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Total Listing: 46
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Recorded at: 2/14/2008 
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A location allocation approach to redistricting: a case study of the 2010 Nebraska unicameral |
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Geospatial Solutions, 2007: August 20, 2007. http://govm.geospatial-online.com/gssgovm/, Burger PR, Haack, RJ, Landgrud KK, Stansberry JC
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Geographic Information Science (GIS) was used to redistrict the Nebraska single chambered legislature based upon population estimates for the 2010 unicameral redistricting. A location allocation was conducted in ArcGIS to locate the centers of population around which the 49 legislative districts were drawn. In addition to the legally mandated criteria of equal population, compactness, and contiguity, districts were drawn to preserve county and city boundaries to the extent possible. Two plans were created. The first adjusted the current boundaries drawn in 2000 based upon shifts in the population while the second ignored the original boundaries opting instead to maximize the districts in terms of population equality and compactness. Both plans were more compact with a lower overall relative population deviation than the existing 2000 boundaries.
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Paul Burger is an associate professor of geography
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Ryan Haack, Kurt Langrud and Joe Stansberry participated on this research during the Spring 2007 semester as a class project during their senior year in partial fulfillment of their GIS / Spatial analysis program. Kurt is employed in industry and Ryan and Joe will graduate in December 2007 |
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Recorded at: 11/21/2007
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Why parents choose charter schools for their students with disabilities |
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J Educ Res Pol Stud, 2007;6(2)., Finn JE. Caldwell K, Raub T
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This study used an open-ended structured interview to investigated parents’ of students with disabilities perceptions of charter schools and why they chose this type of school to educate their child. Findings showed a general theme of parents believing that the traditional area public school did not meet their child’s needs in terms of size, academics, and addressing the student’s unique educational needs. When commenting on the positive aspects of charter schools, parents indicated the charter school’s willingness to address the disability and strong communication with families and reported negative aspects of charter schools included high staff turnover and academic changes in short periods of time. This research is important due to new federal and state laws concerning parents rights to schools of choice and it is helpful for school administrators and teachers needed to be aware what parents require in a school for their children with disabilities
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Jane Finn is an assistant professor of education
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Kate Caldwell and Tara Raub participated in this research in their junior year. Raub is currently beginning her first year of teaching while Caldwell is still enrolled and completing her student teaching |
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This research was supported through a Frost Center Grant.
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Recorded at: 11/19/2007
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Make the results come alive |
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Quirks Marketing Res Rev, October 2006;58-66, Murray M
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Communicating results, effectively, is a key to successful commercial marketing research projects
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Her faculty mentor was Patrick Quinlan, professor of accountancy and business administration
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Ms. Murray performed a written evaluation of the current version of PowerPoint for a publication reaching 12,000 research professionals. Her article covered PowerPoint basics through advanced features of this widely used member of the Microsoft application suite with an emphasis on utilizing PowerPoint in the communication of qualitative and quantitative research results. This work, conducted in 2006, was in partial fulfillment of her departmental honors program. She is currently employed with Hart Associates, an advertising agency in Toledo, Ohio. |
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Her research was funded by the Accountancy and Business Administration Department of Adrian College
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Recorded at: 11/6/2007
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Regina: Revisiting the education of upper-class women in the Middle Ages |
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Lucerna, Fall 2006:48-56, Peters S. Reading
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Recent evidence is presented that medieval women in the upper class were well educated, and possibly as literate as upper-class men. This evidence includes an analysis of books owned, commissioned, and written by medieval women. Additionally, the author argues that by applying the revisited definition of medieval literacy found in “Varieties and Consequences of Medieval Literacy and Illiteracy” by Franz H. Bäuml specifically to women, a more accurate view of women’s education and literacy in the Middle Ages may be established
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Sarah Peters began this research as an independent study project in her junior year. She continued the research as a Senior Honors Thesis. The author will be attending The Ohio State University in the fall 2007 to commence her studies in the MA/PhD History Program. |
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This was supported by a University of Missouri-Kansas City SEARCH Grant
