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The Involvement Of Calcium And Map Kinase Signaling Pathways In The Production Of Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects, Fiona Lyng, Paula Maguire, B. Mcclean, C. Seymour, Carmel Mothersill Jan 2006

The Involvement Of Calcium And Map Kinase Signaling Pathways In The Production Of Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects, Fiona Lyng, Paula Maguire, B. Mcclean, C. Seymour, Carmel Mothersill

Articles

Much evidence now exists regarding radiation-induced bystander effects, but the mechanisms involved in the transduction of the signal are still unclear. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways have been linked to growth factor-mediated regulation of cellular events such as proliferation, senescence, differentiation and apoptosis. Activation of multiple MAPK pathways such as the ERK, JNK and p38 pathways have been shown to occur after exposure of cells to radiation and a variety of other toxic stresses. Previous studies have shown oxidative stress and calcium signaling to be important in radiation-induced bystander effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate …

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Steering By Engagement:Towards An Integrated Planning And Evaluation Framework In Higher Education Institutes, Deirdre Lillis Jan 2006

Steering By Engagement:Towards An Integrated Planning And Evaluation Framework In Higher Education Institutes, Deirdre Lillis

Conference papers

Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) worldwide are investing significant resources in strategic planning and self study programs to improve institutional performance. Both are expensive undertakings in terms of the time invested by participants and it is not unusual to see both programs underway in a HEI at the same time. The underlying knowledge produced about the challenges facing the Institution and the necessary responses can be broadly similar although their methodologies and presentation may differ. This paper reports on the comparative effectiveness of three strategic planning and three self study programs undertaken in one HEI over an 8 year timeframe under …

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Wglt Program Guide, January-February, 2006, Illinois State University Jan 2006

Wglt Program Guide, January-February, 2006, Illinois State University

WGLT Program Guides

This guide details programming for WGLT, a public radio station owned by Illinois State University.

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Activist Training In The Academy: Developing A Master's Program In Environmental Advocacy And Organizing At Antioch New England Graduate School, Steve Chase Jan 2006

Activist Training In The Academy: Developing A Master's Program In Environmental Advocacy And Organizing At Antioch New England Graduate School, Steve Chase

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This curriculum action research study begins by raising the question of whether environmental studies programs within higher education should launch activist training programs for public interest advocates and grassroots organizers working for nonprofit organizations focused on environmental protection, corporate accountability, and social justice. Answering that question in the affirmative, the study then focuses on the theoretical issues underlying the creation of activist training programs within the academy, specifically within environmental studies programs, and reports on a case study of the successful development of a master’s program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing. The first section on theoretical issues focuses first on …

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An Exploration Of Theories Of Action In Leadership Development: A Case Study, Scott J. Allen Jan 2006

An Exploration Of Theories Of Action In Leadership Development: A Case Study, Scott J. Allen

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The central purpose of the present study was to examine how academic notions of leadership development compare and contrast with the theory of action that guides corporate leadership development initiatives. A secondary purpose was to analyze the process and potential extensions of the user-focused theory of action approach. Initial findings suggest that the user-focused theory of action approach is transferable to the case studied. In addition, an analysis of the leadership development literature and the Frontline Leadership Excellence System yielded a thought-provoking comparison of theory and practice. The study also provided an analysis of literature gaps and useful suggestions regarding …

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Value Creation And Value Capture In Non-Profit Partnerships, Beth Birmingham Jan 2006

Value Creation And Value Capture In Non-Profit Partnerships, Beth Birmingham

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The purpose of this research is to study how non-profit organizations create value from partnerships, specifically, partnerships between academic institutions and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Apart from the goals of the partnership per se, how do they create long term value for their respective organizations separate from the partnership outcomes? Educational partnerships between academic institutions and other sectors have become common and somewhat necessary in the past decade. The NGOs examined in this study benefited from partnership with an academic institution in the areas of staff development and organizational capacity building. The universities in this study benefited from direct involvement …

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Age Matters: The Cognitive Strategies And Benefits Of Learning Among College-Degreed Older Adults, Bruce Campbell Jan 2006

Age Matters: The Cognitive Strategies And Benefits Of Learning Among College-Degreed Older Adults, Bruce Campbell

