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Dynamic Modeling And Statistical Analysis Of Event Times, Edsel A. Pena Nov 2006

Dynamic Modeling And Statistical Analysis Of Event Times, Edsel A. Pena

Faculty Publications

This review article provides an overview of recent work in the modeling and analysis of recurrent events arising in engineering, reliability, public health, biomedicine and other areas. Recurrent event modeling possesses unique facets making it different and more difficult to handle than single event settings. For instance, the impact of an increasing number of event occurrences needs to be taken into account, the effects of covariates should be considered, potential association among the interevent times within a unit cannot be ignored, and the effects of performed interventions after each event occurrence need to be factored in. A recent general class …

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Iran, Iraq, And The United States: The New Triangle's Impact On Sectarianism And The Nuclear Threat, Sherifa D. Zuhur Dr. Nov 2006

Iran, Iraq, And The United States: The New Triangle's Impact On Sectarianism And The Nuclear Threat, Sherifa D. Zuhur Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

This monograph considers the issues of Iranian influence in Iraq, and its impact on continuing sectarian violence there. It also questions the claims that a Shi'a crescent of power is solidifying by examining the distinct features of Iraqi versus Iranian Shi'ism and political Islam. Iran and Iraq have historically influenced and threatened each other. Today, the situation has been further complicated by the post-2003 change in the Iraqi Shi'a community’s status, Iran's development of a nuclear program, and international efforts to contain that program. These issues are now influenced by a new pattern of Iraqi-Iranian, U.S.-Iraqi and Iranian-U.S. dynamics. This …

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Russian Defense Reform: Current Trends, Irina Isakova Dr. Nov 2006

Russian Defense Reform: Current Trends, Irina Isakova Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the topic of Russian defense policy has not received great attention. The rebuilding of Russian military strength is a high priority of President Vladimir Putin, and one to which he and his subordinates have devoted considerable time and resources. Therefore, inattention to Russian defense policy is unwise and even dangerous because it causes us to overlook potentially major changes not only in Russian policy, but in international affairs more generally. This monograph encompasses virtually all aspects of the reform of the forces, their organizational structure, the financing of the military, reform of the …

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Russia, Iran, And The Nuclear Question: The Putin Record, Robert O. Freedman Dr. Nov 2006

Russia, Iran, And The Nuclear Question: The Putin Record, Robert O. Freedman Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The author analyzes the Russo-Iranian relationship through the spring of 2006. This issue is vitally important in U.S. foreign policy, not just as it relates to Iran and the overall issue of nonproliferation, especially in the Middle East, but also as U.S. foreign policy pertains to relations with Moscow. Thus this monograph should also be read in light of the current crisis with Iran and bearing in mind the dimensions of Iranian proliferation and the issues surrounding it. At the same time, the numerous challenges to regional security in the Middle East, and the addition of great power rivalry to …

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Complexity Leadership Theory: An Interactive Perspective On Leading In Complex Adaptive Systems, Benyamin B. Lichtenstein, Mary Uhl-Bien, Russ Marion, Anson Seers, James Douglas Orton, Craig Schreiber Nov 2006

Complexity Leadership Theory: An Interactive Perspective On Leading In Complex Adaptive Systems, Benyamin B. Lichtenstein, Mary Uhl-Bien, Russ Marion, Anson Seers, James Douglas Orton, Craig Schreiber

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

Traditional, hierarchical views of leadership are less and less useful given the complexities of our modern world. Leadership theory must transition to new perspectives that account for the complex adaptive needs of organizations. In this paper, we propose that leadership (as opposed to leaders) can be seen as a complex dynamic process that emerges in the interactive “spaces between” people and ideas. That is, leadership is a dynamic that transcends the capabilities of individuals alone; it is the product of interaction, tension, and exchange rules governing changes in perceptions and understanding. We label this a dynamic of adaptive leadership, and …

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Developing Institutional Faculty Communities To Review And Assess Sotl Work, Paul Savory, Amy Nelson Burnett, Amy M. Goodburn Nov 2006

Developing Institutional Faculty Communities To Review And Assess Sotl Work, Paul Savory, Amy Nelson Burnett, Amy M. Goodburn

