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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Structural Changes And Neighborhood Homicide Trends In St. Louis, Missouri, 1980 - 2000: A Multi-Level And Spatial Analysis, Robert Jason Fornango
Structural Changes And Neighborhood Homicide Trends In St. Louis, Missouri, 1980 - 2000: A Multi-Level And Spatial Analysis, Robert Jason Fornango
Dissertations
Social scientists have long observed strong correlations between social structure and violent crime rates at the neighborhood level. Yet little is known about the relationship between changes in social structure and violent crime trends. Furthermore, the spatial distribution of crime trends has received little attention in the literature. The dissertation explores the trajectories and spatial dynamics of neighborhood homicide rates and social structure in St. Louis, Missouri between 1980 and 2000. Multilevel growth curve models are used to describe the nature of, and variation in, census tract homicide trajectories as functions of structural characteristics and changes in those features. Exploratory …
Fiscal Impact Of American Indian Gaming On Non-Indian Local Governments, Courtney A. Andrews
Fiscal Impact Of American Indian Gaming On Non-Indian Local Governments, Courtney A. Andrews
Dissertations
Intense growth in American Indian gaming over the past two and a half decades has resulted in suggestions of impact on non-Indian communities with a resulting growth in tribal-local government interaction. Although there is mounting evidence of both positive and negative socio-economic impacts on non-Indian communities as a result of Indian gaming operations, to date, there has been very little exploration of the actual fiscal impact on non-Indian governments as a result of these operations. This thesis serves to examine this impact. This study uses a combination of an extensive literature review, tribal-local government survey, GIS techniques and a quantitative …
Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 148, December 10, 2007
Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 148, December 10, 2007
Central Florida Future
Thanks for the memories; DUI charges follow hit-run; Counseling program addresses suicide; Board allots tuition money.
Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 20, December 10, 2007, Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 20, December 10, 2007, Grand Valley State University
2007-2008, Volume 32
Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.
Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 31, December 10, 2007, Grand Valley State University
Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 31, December 10, 2007, Grand Valley State University
Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008
Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.
War In Iraq And Lebanon: Egyptian Public Opinion, Civil Society And Foreign Policy, Anne Silke Czichos
War In Iraq And Lebanon: Egyptian Public Opinion, Civil Society And Foreign Policy, Anne Silke Czichos
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Firm Size, Farm Size, And Transaction Costs: The Case Of Hazelnut Farms In Turkey, Ibrahim Demir
The Firm Size, Farm Size, And Transaction Costs: The Case Of Hazelnut Farms In Turkey, Ibrahim Demir
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ABSTRACT This study analyzes the determinants of the size of the hazelnut farms in Turkey within the framework of the theory of firm and transaction costs. This study argues that, for a farm production function, land is a complex input with many transaction cost-increasing interactions with nature. Natural effects, such as land slope and variation in the weather conditions, can increase transaction costs. Transaction costs are the costs of using the inputs necessary for production. This study utilizes two separate data sets in order to test if the predicted relationship between transaction costs and farm size holds. The first data …
Essays On Electricity Regulation And Restructuring, Earl Davis
Essays On Electricity Regulation And Restructuring, Earl Davis
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The study of the regulation of the electric power industry is important to understanding the role of the industry in the economic development of this country. These essays attempt to clarify the analysis and emphasize the salient features of regulation and the restructuring of the electric power industry and the organization of the firms that make up the industry.
