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Lone Mothers And Welfare-To-Work Policies In Japan And The United States: Towards An Alternative Perspective, Aya Ezawa, Chisa Fujiwara Dec 2005

Lone Mothers And Welfare-To-Work Policies In Japan And The United States: Towards An Alternative Perspective, Aya Ezawa, Chisa Fujiwara

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper compares recent efforts to reduce lone mothers' reliance on cash assistance and support their increased participation in the workforce and economic independence in Japan and the United States. Similar to reforms introduced in the U.S. in 1996, lone mother policies in Japan have been subject to a series of cuts leading to the introduction of time limits and work-related programs in 2002. In this paper, we examine the character of recent welfare reforms in both countries and their implications for lone mothers' welfare and economic independence. Based on Japan's experience and recent lessons from the U.S., we show …

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A Qualitative Analysis Of Sensationalism In Media, William B. Frye Dec 2005

A Qualitative Analysis Of Sensationalism In Media, William B. Frye

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sensationalism is a much discussed and examined topic in journalism. This study examines many aspects of sensationalism from its variety of different definitions to its possible effects on the media audience. It briefly touches upon its history and how it has evolved as a concept in the media.;Sensationalism was examined and quantified through a research methodology that inspected three different media markets. This research is an attempt to explore new areas of sensationalism that will need to be studied. The study shows which markets have more sensational content than others; demonstrating the use of sensationalism among different newspapers with varying …

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Consulting Foresters Of West Virginia: A Profile, Services And Fees, Dheeraj Nelli Dec 2005

Consulting Foresters Of West Virginia: A Profile, Services And Fees, Dheeraj Nelli

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Consulting foresters of West Virginia were surveyed with an aim to identify and document the firm characteristics, services offered and fees charged. The survey response rate was 56 percent. A suite of thirty-six (36) different services with different fee structures for each service is reported. West Virginia consulting foresters reported that they most commonly charge by the hour, with an exception for timber sale administration where they charge as a percentage of the sale revenues and for management plan preparation where they charge by the acre. Timber sale administration is the most frequent offered service, with an average fee of …

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An Ecological Study Of Panax Quinquefolius In Central Appalachia: Seedling Growth, Harvest Impacts And Geographic Variation In Demography, Martha E. Van Der Voort Dec 2005

An Ecological Study Of Panax Quinquefolius In Central Appalachia: Seedling Growth, Harvest Impacts And Geographic Variation In Demography, Martha E. Van Der Voort

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is a long-lived, slow-maturing understory perennial herb found in eastern North American forests. The economic value of P. quinquefolius on the world market has remained strong for nearly 300 years. It has high economic and social value in the central Appalachians as well. Persistent harvest of ginseng combined with habitat loss has reduced populations in the wild, threatening the future of the species and its continued harvest. American ginseng was placed on the CITES Appendix II list in 1973 due to population declines. These concerns led to a series of studies investigating the population dynamics …

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A Qualitative Study Of Pre -Service Teachers Using Co -Teaching As A Method To Understand Scientific Process Skills To Teach *Inquiry, Jennifer Carter Mccain Dec 2005

A Qualitative Study Of Pre -Service Teachers Using Co -Teaching As A Method To Understand Scientific Process Skills To Teach *Inquiry, Jennifer Carter Mccain

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The National Science Education Standards (NSES) have established scientific literacy as a goal for all students. The goals advocate scientific inquiry as an instructional strategy to be used in the classroom, and standards of inquiry have even been established. At the same time, co-teaching has become prevalent in classroom as regular education teachers work with special education teachers. The classrooms are inclusive and both teachers are to work together to benefit all the students. Research has shown positive perceptions and negative perceptions of co-teaching. In this study, pre-service teachers are co-taught an elementary science methods course at a medium-sized university. …

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Note From The Editor Dec 2005

Note From The Editor

Alaska Law Review

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The Alaska Health Care Decisions Act, Analyzed, Kenneth C. Kirk Dec 2005

The Alaska Health Care Decisions Act, Analyzed, Kenneth C. Kirk

Alaska Law Review

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Pretrial Publicity, Presumed Prejudice, And Change Of Venue In Alaska: Public Opinion Surveys As A Tool To Measure The Impact Of Prejudicial Pretrial Publicity, Rich Curtner, Melissa Kassier Dec 2005

