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Vitamin A And Cancer, Richard M. Niles

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Vitamin A, its physiological metabolites and synthetic derivatives (retinoids) have been shown to have protective effects against the development of certain types of cancer. In addition, pharmacological amounts of retinoids have been used with some success in the treatment of a few human tumors. The chemoprevention effect of retinoids is most likely exerted at the tumor promotion phase of carcinogenesis. Retinoids block tumor promotion by either inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, inducing differentiation, or a combination of these actions. Clinically, isotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid) significantly decreases the incidence of second primary tumors in patients with head and neck cancer and also reduces …

Vol. 75, No. 4 | Summer 2000, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

No abstract provided.

Fish & Wildlife News: July/August 2000

Fish and Wildlife News

Contents:

Service Proposes Reclassifying Gray Wolves 2
What Happened to the Frogs? 3
Enforcing Caviar Regulations 5
Kids+Fish=Fun 6
Defining “Wildlife First” 8
Feel the Power of Partnerships 9
Tales of a Double Decker Bus 10
Refuge Legislation Pushed on the Hill 11
Hatcheries Help Paddlefish 14
Cormorants Found Dead in MI 15
Fee Program an All-Around Success 16
Fish & Wildlife...In Brief 26

Quality Of Life Of Rural Nebraskans: 1996 - 2000, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins, Sam Cordes

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

Nebraska’s economy has shown growth during recent years. However, the agricultural economy has not been faring as well in recent years. How have these changes affected rural Nebraskans? How do they perceive their quality of life? Do their perceptions differ by the size of their community, the region in which they live, or their occupation?

This report details results of 4,536 responses to the 2000 Nebraska Rural Poll, the fifth annual effort to take the pulse of rural Nebraskans. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their general well-being and their satisfaction with specific aspects of well-being. Trends are …

The Snell Symposium; Beyond Leveling The Playing Field: Ursinus' Role In Developing Female Coaches, Wendy Greenberg, Sally Widman

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This magazine article describes the Snell Symposium, a collaboration between Ursinus College and the Centennial Conference, which focused on ways to increase the number of female coaches and athletic directors.

Dr. Pettett Discovers More About Children's Mercy Founders, Gary Pettett

Archives

Summarizes discoveries Dr. Pettett made when researching the lives of Katharine Berry Richardson and Alice Berry Graham, and refers to an article Dr. Pettett published in the Journal of the Jackson County Historical Society.

A Social-Cognitive Approach To Salesperson Work Motivation, Lawrence Scott Silver

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to apply a social-cognitive model of motivation, used extensively in educational psychology, to a sales setting. The topic pertaining to work motivation and its importance is evidenced by the amount of research devoted to the topic. The literature examined for this study was selected from the fields of industrial/organizational psychology, educational psychology, and marketing/sales. Specifically, this study addressed the following research questions: (1) To what extent is salespeople's goal orientation determined by their implicit personality theory? (2) Do salespeople's goal orientation determine their behavior pattern? (3) Does optimism moderate the relationship between salespeople's implicit …

Some Glimpses Into The Life Of Samuel R. Bratton, 1864-1936, Obion County, Tennessee

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Some Glimpses into the Life of Samuel R. Bratton, 1864-1936, Obion County, Tennessee

Dr. Marvin Downing

A Livable Wage: What Does It Take To Get By In Nebraska?, Lisa Darlington

Business in Nebraska

Welfare reform in the 19905 brought a renewed interest in the working poor, prompting analysts around the country to develop basic family budgets. Basic family budgets attempt to measure the amount of income families require to meet their basic needs without public assistance. It is generally accepted that the basic needs of a family include food, shelter, health care, transportation, childcare, and household and personal expenses (clothing, etc.). as well as a minimal amount of leisure activity.

This study estimates the level of income, or livable wage, required to cover the basic needs and taxes1 of individuals and families in …

India’S Arid Region And The Current Drought, Pratap Narain, K. D. Sharma, A. S. Rao, D. V. Singh, B. K. Mathur, Usha Rani Ahuja

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a publication entitled “Strategy to Combat Drought and Famine in the Indian Arid Zone.” This article is a summary of the report.

