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Educational Genocide, Eco-Violence, And Poverty Pimping: The Cry Of Faith In Urban America Today, Mark I. Wallace Sep 2007

Educational Genocide, Eco-Violence, And Poverty Pimping: The Cry Of Faith In Urban America Today, Mark I. Wallace

Religion Faculty Works

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Differential Resource Allocation In Deer Mice Exposed To Sin Nombre Virus, Eric Wilson, Erin M. Lehmer, Christine A. Clay, Stephen St. Jeor, Denise M. Dearing Sep 2007

Differential Resource Allocation In Deer Mice Exposed To Sin Nombre Virus, Eric Wilson, Erin M. Lehmer, Christine A. Clay, Stephen St. Jeor, Denise M. Dearing

Faculty Publications

The resource allocation hypothesis predicts that reproductive activity suppresses immunocompetence; however, this has never been tested in an endemic disease system with free-ranging mammals. We tested the resource allocation hypothesis in wild deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) with natural exposure to Sin Nombre Virus (SNV). Immunocompetence was estimated from the extent of swelling elicited after deer mice were injected with phytohemagglutinin (PHA); swelling is positively correlated with immunocompetence. After livetrapping deer mice, we determined their reproductive state and SNV infection status. Males were more likely to be seropositive for SNV than females (37% vs. 25%) and exhibited 10% less swelling after …

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The Bridge At Jamestown: The Virginia Charter Of 1606 And Constitutionalism In The Modern World, A.E. Dick Howard Sep 2007

The Bridge At Jamestown: The Virginia Charter Of 1606 And Constitutionalism In The Modern World, A.E. Dick Howard

University of Richmond Law Review

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Farming The Ocean, Ann Powers Sep 2007

Farming The Ocean, Ann Powers

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Was that salmon you ate for lunch caught in the wild, chill waters of the North Atlantic? What about the mussels you had last night? Did they arrive on your table through traditional capture techniques, or were they a product of the fish-farming industry? And if so, does it matter? What else in your daily life might be a result of deliberate culture of once wild species? Protein in your pet's food, gel in your toothpaste and cosmetics, thickener in your pasta sauce, the seaweed in your sushi? For the most part we pay little attention to where our foods …

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Gordie News, September 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania Sep 2007

Gordie News, September 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

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From The Field: An Extraordinary Patch Of Feral Hog Damage In Florida Before And After Initiating Hog Removal, John Woolard, Henry T. Smith, Jean Bourassa, Bernice U. Constantin, Daniel Griffin Sep 2007

From The Field: An Extraordinary Patch Of Feral Hog Damage In Florida Before And After Initiating Hog Removal, John Woolard, Henry T. Smith, Jean Bourassa, Bernice U. Constantin, Daniel Griffin

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) are a particularly destructive exotic species in the United States (U.S. Department of Agriculture 1999), including Florida, which, along with Hawaii, is one of 2 states cited as having the most severe invasive species problems (U.S. Congress 1993) in the country. First introduced to North America by the European colonists (Conover 2007) hogs were one of the first invasive exotic species to take hold in Florida. They can transmit disease to livestock (Hartin et al. 2007) and humans (Conover and Vail 2007). They impose a variety of negative environmental impacts, including habitat degradation and …

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Emerging Industries: Looking Beyond The Usual Suspects: A Report To Wired, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Sep 2007

Emerging Industries: Looking Beyond The Usual Suspects: A Report To Wired, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

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Are Human Embryos One Of Us? An Exploration Of Personhood, James Rusthoven Sep 2007

Are Human Embryos One Of Us? An Exploration Of Personhood, James Rusthoven

Pro Rege

This article was originally an address presented by Dr. James Rusthoven at Dordt College, April 12, 2007.

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Reforming Entrapment Doctrine In United States V. Hollingsworth, Richard H. Mcadams Sep 2007

Reforming Entrapment Doctrine In United States V. Hollingsworth, Richard H. Mcadams

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

This short essay, written for a symposium commemorating Richard Posner's twenty-fifth year as a judge, examines Judge Posner's majority opinion for a closely divided en banc decision on the federal entrapment defense. The cases considers a fundamental issue in the meaning of the element of "predisposition." Judge Posner crafts a boldly innovative reading of the Supreme Court precedent on the topic, introducing the element of "position" or "readiness" to predisposition. I claim the result, properly understood, is to rationalize the doctrine of entrapment.

