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Resiliency Factors Related To Substance Use/Resistance: Perceptions Of Native Adolescents Of The Southwest, Margaret A. Waller, Scott K. Okamoto, Bart Miles, Donna E. Hurdle Dec 2003

Resiliency Factors Related To Substance Use/Resistance: Perceptions Of Native Adolescents Of The Southwest, Margaret A. Waller, Scott K. Okamoto, Bart Miles, Donna E. Hurdle

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This exploratory, qualitative study examined risk and protective factors influencing drug and alcohol use and/or resistance of Native youth in the Southwest. Thirty-two Native middle school students participated in 10 focus groups that explored their experiences with alcohol and drugs in their school and reservation communities. The findings indicate a complex interaction of both risk and protective factors related to substance use. Respondents' cousins and siblings, in particular, played a key role in their decisions to use or resist drugs. Implications for social work practice are discussed.

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Review Of Workfare: Why Good Ideas Go Bad. Maeve Quaid. Reviewed By Colita Nichols Fairfax., Colita Nichols Fairfax Dec 2003

Review Of Workfare: Why Good Ideas Go Bad. Maeve Quaid. Reviewed By Colita Nichols Fairfax., Colita Nichols Fairfax

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Maeve Quaid, Workfare: Why Good Ideas Go Bad. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. $60.00 hardcover, $24.95 papercover.

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Finding And Keeping Affordable Housing: Analyzing The Experiences Of Single-Mother Families In North Philadelphia, Susan Clampet-Lundquist Dec 2003

Finding And Keeping Affordable Housing: Analyzing The Experiences Of Single-Mother Families In North Philadelphia, Susan Clampet-Lundquist

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The location, availability, and quality of housing shapes one's social networks, affects access to jobs, and impacts on social relations within the housing unit. However, access to affordable housing is limited for a significant portion of the population in the urban United States. In this study, I interviewed eighteen African-American and Puerto Rican single mothers in two low-income neighborhoods of Philadelphia about how they create and maintain their housing arrangements. Within the constraints of an affordable housing shortage, women told me how they struggle to share housing with others, rehab abandoned properties, live in substandard housing, and remain in unsafe …

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Review Of From Immigration Controls To Welfare Controls. Steve Cohen, Beth Humphries, & Ed Mynott (Eds.). Reviewed By Miriam Potocky-Tripodi., Miriam Potocky-Tripodi Dec 2003

Review Of From Immigration Controls To Welfare Controls. Steve Cohen, Beth Humphries, & Ed Mynott (Eds.). Reviewed By Miriam Potocky-Tripodi., Miriam Potocky-Tripodi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Steve Cohen, Beth Humphries and Ed Mynott (Eds.), From Immigration Controls to Welfare Controls. New York: Routledge, 2002. $90.00 hardcover, $28.95 papercover.

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Globalization And Human Welfare. Vic George & Paul Wilding. Dec 2003

Globalization And Human Welfare. Vic George & Paul Wilding.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Vic George and Paul Wilding, Globalization and Human Welfare. New York: Palgrave, 2002. $75.00 hardcover, $25.00 papercover.

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Single Mothers And The State: The Politics Of Care In Sweden And The United States. Cecilia Winkler. Dec 2003

Single Mothers And The State: The Politics Of Care In Sweden And The United States. Cecilia Winkler.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Cecilia Winkler, Single Mothers and the State: The Politics of Care in Sweden and the United States. Lanham, MD: Rowan & Littlefield, 2002, $69.00 hardcover.

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Review Of Settlement Houses Under Siege: The Struggle To Sustain Community Organizations In New York City. Michael Fabricant And Robert Fisher. Reviewed By Bill Buffum., Bill Buffum Dec 2003

Review Of Settlement Houses Under Siege: The Struggle To Sustain Community Organizations In New York City. Michael Fabricant And Robert Fisher. Reviewed By Bill Buffum., Bill Buffum

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Michael Fabricant and Robert Fisher, Settlement Houses Under Siege: The Struggle to Sustain Community Organizations in New York City. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. $49.50 hardcover, $23.40 papercover.

