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Religion And Innovation, Andrea Vindigni

Andrea Vindigni

No abstract provided.

Vessel Buybacks In Fisheries: The Role Of Auction And Financing Structures, Joshua Graff Zivin, Jamie Mullins

Joshua Graff Zivin

No abstract provided.

Saving Lives With Stem Cell Transplants, Damien Sheehan-Connor, Ted C. Bergstrom, Rodney Garratt

Ted C Bergstrom

Blood stem cell transplants can be life-saving for some patients, but the chances of finding a matching donor are small unless a large number of potential donors are evaluated. Many nations maintain large registries of potential donors who have offered to donate stem cells if they are the best available match for a patient needing a transplant. An alternative source of stem cells, umbilical cord blood, is stored in banks. Everyone faces a small probability of needing a transplant which will increase their likelihood of survival. The registries and cord blood banks are thus an interesting example of a pure …

The 'Good Enough' Multicultural City: Managing Diversity In Toronto, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

No abstract provided.

New Perspectives On European Women’S Legal History, Sara L. Kimble, Marion Rowekamp

Sara L Kimble

No abstract provided.

The Bgsu True Life Stress And Substance Use Campaign. Handout, Kate Magsamen-Conrad

Kate Magsamen-Conrad

No abstract provided.

An Elasticity Analysis Of Fertility Rates In Australia, Chris Lloyd

Chris J. Lloyd

In the recent decade, Australia’s fertility rebounded. Meanwhile, many pronatalist policies are implemented. We are interested in the effectiveness of these policies. To this end, we obtained data to estimate the age and parity specific fertility rates for married and unmarried mothers as well as age-specific marriage and divorce rates. Based on these rates, we then construct a stochastic model for total fertility rate (TFR). Our aim is to identify the group(s) which may have the largest impact on the TFR. We first estimate the elasticity of TFR, which measures the percentage change of TFR given 1% in these group-specific …

The Association Between Hiv Status And Homelessness Among Veterans In Care, Torjo Ghose, Adam J. Gordon, Stephen Metraux, Kristin M. Mattocks, Joseph J. Goulet, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Nancy L. Day, Oni Blackstock, Amy C. Justice

Kristin M. Mattocks

Minority Groups, Sam Frankel

Sam Frankel

Students compile their views of children as a minority group. How helpful is the definition of a minority group, in furthering our understanding of how we engage children in justice related practices.

Parenting Stress And Child Behavior Problems Within Families Of Children With Developmental Disabilities: Transactional Relations Across 15 Years, Ashley C. Woodman, Helena P. Mawdsley, Penny Hauser-Cramc

Ashley C. Woodman

Parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) are at increased risk of experiencing psychological stress compared to other parents. Children's high levels of internalizing and externalizing problems have been found to contribute to this elevated level of stress. Few studies have considered the reverse direction of effects, however, in families where a child has a DD. The present study investigated transactional relations between child behavior problems and maternal stress within 176 families raising a child with early diagnosed DD. There was evidence of both child-driven and parent-driven effects over the 15-year study period, spanning from early childhood (age 3) to …

Changing Cities, Changing Roles: Municipal Developments And The Urban Social Contract In Nineteenth Century Vienna, J. Alexander Killion

J. Alexander Killion

Humans have congregated in urban areas for millennia, but the way in which people have viewed the cities they live in has varied greatly over time. The nineteenth century brought extremely rapid changes in the interactions between people and space, especially in urban areas such as the Austrian capital of Vienna. The experience of Viennese inhabitants during this period is typical of what historian Reinhart Koselleck described as a “denaturalization of historical temporalities,” in which “the relations of time and space have been transformed, at first quite slowly, but in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, quite decisively.” This rapid transformation …

Do Prosecutors Use Interview Instructions Of Build Rapport With Child Witnesses?, Elizabeth C. Ahern, Stacia N. Stolzenberg, Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

This study examined the quality of interview instructions and rapport-building provided by prosecutors to 168 children aged 5–12 years testifying in child sexual abuse cases, preceding explicit questions about abuse allegations. Prosecutors failed to effectively administer key interview instructions, build rapport, or rely on open-ended narrative producing prompts during this early stage of questioning. Moreover, prosecutors often directed children's attention to the defendant early in the testimony. The productivity of different types of wh- questions varied, with what/how questions focusing on actions being particularly productive. The lack of instructions, poor quality rapport-building, and closed-ended questioning suggest that children may not …

