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Exploring Ethical Considerations For The Use Of Biological And Physiological Markers In Population-Based Surveys In Less Developed Countries, Gregory Pappas, Adnan A. Hyder

Community Health Sciences

Background: The health information needs of developing countries increasingly include population-based estimates determined by biological and physiological measures. Collection of data on these biomarkers requires careful reassessment of ethical standards and procedures related to issues of safety, informed consent, reporting, and referral policies. This paper reviews the survey practices of health examination surveys that have been conducted in developed nations and discusses their application to similar types of surveys proposed for developing countries.DISCUSSION: The paper contends that a unitary set of ethical principles should be followed for surveys around the world that precludes the danger of creating double standards (and …

A Rhetoric Of Sports Talk Radio, John D. Reffue

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Sports talk radio is a broadcast format that has grown exponentially through the 1990's and into the early part of the twenty-first century. Academic publications about the format, especially qualitative analyses, have been extremely limited and previous radio content researchers have called for a more in-depth study of talk radio, in particular the relationships between and among callers, hosts and the listening audience.

This study examines sports talk radio as a format separate from political talk radio programming. An evolution of the format from its roots as a broadcast novelty to the modern day stand-alone genre is traced, including an …

The Eastern Echo, November 28, 2005, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The High Temperature Corrosion Of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel With Nacl Deposit, Fu-Fu Peng, Chaur-Jeng Wang, Yu-Chang Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The objective of this study was to figure out the hot corrosion behavior of 2205 duplex stainless steel (2205 DSS) within the temperature ranges from 550 to 850℃ in the static air condition with 2 mg/cm² NaCl deposit, and in the air atmosphere condition with a constant flow rate of 500 vppm NaCl_(g), respectively. Experimental results show that the hot corrosion kinetics met the parabolic rate law and the corrosion rate increased constantly with increasing temperature. The scales formed included Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄/Cr₂O₃ and FeCr₂O_{4 …}

Optimized Parameters For Electrochemical Fabrication Of P-Type Silicon-Based Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals, Wan-Yun Zhang, Jia-Rong Ji, Xiao-Dong Yuan, Wei-Min Ye, Zhi-Hong Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A two-dimensional photonic band structure based on macroporous silicon with a gap centered at 20 μm has been achieved for the first time. A medium doped p-type (100) silicon substrate was patterned by the standard photolithograpgy and alkaline efthing. And this pre-patterned sample was then etched 90 μm deep by electrochemical pore formation in the mixture of hydrofluoric-acid and dimethylformamide (DMF) to produce a quare lattice of circular air rods with a lattice constant of 3.8 μm and the very high aspect ratio up to 30. The optimized electrochemical parameters such as eletrolytical components and the current density were 5 …

Effect Of Hco3- Concentration On Co2 Corrosion In Gas And Oil Fields, Guo-An Zhang, Min-Xu Lu, Yin-Shun Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effecs of HCO₃^- concentration on CO₂ corrosion in gas and oil fields were investigated by carrying out potentiodynamic scans and weight loss tests.Potentiodynamic polarization curves showed that the cathodic current density decreased with cm increase of HCO₃^- concentration when HCO₃^- was lower than 0.042(mol/L). The cathodic reations were promoted by increasing HCO₃^- when it reached 0.126 mol/L, Anodic behavior was an active process at low er [HCO₃^-] concentration and the anodic current density decreased with the increase of [HCO₃^-] concentration. An evident active-passive behavior …

An Electrochemical Study Of Electroless Copper Plating Using Glyoxylic Acid As Reducing Agent, Li-Qiong Wu, Fang-Zu Yang, Ling Hang, Shi-Gang Sun, Shao-Min Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electroless copper plating using glyoxylic acid as a reducing agent,Na₂EDTA as a chelating agent and K₄FeCN₆ and 2,2'-dipyridyl as additives was studied. The effect of chelating agent and addtives on the polangation behaviovs of copper reduction and glyoxylie acid oxidation were analyzed by linear sweep voltammetry. The results mainly demonstrated that the chelating agent hindered both the oxidation of glyoxylic acid and the reduction of copper complexing ions. It has revealed that K₄FeCN₆ and 2,2'-dipyridyl (with the content over than 20 mg/L) both played negative actions on the oxidation of glyoxylic …

