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The Russian empire and the Soviet Union in the Far East
Title
The Russian empire and the Soviet Union in the Far East.
Creator
Yakhontoff,Victor A.
Date Issued
1936
Identifier
369345, CFDT369345, ucf:5428
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/369345
The crime against Cuba
Title
The crime against Cuba.
Creator
Lamont, Corliss
Date Issued
1961
Identifier
1927056, CFDT1927056, ucf:4809
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927056
What happened in Guatemala
Title
What happened in Guatemala.
Creator
Travis, Helen Simon, Magil, A. B. (Abraham Bernard)
Date Issued
1954
Identifier
1927439, CFDT1927439, ucf:4834
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927439
America's share in Japan's war guilt
Title
America's share in Japan's war guilt.
Creator
American Committee for Non participation in Japanese Aggression
Date Issued
1938
Identifier
2178731, CFDT2178731, ucf:4929
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2178731
Marines in Santo Domingo!
Title
Marines in Santo Domingo!.
Creator
Perlo, Victor
Date Issued
1965
Identifier
2656162, CFDT2656162, ucf:4958
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2656162
DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE HEDGING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF U.S. SMALL-CAP INDUSTRIAL FIRMS
Title
DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE HEDGING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF U.S. SMALL-CAP INDUSTRIAL FIRMS.
Creator
Lehner, Zachary, Gilkeson, James, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Using a sample of 141 U.S. small-cap industrial firms, I examine the firm characteristics that influence its use of foreign exchange derivatives to hedge exchange rate risk. Companies in the industrial sector produce goods and services that are used for the production of another final product. The performance of this sector is closely correlated to the level of demand from the final consumer. I find firm size, the amount of foreign sales, and firm liquidity influence the firm's decision to...
Show moreUsing a sample of 141 U.S. small-cap industrial firms, I examine the firm characteristics that influence its use of foreign exchange derivatives to hedge exchange rate risk. Companies in the industrial sector produce goods and services that are used for the production of another final product. The performance of this sector is closely correlated to the level of demand from the final consumer. I find firm size, the amount of foreign sales, and firm liquidity influence the firm's decision to use foreign exchange derivatives to hedge exchange rate risk. For those firms that hedge exchange rate risk using derivatives, a second test examines the firm characteristics that influence the extent of its hedging activities. I find the extent of hedging is influenced by the amount of foreign sales, the amount of foreign assets, and the number of foreign subsidiaries the firm operates. A final test examines whether certain firm characteristics influence its decision to use options as part of its hedging operations. I find no evidence that the firm characteristics examined herein influence that decision.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFH0003787, ucf:44762
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003787
A Russian view of the Moscow trials
Title
A Russian view of the Moscow trials.
Creator
Barmine, Alexandre, Dewey, John, Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, Strunsky, Simeon
Date Issued
1938
Identifier
2180950, CFDT2180950, ucf:4942
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2180950
Shadow over Asia: The rise of militant Japan
Title
Shadow over Asia: The rise of militant Japan.
Creator
Bisson, T. A. (Thomas Arthur), Graphic Associates
Date Issued
c1941
Identifier
2683242, CFDT2683242, ucf:5052
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683242
Danger and opportunity
Title
Danger and opportunity.
Creator
Warburg, James Paul
Date Issued
c1956
Identifier
2683767, CFDT2683767, ucf:5138
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683767
The Soviet Union builds for peace
Title
The Soviet Union builds for peace.
Creator
Beriìa, L. P. (Lavrentiì Pavlovich)
Date Issued
1952
Identifier
2700040, CFDT2700040, ucf:5159
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2700040
Japanese imperialism stripped: The secret memorandum of Tanaka, premier of Japan
Title
Japanese imperialism stripped: The secret memorandum of Tanaka, premier of Japan.
Creator
Tanaka, Giichi
Date Issued
c1933
Identifier
369339, CFDT369339, ucf:5422
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/369339
Quarantine the warmongers
Title
Quarantine the warmongers.