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Gender Differentiation Among Farmers In The Agricultural Sector In Benguet, Philippines, Jinky Leilanie Lu Sep 2007

Gender Differentiation Among Farmers In The Agricultural Sector In Benguet, Philippines, Jinky Leilanie Lu

Journal of International Women's Studies

This is a cross sectional study on gender differences in work distribution, means of production, decision making, illness and hazard exposure among male and female vegetable farmers. Personal interviews were conducted among 39 vegetable growers in Benguet. Bivariate analysis showed that the husband’s control over income is associated with decision making power in regard household expenditures, except food (p=.050). The illness data showed that the most common illness among the wives involves the respiratory tract, such as cough (7.7%) and asthma (5.1%). Among the husbands, the most common was back pain (10.3%) followed by hypertension, blurred vision and cough (7.7% …

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Papa Abel Remembers -- The Tale Of A Band Of Booksellers, Fasicle 4: Two Astonishing Phone Calls, Richard Abel Sep 2007

Papa Abel Remembers -- The Tale Of A Band Of Booksellers, Fasicle 4: Two Astonishing Phone Calls, Richard Abel

Against the Grain

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The State Of The Region: Hampton Roads 2007, James V. Koch, Vinod Agarwal, John R. Broderick, Christopher B. Colburn, Vicky Curtis, Steve Daniel, Susan Hughes, Elizabeth Janik, Feng Lian, Sharon Lomax, Trish Manthey, Janet Molinaro, Ken Plum, Maurice Seaton, Lowell Singh, Qian Sun Sep 2007

The State Of The Region: Hampton Roads 2007, James V. Koch, Vinod Agarwal, John R. Broderick, Christopher B. Colburn, Vicky Curtis, Steve Daniel, Susan Hughes, Elizabeth Janik, Feng Lian, Sharon Lomax, Trish Manthey, Janet Molinaro, Ken Plum, Maurice Seaton, Lowell Singh, Qian Sun

Economics Faculty Books

This is Old Dominion University's eighth annual State of the Region report. While it represents the work of many people connected in various ways to the university, the report does not constitute an official viewpoint of Old Dominion or it's president, Roseann Runte. The report maintains the goal of stimulating thought and discussion that ultimately will make Hampton Roads an even better place to live. We are proud of our region's many successes, but realize that it is possible to improve our performance. In order to do so, we must have accurate information about "where we are" and a sound …

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As I See It! -- Tribalism Is Alive And Well All Around Us, John Cox Sep 2007

As I See It! -- Tribalism Is Alive And Well All Around Us, John Cox

Against the Grain

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Birds, George M. Linz, Jim Hanzel Sep 2007

Birds, George M. Linz, Jim Hanzel

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Sunflower, due to the easy accessibility and high nutritional value of its seed, is particularly vulnerable to damage by birds (Figure 101). Seeds are exposed and the large head serves as a perch during feeding. Sunflower seed is a preferred bird food because the seed contains many proteins and fats essential to their growth, molt, fat storage and weight maintenance processes. Although many species of birds feed in maturing sunflower fields, the greatest losses are caused by migrating flocks of red-winged blackbirds, yellow- headed blackbirds and common grackles (Figure 102). Significant losses can occur in fields near cattail marshes.

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Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court And U.S. Imperialism, Jennifer A. O'Neill Sep 2007

Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court And U.S. Imperialism, Jennifer A. O'Neill

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her paper, "Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and U.S. Imperialism," Jennifer A. O'Neill argues that while it Twain's text is commonly viewed as an attack on monarchy and the Catholic church, one of the book's primary focuses is U.S. imperialism. In the scholarship of Twain's text some have acknowledged the text as a discussion of colonialism, most tend to see it as an exaltation of "civilizing" efforts rather than the scalding indictment it was clearly intended to be. Indeed, Twain embraced U.S. colonial efforts in the Pacific early in his life but by the time …

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Recent Advances In Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cell Research: Therapeutic Implications For Overcoming Resistance To The Most Aggressive Cancers., M. Mimeault, Ralph Hauke, Parmender P. Mehta, Surinder K. Batra Sep 2007

Recent Advances In Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cell Research: Therapeutic Implications For Overcoming Resistance To The Most Aggressive Cancers., M. Mimeault, Ralph Hauke, Parmender P. Mehta, Surinder K. Batra

