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The World News Prism, James Scotton, William Hachten

James Scotton

No abstract provided.

Tech Watch Column: Is The "Open Government" Initiative Working?, Sonnet Ireland, Rebecca Blakeley

Sonnet Ireland

No abstract provided.

Alcohol And Diazepam Use Among Male Young Offenders: “The Devil’S Mixture, Alasdair Forsyth, Furzana Khan, Bill Mckinlay

Dr Alasdair Forsyth

No abstract provided.

Who Owns The Biblical Past? We All Can, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.

Who's To Blame When A Business Fails? How Journalistic Death Metaphors Influence Responsibility Attributions, Ann Williams

Ann E Williams

This study unites a textual analysis and an experimental audience study to document the use of death metaphor in business news and to assess the impact that death metaphor has on audiences' attributions of responsibility for corporate failure. The findings show that death metaphors are frequently used in financial press coverage and that the use of death metaphor influences audience members' responsibility attributions by intensifying overall levels of blame, while simultaneously deflecting blame away from the executives responsible for managing the firm and diffusing it to other factors, including the state of the economy, the government, and individual consumers.

Guildford Four, James Lutz, Brenda Lutz

James M Lutz

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy On Depression Among Iranian Women Around Menopause, Siti Hassan

Siti Aishah Hassan Ph.D.

Menopause is the universal event that each woman will experience it if they survive into midlife. Although most women transition to menopause without experiencing psychological problems, some may develop a new onset of depression during this stage of life. The objective of this research was to study the effectiveness of group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on depressed women who are around menopause in regard to menopausal status. The study was conducted involving 44 women around menopause period who were placed randomly in the experimental and control groups. Participants’ the experimental group was exposed to 16 sessions of group cognitive behavioral …

Journalism Ethics In A Digital Network, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.

Library On The Go: A Focus Group Study Of The Mobile Web And The Academic Library, Jamie Seeholzer, Joseph Salem

Joseph A Salem Jr.

This study explores student use of the mobile Web in general and expectations for an academic library’s mobile Web site in particular through focus groups with students at Kent State University. Participants expressed more interest in using their mobile Web device to interact with library resources and services than anticipated. Results showed an interest in using research databases, the library catalog, and reference services on the mobile Web as well as contacting and being contacted by the library using text messaging.

Residents' Coping Strategies In An Extended Stay Hotel Home, Terri Lewinson

Terri Lewinson

Purpose: Housing affordability has been a chronic problem for many low-income families even before the current economic crisis, which has resulted in an enduring season of housing foreclosures and evictions (Wardrip, Pelletiere, & Crowley, 2009). Many families have been displaced and are now moving from one motel or extended-stay hotel to the next as a housing solution (Eckholm, 2009; Jenkins, 2009; LeBlanc, 2008). The experience of shelter displacement is richly represented in the literature (Delaney, 2004; Manzo, Kleit, & Couch, 2008; Moorer, 2006). However, the experiences of families coping with residential stress in extended-stay hotels are not as well known. …

Exploring "Home" At An Assisted Living Facility: Looking Through Residents' Lenses With Photovoice, Terri Lewinson, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley

Terri Lewinson

Purpose: An increasing number of older adults are moving into assisted living facilities when living independently becomes difficult. For some residents, the transition to and settlement in these facilities can negatively impact psychological well-being. Successful transition into an assisted living facility occurs when a resident feels “at home” in their new environment (Cutchin, Chang & Owen, 2005). It is important to understand residents' perceptions of the assisted living facility while they reconcile the loss of previous homes. Although a growing body of literature exists in this area, there is limited research on how African American older adults perceive the assisted …

The Irish American Family, Patricia Fanning

Patricia J. Fanning

No abstract provided.

Avian Influenza: The Political Economy Of Disease Control In Cambodia, Sophal Ear

Sophal Ear

No abstract provided.

The Material-Weight Illusion Induced By Expectations Alone, Gavin Buckingham, Nathalie Ranger, Melvyn Goodale

Gavin Buckingham

In the material-weight illusion (MWI), equally weighted objects that appear to be made from different materials are incorrectly perceived as having different weights when they are lifted one after the other. Here, we show that continuous visual experience of the lift is not a prerequisite for this compelling misperception of weight; merely priming the lifters' expectations of heaviness is sufficient for them to experience a robust MWI. Furthermore, these expectations continued to influence the load force used to lift MWI-inducing stimuli trial after trial, supporting the notion that vision plays an important role in the skillful lifting of objects.

