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Fall 2008, Full Issue

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of A Targeted, Peer-Driven Skin Cancer Prevention Program For Lifeguards, Dawn Michelle Hall, Tom Elliott, Eric Nehl, Karen Glanz

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Lifeguards working at outdoor pools typically receive high amounts of sun exposure, increasing their risk for developing skin cancer. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a targeted, peer-driven intervention for skin cancer prevention among lifeguards. Nine pools received the targeted intervention, Pool Cool Plus, and five received the standard Pool Cool prevention program. Lifeguards completed surveys at the beginning and end of the summer. Lifeguards in both the targeted intervention and standard program groups increased their sun safety practices and reported more sun-safe pool policies and environments. Sunburn rates decreased among lifeguards participating in Pool Cool Plus. Future research should …

Drowning Survival In Icy Water: A Review, Stathis Avramidis, Ronald Butterly

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

We conducted an extensive literature review using the search terms of “drowning” and “hypothermia” to discover the major factors related to differences in survival rate especially associated with hypothermic effects. Studies indicated that some differences in drowning survival could be identified associated with age, sex, length of submersion, reduced core body temperature, and quality of cardiopulmonary respiratory care. The variability of results associated with the large number of studies prevented us from making any recommendations about whether hypothermia can improve survival among either children or adults.

Recasting Distance Learning With Network-Enabled Open Education: An Interview With Vijay Kumar , James L. Morrison, Vijau Kumar

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

Critical Care Nurse Personality And Methods Of Coping After A Critical Incident, Sandra Huggins

Graduate Research Projects

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Ph-Induced Activation Of Arenavirus Membrane Fusion Is Antagonized By Small-Molecule Inhibitors, Joanne York, Dongcheng Dai, Sean M. Amberg, Jack H. Nunberg

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The arenavirus envelope glycoprotein (GPC) mediates viral entry through pH-induced membrane fusion in the endosome. This crucial process in the viral life cycle can be specifically inhibited in the New World arenaviruses by the small-molecule compound ST-294. Here, we show that ST-294 interferes with GPC-mediated membrane fusion by targeting the interaction of the G2 fusion subunit with the stable signal peptide (SSP). We demonstrate that amino acid substitutions at lysine-33 of the Junin virus SSP confer resistance to ST-294 and engender de novo sensitivity to ST-161, a chemically distinct inhibitor of the Old World Lassa fever virus. These compounds, as …

Does Socioeconomic Context Influence The Health Of Canada’S First Nations Population?, Nicholas Spence

RDC@Western Research Highlights

No abstract provided.

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter, November 2008

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Boston, MA

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter Finding Aid

The Patriot, V. 05, N. 04, Stony Brook University. Patriot.

The Patriot

v.: ill.; 32 cm (original analog pub.)

Referral In The Wake Of Conscientious Objection To Abortion, Carolyn Mcleod

Philosophy Publications

Currently, the preferred accommodation for conscientious objection to abortion in medicine is to allow the objector to refuse to accede to the patient's request so long as the objector refers the patient to a physician who performs abortions. The referral part of this arrangement is controversial, however. Pro-life advocates claim that referrals make objectors complicit in the performance of acts that they, the objectors, find morally offensive. McLeod argues that the referral requirement is justifiable, although not in the way that people usually assume.

November 2008 (Vol 2 2008), New Mexico Conference, United Methodist Church

New Mexico Conference United Methodist Historical Journal

CONTENTS

3 "A Love Story" by Carol Kaemper
15 "The letters of the Rev. F.J. Tolby'' part 2 by Rev. Matthew Gary
24 "The English Work of the MEC in Hillsboro, Lake Valley, & Kingston" by Will Steinsiek
34 "In Memory -The 2008 Honored Dead" 35 John Lucien Carpenter
36 - James Errol Caswell
37 - Roy Frank Melugin Jr.
38 - James William Miller
39 - Dean E Simmons
40 - Charles E Price
41 "Elizabeth Collins - NM Conference Archivist" by Will Steinsiek

A&HS Pages
43 "Archives and History Society"
45 "Report from the 2008 HERITAGE TOUR"

The Teaching Of Swimming Based On A Model Derived From The Causes Of Drowning, Robert Keig Stallman, Malfrid Junge, Turid Blixt

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

This paper proposes that the teaching of beginner swimming should be organized according to the causes of drowning. We surveyed drowning reports, interviewed drowning survivors, and observed simulated drowning victims to determine common characteristics associated with drowning. We also reviewed 25 swimming instructional programs offered by well-recognized national programs from 18 separate countries and identified 8 common beginning swimming skills. These skills could be closely connected with the causes of drowning. We proposed a definition for being able to swim that should be given common international acceptance so that learning to swim can actually provide skills needed for preventing drowning.

