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Pansexuality And The Law, Jennifer Ann Drobac

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Pockets Of Poverty: The Second Wives Club - Examining The Financial (In)Security Of Women In Remarriages, Margorie Engel

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

You Made Your Bed...Now You Are Going To Pay For It: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Virginia's Mandatory Paternal Identification In Afdc Cases Will Have On The Rights Of Unwed Fathers, Kindra L. Gromelski

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Gas Sparging And Humic Acid Sorption/Desorption, Masaki Sakakibara

Masters Theses

Partition coefficients (K_DOC) for sorption of PAHs and chlorinated benzenes to dissolved humic acids (HA) were measured using gas-sparging methodology. The resulting K_DOC values were significantly lower than the K_OW-based K_DOC values, which generally appear to provide reliable estimates for K_DOC values. The K_DOC values measured by gas sparging were also strongly influenced by the concentration of HA in solution, as measured by dissolved organic carbon content (DOC). Increasing DOC concentration consistently resulted in decreased K_DOC values for all compounds investigated. Previous studies have claimed that K_DOC values measured using …

Conditional Discrimination And Generalization Of Facial Cues As A Function Of Training Multiple Exemplars With Autistic Preschoolers, Sebastien Bosch

Masters Theses

Individuals with diagnosed autism typically show deficiencies in discrimination of facial cues. The ability to respond to facial expressions was assessed and trained with 3 four-year-old subjects diagnosed with autism. Stimulus presentations involved four different stimulus sets ( cards with stick figure, cards with cartoon figures, and cards with photographs of a man and a woman displaying the emotional expression).

Training consisted of differential reinforcement of correct responses. The experimental design was a multiple baseline across stimulus sets, with generalization probes conducted after mastery level of performance was reached on each stimulus set. Some evidence of generalization was observed on …

The Use Of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (Rhbmp-2) To Promote Spinal Fusion In A Nonhuman Primate Anterior Interbody Fusion Model, Brian P. Hecht, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Harry N. Harkowitz, Lori Penman, Jeffrey M. Toth, Ali Shirkhoda

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Study Design. A study on the efficacy of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) in a nonhuman primate anterior interbody fusion model.

Objectives. To investigate the efficacy of rhBMP-2 with an absorbable collagen sponge carrier to promote spinal fusion in a nonhuman primate anterior interbody fusion model.

Summary of Background Data. RhBMP-2 is an osteoinductive growth factor capable of inducing new bone formation in vivo. Although dosage studies using rhBMP-2 have been performed on species of lower phylogenetic level, they cannot be extrapolated to the primate. Dosage studies on nonhuman primates are essential before proceeding with human primate application. …

Department Of Mathematical Sciences Newsletter, Spring 1999, University Of Montana--Missoula. Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Newsletters from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UM

Math Awareness Week April 26th - 30th / David Patterson -- Notes from the Chair’s Desk / Gloria C. Hewitt -- Alumni News / David Patterson -- 1998 Honor Roll of Donors -- The Way It Was / Keith Yale -- Faculty Profile: Jim Hirstein / Johnny Lott -- American Mathematics Competition / Jim Hirstein -- Colloquium Highlights / George Votruba -- 1998 Graduate Degree Recipients -- Distinguished Scholar for 1999 / Rick Billstein -- πμε/MAA Math Club Corner -- UM Project Wins Governor’s Award

…Of Cabbages And Kings. April, 1999, Emeriti Society, University Of The Pacific

Emeriti Newsletter: "...Of Cabbages and Kings"

"...Of Cabbages and Kings" is the newsletter of the University of the Pacific Emeriti Society. Read more about the Emeriti Society of Pacific by clicking here.

