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Fin De Ciclos En El Fútbol Nacional, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq. Jul 2014

Fin De Ciclos En El Fútbol Nacional, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Antes de la justa mundialista Brasil 2014 la mayoría de la “prensa deportiva vinculada”, las instituciones políticas más importantes (Presidencia de la República, Asamblea Nacional) y la dirigencia deportiva de la FEF generaron expectativas más allá de la realidad. Se creó un optimismo asentado en el nacionalismo de la selección, que pronto se vino abajo con los resultados.

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Measuring Gender Difference In Information Sharing Using Network Analysis: The Case Of The Austrian Interlocking Directorship Network In 2009, Carlo Drago, Livia Amidani Aliberti, Davide Carbonai Jul 2014

Measuring Gender Difference In Information Sharing Using Network Analysis: The Case Of The Austrian Interlocking Directorship Network In 2009, Carlo Drago, Livia Amidani Aliberti, Davide Carbonai

Carlo Drago

In recent literature a relevant problem has been the relationship between career/personal contact networks and different career paths. In addition the recent advances in social capital theory have shown the way in which networks impact on personal careers. In particular women’s careers appear to be negatively affected by the informational network structure. The main contribution of this work is to propose empirical evidence of this phenomenon by considering the gendered directorship network with relation to Austria and to show the structural differences by gender in the network. By using community detection techniques we have found various communities in which females …

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How Will Public Health And Primary Care Come Together In Massachusetts? Jul 2014

How Will Public Health And Primary Care Come Together In Massachusetts?

Javier Crespo

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims to place public health and prevention practice closer to the clinical care delivery system by mandating basic preventive services and creating a national prevention plan. The Massachusetts health care system has a number of elements that can help foster closer linking of public health practices in the primary care setting. This research set out to examine whether the current healthcare system in Massachusetts will enable public health and primary care integration as intimated upon by the Affordable Care Act. This study will assess the current connection between public health and primary care …

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Justice And Starvation In Cambodia: The Khmer Rouge Famine, Randle C. Defalco Jul 2014

Justice And Starvation In Cambodia: The Khmer Rouge Famine, Randle C. Defalco

Randle C DeFalco

No abstract provided.

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Translation Of Legal Texts Between Arabic And English: The Case Study Of Marriage Contracts, Mohammed H. Al Aqad Jul 2014

Translation Of Legal Texts Between Arabic And English: The Case Study Of Marriage Contracts, Mohammed H. Al Aqad

Mohammed H. M. Al Aqad

Over decades, there used to be a number of studies on Legal translation since it was one of the most challenging issues for translators and it still a critical and authoritative translation produced by legal bodies. Actually, translating legal texts might raise some problems in translation pertaining to the differences between the Source and Target Texts. Thus, it can result in a certain amount of ambiguity with respect to the legal texts, as it belongs to people‟s beliefs and cultures. This study investigates the quality of the translated message from Arabic into English. Hence, the focus is on the changes …

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ÜBerschussdaten In Retinabildern: Ein Beitrag Zum Datenschutzfreundlichen Entwurf Biometrischer Systeme, Michael Friedewald, Sebastian Wawrzyniak, Frank Pallas Jul 2014

ÜBerschussdaten In Retinabildern: Ein Beitrag Zum Datenschutzfreundlichen Entwurf Biometrischer Systeme, Michael Friedewald, Sebastian Wawrzyniak, Frank Pallas

Michael Friedewald

Die Retina ist wegen ihrer Unterscheidungskraft ein vielversprechendes biometrisches Merkmal, das vor allem für sicherheitsrelevante Systeme genutzt wird. Allerdings manifestieren sich auch zahlreiche Erkrankungen durch entsprechende Veränderungen der Retina. Die Nutzung solcher gesundheitsbezogener und für Zwecke der Authentifizierung unnötiger Daten ist daher unbedingt zu vermeiden. Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, welche gesundheitsrelevanten Informationen aus Retinabildern gewonnen werden können und welche Konsequenzen dies für den Entwurf biometrischer Systeme hat.

