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The Study Of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Efficacy On The Amount Of High School Student’S Depression And Suicide Thoughts In Rasht City, Iran, Mona Samadzadeh, Nasirodin Javidi Jan 2012

The Study Of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Efficacy On The Amount Of High School Student’S Depression And Suicide Thoughts In Rasht City, Iran, Mona Samadzadeh, Nasirodin Javidi

university of science & culture

The main objective of this study was to identify non-drug approaches to reduce rates of depression among high school girl students; therefore, this study aims to consider dialectical behavior therapy efficacy on the amount of high school student’s depression and suicide thinking in Rasht city, Iran .The research methodology in this study is experimental and statistical community includes high school adolescents aged 15-18 years old o that Efaf high school was firstly chosen among girl high schools in Rasht city in the selection stage, which 1000 students were studying in two shifts, then ten classes were selected and all students …

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Nursing Science Research Consulting: A Multidisciplinary Framework, Thomas N. Templin Ph.D. Jan 2012

Nursing Science Research Consulting: A Multidisciplinary Framework, Thomas N. Templin Ph.D.

Thomas N Templin Ph.D.

Nursing science research is at the intersection of the social and medical sciences and statistical developments in many different disciplines are relevant. A framework for nursing science statistics which recognizes and builds upon the statistical contributions from biostatistics, quantitative psychology, epidemiology, econometrics, survey research, computer science and statistics is presented. A broad eclectic framework is necessary to take advantage of new developments in statistical and research design methodology addressing specific problems common to a given area. This framework recognizes that awareness of differences in established expectations (conventions, guidelines, regulations, etc.) with regard to statistical methodology across different research areas is …

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The Future Of Innovation Studies In Less Economically Developed Countries, Thomas Woodson Jan 2012

The Future Of Innovation Studies In Less Economically Developed Countries, Thomas Woodson

Thomas Woodson

In this paper, we argue that there are patterns of innovation occurring in less economically developed countries (LEDCs) that have been historically overlooked by the innovation studies literature, including the literature on innovation systems and the triple helix. This paper briefly surveys cases in agriculture, banking, biomedicine and information and communications technologies that demonstrate organizational, scientific and technological innovation in Africa, South Asia, and Brazil. In particular, we track new developments in two distinctive patterns within LEDCs: (1) civil society as a site of innovation and; (2) innovation through appropriation. By systematically uncovering patterns of innovation in LEDCs, science and …

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Nanotechnology In India: Inferring Links Between Emerging Technologies And Development, Thomas Woodson Jan 2012

Nanotechnology In India: Inferring Links Between Emerging Technologies And Development, Thomas Woodson

Thomas Woodson

No abstract provided.

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Terms And Conditions For Central Bank Liquidity Support, Thorvald Grung Moe Jan 2012

Terms And Conditions For Central Bank Liquidity Support, Thorvald Grung Moe

Thorvald Grung Moe

In this note I review the appropriate terms and conditions of central bank liquidity support. I first document what Bagehot actually said about lending at a penalty rate in his 1873 book. Then I review the modern discussion of the penalty rate, before ending with some policy conclusions. I note that during a systemic banking crisis it is not uncommon for central banks to provide liquidity support to banks at below market rates. This enables the banking system to recoup and eventually recover its capacity to provide essential payment services to the public.

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Evaluation Automatique De Textes Et Cohésion Lexicale, Yves Bestgen Jan 2012

Evaluation Automatique De Textes Et Cohésion Lexicale, Yves Bestgen

Yves Bestgen

(Article in French). Automatic essay grading is currently experiencing a growing popularity because of its importance in the field of education and, particularly, in foreign language learning. While several efficient systems have been developed over the last fifteen years, almost none of them take the discourse level into account. Recently, a few studies proposed to fill this gap by means of automatic indexes of lexical cohesion obtained from Latent Semantic Analysis, but the results were disappointing. Based on a well-known model of writing expertise, the present study proposes a new index of cohesion derived from work on the thematic segmentation …

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The Right To Be Fat, Yofi Tirosh Jan 2012

