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Initiatives On Ip Enforcement Beyond Trips: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement And The International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, Christoph Antons, Gabriel Garcia Dec 2010

Initiatives On Ip Enforcement Beyond Trips: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement And The International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, Christoph Antons, Gabriel Garcia

Dr Gabriel Garcia

No abstract provided.


Characteristics Of Creative Expression Activities: The Links Between Creativity, Failure-Free, And Group Process With Levels Of Staff-Participation Engagement And Participant Affect In An Adult Day Center, J. Rowe, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Lang, R. Montgomery Dec 2010

Characteristics Of Creative Expression Activities: The Links Between Creativity, Failure-Free, And Group Process With Levels Of Staff-Participation Engagement And Participant Affect In An Adult Day Center, J. Rowe, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Lang, R. Montgomery

Marie Y Savundranayagam

No abstract provided.


Charter Schools, Market Capitalism, And Obama’S Neoliberal Agenda., Richard Mora, Mary Christianakis Dec 2010

Charter Schools, Market Capitalism, And Obama’S Neoliberal Agenda., Richard Mora, Mary Christianakis

Richard Mora

No abstract provided.


Storycorps Memory Loss Initiative: Enhancing Personhood For Storytellers With Memory Loss, Marie Savundranayagam, L. Dilley, A. Basting Dec 2010

Storycorps Memory Loss Initiative: Enhancing Personhood For Storytellers With Memory Loss, Marie Savundranayagam, L. Dilley, A. Basting

Marie Y Savundranayagam

StoryCorps’ Memory Loss Initiative was designed to gather oral histories of people with memory loss. This study investigated the StoryCorps interview experience for storytellers who self identify with early stage memory loss and the persons who interviewed them. StoryCorps interviews took place in Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 42 persons with memory loss, along with 27 family members who participated in the StoryCorps interviews. Results revealed that the StoryCorps experience was a meaningful activity that allowed participants to acknowledge the beauty of the present moment, to reflect and engage in meaningful conversations, to re-affirm both …


Mindblindness, Lee Wilkinson Dec 2010

Mindblindness, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.


Hong Kong’S Leftist Media 1950-1970, Alice Lee Dec 2010

Hong Kong’S Leftist Media 1950-1970, Alice Lee

Dr. LEE, Alice

No abstract provided.


Extended Stay Motels, Terri Lewinson Dec 2010

Extended Stay Motels, Terri Lewinson

Terri Lewinson

No abstract provided.


The Mordida´S Game: How Institutions Incentive Corruption, Rodolfo Sarsfield Dec 2010

The Mordida´S Game: How Institutions Incentive Corruption, Rodolfo Sarsfield

Rodolfo Sarsfield

The study at micro level about in which way individuals’ micro-motives and behaviors influence on an effective rule of law is a deficit in the literature. The analysis of the microfoundations of the law ´s empire is absent in the field of legal studies. In this way, most explanations presented to elucidate the performance of the rule of law has been presented at macro level, emulating properties of countries, such as wealth (Barro 2000; Joireman 2004), ethnic fragmentation (Hayo and Voigt 2005; Hansson and Olsson 2006), religion (Barro 2000; Hayo and Voigt 2005), British legal or colonial tradition (Blake and …


The Power Of ‘We’: Effects Of Psychological Collectivism On Team Performance Over Time., Erich Dierdorff, Suzanne Bell, James Belohlav Dec 2010

The Power Of ‘We’: Effects Of Psychological Collectivism On Team Performance Over Time., Erich Dierdorff, Suzanne Bell, James Belohlav

Erich C. Dierdorff

We examined the influences of different facets of psychological collectivism (Preference, Reliance, Concern, Norm Acceptance, and Goal Priority) on team functioning at 3 different performance depictions: initial team performance, end-state team performance, and team performance change over time. We also tested the extent to which team-member exchange moderated the relationships between facets of psychological collectivism and performance change over time. Results from multilevel growth modeling of 66 teams (N = 264) engaged in a business simulation revealed differential effects across facets of psychological collectivism and across different performance measurements. Whereas facets concerned with affiliation (Preference and Concern) were positively related …


Racial Differences In Multigenerational Living Arrangements In 1910, Cheryl Elman, Andrew London Dec 2010

Racial Differences In Multigenerational Living Arrangements In 1910, Cheryl Elman, Andrew London

Cheryl Elman

We explore racial differences in multigenerational living arrangements in 1910, focusing on trigenerational kin structures. Coresidence across generations represents a public function of the family, and we observe this across different ages or life-course stages through which adults came to be at risk for providing simultaneous household support for multiple generations of kin dependents. Using data from the 1.4 percent 1910 Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample, our comparisons adjust for marital turnover, including widow(er)hood/divorce and remarriage, as rates are known to be historically higher among African Americans in this period. Across subgroups defined by age and sex, we find that …


Fair Trade And Fair Trade Certification Of Food And Agricultural Commodities: Promises, Pitfalls, And Possibilities, Sarasij Majumder Dec 2010