Creator
Foster, William Z.
Date Issued
1947
Identifier
360095, CFDT360095, ucf:5253
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/360095
PROFILING BY ANY OTHER NAME COULD BE THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT
Title
PROFILING BY ANY OTHER NAME COULD BE THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT.
Creator
Malloy, Evan, Brown, Cynthia, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The undergraduate thesis began with the research question of whether the Islamic community is being profiled by the use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. At the beginning of the project, the researcher's hypothesis was that Muslim community had fallen victim to profiling through the use of electronic surveillance conducted by the American government. The research presented reveals a pattern of profiling and injustices...
Show moreThe undergraduate thesis began with the research question of whether the Islamic community is being profiled by the use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. At the beginning of the project, the researcher's hypothesis was that Muslim community had fallen victim to profiling through the use of electronic surveillance conducted by the American government. The research presented reveals a pattern of profiling and injustices against many different groups of Americans throughout the history of United States surveillance laws starting with the illegal alcohol producers in the 1920's. Amendments to FISA have set necessary modern electronic surveillance regulations back 30 years. The researcher brings to light the injustices the Islamic community has endured out of the panic caused by the attacks on 9/11. The research presented was achieved by using empirical legal studies techniques of incorporating a mix-methods approach to utilize both quantitative and qualitative research components. The researcher developed a spreadsheet that included all published federal opinions of prosecutions involving FISA since its enactment in 1978. Statistical data was analyzed using frequency and average software, known as Stata, and the results of study suggest an extreme increase in the amount of prosecutions involving the Islamic community since 9/11 compared to prior.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFH0003853, ucf:44694
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003853
THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF MEDICAL BOARD DISCIPLINE RECEIVED BY LICENSED FLORIDA PHYSICIANS
Title
THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF MEDICAL BOARD DISCIPLINE RECEIVED BY LICENSED FLORIDA PHYSICIANS.
Creator
Bonnell, III, Richard, Fottler, Myron, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
It has been estimated that in the United States, between 44,000 to 98,000 patients succumb to medical errors each year. Due to a shortage of graduates of domestic medical schools, many graduates of foreign medical schools are practicing in the United States. The medical education received in foreign medical schools may not be equivalent to the medical education received in domestic medical schools, which are schools located in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Differences due to the...
Show moreIt has been estimated that in the United States, between 44,000 to 98,000 patients succumb to medical errors each year. Due to a shortage of graduates of domestic medical schools, many graduates of foreign medical schools are practicing in the United States. The medical education received in foreign medical schools may not be equivalent to the medical education received in domestic medical schools, which are schools located in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Differences due to the educational backgrounds of the foreign-schooled physicians may contribute to an increase in medical board disciplining. Furthermore, graduates of medical schools where the instruction is not conducted in the English language may receive increased medical board disciplining when compared to the graduates of medical schools where English is the language of instruction. Finally, domestic medical schools that are ranked low according to The Gourman Report, 8th Edition may provide a substandard medical education, causing their graduates to have increased rates of discipline when compared to peers who have graduated from higher ranked medical schools. This study examines the effects of undergoing foreign medical training as opposed to domestic medical training and receiving medical school instruction in the English language or another language, on the frequency and severity of disciplinary action taken by the Florida Board of Medicine against medical doctors licensed in Florida since 1952 (N = 39,559). Also examined are the effects of attending domestic medical schools that are ranked lower than other domestic medical schools on the frequency and severity of disciplinary action taken by the Florida Board of Medicine against medical doctors licensed in Florida since 1952 (n = 25,479). Control variables used in this logistic regression analysis include whether the medical doctor is specialty board certified or not, the specialty practiced and the medical doctor's race and gender. Archival data from the Florida Department of Health were used for this study. This study found that the graduates of medical schools where the instruction is not in the English language are more likely to receive discipline and are more likely to receive more severe types of discipline than graduates of medical schools where the instruction is in the English language. It was also found that medical doctors who are ABMS certified, are practicing either a surgical specialty, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, family medicine or diagnostic radiology, or are male have increased odds of being disciplined by the Florida Board of Medicine.
