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Supporting Children Through Difficult Times: Recognising, Responding And Referring, Mary Ann Powell May 2014

Supporting Children Through Difficult Times: Recognising, Responding And Referring, Mary Ann Powell

Dr Mary Ann Powell

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Failed Cyberdefense - The Environmental Consequences Of Hostile Acts, Jan Kallberg, Rosemary A. Burk May 2014

Failed Cyberdefense - The Environmental Consequences Of Hostile Acts, Jan Kallberg, Rosemary A. Burk

Jan Kallberg

A failed cyberdefense can have wider effects than discussed in earlier debates of potential consequences of a cyberattack. The need for cyberdefense to protect the environment has not drawn the attention it deserves as a national security matter. Adversarial nations are covertly pursuing methods to damage and disrupt the United States in a cyberconflict in the future. The president of the United States noted this in Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense: Both state and non-state actors possess the capability and intent to conduct cyberespionage and, potentially, cyberattacks on the United States, with possible severe effects on …

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What Is Disaster Resilience Education?, Neil Dufty May 2014

What Is Disaster Resilience Education?, Neil Dufty

Neil Dufty

Community disaster education, communication and engagement (ECE) is an integral component of emergency management in Australia and around the world. Its main goal is to promote public safety and, to a lesser extent, reduce damages. However, many governments around the world, including Australia, aim to also build community disaster resilience, with learning viewed as a critical mechanism. There is therefore a need to examine current community disaster ECE practices with a view to aligning them to the broader goal of disaster resilience. To attempt this, an exploratory research methodology was utilised to examine possible education content and processes that could …

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Parallel Sessions (Consumer Behavior & Culture): The Emerging Middle Class In Pakistan: How It Consumes, Earns, And Saves, Jawaid Abdul Ghani May 2014

Parallel Sessions (Consumer Behavior & Culture): The Emerging Middle Class In Pakistan: How It Consumes, Earns, And Saves, Jawaid Abdul Ghani

International Conference on Marketing

During the first decade of the twenty first century, and for the first time in the history of Pakistan, over half of the households in the country belonged to the middle class (M-class). During this period (2002-2011) the M-class, defined as households with daily per capita expenditures of $2-$10 in 2005 purchasing power parity dollars1 , grew from 32 percent to 55 percent of all households in the country, and the number of people in this class doubled from 38 million to 84 million. Real aggregate national consumption increased by about $60 billion, of which $55 billion was accounted for …

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Parallel Sessions (Consumer Behavior & Culture): An Investigation Of The Selection Criteria Of Islamic Banking In Pakistan: Customers’ Perspective, Zargham Ullah Khan May 2014

Parallel Sessions (Consumer Behavior & Culture): An Investigation Of The Selection Criteria Of Islamic Banking In Pakistan: Customers’ Perspective, Zargham Ullah Khan

International Conference on Marketing

Banking system was firstly introduce in the era of Jews where large bankers use to do financial practices in the open market. In the past few decades‟ capitalistic economy gained momentum. Islamic banking was firstly introduced in Malaysia with the establishment of Islamic banks laid on the basis of SHARIAH compliance, during 1970-90 (Henry & Wilson, 2004; Iqbal &Mirakhor, 2007; Dusuki& Abdullah, 2007). Banking is as old as civilization found its way from barter economies towards market economy and price mechanism. At present the banks have an immense role in deciding the economic fate of any state. Strong banking system …

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Social Workers' Perspectives On Effective Practice In Criminal Justice Settings, Diane S. Young May 2014

Social Workers' Perspectives On Effective Practice In Criminal Justice Settings, Diane S. Young

Social Work & Criminal Justice Publications

Social workers practicing within the field of criminal justice face significant challenges. Through individual interviews, 17 experienced social workers from diverse criminal justice settings share their perspectives about the attributes needed for effective social work practice. Participants describe how they define success in their work and what it takes to be successful. They highlight specific ways of behaving within criminal justice settings, relationship qualities for working with criminal justice clients, and personal traits believed to be critical to effective practice. The participants also reflect on the value of their education and offer a suggestion for prospective criminal justice social workers.

