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Vol. 3, No. 01 (December 2004) Dec 2004

Vol. 3, No. 01 (December 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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New Theoretical And Observational Results On Transverse Magnetic Fluctuations Near The Magnetopause, G. Gnavi, Charlie J. Farrugia, F. T. Gratton Dec 2004

New Theoretical And Observational Results On Transverse Magnetic Fluctuations Near The Magnetopause, G. Gnavi, Charlie J. Farrugia, F. T. Gratton

Coronal Mass Ejection Research Group

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in the plasma depletion layer measured by Wind on three inbound passes of the magnetosheath near the stagnation streamline are modeled using theoretical results from Gnavi et al., J. Geophys. Res., 105, 20973, 2000. The kinetic dispersion relation in a plasma composed of electrons, protons, and alpha particles, is solved with each species modeled by a bi-Maxwellian distribution function with parameters taken from observations, where available, and from average values found in the literature. While one pass was under substantially high solar wind dynamic pressure (~ 6.4 nPa), the other two passes were under normal dynamic …

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On The Mhd Boundary Of Kelvin-Helmholtz Stability Diagram At Large Wavelengths, F. T. Gratton, G. Gnavi, Charlie J. Farrugia, L. Bender Dec 2004

On The Mhd Boundary Of Kelvin-Helmholtz Stability Diagram At Large Wavelengths, F. T. Gratton, G. Gnavi, Charlie J. Farrugia, L. Bender

Coronal Mass Ejection Research Group

Working within the domain of inviscid incompressible MHD theory, we found that a tangential discontinuity (TD) separating two uniform regions of different density, velocity and magnetic field may be Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) stable and yet a study of a transition between the same constant regions given by a continuous velocity profile shows the presence of the instability with significant growth rates. Since the cause of the instability stems from the velocity gradient, and since a TD may be considered as the ultimate limit of such gradient, the statement comes as a surprise. In fact, a long wavelength (lambda) boundary for the …

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A Statistical Study Of The Global Structure Of The Ring Current, A. M. Jorgensen, Harlan E. Spence, W. J. Hughes, H. J. Singer Dec 2004

A Statistical Study Of The Global Structure Of The Ring Current, A. M. Jorgensen, Harlan E. Spence, W. J. Hughes, H. J. Singer

Physics & Astronomy

[1] In this paper we derive the average configuration of the ring current as a function of the state of the magnetosphere as indicated by the Dst index. We sort magnetic field data from the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) by spatial location and by the Dst index in order to produce magnetic field maps. From these maps we calculate local current systems by taking the curl of the magnetic field. We find both the westward (outer) and the eastward (inner) components of the ring current. We find that the ring current intensity varies linearly with Dst as …

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Gender And Women's Studies Newsletter For December 2004, Uri Gender And Women's Studies Department Dec 2004

Gender And Women's Studies Newsletter For December 2004, Uri Gender And Women's Studies Department

Gender and Women's Studies Publications

The December 2004 issue of Gender and Women’s Studies Newsletter, a periodical with articles written by faculty members and some related to events within the Gender and Women’s Studies program. This issue contains only a "Director's Column" essay.

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The John Muir Newsletter, Winter 2004/2005, The John Muir Center For Environmental Studies Dec 2004

The John Muir Newsletter, Winter 2004/2005, The John Muir Center For Environmental Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Newsletter UNiVfeftsnY or the Pacific, Stockton, cA Volume 15, Number 1 Winter 2004/2005 Black Sheep of the in Muir's Motivations for Yosemite National hi] Jeimij Krone ERRA: GREAT! Park (he expansive 760,000-acre Yosemite National Park consists of meadows, forests, and mountains that presently awe over three million visitors annually.1 Yosemite Valley became the second national park in 1890 after an intense nationwide conflict that most tourists neglect to acknowledge when scaling the glacial-smoothened sides of Half Dome or navigating woodlands of sugar pines and giant sequoias. John Muir, a foremost figure in the early conservation movement, spearheaded the proposal and …

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Front Matter, Journal Of Microfinance Dec 2004

Front Matter, Journal Of Microfinance

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

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National Estimates Of Missing Children: Selected Trends, 1988-1999., Heather Hammer, David Finkelhor, Andrea J. Sedlack, Lorraine E. Porcellini Dec 2004

National Estimates Of Missing Children: Selected Trends, 1988-1999., Heather Hammer, David Finkelhor, Andrea J. Sedlack, Lorraine E. Porcellini

Crimes Against Children Research Center

Presents results of an analysis comparing selected findings from the second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2) and its predecessor, NISMART–1. The analysis, which is based on household surveys of adult caretakers and covers victims of family abductions, runaways, and children categorized as "lost, injured, or otherwise missing," highlights trends from 1988 to 1999. The most important finding is the absence of increases in any of these problems. For some types of episodes, the incident rates decreased. This Bulletin is part of a series summarizing results from NISMART–2.

