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A Four-Year Retrospective Study Of Domestic Violence And Police Response In Asians Using The Rhode Island Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Police Reporting Forms, Tu Anh Ngo Jan 2005

A Four-Year Retrospective Study Of Domestic Violence And Police Response In Asians Using The Rhode Island Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Police Reporting Forms, Tu Anh Ngo

Open Access Dissertations

Problem. Domestic violence (DV) results in the death of four women daily in the US and affects all racial/ethnic groups. Due to immigration, cultural values, and attitude toward authority, there may be unique factors influencing the DV experience for Asian victims that are not well understood due to a paucity of research. Objective. This study examined DV homicide and arrests, victims' reporting, violence severity, and police response to DV calls for Asian victims compared to African American, Hispanic, and White victims. Method. This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study (2001-2004) of DV incidents in Rhode Island based on secondary data analysis …

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An Analogue Study Of Stigma, Help-Seeking Attitudes, And Symptom Severity In Postpartum Depression, Christine Dias-Vieira Jan 2005

An Analogue Study Of Stigma, Help-Seeking Attitudes, And Symptom Severity In Postpartum Depression, Christine Dias-Vieira

Open Access Dissertations

The primary goal of the present study was to test the effect of presenting young adults with educational information that was designed to decrease stigma and increase the favorability of attitudes toward seeking treatment for postpartum depression. The effect of information and symptom severity on ratings of stigma and attitudes toward help-seeking were investigated through the use of a 2 X 2 factorial design. Approximately 500 undergraduate students recruited from various classes at the University of Rhode Island were randomly assigned to receive information about pregnancy or postpartum depression. They were also assigned to read a vignette about a target …

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Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help In A Multi-Ethnic Sample: The Roles Of Beliefs About Mental Illness Etiology, Religious Orientation, And Acculturation, Pascal Jean-Pierre Jan 2005

Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help In A Multi-Ethnic Sample: The Roles Of Beliefs About Mental Illness Etiology, Religious Orientation, And Acculturation, Pascal Jean-Pierre

Open Access Dissertations

The present research examined the roles of various cultural and demographic characteristics (i.e., beliefs about mental illness etiology, religious orientation and acculturation) in individuals' attitudes toward seeking professional help. Data collected from a multiethnic sample of 255 English fluent adult participants [Haitians (n = 55), Cape Verdeans (n = 30), Dominicans (n = 41), Puerto Ricans (n = 39), Irish (n = 44), and Italians (n = 46)] were included in this secondary analysis. Participants voluntarily completed questionnaire packets for a previous study by the present author. Previously analyzed variables (e.g., beliefs about mental illness etiology and acculturation) and new …

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The Internet And Political Campaign Advertising : A Content Analysis, Anita L. Herold Jan 2005

The Internet And Political Campaign Advertising : A Content Analysis, Anita L. Herold

Theses and Dissertations

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Characteristics Of Imagery Use : A Comparison Among Skill Levels, Rebecca Lynn Fischer Jan 2005

Characteristics Of Imagery Use : A Comparison Among Skill Levels, Rebecca Lynn Fischer

Theses and Dissertations

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Remediation Techniques For Removal Of 2,4-Dnt From Concrete & Estimation Of Diffusion Coefficient Of N-Hexadecane In Concrete, Sachin Phutane Jan 2005

Remediation Techniques For Removal Of 2,4-Dnt From Concrete & Estimation Of Diffusion Coefficient Of N-Hexadecane In Concrete, Sachin Phutane

Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of Oral Contraceptives On The Female Voice, Jeannine T. Laplume Jan 2005

The Effects Of Oral Contraceptives On The Female Voice, Jeannine T. Laplume

Theses and Dissertations

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Childhood Physical, Sexual, And Domestic Abuse Predictors Of Adult Mmpi-2 Psychiatric Symptoms, Brian K. Moe Jan 2005