The Right To Be Fat, Yofi Tirosh

Yofi Tirosh

Policy discussions on the increasing weight of Americans, portrayed as a problem of monumental and grim outlook, preoccupy public health experts, scientists, economists, and the popular media. In the legal field, however, discussions have tended to focus on whether weight should be a protected category under antidiscrimination law and on cost-benefit models for creating incentives to lose weight. This Article takes a novel approach to thinking about weight in the legal context. First, it maps the diverse ways in which the law is recruited to “the war against obesity,” thus providing an unprecedented account of what it means to be …

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Theoretical And Experimental Analysis Of Auctions With Negative Externalities, Youxin Hu, John Kagel, Xiaoshu Xu, Lixin Ye Jan 2012

Theoretical And Experimental Analysis Of Auctions With Negative Externalities, Youxin Hu, John Kagel, Xiaoshu Xu, Lixin Ye

Youxin Hu

We investigate a private value auction in which a single “entrant” on winning imposes a negative externality on two “regular” bidders. In an English auction, when all bidders are active “regulars” free ride, exiting before price reaches their value. In a first-price sealed-bid auction incentives for free riding and aggressive bidding coexist, limiting free riding. We find substantial, though incomplete, free riding in the clock auction. In first-price auctions, regular bidders bid more aggressively than the “entrant” and both bid higher than in auctions with no externality. Predictions regarding revenue, efficiency, and successful entry between the two auctions are satisfied.

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Robustness, Information-Processing Constraints, And The Current Account In Small Open Economies, Yulei Luo, Jun Nie, Eric R. Young Jan 2012

Robustness, Information-Processing Constraints, And The Current Account In Small Open Economies, Yulei Luo, Jun Nie, Eric R. Young

Yulei Luo

In this paper we examine the effects of two types of “induced uncertainty”, model uncertainty due to robustness (RB) and state uncertainty due to finite information-processing capacity (called rational inattention or RI), on consumption and the current account. We show that the combination of RB and RI improves the model’s predictions for (i) the contemporaneous correlation between the current account and income and (ii) the volatility and persistence of the current account in small open emerging and developed economies. In addition, we show that the two informational frictions improve the model’s ability to match the impulse response of consumption to …

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Production And Financial Linkages In Inter-Firm Networks: Structural Variety, Risk-Sharing And Resilience, Sandro Montresor, Giulio Cainelli, Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti Jan 2012

Production And Financial Linkages In Inter-Firm Networks: Structural Variety, Risk-Sharing And Resilience, Sandro Montresor, Giulio Cainelli, Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti

Sandro Montresor

The paper analyzes how (production and financial) inter-firm networks can affect firms’ default probabilities and observed default rates. A simple theoretical model of shock transfer is built to investigate some stylized facts on how firm-idiosyncratic shocks are allocated in the network, and how this allocation changes firm default probabilities. The model shows that the network works as a perfect “risk-pooling” mechanism, when it is both strongly connected and symmetric. But the “risk-sharing” does not necessarily reduce default rates, unless the shock firms face is lower on average than their financial capacity. Conceived as cases of symmetric inter-firm networks, industrial districts …

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Annuitization Decisions Of Retirees: The Role Of Risk Aversion And Financial Advice, Swarn Chatterjee, John Salter, Nathan Harness Jan 2012

Annuitization Decisions Of Retirees: The Role Of Risk Aversion And Financial Advice, Swarn Chatterjee, John Salter, Nathan Harness

Swarn Chatterjee

This study utilizes a nationally representative proprietary dataset to examine the annuitization decisions of retirees. The results indicate that consulting a financial advisor, retirement duration, and risk aversion are positive predictors of annuity ownership. The results also indicate that retirees with defined benefit plans are more likely to own annuities. Additionally, the results suggest that households with retirement duration of ten years or longer are more likely to start receiving their annuity distributions. This paper contributes to the research on annuitization decisions of retirees. The unique contributions of our study include establishing the relationship between risk aversion, financial advice, and …

