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Hot Topic: Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2006), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Tennessee cities may regulate, but not prohibit, the use of engine compression braking devices by ordinance; includes sample ordinance.

Technical Bulletins: Amendments To The General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On July 1, 1991, municipalities operating under the general law mayor-aldermanic charter received a completely revised charter. Since that revision, there have been several amendments to the charter, which are summarized in this publication.

Under The Online Hood, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

THE FAVORED SEARCHING TEXT in LIS programs for over a decade has been Online Retrieval: A Dialogue of Theory and Practice by Geraldine Walker and Joe Janes (Libraries Unlimited). It covers search basics and more advanced techniques, focusing on the Dialog system. Janes is working on a new edition with Carol Barry of Louisiana State University, and the appearance of two new books is welcome.

Suzanne S. Bell's The Librarian's Guide to Online Searching is aimed at LIS students and Greg R. Notess's Teaching Web Search Skills is for instructional librarians. Together they provide a basic picture of modern online …

Utility Manual (2006), Bill Young

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

Municipal Handbook 2005, Sid Hemsley, Dennis Huffer, Mike Tallent

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A comprehensive manual on municipal government in Tennessee.

Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Municipalities, Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This revenue source may help municipalities increase their tourist promotion activities or supplement general fund revenues.

Sp681-X-Communicating With Your Teen, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Family

Sometimes the gulf between adults and teens seems huge and communication s seems impossible. Yet good communication with your teenage children is key to helping them make good decisions and lead healthy lives. Luckily there are ways to make communication with teens more effective. Here are some guidelines that can help parents and other adults communicate successfully with the teens they care about.

The Value Of Csa Deep Indexing For Researchers (Executive Summary), Carol Tenopir, Robert Sandusky, Margaret Casado

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

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Keeping Up With Expectations, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

USER EXPECTATIONS ARE CHANGING, mainly owing to the web, search engines, and advances in communications technology. Libraries and information industry providers are taking steps, both large and small, to keep pace.

Measuring Total Readings Of Journal Articles., Donald W. King, Carol Tenopir, Michael Clarke

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

There have been hundreds, perhaps thousands, of studies of journal reading by professionals in such fields as science, engineering, medicine, law, social science and the humanities. These studies have been done for many reasons, including research to better understand professional communication patterns and the role this plays in their work. Some studies also focus on providing specific information to journal system participants such as publishers, librarians, other intermediaries and their funders. In this article we present a description of a little used but powerful method of observing reading by scientists (1). This method is designed to measure the …

Tennessee Library Support Staff Want Equitable Compensation, Career Ladders, And Continuing Education: Tla Survey Results, Chris Lh Durman

Music Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Fire Department Accreditation: A New Way Of Evaluating Efficiency And Effectiveness Of Fire Departments, Gary West, Dennis Wolf

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Accreditation is a way to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of a fire department by determining community risks and fire safety needs, accurately evaluating the organization’s performance, and providing a method for continuous improvement.

Your Municipal Code: Adopting It And Keeping It Up-To-Date, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide explains code adoption and requirements and how to keep municipal codes current.

Tennessee Public Acts 2006: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.

Capital Asset Accounting System, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication provides direction in accounting for and properly reporting assets in governmental funds.

Readers Who Like This Book, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

I LIKE RECREATIONAL SUMMER reading and quickly go through the newest books of my favorite contemporary authors and look for titles with similar themes. Readers' advisory librarians use a plethora of book resources to help readers like me find new authors and interesting titles. The books in the "Genreflecting Advisory Series" published by Libraries Unlimited are key resources, with over 20 volumes that provide a guide to reading in every genre--from historical fiction to Westerns to romances. Other well-established book-finding sites include NoveList and WhichBook.

Municipal Personnel Report: Recruitment And Selection Of Managerial And Professional Personnel, Warren Nevad

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication provides local governments with basic information and a general framework for recruiting and selecting managerial and professional personnel.

