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Does Tuberculin Skin Test Predict Tuberculosis In Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease?, Mohamed S. Al-Moamary, Salah Al-Baz, Adel Alothman, Ziad Memish, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdulkareem Nov 2003

Does Tuberculin Skin Test Predict Tuberculosis In Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease?, Mohamed S. Al-Moamary, Salah Al-Baz, Adel Alothman, Ziad Memish, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdulkareem

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


The Risk Of Optimism In The Conduct Ofwar, Donald Chisholm Nov 2003

The Risk Of Optimism In The Conduct Ofwar, Donald Chisholm

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Dragon Or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons In A Modernizing China, Thomas M. Kane Nov 2003

Dragon Or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons In A Modernizing China, Thomas M. Kane

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Carcass Of Dead Policies: The Irrelevance Of Nato, Steven E. Meyer Nov 2003

Carcass Of Dead Policies: The Irrelevance Of Nato, Steven E. Meyer

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


From The Editor, Robert H. Taylor Nov 2003

From The Editor, Robert H. Taylor

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Army Digitization: Making It Ready For Prime Time, Christopher J. Toomey Nov 2003

Army Digitization: Making It Ready For Prime Time, Christopher J. Toomey

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Aa Flexible And Scalable Authentication Scheme For Jpeg 2000 Image Codestreams, Cheng Peng, Robert H. Deng, Yongdong Wu, Weizhong Shao Nov 2003

Aa Flexible And Scalable Authentication Scheme For Jpeg 2000 Image Codestreams, Cheng Peng, Robert H. Deng, Yongdong Wu, Weizhong Shao

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

JPEG2000 is an emerging standard for still image compression and is becoming the solution of choice for many digital imaging fields and applications. An important aspect of JPEG2000 is its "compress once, decompress many ways" property [1], i. e., it allows extraction of various sub-images (e.g., images with various resolutions, pixel fidelities, tiles and components) all from a single compressed image codestream. In this paper, we present a flexible and scalable authentication scheme for JPEG2000 images based on the Merkle hash tree and digital signature. Our scheme is fully compatible with JPEG2000 and possesses a "sign once, verify many ways" …


Updating Bridge Reliability Based On Bridge Management Systems Visual Inspection Results, Allen C. Estes, Dan M. Frangopol Nov 2003

Updating Bridge Reliability Based On Bridge Management Systems Visual Inspection Results, Allen C. Estes, Dan M. Frangopol

Architectural Engineering

Bridge management systems have become increasingly sophisticated over the past decade and provide valuable information about the structural condition of all bridges in the national database. At the same time, reliability methods have gained increasing prominence and are used to forecast life-cycle performance over many decades of structural life. Such reliability analyses need to be updated based on the results of inspections. Specifically targeted nondestructive evaluations are the preferred solution, but are not always available for every bridge. This paper examines how the visual inspection data provided from bridge management systems already in place can be used to update the …


Issue Definition And The Opinion-Policy Link: Public Preferences And Health Care Spending In The Us And Uk, Stuart N. Soroka, Elvin T. Lim Nov 2003

Issue Definition And The Opinion-Policy Link: Public Preferences And Health Care Spending In The Us And Uk, Stuart N. Soroka, Elvin T. Lim

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This article explores the extent to which yearly changes in health spending reflect yearly changes in public preferences. Time series modelling suggests that health care spending is remarkably more responsive to yearly changes in public opinion in the US than in the UK.A content analysis of party manifestos suggests the significant role of ‘issue definition’ in accounting for this difference. Health care issues in the US have more often been viewed as problems of expenditure, while UK policy-makers have tended to focus on efficiency. Results suggest that the responsiveness of health care expenditures to public preferences in the US and …


Content-Aware Authentication Of Motion Jpeg2000 Stream In Lossy Networks, Yongdong Wu, Robert H. Deng Nov 2003

Content-Aware Authentication Of Motion Jpeg2000 Stream In Lossy Networks, Yongdong Wu, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Stream authentication schemes (SAS) aim to achieve effective authentication of multicast streams over lossy networks. Almost all the existing SASs is designed for stream data integrity protection only. In this paper, we argue that content integrity protection is more important than data integrity to human users. We present a content-aware SAS in motion JPEG2000 streaming. In our scheme, a chunk of JPEG2000 codestreams is encapsulated into a block of packets using multiple description coding (MDC). Our MDC exploits the inherent structure of motion JPEG2000 codestreams and is used to preserve the semanteme/content of the stream over lossy networks. To achieve …