Pretrial Publicity, Presumed Prejudice, And Change Of Venue In Alaska: Public Opinion Surveys As A Tool To Measure The Impact Of Prejudicial Pretrial Publicity, Rich Curtner, Melissa Kassier

Alaska Law Review

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Journal Staff Dec 2005

Journal Staff

Alaska Law Review

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The Colby Echo (2005-12-01), Colby College Dec 2005

The Colby Echo (2005-12-01), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

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Revisions In Need Of Revising: What Went Wrong In The Iraq War, David C. Hendrickson Dr., Robert W. Tucker Dr. Dec 2005

Revisions In Need Of Revising: What Went Wrong In The Iraq War, David C. Hendrickson Dr., Robert W. Tucker Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Though critics have made a number of telling points against the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war, the most serious problems facing Iraq and its American occupiers—criminal anarchy and lawlessness, a raging insurgency and a society divided into rival and antagonistic groups—were virtually inevitable consequences that flowed from the act of war itself. Military and civilian planners were culpable in failing to plan for certain tasks, but the most serious problems had no good solution. Even so, there are lessons to be learned. These include the danger that the imperatives of "force protection" may sacrifice the broader political mission …

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M4@Si28 (M=Al,Ga) Metal-Encapsulated Tetrahedral Silicon Fullerene, Yi Gao, Xiao Cheng Zeng Dec 2005

M4@Si28 (M=Al,Ga) Metal-Encapsulated Tetrahedral Silicon Fullerene, Yi Gao, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

It is known that silicon fullerenes cannot maintain perfect cage structures like carbon fullerenes. Previous density-functional theory calculations have shown that even with encapsulated species, nearly all endohedral silicon fullerenes exhibit highly puckered cage structures in comparison with their carbon counterparts. In this work, we present theoretical evidences that the tetrahedral fullerene cage Si28 can be fully stabilized by encapsulating a tetrahedral metallic cluster (Al4 or Ga4). To our knowledge, this is the first predicted endohedral silicon fullerene that can retain perfectly the same cage structure (without puckering) as the carbon fullerene counterpart (Td …

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Is This Clinical Trial Fully Registered? A Statement From The International Committee Of Medical Journal Editors, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, Torben V. Schroeder, Harold C. Sox Dec 2005

Is This Clinical Trial Fully Registered? A Statement From The International Committee Of Medical Journal Editors, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, Torben V. Schroeder, Harold C. Sox

Saudi Medical Journal

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Ethical Guidelines In Genetics And Genomics. An Islamic Perspective, Aida I. Al-Aqeel Dec 2005

Ethical Guidelines In Genetics And Genomics. An Islamic Perspective, Aida I. Al-Aqeel

Saudi Medical Journal

We are at a time of unprecedented increase in knowledge of rapidly changing technology. Such biotechnology especially when it involves human subjects raises complex ethical, legal, social and religious issues. A World Health Organization expert consultation concluded that "genetics advances will only be acceptable if their application is carried out ethically, with due regard to autonomy, justice, education and the beliefs and resources of each nation and community." Public health authorities are increasingly concerned by the high rate of births with genetic disorders especially in developing countries where Muslims are a majority. Therefore, it is imperative to scrutinize the available …

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Serological Diagnosis Of Autoimmune Hepatobiliary Diseases, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal Dec 2005

Serological Diagnosis Of Autoimmune Hepatobiliary Diseases, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal

Saudi Medical Journal

Autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases AIHBD comprise autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and the overlap syndromes. Early diagnosis and treatment of AIHBD are essential for the prevention of the high morbidity, and mortality, that is, otherwise, associated with untreated patients. Screening for AIHBD relies heavily on the use of serological tests for the detection of serum autoantibodies that associate with the diseases. Understanding these tests, and the results produced, is important for the efficient diagnosis/exclusion of these diseases. In this review, we discuss the various tests available in the clinical immunology laboratory for screening of AIHBD and comment on …

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Influence Of Ovariectomy And Flutamide Treatment On Vaginal Tissue And Body Weight, Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, Nurullah Ozdemir Dec 2005

Influence Of Ovariectomy And Flutamide Treatment On Vaginal Tissue And Body Weight, Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, Nurullah Ozdemir

