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Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

Creator:

Finley, Tera R.

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Assisted living facilities represent a large portion of the long-term care facilities in the United States. Although there are not uniform policies regulating assisted living facilities, debates on the best way to ensure adequate staffing center on two approaches: required ratios or acuity-based staffing. The purpose of this study is...

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Capstone Project

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. Edwards, representing Sociology Patrick M. Emerson, representing Economics I
The Influence of NGO Strategies on the Sustainability of Biosand Water Filters in Cambodia

Creator:

Whinnery, Jaynie L.

Abstract:

This essay evaluates the effectiveness of NGO strategies to promote program sustainability using a case study of two NGOs that install biosand water filters in Cambodia. While the ownership-focused strategy of cost-sharing is the most commonly used and studied, there is evidence to suggest that certain more neglected strategies can...

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Capstone Project

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Dr. Sally K. Gallagher, representing Sociology Dr. Patrick M. Emerson, representing
Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Creator:

Algursan, Assem S.

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This dissertation focuses on the behavior of security returns around certain events that occurred in the Saudi stock market. In the first study, we measure and analyze the reaction of security returns around a major horizontal merger that occurred in the banking industry in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this...

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Dissertation

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Tremblay, Dr. Rolf Färe, Dr. Qinglai Meng, Dr. Patrick Emerson, and Dr. Donald Neubaum for their