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The Growing Importance Of Advance Medical Directives In The Military, Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister

School of Law Faculty Publications

While the litigation in the Terri Schiavo case is an extreme example of what can go wrong in the health care decision-making process, it highlights the importance of advance medical directives (AMD) in helping to ensure patient autonomy during end-of-life medical treatment. Unfortunately, large segments of society, to include the military, are still unclear about the role of AMDs in patient care. Thus, this article provides a broad overview of AMDs and their legal applications with a particular emphasis on expanding their use in the military community. This article begins with a discussion of living wills and durable powers of …

Treatment Needs For Dental Caries In Schoolchildren In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A Follow Up Study Of The Oral Health Survey, Nazeer B. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the magnitude and severity of treatment needs for dental caries of school children of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), 14 years after the conduct of the Oral Health Survey (Phase I) (OHS (I)) in KSA. METHODS: Six hundred and two primary school first graders (primary school (PS)) (5-8 year-old) and 205 intermediate school first graders (intermediate school (IS)) (11-14 year-old) children were randomly selected, using stratified cluster random sampling, from schools of Riyadh, KSA during April 2001 to May 2001. All the children were examined for caries and treatment needs, using the World Health Organization criteria. …

Accuracy In Frozen Section Diagnosisof Thyroid Nodules, T. Thesawadwong, S. Keelawat

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Peers Of Their White Conquerors: The San Diego Expositions And Modern Spanish Heritage In The Southwest, 1880–1940, Matthew Bokovoy

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Calculating Wetland Mitigation Banking Credits: Adjusting For Wetland Function And Location, Matthew H. Bonds, Jeffrey J. Pompe

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments In The Literature On Conflict Negotiation And Cooperation Over Shared International Fresh Waters, Shlomi Dinar, Ariel Dinar

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 02 - October 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Neiu Magazine- Fall 2003, Neiu Magazine Staff

NEIU Magazine

No abstract provided.

Finding A Hole In The Adea: Allowing A Cause Of Action For Age Discrimination Among Employees Within The Age Of Protected Class, Tara-Ann Topputo

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dual-Track Transformation For Nato, Hans Binnendijk, Richard L. Kugler

Defense Horizons

Recent strains between the United States and some European allies have raised concerns that NATO is becoming irrelevant or even headed toward extinction. A breakup of NATO would severely damage the United States and Europe as well as prospects for global peace. As an urgent priority, NATO must restore its unity and strengthen its capacity for common action in the Greater Middle East. But how can this goal be achieved in today’s climate?

The solution is for NATO to pursue a new dual-track strategy of military and political transformation that could be launched at the Istanbul Summit next spring. The …

Global Warming Could Have A Chilling Effect On The Military, Richard F. Pittenger, Robert B. Gagosian

Defense Horizons

Most debates and studies addressing potential climate change have focused on the buildup of industrial greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and a gradual increase in global temperatures. But this “slow ramp”1 climate change scenario ignores recent and rapidly advancing evidence that Earth’s climate repeatedly has become much colder, warmer, wetter, or drier—in time spans as short as three to 10 years.

Earth’s climate system appears to have sensitive thresholds, the crossing of which shifts the system into different modes of operation and triggers rapid, non-linear, and not necessarily global changes. This new paradigm of abrupt climate change does not appear …

The Bg News October 1, 2003, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 1, 2003. Volume 94-Issue 28.

Damage Limitations In Medical Malpractice Actions: Necessary Legislation Or Unconstitutional Deprivation, William R. Padget

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Simulated Digital Data Radio Communication Induced Interference On Voice Radio Communication Intelligibility, Daniela Kratchounova

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Testing to date indicates there is a significant potential for adverse interference from the digital system to the analog system, especially for General Aviation (GA) aircraft. This type of interference can be described as short, random bursts of noise capable of completely obliterating parts of the voice communication. The subsequent degrading effects on voice radio communication could jeopardize flight safety. To address this issue, the goal of the present study was to examine the degree to which such noise impacts voice radio communication intelligibility. Intelligibility was assessed employing a classic, well-established psycho-acoustic method, which uses human beings, rather than electronic …

Transactional Stress: Challenge In A Capsule Environment, G. Daniel Steel

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

For the past five decades, research into specific features of capsule environments has been of interest to psychologists who study extreme environments. Along with this interest is a corollary theoretical effort to develop a classification system along general dimensions. The main impetus behind this endeavour appears to be a concern regarding the hypothetically harmful impact of the features. This article provides a brief overview of the environmental classification systems of Sells (1973), Harrison and Connors (1984), and Suedfeld (1987), and notes that many aspects of these approaches overlap the revised and more general transactional model of stress proposed by Folkman …

Mitigating The Negative Effects Of Stress In Space Flight: Atransactional Approach, Haydee M. Cuevas

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

The primary goal of this theoretical paper is to highlight how a transactional approach to investigating stressor effects during space flight can lead to a greater understanding of the complex processes by which humans adapt psychologically and physically to the adverse conditions encountered in this extreme environment.Transactional approaches conceptualize stress as occurring in the nature of the "transaction" (Le., interaction) between the individual and the stimulus environment, emphasizing the role of cognitive appraisal (Le., perceived ability to cope with the situation). Interventions that positively influence this cognitive appraisal process may, therefore, lessen the experience of stress and optimize human performance …

