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Engaging Non-Science Majors In The Chemistry Around Us Through Information Literacy, Theresa M. Nawalaniec, Reiko M. Simmons Aug 2014

Engaging Non-Science Majors In The Chemistry Around Us Through Information Literacy, Theresa M. Nawalaniec, Reiko M. Simmons

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Everyone knows that teaching chemistry to non-science majors can be a special challenge! In “Chemistry in Context”, published by ACS, a heavy emphasis is placed on helping students to appreciate “chemistry” in every part of their daily lives. In our attempts to find a balance between teaching the typical basic chemistry topics and related societal issues, a program was developed to involve students in group, mini-research projects. The major purpose of this “project” was to: encourage students to search out chemistry-related information in their areas of interest, recognize the connections between scientific knowledge and our modern everyday lives, and to …

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Family Reunions And Reminiscence, Jasmin Tahmaseb-Mcconatha Aug 2014

Family Reunions And Reminiscence, Jasmin Tahmaseb-Mcconatha

Psychology Faculty Publications

Family reunions allow us to connect across the generations, to eat, drink, and reminisce about the past, to share stories of childhood adventures. Summer is the time for family reunions, a time to eat, drink, and tell stories.

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A City Club Report On Measure 88: Driver Cards, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Aug 2014

A City Club Report On Measure 88: Driver Cards, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

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New Global Health Certificate Program For Nurse Professionals, Beth Ford Aug 2014

New Global Health Certificate Program For Nurse Professionals, Beth Ford

News Releases

A new certificate program designed for advanced practice nurses will begin January 2015 at Cedarville University. The Global Health Ministries certificate program will provide nurse leaders with knowledge and skills that will strengthen their career and uniquely position them to address trends in contemporary nursing practice, domestically and globally.

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Teresa Clark Heads Title Ix Post For University, Mark D. Weinstein Aug 2014

Teresa Clark Heads Title Ix Post For University, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Teresa Clark, associate professor of kinesiology, has been named the new Title IX coordinator for Cedarville University. The appointment begins August 15, 2014. Clark assumes the responsibility replacing Lisa Clifton, J.D., assistant professor of social work, who recently accepted a leadership position at Asbury College.

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Mets For The Cultural Heritage Community: A Literature Review, Sharon Cheslow Aug 2014

Mets For The Cultural Heritage Community: A Literature Review, Sharon Cheslow

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) is an XML-based, data communication standard used for digital collections in cultural heritage institutions, including libraries, archives, and museums, and maintained by the Library of Congress. Recent articles have been written for those in the cultural heritage community who may find METS beneficial. Even so, the uses of METS are still being discovered in terms of best practices and interoperability. One of the main issues with METS is how it can be used with external schemas such as MODS, PREMIS, or Dublin Core. This paper includes a brief description of METS as a wrapper …

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Benevolent Racism? : The Impact Of Race And Sexual Subtype On Ambivalent Sexism, Jean Marie Mcmahon Aug 2014

Benevolent Racism? : The Impact Of Race And Sexual Subtype On Ambivalent Sexism, Jean Marie Mcmahon

Dissertations and Theses

How does a woman's race influence perceptions of her sexual behavior? This study investigated how race and sexual behavior intersect within an ambivalent sexism framework. Benevolent sexism characterizes women as pure and defenseless, which contrasts with the cultural stereotype of Black women as aggressive and hypersexual. Gender and racial stereotypes may combine to produce different outcomes for women who behave according to negative (promiscuous) or positive (chaste) sexual subtypes. According to shifting standards theory, evaluations and treatment of these women should vary depending on whether the measured behavior is non-zero sum (limitless) or zero sum (finite). To test this hypothesis, …

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It's Complicated: The Role Of Facebook In Romantic Relationships Concerning Relational Certainty, Attachment, And Self-Esteem, Jenna Rae Tucker Aug 2014

It's Complicated: The Role Of Facebook In Romantic Relationships Concerning Relational Certainty, Attachment, And Self-Esteem, Jenna Rae Tucker

Dissertations and Theses

Facebook is among the top used websites in the world, and research has shown that Facebook use is related to individual personality characteristics such as well-being and self-esteem. This study builds on previous research, expanding to investigate attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and relational certainty. The current study examined relationships between Facebook use (both general and for surveillance) and relational certainty, attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, and self-esteem in undergraduate students (N = 261). Online methods were used for data collection, and individuals with their relationship displayed on Facebook reported more relational certainty; however, the more time they spent on the site, …

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Aug 2014

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the August 6, 2014 meeting.

