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The Cruel And Unusual Punishment Clause Of The Eighth Amendment Prohibits The Execution Of Mentally Retarded Defendants: Atkins V. Virginia, Matthew Debbis

Duquesne Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States held that executing mentally retarded defendants violated the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Atkins v. Virginia, 534 U.S. 304 (2002)

Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine, Spring 2003, Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk Law School Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Law, Fall 2003, Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk Law School Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Staff Perspectives On The Experience Of A Problem-Based Learning Staff Development Module: Impact On Their Pedagogical Stance, Una Coleman

Theses

The current shift towards problem-based learning (PBL) internationally within higher education, and the transfer of some programmes within higher education in Ireland into PBL programmes, suggests that staff development needs to be a key component in any PBL implementation strategy. PBL radically transforms the roles and functions of both staff and student and challenges teachers’ beliefs and accompanying perceptions about the teaching and learning process. This study documents the impact of a PBL staff development programme on the participants and assesses the impact on their pedagogical stance.

The approach to this study was guided by my belief in the socially …

2003 Cutr Annual Report, Cutr

CUTR Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Model Title I Reading Program In Allignment With The Essential Academic Learning Requriements, Jeanne O'Hara Maxwell

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of the project was to design and develop a model Title I reading program for John Campbell Elementary School, Selah, Washington, in alignment with the state Essential Learning Requirements. To accomplish this purpose, current research and literature related to the fundamentals of reading/literacy and instructional strategies related to student mastery of this essential academic skill were reviewed. Additionally, related information/ materials from selected sources were obtained and analyzed. The model consists of a number of separately usable components, organized into four units: Student-Centered Classroom, Homogeneous Grouping, Building Fluency, and Phonics & Whole Language. Each unit contains its own …

"What's In A Name?": An Attempt To Resolve The "Analytic Ambiguity" Of The Designated And Limited Public Fora, Ronnie J. Fischer

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Taxing Plaintiffs: A Look At Tax Accounting For Attorney's Fees And Litigation Costs, Edward A. Morse

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

2003-2005 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 26, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 2003-2004, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog

The Kentucky Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities committed to providing programs and services that facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Kentucky’s cultural heritage and future. The Council’s program catalog features scholars from across the Commonwealth who make presentations on a myriad of humanities topics. Later, costumed actors, who delivered dramatic monologues about Kentucky’s famous, infamous, and composite personalities, were added. The catalog has gone by various titles over the years: Kentucky Humanities Resource Center, Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau, Whole Humanities Catalog, and Humanities Catalog. This …

Social And Health Functioning In Female Primary Care Patients With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder With And Without Comorbid Substance Abuse, Caron Zlotnick, Steven E. Bruce, Risa B. Weisberg, M. Tracie Shea, Jason T. Machan, Martin B. Keller

Psychology Faculty Works

The present study examined whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with greater social and health morbidity than PTSD without SUD in a sample of female primary care patients. Participants were administered diagnostic interviews and assessed for work productivity, quality of interpersonal relationships, and degree of health functioning. No significant differences were found between the women with current PTSD and a comorbid lifetime substance use disorder (N = 56) and those with current PTSD and no lifetime substance use disorders (N = 60) in degree of work productivity, interpersonal functioning, and overall well-being and …

Communication Within The Church: Characteristics Of The Post-Modern Church, Natalie King

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

In the modem church, all forms of communication are used together in order to create a truly meaningful, religious experience for both believers and non-believers in Christ. Communication and socialization in the form ofspirituality, dynamic leaders, small-group interaction, and a sense of community play an enormous role within the post-modem church and are vital on all levels in order to help people, both churched and unchurched, choose a church as their church home.

Abstracts Of Presentations, Colby College

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

No abstract provided.

Selective Filters Increase Response Of Silicon Diode Spectroradiometers Above 700 Nm., Dan Dallon, Glen Ritchie, Bruce Bugbee

Fact Sheets

Three layers of the “cosmetic burgundy” filter extended the accuracy of the spectrum from 800 to 920 nm.

Three filter layers may decrease the accuracy below 700 nm.

Research Profile, Brent C. Miller

ADVANCE Library Collection

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Journal of Family Strengths

Table of Contents, Editorial Board, General Information

Regulating Clinical Research: Informed Consent, Privacy, And Irbs, Sharona Hoffman

Faculty Publications

During the past two decades, the United States has experienced dramatic developments in the area of biomedical research. Expanding budgets, augmented computer capabilities, and the Human Genome Project have all significantly enhanced research capabilities. Consequently, the number of research projects conducted in this country is ever growing, and the enrollment of an adequate number of human subjects is becoming an increasingly challenging task.