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

This workshop explores theoretical questions and practical strategies for how to develop faculty peer reviewers for SOTL work. After reading a set of faculty case-study files that include varying forms of SOTL work, participants will engage in guided discussion about reviewing and assessing such work and about developing faculty communities equipped to do such work. Presenter(s) also will seek feedback on guidelines that they have developed for external reviewers of SOTL work. Many teaching efforts have focused primarily on engaging faculty to participate in SOTL initiatives, with little attention to creating mechanisms for evaluating and assessing the work resulting from …

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Laboratory Environment Effects On The Reproduction And Mortality Of Adult Screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Dennis Berkebile, Agustin Sagel, Steven R. Skoda, John E. Foster Nov 2006

Laboratory Environment Effects On The Reproduction And Mortality Of Adult Screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Dennis Berkebile, Agustin Sagel, Steven R. Skoda, John E. Foster

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel, is mass reared for screwworm eradication initiatives that use the sterile insect technique. New methods for rearing have helped to reduce the cost of the eradication program. We examined the effect and interaction of three temperatures (24.5, 29.5 and 34.5ºC), two diets (2% spray-dried blood plus 0.05% vitamins and corn syrup carrageenan) and three population densities (300, 400, and 500 flies/cage) on egg production, egg hatch, number of observable fertilized eggs, mortality (male and female) and ovarian development. The three population densities did not affect any of the parameters monitored. Using the protein …

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Dermatology Is A Specialty; Dermatology Is Not A Subspecialty., Lawrence Parish, Larry E Millikan Nov 2006

Dermatology Is A Specialty; Dermatology Is Not A Subspecialty., Lawrence Parish, Larry E Millikan

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Specialization began in American medicine about the time of the War Between the States. Several factors spurred the direction of practitioners away from being the so-called “complete physicians. Most important were the advances in instrumentation made by the 1860’s, which allowed ophthalmology and otolaryngology to develop into distinct divisions of allopathic medicine; sometimes, they even joined together, viz eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. Dermatology, too, became one of the early specialties for a myriad of reasons ranging from the obvious – visual inspection - to the mundane, viz. default – syphilis was too ugly and complicated for every physician …

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Incorporation Of Polyethylene Glycol Into Self-Assembled Monolayers Enhances Substrate-Mediated Gene Delivery By Nonspecifically- Bound Complexes, Angela K. Pannier, Lonnie D Shea Nov 2006

Incorporation Of Polyethylene Glycol Into Self-Assembled Monolayers Enhances Substrate-Mediated Gene Delivery By Nonspecifically- Bound Complexes, Angela K. Pannier, Lonnie D Shea

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Presentations and White Papers

Developing systems capable of controlled and efficient gene transfer is a fundamental goal of biotechnology, with applications including functional genomics, gene therapy, and tissue engineering. Substrate-mediated delivery, also termed solid phase delivery, describes the immobilization of DNA, complexed with nonviral vectors, to a biomaterial or substrate through specific or nonspecific interactions. Cells cultured on the substrate are exposed to elevated DNA concentrations within the local microenvironment, which enhances transfection. We investigated transfection resulting from DNA complexes immobilized to a substrate through specific interactions introduced through complementary functional groups on the vector and surface or through nonspecific interactions. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) …

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Does Ramadan Fasting Affect Expiratory Flow Rates In Healthy Subjects?, Qamar A. Siddiqui, Mohammed N. Khan, Salman Sabir Nov 2006

Does Ramadan Fasting Affect Expiratory Flow Rates In Healthy Subjects?, Qamar A. Siddiqui, Mohammed N. Khan, Salman Sabir

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether Ramadan fasting affects the expiratory flow rates in healthy subjects, and to know if these effects correlate to a change in other variables. METHODS: This unmatched case-control longitudinal study includes 46 non-smoking healthy subjects who undertook lung function testing at the Aga Khan University, Pakistan. Expiratory flow rates and body mass were measured in 3 Islamic months, corresponding to November 2001 to January 2002. RESULTS: There was a significant reduction in body mass in Ramadan compared to pre and post Ramadan. No significant changes in expiratory flows were seen during Ramadan as compared to the pre …