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Date Issued
2008
Identifier
CFE0002392, ucf:47736
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002392
LEGITIMIZING THE "REPUBLICAN MONARCH": A REEXAMINATION OF FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY IN THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE, 1958-1960
Title
LEGITIMIZING THE "REPUBLICAN MONARCH": A REEXAMINATION OF FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY IN THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE, 1958-1960.
Creator
Fedorka, Drew, Lyons, Amelia, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This thesis focuses on the role foreign policy played in legitimizing the early French Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1960. I argue that President Charles de Gaulle employed foreign policy in the service of gaining public support for his new government and the new republic. Many historians have argued previously that his foreign policy of grandeur, as it came to be called, was used to recast international politics and France's role in them. My work diverges from these previous interpretations by...
Show moreThis thesis focuses on the role foreign policy played in legitimizing the early French Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1960. I argue that President Charles de Gaulle employed foreign policy in the service of gaining public support for his new government and the new republic. Many historians have argued previously that his foreign policy of grandeur, as it came to be called, was used to recast international politics and France's role in them. My work diverges from these previous interpretations by arguing that Gaullist foreign policy served, in many instances, overarching domestic goals, not French international interests. I see foreign policy as inseparable from the broader domestic ambition to craft a persuasive narrative of renewal and national unity under Gaullist stewardship. In the process, my study puts de Gaulle's foreign policy into the context of his larger aspiration to precipitate constitutional reform and, thereafter, ensure popular support. De Gaulle exploited opportunities to use foreign policy in order to shape public opinion, both domestically and internationally. These efforts, as my research reflects, helped foster public support for the new regime and, by portraying national renewal, further discredited the preceding Fourth Republic.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFH0004236, ucf:44906
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004236
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING WIKIS IN AN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASS IN TAIWAN
Title
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING WIKIS IN AN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASS IN TAIWAN.
Creator
Chen, Yu-ching, Witta, Lea, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Incorporating technology into learning has brought major benefits to learners and has greatly changed higher education. Since there is limited number of experimental research investigating the effectiveness of applying wikis, this study collected experimental data to investigate its effectiveness. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of applying wikis in terms of students' learning outcomes, to investigate the changes regarding students' attitude towards language...
Show moreIncorporating technology into learning has brought major benefits to learners and has greatly changed higher education. Since there is limited number of experimental research investigating the effectiveness of applying wikis, this study collected experimental data to investigate its effectiveness. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of applying wikis in terms of students' learning outcomes, to investigate the changes regarding students' attitude towards language learning, to explore the communication channels in wikis that facilitate students' interaction in the e-learning environment as well as students' experience of using wikis. Results showed that there existed statistically significant difference between the group with and without wikis, which means the group applying wikis performed better in listening and reading abilities. When compared with the non-wiki group, the wiki group had a more favorable attitude towards the class, their English ability improvement, and cooperative learning. Moreover, the students agreed that wikis helped them complete their assignment, they felt comfortable in the wiki environment, and it was easy for them to use wikis. From the experiences of using wikis shared by the students, they provided recommendations about the interface and the edit functions in the wiki environment. Their interaction with other team members and the course material increased but they expressed that the main interaction was through face-to-face and instant message software. Finally, the wiki environment allowed students to fulfill their role duties, cooperate, negotiate, manage their contribution, and modeling from each other.
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Date Issued
2008
Identifier
CFE0002227, ucf:47919
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002227
The Causes, Dynamics, and Implications of Child Soldiering
Title
The Causes, Dynamics, and Implications of Child Soldiering.