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Recorded at: 11/6/2007
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State adult correctional facilities for women and men: A comparison of communication and visitation policies |
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Correct Comp, 2007;32:1-4, 25-26, Hoffmann HC, Dickinson GE, Dunn CL
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This research is an exploratory analysis of the policies of male and female correctional institutions regarding inmates’ correspondence, visitation and telephoning. Data were gathered via mailed surveys in 2005 from state correctional facilities for adult women and men in maximum security institutions. The survey return rate was 84 percent (N=162). The findings suggest that prison communication policies may be somewhat less restrictive on women than men. These results are informative as many state legislatures are becoming increasingly attentive to strategies that might reinforce inmate relationships with family and friends so as to reduce recidivism rates. Doing so improves the likelihood of prisoners’ post-release success, lessening the financial strain of incarceration on state budgets, while simultaneously increasing community safety
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Heath Hoffmann and George Dickinson are professors of sociology
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Chelsea Dunn was a double major in sociology and English and is finishing her first year of law school at the University of Richmond School of Law |
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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology provided support for this project
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Recorded at: 11/6/2007
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Communication policy changes in state adult correctional facilities from 1971-2005 |
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Crim Justice Rev, 2007;31:1-18, Hoffmann HC, Dickinson GE, Dunn CL
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The objective of this research is to document correctional institutions’ policies regarding inmates’ correspondence, visitation and telephoning between 1971 and 2005. Data were gathered via mailed surveys in 1971, 1981, 1991, and 2005 from state correctional facilities for adults in maximum security institutions. The survey return rates were 93 percent (N =64) in 1971, 96 percent (N=66) in 1981, 81 percent (N=91) in 1991, and 84 percent (N=162) in 2005. The findings suggest that prison communication policies are becoming more restrictive on visitation and inmates are assuming more of the expenses for correspondence. At the same time, policies regarding telephone usage seem to have gotten more lenient with the financial obligations falling solely on the inmates. These results are informative as many state legislatures are becoming increasingly attentive to strategies that might reinforce inmate relationships with family and friends so as to reduce recidivism rates, lessening the financial strain of incarceration on state budgets
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Heath Hoffmann and George Dickinson are professors of sociology
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Chelsea Dunn was a double major in sociology and English at the College of Charleston and is finishing her first year of law school at the University of Richmond School of Law |
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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology provided support for this project
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Recorded at: 11/6/2007
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Electoral politics: The Senate, nomination reform, and presidential candidates |
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MI J Poli Sci, 2007;2(7):9-28, Rodd L
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Every four years, senators make up a large percentage of the candidate pool in presidential elections despite the apparent poor performances of contenders with legislative backgrounds. Previous studies on the subject have supported the theory that candidates who are current or former senators perform poorly because they lack executive experience and have taken traceable stands on critical issues, thereby disadvantaging hopeful candidates. This study reexamines that hypothesis, analyzing general election data from 1856 and primary election data from 1952. The findings suggest that both conventional wisdom and previous academic studies have falsely identified Senate experience as a liability to presidential candidates in general elections, and that being a current or former senator has no real impact on how well a candidate will do in the crucial New Hampshire primary or in the general election
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Dr. William Cunion, assistant professor of political science
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LeighAnn Rodd wrote the paper under the direction of her adviser. Although a junior at the time, her paper was written as the thesis for her Senior Culminating Experience requirement. She is currently completing her undergraduate degree in Political Science, presently doing an internship with The Daily Show in New York City. She plans to attend graduate school at New York University next fall. |
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Recorded at: 4/18/2007
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A Plague of Plagues: The Problem of Plague Diagnosis in Medieval England |
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Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 2007; 37: 371-393, Theilmann, John, Cate, Frances
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This article examines the recent hypothesis that the "great plague" of 14th century England was not Yersinia pestis, but some other disease. After analysis of the historical literature and descriptions of the etiology of Yersinia pestis in the biological and medical literature, the authors concluded that the disease was indeed the plauge. It was also concluded that some of the deaths assigned to the plague by earlier researchers probably came from other diseases (e.g. influenza).
