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Catalog 2001-2002, Saint Mary's College Of California

Academic Catalog

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An Audit Of Blood Cross-Match Ordering Practices At The Aga Khan University Hospital: First Step Towards A Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule, T Chawla, G N. Kakepoto, M A. Khan

Department of Surgery Docs

Objective: In the absence of an explicit maximum blood order policy, ordering for blood transfusion is frequently based on subjective anticipation of blood loss instead of evidence based estimates of average requirement in a particular procedure. This study was done to assess current practice and the feasibility of a prospective randomized work to develop practice guidelines.METHOD: We audited transfusion data for elective surgical procedures in our hospital during the last 2 years. Cross-matched to transfused ratio (C/T ratio) and Transfusion Index (Ti) for each of the elective surgical procedures was performed during the study period. C/T ratio is used as …

Hotel 2001 Wage And Benefit Survey, Dick Pope Sr. Institute For Tourism Studies

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

During the summer months of 1994 through 2001, the Rosen School of Hospitality Management's Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies at the University of Central Florida has conducted a survey of Central Florida hospitality industry properties regarding wage rates and employee benefits. This ongoing project has been sponsored by the Hotel Human Resource Association of Central Florida and has been supported by the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association. This comprehensive study solicits and reports data on wages and benefits from 410 hospitality organizations covering 120 occupational/hourly job titles and 47 management/supervisory positions. It also requests data on 29 …

Sudden Death In Hong Kong: Are We Naturally Protected?, Kathy L Lee, Katherine Fan, Chu-Pak Lau

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology

Sudden death is a major health care problem that affects thousands of lives everyday worldwide. In the past decades, western epidemiological and scientific data on sudden death had allowed better understanding of the underlying etiology and enabled development of strategies in secondary prevention of out-of-hospital sudden death. Despite their large population, Asian countries have relatively little published data on sudden death.

Pilot Community Survey Of Cardiovascular Risks, Suet-Ting Lau, Chun-Wai Chiu, Wai-Suen Leung, Kin-Wah Chan

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology

A pilot cardiovascular risk survey and heart health promotion project was conducted for the local community. Demographics and medical history were obtained with a questionnaire. Modifiable risks including smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesteraemia, obesity and physical inactivities were assessed. The total cholesterol results of the portable blood monitoring system was compared to the venous sample tested in the hospital laboratory. The need for medical intervention according to the risks was assessed. One hundred and eighty-two subjects volunteered for the survey with 63 males and 119 females. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors are high. 47% had BMI greater than 25. …

Stress And Coping Experiences Of Women In Transition: From Welfare To Work, William Jesse Gill

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

Welfare reform and the consequent emphasis on employment represent a stressful sequence of events in the lives of women who are already facing the chronic stressors associated with single parenting and poverty. The current study assessed the levels of distress, factors contributing to distress, and coping resources utilized among a sample of 60 mothers who were making the transition from welfare to work. Ninety percent of the women were single or separated, and 71 percent were African American. All were receiving public assistance from two neighboring social services agencies in Virginia.

Psychological distress was measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory …

Interactions Among Murine Cytomegalovirus Us22 Family Gene Products That Influence Viral Pathogenesis, Zaruhi Karabekian

Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a complex, ubiquitous herpesvirus that is characterized by acute, chronic, and latent infections. Monocytes-macrophages are the key target cell type involved in pathogenesis, which is most effectively studied using the murine model of CMV infection. Previously three murine CMV (MCMV) genes (M139, M140, and M141) were identified to regulate viral expression in cultured macrophages and in mice. These genes are members of the US22 gene family with respect to HCMV homology. There is no function assigned to the proteins encoded by these genes. However, deletion of M139, M140, and M141 significantly curtails growth of MCMV in macrophages …

A Scanning Electron Microscopy Comparison Of The Effects Of The Arkansas Stone And The Ida-Hone Ceramic Stone On Curet Sharpness And Root Smoothness, Marian Gayle Rubino

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are statistically significant differences between the Arkansas sharpening stone and the Ida-Hone ceramic sharpening stone in producing a sharper cutting edge on dental curets, and to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between the degree of root smoothness achieved by the sharpened curet cutting edges on extracted human teeth.

Methods: A two-group, randomized subject (n=39), double blind, post-test only design was employed using 39 factory new Hu-Friedy 11/12 gracey curets. Curets in group one were sharpened using the Ida-Hone ceramic stone, curets in group two were sharpened …

Sulphur By-Product: A Potential Indicator Of Early Dental Plaque-Induced Gingival Disease Activity: A Pilot Study, Hui Zhou

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between volatile sulfide compounds and gingival health status, and to identify if volatile sulfide compounds can detect early dental plaque-induced gingival disease, using an experimental gingivitis model. The sample consisted of 12 subjects between 19 and 28 years, with a healthy gingival status. A split-mouth design utilizing only the mandibular arch was used. A baseline full-mouth periodontal probing status was measured. After baseline data collection and for two weeks, subjects refrained from brushing and flossing one randomly selected half of the mandibular arch. At baseline and six subsequent appointments, gingival …

Uap 2510: Computer Use Guidelines (Now 2520), University Of New Mexico

Section 2000: Administrative Management

No abstract provided.

