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Substance Abuse Disorders Among Homeless And Runaway Adolescents, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This paper presents lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates and comorbidity data for substance abuse disorders among homeless and runaway adolescents. Data are from baseline interviews of a longitudinal diagnostic study of 428 (187 males and 241 females) homeless and runaway adolescents aged 16 to 19 years (mean age = 17.4 years, SD = 1.05). The data were collected by full-time interviewers on the streets and in shelters in eight Midwestern cities of various populations. About two thirds (60.5%) of the runaways met lifetime criteria for at least one of three substance disorders (alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse), and nearly …

In A Creative Voice: Talking Back To Lawyers' Texts In Notes From A Difficult Case, Andrea Mcardle

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ruthann Robson: Writing Life And Fiction-Theory, Lynda Hall

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Literary Magazines In Unlikely Settings, Danielle Ofri

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Legal Stories: The Art Of Argument In The Work Of Ruthann Robson, Sima Rabinowitz

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Through The Looking Glass, Carmen Vazquez

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Equality, Social And Economic Justice, And Challenges For Public Interest Lawyering, Sharon K. Hom

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

For The Sake Of All Children: Opponents And Supporters Of Same-Sex Marriage Both Miss The Mark, Nancy D. Polikoff

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ruthann Robson: An Annotated Bibliography 1979-2005, Sanja Zgonjanin

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Failed States, Or The State As Failure?, Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article seeks to challenge a basic assumption of international law and policy, arguing that the existing state-based international legal framework stands in the way of developing effective responses to state failure. It offers an alternative theoretical framework designed to spark debate about better legal and policy responses to failed states. Although the article uses failed states as a lens to focus its arguments, it also has broad implications for how we think about sovereignty, the evolving global order, and the place of states within it.

State failure causes a wide range of humanitarian, legal, and security problems. Unsurprisingly, given …

Academic Librarians And Outreach Beyond The College Campus, Iona R. Malanchuk, Marilyn N. Ocha

The Southeastern Librarian

Although numerous efforts have been made to enhance the literacy skills of children and youth, recent research clearly demonstrates the continuing need to develop and implement additional imaginative programs which lead to an increase in reading and reading comprehension skills. Whereas public and school media librarians have paved the way towards building successful literacy programs, academic librarians should also participate in literacy outreach programs for children and youth in order to help build these skills and encourage lifelong learning. This article addresses why and how academic librarians can help with the nation’s efforts to combat illiteracy.

Chinese Approaches To Institutionalizing Regional Multilateralism, Chien Peng Chung

CAPS Working Paper Series

Over the last few years, China has promoted all kinds of regional and sub-regional cooperation in Asia. However, the extent of China’s drive for institutionalization of cooperative regional multilateral processes is limited by two realist considerations: I) Distribution of power among the forum participants, and whether the major players are well-disposed towards China or not so and II) the importance of the issues that the specific forum is set up to deal with, particularly to the political, economic or security interests of China, but also that of other participating states.

China has successfully pushed for a high degree of institutionalization …

Pregnancy Rate Among Women Who Pursueoverseas Employment, P. Ekawong, V. Wiwanitkit

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Role Of Rediochemotherapy In Treatment Of Solf Tissue Sarcoma, C. Lertbutsayanukul

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Global Climate Change And The Use Of Economic Approaches: The Ideal Design Features Of Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading With An Analysis Of The European Union's Co2 Emissions Trading Directive And The Climate Stewardship Act, Inho Choi

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Large Dams: Dealing With Social, Environmental, Institutional And Political Costs, By Thayer Scudder, Charles W. Howe

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Trends In Health Service Costs And Utilization 1995-2001: An Analysis Of A Privately Insured Population In Maine, Elizabeth Kilbreth Phd, Erika Ziller, Susan Payne

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 10, Number 02 - October 2005

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the 2005 convocation, UMass Boston's response to Hurricane Katrina, the 8th annual Boston Folk Festival, a biology faculty member's research regarding assumptions and errors in global warming studies, and other news from UMass Boston.

Monitor Newsletter Monthly, October/November 2005, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Neiu Magazine- Fall 2005, Neiu Magazine Staff

NEIU Magazine

No abstract provided.

Fair And Equitable Distribution Of Goodwill In An Ohio Divorce Proceeding, Kelly Schroeder

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

Maintaining Privacy During Psychosocial Research On The International Space Station, Jennifer Boyd Ritsher, Nick Kanas, Stephanie Saylor

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Conducting psychosocial research on the International Space Station (ISS) requires rigorous privacy precautions that exceed standard scientific human subject protocols. In our previous study involving crewmembers on Mir, and in our ongoing ISS work, special precautions were taken during each phase of the missions. Pre-flight, participants received detailed consent forms explaining that only group-level data would be presented, and they chose ID codes known only to them. In-flight, special procedures protected data during collection and transmission. Post-flight, our analytic strategy further masked participants’ identities, and participant representatives were invited to review manuscript drafts prior to publication. In this paper we …

Viatical Settlement Industry: Does Mutual Benefits Render It Terminal?, Florence Bih Shu-Acquaye, Elisabeth Divine Reid

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

No abstract provided.

