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Ideology And Discourse In The Enregisterment Of Regional Variation, Barbara Johnstone

Barbara Johnstone

No abstract provided.

'Marvel At The Intelligence Of Unthinking Creatures!': Contemplative Animals In Gregory Of Nazianzus And Evagrius Of Pontus., Eric D. Meyer

Eric Meyer

Francis Place (1771–1854), James E. Crimmins, James A. Jaffe

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

El Patrimonio Histórico Y La Centralidad Urbana, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Los nuevos patrones de urbanización, la conciencia pública y social y la degradación del espacio han generado que los centros históricos sean actualmente parte del debate monumentalista y conservacionista, dado que son un espacio público por excelencia y representan un elemento articulador dentro de la ciudad. Es por ello que el centro histórico debe innovarse conjuntamente con el contexto de cambios que vive la ciudad latinoamericana y debe ser entendido como un objeto del deseo que apunte a un proyecto reafirmador, y no por el contrario, que pretenda a retornar al pasado. Los centros históricos condensan el proceso de una …

Edward Livingston (1764–1836), James E. Crimmins

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

‘For The Times They Are A Changin’: Explaining U.S. Supreme Court Justices’ Voting Through Identification Of Micro-Publics, Brian P. Levey, Jeffrey L. Yates, Justin Moeller

Brian P Levey

In assessing how social forces may shape U.S. Supreme Court justices’ decision making it has been presumed that there is one, singular public opinion and that it affects the individual justices in largely the same fashion. We suggest that it is more likely the case that justices’ world views are informed and shaped by a myriad of social concerns and group identities upon which these individuals structure and process their experiences and develop and refine their personal schemas. While some have already begun to question the proposition of a monolithic public opinion influence on judicial behavior and have begun to …

Virtual Library Guides: Making Connections, Linking Resources, Pamela Contakos

Pamela Contakos

No abstract provided.

“You’Re Employed! How Can We Work Together?” The Experiences Of Employers In Employing Persons With Learning Disabilities In Malaysia, Jee Ching Pang

Jee Ching Pang

Employment for persons with disabilities in Malaysia is not uncommon. The movement of self-advocacy has impacted as one of the key focus for persons with learning disabilities to advocate their rights for employment. But, on the other hand, the voices of employers often remain unheard. This study focuses on understanding the experiences of employers and hearing their voices when persons with learning disabilities are employed in their workforce. Through a purposive sampling method, in-depth interviews were conducted with six employers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in which they described their learning experiences. Information gathered has provided a greater understanding and appreciation …

Vladimír Mečiar And The Politics Of Privatization In Slovakia, 1992-1998, John A. Gould

John A Gould

No abstract provided.

John Flowerdew Colls (1801-78), James E. Crimmins

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

Datos De La Pobreza Multimensional En El Perú, Marco Rainiero Sipan Torres Marcorai

marco rainiero sipan torres marcorai

El Gobierno, cuando mide la pobreza se refiere, exclusivamente, a la pobreza monetaria[2], con esta medición nos dice que la tasa de pobreza al 2012 es de 25.8%[3]. Los cálculos de la Universidad del Pacifico que mide la tasa de pobreza desde el enfoque multidimensional[4], nos dice que se encuentran en condición de pobreza el 36.6% de la población.

Consumer Preference Of Semi-Professional Trumpet Players, Mario Yuuji Harper

Mario Yuuji Harper

This project has taken data on the performance and price of trumpet players in the USU Caine college of performing arts. We analyzed this to see the instrument preferences of aspiring professional trumpet players. We have chosen two primary variables to determine this from. First, we find the sound signature produced by the instrument and the player. Second, we look at the type of music that the player is interested in. This is a seemingly simple relationship, but we have found it to be fraught with complication.

Looting, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.

Fires-Racial Stress Of Membership Coleman & Stevenson 2013.Pdf, Sherry Coleman, Howard C. Stevenson Jr.

Howard C Stevenson Jr.

Some Strategies Towards Mainstreaming Environmental Education In Disaster Risk Reduction In Nigeria, I Y. El-Ladan, L Abdulrashid

Abuja Journal of Geography and Development

Environmental education (EE) is a long-term process of developing the skills and behaviour necessary to understand and accept the relationships between people, culture and the natural environment. Its aim is to prepare society in practical decision making and to teach environmentally friendly behaviour. Nigerians are increasingly living with risks of a number of human and natural disasters. As the country’s disaster management strategy has shifted from that of post-disaster response, relief and rehabilitation to that of mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in development processes, there are the needs to ensure that Nigerians become aware of disasters, their causes, how to prevent …

Dummies For Policies Or Policies For Dummies. A Montecarlo Gravity Experiment, Maria Pina Cipollina, Luca De Benedictis, Claudio Vicarelli, Luca Salvatici

Luca De Benedictis

The use of the gravity model to evaluate the effect of policies in a cross-country framework is largely predominant in the international economics empirical literature. This literature usually implements importer and exporter fixed effects to account for the theoretical Multilateral Trade Resistances, while preferential trade policies are approximated through the use of dummy variables. Results from a Monte Carlo experiment confirms that the identification of trade policy impact using a gravity equation including fixed effects is severely limited. Moreover, the consequences of the error in measurement of the policy variable are magnified by the fixed effects control for unobserved heterogeneity.