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The Evolution Of Innovation And The Evolution Of Regulation: Emerging Tensions And Emerging Opportunities In Communications, John W. Mayo Jul 2014

The Evolution Of Innovation And The Evolution Of Regulation: Emerging Tensions And Emerging Opportunities In Communications, John W. Mayo

John W Mayo

Changes to an industry’s core technologies inevitably create tension for regulatory institutions. This is true for any sector experiencing persistent disruptive innovation, and that has been the defining feature of the communications industry for the last two decades or longer. In very short order, a century of switched voice communication networks have been supplanted by new, packet-based voice, video and data networks, rendering both the legal and regulatory framework hammered out for the switched-voice era increasingly strained. This incongruity has created tangible regulatory asymmetries. Wireline telephony provided by a “telco” is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under Title II …

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A Cidade, Meu Olhar, Nossas Imagens, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

A Cidade, Meu Olhar, Nossas Imagens, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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A Construção Da Fronteira Na Mídia Impressa De Roraima, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

A Construção Da Fronteira Na Mídia Impressa De Roraima, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Reflexões Educacionais A Partir De Novos Talentos, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

Reflexões Educacionais A Partir De Novos Talentos, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Logística Reversa Como Meio De Instrumentalização Empresarial Do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

Logística Reversa Como Meio De Instrumentalização Empresarial Do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Conflito E Cooperação No Complexo Regional De Segurança Da América Do Sul, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

Conflito E Cooperação No Complexo Regional De Segurança Da América Do Sul, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Cultura Artística E Relações Internacionais: Reflexões A Partir Da Obra V De Vingança, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jul 2014

Cultura Artística E Relações Internacionais: Reflexões A Partir Da Obra V De Vingança, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Tripping And Falling Into The Future: An Eolithic Perspective, Keri Schwab Jul 2014

Tripping And Falling Into The Future: An Eolithic Perspective, Keri Schwab

Keri Schwab

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Thirty years ago, Dustin and McAvoy (1984) published an essay in Environmental Ethics titled “Toward Environmental Eolithism.” The article compared and contrasted two distinct orientations to environmental planning and management: the design mentality and the eolithic mentality. The authors concluded that the more popular design mentality lacked obscure eolithic mentality was a superior orientation to environmental planning and management. Environmental Ethics and then discuss how an eolithic perspective might complement the strategic planning process. We begin by describing the similarities between strategic planning and the design mentality as well as the shortcomings of strategic planning in a rapidly …

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Teaching Information Evaluation With The 5 Ws: An Elementary Method, An Instructional Scaffold, And The Effect On Student Recall And Application, Rachel Radom, Rachel W. Gammons Jul 2014

Teaching Information Evaluation With The 5 Ws: An Elementary Method, An Instructional Scaffold, And The Effect On Student Recall And Application, Rachel Radom, Rachel W. Gammons

Rachel Radom

Researchers developed an information evaluation activity used in one-shot library instruction for English composition classes. The activity guided students through evaluation using the “Five Ws” method of inquiry (who, what, when, etc.). A summative assessment determined student recall and application of the method. Findings, consistent over two semesters, include that 66.0 percent of students applied or recalled at least one of the Five Ws, and 20.8 percent of students applied or recalled more than one of its six criteria. Instructors were also surveyed, with 100 percent finding value in the method and 83.3 percent using or planning to use it …

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Esporte, Relações Internacionais E A Diplomacia Esportiva Brasilera, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jun 2014

Esporte, Relações Internacionais E A Diplomacia Esportiva Brasilera, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Diplomacia Da Bola E O Uso Do Esporte Na Política Externa Brasileira, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras Jun 2014

Diplomacia Da Bola E O Uso Do Esporte Na Política Externa Brasileira, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

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Going Global: The Library As A Critical Player In Internationalizing A University, Terri Brown, Frank Davis, Antoinette Paris Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Adrian K. Ho, Kaylee Leibforth, Jennifer Richmond Jun 2014

Going Global: The Library As A Critical Player In Internationalizing A University, Terri Brown, Frank Davis, Antoinette Paris Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Adrian K. Ho, Kaylee Leibforth, Jennifer Richmond