The Comparative Importance Of Books: Clinical Psychology In The Health Sciences Library, Jeffrey M. Wehmeyer, Susan Wehmeyer

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Clinical psychology has received little attention as a subject in health sciences library collections. This study seeks to demonstrate the relative importance of the monographic literature to clinical psychology through the examination of citations in graduate student theses and dissertations at the Fordham Health Sciences Library, Wright State University. Dissertations and theses were sampled randomly; citations were classified by format, counted, and subjected to statistical analysis. Books and book chapters together account for 35% of the citations in clinical psychology dissertations, 25% in nursing theses, and 8% in biomedical sciences theses and dissertations. Analysis of variance indicates that the citations …

Washington University Record, April 1, 1999

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Historical Relationships Of Atlantic Slope River Drainages, Eugene G. Maurakis, Diana L. Lipscomb

Virginia Journal of Science

An analysis of the historical relationships of 19 river drainages (St. Lawrence to Altamaha) on the Atlantic slope of the Appalachian Mountains was conducted using the shared presence of 124 native species of cyprinid fishes. This analysis resulted in an area cladogram that suggests that the rivers of the southern Atlantic slope were historically connected to the drainage of three southern rivers (Flint, Chattahoochee, and Apalachicola) which drain into the Gulf of Mexico. The mid Atlantic and northern Atlantic slope rivers appear to be historically related in support of earlier hypotheses that the mid Atlantic region provided a refugium for …

Possible Predation Scars On Rectithyris Subdepressa (Stoliczka, 1872), Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Kallankurichi Fm., India, Rex Alan Hanger, Rama Krishnaswamy

Virginia Journal of Science

A single specimen of the terebratulid brachiopod, Rectithyris subdepressa (Stoliczka, 1872) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Kallankurichi Fonnation of southern India was found with durophagous predation traces. This occurrence is significant as it is possibly the first documentation of elasmobranch shark predation on brachiopods from the Mesozoic.

Synthesis And Crystal Structure Of Tetrachloro (1,10-Phenanthroline) Platinum (Iv), Robert M. Granger Ii, Jill N. Granger, Kelly Del Campo, Molly B. Becherer, Phillip E. Fanwick

Virginia Journal of Science

We report the crystal structure determination of tetrachloro( l,10-phenan­throline)platinum(IV). X-ray data indicate there is little steric repulsion between the cx.-hydrogens on the phenanthroline ligand and the chloride ligands in the equatorial plane.

William S. Woolcott Award Planned, Virginia Journal Of Science

Virginia Journal of Science

Announcement of initiation of the William S. Woolcott Award.

Annual Survival Of Snail Kites In Florida: Radio Telemetry Versus Capture-Resighting Data, Robert E. Bennetts, Victoria J. Dreitz, Wiley M. Kitchens, James E. Hines, James D. Nichols

Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications

We estimated annual survival of Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) in Florida using the Kaplan-Meier estimator with data from 271 radio-tagged birds over a three-year period and capture-recapture (resighting) models with data from 1,319 banded birds over a six-year period. We tested the hypothesis that survival differed among three age classes using both data sources. We tested additional hypotheses about spatial and temporal variation using a combination of data from radio telemetry and single- and multistrata capture-recapture models. Results from these data sets were similar in their indications of the sources of variation in survival, but they differed in …

Role Of Gamma Interferon In Cellular Immune Response Against Murine Encephalitozoon Cuniculi Infection, Imtiaz A. Khan, Magali Moretto

Dartmouth Scholarship

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites that cause a wide variety of opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Because it is able to grow in vitro, Encephalitozoon cuniculi is currently the best-studied microsporidian. T cells mediate protective immunity against this parasite. Splenocytes obtained from infected mice proliferate in vitro in response to irradiated parasites. A transient state of hyporesponsiveness to parasite antigen and mitogen was observed at day 17 postinfection. This downregulatory response could be partially reversed by addition of nitric oxide (NO) antagonist to the culture. Mice infected withE. cuniculi secrete significant levels of gamma interferon (IFN-γ). Treatment …

When Warnings Alone Won’T Do: A Reply To Professor Phillips, Richard C. Ausness

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

In his paper, Professor Phillips contends that questions about the adequacy of a product's design should be resolved by the use of a risk-utility test and that the existence of an adequate warning should merely be one factor for the jury to take into account. This is essentially the position espoused by the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability (hereinafter Third Restatement), section 2, comment l. On the other hand, Professor PhiIlips is very critical of subsections 6(c) and 6(d). These provisions establish liability for the sellers of prescription drugs and medical devices. Section 6(c), which is concerned …

