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Lawyer,Know Thyself: A Review Of Empirical Research On Attorney Attributes Bearingon Professionalism , Susan Daicoff

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Decisions For Health Initiative -- Successful Implementation Strategies, Doris K. Williams

Journal of Extension

This articles describes a number of programming approaches for the the Decisions for Health Initiative. In each case, the activity or project can be carried out with resources at hand or for little or no additional funds. The focus of these Idaho projects is community development and health. While there are other directions projects can take (for example, nutrition and health), Idaho made a conscious decision to take the community development approach. The projects described here can easily be planned and implemented by other states.

Editor's Page, Len Calvert

Journal of Extension

No abstract provided.

Dealing With Tobacco Use Among Youth: What Can Extension Family And Youth Professionals Do?, Rama B. Radhakrishna, B Alan Snider

Journal of Extension

Tobacco use among teenagers is rising. A survey was conducted to assess the extent of tobacco use among 13,196 7th, 9th and 12th graders in six Pennsylvania counties. Findings indicated that overall 22% of those surveyed currently smoke cigarettes. Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to dislike school and expect a lower grade point average. In addition, smokers are more likely than non-smokers to agree that it is OK to sell tobacco to minors and don't mind being around people who smoke. Extension professions should develop educational programs relative to youth tobacco use. Potential exists for Extension professionals to work …

Examining Community Needs Through A Capacity Assessment, Ruben D. Nieto, Dona Schaffner, Janet L. Henderson

Journal of Extension

Examining community needs through a capacity assessment. The main purpose of the study was to determine the emerging issues and concerns in Defiance County, Ohio as perceived by community citizens. Data were collected through a series of focus group interviews and a county-wide mail survey. Community leaders are using the findings of the study to avoid duplication of efforts and to design programs that address the most critical issues and concerns of the community. This participatory approach to a capacity assessment resulted in a synergistic effort that provided a more accurate picture of community issues and concerns.

Concentrations And Isotope Ratios Of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon In Denitrifying Environments, C. Nascimento, Eliot A. Atekwana, R. V. Krishnamurthy

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We measured the concentration and isotope ratio of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in groundwater associated with denitrification (C_org + NO₃^- = CO₂ + N₂) in an agriculturally impacted site in southwestern Michigan. Samples with the lowest nitrate levels also had low dissolved oxygen content and were more depleted in δ¹³C than background groundwater. All the samples had DIC concentrations in excess of titratable alkalinity. The magnitude of this DIC in excess of alkalinity correlated with a decreasing δ¹³C attesting to the presence of CO₂ derived from organic carbon. Carbon …

Effects Of Sperm Preparation On In Vitro Fertilization In Pig, Mongkol Techakumphu, Wichai Tantasuparak

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The aim of these experiments was to investigate the effects of sperm preparation on the success rate of in vitro fertilization in the pig. Three factors, the time period for capacitation, the type of sperm and the sperm motility-stimulating factors were studied by investigating their effect on the cleavage of pig follicular oocytes, after IVM-IVF-IVC. A total of 1,235 immature oocytes, collected from 3 to 6 mm follicles of gilt ovaries gathered at slaughterhouse were allocated to 3 experiments. Immature oocytes were cultivated in TCM199 NaHCO3 supplemented with 10 μg/ml of FSH/LH and 1 μg/ml of Estradiol-17ẞ for 44 hrs. …

What Is Your Diagnosis, Pranee Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ดัดแปลงเทคนิคการตัดท่ออสุจิของสุนัขด้วยการใช้เครื่องมือทําหมันเจาะของคนความยาวของท่ออสุจิที่ตัดออกไปประมาณ 5-6 ซม. โดยผูกท่ออสุจิด้วยไหมละลาย หรือ จี้ตัดด้วยเครื่องจี้ไฟฟ้า ผลการผ่าตัดโดยวิธีนี้พบว่าใช้เวลาน้อย สะดวก และใช้เครื่องมือน้อยชิ้น จึงน่าจะเป็นวิธีที่เหมาะสมในการนำไปทําหมันสุนัขในชุมชน

การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบประสิทธิภาพของยาถ่ายพยาธิไนโตรสะคาเนตมีเบนดาโซล และยาที่มีส่วนผสมของไพแรนเทล ฟีแบนเทล และ พราซิควอนเทล ต่อพยาธิไส้เดือนในลูกสุนัข, ชาญณรงค์ รอดคำ, ณรงค์ศักดิ์ รุ่งเลิศเกรียงไกร, ปิยนันท์ ทวีถาวรสวัสดดิ์, สุวรรณี นิธิอุทัย, บุญเลิศ ปรีชาตั้งกิจ, ถิรายุทธ์ โฆสิตะมงคล, สุตจิตต์ จุ่งพิวัฒน์

