An empirical analysis of the reasons why guests select and return to Las Vegas hotel/casino properties

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the reasons why guests select and return to Las Vegas hotel/casino properties. The study intended to investigate the importance of the host relationship in the guests\u27 reasons for selection and return to a particular property; Current marketing research indicates that customer retention is directly related to satisfaction and individualized service experiences. For this reason, research topics were identified as relationship marketing, customer satisfaction versus retention, and loyalty management. Findings suggest that guests with hosts and guests without hosts tend to be comprised of the same demographic group. Casino guests with hosts demonstrated longer hours spent gambling per day; larger average wagers; and a tendency to play table games rather than slot machines. Finally, the importance of the host relationship was determined as low

Structuring Services and Facilities for Library Instruction

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Opening the Door to Student Wellness: An access services lead collaborative effort to help students

Returning after the pandemic, students wellness and mental health is at the forefront of all campus services. After an internal DEI audit, the library realized there were populations that were missing our services, resources, and space. This is a mutual effort that takes the findings of the DEI audit and combines them with the organic efforts of the library’s Access Services department to plan for wellness related services, activities, and information for our population. This presentation will highlight those efforts and showcase how the access services staff and the librarians were able to create a cohesive plan to increase programming for student wellness and information dissemination to marginalized populations. We will discuss our planning process, the budget, programming, working with administrators, data collected, as well as our continuing plans for assessment. This effort includes collaborations with multiple departments across the campus and we will discuss how we leverage these relationships to help our students. The effort to improve student wellness is mirrored by the department’s efforts to increase their own wellness awareness and efforts. The library has made a concerted effort to increase their visibility at campus events not directly connected to academics (pride events, open houses, accepted students day). The Access Services Team has focused on attending training (both provided locally by the university and through national conferences and webinars) to educate themselves to better serve our student population. The presentation will highlight some of the trainings and campus events the library attends. The Access Services team provides an incalculable resource to our students as the first presence they see when they walk in our buildings. The accessible and friendly environment they cultivate sets the tone for the library. Having an eager, educated, and attentive access services staff with a focus on wellness and mental health provides a welcoming environment. We are excited to share our experience and expertise with those who want to increase student wellness and access to resources to help with their mental health

A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF UNIVERSITY READING SPECIALIST CANDIDATES: INDIVIDUAL AND PROGRAMMATIC DIMENSIONS AND THEIR CORRELATES TO SCORES ON THE PRAXIS AND OTHER OUTCOME MEASURES

The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine which dimensions of teacher preparation contribute to creating effective reading specialists. These dimensions include educational factors, such as certification (Darling-Hammond, 1999), educational experience which points to teacher quality (Ferguson, 1991) and demographic factors such as age, type of teacher preparation program—four year, five year, or Master of Arts in Teaching. Participants were the reading specialist candidates during the 2002-2003 school year at a metropolitan university. This study used reading specialist candidates' Grade Point Average, Praxis test scores, teaching experience, class performance rating, and performance rating in the field to examine what background, characteristics, and instruction contribute to the preparation of effective reading specialists. Analyses of data showed that teaching experience, age of candidate, and Praxis certification tests correlated with the outcome measures of coursework, performance rating, and Praxis reading specialist scores. Interviews of reading specialist candidates provided in-depth understanding of how candidates viewed the program. Results of the study contribute to a better understanding of the individual dimensions of the reading specialist candidate. This understanding, in turn, provides further information for the improvement and evaluation of the program, and adds to research about the preparation of reading specialists

Prospectus, March 5, 1971

STUDENT GOV\u27T. RAPS OGILVIE; Cardwell Will Remain A Nonconformist; Students Have Need For Research Group; Letters To Editor; Bull Page: Nighttrain , The Crucible Is Cast, Road Rally, SASLA, Wit N\u27 Wisdom, Used Books, Music-Minded?, Pollution, Petitions Due, Vets Social, Advertisements; Drop Final to Lakeland: Cobras End B-Ball Season; P.C. In Two Meets; Soda Jerks Rule As Intramural Champs; Danville Squeaks Past In Overtime; Vincennes Caps Invitational; Parkland Slaughters U. of I.; Cobras Down Kankakee; Matmen Place Ninth in Region IV; Reba Reese-Devoted Cheerleaderhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1971/1011/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, October 9, 1970

