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Gender, Persecution, And The International Criminal Court: Refugee Law’S Relevance To The Crime Against Humanity Of Gender-Based Persecution, Valerie Oosterveld Oct 2006

Gender, Persecution, And The International Criminal Court: Refugee Law’S Relevance To The Crime Against Humanity Of Gender-Based Persecution, Valerie Oosterveld

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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The Freedom To Manifest Religious Belief: An Analysis Of The Necessity Clauses Of The Iccpr And The Echr, M. Todd Parker Oct 2006

The Freedom To Manifest Religious Belief: An Analysis Of The Necessity Clauses Of The Iccpr And The Echr, M. Todd Parker

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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The New Global Financial Landscape: Why Egregious International Corporate Fraud Should Be Cognizable Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Joel Slawotsky Oct 2006

The New Global Financial Landscape: Why Egregious International Corporate Fraud Should Be Cognizable Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Joel Slawotsky

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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It’S Getting Hot In Here: The Sec’S Regulation Of Climate Change Shareholder Proposals Under The Ordinary Business Exception, Sung Ho (Danny) Choi Oct 2006

It’S Getting Hot In Here: The Sec’S Regulation Of Climate Change Shareholder Proposals Under The Ordinary Business Exception, Sung Ho (Danny) Choi

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Creating An ‘Undeveloped Lands Protection Act’ For Farmlands, Forests, And Natural Areas, Terence J. Centner Oct 2006

Creating An ‘Undeveloped Lands Protection Act’ For Farmlands, Forests, And Natural Areas, Terence J. Centner

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Understanding And Protecting Natural Resources, Allan Kanner, Mary E. Ziegler Oct 2006

Understanding And Protecting Natural Resources, Allan Kanner, Mary E. Ziegler

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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World Religions And Clean Water Laws, Daryl Fisher-Ogden, Shelley Ross Saxer Oct 2006

World Religions And Clean Water Laws, Daryl Fisher-Ogden, Shelley Ross Saxer

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Confronting The Unconventional: Innovation And Transformation In Military Affairs, David Tucker Dr. Oct 2006

Confronting The Unconventional: Innovation And Transformation In Military Affairs, David Tucker Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Are there limits to military transformation? Or, if it seems obvious that there must be limits to transformation, what are they exactly, why do they arise, and how can we identify them so that we may better accomplish the transformation that the U.S. military is capable of? If limits to military change and transformation exist, what are the broader implications for national policy and strategy? The author offers some answers to these questions by analyzing the efforts of the French, British, and Americans to deal with irregular threats after World War II.

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Alliances And American National Security, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Dr. Oct 2006

Alliances And American National Security, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

One of the greatest challenges facing the United States today is the translation of its overwhelming might into effective influence. Traditionally, the United States has leveraged its power through bilateral and multilateral alliances. However, the end of the Cold War and the events of September 11, 2001, have led some policymakers and analysts to question the value of alliances in American foreign and defense policy. This monograph advocates that allies are more important than ever to the achievement of U.S. national security goals.

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The Divorce Decree, Communication, And The Structuration Of Coparenting Relationships In Stepfamilies, Paul Schrodt, Leslie A. Baxter, M. Chad Mcbride, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Mark A. Fine Oct 2006

The Divorce Decree, Communication, And The Structuration Of Coparenting Relationships In Stepfamilies, Paul Schrodt, Leslie A. Baxter, M. Chad Mcbride, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Mark A. Fine

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Using Giddens’s (1984) structuration theory, this study explored the communicative processes surrounding the divorce decree in coparenting relationships in stepfamilies. Participants included 21 adults who were coparenting children in stepfamilies who completed diary entries of all interactions with coparents over a 2-week period, and who completed follow-up interviews. Results revealed two structures of signification with respect to the divorce decree that enabled and constrained coparenting interactions. The first signification structure was one in which the decree was framed as a legal document, dictating the rights and responsibilities of parenting, especially with respect to child access and financial issues. The second …

