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Volume 25, No. 3

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editors: Andrew Wadden, Alanna Robinson, Cameron MacKeen, Laurelle Funk

Unruly Rights, Linda Ross Meyer

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Toward A Theory Of Technological Change, John Rodney Franklin

Student Scholarship

Theories of technological change are generally constructed based on assumptions that the technological artifact is a member of a historical line of technological advance (trajectory and evolutionary theories) or that novel technological developments simply "happen" (happenstance theories). Where a more constructivist view is taken technological change is assumed to be a social construct driven by the societal elements of human relationships and initiative. This paper takes a different approach to technological change positing that a combination of social structure and human agency act in a recursive manner to push a technological artifact forward. Using Anthony Giddens' structuration theory as the …

Wglt Program Guide, November-December, 2000, Illinois State University

WGLT Program Guides

This guide details programming for WGLT, a public radio station owned by Illinois State University.

Sectoral Labor Choice In Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua: The Evolution Of The Informal Labor Sector In The 1990s, Michael Jack Pisani

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This dissertation focuses on the contemporary informal labor sector in Nicaragua. Central to the study are four research questions concerning the informal labor sector in Nicaragua; they are: (1) Are Nicaraguans positively or negatively selected into the informal/formal sector? That is, do Nicaraguans participate in their respective sector by choice (e.g., positive selection) or by force (e.g., negative selection)? (2) Are Nicaraguans working in the informal sector queued to work in the formal sector? (3) How has the queue changed, if any, for informal sector workers desiring formal sector employment over the course of the 1990s? and, (4) How have …

Mercado Telefónico En México: Diez Años Después De La Privatización De Telmex Privatización De Telmex [The Telephone Market: 10 Years After The Privatization Of Telmex], Leonardo E. Torre Cepeda, Armando R. Lopez-Velasco

School of Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

• El sector de las telecomunicaciones en México experimentó una profunda transformación durante la década de los años noventa: el monopolio público telefónico fue privatizado (1990), se emitió una nueva ley del sector (1995), se creó un nuevo ente regulador (1996) y se abrió a la competencia el segmento de larga distancia (1997).

• El cambio estructural en el sector trajo consigo avances importantes en materia de densidad, calidad y precios de los servicios. Sin embargo, estos avances han sido insuficientes para impedir que en México sigamos contando con una baja densidad telefónica y precios elevados de los servicios, en …

2000 November, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for November of 2000.

Development And Characterization Of A Sub-Micron Cmos Process As An Educational Tool At Rit, Ivan Puchades

Theses

None provided.

Predictors Of Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Homeless And Runaway Adolescents, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, Kevin A. Yoder

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Path analysis was used to investigate factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among 569 homeless and runaway adolescents in four Midwestern states. Youth were interviewed by outreach workers directly on the streets, in shelters, and in drop-in centers. Results indicated that family abuse was positively related to substance use, affiliation with friends who sold sex, and time on own. Early family abuse indirectly increased the likelihood of self-reported sexually transmitted diseases through time on own, substance use, friends selling sex, and risky sexual behaviors. Finally, substance use and affiliation with friends who sold sex was positively associated with risky …

The Missouri Miner, November 01, 2000

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Dit Independent, 1st.-30th. Of November, 2000, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Elements Of A Service Referral Algorithm For A Frontline Decision Support System For Washington Workfirst, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, Wei-Jang Huang

Reports

No abstract provided.

Cruel, Mean, Or Lavish? Economic Analysis, Price Discrimination And Digital Intellectual Property, James Boyle

Vanderbilt Law Review

It is not because of the few thousand francs which would have to be spent to put a roof over the third-class carriages or to upholster the third-class seats that some company or other has open carriages with wooden benches .... What the company is trying to do is to prevent the passengers who can pay the second-class fare from travelling third class; it hits the poor, not because it wants to hurt them, but to frighten the rich .... And it is again for the same reason that the companies, having proved almost cruel to third-class passengers and mean …

Copyright And Democracy: A Cautionary Note, Christopher S. Yoo

Vanderbilt Law Review

Democratic theories of copyright have become quite the rage in recent years. A growing number of commentators have offered their views on the relationship between copyright law and the process of self-governance.' No scholar has been more committed to developing this perspective than Neil Netanel. In an important series of articles, Netanel has pursued a powerful and innovative project that attempts to reexamine copyright through the lens of democratic theory. His core concern is that the concentration of private wealth and power in communications and mass media is creating unprecedented disparities in the ability to be heard. The "speech hierarchy" …