Childhood Physical, Sexual, And Domestic Abuse Predictors Of Adult Mmpi-2 Psychiatric Symptoms, Brian K. Moe

Theses and Dissertations

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Optimum Photodeposition Parameters For The Production Of Ag-Tio₂ And Ag-Tio₂-A1₂O₃ For Photocatalytic Oxidation Applications, Stephanie J. Miksche Jan 2005

Optimum Photodeposition Parameters For The Production Of Ag-Tio₂ And Ag-Tio₂-A1₂O₃ For Photocatalytic Oxidation Applications, Stephanie J. Miksche

Theses and Dissertations

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Adolescent High-Risk Behavior And Individual Resilient Qualities, Beth J. Zavalney Jan 2005

Adolescent High-Risk Behavior And Individual Resilient Qualities, Beth J. Zavalney

Theses and Dissertations

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The Validation Of The Single-Stage Submaximal Treadmill Equation In Prediction Vo₂Max Using The Maximal And Submaximal Treadmill Running Tests, Stephanie A. Fallas Jan 2005

The Validation Of The Single-Stage Submaximal Treadmill Equation In Prediction Vo₂Max Using The Maximal And Submaximal Treadmill Running Tests, Stephanie A. Fallas

Theses and Dissertations

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Families, Farming, And Crisis : Perceptions By Men And Women, Bobbi Jo M Flemming Jan 2005

Families, Farming, And Crisis : Perceptions By Men And Women, Bobbi Jo M Flemming

Theses and Dissertations

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Check Only One: M/F/Other, Julie Shapiro Jan 2005

Check Only One: M/F/Other, Julie Shapiro

Faculty Articles

In this extremely brief essay, the author questions Lawrence Summers' generalizations about women in science. We live in a world of uncertainty about the boundaries of gender. Transgendered and intersexed individuals challenge us to step away from strict categories of men and women.

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Reflections On Complicity, Julie Shapiro Jan 2005

Reflections On Complicity, Julie Shapiro

Faculty Articles

The author of this article participated in the litigation of Andersen v. King County, Washington in which lesbian and gay couples unsuccessfully sought access to marriage. Although part of the plaintiffs' litigation team, she is a feminist anti-assimilationist and as such, is generally opposed to articulating marriage as a priority of the lesbian/gay civil rights movement. Confronted with the undeniable reality that marriage has become the central demand of the lesbian and gay movement, the author explores the tensions and contradictions encountered during the litigation. The article examines how one might critically manifest resistance even while working for an assimilationist …

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Acer 2004-2005 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2005

Acer 2004-2005 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

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Acer 1980-2004 Annual Report Index, Margaret Findlay Jan 2005

Acer 1980-2004 Annual Report Index, Margaret Findlay

ACER Annual Reports

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If You Build It, Will They Come? Challenges In E-Learning Delivery System Choice, Jane Saber, Isaura Flores, Mary Helen Fagan, Carol Kilmon, Janith Williams, Kristina Ibitayo Jan 2005

If You Build It, Will They Come? Challenges In E-Learning Delivery System Choice, Jane Saber, Isaura Flores, Mary Helen Fagan, Carol Kilmon, Janith Williams, Kristina Ibitayo

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study incorporates principles derived from ‘mindful technology adoption’, instructional design, technology acceptance models, and target learner needs assessments in order to determine whether or not e-learning technologies would be used by multi-organizational health administrators in their re-accreditation processes. It was initially hypothesized that these nontraditional, geographically dispersed, computer literate learners would be likely to use the elearning technologies, due to course flexibility, their full time work status, age and other variables. Results indicate that the sample had lower than expected intentions to use online learning resources, predictions that they would to use online learning resources, and plans to use …

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Science Instruction And English Language Learners, Dekey P. Lama Jan 2005