Lexicon, Linda Shuster

Linda Shuster

No abstract provided.

Management Of An Annual Fishery In The Presence Of Ecological Stress: The Case Of Shrimp And Hypoxia, Ling Huang, Martin Smith

Ling Huang

No abstract provided.

Competence: Theoretical Frameworks, Roberta Greene, Nancy Kropf

Nancy P. Kropf

No abstract provided.

Family Labor Participation And Child Care Decisions: The Role Of Grannies, Gema Zamarro

Gema Zamarro

One of the most significant long term trends in the labor market in most OECD countries has been the increase in the proportion of working mothers. However, not all countries show the same pattern. Countries in Southern Europe (Italy, Greece and Spain) show an average participation rate of about 45% whereas the participation rates in Northern countries (Denmark, Sweden) are around 75%. The characteristics of child care systems also differ significantly across OECD countries. This along with the characteristics of the labor market may have led families to get the necessary social services in an alternative way, i.e. through grandmothers. …

Task-Invariant Brain Responses To The Social Value Of Faces., Alex Todorov, Chris Said, Nicholas Oosterhof, Andrew Engell

Andrew Engell

Wetlands As Natural Assets, Edward Barbier

Edward B Barbier

No abstract provided.

University Library Blog Submissions:, Mary Jo Dejoice

Mary Jo DeJoice

http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/author/mary-jo/ (Copy & paste link into browser)

Book Review. Gods, Ghosts, And Gangsters, Marc Moskowitz

Marc L. Moskowitz

No abstract provided.

Approaches To Crime Control And Order Maintenance In Transitional Societies: The Role Of Village Headmen, Chiefs, Sub-Chiefs & Administration Police In Rural Kenya, Jospeter Mbuba, Florence Mugambi

Florence N. Mugambi

Computers And Networks, Lisa Zilinski

Lisa Zilinski

Understanding how computers work requires knowledge of the physical structures and capabilities of the hardware, as well as how these capabilities are organized and controlled through software. Effective computer management also requires the ability to understand and support users' activities while at the same time anticipating potential threats to the system. Computing and communication technologies continue to evolve, which means that the system manager must also find ways to keep up with advances that improve the capability, reliability, and accessibility of these important tools for information management.

A Retrospective Of The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (Nni): Lessons Learned For Coordination Of Federal Scientific And Technical Work At The Nanoscale., Craig Boardman, Barry Bozeman, Catherine Slade

Craig Boardman

No abstract provided.

Organizational Confidence: An Empirical Assessment Of Highly Positive Public Managers, Mary Feeney, Craig Boardman

Craig Boardman

There is a great deal of research investigating public servants' perceptions of organizational problems (e.g., red tape, bureaucratic control); however, there is little research investigating public servants who have highly positive perceptions of their organizations. This article assesses perceptions of state employees to investigate individual- and organizational-level correlates with highly positive government workers, which we define as workers reporting high levels of pride in the organization for which they work, and who believe that the organization provides high-quality public services and operates by highly ethical standards. Using data from the National Administrative Studies Project III, we draw from formal theories …

Mentoring In The Context Of Latino Youth's Broader Village During Their Transition From High School, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Interpersonal Tone Within School-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Advocacy Week: A Model To Prepare Clinical Social Workers For Lobby Day, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Recruiting Content For The Institutional Repository: The Barriers Exceed The Benefits, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

Focus groups conducted at Carnegie Mellon reveal that what motivates many faculty to self-archive on a website or disciplinary repository will not motivate them to deposit their work in the institutional repository. Recruiting a critical mass of content for the institutional repository is contingent on increasing awareness, aligning deposit with existing workflows, and providing value-added services that meet needs not currently being met by other tools. Faculty share concerns about quality and the payoff for time invested in publishing and disseminating their work, but disagree about metrics for assessing quality, the merit of disseminating work prior to peer review, and …