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Vol. 22, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies Studies Dec 2004

Vol. 22, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

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Physical, Social, And Documentary Genocide: The Monacan Indian Nation V. The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Michael C. Cundiff Dec 2004

Physical, Social, And Documentary Genocide: The Monacan Indian Nation V. The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Michael C. Cundiff

Theses & Honors Papers

Basic human rights for all citizens, is a standard in Western society which is often taken for granted. When we look back at our past it becomes clear that this standard has not always been the norm. The key to assuring that the future will continue to hold promise and opportunity for all is to remain ever conscious of our collective history and what it has to teach us about where we are headed. This research examines prejudice, racism and bigotry and the "trickle down" effect that these fear based traits can have on all strata of society. By examining …

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A Guide To Potentially Inappropriate Medications For The Elderly: Description Of The Beers Criteria 2003, Judith B. Tupper Dhed, Ches, Cpps Dec 2004

A Guide To Potentially Inappropriate Medications For The Elderly: Description Of The Beers Criteria 2003, Judith B. Tupper Dhed, Ches, Cpps

Population Health & Health Policy

The following information was compiled to serve as a quick reference document for researchers working with the Beers Criteria. This compilation should not be considered or used as a substitute for medical advise, diagnosis, or treatment. The first section lists medications that are potentially inappropriate medications for individuals over the age of 65 regardless of health condition or medical diagnoses. The generic name or category is listed first, followed by phonetic pronunciation, and then followed by an example of trade name(s) for the drug. Some explanation follows of what the drug may be prescribed for (many medications are prescribed for …

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Spartan Daily, December 1, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Dec 2004

Spartan Daily, December 1, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 62

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Diagnostic Assessment Of Childhood Apraxia Of Speech Using Automatic Speech Recognition (Asr) Methods, John-Paul Hosom, Lawrence Shriberg, Jordan R. Green Dec 2004

Diagnostic Assessment Of Childhood Apraxia Of Speech Using Automatic Speech Recognition (Asr) Methods, John-Paul Hosom, Lawrence Shriberg, Jordan R. Green

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

We report findings from two feasibility studies using automatic speech recognition (ASR) methods in childhood speech sound disorders. The studies evaluated and implemented the automation of two recently proposed diagnostic markers for suspected Apraxia of Speech (AOS) termed the Lexical Stress Ratio (LSR) and the Coefficient of Variation Ratio (CVR). The LSR is a weighted composite of amplitude area, frequency area , and duration in the stressed compared to the unstressed vowel as obtained from a speaker’s productions of eight trochaic word forms. Composite weightings for the three stress parameters were determined from a principal components analysis. The CVR expresses …

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Uniform Cpa Examination Alert, December/January 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Dec 2004

Uniform Cpa Examination Alert, December/January 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

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Foreign Exchange Risk Management Practices Of Microfinance Institution, Peter R. Crabb Dec 2004

Foreign Exchange Risk Management Practices Of Microfinance Institution, Peter R. Crabb

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Foreign exchange risk remains a significant problem for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Many sources of potential funding for MFIs remain untapped due to the high risks of currency devaluation faced by these funding sources. Specifically, debt capital is available for MFIs but foreign exchange risk is a potential deterrent. This paper reviews current practices in the management of foreign exchange risk for and by MFIs. The advantages and disadvantages of these practices are discussed and alternative practices proposed.

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Vol. 06 No. 2 Journal Of Microfinance, Journal Of Microfinance Dec 2004

Vol. 06 No. 2 Journal Of Microfinance, Journal Of Microfinance

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

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Impact Of Microfinance Programs On Children's Education: Do The Gender Of The Borrower And The Delivery Model Matter?, Nathalie Holvoet Dec 2004

Impact Of Microfinance Programs On Children's Education: Do The Gender Of The Borrower And The Delivery Model Matter?, Nathalie Holvoet

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

This article highlights the effects particular features of microfinance programs have on childhood education. Using data from a South India household survey, the article examines how microfinance impacts schooling and literacy, how credit enters the household, and who brings it in. Regression results show that, in the case of direct bank-borrower credit delivery, it does not matter whether credit enters the household through the mother or the father. However, large differences occur when mothers obtain credit through women's groups. Analysis indicates that combined financial and social-group intermediation leads to higher educational inputs and outputs, mainly for girls. Individual interviewis with …

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The Experience Of Financial Institutions In The Delivery Of Microcredit In The Philippines, Maria Abigail Carpio Dec 2004

The Experience Of Financial Institutions In The Delivery Of Microcredit In The Philippines, Maria Abigail Carpio

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

This paper identifies the characteristic features of the different financial market players involved in the delivery of microcredit in the Philippines and looks into their experiences in addressing the credit demand of the small-borrower market segment, particularly the microenterprise sector. This paper argues that each group of lenders, specifically commercial banks, rural banks, credit-granting NGOs, and an apex financial institution, allocates its funds by establishing its own criteria for assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers and its own mechanisms to avoid borrower default. The delivery of microcredit takes place within an environment where the different financial market players face their own …

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Practicing Cpa, Vol. 28 No. 10, December 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Dec 2004

Practicing Cpa, Vol. 28 No. 10, December 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

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Mobility And Markets: Emerging Outlines Of M-Commerce, Ruby Roy Dholakia, Nikhilesh Dholakia Dec 2004

