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Marion Childs Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

“Racially-Tailored” Medicine Unraveled, Sharona Hoffman

ExpressO

In June 2005, the FDA approved BiDil, a heart failure medication that is labeled for use only by African-Americans and thus, is the first treatment of its kind. The drug likely portends a future of growing interest in “race-based” medicine. This phenomenon is emerging at the same time that scientists, in light of the Human Genome Project, are reaching an understanding that “race” has no biological meaning, and consequently, “racially-tailored” medicine is both puzzling and troubling.

This Article explores the reasons for the new focus on “racial-profiling” in medicine. It analyzes the risks and dangers of this approach, including medical …

Controlling Conflicts Of Interest: A Tale Of Two Industries, Ahmed E. Taha

ExpressO

Large corporate conglomerates are being formed in many industries. Although a conglomerate may be able to use its multiple businesses to offer better products or services or lower prices, conglomeration can also create conflicts of interest within a corporation, harming consumers. Other researchers and observers have long been aware of these conflicts of interest, however, this Article’s empirical analyses identify what specific characteristics of a conglomerate cause conflicts of interest to actually result in harm to consumers. In doing so, the Article also guides policymakers regarding how to regulate conflicts of interest.

This Article examines two industries – financial services …

An Analysis Of The Duties And Obligations Of The International Legal Community To The Eradication Of Poverty And Growth Of Sustainable Development In Light Of The Jus Cogens Nature Of The Declaration Of The Right To Development, Freda R. Murray-Bruce

ExpressO

This paper examines the copious problem of world poverty affecting half of the world’s population in the South and assesses the international legal obligations of the international legal community, viz., developed states, transnational corporations and the international financial institutions of the IMF, World Bank and WTO to the eradication of poverty and the growth of sustainable development, in view of the inviolability and peremptory nature of the Charter of the UN, and the international human rights provisions arising therefrom. To this extent, we examine the 1986 General Assembly Declaration on the Right to Development, along with the other International Bill …

On The Green Vol. 35 No. 20 August 26, 2005, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Volume 41 - Issue 00 - Friday, August 26, 2005, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Echo: August 26, 2005, Taylor University

2005-2006 (Volume 93)

Freshmen study in Ireland – Students plunge into serving – If you’re looking for a job… – Advice before meeting advisers – Talking @ Taylor – Welcome weekend 2005 schedule at a glance – Listen to your elders – Upperclassmen offer words of wisdom to freshmen – Taylor at your Fingertips – NSO immerses freshmen – Welcome to Taylor – Tips for freshmen – Taking you to the next level – Parents, it’s not too late! – Pointers to ponder – More than corn grows in Indiana – A note from your friendly opinions editor – New Trojans Gearing Up …

Spartan Daily, August 26, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 125, Issue 2

Caver V. City Of Trenton

2005 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

The Murray State News, August 26, 2005, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Volume 43, Number 1: August 26, 2005, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

We Are…Marshall, August 26, 2005, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

Pinochet's Wife And Son Arrested On Tax Evasion, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Toledo's Cabinet Resigns, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Studies Differ On Effects Of Fumigation, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: August 26, 2005, Eastern Illinois University

August

No abstract provided.

Newscast, August 26, 2005, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

Washington University Record, August 26, 2005

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Dietary Curcumin Or N-Acetylcysteine On Nf-Kappab Activity And Contractile Performance In Ambulatory And Unloaded Murine Soleus, Mehran Farid, Michael B. Reid, Yi-Ping Li, Eric Gerken, William J. Durham

Physiology Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Unloading of skeletal muscle causes atrophy and loss of contractile function. In part, this response is believed to be mediated by the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB). Both curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, inhibit activation of NF-kappaB by inflammatory stimuli, albeit by different mechanisms. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that dietary curcumin or NAC supplementation would inhibit unloading-induced NF-kappaB activity in skeletal muscle and thereby protect muscles against loss of mass and function caused by prolonged unloading.