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ลูกสุนัขที่มีการติดโรคพยาธิปากขอและพยาธิไส้เดือนตามธรรมชาติไม่จำกัดเพศ พันธุ์ อายุ ไม่เกิน 3 เดือน จากฝ่ายควบคุมโรคพิษสุนัขบ้า กรุงเทพมหานคร จำนวน 60 ตัว นำมาศึกษา เปรียบเทียบประสิทธิภาพของยาถ่ายพยาธิไนโตรสะคาเนต มีเบนดาโซล และยาถ่ายพยาธิที่มีส่วน ผสมของไพแรนเทลฟีแบนเทล พราซิควอนเทล แบ่งสุนัขทดลองออกเป็น 4 กลุ่ม กลุ่มละ 15 ตัว กลุ่มที่หนึ่งเป็นกลุ่มที่ไม่ได้รับยาถ่ายพยาธิ กลุ่มที่สองให้กินยาไนโตรสะคาเนต ชนิดเม็ด ขนาด 50 มก.ต่อน้ําหนักตัว 1 กก. ครั้งเดียว กลุ่มที่สามให้กินยามีเบนดาโซล ชนิดเม็ดขนาด 22 มก. ต่อน้ำหนักตัว 1 กก. ติดต่อกันนาน 5 วัน กลุ่มที่สี่ให้กินยาที่มีส่วนผสมของไพแรนเทล 144 มก. ฟีแบนเทล 150 มก. และ พราซิควอนเทล 50 มก. ขนาด 1 เม็ดต่อน้ำหนักตัว 10 กก. ครั้งเดียว ก่อนและหลังการให้ยาถ่ายพยาธิ เก็บอุจจาระและตรวจนับไข่พยาธิต่ออุจจาระ 1 กรัม (EPG) ด้วยวิธีแมคมาสเตอร์ และตรวจหาตัวพยาธิที่ถูกขับปนออกมากับอุจจาระสุนัขทุกตัว ติดต่อกันทุก วันนาน 7 วัน ภายหลังจากสิ้นสุดการทดลองทําการผ่าซากสุนัขทดลองเพื่อตรวจหาตัวพยาธิในระบบทางเดินอาหาร นับจำนวน จำแนกชนิด และประเมินประสิทธิภาพของยาด้วยวิธี critical test และ controlled test ผลการศึกษาพบว่าประสิทธิภาพของยาถ่ายพยาธิไนโตรสะคาเนต มีเบนดาโซล และ ยาที่มีส่วนผสมของไพแรนเทล ฟีแบนเทล และพราซิควอนเทล ต่อพยาธิปากขอและพยาธิไส้เดือน ให้ผลเป็นที่น่าพอใจคล้ายคลึงกัน โดยที่มีเบนดาโซลและ PFP มีประสิทธิภาพสูง 97.45 -100% ต่อ พยาธิปากขอ (Ancylostoma spp.) และพยาธิไส้เดือน (Toxocara canis) ไนโตรสะคาเนตมี ประสิทธิภาพสูง …

เทคนิคการตัดท่ออสุจิของสุนัขด้วยเครื่องมือหมันเจาะของคน, ชัยณรงค์ โลหชิต, เกวลี ฉัตดรงค์

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

ผลของยาคลอแรมฟินิคอลและยาซัลฟาไดเมธิลพัยริมิดีน-ไทรเมโธพริมต่อปริญมาณการหลั่งของน้ำตาในสุนัข, ปราณี ตันติวนิช, ทัศริน ศิวเวชช, กัมปนาท สุนทรวิภาต, นลินี ตันติวนิช

