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Risk Factors Associated With Infant Mortality Among Very Low Birthweight Infants Of Teenage Mothers In San Bernardino County, C. Letitia Henry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Background. Typically, infant mortality decreases as maternal age increases in teenagers. In contrast to these national data, San Bernardino County (SBC) experienced a different phenomenon in 1989-1994 among very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. The infant mortality rate (IMR) of VLBW infants born to mothers under 17 years old (283 per 1000 live births) was significantly lower than the IMR of VLBW infants born to mothers between the ages of 17-19 years old (430 per 1000 live births) (p = .02).

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to explain the discrepancy between IMRs of VLBW infants of younger teenage mothers …

Project Best: A Collaborative Program To Recruit Teachers And Enhance Science Performance Of Middle School Students, D. J. Simon

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Foreword: Law/Media/Culture: Legal Meaning In The Age Of Images, Richard K. Sherwin

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Trial By Media: Dna And Beauty-Pageant Evidence In The Ramsey Murder Case, Ann Kibbey

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Media Melodrama! Sensationalism And The 1907 Trial Of Harry Thaw, Martha Merrill Umphrey

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Visual Persuasion, Stuart Ewen

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Social Skills In Graded And Nongraded Elementary Schools, Angela D. Caster

Student Work

Previous studies comparing the effects of graded and nongraded schools have focused on students' achievement, attitude, and mental health variables. However, social skills have not been directly compared in these instructional settings examined. The current study compared graded and nongraded school structures in relation to students' social skills. Students in four elementary schools were evaluated by the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), as rated by themselves. It was predicted that students in nongraded schools would demonstrate better social skills. In addition, the Cooperation subscale of the SSRS was expected to be more predictive of the nongraded schools.

Hazards, Risk And The Press: A Comparative Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Nuclear And Chemical Weapons Sites, Karen Lowrie, Michael Greenberg, Lynn Waishwell

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors present a comparative analysis of newspaper coverage for four hazardous substance containment facilities located in different parts of the country.

Law And The Biology Of Rape: Reflections On Transitions, Owen D. Jones

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

The effectiveness of the legal system in preventing rape depends, in part, on the accuracy of the model of rape behavior on which it relies. To date, most models of rape reflect the disciplinary isolation of their proponents. In this article, Professor Jones argues that integrating life science and social science perspectives on sexual aggression can improve law's model of rape behavior and further our efforts to reduce the .incidence of rape. Extending his prior work on law, biology, and sexual aggression, Professor Jones addresses both why law's model of rape behavior can usefully incorporate insights from biobehavioral science in …

The Honeymoon Is Definitely Over: The Use Of Civil Rico In Divorce

San Diego Law Review

Within the field of family law, civil RICO is making an appearance in the aftermath of divorce cases. This statute appeals to both litigants and lawyers because of its generous civil provisions.8 Money is the motivating factor behind the use of civil RICO. Therefore, a vengeful ex-spouse, and his9 lawyer, have much to gain from pursuing RICO allegations.

Soviet Social Mentalité And Russocentrism On The Eve Of War, 1936-1941, David Brandenberger

History Faculty Publications

In January 1939, the theater critic V. Blium wrote to Stalin in despair that:

"Socialist patriotism sometimes and in some places is starting to display all the characteristics of racial nationalism... [Our people] don't understand that to beat the enemy fascist, we must under no circumstances use his weapon (racism), but a far superior weapon - internationalist socialism."¹

What had provoked such a letter? Soviet society witnessed a major ideological about-face during the mid-to-late 1930s as russocentric etatism superseded earlier internationalist slogans. Nevskii, Peter, Kutuzov and Pushkin had joined Lenin, Stalin, Molotov, Voroshilov, Frunze and Dzerzhinskii in a newly-integrated …

Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, F. Emmit Fitzpatrick, Nialena Caravasos

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

As an accompaniment to the surge of litigation, we have also witnessed an increase in the claims of ineffective representation by counsel. As more and more litigants are called upon to respond to such claims, the appellate courts have been forced to delineate a basic threshold of competence. Not only is the standard by which counsel is deemed effective or ineffective constantly changing, but also decisions of the higher courts have been devoid of a guideline through which future problems may be anticipated. The review of case law below traces the evolution of both state and federal decisions during approximately …

An Inquiry Into Indigenous Political Participation: Implications For Tribal Sovereignty, David E. Wilkins

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

When we set out to examine the various forms and patterns of indigenous political participation in the three polities they are connected to—tribal, state, and federal—we are stepping into a most complicated subject matter. It is complicated in large part because Indians are citizens of separate extra-constitutional nations whose members have only gradually been incorporated in various ways by various federal policies and day to day interactions with non-Indians. Tribal nations, of course, have never been constitutionally incorporated and still retain their standing as separate political bodies not beholden to either federal or state constitutions for their existence.