Hot Topic: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees (2006), Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

In some Tennessee cities, compensation is awarded to mayors and board members in lieu of health insurance coverage.

An Examination Of Competitiveness And Personality In Relation To Academic And Sales Performance, Matthew Charles Valenti

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate potential non-linear relationships between competitiveness as measured by the Revised Competitiveness Index and performance in both college students (Study 1) and insurance agents (Study 2). In addition, relationships between competitiveness and personality were explored. All participants completed the 16PF Fifth Edition to measure personality and the Revised Competitiveness Index to measure self-reported competitiveness. Study 1 consisted of 188 undergraduate students, and performance was defined as college GP A. Study 2 consisted of 30 licensed insurance agents and performance was measured by raw sales, sales efficiency, cross sell, average commission earned, and commission …

Molar And Molecular Perspectives On Mothers' Responsiveness To Their Clinic-Referred And "Normal" Children, Vanessa Ann Vigilante

Doctoral Dissertations

An abundance of research has investigated the mother responsiveness construct as an aggregate measure of the degree to which mothers react sensitively to what their children say and do. While the aggregate measure has proven useful in accounting for the ways mothers and children join in dyadic harmony, there is a dearth of information regarding the aggregates’ components. Twenty clinic-referred and thirty-two volunteer mother-child dyads were observed in their home settings for 1 hour per dyad. Observers monitored mother and child responsiveness during the dyadic interactions and childrens’ neutral, positive, and negative responses were recorded. The mother’s responsive social reactions …

Depression, Cognition, And Anosognosia In Alzheimer's Disease: A Rorschach Analysis, Lisa Lillard Oglesby

Doctoral Dissertations

Research investigating the relationship between depression and anosognosia, or lack of insight, in Alzheimer's disease has reported positive, negative, and no correlation. One possible reason for the discrepant findings may be due to depression not being accurately assessed or cleanly defined. Overlap between the symptoms of depression and dementia make discerning the presence of depression in dementia difficult, especially when diagnosed by interview or self-report methods. Further, the role cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease and premorbid psychological functioning play in depression and anosognosia also remain poorly understood, as does the effect on the phenomenological perspective of the individual with …

Dendroclimatological Analysis And Fire History Of Longleaf Pine (Pinus Palustris Mill.) In The Atlantic And Gulf Coastal Plain, Joseph P. Henderson

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to use longleaf pine trees at three major sites in the Southeastern Coastal Plain to: (1) determine how longleaf pine trees respond to climate, (2) reconstruct past climate conditions using long tree-ring chronologies, (3) determine the effects of atmospheric teleconnections on longleaf pine growth, and ( 4) reconstruct fire history from fire-scar data. The native range of longleaf pine and its associated communities extends from southeastern Virginia south and westward to the Trinity River in eastern Texas. I collected samples from living and remnant longleaf pine wood in coastal South Carolina, Eglin Air Force …

Investigating Forgiveness In Relation To Offensive Experiences Among Black And White Respondents, Allen R. Bellamy

Doctoral Dissertations

The primary focus of this dissertation was to investigate the degree to which Blacks and Whites are able to forgive their own and other ethnic groups for those who have offended them. In relation to forgiveness, furthermore, this project examined psychological and emotional variables such as anxiety, anger, racism, and forgiving personality among the participants. Four-hundred and eighty two participants were recruited for this study. Personal narrative accounts were obtained from participants who were asked to describe an offensive act committed by another person(s) with specifying details of the offender. Findings indicate that when controlling for Forgiving Personality and rated …

Empathic Accuracy And Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Peter T. Haugen

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation describes a study that seeks to understand the role of empathic accuracy in adolescent romantic relationships. Such relationships are important in their own right and play a central role in shaping the general course of development in adolescence. Five specific questions are examined in this project. First, is there a gender difference in empathic accuracy? Second, does empathic accuracy improve over the course of a relationship? Third, does empathic accuracy improve with age? Fourth, is empathic accuracy related to relationship satisfaction? Fifth, is an individual’s hiding something when discussing disagreements related to a decrease in the partner’s empathic …