METHODS: We used hindlimb suspension to unload the hindlimb muscles of …

The Relationship Between Teaching Experience And Style And Primary Student Gains In Mathematics Using An Integrated Learning System, Marilyn N. Meub

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to ascertain using multiple tools and methods, the impact of teachers' interaction with primary students on mathematics performance using the Successmaker Integrated Learning System to determine effective teacher practices. The sample of nineteen primary teachers from an elementary school in southwest Florida included five first grade teachers, seven second grade teachers, and seven third grade teachers.

Data analysis included total years of teaching experience, years of experience in Florida schools, and years of experience at each grade. Both the total years of teaching and the years of teaching at the research site …

Automatic Attention To Aggression Cues And Alcohol Cues Using A Dichotic Listening Task And A Parafoveal Visual Task, Michelle Edington Levasseur

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Ongoing investigations of drunken aggression tend to focus on 1) situational cues, and 2) individual variables such as personality traits. This study investigated the hypothesis that an undergraduates attention would be pulled toward a nonconscious presentation of aggression stimuli, especially in the presence of alcohol cues, and especially if he or she was high on trait anger [as measured using the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI); Spielberger, 1988] and had high expectancies for behaving aggressively while drinking alcohol [as measured using the Expectancy Questionnaire for Alcohol and Aggression Lo Dose (EQAAL); Epps, Hunter, LeVasseur, Steinberg, and Hancock, unpublished manuscript]. …

Stormwater Intelligent Control System (2005), Martin Wanielista

BMP Trains Research and Publications

Water restrictions, pollution control, volume balances, and the emergence of stormwater utilities have lead to the development of an automated intelligent system (“I-Water”) for water use and control. With the use of this system, water stored in stormwater ponds or in the surficial aquifer is not discharged to surface waters because it is used to meet water demands, such as, lawn irrigation, environmental protection, agriculture, drinking and industrial uses.

The drop in groundwater levels and the increasing use of reclaimed water illustrates a need for alternative water supplies. Ground water depletion is occurring which is adding to the destruction of …

Arbiter, August 25, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Direct Effect Models, Mark J. Van Der Laan, Maya L. Petersen

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

The causal effect of a treatment on an outcome is generally mediated by several intermediate variables. Estimation of the component of the causal effect of a treatment that is mediated by a given intermediate variable (the indirect effect of the treatment), and the component that is not mediated by that intermediate variable (the direct effect of the treatment) is often relevant to mechanistic understanding and to the design of clinical and public health interventions. Under the assumption of no-unmeasured confounders for treatment and the intermediate variable, Robins & Greenland (1992) define an individual direct effect as the counterfactual effect of …

[2005-08-25 Part2] Minutes Of A Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Visitors Of Virginia Commonwealth University August 25, 2005., Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

[2005-08-25 Part1] Minutes Of A Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Visitors Of Virginia Commonwealth University August 25, 2005., Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

Statistical Inference For Variable Importance, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Many statistical problems involve the learning of an importance/effect of a variable for predicting an outcome of interest based on observing a sample of n independent and identically distributed observations on a list of input variables and an outcome. For example, though prediction/machine learning is, in principle, concerned with learning the optimal unknown mapping from input variables to an outcome from the data, the typical reported output is a list of importance measures for each input variable. The typical approach in prediction has been to learn the unknown optimal predictor from the data and derive, for each of the input …

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Thursday, August 25, 2005, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 49, I. 01, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 49, i. 01

Biodiesel Plant Development Seminar, Larry Breeding

Industrial Agricultural Products Center: Publications and Information

CONTENTS:
West Central History
Annual Operations
Sales History (millions)
Soy Nutrition Products
West Central Biodiesel Plant
Why Biodiesel?
Reduce Emissions
Operational Benefits
Energy Balance of Biodiesel
Expanded use for Soy Crops
Nation’s Energy Goals
USES FOR BIODIESEL
RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP
MANAGEMENT
PROCUREMENT
SALES & MARKETING
SUMMARY