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes - Index 1999-2000, Nancy Bradshaw

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The University Of Nebraska Sociology Centennial: An Archival And Documentary Souvenir, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This documentary souvenir is published in conjunction with the centennial celebration of the Department of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 3-4,2000. Copies for distribution during the centennial festivities are provided, in part, courtesy of the George Elliott Howard Institute for Advanced Sociological Research. The archival and documentary items selected for inclusion in this special supplement to Sociological Origins are, of necessity, culled from a much larger pool of potential items, many of which could easily be included in such a compilation with equal justification. All materials reproduced herein posses unique historic value, and it is hoped too that …

Collecting Early Nebraska Sociology: Selections From The Collections Of Mary Jo Deegan And Michael R. Hill, Mary Jo Deegan, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Outcome Of The Intervention By The Department Of Children & Families To Reunite A Single Substance Abusing Mother With Her Children, Maya De Gaspe

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The purpose of this research project is to determine the outcome of the intervention and assistance pursued by The Department of Children and Families (DCF) in providing a single mother who has lost temporary custody of her children due to drug/alcohol abuse.

The Web - 2000, University Of Richmond

The Web

No abstract provided.

Psychological Empowerment In A Dyadic Advisory Relationship, Shannon T. Woulfe

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Pax Mercatoria: Globalization As A Second Chance At "Peace For Our Time", Jim Chen

Fordham International Law Journal

This Essay completes a scholarly cycle in which I have defended free trade and international economic cooperation against charges that globalization will harm the environment and drain jobs from the high-wage economies of western Europe, Japan, and the United States. The demolition of geographic and social barriers since the end of the Cold War has delivered not only material wealth but also physical tranquility, political stability, and personal freedom to vast portions of the world's population. The path to peace lies today, as it did in 1938, not in a retreat to obsolete notions of local sovereignty, but in a …

Welcoming Remarks: The Paris Bar: Access To Justice And Access To Legal Advice, Franics Teitgen

Fordham International Law Journal

Francis Teitgen, Batonnier of the Paris Bar Assocation, gave welcoming remarks on April 7, 2000, and discussed France's system for provision of legal aid services. He began by describing the history of legal aid in France. He then discussed the role of the Paris Bar Association in providing access to legal representation to those who could not otherwise afford it. Mr. Teitgen then discussed the process by which incarcerated individuals access lawyers. He also described a free legal consultation system run by the Paris Bar. He concluded by discussing new initiatives the Paris Bar is spearheading to increase access to …

Knowledge And Perception Of North Dakota Registered Nurses Concerning Hepatitis C, Margaret A. Gebhardt

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Parental Perceptions And Beliefs Of High Risk Behaviors Of Teens In A Rural Community, Nura Olson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Resiliency And The Chronically Ill Adolescent, Joanne M. Thompson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Vincentians In Europe 1999 A Time Of Crisis, Kevin Rafferty C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Vincentiana Vol. 44, No. 2 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Moving Seventh-Day Adventist Churches Beyond The Two Hundred Barrier, David Ripley

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Seventh-day Adventist churches have found themselves largely unable to grow beyond the 200-in-attendance barrier. Book membership may continue to increase, yet attendance plateaus. Outside of the institutional setting, there are very few Anglo Adventist churches that have grown beyond the barrier.

Method. The pastors of ten churches that were chiefly Anglo, 300-400 in attendance, and not in an institutional setting were surveyed. Ten churches with less than 220 in attendance and having a book membership of at least 350 were also surveyed. These were compared, looking for features that would make a difference.

Results. Differences do occur between the …

Reducing The Inappropriate Behavior Of A Child With Autistic Disorder, Elizabeth R. Cutforth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Maternal Regulation Speech In Conflict Situations, Victoria L. Ruggles

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Emotion And Cognition : Exploring The "Perceptual Pop-Out", Tuan Quoc Tran

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.