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Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

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Performance And Economics Of Yearlings Developed With Intensive Winter Management, And Partial Season Grazing, Jeffrey D. Folmer, Casey N. Macken, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein Jan 2005

Performance And Economics Of Yearlings Developed With Intensive Winter Management, And Partial Season Grazing, Jeffrey D. Folmer, Casey N. Macken, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Two experiments were conducted over two years to evaluate effects of two developmental systems on performance and economics of long yearling steer production. Steers were wintered in the normal system with corn residue grazing and dry lot hay feeding, with 5 lb per day wet corn gluten feed as a supplement. Intensively managed steers were given 6 lb per day wet corn gluten feed and implanted with Ralgro® at the beginning of the wintering period and Synovex S® at the beginning of the dry lot phase. In addition, intensively managed steers were removed from summer pasture early. Intensive system steers …

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Non-Traumatic Aortic Emergencies - Experience From A Tertiary Care Centre In, Nadeem Khan Ullah Khan, Junaid A. Razzak, Hasanat Sharif, Saqib Hamid Qazi Jan 2005

Non-Traumatic Aortic Emergencies - Experience From A Tertiary Care Centre In, Nadeem Khan Ullah Khan, Junaid A. Razzak, Hasanat Sharif, Saqib Hamid Qazi

Department of Emergency Medicine

Objective: To review the incidence, clinical presentation and outcome of Non traumatic Aortic emergencies in a tertiary care hospital and its evaluation in the Emergency department (ED).
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of cases presented to the ED at Aga Khan University Hospital during 15 year period (1988 - 2002) who had final diagnosis of Aortic Dissection or Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm. Patients without confirmatory investigations were excluded. We aimed at looking for the incidence, clinical presentation, evaluation in the ED and final outcome.
Results: Of the 12 cases, 7 had aortic dissection while the remaining 5 had ruptured aortic …

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Disaster Drill At A University Hospital, Rifat Rehmani Jan 2005

Disaster Drill At A University Hospital, Rifat Rehmani

Department of Emergency Medicine

The course of a disaster drill held on 23 October 2001 at Aga Khan University, Karachi is reported. The Hospital Emergency Plan was put to trial on that day. Volunteers were invited to become simulated casualties in the drill. Briefing seminars had been conducted with the key players of the hospital. The scenario was a man-made type disaster. A 747 jumbo jet with 200 passengers had crashed at the end of the runway at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport while taking off in a thunderstorm. Fifty casualties were sent to Emergency Room by ambulance. The Plan was activated and relevant units were …

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Family Chaos And Coping: Contributions To Peer Interaction, Christina Michelle Urbanowicz Jan 2005

Family Chaos And Coping: Contributions To Peer Interaction, Christina Michelle Urbanowicz

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Remediation Of Pcb Contaminated Soils Using Iron Nano-Particles, Patanjali Varanasi Jan 2005

Remediation Of Pcb Contaminated Soils Using Iron Nano-Particles, Patanjali Varanasi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Sustainable Construction Practices: Contractors' Perceptions Of Awareness And Participation, Scott T. Fee Jan 2005

Sustainable Construction Practices: Contractors' Perceptions Of Awareness And Participation, Scott T. Fee

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system is the current industry standard for sustainable building practices. This study employed an online survey instrument to collect data from contractor members of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The instrument asked respondents to score their firm's awareness of LEED green building practices and the firm's participation in projects using these practices. According to the AGC, its leadership intends to work with USGBC to build the construction industry's awareness of and participation in LEED specifically and sustainable construction in general. By conducting a survey …

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Recognition And Treatment Of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Who Are The Substance Abusers?, Lori Beckwith, Shea Bailey Jan 2005

Recognition And Treatment Of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Who Are The Substance Abusers?, Lori Beckwith, Shea Bailey

Perspectives In Learning

There is a serious threat to the health and well being of America today: the threat of substance abuse. It affects everyone on some level: the friend’s child who is always in trouble with the law, the family member whose activities are kept secret, or the work colleague who habitually calls in sick. For many, the abuser lives in their own home. The problem of abuse is not discriminating; it can even start in early adolescence. When the individual who is using is an adolescent, it affects their parents, peers, school, and community. In a study by the U.S. Department …

