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Previous Emergency Department Use Among Homicide Victims And Offenders: A Case-Control Study, Cameron S. Crandall, Peter F. Jost, Lisa M. Broidy, Jerry Daday, David P. Sklar

Sociology Faculty Publications

We differentiate risk factors for future homicide victimization and offending, and we measure emergency department (ED) use among homicide victims, offenders, and controls. The design was a matched case-control study conducted in Bernalillo County, NM, and its university-affiliated health sciences center and hospital. All Bernalillo County homicide victims (N=124) and offenders (N=138) identified between January 1996 and December 2001 who were linked to university physician billing records and who had health care use during the 3 years before the homicide incident were included as cases. Randomly selected age-matched (±1 year) and sex-matched subjects with health care use within 3 years …

Introduction (To Volume One Of Alfred Russel Wallace: Writings On Evolution, 1843-1912)*, Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Gene Transfer System In Clostridium Scindens Vpi 12708, Rashmi Ramasubbaiah

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Clostridium scindens VPI 12708 (previously known as Eubacterium sp. VPI 12708) is a bile-acid dehydroxylating bacterium originally isolated from the feces of a colon cancer patient. Many genes required for bile acid 7-a dehydroxylation are found on a large bile acid inducible operon (bai) that has been extensively studied. However the bai promoter, which directs expression of the bai operon, has yet to be characterized due, in part, to a lack of a functional genetic transfer system for this strain. A spontaneous rifampinresistant Clostridium scindens VPI 12708 mutant was used as a recipient to determine the efficacy of conjugation as …

Graduate Catalogue 2004-2005, Seton Hall University

Graduate Catalogues

No abstract provided.

The Ecology Of Interorganizational Information Sharing, Jane Fedorowicz, Janis L. Gogan, Amy W. Ray

Journal of International Information Management

Increasingly, companies use interorganizational information systems to support business process partnerships, such as automatic replenishment systems and other supply chain initiatives, invoicing and payments, and insurance claims processing. Inter-firm networking in turn can increase the visibility of information generated and used by business partners. These business partners may experience intended and unintended impacts from the changes in the partnering relationship, in effect altering the ecology of the organization. Yet IT researchers rarely study an organization's ecology, focusing instead on impacts upon internal processes. Our goal in this paper is to propose a definition of interorganizational information ecology, to provide IT …

Improving Workflovf In Home Healthcare Industry: A Case Study, Mohan Rao, Norma Teran, Michael Savard

Journal of International Information Management

Home healthcare industry is facing increasing pressure to change business processes and manage information flow electronically. With the help of a case example, this paper describes how a webbased system could improve the workflow communication problems in home healthcare companies. Every department of the case company has its own software to assist in everyday operations but is unable to communicate with one another electronically. All documents necessary in the coordination of care have to move physically between departments. The proposed solution is a web-based electronic form management system that would improve regulatory compliance and operating efficiency.

The Demand For Information Technology Knowledge And Skills: An Exploratory Investigation, Stuart D. Galup, Ronald Dattero, Jim J. Quan

Journal of International Information Management

Organizations are always in search of appropriate information technology knowledge and skills to carry out normal business operations. Such demand is directly impacted by the overall economic conditions. During stressful economic times, managers, facing tough budgetary pressure, are farced to examine more thoroughly what knowledge and skills are needed to survive. This paper investigates the desired information technology knowledge and skills that employers are searching for in these turbulent times. We examine the content ofjob advertisements for information technology professionals placed in an online job placement website over a 2 year period, 2001-2002.

Uni Tennis 2003-04, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Panthers Photo and Schedule --IFC
--Season Outlook --2
--Panther Profiles --4
--Panther History --6
--Academics/Missouri Valley Conference --7
--Facilities --8

University Of Northern Iowa Wrestling 2003-2004, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Panther Wrestling Schedule --IBC
--Following the Panthers --2-5
--Coaching Staff --6-8
--Meet the Panthers --9-16
--UNI --16-22
--Flashback --23-27
--Records --24-40
--Miscellaneous --41-44

Uni Softball 2004 Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

General Information --1
Media Information --2
UNI Softball --3
Panther Biographies --7
2003 Year-In-Review --14
Opponent Information --29
University of Northern Iowa --32

The 2002 Downturn In State Revenues: A Comparative Review And Analysis, J. Fred Giertz, Seth H. Giertz

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

We analyze the behavior of state revenues since the early 1950s to determine the severity of the revenue declines experienced by states after the 2001 recession. Both total state revenues for the nation and state–level data for each state are studied. We conclude that the states were indeed hit with an unprecedented downturn in revenues—unlike anything that had been experienced in the preceding half–century. Further and contrary to general perceptions, revenue increases in the years preceding the downturn were not particularly strong compared to revenue increases in the years leading up to previous recessions. We further conclude that most proposed …

A Ban By Any Other Name: Ten Years Of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Sharon E. Debbage Alexander

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Why Punitive Damages Should Be Awarded For Retaliatory Discharge Under The Fair Labor Standards Act, Carol Abdelmesseh, Deanne M. Diblasi

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Reparations For Apartheid's Victims: The Path To Reconciliation?, Penelope Andrews

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

A Decade Of Spouse-Based Immigration Laws: Coverture's Diminishment, But Not Its Demise, Janet Calvo

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Due Process And The Problem Of Public Contracts: A Critical Look At Current Doctrine, Zachary D. Krug

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Preferred Vision For Administrating Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Travis J. Fleshner

Graduate Research Papers

The mission and. vision of the American public school system must promote the individual success of each of its students. School districts throughout the country are as unique as the students that attend them; just as the needs of each school system are unique. The physical structure and climate vary from district to district, and state to state. The dynamics of the educational system are too great to box up and label one district as the model for all others use as a pattern. However, there are important elements that create school districts that are higher achieving than others. The …

Act 91 Of The Education Empowerment Act, Which Provides For Mayoral Control Of Failing School Districts In Select Urban Areas, Does Not Violate The Equal Protection Clause Of The United States Constitution Or The Prohibition Of Special Laws Under Article Iii, Section 32 Of The Pennsylvania Constitution: Harrisburg School District V. Zogby, Heather L. Lamparter

Duquesne Law Review

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that Act 91 of the Education Empowerment Act, which provides for mayoral control of failing school districts in select urban areas, does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution or the prohibition of special laws under Article III, Section 32 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, because the legislature had a rational basis for the classification and the class had the potential of containing more than one member.

Harrisburg School District v. Zogby, 828 A.2d 1079 (Pa. 2003).

A Prenuptial Agreement Is Not Voidable Under The Theory Of Fraudulent Misrepresentation As To The Value Of Assets Unless The Party Attacking The Agreement Proves Justifiable Reliance On The Misrepresentation: Porreco V. Porreco, Brenden D. Long

Duquesne Law Review

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a husband's misrepresentation as to the value of the engagement ring, made during the process of forming the prenuptial agreement, does not constitute fraud, and therefore void the prenuptial agreement, when there is no justifiable reliance by the party claiming that the representation of value was fraudulent.

Porreco v. Porreco, 811 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2002).

Defendants Facing Punitive Damages Awards Are Entitled To Protection Under The Due Process Clause: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company V. Campbell, Robert Max Junker

Duquesne Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States held that a punitive damages award of $145 million was excessive in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell, 123 S. Ct. 1513 (2003).