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Peer Enforcement In Teams: Evidence From High-Skill Professional Workers With Repeated Interactions, Brad Humphreys, Jie Yang Aug 2014

Peer Enforcement In Teams: Evidence From High-Skill Professional Workers With Repeated Interactions, Brad Humphreys, Jie Yang

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

Organizing employees into teams increases productivity but also generates incentives to shirk. Recent research suggests that peer enforcement plays an important role in deterring shirking in teams. We analyze 10 years of performance and compensation data for NFL offensive linemen, a high-skill, high-salary and repeatedly interacting team, using the Hausman-Taylor estimator to control for unobservable individual-specific heterogeneity. We find evidence that teammates' effort signals reduce the salaries of individual offensive linemen, providing an optimal, low powered sanctioning mechanism for individual workers in this setting, and that a separate, independently monitored individual effort signal also reduces salaries.

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Attachment And Attention: An Investigation Of Biases In Attention As They Relate To Attachment Security In Infancy And Adulthood, Paul J. Meinz Aug 2014

Attachment And Attention: An Investigation Of Biases In Attention As They Relate To Attachment Security In Infancy And Adulthood, Paul J. Meinz

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

At the advent of attachment theory, John Bowlby hypothesized that cognition and emotion are shaped by early experiences with primary caregivers (Bowlby, 1980). This idea – that aspects of cognition may be organized within early relationships – still plays a prominent role in contemporary attachment theory. The studies described within this dissertation provide support for the idea that attachment security in infancy and adulthood are associated with differences in cognition – particularly with differences in the way that people attend to certain forms of stimuli. Mothers and children in the studies described here were first assessed for individual differences in …

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The Perception Gap Between China And Its Neighbors, Zheng Wang Aug 2014

The Perception Gap Between China And Its Neighbors, Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang

No abstract provided.

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Collaborative Chemical Information Literacy: Is It "Scholarly?", Barbara C. Harvey Aug 2014

Collaborative Chemical Information Literacy: Is It "Scholarly?", Barbara C. Harvey

Barbara C. Harvey

This symposium illustrates a collaborative classroom activity that incorporates information literacy into an introductory chemistry course. The primary learning outcomes of the activity are to understand the peer-review process, knowing how to locate original research articles based on “clues” in a general news article, and how to differentiate between popular and scholarly periodicals. Students work in small groups in a highly-collaborative classroom setting. Each group is given a recent chemistry-related news item, and must determine how and where to find the original research article the news item is based on. Emphasis is placed on identifying original, peer-reviewed research publications. Each …

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Library Spaces In The 21st Century—Meeting The Challenges Of User Needs For Information, Technology, And Expertise, Robert A. Seal Aug 2014

Library Spaces In The 21st Century—Meeting The Challenges Of User Needs For Information, Technology, And Expertise, Robert A. Seal

Robert A Seal

Libraries and library professionals face multiple challenges in meeting user needs in the second decade of the new millennium. This is particularly true in academic libraries where students and faculty demand and expect fast, easy, and seamless access to information as well as flexible, comfortable places to work alone was well as collaboratively with colleagues, friends, classmates, and instructors. These same patrons often require the assistance of information specialists to navigate a library’s increasingly large array of online resources. The past fifteen plus years have seen a major shift in philosophy in the U.S. and in other parts of the …

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Facilitating Collaboration Across International Boundaries -- A Medical Librarian Job Exchange Program, Fred C. Pond Aug 2014

Facilitating Collaboration Across International Boundaries -- A Medical Librarian Job Exchange Program, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred discussed the history behind the International Job Exchange Project, the benefits to individuals as well as institutions, and the current state of the program.