Clinical research involving human participants is governed by federal regulations that have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In light of the proliferation of medical …

Organizing Madness: Psychiatric Nosology In Historical Perspective, Eric D. Jackson

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper traces the history of psychiatric nosology in the US from its origins in the early 19th century through the most recent revision of the standardized classification, DSM-IV TR. The evolution of nosology is found to be shaped not only by advances in knowledge, but also by socio-historic and professional trends. The initial impetus for systematic classification came from outside the mental health profession, but later revisions reflected intraprofessional struggles and experiences. Future revisions will almost certainly be prone to these same intra- and extraprofessional influences, and may see a dramatic shift away from symptomatology and towards an etiological …

Chinese Women Unbound: An Analysis Of Women's Emancipation In China, Karilyn Moeller

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

"Chinese Women Unbound" gives a brief historical background of the status of women in China and presents a well documented history of the evolutionary process of Chinese women's emancipation-from the first missionary school for girls in the 1840s, to the first females admitted to Beijing University in the late 1920s, the marriage law of 1950, and the divorce rate in the 1990s, among other events. The paper also discusses Chinese women's involvement in the 1911-1912 revolution, the Communist revolution, and the modernization of Chinese economy. In narrating this evolutionary process, Moeller analyses the various forces behind the changes, as well …

Seeking Sanctuary: Interviews With Family Members Of Capital Defendants, Elizabeth Beck, Brenda Sims Blackwell, Pamela Blime Leonard, Michael Mears

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Intrastate Variations In Higher Education Funding On Intrastate Research And Development Expenditures, Stephanie Nicole Gosnell

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

The paper examines the question "Does specialization in higher education result in improved economic outcomes for a state as measured by increased research and development (R&D) in the state?" A fixed effects model is employed to estimate how the variation in state funding per pupil across institutions of higher education (a measure of specialization) impacts R&D funding in the state. Expenditure per pupil data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from 1992-2000 for the approximately 600 public, 4- year institutions in the U.S., is used to capture the variation in state funding in institutions of higher education. The …

Transcriptional Control Of The Opp Operon In Clostridium Difficile, S. Lindsey Davis

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

As a serious expense for both the hospital and the patient, nosocomial infections create a burden on the health care industry that is not easily overcome. Among the infections commonly contracted in the hospital environment, those associated with the Clostridium difficile bacterium account for millions of cases each year. Largely due to the nature of C. difficile infection as a response to the disruption of the normal flora of the colon caused by antibiotic activity, no completely effective treatment for this condition has been identified. It is this problem that forms the foundation for research devoted to the development of …

Deaf Dialogue, January 2003

Deaf Dialogue

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Deaf Dialogue Finding Aid

Adams County History 2003

Adams County History

No abstract provided.

2003-2004. Catalog., Hope College

Hope College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Information Technology In Local Government In Bali, Indonesia, I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan

Shannon Research Press

The adoption and implementation of information technology (IT) has been a source of interest for many people and sectors in developed countries. Research in this field has traditionally focused mainly on organisations in developed countries, without considering how these frameworks and models can be applied and extended to developing countries. This study investigates the adoption and utilisation of IT in local government in Bali.

Building Self-Esteem With Bibliotherapy, Jennifer L. Law

Graduate Research Papers

This paper offers an explanation of what bibliotherapy and self-esteem are, and how they can be connected to one another. This paper discusses who uses bibliotherapy and who it can be used with. It also describes two types of bibliotherapy and the steps in using them. The goals of bibliotherapy are explained. Children's needs in order to benefit from bibliotherapy are discussed. Advantages and limitations of bibliotherapy are also included in this paper. Self-esteem will also be defined. Finally this paper will describe how to use bibliotherapy in a school setting.

A Theology Of Ministerial Practice, Paul Kelm

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Competing agendas and changing culture create a need for churches to consciously determine why they will do what they do the way they do.

This project develops four doctrinal bases for a theology of ministerial practice. It summarizes literature on philosophy of ministry. Research in five Lutheran churches identifies gaps in the way people view ministry. Chapter four provides a comprehensive rationale and definition for a theology of ministerial practice.

One church's experience demonstrates the value of thinking through and developing "guiding principles" that apply a church's theology to its culture in shaping ministerial practice.

Economic Impact Of Texas Tech University School Of Medicine On El Paso, Texas, Brent Mccune, David A. Schauer, David Coronado, Dennis L. Soden

IPED Technical Reports

No abstract provided.