Fair Trade And Fair Trade Certification Of Food And Agricultural Commodities: Promises, Pitfalls, And Possibilities, Sarasij Majumder

Sarasij Majumder

The global circulation of food and agricultural commodities is increasingly influenced by the ethical choices of Western consumers and activists who want to see a socially and environmentally sustainable trade regime in place. These desires have culminated in the formation of an elaborate system of rules, which govern the physical and social conditions of food production and circulation, reflected in transnational ethical regimes such as fair trade. Fair trade operates through certifying producer communities with sustainable production methods and socially just production relationships. By examining interdisciplinary academic engagements with fair trade, we argue that fair trade certification is a transnational …


Tech Watch Column: All A-Twitter: Government Information Via Tweets, Sonnet Ireland, Rebecca Blakeley Dec 2010

Tech Watch Column: All A-Twitter: Government Information Via Tweets, Sonnet Ireland, Rebecca Blakeley

Sonnet Ireland

No abstract provided.


Assessing Facilitator Performance As An Influence On Student Satisfaction, David May, Scotty Dunlap Dec 2010

Assessing Facilitator Performance As An Influence On Student Satisfaction, David May, Scotty Dunlap

David May

Growth in class size within the online environment has resulted in a facilitator model in which an instructor teaches the class with the assistance of facilitators who interact with students in smaller groups. This research sought to determine the effectiveness of a structured performance evaluation for facilitators and the correlation to student satisfaction.


Moderating Influence Of Gender On The Link Of Spiritual And Emotional Intelligences With Mental Health Among Adolescents, Siti Hassan Dec 2010

Moderating Influence Of Gender On The Link Of Spiritual And Emotional Intelligences With Mental Health Among Adolescents, Siti Hassan

Siti Aishah Hassan Ph.D.

This study examined whether, Spiritual Intelligence (SI) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) can be considered as predictor for Mental Health (MH). Also, this study explored the moderating effects of gender on the link between SI and EI with MH among high school students. The participants in the study were 247 high school students, (124 male and 123 female, in the age range between 14-17 years old) at the Gorgan City, north of Iran. The research design was an ex post facto and tested the alternative hypotheses. Three valid and reliable instruments were used to assess SI, EI and MH. Descriptive statistics, …


The Present And Future Role Of Coastal Wetland Vegetation In Protecting Shorelines: Answering Recent Challenges To The Paradigm, Keryn Gedan, Matthew Kirwan, Eric Wolanksi, Edward Barbier, Brian Silliman Dec 2010

The Present And Future Role Of Coastal Wetland Vegetation In Protecting Shorelines: Answering Recent Challenges To The Paradigm, Keryn Gedan, Matthew Kirwan, Eric Wolanksi, Edward Barbier, Brian Silliman

Edward B Barbier

No abstract provided.


Aging In China: Implications To Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen Dec 2010

Aging In China: Implications To Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Predictors Of Engagement In Acts Of Conflict And Aggression Among The General Public., David May, Nathan Lowe Dec 2010

Predictors Of Engagement In Acts Of Conflict And Aggression Among The General Public., David May, Nathan Lowe

David May

The purpose of this article is to use empirical research and theory to investigate the context that may provoke individuals to engage in acts of conflict and aggression. A random sample of the general public from a midsouthern state was surveyed to explore this inquiry. Respondents were asked to indicate their level of reaction to a number of situations that often lead people to engage in conflict and/or aggression with other people. Several sociodemographic factors served as control variables in the study. The findings of the Pearson product–moment correlations suggest that respondents were more likely to report that they would …


Immigration: The New American Dilemma, Roger Waldinger Dec 2010

Immigration: The New American Dilemma, Roger Waldinger

Roger D Waldinger

The American dilemma was once distinctively American, rooted in the distinctive history of the United States and involving a conflict between liberal principles and exclusionary practice. The contemporary American dilemma takes a different form, arising from the challenges that emerge when international migration confronts the liberal nation-state. The solution to the earlier dilemma sought to extend and deepen citizenship so that it would be fully shared by all Americans. However, that more robust citizenship is only for the Americans, who alone can cross U.S. borders as they please. Consequently, rights stop at the national boundary, where the admission of foreigners …


The Midlife Years: Human Capital And Job Mobility, Cheryl Elman Dec 2010

The Midlife Years: Human Capital And Job Mobility, Cheryl Elman

Cheryl Elman

No abstract provided.


Academic Faculty Working In University Research Centers: Neither Capitalism's Slaves Nor Teaching Fugitives, Barry Bozeman, Craig Boardman Dec 2010

Academic Faculty Working In University Research Centers: Neither Capitalism's Slaves Nor Teaching Fugitives, Barry Bozeman, Craig Boardman

Craig Boardman

The literature on university-industry interactions is bifurcated, with some authors characterizing these interactions as beneficial to economic development and technology transfer and other authors characterizing them as disruptive and harmful to traditional university missions, especially education. While both views may be correct, the extent to which university-industry interactions affect universities’ traditional research and educational missions remains a question that is largely unaddressed empirically. This study is one of the first to use data to address university-industry interactions from both perspectives. The data combine survey and institutional data to compare academic faculty working in both university research centers and university departments …


Climate Change And Cooperation In Transboundary Water Sharing: An Application Of Stochastic Stackelberg Differential Games In Volta River Basin, Anik Bhaduri, Manna Utpal, Edward Barbier, Jens Liebe Dec 2010

Climate Change And Cooperation In Transboundary Water Sharing: An Application Of Stochastic Stackelberg Differential Games In Volta River Basin, Anik Bhaduri, Manna Utpal, Edward Barbier, Jens Liebe

Edward B Barbier

No abstract provided.


