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Tech Watch Column: Gitco’S Investigation Of Tech Tools For Training And Knowledge, Sonnet Ireland, Rebecca Blakeley

Sonnet Ireland

No abstract provided.

The Jacksonian Era And Political Parties, Richard M. Skinner

Richard M. Skinner

Teaching presentation.

Was There A “Small-Bank” Anomaly In The Great Crisis Of 2007-09?, Paola Bongini, Giovanni Ferri, Punziana Lacitignola

Paola Bongini

Drawing on a large set of listed banks from Europe, the US and Japan we start noticing that smaller-sized banks suffered less than larger banks in conjunction with the unfolding of the Great Crisis of 2007-09. Was this a small-bank anomaly analogous to the classic small firm effect? We conjecture that what seems to be a small bank anomaly might, in fact, signal a generalized market reassessment of the banking business model and tested whether stock markets penalized less the banks that kept more rooted to the traditional “originate-to-hold” (OTH) model while forgoing the opportunities disclosed by the “originate-to-distribute” (OTD) …

Second Language Acquisition Of Spanish Syllabus, Ewelina Barski

Ewelina Barski, PhD

This is the syllabus of my 3rd year Spanish course on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. It covers theory related to SLA and looks at different studies that investigated the topic at hand.

Location Decisions Of Abortion Clinics And Crisis Pregnancy Centers In California, Joel Fetzer, Andrew Yuengert

Joel Fetzer

Data on the location of abortion clinics and crisis pregnancy centers in California are used to estimate Poisson models of the number of both kinds of clinic, to compare their location decisions, and to better understand the factors which limit clinic availability in some counties. The locations of the two types of clinic are determined in significantly different ways. Market size is the most important factor explaining the lack of clinics in certain counties; labor force participation rates, Catholic population, and cultural/political environment also play significant roles. Ethnicity plays only a modest role in clinic location. Instrumental variables generalized methods …

Dissertation Title: A Pathway To Child Sex Trafficking In Prostitution: The Impact Of Strain And Risk-Inflating Responses, Joan A. Reid

Joan A Reid, Ph.D.

Victims of child sex trafficking in prostitution in the United States are often overlooked, misidentified, and among the most underserved type of child victim of crime. The majority of previous research on child sex trafficking has been conducted without a theoretical framework or reliable sampling methods. In this study, a schematic composed of a series of stepping-stones from childhood abuse to prostitution, which has been described by gendered pathways researchers, served as a sensitizing template for the study's development of a strain-reactive pathway into child sex trafficking. Agnew's general strain theory provided the primary theoretical basis for the proposed pathway, …

Validity And Reliability Of A Fijian Translation And Adaptation Of The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, R H. Striegel, A E. Becker, J J. Thomas, A Bainivualiku, L Richards, K Navara, A L. Roberts, S E. Gilman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective:

Assessment of disordered eating has uncertain validity across culturally diverse populations. This study evaluated Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) performance in an ethnic Fijian study population.

Method:

The EDE-Q was translated, adapted, and administered to school-going Fijian adolescent females (N = 523). A subsample (n = 81) completed it again within ~1 week. We assessed feasibility, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability; evaluated construct validity through factor analysis and correlation with similar constructs; and examined the marginal utility of an additional question on traditional purgative use.

Results:

Internal consistency reliability was adequate for the global scale and subscales (Cronbach's alpha …

Ant 320: Human Variation, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Religion And American Politics, Richard M. Skinner

Richard M. Skinner

Teaching presentation

The News About Sovereignty, Ronald D. Smith

Ronald D Smith APR

A study of New York State Media Coverage on the Sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee

Tech Watch Column: Government Information Mashups To The People!, Sonnet Ireland, Rebecca Blakeley

Sonnet Ireland

No abstract provided.