Confrontation Vs. Withdrawal: Cultural Differences In Responses To Threats To Honor, Susan E. Cross, Ayse K. Uskul, Berna Gercek-Swing, Zeynep Sunbay, Bilge Ataca

Ayse K Uskul

This study compares evaluations by members of an honor culture (Turkey) and a dignity culture (northern USA) of honor threat scenarios, in which a target was the victim of either a rude affront or a false accusation, and the target chose to withdraw or confront the attacker. Turkish participants were more likely than American participants to evaluate positively the person who withdrew from the rude affront and the person who confronted the false accusation. Participants in both societies perceived that others in their society would endorse confrontation more than withdrawal in both types of scenarios, but this effect was larger …

Horace William Brindley Joseph (1867–1943), James E. Crimmins, George Hamzo

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

From “Five Angry Women” To “Kick Ass Community”: Gentrification And Environmental Activism In Brooklyn And Beyond, Trina Hamilton, Winifred S. Curran

Winifred S Curran

Negative Impact Of Emotional Labor On A Corporate Image: The Case Of Amway Poland, Pawel Krzyworzeka

Pawel Krzyworzeka

This article analyzes the effect of the emotionality of Polish direct sales representatives on the corporate image of Amway Poland in mainstream media. The findings are based on the interpretative analysis of public discourse on multi-level marketing in Poland. The article concludes that business practitioners that are willing to apply some forms of emotion management in a different country should be especially sensitive to its prevailing forms of emotionality. Learning which behavior is and is not acceptable in a society could be accomplished by conducting analysis of its public discourse.

Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Microfinance, Knowledge Support, And The Costs Of Operating In Institutional Voids, Subrata Chakrabarty, A E. Bass

Subrata Chakrabarty

Climate Change Mitigation And Internationalization: The Competitiveness Of Multinational Corporations, Subrata Chakrabarty, Liang(Lucas) Wang

Subrata Chakrabarty

The End Of The Art Connoisseur? Experts And Knowledge Production In The Visual Arts In The Digital Age, Payal Arora, Filip Vermeylen

Payal Arora

In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of information. Crowd wisdom is seen as the new guide in constructing and evaluating knowledge. In the context of the art world, this tension between the amateurs and the experts becomes particularly pronounced as popular meets high culture. Questions arise such as: what is the role of the expert in the evaluation of art in contemporary times? Do social media dismantle age-old hierarchies and established priesthoods in the art world? And can we assume that mass participation in valuation results in better judgments? This article …

Service-Learning And Information Literacy: Creating Powerful Synergies, Christopher A. Sweet

Christopher A. Sweet

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of Environmental And Labour Productivity Dynamics, Massimiliano Mazzanti

Massimiliano Mazzanti

No abstract provided.

The Normal Science Of Queerness: Lgbt Sociology Books In The Twenty-First Century, Joshua Gamson

Joshua Gamson

No abstract provided.

Should Global Health Be Tailored Toward The Rich? Altruism And Efficient R&D For Neglected Diseases, Anupam Bapu Jena, Stéphane Mechoulan, Tomas J. Philipson

Stéphane Mechoulan

We analyze the problem of incentivizing research and development (R&D) into developing world disease from an economic efficiency perspective. We view the problem as how to best promote R&D into goods with positive external effects in the sense that medicines that directly affect the health of the poor also indirectly affect the utility of the altruistic “rich.” We demonstrate why existing policy proposals – such as price concessions by manufacturers – adversely impact the poor by placing the burden of R&D only on innovators rather than all altruists in the rich world. We offer policy solutions that are based on …

Model Regulation For Training, Certification And Ongoing Professional Education In Public Procurement In The Republic Of Serbia, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

This is a model regulation governing training and certification in public procurement. We agreed that salami-tactics covering years or decades would need to be used to implement this (if it was ever implemented in full). So policymakers can find it easily on Google and consult with this at their leisure. In the meantime, the roughly 100 other countries without such rules could learn from this regulation.

Race, Poverty And Sat Scores: Modeling The Influences Of Family Income On Black And White High School Students’ Sat Performance, Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román, Howard T. Everson, John J. Mcardle

Ezekiel J Dixon-Román

Background:

Educational policy makers and test critics often assert that standardized test scores are strongly influenced by factors beyond individual differences in academic achievement such as family income and wealth. Unfortunately, few empirical studies consider the simultaneous and related influences of family income, parental education, and high school achievement on college admissions test scores.

Focus of Study:

This research was animated by the nagging question of the association of family income with SAT performance. For example, is the relationship between family income and SAT performance non-linear? Does the relationship differ markedly by race? More importantly, how strong are the effects …

The Impact Of Automation On Elections: Case Study Of The May 2010 Philippine Presidential Contests, Vicente C. Reyes Phd

Dr. Vicente C Reyes Jr

The unprecedented synchronized automated elections of May 201 in the Philippines saw how results of presidential elections could be obtained nearly overnight. Such nation-wide occurrences dramatically altered the mode in which Philippine elections had always been propagated: Typified by arduous and oftentimes onerous delays in the publication of results stretching all the way to several months after the day of the elections. This inquiry explores the implications of this change to prevailing theories and practices of election reforms. More importantly, it critiques the premise that the automation of elections curbs corruption and that it generates authentic political competition. Using data …