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of flutamide on vaginal histology, and to ascertain whether flutamide regulates body weight gain in the ovariectomized rat model. METHODS: We chose 36 sexually mature female Wistar-Albino rats in this study. The study took placed in the Department of Medical Science Application and Research Center of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, in 2002. We divided the model rats into 3 groups: group 1 - control group, group 2 - sham-operated group and group 3 - bilaterally ovariectomized group. In addition, we gave flutamide to group 3. RESULTS: We found that the body weight was higher in …

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Frequency And Clinical Characteristics Of Ketoacidosis At Onset Of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Northwest Saudi Arabia, Hamed S. Habib Dec 2005

Frequency And Clinical Characteristics Of Ketoacidosis At Onset Of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Northwest Saudi Arabia, Hamed S. Habib

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency, and to describe the clinical characteristics of ketoacidosis at initial diagnosis of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Al-Madina region of the Northwest province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the hospital records of 311 (152 males and 159 females) children diagnosed with childhood T1DM in Al-Madina region, Saudi Arabia between January 1992 and December 2004. RESULTS: At diagnosis 172 (55.3%) children presented with diabetic ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness, 101 (58.7%) were females and 71 (41.3%) males. We found females to have more ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness …

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Validity Of Leukocyte Count To Predict The Severity Of Acute Appendicitis, Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, Khalid R. Murshid Dec 2005

Validity Of Leukocyte Count To Predict The Severity Of Acute Appendicitis, Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, Khalid R. Murshid

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether white blood cell (WBC) count with differential analysis may predict severity of disease in acute appendicitis. METHODS: We conducted this retrospective study on appendectomy patients from 1996 to 2001, at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We reviewed patient9s age, gender, duration of symptoms, temperature on admission, WBC count including differential and the histological diagnosis of the appendicular specimen. We further analyzed the data of those patients found to have acute, gangrenous and perforated appendicitis to determine the correlation between a high WBC count and a more advanced form of appendicitis. RESULTS: Out …

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Drug Poisoning In Childhood, Ali M. Shotar Dec 2005

Drug Poisoning In Childhood, Ali M. Shotar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine and present the pattern of poisoning with drugs in Princess Rahmat Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, and to assess the effects of variables such as age, season, gender and agent on poisoning frequency. METHODS: We performed this retrospective cross-sectional study on 126 cases of poisoning with drugs hospitalized in Princess Rahmat Teaching Hospital, Northern Jordan, during a 6-year period from 1996 to 2001. The data collected included: age, gender, seasonal variation, material ingested, symptomatic or not on admission, time and place of ingestion, history of similar problem among the patient or his siblings, whether the parent induced vomiting before …

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Incidence Of Chromosome Abnormalities In The Sultanate Of Oman, Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, Anna Rajab Dec 2005

Incidence Of Chromosome Abnormalities In The Sultanate Of Oman, Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, Anna Rajab

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cytogenetic findings in Omani children referred for suspected chromosomal anomalies that caused a variety of clinical disorders. Secondly, to study the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in these patients and to compare our results with those reported elsewhere. METHODS: We performed chromosomal analysis on 1800 consecutive pediatric patients referred to the Cytogenetics section between June 1999 and May 2004 at Central Public Health Laboratories, Sultanate of Oman. Indication for referrals for exclusion of chromosomal rearrangements was multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphic features, unclassified mental retardation, developmental delay, growth, and endocrine disorders. We carried out the lymphocyte culture according …

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Measles Seroepidemiology In 3 Cities In Turkey, Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin Dec 2005

Measles Seroepidemiology In 3 Cities In Turkey, Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate immunity against measles and its relation with some variables among healthy subjects in 3 cities in Turkey. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study on measles antibody titers in the serum samples of 712 people from Antalya, 696 from Diyarbakir and 667 from Samsun, Turkey using particle agglutination test between February 2000 and October 2001. The study groups, informed and asked for their consent by midwives, consisted of randomly selected subjects of all ages older than 6 months. We implemented the study in 3 steps: physical examination, interview and blood collection. RESULTS: We considered titers of >=1:16 …

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A New Technique To Avoid Losing The Strains Of Echinococcus Multilocularis During Passaging, Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, Ahmet Uner Dec 2005

