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Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

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Faculty Perspectives On The Inclusion Of Spirituality Topics In Nonsectarian Leadership And Management Education Programs, Peter E. Williams, Stuart Allen

School of Educational Leadership

The purpose of this study was to explore faculty views on the inclusion of spiritual topics in graduate leadership and management programs, focusing on faculty experiences, perceived benefits and challenges, and teaching methods and principles in use. We interviewed twelve faculty members in leadership or management programs from eleven nonsectarian universities. Participants discussed eight benefits including the opportunity for whole person growth and skill development that would benefit leaders in a global workplace. Eight barriers to such inclusion were identified such as proselytizing and the misuse of power. The sampled instructors also made some suggestions for how to include spirituality …

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A Holistic Approach To The Management Of Human Consumption Towards An Economics Of Well-Being, Gandolfo Dominici, Vasja Roblek

Vasja Roblek

The goal of this conceptual paper is to draw attention to the problems caused by the rapid growth of the global economy, coupled with high population growth and excessive exploitation of natural resources. It is necessary to be aware that the global economy will not be able to grow at the actual speed in the long term. A paradigm shift in production and consumption is therefore necessary to avoid the collapse of ecosystems and the concurrent reduction of stocks of natural resources. This is the reason why capitalism has to take a new direction towards a sustainable and naturally harmonized …

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A Multivariate Analysis Of The Causal Flow Between Renewable Energy Consumption And Gdp In Tunisia, Maamar Sebri, Ousama Ben-Salha

Maamar Sebri

This paper examines the causality linkages between economic growth, renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions and domestic investment in Tunisia between 1971 and 2010. Using the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration, long-run relationships between the variables are identified. On the other hand, the Granger causality analysis indicates that there is bi-directional causality between renewable energy consumption and economic growth, which supports the validity of the feedback hypothesis. In addition, the quantity of CO2 emissions collapses as a reaction to an increase in renewable energy consumption. These findings remain robust even when controlling for the presence of structural break. We conclude …

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West Africa Under Attack, Centre Institute For Public Policy Research (Cippr)

Centre Institute for Public Policy Research (CIPPR)

The drug war and an increased demand for illicit drugs, mostly Cocaine and Heroin in Europe have introduced a new trend in drug trafficking worldwide. With political instability, inadequate security personnel, institutionalised corruption, widespread poverty, weak criminal justice system, weak financial controls to combat money laundering and the threat of terrorism, the ever resilient drug trade seems to have discovered Africa as its new route to the more profitable European market (Reid, 2013). At this rate, West Africa is being turned into a classical example of the Mexican case.

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Spanning The Globe: The Rise Of Global Communications Systems And The First Globalisation, Florian Ploeckl, Markus Lampe

Florian Ploeckl

After postulating the relevance of information for trade costs we outline the rise of international communication networks (mail, telegraph, telephone) during the first globalisation of the long nineteenth century. In this period, global communications systems for the first time in history provided universal access to affordable and reliable means of communication. Using a new set of internationally comparable data on global postal flows, we analyse basic determinants of international information exchange and conclude by outlining a research agenda that links these to international trade patterns and knowledge transfer between countries.

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Beyond Keeping Peace: United Nations Effectiveness In The Midst Of Fighting, Lisa Hultman, Jacob Kathman, Megan Shannon

Megan Shannon

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¡Nací Hincha De Liga!, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

¡Nací hincha de Liga! No tuve que decir que soy seguidor "desde que tengo uso de razón'' -como generalmente se dice-u optar racionalmente por uno u otro equipo.

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Agricultura Ó Industria ¿Un Juego De Suma Cero?, Francisco Carlos Ruiz Diaz

Francisco Carlos Ruiz Diaz

Se viene escuchando de forma recurrente que el modelo productivo paraguayo, basado en la agricultura mecanizada y la ganadería extensiva, es promotor de desigualdades sociales. Estas afirmaciones por lo general no se sustentan en evidencia concluyente. Otros sectores critican, a su vez, el impacto negativo de la expansión primaria sobre el medio ambiente y la salud de las personas. En este campo la evidencia es más robusta, lo cual deja al desnudo la debilidad de las instituciones del Estado por defender los ecosistemas y la salud de las personas. También se cuestiona el escaso aporte tributario del sector primario. En …

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Aligning Goals, Objectives, And Assessments: A Multiliteracies Perspective, Kate Paesani, Heather Willis Allen

Kate Paesani

In this session, we show how goals, objectives, and assessments in introductory foreign language (FL) programs can be articulated to reflect principles of the multiliteracies framework. Using the backward design model, we consider how to create instructional goals that reflect linguistic, cognitive, and sociocultural dimensions of literacy and how to align objectives with principles of interpretation, collaboration, problem solving, and reflection. We further argue that to effectively measure objectives, assessments should view language and literacy broadly, be multidimensional, and link clearly to teaching and learning. This literacy-based approach thus represents a shift away from the emphasis on acquisition of language …

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Self, Non-Self, And Silencing The Self: Dangers And Possibilities, Dana C. Jack

Dana C. Jack

The focus of this talk is selflessness from two perspectives, Buddhism, and psychology, drawing on 23 years of publications by myself and researchers from approximately 20 countries. I’ll be talking about the possibilities and dangers of self, non-self, and self-silencing.

