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When Globalization Hits Home: International Family Law Comes Of Age, Barbara Stark

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Not that long ago, international family law (IFL) referred to a series of multilateral conventions basically concerned with conflicts of law questions. It could be studied as part of a course on family law or as part of a course on conflicts of law. But IFL, or family law in which more than one State has an interest, has grown up and become a subject of its own.

This is not merely a curricular development. Rather, it reflects and reinforces two of the most powerful trends of the last fifteen years: globalization and the spread of human rights. Globalization is …

The Family Law Education Reform Project: Final Report, J. Herbie Difonzo, Mary E. O’Connell

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

The Family Law Education Reform Project (the FLER Project) was launched by a group of professionals who share a common concern. In their regular (for some, daily) interactions in the family court, they routinely observe lawyers who are woefully unprepared to make positive contributions on behalf of their clients. While some novice attorneys struggle valiantly and learn quickly, the quality of their initial preparation is, to use a term that surfaced often in FLER Project discussions, dismal. The question this group asked is “can we help the law schools to do this better?”

Assessing The Impact Of A Visual Arts Family-Focused Pre-Kindergarten Intervention, Gigi M. David

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effect of a visual arts, family-focused school readiness intervention on the parental efficacy and level of family involvement of low-income families. A second, primary focus of the study was to test the potential of academically focused experiences in the visual arts to increase the basic concept development of young children. To increase accessibility, the intervention was conducted in a neighborhood library.

The research design for this descriptive study included qualitative and quantitative components. Data collection consisted of a non-randomized one group pre-test/posttest design from students on a standardized instrument and from primary caregivers using self-report questionnaires. …

Injunctive Relief: A Charming Betsy Boomerang, Harold C. Wegner

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.

Demo 02, Columbia College Chicago

Alumni Newsletters

Alumni newsletter from Winter 2006 entitled "DEMO2." This issue is 44 pages.

A Sustainable, Systematic Process For Continuous Program Improvement, Nikos J. Mourtos

Faculty Publications

The USA Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) adopted recently a new set of criteria for evaluating engineering programmes. One of these (criterion 3) refers to programme outcomes and assessment. In this article, the author describes the design and implementation of a sustainable, systematic process for defining and assessing programme outcomes. This process involves analysing each outcome into elements, defining a set of attributes for each element, selecting outcome indicators and performance targets, and developing special rubrics for an accurate assessment of student skills. The author also describes a systematic way of addressing specific programme outcomes through course and …

Graduate Programs Commencement, 7th Class (2006), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Commencements

This digital project provides access to PCOM Graduate Commencement Programs. Commencement is a collaborative effort by the offices of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, and Registrar, with support from a variety of other college departments.

Spectral Reflectance Of Canopies Of Rainfed And Subsurface Irrigated Alfalfa, Dennis Wayne Hancock

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

The site-specific management of alfalfa has not been well-evaluated, despite the economic importance of this crop. The objectives of this work were to i) characterize the effects of soil moisture deficits on alfalfa and alfalfa yield components and ii) evaluate the use of canopy reflectance patterns in measuring treatment-induced differences in alfalfa yield. A randomized complete block design with five replicates of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) and rainfed treatments of alfalfa was established at the University of Kentucky Animal Research Center in 2003. Potassium, as KCl, was broadcast on split-plots on 1 October 2004 at 0, 112, 336, and 448 …

Common Data Set, 2005-2006, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Common Data Set (2001-present)

Common Data Set 2005-2006 for Illinois State University

Steven P. Frankino: A Tribute, James P. White

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Adoption Consents: Legal Incentives For Best Practices, Elizabeth Samuels

All Faculty Scholarship

When a state places its legal imprimatur on the unmaking of one family and the making of another, the state should insure to the greatest extent possible that all the individuals involved have followed or have been afforded the best practices that ethics and humanity demand. The Uniform Adoption Act sets out commonly accepted goals of state adoption laws, among them the goals of protecting minor children against unnecessary separation from their birth parents and of ensuring that a decision by a birth parent to relinquish a minor child and consent to the childs adoption is informed and voluntary. With …

Governance And The Religion Question: Voluntaryism, Disestablishment, And America's Church-State Proposition, Carl H. Esbeck

