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Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2007; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Single Audit Working Group

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Health Care Industry Developments - 2007/08; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Wright State University Men's And Women's Swimming And Diving Media Guide 2007-2008, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide for Wright State University's 2007-2008 Swimming and Diving team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Reduced Migration, Altered Matrix And Enhanced Tgfβ1 Signaling Are Signatures Of Mouse Keratinocytes Lacking Sdc1, Mary Ann Stepp, Yueyuan Liu, Sonali Pal-Ghosh, Rosalyn A. Jurjus, Gauri Tadvalka, Adith Sekaran, Kristen Losicco, Li Jiang, Melinda Larsen, Luowei Li, Stuart H. Yuspa

Biological Sciences Faculty Scholarship

We have reported previously that syndecan-1 (Sdc1)-null mice show delayed re-epithelialization after skin and corneal wounding. Here, we show that primary keratinocytes obtained from Sdc1-null mice and grown for 3-5 days in culture are more proliferative, more adherent and migrate more slowly than wt keratinocytes. However, the migration rates of Sdc1-null keratinocytes can be restored to wild-type levels by replating Sdc1-null keratinocytes onto tissue culture plates coated with fibronectin and collagen I, laminin (LN)-332 or onto the matrices produced by wild-type cells. Migration rates can also be restored by treating Sdc1-null keratinocytes with antibodies …

Baylor History Of Medicine Society Schedule 2007-2008, Baylor Hisotry Of Medicine Society

Houston History of Medicine Lectures (2006-2012)

• "Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art" (Robert E. Greenspan)
• Eight Practical Lessons from Osler That Will Better Your Life (Bryan Boutwell)
• History of the American Mental Hospital: From networking to not working & Back (Ed Fann)
• Ambiguities and Amputations: Methods, mishaps, and the surgical quest to cure breast cancer (Student Essay Contest Winner) (Matt Luedke)
• An Automated, Algorithmic, Retrospective Analysis of the Growing Influence of Statistics in Medicine (Student Essay Contest Winner) (Ryan Rochat)
• What’s Special about William Osler? (Charles S. Bryan)
• The Virtuous Physician: Lessons from Medical Biography (Charles S. Bryan)
• Legacy: 50 Years of Loving Care – The …

On Terrorism And Whistleblowing, Michael P. Scharf, Colin T. Mclaughlin

Faculty Publications

At a Bio-Terrorism Conference at Case Western Reserve University School of Law on March 31, 2006, the government participants were asked what they would do if a superior instructed them not to disclose information to the public about the likely grave health affects of an ongoing bio-terrorist attack. In response, they indicated that they would be reluctant to become a "whistleblower." This is not surprising since, despite the federal and state laws that purport to facilitate such whistleblowing for the public good, government whistleblowers routinely have faced loss of promotion, harassment, firing, and in some instances criminal prosecution when they …

Town Of Grantham, New Hampshire. Annual Town Report For Fiscal Year, 2006., Grantham Town Representatives

Grantham, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Chaos In The Courtroom, Controlling Disruptive Defendants And Contumacious Counsel In War Crimes Trials, Michael P. Scharf

Faculty Publications

During the eight month-long Dujail trial (October 2005-August 2006), Saddam Hussein, his seven co-defendants, and their dozen lawyers regularly disparaged the judges, interrupted witness testimony with outbursts, turned cross examination into political diatribes, and staged frequent walk-outs and boycotts. Drawn from the author's September 2006 lecture to the staff of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, this article examines some of history's previous messy trials and the strategies judges have employed with varying degrees of success to respond to disruptive conduct by trial participants. It then describes the various tactics employed by the …

A Factor Analytic Study Of The Boredom Proneness Scale And Its Relationship To Meaning In Life In A College Student Sample, Amanda Melton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Fro Spot My Spyryt Per Sprang In Space : Transgressing Ineffable Boundaries In Pearl / By William Storm, William Storm

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Cultural Dynamics And The Church In The Philippines, Kenneth D. Mulzac

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Reduced Fat Milks As Influenced By The Incorporation Of Folic Acid, K. Achanta, C. A. Boeneke, K. J. Aryana

Faculty Publications

Folic acid plays an important role in the prevention of neural tube defects (e.g., spina bifida and anencephaly), heart defects, facial clefts, urinary abnormalities, and limb deficiencies. Milk and milk products serve as a potential source for folic acid fortification because of the presence of folate-binding proteins that seem to be involved in folate bioavailability. Although milk is not a good source of folic acid, fortification could help in the prevention of the above-mentioned defects. The objective of this study was to examine the physicochemical characteristics of reduced fat milks fortified with folic acid. Reduced fat milks were prepared using …

Visual Representations Of The Spatial Relationship Between Bermuda High Strengths And Hurricane Tracks, Jason T. Knowles, Michael Leitner

Faculty Publications

The 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons dramatically demonstrated the magnitude of the societal significance of hurricanes, negatively impacting on all scales from the personal to the national. Although definitive identification of the forcing mechanisms controlling hurricane tracks and landfall patterns remains elusive, increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that the increase in hurricane activity along the Gulf Coast is due to a southwestward shift in the position of the Bermuda High. This research uses multiple visualization techniques to explore the spatial correlation between Bermuda High strengths - as interpreted from the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index - and hurricane tracks. Using …

Property-Hole-In-One For Land-Use Control: Endorsing The Dominance Of Comprehensive Plans, Eric Linsk

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Criminal Law-Conflicting Values: Confrontation Rights In Sexual Abuse Cases Involving The Youngest Of Victims, Michael Everson

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Long March In Hong Kong: Continuing Steps In The Transition From Colony To Democracy, Thomas S. Axworthy, Herman B. Leonard

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Law: A Useful Tool For The Family Law Practitioner To Promote Better Outcomes, Gary L. Voegele, Ronald D. Ousky, Linda K. Wray

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

If They Can Do Parenting Plans, They Can Do Child Support Plans, Stephen K. Erickson

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Out-Of-Court Statements In Guardian Ad Litem Written Reports And Oral Testimony, Resa M. Gilats

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Data Note: Employment Rates For People With And Without Disabilities, Frank A. Smith, Dana Scott Gilmore

Data Note Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

Data show that people with disabilities are consistently less likely to be working than their non-disabled counterparts. In this data note, we compare the employment rate for working-age people with and without disabilities.

