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Using A Literary Case Study To Teach Lawyering Skills: How We Used Damages By Barry Werth In The First-Year Legal Writing Curriculum, Jeanne M. Kaiser, Myra Orlen Dec 2005

Using A Literary Case Study To Teach Lawyering Skills: How We Used Damages By Barry Werth In The First-Year Legal Writing Curriculum, Jeanne M. Kaiser, Myra Orlen

Faculty Scholarship

First-year law students arrive for their first day of classes with varying perceptions about the practice of law and what it means to be a lawyer. Although some students have first-hand knowledge of the profession based on their work in a law office or from family members who are attorneys, many students base their entire conception of what it means to be a lawyer on images from popular media. The Authors discuss how they used a literary account to acquaint students with an authentic picture of litigation, while still teaching the rudiments of legal research and writing. The book used …

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Ethics In A Global Biopharmaceutical Environment, Michael J. Malinowski Dec 2005

Ethics In A Global Biopharmaceutical Environment, Michael J. Malinowski

Journal Articles

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Bibliography Dec 2005

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Rosalie Rendu

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Chapter Twelve: Sister Rosalie's Network Of Charity Dec 2005

Chapter Twelve: Sister Rosalie's Network Of Charity

Rosalie Rendu

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Patterns Of Democratization And State Controlled Pluralism: Is Egypt Going Anywhere?, Ahmed Dardir Dec 2005

Patterns Of Democratization And State Controlled Pluralism: Is Egypt Going Anywhere?, Ahmed Dardir

The Undergraduate Research Journal

Free elections, reform of the constitution, reform initiatives, political prisons, emergency law: the usual ingredients of the Egyptian political scene. Does all this lead to a process of democratization? While the regime is widening, can democracy work without mass participation? Is democracy a procedure or a nationwide project? Can democratization work under emergency laws? Can democratization work from above? This paper aims to provide an in-depth exploration of these questions.

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December 31, 2005 (Pages 6979-7096), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2005

December 31, 2005 (Pages 6979-7096), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 35 (2005)

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Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2005, Arkansas Water Resources Center Dec 2005

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2005, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

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Large-Scale, Manipulative Field Tests Involving Cultured And Wild Juveniles Of The Soft-Shell Clam, Brian F. Beal Dec 2005

Large-Scale, Manipulative Field Tests Involving Cultured And Wild Juveniles Of The Soft-Shell Clam, Brian F. Beal

PREP Reports & Publications

A series of field experiments to assess the efficacy of enhancing intertidal areas with cultured clam (Mya arenaria L.) seed (mean shell length [SL] = 7-10 mm) was conducted at Willows Flat, Hampton, New Hampshire from November 2004 to May 2005 and from June - October 2005. The first trial examined the interactive effects of size of planting area (4, 8, 12, 18 m2) and predator deterrent netting (none, 4.2 mm, and 6.4 mm aperture [flexible, plastic netting]) on clam growth and survival at one intertidal location. The second trial examined the effect of predator deterrent netting on clam growth …

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Shellfish Tissue Monitoring In New Hampshire Estuaries 2003 And 2004, Phil Trowbridge Dec 2005

Shellfish Tissue Monitoring In New Hampshire Estuaries 2003 And 2004, Phil Trowbridge

PREP Reports & Publications

The goal of this project was to provide data for two NHEP indicators of estuarine condition: TOX1 and TOX3. These two indicators report on “Shellfish tissue concentrations relative to FDA standards” and “Trends in shellfish tissue contaminant concentrations”, respectively. Both of these indicators depend on data from the Gulfwatch Program. In particular, TOX3 requires annual data at benchmark sites to assess trends. In 2003 and 2004, the NHEP supported the collection and analysis of tissue samples from benchmark sites in Portsmouth Harbor, Hampton-Seabrook Harbor and Dover Point.