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5 Things The Oppl Is Hiding Or Stalling Regarding Foia Production, Megan Fox

Orland Park Public Library (Illinois), 2013

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Libraries Leading The Way On The Textbook Problem, Marilyn S. Billings, Charlotte Roh, William M. Cross, Brendon O'Connell

Marilyn S. Billings

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Spreading The Word, Building A Community: Vision For A National Oer Movement, Nicole Allen, Steven J. Bell, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Three experts in the use of open education resources as alternatives to high-cost textbooks describe their work and argue for the development of a national OER movement in higher education.

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Emerging Markets And The End Of Qe, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Quantitative easing made it easier for emerging economies to delay necessary reforms, but policymakers are better able to manage crises than ever before

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Europe: Negotiating Changes Through Compromise, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Herman Van Rompuy, the outgoing President of the European Council, believes Europe can overcome its current challenges by doing what it does best: negotiate and compromise

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Bitcoins, Block Chains, And Mining Pools, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Bitcoins can help facilitate online commerce, but investors – and speculators – should understand how the cryptocurrency works

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Private Equity In Modi's India, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

There are plenty of opportunities for PE investors in India but make sure you do your homework

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Risk Regulation In China, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Local political power poses a formidable challenge to Beijing's efforts to enforce regulation...and shore up popular support for the regime

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Parental Factors That Influence Swimming In Children And Adolescents, Jennifer Pharr, Carol C. Irwin, Richard L. Irwin

Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Swimming can be an important source of physical activity across the life-span. Researchers have found that parents influence physical activity behaviors of their children. The purpose of this study was to determine what parental factors influenced the number of days that children swam. Survey respondents (n = 1,909) from six cities across the United States were surveyed at local YMCAs. Children were found to swim significantly more if their parents encouraged them to swim, members of the family knew how to swim and swam with them, or their parents were not afraid of the children drowning or afraid of …

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Using Typologies To Frame Poverty And Service Delivery In Suburban America, Kathryn W. Hexter, Debra J. Rog, Kathryn A. Henderson, Kathryn C. Stevens

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Poverty in the suburbs is growing, but there is great diversity in the rates of growth of poverty as well as causes and consequences of the growth across different kinds of suburbs. Suburban typologies, systems to group different types of suburbs, are a useful tool for understanding the variation among suburbs and highlighting potential strategies for addressing poverty. This paper discusses why typologies of suburban communities are important, what factors have been considered in the development and use of typologies, what typologies have been developed to date, and lastly, how typologies can be used to inform strategies for addressing suburban …

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Revisiting The Use Of Secondary Task Reaction Time Measures In Telepresence Research: Exploring The Role Of Immersion And Attention, Cheryl C. Bracken, Gary Pettey, Mu Wu

Communication Faculty Publications

In this experimental study, we use secondary task reaction time (STRT) to measure Attention to a media presentation and compare STRT to traditional self-report measures of Telepresence (immersion, social reality, spatial presence, and transportation) and enjoyment. Further, we compare the STRT measure with the composite items of Telepresence–Immersion. The results indicate that STRT may be useful for measuring some sub-dimensions of Telepresence. Implications are discussed.

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The Sporting Arena: Academics, Activists & Activism[S] - Nasss Conference Program 2014, North American Society For The Sociology Of Sport

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Programs

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Wrl Newsletter November 2014, Rebecca Seipp

WRL Newsletters

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Looking On The Dark Side: Rumination And Cognitive Bias Modification, Paula T. Hertel, Nilly Mor, Chiara Ferrari, Olivia Hunt, Nupur Agrawal

Psychology Faculty Research

To understand cognitive bases of self-reported ruminative tendencies, we examined interpretations and subsequent memories of ambiguous situations depicting opportunities for rumination. In Experiment 1, we recruited students, randomly assigned them to a distracting or ruminative concentration task, and then measured their latencies to complete fragments that resolved situational ambiguity in either a ruminative or a benign direction. Students in the ruminative task condition who previously self-identified as brooders were quicker to complete ruminative fragments. In Experiment 2, we simulated this bias to investigate its possible contribution to rumination; nonbrooding students were trained to make ruminative or benign resolutions of ambiguous …

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West Virginia Libraries 2014 Vol.67 No.5&6, Pamela Coyle

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

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Bend–La Pine School District Population And Enrollment Forecasts 2015-16 To 2034-35, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Scott Stewart

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

This report presents the results of a demographic study conducted by the Portland State University Population Research Center (PRC) for the Bend – La Pine School District (BLPSD). The study includes analyses of population, housing and enrollment trends affecting the District in recent years, and forecasts of district‐wide school enrollments for the 2015‐16 to 2034‐35 school years.

