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Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Halloween Open House, Vol.5 (6) November - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

The Insider (2003-2008)

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Fund Raising, Vol.21 (2) October - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Library Lines (1998-2009)

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Detection Of Polychlorinated Biphenyls In The Rio Grande Basin Above Cochiti Dam: Sources & Significance, Anthony D. Edwards

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been detected with increasing frequency in water and fish tissue samples in the Rio Grande Basin above Cochiti Dam (RGBACD), which correlates with the use of improved analytical methods for quantifying PCBs. Levels of PCBs identified in some fish have exceeded levels considered safe for human consumption, resulting in a Fish Consumption Advisory' for Abiquiu and Cochiti Reservoirs and the Rio Grande from Pojoaque Creek to Frijoles Canyon (Bandelier National Monument). In June of 2007, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) listed seven water bodies in the RGBACD as impaired due to elevated concentrations of PCBs …

The Persistence Of Difference: Mythologies Of Essentialism, The Anglophone World And Modern Spanish Cultural Identity, Melanie Catherine Simpson

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Spherical Indentation To Probe Atelectasis In The Mammalian Lung, Maricris Resurreccion Silva

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Catholic Education: Distinctive And Inclusive, By John Sullivan, Susan Richter

Journal of Catholic Education

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Associations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United States, Bonnie Choi Mo

Social Work Theses - Archive

Studies done on the association of smoking and depression found inconclusive results in the direction of the association. The present study utilized public data from the Add Health to examine the associations between depressive symptoms and smoking concurrently and prospectively in adolescents, predictors of current smoking, and associations between concurrent depressive levels and smoking cessation status. The results indicate depressive symptoms promote concurrent and prospective smoking behavior. Higher levels of depressive symptoms at Wave I was characteristic of participants who smoked in the past and smoked regular. Higher depressive symptoms in Wave II were indicative of smoking initiation and regular …

Exercise Makes You Feel Good, But Does Feeling Good Make You Exercise?: An Examination Of Obese Dieters, Robert A. Carels, Carissa Coit, Kathleen Young, Bonnie Berger

Psychology Faculty Publications

Whereas exercise-induced mood enhancement has been well documented, the relationship between mood and exercise participation is less well understood. Mood states influence evaluative judgments that could plausibly influence a decision to exercise. Further, most exercise-mood research is limited to normal weight adults in response to a single exercise session. The current investigation examines the influence of (a) morning mood on exercise, (b) exercise intensity/duration on mood enhancement, and (c) daily change in mood on exercise days compared with nonexercise days in obese behavioral weight loss program (BWLP) participants. Participants (N=36) recorded morning, evening, and pre- and postexercise mood, as well …

Distributed Predictive Health Monitoring, Jorge David Herrera Gonzalez

Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive

According to the National Center for Health Statistics the major causes of death in the US are (per year) heart diseases with 654 thousand cases, followed by cancer with 550 thousand cases and stroke with 150 thousand cases. In this project we propose, design, implement and test a prototype of a system that promises to improve the level of detection and prediction of several diseases and improves the quality of life of patients by utilizing non-invasive wireless medical sensors. This system is composed of a set of wireless medical sensors, a nearby (close-proximity) PDA (personal digital accessory) or cell phone …

Embedded System For Monitoring Human Activities Using 3-Axis Accelerometer, Himabindu Yamana

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

The last decade has witnessed a surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for health care. In several medical and non-medical applications it is necessary to measure the human activities. Detection and monitoring of human activities requires the use of external sensors around the body. The reported design provides a systematic approach for characterization of states. The design employs a 3-axis accelerometer, a microcontroller and RS232 based communication protocol for sensing the activities of a person and the output will be seen on a PC with a graphical user interface. Experiments were conducted on human test subjects and …

The Relationship Among Spirituality, Self-Efficacy, And Quality Of Life In Adults With Sickle Cell Disease, Maxine A. Adegbola

