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Excellence In Nursing Administration [Complete Issue - Digital Origin: Second Quarter 2003, Vol. 4, 2], Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Past Publishing - Excellence Newsletters

Publishing History: Nursing Excellence published yearly in 1998 and 1999. The publication became Excellence in the first quarter 2000. It transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education, Excellence in Nursing Administration, and Excellence in Clinical Practice in the second quarter 2000 with volume 1, number 2. Excellence in Nursing Education transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education & Research in the first quarter 2002.

Publishing Frequency:

Yearly 1998, 1999; Quarterly 2000 - 2004.

Format: Print 1999 - third quarter 2002; Online fourth quarter 2002 - first quarter 2004. Ceased publishing in 2004.

Select features in this issue:

Inside the Rush Model: Leading …

Status And Habitat Characteristics Of The Saltmarsh Topminnow, Fundulus Jenkinsi (Evermann) In Eastern Mississippi And Western Alabama Coastal Bayous, Mark S. Peterson, Gregory L. Fulling, Christa M. Woodley

Gulf and Caribbean Research

The saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892), occurs sporadically along the northern Gulf of Mexico and appears to prefer Spartina habitat. Throughout its range, it is considered rare or threatened and has been placed on the US Federal Register's List of Candidate Species. In order to determine the status and habitat characteristics of this species, we examined collections from 1985-1986, 1996, 1999, and 2001 from eastern Mississippi and western Alabama. We report on 868 F. jenkinsi collected in 82 locations using 414 seine hauls and 420 Breder traps over 40 dates. Results using all collections indicated F. jenkinsi is not …

The People's Court Examined: A Legal And Empirical Analysis Of The Small Claims Court System, Bruce Zucker, Monica Her

University of San Francisco Law Review

ONE OF THE most fascinating aspects of the legal system involves the small claims court process. Often referred to as the "People's Court,"' it is a part of the court that comes most directly into contact with the citizenry of a jurisdiction. "Some cases are bizarre, most are interesting, and all are serious to the parties." 2 Provided that the dollar amount is less than or equal to the jurisdictional limit,3 almost any type of civil action can come to small claims court,4 irrespective of the complexity of the case

Expert Testimony And The Opinion Rule: Conforming The Evidence Code To The Federal Rules, Miguel A. Mendez

University of San Francisco Law Review

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The Intricacies Of Commercial Arbitration In The United States And Brazil: A Comparison Of Two National Arbitration Statutes, Matthew Heaphy

University of San Francisco Law Review

AS TRADE WITHIN the Western Hemisphere proliferates, transnational trade partners increasingly rely on arbitration as a means of dispute resolution in lieu of litigation. Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America, has historically been slow to adopt arbitration due to a lack of enforcement of arbitration agreements by the courts beyond the remedy of contractual damages and the requirement of judicial ratification of arbitral awards. The perception of Brazil's cautious approach to arbitration changed with the passage of Law No. 9.307 of 26 September 1996 ("Law No. 9.307"), bringing it closer in line with the pro-arbitration United States Federal Arbitration …

Be Prepared: Unsuspecting Employers Are Vulnerable For Title Vii Sexual Harassment Environment Claims, Jeffrey S. Lyons

University of San Francisco Law Review

CONGRESS ENACTED TITLE VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 ("Tide VII") to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. 2 Over the past three decades, however, Title VII hostile work environment actions have expanded potential liability for employers to the point that the employers must take preventive measures or be susceptible to unexpected Title VII suits. An unprepared employer could be caught off guard in situations where, over the course of an employee's tenure, the employee endures occasional pranks, or is exposed to occasional sexual epithets, or coarse or vulgar language. While each of these situations clearly exposes …

Separating Fact From Fiction In The Debate Over Application Of The Alien Tort Claims Act To Violations Of Fundamental Human Rights By Corporations, Terry Collingsworth

University of San Francisco Law Review

There was virtually no dissent, judicially or politically, to opening the federal courts to foreign victims of human rights violations with the ATCA and TVPA, and allowing individuals, usually former military officials, to be brought to justice in the United States.

The American Worker: Junior Partner In Success And Senior Partner In Failure, Charles B. Craver

University of San Francisco Law Review

Over the past two decades, the United States has enjoyed the greatest sustained economic growth in history. Despite recent stock reversals, the DowJones average has risen ten-fold from 1,000 in 1980 to approximately 10,000 today. Individuals who purchased shares of stock to finance business expansion have reaped the benefits of business success.

Toward A Just Model Of Alienability Of Human Tissue, Brian Budds

University of San Francisco Law Review

As the body becomes the stuff of which products are made, the issue of its ownership becomes paramount. To date, the most widely significant authority on the subject is the California Supreme Court case Moore v. Regents of the University of California.4 That controversial, and influential, decision held that use by researchers of cells removed from a patient's body did not support an action for conversion-the wrongful taking and use of another's property. 5 The court stated that a patient who unknowingly has cells harvested does not retain a property interest in those cells."

Musical Sound Recordings As Works Made For Hire: Money For Nothing And Tracks For Free, Scott T. Okamoto

University of San Francisco Law Review

While the entire Copyright Clause has been the subject of extensive academic and judicial dissection, two phrases in particular are relevant to this discussion. "Author" means not only the narrow definition of a writer, "but rather [has] reach necessary to reflect the broad scope of constitutional principles." "[T]he term, in its constitutional sense, has been construed to mean an 'originator," 'he to whom anything owes its origin."' Thus, under this broad construction, an "Author" means anybody who creates an original work; that is, produces something "of one's own independent efforts".