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John Theilmann is professor of history and politics at Converse College
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Frances Cate participated in the project as an independent resarch project during her senior year. She is currently a medical student at the Medical University of South Carolina. |
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Recorded at: 4/18/2007
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Reforming reforms: changing incentives in education finance in Vermont |
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Educ Fin Pol, 2006;1(4):441-464, Schmidt SJ, Scott K
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We estimate the effects the change from Act 60 to Act 68 aid formulas will have on spending inequality in Vermont. Act 68 reduces tax prices for education spending in all towns, but reduces them disproportionately for wealthy towns. The resulting increase in inequality is small relative to existing inequality. It is difficult to maintain finance systems that give wealthy towns strong incentives to spend less or subsidize poorer towns. Using state revenues to subsidize schools achieves nearly as much equality as more transparent mechanisms, at lower political cost
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Stephen Schmidt is associate professor of economics
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Karen Scott participated in this research in the summer after her sophomore year, and is presently employed in industry |
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Recorded at: 2/22/2007
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Where’s the narrator? Rewriting MacIntyre’s narrative concept of selfhood |
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Dialogue, 2006;48(1):10-17, Earlenbaugh JP
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Alasdair MacIntyre’s narrative concept of selfhood as expressed in After Virtue is evaluated and analyzed. It is ultimately argued that his view of the narrative concept of selfhood fails to explore the role of a narrator, assumed to be implicit in any narrative concept. Once this role has been taken into account, this new narrative concept of selfhood entails a drastically different relationship between the self and society, than the one first outlined by MacIntyre
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Joshua Earlenbaugh authored this work at the end of his junior year. He is now preparing for graduate school in philosophy |
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Recorded at: 2/21/2007
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An investigation of Internet commodities exchange at ABC Food Markets |
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Ind Manage Data Syst, 2006;106:213-223, Aghazadeh S M, Seyedian M, Cimino A, Garguiolo F, Hart K
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A case based research approach is used to evaluate the Internet Commodities Exchange (ICE) system to explore the business-to-business (B2B) purchase and sale of supplies and services over the Internet. Two surveys were conducted to measure ICE quality. The findings may be used to direct management teams in designing and implementing future generation of ICE
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Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh and Mojtaba Seyedian are both professors of business
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A. Cimino, F. Garguiolo, and K. Hart participated in this research to fulfill the requirement of the Production and Operations Management course. All three are currently employed in industry |
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Recorded at: 12/12/2006
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Government intervention in street vending activities in Guayaquil, Ecuador: A case study of vendors in the municipal markets |
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en Problemas Del Desarrollo: Revista Latinoamericana De Economia, 2006;37(144):145-170, Lawrence PG, Castro S
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In the past three decades, important questions about the “urban informal sector” in developing nations have been raised, such as: how should governments approach a growing informal sector? Does affirmative government intervention raise the incomes of participants in this sector who directly “benefit” from such intervention? Does helping this sector lead to an increase in rural to urban migration? We examine some of these issues by profiling the participants in this sector and analyzing the impact of government policies to organize street vendors in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Pareena G. Lawrence is associate professor of Economics and Management at The University of Minnesota, Morris
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Sandra Castro started work on this research project in Spring semester of her junior year and continued it into her senior year as her “undergraduate research project.” She is currently employed at a not-for-profit corporation aimed at low-income families and other vulnerable persons in local communities |
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The research was supported by University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
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Recorded at: 12/12/2006
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Kant’s assessment of motivation in the fulfillment of social obligations |
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Penn Bioethics, 2006;2(2, Knupp J
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This paper explores the motivations of physicians who promote the health of their communities through the fulfillment of social obligations beyond the boundaries of their own patients. Based on the assumption that physicians do have social obligations, this paper looks at the normative, motivational question, namely “How should physicians be motivated to fulfill social obligations?” The paper traces the Kantian view of morality and motivation. The distinctions between required, merely permissible, and forbidden actions are drawn
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This work was authored by Jackie Knupp during her senior year at the University of Richmond as part of her honors thesis in Leadership Studies. She has deferred an acceptance to UNH-MC Medical School and is currently interning with the March of Dimes under the Truman Foundation’s Summer Institute. Her faculty mentor was Terry L. Price, also of the University of Richmond. |
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This work was funded by the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond
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Recorded at: 7/21/2006
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“Not Tonight”, An Original Play |
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This undergraduate authored play was written in 2004 by Ms. Cory Miller in a Playwriting class taught by Professor Franklin Ashley at the College of Charleston. With the encouragement and support of Professor Ashley, Cory entered the play into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival were it was selected as a finalist and was presented as a staged reading in Palm Beach as part of the Kennedy Center's Southeastern Conference. At that conference the play won second prize for the entire Southeast and the College of Charleston was asked to open this year's conference in Jacksonville on Feb. 8, 2006. Cory continued to work on the play with Professor Ashley and Gary Garrison from New York University on revisions. Professor Ashley directed the new version of the play which was performed in Charleston, South Carolina Feb 2nd – 4th, 2006, at the Chapel Theatre. "Not Tonight" then went on to open the Kennedy Center’s Southeastern Conference in Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 8, 2006 as a full production