Parental Attachment And Schizophrenia: Is There A Relationship?, Madonna Marie Terbock

Theses

Although current research has studied the relationship between parental attachment and mental disorders, the results have been inconclusive. This study attempted to further previous research and focus on the relationship between parental attachment and schizophrenia in specific. The subjects consisted of two groups, adults that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and adults that are mentally healthy. Subjects from both groups completed Parker's Parental Bonding Instrument (1979). The two groups' scores were compared in an attempt to establish a relationship between parental attachment and schizophrenia. The schizophrenic group reported significantly less care than the normal group. There was no significant difference …

Women Experiencing Depression [Within] The Three Denominations Of Judaism: Orthodox, Conservative And Reform, Amy Kopman

Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate women experiencing depression in the three denominations of Judaism : Orthodox, Conservative and Reform . Participants were divided into thee groups consisting of Orthodox (n=20) , Conservative (n=32) , and Reform (n=28). The volunteer participants completed a demographic sheet and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-I I) , answering 21 different questions measuring the severity of depression. A chi-square determined there is no significant relationship between the different scores of the various denominations of the Jewish women. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Nmr Solution Structure Of Plastocyanin From The Photosynthetic Prokaryote, Prochlorothrix Hollandica, Charles R. Babu, Brian F. Volkman, George S. Bullerjahn

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The solution structure of a divergent plastocyanin (PC) from the photosynthetic prokaryote Prochlorothrix hollandica was determined by homonuclear H-1 NMR spectroscopy. Nineteen structures were calculated from 1222 distance restraints, yielding a family of structures having an average rmsd of 0.42 +/- 0.08 Angstrom, for backbone atoms and 0.71 +/- 0.07 Angstrom for heavy atoms to the mean structure. No distance constraint was violated by more than 0.26 Angstrom in the structure family. Despite the low number of conserved residues shared with other PC homologues, the overall folding pattern of P. hollandica PC is similar to other PCs, in that the …

Richard E. W. Adams. Prehistoric Mesoamerica. Revised Edition, Arthur S. Iberall

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Stephen K. Sanderson. Social Evolutionism: A Critical History, Laurence Grambow Wolf

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Ursinus Magazine, Spring 1999, Wendy Greenberg, Dave Sherman, Joseph F. Pirro, Tom Epler, Anne Levin Benedict, Sloane Gibb, Joanna Doyle, John Strassburger

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • Ursinus in the news • Field house update • Roundtables aid campus planning • Independent Learning Experiences • Ursinus welcomes new staff, faculty • C-Span host moderates live telecast from Olin • Selected calendar listings • Art through a microscopic lens: Student research is basis for exhibition • On location at Ursinus: Searching for J. D. Salinger • On location, part II: John Mauchly's grandson films on Ursinus campus • Leaving the field • Ursinus names field hockey coach • Ursinus wrestlers win Centennial championship • Basketball team in playoffs …

The Department Of Defense Dna Repository: Practical Analysis Of The Government's Interest And The Potential For Genetic Discrimination, Elizabeth Reiter

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Medical Staff (1998) (Supplemental Information To The 1998 Annual Report), Yale-New Haven Hospital

Yale New Haven Hospital Annual Reports

For the year 1998. Year ending September 30, 1998.

Explaining The Controversy Surrounding United States V. Smithfield Foods, Inc., Robert H. Fuhrman, Patrick D. Traylor

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Smithfield Foods: A Case For Federal Action, Lee R. Okster

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Gwaltney Of Smithfield Revisited, Ann Powers

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Evaluating U.S. Endangered Species Legislation - The Endangered Species Act As An International Example, Charlene D. Daniel

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Golf Courses In Southern Nevada Will Significantly Impact The Water Management Efforts By Using Recycled Water Rather Than Potable Water To Irrigate Their Turf, Sean D. Ainsworth

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

As the number of people continually move to the Las Vegas Valley and take up residence, the possibility of "running out of water" can become a reality. Having large water users (i.e. golf courses) irrigate their turf with recycled water, they will significantly impact the water management efforts in the Las Vegas Valley. When each course is irrigating their turf with recycled water, this will help ease the drinking water demand in the valley, especially during the peak demand season (summer).