Earthlings Seeking Justice: Integrity, Consistency, And Collaboration., Carrie P. Freeman

Carrie P. Freeman

This essay situates animal advocacy as the vital bridge connecting the struggle to protect the rights of human beings with the struggle to protect all living beings. Freeman theorizes why animal advocacy is marginalized among social movements, and explains why the movement should be considered central to a sustainable society that maintains justice for all sentient beings. Focusing on common ground between animal advocacy, human rights, and environmental advocacy an ideological basis is proposed on which these movements can coalesce to resist the ever-increasing corporate exploitation of life. The essay ends by utilizing exploitation of farmed animals as an example …

Concise Guide To Interviewing, Jeralyn L L. Faris

Jeralyn L Faris

Holistic Pregnancy: Rejecting The Theory Of The Adversarial Mother, Rona Kaufman Kitchen

Rona Kaufman Kitchen

In its zealous effort to protect the lives and health of unborn children, the law frequently views the expecting mother with suspicion. In its most extreme form, the law regards the potential mother as a potential murderess. This perspective does not reflect the nature of pregnancy, it undermines the autonomy of loving mothers, and it is detrimental to children. Regardless of whether there is any conflict between mother and fetus, the State presumes the mother to be a threat to her fetus and subjugates her rights as a result. The State interferes with the mother’s autonomy, bodily integrity, parental rights, …

Is It Me Or Her? How Gender Composition Evokes Interpersonally Sensitive Behavior On Collaborative Cross-Boundary Projects, Michele Williams, Evan Polman

Michele Williams

This paper investigates how professional workers’ willingness to act with interpersonal sensitivity is influenced by the gender and power of their interaction partners. We call into question the idea that mixed-gender interactions involve more interpersonal sensitivity than all-male interactions primarily because women demonstrate more interpersonal sensitivity than do men. Rather, we argue that the social category “women” can evoke more sensitive behavior from others such that men as well as women contribute to an increase in sensitivity in mixed-gender interactions. We further argue that the presence of women may trigger increased sensitivity such that men can also be the recipients …

Efectos Regionales Del Libre Comercio: El Caso Del Noreste De México, Gaspare M. Genna, Edgardo Ayala Gaytán, Joana Chapa Cantú, María De Lourdes Treviño Villarreal, Marcos Pérez Estrella

Gaspare M Genna

This work documents trade and productivity flows between Northeastern Mexico, US States, and Canadian provinces. It quantifies the effect of NAFTA on exports, investment foreign direct and total productivity of Northeastern Mexico and, through the combination of a general equilibrium model and time series techniques, analyzes the effects of structural change generated by the NAFTA on value added, employment and welfare.

Evidencia Generada A Partir De Las Encuestas Nacionales De Factores De Riesgo De Argentina: Una Revisión De La Literatura [Evidence Generated From The National Risk Factor Surveys In Argentina: A Literature Review]., Fernando De Maio, J. Konfino, D. Ondarsuhu, L. Goldberg, B. Linetzky, S. Laspiur

Fernando De Maio

No abstract provided.

The Sociodemographic Patterning Of Opposition To Raising Taxes On Tobacco And Restricting Tobacco Advertisements In Argentina, J Konfino, Fernando De Maio, D Ondarsuhu, L Goldberg, B Linetzky, D Ferrante

Fernando De Maio

Families, Funerals And Facebook: Reimag(In)Ing And Curating Toraja Kin In Translocal Times, Kathleen M. Adams

Kathleen M. Adams

Where Knowledge Meets Experience: Emphasizing The Library's Role In An Experiemental Learning Iniative., Elizabeth Price, Rebecca Richardson

Elizabeth Price

No abstract provided.