Effects Of Habitat Type And Drying On Ascogregarina Barretti (Eugregarinida : Lecudinidae) Infection In Aedes Triseritatus (Diptera : Culicidae), Stephen L. Van Rhein, Barry E. Flanary, Steven A. Juliano

Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences

The intensity and prevalence of parasitism by Ascogregarina barretti (Vavra) in aedes triseriatus (Say) did not differ between tires and tree holes in field samples taken in September 1996. There was significant variation in the intensity of parasitism among containers that was not significantly cor-related with the pH, conductivity, or temperature of the container water. In an experiment manipulating habitat drying, treatments had a significant effect on A. barretti infection of Ae. triseriatus, only during midsummer in one of two years. Containers maintained at maximal volume had the lowest prevalence of parasitism, and containers that dried out had the greatest …

Review Of "Mothers Of The Nation: Women's Political Writing In England, 1780-1830" By Anne Mellor, Diane Hoeveler

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Dielectric Function Of Amorphous Tantalum Oxide From The Far Infrared To The Deep Ultraviolet Spectral Region Measured By Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Eva Franke, C. L. Trimble, M. J. Devries, John A. Woollam, Mathias Schubert, F. Frost

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

Amorphous tantalum oxide thin films were deposited by reactive rf magnetron sputtering onto [001] silicon substrates. Growth temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and total gas pressure have been varied to obtain thin films with different densities. The thin films were analyzed by glancing angle-of-incidence x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and variable angle-of-incidence spectroscopic ellipsometry in the near infrared to vacuum ultraviolet spectral region for photon energies from E=1 to 8.5 eV, and in the infrared region from E=0.03 to 1 eV. We present the dielectric function of amorphous tantalum oxide obtained by line shape analysis of the experimental ellipsometric …

Informal Aggregation: Procedural And Ethical Implications Of Coordination Among Counsel In Related Lawsuits, Howard M. Erichson

Duke Law Journal

Even when related claims are not aggregated by any formal procedural mechanism, the lawyers involved in the separate lawsuits often coordinate their efforts. Such "informal aggregation" raises important questions about the boundaries of a dispute and the boundaries of the lawyer-client relationship. As an ethical matter, the central question is whether a lawyer owes ethical duties to a coordinating lawyer's client. Looking at confidentiality, loyalty, conflicts of interest, and malpractice, Professor Erichson suggests that ethical safeguards for clients of coordinating lawyers are neither strong enough nor explicit enough to provide adequate protection, and the problem inheres in the nature of …

Intangible Property Under The Federal Mail Fraud Statute And The Takings Clause: A Case Study, Michael J. Hostetler

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Obituary: Elmer Clea Birney, 1940-2000, Hugh H. Genoways, Carleton J. Phillips, Jerry R. Choate, Robert S. Sikes, Kristin M. Kramer

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

On 11 June 2000, Dr. Elmer C. Birney unexpectedly passed away from cardiac arrest suffered while outside caring for his cattle at his home in Blaine, Minnesota. One of his former students, Robert Timm, probably best expressed the immediate reaction of his family and many friends: ‘‘He was too young and in too good of health to be gone so soon.’’ At the time of his death, Elmer was Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, the Curator of Mammals at the Bell Museum of Natural History, and Director of Graduate Studies of the program in Ecology, Evolution …

How To Set Up A Mediterranean Fruit Fly Community Baiting Scheme, Sonya Broughton

Biosecurity published reports

Second edition.

The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) is one of the most serious economic pests, infesting over 300 fruit and vegetable species worldwide. Medfly is thought to originate from Africa and is a pest in many countries including North America, Central America, South Africa, Europe and Australia. In Australia, Medfly is present only in Western Australia where it is considered to be naturalised. Although Medfly are occasionally detected in eastern Australia, these outbreaks are eradicated at considerable expense by local agricultural departments.

For Western Australia, Medfly poses a serious threat to backyard and commercial fruit production, and restricts access to …

Economic Impact Of The Proposed Cme North American Merchant Energy, Llc Gas-Powered Electric Power Plant On Berrien County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.