Data Note: Ssi Recipients With Disabilities Who Work And Participation In 1619b, Brooke Dennee-Sommers, Frank A. Smith

Data Note Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federally funded program that provides cash assistance for basic needs. Individuals with a low-income who are over the age of 65, blind, or have a disability are eligible for assistance. SSI beneficiaries typically also receive health insurance coverage through Medicaid. Losing Medicaid benefits can be of concern for SSI recipients with disabilities who desire to work, or are currently working. Section 1619b of the Social Security Act allows individuals to work and continue to receive Medicaid assistance when their earnings are too high to qualify for SSI cash payments as long as they meet …

State Agency Promising Practices: Employment First! Making Integrated Employment The Preferred Outcome In Tennessee, Jean Winsor, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

The Tennessee Division of Mental Retardation Services (DMRS) implemented the Employment First! initiative in 2002. The goal of Employment First was to make employment the first day service option for adults receiving supports funded by DMRS, Medicaid, or the state. Employment First set the standard that employment was the preferred service option for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD).

State Agency Promising Practice: Shifting Resources Away From Sheltered Workshops In Vermont, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

Over six years, regulations in Vermont gradually restricted and eventually prohibited the use of state funds for sheltered workshops or enclaves. Concurrent with the change in funding regulations, the state worked with providers to convert the remaining sheltered workshops in Vermont.

State Agency Promising Practice: Working Together To Convert The Last Sheltered Workshop In Vermont To Individualized Supports, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

Vermont’s Division of Disability and Aging Services (DDAS) and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) worked with a local service provider to convert its congregate day services to community employment. Implementation Between 1987 and 2002, DDAS and DVR worked with several providers to close down sheltered workshops and move people into community supports.

State Agency Promising Practice: Integrated Employment Outcomes Through Person-To-Person Technical Assistance: New Hampshire, Allison C. Hall, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

New Hampshire implemented an innovative technical assistance model that promoted organizational change to expand individual employment opportunities. This person-to-person change began at the micro level but “trickled up” through organizations across the state. In 2000, realizing that the state’s growth in integrated employment had stalled, the Bureau of Developmental Services invested aggressively in expanding its intervention strategy by recruiting a community provider to work directly through the bureau. The bureau hired John Vance-the director of ACCESS, a small individualized support organization in New Hampshire-half-time to provide individualized technical assistance to providers across the state. As part of the bureau, Vance …

State Agency Promising Practices: Washington State’S Working-Age Adult Policy, Allison C. Hall, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

Washington’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) has recently issued a new policy which went into full effect on July 1, 2006. This policy “designates employment supports as the primary method of furnishing state-financed day services to adult participants.” Emphasizing community employment as the primary service option, the policy further states that: “services for persons under the age of 62 that do not emphasize the pursuit or maintenance of employment in integrated settings can be authorized only by exception to policy” (WA DHSH, DDD, “County Services for Working Age Adults” Policy 4.11). Initially adopted in 2004, this policy does not eliminate …

State Agency Promising Practice: The Tennessee Employment Consortium (Tec) - A Statewide Collaboration For Change, Jean Winsor, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

The Tennessee Employment Consortium (TEC) is a statewide organization focused on increasing the number of Tennesseans in integrated employment. The consortium comprises volunteers from the state’s Division of Mental Retardation Services (DMRS) and Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, the ARC of Tennessee, the Center on Disability and Employment at the University of Tennessee, community rehabilitation providers (CRPs), family members, and other stakeholders. TEC’s ability to organize collaborative activities across state agencies, advocacy organizations, and CRPs has played an important role in increasing integrated employment outcomes.

Anti-Infective Agents From The Terrestrial Plants Zanthoxylum Monophyllum (Lam.) P. Wilson And Sorocea Muriculata Miq. Against Pathogenic Fungi, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus And Plasmodium Falciparum, Raquel Rodr├¡Guez Guzm├Ín

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Flight From Arbitration: An Empirical Study Of Ex Ante Arbitration Clauses In The Contracts Of Publicly Held Companies, Theodore Eisenberg, Geoffrey P. Miller

Faculty Articles

We study a data set of 2,858 contracts contained as exhibits in Form 8-K filings by reporting corporations over a six month period in 2002 for twelve types of contracts and a seven month period in 2002 for merger contracts. Because 8-K filings are required only for material events, these contracts likely are carefully negotiated by sophisticated parties who are well-informed about the contract terms. These contracts, therefore, provide evidence of efficient ex ante solutions to contracting problems. The vast majority of contracts did not require arbitration. Only about 11 percent of the contracts included binding arbitration clauses. The rate …

Grandfathering And Environmental Regulation: The Law And Economics Of New Source Review, Jonathan Remy Nash, Richard L. Revesz

Faculty Articles

The grandfathering of existing sources of pollution is a common feature of the regulatory state. Sources in operation at the time of the enactment of new regulatory requirements are typically exempted from these requirements because of the high cost of retrofitting their operations. Grandfathering regimes give existing sources a significant advantage relative to new sources and therefore give them an incentive to stay in operation longer than they would in the absence of environmental regulation. This effect is further magnified if the existing sources are allowed to modernize without having to meet the standards applicable to new sources. Over a …