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Exception From Informed Consent Requirements For Human Subjects In Emergency Medicine Research, Laura J. Sanger

Laura J Sanger

Research involving emergency care can present special issues with regards to obtaining informed consent. An emergency research subject may be considered a candidate for an emergency research under circumstances in which traditional informed consent can not be obtained before the therapeutic window for the research closes. In these cases there may be an exception for emergency research enrollment that waives traditional informed consent for participation in research. As informed consent forms a foundation for medical research studies, this waiver is predicated on very specific criteria. This paper explores the historical background for informed consent, the criteria for obtaining the waiver …

Volume 45 - Issue 11 - Thursday, December 17, 2009, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Arête December 2009, Honors College

Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (12/14/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 14, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 15. Cover story: "Market brings Christmas cheer" Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart

Ada News - 12/14/2009, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Columbia Chronicle (12/07/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 7, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 14. Cover story: "Manifest's destiny" Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart

Nemo News, Volume 6, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features Advice from the Frontlines from Rebecca Sims, Important Dates and Reminders, Student Spotlight on Jacob Rundle, Contratulations, and 2010 Heartland School Library Conference.

Static, Yet Fluctuating: The Evolution Of Batman And His Audiences, Perry Dupre Dantzler

English Theses

The Batman media franchise (comics, movies, novels, television, and cartoons) is unique because no other form of written or visual texts has as many artists, audiences, and forms of expression. Understanding the various artists and audiences and what Batman means to them is to understand changing trends and thinking in American culture. The character of Batman has developed into a symbol with relevant characteristics that develop and evolve with each new story and new author. The Batman canon has become so large and contains so many different audiences that it has become a franchise that can morph to fit any …

Ark Ruffians Comic Book, Lily Nishita

Art and Design

This is a written report documenting the research, story, sketch, and drawing phases for the illustration of a comic book.

The Sound-Symbolic Expression Of Animacy In Amazonian Ecuador, Janis B. Nuckolls

Faculty Publications

Several anthropologists of Amazonian societies in Ecuador have claimed that for Achuar [1] and Quichua speaking Runa [2,3,4] there is no fundamental distinction between humans on the one hand, and plants and animals on the other. A related observation is that Runa and Achuar people share an animistic cosmology whereby animals, plants, and even seemingly inert entities such as rocks and stones are believed to have a life force or essence with a subjectivity that can be expressed. This paper will focus on Quichua speaking Runa to seek linguistic evidence for animacy by examining the sound-symbolic properties of a class …

Wandering The Web: Pop Culture Websites, Maureen Cropper

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

From The University Presses - Google 2.0: Still A Mixed Blessing?, Sanford G. Thatcher

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Toward A Rhetoric Of Scholar-Fandom, Tanya R. Cochran

English Dissertations

Individuals who consider themselves both scholars and fans represent not only a subculture of fandom but also a subculture of academia. These liminal figures seem suspicious to many of their colleagues, yet they are particularly positioned not only to be conduits to engaged learning for students but also to transform the academy by chipping away at the stereotypes that support the symbolic walls of the Ivory Tower. Because they are growing in number and gaining influence in academia, the scholar-fans of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy) and other texts by creator Joss Whedon are one focus of …

Exploring The Factory: Analyzing The Film Adaptations Of Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Richard B. Davis

English Theses

Film adaptations are becoming more popular and past critics and scholars have discussed films based on dramas and novels. However, few have explored the children’s literature genre. In discussing such a topic, it takes more than just debating whether the novel or book is better. A discussion on what elements have been maintained, removed, or added in such an adaptation has to be made along with its success or failure. With this in mind, Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and its two film adaptations will be explored along with an analysis of film adaptation theory to …

Influence Of Technology On Adolescent Development And Spiritual Formation, Kevin Daniel Monahan

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Adolescence is the time when a person develops perceptions about religious thoughts and with proper guidance, can be a stronger follower of Christ. The purpose of this project is to analyze the effects of technology on young people and to show a direct correlation between the influence of technology and spiritual growth of adolescents. I will argue that both the positive and negative influences of technology have made our students more informative yet less personally intimate. This shift of personal interaction presents a challenge to the cognitive development and spiritual formation of all students.