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Delinquent By Reason Of Poverty, Tamar R. Birckhead Jan 2012

Delinquent By Reason Of Poverty, Tamar R. Birckhead

Tamar R Birckhead

This Article, written for the 12th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, explores the disproportionate representation of low-income children in the United States juvenile justice system. It examines the structural and institutional causes of this development, beginning with the most common points of entry into delinquency court—the child welfare system, public schools, retail stores, and neighborhood police presence. It introduces the concept of needs-based delinquency, a theory that challenges basic presuppositions about the method by which children are adjudicated delinquent. It argues that at each stage of the process—from intake through adjudication to disposition and probation—the court gives as much …

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Beyond Business-As-Usual: Achieving A Paradigm Shift Towards Low-Carbon Transport, Theodoros Zachariadis Jan 2012

Beyond Business-As-Usual: Achieving A Paradigm Shift Towards Low-Carbon Transport, Theodoros Zachariadis

Theodoros Zachariadis

Transportation is responsible for a continuously rising share of global carbon emissions. Carefully designed regulations, supported by land use strategies, fiscal policies and local incentives, and enabled through targeted international development assistance, can reverse these unsustainable trends.

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Climate Change In Cyprus: Impacts And Adaptation Policies, Theodoros Zachariadis Jan 2012

Climate Change In Cyprus: Impacts And Adaptation Policies, Theodoros Zachariadis

Theodoros Zachariadis

This paper provides an overview of facts and projections related to climate change in Cyprus until the end of the 21st century. It highlights the main climate change impacts foreseen and presents recommendations for the preparation of a national adaptation strategy. Coping with climate change is possible, provided that proactive actions are taken by both the public and the private sector. Public authorities need to set clear priorities and implement well designed policies. Most importantly, adequate monitoring mechanisms should be set up in order to provide much needed data which can send early warnings to policy makers and the public …

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Improving Cancer Survivorships: Targeting Physical Activity And Inactivity At Teachable Moments, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof Jan 2012

Improving Cancer Survivorships: Targeting Physical Activity And Inactivity At Teachable Moments, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof

Siew Yim Loh

This article presents a brief overview on the importance of adopting healthy behavior during and after the completion of primary cancer treatment. Increasing evidences are advocating physical activity engagement in cancer survivors due to its convincing beneficial outcomes. Today, outcomes from numerous trials confirmed the need to examine beyond physical activity engagement, into physical inactivity as an independent factor for cancer recurrences. Reducing cancer-risk related behaviors via increase physical activity and reduce inactivity is now receiving much attention in the field of cancer survivorship. Both realms of activity and inactivity are now acknowledged as influential independent factors contributing to better …

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Optimal Contracts And The Role Of The Government In Wage Bargaining, Lilia Cavallari Jan 2012

Optimal Contracts And The Role Of The Government In Wage Bargaining, Lilia Cavallari

Lilia Cavallari

This paper introduces a contract between the government and trade unions in a model of strategic wage bargaining à la Lippi (2003). It shows that an optimal contract can be implemented through an appropriately defined inflation target.

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Modelling Entry Costs: Does It Matter For Business Cycle Transmission?, Lilia Cavallari Jan 2012

Modelling Entry Costs: Does It Matter For Business Cycle Transmission?, Lilia Cavallari

Lilia Cavallari

This paper studies the business cycle implications of entry costs in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with firm entry and nominal rigidity. Simulations show that my baseline model matches the dynamics observed in the data fairly well. Remarkably, it overcomes the well-known difficulties of business cycle models in reproducing the persistence, smoothness and cyclicality of macroeconomic aggregates. I stress that capital entry costs are essential for these results.

