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Death Through Administrative Indifference: The Prison Litigation Reform Act Allows Women To Die In California's Substandard Prison Health Care System, Amy Pétre Hill Jul 2002

Death Through Administrative Indifference: The Prison Litigation Reform Act Allows Women To Die In California's Substandard Prison Health Care System, Amy Pétre Hill

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

California's prison system, the nation's largest, developed a health care policy that is deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of women while still spending significantly more per prisoner for health care than other large states. However, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 interacts with California's prison administrative law to prevent women inmates from seeking emergency injunctive relief from the federal courts. Legal and legislative tools can be used at the federal and state level for short- and long-term reform of the California Department of Correction's health care system to stop the needless deaths of California's female inmates. Ultimately, courts …

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Daily Eastern News: July 01, 2002, Eastern Illinois University Jul 2002

Daily Eastern News: July 01, 2002, Eastern Illinois University

July

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The Extension Newsletter, Issue 35, Summer Quarter 2002, Wright State University Retirees Association Jul 2002

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 35, Summer Quarter 2002, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

An eight page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

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2002 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. Jul 2002

2002 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for July of 2002.

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Ashcroft Sends Signal Of Support For Adr In Justice Dept., Richard C. Reuben, Kevin R. Kemper Jul 2002

Ashcroft Sends Signal Of Support For Adr In Justice Dept., Richard C. Reuben, Kevin R. Kemper

Faculty Publications

In his first public comments on the issue, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft signaled his support for the Justice Department's longstanding commitment to the use of alternative dispute resolution options.

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Emeritus Professor Doctor Samruay Shuangshoti'sacademic Publications And Citation Analysis, Sh. Shuangshoti, B. Meenapa Jul 2002

Emeritus Professor Doctor Samruay Shuangshoti'sacademic Publications And Citation Analysis, Sh. Shuangshoti, B. Meenapa

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Group B Streptococcus Infection On Pregnancy, W. Sripituk, P. Chotnopparatpattara, S. Chaithongwongwattana, S. Limpongsanuruk Jul 2002

Group B Streptococcus Infection On Pregnancy, W. Sripituk, P. Chotnopparatpattara, S. Chaithongwongwattana, S. Limpongsanuruk

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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An Information And Communication Technology (Ict) Enabled Knowledge-Based Malay Society, Awang Ngah Zainab, Abdullah Abrizah, N.N. Edzan Jul 2002

An Information And Communication Technology (Ict) Enabled Knowledge-Based Malay Society, Awang Ngah Zainab, Abdullah Abrizah, N.N. Edzan

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Identify five conditions of an information rich society: the existence of a conducive info-structural environment, a reliable and robust ICT infrastructure, a community that is leT literate, a community that have the necessary information skills, and the existence of supportive governance. The barriers comprise situations that are not in consonance with overall development objectives such as brain drain from developing countries to developed nations, the inability to recognize the potential of local knowledge databases, which if collated and provided widely through the leT would increase the value and global use, the failure to apply, use or add value to existing …

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Characterization Of Salmonella Serovars By Pcr–Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis, S. Nair, Kwai Lin Thong, T. Pang, M. Altwegg Jul 2002

Characterization Of Salmonella Serovars By Pcr–Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis, S. Nair, Kwai Lin Thong, T. Pang, M. Altwegg

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and PCR–single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analyses were carried out on the 1.6-kb groEL gene from 41 strains of 10 different Salmonella serovars. Three HaeIII RFLP profiles were recognized, but no discrimination between the serovars could be achieved by this technique. However, PCR-SSCP analysis of the groEL genes of various Salmonella serovars produced 14 SSCP profiles, indicating the potential of this technique to differentiate different Salmonella serovars (interserovar differentiation). Moreover, PCR-SSCP could differentiate strains within a subset of serovars (intraserovar discrimination), as three SSCP profiles were produced for the 11 Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis strains, and …

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Newscope - Summer 2002 Jul 2002

Newscope - Summer 2002

Newscope

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Animal Diet Modification To Decrease The Potential For Nitrogen And Phosphorus Pollution, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rosalina Angel, Gary Cromwell, Galen E. Erickson, Danny G. Fox, Carl Parsons, Larry D. Satter, Alan L. Sutton, David H. Baker, Austin Lewis, Deanne Meyer Jul 2002

Animal Diet Modification To Decrease The Potential For Nitrogen And Phosphorus Pollution, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Rosalina Angel, Gary Cromwell, Galen E. Erickson, Danny G. Fox, Carl Parsons, Larry D. Satter, Alan L. Sutton, David H. Baker, Austin Lewis, Deanne Meyer

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

In 1996, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) published a report entitled Integrated Animal Waste Management. One of the recommendations in that report was to “change animal diets to decrease nutrient outputs” (CAST 1996, 1). Since that time, concentration of animal production units has continued, public concern about the environmental effects of animal manure has increased, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more restrictive requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO regulations).

