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Patient-Provider Encounter: The Contemporary Cameroonian Story, Eudaline Patricia Hell

Communication ETDs

Most communication scholars recognize that cultural beliefs influence health and interactions about health. Within the African context, religious cultural beliefs constitute dynamic elements of the culture. My dissertation explains the influences of religion and culture on patient-provider interactions in Cameroon. My field research sought answers to the following questions: How do the assumptions of the Western medical model intersect with those of the native culture in patient-provider interactions? How do Cameroonian providers and patients conceptualize health and illness? How does Cameroonian culture, especially native and Christian religious beliefs influence the beliefs and practices of providers and patients? How do interactions …

Immigration Discourses In The U.S. And In Japan, Chie Torigoe

Communication ETDs

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how systems of racial inequality and dominance produced at macro-institutional level discourses are reproduced and/or challenged in micro-interpersonal everyday discourses regarding immigration/foreign workers in the U.S. and in Japan. To establish a link between the discourses at these two levels, I employed a combination of critical and interpretive theoretical perspectives, and analyzed how racial ideologies were reproduced and/or challenged through participants' use of various interpretative repertoires (i.e., discursive themes and specific rhetorical moves therein) and positioning of self and Others. Interpretative repertoires and discursive positioning of self and Others are major …

Undocumented, Unapologetic, And Unafraid: Discursive Strategies Of The Immigrant Youth Dream Social Movement, Claudia Alejandra Anguiano

Communication ETDs

This project centers on the advocacy of undocumented immigrant youth to realize the passage of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, a narrowly tailored bipartisan legislation that would provide qualifying undocumented youth a pathway to citizenship. Using a Latino/a Critical Race framework to address socio-political discourses surrounding the immigration debate, my analysis presents the ways undocumented youth communicated about their identity and agency and the ways they constructed their demands publicly in seeking passage of the DREAM Act during the years 2001 to 2010. This research purposefully departs from the traditional modality of research and conceptualizes …

Understanding The Confluence Of Online Islamism And Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study Of The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric In Ikhwanweb, Soumia Dhar

Communication ETDs

My dissertation addresses two fundamental problems confronting most Islamist organizations: (a) their monolithic treatment by Western advocates of secular and democratic change, who by default associate Islamism with extremism; and (b) their struggle to function as unencumbered civil society actors and legitimate political entities in authoritarian political societies. In that endeavor, I carry out an ideological analysis of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) English-language rhetoric in its website, Ikhwanweb: (a) to interpret the worldview manifest in its cyber rhetoric, and identify the rhetorical strategies that support this worldview; and b) to examine Ikhwanweb's potential as a tool for counterpublic expression …

Forms And Fragments: Enactment Of Cultural Identification In An Online Community Of Chinese Living Overseas, Haibin Dong

Communication ETDs

This research is an interpretive study of the dynamics of cultural identification as enacted by Chinese individuals living overseas who participate in a virtual online community known as Wenxuecity.com. The study draws on intercultural communication theories of identity proposed by Carbaugh, Collier, and Hecht, as well as on my own integrative framework for the analysis of cultural identity, to explore the self-other interaction in identity enactment, the multidimensionality of identity, and the centrality of communication in processes of identification. Through the application of a qualitative analysis of online discourse, I found three primary forms of cultural identification-- perceptual, strategic, and …

Nopalitos Mean Something: Communicating Identity In Mother-Daughter Relationships Through Food And Recipe, Darla Antoine

Communication ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a memoir/cookbook to highlight the unique role of food and recipes in relationships among women—specifically within mother-daughter relationships. The text highlights how food and recipes can become emotionally entwined in our life stories and in our relationships. Using cluster analysis, the analytical research of this thesis creates conversations about food and recipes as communicative vessels of intimacy and legacy among women and their daughters. Finally, this thesis demonstrates new ways food and recipes may help women navigate their own identities within both the psychoanalytical stages of the Oedipal complex and the psychological …

The Elusive End Of The Rainbow: A (Queer) Rhetorical Analysis Of Rainbow Sash Rhetoric, Kenneth Lythgoe

Communication ETDs

Rainbow Sash Catholicism refers to several LGBT Catholic groups practice of wearing rainbow sashes to Pentecost Mass to denote their opposition to the Roman Catholic Church's stance on non-normative gender and sexuality. Utilizing ideological rhetorical criticism, this study analyzed the act of sash wearing itself along with multiple publicly-available articles, letters, and other rhetorical artifacts generated about sash wearing. The rhetorical artifacts examined were generated by multiple parties to sash wearing: (1) sash wearers themselves, (2) members of the Catholic clergy, and (3) lay Catholics who do not wear the rainbow sash. The principal purpose of this study was to …

Decision Factors For The Adoption Of Online Banking., Gopi Subramaniam

Student Works (2010-2019)

Rapid developments in electronic banking have created various ways in handling daily business, especially via online banking channel. Ever since the introduction of internet banking in United States of America (USA) in the early 1990s, it has influenced the rest of the banking world. Internet banking was introduced in Malaysia in June 2000 with a strong approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) but confine to the local banks only. Subsequently in 2002 the facility was extended to foreign owned banks. As of January, 2008 there were 23 banks offering online banking facilities in addition to their traditional services. There are …

Media Landscape In Twitter: A World Of New Conventions And Political Diversity, Jisun An, Meeyoung Cha, Krishna Gummadi, Jon Crowcroft

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We present a preliminary but groundbreaking study of the media landscape of Twitter. We use public data on whom follows who to uncover common behaviour in media consumption, the relationship between various classes of media, and the diversity of media content which social links may bring. Our analysis shows that there is a non-negligible amount of indirect media exposure, either through friends who follow particular media sources, or via retweeted messages. We show that the indirect media exposure expands the political diversity of news to which users are exposed to a surprising extent, increasing the range by between 60-98%. These …

Pengantar Redaksi, Fransisca Sse Seda

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.