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St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, May 4, 2014 May 2014

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, May 4, 2014

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, CAN

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The Experience Of Stress In Women Diagnosed With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Amanda Canavatchel May 2014

The Experience Of Stress In Women Diagnosed With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Amanda Canavatchel

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder that affects multiple organ systems within the female body, hallmarked by infertility, the possibility of androgen excess, and the possibility of ovulatory dysfunction. Along with a myriad of physiological symptoms, PCOS is also associated with many psychological issues, including an increased incidence of depression, anxiety, and lower reported quality of life among women diagnosed with PCOS. The need for treatment directed to attenuate any psychological implications of the syndrome has become increasingly important are of research. While some researchers have focused on PCOS in a psychosocial perspective, including analysis on depression, …

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Risk, Vulnerability And Resilience: An Epigenetic Trajectory Of Psychiatric Disorders, Amresh Srivastava May 2014

Risk, Vulnerability And Resilience: An Epigenetic Trajectory Of Psychiatric Disorders, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

ABSTRACT: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience: An epigenetic trajectory of psychiatric disorders Amresh Shrivastava. Biopsychosocial model is generally widely accepted for pathogenesis of mental disorder, recent research shows a different concept. . Social, cultural, environmental factors possibly interact in a complex way to give rise to behavioral symptoms in a particular disorder. Such factors are considered 'risk factors'. but their discrete role in causation of illness is less clear. Two main factors appear to play important role which may partially explain this process. 1. risk-vulnerability and stress diathesis model and the 2. Gene-environment interaction. Both may be operating simultaneously. Our understanding …

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Opportunities Beyond Electronic Resource Management: An Extension Of The Core Competencies For Electronic Resources Librarians To Digital Scholarship And Scholarly Communications, Angela Dresselhaus May 2014

Opportunities Beyond Electronic Resource Management: An Extension Of The Core Competencies For Electronic Resources Librarians To Digital Scholarship And Scholarly Communications, Angela Dresselhaus

Angela Dresselhaus

This presentation will provide an overview of current topics in digital scholarship and scholarly communications and draw connections between these new areas and the traditional skill sets of acquisitions and electronic resources employees. Commonalities between the skills outlined in the Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians and those needed for success in digital scholarship and scholarly communications will form the basis of the presenter's recommendations for staff involvement in digital scholarship and scholarly communications. #11;#11;An inventory of skills and talents among acquisitions staff will provide insight into the best ways to leverage existing human resources for the expansion of acquisitions …

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Parallel Sessions (Advertising): Print Media Political Advertisements In Pakistan’S General Elections, 2013: A Qualitative Analysis, Nabeel Ahmad, Shaista Waqar May 2014

Parallel Sessions (Advertising): Print Media Political Advertisements In Pakistan’S General Elections, 2013: A Qualitative Analysis, Nabeel Ahmad, Shaista Waqar

International Conference on Marketing

The present study analyzed the content of print media political advertisements published during electoral campaign for Pakistan’s General Elections, 2013. The study aimed to identify the persuasive themes related to persuasive tactics used by different political parties. The analysis was done on the basis of Elaboration Likelihood model (Salmon & Choi, 2003) and Aristotle’s Rhetoric Persuasion Model (Demirdogen, 2010). Three most favorite parties were selected for this analysis. The sample consisted of total 162 advertisements; including the three parties from the top 2 newspapers for both English and Urdu.105 advertisements were of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), 32 of Pakistan Muslim …

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Human Disease - Unintended Globalization, Christopher J. Dellana May 2014

Human Disease - Unintended Globalization, Christopher J. Dellana

Celebration

Before man was exchanging goods and ideas, he was exchanging germs. As such, the spread of infectious disease constitutes the first truly global phenomenon and, therefore, marks the beginnings—primitive though they may have been—of what today we have finally termed ‘globalization.’ The global spread of disease, then, proves that globalization is not new and that its origins were the result of a different narrative than the ones we read from globalization theorists; it further demonstrates that the modern conception of the phenomenon is only now so well recognized because the accelerated and efficient processes that inform its daily activities have …