Philosophy And Information Studies, Jonathan Furner

Jonathan Furner

There are several scholarly activities and practices that coalesce at the intersection of, on the one hand, the interdisciplinary field that is sometimes known as information studies, and on the other, the discipline of philosophy. The aim of this chapter is to distinguish among some of these practices, to identify and review some of the most interesting products of those practices, and to point to ways of assessing the significance of those products—for information studies, for philosophy, and for our general understanding of the world. In the first section, an attempt is made to characterize the subject matter, methods, and …

Cost-Effectiveness Of Guided Self-Help Treatment For Recurrent Binge Eating, R H. Striegel, F L. Lynch, J F. Dickerson, N Perrin, L Debar, G T. Wilson, H C. Kraemer

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective

Adoption of effective treatments for recurrent binge-eating disorders depends on the balance of costs and benefits. Using data from a recent randomized controlled trial, we conducted an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of a cognitive behavioral therapy guided self-help intervention (CBT-GSH) to treat recurrent binge eating compared to treatment as usual (TAU).

Method

Participants were 123 adult members of an HMO (mean age = 37.2, 91.9% female, 96.7% non-Hispanic White) who met criteria for eating disorders involving binge eating as measured by the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE, Fairburn & Cooper, 1993). Participants were randomized either to treatment as usual (TAU) …

The Optimal Recycling Rate, Thomas C. Kinnaman

Thomas C. Kinnaman

No abstract provided.

Through The Doughnut Hole: Reimagining The Social Security Contribution And Benefit Base Limit, Patricia E. Dilley

Patricia E Dilley

ABSTRACT The Obama campaign proposal to address Social Security's future financing shortfalls by increasing the Social Security tax base limit only for those making more than $250,000 per year raises the broader question of the function of the base limit from a Social Security program perspective. The public supports increasing the wage base above all other possible avenues for solving long term financing issues, but the problems with the Obama "doughnut hole" proposal are substantial from several perspectives. In this article, the author suggests that the function of the base limit be reconsidered, and the benefit accrual function of the …

Barack Obama And The Partisan Presidency, Richard M. Skinner

Richard M. Skinner

No abstract provided.

Library Research, Linda Masselink

Linda Masselink

No abstract provided.

Alcohol Use And The Labor Market In Uruguay, Michael T. French, Ana I. Balsa

Michael T. French

This paper is one of only a few studies to examine potential labor market consequences of heavy or abusive drinking in Latin America and the first to focus on Uruguay. We analyzed data from a Uruguayan household survey conducted in 2006 using propensity score matching methods and controlling for a number of socio-demographic, family, regional, behavioral health, and labor market characteristics. As expected, we found a positive association between heavy drinking and absenteeism, particularly for female employees. Counter to the findings for developed countries, our results revealed a positive relationship between heavy drinking and labor force participation or employment. This …

A Pathway To Child Sex Trafficking In Prostitution, Joan A. Reid

Joan A Reid, Ph.D.

Victims of child sex trafficking in prostitution in the United States are often overlooked, misidentified, and among the most underserved type of child victim of crime. The majority of previous research on child sex trafficking has been conducted without a theoretical framework or reliable sampling methods. In this study, a schematic composed of a series of stepping-stones from childhood abuse to prostitution, which has been described by gendered pathways researchers, served as a sensitizing template for the study’s development of a strain-reactive pathway into child sex trafficking. Agnew’s general strain theory provided the primary theoretical basis for the proposed pathway, …

Web 2.0 For Reference Services Staff Training And Communication, Jane P. Currie

Jane Currie

This paper focuses on applications of Web 2.0 that improve training and communication within the reference services department. It discusses some of the best known and most heavily used examples of Web 2.0: blogs, calendars, wikis, RSS, image collections, podcasts or vodcasts, social bookmarks, text messages, instant messages, and social networks. Implementing Web 2.0 tools to coordinate communication and training creates a dynamic, interactive system for sharing procedures, ideas, and new developments within a reference services department.