Faculty Publications

The quandary over how to structure the relationship between religion and the civil state is an ancient one. From the perspective of political philosophy this is the religion question, and events over many centuries have proven that the answer is easy to get wrong. Religion, by its very definition, is the fixed point from which all else is surveyed. It is about ultimate matters, both micro and macro. Hence, religion addresses the irreducible core of personhood and its meaning, while at the same time religion embraces a worldview that transcends and encompasses everything else. Religion generates intense emotions that when …

Cytotoxicity And Inhibitory Activity On Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Secretion From Plc/Prf/5 Cells Of Medicinal Plant Extracts, Thaveechai Prommetta, Sattaporn Sirotamarat, Kruavon Balachandra, Ekarin Saifah

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ethanolic extracts of three medicinal plants including Derris scandens, Rhinacanthus nasutus and Santalum album were investb'ated for cytotoxicity by MTT assay and inhibition of hepatitis B surface antigen secretion from PLC/PRF/5 cells by ELISA. Results...

Aqueous Extract Of The Calyces Of Hibiscus Subdariffa Linn.: Effects On Hepatic Cytochrome P450 And Subacute Toxicity In Rats, Promphorn Wirotesangthong, Laddawal Phivthong-Ngam, Chaiyo Chaichantipyuth, Nuansri Niwattisaiwong, Somsong Lawanprasert

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn, has been reported to have a broad range of therapeutic effects. Subacute effects of the calyces of H. sabdariffa aqueous extract on the activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP), clinical blood chemistry and hematology were investigat...

Antioxidant Activity, Phenolic Compound Contents And Antimutagenic Activity Of Some Water Extract Of Herbs, Kalyarat Mekaroonreung, Kaew Kangsadalampai

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ten water extracts from herbs were prepared by boiling in hot water for 10 min. The herbal extracts were studied for their antioxidant activity and phenolic compound contents. In this study, the extracts of C arthamus tinctorius L, Hibiscus sabdariffa L,...

Effects Of Cassava On Thyroid Gland In Rats, Rubporn N/A

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The root of cassava has been consumed as a food in many tropical countries. In pharmaceutical industry, cassava starch can be used as a binder in tablet formulation. Since cassava contains high concentration of linamarin, a cyanogenic glucoside which can...

Detection Of Mycoplasma Contamination In Cell Cultures: Comparison Between Dna Flurorochrom Staining And Pcr Amplification Methods(การตรวจหาการปนเปีอนของเชื้อมัยโคพลาสมาในเ..., Supaporn Phumiamorn, Kornnika Kullabutr, Sukanlayanee Tepbhuthorn, Teeranart Jivapaisarnpong

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mycoplasma contamination of cell cultures is one of the major problems In cell culture technology. Therefore, prevention by continuous surveillance dem ands adequate mycoplasm as testing procedures. In this study, the standard procedures of microbiologic...

Author Index, Key Word Index, N/A

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Weight Reduction And Satisfaction Of Orlistat And Sibutramine, Somchai Anansiriwattana, Titinun Auamnoy, Pagorn Taweechotepatr

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The study was to compare and evaluate the efficacy and satisfaction of orlistat and sibutramine in Thai overweight females at Adisorn Fort Hospital, Saraburi Province, Thailand. Orlistat is a drug which increases the fecal fat excretion, with gastrointes...

Co 730 Advanced Issues In Cross-Cultural Counseling, Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Syllabi

Readings: Required Dwairy, Marwan Adeeb, Cross-cultural Counseling: the Arab-Palestinian case, New York: Haworth Press, 1998 Pedersen, Paul et al. Counseling Across Cultures. California: Sage Publications, 2001 Sue and Sue, Counseling the Culturally Diverse New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. Mucherera, Tapiwa N. Pastoral Care From a Third World Perspective: A Pastoral Theology of Care from an Urban Contemporary Shona in Zimbabwe New York: Peter Lang, 2001

Evalutation Of Sediment-Sensitive Biological Metrics As Bio-Monitoring Tools On Varied Spatial Scales, Janna Yvonne Smithey Owens

All ETDs from UAB

Sediment is one of the principal causes of water-quality impairment in surface waters of the United States. Although biological assessments are useful for characterizing the status of aquatic communities, reasons for impairment cannot be identified without quantifying associated variables physical variables that can be adequately related to bio-logical functions. Our objective was to explore potential relations between fish and ben-thic macroinvertebrate community structures and variables of sedimentation processes on a watershed and channel-reach scale. Biologic collections and habitat evaluations were conducted using the EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment Protocol over a period of three years (2000-2003) at sites in the upper Cahaba …