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 19, Número 3, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1
Contenido 2
Día de Dar Gracias 1
Aprender a Dar Gracias por Lunay 3
Fiestas Mexicanas, Día de la Revolución 4,5
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology 1
más de Dos Billones de Años de la Historia Geológica en Nuevo México por el Dr. Spencer Lucas 6
Genealogía 1
Genealogy of Kenneth Salazar by Dr. Ronald Maestas et al 7
Líderes 3
Nivel Nacional: Kenneth Salazar 8
Nivel Estatal: Patrick Lyons: Comisionado de Terrenos Públicos 9
Funds Generated by State Trust Lands 10
Gobierno 1
Comités de la Legislatura en Nuevo México 11
Juegos/Idioma 1
Juegos para …

Corporate Misconduct And The Perfect Storm Of Shareholder Litigation, Jessica Erickson

Notre Dame Law Review

When it comes to combating corporate misconduct, is more litigation necessarily better? The conventional wisdom is that we should deploy every weapon in the law's arsenal to combat corporate misconduct: This wisdom, however, reflects legal scholarship that is confined to analyzing securities class actions and derivative suits in isolation, with little inquiry into the interplay between them. By failing to take a broader view of shareholder litigation, legal scholars have missed an opportunity to provide courts with the conceptual tools necessary to meet the complex challenges of complex corporate litigation. In courtrooms and boardrooms across the country, a debate is …

Opting Out Of The Internet In The United States And The European Union: Copyright, Safe Harbors, And International Law, Hannibal Travis

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Unnoticed Battle Against Yin's Yin : Opium Chinese Women And Protestant Missionaries In Late Qing, David J. Kang

Global Asia Journal

No abstract provided.

Fiscal Sustainability In South Carolina: Trends And Issues, 2008 November, Ellen Weeks Saltzman, Holley Hewitt Ulbrich

Publications

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Stress, Adult Attachment, And Academic Success Among Community College Students, Linda L. Petroff

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Little is known about predictors of academic success among two-year community college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictors of stress, adult attachment, and their interaction on the outcome variables of grade-point average and course completion among 160 two-year community college participants in a small Midwestern community college. Previous research had found relationships among these variables among four-year college students. Thus, it is important to examine these variables as predictors of academic success among community college students. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire and three surveys which included scales with established reliability and validity: the Inventory of …

A New Simplified Derivation Of Nash Bargaining Solution, Tanja Magoc, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In the 1950s, the Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash has shown that under certain conditions, the best solution to the bargaining problem is when the product of the (increase in) utilities is the largest. Nash's derivation assumed that we are looking for strategies that assign a single situation to each bargaining situation. In this paper, we propose a simplified derivation of Nash bargaining solution that does not requires this assumption.

Online Social Networks And Restrictions On College Athletes: Student Censorship?, Autumn K. Leslie

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.

Passing The Baton: Track Superstar Marion Jones' Duty And Liability To Her Olympic Relay Teammates, Jolyn R. Huen

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.