The present drought in the arid and semiarid regions of India is due to the cumulative effect of inadequate rainfall during 1997–99. Twelve states in India are in the grip of severe drought, with Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh (Table 1) being the most affected. The Indian arid zone encompasses 32 million ha and is highly prone to droughts and …

External Labor Markets: Job Inclusion Structures And Processes, Jeffrey Jon Snell

Doctoral Dissertations

The objective of this dissertation was to consider the determinants of external labor markets from a multilevel frame of reference. Specifically, the likelihood of a job's inclusion in an external labor market was examined in relation to environmental constraints, power and technological characteristics of the job and demographic features of the jobholder.

The sample frame consisted of a national survey conducted by the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS collected data from over 92,000 respondents relating to their having a job in an external labor market. Logistic regression and nonparametric tests were used in the statistical analyses. Statistical analysis revealed …

"The Big Singing" From The New Yorker

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

"The Big Singing" from The New Yorker

Wallace Mack White

Northern Iowa Today, V84n2, Summer 2000, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Engaging
-- Contents
-- Continuing the Legacy of Great Teachers
-- Learning to live a life: Dean's Scholars Program more than "tuition and tickets"
-- Conditioning program builds strength across UNI student-athlete spectrum - Heavy Metal
-- Bravo to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center!
-- Bill Close - The art of teaching
-- Hattie Middleton - Goodness and graciousness
-- Interim deans, department head named for University of Northern Iowa
-- Marshall Center School to get dressed up
-- UNI graduate speech pathology program makes U.S. News and World Report's top 25
-- College of Business …

Mcmindes Hall Handbook, Fort Hays State University

Buildings & Facilities

This color forty nine page document features a handbook for those working in McMindes Hall, detailing the expectations of the hall, as well as the rules and guidelines. The front page consists of a collage of photographs.

Flea News 60 (July 2000), Robert E. Lewis

Flea News

Announcement: Printed copies of Flea News discontinuing

Obituary: Franciscus Gerardus Albertus Maria Smit (June 7, 1920-January 28, 2000)

Book review: Sifonapteros do Brasil, Pedro Marcois Linardi and Lindolpho Rocha Guimaraes. Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia USP/FAPESP, 2000.

Flea species

Literature

Miscellanea: As of January 2000 the name of the Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington was changed to Comparative Parasitology.

Harding Magazine Summer 2000 (Vol. 8, No. 3), Harding University

Harding Magazines

Publication distributed to alumni and friends of the university.

One Crime, Many Convicted: Dissociative Identity Disorder And The Exclusion Of Expert Testimony In State V. Greene, Mary Eileen Crego

Washington Law Review

In State v. Greene, the Supreme Court of Washington held that expert testimony about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was not admissible to support an insanity or diminished-capacity defense. Even though the court acknowledged DID as a generally accepted medical disorder, the court reasoned that such testimony would not be helpful to the trier of fact, as required by Washington Evidence Rule (ER) 702, because the court has not established a specific standard for determining the legal responsibility of a defendant with multiple personalities. This Note argues that the Greene court had sufficient scientific evidence to establish a legal standard …

Optional Purchasing Specifications For Child Development Services In Medicaid Managed Care, George Washington University Medical Center, Center For Health Services Research And Policy

Center for Health Policy Research

These sample purchasing specifications were prepared by the George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy (CHSRP) with support from the Commonwealth Fund. Technical guidance on the content of child development services was provided by experts from the Fund and researchers at Northwestern University’s Institute for Health Services Research & Policy Studies (IHSRPS). This document is intended as a tool to assist interested state officials in purchasing child development services from managed care organizations (MCOs) on behalf of children under age three who are eligible for Medicaid.

These sample purchasing specifications are optional, and do not necessarily reflect …

Historical Analysis Of African Immigrants With Specific Reference To Ethiopia: Their Cultural Adaptation, Resiliency And Implication For Social Work Practice, Haregewoin Tsegaye

Theses and Graduate Projects

Because of political unrest, civil wars, and economic problems in Africa, the number of African immigrants entering the United States since 1960 has greatly escalated. Beginning in 1914, for example, when junior military officers overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie's Government up to 1991, a year in which a new group took over power and introduced the administration of the country based on ethnic lines to the present time, thousands of Ethiopians fled their country to escape execution, torture, and arbitrary arrest. Although those Ethiopians who did so managed to avoid political and economic sufferings at home, the new way of life …

Scwds Briefs: Volume 16, Number 2 (July 2000)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