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Collaboration Between Universities And Public Schools For Improved Student Achievement: A Report On The Progress Of A Developing Partnership, Paul T. Hackett, James E. Witte, Maria Martinez Witte, Iris Saltiel, Mike Johnson, Kathy Hesler Jan 2005

Collaboration Between Universities And Public Schools For Improved Student Achievement: A Report On The Progress Of A Developing Partnership, Paul T. Hackett, James E. Witte, Maria Martinez Witte, Iris Saltiel, Mike Johnson, Kathy Hesler

Perspectives In Learning

This article reports the progress of one project aimed at bringing together professionals from post-secondary and K-12 environments. The project is being implemented at Richards Middle (RMS) in Columbus, Georgia and involves a collaborative partnership between several universities and RMS, resulting in a school-based evaluation initiative with direct implications for strengthening leadership, training, and instructional practices in schools. Faculty researchers from three universities from two states, Troy University, Columbus State University, and Auburn University are working collaboratively with faculty and staff of Richards Middle School on an inquiry with a three-fold purpose. The primary goal is to evaluate the effectiveness …

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Child And Adolescent Depression And Suicide: The Role Of The School Counselor In Assessment And Treatment, Naomi M. Hitchcock, Leigh Lovelette Jan 2005

Child And Adolescent Depression And Suicide: The Role Of The School Counselor In Assessment And Treatment, Naomi M. Hitchcock, Leigh Lovelette

Perspectives In Learning

Suicide is the third leading cause of adolescent death in the United States. This alarming statistic has been widely studied and debated for years. It has become a consensus that because adolescents spend more than a third of their time in school, suicide intervention strategies must be put into place school-wide. There has also been “heightened awareness of the need for effective crisis intervention in public schools” (Allen et al., 2002, p. 96) nationwide. Kennedy (1999) feels that teaching students about violence and prevention is just as important as teaching them to read and write. More of the responsibility for …

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Constitutional Cases 2004: An Overview, Patrick J. Monahan, Evan Van Dyk Jan 2005

Constitutional Cases 2004: An Overview, Patrick J. Monahan, Evan Van Dyk

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

The 2004 year saw a number of important developments in Charter and Aboriginal rights jurisprudence. Yet 2004 was also a year of significant change for the Court, with Justices Iacobucci and Arbour, both of whom had emerged as key figures on the Court in recent years, retiring in June 2004. Indeed, a core group of Chief Justice McLachlin and Justices Iacobucci, Arbour and Fish were key to the majorities in a number of contested 5-4 decisions in early 2004. With Justices Abella and Charron joining the Court in late 2004, four of nine justices have been members for three years …

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Praise And Promises, Donna Greschner Jan 2005

Praise And Promises, Donna Greschner

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

During the past 20 years, equality jurisprudence has not followed a straight line. But it does have points and patterns. This paper offers 15 points about section 15 that are divided into two categories: reasons for praise, and promises still to keep. They aim to place the jurisprudence in a celebratory, comparative, and critical context. Many of us reflecting upon the past 20 years have personal memories of the Charter’s entrenchment in 1982 and section 15’s activation in 1985. Legal events and processes are intertwined with personal stories. While the author connect points in a particular way, draw your own …

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Informal Rules, Transactions Costs, And The Failure Of The "Takings" Law In China, Chenglin Liu Jan 2005

Informal Rules, Transactions Costs, And The Failure Of The "Takings" Law In China, Chenglin Liu

UC Law SF International Law Review

Since the 1990s, China has witnessed large-scale demolition projects aimed at making room for commercial development. Commercial developers have been reluctant to provide residents with compensation and relocation arrangements, resulting in tension between residents and developers. To strike a balance between economic development and private property protection, lawmakers passed several laws to regulate government takings. In March 2004, a clause was added to Article 13 of the Constitution, requiring the government to compensate private owners when their property is taken for public use. The author concludes that widespread misuse of public purpose takings and forced evictions indicate that these new …

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The German Parental-Leave System As A Model For California: Creating A Race To The Top Within A Federal System, Dirk Larsen Jan 2005

The German Parental-Leave System As A Model For California: Creating A Race To The Top Within A Federal System, Dirk Larsen

