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Liberalization Or Economic Colonization: The Legality Of The Coalition Provisional Authority's Structural Investment Law Reforms In Post-Conflict Iraq, Nicole Marie Crum Jan 2006

Liberalization Or Economic Colonization: The Legality Of The Coalition Provisional Authority's Structural Investment Law Reforms In Post-Conflict Iraq, Nicole Marie Crum

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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From Rights To Remedies: The Alien Tort Claims Act, Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And The State Action Requirement, Michael Giuseppe Congiu Jan 2006

From Rights To Remedies: The Alien Tort Claims Act, Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And The State Action Requirement, Michael Giuseppe Congiu

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Diamond Is Forever: De Beers, The Kimberely Process, And The Efficacy Of Public And Corporate Co-Regulatory Initiatives In Securing Regulatory Compliance Note, Anne E. Andrews Jan 2006

Diamond Is Forever: De Beers, The Kimberely Process, And The Efficacy Of Public And Corporate Co-Regulatory Initiatives In Securing Regulatory Compliance Note, Anne E. Andrews

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Ancillary Service And Self-Referral Arrangements In The Medical And Legal Professions: Do Current Ethical, Legislative, And Regulatory Policies Adequately Serve The Interests Of Patients And Clinets?, Benjamin P. Falit Jan 2006

Ancillary Service And Self-Referral Arrangements In The Medical And Legal Professions: Do Current Ethical, Legislative, And Regulatory Policies Adequately Serve The Interests Of Patients And Clinets?, Benjamin P. Falit

South Carolina Law Review

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The Modern Age Of Informed Consent, Barbara L. Atwell Jan 2006

The Modern Age Of Informed Consent, Barbara L. Atwell

University of Richmond Law Review

This essay explores the informed consent ramifications of the confluence of these two phenomena: developments in medical technology and emerging adulthood. In particular, it explores consent to medical treatments by emerging adults that are both elective and irreversible. In such cases, policy considerations dictate that additional safeguards be implemented to ensure that the consent given is truly informed. Part II of this essay provides an overview of the informed consent doctrine and outlines a variety of advancements in elective medical technology. Part III explores the concept of emerging adulthood. Part IV suggests that when emerging adults seek medical treatments that …

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Phenolic Compounds And Antioxidant Activity Of Oat Bran By Various Extraction Methods, Darryl Lourey Holliday Jan 2006

Phenolic Compounds And Antioxidant Activity Of Oat Bran By Various Extraction Methods, Darryl Lourey Holliday

LSU Master's Theses

Recent studies have suggested that the health promoting capabilities of oats are due to its antioxidants (tocopherols, tocotrienols, and sterols) found within the bran along with phenolic compounds, such as avenanthramides, p-hydroxybenoic acid and vanillic acid. Long-chain fatty acid oxidation is directly responsible for most off-flavors in food. Since oat bran is a good source of antioxidants, a concentrated extract could be used as a natural preservative, for foods rich in unsaturated long-chain fatty acids. Three methods, traditional solvent (TSE), microwave-assisted solvent (MAS), and supercritical fluid treatment (SFT), were used to obtain the extracts. One extraction temperature in TSE, 60°C, …

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Female Athletic Trainers In Professional Male Sports, Erica Chung Jan 2006

Female Athletic Trainers In Professional Male Sports, Erica Chung

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study measured the opinions of head and assistant athletic trainers employed by the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, and Major League Baseball, which also included the affiliated minor league and independent professional teams in the spring of 2006 regarding potential barriers female athletic trainers face in order to work with professional male sports teams. A survey was distributed to measure the opinions of 373 full-time athletic trainers with a return rate of 30.6%. The majority of those that took the survey agreed that female athletic trainers were competent and skilled but the …

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Effect Of Low Level Laser Therapy On Migration Of Human Skin Cells Across A Standardized Wound, Kathleen Orzechowski Jan 2006

Effect Of Low Level Laser Therapy On Migration Of Human Skin Cells Across A Standardized Wound, Kathleen Orzechowski

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that different dosages of low level laser therapy have on human skin cell migration. Normal newborn foreskin fibroblasts were seeded into a four well chamber microscope slide. Cellular monolayers were inflicted with three standardized wounds per well. Following the wounding of cells, each well received low level laser therapy once from a 635 nm laser at one of four treatment dosages (0.0 J/cm 2, 1.0 J/cm2, 1.5 J/cm2, 2.0 J/cm 2) with a power output of 11.5 mW. Digital images were recorded immediately following wounding, and every hour thereafter for …

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Internet Utilization As A Medium For Training Employees In Multi-Unit Restaurants, Dipendra Singh Jan 2006

Internet Utilization As A Medium For Training Employees In Multi-Unit Restaurants, Dipendra Singh

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Employee turnovers costs for multi-unit restaurant companies amount to millions of dollars each year. A large amount is spent on training new employees, so that the service and product standards can be maintained throughout the outlets. However, very little attention is being paid to the Internet as an efficient and cost effective medium for training employees; The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between multi-unit restaurant companies and their current and perceived future Internet usage for employee training. Multi-unit restaurant companies with different annual revenues were categorized and examined for the extent of Internet usage in training; …

