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Native Americans And Type Ii Diabetes: A Review Of The Literature, Tamara J. Tobin

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to review the related literature on the etiology of Type II diabetes in Native North Americans and its implications for community-based education/prevention programs.

A Technology Survey Of Teachers In A Midwestern School District, Richard Vettraino

Graduate Research Papers

The number of computers in schools are growing daily. Today there are over 2.1 million computers in use in our nation's elementary, middle, and high schools, one computer for every thirty students (Henry, 1993). In 1988 $550 million was spent for computer hardware and $130 million for software in our nation's school systems (Schultz, Morrison, and Pruit, 1989). There is no longer a question of whether computers play an important role in our society; that is a known fact. The question now becomes how will educators react to the changing role of computers. What will they teach about technology and …

Corporate Communication With The Intranet, Carol J. Sonderman

Theses

This project will focus on the study of the intranet through a review of literature and interviews to determine its value as a corporate communication tool. Currently, the intranet is in the early "innovator and adaptor" stage of development. However, it is moving rapidly forward to the early maturity stage within the corporate world.

Intranets can connect every person, every document, and every application within an organization, no matter where they are physically located. Intranets help companies reduce their paper costs in core areas of communication such as company telephone directories, employee benefits handbooks, manuals, and interoffice or department newsletters. …

Comparing United States And New Zealand Legal Education: Are U.S. Law Schools Too Good?, Gregory S. Crespi

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article offers a thoughtful comparison of the legal educational systems of the United States and New Zealand. The author highlights the significant differences between these two legal educational systems by contrasting their admissions policies, clinical programs, "law-and-economics" electives, and staffing of required courses. Based on this analysis, the author concludes that although U.S. law schools are clearly "better," such superiority may have been achieved at too high of a cost, in terms of both the substantial resources now devoted to legal education which could otherwise be applied to alternative uses and the problematic effects of the stratified legal educational …

Reflections [Complete Issue : Second Quarter 1997, Vol. 23, 2], Sigma Theta Tau International, Carol Picard, Sharon Divitto, Galina Perfiljeva, Suzanne L. Dibble, Katharine Kolcaba, May L. Wykle, Wendy Winslow, Lena Stangvik-Urban, Myoung Ae Choe, Lou Heber, Mary Lou Bond, Mary Elaine Jones, Maria Davison, David O'Brien, Pamela C. Levi, Paula Herberg, Marjorie A. White, Judy A. Beal, Carolyn B. Yucha

Sigma Past Publishing - Reflections Magazine

Publishing History: Print issues of Reflections magazine were published from 1975 to 1999 and its successor, Reflections on Nursing Leadership (RNL) began publication in 2000. RNL migrated to an online format, http://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org, in 2006 and continues today.

RNL is a member benefit of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). The historical print issues have been made openly available.

Publishing Frequency: Quarterly until its transition to online. It’s now updated virtually every day.

Format: Print, 1975 - 2005; Online, 2006 - present

Feature Articles in this Issue:

Think and Act Both Locally and Globally

Working Together …

Legislative Accomplishments - First Session Of The 104th Congress, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

1.1 Documents

This series consists of materials generated by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez relating to legislative accomplishments and campaign materials.

Legislative Accomplishments - Update On Issues Important To Veterans, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

1.1 Documents

This series consists of materials generated by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez relating to legislative accomplishments and campaign materials.

Neiu Men's Basketball Media Guide - 1997, Athletics Department Staff

Men's Basketball

Roster: Rees Johnson, Richard A. Knar Jr., Thomas Trotter, James Wilhelmi, Nick Knapp, Roman Peoples, Ryan Mueller, Mike Vodicka, Brad Bestor, Brett Nishibayashi, Kenny Mosley, Marshall Bates, Zachary Norvell, Kaylon Coleman, Gerrard Moore, Dale Baldowsky, Daveeno Hines, Thom Shore, Anthony Ademiluyi

The Legal Ramifications Of Saving Face: An Integrated Analysis Of Intellectual Property And Sport, Darryl C. Wilson

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Is There A Right To View The Dead At Dover - Jb Pictures V. Department Of Defense: Limits On The Media's Right To Gather Information, Scott A. Macnair

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Work Made For Hire Exception To The Visual Artists Rights Act Of 1990 (Vara): Carter V. Helmsley-Spear, Inc., James J. Mastroianni

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Northeastern News- Winter 1997, Lisa J. Quinn

NEIU News

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.

No Longer An Alien, The English Jew: The Nineteenth-Century Jewish Reader And Literary Representations Of The Jew In The Works Of Benjamin Disraeli, Matthew Arnold, And George Eliot, Mary A. Linderman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Discovery In International Legal Developments Year In Review: 1996, Christopher J. Borgen

Faculty Publications

American procedure regarding international discovery stems from 28 U.S.C. §§ 1781-83, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP or Rule) 28(b). Broadly speaking, these rules are concerned with the mechanics of assessing requests for discovery in the United States to assist a proceeding in a foreign country and attempts by one or more parties before a U.S. court to obtain evidence located in another country. This article serves as a brief review of developments during the year.

Lights, Cameras, Access: Should The Police Provide The Means For Television Stations To Violate The Fourth Amendment?, Sally S. Campbell

University of Dayton Law Review

Parker v. Boyer, 93 F.3D 445(8TH CIR. 1996).