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The Globalization Of Maternal Healthcare In Western Africa, Maura T. Magistrali May 2014

The Globalization Of Maternal Healthcare In Western Africa, Maura T. Magistrali

Celebration

Maternal healthcare is one of the most important global issues in today’s world, reflected in its inclusion in the Millennium Development Goals. Globalization, through increased acceleration and movement, has improved maternal healthcare in Western Africa, as observed through the spread of Westernized medicines and treatments and improved technology in prenatal and obstetric care. Another remarkable effect of globalization is the hybridity manifested in both women’s healthcare choices and in the pluralistic training of midwives. However, the same forces of movement and exchange can also bring negative consequences, visible through health-access inequalities, brain drain, and the exploitation West African countries.

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The Effects Of American Involvement In Northern Uganda's Conflict With The Lord's Resistance Army, Karen J. Norris May 2014

The Effects Of American Involvement In Northern Uganda's Conflict With The Lord's Resistance Army, Karen J. Norris

Celebration

This project explores the impact of American governmental and non-governmental actors in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) conflict in northern Uganda and southern Sudan, particularly the U.S. military, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and various non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It also examines the efficacy of these various forms of intervention, specifically the deployment of U.S. Special Forces tracking the LRA, and the initiation of various soldier reintegration, governance, and sustainability programs organized by USAID and NGOs such as Invisible Children. Additionally, this project seeks to uncover underlying geopolitical objectives, such as gaining alliances in the 'Global War on Terror' …

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Argentina's 2001 Default: Foreign Policy Considerations And Consequences, Joshua K. Alley May 2014

Argentina's 2001 Default: Foreign Policy Considerations And Consequences, Joshua K. Alley

Celebration

Argentina’s 2001 default was at the time the largest in history, with the Peronist government of Adolfo Rodriguez Saa declaring a cessation of payments on over 80 billion dollars in government bonds. Historically, the political science and economics literatures have emphasized the economic considerations surrounding the decision to default. Recent literature has explored the political motivations for default, but there has been little scholarship on the possible political consequences of default. Some authors have emphasized that default can have important audience costs for leaders, but other issues have been left unexplored. However, it is clear that Argentina’s 2001 default had …

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Spark Across The Ages': Freya Von Moltke In The Memory Of The German Resistance To National Socialism, Sarah E. Hayes May 2014

Spark Across The Ages': Freya Von Moltke In The Memory Of The German Resistance To National Socialism, Sarah E. Hayes

Celebration

Freya von Moltke was a member of the Kreisau Circle, a German resistance group to Nazism that was active from 1940-1944. Although the group's existence was uncovered in the wake of the July Plot in 1944, von Moltke became highly influential in preserving the history of the Circle until her death in 2010. This paper will examine the role of von Moltke in the German collective memory today due to her exemplification of the values of the Berlin Republic.

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Desert Fog: The Disappearing Memory Of The Herero Genocide, Elizabeth S. Topolosky May 2014

Desert Fog: The Disappearing Memory Of The Herero Genocide, Elizabeth S. Topolosky

Celebration

This paper examines why certain human-created traumas, especially genocides, are forgotten while others become established topics of public and intellectual discourse. The Herero Genocide in German West-Africa of 1904 to 1907 serves as the main example of these "forgotten traumas." In particular this paper focuses on the time period of the genocide, the progress of technology at this time, and the identity of the victims as possible reasons for the "weakness" of the memory of this event.