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Emergency General Surgical Admissions. Prospective Institutional Experience In Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen: Implications For Education, Training And Service, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim Nov 2006

Emergency General Surgical Admissions. Prospective Institutional Experience In Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen: Implications For Education, Training And Service, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the pattern of non-traumatic acute abdomen (NTAA) in emergency general surgical admissions in Saudi Arabia (SA) and highlight the implications for education, training and patient care. METHODS: A prospective study including all emergency general surgical admissions with NTAA at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, SA over a 2-year period from October 2001 to September 2003. RESULTS: There were 3,706 general surgical admissions; 1,661 (45%) electives and 2,045 (55%) emergencies. A total of 1,096 admissions (mean age 27.6 years, 73% males) with NTAA were analyzed. Acute appendicitis was the most common diagnosis (47%), followed by non-specific …

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Does The Anatomical Localization Of Lower Extremity Venous Diseases Affect The Quality Of Life?, Ganime Sadikoglu, Alis Ozcakir, Ilker Ercan, Caner Yildiz, Yurtkuran Sadikoglu Nov 2006

Does The Anatomical Localization Of Lower Extremity Venous Diseases Affect The Quality Of Life?, Ganime Sadikoglu, Alis Ozcakir, Ilker Ercan, Caner Yildiz, Yurtkuran Sadikoglu

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of venous diseases at different anatomical localizations on the qualities of life of patients with varicose veins. METHODS: The study included 354 cases, which was referred to a private vascular and interventional radiology center in Bursa, Turkey between January 2005 to January 2006. The cases were diagnosed with visual inspection and were clinically indicative of varicose veins. Color Doppler ultrasonography was used to radiologically examine the varicose veins. All cases were accepted as class II criteria according to the Clinical, Etiologic, Anatomic, Pathophysiologic classification. The generic Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) was used to measure …

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Inflammatory Responses After Laparoscopic Uterine Myomectomy Compared To Open Surgery In Current Clinical Practice, Zdenek Holub, Antonin Jabor, Lev Kliment, Ludek Sprongl Nov 2006

Inflammatory Responses After Laparoscopic Uterine Myomectomy Compared To Open Surgery In Current Clinical Practice, Zdenek Holub, Antonin Jabor, Lev Kliment, Ludek Sprongl

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the differences in inflammatory response and clinical outcome of current clinical practice in women undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) and abdominal myomectomy (AM) for symptomatic fibroid. METHODS: A total of 36 women entered the study between October 2004 to June 2005 at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Endoscopy Training Center at the Baby Friendly Hospital in Kladno, Czech Republic, based upon an ultrasonographic assessment size of dominant fibroid (DM) before surgery. All women were allocated to one of 2 groups: group 1 (n=17), DM <6 cm and treated with LM, and group 2 (n=19) DM >/-6 cm, treated with open myomectomy. Surgical characteristics, hospital stay and …

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Serum Malondialdehyde Level In Patients With Cystic Echinococcosis, Ismail S. Koltas, Guzide Yucebilgic, Ramazan Bilgin, Cem K. Parsak, Gurhan Sakman Nov 2006

Serum Malondialdehyde Level In Patients With Cystic Echinococcosis, Ismail S. Koltas, Guzide Yucebilgic, Ramazan Bilgin, Cem K. Parsak, Gurhan Sakman

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) level for the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients with cystic echinococcosis (CE). METHODS: The study was conducted on patients with CE before the surgical treatment. Anti-Echinococcus granulosus antibodies were determined by serological method. We assayed MDA activities measured of 57 subjects and matched in 45 healthy controls. This study took place in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Balcali Hospital in Adana, Turkey, between March 2004 and October 2005. RESULTS: The mean ± SD of MDA levels of patients with CE was 6.70 ± 1.66 and healthy controls was 2.53 …

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Risk Factors For Nosocomial Candiduria, Selma Guler, Onur Ural, Duygu Findik, Ugur Arslan Nov 2006

