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Mental Health And Substance Abuse Services Preferences Among American Indian People Of The Northern Midwest, Melissa Lynn Walls, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt Dec 2006

Mental Health And Substance Abuse Services Preferences Among American Indian People Of The Northern Midwest, Melissa Lynn Walls, Kurt D. Johnson, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This study examines factors that influence preferences between traditional cultural and western mental health and substance use associated care among American Indians from the northern Midwest. Personal interviews were conducted with 865 parents/caretakers of tribally enrolled youth concerning their preferences for traditional/cultural and formal healthcare for mental health or substance abuse problems. Adults strongly preferred traditional informal services to formal medical services. In addition, formal services on reservation were preferred to off reservation services. To better serve the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of American Indians, traditional informal services should be incorporated into the current medical model.

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Switchgrass For Biomass Feedstock In The Usa, Matt Sanderson, Paul Adler, Akwasi Boateng, Michael Casler, Gautam Sarath Dec 2006

Switchgrass For Biomass Feedstock In The Usa, Matt Sanderson, Paul Adler, Akwasi Boateng, Michael Casler, Gautam Sarath

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Switchgrass has received much study for biomass feedstock production and conversion through research funded by the US-DOE and USDA during the past two decades. We have an improved understanding of the adaptation of existing cultivars and new cultivars with yield and adaptation improvements are now appearing. We also have a good understanding of the agronomics of switchgrass production, mainly from its use as a forage crop. There remain several constraints to switchgrass use in bioenergy cropping systems, including reliable establishment methods to obtain productive stands in the first year, targeted fertilization and nutrient management techniques to efficiently use nitrogen fertilizer, …

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Towards Effective Online Learning Implementation In Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions: Obstacles, Challenges And Opportunities, M Victor Dec 2006

Towards Effective Online Learning Implementation In Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions: Obstacles, Challenges And Opportunities, M Victor

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

This paper identifies and discusses several influential factors as well as opportunities, associated with effective- online learning implementation in Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions (THUs). Fourteen (14) THUs were surveyed, using face-to-face interviews in focus groups. The groups included Lecturers, Heads of ICT Departments, ICT Technical Personnel as well as Admi/:listrative Staff. Results indicate that mostly, problems with effective online implementation in THUs are centred on a severe scarcity of online resources and tools and that the main challenges lie in going beyond the process of integrating technology with their teaching curricular, so that training of both teaching and supporting staffs …

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2006 Breeding Bird Surveys At Six Riparian Sites In The Bureau Of Land Management, Taos Resource Area, Hawks Aloft, Inc. Dec 2006

2006 Breeding Bird Surveys At Six Riparian Sites In The Bureau Of Land Management, Taos Resource Area, Hawks Aloft, Inc.

Multi-Species Reports (Hawks Aloft)

No abstract provided.

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A New View Of Ridge Segmentation And Near-Axis Volcanism At The East Pacific Rise, 8˚–12˚N, From Em300 Multibeam Bathymetry, Scott M. White, Rachel M. Haymon, S M. Carbotte Dec 2006

A New View Of Ridge Segmentation And Near-Axis Volcanism At The East Pacific Rise, 8˚–12˚N, From Em300 Multibeam Bathymetry, Scott M. White, Rachel M. Haymon, S M. Carbotte

Faculty Publications

New, high-resolution bathymetry for the East Pacific Rise between 8˚N and 12˚N was collected over a6 km wide swath centered on the ridge axis using the 30 kHz Simrad EM300 multibeam system. Thecoverage area corresponds latitudinally to the designated Ridge2000 Integrated Studies Site (ISS) for fastspreading ridges. The EM300 data, gridded at 30 m latitude by 50 m longitude, represent a greater than 4Ximprovement in horizontal resolution over previously available multibeam data and a 2X improvement indepth resolution. The new bathymetry was used to update the locations and hierarchy of ridge offsets forthis area. Among the many applications for this …

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Wave Propagation In Nanofibers, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis Dec 2006

Wave Propagation In Nanofibers, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis

Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications

Surface effect on the longitudinal and flexural wave propagation in straight nanofibers/nanowires is studied within the framework of continuum mechanics. Modified Euler-Bernoulli and Rayleigh-Love rod equations and modified Timoshenko beam equation were developed to take into account the surface effect. It was found that surface tension/stress plays appreciable influence on the wave propagation in nanofibers/nanowires at very small diameters. Wave dispersion relations were presented in closed form, and numerical calculations were performed to show the variation of the phase velocity with the wave number at varying surface property and fiber diameter. The given results can be used as the theoretical …

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Factores De Sesgo Asociados A La Validez De La Evaluación Docente Universitaria: Un Modelo Jerárquico Lineal, Raziel Acevedo Álvarez, Nuria Mairena Rodríguez Dec 2006

