Memory Of Water By Allen Smutylo And Traveling The 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around The World By David Carle And Janet Carle, Sandy M. Bonny

The Goose

Review of The Memory of Water by Allen Smutylo and Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World by David Carle and Janet Carle.

Patient Care News: July 2014, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Bed Zeroing

Magnet Journey Continues

Ethics Committee Membership Openings

Get to Know Your Patient

Employees Raise $140,000 for Patient Clothing

Code Stroke

Clinic Connection: 2014, Centracare Clinic

Clinic Connection

• President’s Message: "Engaging our communities in times of scarce resources"

Online Naturalization: Evolving Roles In Online Knowledge Production Communities, Jeremy David Foote

Open Access Theses

Web-based peer production communities, like Wikipedia and open source software, have created digital artifacts of growing cultural, financial, and technological importance. Understanding how and why people choose to join these communities, and why they eventually leave them, is therefore an important topic.

We take all of the edit data from six years of activity on the online genealogy wiki WeRelate, and create monthly snapshots of behavior and interaction networks for all 9,570 users who edited the site. We use machine learning to cluster these behavioral snapshots into four "behavioral roles". We identify one of these roles as being indicative of …

Ua68/8 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History

WKU Administration Documents

WKU History alumni newsletter reporting on activities of the department, faculty, staff and students.

Stuart Hall: An Exemplary Socialist Public Intellectual?, Herbert Pimlott

Communication Studies Faculty Publications

This article offers an assessment of the Stuart Hall’s role as a socialist public intellectual during the 1980s and the circulation of his Thatcherism thesis via public interventions writing for the periodical, Marxism Today.

Contrary to most assessments of the influence of scholars and public intellectuals, which are based upon an implicit assumption that their widespread circulation are a result of the veracity and strength of the ideas themselves, this article focuses on the processes of production and distribution, including the intellectual’s own contribution to the ideas’ popularity by attending conferences and public rallies, writing for periodicals, and so …

Communicator Vol. 12, No. 1, Western Michigan University

Communicator: School of Communication Newsletter

In this issue:

• New Alumni Academy inductees announced

• Student collaborations in video media

• Faculty accomplishments and accolades

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. President’s Letter
• Downing University Center
• All 4 WKU Nominees Recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
• Michael McClellan Named Diplomat-in-Residence at WKU
• WKU Meteorology Major Awarded Internship with NASA Program – Victoria Hampton
• WKU Youth in Government Chapter Honored at National Assembly
• WKU Ties for 2^nd in Overall Hearst Competition
• WKU Earns Tree Campus USA Recognition for 4^th Straight Year
• WKU Forensics Team Sweeps Major Championships
• 2013 Talisman Wins Gold Crown
• Record 6 WKU Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships
• Gift Supports Nursing & Honors Life of Bowling Green Nurse – Helen Turner
• Farhad Ashrafzadeh …

Nbc Peacock North Summer 2014, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Martin Fletcher, Author -- Brokaw News Center Dedicated -- Peabody Awards Honor Tom Brokaw -- NBCU Opens New Studios on Universal Lot -- NBC Extends Olympics Deal Through 2032 -- Spring Luncheon Photos

Building Bridges, And Reducing Anger: Liberal-Conservative Dialogue In The United States, Jeremy M. Moses

Capstone Collection

In the United States today, liberal and conservative citizens are becoming increasingly polarized in their attitudes of hostility toward one another. This has resulted in a socio-political climate in which liberals and conservatives routinely demonize each other, and political differences are unhelpfully framed as matters of good versus evil. Open and honest dialogue between liberals and conservatives has the potential to improve this situation, but a myriad of cultural, psychological, and societal challenges create significant barriers to liberal-conservative dialogue. This paper explores these barriers in detail through a synthesis of research in moral psychology, cognitive psychology, and sociology. It explains …

Having The Last Word, But Losing The Culture Wars: Mainstream Press Coverage Of A Canceled Evangelical Benediction., Rick Clifton Moore

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study examines how mainstream news media reported the withdrawal of a popular pastor from the 2013 Obama inaugural ceremony. Louie Giglio was originally chosen for a role in the event but relinquished his position when focus was placed on a sermon he once delivered about homosexuality. Analysis of framing and sourcing of the stories raises serious questions about the role media played in reporting about this skirmish, which is clearly part of the larger culture wars.