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Computational Modeling Of Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Cell For Hydrogen Production, Shanthi P Katukota Jan 2006

Computational Modeling Of Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Cell For Hydrogen Production, Shanthi P Katukota

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Numerical simulations of electrochemical process for hydrogen production were performed for the purpose of examining the phenomena occurring within the proton exchange membrane (PEM) water splitting cell. A steady-state isothermal two dimensional model of the cell is developed. Finite element method was used to solve the multi-component transport model coupled with flow in porous medium, charge balance and electrochemical kinetics; Parametric studies were performed based on appropriate mass balances, transport, and electrochemical kinetics applied to the cell. It is observed that, as the water on the anode side flows from the inlet to the outlet, the mass fraction of oxygen …

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Post-Implant Dosimetry Analysis Of Brachytherapy Patients Using Pre And Post-Implant Mri, Deana Lee Tuttle Jan 2006

Post-Implant Dosimetry Analysis Of Brachytherapy Patients Using Pre And Post-Implant Mri, Deana Lee Tuttle

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Post-implant dosimetry analysis is a critical step in brachytherapy for identifying the quality of the implant based on seed localization in relation to the volume of the prostate. However, the accuracy of post-implant dosimetry analysis is dependent on accurate delineation of the prostate from surrounding tissue in post-implant CT images. Research has shown that adequately delineate the prostate from surrounding tissue in CT images is difficult, resulting in significant variation between the dose received by the prostate and the dose prescribed by the physician. This research compared prostate volumes delineated from pre-implant US, post-implant CT, and pre and post-implant MR …

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News From The South Carolina Library Association V.4 N.1 01/2006 Jan 2006

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.4 N.1 01/2006

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.4 n.1 01/2006

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Life Into Art: Solzhenitsyn’S Bread Of Life, Ruth Trimmer Jan 2006

Life Into Art: Solzhenitsyn’S Bread Of Life, Ruth Trimmer

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

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Standard Specifications For Road And Bridge Construction, March 1, 2006, Part 8 - Roadside Development, Tennessee. Department Of Transportation. Jan 2006

Standard Specifications For Road And Bridge Construction, March 1, 2006, Part 8 - Roadside Development, Tennessee. Department Of Transportation.

TDOT Standard Specifications

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Improved Techniques For Estimation Of Paved Road Pm(10) Emissions, Geisa Bittencourt Rodrigues Jan 2006

Improved Techniques For Estimation Of Paved Road Pm(10) Emissions, Geisa Bittencourt Rodrigues

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

AP-42 Emission Factors were analyzed for trends over time and dependence on roadway classification and improvements. Local roads presented a significant decrease in Emission Factor over time for pooled data. Local road Emission Factors were significantly higher than Collector and Minor Arterial Emission Factors for pooled data. Differences in AP-42 Emission Factor between the Collectors and Minor arterials were not statistically significant; however the differences between Local and either Collector or Minor arterials were statistically significant. Individual analysis of each road show that two Locals and two Minor arterials (among 30 different sites) presented a significant decrease with time. Year …

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A Decision Support Tool To Identify Countermeasures For Pedestrian Safety, Madhuri Uddaraju Jan 2006

A Decision Support Tool To Identify Countermeasures For Pedestrian Safety, Madhuri Uddaraju

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Enhancing pedestrian safety and providing a pedestrian-friendly environment are key goals for urban planning and public works organizations. The primary tasks to be accomplished in enhancing pedestrian safety include identifying high pedestrian risk locations and implementing appropriate countermeasures to minimize the risks. The selection of such countermeasures to address specific pedestrian safety concerns should be done based on factors that influence the risks. A methodology to identify suitable countermeasures for various scenarios is developed in this research. The factors considered for selection are crash contributing factors, roadway functional class, posted speed limits, type of location (intersection/non-intersection), vulnerable age groups of …

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Character Strengths And Psychological Well-Being As Predictors Of Life Satisfaction Among Multicultural Populations, Alejandro Patricio Yanez Jan 2006

Character Strengths And Psychological Well-Being As Predictors Of Life Satisfaction Among Multicultural Populations, Alejandro Patricio Yanez

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine if facets of character strengths and psychological well being differentially predicted life satisfaction among four racial groups in a sample of 572 university students. Participants completed assessment instruments measuring character strengths, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction. Regarding character strengths, the following were predictive of life satisfaction: Caucasians, intellectual strengths and emotional strengths; African Americans and Hispanic Americans, theological strengths; and Asian Americans, theological strengths, emotional strengths, and intellectual strengths. Regarding psychological well-being, the following were predictive of life satisfaction: Caucasians, self-acceptance and environmental mastery; African Americans, none of the domains; Hispanic Americans, …

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Becoming Phonemically Aware: A Study On The Role Of Assistance In Language Learning, Carey W Roybal-Benson Jan 2006