Factores De Sesgo Asociados A La Validez De La Evaluación Docente Universitaria: Un Modelo Jerárquico Lineal, Raziel Acevedo Álvarez, Nuria Mairena Rodríguez

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The present study analyzes the variables that are intrinsically linked with the student, professor and class environment in relation to the university educational evaluation questionnaires. The participants in the study were 374 students with an age mean of 19.9 and 29 professors with an age mean of 36 from 3 different departments at the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) at the city of Guanacaste. The hierarchical lineal models were used for the data analysis, a quantitative methodology which facilitates the evaluation of the determinants which affect the results of the study. However, only four of these determinants were associated with …

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/34 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/34 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Factores de sesgo asociados a la validez de la evaluación docente universitaria: un modelo jerárquico lineal / Raziel Acevedo Álvarez [and] Nuria Mairena Rodríguez.

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Summary Of Matter Of Parental Rights As To A.J.G., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 117, Jenny Routheaux Dec 2006

Summary Of Matter Of Parental Rights As To A.J.G., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 117, Jenny Routheaux

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal of a district court order terminating parental rights.

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Summary Of Skender V. Brunsonbuilt Constr. & Dev. Co., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Chris Stein Dec 2006

Summary Of Skender V. Brunsonbuilt Constr. & Dev. Co., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Chris Stein

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a district court judgment entered on a jury verdict in a constructional defect case and an order awarding interest, costs, and attorney fees.

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Summary Of State, Bd. Of Equalization V. Bakst, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 116, Jenny Routheaux Dec 2006

Summary Of State, Bd. Of Equalization V. Bakst, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 116, Jenny Routheaux

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal of a district court order granting a petition for judicial review and reversing a decision of the Nevada State Board of Equalization that affirmed property tax assessments in Washoe County.

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Summary Of Washoe Med. Ctr. V. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 110, Aubree Nielsen Dec 2006

Summary Of Washoe Med. Ctr. V. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 110, Aubree Nielsen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

An appeal involving an issue of first impression – whether a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action may amend her complaint, under NRCP 15(a), to comply with NRS 41A.071, which requires that complaints for medical malpractice be accompanied by a medical expert affidavit.

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Journalism Student Lands National Syndication, Video Sequences, Camille Breland Dec 2006

Journalism Student Lands National Syndication, Video Sequences, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Talking with University of Mississippi student Keith Woernle is like being the butt of every joke, except it's funny.

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Scalp Burns: Evaluation Of Electrical Versus Thermal Scalp Injury, Ahmed A.K.Mohammed Nawres Dec 2006

Scalp Burns: Evaluation Of Electrical Versus Thermal Scalp Injury, Ahmed A.K.Mohammed Nawres

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Scalp burns present as functional and aesthetic problems. The line of management depends mainly on the depth of burn wound and the presence or absence of underlying bone involvement. OBJECTIVE: We demonstrate the differences between thermal and electrical scalp injuries regarding depth and management. METHODS: Records of all burned patients admitted to Hilla General Teaching Hospital between April 2004 and June 2006 were reviewed. Ten patients with electrical scalp injuries were identified and compared with twenty patients with thermal scalp burn. RESULTS: The incidence of calvarial bone involvement was 100 % in electrical scalp injured patients while all …

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An Echocardiographic Study Of Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Safa Ez-Aldeen Al-Mukhtar Dec 2006

An Echocardiographic Study Of Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Safa Ez-Aldeen Al-Mukhtar

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Valvular heart disease is the most important cardiacmanifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We performed a study to determine the relation of valvular disease to other clinical features of lupus, the type and the incidence of valvular heart disease in SLE patients. METHODS: We performed transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and rheumatologic evaluations in 56 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The echocardiographic findings were compared with those in 40 healthy volunteers. RESULT: Abnormal valvular Echocardiographic findings were multiple valvular abnormalities found in 21 patients (37.5%), were distributed in three groups according of valvular involvement: (Group1) included patients with anatomical and …

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Comments On Surgical Management Of Penetrating Duodenal Injuries, Talib A. Majid, Raafat R. Ahmad Dec 2006

Comments On Surgical Management Of Penetrating Duodenal Injuries, Talib A. Majid, Raafat R. Ahmad

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Duodenal injury is one of the most serious abdominal traumas that should be treated properly otherwise it may result in lethal complications. Aim: Is to apply simplified guidelines for the surgical management of duodenal injuries so that it might reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality. CASE SERIES: During the last three years, nine patients with duodenal fistula as a result of penetrating duodenal injury were referred to Gastrointestinal and Hepatology Teaching Hospital, all these patients were reviewed to determine the severity of the duodenal injury according to the Organ Injury Scale and to discuss the surgical procedure …