Nursing Dissertations - Archive

For the individual with sickle cell disease (SCD), the lifespan is increasing but adults report decreased quality of life (QOL), low self-efficacy, and ineffective coping skills. The care of adult patients with SCD requires a complex multidisciplinary team approach with focus not only on physiological, psychological, and social needs, but also on spiritual needs. Quality of life, spirituality, and self-efficacy have been sparsely and separately studied in individuals with SCD. These three constructs have never been combined in one study in the adult SCD population. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the relationships among spirituality, …

Business Outlook, Vol. 23 No. 4, December 2007

Business Outlook for West Michigan

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0566 Interim Committee On Long-Term Health Care Services And Supports To Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

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Business Associations, Paul A. Quirós, Lynn S. Scott, William B. Shearer Iii, J. Haskell Murray

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys noteworthy cases in the areas of corporate, limited liability company, partnership, agency, and joint venture law decided during the survey period by the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States district courts located in Georgia. This Article also summarizes enactments at the 2007 Session of the Georgia General Assembly to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated ("O.C.G.A.") with respect to banking, finance, commerce, corporation, partnership, and associations laws.

Construction Law, Dana R. Grantham, David L. Hobson, David J. Mura Jr.

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys construction law decisions handed down by Georgia courts and construction-related legislation enacted by the Georgia General Assembly between June 1, 2006 and May 31, 2007. The cases this year are divided into four general categories: (1) contracts, (2) torts, (3) liens and bonds, and (4) arbitration. Recent legislation is summarized in Section V of this Article.

Death Penalty Law, Therese M. Day

Mercer Law Review

This Article provides a survey of death penalty case law in Georgia from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. The cases include those that were heard by the Georgia Supreme Court on interim appeal and direct appeal,1 and discussion is limited to claims which present new issues of law, refine existing law, or are otherwise instructive. This Article does not discuss holdings in capital cases that are common to all criminal appeals because these are discussed elsewhere in this Survey.

Administrative Law, Martin M. Wilson, Jennifer A. Blackburn

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys administrative law developments in appellate cases from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. Only cases from the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals have been reviewed. As compared to prior years, the number of cases in which administrative law principles played a significant role showed no upward spike. There are many other topics that concern elements of administrative law, but this Article does not address cases containing those specific subject matter topics. There is likely some duplication of cases among the subject matter topics, but only the administrative law elements are emphasized in …

Domestic Relations, Barry B. Mcgough, Gregory R. Miller

Mercer Law Review

This survey period saw domestic relations law continue to evolve through new legislation and new case law. The 2006 Georgia legislature made dramatic changes to the child support calculations that took effect in 2007. The 2007 Georgia legislature has turned its focus to child custody issues, including passing laws requiring parenting plans in custody, allowing attorney fee awards, and allowing for direct appeals in child custody cases. The Georgia Supreme Court continued to accept nonfrivolous appeals in divorce cases, and as a result, the appellate courts have been able to give guidance to those interested in domestic relations law.

Labor And Employment Law, W. Melvin Haas Iii, William M. Clifton Iii, W. Jonathan Martin Ii, Glen R. Fagan

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys recent developments in state statutory and common law that affect labor and employment relations between Georgia employers and employees. Accordingly, it surveys published decisions from the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007, as well as selected cases decided by the United States District Court, which purported to refine principles of Georgia employment law. This Article also highlights specific revisions to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated ("O.C.G.A.").

Local Government Law, R. Perry Sentell

Mercer Law Review

This particular [City Commission] meeting had drawn on for quite some time, until it was getting fairly late. We heard someone knocking very rapidly on the plate glass window. As I turned around, I observed an elderly woman, the wife of the Mayor. The Mayor appeared to ignore his wife and continued to conduct the meeting. Not getting any response from her knocking, the wife then walked into the building, grabbed the Mayor by the arm, and scolded him that it was ridiculous that the City Commission was meeting so late at night. "You," she informed the Mayor, "are going …

Insurance, Bradley S. Wolff, Stephen L. Cotter, Stephen M. Schatz

Mercer Law Review

The Georgia Supreme Court reviewed, and reversed, two cases featured prominently in last year's Insurance survey article, and it also held a key provision of tort reform preempted by federal law.

