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Supplying Human Body Parts: A Jewish Law Perspective, Steven Resnicoff

College of Law Faculty

This article explores two related, but distinct, questions: (1) whether, under Jewish law, it is ethical for someone to buy or sell human body parts, and (2) whether, given Jewish law's perspective, it would be appropriate for the United States to adopt a distribution system that would give preference to people who volunteer to be prospective donors. These questions should interest three different kinds of people: (1) those who seek to abide by Jewish law and, therefore, need to know its rules; (2) those who respect Jewish law, who are curious about it, and who might be persuaded by its …

Vincent De Paul: A Person Of The 17th Century, A Person For The 21st Century, Edward Udovic

Mission and Ministry Publications

A brochure sponsored by the three Vincentian universities in the United States, DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois), St. John's University (Queens, New York), and Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York). Designed to introduce new students to the distinctive qualities of higher education in the Vincentian tradition.

The Effect Of Carrageenan-Induced Inflammatory Nociception On Distress Vocalizations And The Anxiolytic Efficacy Of Drugs In The Chick Separation Stress Paradigm, Ralph Brooks Vance Jr.

Honors Theses

RALPH BROOKS VANCE, JR: The Effect of Carrageenan-Induced Inflammatory Nociception on Distress Vocalizations and the Anxiolytic Efficacy ofDrugs in the Chick Separation Stress Paradigm. (Under the direction ofKenneth J. Sufka)

The effects ofstress on pain perception have been well studied, but only limited research has been conducted on the opposite relationship, the effect ofpain on stress level. Femandez-Guasti (2005) found that nociception caused by uric acid injections, attenuated the anxiety-like behavior ofrats in both the elevated plus maze and in the burying behavior test. Additionally, they discovered that the anxiolytic effectiveness of buspirone and diazepam were weakened by the mild …

Ellen White's Counsel To Leaders: Identification And Synthesis Of Principles, Experiential Application, And Comparison With Current Leadership Literature, Cynthia Ann Tutsch

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Ellen G. White’s counsel to leaders on both spiritual and practical themes, as well as her personal application of that counsel, has on-going relevance in the twenty-first century.

The author researched secondary literature, and Ellen G. White’s published and unpublished works. She surveyed current leadership literature to compare and contrast with Ellen G. White’s leadership principles and constructed a theological foundation for Ellen White’s unique leadership world view.

Ellen White’s leadership principles relating to knowing God, authority, visioning, and human relations may still inspire compassionate action and a deepening commitment to Jesus Christ in today’s Christian leader.

Developing An Interdisciplinary Analysis And Application Of Worldview Concepts For Christian Mission, Paulo Candido De Oliveira

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. The Adventist emphasis on cognitive knowledge and behavioral change instead of deep changes of worldview assumptions and allegiance is the main concern of the present work. It is easier to emphasize cognitive beliefs and behavior than to do the difficult task of working to change the underlying worldview premises that drive behavior. The emphases on cognitive beliefs and behavior have frequently generated syncretism, created loyalty based on surface advantage instead of deeper allegiance, and hindered the Seventh-day Adventist Christian message from being adapted to different cultures.

Method. An interdisciplinary library research is conducted to establish the foundational knowledge of …

An Evaluation Of The Effects Of Dc's Voucher Program On Public School Achievement And Racial Integration After One Year, Jay P. Greene, Marcus A. Winters

School Choice Demonstration Project

This study evaluates the initial effect Washington D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OPS) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities District students have to attend integrated schools. OPS is a federally sponsored school voucher program that provides vouchers worth up to $7,500 for an estimated 1,800 to 2,000 students in the District of Columbia. Students can use the scholarships to pay tuition at participating private schools in the District. The pilot program is designed to last for 5 years.

Database Anonymization Services, Chad B. Meador

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The progress of technology and the development of powerful databases have made it possible to store and easily access continually increasing amounts of sensitive data about people. Since personal information is becoming common in many different databases, it is vital that this data be hidden to ensure privacy of the individuals whose records are stored in these repositories. Database anonymization is the key to securing these databases by ensuring that database users will be unable to reveal sensitive personal information by intelligently structuring their queries.

