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Eco-News September 2019, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine

Eco-News

In this issue:

• Green Cleaning Pilot
• Food Waste Recovery
• Community Garden
• Sustainability Tip

Stepping Into The Library For The First Time, Chris Worland

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Library tours helps students learn about the library as a place in order to feel more comfortable utilizing library services and the building. A self-guided video tour of the library helps to accomplish that goal while also allowing instructors to assign it outside of the classroom. The poster introduces the technology and process involved in creating the iTour, the connection to and inclusion of the tour with first-year courses, as well as overall engagement with the tour according to broad level statistics.

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Cognitive Ability, And Psychosocial Functioning, Maleia Mathis

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Nearly half of all children in the U.S. have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and 23 percent have experienced at least two ACEs. Cumulative exposure to ACEs places children at increased risk for poor psychosocial functioning in childhood and cognitive ability may mediate this relationship. The study aims were to assess the predictive ability of cumulative exposure to ACEs on poor psychosocial functioning and to determine if verbal and non-verbal cognitive ability mediated this association. Parent-child dyads from a low-income pediatric clinic were assessed. Parents were given a parent report measure to assess the child’s psychosocial functioning …

Equity & Inclusion Matters - Issue 7, September 2019, Otterbein Office Of Social Justice & Activism

Equity and Inclusion Newsletter

Included in this Issue:

• Otterbein Welcomes Students to Campus
• Otterbein celebrates PRIDE
• Active Listening with Cultural Sensitivity
• Impact in Honduras

Deforestation In The Amazon Rainforest, Brandon Wegrowski

Ballard Brief

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest represents a critical issue in our modern world, as it is the root cause of many other problems that affect the entire planet. The Amazon's deforestation is particularly relevant because it has been a chronic issue that has plagued the region for decades. Some of the key contributing factors include cattle ranching, infrastructure development such as roads, the building of many large dams, and small-scale subsistence farming. Consequences of deforestation in the Amazon include a significant loss of species and their habitats, a disturbance of indigenous peoples and their health, an increase in CO2 emissions, …

Girls' Access To Education In Ghana, Harper Forsgren, Asia Haslam, Shelby Hunt, Nathan Heim, Andrew Wirkus

Ballard Brief

Lack of access to education negatively impacts a person's development in a number of ways and leads to fewer opportunities and increased risks for the individual. Females are disproportionately affected by the lack of gender equality in Ghana's educational system. This inequality comes as a result of practices such as child marriage, child labor, inadequate training of teachers. the inability to accommodate for girls' menstruation cycles at school, and hidden costs of sending children to school. All of these factors are confounded by social norms that tend to see female education as less valuable and thus more disposable than male …

Healthcare Access In Rural Communities In India, Jacob Player

Ballard Brief

Rural communities in India face a severe shortage of access to healthcare services. There is little public spending on healthcare, and what money the government does spend is largely distributed to urban settings rather than rural ones. Additionally, the private healthcare industry primarily serves urban settings. While there is a significant healthcare personnel shortage throughout India, it is particularly problematic in rural areas. Because of this issue, those in rural areas seeking healthcare services must often travel distances of up to 100 km to access them. Healthcare providers that are serving rural communities are often local and have little to …

Substance Abuse Among College Students In The United States, Sam Lofgran

Ballard Brief

College students are one of the largest groups of substance abusers in the United States. Many turn to substances to deal with mental illness and academic stress, particularly using study drugs to help with their academics. Students are exposed to drugs because of party culture and Greek life, where substance abuse is much more common. Substance abuse impacts many of these students' education, leading them to get lower grades and struggle academically. It also results in more emergency room visits due to substance abuse and addictions. Long-term drug abuse often leads to long-term health problems as well. Universities and outside …

Cyborgs For Environmental Justice: East Asian American Stories From The 1991 People Of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, Lisa Ng