The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the decision in Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. and held that an agreement to name another as an additional insured could not be used to salvage an invalid indemnification clause in the parties' contract. The legislature amended Official Code of Georgia Annotated ("O.C.G.A.") section 13-8-2 to help avoid this type of litigation in the future.

However, both appellate courts continued …

Torts, Deron R. Hicks, Travis C. Hargrove

Mercer Law Review

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Wills, Trusts, Guardianships, And Fiduciary Administration, Mary F. Radford

Mercer Law Review

This Article describes the significant Georgia cases and legislation from the period of June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007 that pertain to Georgia fiduciary law and estate planning. Specifically, this Article covers cases and legislation on matters relating to wills, trusts, the administration of decedents' estates, and the guardianship and conservatorship of minors and incapacitated adults.

Real Property, Linda S. Finley

Mercer Law Review

Each year, as the number of cases involving real property reported by Georgia's appellate courts continues to increase, it becomes more and more difficult to determine which cases to include in this survey Article. Nevertheless, this Article discusses case law and legislative developments in Georgia real property law from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007, selected either for their significance to real property law, to update attorneys who either regularly or from time to time practice or render opinions regarding real property, or to survey trends. However, as the reader may see, at times the cases surveyed were selected …

An Assessment Of Athletic Health Care Provided To High School Athletes In Indiana, Lori Jane Vancza

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess various aspects of athletic health care being provided to athletes in high risk sports in Indiana and the personnel providing this care relative to school enrollment size in comparison to the recent recommendations published by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) regarding appropriate medical care for secondary school-aged athletes. Design and Settings: Based on a literature review, a 34 item web based survey for athletic directors (ADs) and a 33 item web based survey for identified head coaches were developed and distributed to 406 Indiana High School ADs. The survey instruments …

Risk And Recovery, John Austin, Chris Decker, Tom Doering, Ernie Gross, Bruce Johnson, Lisa Johnson, Ken Lemke, Franz Schwarz, Scott Strain, Eric Thompson, Keith Turner

Business in Nebraska

The crisis in the housing and financial sectors has led to a dramatic slowdown in U.S. economic growth. Fourth quarter GDP growth and job growth are expected to be anemic and the economy may fall into recession in 2008. Indeed, several of the dozen members of the Nebraska Business Forecast Council do believe that the U.S. economy will likely slip into recession during 2008. However, the overall consensus of the Council is that the U.S. economy will avoid a recession. Economic growth will be slow in the first three quarters of 2008 before recovering in late 2008 and 2009.

The …

Endangered Species Bulletin: 2007 Highlights

Endangered Species Bulletin

In this issue:
4 Measuring Recovery Success
6 Partnerships Can Conserve Species and a Way of Life
8 Rare Bird Nests Are Cause for Celebration
10 Jump Starting a Rabbit’s Recovery
11 Conserving a Natural Utah Treasure
12 New Hope for the Leon Springs Pupfish
14 Sometimes It’s the Little Things That Matter
16 Cooperative Conservation for the Page Springsnail
18 A Rare Plant Returns to San Francisco Bay
20 Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
22 Species Recovery Through Habitat and Resource Conservation
24 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
26 Partnerships for Shared Stewardship
28 The Environmental Contaminants Program
30 The …

Justice For None: The Fourth Circuit's Decision In Denny V. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc. Undermines The Civil Rights Act Of 1964., Sarah Martinez

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Since Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, courts continue to grapple with identifying what establishments qualify as public accommodations. More specifically, the most contested section covers places of entertainment. There is a split in interpretation regarding whether to include establishments not expressly listed. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Denny v. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc., ruled to exclude establishments not expressly listed, applying a strict textual approach. This Court’s ruling directly undermines the Civil Rights Act’s purpose of affording equal protection by drawing arbitrary distinctions between full-service spas and other spas. The Fourth Circuit Court’s narrow interpretation …

Improvisation Within The Research And Concepts Of Creative Studies, Daniel Dore

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project uses the different research and concepts with the curriculum of the Creative Studies program and integrates them within the scene-games of improvisation. The purpose of this is to learn or reinforce this research in one of the most fun and exciting ways possible.