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Wilderness, Kathryn E. Bucolo May 2014

Wilderness, Kathryn E. Bucolo

Celebration

The collection of short stories I have written focuses on how people process (or do not process) tragedy, especially as related to themes of grief, memory, and faith. Most of the stories I have written are dysfunctional narratives in that they do not necessarily provide solid conclusions or solutions for the characters or readers, reflecting current trends in literature to move away from the didactic and moralistic in favor of the ambiguous and unstable, the hopeless and sorrowful. In "Wilderness", one of the pieces I wrote for my collection, Robert struggles with the death of his wife when he realizes …

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The State Of The Upper Bay Of Panama Wetlands: Ecological Significance, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, And Social Justice, Madeline A. Price May 2014

The State Of The Upper Bay Of Panama Wetlands: Ecological Significance, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, And Social Justice, Madeline A. Price

Celebration

I conducted this research while studying abroad with SIT Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation. This is a multidisciplinary investigation of the Upper Bay of Panama wetlands, a 49,000 hectare region east of Panama City that features mangrove, intertidal mudflat, and grassland habitat internationally recognized as a stopover site for two million shorebirds every migration season. However, with economic pressure to increase urban development in the area, this land’s protected status under the Ramsar convention was suspended for a year in April 2012. By compiling scientific studies, news articles, photographs, and interviews with local conservationists and community members, …

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Freezing Out The Nukes, Erika Simpson May 2014

Freezing Out The Nukes, Erika Simpson

Political Science Publications

No abstract provided.

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Human Utility Business Model: Maximizing Human Energy, Robin A. Roberts May 2014

Human Utility Business Model: Maximizing Human Energy, Robin A. Roberts

Office of Diversity & Inclusion

“The NCAA Inclusion Forum brings together intercollegiate athletics leaders passionate about improving the educational and professional environment for student-athletes, coaches and staff. Sessions engage on a broad range of topics related to policy, research and best practices for racial and ethnic minorities, women, international student-athletes, LGBTQ and disability-access to sport.”—National Collegiate Athletic Association website.

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El Poder Del Banano, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq. May 2014

El Poder Del Banano, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El domingo pasado, en el partido entre el Villarreal y el Barcelona, un aficionado lanzó un banano al jugador del Barza, el brasileño Danny Alves, quien sin amilanarse cogió el plátano, lo peló y se comió una buena parte del mismo, para luego cobrar un córner que no trajo mayores consecuencias futbolísticas. Sin embargo, la teleaudiencia mundial que testificó el hecho, gracias a la transmisión por la televisión, supo entender la agresión en su real dimensión, para condenarlo como un acto de racismo.

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12,000 Rain Gardens For Puget Sound: A Campaign To Empower All 12 Puget Sound Counties With Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Aaron Clark May 2014

12,000 Rain Gardens For Puget Sound: A Campaign To Empower All 12 Puget Sound Counties With Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Aaron Clark

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Between 2009 and 2011, the non-profit Stewardship Partners built over 100 rain gardens at schools, homes, parks and other highly visible areas, to demonstrate proof of concept and create early momentum around a simple but powerful tool for cleaning our waters. In 2011, that program became the 12,000 Rain Gardens for Puget Sound campaign, teaming up with Washington State University Extension offices in all 12 Puget Sound Counties. Now in it's second year, the 12,000 Rain Gardens Campaign has trained Master Gardeners in all 12 counties to offer technical support, education, and outreach to their communities and have registered over …

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Human Dimensions Of Puget Sound Ecosystem Health And Recovery: Social Sciences Scale And Scope, Mary Rozance, Kathleen Wolf May 2014

Human Dimensions Of Puget Sound Ecosystem Health And Recovery: Social Sciences Scale And Scope, Mary Rozance, Kathleen Wolf

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The Puget Sound Basin is surrounded by human settlements that range from small resource-dependent communities, to metropolitan areas that are experiencing rapid population growth. Scientific studies in the biophysical disciplines have documented the Puget Sound's ecological decline, established baseline conditions for recovery, and identified human-based sources of ecosystem impacts. The Puget Sound region is a complex socio-ecological system thus making equal attention to human dimensions an important goal, even a necessity. Social scientists across a variety of disciplines (such as economics, geography, anthropology, sociology, and psychology) can contribute to large-scale ecosystem health and recovery in two general ways. First, studies …