Experimental Evidence On The Effect Of Childhood Investments On Postsecondary Attainment And Degree Completion, Susan Dynarski, Joshua Hyman, Diane Schanzenbach Dec 2010

Experimental Evidence On The Effect Of Childhood Investments On Postsecondary Attainment And Degree Completion, Susan Dynarski, Joshua Hyman, Diane Schanzenbach

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

This paper examines the effect of early childhood investments on college enrollment and degree completion. We use the random assignment in the Project STAR experiment to estimate the effect of smaller classes in primary school on college entry, college choice, and degree completion. We improve on existing work in this area with unusually detailed data on college enrollment spells and the previously unexplored outcome of college degree completion. We find that assignment to a small class increases the probability of attending college by 2.7 percentage points, with effects more than twice as large among blacks. Among those with the lowest …


Identifying Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review Of Selected Screening Tools, Lee Wilkinson Dec 2010

Identifying Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review Of Selected Screening Tools, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.


On Pranks, Kembrew Mcleod Dec 2010

On Pranks, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Expanding The Toolbox: Comparative-Historical Methodology Looks To The Future, Mikaila Arthur Dec 2010

Expanding The Toolbox: Comparative-Historical Methodology Looks To The Future, Mikaila Arthur

Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur

Comparative-historical research methods are often seen as the providence of old-fashioned researchers interested only in long-ago times, and students learning about research methods can pass through their methods courses with negligible exposure to the concepts and techniques of comparative-historical research. Yet these methods have much to offer sociologists of all stripes. This paper introduces the key assumptions of comparative-historical methodology and outlines several key approaches to comparative-historical scholarship, including historiography, large-N comparative scholarship, negative case methods, and formal methods. It then considers the critiques of comparative-historical methods that have come from both positivist and interpretivist schools of researchers. Finally, it …


Leadership As Advocacy: The Impact Of Title Iv-E Supported Msw Education On A Public Child Welfare Agency, Lisa Mcguire, P. Howes, A. Murphy-Nugen, K. George Dec 2010

Leadership As Advocacy: The Impact Of Title Iv-E Supported Msw Education On A Public Child Welfare Agency, Lisa Mcguire, P. Howes, A. Murphy-Nugen, K. George

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.


Object Associations Of Early-Learned "Light" And "Heavy" English Verbs, Josita Maouene, Aarre Laakso, Linda Smith Dec 2010

Object Associations Of Early-Learned "Light" And "Heavy" English Verbs, Josita Maouene, Aarre Laakso, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

Many of the verbs that young children learn early have been characterized as ‘light.’ However, there is no agreed upon definition of ‘lightness’ and no useable metric that could be applied to a wide array of verbs. This article provides evidence for one metric by which the ‘lightness’ of early-learned verbs might be measured: the number of objects with which they are associated (in adult judgment) or co-occur (in speech to and by children). The results suggest that early-learned light verbs and heavy verbs differ in the breadth of the objects they are associated with: light verbs have weak associations …


Pluralism And The Urban Context: How And When Does Community Environment Matter?, Leo Jeffres, Edward Horowitz, Cheryl Bracken, Sukki Yoon, Gouwei Jian Dec 2010

Pluralism And The Urban Context: How And When Does Community Environment Matter?, Leo Jeffres, Edward Horowitz, Cheryl Bracken, Sukki Yoon, Gouwei Jian

Cheryl C Bracken

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Factor: Making Or Breaking Successful Transitions For Youth At Risk, Norman Powell, Amy Marshall Dec 2010

The Relationship Factor: Making Or Breaking Successful Transitions For Youth At Risk, Norman Powell, Amy Marshall

Norman W. Powell

A large study of alternative school programs shows the need to provide all who work with challenging students the ability to build bonds of respect.


Institutional Repositories At Small Institutions In America: Some Current Trends, Melissa Nykanen Dec 2010

Institutional Repositories At Small Institutions In America: Some Current Trends, Melissa Nykanen

Melissa Nykanen

The research reported in this article was undertaken to determine the level of implementation of institutional repositories (IRs) at small institutions enrolling fewer than 10,000 students. The study analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from IRs at a number of small institutions with the aim of observing relevant patterns and trends that may or may not be unique to small institutions. The study concludes that IRs at small institutions exist in significant numbers, and they exhibit some unique patterns, particularly in the benefits and challenges specific to small institutions, the association with IR consortia, and the focus on student research.