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The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert Dec 2005

The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert

Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the end of the Cold War, the political and strategic relationships that undergirded the global balance of power were shattered. The powers that held nation-states together, like the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and others largely disappeared and to fill the vacuum left by the reduction of political authority, nationalist and religious identities emerged strong. As a result, the former USSR has broken into at least thirteen new countries, mostly along historic ethnic lines, Czechoslovakia into two, Yugoslavia, violently, into five along both religious and ethnic lines. These are only the most familiar examples, as there are many more. The threat …

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Fear Of The Queer Marriage: The Nexus Of Transsexual Marriages And U.S. Immigration Law, Justin L. Haines Dec 2005

Fear Of The Queer Marriage: The Nexus Of Transsexual Marriages And U.S. Immigration Law, Justin L. Haines

City University of New York Law Review

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Rehabilitation Therapy For Women With Urinary Incontinence, Ted Fang, Yi-Hui Lu, Jan-Wei Chiu, Tsui-Fen Yang, Ling-Chun Chang, Rai-Chi Chan, Kem-Jem Yu Dec 2005

Rehabilitation Therapy For Women With Urinary Incontinence, Ted Fang, Yi-Hui Lu, Jan-Wei Chiu, Tsui-Fen Yang, Ling-Chun Chang, Rai-Chi Chan, Kem-Jem Yu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Urinary incontinence is a very common but also very debilitating problem for older women. It has been estimated that the incidence of urinary incontinence among women older than 65 of age is about 30-60%. The management includes surgical therapy and conservative treatment such as drug therapy and rehabilitation. Rehabilitation therapy offers an alternative intervention for patients who are afraid of invasive surgery or experience intolerable side effects from drugs.This study evaluated the clinical efficacy of rehabilitation therapy for urinary incontinence. We collected a total of 30 patients. Fifteen had stress urinary incontinence, 2 had urge urinary incontinence, 5 had mixed …

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Using Fitts' Law To Evaluate Functional Performance Of Operating Computer Input Devices In Patients With Cervical Cord Injury, Chien-Hsiu Liu, Shu-Chun Liu, Hsu-Tung Chu, Chi-Ming Shin, Yung-Wen Tang, Liu-Ing Bih Dec 2005

Using Fitts' Law To Evaluate Functional Performance Of Operating Computer Input Devices In Patients With Cervical Cord Injury, Chien-Hsiu Liu, Shu-Chun Liu, Hsu-Tung Chu, Chi-Ming Shin, Yung-Wen Tang, Liu-Ing Bih

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Due to the recent development of the assistive technology, patients with cervical cord injury may use an adapted computer input system to participate in various computer related activities, and as a result patients improve their quality of daily living and leisure activities. Fitts' Law is a reliable reference to compare the performance of normal persons using an input device like a mouse. The purpose of this study is to apply Fitts' Law to understanding the functional performance of patients with cervical cord injury when operating a mouse, trackball, and sip-and-puff controller.Twenty-five subjects were included in this study. The controls consisted …

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Central Pontine And Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Surgical Removal Of Pituitary Adenoma: A Casereport, Hui-Tai Yang, Yen-Hung Chang, Hung-Chih Hsu Dec 2005

Central Pontine And Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Surgical Removal Of Pituitary Adenoma: A Casereport, Hui-Tai Yang, Yen-Hung Chang, Hung-Chih Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Central pontine myelinolysis(CPM) and extrapontine myelinolysis(EPM), sharing the same pathology, are the same disease, although different symptoms and signs developed according to different lesion sites. The etiology and pathogenesis of CPM/EPM remain unclear, meanwhile rapid correction of the serum sodium level for hyponatremic patient has proven to be one of the major causes of CPM/EPM. Therefore an appropriate correction of the sodium level could prevent the development of CPM/EPM. The incidence of hyponatremia after surgical removal of pituitary adenoma reported varies from 8.4% to 38.8%. Most patients with symptomatic hyponatremia after the surgery recovered without neurological deficits. Only three cases …

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Correlation Between Special Physical Testing And Soft Tissue Ultrasound Findings In Evaluation Of Shoulder Pain: Using Likehood Ratio, Shao-Li Han, Han-Shiang Ko, Yau-Wai Wai, Wai-Keung Lee Dec 2005