We analyzed the structure of the BiomData database which contains images and sound recordings of …

Vincentiana Vol. 50, No. 4 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 50, No. 5 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Cytosolic Phospholipases A2 (Cpla2: Izoenzyme Expression And Regulation In A Human Breast Cancer Cell Model., Maricica Pacurari

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Breast cancer remains one of the most widespread cancers among women worldwide. Despite the existing evidence that implicates arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites, collectively called eicosanoids, in cancer onset and progression, little attention has been given to the enzymes, the cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2), that usually provide free AA for eicosanoid biosynthesis. The present studies were undertaken to study the expression and regulation of the cPLA2-α, -β, -γ isoenzymes at the mRNA and protein levels, and of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and platelet 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LO) at mRNA level, the AA utilizing enzymes in MCF-7 cells. The present study shows that in MCF-7 cells the …

Democracies And Foreign Policy, Conflict Or Cooperation? The Leadership /Institutions Nexus., David J. Plazek

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Democratic peace theory holds a homogenous view of democracy. Leadership studies and institutions literature have demonstrated that variation does exist across democracies, which suggests that democratic peace theory in underspecified. Taking a monadic approach to democratic peace, I examine the effect variations in leadership, institutional structures, and the interaction between leadership and institutions have on foreign policy outputs in democracies. The chapter on leadership reviews US administration belief sets from 1945-1992 to assess their effect on foreign policy decision-making. The findings are that belief sets do impact the conflict-proneness of administrations and that beliefs often shift over time. The institutions …

Acculturation In Indian Ethnic Print Media In California : A Study Of India-West, Mansi Agarwal

Master's Theses

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Information-Seeking Patterns Among Pakistani Immigrants In The San Francisco Bay Area, Huma Aman Ali

Master's Theses

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The Impact Of Televised Sports On Adult Nonfiction Sports Publishing, Jean Amaral

Master's Theses

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Urbanized Mm5 Study Of Urban Impacts On An August 2000 Houston Ozone Episode, Rochelle Therese F Balmori

Master's Theses

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Field, Geochemical, And Geochronologic Study Of The Inner Tuolumne Intrusive Series, Seth D. Burgess

Master's Theses

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The Resonance Performance Model : Applications To Exercise Adherence And Well-Being, Amy Chang

Master's Theses

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Motivations For Sympathy : Character Relationships In The Works Of Charles Dickens, Nicole Antonia Hales-Crotchett

Master's Theses

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Fractionation, Recharge, And Hybridization In A Shallow, Bimodal Magma Reservoir, Shelly Melissa Ericksen

Master's Theses

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Applications Of Regularization Techniques To Data Fitting With Pde Models, Alina Alt

Master's Theses

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Characterization Of 157 Nm Photoresist Materials For Advanced Lithographic Processess, Nasim Gholizadeh

Master's Theses

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Perceived Stressors And Coping Strategies Of Female Adolescent Soccer Players, Corinne R. Houston

Master's Theses

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Integration Of Biologiccal Databases, Azadeh Ahadian

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Doubly Special Relativity Approach To Gravitation, Dustin Keller

Master's Theses

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Geologic Investigation Of Erosional Surfaces East Of Napa Valley, California, Christopher A. Jones

Master's Theses

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Identifying Information For The Multi Sector Planner, Lisa Suyin Choo

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Institutional Organization Among Artisan Fishers In Bocas Del Toro, Panamá, Robert Atanasio

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Estimating And Forming Confidence Intervals For Extrema Of Random Polynomials, Sandra Desousa

Master's Theses

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A Pattern Language For Service-Oriented Architecture, Haritha Kilaru

Master's Theses

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Geology And Geochemistry Of Volcanic Dikes In The Pacheco Pass Area, California, Pavel A. Kosovichev

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.