Creator
Faulkner, Christopher, Tezcur, Gunes Murat, Powell, Jonathan, Dolan, Thomas, Whitaker, Beth, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Child soldiers continue to be regular participants in modern conflicts in many different parts of the world. This dissertation addresses several interrelated questions about child soldiering employing large-N statistical analyses, process-tracing, and in-depth interviews. First, it asks how foreign state support and the characteristics of these donors influence rebels' recruitment of child soldiers. An important finding is that rebels supported by democratic states are less likely to employ...
Show moreChild soldiers continue to be regular participants in modern conflicts in many different parts of the world. This dissertation addresses several interrelated questions about child soldiering employing large-N statistical analyses, process-tracing, and in-depth interviews. First, it asks how foreign state support and the characteristics of these donors influence rebels' recruitment of child soldiers. An important finding is that rebels supported by democratic states are less likely to employ child soldiers. It then investigates the factors and conditions that lead some groups to diversify their demographics in the types of recruits and others to not. Specifically, it considers why a rebel group would recruit children, but refrain from recruiting women. It examines theoretical arguments that contend group ideology, desires for patriarchal preservation, societal gender inequalities, and the location/type of rebellion (rural vs. urban) can each significantly contribute to groups' recruitment behavior. Third, it considers a question that speaks directly to the first two questions. What factors lead to the initial recruitment of children and how conflict conditions may impact the dynamics of rebel recruitment over time? An in-depth analysis of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and the employment of a unique dataset on deceased Kurdish militants allows for an exploration of the temporal variation in the group's recruitment patterns over four decades. It illustrates that inter-rebel rivalries, conflict intensity, and the evolution of human rights norms shape rebels' recruitment behavior. The final section reorients the focus of the dissertation from rebel child soldiering to government child soldiering. It surveys the conditions under which the United States holds foreign governments accountable for their child soldiering practices through the restriction of certain forms of security assistance. In depth analyses of four norm-violating states and interviews with policy experts show that the strategic importance of a state and the systemic nature of child recruitment are strong predictors of when security assistance waivers will be granted. Together, this dissertation advances scholarly understanding of the causes, dynamics, and implications of child soldiering.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFE0007629, ucf:52541
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007629
Commitment and Credibility in FDI
Title
Commitment and Credibility in FDI.
Creator
Sullivan, Kathleen, Hamann, Kerstin, Edwards, Barry, Boutton, Andrew, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
How can firms in foreign direct investment (FDI) best protect their assets from host government contract beach? FDI is the largest and most stable form of external financing to less developed countries (LDCs). It increases job growth, technological development, and efficiency in the host country, subsequently increasing economic development. Companies prefer to invest in countries that are less prone to contract breach. I propose that credibility of commitments can help explain variation in...
Show moreHow can firms in foreign direct investment (FDI) best protect their assets from host government contract beach? FDI is the largest and most stable form of external financing to less developed countries (LDCs). It increases job growth, technological development, and efficiency in the host country, subsequently increasing economic development. Companies prefer to invest in countries that are less prone to contract breach. I propose that credibility of commitments can help explain variation in contract breach. I propose that firms are most likely to avoid contract breach when they are involved in supply chains and when the host country has a preferential trade agreement (PTA).I measure this relationship using a difference of means test and logistic regression. Using data from 1992-2008 from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), I find that on average, the least amount of cases filed involved supply chains and PTAs. Only 4% of cases involved supply chains and PTAs, suggesting a protective force in FDI. The interaction between supply chains and PTAs has a significantly positive effect on investors winning their cases in the ICSID. My results suggest that in the event of a contract breach, my interaction variable of membership in supply chains and PTA's help investors protect their assets. The implications of these findings are twofold. To safeguard their FDI, firms can ensure better protection from contract breach through supply chains. Furthermore, host countries can attract more FDI from PTAs. For future research, I suggest case study analysis as well as interviews with representatives from foreign firms that have dealt with contract breach.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFE0007866, ucf:52795
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007866
Not-So Splendid Isolation: an IPE Study of Iranian Sanction Busting
Title
Not-So Splendid Isolation: an IPE Study of Iranian Sanction Busting.
