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Community Coalitions: Understanding Volunteer Dynamics In A Complex System, Carmen Simmons Nov 2004

Community Coalitions: Understanding Volunteer Dynamics In A Complex System, Carmen Simmons

Student Scholarship

In recent years, volunteers and practitioners alike have been drawn to creating and participating in various types of alliances and coalitions as a way to address and solve complex community problems. Community coalitions, in particular, have brought together diverse volunteers and agencies committed to specific community change. In many cases these community coalitions have been highly successful. However, just as often, they have failed to reach their goals and produced messy, unpredictable, and disappointing results. Community coalitions are complex systems populated with volunteers and professionals and their networks. They move these shadow systems forward in unpredictable and sometimes counterproductive ways …

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Autism In A 15-Month-Old Child, Ami Klin, Katarzyna Chawarska, Rhea Paul, Emily Rubin, L. Weisner, Fred Volkmar Nov 2004

Autism In A 15-Month-Old Child, Ami Klin, Katarzyna Chawarska, Rhea Paul, Emily Rubin, L. Weisner, Fred Volkmar

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Autism is a developmental disorder marked by severe deficits in reciprocal social interaction, communication, and imagination as well as repetitive and restricted patterns of interests and behavior. Klin et al describe the findings of an interdisciplinary developmental disabilities evaluation of a 15-month-old girl with autism.

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Aleksander Usowicz, C.M. (1912-2002): A Priest, Professor And Scholar Who Was A Living Legend, Wojciech Paluchouwski C.M. Nov 2004

Aleksander Usowicz, C.M. (1912-2002): A Priest, Professor And Scholar Who Was A Living Legend, Wojciech Paluchouwski C.M.

Vincentiana

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Doing Good, Doing Well, Howard M. Erichson Nov 2004

Doing Good, Doing Well, Howard M. Erichson

Vanderbilt Law Review

On the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education,' it is fitting that we should take account not only of what has become of school desegregation but also of the heroic public interest lawyer figure embodied by Thurgood Marshall. For his role as "the chief litigator for the civil rights movement," Marshall is widely regarded as a preeminent role model for public interest lawyers. Descriptions of Marshall's career as a public interest advocate emphasize not only his ability to "use the legal system as a tool for social change," but also his personal sacrifice as a lawyer who persevered …

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With All Deliberate Speed: Civil Human Rights Litigation As A Tool For Social Change, Beth Van Schaack Nov 2004

With All Deliberate Speed: Civil Human Rights Litigation As A Tool For Social Change, Beth Van Schaack

Vanderbilt Law Review

It has been said that Fildrtiga v. Peha-Irala is the Brown v. Board of Education of human rights litigation. Like Brown, Fildrtiga presents one of those rare "breakthrough moments" in law. In Fildrtiga, the Second Circuit confirmed that victims of human rights abuses abroad could seek legal redress in United States courts under the then-obscure Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). Fildrtiga thus inaugurated a steady line of cases in U.S. courts invoking the ATCA and related statutes to adjudicate international human rights claims. For a variety of reasons, including the very existence of these statutes, civil litigation has emerged as …

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Mitigation And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Jill Elaine Hasday Nov 2004

Mitigation And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Jill Elaine Hasday

Michigan Law Review

It is an open question whether the prohibition on employment discrimination in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects plaintiffs who have not attempted to mitigate the effect of their disability on their ability to work. Suppose, for example, that a job applicant has severely impaired vision because of a corneal disease. He can have corneal transplant surgery that his doctors recommend and expect will allow him to see much more clearly, but he does not want to have the surgery because of the complications sometimes associated with the operation and the possibility that the surgery will not work. He …

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Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog Nov 2004

Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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Toward A Protected Future Force, Scott Boston Nov 2004

Toward A Protected Future Force, Scott Boston

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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When Equality Leaves Everyone Worse Off: The Problem Of Leveling Down In Equality Law, Deborah L. Brake Nov 2004

When Equality Leaves Everyone Worse Off: The Problem Of Leveling Down In Equality Law, Deborah L. Brake

William & Mary Law Review

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Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc Nov 2004

Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges for the United States, which must re-conceptualize its approach to fighting such conflicts. Because the dominant characteristics of insurgency--protractedness and ambiguity--effectively stymie the American military's approach to war, the United States needs to reorient its strategic thinking. The key to success is not for the U.S. military to become better at counterinsurgency, but for the U.S. military (and other elements of the government) to be skilled at helping local security and intelligence forces become effective at it. Adapting tactics and strategies to the realities on the ground is the not only pragmatic, but also …

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Shadows Of Things Past And Images Of The Future: Lessons For The Insurgencies In Our Midst, Max G. Manwaring Dr. Nov 2004

Shadows Of Things Past And Images Of The Future: Lessons For The Insurgencies In Our Midst, Max G. Manwaring Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

This monograph begins with a short discussion of contemporary insurgency. It makes the argument that, in studying terror war, guerrilla war, or any other common term for insurgency war, we find these expressions mischaracterize the activities of armed groups that are attempting to gain political control of a nation-state. The fact is that these organizations are engaged in a highly complex political-psychological war. Three key harbinger cases from which the first contemporary lessons of modern insurgency should have been learned provide the basis for the argument--Peru (1962 to date), Italy (1968-82), and Argentina (1969-79). Given that these kinds of conflict--or …