A Research Agenda For The United States Coast Guard, Krystal A. Bradley, Jeanne L. Weaver, Peter A. Hancock

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Historically, the United States Coast Guard has not been widely recognized as an armed force relative to those branches housed under the Department of Defense. However, the country's implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has resulted in an increased awareness of the Coast Guard as a critical agency in the country's line of defense. In large part, this change has occurred because the Coast Guard has been incorporated as a part of DHS while previously the agency was housed under the Department of Transportation. Consequently, many problems relating to the day to day operations of the Coast Guard …

U.S. Forest Service Research At Nacogdoches, Texas, Ronald E. Thill

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.

Compendium: Recent Graduate Student Dissertation And Thesis Abstracts, Editors Of Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Beautiful Mend: A Game Theoretical Analysis Of The Dormant Commerce Clause Doctrine, Maxwell L. Stearns

William & Mary Law Review

While the Commerce Clause neither mentions federal courts nor expressly prohibits the exercise of state regulatory powers that might operate concurrently with Congressional commerce powers, the Supreme Court has long used the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine to limit the power of states to regulate across a diverse array of subject areas in the absence of federal legislation. Commentators have criticized the Court less for creating the doctrine than for applying it in a seemingly inconsistent, or even haphazard way. Past commentators have recognized that a game theoretical model, the prisoners' dilemma, can explain the role of the dormant Commerce Clause …

Afghanistan: Prospects For Peace And Democratic Governance And The War On Terrorism, Muna Ndulo

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Extensive Regional Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Pollution In The Southwestern United States, Lambert A. Doezema

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Works

Light alkane hydrocarbons are present in major quantities in the near-surface atmosphere of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas during both autumn and spring seasons. In spring 2002, maximum mixing ratios of ethane [34 parts per 109 by volume (ppbv)], propane (20 ppbv), and n-butane (13 ppbv) were observed in north-central Texas. The elevated alkane mixing ratios are attributed to emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. Measured alkyl nitrate mixing ratios were comparable to urban smog values, indicating active photochemistry in the presence of nitrogen oxides, and therefore with abundant formation of tropospheric ozone. We estimate that 4-6 teragrams of …

State Income Tax Jurisdiction: A Jurisprudential And Policy Perspective, John A. Swain

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Clergy Sexual Abuse And The Catholic Church: What Do We Know And Where Do We Need To Go?, Thomas G. Plante

Psychology

Few recent topics have received the kind of media attention, heated debate, and discussion than the topic of sex-offending clergy, their victims, and supervisors. It is a story about too many bishops (and priests) behaving badly when they are purported to be the moral, religious, and ethical leaders of society. It is a remarkable story. However, it is a complex story that has had little scholarship and discourse driven by thoughtfulness, civility, and reason.

Police Response To Domestic Violence: Does Officer Gender Make A Difference?, Amy Leighann Whitmore

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

With domestic violence an increasing problem within the United States, police response to domestic violence has emerged as an important issue in its prevention and treatment. Recent research on police response to domestic violence has yielded conflicting results, with some studies showing that officer gender affects responses. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect that officer gender has on both formal and informal police responses to domestic violence. Incident reports were collected from a police agency to examine responses to domestic violence.

Results indicated that officer gender does have a significant effect upon both formal and informal …

Transformative Explanations: Writing To Overcome Counterintuitive Ideas, Joye C. Gordon

Journal of Extension

This article presents a five-step writing tool, called "transformative explanation," that provides a proven mechanism to promote acceptance of hard-to-understand concepts. When Extension messages present counterintuitive information, message consumers are psychologically motivated to reject the proposition and retain previous understandings. Because gaining perceptual compliance is often a prerequisite to other communication objectives, transformative explanations provide an important tool for message designers.

Foreword, Richard A. Merrill

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Strengthening Science’S Voice At Epa, E. Donald Elliott

Law and Contemporary Problems

Elliott considers the problem of institutional reforms to enhance the role of science in EPA decisionmaking. He asserts that science is underrepresented in policymaking at the EPA and that the quality of decisions at the margins would be improved by giving science somewhat greater influence.

Law And Engineering: In Search Of The Law-Science Problem, Jerry L. Mashaw

Law and Contemporary Problems

Lawyers and scientists both have the intellectual conceit that a well-defined problem is not only a necessary, but almost a sufficient, condition for a successful solution. Mashaw examines the applied science of engineering in the context of health and safety regulation, focusing on the law-science interface at the NHTSA.

The “Bad Science” Fiction: Reclaiming The Debate Over The Role Of Science In Public Health And Environmental Regulation, Wendy E. Wagner

Law and Contemporary Problems

Wagner argues that the good-science reforms miss the mark and have the potential to cause significant damage to already crippled administrative processes. Background information is presented relating to the sources of dissatisfaction with regulatory science and how the three most popular reforms purport to address these concerns.