Mobility And Markets: Emerging Outlines Of M-Commerce, Ruby Roy Dholakia, Nikhilesh Dholakia

College of Business Faculty Publications

Mobile commerce—or m-commerce—is characterized by the emerging class of location-based commercial services delivered by a variety of handheld terminals such as mobile phones and palmtop devices. At the Conference on Telecommunications and Information Markets (COTIM)-2001, an international conference held in Karlsruhe, Germany, academic researchers and business practitioners shared their experiences and frameworks about m-commerce. Selected papers based on COTIM-2001 presentations are included in this Special Issue. This paper introduces the preconditions that led to the emergence of m-commerce, the main dimensions of m-commerce that distinguish it from e-commerce, and the key arguments from the contributions on m-commerce in this Special …

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Health Care Costs In Maine Chart Book, Susan Payne Phd, Mph, Elizabeth Kilbreth Phd Dec 2004

Health Care Costs In Maine Chart Book, Susan Payne Phd, Mph, Elizabeth Kilbreth Phd

Population Health & Health Policy

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December 2004 - Volume Iv, Number 1, Theatre Arts Department Dec 2004

December 2004 - Volume Iv, Number 1, Theatre Arts Department

Sides (Newsletter)

SIDES Volume IV Number 1 includes an article welcoming new faculty Allison Cameron, and a piece on the Liz Marfia and Phil Ash wedding on October 10, 2004, attending by 26 Theatre Arts alumni.

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Towards Applying Computational Complexity To Foundations Of Physics, Vladik Kreinovich, Andrei Finkelstein Dec 2004

Towards Applying Computational Complexity To Foundations Of Physics, Vladik Kreinovich, Andrei Finkelstein

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In one of his early papers, D. Grigoriev analyzed the decidability and computational complexity of different physical theories. This analysis was motivated by the hope that this analysis would help physicists. In this paper, we survey several similar ideas that may be of help to physicists. We hope that further research may lead to useful physical applications.

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The Multi-Layered Interval Categorizer Tesselation-Based Model, Marilton S. De Aguiar, Gracaliz P. Dimuro, Antonio C. Da Rocha Costa, Rafael K.S. Silva, Fabia A. Da Costa, Vladik Kreinovich Dec 2004

The Multi-Layered Interval Categorizer Tesselation-Based Model, Marilton S. De Aguiar, Gracaliz P. Dimuro, Antonio C. Da Rocha Costa, Rafael K.S. Silva, Fabia A. Da Costa, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

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Ua11/1 Echo, December, Wku Public Affairs Dec 2004

Ua11/1 Echo, December, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

A born digital magazine once delivered over the internet was a continuation of the Echo publication.

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The Transformation Of The Microfinance Sector In India: Experiences, Options, And Future, M. S. Siriaram, Rajesh S. Upadhyayula Dec 2004

The Transformation Of The Microfinance Sector In India: Experiences, Options, And Future, M. S. Siriaram, Rajesh S. Upadhyayula

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

This paper discusses the growth and transformation of microfinance organizations (MFO) in India. Issues that have triggered transformation include size, diversity, sustainability, focus, and taxation. Transformation experiences in India are few. To move to the mainstream, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) choose from three popular forms of organizations: non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), banks, and cooperatives. It appears that there is no ideal path for spin-off. Regulatory changes are needed to allow MFOs to graduate to other legal forms as they grow organically. NGOs must be permitted to invest in the equity of MFOs, as is the case in Bolivia and Africa. Norms …

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Realizing Mission Objectives: A Promising Approach To Measuring The Social Performance Of Microfinance Institutions, Katarzyna Pawlak, Michal Matul Dec 2004

Realizing Mission Objectives: A Promising Approach To Measuring The Social Performance Of Microfinance Institutions, Katarzyna Pawlak, Michal Matul

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

This paper proposes a new approach for measuring the social performance of microfinance institutions. The key to developing sustainable social performance measurement (SPM) systems and practices is to consider their design from the perspective of the organizational mission. The fact that the SPM system is built on the organizational mission ensures its cost-effectiveness and facilitates its institutionalization. It not only stimulates an MFI to verify the fulfilment of its social mission and to innovate in the search for optimal solutions to address development needs in a given intervention context, but it also can improve its financial condition through client segmentation …

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Insider Express, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Dec 2004

Insider Express, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

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Information Outlook, December 2004, Special Libraries Association Dec 2004

Information Outlook, December 2004, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2004

Volume 8, Issue 12

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Perceived Effects Of A Correctional Health Education Service-Learning Program, John Amtmann Dec 2004

Perceived Effects Of A Correctional Health Education Service-Learning Program, John Amtmann

Higher Education

The Montana State Prison (MSP) Wellness Program was designed to provide educational and service activities to male inmates for the purpose of improving health status and increasing knowledge on significant health issues relevant to contemporary society. The Applied Health students at Montana Tech of the University of Montana aided in the delivery of the MSP Wellness Program. These services and activities were designed to meet the goals of Healthy People 2010, a national prevention agenda written in a collaborative fashion by governmental agencies and highly regarded health educators.

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