Sex-Stratified And Age-Adjusted Social Gradients In Tobacco In Argentina And Uruguay: Evidence From The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (Gats), Fernando De Maio, Jonatan Konfino, Dolores Ondarsuhu, Lucila Goldbert, Bruno Linetzky, Daniel Ferrante

Fernando De Maio

Moderating Gender In The Association Of Islamic Lifestyle And Marital Adjustment Among Secondary School Teachers, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the moderating role of gender in relationship of Islamic lifestyle and marital adjustment among secondary school teachers in city of Birjand, Iran. Method: The present research is a correlative study and the sample size was determined through stratified random sampling in which 300 teachers in Birjand (150 males and 150 females) were selected. Locke-Wallace marital adjustment test and Kaviani lifestyle questionnaire short form are used in the present study. Then descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient test, Fisher’s z-test and ANOVA were used. …

Discourse Analysis And Narrative, Barbara Johnstone, Anna De Fina

Barbara Johnstone

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Soundscape In North-Eastern Part Of Iasi City (Sararie – Ticau District), Ana M. Oiste, Florin C. Mihai, Dan A. Chelaru

Florin C MIHAI

This paper presents a complex study of noise levels from road traffic source and the variation during the seasons in an old residential area located in the north-eastern part of Iasi city, an important educational and cultural centre of the country. The study reveal the correlation between noise levels and social activities developed in the area: low number of inhabitants because of the holidays time in August and the resumption of the educational activity in autumn, including school start in September and of the university activity in October. After direct observations, the measurements were made with digital sound –level meter …

Wake Up Or Perish: Neo-Liberalism, The Social Sciences, And Salvaging The Public University, Dariusz Jemielniak

Dariusz Jemielniak

Higher education around the world is currently undergoing a neo-liberal administrative takeover. The drive to reduce costs and increased bureaucratization do not serve any other purpose than increasing the power of the universities’ administration. The reasons for allowing this situation to happen are related to scholars’ inertia and subscribing to a belief that academia can and should be impractical. As a result, the emerging corporate university, McDonaldized model relies increasingly on contingent and deskilled faculty, effectively eliminating the traditional academic freedoms. We conclude with suggestions for possible courses of action to make a constructive counter-movement to the radical changes taking …

Easing The Heavy Hand: Humanitarian Concern, Empathy, And Opinion On Immigration, Benjamin J. Newman, Todd K. Hartman, Patrick L. Lown, Stanley Feldman

Todd K. Hartman

The bulk of the opinion research on immigration identifies the factors leading to opposition to immigration among the American public. In contrast, we identify a key factor and condition under which citizens embrace more permissive and supportive positions on immigration. Past research indicates that humanitarianism is a core value orientation promoting support—albeit limited—for social welfare policy. Extending this research into another highly salient policy domain—immigration—we find that humanitarian concern serves as a significant source of support for permissive positions on government immigration policy. Relying upon secondary analysis of national survey data and an original survey experiment, we demonstrate that humanitarian …

An Assessment Of South China Tiger Reintroduction Potential In Hupingshan And Houhe National Nature Reserves, China, Yiyuan Qin, Philip J. Nyhus, Courtney L. Larson, Charles J.W. Carroll, Jeff Muntifering, Thomas D. Dahmer, Lu Jun, Ronald L. Tilson

Philip J. Nyhus

Human-caused biodiversity loss is a global problem, large carnivores are particularly threatened, and the tiger (Panthera tigris) is among the world’s most endangered large carnivores. The South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) is the most critically endangered tiger subspecies and is considered functionally extinct in the wild. The government of China has expressed its intent to reintroduce a small population of South China tigers into a portion of their historic range as part of a larger goal to recover wild tiger populations in China. This would be the world’s first major tiger reintroduction program. A free-ranging population of 15–20 tigers …

Energy Shocks, Crises And The Policy Process: A Review Of Theory And Application, Peter Z. Grossman

Peter Z. Grossman

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Cities: Myths And Truths, Renato Alas Msc

Renato A Martins MSc

SUMMARY A great team of authors was put together in order to organize a new book related to Sustainable Cities and to discuss the challenges a XXI Century Society has to face in order to overcome the difficult task of a new order. This great team is composed by: Prof. Dr. José Henrique Conti, Dr. Anirban Som, Dr. Ana Adelina de Oliveira Afonso, Dr. Eric Fru Zama, Dr. Burhan Amarah, BSc Qassim Al Khammes, MBA Fernando Focesi Pinheiro and Pres. Chanc. Renato Alas Martins.