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Survival Of Patients Treated With Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation At A Tertiary Care Center In Pakistan - Patient Characteristics And Predictors Of In-Hospital Mortality., Fahim H. Jafary, Sohail A. Khan, Haresh Kumar, Numaan F. Malik, K. Kazmi, Sajid Dhakam, Azam Shafquat, Aamir Hameed, Javed Tai, Najaf Nadeem

Department of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) has an established role in the treatment of patients presenting with critical cardiac illnesses, including cardiogenic shock, refractory ischemia and for prophylaxis and treatment of complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Patients requiring IABC represent a high-risk subset with an expected high mortality. There are virtually no data on usage patterns as well as outcomes of patients in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent who require IABC. This is the first report on a sizeable experience with IABC from Pakistan.

METHODS: Hospital charts of 95 patients (mean age 58.8 (+/- 10.4) years; 78.9% male) undergoing IABC between 2000-2002 …

Antara Menghukum Atau Mempermalukan: Suatu Upaya Memodifikasi Perilaku (Pengalaman 6 Smu Di Depok, Jawa Barat), Adrianus Meliala

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Such dilemma between guilt and shameful has been an interesting topic in the field of social psychology since few times ago. That dilemma persists when discussing social control, self-control, individual moral values, moral standard, cross-cultural influence as well as education-related setting. It is predicted, the one which is more influential, whether guilt aspect or shameful aspect, will one way or another influence the way somebody’s behavior can be modified. This study investigates such tendency which prevails in public schools especially performed by pupils when treating their student’s misconduct. Research question forwarded is whether they exploit punishment or to create shaming …

Age, Export Orientation And Technical Efficiency: Evidence From Garment Firms In Dki Jakarta, Dedi Walujadi

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

In this paper, the technical efficiency of garment firms in DKI Jakarta is estimated by incorporating a model for the technical inefficiency effects in the stochastic frontier production function. The aims are to estimate both the technical efficiency of the firms and the sources of technical inefficiency within the context of Indonesia’s macro-economic policy. The empirical results point a number of noteworthy features of the economic performance of firms in relation with some specific characteristics. It is found in the study that the Cobb douglas functional form was not adequate, but the sources of technical inefficiency were found and technical …

Talking Points Related To Mixed Waste Landfill Permit Modification Hearing, Citizen Action (Through New Mexico Community Foundation)

Citizen Action (through New Mexico Community Foundation)

Attached are three talking point items for your consideration in making statements at the Mixed Waste Landfill Public Hearing beginning December 2 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center on Carlisle Blvd. north of I-40. They include: 1) A brief statement of Citizen Action’s objectives; 2) Mixed Waste Landfill - Why Clean Up?; and 3) Agenda for Meeting with Governor’s Environment/Energy Advisor.

This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us …

State Funding Allows Return Of Summer Classes At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

As-627-04 Resolution On Establishment Of An Institute For Policy Research, Linda Valenty, Jennifer Ryder Fox, Joe Grimes, Jerry Hanley, Dianne Long, Ulric Lund, William Siembieda, John Soares

Academic Senate Resolutions

Endorses the proposal to establish the Institute for Policy Research.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 11/30/2004, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Redistricting. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

REDISTRICTING. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends state constitutional provisions governing redistricting of California's Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts. Requires panel of three retired judges, selected by legislative leaders, to adopt new redistricting plan if this measure passes and again after each national census. Panel must consider legislative and voter proposals and hold public hearings. Redistricting plan effective upon unanimous adoption by judges' panel and filing with Secretary of State. If plan subsequently disapproved by voters, process repeats. Specifies time for judicial review of adopted redistricting plan; if plan fails to conform to requirements, court may order new plan. …

Multiple Lab Comparison Of Microarray Platforms, Rafael A. Irizarry Et Al.

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Microarray technology is a powerful tool able to measure RNA expression for thousands of genes at once. Various studies have been published comparing competing platforms with mixed results: some find agreement, others do not. As the number of researchers starting to use microarrays and the number of crossplatform meta-analysis studies rapidly increase, appropriate platform assessments become more important.

Here we present results from a comparison study that offers important improvements over those previously described in the literature. In particular, we notice that none of the previously published papers consider differences between labs. For this paper, a consortium of ten labs …

Synopsis Of Reports By Citizen Action Independent Experts Re: Corrective Measures Study For Mixed Waste Landfill Sandia National Labs/U.S. Department Of Energy, Citizen Action (Through New Mexico Community Foundation)

Citizen Action (through New Mexico Community Foundation)

Background: Through a grant awarded to Citizen Action from the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (CMTA), Citizen Action hired two consultants to independently review Sandia’s study of options for the Mixed Waste Landfill. This study of options is known as a “Corrective Measures Study” or a CMS. The New Mexico Environment Department required Sandia to conduct a CMS for the Mixed Waste Landfill as a result of a request submitted by Citizen Action to investigate other alternatives for the waste.

