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Determining Predictor Importance In Multiple Regression Under Varied Correlational And Distributional Conditions, Tiffany A. Whittaker, Rachel T. Fouladi, Natasha J. Williams

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

This study examines the performance of eight methods of predictor importance under varied correlational and distributional conditions. The proportion of times a method correctly identified the dominant predictor was recorded. Results indicated that the new methods of importance proposed by Budescu (1993) and Johnson (2000) outperformed commonly used importance methods.

Correlation Of Blood Volume Values And Pulmonary Artery Catheter Measurements, Sadir J. Alrawi, Leonidas S. Miranda, Joseph N. Cunningham, Anthony J. Acinapura, Ramanathan Raju

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To correlate the values generated by direct total blood volume measurement with pulmonary artery catheter parameters and commonly used laboratory values in the management of critically ill patients. METHODS: This study was carried out at the Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, during the period 1998-1999. We prospectively correlated the total blood volume (TBV) values generated by the blood volume analyzer (BVA)-100 using I131-tagged albumin, with the values obtained from pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) of central venous pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, cardiac output, and with laboratory values of hematocrit, lactate, arterial blood gas and …

Activity Patterns And Correlates Among Youth: Differences By Weight Status, Wendell C. Taylor, James F. Sallis, Marsha Dowda, Patty S. Freedson, Karen Eason, Russell R. Pate

Faculty Publications

The purposes of the study were to assess differences in physical activity levels and correlates of physical activity among overweight (‡ 85th percentile of body mass index for their sex and age) and non-overweight (< 85th percentile) youth. The sample included 509 seventh through twelfth graders. Activity was measured by a 7-day, 46-item activity checklist. Overweight girls were more sedentary than non-overweight girls (p<.03), and non-overweight girls engaged in more vigorous physical activity than overweight girls (p<.03). For boys, there were no significant differences in activity. The regression analyses for vigorous activity yielded the largest total R²'s (R²=.049 for overweight and R²=.27 for non-overweight.) The significant factor for overweight youth was greater athletic coordination (p<.01). For non-overweight youth, the significant factors were greater family support (p<.05), greater peer support (p<.001), fewer barriers (p<.03), and greater athletic coordination (p<.01). Correlates of physical activity vary by weight status of young people.

164th Infantry News: November 2002, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

November 2002 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

Guidelines For The Management Of Microbial Food Safety In Fruit Packing Houses, Tony Portman, Elizabeth Frankish, Graham Mcalpine

Bulletins 4000 -

The fresh produce industry has undergone significant change in recent years in the application of quality assurance to business operations. The quality assurance schemes implemented such as the SQF^CM programs, have generally served to provide a focus on food quality and operational issues, as well as food safety. Improvements of all aspects of the operations are identified to provide consistent quality, safe produce.

Volume 40, Number 10: November 1, 2002, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 92 [93], No. 16 (Nov. 1, 2002), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 92, but it is the 93rd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Corporate Governance Reform And Reemergence From Bankruptcy: Putting The Structure Back In Restructuring, Charles M. Elson, Paul M. Helms, James R. Moncus

Vanderbilt Law Review

A company's descent into bankruptcy may result from one or more troubling factors. Often the failing enterprise has adopted a poor business model, been led by deficient management, or labored under an unworkable capital structure. More often than not, a business failure is also accompanied by a less-than-ideal corporate governance structure within the organization. The failure to adopt an effective corporate governance model often leads to a sterile, inactive board of directors and may hasten a firm's demise. Conversely, proper corporate governance may prevent a business's slide into Chapter 11. Indeed, several studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between corporate …

Employer Notice Requirements Under The Family And Medical Leave Act, Richard Bales, Sarah Nefzger

Missouri Law Review

This Article argues that Department of Labor regulations should continue to require employers to make a pre-leave designation of whether FMLA leave will run concurrently with, or consecutive to, the employer’s leave and give notice to their employees, but that the penalty for an employer’s noncompliance should be modified to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision in Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. These conflicting positions are evaluated by analyzing the rationales behind the dicisions to impose or not to impose employer notice requirements. This Article argues that the courts should require employers to notify employees whether employer-provided leave runs …