Risk Factors For Nosocomial Candiduria, Selma Guler, Onur Ural, Duygu Findik, Ugur Arslan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors and the Candida species that cause candiduria in hospitalized patients via a case-control study. METHODS: We evaluated the results of the urine analysis of the specimens sent to the laboratories of Central Microbiology and the Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases of Selcuk University Medical School, Konya, Turkey between January and December 2004. The urinary specimens, sent from hospitalized patients, obtained within 72 hours were evaluated. A total of 51 patients above 17 years of age, without any bacterial growth in urine specimens, with fever above 38 degrees celcius and pyuria were included …

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Clinical Presentations And Laboratory Findings In Suspected Cases Of Dengue Virus, Ali K. Ageep, Aml A. Malik, Mubarak S. Elkarsani Nov 2006

Clinical Presentations And Laboratory Findings In Suspected Cases Of Dengue Virus, Ali K. Ageep, Aml A. Malik, Mubarak S. Elkarsani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical presentations and laboratory findings of patients presented with fever in a Hospital in Portsudan, Sudan and to detect dengue virus antibodies in their blood. METHODS: This study was carried in Almwani Hospital during the period from April to July 2005. Eighty-four patients were included in this hospital-based study. All of them had fever. Their blood films, Widal tests for typhoid, stools and urine investigations were normal. The clinical data were collected using questionnaires. Two samples of blood were taken. One was for general hematological investigation (white blood cell and platelets count), while serum was taken …

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Retrospective Analysis Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Diagnosed At A University Hospital In Central, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim S. Alkhalife Nov 2006

Retrospective Analysis Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Diagnosed At A University Hospital In Central, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim S. Alkhalife

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To review the intestinal parasites diagnosed in a university hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of intestinal parasitic infections reported in patients visiting at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, KSA from 1996 to 2003. Information regarding positive cases detected during the study period was collected from the hospital records, using the Hospital Information System database of KKUH. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: During this period, stools examination was carried out for a total of 63,892 patients, 1480 (2.3%) were positive for different …

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Immunity Status In Children With Bacille Calmette-Guerin Adenitis. A Prospective Study In Tehran, Iran, Noorbakhsh Samileh, Siadati Ahmad, Ashtiani Farzaneh, Rimaz Shahnaz, Fereidoni Lida, Nikbin Mohammad Nov 2006

Immunity Status In Children With Bacille Calmette-Guerin Adenitis. A Prospective Study In Tehran, Iran, Noorbakhsh Samileh, Siadati Ahmad, Ashtiani Farzaneh, Rimaz Shahnaz, Fereidoni Lida, Nikbin Mohammad

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the immunity status of children with Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) lymphadenitis (patient group) and unaffected children (control group) in Iran. METHODS: We performed this longitudinal case-control study on 75 children between 2 months to 14 years old in Rasool Akram and Markaz Tebbi Hospital, Tehran, Iran during the period of 2 years (2000-2002). RESULTS: Ninety percent of patients had normal immunoglobulin, 10% had low level, 96.1% had normal nitro blue tetrazolium test and 3.9% had lower activity. There was a significant difference in the total lymphocyte CD3, CD8, CD19, CD16/CD56 and natural killers (NK) cell but no significant …

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Prevalence Of Retinopathy In Hypertensive Patients, Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar, Mohammad R. Shoja, Mahmood E. Maybodi Nov 2006

Prevalence Of Retinopathy In Hypertensive Patients, Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar, Mohammad R. Shoja, Mahmood E. Maybodi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of retinopathy in hypertensive patients referred to a teaching hospital in Yazd, Iran. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 213 hypertensive patients referring to a teaching hospital in Yazd, Iran between November 2004 and June 2005. Data were collected using a questionnaire after an interview and ocular examination. Demographic variables, hypertensive retinopathy, familial history of hypertension, duration of diagnosis, and other hypertension side effects such as cardiac, renal, cerebro-vascular complications were analyzed. The Scheie9s staging system was used for retinopathy grading. RESULTS: A total of 213 patients (95 men, 118 women) with high blood pressure aged …

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Breast Cancer. Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Breast Self Examination Among Women In Qassim Region Of Saudi Arabia, Saulat Jahan, Abdullah M. Al-Saigul, Muzamil H. Abdelgadir Nov 2006

Breast Cancer. Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Breast Self Examination Among Women In Qassim Region Of Saudi Arabia, Saulat Jahan, Abdullah M. Al-Saigul, Muzamil H. Abdelgadir