UC Law SF International Law Review

When the U.S. Congress was drafting the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, it looked to Germany as an example of a country with generous family-leave policies as well as a strong economy. Due to opposition from the business sector and reluctance to regulate family life, the resulting legislation was much weaker than its German counterpart. Since that time, Germany's social order proved less self-sustaining than previously thought. The author compares the relative merits, successes, and failures of Germany's and California's parental-leave policies and suggests that California could stand to benefit by adopting modified aspects of the German model …

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Development Of A Graphical User Interface For Cal3qhc Called Calqcad, Sheetal Gawalpanchi Jan 2005

Development Of A Graphical User Interface For Cal3qhc Called Calqcad, Sheetal Gawalpanchi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

One of the major sources of air pollution in the United States metropolitan areas is due to automobiles. With the huge growth of motor vehicles and, greater dependence on them, air pollution problems have been aggravated. According to the EPA, nearly 95% of carbon monoxide (CO ) (EPA 1999) in urban areas comes from mobile sources, of which 51% is contributed by on road vehicles. It is well known fact that, carbon monoxide is one of the major mobile source pollutants and CO has detrimental effects on the human health. Carbon monoxide is the result of mainly incomplete combustion of …

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Ascertaining The Growth Of A Company A System Dynamics Approach, Fakir Mohideen Noor Mohideen Jan 2005

Ascertaining The Growth Of A Company A System Dynamics Approach, Fakir Mohideen Noor Mohideen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Business is often about creating change for other businesses. At times, these changes affect only the company and at other times they affect the entire industry. There is a time in the life of a business when its fundamental way of functioning is questioned and is subjected to change. That change can mean an opportunity to rise to new heights, or it might even signal the beginning of the end. This fundamental change in any business is known as an inflection point. Understanding the nature of its inflection point and responding to that point suitably will help to safeguard a …

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Nondestructive Evaluation Of Thermal Barrier Coatings With Thermal Wave Imaging And Photostimulated Luminescence Spectroscopy, Barbara Franke Jan 2005

Nondestructive Evaluation Of Thermal Barrier Coatings With Thermal Wave Imaging And Photostimulated Luminescence Spectroscopy, Barbara Franke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Gas Turbine manufacturers strive for increased operating temperatures of gas turbine engines to improve efficiency and performance. One method of increasing the temperature beyond material limits is by applying thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) to hot section components. TBCs provide a thermal gradient between the hot gases and metallic substrate, and allow an increase in turbine inlet temperatures of 100-150ºC. However, spallation of TBCs can cause catastrophic failure of turbine engines by incipient melting of the substrate. To prevent such an occurrence, non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques are critical for quality control, health monitoring, and life assessment of TBCs. Two techniques in …

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Design And Implementation Of Wireles Sensor Networks For Parking Management System, Sudhir Chandrasekar Kora Jan 2005

Design And Implementation Of Wireles Sensor Networks For Parking Management System, Sudhir Chandrasekar Kora

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The technology of wirelessly networked micro sensors promises to revolutionize the way we interact with the physical environment. A new approach to solve parking-related issues of vehicles in parking lots using wireless sensor networks is presented. This approach enables the implementation of the Parking Management System (PMS®) in public parking lots found in Airports, Commercial Buildings, Universities, etc. The design architecture of the sensor nodes is discussed here. An overall view of the sensor network, which covers the whole of the parking lot, is also summarized. Detailed description of the software architecture that supports the hardware is provided. A sample …

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Benchmark Studies For Structural Health Monitoring Using Analytical And Experimental Models, Jason Lee Burkett Jan 2005

Benchmark Studies For Structural Health Monitoring Using Analytical And Experimental Models, Jason Lee Burkett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The latest bridge inventory report for the United States indicates that 25% of the highway bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. With such a large number of bridges in this condition, safety and serviceability concerns become increasingly relevant along with the associated increase in user costs and delays. Biennial inspections have proven subjective and need to be coupled with standardized non-destructive testing methods to accurately assess a bridge's condition for decision making purposes. Structural health monitoring is typically used to track and evaluate performance, symptoms of operational incidents, anomalies due to deterioration and damage during regular operation as well …

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Assessment Framework For The Evaluation And Prioritization Of University Technologies For Licensing And Commercialization, Ahmad D. Rahal Jan 2005