Progress has been made since 1996 to decrease nutrient outputs by animals through diet modification and nutrition. The current study describes the existing …

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Inter-Collegiate Athletics, Disability And The Rehabilitation Act: Where Does The Issue Lie?, Carlos A. Zumpano Jul 2002

Inter-Collegiate Athletics, Disability And The Rehabilitation Act: Where Does The Issue Lie?, Carlos A. Zumpano

University of Miami Business Law Review

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Is The U.S. Out On A Limb? Comparing The U.S. Approach To Mandatory Consumer And Employment Arbitration To That Of The Rest Of The World, Jean R. Sternlight Jul 2002

Is The U.S. Out On A Limb? Comparing The U.S. Approach To Mandatory Consumer And Employment Arbitration To That Of The Rest Of The World, Jean R. Sternlight

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Volume 2001-2002 - Issue 2 - Summer, 2002, Echoes Staff Jul 2002

Volume 2001-2002 - Issue 2 - Summer, 2002, Echoes Staff

Rose Echoes

No abstract provided.

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Model Coupling And Integration Via Xml In Them3 Simulation, Andreas Hoheisel Jul 2002

Model Coupling And Integration Via Xml In Them3 Simulation, Andreas Hoheisel

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Complex real-world systems are currently developing into a decisive instrument for IT-supported problem solving for a great number of problems posed by science, economy and society. Like in many environmental simulation systems the Man Model Measurement (M3) Simulation (http://mmm.first.fraunhofer.de) contains numerous single scientifically founded models coupled to each other to reflect the complexity of our world. The unpredictable human factor is considered by actively involving real people into the simulation by a Virtual Reality framework. The evolution and enhancement of the M3 system will be provided by an open software API. This paper will focus on the control and the …

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Catchment Modelling – A Resource Manager’S Perspective, J.E. Caminiti Jul 2002

Catchment Modelling – A Resource Manager’S Perspective, J.E. Caminiti

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Models are invaluable tools for resource management. Models help resource managers develop a shared conceptual understanding of complex natural systems, allow testing of management scenarios, predict outcomes of high risk and high cost environmental manipulations, and set priorities. Catchment modelling is a specialist field, and different modelling approaches are specialist areas in themselves. There are a plethora of models available that apply to integrated catchment management, from micro to landscape scales, from deterministic models to broad-brush models. Different philosophies abound; with some experts advocating top-down systems approaches and others who dismiss these as being too uncertain and based on opinion …

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Integrated Modelling For Nutrient Loading Of Polder Lakes, P.J.T.M. Van Puijenbroek, J. M. Knoop Jul 2002

Integrated Modelling For Nutrient Loading Of Polder Lakes, P.J.T.M. Van Puijenbroek, J. M. Knoop

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Many shallow lakes in the lower parts of the Netherlands are hypertrophic and dominated by algae blooms. The present ecological situation reflects the result of past and the present nutrient loading − a combination of point and diffuse loading from different sources. The difference in catchment and hydrology between lakes leads to a difference in nutrient loading and water residence time. Management options to reduce the trophic state have to be analysed. A model is presented that calculates the load of nutrients for 35 polder lakes in the Netherlands separated for different years and emission routes. Detailed hydrological information on …

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Regional Integrated Management Information System, M. A. Cameron, B. F. W. Croke, K. L. Taylor, Glen Walker, B. Watson Jul 2002

Regional Integrated Management Information System, M. A. Cameron, B. F. W. Croke, K. L. Taylor, Glen Walker, B. Watson

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Landholders, departmental agencies and other stakeholders have long been involved in knowledge building of the physical elements affecting land use. Often, however, this has been without any accompanying information on social and economic impacts, or systems for exploring catchment trade-off decisions. RIMIS is the concept of a regional management system designed for landscape managers. It has a web-compatible interface allowing multiple users to access distributed data sources (including spatial databases) and run distributed bio-physical and socio-economic models to explore catchment management problems i.e. ask ‘what if?’ questions. Its models bring together science, sociology and economics, to explore interactions and show …

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Desyre – Decision Support System For Rehabilitation Of Contaminated Sites: Objectives And Structure, A. Critto, S. Giove, N. Nadal, M. Samiolo, C. Carlon, S. Silvoni, S. Foramiti, Antonio Marcomini Jul 2002