Independent experts: The consultants included Marvin Resnikoff, Radioactive Waste Management Associates; and Paul Robinson, Southwest Research and Information …

Spartan Daily, November 30, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 61

People V. Harlan

Colorado Supreme Court Records and Briefs Collection

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Charter School Legislation On Market Share, Simona Kúscová, Jack Buckley

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Many proponents of school choice use the claim of the market’s capability to enhance efficiency and improve performance to call for its expansion. But no markets are perfectly competitive, and the local market for public goods is filled with institutional arrangements that make it differ from the neoclassical ideal. In this paper, we look at a particular institution—the provisions of charter school legislation—and assess how it affects the ability of charter schools to gain market share. ...

2003-2004 Annual Financial Report, Stony Brook University

Annual Financial Report

No abstract provided.

The Crises Of Respect In International Affairs, November 30, 2004, Alyson Seligman

USF St. Petersburg Campus News and Press Releases

George P. Fletcher offered a lecture on international affairs that focused on ethical challenges in the post-September 11 world.

Artist Linda Weintraub To Visit Um Dec. 6, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Marmot Research Earns Um Student Prestigious Scholarships, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Um Lecture Examines Montana's Ultimate Old West Villain, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Leading Historian Of Religion To Speak At Um, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Um Student Rewarded By Journalism Competition, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/66 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Effect of charter school legislation on market share / Simona Kúscová [and] Jack Buckley.

Daily Eastern News: November 30, 2004, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

November 30, 2004, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Using A Reply Path And Handshaking Protocol To Allow For Incentives With Mix-Net Servers, Timothy J. Atkinson, Marius C. Silaghi

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications

Sending a message to a destination anonymously so that the destination cannot figure out who the originator was, and ensuring that the message reaches the destination untampered with, can be a difficult problem. Chaum's mix-net solves this problem but offers little motivation for a person to set up a mix-net server. This paper discusses a method that not only allows monetary payments as an incentive to create a public mix-net server, but also provides some fraud detection at the time a message is being sent. Also compared with other methods, the method described here can be considered reasonable from the …

Ebenezer Scrooge Finds Holiday's Meaning During Um Play, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Education In The Environment: A Hands-On Student Research And Outdoor Learning Experience: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending November 30, 2004, Margaret N. Rees

Reports (PLI Education)

During the past three-months, the focus of the university’s efforts has been 1) making progress on the hiring of permanent project managers for the Education in the Environment Strategy and the Forever Earth / Wonderful Outdoor World on the Water (WOW) projects; 2) completing legal review of the cooperative agreement and standard operating procedures required for the university to assume operations of the Forever Earth vessel; and 3) writing curriculum for the WOW and Forever Earth projects.

Evaluating The Role Of Brown Vs. Board Of Education In School Equalization,, Orley C. Ashenfelter, William J. Collins, Albert Yoon

Princeton Law and Public Affairs Research Paper Series

In this paper we study the long-term labor market implications of school resource equalization before Brown and school desegregation after Brown. For cohorts born in the South in the 1920s and 1930s, we find that racial disparities in measurable school characteristics had a substantial influence on black males’ earnings and educational attainment measured in 1970, albeit one that was smaller in the later cohorts. When we examine the income of male workers in 1990, we find that southern-born blacks who finished their schooling just before effective desegregation occurred in the South fared poorly compared to southern-born blacks who followed behind …

Deregulating Telecommunications In Internet Time, James B. Speta

Law and Economics Papers

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has yielded more litigation and less local competition than its supporters expected or intended. Calls for its reform are multiplying. The article diagnoses the 1996 Act's failings and prescribes a framework for reform. The successful deregulations of the transportation industries and of long-distance telecommunications (precedents the 1996 Act sought to follow) demonstrate that the Act should have taken additional steps to promote intermodal telecommunications competition. Transportation deregulation successfully prompted competition where (as in the case of airlines and trucking) multiple firms could compete on an intramodal basis or where (as in the case of railroads) …

Presentation On Sociology Graduate Studies Scheduled, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

New Titles Added To Small Business Seminar Compact Disc Series, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Small Business Development Centers, which in June made its most-requested information available on compact discs, has added four new seminars to its CD series.