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Space And Defense – Volume Five – Number One – Summer 2011, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number Two – Summer 2010, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Four – Number One – Winter 2010, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Three – Number Two – Fall 2009, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Three – Number One – Summer 2009, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Two – Number Three – Winter 2009, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Two – Number Two – Winter 2008, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense – Volume Two – Number One – Winter 2008, Space And Defense Journal

Space and Defense

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Andrews Physical Therapy Clinic Provides E-Visits

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Cartographic Vandalism In The Era Of Location-Based Games—The Case Of Openstreetmap And Pokémon Go, Levente Juhasz, Tessio Novack, Hartwig H. Hochmair, Sen Qiao

GIS Center

User-generated map data is increasingly used by the technology industry for background mapping, navigation and beyond. An example is the integration of OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in widely-used smartphone and web applications, such as Pokémon GO (PGO), a popular augmented reality smartphone game. As a result of OSM’s increased popularity, the worldwide audience that uses OSM through external applications is directly exposed to malicious edits which represent cartographic vandalism. Multiple reports of obscene and anti-semitic vandalism in OSM have surfaced in popular media over the years. These negative news related to cartographic vandalism undermine the credibility of collaboratively generated maps. Similarly, …

The Urban Heat Island Effect In Nevada, Ember Smith, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown

Environment

This fact sheet explores the temperature difference between Nevada cities and their undeveloped surrounding areas using reports by the Urban Land Institute, Climate Central, National Public Radio (NPR), and various governmental organizations. We investigate what “urban heat islands” are, their effects, the correlation between heat and income, and factors that contribute to rising temperatures in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno.

Provost Newsletter - March 26, 2020, Office Of The Provost, Wright State University

Office of the Provost Newsletters and Announcements

The Newsletter from the Office of the Provost regarding a new pass/unsatisfactory grading option for undergrad students and extension of the withdrawal deadline as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Covid-19 Is A Major Risk To New York State’S Older Veterans, Mariah Brennan Nanni, Mary Helander

Population Health Research Brief Series

The older adult veteran population is at high risk of contracting COVID-19. New York State’s veterans are concentrated in geographic areas with rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts. As the virus continues to spread, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) must prepare to provide coronavirus treatments to older adult veterans in NYS.

Spartan Daily, March 26, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 28

Sino-American Competition In Latin America And The Caribbean, Anthony Russo Orezzoli

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the various ways in which great-power competition between China and the United States will affect regional stability within Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This research will evaluate various theoretical approaches within the study of international relations (neorealism, neoliberal institutionalism, constructivism), as well as review foundational works of Robert Koehane, Robert Gilpin, and other major IR theorists. By utilizing these approaches, this thesis seeks to explain an increased Chinese presence in Latin America and the Caribbean through diplomatic, information, military and economic lens (DIME). In doing so, it becomes clear that stable …

Deaths Exceeded Births In Nearly Half Of U.S. Counties Last Year, Kenneth M. Johnson

Carsey School of Public Policy

In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that even before the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, deaths were at a record high in the United States last year, but there were the fewest births since 1986. Between July 2018 and July 2019, the surplus of births over deaths was the least in more than 50 years. As a result, more people died than were born in 46 percent of U.S. counties last year. Because of this smaller surplus of births over deaths and diminished immigration, the U.S. population grew by just 0.48 percent last year—the lowest population growth rate …

Cross-National Incarceration Rates As Behavior Of Law, Christopher J. Marier

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Incarceration rates vary substantially around the world. However, systematic cross-national comparisons examining such variation are rare. Using Donald Black’s theory of law, and further informed by other theories in the sociology of punishment with conceptual overlap, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the structural and cultural factors that influence incarceration rates around the world. Using data from the World Prison Brief, World Values Survey, CIA World Factbook, and other international datasets, this study evaluates a series of ordinary least squares regressions in 66 nations. This study is one of few macrosocial tests of Black’s theory of law to …

Hpv Vaccination Intentions In Black Young Adults, Kayla Mathis-Gamble

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative study in HPV vaccine naïve, Black college students aged 18-24, enrolled in a minority serving institution (MSI) and/or historically black college/university (HBCU), is to assess perceived: vulnerability, severity, benefits, barriers; and risk behavior factors (trust/mistrust, social influence, and prior sexual behavior) regarding intent to initiate and complete the HPV vaccination series.

Methodology: After IRB approval was obtained, Black college students were recruited from the MSI/HBCU(s). The study was guided by the Health Belief Model. The participants completed paper and pencil surveys.

Findings: The research was conducted in pursuit of four aims. There were one …

Forecasting Attrition By Afsc For The United States Air Force, Trey S. Pujats

Theses and Dissertations

Retention and personnel management is a challenge for every organization, particularly the military due to its hierarchical structure and barriers to entry. Talent must be developed and retained to become leaders, beginning at the lowest level in the Air Force. The Air Force faces a retention problem unlike most organizations that requires a unique perspective and tailored solution to each Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC). There exists previous efforts to predict attrition rates in the Air Force based on economic factors. This study expands upon the economic factors and tailors the predictor variables of attrition based on the AFSC. The …

Examining Healthcare Institutions By Bringing Qualitative Data From Two Eras Into Empirical Dialogue, Judson G. Everitt, James M. Johnson, William H. Burr, Stephanie H. Shanower

Sociology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this paper, we argue that there is new insight to be gained by reexamining the classic text, Boys in White, in strategic ways. Specifically, we share excerpts from Boys in White with current medical students and ask for their reactions in qualitative interviews, examining the relevance (or lack thereof) of earlier meanings about professional training for current processes of professional training. We show how we have employed this technique in our current project revisiting Boys in White with current medical students, and discuss preliminary findings that reveal the potential of this technique for documenting evidence of macro-level forces …

