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(Re)Envisioned (Pre)History: Feminism, Goddess Politics, And Readership Analysis Of The Clan Of The Cave Bear And The Valley Of The Horses, Glenna M. Andrade

Open Access Dissertations

Jean M. Auel's popular novels, The Clan of the Cave Bear and Valley of the Horses, are examined via theories of political thought (history, economics, power), feminist theory (oppression, sex/gender roles), and popular literature's (genre) appeals to various 80s readership communities. Chapter Two draws from historical interests in women's myth to show that 70-80s religious and anthropo-archeological revisionism promote an 80s goddess theory in support of 70- 80s feminism; nonetheless, from a 90s vantage, Dani-goddess theorizing is problematized by universalism, teleology, and gender stereotyping. Chapter Three examines Clan's politics, religion, gender roles and the pitfalls of mythmaking to Clan's …

Quantitative Methods For Assessing Change: Application To Condom Use, Kerry E. Evers

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This study attempts to understand more about how to quantitatively assess longitudinal change within the Transtheoretical Model applied to the area of condom use among college students. A total of 215 sexually active male and female undergraduate students completed both assessments one month apart. Measurement development was conducted on the Condom Use URICA scale, which was then used in a cluster analysis. A four cluster solution was reliably replicated across two random samples (R²=.99), and the clusters were then examined in terms of their external validity using MANOVAs. The four clusters showed significant differences on variables associated with …

"Pro-Life" Absolutes, Feminist Challenges: The Fundamentalist Narrative Of Irish Abortion Law 1986-1992, Ruth Fletcher

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article asks how Irish abortion law developed to the point of stopping a young pregnant rape victim from travelling abroad to have an abortion in 1992 (Attorney General v. X.). The author argues that this case, which ultimately saw the Irish Supreme Court overturn that decision and recognize the young woman's right to abortion, was the last chapter of the fundamentalist narrative of Irish abortion law. The feminist critique of that law needs to consider its particular fundamentalist aspects in order to clarify the obstacles posed to the struggle for Irish women's reproductive freedom. The author argues that a …

Racial Disparities In The Delivery Of Health Care, Barbara A. Noah

Faculty Scholarship

This Article focuses on the role of conscious and unconscious racial bias in the delivery of care; it does not begin to address the larger issue of inadequate access to care at the outset. Improving access to health care for minorities will undoubtedly have a positive effect on these groups' overall health status; however, to the extent that racial bias in the delivery of care exists apart from problems of inadequate access, the disparity in health status between whites and African Americans will no doubt continue.

Part II of this Article describes racial disparities in a variety of health care …

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 …

The Shadowlands: Secrets, Lies, And Assisted Reproduction, George J. Annas

Faculty Scholarship

Americans love babies and technology, and most Americans applaud the ability of the new assisted-reproduction techniques to help infertile couples have children. But these techniques have also given birth to a wide variety of new legal issues, including questions about the identity of the mother and father of the child, the enforcement of preconception contracts, the elements of informed consent, and the disposition of frozen embryos. After almost 20 years of experience and the growth of infertility clinics into a multibillion-dollar industry, it is time to consider establishing national standards and a federal regulatory scheme. Two recent court cases, one …

Human Rights And Health - The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights At 50, George J. Annas

Faculty Scholarship

War, famine, pestilence, and poverty have had obvious and devastating effects on health throughout human history. In recent times, human rights have come to be viewed as essential to freedom and individual development. But it is only since the end of World War II that the link between human rights and these causes of disease and death has been recognized.1-3 The 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — signed on December 10, 1948 — provides an opportunity to review its genesis, to explore the contemporary link between health and human rights, and to develop effective human-rights …

Transgenic Agriculture: Biosafety And International Trade, Michael S. Baram, Calestuous Juma, Sheldon Krimsky, Rufus C. King

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We stand at the threshold of a new century that will bring novel methods of producing foods, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and other products important to society and industry. Today's session will, therefore, address a subject of great importance: the introduction of genetically modified crops, livestock, micro-organisms, and other substances into agriculture and related fields, made possible by American and foreign corporate biotechnology.

Eve's Stain: An Analysis Of The Female Destroyer In Art And Myth., Traci Dyonne Parnell

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Cdna Cloning And Characterization Of The Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Gene: An Enzyme Associated With 5-Fluorouracil Metabolism., Martin Ray Johnson

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The Role Of Flk-1 Positive Cells In Glomerular Development., Barry James Robert

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Assembly And Egress Of Human Cytomegalovirus Particles., Veronica Sanchez

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Rna Editing In Trypanosome Mitochondria: Biochemical Mechanism And Identifying Components Of The Ribonucleoprotein Editing Complex., Robert Stephen Sabatini

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The Moderating Effects Of Catastrophizing As A Response To Daily Pain Among Patients With Fibromyalgia., Leslie A. Aaron

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Risk And Protective Factors In Understanding Cognitive And Psychosocial Development In Young Children., Takayo Michelle Ashford

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Expression Of Elav-Like Genes In Neuroblastoma And In Mammalian Development., Natalie Sharon Ball

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Data Mining And Epidemiologic Surveillance., Stephen Edward Brossette

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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing And Prostate Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study., David Allan Brown

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Outcomes Of Comfort Touch In Institutionalized Elderly Female Residents., Mary Jane Butts

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The Role Of The Conserved M2 Leucine In The Activation Of Recombinant Gaba-Gated Ion Channels., Yongchang Chang

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Cytokine Production At The Site Of Disease In Human Lymphatic Filariasis., Adriana Behrsing De Almeida

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Studies Of The Effects Of Intracellular Single Chain Antibodies Targeting The Erbb-2 Oncoprotein., Jonathan Ezra Grim

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Dental Anxiety And Behavioral Inhibition In Young Children., Sandra Jane Hammock

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Aging And Dark Adaptation., Gregory Ronald Jackson

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Role Of The U5-Primer Binding Site In The Selection Oftrna Used For Initiation Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcription., Sang-Moo Kang

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Fine-Grained Object-Oriented Artificial Evolution Of Artificial Neural Networks., Mikal Bernard Keenan

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Solving Graph Problems On Special Classes Of Graphs., Hiryoung Kim

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Adsorption Of Proteoglycans To Metallic Implant Materials., Martin Miles Klinger

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Application Of The Thin Electrolyte Layer Technique To Corrosion Testing Of Dental Materials., Martin Ledvina

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A Prospective Study Of Couples Who Use The Female Condom: Occurrence And Determinants Of Condom Failure During Use., Mona Louise Lawson

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