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Influencing Reproductive Health Policy And Programs In The Philippines: Implementing An Advocacy Model For Utilization Of Operations Research, Saniata Masulit, Marilou P. Costello, Sahar Hegazi

Reproductive Health

This project tested a model of operations research (OR) dissemination and utilization targeting program managers in Mindanao, the second largest island of the Philippines. The model combines capacity-building with the use of innovative advocacy approaches to disseminate OR results, by creating a network of policy champions who will advocate the use of OR findings through a variety of strategies after they have been provided with information on the advocacy issue and their presentation skills enhanced. The project demonstrated that this type of network could lead to significant program changes, but also revealed that there is no single strategy or approach …

Indonesia: Train Journalists To Write About Reproductive Health, Frontiers In Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health

After government control over the media was liberalized in 1998, Indonesian journalists had a new mandate to explore new issues and foster public debate. Several studies had found evidence that women’s health worsened from 1997–99, yet media coverage of this topic was limited. To increase press coverage of reproductive health (RH) topics, the Population Council conducted an 18-month media project in collaboration with the State Ministry for Women’s Empowerment and other key agencies. The project focused on improving RH knowledge and reporting skills among 22 print journalists. Project staff monitored RH coverage in 22 major newspapers, magazines, and tabloids. After …

The Multicultural Competence Of Resident Assistants In Christian Colleges And Universities, Dennis A. Sheridan, Hilma Anderson

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

No abstract provided.

Overcoming Adversity: Distinguishing Retaliation From General Prohibitions Under Federal Employment Discrimination Law, Eric M.D. Zion

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Storytelling, Folktales And The Comic Book Format, Gail De Vos

Faculty Publications

The reading process in comics is an extension of text. In text alone the process of reading involves word-to-image conversion. Comics accelerate that by providing the image. When properly executed, it goes beyond conversion and speed and becomes a seamless whole. In every sense, this misnamed form of reading is entitled to be regarded as literature because the images are employed as a language. There is a recognizable relationship to the iconography and pictographs of oriental writing. When this language is employed as a conveyance of ideas and information, it separates itself from mindless visual entertainment. This makes comics a …

Growth No. 1 (2001) - Full Issue

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

The full issue of the first edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.

The Outrageous Idea Of Christian Scholarship, James Caridi

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

No abstract provided.

International Governance And Domestic Convergence In Labor Law As Seen From The American Midwest, Matthew W. Finkin

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: New Rules for a New Game: Regulating Employment Relationships in the 21st Century, held at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington.

Making Sense Out Of Antisense: The Enablement Requirement In Biotechnology After Enzo Biochem V. Calgene, Matthew D. Kellam

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Pamphlet: The State Of Health Care – Making Sense Of The Current Issues In Health Care, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Brochure: United Way Report To The Community, United Way Of Northeast Florida

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Manual: Part One: The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida – Building A Positive Image: Public Relations Results, Year One 2001-2002, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Manual: The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida – Building a Positive Image: Public Relations Results, Year One 2001-2002 (Part One).

Perspectives Winter 2001, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Winter 2001 employee newsletter published quarterly for employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. Includes Brand Matters, Winter 2001.

2001 Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida Report To The Community And Blue Foundation Annual Report, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Annual company report to the community for 2001 detailing Blue Cross of Florida's The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida's charitable initiatives, community involvement, business operations, financial assets and expenditures, and executive leadership.

Bcbsf/Unf Health Care Competency Development Program, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

BCBSF/UNF Health Care Competency Development Program flyer. Includes attachments: BCBSF/UNF Health Care Competency Development Program – General Information/Summary, Frequently Asked Questions & Answers, and Program Course List.

Parents And The Child Welfare System, Foreword, Ann Moynihan, Mary Ann Forgey, Debra Harris

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Reflections On The Professional Development Of Solo And Small Law Firm Practitioners, Leslie C. Levin

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Facts About Adolescents From The Demographic And Health Survey—Statistical Tables For Program Planning: Bolivia 1998, Population Council

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

The Population Council initiated its work on adolescents in the mid-1990s. At that time, those advocating greater attention to adolescent issues were concerned about adolescent fertility—particularly outside of marriage—and adolescent “risk-taking” behavior. As an international scientific organization with its mandate centered around the needs of developing countries, the Council sought a more nuanced and context-specific understanding of the problems confronting adolescents in the developing world. In working with colleagues inside and outside the Council, it became clear that information on adolescents, and the way data are organized, were limiting the ability to understand the diversity of their experiences or to …

Données Sur Les Adolescents Tirées De L’Enquête Démographique Et De Santé—Tableaux Statistiques Aux Fins De La Préparation De Programmes: Cameroun 1998, Population Council

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

No abstract provided.

El Poder En Las Relaciones Sexuales: Inicio De Un Diálogo Entre Profesionistas En Salud Reproductiva, Population Council, Interagency Gender Working Group (Igwg)

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Las discusiones resumidas en este informe indican que las desigualdades de poder, basadas en el género, entorpecen la comunicación entre las parejas, limitan la habilidad de individuos y las parejas para hablar de sus metas en cuanto al espaciamiento de los hijos y al tamaño de la familia o de lograrlas. Asimismo, limitan el uso efectivo de los servicios de salud reproductiva, socavan el logro de salud y placer sexuales de hombres y mujeres, e incrementan significativamente su vulnerabilidad al VIH/SIDA y otras infecciones de transmisión sexual. Este informe resume los trabajos realizados durante una reunión, co-patrocinada por el Consejo …

Bryan’S ‘A Cross Of Gold’: The Rhetoric Of Polarization At The 1896 Democratic Convention, William D. Harpine