Correlation Between Special Physical Testing And Soft Tissue Ultrasound Findings In Evaluation Of Shoulder Pain: Using Likehood Ratio, Shao-Li Han, Han-Shiang Ko, Yau-Wai Wai, Wai-Keung Lee

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Shoulder pain is one of the most troublesome problems evaluated in our clinic. Numerous special physical tests have been developed to localize the origin of such pain. Soft tissue ultrasound, as an ancillary procedure, offers multiple advantages in evaluation of shoulder disorders: reliability, reproducibility, no radiation exposure, and low cost. Many authors have demonstrated that a strong correlation exists between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting shoulder pathology. In the current study, we determined the correlation between clinical presentation, findings on special physical tests, and findings from soft tissue ultrasonography in evaluation of shoulder pain. In order to eliminate …

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Reliability And Measurement Error In Using A Tape Measure To Determine Limb Circumference, Ching-Yi Wang, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Sheng-Kuang Wu, Chu-Kuei Chang, Chiew-Ju Hsish, Chien-Fen Lin Dec 2005

Reliability And Measurement Error In Using A Tape Measure To Determine Limb Circumference, Ching-Yi Wang, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Sheng-Kuang Wu, Chu-Kuei Chang, Chiew-Ju Hsish, Chien-Fen Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purposes of this study were (1) to test the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of using a tape measure to determine limb circumferences and (2) to report the 95% CI of standard error of measurement (SEM) of repeated measures by the same tester to determine whether a clinically important change has occurred.Forty-six college students (6 men, 40 women) with a mean age of 20 years old volunteered to participate in this study. Subjects reported no neuro-musculo-skeletal diseases or disorders in their upper or lower extremities. To determine the inter-rater reliability, two testers measured the circumference of 4 locations on the …

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Delayed Neuropathy Due To Organophosphate Intoxication: A Casereport, Chiao-Chien Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh Dec 2005

Delayed Neuropathy Due To Organophosphate Intoxication: A Casereport, Chiao-Chien Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Organophosphates (OP) are inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase. OP intoxication results in an accumulation of acetylcholine. Clinical signs and symptoms of acute OP poisoning include salivation, incontinence, vomiting, muscle weakness, hypertension, palpitation, restlessness, headache, drowsiness, confusion and seizure. After the acute stage of OP intoxication some patients recover fully, but others have neurologic sequelae, including central and peripheral neuropathy. Individuals with milder cases may recover fully within several months; however, more severe cases may result in persistent sequelae.A 20-year old woman attempted suicide by drinking organophosphate pesticide in 1995. Although emergency and acute medical treatments saved her life, she developed delayed neuropathy, …

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復健醫學之眞義, The Editors Dec 2005

復健醫學之眞義, The Editors

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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Critical Illness Polyneuropathy: A Casereport, Chin-Man Wang, Li-Fang Lee, Chu-Chi Chen, Alice M.K. Wang, Fuk-Tan Tang, Pao-Tsai Cheng Dec 2005

Critical Illness Polyneuropathy: A Casereport, Chin-Man Wang, Li-Fang Lee, Chu-Chi Chen, Alice M.K. Wang, Fuk-Tan Tang, Pao-Tsai Cheng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

It is often difficult to isolate the etiology of acute weakness in the critically ill population because of multiple etiologies. Recently, critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP), a syndrome of unknown etiology was added to the differential diagnosis. The frequency of CIP is approximately 50-70% in patient with sepsis and/or systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. This casereport presents a 66 year-old male who has diabetic mellitus for five years. He suffered from distal limbs numbness without muscle atrophy for nearly two years. Prior to admission, he was treated as muscle strain over right thigh in another hospital repeatedly, …

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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Shiou-Ping Lin, Da-Tong Ju, Kao-Chung Tsai, Ming-Fu Hsieh Dec 2005

Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Shiou-Ping Lin, Da-Tong Ju, Kao-Chung Tsai, Ming-Fu Hsieh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) refers to a spinal epidural hematoma that is not secondary to trauma, incidental, and iatrogenic (such as lumbar puncture or spinal anesthesia). SSEH represents 0.3%-0.9% of spinal epidural space-occupying lesions. It is a rare spinal emergency, yet a diagnostic challenge. We reported a 21-year-old young male who was admitted with sudden weakness of bilateral lower limbs and difficulty in urination. The cervical epidural hematoma was noted by spinal magnetic resonance imaging examination. After emergency decompressive operation and postoperative rehabilitation, the patient had gradual improvement of neurological function, yet the presence of slight neurogenic bladder dysfunction. …

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Gait Deviations In Patients With Early Osteoarthritis Of The Knee, Yin-Chou Lin, Chih-Kuan Chen, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Jung-Feng Chang, Yiu-Chung Liu, Simon Fuk-Tan Tang Dec 2005

Gait Deviations In Patients With Early Osteoarthritis Of The Knee, Yin-Chou Lin, Chih-Kuan Chen, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Jung-Feng Chang, Yiu-Chung Liu, Simon Fuk-Tan Tang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

We design a case control study to evaluate the gait deviations of patients with early osteoarthritis(OA) of the knee, which are subtle and difficult to observe clinically. Twenty-six patients with symptomatic OA were recruited from the outpatient department. The control group consisted of 20 normal subjects who were matched for age, body weight, and body height. Both the patient and control groups were subjected to a similar protocol of gait analysis with comfortable speed. The peak value of angular displacement of pelvic tilt up, pelvic tilt down, knee valgus, ankle dorsifexion, and ankle rotation were significantly lower (p＜0.05) in the …

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Risk Factors Of Post-Stroke Depression In Middle-Aged Adults And The Elderly, Yuan-Yang Cheng, Chen-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan, Wen-Jang Wong Dec 2005

Risk Factors Of Post-Stroke Depression In Middle-Aged Adults And The Elderly, Yuan-Yang Cheng, Chen-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan, Wen-Jang Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of post-stroke depression, this study collected the data of 102 stroke patients from the outpatient clinic of the neurology and rehabilitation departments in a medical center in Taipei. The patients' objective data, such as age, infarction area of the brain, duration from the stroke attack to the time of our study, number of stroke attacks, antidepressant use, and rehabilitation program, were obtained from the history chart. A questionnaire evaluation of the swallowing function, depression status, and functional independence measure was also done by interviewing the patients individually. The results showed that …

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The Bony Fractures In Patients With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury In Southern Taiwan, Liang-Shiuan Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan, Jo-Tong Chen, Wei-Jang Yen, Shu-Min Chen Dec 2005

The Bony Fractures In Patients With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury In Southern Taiwan, Liang-Shiuan Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan, Jo-Tong Chen, Wei-Jang Yen, Shu-Min Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Immobilization following spinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition known to be associated with osteoporosis, which leads to increased risk of fractures. The aim of this study was to survey the incidence of bony fractures and its associated factors among chronic SCI patients in southern Taiwan. We recruited 194 patients, including 153 men and 41 women. Their mean age was 46 years old. The average duration of SCI was 12 years. There were 110 paraplegics (56.7%) and 84 tetraplegics (43.3%). Fractures after SCI were noted in 16 of the 194 patients (8.2%). There were no significant differences in age, sex, …

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Ultrasonography Diagnosis Of A Neglected Femoral Fracture In A Child: A Casereport, Yi-Chia Yeh, Shu-Min Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chii-Jeng Lin Dec 2005

Ultrasonography Diagnosis Of A Neglected Femoral Fracture In A Child: A Casereport, Yi-Chia Yeh, Shu-Min Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chii-Jeng Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Ultrasonography is sensitive and reliable for detecting pediatric fractures, including incomplete fractures, clavicle fractures, and fractures in unossified bones. Ultrasonography is also a good imaging modality for pediatric bone healing.A 1-year-5-month-old boy suffered from a painful mass on the left thigh due to a traction injury. His parents brought him to the emergency room, and the initial impression was soft tissue injury. The patient presented with disabling pain and was unable to walk for a few days following the injury. Ultrasonography was scheduled and revealed cortical disruption of the femoral shaft with irregular hyperechoic materials over the area of cortical …