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The goal of this paper is threefold: to serve as an oral history archive of the East Asian American experience at the 1991 People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, to analyze the role of East Asian Americans in the Environmental Justice Movement (EJM), and to fill an ideological and political vacuum that exists in East Asian American communities. This work analyses the experiences of East Asian Americans who were present at the 1991 People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit--an event scholars have attributed to igniting the EJM. The paper argues that East Asian Americans act as “Cyborgs”—both as their ascribed …

St. Benedict Parish For The Deaf Church Bulletin, September 1, 2019

Saint Benedict Parish for the Deaf Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in San Francisco, CA

Saint Benedict Parish for the Deaf Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Silent Holy Spirit, September 2019

Silent Holy Spirit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in St. Louis, MO

Newsletter Title Finding Aid

Happenings In The Deaf Community, Fall 2019

Happenings in the Deaf Community

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Denver, CO

Thirty-Five Years Of Computerized Cognitive Assessment Of Aging — Where Are We Now?, Avital Sternin, Alistair Burns, Adrian M. Owen

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Over the past 35 years, the proliferation of technology and the advent of the internet have resulted in many reliable and easy to administer batteries for assessing cognitive function. These approaches have great potential for affecting how the health care system monitors and screens for cognitive changes in the aging population. Here, we review these new technologies with a specific emphasis on what they offer over and above traditional ‘paper-and-pencil’ approaches to assessing cognitive function. Key advantages include fully automated administration and scoring, the interpretation of individual scores within the context of thousands of normative data points, the inclusion of …

Knowledge Commons (2019), Michael J. Madison, Brett M. Frischmann, Katherine J. Strandburg

Book Chapters

This chapter provides an introduction to and overview of the knowledge commons research framework. Knowledge commons refers to an institutional approach (commons) to governing the production, use, management, and/or preservation of a particular type of resource (knowledge). The research framework supplies a template for interrogating the details of knowledge commons institutions on a case study basis, generating qualitative data that may be used to support comparative analysis.

Social Vulnerability To Large Wildfires In The Western Usa, Palaiologos Palaiologou, Alan A. Ager, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Cody Evers, Michelle A. Day

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Federal land managers in the US can be informed with quantitative assessments of the social conditions of the populations affected by wildfires originating on their administered lands in order to incorporate and adapt their management strategy to achieve a more targeted prioritization of community wildfire protection investments. In addition, these assessments are valuable to socially vulnerable communities for quantifying their exposure to wildfires originating on adjacent land tenures. We assessed fire transmission patterns using fire behavior simulations to understand spatial variations across three diverse study areas (North-central Washington; Central California; and Northern New Mexico) to understand how different land tenures …

จุฬาฯ วันนี้ ยุทธศาสตร์จุฬาฯ อุทยานจุฬา 100 ปี สวนสาธารณะ แห่งนี้ต่างจากสวนสาธารณะทั่วไปอย่างไร, กชกร วรอาคม

Jamjuree Journal

No abstract provided.

Meaning-Making Among Intentionally Childless Women, Christine Brooks

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This paper is a summary of a qualitative research project that focused upon meaningmaking processes as described by intentionally childless women. A grounded theory exploration, it involved semi-structured interviews with 30 cisgendered women aged 27–61 who chose childlessness early in life. Based on principles inherent to social constructivism and feminist theories, the subjective voices of the participants were analyzed as normative expressions of female identity. The main category that accompanied intentional childlessness was a sense of freedom. In addition, two additional thematic categories focused on ways the women view their contributions to their communities and experience belonging and a sense …

Relational Liaising To Integrate Informed Learning Into The Disciplinary Classroom, Kim L. Ranger

Books and Contributions to Books

This conceptual chapter sets the stage for how librarians can support informed learning. It looks at how the intersections between informed learning, Bakhtin’s philosophy of communication, and relational leadership contribute to a model of relational liaising. The chapter provides examples of practical applications, interdisciplinary collaboration, and shared leadership which librarians and other teachers can adapt for specific arts, humanities, or social sciences disciplines. Many of the illustrations are set within communication-related curricula but also include the arts.