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Psychosocial Burden Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Preliminary Report, Jawad K. A. Al-Diwan Dec 2006

Psychosocial Burden Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Preliminary Report, Jawad K. A. Al-Diwan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes are faced with a complex set of challenges (developmental changes and demands of the disease). This study was carried out to assess the role of psychological, behavioral and social concern among Iraqi adolescents with type 1 diabetes. METHODS: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes were enrolled in the study from different diabetic centers in Baghdad from 1st June to 21st Dec. 2000. Each participant was interviewed individually. Full information including age, sex, duration, sport activity, frequent hospitalization, visits to diabetic clinic and educational level were included. Psychological burden was assessed by determination of social …

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Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni Dec 2006

Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement is a practical alternative to conventional steel rebars in concrete structures subjected to aggressive environments. the solution is attractive for bridge deck and rail applications, as it eliminates corrosion of the steel reinforcement, which is the major instrument of degradation. Due to the peculiar physical and mechanical characteristics of advanced composite materials, the design philosophy of FRP reinforced concrete (RC) structures differs from that of traditional RC. This paper introduces a systematic approach adopted for the structural and functional design of an open-post bridge railing reinforced with Glass FRP bars (GFRP) as …

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Volume 44, Number 36: December 28, 2006, University Of North Dakota Dec 2006

Volume 44, Number 36: December 28, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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Renovation Of Liberal Arts Facilities Provide More Space, New Technology, Lydia Hailman Dec 2006

Renovation Of Liberal Arts Facilities Provide More Space, New Technology, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Building and renovation projects dot the University of Mississippi campus, signaling upgrades that enhance the learning environment and add to the overall beauty of the award-winning grounds. Recent and ongoing work especially benefits the College of Liberal Arts.

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Summary Of Summers V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 112, Jason Ray Dec 2006

Summary Of Summers V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 112, Jason Ray

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a judgment of conviction, entered after jury verdict, for first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and assault with the use of a deadly weapon, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and assault with the use of a deadly weapon, and from sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Farmers' Perceptions Of Importance, Control Practices And Alternative Hosts Of Maize Stemborers In Uganda, T. Kalule, Z. R. Khan, G. Bigirwa, J. Alupo, S. Okanya, J. A. Pickett, L. J. Wadhams Dec 2006

Farmers' Perceptions Of Importance, Control Practices And Alternative Hosts Of Maize Stemborers In Uganda, T. Kalule, Z. R. Khan, G. Bigirwa, J. Alupo, S. Okanya, J. A. Pickett, L. J. Wadhams

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

A survey was conducted in Tororo, Bugiri and Kapchorwa districts in eastern and northeastern Uganda on farmers' perceptions of constraints in maize production. Farmers in Tororo and Bugiri consistently ranked stemborers and striga as the major production constraints in maize growing, while those in Kapchorwa ranked stemborers and lack of capital as the most important. Approximately 35 and 40% of the farmers in Tororo and Bugiri, respectively, identified stemborers as the 'caterpillar' that destroys their maize. In Kapchorwa, 50% of the farmers identified stemborers. Pesticide application was the most common control measure while the use of indigenous and cultural control …

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A Study Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers In Relation To Depth , Location Of The Ulcer And Patient's, Age And Sex., Ryath S.Al-Hemedawi Dec 2006

A Study Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers In Relation To Depth , Location Of The Ulcer And Patient's, Age And Sex., Ryath S.Al-Hemedawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Over a nine months period, extending from October, 2002 through July 2003, microorganisms were isolated and identified from foot ulcer infections of diabetic patients. The foot ulcers were clinically identified as superficial (dry, wet) or deep ,the depth of both superficial (wet, dry) and deep foot ulcers in relation to location, patient age and sex were studied from 60 patients of surgical wards. METHODS: The depth of different diabetic foot ulcers were measured by sterile cotton tip applicator inserted from the surface to the deepest point of the ulcer base. RESULTS: It was demonstrated that the superficial ulcers …

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Evaluation Of Bulbocavernosus Reflex In The Investigation Of Diabetic Impotence, Usama Al-Nasiri Dec 2006

Evaluation Of Bulbocavernosus Reflex In The Investigation Of Diabetic Impotence, Usama Al-Nasiri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The pathology of erectile dysfunction may be an autonomic neuropathy, vasculogenic, endocrine deficiency, psychological or a combination of these factors. This study was undertaken to determine the predictive value of Electrophysiological elicited Bulbocavernosus Reflex in discrimination between neurogenic and non- neurogenic impotence in diabetic patient. METHODS: Twenty five male diabetic patients were recruited from out-patients attending the urology department at AL-KADIMYA Teaching Hospital. Bulbocavernosus Reflex (BCR) was evaluated on all patients at AL- NAHRAIN College of Medicine department of physiology, using the methods described by Rushworth. RESULTS: Test sensitivity was 72%, while test specificity was 83.3%. An abnormal …