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.3 N.4 10/2005

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.3 n.4 10/2005

Intravenous Polyethylene Glycol Inhibits The Loss Of Cerebral Cells After Brain Injury, Andrew O. Koob, Bradley S. Duerstock, Charles F. Babbs, Yinlong Sun, Richard B. Borgens

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

We have tested the effectiveness of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to restore the integrity of neuronal membranes after mechanical damage secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) produced by a standardized head injury model in rats. We provide additional detail on the standardization of this model, particularly the use and storage of foam bedding that serves to both support the animal during the impact procedure and to dampen the acceleration of the brass weight. Further, we employed a dye exclusion technique using ethidium bromide (EB; quantitative evaluation) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP; qualitative evaluation). Both have been successfully used previously to evaluate …

Dynamic Modeling Of Crew Performance For Long-Duration Space Missions, Sara Goudarzi, A. J. Both, Jim Cavazzoni, Alexander Kusnecov

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Crew time is one of the most valuable and limited resources during long-duration space missions. Crew time requirements fluctuate depending on variations in crew performance. The limited number of crewmembers, resources, and the myriad of tasks to be performed leave a tight schedule for crewmembers during long-duration space missions. This schedule needs to account for potential interventions (stress events) that may alter predicted performance and thus scheduling. A dynamic crew model using a stochastic Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model of interrupted time series was developed to account for the effects of potential stress events on crew performance. This …

Psychological And Psychophysiological Effects Of A High-Mountain Expedition To Tibet, Marcus Stück, Hans-Ullrich Balzer, Karl Hecht, Harry Schröder

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

In March 1999 a team of 8 mountaineers (6 men and 2 women) climbed up the 6th highest mountain of the world: The Cho Oyo (8201 m), located in the high mountains of Tibet. During the expedition, we investigated the effects of high mountaineering on various psychological variables (e.g., anxiety) and psychophysiological variables (e.g. blood pressure, pulse, skin-resistance) as well as the ability to relax at different points of time (2 premeasures before, three measures during, and one post-measure immediate after the Expedition). Due to a long-term monitoring of the skin resistance, we can summarize that three different adaptation levels …

Effects Of Thermal Stress On Dual Task Performance And Attention Allocation, Bradley Chase, Waldemar Karwowski, Michael E. Benedict, Peter M. Queseda

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

A visual-visual dual task was designed to test the effect of the thermal environment on dual task performance and attention allocation. The temperatures selected for testing were 20 and 35°C Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) in experiment 1 and 25, 30 and 35°C Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) in experiment 2. In experiment 1, 34 volunteers were randomly assigned to one of the two temperature conditions. A variable representing accuracy on both tasks was coded such that a correct response was assigned only if the participant answered correctly on both tasks. In experiment 2, 42 volunteers were randomly assigned to …

The Absence Of Cd20 Messenger Rna In Recurrent Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma Following Rituximab Therapy, Yeshwant B. Rawal, Gerard J. Nuovo, Gwyn E. Frambach, Pierluigi Porcu, Robert A. Baiocchi, Cynthia M. Magro

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background: Rituximab has been used to treat relapsed low-grade or advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma since 1997, targeting the CD20 antigen expressed by B cells. Single-agent rituximab therapy is safe and well tolerated. Recurrences showing a loss of CD20 expression following rituximab therapy have been reported.

Methods: Four patients with CD20-positive cutaneous B-cell lymphoma received rituximab therapy with subsequent recurrences. The biopsies were assessed for cytoplasmic CD20 expression; CD20 messenger RNA was also assessed where tissue was available.

Results: Cutaneous relapses occurring within 1.5–3 months following the last dose of rituximab were CD20 negative. In three cases, subsequent relapses showed renewed expression …

The Influence Of Concurrent Cognitive Tasks On Postural Sway In Children, Yvette Blanchard, Shannon Carey, Jocelyn Coffey, Alison Cohen, Trisha Harris, Stephanie Michlik, Geraldine Pellecchia

All PTHMS Faculty Publications

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of concurrent tasks on postural sway in children.

Methods: Nineteen fourth-grade students, while standing on a balance platform, were asked to stand still, count backward, and read second-grade level sentences. The AMTI Accusway System was used to calculate the length of center of pressure path (LCOP), sway range (SR), and variability (SV) in mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) directions of sway.

Results: Analysis of variance revealed a main effect of cognitive task condition for SR-AP, SR-ML, SV-AP, and SV-ML. Post hoc comparisons revealed lower values of those four dependent …