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The Economic Torts And English Law: An Uncertain Future, Hazel Carty Jan 2007

The Economic Torts And English Law: An Uncertain Future, Hazel Carty

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Economic Loss Rule And Missed Opportunities: How To Keep Kentucky From Drowning In A Sea Of Tort, Matthew J. Pujol Jan 2007

The Economic Loss Rule And Missed Opportunities: How To Keep Kentucky From Drowning In A Sea Of Tort, Matthew J. Pujol

Kentucky Law Journal

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Mucking Out The Stalls: How Krs § 230.357 Promises To Change Custom And Facilitate Economic Efficiency In The Horse Industry, R. Kelley Rosenbaum Jan 2007

Mucking Out The Stalls: How Krs § 230.357 Promises To Change Custom And Facilitate Economic Efficiency In The Horse Industry, R. Kelley Rosenbaum

Kentucky Law Journal

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Corporate Deferred Prosecutions Through The Looking Glass Of Contract Policing, Candace Zierdt, Ellen S. Podgor Jan 2007

Corporate Deferred Prosecutions Through The Looking Glass Of Contract Policing, Candace Zierdt, Ellen S. Podgor

Kentucky Law Journal

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Auctioning Off Integrity: The Legitimacy Of Seller-Rebate Agreements In The Thoroughbred Auction Context, Daniel Waxman Jan 2007

Auctioning Off Integrity: The Legitimacy Of Seller-Rebate Agreements In The Thoroughbred Auction Context, Daniel Waxman

Kentucky Law Journal

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Bumping Along The Bottom: Abandoned Principles And Failed Fiduciary Standards In Uniform Partnership And Llc Statutes, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr. Jan 2007

Bumping Along The Bottom: Abandoned Principles And Failed Fiduciary Standards In Uniform Partnership And Llc Statutes, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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Law Firm Partners As Their Brothers' Keepers, Douglas R. Richmond Jan 2007

Law Firm Partners As Their Brothers' Keepers, Douglas R. Richmond

Kentucky Law Journal

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Friend Or Fiend? A "Fair Use" Analysis Of Audioblogs, Carson Blythe Morris Jan 2007

Friend Or Fiend? A "Fair Use" Analysis Of Audioblogs, Carson Blythe Morris

Kentucky Law Journal

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Scholarly Communication In The 21st Century: Trends And Issues, James Neal, James Pringle, Bob Stein, Ann M. Bartow Jan 2007

Scholarly Communication In The 21st Century: Trends And Issues, James Neal, James Pringle, Bob Stein, Ann M. Bartow

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Thompson/Mcnulty Memo Internal Investigations: Ethical Concerns Of The Deputized Counsel, Colin P. Marks Jan 2007

Thompson/Mcnulty Memo Internal Investigations: Ethical Concerns Of The Deputized Counsel, Colin P. Marks

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Outside counsel who conduct internal investigations for corporate clients have always faced ethical concerns, especially when interviewing employees. Generally, a carefully crafted blanket statement at the beginning of the interview explaining outside counsel's role was sufficient to address these concerns. However, recent charging policies adopted by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") have drastically changed the rules. These policies, articulated in what is now commonly referred to as the "Thompson Memo," after the author and then Deputy General Larry Thompson, allowed prosecutors to consider factors such as waivers of the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections and whether the company provides legal …

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Transit Operations Under Emergency Conditions, Amar S. Chaukar Jan 2007

Transit Operations Under Emergency Conditions, Amar S. Chaukar

All ETDs from UAB

The events of September 11th and the recent terrorist attacks on transit systems around the world have increased interest in protection and emergency preparedness for the transit systems. Emergency preparedness planning for transit systems is necessary to prevent distractions and effectively respond to major man-made or natural disasters. In this thesis a large-scale dynamic simulation/assignment model was developed and used to evaluate the impact of emergency conditions on transit operations in the Birmingham, AL, area. The Birmingham regional model was developed using the Visual Interactive System for Transport Algorithms. After the base model was tested and calibrated, a major traffic …

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Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang Jan 2007

Mesofauna Associated With The Subtropical/Tropical Marine Sponge Amphimedon Viridis : Are Faunal Associations Likely To Provide Refuge From Fish Predation Due To Physical Or Chemical Feeding Deterrent Properties Of This Sponge?, Jonathan Huang

All ETDs from UAB

Sessile benthic marine organisms such as sponges are frequently colonized by a wide diversity of invertebrates. The present study focused on a quantitative analysis of the mesofauna associated with the common subtropical/tropical sponge Amphimedon viridis and explored several criteria for the basis for this mesofauna-sponge relationship. Specimens of Amphimedon viridis were hand-collected individually in bags from both Saint Joseph Bay, Florida Panhandle, and Sugar Loaf Key, Florida Keys between April - November 2006. Quantitative analyses of sponge surfaces and interiors revealed that the most common sponge-associated group was comprised of amphipods, followed by polychaetes and tenaid crustaceans. 35 percent of …