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Recorded at: 7/21/2006
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Hollywood vs. Hicksville: Warner Bros. and Disney in the 1930s |
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Cartoons: An International Journal of Animation, 2005:2:42-44, Knoell TL
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The study of the Disney and Warner Bros. cartoons from 1928 to 1940 as historical artifacts as opposed to simply entertainment led to a much more nuanced understanding of not only the development of animation but also the conventions and underlying messages regarding one’s place in society. The historical record contained in seven minute segments of celluloid allows us a view into the minds of Depression-era Americans and lends validity to cartoons as much more than mere child’s play
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Tiffany L. Knoell is currently a student at Utah Valley State College. |
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This research, gathered for her senior thesis, was funded by a Presidential Scholarship from UVSC
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Recorded at: 7/21/2006
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IPO returns: Pre and post dotcom bubble |
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J Bus Econ Res, 2005;3(11):1-5, Kayne D, Laux J
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This study inspects the relative first-day returns of tech/internet initial public offerings (IPOs) before, during, and after the 1999-2000 dotcom "bubble" to investigate whether market inefficiency and agency conflicts were resolved. Using IPOs during the 1990 to 2004 period, we discover significant reversals in underpricing of internet IPOs following the large-scale investigation of IPO valuation practices
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Judith Laux is professor of economics and business at Colorado College
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Danny Kayne is a 2005 graduate of Colorado College whose career aspirations relate to stock market and company research. Danny completed this research as part of his Senior Thesis in Economics during his senior year. Both authors presented their findings at the 2005 European Applied
Business Research Conference in Athens, Greece, where they received a "Best Paper" award. |
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A Colorado College Venture Grant, the Knight Chair for the Study of Free Enterprise, and a Chapman Research Grant provided support for this research and the associated travel
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Recorded at: 7/21/2006
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The demise of distance? The declining role of physical distance in knowledge transmission |
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Growth Change, 2006;37(1):19-33, Johnson DKN, Siripong N, Brown AS
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The transmission of knowledge diminishes with physical distance, one factor explaining the geographic clustering of scientific and industrial activity. This analysis investigates how those distances have stretched over time-- between collaborating inventors, and between inventors and the technology which inspires them. While physical distance is still a factor, it is clear that its constraining effects have weakened, especially for particular technologies, and regions of the United States
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Daniel K.N. Johnson is a Mrachek Fellow and assistant professor of economics at Colorado College
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Nalyn Siripong engaged in this research during the spring of her senior year, while Amy Brown worked on it during the summer preceding her senior year. Both pursued it as an independent study opportunity. Nalyn is now pursuing graduate work in the Health Economics Program at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and Amy is pursuing graduate work in the Economics Department at UCLA. |
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The research was supported by an NSF Award for the Integration of Research and Education, along with a Mrachek Fellowship for research at Colorado College
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Recorded at: 7/21/2006
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The influence of structural changes and international players on competitive balance in the NHL |
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Atl Econ J, 2005;33(2):215-224, Fenn AJ, von Allmen P, Brook S, Preissing T
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Previous sports studies on competitive balance have focused on the standard deviation of wins, but this paper uses a more sensitive measure of parity. This paper calculates the deviations of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of team points (dHHIp) for the years 1942-2002 in hopes of better understanding the determinants of competitive balance for the National Hockey League. There are three major factors affecting parity in the league: concentration of goals scored, the concentration of goals allowed, and the major expansion of 1967-1968. Free agency was found to be insignificant in determining competitive balance using the dHHIp model
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Aju J. Fenn is the John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Professor, Department of Economics and Business
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Thomas Preissing worked on this project for his Senior Thesis in 2003. Tom is now a defenseman for the San Jose Sharks. |
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The project was funded by Colorado College Social Science Executive Committee
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Recorded at: 7/20/2006
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Explaining customer satisfaction with food services: An examination of a college cafeteria |
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Proceedings of the 2005 Atlantic Marketing Association, 2005(XXI):162-166, Andaleeb SS, Caskey A
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With the increasing number of students now attending college, the topic of how well the campus cafeteria is meeting their needs has become increasingly important. Student complaints about the lack of food variety and the long waiting lines sparked the idea of conducting this applied research study. The results of a survey suggest that students want a healthier and more diverse selection of food, as well as a more ambient cafeteria atmosphere and improved services of the staff
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Syed S. Andaleeb is professor and program chair
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Sam & Irene Black School of Business, Penn State Behrend. Amy Caskey is a senior majoring in Marketing. The study was undertaken at her junior year as part of a class project in marketing research |
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The research was supported by funds from the Sam and Irene Black School of Business
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Recorded at: 1/6/2006
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An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis |
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Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, 1543-1560, Catherine C. Eckel, Philip J. Grossman, M. Rachel Johnston (St. Cloud State University).