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Pichia Pastoris Fermentation Optimization: Energy State And Testing A Growth-Associated Model , Bradley A. Plantz, Jayanta Sinha, Lorelie Villarete, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Vicki Schlegel Oct 2006

Pichia Pastoris Fermentation Optimization: Energy State And Testing A Growth-Associated Model , Bradley A. Plantz, Jayanta Sinha, Lorelie Villarete, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Vicki Schlegel

Papers in Microbiology

A growth-associated model was applied to the production of recombinant ovine interferon-τ (rOvIFN-τ) with Pichia pastoris for the purpose of manufacturing pre clinical and clinical active material. This model predicts that product yields will be the greatest when the specific growth of the culture is maintained at a steady and optimal rate. However, rOvIFN-τ yields did not meet the expected linear model but most closely corresponded to a polynomial relationship. After transitioning from glycerol to methanol, product accumulated for 31–45 h, and then the yield decreased. This production shift, which has been termed decoupling, was clearly related to time on …

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“Sweeping The Heavens For A Comet”: Women, The Language Of Political Economy, And Higher Education In The United States, Ann Mari May Oct 2006

“Sweeping The Heavens For A Comet”: Women, The Language Of Political Economy, And Higher Education In The United States, Ann Mari May

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

The importance of increased levels of education in improving the status of women throughout the world is well established. Higher levels of education are associated with lower birth rates, higher incomes, and greater autonomy for women. Yet, women’s struggle to have a voice in higher education has been fraught with difficulties in the US and worldwide, particularly in overcoming widely held perceptions that limit their entrance into certain academic fields, tenured positions, and elite universities. This essay examines the role political economy has played in providing narratives that rationalize women’s limited participation in higher education. By examining the representation of …

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Effects Of Melatonin And Zinc On Glycemic Control In Type 2 Diabetic Patients Poorly Controlled With Metformin, Saad A. Hussain, Haitham M. Khadim, Ban H. Khalaf, Sajida H. Ismail, Khalid I. Hussein, Ahmed S. Sahib Oct 2006

Effects Of Melatonin And Zinc On Glycemic Control In Type 2 Diabetic Patients Poorly Controlled With Metformin, Saad A. Hussain, Haitham M. Khadim, Ban H. Khalaf, Sajida H. Ismail, Khalid I. Hussein, Ahmed S. Sahib

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This project was designed to evaluate the effects of melatonin and zinc on the glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with inadequate response to the oral hypoglycemic agent metformin. METHODS: A placebo controlled, double-blind clinical trial was performed at the Specialized Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Al-Rusafa Directorate of Health, Baghdad, Iraq during the period from February to July 2005, in which 46 type 2 diabetic patients were selected and allocated into 3 groups, these groups were treated with single daily oral doses of both 10 mg melatonin and 50 mg zinc acetate alone; 10 mg …

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Causes And Outcome Of Medication Errors In Hospitalized Patients, Huda M. Dibbi, Hanan F. Al-Abrashy, Waleed A. Hussain, Mohammad I. Fatani, Talal M. Karima Oct 2006

Causes And Outcome Of Medication Errors In Hospitalized Patients, Huda M. Dibbi, Hanan F. Al-Abrashy, Waleed A. Hussain, Mohammad I. Fatani, Talal M. Karima

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To develop better understanding of Medication Errors (MEs) in the health care sector, and to improve the error prevention services in the hospital. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study at the Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The medical records were reviewed for adult hospitalized patients from June 1, 2000 to June 30, 2002. Patients demographic data, types, and causes of MEs, were recorded. The contributing factors, frequency and patient9s outcome were also analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 2627 patient files were analyzed, 3963 errors were studied as follows: 1559 files contain one error, 800 files with 2 errors, …

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Cervical Cancer Screening With Pattern Of Pap Smear. Review Of Multicenter Studies, Fadwa J. Altaf Oct 2006

Cervical Cancer Screening With Pattern Of Pap Smear. Review Of Multicenter Studies, Fadwa J. Altaf