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women in Qassim region regarding breast self examination (BSE), and also to explore their level of knowledge regarding breast cancer. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey during the period from May to June 2005, among Saudi female patients attending the Primary Health Care Centers of Qassim region. A total of 300 females, 20-70 years of age, were interviewed in 10 randomly selected primary health care centers. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 36.2 ± 10.2 years, and 70.7% of them were literate. Regarding the knowledge of risk factors, 76% …

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Septal Graft In Laryngeal Reconstruction, Abdulrahman Bahannan, Ales Slavicek, Milos Taudy, Martin Chovanec Nov 2006

Septal Graft In Laryngeal Reconstruction, Abdulrahman Bahannan, Ales Slavicek, Milos Taudy, Martin Chovanec

Saudi Medical Journal

A 62-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ultrasonography and computed tomography examinations revealed mass extending from the cricoid cartilage to the left lobe of thyroid gland and thyroid cartilage. Cytology revealed possibility of cartilaginous origin, which was proven to be chondrosarcoma Grade 1 from the biopsy specimen obtained during panendoscopy. She underwent one stage radical resection and immediate reconstruction of laryngeal skeleton defect by mucocartilaginous graft from the nasal septum. Her postoperative course was optimal with preservation of all the laryngeal functions. Twenty-eight months postoperatively, she had to undergo total laryngectomy as a salvage procedure for the advanced local …

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Computers And Daily Bedside Rounds In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Shabih Manzar Nov 2006

Computers And Daily Bedside Rounds In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Shabih Manzar

Saudi Medical Journal

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Utilization Of Complement Testing In Clinical Medicine, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal Nov 2006

Utilization Of Complement Testing In Clinical Medicine, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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General Practice Is Still An Inferior Medical Specialty In Greece, Constantinos C. Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Mohamed Natzar, Anargiros D. Mariolis Nov 2006

General Practice Is Still An Inferior Medical Specialty In Greece, Constantinos C. Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Mohamed Natzar, Anargiros D. Mariolis

Saudi Medical Journal

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Urban Surface Biophysical Descriptors And Land Surface Temperature Variations, Bingqing Liang, Qihao Weng, Dengsheng Lu Nov 2006

Urban Surface Biophysical Descriptors And Land Surface Temperature Variations, Bingqing Liang, Qihao Weng, Dengsheng Lu

Faculty Publications

In remote sensing studies of land surface temperatures (LST), thematic land-use and land-cover (LULC) data are frequently-employed for simple correlation analyses between LULC types and their thermal signatures. Development of quantitative surface descriptors could improve our capabilities for modeling urban thermal landscapes and advance urban climate research. This study developed an analytical procedure based upon a spectral unmixing model for characterizing and quantifying the urban landscape in Indianapolis, Indiana. A Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus image of the study area, acquired on 22 June 2002, was spectrally unmixed into four fraction endmembers, namely, green vegetation, soil, high and low albedo. …

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The Duty To Obey The Law, David Lefkowitz Nov 2006

The Duty To Obey The Law, David Lefkowitz

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Under what conditions, if any, do those the law addresses have a moral duty or obligation to obey it simply because it is the law? In this essay, I identify five general approaches to carrying out this task, and offer a somewhat detailed discussion of one or two examples of each approach. The approaches studied are: relational-role approaches that appeal to the fact that an agent occupies the role of member in the political community; attempts to ground the duty to obey the law in individual consent or fair play; natural duty approaches; instrumental approaches; and philosophical anarchism, an approach …

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The Cartel Party And The Rise Of The New Extreme Right, Riccardo Pelizzo Nov 2006

The Cartel Party And The Rise Of The New Extreme Right, Riccardo Pelizzo

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

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Montana Kaimin, November 1, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 1, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 12 is missing.

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Bishop Hall Grand Re-Opening, State University Of New York College At Cortland Nov 2006

Bishop Hall Grand Re-Opening, State University Of New York College At Cortland

Residence Hall Documents

Bishop Hall Grand Re-Opening ceremony.

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Spectator 2006-11-01, Editors Of The Spectator Nov 2006

Spectator 2006-11-01, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

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