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Expressions: The Newspaper Masthead, Erenst R. Anip, Karyn Norwood Aug 2014

Expressions: The Newspaper Masthead, Erenst R. Anip, Karyn Norwood

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Capturing the essence of Vermont Newspapers 1836-1922. This poster shows examples of many historic-newspaper mastheads from historic Vermont newspapers that have been digitized and added to Chronicling America (see link to this website, below).

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An Analysis Of Clinical Questions Asked At Professor Rounds: A Ten-Year Review Of Topics, Nancy A. Bianchi Aug 2014

An Analysis Of Clinical Questions Asked At Professor Rounds: A Ten-Year Review Of Topics, Nancy A. Bianchi

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Questions asked at residents’ educational conferences can be valuable catalysts for learning. Although finding answers to these queries is the ultimate goal, the topics of these questions themselves can be equally instructive. Nancy's poster shows the methods used and the results that came from this analysis.

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Creating Social Media Policies In Public Libraries, James P. Allen Aug 2014

Creating Social Media Policies In Public Libraries, James P. Allen

UVM Libraries Conference Day

James, as a librarian and as a trustee, talks about the benefits and pitfalls of creating social-media policies for a small public library in Vermont.

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Buying A Rat Trap ... And More (Natural History Essays), Michele Patenaude Aug 2014

Buying A Rat Trap ... And More (Natural History Essays), Michele Patenaude

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Michele read her natural-history essay to us, about the rat in her backyard. She recorded its movements and actions, educated us about "rat the animal," as well as her thoughts about having "one of her own."

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The Federal Depository Library Program In The 21st Century, Scott L. Schaffer Aug 2014

The Federal Depository Library Program In The 21st Century, Scott L. Schaffer

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Scott discussed the history and current practices, as well as what the future may hold, for the Federal Depository Library Program.

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Decorative Bindings In The Rare Book Collection, Jeffrey D. Marshall Aug 2014

Decorative Bindings In The Rare Book Collection, Jeffrey D. Marshall

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Jeff's interest in learning more about bookbinding came about because of a recent donation from the David Richardson estate to the Special Collections Dept. Jeff knew there were some interesting examples of bindings in this donated collection, and he wanted to better understand what we now owned. In this presentation, he showed examples of books from the “hand-press era,” i.e. from the beginning of printing in the 15th century to 1800, when printing presses were powered by hand.

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How Library Learning Spaces Contribute To Student Success, Regina N Mays, Teresa Walker Aug 2014

How Library Learning Spaces Contribute To Student Success, Regina N Mays, Teresa Walker

Regina N Mays

No abstract provided.

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Academic Libraries: Contributions To Teaching, Rachel Fleming-May, Regina N Mays Aug 2014

Academic Libraries: Contributions To Teaching, Rachel Fleming-May, Regina N Mays

Regina N Mays

No abstract provided.

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What Do Students Learn From Participation In An Undergraduate Research Journal? Results Of An Assessment, Sharon A. Weiner Aug 2014

What Do Students Learn From Participation In An Undergraduate Research Journal? Results Of An Assessment, Sharon A. Weiner

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Like an increasing number of academic libraries, Purdue University Libraries provides publishing support services to the Purdue community. In 2009, Purdue University Press had recently been moved into the Libraries, and there was enthusiasm about exploring new relationships which could combine the publishing skills of the Press with use of Purdue e-Pubs, the institutional repository platform that also featured powerful publishing features. Publishing an undergraduate research journal was particularly appealing because it connected the scholarly communication program of the Libraries with strategic goals around information literacy. There is evidence that undergraduate students benefit from engaging in research experiences, and writing …

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The Effects Of Failure On Self-Esteem And Attributions In Non-Clinical Paranoia, Braden Johnson Aug 2014

The Effects Of Failure On Self-Esteem And Attributions In Non-Clinical Paranoia, Braden Johnson