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ศึกษาผลของการใช้ยาปฏิชีวนะชนิดคลอแรมฟินิคอลและยาต้านจุลชีพซัลฟาไดเมธิลพัยริมิดีน-ไทรเมโธพริมต่อปริมาณการหลั่งของน้ำตาในสุนัข แบ่งสุนัขทดลองออกเป็น 2 กลุ่ม ๆ ละ 5 ตัว กลุ่มที่ 1 ฉีดคลอแรมฟินิคอล เข้าใต้ผิวหนัง กลุ่มที่ 2 ฉีดซัลฟาไดเมธิล- พัยริมิดีน-ไทรเมโธพริม เข้าหลอดเลือดดำ ติดต่อกันเป็นเวลานาน 2 สัปดาห์ ทําการวัด ปริมาณการหลั่งของน้ำตาในแต่ละวัน โดยถือว่าปริมาณน้ำตาที่วัดในวันแรกก่อนให้ยาเป็นปริมาณน้ำตาปกติ ผลของการศึกษาพบว่าปริมาณการหลั่งของน้ำตาจะลดลงจากค่าปกติ ในวันที่ 3-7 และจะกลับสู่ค่าปกติหลังให้ยา 14 วัน

The Challenge Of Reaching A Culturally Diverse Audience, Joyce M. Woodson, Leslie C. Sgamma

Journal of Extension

The purpose of this project was to provide nutrition education to WIC's neediest Hispanic clients in Clark County. The objectives were: (a) to increase collaboration between Cooperative Extension and WIC, and (b) to help participants acquire knowledge, skills, and behaviors contributing to a sound diet and a healthy lifestyle. A home visitor program utilized bilingual and bicultural staff. Data for this study were obtained using pre/post-test questionnaires, food recalls, and surveys. Preliminary findings indicated significant improvement in nutrition, food safety, and resource management practices among participants.

Penicillin Resistant Systemic Pneumococcal Infectionsin Thai Children, S. Likitnukul, C. Pancharoen, A. Chongthaleong

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Occupational Health Practice, Knowledge, And Needs Forfurther Education Of Health Professionals In The Easternseaboard Region, P. Sithisarankul, W. Wiriyakitjar, L. Barnyen

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Opening Doors: Culture Learning And Conversational Narratives With First Generation Hmong Refugee Women, Lucy Vincent Kimbro

Dissertations and Theses

The life experiences of two first generation Hmong refugee women form the basis of this study. Through loosely structured but guided interviews, memories of their lives in Laos and in refugee camps in Thailand, as well as their perspectives, feelings, and opinions about current aspects of their lives, the effects of American culture on their family; and their engagement in the language and culture learning process are explored.

An examination of the involvement of Hmong women in research and ethnographic accounts concerning Hmong culture, history, and experience, show that Hmong women's perspectives have often been overlooked or disregarded. One purpose …

Identification Of A Novel Antiapoptotic Functional Domain In Simian Virus 40 Large T Antigen., Suzanne D. Conzen, Christine A. Snay, Charles N. Cole

Dartmouth Scholarship

The ability of DNA tumor virus proteins to trigger apoptosis in mammalian cells is well established. For example, transgenic expression of a simian virus 40 (SV40) T-antigen N-terminal fragment (N-termTag) is known to induce apoptosis in choroid plexus epithelial cells. SV40 T-antigen-induced apoptosis has generally been considered to be a p53-dependent event because cell death in the brain is greatly diminished in a p53-/- background strain and is abrogated by expression of wild-type (p53-binding) SV40 T antigen. We now show that while N-termTags triggered apoptosis in rat embryo fibroblasts cultured in low serum, expression of full-length T antigens unable to …

Assessment Of The Environmental Impact Of Re-Injecting Oil-Field Water Into The Miocene Clastic Sediments On The Shallow Aquifer In The Bu Hasa Oil Field, United Arab Emirates, Khalid Ali Al Amari

Theses

The Bu Hasa oil field is located about 200 km southwest of Abu Dhabi City in the U.A.E. Oil production from the field started in 1965 and a water injection program was initiated in 1970. This research is focused on the assessment of the environmental hazards to the Quaternary Liwa aquifer from either the re-injection of oil-field water into the Miocene Clastic aquifer or surface dumping into unlined pits.

Well logs, core samples, structure and isopach contour maps, stratigraphic cross sections, and water chemistry analyses were utilized in this study. Moreover, a detailed hydrogeological aquifer assessment was conducted and a …

Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 1997, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH/DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES I am pleased to release Contract and Grant Awards Fiscal Year 97, which lists contract and grant (C&G) awards received by the University of New Mexico (UNM) during the period from July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997, FY97. These awards represent new funds that were acquired during FY97 by the main campus, branch campuses and education centers and the Health Sciences Center (HSC). The HSC includes the School of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. The awards received for FY97 total $159.7M, of which $109.6M is attributed …

The Immovable Object Versus The Irresistable Force: Rethinking The Relationship Between Secured Credit And Bankruptcy Policy, Lawrence Ponoroff, F. Stephen Knippenberg

Michigan Law Review

The last leaf in O. Henry's classic short story was hanging by a delicate thread, but it never fell. It never fell, of course, because it wasn't real; Old Behrman had painted it (and caught pneumonia for his trouble) in order to give Johnsy the will to live. The Supreme Court's decision in Dewsnup v. Timm is also hanging by a thread, following a barrage of scholarly criticism and more than four years of limiting case law and legislative incursions on the case's core conceptual rationale. But the holding in Dewsnup, unlike the last leaf, is very real. It has …

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A list of books recenlty received by Michigan Law Review.