Desyre – Decision Support System For Rehabilitation Of Contaminated Sites: Objectives And Structure, A. Critto, S. Giove, N. Nadal, M. Samiolo, C. Carlon, S. Silvoni, S. Foramiti, Antonio Marcomini

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The rehabilitation of contaminated sites is a complex process encompassing technological, environmental, socio-economic aspects. These aspects show close spatial and temporal inter-relations. Moreover, mega-sites (hundreds of hectares wide) require properly designed Decision Support Systems (DSS). In this work, a DEcision Support sYstem for the REqualification of contaminated sites (DESYRE) is proposed for the identification of the most effective rehabilitation interventions. The DSS is based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) framework and integrates environmental and technological databases, risk assessment models, and multi criteria procedures. It is composed of five modules: (1) characterisation, (2) risk, (3) socio-economical and (4) technological analysis, …

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Immersive, Interactive Exploration Of Changing Landscapes, Christian Stock, I. D. Bishop Jul 2002

Immersive, Interactive Exploration Of Changing Landscapes, Christian Stock, I. D. Bishop

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

It is expected that the structure of rural communities and the visual landscape of the Cudgewa Valley in northeastern Victoria, Australia, will change markedly within the next 20 years. We are creating a portable environment for landscape simulation, using geographic information systems and virtual reality technology. This will allow the community and stakeholders of this valley to propose alternative land cover configurations, move through realistic renderings of the consequent landscape, and review outcomes on a variety of environmental, economic and social scales. A detailed three dimensional visual model of the region will be rendered using OpenGL Performer. People will also …

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Continuous Contaminated Site Monitoring (Ccs M) Integrated Remote Real-Time Supervision For An Old Coking-P Lant, Frédéric Portet, Konrad Szafnicki, Jacques Bourgois, Véronique Milon Jul 2002

Continuous Contaminated Site Monitoring (Ccs M) Integrated Remote Real-Time Supervision For An Old Coking-P Lant, Frédéric Portet, Konrad Szafnicki, Jacques Bourgois, Véronique Milon

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The purpose of the Continuous Contaminated Site Monitoring (CCSM) is to develop a real time management methodology for PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) contaminated aquifer resulting from coal activity. For full-scale experimentation, since June 2000 an old coking plant site has been instrumented (sensors, analysers, datalogger, programmable logic controller, etc….). Its follow-up currently continues with remote supervision, via telecom connection. The Contaminated Sites Monitoring is a necessity to control the evolution of pollution and therefore the risk to human health or environment. With aromatic hydrocarbons contamination, one is generally satisfied with selective investigation, in fact incomplete and non-representative of the reality. …

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Simulation Of Pesticide Percolation In The Soil Based On Cellular Automata, Stefania Bandini, Giulio Pavesi Jul 2002

Simulation Of Pesticide Percolation In The Soil Based On Cellular Automata, Stefania Bandini, Giulio Pavesi

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

In the last decades, the use of pesticides has increased exponentially agricultural production. However,it is a well known fact that excessive use of pesticides can be hazardous both for the environment andhuman health. It is thus essential to assess thoroughly the impact on the environment of a given pesticide beforeits application. When they are sprayed on crops, pesticides are absorbed by the soil. Then, when waterflows through the soil because of rain or floods, chemical substances can be released into it. The amount ofpesticide released into water mainly depends on the chemical properties of the pesticide itself and the physicaland …

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A Spatially Explicit Modelling Approach To Socioeconomic Development In South Africa, L. Erasmus, A. S. Van Jaarsveld, P. O. Bommel Jul 2002

A Spatially Explicit Modelling Approach To Socioeconomic Development In South Africa, L. Erasmus, A. S. Van Jaarsveld, P. O. Bommel

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

South Africa finds itself at a development cross road: optimism for "high road" development is bisected by a wasteland of poverty and overpopulation. Intervention policies are largely "faith-based", even in the face of rising uncertainties surrounding population growth, HIV/Aids and resource availability. Added to this are the complexities of disparate spatial development and social scenarios, mass urbanization and immigration. In order to confront these threats, decision makers need analytical tools that can be used to explore potential intervention policies for their efficacy, desirability and inadvertent consequences in nontarget sectors. Such tools should adequately address uneven spatial development across environmental, economic …

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Egpe: A Computer Decision-Support Tool For The Ecomanagement Of Animal Manure As Agricultural Fertiliser, M. M. Vega, G. Carbonell, Mv Pablos, C. Ramos, C. Fernández, J. A. Ortíz, J. V. Tarazona Jul 2002

Egpe: A Computer Decision-Support Tool For The Ecomanagement Of Animal Manure As Agricultural Fertiliser, M. M. Vega, G. Carbonell, Mv Pablos, C. Ramos, C. Fernández, J. A. Ortíz, J. V. Tarazona