Electrochemical Properties Of Aloe Emodin In Aqueous And Nonaqueous Solvents, Li-Ying Huang, Zhong-Cheng Wang, Li-Min Lai, Xin-Hua Lin, Wei Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical properties of Aloe emodin in aqueous and nonaqueous solvents of DMSO were studied by cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry at a platinum electode. A pairs of currents on the voltammogram may be attributed to a quasi-reversible-one-electron transfer in HAc-NaAc and DMSO, the peak potential in DMSO was found to move more negatively compared with that in HAc-NaAc. A new method for Aloe emodin determination is described. The peak current is proportional to the concentration of Aloe emodin over the ranges of 1.0×10^-5~6.0×10^-4 mol/L. The electrochemical properties of Aloe emodin were related to solvents.

The Electrocatalystic Investigation Of 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid On The Modified Multiply Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Ming-Qi Li, Duo-Chang Cai, Xiao-Ying He

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid(DHBA) on modified multiply wall carbon nanotubes electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and square wave voltammetry(SWV). Results show that in 0.1 mol/L HCl solutions the modified carbon nanotube electrode has an obvious electrocatalytic effect on the oxidation and deoxidization of DHBA. The oxidation current of DHBA is linear to it's concentration in the range of 4.0×10^-6～1.0×10^-4 mol/L and 2.0×10^-4～8.0×10^-4 1mol/L with correlation coefficient of 0.9995 and 0.9992. The detection limit is 1.0×10^-6 mol/L.

Index Of Recent Literatures In Electrochemical Technique And Its Applications, Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Electrochemistry 2005 Vol.11 No.1~4 (Sum.41-44) Contents (Abstracts), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Author Index, Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.

Journal of Electrochemistry

No abstract provided.

Inclusive Jet Cross Sections And Dijet Correlations In D*± Photoproduction At Hera, S. Chekanov, M. Derrick, S. Magill, S. Miglioranzi, B. Musgrave, J. Repond, R. Yoshida, Margarita C. K. Mattingly, N. Pavel, A. G. Yagües Molina, P. Antonioli, G. Bari, M. Basile, L. Bellagamba, D. Boscherini, A. Bruni, G. Bruni, G. Cara Romeo, L. Cifarelli, F. Cindolo, A. Contin, M. Corradi, S. De Pasquale, P. Giusti, G. Iacobucci, A. Margotti, A. Montanari, R. Nania, F. Palmonari, A. Pesci, A. Polini

Faculty Publications

Inclusive jet cross sections in photoproduction for events containing a D* meson have been measured with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 78.6 pb-1. The events were required to have a virtuality of the incoming photon, Q2, of less than 1 GeV2, and a photon-proton centre-of-mass energy in the range 130 < Wγp < 280 GeV. The measurements are compared with next-to-leading-order (NLO) QCD calculations. Good agreement is found with the NLO calculations over most of the measured kinematic region. Requiring a second jet in the event allowed a more detailed comparison with QCD calculations. The measured dijet cross sections are also compared to Monte Carlo (MC) models which incorporate leading-order matrix elements followed by parton showers and hadronisation. The NLO QCD predictions are in general agreement with the data although differences have been isolated to regions where contributions from higher orders are expected to be significant. The MC models give a better description than the NLO predictions of the shape of the measured cross sections. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Preparing For Cafta-Dr: The Need Of Commercial Law Reform In Central America, Omar E. Garcia-Bolivar

ExpressO

This article explores the policies, laws and institutions that may prevent Central American States from exploiting the opportunities provided by the CAFTA-DR. In that sense, we examine several of the legal factors that appear to be important in determining economic growth as they apply to the commercial legal conditions of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 27, 2005, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2005

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 27, 2005, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2005

No abstract provided.