VETS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS; Parkland Offers Loans, Grants; Prospectus Gets New Advisor; Counselor\u27s Corner; Letters to Editor; Pollution-Solutions?: Issues and Values; Bull Page: Veterans Meeting, New Instructor, CUCT First Production, Catch 22, Edgebrook Buses, No Classes, Fashion Seminar, Organizations Officers, Scholarships; Yes Sir -- I\u27m For Real!; Coaches Corner; Cross Countryhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1970/1025/thumbnail.jp

Agricultural research for nutrition outcomes – rethinking the agenda

Agriculture and food are assumed to be critical determinants of stunting and micronutrient deficiency. However, agriculture research for development has not translated as expected into better nutrition outcomes. We argue that to do so, agriculture research needs to be fundamentally changed, from the current emphasis on supply-side production and productivity goals to understanding consumption and addressing factors that can improve diet quality. Some of the research will be to improve the efficiency of supply for more nutritious foods. Other research will need to focus on factors that promote diet quality rather than focus on food security goals through stocks of staple cereals. Because of its importance in low-income, high-burden countries, agriculture can also contribute more effectively to multisectoral nutrition-sensitive development strategies and programs. Critical roles for agricultural research in multisectoral actions will be better metrics, indicators and research studies for diet quality and better evaluation methods – both randomized trials for specific interventions and contribution analysis through theories of change for more complex multisectoral system interventions to prevent stunting and micronutrient deficiencies. To achieve improvements in nutrition outcomes at scale, researchers must engage in new partnerships. In food systems, these partnerships must include more disciplines from agriculture and food science through economics and social science to business and delivery science. Food system researchers will also need to engage more with value chain actors and policy makers. Current efforts to improve nutrition outcomes at scale are severely hampered by data and evidence gaps that prevent better decisions and faster learning

Modèles socio-écologiques : renforcement de la recherche interventionnelle dans le contrôle du tabac

Quelques aspects dans le domaine du contrôle du tabac ont été marqués par une conceptualisation plus large des facteurs complexes qui déterminent la santé de la population. Les programmes de santé publique de contrôle du tabac accordent une part de plus en plus grande à des interventions à plusieurs niveaux et à des changements de politiques pour influencer le contexte. De plus, des concepts socio-écologiques (par exemple, stratégies visant des interactions intrapersonnelles, interpersonnelles et socio-environnementales) sont implicites à de nombreuses politiques exhaustives de réduction du tabac. Par contraste, la recherche interventionnelle sur le tabac est à la traîne par rapport à cette progression, avec des stratégies au niveau individuel qui continuent à dominer le programme de recherche. De nouvelles méthodes de recherche sont suggérées pour renforcer la recherche interventionnelle dans la prévention et l’arrêt du tabagisme. En utilisant l’exemple des adolescents et des transitions développementales, nous illustrerons comment la réflexion entourant les modèles socio-écologiques offre de nouvelles possibilités pour la recherche interventionnelle sur le contrôle du tabac.Some aspects of the tobacco control field have been informed by a broader conceptualization of the complex factors that determine population health. Tobacco control programs increasingly include multi-level interventions and policy changes to influence context. Further, socioecological concepts (e.g., strategies targeting intrapersonal, interpersonal and socioenvironmental interactions) are implicit in many comprehensive tobacco reduction policies. In contrast, tobacco intervention research lags behind this progression, with individual level strategies continuing to dominate the research agenda. New research methods are suggested to strengthen intervention research in tobacco prevention and cessation. Developmental transitions are briefly explored to consider the impact of developmental vulnerability and resiliency on youth tobacco use, providing an expanded focus and new opportunities for intervention research.Algunos aspectos en el campo del control del tabaco han sido marcados por una conceptualización más amplia de los factores complejos que determinan la salud de la población. Los programas de salud pública acuerdan una parte cada vez más grande a las intervenciones en varios niveles y a los cambios de políticas para influenciar el contexto. Además, los conceptos socioecológicos (por ejemplo, las estrategias que apuntan a las interacciones intrapersonales, interpersonales y socioambientales) están implícitos en numerosas políticas exhaustivas de reducción del tabaco. Por el contrario, la investigación intervencional sobre el tabaco está atrasada con respecto a este progreso, y el programa de investigación sigue estando dominado por estrategias a nivel individual. Se sugieren nuevos métodos de investigación para reforzar la investigación intervencional en la prevención y la supresión del tabaquismo. Utilizando el ejemplo de los adolescentes y de las transiciones del desarrollo se ilustra de qué manera la reflexión que rodea los modelos socioecológicos ofrece nuevas posibilidades para la investigación intervencional sobre el control del tabaco