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Life Support: The Environment And Human Health. Michael Mccally. Dec 2003

Life Support: The Environment And Human Health. Michael Mccally.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Michael McCally, Life Support: The Environment and Human Health. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. $19.95. papercover.

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Review Of Working Parents And The Welfare State: Family Change And Policy Reform In Scandinavia. Arnlaug Leira. Inventing The Needy: Gender And The Politics Of Welfare In Hungary. Lynne Haney. Reviewed By Rebecca A. Van Voorhis., Rebecca A. Van Voorhis Dec 2003

Review Of Working Parents And The Welfare State: Family Change And Policy Reform In Scandinavia. Arnlaug Leira. Inventing The Needy: Gender And The Politics Of Welfare In Hungary. Lynne Haney. Reviewed By Rebecca A. Van Voorhis., Rebecca A. Van Voorhis

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Arnlaug Leira, Working Parents and the Welfare State: Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $65.00. & Lynne Haney, Inventing the Needy: Gender and the Politics of Welfare in Hungary. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. $24.95 papercover.

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Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy And The Poor In Twentieth Century U.S. History. Alice O'Connor. Dec 2003

Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy And The Poor In Twentieth Century U.S. History. Alice O'Connor.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Alice O'Connor, Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy and the Poor in Twentieth Century U. S. History. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002. paper cover $22.50.

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Censusing And Modeling The Dynamics Of A Population Of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis L.) Using Remote Sensing, W. Robert Lamar Dec 2003

Censusing And Modeling The Dynamics Of A Population Of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis L.) Using Remote Sensing, W. Robert Lamar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A population of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis L.) was censused from the ground using traditional field methods and from the air using large scale, high-resolution, aerial imagery in the early spring of 1997, 1998 and 1999. A manual crown survey map of the population, prepared from aerial imagery, was compared to a traditional field census. Over 60% of the individuals measured on the ground were not detected in the aerial census. Tree size, crown density and crown position all played roles in determining a crown's visibility from the air. Nearly all large, upper canopy hemlocks were visible in the aerial …

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Reaction Engineering Study Of Natural Gas Hydrate Formation In Special Packed -Bed Reactors By Controlling The Boundary Layer Surfaces Of The Gas -Liquid -Solid Phases, Budhijanto Budhijanto Dec 2003

Reaction Engineering Study Of Natural Gas Hydrate Formation In Special Packed -Bed Reactors By Controlling The Boundary Layer Surfaces Of The Gas -Liquid -Solid Phases, Budhijanto Budhijanto

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Natural gas hydrates (NGH) are crystalline compounds that consist of water and natural gas (NG) molecules. By hydrogen bonds, water molecules form a regular lattice structure containing many cavities. NG molecules occupy the cavities, and therefore stabilize the cavities. NGH are considered to be one of the most potential alternative world energy resources. The applications of NGH in other fields, such as NG purification, storage, and transportation, are also possible. To obtain the full benefits of all the possible applications of NGH, a full understanding of the kinetics of NGH formation is needed.;Strictly speaking, the experimental works of reproducible intrinsic …

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The Liability Of Alaska Mental Health Providers For Mandated Treatment, Marshall L. Wilde Dec 2003

The Liability Of Alaska Mental Health Providers For Mandated Treatment, Marshall L. Wilde

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Assisted Suicide, Liberal Individualism, And Visceral Jurisprudence: A Reply To Professor Chemerinsky, Eric A. Johnson Dec 2003

Assisted Suicide, Liberal Individualism, And Visceral Jurisprudence: A Reply To Professor Chemerinsky, Eric A. Johnson

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Nontraditional Venture Capital: An Economic Development Strategy For Alaska, Merrill F. Hoopengardner Dec 2003