Psychology and Counseling Theses

The present study used Bentall's attribution model of paranoia to investigate the effects of failure on self-esteem and attribution of those with paranoid symptoms. The present study used individuals who scored high and low on the Paranoia Scale (PS), a measure of paranoia, to form two comparison groups. Each group was given an unsolvable anagram task and told that they performed worse than others. This was used to simulate failure. The study utilized the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Internal Personal, and Situational Attributions Questionnaire (IPSAQ) to determine what effects failure of the presented task had on their self-esteem …

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Vision 2020: An Analysis Of Policy Implementation And Agrarian Change In Rural Rwanda, Sterling Recker Aug 2014

Vision 2020: An Analysis Of Policy Implementation And Agrarian Change In Rural Rwanda, Sterling Recker

Dissertations

In 2000, President Paul Kagame introduced a plan to alleviate poverty as well as to maintain political control over the policy process through a decentralized bureaucracy. Since adoption of Vision 2020 in 2000, Rwanda has been reforming its rural sector to commercialize agriculture, reduce pressures on land, and move the country into middle income status by the year 2020. In order to achieve the goals outlined in Vision 2020, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) adopted a policy of administrative decentralization in 2001 to facilitate the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture. I am addressing two related questions: 1) How has …

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Visitor Support For Yellowstone National Park, Jacob Jorgenson, Norma P. Nickerson Aug 2014

Visitor Support For Yellowstone National Park, Jacob Jorgenson, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study is to assess the level of park support visitors have towards Yellowstone National Park. Because of budgetary cuts for public lands in the U.S., new methods and techniques are being explored to support management goals. Methods consisted of an online survey sent to four visitor groups: Yellowstone Association members, Yellowstone Park Foundation contributors and Facebook friends, Xanterra Parks and Resorts email listings, and the ITRR Panel. Results indicate a moderate level of support among all users, with joint members of the Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Park Foundation showing the strongest support. Cognitive and behavioral influences …

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Montana Folk Festival: 2014, Brian Battaglia, Megan Schultz Aug 2014

Montana Folk Festival: 2014, Brian Battaglia, Megan Schultz

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the Montana Folk Festival with an understanding of their attendees and the total money spent by those surveyed in Butte during the event. The population of interest was attendees of the 2014 Montana Folk Festival and the sample was random from that population. Surveys were given to festival goers by random selection so as to attempt to represent the whole population.

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"Having Our Say": Exploring The Processes And Feasibility Of A Community-Based Participatory Intergenerational Physical Activity Program For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Tiffany Lenell Young Aug 2014

"Having Our Say": Exploring The Processes And Feasibility Of A Community-Based Participatory Intergenerational Physical Activity Program For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Tiffany Lenell Young

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Over the past twenty years, the number of grandparents raising grandchildren has increased substantially. In many cases, raising grandchildren can be stressful and may aggravate pre-existing health conditions. Grandchildren in these kinship relationships often experience poor health outcomes as well. Typically, both grandparents and grandchildren do not engage in positive health behaviors. Thus, there is a need to develop intergenerational health promotion interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren. This study used the community-based participatory research approach to develop and implement an eight-week intergenerational program for kinship families. The specific goals of this descriptive study were to understand the process and feasibility …

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Multi-Sector Service Use By Children In Contact With Ontario Mental Health Agencies, Christian M. Hahn Aug 2014

Multi-Sector Service Use By Children In Contact With Ontario Mental Health Agencies, Christian M. Hahn

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Children and youth frequently receive services for mental health issues from multiple service sectors but little is known about the rates of multi-sector involvement over time. Thus, the prevalence of multi-sector service use for children in contact with Ontario mental health agencies, and the influence of demographic, familial, and need variables on child multi-sector involvement, were examined. Secondary data analyses were performed on chart reviews of clients (N=355; 67% boys; ages 4 to 13) from six mental health agencies. Approximately two-thirds of clients had multi-sector involvement. In cross-sectional analyses, risk factors predicted increased likelihood of multi-sector involvement, whereas protective factors …

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