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Monthly Accomplishments For Turnbull National Refuge, September 2002, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Reports

A monthly report of accomplishments at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge written by Project Leader Nancy Curry.

Toward Fair Play: A Decade Of Transformation And Resistance In International Human Rights Advocay In Brazil, James L. Cavallaro

Chicago Journal of International Law

In conferences and panels on human rights practice in Brazil, I often resort to a simplified analogy between soccer matches and international human rights litigation and advocacy, one certain to be understood in the world's premier soccer nation. The analogy concerns the expectations that a player or team brings onto the field at the beginning of any match, and those of a litigant (or attorney) seeking to bring her case before an international human rights oversight body. To begin, I tell the audience that the players expect fair play: that the other team has recognized the competition itself and its …

The New World Of Corporate Lawyering In Japan, Eric Sibbitt

Chicago Journal of International Law

Tokyo used to be a sleepy little legal market for most US law firms. There were exceptions of course, but the Tokyo presence of a number of international firms with a Tokyo office amounted to a single partner. In fact, while firms may have made grander claims as to the number of resident lawyers, some Tokyo offices of major international firms comprised nothing more than an ill-attended fax machine and a skeletal secretarial staff supplemented, on an as-rarely-needed basis, by visiting lawyers from other offices. Many of the lawyers that did reside full-time in Tokyo offices spent a significant portion …

Avoiding Vietnam: The U.S. Army's Response To Defeat In Southeast Asia, Conrad C. Crane Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

As American operations against terrorism spread around the globe to places like Afghanistan and the Philippines, an increasing tendency has been for commentators to draw parallels with past experience in Vietnam. Even soldiers on the ground have begun to speak in such terms. The author analyzes the Army's response to that defeat in Southeast Asia and its long-term impact. Contrary to the accepted wisdom that nations which lose wars tend to learn best how to correct their mistakes, he argues that Americans tried to forget the unhappy experience with counterinsurgency by refocusing on conventional wars. While that process eventually produced …

China's Growing Military Power: Perspectives On Security, Ballistic Missiles, And Conventional Capabilities, Andrew Scobell Dr., Larry M. Wortzel Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

This volume, comprised of papers originally presented at a conference held at Carlisle Barracks in September 2001, helps to put the Hainan Island incident in the broader context of China's strategic aspirations and its growing military capabilities. This conference's co-sponsors were the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Army War College. For the fourth consecutive year, the War College's Strategic Studies Institute is publishing the proceedings. The nine chapters in this volume, all written by leading experts, cover a diverse set of important topics: East Asian perspectives on China's security ambitions, the status of the Chinese ballistic …

China's Growing Military Power: Perspectives On Security, Ballistic Missiles, And Conventional Capabilities, Andrew Scobell Dr., Larry M. Wortzel Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

This volume, comprised of papers originally presented at a conference held at Carlisle Barracks in September 2001, helps to put the Hainan Island incident in the broader context of China's strategic aspirations and its growing military capabilities. This conference's co-sponsors were the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Army War College. For the fourth consecutive year, the War College's Strategic Studies Institute is publishing the proceedings. The nine chapters in this volume, all written by leading experts, cover a diverse set of important topics: East Asian perspectives on China's security ambitions, the status of the Chinese ballistic …

Mycobacterium Smegmatis L-Alanine Dehydrogenase (Ald) Is Required For Proficient Utilization Of Alanine As A Sole Nitrogen Source And Sustained Anaerobic Growth, Zhengyu Feng, Nancy E. Caceres, Gautam Sarath, Raul G. Barletta

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

NAD(H)-dependent L-alanine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.1) (Ald) catalyzes the oxidative deamination of L-alanine and the reductive amination of pyruvate. To assess the physiological role of Ald in Mycobacterium smegmatis, we cloned the ald gene, identified its promoter, determined the protein expression levels, and analyzed the combined effects of nutrient supplementation, oxygen availability, and growth stage on enzyme activity. High Ald activities were observed in cells grown in the presence of L- or D-alanine regardless of the oxygen availability and growth stage. In exponentially growing cells under aerobic conditions, supplementation with alanine resulted in a 25- to 50-fold increase in the …

Causative Pathogens Of Severe Diarrhea In Children, Abdulrahman Y. Ismaeel, Afaf E. Jamsheer, Ahmed Q. Yousif, Mohammad A. Al-Otaibi, Giuseppe A. Botta

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the enteropathogens in children with diarrhea attending Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain. METHODS: Fecal samples from 805 children up to 15 years were examined for parasites, ova and cysts by direct wet preparation, formol-ether concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain, during the period November 1998 through to June 2000. Samples were cultured for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Antibiotic sensitivity tests were performed on the relevant clinical isolates by agar disk diffusion method. All stools from children below 3 years of age (653 samples) were processed for adenovirus and rotavirus using a commercially available latex agglutination test …

Unfair Trade Practices, Antitrust And Consumer Welfare In North Carolina, John F. Graybeal

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Illegal Billboards: Why The General Assembly Should Revise The Outdoor Advertising Control Act To Comply With North Carolina Easement Law, Timothy J. Fete Jr.

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cauliflowers In Western Australia - An Industry Plan, Paul Mattingley

Agriculture reports

The Western Australian cauliflower industry is largely centered around the south-west of the State which, with its cool winter climate and medium to heavy loam soils is well suited to year round cauliflower production and accounts for 77% of State’s output. The Shire of Manjimup alone accounts for about 60% of the State’s cauliflower production. The second most significant region is the Swan Coastal Plain which has lighter soils, and a warmer climate. The Swan Coastal Plain is also suitable for year round production.