Oci-Based Group Communication Support In Corba, Dongman Lee, Dukyun Nam, Hee Yong Youn, Chansu Yu Nov 2003

Oci-Based Group Communication Support In Corba, Dongman Lee, Dukyun Nam, Hee Yong Youn, Chansu Yu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Group communication is a useful mechanism guaranteeing consistency among replicated objects. The existing approaches do not allow transparent plug-in of group communication protocols into CORBA. They either require modification of CORBA or OS, or provide no room for incorporating group communication transport protocols into CORBA. We thus propose a generic group communication framework that allows transparent plug-in of various group communication protocols with no modification of existing CORBA. We extend the open communications interface (OCI) to support interoperability, reusability of existing group communication, and independency on ORB and OS. We also define the group communication inter-ORB protocol (GCIOP) as a …


Sec Enforcement Heuristics: An Empirical Inquiry, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox Nov 2003

Sec Enforcement Heuristics: An Empirical Inquiry, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This Article examines the overlap between SEC securities enforcement actions and private securities fraud class actions. We begin with an overview of data concerning all SEC enforcement actions from 1997 to 2002. We find that the volume of SEC enforcement proceedings is relatively modest. We next examine the scope of the recently enacted "Fair Fund" provision that authorizes the SEC to designate civil penalties it recovers from defendants to benefit defrauded private investors. We conclude that this provision offers only limited potential relief for private investors. We complete this Part of the Article with an analysis of the serious resource …


It's Time To Make The Administrative Procedure Act Administrative, Edward L. Rubin Nov 2003

It's Time To Make The Administrative Procedure Act Administrative, Edward L. Rubin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) has been out of date from the day it was written because it fails to address the administrative character of the modern state. The APA imposes procedural requirements on agency rulemaking and adjudication, two activities that are singled out because they resemble legislation and judicial decision making in the premodern state. The requirements for adjudication are based on the procedural rules that govern courts; the requirements for rulemaking would be based on the procedural rules that govern legislatures, but because very few such rules exist, they are also based on the rules that govern courts. …


Lowering The Filed Tariff Shield: Judicial Enforcement For A Deregulatory Era, Jim A. Rossi Nov 2003

Lowering The Filed Tariff Shield: Judicial Enforcement For A Deregulatory Era, Jim A. Rossi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The filed tariff doctrine, fashioned by courts to protect consumers from rate discrimination, has strayed from its origins. Instead of protecting consumers, the doctrine has evolved into a shield for regulated firms against common law and antitrust claims that reinforce market norms. In the ideal world, Congress would expand the jurisdiction of regulatory agencies to allow them to penalize private misconduct. However, since that has not always happened, the filed tariff doctrine has encouraged private firms to expend resources in using the regulator as a strategy to immunize conduct from antitrust and common law antitrust claims. This Article assesses how …


Faculty Development For Teaching Online: Educational And Technological Issues, Anne M. Barker Nov 2003

Faculty Development For Teaching Online: Educational And Technological Issues, Anne M. Barker

Nursing Faculty Publications

The purpose of this article is to describe the process of creating a faculty development program for online instruction. Both educational and technological issues are discussed. Factors that will facilitate and barriers that will impede the implementation of online courses are included. Many faculty concerns regarding online courses relate to the issues of quality and student learning. Faculty development activities are directed to ensure that courses are developed using sound educational theory and principles. Online courses are first about student learning; using the technology is second. Thus, faculty development programs must be two-pronged, involving instructional design and technology. It is …


Newspaper Coverage Of Animal Abuse, Lara Jasmine Imbrock Nov 2003

Newspaper Coverage Of Animal Abuse, Lara Jasmine Imbrock

Student Work

The abuse of animals is an important social issue. Animals play a vital role in society, serving as companions and service animals for people. A qualitative content analysis was conducted to evaluate Midwest newspaper coverage of animal abuse in 1993, 1998, and 2002. The theories of social construction of reality, agenda setting, and priming were used to examine the effects of media coverage of animal abuse. Results showed that animal abuse has received increased coverage over the years.