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Limbus Vertebral Fracture Associated With Herniated Intervertebral Disc: A Casereport, Ching-Ming Shueh, Chen-Liang Chou, Chi-Ming Shih, Ren-Guang Liew, Wen-Chieh Tseng, Hong-Chang Chen Dec 2005

Limbus Vertebral Fracture Associated With Herniated Intervertebral Disc: A Casereport, Ching-Ming Shueh, Chen-Liang Chou, Chi-Ming Shih, Ren-Guang Liew, Wen-Chieh Tseng, Hong-Chang Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Limbus vertebral fracture results from the herniation of disc material into a vertebral body, and in the formation of one or more isolated bony fragments. It is mostly found in adolescents and young adults. Clinically it resembles an acute disc prolapse with low back pain and radiculopathy. Trauma plays a significant etiologic role in up to one half of cases reported in the literature. The diagnosis of limbus vertebral fracture can rarely be based on conventional radiographs. CT scan shows the fracture fragments in most cases and should be considered the most accurate procedure. Complete discectomy with removal of bony …

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Vertebroplasty On Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures, Tsung-Ying Li, Shuu-Hai Jiang, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chi Lin, Kao-Chung Tsai Dec 2005

Vertebroplasty On Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures, Tsung-Ying Li, Shuu-Hai Jiang, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chi Lin, Kao-Chung Tsai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Introduction: There are more than three hundred thousand cases of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in Taiwan. To hasten the healing process and minimize the related complications of fracture, various treatments have been evolved. In 1987, the technique of percutaneous vertebroplasty was first developed in Europe by a group of radiologists. Before that, conservative treatment, rehabilitation intervention and a surgical approach had been used, with diverse outcomes, as reported in various studies. Although these methods had been developed over several years, they had rarely been compared in terms of outcome and prognosis, in our hospital. Methods: A retrospective study of treatment …

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Application Of Green Gdp Concept To The Calculating Method Of Economic Benefits Of The Yangshan Deep-Water Port, Ruizhi Wang Dec 2005

Application Of Green Gdp Concept To The Calculating Method Of Economic Benefits Of The Yangshan Deep-Water Port, Ruizhi Wang

World Maritime University Dissertations

With the construction of the first phrase of the Yangshan Deep-water Port, it has successfully brought Shanghai and its surrounding areas billions of dollars benefit income. It is quite obvious that every transportation project is aimed to get the most economic benefit income, but it is also can not denied that certainly negative influences to humans’ health, natural resources and ecologic environment is being brought when the transport project is being built and putting into operating. So it is obvious that any economic benefits making by the Yangshan Deep-water Port should not at the sacrifice of environment and ecology. But …

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Analysis Of Fisheries Management Practices In The European Union And The Gulf Of Guinea Countries : Effectiveness And Perception Of Resource Users, Guy Irene Mimbang Dec 2005

Analysis Of Fisheries Management Practices In The European Union And The Gulf Of Guinea Countries : Effectiveness And Perception Of Resource Users, Guy Irene Mimbang

World Maritime University Dissertations

The dissertation focuses on access and conservation measures of fisheries management in the Gulf of Guinea and European Union countries and also analyses the perception of resource users.

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A Sectoral Assessment Of The Cruise Shipping Industry And Comparative Analysis Of The Cruise Markets Worldwide : Implications And Policy Imperatives For Indian Ports, Vipin Raman Menoth Dec 2005

A Sectoral Assessment Of The Cruise Shipping Industry And Comparative Analysis Of The Cruise Markets Worldwide : Implications And Policy Imperatives For Indian Ports, Vipin Raman Menoth

World Maritime University Dissertations

The dissertation examines cruise shipping dynamics, the distinctive features of major cruise destinations and the emerging trends of the industry. Based on this, an assessment of the implications and policy for Indian ports is analysed.

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Port State Control : Assessment And Analysis, Hao Zhou Dec 2005

Port State Control : Assessment And Analysis, Hao Zhou

World Maritime University Dissertations

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