Intention To Leave And Organizational Commitment Among Child Welfare Workers, Shakira Alicia Kennedy

Doctoral Dissertations

Little is known about the factors that contribute to organizational commitment among child welfare workers. Yet, since the early 1960s, child welfare has been plagued with high staff turnover rates that threaten the quality and continuity of services provided to vulnerable families. Child welfare organizations must be innovative and use proven models to assist in detecting when a worker has the intention of leaving the organization. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between intention to leave and organizational commitment among child welfare workers. Data were collected on 70 child welfare workers in North Carolina. The Three-Component …

Sense Of Identity And Life Satisfaction In College Students, Beverly Carol Huffstetler

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined the relationships between sense of identity, life satisfaction, and the Big Five personality traits of agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability (inverse of neuroticism), extraversion, and openness. It considered overall life satisfaction as well as the life satisfaction subsets of personal, extrinsic, school, and outcome satisfaction. The present investigation was a secondary analysis of an archival data source. The data were collected from 2,300 students at a large, southeastern university. Significant correlations were found for sense of identity in relation to all aspects of life satisfaction. Sense of identity added incremental validity to the Big Five normal personality traits …

Anaclitic And Introjective Personality Distinctions Among Psychotherapy Outpatients: Examining Clinical Change Across Baseline And Therapy Phases, David Dix Kemmerer

Doctoral Dissertations

S. J. Blatt and colleagues (e.g., Blatt, 1995; Blatt & Blass, 1996; Blatt & Shichman, 1983) have theorized that individuals develop and function along two basic lines— that of interpersonal relatedness and that of self-definition. These two modes, while moderately-oscillatory across the lifespan, suggest two respective, relatively-fixed, personality configurations—the anaclitic and the introjective. It is suggested that psychopathology arises when investment in the themes of one’s preferred personality configuration become enduringly over-emphasized. Individuals with anaclitic psychopathologies tend to be plagued by feelings of helplessness and weakness, and they tend to have fears of being abandoned; they generally have a depleted …

Developing An Integrated Model Of Interactivity In The Context Of Travel-Related Web Sites, Juran Kim

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation investigates relationships among interactivity as functional features, actual interaction and perception, its moderators (i.e. experience) and its consequences (i.e. attitude, trust and purchase intention) in the context of travel-related Web sites. This study is expected to contribute to the body of knowledge by clarifying the concept of interactivity in an important advertising/marketing context. An experimental design is used to explore key questions about relationships among types of interactivity, with a focus on exploring similarities and differences in Human-to-Human and Human- to-Computer interactivity, as well as moderators and consequences of the interactive experience at travel-related Web sites.

How Factors Related To Social Control Might Contribute To Juvenile Delinquency Among African American And Caucasian Females, Andridia Victoria Mapson

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined how social control factors might contribute to delinquent behavior (status and criminal offenses) among African American and Caucasian females using Hirschi’s 1969 model of social control. Secondary data was used from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN). Data were used for African American and Caucasian girls from Wave I, resulting in a sample of 837. The results indicated that the social control variables did not decrease status offenses with the exception of involvement, which had a negative statistically significant relationship. There were no differences among the races. When looking at criminal offenses, results indicated …

Biological Anthropological Aspects Of The African Diaspora; Geographic Origins, Secular Trends, And Plastic Versus Genetic Influences Utilizing Craniometric Data, Martha Katherine Spradley

Doctoral Dissertations

The African Diaspora refers to the forced emigration of Africans to European and British colonies for the purpose of providing slave labor. Enslaved Africans that arrived in the New World were subjected to a new environment and plantation labor. When dramatic shifts in living standards or exposure to a new environment occur, physical changes may take place within the given population. These types of changes over the short-term are known as secular changes and are thought to be the result of an improvement or decline in environmental conditions, particularly nutrition (Cameron et al., 1990).

Significant craniofacial secular changes have been …