Factors that Effect the Impact of State Telemedicine Policies on Telemedicine Activities

Policies that govern the telecommunications industry will significantly impact the use and evolution of IT. Although there is substantial research on telecommunications policy at the national level, very little has been done at the state level. A major policy initiative at the state level has been the creation of a telemedicine industry. This research piece studied factors that effect the impact of state government telemedicine policy on telemedicine activities

Is Male Androphilia a Context-Dependent Cross-Cultural Universal?

The cross-cultural ethnographic literature has traditionally used the label male “homosexuality” to describe sexual relationships between biological males without considering whether or not the concept encompasses primary sexual attraction to adult males. Although male androphilia seems to be found in all national populations, its universal existence in tribal populations has been questioned. Our goal is to review previous cross-cultural classifications and surveys of male same sex behavior to present a system that does justice to its varied expressions, especially as it is informed by contemporary sexuality research. Previous comparative research does not effectively distinguish male same sex behavior from male androphilia. Using the standard cross-cultural sample (SCCS) as a sampling frame and the ethnographic sources in the human relations area files and elsewhere, we present distributional data on various forms of male same sex behavior. The SCCS is useful because it is designed to be representative of all historically known social formations and the sample is designed to reduce similarities as a consequence of common descent or historical origin as well as reduce the probability of diffusion of sociocultural practices from one culture to another. Our results show that male same sex behavior as well as male androphilia is much more common than previously estimated in the SCCS. With our findings, we make an argument that male androphilia is a context-dependent cross-cultural universal

Conceptual Data Modeling in the Introductory Database Course: Is it Time for UML?

Traditionally, the typical undergraduate database course uses a form of Entity-Relationship (ER) notation when teaching conceptual modeling. While we have seen an increase in the academic coverage of UML in the database course, it is very rare to see UML as the primary modeling notation when teaching conceptual data modeling. However, outside of academe, there has been advocacy for the use of UML as an effective modeling tool for database design and for it to provide a unifying modeling framework. This paper examines the level of support for using UML vs. established ER notations for teaching conceptual data modeling in the introductory undergraduate database course. An analysis of textbook and tool support as well as a survey of what IS undergraduate programs are using in their introductory undergraduate database courses is included

The Ursinus Weekly: The College at War, June, 1943

The American college at war: America\u27s youngest dean of men shows how the college has geared itself to meet the needs of a nation at war • Lest we forget • The Navy at Ursinus • The 10 best stories of the Weekly, 1902-43 • Students in wartime • Ursinus: 1917 and 1943 • Servicemen\u27s directory • Professor for 50 yearshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/3104/thumbnail.jp

Improving statistical skills through students’ participation in the development of resources

This paper summarizes the evaluation of a project that involved undergraduate mathematics students in the development of teaching and learning resources for statistics modules taught in various departments of a university. This evaluation regards students’ participation in the project and its impact on their learning of statistics, as characterized in terms of statistical reasoning, statistical thinking, and skills for statistical consultancy. The participation of students is evaluated from the viewpoint of communities of practice. The evaluation resulted in a characterization of the benefits of such a project and suggestions for implementations of future projects, and in addition brought to light new theoretical elements both as regards the learning of statistics and as regards communities of practice. In particular, the analysis highlighted contributions of the students involved to resource development practice in the community of university statistics teachers, as well as contributions to students’ learning as a result of participation in this community

The Ursinus Weekly, July 13, 1942

Freshmen rally in extra frame to knot series • Deferment ratings further changed to favor students • Sixty city slickers attend barn dance in Freeland hayloft • Twelve-week summer term opens with enrollment of 137 students • Ursinus health program features touch football during third full week • College host to 135 at 5-day conference • Two Ursinus couples recently married; three pairs engaged • Men\u27s tennis tourney to begin this week • Collapsed editors cut Weekly to fit short summer term • First chapel service to be held Wednesday • Out-door vespers program on theme of rededicationhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1789/thumbnail.jp