Science Instruction And English Language Learners, Dekey P. Lama

Graduate Research Papers

More students with limited English proficiency attending U.S. public schools merits a reassessment of science teaching approaches so such students can succeed in these areas. Federal and state governments have initiated steps which allow school districts to lead in the development of quality science education programs to assist English language learners in science learning. Successful science teachers develop courses employing research-based curricula with relevant content and recognition of students' cultures, and English language learning needs and styles. Students' interaction with content and materials in the classroom, especially those based on related local problems, encourages their success in comprehending the relevance …

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Preemption Of State Spam Laws By The Federal Can-Spam Act, Roger Allan Ford Jan 2005

Preemption Of State Spam Laws By The Federal Can-Spam Act, Roger Allan Ford

University of Chicago Law Review

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A Tournament Of Virtue, Lawrence B. Solum Jan 2005

A Tournament Of Virtue, Lawrence B. Solum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

How ought we to select judges? One possibility is that each of us should campaign for the selection of judges who will transform our own values and interests into law. An alternative is to select judges for their possession of the judicial virtues--intelligence, wisdom, courage, and justice. Stephen Choi and Mitu Gulati reject both these options and argue instead for a tournament of judges--the selection of judges on the basis of measurable, objective criteria, which they claim point toward merit and away from patronage and politics. Choi and Gulati have gotten something exactly right: judges should be selected on the …

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Terrorist Speech And The Future Of Free Expression, Laura K. Donohue Jan 2005

Terrorist Speech And The Future Of Free Expression, Laura K. Donohue

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The crucial point is this: Both liberal, democratic states, and non-state terrorist organizations need free speech. Prominent scholars have written elegantly and at length on the role of this liberty for the former. While their arguments surface at times in the text, the author does not dwell on them. Instead, she wrestles with the question: Under what circumstances are the interests of the state secured and the opportunism of terrorist organizations avoided? Here, the experiences of the United States and United Kingdom prove instructive. On both sides of the Atlantic, where the state acts as sovereign, efforts to restrict persuasive …

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Influences On The Decision To Authorize Wildland Fire Use, Martha A. Williamson Jan 2005

Influences On The Decision To Authorize Wildland Fire Use, Martha A. Williamson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso Jan 2005

Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso

St. Mary's Law Journal

In Jennings v. City of Dallas, the city’s wastewater collection division was dispatched to unstop a clogged sewer main but instead caused sewage to spew into the Jennings’ home with dramatic force, causing extensive damage. The Jennings subsequently filed suit against the city, alleging its actions constituted an unconstitutional taking, damaging, or destruction of their property for public use without adequate compensation in violation of Article I, § 17 of the Texas Constitution. The issue presented from the case was whether an individual citizen should be liable for such losses when the damage—as an incident to governmental action—in effect benefits …

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Much Ado About Nothing - Why Desert Palace Neither Murdered Mcdonnell Douglas Nor Transformed All Employment Discrimination Cases To Mixed-Motive Essay., Matthew R. Scott, Russell D. Chapman Jan 2005

Much Ado About Nothing - Why Desert Palace Neither Murdered Mcdonnell Douglas Nor Transformed All Employment Discrimination Cases To Mixed-Motive Essay., Matthew R. Scott, Russell D. Chapman

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

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Unintentional Franchising., Mark H. Miller Jan 2005

Unintentional Franchising., Mark H. Miller

St. Mary's Law Journal

The focus of this Article is on honest businesses that do not realize they may be legally regulated as "franchisors" or "business opportunity sellers" and subject to potentially awful consequences due to noncompliance. This Article first discusses federal and other states' laws, then the Texas Business Opportunity Act (BOA), and finally, practical and litigation consequences.