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Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson Jan 2007

Verbal Agression In Military Communication: Genetics Vs. Environment, Scott Gregory Johnson

All ETDs from UAB

A content analysis was done on various studies involving hormonal effects on verbal and physical aggression in animals ranging from “old world monkeys” to humans in order to prove that genetics is responsible for verbal aggressiveness used by military personnel in the contemporary operating environment. The prevailing belief set is that the military is more aggressive than other social and vocational groups. The analysis shows that military members do not differ in neurophysiology from other groups and species. Only studies on animals with human-like limbic systems were used. The analy-sis includes discussions on the evolution of the use of pure …

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Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau Jan 2007

Brain Drain Or Brain Exchange? The Effect Of Skilled Migration On Sending And Receiving Countries: A Perspective Of Kenyans In The U.S., Polly W. Kamau

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Every year, thousands of skilled individuals leave their countries of origin and migrate to other more developed countries. The more developed and industrialized nations are increasingly competing to recruit highly skilled immigrants to meet labor shortages. Developing countries continue to lose their skilled professionals to developed countries like the U.S and the UK. The steady supply of skilled immigrants is important for developed economies because these immigrants bring skills that are in short supply, raise productivity and they help create additional jobs through entrepreneurship activities. Sending countries on the other hand may have a lot to gain in terms of …

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Visually Impaired Caregivers: Perspectives From Patient Focus Groups, Bethany Surrey Martinez Jan 2007

Visually Impaired Caregivers: Perspectives From Patient Focus Groups, Bethany Surrey Martinez

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Purpose: We typically think of those with severe visual impairment as having to receive care or assistance for tasks in everyday living. However, with the aging of the population, more persons who are severely visually impaired are now caring for a spouse of significant other. Very little is known about visually impaired (VI) caregivers. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study is to learn more about this vulnerable population of VI caregivers. Methods: Focus groups and one-on-one interviews were conducted with English speaking adults who were legally blind (U.S. definition) and served as informal caregiver of an adult family member. …

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Outcomes Of Massage Interventions On Teen Mothers And Their Infants, Krista Lee Oswalt Jan 2007

Outcomes Of Massage Interventions On Teen Mothers And Their Infants, Krista Lee Oswalt

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The current study aims to determine whether teen mothers and their infants benefit from infant massage. A great deal of information related to the benefits of infant massage for premature infants is available in the literature, however, only a few studies have focused on infants of teen mothers. Because a number of risks have been associated with teen pregnancy, this population is a sensible choice for intervention. This study looks at the effects of infant massage on teen mothers and their infants, particularly in the areas of parental stress, depression, maternal confidence, and feelings about physical contact.

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Development And Testing Of Feed - A Feedback Expert System For Ems Documentation, Devashish Saini Jan 2007

Development And Testing Of Feed - A Feedback Expert System For Ems Documentation, Devashish Saini

All ETDs from UAB

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are delivered in a chaotic, dynamic, unpre-dictable, and therefore error-prone environment. Deviations from protocol are common and some may be severe enough to cause harm to the patient. EMS personnel, like all healthcare providers, can benefit from feedback, continued education and medical over-sight. A Feedback Expert system for EMS Documentation (FEED) was developed for providing feedback to EMS personnel after the ambulance run is completed and docu-mented electronically. FEED’s knowledge base was derived from Alabama State EMS Protocols and discussions with two EMS faculty members from UAB School of Medi-cine. FEED is rule-based and uses confidence …

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Five Mile Creek Bioassessment Study: Baseline Evaluation Of Stream Health Using Fish Communities, Louis David Viamonte Jan 2007

Five Mile Creek Bioassessment Study: Baseline Evaluation Of Stream Health Using Fish Communities, Louis David Viamonte

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During the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006, habitat assessments and rapid bioassessments were conducted at six sites on 100 m reaches on Five Mile Creek in Jefferson County, Alabama and two sites on neighboring rural streams that were used as references. Habitat scores and index of biotic integrity (IBI) scores for the fish communities were calculated for all sites. The IBI scores on Five Mile Creek did not compare well with one of the reference streams and suggest impairment. The habitat scores for the Five Mile Creek sites were similar to the scores of the reference streams. The …

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Religion And Sprituality In The Practice Of Public Administration, James Coe Walker Jan 2007

Religion And Sprituality In The Practice Of Public Administration, James Coe Walker