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Internationalization, Internalization, And Intersectionality Of Identity: A Critical Race Feminist Re-Images Curriculum, Theodorea Regina Berry

Faculty Publications

This poetry/paper article is a re-accounting, a poetic counterstory in curriculum, of the praxis of an African American female teacher-educator working against internalized notions of curriculum as standards by re-imagining curriculum through the lives of third grade students and her teacher education colleagues. Using critical race feminism (Berry, 2010; Berry & Mizelle, 2006; Wing, 2003) as her framework, the author will describe how she moves curriculum from internalized to connected, collective, and introspective. The author will provide her rationale for the necessity of such movements in curriculum and will conclude the paper with a discussion about the possibilities that exist …

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Front Matter, Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

End Matter, Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Vol. 13, No. 2 (Full Issue), Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Faculty Perspectives On The Inclusion Of Spirituality Topics In Nonsectarian Leadership And Management Education Programs, Peter E. Williams, Stuart Allen

School of Educational Leadership

A Holistic Approach To The Management Of Human Consumption Towards An Economics Of Well-Being, Gandolfo Dominici, Vasja Roblek

Vasja Roblek

A Multivariate Analysis Of The Causal Flow Between Renewable Energy Consumption And Gdp In Tunisia, Maamar Sebri, Ousama Ben-Salha

Maamar Sebri

West Africa Under Attack, Centre Institute For Public Policy Research (Cippr)

Centre Institute for Public Policy Research (CIPPR)

Spanning The Globe: The Rise Of Global Communications Systems And The First Globalisation, Florian Ploeckl, Markus Lampe

Florian Ploeckl

Beyond Keeping Peace: United Nations Effectiveness In The Midst Of Fighting, Lisa Hultman, Jacob Kathman, Megan Shannon

Megan Shannon

¡Nací Hincha De Liga!, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Agricultura Ó Industria ¿Un Juego De Suma Cero?, Francisco Carlos Ruiz Diaz

Francisco Carlos Ruiz Diaz

Aligning Goals, Objectives, And Assessments: A Multiliteracies Perspective, Kate Paesani, Heather Willis Allen

Kate Paesani

Self, Non-Self, And Silencing The Self: Dangers And Possibilities, Dana C. Jack

Dana C. Jack

5 Things The Oppl Is Hiding Or Stalling Regarding Foia Production, Megan Fox

Orland Park Public Library (Illinois), 2013

Libraries Leading The Way On The Textbook Problem, Marilyn S. Billings, Charlotte Roh, William M. Cross, Brendon O'Connell

Marilyn S. Billings

Spreading The Word, Building A Community: Vision For A National Oer Movement, Nicole Allen, Steven J. Bell, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Emerging Markets And The End Of Qe, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Europe: Negotiating Changes Through Compromise, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Bitcoins, Block Chains, And Mining Pools, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Private Equity In Modi's India, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Risk Regulation In China, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Parental Factors That Influence Swimming In Children And Adolescents, Jennifer Pharr, Carol C. Irwin, Richard L. Irwin

Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Using Typologies To Frame Poverty And Service Delivery In Suburban America, Kathryn W. Hexter, Debra J. Rog, Kathryn A. Henderson, Kathryn C. Stevens

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Revisiting The Use Of Secondary Task Reaction Time Measures In Telepresence Research: Exploring The Role Of Immersion And Attention, Cheryl C. Bracken, Gary Pettey, Mu Wu

Communication Faculty Publications

The Sporting Arena: Academics, Activists & Activism[S] - Nasss Conference Program 2014, North American Society For The Sociology Of Sport

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Programs

Wrl Newsletter November 2014, Rebecca Seipp

WRL Newsletters

Looking On The Dark Side: Rumination And Cognitive Bias Modification, Paula T. Hertel, Nilly Mor, Chiara Ferrari, Olivia Hunt, Nupur Agrawal

Psychology Faculty Research

West Virginia Libraries 2014 Vol.67 No.5&6, Pamela Coyle

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

Bend–La Pine School District Population And Enrollment Forecasts 2015-16 To 2034-35, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Scott Stewart

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

Internationalization, Internalization, And Intersectionality Of Identity: A Critical Race Feminist Re-Images Curriculum, Theodorea Regina Berry

Faculty Publications