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Good Cause In The Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure., Naomi Mccuistion Jan 2005

Good Cause In The Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure., Naomi Mccuistion

St. Mary's Law Journal

The Texas judiciary should give “good cause” a single meaning. Ambiguity exists concerning the phrase “good cause” amongst Texas courts. Three different standards of “good cause” currently exist in Texas including: the Stelly/Craddock standard, the Alvarado standard, and the Remington Arms standard. Under the Stelly/Craddock standard—if withdrawal of deemed admissions is requested—“good cause” is required showing the failure was unintentional as a result of an accident or mistake. Under the Alvarado standard—if the request is to offer testimony of a witness who was not timely identified—the court requires a more strict showing of “good cause” not satisfied by an attorney’s …

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Superseding Attorney's Fees And Pre-Judgment Interest After House Bill 4., Jonathan Yedor, Regina M. Uhl Jan 2005

Superseding Attorney's Fees And Pre-Judgment Interest After House Bill 4., Jonathan Yedor, Regina M. Uhl

St. Mary's Law Journal

Supersedeas is a rule of procedure allowing a judgment debtor to suspend enforcement of a judgment “by posting security set by the trial court” during the pendency of an appeal. The purpose of it is to “protect[ ] the [prevailing] party [following trial and entry of judgment] from the risk of a later uncollectible judgment and [to] compensate[]’” the prevailing party “for delay in the entry of final judgment.” This means the changes are meant to ensure a judgment debtor does not lose the right to appeal simply because the bond on judgment is too expensive so as to be …

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Kelo V. City Of New London, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District V. United States, And Washoe County V. United States: A Fifth Amendment Takings Primer., Christopher L. Harris, Daniel J. Lowenberg Jan 2005

Kelo V. City Of New London, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District V. United States, And Washoe County V. United States: A Fifth Amendment Takings Primer., Christopher L. Harris, Daniel J. Lowenberg

St. Mary's Law Journal

The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment is a remedy available to citizens for the government's undue interference with private property rights. It operates similarly to an affirmative defense as it entitles citizens to “just compensation” when the government “takes” private property for “public use.” The Takings Clause thus embodies the idea that society values the protection of private property. The Supreme Court of the United States stated the purpose of the Takings Clause is “to bar Government from forcing citizens from bearing public burdens which, in all fairness, should be borne by the public as a whole.” Kelo v. …

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Questionable Summary Judgments, Appearances Of Judicial Bias, And Insurance Defense In Texas Declaratory-Judgment Trials: A Proposal And Arguments For Revising Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure 166a(A), 166a(B), And 166a(L)., Willy E. Rice Jan 2005

Questionable Summary Judgments, Appearances Of Judicial Bias, And Insurance Defense In Texas Declaratory-Judgment Trials: A Proposal And Arguments For Revising Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure 166a(A), 166a(B), And 166a(L)., Willy E. Rice

St. Mary's Law Journal

Economic necessity, expanding dockets, and judicial bias and unfairness are reasons for removing summary judgement practice from declaratory judgment trials in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court adopted the summary judgment rule primarily to prevent juries from considering arguably groundless causes, to reduce costs, and to increase "the efficient administration of justice." The Texas Supreme Court could prevent summary judgment practice in declaratory judgment cases. Texas's judges have the power to decide questions of fact and law when considering whether to award declaratory relief, negating the perceived need to entertain motions for summary relief. Trial judges must employ those doctrines to …

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Utter Excitement About Nothing: Why Domestic Violence Evidence-Based Prosecution Will Survive Crawford V. Washington., Donna D. Bloom Jan 2005

Utter Excitement About Nothing: Why Domestic Violence Evidence-Based Prosecution Will Survive Crawford V. Washington., Donna D. Bloom

St. Mary's Law Journal

In response to domestic violence involving victims who do not wish to cooperate in the prosecution of their abuser, prosecutors endeavor to frame cases around other evidence establishing a defendant’s guilt regardless of the victim’s testimony. Domestic violence cases set for trial are being thrown out of Texas courts because of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reasserts a defendant’s right to confront his accuser in court. Prosecutors believe that strong legal arguments exist to continue successfully prosecuting abusers without the cooperation of the victim at trial. This is through the continued admission of certain hearsay statements, despite Crawford …

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