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An Integrated Model Predicting Smoking Stage Of Change Among A Sample Of Government-Insured And Indigent Medical Patients., Edwin Daniel Boudreaux

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study found that an integrated model using variables from several psychosocial theories, including the theory of planned behavior, decisional balance theory, and self-efficacy theory, was successful in predicting smoking stage of change. Specifically, ever smokers with higher self-efficacy, higher ratings of the cons of smoking, and lower ratings of the pros were more ready to quit or had already quit. Additionally, those who rated smoking as less tempting and who reported having people in their support system who were supportive of their cessation were in later stages of change. These results point to the importance of assessing cognitions towards …

Vantage Point - Show Notes - 1997, David Unumb

Vantage Point Documents

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Couple Enrichment: A Critical And Meta-Analytic Review Of Methodology, Terry L. Hight

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of contemporary couple enrichment using currently-accepted standards of meta-analytic research. Twenty-seven published studies that compared enrichment groups to control groups were included in the analyses. The overall mean effect size (0.32), post-treatment effect size (0.35), and follow-up effect size (0.35) for couple enrichment were heterogeneous, positive, and significantly different than 0. Mean effect sizes for both post-treatment and follow-up did not differ significantly, Moderator variables associated with program type, measure type, nature of dependent variable, quality of methodology, measure reactivity, measure specificity, and researcher allegiance significantly improved homogeneity across effect …

Tumor Immunity Following Adenovirus Mediated Herpes Simplex Thymidine Kinase Gene Transfer To Experimental Rat Gliomas, Maulik Raj Shah

Theses and Dissertations

Previous studies have determined adenovirus mediated herpes simplex thymidine kinase gene transfer (AV-TK) to be effective for the treatment of experimental gliomas. In this study we report three distinct phenomenon. First, animals with complete regression of subcutaneous tumors upon intratumoral injections of AV-TK with concomitant Ganciclovir® (GCV) administration developed tumor immunity. These animals had the ability to reject a subsequent inoculum of lethal doses of tumor cells. This tumor immunity was long standing and protective as far as 6 months from the time of initial tumor ablation. Of interest, adoptive transfer of splenocytes from AV-TK treated-tumor ablated animals to naive …

Interactive Effects Of Aluminum And Humic Substances On Salvinia, Jeffrey L. Gardner, Safaa H. Al-Hamdani

Research, Publications & Creative Work

Salvinia increased the pH of the growth media within two days to near neutral pH in the absence of Al with and without humic substances. In most cases, Al in the absence of humic substances reduced salvinia growth, chlorophyll a and b concentrations, and carotenoid concentrations. Reductions were greater with increasing concentrations of Al and humic substances alleviated some of the toxic effects of Al. Also, corrected treatments (pH 3.9) influenced an increase in the above parameters for most treatments compared to uncorrected treatments (pH varied according to the treatment). Anthocyanin concentrations of salvinia increased in treatments receiving Al. The …

Tax Planning And The New Tax Law: Strategies For Individuals: A Speech For Cpas To Deliver To General Audiences, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Communications Team

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Tax Practice Guides And Checklists 1997, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Division

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Cpa's Guide To Information Security, John Graves, Kim Hill Torrence

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Changes That Occur In The Knowledge And Attitudes Of Individuals And A Group Who Attend A Six Week Sermon Series On Aids, Janet Sweet-Richardson

ATS Dissertations

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A Study To Identify And Describe Chaplain Role Expectations On Ships In The United States Navy, Herstel George Carter

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Expectation States Theory And The Principle Of Judicial Neutrality : The Impact Of Judicial Communication On Juror Verdicts, Paul E. Vanyo

Theses and Dissertations

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Surfing The Internet: Copyright Issues In Canada , Sheldon Burshtein

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

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Obscenity And Indecency In A Digital Age: The Legal And Political Implications Of Cybersmut, Virtual Pornography, And The Communications Decency Act Of 1996 , Blake T. Bilstad

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Digital World Out Of Balance, Sean R. Calvert

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Biosystematics Of The Cotesia Flavipes Species Complex (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Morphometrics Of Selected Allopatric Populations, Susan W. Kimani-Njogu, William A. Overholt, James Woolley, Annette Walker

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Morphometric studies of allopatric populations of the Cotesia fiavipes species complex representing three putative species; C. flavipes Cameron, C. sesamiae (Cameron) and C. chilonis (Matsumura), were conducted. Sixteen characters were measured. Principal component analysis separated the complex into three somewhat overlapping groups that corresponded well with previous concepts of the species. Canonical variate analysis separated the complex into three distinct clusters with populations from Africa together, populations from Asia and the Neotropics forming a second cluster, and material from China and Japan forming a third cluster. The Mahalanobis squared distances between the three clusters were nearly equal. Results support recognition …