Clean Intermittent Catheterization In Saudi Children. Suggestion For A Common Protocol, Roberto De Castro, Ahmad M. Alshammari

Saudi Medical Journal

In the last thirty years, clean intermittent catheterization of urinary bladder has proven to be one of the most important advances in Urology. Clean intermittent catheterizationis already utilized in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but the materials and the methods in use are not always the most appropriate. The acceptance of the long-term treatment with clean intermittent catheterization among Saudi families does not seem to be adequate. Moreover, the knowledge and the agreement about clean intermittent catheterization by Saudi Medical Community, and even among Urologists, does not seem to be satisfactory everywhere. We analyzed many different catheters and their cost. …

Prevalence Of Parainfluenza And Influenza Viruses Amongst Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Mamdoh M. Meqdam, Abdullah Al-Shurman

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Parainfluenza and Influenza causing upper respiratory tract infections and to evaluate shell vial culture assay and direct immunofluorescence assay. METHODS: A retrospective study during the period between November 1997 and May 1998. A total of 350 nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained from children suffering from respiratory tract infections. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were investigated for the presence of Parainfluenza 1, 2 and 3, Influenza A and B using shell vial culture assay, conventional culture assay and direct immunofluorescence assay. RESULTS: Parainfluenza 1 were identified in 3%, Parainfluenza 2 in 5% and …

Profile Of Stroke In A Teaching University Hospital In The Western Region, Faiza A. Qari

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: An epidemiological study of stroke on patients admitted at King Abdul Aziz University hospital to determine the pattern of stroke, clinical presentation, risk factors and the outcome of the stroke in Saudis and non Saudis. METHODS: Case records of patients admitted with stroke between (January 1997 to January 2000) at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital which is a teaching hospital affiliated to Ministry of Education, provides health care to multinational population of mixed socioeconomic status. The diagnosis was established by radiological assessment either by computerized tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging. Pattern of stroke, clinical presentations, risk factors and …

Power Spectrum Analysis And Conventional Electromyogram In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Khalil I. Shaikhly, Farqad B. Hamdan, Fakher S. Al-Ani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: A comparative study of automatic electromyogram analysis (power spectral analysis) and manual measurements of the individual motor units potentials parameters in normal and Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients was performed to assess the diagnostic yield of both methods. METHODS: The analysis of 20 motor unit potentials elicited at weak effort manually by visual assessment and by power spectrum analysis at 1400 Hz Haning window were performed with concentric needle electrode in the biceps brachii and tibialis anterior. The study includes 18 healthy controls and 32 Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. The primary diagnosis of the patients was based on the clinical …

The Value Of Treating The Male Partner In Vaginal Candidiasis, Awad S. Shihadeh, Ashraf N. Nawafleh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether treatment of the sexual partners of women with vulvo-vaginal candidiasis with oral Ketoconazole can affect the cure and recurrence rate of candida vaginitis. METHODS: A total number of 144 women with vaginal candidiasis were treated with Ketoconazole 400 mg daily for 7 days, and half the male partners were treated with Ketoconazole 400 mg daily for 7 days. All women had physical follow-up examination, and mycological cultures were obtained at one week and four weeks after the start of treatment. The incidence of predisposing factors or of a recurrence history did not differ between treatment groups. …

Adult Kawasaki Disease, Hamdi H. Shelleh, Sarosh A. Khan, Latif A. Khan, Hussni Al-Hateeti, Samar Iqbal, Abdul F. Saleh

Saudi Medical Journal

Kawasaki disease was first described from Japan in 1967. Most of the patients reported have been under 3 years of age. We are reporting a typical case of Kawasaki disease in an adult Yemeni male, who had all criteria for diagnosis. Additionally our patient had tricuspid regurgitation as well as tricuspid valve endocarditis, which is only rarely reported in literature. We also noted a rise in monocyte and eosinophil count up to 10%, which may have pathophysiologic significance in this disease. At two year follow up our patient had persistent right bundle branch black which he had developed during the …

Pattern Of Admission In Diabetics Of Najran, Latif A. Khan, Sarosh A. Khan, Husni Al-Hateeti, Daad H. Akbar

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Diabetes And Perinatal Loss, A Continuing Problem, Ratib Mesleh, Adekunle A. Dekunle, A. Sobande

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.