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Urethral Rupture And Leakage Following Prolonged Surgical Removal Of Urethral And Bladder Stones By Episiotomy And Urethrotomy In Female Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) : A Case Report, Nikorn Thongtip, Benchapol Lorsunyaluck, Manakorn Sukmak, Sirinart Chaichanathong, Pornchai Sunyathitiseree

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A 46-year-old female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) with an abnormal ballottement mass in the perineal area was presented. The elephant was unable to urinate via the normal tract. Previously, this elephant was treated for urethral and bladder obstruction caused by stones by episiotomy and urethrotomy. Eight months later, post-operative care was completed. At this point, the incision wound completely closed and the elephant could urinate through the normal tract. However, the elephant was then mated with an adult male elephant. Three weeks later, the female showed signs of the perineal ballottement mass and was unable to urinate. Episiotomy and urethrotomy …

Factors That Predict Evidence Use By Australian Perioperative Nurses, Jed Duff, Margaret Butler, Menna Davies, Robyn Williams, Jannelle Carlile

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

Evidence-based practice has been demonstrated to positively impact patient outcomes; unfortunately, there are many factors that hinder the use of research evidence by healthcare clinicians. Our previous study reported a multisite survey assessing Australian perioperative nurses knowledge, practice, attitude, and perceived barriers to evidence use. This subsequent analysis used univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to compare individual nurse and organisational characteristics with high evidence-basad practice (EBP) use. Two individual nurse characteristics found to be related to EBP were postgraduate qualifications (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.07–2.6, p=0.02) and previous research experience …

Promoting Nutrition And Wellness Statewide Through An Electronic Newsletter, Morgan Bahl, Sarah L. Francis

The Journal of Extension

The Words on Wellness (WOW) newsletter was designed as an electronic newsletter intended to provide research-based nutrition and wellness information to Iowans. An evaluation was conducted to assess to what extent the newsletter is being used by its readership and whether readers are making lifestyle changes as a result. Those who completed the online survey (n = 154) report making lifestyle changes and finding the information to be current, understandable, and relevant to their lives. These results indicate that the use of indirect nutrition and wellness educational materials (i.e., a newsletter) is effective in promoting research-based information that results in …

Getting Real About Race And Class: An Evaluation Of The Constitutionality Of Class-Based, Socioeconomic Affirmative Action Without Grutter, Junis L. Baldon

University of Miami Business Law Review

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Developments In Partitioning Real And Personal Property In Marital, Business, And Personal Relationships In Florida Jurisprudence, Harry M. Hipler

University of Miami Business Law Review

This article focuses on partition of real and personal property in Florida in the 21st century. It discusses questions and issues about partitioning real and personal property, so that private lawyers who practice in a variety of areas can familiarize themselves with how partition proceedings work. Partition of real and personal property is not restricted to one area of the law. Instead, it relates to and bleeds over into a multitude of areas of the law making it necessary for all practitioners to be familiar with the area of partition. Partition is now provided in all 50 states, and Florida’s …

Pari Passu As A Weapon And The Changes To Sovereign Debt Boilerplate After Argentina V. Nml, David Newfield

University of Miami Business Law Review

The pari passu clause is found in nearly every sovereign debt contract issued throughout the globe. In the private context, this clause is well understood to ensure fair distributions to all creditors in the event of bankruptcy and liquidation. As insolvency distributions are not an option when dealing with distressed sovereign debt, the rights and duties associated with this clause have been subject to extensive litigation for over 20 years.

Starting from the case of Elliot v. Peru, in the early 1990s, and more recently in Argentina v. NML, courts have interpreting these bonds, governed subject to New York law, …

Cross-Cultural Differences In The Manifestation Of Emotional States And In The Perception Of Emotional Intelligence Among Masters Students In Kazakhstan And Spain, Olga Kolyukh

Level 3

In this research, I have identified similarities and cross-cultural differences of emotions, emotional states and perception of emotional intelligence among Masters students in Kazakhstan and Spain. Research tools used were a standardised psychological colour choice test designed by Luscher and modified by Sobchik, combined with the well-validated Spanish shorter version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) (Femandez – Berrocal, Extremera, & Ramos, 2004). The research was implemented with a sample of Masters students (N = 100) from Pavlodar State University, Kazakhstan, and from the University of Granada, Spain. Results showed similarities with regard to friendliness, trust in others, discomfort, emotional …

Constitutional Regulation Of Forensic Evidence, Brandon L. Garrett

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Rate Me: Risk Assessment Drones And The Resurrection Of Discriminatory Insurance Practices, Lucas M. Barta

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Clapper Dethroned: Imminent Injury And Standing For Data Breach Lawsuits In Light Of Ashley Madison, Arthur R. Vorbrodt

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

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The Scope Of § 337 Post-Suprema, Inc. V. International Trade Commission, Matthew Davis

Missouri Law Review

This Note first sets forth the facts and holding of the Federal Circuit’s decision in Suprema. Then, it examines the origins of the ITC, the relationship between § 337 and the Patent Act, and the cases that were raised in the majority and dissenting opinions. Next, it details the court’s interpretation of § 337 under the Chevron framework. Finally, this Note appraises the court’s construction, addresses the concerns underlying the decision, and assesses the harmful consequences of extending the ITC’s authority to the importation of non-infringing articles intended to induce post-importation infringement.