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Output And Interest Rate Volatility As Determinants Of Fdi, Lilia Cavallari, Stefano D'Addona Jan 2012

Output And Interest Rate Volatility As Determinants Of Fdi, Lilia Cavallari, Stefano D'Addona

Lilia Cavallari

This paper examines the role of country-specific sources of output and interest rate volatility in driving FDI activities. Building on a dataset that comprises bilateral FDI flows among 24 OECD economies over the period 1985-2007, we find that output and interest rate volatility mainly act as push factors, i.e. they are more effective in deterring rather than encouraging foreign investments. A rise in host country volatilities does reduce the amount of FDI outflows in the recipient country, even after controlling for the state of the cycle. Source country volatilities, on the contrary, do not have a systematic effect on foreign …

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Literary Criticism In New Media: A Critical Analysis Of The Website Television Tropes And Idioms And The Place Of Literature In Digital Culture, Linda K. Börzsei Jan 2012

Literary Criticism In New Media: A Critical Analysis Of The Website Television Tropes And Idioms And The Place Of Literature In Digital Culture, Linda K. Börzsei

Linda Börzsei

The aim of this thesis is to present and critically assess the website Television Tropes and Idioms (commonly known as TV Tropes, located at www.tvtropes.org), and to describe how it might be inserted into the context of literary theory and criticism, as well as show how it displays the characteristic features of New Media and indicates a possible place for literature in digital culture. The website catalogues recurring patterns and conventions in literature and entertainment media. Included in its analysis is an examination of the term 'trope' and a demonstration of the website literary critical method with the help of …

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The Dynamics Of Economic And Environmental Efficiency, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Valeria Costantini Jan 2012

The Dynamics Of Economic And Environmental Efficiency, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Valeria Costantini

Massimiliano Mazzanti

http://www.springer.com/economics/environmental/book/978-94-007-5088-3

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Aggregation Biases In Environmental Extended Input Output: Evidence From Italy And Spain, Massimiliano Mazzanti Jan 2012

Aggregation Biases In Environmental Extended Input Output: Evidence From Italy And Spain, Massimiliano Mazzanti

Massimiliano Mazzanti

No abstract provided.

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On The Green Side Of Trade Competitiveness, Massimiliano Mazzanti Jan 2012

On The Green Side Of Trade Competitiveness, Massimiliano Mazzanti

Massimiliano Mazzanti

No abstract provided.

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Portals And Task Innovation: A Theoretical Framework Founded On Business Intelligence Thinking, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Dima Jalal Jan 2012

Portals And Task Innovation: A Theoretical Framework Founded On Business Intelligence Thinking, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Dima Jalal

Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei

The main aim of this study is to develop a theoretical framework for the success of Web portals in promoting task innovation. This is deemed significant as yet little research has tackled this important domain from the business intelligence perspective. The D&M IS Success Model was used as a foundational theory and then was refined to match the context of the current research. Importantly, in this study, system quality and information quality constructs were defined on the basis of portals' characteristics since a mapping was conducted between the most significant functions and features of Web portals and quality constructs. The …

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A Framework Of Value Exchange And Role Playing In Web 2.0 Websites, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Enas M. Al-Lozi Jan 2012

A Framework Of Value Exchange And Role Playing In Web 2.0 Websites, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Enas M. Al-Lozi

Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei

Digitally engaged communities can be described as communities created and evolved within Web 2.0 Websites such as Facebook, Bebo, and Twitter. The growing importance of digitally engaged communities calls for the need to efficiently manage the building blocks of sustaining a healthy community. The initial operation of any digitally-engaged community depends on the existence of its own members, the beneficial values created and exchanged, and the relationships interlinking both. However, the level of contribution and involvement might vary depending on the benefits being gratified from engaging in such communities. In other words, motivations for participating and getting involved are purposive; …

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Conceptual Modelling And The Quality Of Ontologies: Endurantism Vs. Perdurantism, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Mohammad Mourhaf Al Asswad, Sergio De Cesare, Mark Lycett Jan 2012

Conceptual Modelling And The Quality Of Ontologies: Endurantism Vs. Perdurantism, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Mohammad Mourhaf Al Asswad, Sergio De Cesare, Mark Lycett

Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei

Ontologies are key enablers for sharing precise and machine-understandable semantics among different applications and parties. Yet, for ontologies to meet these expectations, their quality must be of a good standard. The quality of an ontology is strongly based on the design method employed. This paper addresses the design problems related to the modelling of ontologies, with specific concentration on the issues related to the quality of the conceptualisations produced. The paper aims to demonstrate the impact of the modelling paradigm adopted on the quality of ontological models and, consequently, the potential impact that such a decision can have in relation …

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Implementations Of Ict Innovations: A Comparative Analysis In Terms Of Challenges Between Developed And Developing Countries, Mutaz Al-Debei, Enas Al-Lozi Jan 2012

Implementations Of Ict Innovations: A Comparative Analysis In Terms Of Challenges Between Developed And Developing Countries, Mutaz Al-Debei, Enas Al-Lozi

Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei

The main aim of this paper is to achieve a depth of understanding of the various similarities and differences in terms of challenges between developed and developing countries and in regards to the implementation of ICT innovations. Indeed, advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have brought many innovations to the field of Information Systems (IS). Despite agreements on their importance to the success of organizations, the implementation processes of such innovations are multifaceted and require proper addressing of a wide-spread issues and challenges. In this study, we address this matter by first; synthesizing a comprehensive body of recent and …

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Gender Disparity In Laws And Female Employment, Mohammad Amin Jan 2012

Gender Disparity In Laws And Female Employment, Mohammad Amin

Mohammad Amin

In a large sample of firms in 66 developing countries, it is shown that gender specific disparity in the laws favoring males over females tends to lower the employment of females relative to males at the firm level. However, this relationship between gender disparity in laws and employment is driven by small and medium firms, and it does not hold for the sample of large firms. However, the relationship holds equally in rich vs. poor countries, small vs. large cities within countries and among firms with and without female owners. We also confirm a sharp negative effect of gender disparity …

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A Simple Model To Account For Regional Inequalities In The Effectiveness Of Solar Radiation Management, Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, Katharine L. Ricke, David W. Keith Jan 2012

A Simple Model To Account For Regional Inequalities In The Effectiveness Of Solar Radiation Management, Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, Katharine L. Ricke, David W. Keith

Juan B. Moreno-Cruz

We develop a simple measure of the potential effectiveness of solar radiation management (SRM) in compensating for anthropogenic climate change and test this measure using data from an ensemble of modeling experiments conducted with a general circulation model (GCM). Assuming a linear relationship between the amounts of SRM implemented globally and the regional temperature and precipitation responses to that change, we calculate the amount of SRM that minimizes impacts using three different social objectives: egalitarian, utilitarian and ecocentric. While inequalities in the effectiveness of SRM between regions are important, they may not be as severe as is often assumed. When …

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Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case For Solar Geoengineering, Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, David W. Keith Jan 2012

Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case For Solar Geoengineering, Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, David W. Keith

Juan B. Moreno-Cruz

It appears to be technically feasible to engineer an increase in albedo, a planetary brightening, as a means to offset the warming caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases through Solar Radiation Management (SRM). This option has two characteristics that make it attractive for managing climate risk: it is quick and cheap. However, SRM cannot exactly compensate for the CO2-driven climate change. Moreover, SRM introduces risks in the climate system that are unique to this type of intervention.We introduce SRM in a model of climate change economics and analyze the optimal policy under uncertainty. We find that the …

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Homelessness And Children's Use Of Mental Health Services: A Population-Based Study, Jung Min Park, Stephen Metraux, Dennis P. Culhane, David S. Mandell Jan 2012

Homelessness And Children's Use Of Mental Health Services: A Population-Based Study, Jung Min Park, Stephen Metraux, Dennis P. Culhane, David S. Mandell

Stephen Metraux

This study examined whether children who become homeless differ from other low-income children in their mental health service use before and after their first homeless episode, and to what extent homelessness is associated with an increased likelihood of mental health service use. Differences between children with and without new onset of sheltered homelessness in the use of mental health services emerged following homelessness and widened over time. Sheltered homelessness and foster care placement history were asso- ciated with increased odds of receiving inpatient and ambulatory mental health services. Findings underscore the importance of collaborations between homeless assistance, foster care, and …

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