• CWD and Human Health: “There currently is no evidence that Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidae is transmitted to humans”…
• SCWDS recently completed the fieldwork of a research project to investigate the epidemiology of avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM), previously known as the Avian Brain Lesion Syndrome (ABLS).
• NIH Funds SCWDS Ehrlichiosis Study: Since 1985, three new tickborne zoonoses caused by bacteria in the genus Ehrlichia have been recognized in the United States. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME) caused by E. chaffeensis occurs across a broad area of the eastern and south-central United States. HME is transmitted by lone star …

Students' Attitudes Towards Statistics In Medical Research: A Comparison Of Four Health Sciences Programs, James G. Dexter

Psychology ETDs

Driven by a market that is imposing greater scrutiny on health care providers as well as by an explosive increase in health-related research, there is a growing need for an improved understanding of statistical design and analysis among today's students and practitioners in the health sciences. Although most students in the health sciences are required to take an introductory statistics course prior to entering professional programs, little is known about the attitudes those students possess regarding the use of statistics in medical research.

Prevalence Of Migraines In Ncaa Division I Men And Women's Basketball Players, Chad Michael Kinart

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to describe the overall prevalence of migraines within NCAA Division I men and women’s basketball players. In addition, the prevalence of migraines was determined across gender and ethnic groups for the same sample. Seven hundred and ninety-one Division I men and women’s basketball players representing 51 colleges and universities were mailed surveys asking questions about headaches. All surveys were analyzed with a validated diagnostic algorithm consistent with the International Headache Societies criteria for diagnosis. Descriptive statistics were used to report the prevalence rate for gender and ethnic groups as well as the entire sample. …

Inside Winona, Winona State University

Inside Winona

This publication, produced by the WSU Office of University Relations and Development was distributed free to WSU Alumni, enrolled students and their families, and friends of Winona State University.

Luncheon Address, Miguel Schloss

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Fight Master, Spring/Summer 2000, Vol. 23 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Review - Summer 2000

Jefferson Review

IN THIS ISSUE

• 1 - Message From The Dean
• 2 - Laboratory Sciences Now Has More Options Than Any Other LS Program In The Country
• 2 - Nursing Expands Master’s Speciality Tracks
• 2 - Online And CD-ROM Courses: The Wave Of The Future?
• 3 - Nuclear Medicine Technology Enhances Image Of DI Department
• 3 - Foundation Doubles Support Of Scholarship Fund At CHP
• 4 - Alumni Relations Office Update: Rockin’ Good Times 5 Commencement 2000
• 5 - Byrne Recognized For Significant Contributions To College And Community
• 6 - Message From Alumni President
• 7 - Alumni Update
• 8 - College Notes

How Level Is The Playing Field - Should Employers Be Able To Circumvent State Workers' Compensation Schemes By Creating Their Own Employee Compensation Plans - Strawn V. Afc Enterprises, D/B/A Church's Chicken, Nathan E. Ross

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Disputes resulting from workplace incidents are consuming increasingly greater proportions of our courts' dockets.2 In recent years, "[e]mployment litigation has grown at a rate many times greater than litigation in general ... almost one thousand percent greater than the increase in all other types of civil litigation combined."3 Due to the unequal bargaining power employers possess over employees in these disputes, states have passed workers' compensation laws to level the playing field.' However, employers have chosen not to subscribe to their states' workers' compensation systems, but instead have created their own employee compensation plans.' In addition, these employer-created compensation plans …

Development And Validation Of A Questionnaire To Evaluate Patient Satisfaction With Diabetes Disease Management, Lisa E. Paddock, J J. Veloski, Mary Lou Chatterton, Felicia O. Gevirtz, David B. Nash

CRMEHC Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire to measure patient satisfaction with diabetes disease management programs.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Questions related to structure, process, and outcomes were categorized into 14 domains defining the essential elements of diabetes disease management. Health professionals confirmed the content validity. Face validity was established by a patient focus group. The questionnaire was mailed to 711 patients with diabetes who participated in a disease management program. To reduce the number of questionnaire items, a principal components analysis was performed using a varimax rotation. The Scree test was used to select significant components. To further …

Significant Labor And Employment Law Issues In Higher Education During The Past Decade And What To Look For Now: The Perspective Of An Academician, Matthew M. Bodah

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Significant Labor And Employment Law Issues In Higher Education During The Past Decade And What To Look For Now: A Union Perspective, Rachel Hendrickson

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.