Becoming Phonemically Aware: A Study On The Role Of Assistance In Language Learning, Carey W Roybal-Benson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This was a Sociocultural study of second language learning involving Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky, 1978; & Newman and Holzman, 1993), phonemic awareness (Adams, 1990, Lieberman & Shankweiler, 1985), and dynamic assessment (Campione and Brown, 1987; Feuerstein, 1979; and Budoff, 1987). This inquiry was aimed at understanding how assistance functions in second language learning, uncovering student abilities in collaboration through an L2 dynamic assessment of phonemic awareness, and determining what information is available with an L2 dynamic assessment of phonemic awareness. This investigation illuminated teacher-to-student and student-to-student assistance in assessing/learning a second language during a Dynamic Assessment of L2 …

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Access To Healthcare In North Dakota Through Telemedicine, Peggy Vaagen Jan 2006

Access To Healthcare In North Dakota Through Telemedicine, Peggy Vaagen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Of Prescription Medicines In North Dakota, Tara Lacher Jan 2006

The Effects Of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Of Prescription Medicines In North Dakota, Tara Lacher

Theses and Dissertations

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Transport And Subsequent Remediation Of N-Hexadecane In Dry Concrete, Shannon L. Nelson Jan 2006

Transport And Subsequent Remediation Of N-Hexadecane In Dry Concrete, Shannon L. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Impact Of The Nursing Workforce Shortages On Rural Healthcare, Sandy Gerving Jan 2006

The Impact Of The Nursing Workforce Shortages On Rural Healthcare, Sandy Gerving

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Leachability Of Trace Elements From Biomass Fly Ash Samples, Mandar R. Gadgil Jan 2006

The Leachability Of Trace Elements From Biomass Fly Ash Samples, Mandar R. Gadgil

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Changing Economic Incentives In Long-Term Care, R. Tamara Konetzka Jan 2006

Changing Economic Incentives In Long-Term Care, R. Tamara Konetzka

Center for Policy Research

Just as managed care has changed utilization and incentives in other parts of health care, there is a whole set of incentives built around long-term care that really matter. For example, if nursing homes have a financial incentive to hospitalize people with certain health conditions, then in the long run they are not going to develop the programs and invest in the resources to treat those people in the facility. Instead they're going to use those resources to stay in business or to provide other types of care. And while we can assume that policymakers do not create regulations that …

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Mid-Western Educational Research Association 2006 Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Craig A. Mertler Jan 2006

Mid-Western Educational Research Association 2006 Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Craig A. Mertler

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Call for Proposals

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Ohio’S Fiscal Year 2006–2007 Budget: Primary, Secondary, And Higher Education, Bill Harris Jan 2006

Ohio’S Fiscal Year 2006–2007 Budget: Primary, Secondary, And Higher Education, Bill Harris

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The State of Ohio has found itself as the cross-roads of reform efforts in education. In his address President Bill Harris highlights features of the 2006–2007 budget related to educational reform.

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Retention Of African Americans In Gifted Education: Lessons Learned From Higher Education, James L. Moore, Donna Y. Ford, Delila Owens, Ted Hall, Melendez Byrd, Malik Henfield, Gilman W. Whiting Jan 2006

Retention Of African Americans In Gifted Education: Lessons Learned From Higher Education, James L. Moore, Donna Y. Ford, Delila Owens, Ted Hall, Melendez Byrd, Malik Henfield, Gilman W. Whiting

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Predominately White institutions of higher education have focused a considerable amount of attention on the underrepresentation of African American and other ethnically diverse students in colleges and universities. To address this problem, colleges and universities have focused not just on recruitment but also on the retention of African American students in these predominately White institutions. They have recognized that efforts to address underrepresentation cannot be limited to recruitment efforts; they must also consider factors associated with retention in the underrepresentation equation. We contend that gifted education embodies many of the same attributes, challenges, and barriers that predominately White colleges and …

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Front Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers Jan 2006

Front Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Front Matter

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Was Busing The Problem?, Joseph Watras Jan 2006

Was Busing The Problem?, Joseph Watras

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

On 15 April 2002, the Dayton Board of Education, the Ohio State Department of Education, and the NAACP reached an agreement ending busing for racial balance in the city schools. Participants agreed that the era for litigated desegregation was over because busing had failed to raise academic achievement of African American children and court ordered racial balance caused white families to move to the suburbs. While this picture of racial desegregation fueled efforts to enhance the education of Dayton youth, it disguised the cause of the suburban sprawl that was endangering the region.

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Multi-Context Use Of Language: Toward Effective Thinking And Planning For Curriculum, Anne D'Antonio Stinson, William Chandler, M. Virginia Epps, Melissa Frieberg Jan 2006

Multi-Context Use Of Language: Toward Effective Thinking And Planning For Curriculum, Anne D'Antonio Stinson, William Chandler, M. Virginia Epps, Melissa Frieberg

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The flexible, multi-contextual use of language is essential to integrated learning and thinking. Likewise, learning and thinking in an integrated way is essential to multi-dimensional teaching. This study examines the ways pre-service secondary teachers define their subjects. Students enrolled in a secondary reading methods course were asked to provide multiple definitions for a predetermined list of critical vocabulary terms common to multiple disciplines. We used these definitions to measure participants’ level of sophistication with regard to the multi-context use of language. Participants’ responses illuminated implications for curriculum development in secondary schools including the need for models for pre- and in-service …

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