Letters To The Editor, Natural Resources Journal

Natural Resources Journal

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Livestock Ranching And Tradional Culture In Northern New Mexico, Carol Raish, Alice Mcsweeny

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

The Nile River: Potential For Conflict And Cooperation In The Face Of Water Degradation, Kristin Wiebe

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, New Mexico Law Review

New Mexico Law Review

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Pragmatism Is As Pragmatism Does: Of Posner, Public Policy, And Empirical Reality, Linda E. Fisher

New Mexico Law Review

No abstract provided.

Erisa Right To Sue: An Rx For Health Care That Places Forum Over Substantive Consumer Rights, Ann H. Nevers

New Mexico Law Review

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Civil Rights - No Private Attorney General Exception To The American Rule In New Mexico: New Mexico Right To Choose/National Abortion Rights Action League V. Johnson, Allison Crist

New Mexico Law Review

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Legal Malpractice - Membership In A Professional Corporation Does Not Confer Upon An Attorney-Shareholder A Limitation On Personal Liability For Attorney's Breach Of Duty: Sanders, Bruin, Coll & (And) Worley, P.A. V. Mckay Oil Corporation, David M. Pato

New Mexico Law Review

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Index -- Volume 31, New Mexico Law Review

New Mexico Law Review

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Society, Culture, And Heroes: Depictions Of Cuban Heroine Mariana Grajales Cuello, 1893 - 2000, Rachel Elaine Archer

Research Papers

This paper examines the relationship between a society, its culture, and its heroes, using the Cuban heroine Mariana Grajales as a case study. From less than a month after her death in 1893 until the present day, Mariana Grajales has been an important heroic figure in Cuban society, famous for her legendary contribution to the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. She has been the subject of glowing eulogies, legends and biographical accounts. Battalions, hospitals, and medals of honor are named after her. Cubans and Cuban Americans alike speak of her as a role model and symbol of their own …

Epa At Thirty: Fairness In Environmental Protection, Eileen Gauna

Faculty Scholarship

This Article looks at how EPA is managing the fairness issue in a discrete but highly charged context: permit issuances that affect heavily impacted communities. This Article first provides a discussion of how fairness-oriented reform might evolve within the permit process. This section also examines permit issuances that were appealed to the U.S. Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) on environmental justice grounds. Proceeding one step beyond environmental law, the Article looks at how EPA is responding to claims of disparate impact under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. However, rather than focus on the intricacies of legal doctrine under Title …

Causality And Responsibility, Glenn Shafer

Cardozo Law Review

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Benjamin Franklin Terry: From Civilian Through The Battle Of Woodsonville, Kentucky

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Benjamin Franklin Terry: From Civilian Through The Battle of Woodsonville, Kentucky

Dr. Lonnie E. Maness

World War Ii Veterans Of Weakley County, Tn

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

World War II Veterans of Weakley County, TN

Dr. Marvin Downing

Survival Of Avian Carcasses And Photographic Evidence Of Predators And Scavengers, Richard M. Kostecke, George M. Linz, William J. Bleier

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Scavenging of carcasses may bias estimates of mortality following the use of pesticides. To assess carcass survival, we monitored bird carcasses in crop stubble, grassland, roadside, and wooded habitats in east-central South Dakota in early spring. Survival rates differed among habitat types in 1997 but not in 1998. Survival rates did not differ among species of carcass in 1997 or 1998. Within 5 d, 66% of carcasses had been scavenged in both 1997 and 1998. To assess potential hazards of secondary poisoning, we used infrared-triggered camera systems to identify predators and scavengers of live birds and bird carcasses. Mammals ( …

Chemical Repellents And Other Aversive Strategies In Predation Management, J.R. R. Mason, J.A. Shivik, M.W. Fall

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Chemical repellents and other aversive strategies are the core of non-lethal wildlife management. These strategies typically depend on irritation (pain), conditioning, or fear for their effectiveness, and none is universally successful. Thus, conditioned food aversions deter browsing and foraging by deer (virginianus , O. hemionus), but are less useful with predators, because killing, not consumption, is the behavior of interest. Broadly speaking, the utility of non-lethal strategies is affected by number and density of wildlife species, availability of alternative foods, palatability and novelty of treated items, and intensity of pain, sickness, or fear used to establish avoidance. Some …

Effect Of Primary And Secondary Repellents On European Starlings: An Initial Assessment, Roger W. Sayre, Larry Clark

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife managers need chemical repellents that are effective at deterring damage by birds, but these repellents must be environmentally and toxicologically safe. The number of commercially available bird repellents has been reduced because of concerns about environmental safety. Currently, there are 2 categories of avian repellents. Chemicals that are reflexively avoided by birds because they irritate the peripheral chemical senses are referred to as primary repellents. Chemicals that cause gastrointestinal illness and learned avoidance of ancillary sensory cues that are paired with the illness are known as secondary repellents. Secondary repellents most often identified as the most effective avian repellents …

Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater: Why Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome Should Be Allowed As A Rehabilitative Tool In The Florida Courts, Michael D. Stanger

University of Miami Law Review

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A Recipe For Confusion: Congress And The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Professor Daniel J. Capra

University of Miami Law Review

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Response, Dana R. Hassin

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.