Nontraditional Venture Capital: An Economic Development Strategy For Alaska, Merrill F. Hoopengardner

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Alaska’S Dna Database: The Statute, Its Problems, And Proposed Solutions, Marika R. Athens, Alyssa A. Rower Dec 2003

Alaska’S Dna Database: The Statute, Its Problems, And Proposed Solutions, Marika R. Athens, Alyssa A. Rower

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Alaska Misconduct Involving Weapons Statutes: A History And Analysis, John D. Fred Dec 2003

The Alaska Misconduct Involving Weapons Statutes: A History And Analysis, John D. Fred

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Journal Staff Dec 2003

Journal Staff

Alaska Law Review

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A Report On An Arts Administration Internship With The Foundation For Entertainment, Development, And Education, Lori Jean Connors Dec 2003

A Report On An Arts Administration Internship With The Foundation For Entertainment, Development, And Education, Lori Jean Connors

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

I was an intern with the Foundation from January 2003 to October 2003. During this period, I assisted with the preparation and presentation of three major events produced by the Foundation: the Tribute to the Classical Arts, the Big Easy Entertainment Awards, and Reds, Whites, and the Blues. I also observed the organization's inner workings. Included in this report, is the documentation and the contributions of my internship, and the history, programs, organizational management structure, and challenges faced by the Foundation. This report concludes with comprehensive list of suggestions for the Foundation.

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The Future Of The Australian-U.S. Security Relationship, Rod Lyon Dr., William T. Tow Prof. Dec 2003

The Future Of The Australian-U.S. Security Relationship, Rod Lyon Dr., William T. Tow Prof.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The authors assess the future of the Australian-U.S. security relationship within the context of the Canberra's transformation and strategic shift. They conclude that this relationship will remain important and will be strengthened in some ways--interdependence will be central to Australian strategy--but they consider the building of large-scale American military bases in Australia unlikely. The challenge, they note, will be sustaining political support within Australian for this type of relationship.

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Chinch Bug-Resistant Buffalograss: An Investigation Of Tolerance, Antixenosis, And Antibiosis, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Frederick P. Baxendale, Terrance P. Riordan, Linda J. Young, Kit Lee Dec 2003

Chinch Bug-Resistant Buffalograss: An Investigation Of Tolerance, Antixenosis, And Antibiosis, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Frederick P. Baxendale, Terrance P. Riordan, Linda J. Young, Kit Lee

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Choice and no-choice studies were conducted to determine the categories (antibiosis, antixenosis, and tolerance) of resistance of four buffalograsses (NE91-118, ‘Bonnie Brae’, ‘Cody’, and ‘Tatanka’) previously identified as resistant to the western chinch bug, Blissus occiduus Barber. Antibiosis studies found no significant differences in western chinch bug fecundity, nymphal development, or survival among the resistant and susceptible buffalograsses. Tolerance studies indicated that NE91-118, Cody, and Tatanka exhibited moderate-to-high levels of tolerance based on western chinch bug damage ratings and plant height, whereas Bonnie Brae exhibited moderate-to-low levels of tolerance. Choice studies indicated the presence of antixenosis in NE91-118, whereas Cody …

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Characterization Of General Esterases From Methyl Parathion-Resistant And -Susceptible Populations Of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Xuguo Zhou, Michael E. Scharf, Lance J. Meinke, Laurence D. Chandler, Blair D. Siegfried Dec 2003

Characterization Of General Esterases From Methyl Parathion-Resistant And -Susceptible Populations Of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Xuguo Zhou, Michael E. Scharf, Lance J. Meinke, Laurence D. Chandler, Blair D. Siegfried