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Overcoming intrinsic and acquired resistance of cancer stem/progenitor cells to current clinical treatments represents a major challenge in treating and curing the most aggressive and metastatic cancers. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the cellular origin and molecular mechanisms at the basis of cancer initiation and progression as well as the heterogeneity of cancers arising from the malignant transformation of adult stem/progenitor cells. We describe the critical functions provided by several growth factor cascades, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), stem cell factor (SCF) receptor (KIT), hedgehog and Wnt/beta-catenin signalling pathways that …

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Deterrence, Retributivism, And The Law Of Evidence, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein Sep 2007

Deterrence, Retributivism, And The Law Of Evidence, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein

Articles

Legal scholarship has long treated substantive criminal law and evidence as two separate and distinct fields. The former largely concerns itself with evaluating substantive criminal law rules by reference to various animating theories-most prominently, those of deterrence and retributivism.' Scholars, students, and policymakers laud or condemn doctrines based on notions of "just deserts" or ideas about the incentives they create for those disposed to commit a crime. When it comes to the numerous evidentiary and other rules that determine the course of prosecutions and proof, however, the conversation is different. Here, questions of reliability, evidential worth, and accuracy in fact-finding …

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Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein Sep 2007

Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein

Articles

This Article challenges the conventional divide between substantive criminal law theory, on the one hand, and evidence law, on the other, by exposing an important and unrecognized function of evidence rules in criminal law. Throughout the criminal law, special rules of evidence work to mediate conflicts between criminal law's deterrence and retributivist goals. They do this by skewing errors in the actual application of the substantive criminal law to favor whichever theory has been disfavored by the substantive rule itself The mediating potential of evidentiary rules is particularly strong in criminal law because the substantive law's dominant animating theories-deterrence and …

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Management Of Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus And Its Cardiac Complication In A Saint Bernard, Chollada Buranakarl, Mongkol Trisiriroj, Suwanakiet Sawangkoon Sep 2007

Management Of Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus And Its Cardiac Complication In A Saint Bernard, Chollada Buranakarl, Mongkol Trisiriroj, Suwanakiet Sawangkoon

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A five-year-old Saint Bernard was presented at the Small Animal Hospital, Chulalongkorn University with clinical signs of acute abdominal distention and severe pain. The gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) was diagnosed and was confirmed at surgery. The volvulus appeared in both stomach and spleen in which both organs were partially damaged. The dog developed cardiac arrhythmia the next day after surgery starting with accelerated idioventricular rhythm. Multiple types of arrhythmias were seen including ventricular tachycardia with R on T phenomenon and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The antiarrhythmic drugs, amiodarone and carvedilol were given to convert to normal sinus rhythm and drugs …

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The Mighty Pen, The Almighty Dollar, And The Holy Hammer And Sickle: An Examination Of The Conflict Between Trade Liberalization And Domestic Cultural Policy With Special Regard To The Recent Dispute Between The Us And China On Restrictions On Certain Cultural Products, Shuchao Henry Gao Sep 2007

The Mighty Pen, The Almighty Dollar, And The Holy Hammer And Sickle: An Examination Of The Conflict Between Trade Liberalization And Domestic Cultural Policy With Special Regard To The Recent Dispute Between The Us And China On Restrictions On Certain Cultural Products, Shuchao Henry Gao

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The relationship between trade and culture has long been a hot topic in the debate on the conflicts between free trade and non-trade values. The recent case brought by the United States against China in the WTO on the measures affecting trading rights and distribution services for certain publications and audiovisual entertainment products is regarded by many as the latest example of the conflict. This article argues, however, that this case is more about the conflict between economic liberalization and political control. Applying the legal rules under the WTO Agreements and public international law, this paper concludes that the United …

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Effects Of Silibinin Hemisuccinate On The Intraocular Pressure In Normotensive Rabbits, Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, Saad A. Hussain Sep 2007

Effects Of Silibinin Hemisuccinate On The Intraocular Pressure In Normotensive Rabbits, Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, Saad A. Hussain

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of silibinin hemisuccinate on the normal intraocular pressure (IOP) in rabbits. METHODS: This study took place in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad during the period from January to June 2005. Twenty-five New Zealand white rabbits weighing 1.5-2.5 kg were used in this study. The effects of corneal instillation of various concentrations of silibinin hemisuccinate (0.5%, 0.75% and 1%) dissolved in arachis oil, on the normal intraocular pressure in rabbits were evaluated using indentation tonometry; in addition to the possible modulation of normal IOP-recovery time after intravenous infusion of …

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Quitting, Kathleen Hawse Sep 2007

Quitting, Kathleen Hawse

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Telephone Conversation [For Ma. Africa], Femi Akeredolu Sep 2007

Telephone Conversation [For Ma. Africa], Femi Akeredolu

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.