Television May Be Game-Changer, Tan K. B. Eugene

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

To wid presidential candidates will have to secure strong support across the political divide

Transcript Of The Quality Of Life In Pacific City, Ronald M. Kellow

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Ron Kellow discusses the history of his family in the area and describes the quality of life offered by Pacific City.

Transcript Of A Fish Story Of Fish Stories, Michael W. Cellers

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Mike Cellers recounts a call from his friend Steve Rice asking for assistance with getting salmon to shore. With a few twists, the tale turns to great bottom fishing despite a disabled dory in need of a tow.

Prospectus, June 29, 2011, Kelley Heaney, Briana Stodden, Josh Grube, Chuck Shepherd, Alisha Kirkley, Sean Hermann, Morgan Bernier, Markus Rodgers

Prospectus 2011

PROGRESS BEING MADE FOR MASTER PLAN, New Courses, Programs to be Offered, Substance Abuse Recovery May Begin on Campus, How to Take Amazing Pictures of Fireworks, Whole Health Lecture Series: Alternative Health Care for Pets, Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird, Extreme Drinking Means Extreme Danger, War Has Been Waged on College Fraternities, Kindle vs. Books: The Dead Trees Society, The Risks Exist: What You Need to Know Before Getting Tattoos and Piercings, Pursuing Scholarships is Worth the College Savings, A Prospectus News Guide to Road Trips, The Road to Success: How to Find the Right College, A Community College …

International News Coverage Of Barack Obama As A New President, Stephen J. Farnsworth, S Robert Lichter, Roland Schatz

Political Science & International Affairs Articles

Content-analyzed television newscasts in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Middle East during 2009 gave the new president more positive coverage than did US media. International news turned negative during the first half of 2010 but remained less negative than US news for most outlets. Positive international news coverage focused on Obama’s personality and his capacity to govern, while Middle East policies received largely negative comments. These findings demonstrate a president’s limited ability to “spin” international news and underscore key differences among domestic and international news outlets regarding coverage of a new US president.

Transcript Of The Whale Sighting, Robert A. Royster

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Rob Royster recounts sighting a whale while dory fishing.

Transcript Of Saving Greenhorns, David L. Stiles

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Captain David Stiles recounts the experience of pulling a novice fisherman and his dory out of the surf.

Transcript Of A Rough Landing With My Grandpa, Terri Stiles

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Terri Stiles recounts a memorable rough landing in her grandpa Gil Siler’s dory, the Noaloa.

Transcript Of Why I Became A Dory Charter Captain, David L. Stiles

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Captain Dave Stiles of Eagle Charters explains his motivation for opening a dory charter business.

The Prospector, June 22, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Reduced Shuttles Affect Students

Transcript Of Landing In A Rough Surf, Sidney Fisher

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Sid Fisher describes the experience of landing his dory on the beach in a particularly rough surf.

Transcript Of My Father’S Heroics, Sidney Fisher

All Story Transcripts

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Sid Fisher recounts how his father, Walt Fisher, saved him from rolling his dory.

Getting More Media Bang For Your Buck: Understanding Attitudes And Beliefs Toward Internet, Television, And Print Advertising, Ashley Stevens

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the following study is to provide advertisers with a better understanding of how Internet, television, and print media influence the perceptions of an advertisement and how those perceptions can influence purchasing behavior. This study uses Q Methodology, a methodology used to measure attitudes and beliefs. Three distinct groups emerged from the data labeled the Avoiders, the Traditionalists, and the Actives. Avoiders sought to bypass advertising, Traditionalists showed a liking toward traditional forms of advertising, and Actives were neither seeking out nor abstaining from viewing advertising. All three groups showed distrust toward Internet advertising.

Communiqué, June 13, 2011, Lindenwood University

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Book Review: Major League Bride, Scott D. Peterson

Communication Faculty Publications

As the title indicates, Lockwood's memoir sets out to relate the big league experience from the uncommon perspective of a baseball player's wife. Fans of a certain age might recognize her husband, Skip Lockwood, a starter turned closer who achieved some fame with the New York Mets in the mid-1970s—and who shared a 1965 rookie card with Blue Moon Odom and Catfish Hunter. More than just a memoir, Lockwood's book provides a cultural history because her and her husband's time in baseball was bracketed by the strikes of 1972 and 1981—an important period in the labor relations of Major League …

Smob: The Best Of Both Worlds, Alexandre Passant, Julia Anaya, Owen Sacco, Pavan Kapanipathi

Kno.e.sis Publications

This paper presents the architecture of SMOB and the way it combines Semantic Web standards (RDF(S) / SPARQL) and new protocols such as PubSubHubbub to enable a Federated and Privacy-Aware Social Web.

Nursing News: June 2011, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Daisy Award Winners

Suction Canister Disposal

Nursing Research Award Winners

Prescribed Reading: June 2011, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Feedback improves performance
• Leading with Care winner Fran Martini
• Patient Satisfaction Scorecard Current Top 10 Departments
• Our CentraCare family is growing!
• Welcome to our new physicians
• Welcome to these new employees
• Recognition for years of service
• Check your time cards
• Kudos to...
• Health Care Homes improve patient care
• View your HRA balance online
• Yoga punch cards available
• Give the gift of independence and safety

Examining Biases In Organizational Survey Data, Donald E. Gibson

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Emerging Conceptual Scholarship Section, Donncha Kavanagh

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.