Caregiver And Clinician Assessment Of Behavioral Disturbances: The California Dementia Behavior Questionnaire, Jeff Victoroff, Kristy A. Nielson, Dan Mungas

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

As part of a multicenter project to study noncognitive behavioral disturbances in dementia, the authors developed a comprehensive caregiver-rated questionnaire for these behaviors. The authors determined the reliability of caregiver ratings and compared caregiver ratings with clinician ratings using standard instruments. Caregivers showed good test/retest reliability for ratings of all types of patient behavioral disturbance. Caregiver interrater reliability was highest for depression and lowest for psychosis. The correlation between caregiver reports and professional assessments was highest for agitation, intermediate for psychosis, and lowest for depression. The match between caregiver and clinician assessments of patient behaviors appears to vary significantly by …

Changes In Network Characteristics And Hiv Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users, John P. Hoffmann, S. Susan Su, Alfred Pach

Faculty Publications

Studies indicate that HIV risk behaviors vary greatly among injection drug users (IDUs). The source of such variation is often ascribed to individual differences, but much of it is due to how IDUs are grouped into social networks. Nevertheless, given the turbulent and uncertain lives led by many IDUs, it would not be surprising if their social networks changed substantially over time. We used data from a study of the social networks of IDUs in Chicago and Washington, DC, to examine changes in individual behavior and network characteristics over time. The results indicated few changes in standard network measures, such …

Response: Musculoskeletal Examination Needs To Be A Matter Of Habit, Michael M. Patterson

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Aicpa Technical Practice Aids, As Of June 1, 1997, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Oxygraphic Response Of Stressed Bovine Blood, Cristin Mckenna

Dissertations

Oxygraphic profiles of stressed bovine blood in a temperature controlled 2 ml reactor vessel provide the basis for an investigation of blood's response to various conditions. This response is broken down into an initial response (within 3 seconds), the response over 1 hour and the response over 24 hours. Fast-assay runs which investigate the initial response display a dose-response relationship when chemically stressed by phenol. Phenol concentrations in the 1,000 ppm range indicate a decrease in dissolved oxygen (DO) and higher phenol concentrations of over 20,000 an increase in DO. In addition to phenol concentration, other factors investigated with respect …

Particle Deposition From Turbulent Flow In A Divergent Channel, Wai-Ting Huang

Dissertations

This dissertation presents a numerical analysis of particle deposition from a dilute gas-solid two-phase suspension in a divergent channel. The Lagrangian governing equations for particle motion include inertia force, viscous force, gravity force and image force from electrostatic charge on the particle. The incompressible two-dimensional turbulent flow field in a divergent channel is solved by employing a Κ-ε modeling technique with FIDAP finite element CFD software. A computational procedure is developed to incorporate the flow field into numerical simulation of particle trajectories from which the fraction of deposition is determined. Several divergent channels (half divergent angles of 0°, 7.5°, 10° …

Sampling And Analysis Of Trace Level Volatile Organic Compounds From Air Via Membrane Permeation, Naihong Zhu

Dissertations

The objective of this study is to develop air sampling techniques using membrane permeation. Two novel techniques for sampling and analysis of trace level VOCs from air via membrane permeation are presented:

1. selective concentration of VOCs into a canister using a membrane permeator;
2. on-line membrane extraction for direct introduction of VOCs from air emissions into a gas chromatograph.

In the membrane permeator-canister sampling system (MPCS), the air sample containing trace level VOCs as well as some interferences such as moisture are passed through the membrane module. Polydimethyl siloxane membrane used in this research is highly permeable to organic compounds, but …

The Portrait Of An Unknown South African: Identity In A Global Age, Jean Comaroff

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

South Asian Politics: Modernity And The Landscape Of Clandestine And Incommunicable Selves, Ashis Nandy

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

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Macalester International

No abstract provided.