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Paper reports evidence from a laboratory experiment that examines whether third-party contributions crowd out private giving to charity. The results indicate that government transfers (forced contributions) do not crowd out private giving when the source of the funding of the forced transfer is not apparent. Forced contributions do, however, crowd out private giving when the source of the funding of the forced transfer is apparent. The results have two important general implications. First, lab experiments can be used to test theories of charitable giving in situations where the assumptions of the theory can be enforced. Second, the framing of a decision can lead to very different outcomes in the lab.
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Catherine C. Eckel is a professor of economics at the University of Texas-Dallas. Philip J. Grossman is professor of economics at St. Cloud State University (SCSU).
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M. Rachel Johnston was a spring 2003 graduate of SCSU with a double major in Finance and Economics. This research was undertaken for her senior research project. She is currently employed in the private sector. |
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The research was supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Network on Preferences and Norms.
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Recorded at: 1/6/2006
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Measuring Paternal Certainty Using Cross-Cultural Data |
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World Cultures, 2004, 15, 48-59, Brad R. Huber, Vendula Linhartova, Dana Cope (College of Charleston).
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A measure of paternal certainty for use in cross-cultural research was developed. It is a composite index based on four items: the 1) frequency of premarital, and 2) extramarital sex, and the 3) strength of the sanctions against premarital, and 4) extramarital sex.
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Brad R. Huber and Dana Cope are professors of anthropology at the College of Charleston.
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Vendula Linhartova participated in this research during her senior year. In addition to this publication, this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. |
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Recorded at: 1/6/2006
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Evolutionary Theory and Birth-Related Investments by Kin in Cross-Cultural Perspective |
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World Cultures, 2004, 15, 60-78, Brad R. Huber, Vendula Linhartova, Dana Cope (College of Charleston), Mike Lacy (Colorado State University).
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This cross-cultural research paper shows that an individual’s age, sex, and genetic relatedness to mother and newborn shape the amount and type of birth-related investments he or she makes. Genetic relatedness itself is a function of genealogical relationship and paternal certainty. The impact of these variables is skewed, in turn, by a society’s descent and residence rules.
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Brad R. Huber and Dana Cope are professors of anthropology at the College of Charleston. Mike Lacy is a professor of sociology at Colorado State University.
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Vendula Linhartova participated in this research during her senior year. In addition to this publication, this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. |
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Recorded at: 9/29/2005
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Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Islam Post-September 11: A Community Structure Approach |
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Communication Research Reports, 2005, 22(1), 15-27, John C. Pollock, Christine Piccillo, Dana Leopardi, Stefanie Gratale (The College of New Jersey).
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Using a community structure approach exploring links between city characteristics and coverage frames, this systematic national cross-section sample of 19 major newspapers tracked coverage of Islam during the year after the 9/11 attacks. Although most (14) cities revealed favorable/neutral coverage, the higher the percent foreign born or number of Arab/Farsi speakers in a city, the less favorable the coverage of Islam, the latter accounting for 29 percent of the variance.
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John Pollock is a professor of communication studies at The College of New Jersey.
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Christine Piccillo and Dana Leopardi, both employed, are graduates of TCNJ, where they collaborated on this project in a research methods course their senior year. Stefanie Gratale joined the project for an independent study the first month of her junior year and is a senior at TCNJ. |
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Recorded at: 9/29/2005
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Multiple Intelligences and Young Adult Literature: An Extended Conversation |
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Language Arts Journal of Michigan, 2004-2005, 20.5, 23-30, Kia Jane Richmond, Johanna Delorey (Northern Michigan University).
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An English professor teaching a course focused on literature for young adults examined how Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences influenced her choice of assignments and her responses to students' work. A student enrolled in the course reflected on her own choices in response to young adult literature and investigated the benefits of using multiple intelligence theory in the teaching of middle/high school English.
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Kia Jane Richmond is an assistant professor of English and co-director of the English Education program at Northern Michigan University.