A Cup Of Coffee After The Waterboard: Seemingly Voluntary Post-Abuse Statements, Greg Mcneal

Greg McNeal

This symposium article focuses on the impact that abusive and coercive interrogation techniques will have on the admissibility of statements derived from non-abusive, non-coercive interviews. Were subsequent, legal, and humane interviews indelibly impacted by the "taint of torture" regardless of how they were conducted? Accordingly, are statements made in those subsequent non-coercive settings inadmissible on voluntariness grounds? This article first details the coercive interrogation techniques authorized against suspected terrorists detained in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Next, the article details the changing circumstances of detainee custody and treatment to set the stage for a discussion of whether earlier abuses, if corroborated, will …

The Politics Measurement Makes: Performance Management In The Obama Era, Donald Moynihan

Donald Moynihan

President Obama assumed leadership of the state in an era of governance by performance management. While sometimes dismissed as a technocratic tool, performance management has profound implications for how the state is governed - impacting the distribution of administrative power, the capacity to exert control and accountability, and the means by which citizens experience the state. This article examines the transition of performance systems between the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, which was marked by a mixture of continuity and change. Both presidents identified performance as the central organizing theme for their management initiatives. The enthusiastic adoption …

Cognitive-Behavioral Guided Self-Help For The Treatment Of Recurrent Binge Eating, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Language, Power And Politics (Fall 2010 Syllabus), Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

In this course, we will examine the integral role language plays in politics; and, more generally, how power operates in linguistic practices and political interaction. As we critically examine how language is used to articulate, maintain and subvert relations of power in society, emphasis will be placed on language in the media, the political rhetoric associated with war, and the construction of ‘truth’ in politics. We will also consider the role of ethnographic analysis in aiding our understandings of how social actors use and (re)interpret political language. The course will provide you with a foundation for understanding how language shapes …

Introduction, Dari E. Sylvester, Gary Daynes

Dari E. Sylvester

For as long as Americans have thought about higher education they have hoped that it would lead to civic engagement. The Massachusetts Bay Colony supported Harvard University because it trained ministers--the cornerstone of most Puritan communities. Benjamin Rush, physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, proposed the creation of a Federal University in 1786 to train public servants for the new nation. And every variety of college and university--from private universities to community colleges--proclaims a civic mission.

Erau Aviation Wildlife Hazard Newsletter, Paul F. Eschenfelder

Paul F. Eschenfelder

No abstract provided.

Music, When Soft Voices Die - Mixed Choir, Keith D. Rowley

Keith D Rowley

Song arranged for A Cappella mixed choir (SAB) with words by Percy Bysshe Shelley and original music by Ernest Gold.

Making The Connection: Latino Immigrants And Their Cross-Border Ties, Roger D. Waldinger, Thomas Soehl

Roger D Waldinger

This paper uses the Pew Hispanic Center’s 2006 National Survey of Latinos to study the everyday, routine cross-border activities of travel, remittance sending, and telephone communication among Latin American immigrants in the United States. We ask how migrants vary in the intensity of their cross-border connections, distinguishing among the transmigrants, those captured by the host country national social field, and those who maintain some ongoing home-country tie. We then examine the characteristics associated both with variations in the intensity of connectedess and with each specific type of connection. We show that most migrants maintain some degree of home country connectedness, …

The Realignment Of The South, Richard M. Skinner

Richard M. Skinner

No abstract provided.

Back To Work: Expectations And Realizations Of Work After Retirement, Nicole Maestas

Nicole Maestas

This forthcoming paper analyzes a puzzling aspect of retirement behavior known as "unretirement." Nearly 50 percent of retirees follow a nontraditional retirement path that involves partial retirement or unretirement, and at least 26 percent of retirees later unretire. I explore two possible explanations: 1) unretirement transitions result from failures in planning or financial shocks; and 2) unretirement transitions are anticipated prior to retirement, reflecting a more complex retirement process. I show that unretirement was anticipated for the vast majority of those returning to work, and is not a result of financial shocks, poor planning or low wealth accumulation.