Uterine Didelphus With Obstructed Hemivagina, Malak M. Al-Hakeem, Samir A. Ghourab, Mohammed R. Gohar, Tariq Y. Khashoggi

Saudi Medical Journal

Complex congenital anomalies of the mullerian ducts can occur in isolation or in association with other developmental disorders. They result from non-development or non-fusion of the mullerian ducts or the failure of reabsorption of the uterine septum. Early diagnosis is necessary to relieve symptoms, optimize preservation of the genital organs and prevent the development of endometriosis. We present a case report to highlight this phenomenon.

Impact Of Ramadan Fasting On Birth Weight In 4 Hospitals In Sana'a City, Yemen, Abdulwahab M. Makki

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Sfra Review, November/December 2002, Science Fiction Research Association

SFRA Newsletter (Science Fiction Research Association)

The November/December 2002 issue of the SFRA Review.

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 11, November 2002, Mariann Crapanzano, Kerry L. Wright, Frank A. Morello Jr. Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Diagnosis Based on Nonsurgical Biopsy: A Cooperative Effort
• Benign Care: Young Patients with a Variety of Noncancerous Conditions Find Treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Cognitive Interventions Are Crucial for Many Patients with Neurofibromatosis
• FNA Clinic Streamlines Biopsy Diagnosis of Palpable Lesions
• "Is This Going to Hurt?", by Frank A. Morello Jr., MD, Assistant Professor, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
• House Call: Answers to Common Questions about the Use of Radioisotopes for Diagnosis

Vytis, Volume 88, Issue 7 (November 2002), Knights Of Lithuania

Vytis: The Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania

Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania national organization (United States); digitized and made available with the permission of the organization. Content may be protected by copyright.

Nebline, November/December 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Families - The Backbone of Neighborhoods
Community Partnerships Help Build
Strong Families & Neighborhoods
Make a Holiday Wreath
Cyclamen care
Winter Care of Houseplants
2002 November/December Garden Calendar
Horticulture Information Center
Carbon Monoxide: The Hidden Killer
Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and Tools
Reduce Costs and Increase Yields with Biosolids!
Enjoying Your Backyard Wildlife
Neighborhood Cats
Aflatoxin in Corn - What can be Done?
Crop Protection Clinic Jan. 10
Feeding Value of Drought- Stricken Corn Grain for Swine Not Affected
Fall Brings Garden Clean-up
Sales Tax on Tree Planting Services
Use Energy More Efficiently, Cut Heating Costs …

Institute Brief: Achieving Quality Services: A Checklist For Evaluating Your Agency, Doris Hamner, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, David Hoff

The Institute Brief Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

This checklist can help staff and directors at One-Stop Career Centers and state and private agencies evaluate the quality and responsiveness of their services to job seekers with disabilities. Areas covered include access to resources, agency culture, coordination, and consumer-directedness.

How Was It For You? The Oligarchic Structure Of International Relations And Feminist Theory, Leonard A. Stone

Journal of International Women's Studies

It is my purpose to show that radical humanist and feminist theorising have much to offer each other. Central to this article’s thesis is the oligarchic structure of international relations; that is, a small, oligarchic clique of states exercising power in its own interests to the detriment of the overwhelming majority of the world’s population. The core position and borders of radical humanist theorising are examined, along with an assessment of some of the major the theoretical divergences between radical humanist and feminist theorising. Areas for theoretical alliance are also located which indicate the necessity of an inter-disciplinary approach that …

Book Review: Men And Gender Relations, Jane E. Prather

Journal of International Women's Studies

Review of Men and Gender Relations by Bob Pease

The Gender Implications Of Corporate Governance Change, Janis Sarra

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

A Rehabilitation Engineering Course For Biomedical Engineers, M. Barbara Silver-Thorn