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Total Colectomy And Ileo-Rectal Anastamosis Versus Total Procto-Colectomy And Ileo-Anal (J) Pouch Anastamosis For Ulcerative Colitis, Zuhair R Al-Bahrani Dec 2006

Total Colectomy And Ileo-Rectal Anastamosis Versus Total Procto-Colectomy And Ileo-Anal (J) Pouch Anastamosis For Ulcerative Colitis, Zuhair R Al-Bahrani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to compare the outcome of two sphincter-saving operations for ulcerative colitis namely total colectomy & ileorectal anastamosis (TC-IR) retrospectively with total procto-colectomy & ileo-anal (j) pouch anastamosis (TC-IA) prospectively. METHODS: Surgery was indicated in 89(7.84%) among 1135 patients with ulcerative colitis of these; 57 subjected to TC-IR (Group A) during period 1968-1990 and 32 to TPC-IA (Group B) between 1991-2005, by Z R Al-Bahrani at the Medical City Teaching Hospital and Al-Mustansiria Private Hospital, Baghdad. RESULTS: Of these 89 patients, 41 were males and 48 were females. Mean (range) age in years …

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The Role Of Tamsulosin In The Management Of Lower Ureteric Stones., Ayad Ali Al-Beer Dec 2006

The Role Of Tamsulosin In The Management Of Lower Ureteric Stones., Ayad Ali Al-Beer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Recent Studies have reported outstanding results concerning medical expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureterolithiasis in terms of stone expulsion and control of colic pain. While ureteral intracorporeal and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy are recognized to be effective, the role of MET has not yet been established for the treatment of this disease. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of α1- adrenergic antagonist Tamsulosin in conservative therapy for patients with juxtavesical ureteral stones. METHODS: Sixty consecutive symptomatic patients with juxtavesical unilateral lower ureterolithiasis from the urologic consultation department in Baghdad Medical City were enrolled in this randomized prospective controlled study …

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Effect Of Pentoxifylline On The Outcome Of Artificial Inseminations, Saad S. Al-Dujaily Dec 2006

Effect Of Pentoxifylline On The Outcome Of Artificial Inseminations, Saad S. Al-Dujaily

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To highlight the effect of Motility Stimulant Pentoxifylline (PF) used to activate semen samples when managing couples suffering from primary Infertility due to either unexplained reasons or mild male factors by Artificial Insemination. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Institution of Infertility Treatment and Embryo Research, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad -Iraq. METHODS: Ninety four couples suffering from mild male or unexplained primary infertility were involved in this study. According to results of Postcoital test (PCT) performed to the participants prior to Insemination, they were divided into two groups. Group 1 (67 couples) women with positive (+ve) PCT (>5 motile sperm …

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Patients With Childhood Leukemia Are At High Risk For Transfusion-Transmitted Hbv And Hcv Infections, Ruqia M. Al-Barzinji Dec 2006

Patients With Childhood Leukemia Are At High Risk For Transfusion-Transmitted Hbv And Hcv Infections, Ruqia M. Al-Barzinji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This work presents estimation to the number of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among polytransfused leukemic children, who received chemotherapy. METHODS: A total of 88 serum specimens were collected from children with leukemia aged between 1-12 years (60 males and 28 females), attending Al-Mansoor Teaching Hospital, seen during the period from January to October 2004 to determine if the patients with childhood leukemia are at high risk for transfusion- transmitted HBV and HCV infections. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was used to determined infected and non infected individuals. RESULTS: Out of the …

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Primary Intramuscular Hydatid Cyst Of The Biceps Brachii Muscle Accurately Diagnosed Preoperatively., Karim Al-Araji Dec 2006

Primary Intramuscular Hydatid Cyst Of The Biceps Brachii Muscle Accurately Diagnosed Preoperatively., Karim Al-Araji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

CASE REPORT: A 43-year-old lady who presented with a soft tissue mass in the anterior aspect of the left upper arm which was enlarging over the last three years . The mass was painless and the patient was a febrile, without weight loss and denied any history of trauma. Physical examination revealed a non-tender, soft , fluctuant , nonpulsatile mass of about 4 , 3 , 3 cm in dimensions in the biceps brachii muscle and it was mobile with contraction of the muscle . No erythema, ecchymosis, warmth or lymphadenopathy was determined. Ultrasound of the local area revealed a …

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Summary Of Flamingo Hilton V. Gilbert, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 108, Aubree Nielsen Dec 2006

Summary Of Flamingo Hilton V. Gilbert, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 108, Aubree Nielsen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a district court order denying a petition for judicial review in a workers’ compensation matter.

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