Lethal Injections: The Law, Science, And Politics Of Syringe Access For Injection Drug Users, Scott Burris, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Jon S. Vernick

University of San Francisco Law Review

ENSURING THAT INJECTION drug users who cannot or will not stop injecting have access to sterile syringes is an important part of a comprehensive approach to reducing the transmission of viral and bacterial infections associated with injection drug use. I Seen purely in terms of public health science and prevention practice, ensuring syringe access for injection drug users is clearly an appropriate strategy: both evaluation research and experience in the field show that adequate syringe access produces positive health effects without negative social side effects.

Restoring Power To The Powerless: The Need To Reform California's Mandatory Mediation For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Alana Dunnigan

University of San Francisco Law Review

In California, the intersection of mandatory mediation with domestic violence poses significant dangers on two levels. On a societal level, California's requirement that victims of domestic violence mediate with their abusers has placed a hurdle in the battered women's movement by reprivatizing domestic violence, impeding the progress that is driven by public discourse and scrutiny. On an individual level, mandatory mediation leaves victims in a disadvantageous position, fending for themselves at a bargaining table that fails to promote the safety and welfare of victims and their children.

Doe 1 V. City Of Murrieta: How The California Court Of Appeal Missed The Mark On Vicarious Liability For Sexual Torts Committed By On-Duty Police Officers, Tara L. Pennington

University of San Francisco Law Review

The California Supreme Court held that the first situation involves such a powerful use of authority that the city employing the officer can be held vicariously liable for his sexual torts. However, in Doe 1 v. City of Murrieta, the California Court of Appeal decided that the City cannot be held vicariously liable in the second situation.

The Rise And Spread Of Mandatory Arbitration As A Substitute For The Jury Trial, Jean R. Sternlight

University of San Francisco Law Review

THE CVILJURY trial is fast disappearing from our legal landscape, and one important reason for its disappearance is the rapid growth of mandatory arbitration. However, with few exceptions, lawyers, courts, and commentators have failed to adequately consider constitutional rights to a jury trial in determining the validity of arbitration clauses.

Contractual Arbitration, Mandatory Arbitration, And State Constitutional Jury-Trial Rights, Stephen J. Ware

University of San Francisco Law Review

PROFESSOR JEAN STERNLIGHT believes that courts should be more reluctant to enforce arbitration agreements than they are to enforce contracts generally. In other words, she believes that contract law's standards of consent are not as high as the standards of consent that should be applied to arbitration agreements. This belief puts her at odds with the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), which requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements "save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract," and with the Supreme Court, which continues to recognize that the FAA places arbitration agreements "upon …

Understanding Remedy-Stripping Arbitration Clauses: Validity, Arbitrability, And Preclusion Principles, David S. Schwartz

University of San Francisco Law Review

IN STIRLEN V SUPERCUTS,1 defendant Supercuts moved to compel arbitration of plaintiff Stirlen's state statutory and common law claims pursuant to an arbitration clause that made very clear its intent to deprive Stirlen of most of his remedies.

Presumptions And Burden Of Proof: Conforming The California Evidence Code To The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Miguel A. Mendez

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

Should Attorneys Be Footsoldiers In The War On Corporate Fraud?, Douglas Michael Mcmanamon

University of San Francisco Law Review

A SLOW BUT steady march out of recession in the early 1990s set the stage for what would become one of the greatest explosions in growth of the capital markets. It was an unprecedented combination of excess venture capital, coupled with the new and seemingly limitless potential of developing computer technologies, particularly the internet, which created the now infamous "dot-corn" boom that culminated in early 2000. From 1995 to the beginning of 2000, the DowJones Industrial Average' ("DJIA") went from a value under 4000 to nearly 12,000,2 representing an almost 300 percent increase.

Brian Cody Presidential Platform, Ncsa

NCSA Materials

No abstract provided.

The Spillikin (Vol. 20), Valparaiso University

The Spillikin - The Christ College Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Un Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Toward A Paradigmatic Transition, Obiora Chinedu Okafor

All Papers

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 05 - January 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

2003 - Appropriations 1.4, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

By year (2001-2019)

This series consists of appropriations supported by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez. Appropriations included: Neurofibromatosis (NF) research, United States Agency of International Development (USAID)/Ukraine, Latin United Community Housing Association's (LUCHA), Youth Outreach Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Skin Disease (NIAMS), Community TV Network (CTVN), Concordia Child Care Center, LINC TELACU Education Foundation, Robert Morris College, Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), Chicago Children's Museum (CCM), High Priority High School Pilot Program, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, National Training and Information Center (NTIC), New Start Funds for the Chicago …

2003 - Appropriations 2.4, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

By year (2001-2019)

This series consists of appropriations supported by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez. Appropriations included: Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act (P.L. 101-590), Department of Defense (DOD) Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP), prostate cancer research, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Access Community Health Network's (ACCESS) Reducing Health Disparities in Chronic Disease, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, federal cancer research, prevention and control programs, Impact Aid Program, AIDS prevention, care and research, children's hospitals graduate medical education (CHGME), Minority AIDS Initiative, Centers for Disease Control and …

2003-2004 Bgsu Catalog, Bowling Green State University

Course Catalogs

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Insights- January 2003, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- April 2003, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- March 2003, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- May 2003, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- September 2003, Erika Malek

Insights

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