Congregation For Public Health Examines Community Engagement Knowledge Of Program Administrators And Community Health Advisors Using Social Capital And Community Capacity, Kimberly Mccall

All ETDs from UAB

This research study was designed to examine and compare how community engagement knowledge of Program Administrators and Community Health Advisors (CHAs) can be shaped and affected by social capital and community capacity. This was achieved by analyzing the Congregations for Public Health’s Search Your Heart Program. The analysis used a three one-way fixed-effects ANOVA model, one for each of the three research questions. Overall, the results showed that upon examination of each of the three relationship hypotheses there were no primary differences in average knowledge among the groups. The relationships were examined by characteristics such as project role, CHA training …

Regulation Of Ss-Catenin By Gli1 In Epithelial Transformation, Xingnan Li

All ETDs from UAB

Gli family members-mediated continuous Hedgehog (Hh) pathway activity plays a role in the growth of a number of human cancers, including the common malignancy of skin, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and other highly aggressive tumor types. However, the mechanism by which Gli proteins act to promote the outgrowth of cancer in response to stimulation of Hh signaling is poorly understood. Identified as zinc finger transcriptional factors, the Gli family of proteins has been shown to be involved in multiple cellular processes through activating its target genes. Therefore, to study the function of Gli target genes is important for our understanding …

Role Of Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinases And Downstream Signaling Kinases In Cancer Cell Phenotypes., Norman Robert Estes

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Glutathione: Insights Into Its Enzymatic Regulation And Role As A Reactive Substrate For Nitrogen Dioxide Induced Oxidative Stress And Acute Epithelial Cell Injury., David M. Krzywanski

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Ceo Origin And Succession Planning In Acute Care Hospitals., Amy K. Yarbrough

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Migrating Foreign Body In The Thyroid Gland, An Unusual Case, Tatheer Zohra, Mubasher Ikram, Moghira Iqbal, Shabbir Akhtar, Seyed Akbar Abbas

Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

In literature various cases have been described where foreign bodies ingested were lodged in the upper aero digestive tract, but only few of these foreign bodies perforate the oesophagus and an even fewer migrate extraluminally.1 If untreated, they may result in life threatening suppurative or vascular complications. Exploration of the neck via an external approach to remove the foreign body is the recommended treatment. The CT scan utilizing fine cuts is invaluable in localizing the foreign body for exploration. Oesophageal penetration and migration of oesophageal foreign bodies into the thyroid gland is extremely rare with only occasional case reports appearing …

Aga Khan University, Report 2006, Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University Reports Archives

• Chairman’s Message
• Foreword
• Overview - An Agent of Positive Change
• The University’s Impact on Health
• The University’s Impact on Education
• Future Directions
• University Focus
• Major Partners and Institutional Collaborations
• University Trustees
• Financial Information
• University in Numbers
• Addresses
• Overview of the Aga Khan Development Network

Sampling African Malaria Vectors Using Limburger Cheese And 'Milk Cream' As Odour Baits, Eunice Anyango Owino

All Master’s Theses

The efficacy of Limburger cheese as an odour bait for sampling African malaria vectors was evaluated. Studies were done in Suba district, Western Kenya at Lwanda Nyamasare village and in a screen house set up at the Thomas Odhiambo campus of the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). Preliminary investigations compared mosquitoes caught by a Counter Flow Geometry (CFG) trap baited with Limburger cheese, a standard centres for disease control (COC) light trap, an Entry trap and Man Landing Catches (MLC). Comparative studies on the efficacy of Limburger cheese and Milk cream' as odour baits for sampling African …

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Of Thyroid Nodule: Diagnostic Accuracy And Pitfalls, Saeed A. Mahar, Akhtar Husain, Najmul Islam

Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Background: To evaluate the utility of FNAC in patients with Thyroid Nodule.

Methods: Records of all patients treated surgically for thyroid nodule(s) at Aga Khan University Hospital from January 2000 to December 2004 were reviewed. The patients who had pre operative FNAC as first line of the evaluation and the final post operative histopathology report available were included in the study.

Results: 125 patients (90 female 35 male) had thyroid surgery. The cytological diagnosis was made according to following categories: Benign, Follicular lesion, Malignant and Inadequate sampling. Among 63 "Benign cases", 57 were benign and 6 turned out …