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Cis-Acting Sequences And Trans-Acting Factors Regulating Human Globin Gene Expression., Chiao-Wang Joe Sun

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Transforming Decision-Making In African-American Women: Effects Of A Culturally Sensitive Breast Self-Examination Intervention., Gloria Jones Taylor

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Essential Elements Of Spirituality Among Rural Thai Elders., Tassanee Tongprateep

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Effect Of The Hydrophobicity Of Elastic-Protein-Based Polymers On Redox Potential., Larry Charles Hayes

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Risk Adjusting And Setting Capitation Rates For Children: Including Versus Excluding Children With Special Health Care Needs From Participation In Managed Care Arrangements, Kristina Yvette Risley Gupta

All ETDs from UAB

Objectives . (1) To identify and describe four groups of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) using definitions that represent various groups of special needs children who are, or who have been recommended to be, carved-out of participation in managed care plans. (2) To examine how total, mean, and median annual health care expenditures differ based on the definition for CSHCN used. (3) To assess the capacity of several risk adjusters, including age, gender, CSHCN group to which children belong, and the Ambulatory Diagnostic Groups (ADGs) to predict annual expenditures for healthy children and for the groups of CSHCN. …

A Population-Based Approach To Monitoring Inpatient Utilization And Determining The Influence Of Sociodemographic Factors On Three Theoretical Categories Of Diagnosis -Related Groups In A Two-County Area Of Alabama, William Floyd Deshazo Iv

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Variations in hospital utilization rates among populations have been documented by health services researchers. Diagnosis related groups (DRGs) have been aggregated to reflect these differences. Low variation (LV) DRGs are based upon physician consensus on the need for hospitalization. Ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) DRGs deal with procedures that have shifted from inpatient to outpatient. In avoidable hospital conditions (AHC), inpatient hospitalizations are avoided through an effective outpatient treatment approach. Using the two-county age-specific utilization rates as the standard, expected discharges and indirect age-adjusted rates were calculated for all zip codes. The average rate for all three DRGs was 28.8 discharges …

Family Planning Clinic Characteristics And Their Influence On Contraceptive Behavior And Pregnancy Rates In Alabama, 1994-1996, Margaret Beatrice Snively

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Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) whether characteristics of Alabama's Title X family planning clinics influenced birth, abortion, and pregnancy rates of adult women, teenagers and all women; and (2) if there was an effect, whether it was through the intervening variables of client contraceptive behavior. Methods. Measures for clinic access and quality were obtained primarily from administrative reports and billing records routinely collected by the Alabama Department of Public Health for 1993-1995, using 65 of Alabama's counties as the units of analysis. Outcomes were county birth, abortion, and pregnancy rates for 1994-1996. Linear regression was …

Environmental And Occupational Exposure To Ultraviolet Radiation And Associated Health Risks, Thomas Daniel Tenkate

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Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is produced by many sources, and for most people the sun is their main source of exposure. In the occupational environment there are also many artificial sources, of which welding arcs are the predominant and most intense. This dissertation represents a synthesis and interpretation of information (both empirical and review) that is contained in five journal articles. These articles address personal exposure, evaluation and control of UVR from both natural and artificial sources, and in particular exposure to UVR from welding arcs. This research has shown that workers in a welding environment have personal exposures to UVR …

Hydraulic Fracturing: Stimulating Your Well Or Trespassing?, Laura H. Burney

Faculty CLE

Many courts may determine hydraulic fracturing to be an impermissible trespass. Hydraulic fracturing is a common method used to increase production from oil and gas wells. However, the extent of wellbore fractures can only be determined by theoretical calculations. This reality affects the application of the legal doctrines of the rule of capture, common law trespass, and implied covenants in the oil and gas lease. When these controversies reach the court, a traditional policy conflict is also at play: whether to protect property rights or to encourage oil and gas production.

Without express legislative endorsement of fracturing as promoting valuable …

Corporate Democracy -- Not Such A Radical Idea, Carlin Meyer

Other Publications

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By What Right Do Judges Run Prisons?, David Schoenbrod, Ross Sandler

Other Publications

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Censorship Of Indecency In Ireland: A View From Abroad, Jerome O'Callaghan

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Preemption, The Right Of Publicity, And A New Federal Statute, Richard S. Robinson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Personality Interest Of Artists And Inventors In Intellectual Property, Justin Hughes

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Rights Of Publicity: An In-Depth Analysis Of The New Legislative Proposals To Congress, Marci A. Hamilton, Steven M. Getzoff, Barbara Kolsun, Diane L. Zimmerman

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Commercial Speech On The Internet: Spain And The First Amendment, Joshua A. Marcus