Adrian K. Ho

To support the University of Kentucky’s (UK) strategic plan, UK Libraries created a Director of International Programs (DIP) position in 2010 to plan and manage its international initiatives. In consultation of the UK administration, the DIP identified areas in which the library could make major contributions toward internationalization. The DIP has made significant progress in the areas by participating in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Passport to the World Program. Each year the College celebrates the cultural heritage of a country/region. The DIP and liaison librarians collaborate with faculty from different departments to annotate and showcase relevant materials from …

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Did We Succeed? Assessing A New Instruction Initiative For A Revamped Physics Lab, Carrie C. Leatherman Jun 2014

Did We Succeed? Assessing A New Instruction Initiative For A Revamped Physics Lab, Carrie C. Leatherman

Carrie C Leatherman

Assessment has become an important component of any discussion on planning or implementing new library services as well as evaluating existing ones. Yet it is often difficult to know how to proceed with assessment, what tools to use, and how to implement the results of assessment. This session presented a practical example of assessing a new a Science and Technology library service with emphasis placed on how assessment was incorporated into planning process, what tools were used, and what the practical outcomes of that assessment were.

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Depaul University Library Research Guides User Study, Jessica Alverson, James Lefager, Amelia Brunskill, Jennifer Schwartz Jun 2014

Depaul University Library Research Guides User Study, Jessica Alverson, James Lefager, Amelia Brunskill, Jennifer Schwartz

Jessica Alverson

The LibGuides Subcommittee conducted a qualitative user study of the DePaul University Library’s Research Guides during the Fall 2013 quarter. This exempt study received approval from the Institutional Review Board and included 15 participants from different age ranges and student roles within the university. This user study investigated how users actually perceive, navigate through, and use these guides. The results of the user study will help us determine better ways to meet student needs through further development of the research guides.

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Pakistan Needs Regional And Global Alliances To Fight The Extremists, Muqtedar Khan Jun 2014

Pakistan Needs Regional And Global Alliances To Fight The Extremists, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

A regional coalition will make the struggle against extremism more potent, more durable and less expensive, but it will take more than deft diplomacy to achieve.

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Building A Movement For Impact: Data Is A Civil Rights Issue, Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant Jun 2014

Building A Movement For Impact: Data Is A Civil Rights Issue, Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

No abstract provided.

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Preserving Digital Collections- An Overview, Peter D. Verheyen Jun 2014

Preserving Digital Collections- An Overview, Peter D. Verheyen

Peter D Verheyen

An introduction to digitization and digital preservation, assuming little or no background in protecting and ensuring access to both born digital and digitized collections, including text, images, and AV collections. The presentation provides an overview of the issues, standards for digitization, metadata, organization, sustainability. It also provides links to resources and tools to begin extending the useful life of digital library collections.

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The Morality Of Fractional Reserve Banking, Jeffrey E. Haymond, Ryan T. Beach Jun 2014

The Morality Of Fractional Reserve Banking, Jeffrey E. Haymond, Ryan T. Beach

Jeffrey E. Haymond, Ph.D.

Modern central banking allows banks to initiate new money creation while holding only a small fraction as cash reserves for possible deposit withdrawal. When extended throughout the banking system, the process of "multiple deposit expansion" leads to inflationary pressures. Christian writers that consider the morality of fractional reserve banking often criticize it, not only because of the inflationary impact, but the impossibility of meeting all legal requirements: when money is loaned out, it cannot at the same time be redeemed as a demand deposit. Given the promise to return demand deposits and the impossibility to do so for all depositors, …

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An Analysis Of Long Lasting Insecticidal Treated Nets (Llin) In Chanchaga Lga, Niger State, Nigeria., J A. Edicha Phd, S M. Hassan Phd, J Ocholi Jun 2014

An Analysis Of Long Lasting Insecticidal Treated Nets (Llin) In Chanchaga Lga, Niger State, Nigeria., J A. Edicha Phd, S M. Hassan Phd, J Ocholi

Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria

The study essentially examined the equity in accessing long lasting Insecticidal Treated Nets (LLIN) in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria, using primary source of data. About 1007 households were sampled using systematic sampling technique; however, the first household was randomly selected using a table of random number. Thereafter, every 5th house was selected for the study. Location quotient analysis was employed in order to determine the proportion of the population to LLIN accessibility so as to determine the equity in the LLIN distribution. The study area was stratified into eleven political wards using data such as household …

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Factors Affecting Library Staff Motivation At Council For Scientific And Industrial Research (Csir), Ghana, Benjamin Yao Folitse Jun 2014

Factors Affecting Library Staff Motivation At Council For Scientific And Industrial Research (Csir), Ghana, Benjamin Yao Folitse

Benjamin Yao Folitse

Abstract The paper examines the factors affecting motivational level of Library staff in CSIR, Ghana. The main objective of the study was to identify the factors affecting the motivation of Library staff at CSIR. The nature of this study was descriptive cum survey type. Population of this study included all the Library staffs CSIR in Ghana. For choosing the sample from this population, purposive sampling type was used. All the 54 Library staffs within the CSIR were selected for the study. A questionnaire was used as research instrument for collection of data. The data obtained were tabulated and analyzed by …

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Evidence Summarized In Attorney’S Closing Arguments Predicts Acquittals In Criminal Trials Of Child Sexual Abuse, Stacia N. Stolzenberg, Thomas D. Lyon Jun 2014

Evidence Summarized In Attorney’S Closing Arguments Predicts Acquittals In Criminal Trials Of Child Sexual Abuse, Stacia N. Stolzenberg, Thomas D. Lyon

Stacia N. Stolzenberg

Evidence summarized in attorney’s closing arguments of criminal child sexual abuse cases (N = 189) was coded to predict acquittal rates. Ten variables were significant bivariate predictors; five variables significant at p < .01 were entered into a multivariate model. Cases were likely to result in an acquittal when the defendant was not charged with force, the child maintained contact with the defendant after the abuse occurred, the defense presented a hearsay witness regarding the victim’s statements, a witness regarding the victim’s character, or a witness regarding another witnesses’ character (usually the mother). The findings suggest that jurors might believe that child molestation is akin to a stereotype of violent rape, and that they may be swayed by defense challenges to the victim’s credibility and the credibility of those close to the victim.

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Une Cohabitation Planifiée - Renforcer Le Chemin De Fer Au Coeur Des Collectivités, Barry A. Palynchuk Phd, Djemila Hadj-Hamou M.Sc. Jun 2014

Une Cohabitation Planifiée - Renforcer Le Chemin De Fer Au Coeur Des Collectivités, Barry A. Palynchuk Phd, Djemila Hadj-Hamou M.Sc.

Barry A. Palynchuk PhD

Une évaluation des opportunités de promouvoir les TOD, au sein du réseau ferroviaire historique.

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Learning From Networks: Care Transitions, Market Competition, And Community Interventions, Glen P. Mays Jun 2014

Learning From Networks: Care Transitions, Market Competition, And Community Interventions, Glen P. Mays

Glen Mays

Social network analysis methods offer many avenues of inquiry for studying new developments in health policy and health care delivery. The expanding availability of large linkable electronic clinical and administrative data sources allows for novel SNA applications with dependent data structures. Opportunities include the study of delivery patterns within accountable care organizations (ACOs), and other multi-provider networks, price and quality competition within new health insurance exchanges, and population health effects attributable to complex community-level interventions.

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Does Medicaid Crowd Out Other Public Health Spending? Projecting Aca’S Health & Economic Effects, Glen P. Mays Jun 2014

Does Medicaid Crowd Out Other Public Health Spending? Projecting Aca’S Health & Economic Effects, Glen P. Mays

Glen Mays

Research Objective: Twenty-six states are expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, and while federal funds cover most costs for newly eligible recipients, states must share the additional costs of covering previously-eligible state residents who newly enroll in Medicaid in response to ACA’s expanded outreach and enrollment incentives. States, together with their local government counterparts, also provide the vast majority (87%) of public sector funds for public health programs designed to promote health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis. Fiscal constraints and generous federal matching funds create strong budgetary incentives for states to …

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