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr. Nov 2004

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr. Nov 2004

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Views Of Women Towards Cesarean Section, Diaa E. Rizk, Mona Nasser, Letha Thomas, Mutairu Ezimokhai, Lulu Al-Nuaim Nov 2004

Views Of Women Towards Cesarean Section, Diaa E. Rizk, Mona Nasser, Letha Thomas, Mutairu Ezimokhai, Lulu Al-Nuaim

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Collegian (2004-11-01), Sonia Mejia Nov 2004

The Collegian (2004-11-01), Sonia Mejia

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 57, No. 11

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Law, Evolution, And The Brain: Applications And Open Questions, Owen D. Jones Nov 2004

Law, Evolution, And The Brain: Applications And Open Questions, Owen D. Jones

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This essay discusses several issues at the intersection of law and brain science. If focuses principally on ways in which an improved understanding of how evolutionary processes affect brain function and human behavior may improve law's ability to regulate behavior. It explores sample uses of such "evolutionary analysis in law" and also raises questions about how that analysis might be improved in the future. Among the discussed uses are: 1) clarifying cost-benefit analyses; 2) providing theoretical foundation and potential predictive power; 3) assessing comparative effectiveness of legal strategies; and 4) revealing deep patterns in legal architecture. Throughout, the essay emphasizes …

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Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum Nov 2004

Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum

Student Work

This study examined the instructional methods and efficacy of teachers involved in a two-part district staff development project in differentiated instruction. Responses from 194 kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers on a self-perception survey were collected after an initial district staff training and implementation and again after involvement in a second teacher centered district staff development plan in differentiated instruction with implementation time. The data collected were analyzed to determine what instructional methods and efficacy the staff displayed and to determine whether a change in teachers' perceptions occurred during the 9-month period following the second district plan.

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Energumen3, Robert Kelly Nov 2004

Energumen3, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

Notes and theories from Robert Kelly Archive

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The Knight Volume 15: Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University Nov 2004

The Knight Volume 15: Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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Corporate Ethics In The Health Care Marketplace, Lynne L. Dallas Nov 2004

Corporate Ethics In The Health Care Marketplace, Lynne L. Dallas

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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Ethics2: The Ethics Of Bioethics In The Biotechnology Industry, Annette E. Clark Nov 2004

Ethics2: The Ethics Of Bioethics In The Biotechnology Industry, Annette E. Clark

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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A Corporate Ethic Of 'Care' In Health Care, Mark A. Hall Nov 2004

A Corporate Ethic Of 'Care' In Health Care, Mark A. Hall

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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Bridge Of Hope, Journey To Justice: An Essay, Katherine Hessler Nov 2004

Bridge Of Hope, Journey To Justice: An Essay, Katherine Hessler

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

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Drug Law Enforcement In Crisis: Cops On Steroids, Philip J. Sweitzer Nov 2004

Drug Law Enforcement In Crisis: Cops On Steroids, Philip J. Sweitzer

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.

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Mothers Who Kill: Coming To Terms With Modern American Infanticide, Michelle Oberman Nov 2004

Mothers Who Kill: Coming To Terms With Modern American Infanticide, Michelle Oberman

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

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Case Briefs, Depaul College Of Law Nov 2004

Case Briefs, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

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The Perfect Fake: Creativity, Forgery, Art And The Law, Michael J. Clark Nov 2004

The Perfect Fake: Creativity, Forgery, Art And The Law, Michael J. Clark

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.

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Conducting Life History Research With Adolescents, Kristin Haglund Nov 2004

Conducting Life History Research With Adolescents, Kristin Haglund

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

This article is a commentary on the life history approach, which specifically described aspects of and offered suggestions for conducting life history research with adolescents. The life history approach is well suited to a wide variety of types of health-related inquiry. In this article, the author used an exemplar study to show how well the life history approach was suited for questions regarding adolescent issues. This approach was also a good match for the developmental skills and needs of adolescents. The author uses the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and a detailed example of how she used the life …

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Towards Optimal Student Engagement In Teacher Education, Laurie Brady Nov 2004

Towards Optimal Student Engagement In Teacher Education, Laurie Brady

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This article, written by a teacher educator who won an AUTC National Teaching Award in 2003, focuses on the strategies that might be used in teacher education programs as distinct from addressing subject matter concerns. Endorsing the need for optimal engagement, the article posits a model combining student centred learning (arguing that some strategies by their very nature require greater degrees of student exploration and interaction); problematic and situated learning which finds an ideal expression in case method; and more far reaching expressions of field -based experience including team teaching on site, mentoring and community based professional development

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Communicating Hands: Erps Elicited By Meaningful Symbolic Hand Postures, Tc Gunter, P Bach Nov 2004

Communicating Hands: Erps Elicited By Meaningful Symbolic Hand Postures, Tc Gunter, P Bach

School of Psychology

Meaningful and meaningless hand postures were presented to subjects who had to carry out a semantic discrimination task while electrical brain responses were recorded. Both meaningful and control sets of hand postures were matched as closely as possible. The ERPs elicited by meaningless hand postures showed an anteriorly distributed N300 and a centro-posteriorly distributed N400 component. The N300 probably reflects picture-specific processes, whereas the N400-effect probably reflects processing in an amodal semantic network. The scalp-distribution of the N400-effect, which is more posterior than usually reported in picture processing, suggests that the semantic representations of the concepts expressed by meaningful hand …

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