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study explored learning among college-degreed adults who were 60 to 98 years of age. Its purpose was three-fold. It sought to describe what participants learned, the cognitive strategies they used, and the perceived benefits they gained from learning. Study participants included 35 adults with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Twenty were men and fifteen were women. All claimed to be active learners at the outset of the study. Descriptive research methodology was used for data collection. It consisted of interviews using both phenomenological and semi-structured questions and a focus group that elaborated upon interview results. Data indicated that: …

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Portrait Of An Urban Elementary School: Place-Based Education, School Culture, And Leadership, Michael Thomas Duffin Jan 2006

Portrait Of An Urban Elementary School: Place-Based Education, School Culture, And Leadership, Michael Thomas Duffin

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study explored the interaction between place-based education, school culture, and leadership at one elementary school in an inner city section of Boston, MA. The centerpiece is a stand alone research portrait that tells a story about how an external program, a willing and ready school community, and a skillful school leader reinforced each other to achieve a shared vision under challenging conditions. From an under-subscribed school in chaos and lacking focus, the subject school transformed into a vibrant, highly sought school with a pervasive, environmentally-oriented culture and curriculum. Portraiture methods were adapted to a utilization-focused evaluation purpose, drawing on …

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Telling Our Stories: A Phenomenological Study Of The Leader’S Gendered Experience Of Self-Disclosing, Dee Giffin Flaherty Jan 2006

Telling Our Stories: A Phenomenological Study Of The Leader’S Gendered Experience Of Self-Disclosing, Dee Giffin Flaherty

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Leadership is a personal process that involves creating communities and influencing change through relationships of influence. This research explores one aspect of leadership, that of self-disclosing. The self-disclosure of leaders affects all aspects of leadership. Self-disclosure is personal in that people’s voices are unique and come from their sense of self. The appropriate use of self-disclosure can facilitate increased self-awareness, and greater mental and physical health. Leaders can influence change by the strategic sharing of their disclosures. Communities are built when people can identify with leaders stories and be guided toward a shared vision. The purpose of this study is …

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We Take From It What We Need: A Portraiture Approach To Understanding A Social Movement Through The Power Of Story And Storytelling Leadership, Karen Lynn Gilliam Jan 2006

We Take From It What We Need: A Portraiture Approach To Understanding A Social Movement Through The Power Of Story And Storytelling Leadership, Karen Lynn Gilliam

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study examined a social movement through the power of story and storytelling and its influence on behavior from a purposeful sampling of individuals who heard the story of Joan Southgate’s journey. Ms. Southgate, a 73-year-old African-American, walked the 519 miles of the underground-railroad across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and into Canada. The grand narrative of the underground-railroad is a never-ending story, subject to change with each re-telling and/or unveiling of polyphonic microstories. Stories have the ability to capture emotion and reason, hearts and minds. While storytelling is thought to be a most powerful means of communicating, very little scholarly …

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Adjusting The Margins: Building Bridges Between Deaf And Hearing Cultures Through Performance Arts, Luane Ruth Davis Haggerty Jan 2006

Adjusting The Margins: Building Bridges Between Deaf And Hearing Cultures Through Performance Arts, Luane Ruth Davis Haggerty

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study addresses a gap in scholarship on leadership styles in the Deaf community. There is an invisible style of leadership differing from the mainstream culture not previously addressed in the literature at any depth. My study is composed of three interlocking parts; the practice of anthropology: fieldwork, analysis, and presentation. The foundation for my fieldwork, is an "archeology of the structure of the perceived world" (Merleau-Ponty), using the holding environment of the rehearsal process and the structural process of an acting technique called Del-Sign. Del-Sign is a fusion acting style created by combining American Sign Language and the Delsarte …

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Leadership As Teaching: Mapping The Thinking Of Administrators And Teachers, Mary Ellen Steele-Pierce Jan 2006

Leadership As Teaching: Mapping The Thinking Of Administrators And Teachers, Mary Ellen Steele-Pierce

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Leading and teaching both involve processes that permit others to transform their thinking. Yet there has been little systematic, empirical research to connect the two. This exploratory study examines K-12 educational leadership asking: What are the similarities and differences in the ways school administrators think about "leading" compared to the ways teachers think about "teaching"? This mixed methods study offers an examination of whether administrators think about their work in terms of "the vital teaching role of leadership" (Burns, 1978, p. 425) by creating and comparing three sets of concept maps, one for teachers and administrators and one for each …