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Johanna Delorey is an English and French secondary education major who participated in collaborative research with Richmond during the summer after the she took young adult literature course. She is currently completing her methods courses and planning to student teach in the winter of 2006. |
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Recorded at: 9/12/2005
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The Baha'i Faith & Its Relations to Judaism, Christianity, & Islam: A Brief History |
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International Social Science Review, 2004, 79, 137-151, Adam J. Berry (Emory University).
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The history of the Baha'i Faith since its inception in the middle of the 19th century was examined, and the interactions of its adherents with Jews, Christians, and Muslims were the focus of the research. Social, historical, theological, and political issues were also addressed. A correlation between the age of the religion in question and its general reaction to the Baha'i Faith was found; that is, Jews were more receptive and less hostile to Baha'is than were Christians, while Shi'i Muslims exhibited the most hostile reactions.
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Adam Berry is a 3rd-year undergraduate student of Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and developed this research from work undertaken for a class paper in the Fall of 2003. |
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Recorded at: 6/3/2005
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Hollywood's Triumph and Parents' Loss: An Examination of the PG-13 Rating |
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Popular Communication,, 2004, 85-101, Ron Leone, Lynn Osborn (Stonehill College)
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This study is an examination of the MPAA’s use of the PG-13 rating through a content analysis of ratings descriptions—sentences used by the MPAA to explain why PG-13 was assigned to a movie—for the years 2000-2002. Over the three-year period, adult content in PG-13-rated movies increased, sexual content showed a marginal increase from 2001 to 2002, and violence, when mentioned, was described as more “intense."
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Ron Leone is an assistant professor of communication.
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This article was part of Lynn Osborn's senior thesis project. She is currently applying to graduate school. |
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Recorded at: 6/3/2005
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Learning with Gertrude Stein: Playgrounds of Aggression and Grace |
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Theatre Topics, 2004, 14, 379-396, James Peck, Kelly Howe (Muhlenberg College)
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Possibilities of Gertrude Stein’s theatrical theory for performative pedagogy are explored. The co-authors, a professor and a student, analyze work created by students in a class partially devoted to Stein’s theater. Keeping with Stein’s love of geography, these projects accumulated into a sustained investigation of the students’ shared educational environment - a highly contested, cognitive re-mapping of home.
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James Peck is an assistant professor of theatre at Muhlenberg College and visiting assistant professor of dramaturgy and dramatic criticism at the Yale School of Drama.
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Kelly Howe co-authored this article during her senior year at Muhlenberg College. She is currently a graduate student in the program in Performance as Public Practice at the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Recorded at: 6/3/2005
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What Self Respecting Museum is Without One?: The Story of Collecting the Old World at the Science Museum of Minnesota 1914-1988 |
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Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archive Professionals, 2005, 1 (4), S.J. Redman (University of Minnesota, Morris)
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The history of the development of the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Old World or Classical Archaeological collection was examined through archival research. The project is significant in that it allows researchers a better understanding of the nature of the museum collections. A more holistic understanding of these types of collections, specifically including how they were acquired, will prove to be a catalyst for better research.
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Redman is advised by Dr. Julie Pelletier, Anthropology and Dr. Roland Guyotte, History.
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S.J. Redman is a senior at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) who researched the Science Museum of Minnesota’s collection as part of more extensive senior research project incorporating the collections of other museums in the Midwest. |
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The research was supported by UMM.
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Recorded at: 6/3/2005
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Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Community Structure Approach |
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Journal of Health Communication, 2004, 9, 281-307, John C. Pollock, Spiro G. Yulis (The College of New Jersey)
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Using a community structure approach linking city characteristics and variations in media coverage, the authors examined newspaper coverage of physician-assisted suicide in a nationwide sample of 15 city newspapers over four years. Content analysis of article "prominence" (placement, headline size, story length, presence of photos) and overall article direction (favorable, unfavorable, or balanced/neutral) yielded a combined and widely varied single score "Media Vector". or measure of issue "projection" for each newspaper. A "stakeholder" factor, age (percent over 75) was associated with unfavorable coverage of physician-assisted suicide, while "access" (to both media channels and health care combined) was linked to favorable coverage, together accounting for 46.3 percent of the variance.
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John Pollock is a professor of communication studies.