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Independent Contractor Or Employee? Misplaced Reliance On Actual Control Has Disenfranchised Artistic Workers Under The National Labor Relations Act, Thomas M. Murray

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents - Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 16, Iss. 2-3

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Future Directions In International Copyright, Shira Perlmutter

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Stefaan Verhulst

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Aspiring To Pluralism: The Constraints Of Public Broadcasting Values On The De-Regulation Of British Media Ownership, Thomas Gibbons

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The 1996 Federal Anti-Dilution Statute, J. Thomas Mccarthy

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Early Patent Publication: A Boon Or Bane? A Discussion On The Legal And Economic Effects Of Publishing Patent Applications After 18 Months Of Filing, John F. Duffy, Hayden Gregory, Robert Rines, Herbert Wamsley, Douglas Wyatt

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Deception In Political Advertising: The Clash Between The First Amendment And Defamation Law, Evan Richman

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Free Radical Activity, Lipid Peroxidation And Antioxidant Status In Diabetes Mellitus, Irena Christine Belka

Other Faculty of Health Theses

The role of free radicals and antioxidants in human disease, particularly cardiovascular disease is an area of intensive research. Diabetes mellitus is the most common condition associated with increased oxidative stress and accelerated atherosclerosis. Increased levels of lipid peroxides and diminished antioxidant vitamin status have been reported in diabetic patients and are also implicated in the chronic complications of diabetes. The autoxidation and glycoxidation reactions of glucose are sources of free radicals in vitro and a preliminary investigation that these reactions may be a source of free radicals in vivo was undertaken in patients admitted to hospital with severe hyperglycaemia …

The 1988 U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances --A Ten Year Perspective: Is International Cooperation Merely Illusory?, Jimmy Gurule

Fordham International Law Journal

On the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention, this Article analyzes whether signatory- parties have complied with the duties and obligations imposed thereunder, and, in particular, whether the Convention has enhanced international cooperation in narcotics enforcement. Part I of this Article examines the legal obligations and duties imposed under the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention, with special emphasis on the provisions aimed at criminalizing money laundering and at forfeiture of illicit drug proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking. Additionally, Part I examines the requirement that parties afford one another the "widest measure of mutual legal assistance …

Waging War Against The World: The Need To Move From War Crimes To Environmental Crimes, Mark A. Drumbl

Fordham International Law Journal

The international community has been more hesitant in accounting for the environmental consequences of war. All that the international community has been able to negotiate is scattered collateral references in a variety of treaties and conventions. One immediate task will be to consolidate these references into a single document or treaty. A more daunting task, of which this easy shall provide a brief overview, is to develop a mechanism to ensure compliance with these standards, to deter deviation therefrom, and to allocate responsibility for wrongdoing. More specifically, this essay considers the ability of the International Criminal Court to perform such …

Master Of Puppets: How Japan's Ministry Of Finance Orchestrates Its Own Reformation, Gregory D. Ruback

Fordham International Law Journal

This Comment analyzes Japan's effort to create a competitive securities market that is free, transparent, and reliable. Part I describes Japan's regulatory environment, emphasizing the power and authority of the Ministry and its influence within the Japanese government and over the securities industry. Part II details elements of the Big Bang reforms and describes the current political situation that will influence the effectiveness of the reforms. Part III addresses the probable effectiveness of the reforms in the context of Japan's regulatory structure, past scandals and reforms, and current political environment. Finally, this Comment argues that the Ministry has the ability …

Smoke Across The Waters: Tobacco Production And Exportation As International Humans Rights Violations, Lucien J. Dhooge

Fordham International Law Journal

This Article examines the operation of the tobacco industry in the United States. Part I examines the organization of the industry, the health consequences resulting from the industry's domestic operations and receipt of governmental financial support, and the restraints upon these operations. Part II examines the role of the U.S. tobacco industry in the international marketplace, with emphasis on its operations in its largest points of sale in Europe, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, and Latin America. Finally, Part III analyzes the activities of the U.S. tobacco industry and the U.S. government in light of the obligations of the …

Negotiation And The Dispute Resolution In The Sri Lankan Context: Lessons From The 1994-1995 Peace Talks, David M. Rothenberg

Fordham International Law Journal

This Article consists of four parts. Part I sketches the historical background of the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict and the process of easing ethnic tensions. This overview seeks to introduce the reader to the principal parties, issues, and developments in the dispute resolution process, as well as to elicit historical trends that inform current efforts to achieve peace. Part II systematically presents, through published reports, letters, and joint statements of the parties, and through interviews with negotiators and officials from both the government and the LTTE, the events and the process of the 1994-95 peace talks. Part II aims to …