Personality Predictors Of Motivation To Lead, Tracey Tafero
Personality Predictors Of Motivation To Lead, Tracey Tafero
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In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in understanding the relationship between personality traits and leadership. Recent research suggests that some personality variables are related to leadership. However, research has rarely examined the process by which personality may impact leadership. This study explores the relationship between personality and motivation to lead, a proposed intervening variable between personality and leadership. In addition, this study looks at both broad and narrow measures of personality as predictors of motivation to lead. The current study both replicates and extends the findings of Chan & Drasgow (2001). Results reveal that facet-level personality scales …
Essays On Sports Economics, Octavian Vasilescu
Essays On Sports Economics, Octavian Vasilescu
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The common thread behind the three papers presented here is the use of sports data to test economics theories. The effect of wage inequality on team production is an important question in labor economics. Data from sports are well suited to study this problem, with more than ten published papers in the last decade.In the first paper we analyze the effect of wage inequality both on team performance and efficiency, using data from Major League Baseball and a stochastic frontier model with a translog production function. Most studies have examined the impact of inequality within a linear framework, and found …
Examining The Effects Of Fatigue On Decision-Making In Nursing: A Policy-Capturing Approach, Laura Mcclelland
Examining The Effects Of Fatigue On Decision-Making In Nursing: A Policy-Capturing Approach, Laura Mcclelland
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Some previous research has focused on better understanding factors that influence nurses' decision-making; however, previous research has not used policy-capturing as a methodology to examine the impact of fatigue on registered nurses' decision-making. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether the fatigue of working a 12-hour day shift influenced a sample of registered nurses' decision-making. Participants consisted of 69 registered nurses working a 12-hour day shift from 7 AM to 7 PM at a large southeastern hospital. The participants completed a general questionnaire and a policy-capturing questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of a 12-hour …
The Enabling Potential Of Losses In Later Life: Linking Constraints To Selective Optimization With Compensation, Begum Aybar-Damali
The Enabling Potential Of Losses In Later Life: Linking Constraints To Selective Optimization With Compensation, Begum Aybar-Damali
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A substantial literature describes factors that prevent people from participating in and enjoying leisure and recreation activities. These factors have often been regarded as negative and helping individuals use strategies to maintain participation has been advised. The primary purpose of this study was to explore whether losses catalyzed selective optimization of resources. This exploratory research investigated the relationship among (1) life satisfaction, (2) change in leisure behavior, (3) life management strategies of selection, optimization, and compensation, (4) enhancement outcomes, and (5) leisure satisfaction. The participants of the study were recruited from older adults who attended activities and classes provided by …
Columbia Chronicle (12/10/2007), Columbia College Chicago
Columbia Chronicle (12/10/2007), Columbia College Chicago
Columbia Chronicle
Student newspaper from December 10, 2007 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 43, Number 15. Cover story: "Real estate worth the risk?" Editor-in-Chief: Amanda Maurer
Interview No. 1394, Félix Loera Carrillo
Interview No. 1394, Félix Loera Carrillo
Combined Interviews
Mr. Loera briefly describes his family and how they worked on an hacienda, but they did not live there; when he was seventeen years old, he came to the United States to work, without documents, in the hope of having a better life; after two years, he returned to México and shortly thereafter married; by the late fifties, he and his wife had two children and were struggling to make ends meet, which led to his decision to enlist in the bracero program; although most men had to pay to get on the list of available workers, he knew someone …
The Nation Looks At New Orleans - A Nationwide Online Survey, Robert T. Sims
The Nation Looks At New Orleans - A Nationwide Online Survey, Robert T. Sims
Survey Research Center Publications
No abstract provided.
Ddasaccident548, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident548, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The deminer was investigating the signal and excavating by sitting/squatting position and his prodder/bayonet detonated the PMN mine. The evidence on site shows that the excavation of the signal started from the first mark, and not 30cm back from the indication. The bayonet directly touched the mine causing a detonation. This indicates he was not conducting operations with the correct procedure.
The Role Of Inspiration In Scientific Scholarship And Discovery: Views Of Theistic Scientists, Kari Ann O'Grady
The Role Of Inspiration In Scientific Scholarship And Discovery: Views Of Theistic Scientists, Kari Ann O'Grady
Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative research study examined the ways those who identify themselves as theistic scientists and scholars experience inspiration, as defined as divine guidance or influence, in their scientific scholarship and discovery. It also explored participants' beliefs about how scientists and scholars can seek and prepare to receive inspiration in their work. Open-ended surveys of 450 participants from the behavioral and natural sciences and from a variety of religious backgrounds were analyzed for content themes in the areas of experiences with inspiration, preparing to receive inspiration, and further thoughts on inspiration in science. The themes extracted indicated that these scientists and …
Arête December 2007, Honors College
Arête December 2007, Honors College
Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter
No abstract provided.