Closed Loop Time Domain Gradient Methods For Parameter And Time Delay Estimation, M, Behan, M Cahill, M. Carry, G Clausen, V. Dooley, N. English, W. Grainger, D. O'Connor, Aidan O'Dwyer, John Ringwood

Conference papers

This paper discusses the estimation of process parameters and time delay, in a Smith predictor structure, using gradient algorithms in the time domain. A number of estimation algorithms are outlined and applied in simulation to the estimation of the parameters of an appropriate process model. An analytical exploration of the technique is also provided.

Dynamical Stability And Environmental Influences In Low Surface Brightness Disk Galaxies, Stacy S. Mcgaugh

Faculty Scholarship

Using analytic stability criteria we demonstrate that, because of their low surface mass density and large dark matter content, low surface brightness (LSB) disks are quite stable against the growth of global nonaxisymmetric modes such as bars. However, depending on their (poorly constrained) stellar velocity dispersions, they may be only marginally stable against local instabilities. We simulate a collision between an LSB and a high surface brightness (HSB) galaxy and find that, while the HSB galaxy forms a strong bar, the response of the LSB disk is milder, manifesting weaker rings and spiral features. The lack of sufficient disk self-gravity …

A Mormon Cultural Study Of Musical Preference, Alden L. Weight

Theses and Dissertations

Music is an important yet relatively unnoticed part of the everyday world almost all of us take for granted. Whether in the car, watching television, shopping, at work or at home, even waking up in the morning or going to sleep at night, and so forth, music surrounds us, soothes us, disturbs us, and occasionally goes so far as to persuade us. Although music plays a significant role in many areas of life, its relationship to society is especially evident in the religious sphere. Therefore, the religious sphere is an ideal place to examine what music does and what it …

Claiming Our Foremothers: The Legend Of Sally Hemings And The Tasks Of Black Feminist Theory, Stephanie L. Phillips

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Independence, Impartiality, And The Ontario Social Assistance Review Board In 1997, Todd Jeffrey Weiler

Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.

A Model Of Delinquency Among Lds Adolescents: The Effect Of Peer Influences, Religiosity, Personality Traits, School Experiences, And Family Characteristics, Janice Garrett

Theses and Dissertations

This study tested a multivariate model, which included peer influences, religiosity, personality traits, school experiences, and family characteristics, in predicting juvenile delinquency. The model compared two samples of youth belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (L.D.S.). A mail questionnaire and three follow-up mailings were sent to 1,078 youth living in the Pacific Northwest and 1,849 youth living in Utah county. The overall response rate for the sample was 63 percent. Extensive measures were used in assessing the variables included in the model. Structural equation modeling (LISREL) was used in the analysis because of its capacity to …

Spectral And Temporal Response Of Optical Nonlinearities, Arthur Dogariu

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation reports a series of experiments directed towards nonlinear material characterization. A series of organic molecules, semiconductors, liquid crystals and inorganic clusters are investigated with Z-Scan and excite-probe measurements in order to determine the magnitude and dynamics of their nonlinear absorption and refraction. Much of this work is motivated by our search for a better optical limiter. The nonlinear absorption mechanism leading to optical limiting is investigated and its physical parameters are determined. The reverse saturable absorption (RSA) spectrum of several organic dyes is obtained in the visible in a single measurement by using an ultrafast nonlinear spectrometer. This …

The Effect Of Water Immersion On Lactic Acid Kinetics During Swimming Interval Training Recovery Periods, Richard P. Morris

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to determine the difference in the circulation of lactic acid following high intensity swimming, between resting immersed in water or resting sitting on the pool deck, completely out of the water. Six (four male and two female) collegiate swimmers volunteered for the study. The swimmers were randomly assigned to two groups and a counterbalance design was employed, where each group experienced both treatments (one resting out of the water, one resting in the water), in different orders. Each swimmer completed an identical warm-up and then swam five 100 yard swims at 85-95% intensity, with …

Cahuilla Cultural Practice In The Twenty-First Century: The Reformulation Of Ethnicity, D. G. Jenkins

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Lower-Middle Jurassic Through Lower Cretaceous Sedimentology Stratigraphy And Tectonics Of Western Mongolia, Derek John Sjostrom

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Personnel Development And Cross Cultural Management In The People's Republic Of China: A Case Study And History Of Xian Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd., Michael Sean Molloy

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Camelid Introduction And Substitution Plan| A Sustainable Land Use Alternative For Pastoralists In Sangay National Park, Ecuador, P. Shane Mccarthy

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Hope And Despair For A New South Africa: The Limits Of Rights Discourse, Makau Wa Mutua

Journal Articles

This article is a critique of the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. It explores the assumptions employed by the African National Congress and the international community to construct a post-apartheid society. It argues that the reliance on the law as the key medium for economic, social, and political change was insufficient to transform the legacy of apartheid. Instead, the piece contends that apartheid was privatized and its beneficiaries protected under the new dispensation. It makes the argument that the lot of the black majority is unlikely to be changed such gradualist approach to social change.

A Biologically Inspired Connectionist Architecture For Directing Attention To Salient Visual Field Objects, David Lee Enke

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In an attempt to incorporate basic visual attention abilities into existing artificial vision systems, a neural model of the bidirectional interactions within and between the brain regions believed to be involved in human visual attention has been developed. This model currently gives an artificial vision system the ability to attend to salient, or pop-out features and objects within the vision system''s field of view. After a review of the physiology of human visual attention, a network model of the aforementioned neural interactions is presented, followed by a demonstration of its performance.