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Pregnancy-Associated Intimate Partner Violence:An Examination Of Multiple Dimensions Of Intimate Partner Abuse Victimization Usi, Shauna Taylor Jan 2009

Pregnancy-Associated Intimate Partner Violence:An Examination Of Multiple Dimensions Of Intimate Partner Abuse Victimization Usi, Shauna Taylor

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Using three separate and unique sources of data, this study was designed to address: a) the associations between pregnancy-related violence and femicide with sociodemographic characteristics of victims and offenders and with family dynamics, b) how pregnancy affects the risk for threats of violence, power and control tactics, physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, and femicide, and c) how pregnancy contributes to increased severity of abuse. The overall results reveal a significant statistical correlation between pregnancy and the increased risk of intimate partner abuse on many dimensions, including physical abuse, stalking and harassment, sexual abuse, threats of serious harm and death, lethality …


The Biochemical Reactions Of Dry State Dna, April Marrone Jan 2009

The Biochemical Reactions Of Dry State Dna, April Marrone

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The biochemistry of dry state DNA is of interest to the fields of forensics, ancient DNA, and DNA storage. The exact chemical nature of the degradation of the DNA molecule in the dry state has not been studied prior. If determined what chemical changes the DNA molecule undergoes, to what degree and in what time frame then protocols can be implemented to bypass the impact of this damage or to repair it when necessary. It is suspected that similar reactions occur to the dry state DNA molecule as does to the hydrated molecule. It cannot be assumed, however that these …