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Selecting Leadership: An Analysis Of Predictors In Assessing Leadership Potential, Andrea L. Zavakos Jan 2006

Selecting Leadership: An Analysis Of Predictors In Assessing Leadership Potential, Andrea L. Zavakos

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of leadership using a newly developed assessment for leadership selection within the healthcare industry by comparing assessment scores to supervisor rankings of the subjects. The study population consisted of 195 employees of 11 different hospitals. Each of the participants completed the Healthcare Leadership Inventory (HLI) assessment; their immediate supervisors completed performance ratings for them. None of the instruments were designed by the researcher. The dependent variable of the study was the supervisor-provided factor of Promotion Potential. Stepwise multiple regression was the main analytical approach. The analysis yielded two predictors of leadership …

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Parents As Navigators: How Caregivers Of Children With Mental Health Difficulties Find Supports In The Workplace, Eileen M. Brennan, Marlene Penn, Katherine J. Huffstutter, Jennifer R. Bradley, Julie M. Rosenzweig Jan 2006

Parents As Navigators: How Caregivers Of Children With Mental Health Difficulties Find Supports In The Workplace, Eileen M. Brennan, Marlene Penn, Katherine J. Huffstutter, Jennifer R. Bradley, Julie M. Rosenzweig

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Presentation given at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, February 2006.

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"Come Pick Up Your Child!" Integrating Work And Family Life For Parents Of School-Aged Children With Mental Health Challenges, Eileen M. Brennan, Ana Maria Brannan, Judy Kendall, Jennifer R. Bradley, Katherine J. Huffstutter Jan 2006

"Come Pick Up Your Child!" Integrating Work And Family Life For Parents Of School-Aged Children With Mental Health Challenges, Eileen M. Brennan, Ana Maria Brannan, Judy Kendall, Jennifer R. Bradley, Katherine J. Huffstutter

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Our research team sought to discover the factors that lead to the unemployment of parents of children with mental health disorders. Our preliminary analyses and findings are reported in this presentation. We controlled for factors that affect participation in the paid workforce for parents in general: (a) child age, (b) level of caregiver education, and (c) the number of children in the household. We also introduced factors that pertain specifically to families that have children with emotional or behavioral disorders: the level of the child's internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and the number of child absences from school. Our research was …

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The Challenge Of Reconciling The Competing Principles Within The Law Of Foreign Investment With Special Reference To The Recent Trend In The Interpretation Of The Term Expropriation, Surya P. Subedi Jan 2006

The Challenge Of Reconciling The Competing Principles Within The Law Of Foreign Investment With Special Reference To The Recent Trend In The Interpretation Of The Term Expropriation, Surya P. Subedi

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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Return To Sender: Reconsidering Prisoner Correspondence Under Article 8 In Dankevich V. Ukraine, Alexander Sario Jan 2006

Return To Sender: Reconsidering Prisoner Correspondence Under Article 8 In Dankevich V. Ukraine, Alexander Sario

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Pfizer's Viagra Patent And The Promise Of Patent Protection In China, Jeffrey A. Andrews Jan 2006

Pfizer's Viagra Patent And The Promise Of Patent Protection In China, Jeffrey A. Andrews

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Bosal Holding Bv V. Staatssecretaris Van Financien: The Ecj Moves The Eu Closer To Unlegislated Harmonization Of Corporate Taxes, Justin Bowen Jan 2006

Bosal Holding Bv V. Staatssecretaris Van Financien: The Ecj Moves The Eu Closer To Unlegislated Harmonization Of Corporate Taxes, Justin Bowen

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

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Jury Trials In Japan, Robert M. Bloom Jan 2006

Jury Trials In Japan, Robert M. Bloom

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

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New Medium, Old Free Speech Regimes: The Historical And Ideological Foundations Of French & American Regulation Of Bias-Motivated Speech And Symbolic Expression On The Internet, Lyombe Eko Jan 2006

New Medium, Old Free Speech Regimes: The Historical And Ideological Foundations Of French & American Regulation Of Bias-Motivated Speech And Symbolic Expression On The Internet, Lyombe Eko

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

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Fish Landings, Discards And Benthic Material From Demersal Trawling In The Western English Channel (Ices Viie), Stephen Paul Cotterell Jan 2006