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of abnormal cervical smears and to compare the findings with earlier reported data from Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The study was divided into 2 parts. The prospective part was conducted at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital and a private laboratory by using the Bethesda System criteria and diagnostic entities in evaluating all the pap smears that were received during the period of January 2000 to December 2004. All reliable published literature on pap smear performed at different hospitals from 1990-2004, from the Western and Abha regions of Saudi Arabia were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 5132 …

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Initial Linguistic And Psychometric Validation Of The Arabic Version Of Nepean Dyspepsia Index, Mohamed S. Khalil, Saeed H. Wahass, Mohamed I. Yassawy Oct 2006

Initial Linguistic And Psychometric Validation Of The Arabic Version Of Nepean Dyspepsia Index, Mohamed S. Khalil, Saeed H. Wahass, Mohamed I. Yassawy

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To report the initial evaluation of the linguistic and psychometric validation of the Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI), as part of the ongoing research of quality of life among dyspeptic patients. METHODS: The Arabic version of the NDI was administered to 158 subjects (54 with non-ulcer dyspeptic [NUD]), 50 with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and 54 with no history of gastroenteritis disease), with a mean age of 46.6 and SD 10.7. All subjects answered the Arabic versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ), and the Short Form-12 Quality of Life (QOL) scale. We administered the final …

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Factors Influencing Retinoblastoma Patients/Siblings Compliance With Clinic Appointments, Jaafar A. Al-Obaid, Yousef Al-Megbel Oct 2006

Factors Influencing Retinoblastoma Patients/Siblings Compliance With Clinic Appointments, Jaafar A. Al-Obaid, Yousef Al-Megbel

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the compliance and non-compliance of retinoblastoma patients/siblings with their appointments at the Retinoblastoma Clinic in the Pediatric Division of a tertiary eye care center, and to evaluate the contributing factors. METHODS: This descriptive type of case series was conducted between May 1999 and May 2002 at the Retinoblastoma Clinic of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Retinoblastoma patients/siblings were surveyed when they attended the clinics. Each family was interviewed with the help of a close-ended questionnaire. The sample of patients and their siblings were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and their …

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School Backpack. How Much Load Do Saudi School Boys Carry On Their Shoulders?, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa Oct 2006

School Backpack. How Much Load Do Saudi School Boys Carry On Their Shoulders?, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the percentage of body weight represented by school backpacks, to determine the dimensions of school packs, and to identify the methods of carrying book bags by elementary school boys. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, using a multistage random sampling technique, was conducted during the Spring of 2005. Six elementary schools from Riyadh were included involving 702 Saudi boys in grade 1-6. Measures included body mass, height, biacromial and bi-iliac breadths, triceps and subscapular skinfolds, calculated fat percentage, school bag weight and dimensions. Students were also asked to respond to questions related to how they travel to and from …

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An Epidemiological Study Of Enuresis Among Primary School Children In Isfahan, Iran, Afshin Azhir, Ziba Frajzadegan, Atoosa Adibi, Behnood Hedayatpoor, Aliyar Fazel, Alireza Divband Oct 2006

An Epidemiological Study Of Enuresis Among Primary School Children In Isfahan, Iran, Afshin Azhir, Ziba Frajzadegan, Atoosa Adibi, Behnood Hedayatpoor, Aliyar Fazel, Alireza Divband

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of enuresis in primary school children in Iran and to determine the factors associated with this disorder. METHODS: A cross-sectional time-ordered study was performed at the Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan Medical University, Isfahan, Iran from September 2005 to January 2006. A total of 4500 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to parents of children aged 6-12 years attending 30 primary schools. RESULTS: From an overall response rate of 69.9%, enuresis was reported in 216 children (7%), comprising 6.2% for nocturnal enuresis according to ICD10 and 3.3% according to DSM IV, 0.5% for diurnal enuresis and 0.8% for …

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Qur-An, Human Embryology And Nutrition, Iftikhar A. Khattak, Niamat Ullah, Zia U. Din Oct 2006

Qur-An, Human Embryology And Nutrition, Iftikhar A. Khattak, Niamat Ullah, Zia U. Din