Assessment Framework For The Evaluation And Prioritization Of University Technologies For Licensing And Commercialization, Ahmad D. Rahal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

US corporations have long recognized university related scientific research as an important source of long term economic growth and technological innovation. This dynamic involvement with industry has drastically increased the university technology transfer and licensing activities, and has stretched the human and financial resources of Technology Management and Licensing Offices of many US universities. This research provides a mechanism that can aid in the complex process of properly assessing university-owned technologies and intellectual properties, to identify those with licensing and commercialization potential for the pursuit of truly important breakthrough discoveries. This research focuses on the university technology licensing and commercialization …

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Designing A Document Delivery System For Ucf S Interlibrary Loan Department, Abha Y. Trivedi Jan 2005

Designing A Document Delivery System For Ucf S Interlibrary Loan Department, Abha Y. Trivedi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Interlibrary Loan entails obtaining copies of library materials not found in the library's collection on behalf of the library's patrons (borrowing), as well as providing copies of library materials requested by other libraries (lending). The dynamic nature of today's library environment is well illustrated by the rapid changes occurring in the role of interlibrary loan. The vision statement of the University of Central Florida Library is: The library performs a central role of adding value to information for the academic community by creatively improving and providing information resources and services. The library strives to create an environment that encourages the …

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Stormwater Irrigation Of Saint Augustine Grass: Nitrogen Balance And Evapotranspiration, Ewoud Hulstein Jan 2005

Stormwater Irrigation Of Saint Augustine Grass: Nitrogen Balance And Evapotranspiration, Ewoud Hulstein

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A change in surface condition of a watershed, which is usually caused by development, can have measured effects on the naturally occurring hydrologic cycle and nitrogen cycle. This could result in environmental problems, such as reduced springflow and eutrophication. In an effort to address these issues, a combination of best management practices (BMPs) can be adhered to. The practice of using excess stormwater as a source for irrigation is proposed as a BMP for the minimization of impacts by development to the hydrologic and nitrogen cycles. To study the proposed BMP, a field experiment was installed in an outdoor location …

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Resource Allocation Schemes And Performance Evaluation Models For Wavelength Division Multiplexed Optical Networks, Mounire El Houmaidi Jan 2005

Resource Allocation Schemes And Performance Evaluation Models For Wavelength Division Multiplexed Optical Networks, Mounire El Houmaidi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical networks are rapidly becoming the technology of choice in network infrastructure and next-generation Internet architectures. WDM networks have the potential to provide unprecedented bandwidth, reduce processing cost, achieve protocol transparency, and enable efficient failure handling. This dissertation addresses the important issues of improving the performance and enhancing the reliability of WDM networks as well as modeling and evaluating the performance of these networks. Optical wavelength conversion is one of the emerging WDM enabling technologies that can significantly improve bandwidth utilization in optical networks. A new approach for the sparse placement of full wavelength converters based …

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Domestic Violence Resources For Women Receiving Intensive Family Preservation Services, Marianne Berry, Joan Letendre, Jody Brook Jan 2005

Domestic Violence Resources For Women Receiving Intensive Family Preservation Services, Marianne Berry, Joan Letendre, Jody Brook

Journal of Family Strengths

Intimate partner violence is a common correlate of child abuse and neglect and often is not addressed in family preservation services. In many cases, the ideologies of family preservationists and advocates for women 's safety can be at odds. This article presents a study of a collaborative model of intervention, utilizing family preservation workers and community resource practitioners working with domestic violence as group facilitators. The study utilizes a pretest, post-test design to evaluate a domestic violence resource group for women who were concurrently receiving intensive family preservation services. The study examines the effect of the program on participants' self-perceptions …

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Creating A Family-Centered Plan: Family Negotiation In Child Welfare, Margaret Severson, Kim Burns Jan 2005

Creating A Family-Centered Plan: Family Negotiation In Child Welfare, Margaret Severson, Kim Burns

Journal of Family Strengths

In this article, the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings for child welfare negotiations, assessment strategies useful in preparing for such negotiations, and practice implications for child protective service workers involved in the process are explored. Particular emphasis is given to the benefits of employing negotiation techniques in child welfare matters. The opportunities to use negotiation strategies are numerous in the child welfare arena. They range from formal mediation of an adoption plan, to family group conferencing of a placement issue, to negotiating a visitation and access plan with a parent. Common to all of these situations is the recognition that families …