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The Tightly Fisted Poet, David Worthington Sep 2007

The Tightly Fisted Poet, David Worthington

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.

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Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Alex Stein, Richard A. Bierschbach Sep 2007

Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Alex Stein, Richard A. Bierschbach

Faculty Scholarship

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American Grand Strategy For Latin America In The Age Of Resentment, Gabriel Marcella Dr. Sep 2007

American Grand Strategy For Latin America In The Age Of Resentment, Gabriel Marcella Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

A healthy Latin America is of critical value to the United States as a global power. It is besieged by a powerful force of resentment engendered by a combination of weak states, social exclusion, criminal violence, and corruption. In the context of attack by radical populism against democratic values, the United States needs a new grand strategy that addresses the causes rather than the symptoms of the malaise. The author argues that such a strategy must strengthen the effectiveness of the democratic state in providing security, justice, and governance, as well as effectively engender a linkage of the 40 percent …

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Effects Of Habitat Management Treatments On Plant Community Composition And Biomass In A Montane Wetland, Jane E. Austin, Janet R. Keough, William H. Pyle Sep 2007

Effects Of Habitat Management Treatments On Plant Community Composition And Biomass In A Montane Wetland, Jane E. Austin, Janet R. Keough, William H. Pyle

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Grazing and burning are commonly applied practices that can impact the diversity and biomass of wetland plant communities. We evaluated the vegetative response of wetlands and adjacent upland grasslands to four treatment regimes (continuous idle, fall prescribed burning followed by idle, annual fall cattle grazing, and rotation of summer grazing and idle) commonly used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our study area was Grays Lake, a large, montane wetland in southeastern Idaho that is bordered by extensive wet meadows. We identified seven plant cover types, representing the transition from dry meadow to deep wetland habitats: mixed deep marsh, …

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Bone Metabolism And Mineral Density In Patients With Beta-Thalassemia Major, Umit Dundar, Alphan Kupesiz, Sebahat Ozdem, Erdal Gilgil, Tiraje Tuncer, Akif Yesilipek, Meral Gultekin Sep 2007

Bone Metabolism And Mineral Density In Patients With Beta-Thalassemia Major, Umit Dundar, Alphan Kupesiz, Sebahat Ozdem, Erdal Gilgil, Tiraje Tuncer, Akif Yesilipek, Meral Gultekin

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bone metabolism in patients with beta-thalassemia major and to determine the factors associated with the development of osteoporosis. METHODS: We studied 25 patients with thalassemia major with a mean age of 18.4 years (range 5-31) and aged and gender matched 24 healthy controls who were attending the outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic of Akdeniz University Hospital between January 2004 and March 2004 in Turkey. Bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine (L1-L4) and proximal femur were determined using dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Venous blood samples were obtained for determination of blood cell count and markers of …

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Pleuropulmonary And Soft Tissue Nocardia Cyriacigeorgici Infection In A Patient With Behcet's Disease, Ugur Arslan, Inci Tuncer, Elif B. Uysal, Ramazan Inci Sep 2007

Pleuropulmonary And Soft Tissue Nocardia Cyriacigeorgici Infection In A Patient With Behcet's Disease, Ugur Arslan, Inci Tuncer, Elif B. Uysal, Ramazan Inci

Saudi Medical Journal

Infections with Nocardia species are generally seen in immunocompromised subjects. In this report, we present a case of pleuropulmonary and skin Nocardia cyriacigeorgici infection in a male patient with Behcet9s disease who used corticosteroids and immunosupressives for a long period of time. He died before the diagnosis of Nocardia infection was made.

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Effects Of Pharmacological Concentration Of Melatonin On Reperfusion Injury In Rats, Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, Ozlem Sivasli Sep 2007

Effects Of Pharmacological Concentration Of Melatonin On Reperfusion Injury In Rats, Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, Ozlem Sivasli

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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