The Gentle Artist: Empowering Warrior-Scholars Through The Physical Feminism Of Jiu-Jitsu, E. Emily Mahoney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is an autoethnography about the socialization of people in various cultural contexts, in particular, women in the embodied role of the academic researcher. Being a researcher and enduring an experience of sexual assault right in the middle of my first research interview left me in a state of shock and survival. One out of every six American women will survive attempted or completed rape during her lifetime, with college-aged women being three to four times at increased risk compared to all women, yet the odds that this would take place during a project which had major implications for …

Adolescent Food Insecurity In Rural Sindh, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Sana Sheikh, Romaina Iqbal, Rahat Qureshi, Iqbal Azam Syed, Rubina Barolia

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Background: Food insecurity (FI) is alarmingly high in developing countries including Pakistan. A quarter of Pakistan's population consists of adolescents yet there is no information on their experience of FI. FI at adolescent age have long term effect on mental and physical health hence we aimed to determine the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among adolescents and compare it with household FI, and assess social determinants of adolescent FI.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey on 799 households with unmarried adolescents was conducted from September 2015 to June 2016 in three union councils of Hyderabad, Pakistan. Unmarried 10-19 years old girls and …

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball redshirt senior Sandra Skinner, whose final season was cut short because of the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament earlier this month.

How Negative Information And Trust In Government Shape Protest Voting, Rhiannon Lu Stringer

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the issue of protest voting in American elections. Negative information environments have been shown to significantly shape an individual’s propensity to cast a protest vote (i.e. vote for a minor party, write-in candidate, or abstain from voting on a particular race). However, I argue that an individual's trust in government will condition the effect of a negative information environment on the likelihood that he or she will cast a protest vote. Using an online survey experiment conducted in October 2019, I test the hypothesis that individuals with low trust in government will be highly susceptible to negative …

Human-Giraffe Interactions: Characterizing Poaching And Use Of Parts As A Threat To Giraffe In Northern Kenya, Kirstie Ruppert

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Giraffe (Giraffe spp.) are iconic wildlife species to Africa, yet relatively little conservation funding and research have been directed at protection of giraffe in the wild. A growing number of national governments and conservation organizations are implementing management strategies to address the threats that giraffe face. To inform these plans, there is a need for social science that examines the human pressures associated with decline of giraffe populations, including poaching and the use of giraffe parts. As the large majority of reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) range occurs outside formally protected areas, conservation plans must be made with …

Interethnic Harmony As A Factor In Combating Ideological Threats In The Context Of Globalization, Mohira Toshbekova

The Light of Islam

Peoplies interest to islam has been resing constantly now. Unfortunately there are a few who have been trying to vas troly islami a view as their vilorent political aims. They threat not oney our piece and independence, but also purity of Islam religion. Wicked purpose and destroying ideas of exstremistic groups always make us be careful and warned. Nowadays people are living with the fear of being murder terrorism. Global changes, different information technology attack and ideological theats encourage us to keep awareness in this threatening world.

Leading helthy social-religions atmosphere, larning heritage at the past and agitating of national …

Mechanisms Of Prevention Of Religious Xenophobia And Islamophobia, Aziza Rustamovna Nosirova Miss

The Light of Islam

Today it is important to study the phenomenon of religious xenophobia and Islamophobia, their impact in a globalized world and ways of prevention. The information presented in the article is aimed at preventing these realities, and various methods such as theoretical, historical, cultural and comparative have been used to highlight this matter. These methods will help to conduct a broader study on the topic. The included examples reveal the efforts to prevent religious xenophobia and Islamophobia, various international organizations, and legislation adopted in Uzbekistan. The article also discussed the views of the religions on religious freedom and tolerance. This, in …

About The Content And Significance Of The Resolution "Education And Religious Tolerance", Saidafzal Saidxanbalovich Saidjalolov

The Light of Islam

The purpose of the article is to clarify the nature, meaning and significance of the resolution "Enlightenment and religious tolerance." The following methods were used to write the article: comparative analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction.

The article analyzes the nature, levels and types of tolerance. In particular, the definition of tolerance is mentioned based on the “Declaration of the principles of tolerance”. All levels and types of tolerance are described in detail. The author comments on gender, racial, ethnic, linguistic, economic, social and religious types of tolerance.

The essence of the introduction, paragraphs and all articles of the resolution "Enlightenment …

Role Of Nasafi’S “Aqaid” In The Struggle Against Ideas Of Modern Fanatical Movements, Abdullatif Alloqulov

The Light of Islam

This article discusses the methods of Abu Hafs Nasafi, used by him to refute the ideas of representatives of fanatical movements based on theological issues raised in the work “Akaid” and the comments to it. Also, the article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the origins of the ideological views of modern religious movements with the ideology of Kharijites, Mutazilites, Kadarits, Jahmites, Dzhabarits, etc.

Also, the ideas of various historical religious movements were compared and analyzed with the challenges of modern extremist groups, such as Hizbu-t-Tahrir, Salafists, jihadists, the Islamic Movement of Turkestan and rebuttals based on verses …

The Innovative Development Of The Industry In Tashkent Region, Nilufar Batirova

The Light of Islam

This article focuses on the development of a system of objective assessment of production activity in the region and its impact on socio-economic infrastructure. The economic potential, the availability of fiancial resources of the region is analyzed. In particular, the peculiarities of industrial development of Tashkent region are stated. It also analyzes the economic potential of the region one by one. It is written about the necessity of change the principles of state regulation of the scientifi sphere for innovative development and effctive functioning of the regional industry. International experience is an example of organizational and economic measures that support …