Guidelines For Costing Of Social And Behavior Change Health Interventions, James Rosen, Willyanne Decormier Plosky, Lori Bollinger

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

These Guidelines for Costing of Social and Behavior Change Health Interventions (SBC Costing Guidelines) provide a framework for estimating the cost of interventions for social and behavior change, which seek to change health behaviors by addressing factors such as knowledge, attitudes, and social norms.

From Romantic Jealousy To Sympathetic Joy: Monogamy, Polyamory, And Beyond, Jorge N. Ferrer

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This paper explores how the extension of contemplative qualities to intimate relationships can transform human sexual/emotional responses and relationship choices. The paper reviews contemporary findings from the field of evolutionary psychology on the twin origins of jealousy and monogamy, argues for the possibility to transform jealousy into sympathetic joy (or compersion), addresses the common objections against polyamory (or nonmonogamy), and challenges the culturally prevalent belief that the only spiritually correct sexual options are either celibacy or (lifelong or serial) monogamy. To conclude, it is suggested that the cultivation of sympathetic joy in intimate bonds can pave the way to overcome …

Transforming Acquisitions And Collection Services: Perspectives On Collaboration Within And Across Libraries, Michelle Flinchbaugh, Chuck Thomas, Rob Tench, Vicki Sipe, Robin Barnard Moskal, Lynda A. Aldana, Erica A. Owusu

Purdue University Press Book Previews

This book explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in acquisitions. In consortial acquisitions, a number of libraries work together, usually in an existing library consortia, to leverage size to support acquisitions in each individual library. In cross-functional acquisitions, acquisitions collaborates to support other library functions. For the library acquisitions manager, technical services manager, or the library director, awareness of different options for effective consortial and cross-functional acquisitions allows for the optimization of staff and resources to reach goals. This work presents those options in the form of …

จุฬาฯ วันนี้ ยุทธศาสตร์จุฬาฯ นวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้...สู่การศึกษาตลอดชีวิต(Learning Innovation For Lifelong Education), แนบบุญ หุนเจริญ

Jamjuree Journal

No abstract provided.

บันทึกจุฬาฯ "จากวัดมหาธาตุสุโขทัยสู่ตึกบัญชาการ", นภัส ขวัญเมือง

Jamjuree Journal

No abstract provided.

Program Report Law Librarians And Online Security: Transforming Talk Into Action, Sharon Bradley

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Sharon Bradley summarizes the Law Librarians and Online Security session from the recent AALL annual meeting in Washington, D.C. in July 2019.

Technical Services Law Librarian (ISSN 0195-4857) is an official publication of the Technical Services Special Interest Section and the Online Bibliographic Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries. https://www.aallnet.org/tssis/resources-publications/technical-services-law-librarian/

“Kodet Etike Të Medias Në Kosovë”, Albulena Kërhanaj

Theses and Dissertations

Kjo temë është shumë e dobishme jovetëm për studentët e gazetarisë dhe arkivën e UBT-së në degën e medias, por mbi të gjitha kjo temë mund të ofrojë të dhëna interesante rreth funksionimit të kodeve të etikës në mediat kosovare. kk Respektimi ose mos respektimi i kodeve etike në Kosovë është një çështje që kërkon trajtim profesional dhe studimor. kk Nisur nga ky fakt, punimi ofron një varg dokumentesh që lidhen me zhvillimin e këtyre kodeve, funksionimin e tyre në praktikë, dallimet esenciale mes kodeve kosovare dhe atyre ndërkombëtarë me disa shembuj.

Mbijetesa E Mediave Të Shkruara Në Kosovë, Zylfije Thaçi

Theses and Dissertations

Termi mediat në përgjithësi i referohet mediave të komunikimit ose mediave masive,të cilat janë në dispozicion të një numri të pranuesve dhe janë konceptuar kolektivisht si një entitet i vetëm, gjithëpërfshirës dhe i përhapur. Fillimisht do të thotë një ndërmjetës ose një sasi e mesme.