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Spiro Yulis completed data collection and initial project drafts during his junior year in a communication research methods course, followed by an independent study. After finishing his Master in Health Science at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Spiro was employed at The College of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. |
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Recorded at: 11/1/2004
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Childbearing Women's Perceptions of Nursing Care that Promotes Dignity |
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Explaining customer satisfaction with food services: An examination of a college cafeteria, 2004, 33, 498-507, R. Matthews, L. C. Callister (Brigham Young University)
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Twenty first time childbearing women were interviewed about their birth experience. Nurses played a pivotal role in preserving dignity during childbirth. Participants expressed appreciation that their emotions, decisions, physical comfort, and privacy were taken seriously. Women appreciated feeling valued and respected. Dignity was enhanced by care that gave women their preferred level of control. During this significant life event for six million women who have children each year in the United States, satisfaction with childbirth is strongly influenced by perceptions of caregiver support.
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Lynn Callister is a professor of nursing
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Rachel was an undergraduate student and is currently a staff nurse at the University of Utah Medical Center. |
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The work was funded by BYU.
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Recorded at: 11/1/2004
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Did You Not Understand the Question or Not? An Investigation of Negatively Worded Questions in Survey Research |
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Journal of Applied Business Research, 2004, 20, 75-86, Johnson, Jill M., Dennis N. Bristow, Kenneth C. Schneider (Saint Cloud State University)
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Participant responses to negatively versus positively worded questionnaire statements were compared. The literature suggested that one could expect the wording of questionnaire items (i.e., negatively worded vs. positively worded) to influence participant responses to those scale items. Three hypotheses regarding the factor structure and internal reliability of the scale were empirically investigated. Results showed statistically significant differences in the psychometrics of the scale when negative or double negative wording was added to scale items.
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Dennis Bristow and Kenneth Schneider are professors of marketing.
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Jill Johnson participated in this research as part of an independent study during her senior year and is employed in industry |
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Recorded at: 8/18/2004
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| Title |
Cross-Cultural Differences: An Influence on Tourism Ethics? |
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Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 2004, 52 (1), 39-50, Stephen W. Litvin, Pei-Sze Karen Tan, Juliana Pei-Fong Tay, Kelly Aplin (College of Charleston)
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Tourism, as the world's most international of industries, brings people together from cultures around the world. To a large degree the impact of tourism on a host culture is affected by the ethics of these tourists. This paper evaluates tourism behaviors from an ethical perspective of undergraduate students from four nations, Australia, the United States, Taiwan, and Singapore, to determine the relative ethical standards of these future tourists and future shepherds of the tourism industry.
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Stephen Litvin is an associate professor of hospitality and tourism marketing.
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Kelly Aplin is a graduate of the College of Charleston. Karen Tan and Juliana Tay are graduates of the Nanyang Business School of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The Asian/Pacific portion of the project was completed by Karen Tan and Juliana Tay as their senior thesis. The USA portion was conducted by Kelly Aplin as a senior year independent study project. All students worked under the supervision of Dr. Litvin. Karen Tan is currently a teaching assistant at Nanyang Technological University and has applied to graduate school. Juliana Tay is a manager for Pan Pacific Hotels, Singapore. Kelly Aplin is currently employed in the legal field in Charleston. |
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Recorded at: 8/18/2004
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Knowledge and Health Beliefs of Osteoporosis in College Nursing Students |
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2004, 23(2), 128-133, Orthopaedic Nursing Journal, Sarah Lynn Ziccardi, Carol A. Sedlak, Margaret O. Doheny (Kent Sate University)
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Using survey methodology, 194 college nursing students’ knowledge of osteoporosis, health beliefs regarding osteoporosis, self-efficacy to perform osteoporosis-prevention activities, and actual performance of osteoporosis-prevention activities was described. Senior nursing students were found to be significantly more knowledgeable about osteoporosis and had a significantly higher mean self-efficacy score for exercise than sophomore students. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding health beliefs about osteoporosis, performance of weight bearing exercise, or dietary calcium intake.
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Carol Sedlak is an associate professor of nursing. Margaret Doheny is a professor of nursing.
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Sarah Ziccardi conducted the research during her junior year and as her senior honors thesis. Sarah is employed as a Registered Nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Passavant Hospital. She is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Nursing Education. |
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This research was supported by funding from the Clevleand Chapter of the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses and Kent Sate University.
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Recorded at: 8/16/2004
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Religiosity and Sexual Responsibility: Relationships of Choice |
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American Journal of Health Behavior, 2004, 28, 335-346, J. Kenneth Davidson, Sr., Nelwyn B. Moore, K |