Immigrant Latina Domestic Workers And Sexual Harassment, Dina Vellos

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Volume 20, No. 4

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editors: Lynn Burshtein, Doug Downey, David Swayze

Photography: David Swayze

Production Editor: Nicholas Sapp

Wiyn Data Distribution And Archiving, Rob Seaman, Ted Von Hippel

Publications

The NOAO/IRAF Save the Bits archive has been operating for over three years at Kitt Peak National Observatory and at the National Solar Observatory's nighttime program. Since that time, the W. M. Keck Observatory and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory have also adopted the software. These first generation Save the Bits installations rely on Exabyte tapes as the archival medium, typically using pairs of drives to produce duplicate copies of the data for heightened protection against data loss. The upgrade of Save the Bits that is currently in progress to support writable CD-R drives is discussed. In addition to another …

Universities, Colleges And The Equal Pay Act: The Fourth Circuit Analyzes A Salary Dispute In Stag V. Board Of Trustees, Laura Woodworth Keohane

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Dean Howard A. Glickstein, Robert Gould, Gary Shaw

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Issues In Internet Pornography, Paul J. Mcgeady, Michael Godwin

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Internet: Is It Broadcasting?, Jonathan I. Ezor, Peter Brown, Peggy Miles

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Licensing Issues On The Internet, Steven Masur, Neil J. Friedman, Judith M. Saffer

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A list of books recently received by the Michigan Law Review.

Risk Based Analysis Of Levees., Anthony Lewis Brizendine

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A multi-phased research program consisted of performance of both laboratory and field test programs, development of hydraulic conductivity probability density functions, and development of a first generation risk model to assess relative risk among groups of levees to determine rank for systemic allocation of scarce rehabilitation resources. The laboratory test program consisted of determining basic soil properties at four USACE WES REMR demonstration sites: Talulla, MS, Sny Island, IL, Skagit, WA, and Elkhorn, CA. Additionally, flexible wall hydraulic conductivity tests were performed with subsequent development of hydraulic conductivity probability density functions (PDF's). The field testing program consisted of conducting in …

Legal Ordering Of Family Values: The Case Of Gay And Lesbian Families, Craig W. Christensen

Cardozo Law Review

In the ordinary course of events, an adoption proceeding in the New York County Surrogate's Court is an unlikely candidate for attention in the editorial pages of the New York Times. But In re the Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is Evan was not an everyday proceeding, as Times columnist Anna Quindlen observed.

Sacrificing Legislative Integrity An The Altar Of Appropriations Riders: A Constitutional Crisis, Sandra B. Zellmer

Faculty Law Review Articles

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Telemedicine: The Intersection Of Law, Medicine, And Technology, Carla Anderson, Robert Freeman, Francoise Gilbert Esq.

North Dakota Law Review

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Immunologic And Hematopoietic Effects Of Cd40 Stimulation After Syngeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation In Mice, Satoshi Funakoshi, Dennis D. Taub, Miriam R. Anver, Arati Raziuddin, Osamu Asai, Prakash Reddy, Helen C. Rager, William C. Fanslow, Dan L. Longo, William J. Murphy

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

CD40 is a molecule present on multiple cell types including B lymphocyte lineage cells. CD40 has been shown to play an important role in B cell differentiation and activation in vitro, although little is known concerning the effects of CD40 stimulation in vivo. We therefore examined the effects of CD40 stimulation in mice using a syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) model in an effort to augment B cell recovery after high dose therapy with hematopoietic reconstitution. After the BMT, mice were treated with or without 2-6 μg of a soluble recombinant murine CD40 ligand (srmCD40L) given intraperitoneally twice a week. …

Prejudice Toward Fat People: The Development And Validation Of The Antifat Attitudes Test, Robin J. Lewis, Thomas F. Cash, Lora Jacobi, Cristina Bubb-Lewis

Psychology Faculty Publications

Although the stigma of obesity in our society is well documented, the measurement of antifat attitudes has been a difficult undertaking, Two studies were conducted to construct and validate the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT), In study 1, college students (110 men and 175 women) completed the preliminary 54-item AFAT and specific indices of body image and weight-related concerns, Psychometric and factor analysis revealed a 47-item composite scale and three internally consistent factors that were uncorrelated with social desirability: Social/Character Disparagement, Physical/Romantic Unattractiveness, and Weight Control/Blame. Several body image correlates of antifat prejudice were identified, and men expressed more negative attitudes …