Mediat e shkruara apo në përgjithësi të gjitha mediat janë një segment shumë i rëndësishëm i një vendi, për arsye që gjithmonë dërgojnë tek informacionet e rëndësishme apo të nevojshme rreth vendit.

Në studimet mediatike dhe në shkencat e tjera shoqërore, media zakonisht i referohet mjeteve të komunikimit (media të shtypura ose transmetuese) ose forma …

Sfidat E Seleksionimit Dhe Regrutimit Të Burimeve Njerëzore Në Spitalin Rajonal - Feriza, Abetare Rexhepi Imeri

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim është mbështetur në përmushjen e disa qëllimeve dhe objektivave të cilat në vazhdimësi kërkojnë zgjidhje përmes Burimeve Njerëzore, si përmes, hulumtimeve, mbledhjes, strukturimit, analizimit të dhënave të mbledhura e pastaj të identifikohen vështirësitë, përparësitë dhe të metat e procesit të zhvillimit aktual në menaxhimin dhe përformancën në organizatat e Kosovës në nivel lokal. Me rëndësi të veçantë është që të gjitha vështirësitë të adresohen në institucionet përkatëse dhe organizatat e tjera relevante të cilat shprehin vullnet për mbështetjen dhe aktiviteteve që mund ti kenë BNJ-re. Objektivat janë identifikuar në mënyrë sa më specifike, të matshme dhe të përcaktuara …

Efekti I Strategjisë Së Shpërblimit Në Performancën E Punonjësve, Flandra Shala

Theses and Dissertations

Në çdo vend, qoftë a`i instituticion i varur apo i pa varur, publik apo shtetëror, shpërblimi mund të jetë një nga arsyjet e një performance më të mirë dhe më efektive. Ka diskutime të vazhdueshme në mënyrën se si strategjita e shpërblimit ndikon në performancën e bankave. Ky punim është një rast studimi i ndikimit të strategjisë së shpërblimit në performancën e punonjësve të Bankës Raiffesen. Gjithashtu në këtë punim do të analizohen dhe krahasohen të dhënat e fitura nga Banka Raiffesen me sektorin bankar në Kenia. Në pjesën e parë të këtij punimi janë dhënë disa definicione rreth ndikimit …

Organizimi Dhe Funksioni I Parlamentit Të Kosovës, Gresa Leka

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është që të tregojmë fillet e para te paralementarizmit në Kosovë duke filluar nga mbledhjet e para që janë mbajtur nga burrështeatsit e atëhershëm deri tek krijimi i parlamentit të Kosovës.

Sistemi paralamentar është formë e qerverisjes shtetërore e bazuar në parimin e ndarjes së pushtetit shtetëror.

Historiku i kuvendit të Kosovës si një institucion demokratik është i gjatë,

por më e rëndësishme dhe sfiduse ka qenë koha gjatë tranzisionit mbas luftës së vitit 1999 duke kërkuar zgjedhjen e statutit final drejt pavarsisë se Kosovës.

Gjatë këtij punimi gjithashtu jemi munduar të sqarojm punën dhe ligjëshmerin …

Integrimi Europian, Afërdita Duraku

Theses and Dissertations

Integrimi Evropian do të thotë kultivim të unitetit ndërmjet vendeve dhe popujve evropianë. Brenda Bashkimit Evropian, do të thotë se vendet i grumbullojnë resurset e veta dhe bashkarisht marin shumë vendime. Kjo marje e vendimeve të përbashkëta realizohet nëpërmjet bashkëpunimit dhe bashkëveprimit nëpërmjet Institucioneve të Bashkimit Evropian siç janë Parlamenti i BE, Këshilli i BE, Komisioni i BE etj. Integrim Evropian është proces integrimi politik, legal, ekonomik dhe në disa raste edhe social dhe kulturor i vendeve Evropiane. Procesi i Integrimit Europian kërkon një punë të përbashkët nga të gjitha institucionet qeveritare të një sheti dhe gjithë resurset politike duhet …