A New Technique To Avoid Losing The Strains Of Echinococcus Multilocularis During Passaging, Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, Ahmet Uner

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the survival of Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) and the formation of protoscoleces, under refrigerated conditions over a 43-day observation period. METHODS: We conducted this study in Ege University, School of Medicine, from May-December, 2004. We included 4 healthy females and 2 males, 8-12 week old M. unguiculatus species (approximately 60-70 gr) for the study, as they are known to be susceptible to E. multilocularis. In this experimental study, we aimed to define a technique to keep the strains during these passages. RESULTS: We found preserved viability and virulence of E. multilocularis stored in RPMI 1640 plus 10% …

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A Rare Presentation Of Hydatid Cyst, Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas Dec 2005

A Rare Presentation Of Hydatid Cyst, Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas

Saudi Medical Journal

Hydatid disease, although known to occur in most body areas, is extremely rare in the female reproductive system. There are different modes of presentation for the disease; however, we report and discuss a case presented with cystic vesicles passing through the vagina, which is considered as a rare presentation for secondary involvement of the uterus and both ovaries. We confirmed diagnosis with radiological examinations and serological tests. We operated on the patient, and studied the excised cysts microscopically. The gynecologist should be aware of hydatid cyst when vaginally passing a grape like vesicle is presented by the patient.

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The Hypo-Hyper Syndrome, Haider M. Al-Attia, Soliman A. Kamel Dec 2005

The Hypo-Hyper Syndrome, Haider M. Al-Attia, Soliman A. Kamel

Saudi Medical Journal

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Role Of Maternal Factors In The Etiology Of Neural Tube Defects In Jordan, Amira Masri Dec 2005

Role Of Maternal Factors In The Etiology Of Neural Tube Defects In Jordan, Amira Masri

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Public Knowledge And Attitudes Towards Passive Smoking, Nazar Al-Haddad, Randah R. Hamadeh, Samia A. Bahram Dec 2005

Public Knowledge And Attitudes Towards Passive Smoking, Nazar Al-Haddad, Randah R. Hamadeh, Samia A. Bahram

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Evaluation Of Oxacillin And Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test For Routine Detection Of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Subhash C. Arya, Lalit K. Mehta, George Mathai, Bharat K. Agarwal, Shekhar Agarwal Dec 2005

Evaluation Of Oxacillin And Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test For Routine Detection Of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Subhash C. Arya, Lalit K. Mehta, George Mathai, Bharat K. Agarwal, Shekhar Agarwal

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Treatment Of Vitiligo With Topical 15% Lactic Acid Solution In Combination With Ultra Violet-A, Iqbal A. Bukhari, Khalifa E. Sharquie Dec 2005

Treatment Of Vitiligo With Topical 15% Lactic Acid Solution In Combination With Ultra Violet-A, Iqbal A. Bukhari, Khalifa E. Sharquie

Saudi Medical Journal

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'A Sort Of Parricide': H.G. Wells And The Making Of George Orwell, Thomas Adams Coker Dec 2005

'A Sort Of Parricide': H.G. Wells And The Making Of George Orwell, Thomas Adams Coker

All Theses

George Orwell and H. G. Wells, both of whom have been dead now for nearly six decades, remain among the most popular and widely read authors in twentieth century English literature. At the same time, both men have become the foci of scholarly industries devoted to their life, thought, and work. Despite the fact that Orwell and Wells shared a number of significant literary, political, and even personal connections, relatively few Orwell or Wells scholars have bothered to examine them. As a result of this scholarly inattention, the nature and significance of Orwell's relationship with Wells have long been obscured …

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'A Sort Of Parricide': H.G. Wells And The Making Of George Orwell, Thomas Adams Coker Dec 2005

'A Sort Of Parricide': H.G. Wells And The Making Of George Orwell, Thomas Adams Coker

All Theses

George Orwell and H. G. Wells, both of whom have been dead now for nearly six decades, remain among the most popular and widely read authors in twentieth century English literature. At the same time, both men have become the foci of scholarly industries devoted to their life, thought, and work. Despite the fact that Orwell and Wells shared a number of significant literary, political, and even personal connections, relatively few Orwell or Wells scholars have bothered to examine them. As a result of this scholarly inattention, the nature and significance of Orwell's relationship with Wells have long been obscured …

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