Understanding The "Original Source Exception" To The False Claims Act's "Public Disclosure Bar" In Light Of The Supreme Court's Ruling In Rockwell V. United States, Joel D. Hesch

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Pilot Study Of The Feasibility And Efficacy Of The Strategies To Enhance Positive Parenting (Stepp) Program For Single Mothers Of Children With Adhd, Anil Chacko, Brian T. Wymbs, Lizette M. Flammer-Rivera, William E. Pelham, Kathryn S. Walker, Fran W. Arnold, Hema Visweswaraiah, Michelle Swanger-Gagne, Erin L. Girio, Lauma L. Pirvics, Laura Herbst

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

Objective: The Strategies to Enhance Positive Parenting (STEPP) program was developed to address putative factors related to poor engagement in and outcomes following traditional behavioral parent training (BPT) for single mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD.
Method: Twelve single mothers of children with ADHD were enrolled in an initial investigation of the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the 9-week STEPP program.
Results: Results indicated that the STEPP program was effective in reducing problematic child behavior and improving parental stress and psychopathology at posttreatment. The STEPP program resulted in high rates of treatment attendance and completion and consumer satisfaction with the …

Refuge Update – November/December 2008, Volume 5, Number 6

RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)

Table of Contents:

Do-It-Yourself Project Makes Sparks, page 3 The Departments of the Interior and Energy spotlight San Andres Refuge’s innovative (and largely homemade) renewable energy program.

In Oregon, a Refuge Teaches Teachers, page 5 Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge’s ambitious environmental education program acquires a solid reputation.

Focus on . . . International Conservation, pages 6-11 National resource managers around the world look to the Refuge System for on-the-scene advice and training.

Taking Pride, page 16 A former refuge complex project leader in Texas and a super-volunteer in Georgia win 2008 Take Pride in America Awards.

What's Happening: November, 2008, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Contents, Anon

Washington Law Review

No abstract provided.

Toward Using National Cancer Surveillance Data For Preventing And Controlling Cervical And Other Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers In The Us, Mona Saraiya, Faruque Ahmed, Mary White, Herschel Lawson, Elizabeth R. Unger, Christie Eheman

United States Public Health Resources

This supplement, known as the ABHACUS (Assessing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers in the United States) supplement, contains 22 articles. Together, these articles provide a comprehensive snapshot of data related to the occurrence and control of multiple cancers that have been associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV). These analyses highlight the burden of HPV associated cancers in the US population as a whole and among vulnerable population subgroups. We anticipate that these findings will be an important resource for enhancing existing strategies for the prevention and control of HPV associated cancers.

HPV is estimated to be responsible for 5.2% of …

Surgical Management Of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma: A Modus Operandi Or Individualized Therapy?, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Kiran Ejaz

Section of General Surgery

The overall rate of blunt pancreatic trauma observed in level one trauma centers is rather low compared to other injuries, with a reported prevalence of 0.4 per 100,000 hospital admissions. The situation may be further complicated by the presence of associated major visceral injuries in these patients. A number of previous reports indicate that blunt pancreatic trauma carries high morbidity and mortality rates, especially when diagnosis is delayed or inappropriate surgery is attempted. Many mandate prompt surgical explorations for organ-specific diagnosis on CT; however other literature and upcoming studies prove otherwise. Over the years, several technologic advances have increased the …

Antibody Responses Of Cervids (Cervus Elaphus) Following Experimental Mycobacterium Bovis Infection And The Implications For Immunodiagnosis, Noel P. Harrington, Om P. Surujballi, John F. Prescott, J. Robert Duncan, W. Ray Waters, Konstantin Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald

Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Bibliography and Database

Captive and free-ranging wildlife animals are implicated in the maintenance and transmission of bovine tuberculosis and therefore pose a significant obstacle to eradication of the disease from domestic livestock. The current antemortem diagnostic method, the intradermal tuberculin skin test, is impractical for routine use with many wild animals. Antibody-based assays are particularly attractive because the animals are handled only once and immediate processing of the sample is not required. This report characterizes the antibody responses of red deer-elk hybrids (Cervus elaphus) against Mycobacterium bovis and subsequently evaluates the diagnostic performance of select antigens in a rapid-test format. Sequential …

The Past, Present, And Future Of The United Nations: A Comment On Paul Kennedy And The Parliament Of Man, Kenneth Anderson

Book Reviews

This is the English language version of an essay (10,000 words) appearing in the Revista de Libros (Madrid), considering the history and future of the United Nations and global governance through the lens of Paul Kennedy's recent work, The Parliament of Man. The essay is highly skeptical of what it describes as platonism about the future of the UN as the seat of global governance. It offers an alternative view of how to consider the work of the UN, in three areas: security, economic development, and values. The essay argues that, particularly with the rise of new great power tensions …