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Comparative Analysis Of Coronary Artery Bypass: Costs Of Off-Pump Vs. Conventional Techniques With Variable Bonded Circuits And Drug Strategies, Michael M. Wyckoff

Graduate Research Projects

As baby boomers age, estimated to reach 78.8 million Americans over the age of 65 by 2050, their health care costs are skyrocketing. Increased costs in coronary artery bypass surgery have been linked to length of stay (LOS), the inflammatory response, and blood loss related to conventional coronary artery bypass (C-CAB). Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) has become a popular alternative to C-CAB. Utilizing proximal connector devices has truly made this option "clampless." If detrimental outcomes can be linked to cross clamping, the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may diminish. When the use of CPB is necessary, there are a …

Nimbus (Summer 2004), New College Alumnae/I Association

Alumnae/i Association Collection

No abstract provided.

Pacific Rx Tracts: July 2004, Blake M. Cunnington, Claudia Flores, Hau Z. Ho, Naoko Horie

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy

Newsletter published by students of UOP's Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, containing articles on medical studies, drug trials, and other industry-related topics.

The Use Of Conventional International Law In Combating Terrorism: A Maginot Line For Modern Civilization Employing The Principles Of Anticipatory Self-Defense & Preemption, Joshua E. Kastenberg

Faculty Scholarship

This article analyzes the existing concepts of the right of self-defense and preemption under international law. Part I quickly reviews both the evolution of warfare and the state of religious-based terrorism. The former presents a useful starting point for understanding customary international law and its subset, generally referred to as "the laws and customs of war. Customary international law provides context to the application and shortcomings of contemporary codified international law, and, therefore, serves an important heuristic function in understanding the international legal limits on combating this increasingly frequent form of terrorism. In the end, this article concludes that both …

A Fickle Thermometer Of Womens Health: Carioca Medical Professionals And Gynecology, 1836-1842', Suzanne M. Schadl

Latin American Collections Publications

In English: This essay examines how medical professionals in Rio de Janeiro during the late 1830s relied on language and historical representation to further inscribe gendered, racial, and class distinctions that enabled a select group of men to make women and their personal hygiene objects of study. Medical writers combined experimental studies of race, class, and ethnicity with historical discussions of gender to form and present rhetorical differences in scientific terms. Though many of these professionals themselves as objective, they used linguistic tools to investigate and to prove or disprove their hypotheses, always drawing also from cultural myths, in this …

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 3. Summer 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Summer Tour Looks at Platte River Wildlife and Urbanization Issues by Steve Ress

• Second Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• State, University Help Restore and Improve Sutton’s Clarks Pond

• Instrumentation and Research Allow Lower Detection of Tetracycline Antibiotics by Steve Ress

• Water Center Completes Five-Year USGS Review by Steve Ress

• U.S. Water Use Virtually Unchanged Since 1985, USGS Says

• Drought Persisting at Nebraska’s Largest Reservoir

• What’s a “Dead Zone?”

• Nebraska Water Conference Council’s

Annual Water & Natural Resources Tour Focusing Upon …

Retrospective Isotopic Analyses Of Stellar Sea Lion Tooth Annuli And Sea-Bird Feathers: A Cross-Taxa Approach To Investigating Regime And Dietary Shifts In The Gulf Of Alaska, Keith Hobson, Elizabeth Sinclair, Anne York, James Thomason, Richard Merrick

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Stable isotope (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C) values of individual tooth annuli of female Steller sea lions (n = 120) collected from the 1960s through the 1980s were used for retrospective analyses of temporal changes in food webs in the Gulf of Alaska and North Pacific Ocean. We also examined isotopically contour feathers of tufted puffins (n = 135) and crested auklets (n = 37) through this period to test for broader isotopic patterns indicative of whole food web changes. Steller sea lions decreased slightly in δ¹³C and increased in δ¹⁵N values, suggesting an …

Longwood Magazine 2004 Vol 05 No 01 Summer, Longwood University

Alumni Newsletters & Bulletins

No abstract provided.

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 26, No. 2, Summer 2004, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

An issue of the American Society of Parasitologists' quarterly newsletter, also called the Journal of Parasitology Newsletter.

2003-2004 - Graduate Council Annual Report, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Expert Scientific Panel On Chronic Wasting Disease, Dr. Trent Bollinger, Dr. Peter Caley, Dr. Evelyn Merrill, Dr. Fracois Messier, Dr. Michael W. Miller, Dr. Michael D. Samuel, Dr. Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

This document represents a summary of discussion, conclusions, and recommendations of an Expert Scientific Panel convened to: 1) provide a synopsis of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-living cervids in Canada, 2) evaluate the ecological and socio-economic implications of CWD in Canada, and 3) make recommendations on research and management actions to minimize and mitigate the effects of CWD in cervid species.

Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 10-1, Summer 2004

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Canada’s National Wildlife Diseases Strategy is Taking Shape
Report of the Expert Scientific Panel on Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada
CCWHC - International: Costa Rica
Protozoal Infection of the Brain in Northern Gannets
Capture Myopathy in River Otters Associated with Transmitter Implantation and High Concentrations of Mercury in Tissues
Primary Brain Tumors in Two Free-ranging Cervids
Kidney Failure in Snowshoe Hares – More Specimens Needed
Marine Mammals Emergency Network-St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Beluga Health Surveillance Program: 2003
Reovirus in Crows - An Emerging Disease?
Electrocution of Aquatic Animals due to Malfunction of a Submerged Pump
Knotted Tree Squirrels
Antifreeze …

Refuge Update – July/August 2004, Volume 1, Number 4

RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)

Table of Contents:
Historic Voyage through Hawaiian Islands, page 8
Focus on Fire Management, page 10-17
A Circle of Trees, page 19
First Friends in Montana, page 22

Possible Courses: Multi-Objective Modelling And Decision Support Using A Bayesian Network Approximation To A Nonpoint Source Pollution Model, David Swayne, Jie Shi

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Modelling systems frequently work in a single domain, such as physical or chemical process modelling, hydrology or combinations, to simulate process in nature such as pollution transport or the production of food or manufactured goods. Side-effects of agro-industrial processes, or gains / losses from production enterprises are separately modelled without the ability to examine trade-offs or alternatives. Multi-objective modeling attempts to combine "apples and oranges" through decision theoretical principles. Such treatments can couple production and waste systems to quantify the economic cost of remediation. We demonstrate such an application, from the data acquisition, model calibration through to the hypothesis testing, …

An Integrated Modelling Approach To Conduct Multifactorial Analyses On The Impacts Of Climate Change On Whole-Farm Systems., M. Rivington, Gianni Bellocchi, K. B. Matthews, K. Buchan

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Climate change impact studies on whole-farm systems require a holistic approach due to the complexities of biophysical processes, management and inter-relationships of land use within a single farm. This paper details the process of utilising a multiple-objective, strategic land use planning tool to conduct multi-factorial analyses on the impacts of climate change at the farm scale. Two example sites are given to illustrate the flexibility of the method: an upland mixed sheep and suckler cow farm in Scotland, with cold wet winters and cool moist summers; and a combined cropping and indoor reared beef farm in Italy, with cool moist …

Site Planning At Tamborine Mountain, Gold Coast, Australia, Christine Lim, Michael Mcaleer, Yu-Chi Wang

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Tamborine Mountain is a 25 square kilometre plateau located within the urban-rural fringe of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Renowned for its superb climate, spectacular views, lush farmland and subtropical rainforest, Tamborine Mountain offers a wide variety of nature-based tourism activities such as bushwalking, rainforest appreciation and wine tasting. This phenomenon requires the harmonious development of tourism and the environment. This paper examines site planning at Tamborine Mountain, with a focus on two of its main tourist attractions, namely the Winery and National Parks. A strategic approach is used to evaluate some of the strengths and weaknesses of their existing …

Aphid Population Dynamics In Agricultural Landscapes: An Agent-Based Simulation Model, Hazel Parry, Andrew J. Evans, Derek Morgan

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Presently, there are many population models in existence, but these are often case specific,function at a single spatial scale and fail to tackle the complexity arising from individual actions andinteractions that exist in the real-world. A spatially explicit agent-based simulation model has beendeveloped to represent aphid population dynamics in agricultural landscapes. Over time, the aphid agentsinteract with the landscape and with one another. The construction of the model is detailed, includingparameterisation and coupling to a geographical information system (GIS). The results show that a spatialmodelling approach that considers both landscape properties and factors such as wind speed and directionprovides greater …

Rit Strategic Plan 2005-2015, Albert Simone

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

Nova Quarterly: The University Of Texas At El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso University Communications

NOVA

Summer 2004, Vol. 42, No. 2; No. 158

UTEP Research on the Rise

Julc2004, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From July 2004 Robert Kelly Archive.

Juli2004, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From July 2004 Robert Kelly Archive.

Julf2004, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From July 2004 Robert Kelly Archive.

Julg2004, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From July 2004 Robert Kelly Archive.

Constraints On Adaptive Evolution: The Functional Trade-Off Between Reproduction And Fast-Start Swimming Performance In The Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata), Cameron K. Ghalambor, David N. Reznick, Jeffrey A. Walker Phd

Faculty Publications

The empirical study of natural selection reveals that adaptations often involve trade-offs between competing functions. Because natural selection acts on whole organisms rather than isolated traits, adaptive evolution may be constrained by the interaction between traits that are functionally integrated. Yet, few attempts have been made to characterize how and when such constraints are manifested or whether they limit the adaptive divergence of populations. Here we examine the consequences of adaptive life-history evolution on locomotor performance in the live-bearing guppy. In response to increased predation from piscivorous fish, Trinidadian guppies evolve an increased allocation of resources toward reproduction. These populations …

The Voice, Summer 2004: Volume 49, Issue 4, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Kuyper Scholars Program to Debut; Same Old, Same Old?; Plumbline: Finding a Place in the Marketplace of Ideas; Grads Will Do the Talking in Jubilee Video; Dordt's Track Team is Productive on and off the Track; The Greeks Is Second Play This Year Held for ACTF; First Annual IdeaFest Kicks Off This Spring; Spronk Excels in Organ Competitions; Distinguished Scholars Look Back on Their Education; Social Work Students Explore Their Options; Strategic Planning Report Draws a Map for the Next Several Years; BSI--Hardware Engages Dordt Seniors to Design Test Equipment; Ag Department Receives Grant to Open Summer Program to High …

Empowering States When It Matters: A Different Approach To Preemption, Erwin Chemerinsky

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

Converse 1983 Suits In Which States Police Federal Agents: An Ideas Whose Time Has Arrived, Vikram David Amar

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Defense Of The "Old" Public Health: The Legal Framework For The Regulation Of Public Health, Richard A. Epstein

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

Environmental Accountability And Public Involvement, Leroy C. Paddock

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Annual Report, 2004, Edward Tawyea

Annual Reports & Administrative Documents

No abstract provided.