Van Boening and Wilcox ran experiments finding that the ordinarily robust Double
Auction produced inefficient results in an environment characterized by a small number
of sellers with non-convex cost structures (i.e. ...
This thesis explores and critiques the ways in which testimonies of genocidal
rape, incest and stranger rape, affect and are affected by community surviving practices.
This thesis is written to continue discussions of ...
The purpose of this study is to examine a student organization and identify how the
students’ statuses, roles, and behaviors relate to their experiences within that
organization. Rosabeth Kanter’s (1977) Men and Women ...
This study examined syllabi for student development courses offered at the 23
main community colleges with 40 branch campuses of the Virginia Community College
System (VCCS) to determine content and structure relevant ...
This paper seeks to expand on existing scholarship to elaborate some stories of the
independent church movement in early twentieth-century Natal and on the
Witwatersrand, when numerous African churches broke away from ...
Theories accounting for the task resumption process following an interruption
have primarily been memory based accounts (Altmann & Trafton, 2002, 2007; Oulasvirta
& Sarrlilouma, 2004). The purpose of this study was to ...
This paper assesses the implications of spatial dependence of outward FDI flows to
clarify the importance and prominence of complex foreign direct investment by
multinational enterprises, which are neither purely horizontal ...
The worldwide population of refugees continues to grow, and a significant proportion of
these individuals experience poor physical, psychological, social and occupational
functioning. Empirical research examining specific ...
Preservational bias in the fossil record presents difficulties when knowledge of
biodiversity in paleoecosystems is needed. In such cases paleobiodiversity must be
assessed without having direct knowledge of undiscovered ...
Social networks represent one dominant mode that drug use thrives in society by
providing users with access to drugs and by offering social support for use. This study
extends prior social network research by measuring ...
What punishment theorists have termed “proportionality”- where the response to crime is
well-suited to the crime itself - I frame as a problem of economic coordination. Providing
criminal justice proportionately is a ...
The rise of the Internet has altered many industries, including the field of journalism.
With its multitude of resources and myriad online tools, the Web affords those who use it
the ability to quickly reach many people ...
This dissertation investigated the long-term efficacy of Support Focused
Marital Therapy. This study analyzed the six month follow-up data collected from
couples who completed the 12 session intervention. In addition to ...
Social networking sites have steadily gained in popularity since their introduction more
than 10 years ago. As people increasingly count co-workers and other acquaintances
among their networked “friends” on such sites, ...
Prior studies using an aviation display with functional properties have shown
improvements in performance and knowledge, suggesting that functional interface design
may be used to improve flight training. To improve ...
Organizational culture is vital to business success in everything from mergers to
attracting high-quality personnel. This article explores how writing influences
organizational culture. This study examines the professional ...
Throughout the Cold War the United States’ relationship with its allies was
primarily based on its ability to defend them against the Soviet Union. The US would
bear the military burden for their safety in exchange for ...
This thesis investigated the relationship of iron in the brain enhanced by an elevated level
in the drinking water and Amyloid precursor protein (APP) in a transgenic (Tg) model of
Alzheimer’s disease. Mice were given ...
Raised as a pastor’s daughter in what she believed to be a great church, the author’s world
was rocked when in her early teenage years her dad stepped down from the ministry and left
his church. Over the years that ...
This thesis is a novel that tracks a pivotal year in the lives of two couples. Set in the town
of Chagrin, theses four individuals home is sprawling into a wealthier community that
leaves them alienated and forced into ...