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

This paper describes an upper division elective course in rehabilitation engineering that addresses prosthetics and orthotics, wheelchair design, seating and positioning, and automobile modifications for individuals with disabilities. Faculty lectures are enhanced by guest lectures and class field trips. Guest lecturers include a prosthetist and a lower extremity amputee client, an engineer/prosthetist specializing in the upper extremity, and a rehabilitation engineer. The lower extremity prosthetist and his client present a case study for prosthetic prescription, fabrication, fitting, alignment, and evaluation. The engineer/prosthetist contrasts body-powered versus externally powered upper extremity prostheses and associated design, fitting, and functional considerations; he also discusses …

The Virtue Of Vagueness In Takings Doctrine, Marc R. Poirier

Cardozo Law Review

In discussions of regulatory takings law, there appears to be an almost universal assumption that its vagueness is a bad thing, a mysterious dysfunction. This article argues that the vagueness in takings doctrine is quite functional and entirely appropriate. Since considerable vagueness turns out to be inevitable, this is just as well. Happily, over time, specific resource use conflicts and transitions sometimes do crystallize out into more predictable forms of law - new rules and customs about specific types of property. Within these specific and limited regimes, we can and should aspire to rules defining the circumstances under which the …

The Cure And Reinstatement Of Mortgages By Third Party Assignees, Arthur J. Margulies

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Conformity And Dissent, Cass R. Sunstein

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Much of the time, human beings do what others do. This is perfectly sensible, because the actions and statements of other people convey valuable information about what should be done. In addition, most people want the good opinion of others, and this desire promotes conformity. But conformity can lead both groups and institutions in unfortunate and even catastrophic directions. The most serious problem is that by following others, people fail to disclose what they know and believe, thus depriving society of important information. Those who dissent, and who reject the pressures imposed by others, perform valuable social functions, often at …

Women's Voice, November/December 2002, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program

Women's Voice (1991-2006)

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

No abstract provided.

Adaptive Tests For Ordered Categorical Data, Vance W. Berger, Anastasia Ivanova

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Consider testing for independence against stochastic order in an ordered 2xJ contingency table, under product multinomial sampling. In applications one may wish to exploit prior information concerning the direction of the treatment effect, yet ultimately end up with a testing procedure with good frequentist properties. As such, a reasonable objective may be to simultaneously maximize power at a specified alternative and ensure reasonable power for all other alternatives of interest. For this objective, none of the available testing approaches are completely satisfactory. A new class of admissible adaptive tests is derived. Each test in this class strictly preserves the Type …

A Longitudinal Follow-Up Of Discrete Mass At Zero With Gap, Joseph L. Musial, Patrick D. Bridge, Nicol R. Shamey

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The first part of this paper discusses a five-year systematic review of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology following the landmark power study conducted by Sawilowsky and Hillman (1992). The second part discusses a five-year longitudinal follow-up of a radically nonnormal population distribution: discrete mass at zero with gap. This distribution was based upon a real dataset.

…Of Cabbages And Kings. November, 2002, Emeriti Society, University Of The Pacific

Emeriti Newsletter: "...Of Cabbages and Kings"

"...Of Cabbages and Kings" is the newsletter of the University of the Pacific Emeriti Society. Read more about the Emeriti Society of Pacific by clicking here.

The Contribution Of The Port Of Tampa To The Tampa Bay And Florida Economies In 2001 : Prepared For Tampa Port Authority, Andrew J. Moody, Dennis G. Colie, Joseph S. Desalvo, Tampa Port Authority, Business Research & Economic Advisors, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

No abstract provided.

Genetic Diversity Of The African Geocarpic Legume Kersting's Groundnut, Macrotyloma Geocarpum (Tribe Phaseoleae: Fabaceae), R. S. Pasquet, G. Mergeai, J. P. Baudoin

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

A survey of allozyme variation in Kersting's groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal and Baudet] was undertaken by examining 19 enzymes systems encoding 32 putative loci in 18 domesticated accessions and two wild accessions. No variation was found within and among domesticated accessions as well as within and between both wild accessions. However, very high genetic distance between wild and domesticated accessions suggests that they should be assigned to two different species. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.