Saudi Medical Journal

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Role Of Methylprednisolone In Un-Resolving Cases Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Akmal A. Hameed, Hasan Mohamed, Suhaila E. Al-Jawder Oct 2006

Role Of Methylprednisolone In Un-Resolving Cases Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Akmal A. Hameed, Hasan Mohamed, Suhaila E. Al-Jawder

Saudi Medical Journal

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Cross-Leg Fasciocutaneous Flaps. Still A Valid Option For Reconstruction Of Traumatic Lower Extremity Defects, Samir Jabaiti, Bareqa Salah, Mahmoud Ababneh, Shaher El-Hadidy, Freih Abu-Hassan, Nidal A. Younes Oct 2006

Cross-Leg Fasciocutaneous Flaps. Still A Valid Option For Reconstruction Of Traumatic Lower Extremity Defects, Samir Jabaiti, Bareqa Salah, Mahmoud Ababneh, Shaher El-Hadidy, Freih Abu-Hassan, Nidal A. Younes

Saudi Medical Journal

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Botulinum Toxin As An Alternative For The Treatment Of Aesthetic Deformities, Fabio X. Nahas, Lydia M. Ferreira, Hazem T. Al-Ahmad, Mansoor Al-Qudah Oct 2006

Botulinum Toxin As An Alternative For The Treatment Of Aesthetic Deformities, Fabio X. Nahas, Lydia M. Ferreira, Hazem T. Al-Ahmad, Mansoor Al-Qudah

Saudi Medical Journal

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Crystals, Mud, Bapcpa, And The Structure Of Bankruptcy Decisionmaking, R. Wilson Freyermuth Oct 2006

Crystals, Mud, Bapcpa, And The Structure Of Bankruptcy Decisionmaking, R. Wilson Freyermuth

Faculty Publications

A critical feature of any legal system is its formal dispute resolution mechanism. From the perspective of a transactions lawyer, the dispute resolution process should be structured to accomplish (or at least contribute positively toward) doctrinal clarity.

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Racial Differences In Perception Of Breast Cancer Risk In Rural Southeast Georgia, Stuart H. Tedders, Anthony V. Parrillo, Karl E. Peace, Jannell R. Knight Oct 2006

Racial Differences In Perception Of Breast Cancer Risk In Rural Southeast Georgia, Stuart H. Tedders, Anthony V. Parrillo, Karl E. Peace, Jannell R. Knight

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

A university-public health collaborative was formed to more fully understand cancer risk among rural women in Georgia. Objectives: This study sought to gain an understanding of racial differences with regard to behavioral risk, perception of breast cancer risk, and perception of barriers to screening. Design: Differences in subjects’ risk and risk perception were assessed by creating, piloting, and administering a written survey at local health departments. Sample: A purposive sample of females enrolled in breast and cervical cancer screening programs in four rural counties in southeast Georgia (n = 147) were surveyed. Subjects were randomly invited to participate. Incentives were …

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Care Quality For Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries With Type 2 Diabetes Varies By Primary Care Provider Subspecialty, Robert M. Mayberry, Rita Finley, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Trobiand A. Davis Oct 2006

Care Quality For Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries With Type 2 Diabetes Varies By Primary Care Provider Subspecialty, Robert M. Mayberry, Rita Finley, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Trobiand A. Davis

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

The Georgia Medicaid primary care case management (PCCM) program, phased in over the 1994-1997 period, has now given way to a capitated managed care model of regional care management organizations (CMOs). Using Georgia Medicaid eligibility and provider claim data for 1996-1998, this study investigated diabetes care quality and whether it varied by primary care provider subspecialty in a longitudinal follow-up of newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes during the early phase of the PCCM program. Results indicated that the quality of diabetes care was suboptimal and varied significantly by PCP subspecialty, with patients seen by generalists least likely to …

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Pregnancy And Delivery Costs In Georgia Medicaid: Pccm Versus Fee-For-Service Enrollees, Chery Raskind-Hood, Kathleen E. Adams, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Robert M. Mayberry Oct 2006