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Until very recently very little attention has been paid to the role played by religion and spirituality in the practice of public administration. This reflects the strictly secular understanding of the profession that has dominated it since its inception. This deeply held understanding does not reflect the way public administration is actually practiced in the United States. A survey of American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) members currently involved in the active practice of public administration found that 58% of the practitioners surveyed reported that “Religious values guide my decisions,” and over 74% report that they feel “called” to a …

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The Recovery Experience For Persons With A Myocardial Infarction And Their Spouses/Partners, Vicki Lynnette Bingham Jan 2007

The Recovery Experience For Persons With A Myocardial Infarction And Their Spouses/Partners, Vicki Lynnette Bingham

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Coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in Americans today, affects both genders in numerous ethnic populations. This life-threatening event causes both physical and emotional distress for persons with a myocardial infarction (MI), as well as for their spouses or partners and thus possibly forces them on a spiritual journey. The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of the ways in which spirituality is defined and experienced by both persons with an MI and their spouses/partners during the recovery process. The method utilized in this study was a qualitative approach using interpretative phenomenology from a Heideggerian …

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Loss Of Pias3 Expression In Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors:Implications For Stat-3 Activation And Gene Expression, Emily Claire Brantley Jan 2007

Loss Of Pias3 Expression In Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors:Implications For Stat-3 Activation And Gene Expression, Emily Claire Brantley

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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common form of cancer in the central nervous system in adults. Because of the infiltrative and aggressive nature of GBM, current treatments including surgical resection, radiation and chemotherapy provide little benefit to patients diagnosed with this tumor. Median survival, after treatment, is less than one year. Despite advances in the basic understanding of cancer biology, this poor prognosis has remained virtually unchanged for several decades. Given the continuing difficulty of clinical treatment of GBMs, a molecular appreciation of relevant signaling pathways has grown. Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) function to activate gene …

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Predictors Of Indoor Dust Mite And Cockroach Levels, J Mark Brooks Jan 2007

Predictors Of Indoor Dust Mite And Cockroach Levels, J Mark Brooks

All ETDs from UAB

Exposures to dust mite and cockroach indoor allergens are important environmental risk factors in allergic sensitization and the development and exacerbation of asthma. To determine the relationship of indoor allergen levels and residence characteristics, dust samples were collected from indoor surfaces in residences in the Birmingham, Alabama area. The dust samples were analyzed for specific dust mite (Der p 1 and Der f 1) and cockroach (Bla g 1) antigens, the results of which were used to represent the level of indoor allergen present in each residence. The presence, and in some cases the degree, of potential allergen-predicting characteristics of …

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Electrogenic Na/Bicarbonate Co Transporter (Nbce1) Variants Expressed In Xenopus Oocytes: Protein Regions Involved In Function, Expression, A Nd Ion Translocation, Suzanne D. Mcalear Jan 2007

Electrogenic Na/Bicarbonate Co Transporter (Nbce1) Variants Expressed In Xenopus Oocytes: Protein Regions Involved In Function, Expression, A Nd Ion Translocation, Suzanne D. Mcalear

All ETDs from UAB

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Aging Differences In Mechanisms Of Human Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, David J. Kosek Jan 2007

Aging Differences In Mechanisms Of Human Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, David J. Kosek

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Role Of Hypoxia In Epithelial Gene Regulation, Jennifer S. Guimbellot Jan 2007

Role Of Hypoxia In Epithelial Gene Regulation, Jennifer S. Guimbellot

All ETDs from UAB

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The Specter Of Post-Communism : Competing Explanations For Health Crisis In The Post-Soviet States, Brian Philip Hinote Jan 2007

The Specter Of Post-Communism : Competing Explanations For Health Crisis In The Post-Soviet States, Brian Philip Hinote

All ETDs from UAB

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Monitoring The Status Of Hiv/Aids In China, Yujiang Jia Jan 2007

Monitoring The Status Of Hiv/Aids In China, Yujiang Jia

All ETDs from UAB

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Proteomic Discovery Of Genistein Action In The Rat Mammary Gland., Craig Rowell Jan 2007

Proteomic Discovery Of Genistein Action In The Rat Mammary Gland., Craig Rowell

All ETDs from UAB

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Demonstration And Evaluation Of Avatar Assistant: Encouraging Social Development In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders., Ingrid Maria Hopkins Jan 2007

Demonstration And Evaluation Of Avatar Assistant: Encouraging Social Development In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders., Ingrid Maria Hopkins

All ETDs from UAB

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The Study Of Gfap Transcription., Youngjin Lee Jan 2007

The Study Of Gfap Transcription., Youngjin Lee

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