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

EGPE is an object-oriented model, which estimates the environmental distribution ofcontaminants within different environmental compartments and the specific risk associated with thesesdistributions and final concentrations. This model evaluates environmental impacts related to: a) the use ofsludge/manure as fertiliser, and b) direct discharges of slurry or effluents from treatment plants to waterstreams. The program takes into account the physico-chemical interaction processes occurring after thedischarge, estimating the downstream evolution of the following parameters: dissolved oxygen, organicnitrogen, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. Within the estimations it is also included the environmental risk forthe aquatic communities related to quantified pollutants and the overall toxicity of …

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Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia Jul 2002

Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Decision-making processes for managing and defining policies related to social and environmental impacts from industry are becoming more and more complex. Raising public concerns on environmental issues requires public authorities to collect more accurate information related to impacts of industry. Overlaps between environmental, social and political interests, and rapid speed of change contribute even further to the complexity. Unfortunately, this multifaceted information is spread throughout multiple repositories. Thus, there is a need to integrate the available information within a structured network and to design a decision support system suitable for helping decision makers to define sustainable policies. This paper reports …

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Predicting Ozone Peaks : A Combined Cbr And Cell Mapping Approach, David Pearson, Mireille Batton-Hubert, Gerardo Herrera Garcia Jul 2002

Predicting Ozone Peaks : A Combined Cbr And Cell Mapping Approach, David Pearson, Mireille Batton-Hubert, Gerardo Herrera Garcia

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

In this paper we present a new approach for predicting ozone peaks when monitoring atmospheric pollution. Our main idea is that atmospheric pollution is closely monitored and over the past 5 to 10 years we have built up fairly extensive databases concerning it. Thus, rather than looking for a physical model in the first instance, maybe we should look for patterns and repeatability in the historical data. The approach presented is a hybrid one based on case based reasoning and cell mapping. Essentially, we forget all about a model in the first instance and simply search historical data to see …

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The Socioeconomic Importance Of Eco-Resort Management Practices, Christine Lim Jul 2002

The Socioeconomic Importance Of Eco-Resort Management Practices, Christine Lim

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

In recent years, ecotourism has become an increasingly important alternative form of sustainable tourism. Couran Cove Island Resort, which is located on South Stradbroke Island off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, is an eco-resort on one of the world's few naturally occurring sand islands. As an ecotourism-based resort, Couran Cove is active in implementing a range of initiatives for sustainable management of its environment, which is particularly important as it is home to a wide variety of plant communities. Consequently, the resort has a niche market of ecotourists. This paper examines how Couran Cove Island Resort applies the principles …

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Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies - An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia Jul 2002

Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies - An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Decision-making processes for managing and defining policies related to social and environmental impacts from industry are becoming more and more complex. Raising public concerns on environmental issues requires public authorities to collect more accurate information related to impacts of industry. Overlaps between environmental, social and political interests, and rapid speed of change contribute even further to the complexity. Unfortunately, this multifaceted information is spread throughout multiple repositories. Thus, there is a need to integrate the available information within a structured network and to design a decision support system suitable for helping decision makers to define sustainable policies. This paper reports …

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Comparison Between Water Quality Models For Toxics, C. Gualtieri Jul 2002

Comparison Between Water Quality Models For Toxics, C. Gualtieri

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Water quality models have been applied increasingly to represent the interaction between pollutants and aquatic environment due to transport and transformation phenomena: These models can be used to better understand pollution phenomena and to choose between different, alternative management strategies. The paper compares the results of two different water quality models, which have been applied to a water column-sediments system of a lake with an inflow contaminant loading. In the former, the system is idealized as well-mixed surface-water underlain by a well-mixed active sediment layer, where the resulting concentrations are attained by direct analytical solutions at the steady-state and in …

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Environmental Damage Assessment Applied To Process Analysis. A Decision Support Alternative, I. Herrera, L. Kulay, Laureano Jiménez, Marta Schuhmacher Jul 2002

Environmental Damage Assessment Applied To Process Analysis. A Decision Support Alternative, I. Herrera, L. Kulay, Laureano Jiménez, Marta Schuhmacher

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Nowadays the environmental studies are increasingly important in the process analysis and design. These studies not only can be used to quantify the environmental damage, but also, as optimisation criteria together with technical and economical evaluations. In the present study, we develop a methodology based on several techniques (Risk Assessment (RA), Design Support Framework (DSF), and Endpoints Indicators Applying). This methodology which links the main aspects of process analysis and environmental damage assessment, comprehends three main steps: the first one involves the accomplishment of an inventory of raw material and energetic streams, which may be predicted or computed depending on …

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