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

A consistent correlation between elevated esterase activity and methyl parathion resistance among Nebraska western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, populations has previously been documented. Characterization of general esterase activity using naphtholic esters as model substrates indicated that differences between resistant and susceptible strains could be maximized by optimizing assay conditions. The optimal conditions identified here were similar to those reported for other insect species. The majority of general esterase activity was found in the cytosolic fractions of resistant populations, whereas the activity was more evenly distributed between cytosolic and mitochondrial/nuclear fractions in the susceptible population. General esterase activity was …

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In-Field Labeling Of Western Corn Rootworm Adults (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) With Rubidium, Timothy M. Nowatzki, Bradley Niimi, Kelli J. Warren, Sean Putnam, Lance J. Meinke, David C. Gosselin, F. Edwin Harvey, Thomas E. Hunt, Blair D. Siegfried Dec 2003

In-Field Labeling Of Western Corn Rootworm Adults (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) With Rubidium, Timothy M. Nowatzki, Bradley Niimi, Kelli J. Warren, Sean Putnam, Lance J. Meinke, David C. Gosselin, F. Edwin Harvey, Thomas E. Hunt, Blair D. Siegfried

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Field and laboratory studies were conducted in 2000 and 2001 to determine the feasibility of mass marking western corn rootworm adults, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, with RbCl in the field. Results showed that application of rubidium (Rb) in solution to both the soil (1 g Rb/plant) and whorl (1 g Rb/plant) of corn plants was optimal for labeling western corn rootworm adults during larval development. Development of larvae on Rb-enriched corn with this technique did not significantly influence adult dry weight or survival. Rb was also highly mobile in the plant. Application of Rb to both the soil and the …

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Extraction Of Urinary Bladder Stone As Described By Abul-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Alzahrawi (Albucasis) (325-404 H, 930-1013 Ad). A Translation Of Original Text And A Commentary, Rabie E. Abdel-Halim, Ali S. Altwaijiri, Salah R. Elfaqih, Ahmad H. Mitwalli Dec 2003

Extraction Of Urinary Bladder Stone As Described By Abul-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Alzahrawi (Albucasis) (325-404 H, 930-1013 Ad). A Translation Of Original Text And A Commentary, Rabie E. Abdel-Halim, Ali S. Altwaijiri, Salah R. Elfaqih, Ahmad H. Mitwalli

Saudi Medical Journal

This is a detailed study of the technique of cystolithotomy as practiced by the Muslim surgeon Alzahrawi (Albucasis) in Cordova more than 1000 years ago. In addition to translating the relevant chapter in his book Al-Tasreef, his technique is critically evaluated comparing it with that of his predecessors and his successors. The study confirmed the originality of Alzahrawi who described operative steps and invented operative instruments not known in the Greco-Roman era. He was also the first to describe, in details, the operative technique in women and to recommend the 2-stage operation in complicated cases. His modifications and innovations greatly …

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Mrsa Prevalence In A Teaching Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Thomas W. Austin, Marilyn A. Austin, Diane E. Mcalear, Brenda T. Coleman, Abimbola O. Osoba, Abdulhakeem O. Thaqafi, Medhat A. Lamfon Dec 2003

Mrsa Prevalence In A Teaching Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Thomas W. Austin, Marilyn A. Austin, Diane E. Mcalear, Brenda T. Coleman, Abimbola O. Osoba, Abdulhakeem O. Thaqafi, Medhat A. Lamfon

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in our institution. METHODS: A 5-day period prevalence study of all adult and pediatric patients. Excluded areas were the adult intensive care unit (screened on admission and weekly thereafter), the outpatient hemodialysis population (screened monthly), and newborns. Our facility is a referral/teaching hospital for the National Guard population and their dependants in Western Saudi Arabia. A total of 240 patients were screened. Nasal sampling was carried out and isolation/identification of MRSA was performed using standard microbiological methods. RESULTS: The total number of patients sampled was 240 and of …

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Tetanus Experience In A Public Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Eman H. Lubbad, Adil M. Khazindar, Muhammad Ayyub Dec 2003