The Evolving Commons Concept: Information, Learning, Teaching, Research [International Conference On Information & Learning Commons, Dec. 10-11, 2007], D. Russell Bailey
The Evolving Commons Concept: Information, Learning, Teaching, Research [International Conference On Information & Learning Commons, Dec. 10-11, 2007], D. Russell Bailey
Library Commons
The Commons concept, developed in the early 1990’s, has evolved over time, taking different shapes and involving different resources and services as it has evolved, including the Information Commons, the Learning Commons, the Library Commons and the Research Commons. There are numerous similarities among the various iterations of the Commons and some clear differences.
This presentation describes the basic foci and components of the Commons, found in most all iterations.
The presentation then delineates and describes the variations among the different types of Commons as they move from library-centric and tactical initiatives to institution-wide and strategic.
The Information-, Learning- and …
Ddasaccident549, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident549, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
On 10/12/2007 as the team was busy with normal demining activities, suddenly a dog of the villagers run harshly into the minefield and as the dog reached to 6m distance from a deminer's clearance lane, suddenly an explosion happened to the dog which perished it on the spot. As a result of the explosion [the Victim] deminer who was busy on marking of his cleared lane got slight injuries on his both hands and as he was dressed fully with the PPE, he did not receive any more injuries to other parts of his body.
Interview No. 1395, Ofelia Morales
Interview No. 1395, Ofelia Morales
Combined Interviews
Mrs. Morales discusses making blouses at home and selling them to a maquilladora; Mrs. Morales recalls that her father inherited land and he cultivated guayaba; a priest visited with her parents in order to discuss Mr. Felix Loera’s marriage proposal; she recalls her parents being very upset; she was sixteen yeas old when she married Mr. Felix Loera; they had one son, Abadón; they learned of the bracero program in their hometown; she moved back to her parents home while her husband was working in the bracero program; she talks about receiving money from her husband and how she travelled …
Discussion On U.S.- Cuban Relations, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Discussion On U.S.- Cuban Relations, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Cuban Research Institute Events
This flyer promotes a discussion on the prospects for change in the U.S.- Cuban relations on December 10 at the offices of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C.
St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, December 9, 2007
St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, December 9, 2007
Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf
A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, CAN
Leaders Can Learn To Change; Some Do: A Qualitative Study, George K. Kriflik, R. Jones
Leaders Can Learn To Change; Some Do: A Qualitative Study, George K. Kriflik, R. Jones
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The behaviour of organisational subordinates is significantly affected by the attitudes and actions of their supervisor. By changing themselves, leaders can therefore have a crucial impact not only on the behaviour of their subordinates but also on the extent to which those subordinates perceive that they are achieving their organisational potential. This paper presents a conceptual model of the process through which organisational leaders can attempt to change themselves with the objective of changing the behaviour of their subordinates. Using a grounded methodology, data has been collected and analysed from a large Australian public sector bureaucracy by means of participant …
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, December 9, 2007
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, December 9, 2007
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin
A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid
Classically Cuban, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Classically Cuban, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Cuban Research Institute Events
This flyer promotes the Cuban Research Institute's event "Classically Cuban", a concert featuring pianist Olga Diaz. This event was held on December 9,2007.
Turning To The "Darkside": Fanficition As A Training Tool For Aspiring Genre Fiction Authors, Rhonda Mcginnis
Turning To The "Darkside": Fanficition As A Training Tool For Aspiring Genre Fiction Authors, Rhonda Mcginnis
Library Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
Northwestern Ohio Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University
Northwestern Ohio Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University
Women's Basketball Statistics
No abstract provided.
Cedarville Vs. Northwestern Ohio, Cedarville University
Cedarville Vs. Northwestern Ohio, Cedarville University
Women's Basketball Programs
No abstract provided.
Ashcroft, John, B. 1942 (Sc 1314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ashcroft, John, B. 1942 (Sc 1314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1314. Letters written by U.S. Senators Jiml Bunning and Mitch McConnell, Washington, D.C., to constituent Sue Lynn Stone, Bowling Green, Kentucky, responding to her opposition to the appointment of John Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General.