Market analysis indicates that West Australian cauliflower, whilst appearing more expensive than produce from the Eastern …

New Water For The Colorado River: Economic And Environmental Considerations For Replacing The Bypass Flow, Jennifer Pitt, Chris W. Fitzer, Lisa Force

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mcgeorge School Of Law Catalog 2002-03, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

Doctrine And Covenants 110 And The Mission Of The Church, Ted M. Bair

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Increasing Transparency In Government, Ann Florini

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The article focuses on the transparency in the government and investigates how transparency is related directly to achieving and maintaining international peace, by transforming the security relationship between countries. It also examines transparency's indirect role in contributing to legitimate and effective governance and explores the trends in transparency in national politics, international organizations, and environmental management. Information is the lifeblood of both democracies and markets. Without information, citizens have no basis upon which to evaluate their representatives or voice their opinions, and both elections and the very process of representation become a meaningless sham. Without information, the financial markets upon …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 4, September 2002

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 4, September 2002 Dean's Message by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 Achievement Award Winner Charles Francis ’65, page 6 Jim Bagian ’77 Receives an Honorary Doctorate, page 7 Reunions and Annual Giving, page 12 Class notes attached as supplemental file.

Opinion And Rhetorical Hyperbole In Workplace Defamation Actions: The Continuing Quest For Meaningful Standards , John Bruce Lewis, Gregory V. Mersol

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Profile In Courage: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Of 2002 And The First Amendment, Jeremy Monteiro

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Is Good News No News For Establishment Clause Theory?, Laura Gastel

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, September 2002, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2002

Volume 6, Issue 9

Caregivers' Experiences Of Informal Support In The Context Of Hiv/Aids, Premilla D'Cruz

The Qualitative Report

Social support is an important buffer for family caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS). With limited formal support options, these caregivers have to rely increasingly on informal networks. Yet, accessing this avenue is also fraught with difficulty due to the stigmatising nature of HIV infection. Research in this area is not just not sparse, but focusses largely on sources of support and the circumscribing effects of stigma. To further our understanding, a qualitative study was conducted using various concepts from social support theory. Twelve family caregivers in Mumbai, India, were interviewed, using the in-depth interview method. An iterative, thematic …

Communication, Culture And Community: Towards A Cultural Analysis Of Community Media, Kevin Howley

The Qualitative Report

This paper promotes a research agenda committed to a sustained, multiperspectival cultural analysis of community-based media. In doing so, the essay takes up two interrelated arguments. First, it is suggested that community media represent a conspicuous blind spot in cultural approaches to communication studies: a situation that is at odds with the hallmarks of cultural studies scholarship, especially its affirmation of popular forms of resistance and its celebration of and keen appreciation for local cultural production. Second, the author maintains that as a site of intense struggle over cultural production, distribution, and consumption within and through communication and information technologies, …

From Edison To The Broadcast Flag: Mechanisms Of Consent And Refusal And The Propertization Of Copyright, Randal C. Picker

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Encryption propertizes copyright. Prior to the rise of encryption, intellectual property wasn’t really property. Instead, these rights consisted of rights to sue to block use or seek damages for after-the-fact use. Encryption makes possible before-the-fact limits on use of the sort that we associate with physical property. Copyrighted works are becoming real property in a way that will never happen for trademarks or patents. This essay traces the role of consent and refusal for copyrighted works in the context of mass media entertainment. Early phonograph and movie projector manufacturers sought to limit the use of the equipment to specified music …

Wglt Program Guide, September-December, 2002, Illinois State University

WGLT Program Guides

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

International Humanitarian Law From Nuremberg To Rome: The Weighty Precedents Of The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Abortion In International Waters Off The Coast Of Ireland: Avoiding A Collision Between Irish Moral Sovereignty And The European Community, Allison M. Clifford

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Communicating For Life: Christian Stewardship In Community And Media (Book Review), Kenneth Boersma

Pro Rege

Reviewed Title: Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media, by Quentin J. Schultze. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000. 191 pp.

The Evolution Of The Long Term Performance Of Fiber Reinforced Composites Materials Based On Vinyl Easter Resin, Nasser Abdullah Ali-Al Ghailani

Theses

Fiber reinforced polymer (plastic) FRP composites are different from traditional

structural materials such as steel or aluminum since the an-isotropic nature of a Fiber _ reinforced composite material creates a unique opportunity of tailoring its properties according to the design requirements. With the accelerated change in the technological sphere, FRP composite materials

have taken a paramount importance in various structural applications, where they successfully replaced conventional materials such as steel. Such success is based on the advantages offered by composite materials such as a high strength to weight ratio. However one aspect that is still delaying full acceptance of these …

Social Entrepreneurship In Singapore, Wee Liang Tan, Teck Meng Tan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Social entrepreneurship is a new phenomenon in Singapore. Unlike the US, where there are entrepreneurship programs offered at various ACCSB accredited universities such programs do not as yet exist in Asia. The motivations for social entrepreneurship in Asia differ from those in developed countries. While as social entrepreneurship often stem from the social agenda of successful entrepreneurs who are motivated to repay society, the recent trend of social entrepreneurship in Asia may stem from initiatives directed at political liberalisation and the development of civil society on the part of existing governments. The Singapore government in 1997 introduced a series of …

An Environment For Mobile Context-Based Hypermedia Retrieval, James Carswell

Conference papers

This paper proposes a novel solution to querying hyperlinked multimedia cultural heritage datasets based on the user's context. Context in this sense is defined as the user's location in virtual space and the particular mobile device being modeled together with user preferences or profile. The purpose is to automatically push relevant data from the database server to the client based on this comprehensive definition of the user's context. Consideration in regard to which mobile device is currently being modeled is a primary filter for determining what data will be sent and in what format. For example, image data will not …