The Anchor Index

This index contains listings of articles in The Anchor. The Anchor is a newspaper put out by Hope College students. It contains articles written by students about Hope College events, people, issues, etc. Note: This is a rough index. It contains tens of thousands of references and was prepared by past and present volunteer staff

2010 Bluestone

The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/allyearbooks/1103/thumbnail.jp

Black Teen\u27s Experiences of Victimization In Dating Relationships: Assessment of Risk and Protective Factors and Outcomes

Approximately 10% of male and 21% of female high school students report having experienced physical and/or sexual victimization in a dating relationship (Vagi et al., 2015). Multiple sources report that Black/African American teens have the highest rates of teen dating violence (TDV) victimization (CDC, 2017; Eaton et al., 2012). Data for this study comes from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS) collected from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2015, 2017, and 2019. A limited but growing field of research examines the effects of risk behaviors on TDV among teens. Among Black teens, the present study uses path analysis to (1) analyze the risk factors (e.g., early initiation of risky behaviors, violent behaviors, risky sexual behaviors, substance use, and risky driving behaviors) of TDV victimization (2) determine if a positive school environment can help to prevent TDV victimization and (3) determine the mental health outcomes of TDV victimization. Findings indicated that all early and current risk behaviors included in the study were associated with TDV, and the early risk behaviors mediated the relationship between TDV and mental health outcomes. At the same time, a positive school environment did not serve as a protective factor. Findings provide insights into the complex relationship between early and current risk behaviors, mental health outcomes, and TDV victimization – to better understand the opportunities for the development of prevention and intervention programs geared around early and current risk behaviors, mental health, and TDV victimization specific to Black teens

Bowdoin Orient v.138, no.1-25 (2008-2009)

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A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography, Volume 9: All Formats—Combined Alphabetical Listing

This bibliography is a work in progress. It attempts to update Ronald B. De Waal’s comprehensive bibliography, The Universal Sherlock Holmes, but does not claim to be exhaustive in content. New works are continually discovered and added to this bibliography. Readers and researchers are invited to suggest additional content. This volume contains all listings in all formats, arranged alphabetically by author or main entry. In other words, it combines the listings from Volume 1 (Monograph and Serial Titles), Volume 3 (Periodical Articles), and Volume 7 (Audio/Visual Materials) into a comprehensive bibliography. (There may be additional materials included in this list, e.g. duplicate items and items not yet fully edited.) As in the other volumes, coverage of this material begins around 1994, the final year covered by De Waal's bibliography, but may not yet be totally up-to-date (given the ongoing nature of this bibliography). It is hoped that other titles will be added at a later date. At present, this bibliography includes 12,594 items

Building Information Modelling (BIM) maturity-benefits assessment relationship framework for UK construction clients

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is defined as an approach to building design, construction, and operation through modelling technology, associated sets of processes and people to produce, communicate and analyse building information models. The implementation of BIM is projected to improve the efficiency of the design, construction, and operation of an asset through 3D visualisation, integrated and automated drawing production, intelligent documentation and information retrieval, consistent data and information, automated conflict detection and automated material take off.Despite the considerable value that BIM can add to any project, it has been noted that BIM prevented to be widely implemented due to the lack of clients’ demand. The lack of BIM understanding and the initial cost of BIM implementation represent the main barriers which clients always hesitate to use BIM. To overcome these difficulties, clients have to understand their roles in the BIM implementation process and also provide the requirements that will enable them to use BIM effectively and realise the desired benefits of BIM. These requirements have been identified as competencies. The lack of using these competencies inside the UK has raised questions about why together with the suitability of using them within the UK. In addition, the lack of presenting these competencies with relation to the benefits increase clients concerns about the feasibility of having these competencies.The aim of this research was therefore set out to support client organisations in the UK to implement BIM effectively by establishing BIM maturity competencies–BIM uses benefits assessment relationship for the UK construction client. The research engaged a multiple-case-studies approach to validate the proposed BIM maturity competencies list and online questionnaire to validate the relationship between BIM maturity competencies and BIM uses benefits. Data from each case was analysed by using a content analysis technique before being cross-analysed to determine the patterns of the interviews’ manuscripts. In addition, the online questionnaire was analysed using correlation techniques. The findings were then discussed and theoretically validated to produce a conceptual framework. The research reveals 19 competencies that can support clients in their BIM implementation. Furthermore, this research identified two key relationships. Firstly, the relationship between clients’ roles and BIM maturity competencies and secondly, the relationship between BIM maturity competencies and BIM uses benefits. Finally, this research has resulted in the development a conceptual framework to assess the relationship between BIM maturity and BIM benefits