Fish Landings, Discards And Benthic Material From Demersal Trawling In The Western English Channel (Ices Viie), Stephen Paul Cotterell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This study examined the impact of inshore single boat otter trawling from Newlyn, Looe, Plymouth and Salcombe and pair boat demersal trawling from Looe and Plymouth on the benthic environment off the SW peninsula of the UK between 1998 and 2000. Fish and shellfish species (54 and 11 species respectively) were measured at sea and the non-fish material (124 species) was analysed later. Overall 79.8% of the sample was landed fish and shellfish, 15.8 % was discarded fishes and 4.4 % was invertebrates and other material (by weight). Related information about the substrate and tide were generated from British Geological …

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Career Paths Of Distance Education Librarians: A Profile Of Current Practitioners Subscribed To The Offcamp Listserv, Allyson Washburn Jan 2006

Career Paths Of Distance Education Librarians: A Profile Of Current Practitioners Subscribed To The Offcamp Listserv, Allyson Washburn

Faculty Publications

A growing number of institutions are offering courses and degrees via distance education, however distance education librarianship is a relatively new and often less defined field of librarianship. This paper will present the results of a survey to discover career paths leading to distance education librarianship. Based on a survey of subscribers to the OFFCAMP listserv, it asked questions such as: Is there a typical career path? Does previous or continuing work in other library units benefit a distance education librarian? What are the most important qualifications for a distance education librarian? Profiles of the education and experience of distance …

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Commercial Arbitration In The Islamic Middle East, Arthur J. Gemmell Jan 2006

Commercial Arbitration In The Islamic Middle East, Arthur J. Gemmell

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Advances In Technology And Their Implications For Global Pharmaceutical Development, Edison T. Liu Jan 2006

Advances In Technology And Their Implications For Global Pharmaceutical Development, Edison T. Liu

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Should We Have Gm Crops?, Paul B. Thompson Jan 2006

Should We Have Gm Crops?, Paul B. Thompson

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

The title question is evaluated in light of three key sub-issues: consumer rights of exit with respect to consumption of GM crops, environmental risk from GM crops and the effectiveness of the scientific community in addressing non-technical issues that have been raised by GM crops. Three key theses are argued. U.S. labeling policy for GM crops provides only tenuous protection for a consumer's ethical right to eat a diet that conforms to religious, cultural or politically based values. Environmental risks, though real, have been overstated by critics of GM crops, who have ignored significant environmental risks from non-GM agricultural technologies. …

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Human Clones And International Human Rights, Kerry Macintosh Jan 2006

Human Clones And International Human Rights, Kerry Macintosh

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

The United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning calls upon member states to prohibit all forms of human cloning. However, the Declaration is nonbinding and will not put a stop to cloning around the world. Scientists will continue to clone embryos in their quest to develop stem cell therapies, ultimately, their work will facilitate the birth of human clones.;Once born, human clones will be entitled to all of the rights and freedoms enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), without distinction based on their birth via asexual reproduction or …

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Patent Controls On Gm Crop Farming, Janice M. Mueller Jan 2006

Patent Controls On Gm Crop Farming, Janice M. Mueller

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

Patents on genetically modified (GM) crop technology arm their owners with powerful control over farmers' ability to grow, harvest, distribute, and profit from GM crops. No clearer example exists than the April 2004 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, in which the court upheld Monsanto's licensing practice of forbidding farmers to save seed from patented GM crops for replanting. By forcing farmers to buy new GM seed each season, the McFarling II decision disproportionately impacts small farmers and concentrates GM crop growth among larger agribusinesses better positioned to bear the …

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Harmonizing Race: Competing Regulatory Paradigms Of Racial Categorization In International Drug Development, Jonathan Kahn Jan 2006

Harmonizing Race: Competing Regulatory Paradigms Of Racial Categorization In International Drug Development, Jonathan Kahn

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

This article examines the implications of U.S. federal and international regulatory mandates in the construction and circulation of racial categories in biomedical research and drug development. It will focus on the interface between two regulatory mandates in particular: the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Guideline Document E-5 on Ethnic Factors in the Acceptability of Foreign Clinical Data, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance for Industry: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials. The ostensible purpose of both of these guidelines is to promote more efficient and economical development of new pharmaceutical interventions. Underlying both Guidances …

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The Worth Of Consent: The Ethics Of Research In A Global Environment, Terry Kaan Jan 2006

The Worth Of Consent: The Ethics Of Research In A Global Environment, Terry Kaan

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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