The Effects Of Self-Efficacy And Locus Of Control On The Sexual Behaviors Of College Females, Michelle Noah Nov 2003

The Effects Of Self-Efficacy And Locus Of Control On The Sexual Behaviors Of College Females, Michelle Noah

Student Work

This research examined the relationship between self-efficacy, locus of control, and sexual behaviors among college females. The research null hypotheses suggest that; 1) There is no correlation between self-efficacy and responsible sexual behaviors, and 2) There is no correlation between locus of control and responsible sexual behaviors. Questionnaire data were collected from 109 undergraduate females at a Midwestern University. The sample was primarily Caucasian (89%), heterosexual (96.3%), and single (73.4%) with a mean age of 23 years. An investigator designed questionnaire, adapted in part, from the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (RIELC), The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and a …


Regulation By Networks, Avitai Aviram Nov 2003

Regulation By Networks, Avitai Aviram

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Shrinkwrap Snafu: Untangling The "Extra Element" In Breach Of Contract Claims Based On Shrinkwrap Licenses, Nathan Smith Nov 2003

The Shrinkwrap Snafu: Untangling The "Extra Element" In Breach Of Contract Claims Based On Shrinkwrap Licenses, Nathan Smith

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Variables Associated With The Likelihood Of Adopting A Policy Of Hiring Nonsmokers Only Among Nonprofit Organizations In Omaha, Nebraska, Jillian M. Golden Nov 2003

Variables Associated With The Likelihood Of Adopting A Policy Of Hiring Nonsmokers Only Among Nonprofit Organizations In Omaha, Nebraska, Jillian M. Golden

Student Work

Tobacco use in the U.S. is the cause of approximately 440,000 deaths annually and is the leading preventable cause of death. Smoking can result in death due to cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. Smoking can also result in death due to cancers such as lung cancer, respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and bronchitis, and other deaths including diseases among infants and bum deaths (American Cancer Society, 2003). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that due to smoking, the cost of medical care and lost productivity added up to approximately $157 billion each year …


The Team Physician: An Analysis Of The Causes Of Action, Conflicts, Defenses And Improvements, Michael Landis Nov 2003

The Team Physician: An Analysis Of The Causes Of Action, Conflicts, Defenses And Improvements, Michael Landis

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.


Sports: A Big-Time Player In The Political Arena, Michael Zink Nov 2003

Sports: A Big-Time Player In The Political Arena, Michael Zink

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.


Why Changes Must Be Made To The Standards Of Review Used To Determine Meaningful Attorney Involvement Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Eric M. Berman Esq. Nov 2003

Why Changes Must Be Made To The Standards Of Review Used To Determine Meaningful Attorney Involvement Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Eric M. Berman Esq.

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Analysis Of The Proposed Nyse Corporate Governance And Audit Committee Listing Requirements, Jillian M. Lutzy Nov 2003

Analysis Of The Proposed Nyse Corporate Governance And Audit Committee Listing Requirements, Jillian M. Lutzy

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Corporate Speech Under Fire: Has Nike Finally Done It?, Victoria Dizik Teremenko Nov 2003

Corporate Speech Under Fire: Has Nike Finally Done It?, Victoria Dizik Teremenko

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Hipaa Privacy Rule On Illinois Mental Health Providers, Richard H. Sanders, Kathryn L. Stevens Nov 2003

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Hipaa Privacy Rule On Illinois Mental Health Providers, Richard H. Sanders, Kathryn L. Stevens

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


Evolving To Asymptomatic Hiv As A Disability Per Se: Closing The Loophole In Judicial Precedent, Jason M. Metnick Nov 2003

Evolving To Asymptomatic Hiv As A Disability Per Se: Closing The Loophole In Judicial Precedent, Jason M. Metnick

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


Health Epidemic Hits Home For Property Insurers: Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company V. Lillard-Roberts V. Primozich, Vanessa Fosse Nov 2003

Health Epidemic Hits Home For Property Insurers: Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company V. Lillard-Roberts V. Primozich, Vanessa Fosse

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


America's Evolving Stance On Mental Retardation And The Death Penalty, Benjamin J. Clark Nov 2003

America's Evolving Stance On Mental Retardation And The Death Penalty, Benjamin J. Clark

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


Case Briefs, Depaul College Of Law Nov 2003

Case Briefs, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.