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Michael Buratovich

By on March 31, 2015 in Faculty Publications

Amin, Amr and Michael Buratovich.”The Anti-Cancer Charm of Flavonoids: A Cup of Tea Will Do You Good!.” In Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, edited by Atta-ur-Rahman and M. Iqbal Choudhary, 552-587. N.p.: Bentham Science, 2015. 

Transformative Curriculum Design and Program Development: Creating Effective Adult Learning by Leveraging Psychological Capital and Self-Directedness through the Exercise of Human AgencyHormone-dependent cancers of the breast, prostate and colon have, in the past decade, become the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Billions of dollars have been spent to study cancers like these, and tremendous advancements in the understanding and treatment of cancer have been made. Nevertheless, as effective cures for a variety of cancers continue to elude us, natural protection against cancer has been receiving a great deal of attention lately not only from cancer researchers and patients, but also from physicians. Phytoestrogens, plantderived secondary metabolites, are diphenolic substances with structural similarity to naturally-occurring human steroid hormones. Phytoestrogens are normally divided into three main classes: flavonoids, coumestans and lignans. Flavonoids are found in almost all plant families in the leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds of plants, and are among the most popular anti-cancer candidates. Flavonoidic derivatives have a wide variety of biological actions that includes antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiallergic activities. Some of these benefits are explained by the potent antioxidant effects of flavonoids, which include metal chelation and free-radical scavenging activities. However particular phytoestrogens show a marked ability to induce programmed cell death in specific cancer cells, and delay or prevent the onset of discrete cancers altogether. Patent applications regarding flavonoids range from protocols for extraction and purification from natural resources and the establishment of various biological activities for these extracts to novel methods for the production and isolation of flavonoids with known biological activities. This review will bring the reader up to date on the current knowledge and research available in the field of flavonoids and hormone-dependent cancers, and some of the submitted patents that exploit flavonoids.

Mark Edwards

By on March 20, 2015 in Faculty Publications

Edwards, Mark T. “Cold War Transgressions: Christian Realism, Conservative Socialism, and the Longer 1960s.” Religions 6, no. 1 (2015): 266-285.  doi:10.3390/rel6010266

Abstract: This essay examines the convergence of the Protestant left and traditionalist right during the 1950s. Reinhold Niebuhr and the World Council of Churches challenged Cold War liberalism from within. As they did, they anticipated and even applauded the anti-liberalism of early Cold War conservatives. While exploring intellectual precursors of the New Left, this essay forefronts one forgotten byproduct of the political realignments following World War II: The transgressive politics of “conservative socialism.” Furthermore, this work contributes to growing awareness of ecumenical Christian impact within American life.

Amy James and Robbie Bolton

By on February 23, 2015 in Faculty Publications

James, Amy and Robbie Bolton. “Hanging Out with Google” In  The Complete Guide to Using Google in Libraries: Instruction, Administration, and Staff Productivity, edited by Carol Smallwood, 65-72. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Transformative Curriculum Design and Program Development: Creating Effective Adult Learning by Leveraging Psychological Capital and Self-Directedness through the Exercise of Human AgencyIn 2011, Google gave up yet another failed attempt at building a social network, replacing Google Buzz with Google+. Google has had a healthy list of failed forays into the social network market (McCracken 2014). Even though the reviews of Google+ have been mixed, at best, it has survived for three years now. Google+ claims a half billion active monthly users but most estimate the number to be closer to half that (Miller 2014). With more than a billion active monthly users, Google+ is not much of a threat to Facebook’s dominance in the social media market (Ha 2014). However, some have speculated that challenging the social media market is not Google’s endgame (Miller 2014). The merits of Google+ can be debated, but the brightest star of all the features is its video conferencing tool, Google Hangouts.

John Obradovich

By on January 12, 2015 in Faculty Publications

Gill, Amarjit, Nahum Biger, and John Obradovich. “The Impact of Independent Directors on the Cash Conversion Cycle of American Manufacturing Firms.” International Journal of Economics and Finance 7, no. 1 (2015): 87-96. doi: 10.5539/ijef.v7n1p878

Abstract: This study examined the impact of independent directors on the cash conversion cycle of American manufacturing firms. A sample of 189 American manufacturing firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for a period of five years (from 2009–2013) was used. The findings indicate that the presence of independent directors on the board of directors shortens the inventory period and cash conversion cycle of manufacturing firms. The study contributes to the literature on the factors that shorten the cash conversion cycle of the firm. The results may be used by financial managers and operations managers.

Sharon Norris

By on December 16, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Norris, Sharon E.”Learning and Knowledge Creation under Perpetual Construction: A Complex Responsive Approach to Applied Business Research.” In Handbook of Research on Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods, edited by  Victor C. X. Wang, 205-203. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7409-7

Transformative Curriculum Design and Program Development: Creating Effective Adult Learning by Leveraging Psychological Capital and Self-Directedness through the Exercise of Human AgencyOrganizations are changing places where learning and knowledge creation is under perpetual construction. In order to keep pace with these changes, applied business research courses for graduate business students need to go beyond the ideology that business decision making is a tidy and rational process. To portray business decision making as a strictly goal-oriented and rational process overlooks the reality of the complexity of contemporary organizations, and this perspective may result in rigid thinking and single-loop learning. The purpose of this chapter is to present a complex responsive approach to applied business research that encourages flexible thinking and double-loop learning. The most comprehensive applied research studies in the future will be those where researchers become immersed in the research process and engage with participants in the process of learning and knowledge creation. Through this process, researchers help unleash the creative potential of the organization and gain a valuable learning experience.