Political Cartoons And Graphic Novels: A Study Of Political And Social Commentary In Comics, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Journalism

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Comparison Of Middle School Students' Motivation And Preference Toward Text- And Graphic-Based Programming, Stephen E. Williams

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare seventh-grade students' motivation and preference toward text-based programming using Visual Basic, and graphics-based programming using Robolab. Motivation was defined by the My Class Activities questionnaire using the dimensions of interest, challenge, choice, and enjoyment. Preference was determined through team and individual student choice. This study was conducted with 122 students from three 6-week technology education classes. This study examined two hypotheses. First, middles school students will be more motivated when using a graphics-based programming language than text-based as measured by the My Class Activities survey. The second hypothesis for this study …

Columbia Chronicle (11/30/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 30, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 13. Cover story: "On top of it all" Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart

Joss Whedon: Finding Religious Themes In A Science Fiction Universe, Amanda M. Baker

Senior Honors Theses

Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other science fiction television shows, is a devout atheist but still manages to weave religious themes throughout his work, including redemption, free will, and Christ figures. This paper will examine the different themes from Whedon’s shows and encourage the reader to look beyond the entertainment aspect and into the deeper moral meaning of the situations he creates.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 29, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2009

No abstract provided.

The Beacon, November 25, 2009, Florida International University

PantherNOW - Student Newspaper

Vol. 22, Issue 45, 8 pages

Down The Rabbit Hole: The Madness Of State Film Incentives As As "Solution" To Runaway Production, Adrian H. Mcdonald

Adrian H. McDonald

This working paper is a "sequel" to my first law review article on runaway productions called "Through the Looking Glass": Runaway Productions and "Hollywood Economics," published in The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law in August 2007.

Since 2007, there has been a race to the bottom as virtually every state has enacted significant, if not detrimentally generous, tax incentives to lure film and television production. The efficacy of these incentives is evaluated at length, with particular attention paid to the origin and implementation of tax incentives in California, Massachusetts and Louisiana - states with colorful backgrounds …

Columbia Chronicle (11/23/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 23, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 36 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 12. Cover story: "Columbia faculty member arrested on child pornography charges" Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart

In Dreams, Jesse Bickel

Theses

Dreams are a nightly phenomenon that everyone experiences. They are full of vivid imagery, imagination, and emotion. Using dreams as a rich source of inspiration I created wooden objects and furniture for the bedroom, the place where dreams occur. Even though dreams vary from person to person, there are common themes that can be found regardless of culture or gender. I tried to combine those themes with unique and specific imagery from my own dreams. Capturing the intangible quality of dreams proved to be difficult. A dream is like a memory, at times clear and intense, or contrastingly brief and …

Down The Rabbit Hole: The Madness Of State Film Incentives As As "Solution" To Runaway Production, Adrian H. Mcdonald

Adrian H. McDonald

This working paper is a "sequel" to my first law review article on runaway productions called "Through the Looking Glass": Runaway Productions and "Hollywood Economics," published in The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law in August 2007.

Since 2007, there has been a race to the bottom as virtually every state has enacted significant, if not detrimentally generous, tax incentives to lure film and television production. The efficacy of these incentives is evaluated at length, with particular attention paid to the origin and implementation of tax incentives in California, Massachusetts and Louisiana - states with colorful backgrounds …

Columbia Chronicle (11/16/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 16, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 11. Cover story: "What I like about Columbia is..." Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart

Could Fifty Million Record-Buyers Have Been Irrelevant? Understanding The Post-World War Ii Past Through Popular Music, Michael T. Bertrand

Popular Music in the Mercer Era, 1910-1970

Conventional historians often overlook the role of popular music in their interpretations of the past. They generally treat the subject as if it existed on the periphery of everyday life. Such an approach removes popular music from its social, cultural, and historical environment and places it within a vacuum where it predictably retains little meaning except as trivia. Without discounting the commercial nature of popular culture, this paper will argue that modern-day consumers utilize the tools that are available to them, including music, to express themselves in ways that often are denied in other social spheres. Consequently, historians have the …

The Beacon, November 13, 2009, Florida International University

PantherNOW - Student Newspaper

Vol. 22, Issue 40, 8 pages

College Voice Vol. 34 No. 8, Connecticut College

2009-2010

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (11/09/2009), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 9, 2009 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 45, Number 10. Cover story: "Student - 'maid' effort" Editor-in-Chief: Bethany Reinhart