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Obstacles To Contraceptive Use In Pakistan: A Study In Punjab, John B. Casterline, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj Ul Haque

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

The principal aim of this study is to assess the strength in Pakistan of a set of hypothesized obstacles to practicing contraception. Our concern is those factors that prevent women from translating a desire to avoid becoming pregnant into contraceptive practice, a common predicament in Pakistan in recent decades. We analyze survey data collected in Punjab province in 1996 that contain unusually detailed measurement of various perceived costs of practicing contraception, as well as focused measurement of fertility motivation. The framework guiding the research specifies six major obstacles to contraceptive use: the strength of motivation to avoid pregnancy, awareness and …

The Reporting Of Sensitive Behavior Among Adolescents: A Methodological Experiment In Kenya, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, Annabel Erulkar

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

This paper assesses whether audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (audio-CASI), a technique designed in the United States to collect data on sensitive behaviors, is a feasible method of survey data collection in a developing-country setting and whether it produces more valid reporting of sexual activity and related behaviors than traditional survey methods. The analysis is based on interviews with nearly 4,400 unmarried adolescents aged 15-21 in Nyeri, a rural district of Kenya that was selected because previous research had indicated a wide discrepancy in the reporting of premarital sexual behavior between boys and girls. The study was based on a quasi-experimental design …

Social Networks And Contraceptive Dynamics In Southern Ghana, Mark R. Montgomery, Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Dominic K. Agyeman, John B. Casterline, Peter Aglobitse, Paul C. Hewett

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

There is accumulating evidence that social diffusion processes affect the pace of the adoption of modern contraception in societies undergoing fertility transition. In settings where mortality has declined and many other social and economic changes are underway, decisions about contraception are fraught with uncertainty and risk. In such circumstances, couples may rely on other persons for information and guidance. In this paper, we examine the influence of informal social networks on the contraceptive behavior of reproductive-age women, using longitudinal data collected in six communities in southern Ghana. Our results confirm the hypothesis that adoption of modern contraception is strongly affected …

Poverty And Public Services In Developing-Country Cities, Paul C. Hewett, Mark R. Montgomery

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

This paper examines the availability of basic public services such as water supply and sanitation in the cities and towns of developing countries, using data drawn from the Demographic and Health Surveys. Inadequate provision of public services can compromise health, hinder economic growth, and stymie efforts to reduce poverty. We find that wide rural-urban gaps remain in service delivery, and that smaller cities-where about half of urban residents live-are notably under-served by comparison with larger cities.

Antioxidants Protect Turkeys Against Toxicity Of Aflatoxin, Roger A. Coulombe Jr.

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Toxins stemming from mold in feed grains are unavoidable in poultry production. "Mycotoxins" such as aflatoxin B (AFB1) are among the most potent liver-damaging toxins known. AFB1 is also a probable human carcinogen. Poultry are the most sensitive of all farm animals to the toxic effects of even small amounts of AFB1. Although poultry don’t generally live long enough to develop cancers, AFB1-related diseases adversely affect their health. This aflatoxin can cause slowing of growth and decreased resistance to microbial pathogens that make poultry ill. Because these toxins are so pervasive in feed grains, eliminating them has proved either impractical …

My Will Be Done: Accommodating The Erring And The Atypical Testator, Pamela R. Champine

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Discerning Testamentary Intent ... A. Alternative Approaches to Reformation ... 1. Historic Approach ... 2. Fellows Approach ... 3. Third Restatement Approach ... B. Seven Classic Mistake Cases ... 1. Case 1: The Crossed Will Execution—An Unequivocal Error ... 2. Case 2: The Bequest Void at Execution—Another Unequivocal Error ... 3. Case 3: Tax Mistakes—Red Apples, Green Apples, and Oranges ... 4. Case 4: The Scrivener's Error—Over-Reliance on Drafters' Testimony ... 5. Case 5: Uniquely Compelling Circumstantial Evidence-The Impotence of a Broad Standard to Assure Relief ... 6. Case 6: Undisposed of Property—The Power of the Family …

Palazzolo, Lucas, And Penn Central: The Need For Pragmatism, Symbolism, And Ad Hoc Balancing, F. Patrick Hubbard

Nebraska Law Review

I. Two Perspectives on Opinions: Symbolic and Managerial

II. Penn Central and the Ad Hoc Balancing Approach: Pragmatic Triumph of Symbol ... A. Reasons for Approach: Complexity and Lack of Independent Definition of Property ... B. Effects of Approach: Delegation and Uncertainty

III. Lucas and the Categorical Total Takings Test: Symbol in the Guise of Managerial Categories ... A. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council … B. Vagueness of the Test ... 1. Recognition of Problems in Lucas … 2. Treatment of Problems in Lucas … a. Summary ... b. Preexisting Rights and Limits ... C. Narrowness of the Test …

Securities Fraud In Cyberspace: Reaching The Outer Limits Of The Federal Securities Laws, Constance Z. Wagner

Nebraska Law Review

Securities regulation is an area of the law in which existing rules are being rendered obsolete by technological developments. Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions involving Internet fraud can be categorized as “cyberhype” and may involve fraud if the promoter makes material misrepresentations, fails to disclose its intention to dispose of its stock at a profit into the rising trading market that develops after such promoter's recommendation, or fails to disclose that it promoted the stock for compensation. This article focuses on the SEC lawsuit against Yun Soo Oh Park, a/k/a “Tokyo Joe,” a case that was settled …

Toward A More Uniform And Reasonable Approach To Products Liability Litigation: Current Trends In The Adoption Of The Restatement (Third) And Its Potential Impact On Aviation Litigation, J. Denny Shupe, Todd R. Steggerda

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.