11/27/2005 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/27/2005. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, November 27, 2005

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

A Brain-Computer Interface To Control A Prosthetic Hand / Yong Xin Yi, Xin Yi Yong

Student Works (2000-2009)

A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system was developed to operate a prosthetic hand and other devices. The Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals were recorded over the sensorimotor cortex area during foot, left or right hand motor imagery. Only two mental tasks and one or two EEG bipolar channels were identified and used in the online experiments. Autoregressive (AR) modeling was used to extract the features from the spontaneous EEG signals and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) was used as the classifier. Six subjects participated in the online study. However, only three subjects had sufficient control to proceed to the final application phase. The online …

Ontoqa: Metric-Based Ontology Quality Analysis, Samir Tartir, I. Budak Arpinar, Michael Moore, Amit P. Sheth, Boanerges Aleman-Meza

Kno.e.sis Publications

As the Semantic Web gains importance for sharing knowledge on the Internet this has lead to the development and publishing of many ontologies in different domains. When trying to reuse existing ontologies into their applications, users are faced with the problem of determining if an ontology is suitable for their needs. In this paper, we introduce OntoQA, an approach that analyzes ontology schemas and their populations (i.e. knowledgebases) and describes them through a well defined set of metrics. These metrics can highlight key characteristics of an ontology schema as well as its population and enable users to make an informed …

Campus Weekly Crime Report For The Week Ending November 27, 2005, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. University Police Services.

Crime Reports, Alerts, and Information

The weekly crime report for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's campus for the week ending November 27, 2005.

Mine Action In The Midst Of Internal Conflict: A Report On The Workshop Organised By Geneva Call And The International Campaign To Ban Landmines Non-State Actors Working Group, Geneva Call

Global CWD Repository

Workshop proceedings featuring case studies on Colombia, Sri Lanka and Sudan.

George Best Dies, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

George Best died on Friday in London. For most Americans this simple fact of death has little meaning. For soccer fans across the globe it is a fact that is neither simple nor without meaning.

Dea. James Saulsberry, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Dea_James_Soulsberry_Sr.pdf - Funeral program for Dea. James Saulsberry

November 26, 2005 (Pages 6419-6480), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 35 (2005)

No abstract provided.

11/26/2005 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/26/2005. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

The Murray Ledger And Times, November 26, 2005, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

The Perils Of Higher Skill Shortages For Pakistan’S Economy, Ishrat Husain Dr.

Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse

It is highly paradoxical that in a developing country such as Pakistan, we are experiencing serious skill shortages and, at the same time, high rates of open and under employment. A lot has already been said about the causes of the mismatch between the skills required by the economy and the skills generated by the educational institutions. In this paper, I am also not going to focus on technical and vocational skills such as carpenters, masons, electricians, plumbers, automobile, air conditioning, refrigeration mechanics, medical technicians, nurses, foremen, etc. but mostly on higher skills such as needed by the I.T. and …

Ddasaccident579, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The deminer was doing clearance around an accident site where an AP mine blew off the tire of a car on the 23rd November. The soil in the area is hard and there are lots of metal pieces in the ground. The mine was detonated by the deminer during excavation most likely due to incorrect procedures. The blast went through a gap between the visor and the vest and caused injuries to the deminers face. Also the thumb on his right hand received injuries. The leather gloves the deminer was wearing saved him from worse injuries.

A Tale Of Three Nations?: The Role Of United Nations Peacekeepers And Missions On The Concept Of Nation-State, Nationalism, And Ownership Of The State In Lebanon, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, And Kosovo, Alexandra R. Harrington

ExpressO

The concept of nationalism of ideology and shared values has existed since Biblical times, and has only become more prominent in societal structure in the centuries which have followed . Many attempts to define what is and is not nationalism have been made throughout history, yet despite these attempts there is no perfect formula for what gives rise to nationalism or what makes a nation-state and how to create it. However, at its core a nation is made of people, and all nations, regardless of organization, ideology, or ethnicity, turn to law to control – if not shape – their …