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Reducing Disaster Vulnerability Of Coastal Communities On The Salish Sea, Stephanie Chang May 2014

Reducing Disaster Vulnerability Of Coastal Communities On The Salish Sea, Stephanie Chang

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

This paper provides an overview of the disaster vulnerability of coastal communities on the Salish Sea. In addition to natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods (both riverine and coastal), coastal communities in this region are at risk from human-induced and technological disasters such as oil spills and terrorism threats. Vulnerability – or the propensity to suffer loss when a hazard event occurs – is affected by many factors related to geographic setting, the built environment, economic conditions, socio-demographics characteristics, and institutional context. In a case study of Metro Vancouver, this paper identifies and compares key vulnerability factors in …

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Retrofitting An Urban Watershed To Protect Shellfish Beds, Mindy Fohn, Chris May May 2014

Retrofitting An Urban Watershed To Protect Shellfish Beds, Mindy Fohn, Chris May

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

In the 1960's shell fishing was abandoned in Dyes Inlet due to ongoing fecal pollution problems. In 1994 a stable and ongoing water quality monitoring program was established and identified polluted streams and near shore areas whereby a cooperative watershed effort resulted in numerous pollution correction projects. These efforts resulted in reclassification and upgrade of 1,500 acres of shellfish beds in 2003. However, polluted stormwater from the urban area of Silverdale has the potential to threaten the shellfish beds. Polluted stormwater was reduced by removing non-stormwater discharges from dumpster areas, enhancing road right of way storm system maintenance and working …

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Applying Ecosystem Services Analysis To The Shellfish Industry, Marlene Meaders May 2014

Applying Ecosystem Services Analysis To The Shellfish Industry, Marlene Meaders

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Shellfish provide numerous essential ecosystem services that are valuable to humans, including nutrient uptake, water filtration, and provision of habitat for aquatic organisms. Ecosystem services analysis can be a valuable tool for examination and management of shellfish, and can be used in combination with other activities on a landscape-level. One example would be the examination of cumulative impacts within specific inlets of Puget Sound, which is especially relevant to the shellfish industry. Cumulative impacts analysis is a way to determine future use of an area given a variety of management decisions and projected growth within a water body. For example, …

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Perfect Timing: The Rise Of Women’S Political Leadership During Cultural Shifts, Christie E. Pearce May 2014

Perfect Timing: The Rise Of Women’S Political Leadership During Cultural Shifts, Christie E. Pearce

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

America has fallen behind in women's leadership, especially in politics. In the approaching era, there will be more viable female political candidates than ever in the past, but will the public be prepared to elect a woman to high office? Studies suggest that mentalities toward female leadership have taken a shift in a positive direction. The idea of what an 'ideal' politician must offer is more feminine in the modern era than ever before. In the age of social media, female politicians have opportunities to reach more constituents through social media in a more effective way than has been offered …

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Nationalism And The Pressures Of War In 1812, Christie E. Pearce May 2014

Nationalism And The Pressures Of War In 1812, Christie E. Pearce

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

One of the least understood wars in America's history-- the War of 1812-- gets a bad reputation for being a conflict without a victor. This paper strives to examine how the causes and actions of the war influenced the nationalistic culture of the US and eventually led to regional hegemony.

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Male Hypergamy And Social Status, Cedric N. Floyd May 2014

Male Hypergamy And Social Status, Cedric N. Floyd

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

Male hypergamy, a social pattern rarely observed, has been prevalent throughout history as a symbol of social status for men. Hypergamy is the act of marrying into a higher social class or caste. This paper analyzes a few exemplary men ranging from the Italian Renaissance to Twenty-First Century America to make note of this pattern and attempts to understand how it affects the social order in middle-to-upper class society. The research, gathered from various books on class and society, presents an idea of various men who have, in some way or another, used their marriages as a social asset and …

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