A Fatally Flawed Proxy:The Role Of “Intended Loss” In The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines For Fraud, Daniel S. Guarnera

Missouri Law Review

This Article provides the first extended analysis of the new intended loss provision, and it does so primarily through the framework of rules and standards. Generally speaking, a rule is “framed in terms of concepts that can be applied without explicit reference to the principles or policies that might have motivated the rule, usually by specifying operative facts that trigger the rule.” In contrast, the use of standards “involve[s] recourse to justificatory principles or policies, mediated by some form of balancing that does not specify in advance the result thereof.” For example, a law prohibiting driving over sixty-five miles per …

Are Non-Judicial Sales Unconstitutional? The Super-Priority Lien And Its Influence On State Foreclosure Statutes, Ryan Prsha

Missouri Law Review

Part II of this Note discusses the background necessary to understand the super-priority lien and its constitutional implications in regards to nonjudicial foreclosure. Part III reviews the recent developments that have given rise to this issue. Part IV discusses the ramifications of the manner in which the super-priority lien is being handled and how the court’s methodology could potentially affect the constitutionality of non-judicial foreclosure.

Foreword: A Special Issue On Asian Courts And The Constitutional Politics Of The Twenty-First Century, John G. Brumbaugh

Washington International Law Journal

The staff of the Washington International Law Journal presents the third installment of Volume 25 dedicated to a study of the constitutional politics of Asian courts. In particular, the Volume 25 Editorial Board is proud to honor the Journal’s historic ties with East Asia. The Journal has, since its inception as the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, recognized the global influence of legal developments in region. This special issue serves as a fitting capstone to the publication’s status as the preeminent legal publication tracking East Asian jurisprudential developments over the last twenty-five years. This special issue of …

The "Chaudhry Court": Deconstructing The "Judicialization Of Politics" In Pakistan, Moeen H. Cheema

Washington International Law Journal

The Supreme Court of Pakistan underwent a remarkable transformation in its institutional role and constitutional position during the tenure of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (2005–2013). This era in Pakistan’s judicial history was also marked by great controversy as the court faced charges that it had engaged in “judicial activism,” acted politically, and violated the constitutionally mandated separation of powers between institutions of the state. This article presents an in-depth analysis of the judicial review actions of the Chaudhry Court and argues that the charge of judicial activism is theoretically unsound and analytically obfuscating. The notion …

The Politics Of Constitutional Common Law In Hong Kong Under Chinese Sovereignty, Eric C. Ip

Washington International Law Journal

This article studies how the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has come to develop a sophisticated judicial gloss on the provisions of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s constitutional document, in ways unforeseen by the Chinese National People’s Congress that enacted it. The ascendancy of constitutional common law in Hong Kong after the end of British rule is remarkable when considered in light of the continuing denial of democratic self-rule by China’s authoritarian Party-state. This article argues that the profusion of political transaction costs due to the fragmentation of the ruling elite and state-society discord consequent to the resumption of …

Equality Writ Large, Phyllis Goldfarb

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Inheritance Rights Of Posthumously Conceived Children: A Plan For Nevada, Cassandra M. Ramey

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Magna Carta's American Adventure, A. E. Dick Howard

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Magna Carta And The Forest Charter: Two Stories Of Property, Paul Babie

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Myth Of Magna Carta Revisited, R. H. Helmholz

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

"The Whole Of The Constitutional History Of England Is A Commentary On This Charter", Charles Donahue Jr.

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Charter Constitutionalism: The Myth Of Edward Coke And The Virginia Charter, Mary Sarah Bilder

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Past Is Never Dead: Magna Carta In North Carolina, John V. Orth

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta For The Masses: An Analysis Of Eighteenth-Century Americans' Growing Familiarity With The Great Charter In Newspapers, Sally E. Hadden

North Carolina Law Review

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The Conservative Magna Carta, Mary Ziegler

North Carolina Law Review

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Against Martyrdom: A Liberal Argument For Accommodation Of Religion, Paul Horwitz

Notre Dame Law Review

Drawing in part on that literature, and in sympathy with the desire to reaffirm the importance of religious freedom and the accommodation of religious groups and practices without opposing or disdaining liberalism or progressivism altogether,18 this Article offers a liberal argument in favor of the legal accommodation of religion, including the accommodation of illiberal religious groups and practices. Although my own work is substantially pluralist in orientation, the argument here is intended to appeal directly to more “rationalist” liberals.

Religious Majorities And Restrictions On Religion, Brett G. Scharffs

Notre Dame Law Review

Social scientists studying freedom of religion and belief have focused upon two types of restrictions on religious freedom, formal restrictions that take the form of laws and other official legal limitations on freedom of religion and belief, and informal restrictions that take the form of social hostilities towards religion or towards particular religious groups, usually minorities. This Article seeks to build upon this work in three ways: first, by noting the striking correlations between countries with very high or high legal restrictions and social hostilities regarding religion and the frequent presence of a dominant religious group in those countries; second, …

Of Human Dignities, Mark L. Movsesian

Notre Dame Law Review

I proceed as follows. In Part I, I discuss the conflict between objective and subjective conceptions of human dignity, particularly in the context of same-sex marriage and “traditional values” resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council. In Part II, I discuss the conflict between individualist and corporate conceptions, focusing on proselytism and the right to convert. In Part III, I conclude with some observations on the implications of the disagreements I have identified.

The Tortuous Course Of Religious Freedom, Steven D. Smith

Notre Dame Law Review

This Essay, written for a conference at Notre Dame on Dignitatis Humanae, considers new challenges to and issues for religious freedom that have arisen recently in a world significantly changed from that of the 1960s, when the Declaration was first issued.