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Preserving Family: Themes From A Qualitative Study Of Kin Caregivers, Don Cohon, Lisa Hines, Bruce A. Cooper, Wendy Packman, Elizabeth Siggins Jan 2005

Preserving Family: Themes From A Qualitative Study Of Kin Caregivers, Don Cohon, Lisa Hines, Bruce A. Cooper, Wendy Packman, Elizabeth Siggins

Journal of Family Strengths

This article presents themes from a qualitative study of 58 African American female kinship caregivers in San Francisco. Core concepts that emerged describe various paths along which children move into kin homes, and caregivers' mixed emotional reactions to becoming surrogate parents. Women also discussed multiple family roles they assumed after taking in children. Responses highlight three primary reasons for becoming caregivers that center on providing for and protecting these children—particularly from the perceived threat of the public foster care system—and ultimately preserving the family unit. Paradoxically, caregivers' reasons mirror the stated goals of the public foster care system, which they …

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Family Preservation: Perceptions Of Effectiveness, Frank G. Kauffman Jan 2005

Family Preservation: Perceptions Of Effectiveness, Frank G. Kauffman

Journal of Family Strengths

This qualitative study examines the attributes or perceptions of service providers and overseers as to the effectiveness of intensive family preservation services provided by a social services agency in Tucson, Arizona. The services provided are patterned after the Homebuilders' model developed in 1974 in Tacoma, Washington. Data collection was generated from interviews and focus groups with the in-home service providers, the program supervisor, and investigators and case managers with Child Protective Services (CPS). Although placement prevention rates (PPR) are the dependent variable in most studies on this form of intervention, this study seeks to understand those characteristics of the model …

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Family Reunification Among Two Groups Of Runaway Adolescents Utilizing Emergency Shelters, Sanna J. Thompson, Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Kim Zittel-Palamara Jan 2005

Family Reunification Among Two Groups Of Runaway Adolescents Utilizing Emergency Shelters, Sanna J. Thompson, Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Kim Zittel-Palamara

Journal of Family Strengths

Limited research has addressed reunification of runaway youths with their families following an emergency shelter stay; however, recent studies have shown that those who reunify with their families following a shelter stay have more positive outcomes than those relocated to other residences. This study evaluated differences between two samples of runaway youth utilizing youth emergency shelters in New York (n = 155) and Texas (n = 195) and identified factors associated with reunification among these two groups of adolescents. Less than half (43.7%) of the youths were reunited with their families. Among New York runaway youths, those who had lived …

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Heart And Soul: A New Rhythm For Clinical Externships, Leslie Larkin Cooney Jan 2005

Heart And Soul: A New Rhythm For Clinical Externships, Leslie Larkin Cooney

St. Thomas Law Review

The message of Therapeutic Jurisprudence is simple - focus on emotional life and psychological well-being and practice law as a healing profession - but the application of Therapeutic Jurisprudence to clinical teaching can have far ranging results. "Lawyers trained to be professionals have not been trained in how to respond to the anxiety, hurt feelings, and other emotions ... ," Law students arriving today in our clinical education settings require extra attention to the development of interpersonal skills for a variety of reasons. This article explores the concepts and development of Therapeutic Jurisprudence and outlines the benefits derived from incorporating …

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Practicing (And Teaching) Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Importing Social Work Principles And Techniques Into Clinical Legal Education, Susan L. Brooks Jan 2005

Practicing (And Teaching) Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Importing Social Work Principles And Techniques Into Clinical Legal Education, Susan L. Brooks

St. Thomas Law Review

Practicing Therapeutic Jurisprudence ("TJ") requires proponents to advance a particular normative framework. As a clinical social worker turned lawyer, who is now also a clinical law teacher, I believe strongly that the field of social work provides a useful framework for legal education and practice. As I will demonstrate through examples from my teaching and my students' practice experiences, the role of the clinical law teacher is uniquely and well suited to apply social work values, principles, concepts, and techniques. By importing these core social work elements into the clinical legal education, faculty can truly teach future lawyers to practice …

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