Creator
Rilea, Ryan, Sadri, Houman, Morales, Waltraud, Bledsoe, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This study analyzes the US sanction regime imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran. This single case study assesses its weaknesses and shortcomings in order to present a preliminary conclusion of the character of Iranian policies to bust the US sanctions regime. In charting the evolution of the US sanction regime through three distinct (")waves(") of sanctions the study highlighted the general shortcomings of the regime. First, the US sanction regime has failed to impose significant costs on...
Show moreThis study analyzes the US sanction regime imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran. This single case study assesses its weaknesses and shortcomings in order to present a preliminary conclusion of the character of Iranian policies to bust the US sanctions regime. In charting the evolution of the US sanction regime through three distinct (")waves(") of sanctions the study highlighted the general shortcomings of the regime. First, the US sanction regime has failed to impose significant costs on Iran. Second, the slow pace of unveiling each new wave of sanctions failed to bring the necessary immediate pressure on Iran. Third, the inability of the US to gain sufficient multilateral support has limited the scope of the sanctions. These failures has allowed the Iranian leadership to construct a viable counterstrategy to bust US sanctions and continue the stalemate over the conflict of an Iranian foreign policy based on supporting Hamas and Hezbollah and the continued secrecy of its nuclear program. The Iranian counterstrategy has been centered on a domestic economic policy of autonomy, the courting of states outside the US sanction regime through the use of its valuable energy resources and the procurement of sanctioned goods through regional third party states.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFE0004288, ucf:49468
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004288
ROLE OF REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP IN IRAN TO ITS FOREIGN POLICY
Title
ROLE OF REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP IN IRAN TO ITS FOREIGN POLICY.
Creator
Latorre, Aida, Sadri, Houman, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This study investigated the role of different leadership styles within Iran and how such leadership changes influenced Iranian foreign policy. The study utilized event-data analysis of Iranian history and current events and discussed the role of realist and idealist to the development of Iran into the regional power it is today as well as how Western relations played a role in developing Iranian foreign policy, particularly with regard to its nuclear development. The main body of the study...
Show moreThis study investigated the role of different leadership styles within Iran and how such leadership changes influenced Iranian foreign policy. The study utilized event-data analysis of Iranian history and current events and discussed the role of realist and idealist to the development of Iran into the regional power it is today as well as how Western relations played a role in developing Iranian foreign policy, particularly with regard to its nuclear development. The main body of the study drew from the dynamics within Iran, its relations with the West, relations with Israel, and relations with other foreign powers. The event-data analysis also took into account the political and socioeconomic stability and conditions within Iran as it would readily influence the foreign policy-making within the nation. The first part of the study analyzed Iranian society under the Shah and the under the revolutionary guidance of the Ayatollah Khomeini; the second part analyzed the post-Khomeini period in Iran. In addition to reviewing the role of different revolutionary leadership styles within Iran, this study considers the role that Iranian-Western relations have played in Iranian policy-making. Further, this study considers the tumultuous role that nuclear development has had in Iran's foreign relations. Findings showed that there is a relationship between Western presence in the Middle East and growing aggression by Iranian leadership. Moreover, the study demonstrates that the role of revolutionary leadership styles is critical in accessing the manner in which foreign policy decisions are made. The study found that the role of Islam in Iranian politics has brought much contention but found that in the post-Khomeini years, it has not been the central reason for policy decisions. Recommendations were made for the continued study of the role of nuclear development in Iranian-Western relations as this study was able to find some evidence of it having some level of relevance. Additionally, recommendations were made that additional research be conducted with regard to the role of Islam in shaping Iranian foreign policy in the Post-Khomeini era.
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Date Issued
2009
Identifier
CFE0002726, ucf:48145
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002726

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