Tetanus Experience In A Public Hospital In Western Saudi Arabia, Eman H. Lubbad, Adil M. Khazindar, Muhammad Ayyub

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Tetanus although rare, has not been eradicated and continues to present from time to time. Early diagnosis and management may be life saving. This study aims to evaluate all patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of tetanus in King Abdul-Aziz Hospital Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the last 3 years. METHODS: All patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of Tetanus in King Abdul-Aziz Hospital and Oncology Center from January 2000 through to December 2002 were retrospectively reviewed and data was analyzed to determine the demographic features, clinical details, management, and outcome of treatment. RESULTS: A total of 11 patients were …

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Clinical Profile Of Patients Operated For Benign Adnexal Tumors And The Histopathological Types, Asma M. Al-Ojaili, Vaidaynathan Gowri Dec 2003

Clinical Profile Of Patients Operated For Benign Adnexal Tumors And The Histopathological Types, Asma M. Al-Ojaili, Vaidaynathan Gowri

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical presentation of patients with benign adnexal tumors who had surgical management and the histopathological types of the tumors. METHODS: Retrospective data were collected on 110 patients who underwent surgery for benign adnexal tumor from January 1999 through to April 2002, in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. The histopathological types of the tumors were also studied. RESULTS: Abdominal pain was the commonest presenting symptom in 65% of the patients followed by abnormalities of vaginal bleeding. Most of the patients were managed by laparotomy and ovarian cystectomy. The commonest histopathological type was benign mature teratoma …

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Study Of Pelvicaliceal Anatomy By Helical Computerized Tomography. Is It Feasible?, Fahd N. Al-Qahtani, Gaber A. Ali, Baher A. Kamal, Saud A. Taha Dec 2003

Study Of Pelvicaliceal Anatomy By Helical Computerized Tomography. Is It Feasible?, Fahd N. Al-Qahtani, Gaber A. Ali, Baher A. Kamal, Saud A. Taha

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of 3-dimensional images produced by computerized tomography (CT), using intravenous contrast to study pelvicaliceal anatomy. This might be of help in endourological procedures. METHODS: The study was conducted in King Fahd Hospital of the University, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study took place from July 2002 through to October 2002. Helical CT was carried out for patients who were investigated using excretory urography for any reason, after obtaining a written consent. A CT was carried out to the kidneys only within 10 minutes (between the 5 and 15 minute films of …

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A Formula For The Estimation Of The Body Surface Area Of Saudi Male Adults, Luke O. Nwoye, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri Dec 2003

A Formula For The Estimation Of The Body Surface Area Of Saudi Male Adults, Luke O. Nwoye, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Human body surface area (BSA) is the preferred denominator for physiological indices of body metabolism and for drug dosages. The Du Bois and Du Bois height/weight nomogram, used for fast and convenient estimation of patients BSA, is not suitable for all populations due to ethnic differences in body shape and build. The purpose of this study was to obtain direct measurements of BSA and use the data to construct a prediction formula for Saudi male adults. METHODS: Body surface area was measured in 21 adult male Saudis at Assir Central Hospital in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 2000 …

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Predictors Of Neonatal Mortality In The Intensive Care Unit In Abha, Saudi Arabia, Mostafa A. Arafa, Mohammed A. Alshehri Dec 2003

Predictors Of Neonatal Mortality In The Intensive Care Unit In Abha, Saudi Arabia, Mostafa A. Arafa, Mohammed A. Alshehri

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Based on 11 months of prospective surveillance in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Abha General Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The association of neonatal morbidity and mortality with different risk factors were studied for prediction of different factors of mortality. METHODS: All neonates admitted to the ICU during the period of study; April 2002 through to February 2003 were included. They were followed until discharge or death. RESULTS: Of the 277 infants admitted, 62 died (22.4%). The 3 common illnesses were prematurity with respiratory problems (31%), respiratory distress syndrome (27%) and perinatal asphyxia (7.6%). Sixty one …

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