Pregnancy And Delivery Costs In Georgia Medicaid: Pccm Versus Fee-For-Service Enrollees, Chery Raskind-Hood, Kathleen E. Adams, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Robert M. Mayberry

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

This study examines the enrollment, resource utilization, and prenatal care cost patterns among pregnant black and white women in Georgia’s PCCM program, Georgia Better Health Care (GBHC), compared with those acquiring pregnancy and delivery services through Georgia’s Fee for Service (FFS) sector. Birth certificate data from 1998 were linked with Medicaid enrollment and claims data from 1997 and 1998 to construct a retrospective pregnancy history for each Medicaid woman giving birth in Georgia hospitals in 1998. Total payments for pregnancy and delivery services and on the total number of prenatal care visits were derived for each woman in the sample. …

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Transparency In Financial Markets And Institutions: A Catholic Social Thought Perspective, Bridget Lyons, Lucjan T. Orlowski Oct 2006

Transparency In Financial Markets And Institutions: A Catholic Social Thought Perspective, Bridget Lyons, Lucjan T. Orlowski

WCBT Faculty Publications

We argue that transparency, or information disclosure by public and private sector institutions should be viewed as an important component of the Catholic Social Thought process. A higher degree of transparency by a single institution denotes revealing a greater magnitude of truthful information that leads to optimization of actions by other individuals and institutions, thus ultimately, to maximization of social welfare. Based on the precepts of Catholic Social Thought, more detailed and unbiased information allows individuals to make more truthful observations of reality that subsequently rationalize their judgment and actions. This is particularly relevant for financial markets and institutions that …

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Fabrication And Characterization Of Poly(Propylene Fumarate) Scaffolds With Controlled Pore Structures Using 3-Dimensional Printing And Injection Molding, Kee-Won Lee, Shanfeng Wang, Lichun Lu, Esmaiel Jabbari, Bradford L. Currier, Michael J. Yaszemski Oct 2006

Fabrication And Characterization Of Poly(Propylene Fumarate) Scaffolds With Controlled Pore Structures Using 3-Dimensional Printing And Injection Molding, Kee-Won Lee, Shanfeng Wang, Lichun Lu, Esmaiel Jabbari, Bradford L. Currier, Michael J. Yaszemski

Faculty Publications

Poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) is an injectable, biodegradable polymer that has been used for fabricating preformed scaffolds in tissue engineering applications because of in situ crosslinking characteristics. Aiming for understanding the effects of pore structure parameters on bone tissue ingrowth, 3-dimensional (3D) PPF scaffolds with controlled pore architecture have been produced in this study from computer-aided design (CAD) models. We have created original scaffold models with 3 pore sizes (300, 600, and 900 µm) and randomly closed 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30% of total pores from the original models in 3 planes. PPF scaffolds were fabricated by a series steps involving …

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Ursinus Magazine, Fall 2006, Wendy Greenberg, Rick Difeliciantonio, Vic Brown, Shawn Witt, Winnifred Cutler, Ethel Barnhill, Harry Dochelli, Lynne Edwards, Ronald Tempest, Jill Yamma, Mark D. Ellison Oct 2006

Ursinus Magazine, Fall 2006, Wendy Greenberg, Rick Difeliciantonio, Vic Brown, Shawn Witt, Winnifred Cutler, Ethel Barnhill, Harry Dochelli, Lynne Edwards, Ronald Tempest, Jill Yamma, Mark D. Ellison

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • News flash: Campaign exceeds $115 million goal • Bomberger getting ready to take its place • The Ursinus Annual Fund is opening doors • Research was hot during summer at Ursinus: Summer Fellows • Myrin Library featured on magazine cover • Ursinus in the news • Ursinus commencement: Welcome, Ursinus' newest alumni! • Meet the Class of 2010: How a wild admissions season panned out • NSC: The alumni admissions effort recruits for Ursinus College • How to do almost anything better: Words of wisdom from Ursinus alumni • Highlights …

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