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Priority Lincoln: We’Re Listening A Community Conversation On The City Budget

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

This is a background document to prepare you for the Priority Lincoln: We’re Listening discussion on the Lincoln City Budget on April 12. This discussion guide is intended to serve as a jumping-off point for our upcoming conversation. The discussion is not a test of facts, but rather a chance to offer your perspectives on the issues with other Lincoln residents.

Agreements That Divide: Trips Vs. Cbd And Proposals For Mandatory Disclosure Of Source And Origin Of Genetic Resources In Patent Applications Comment, Jonathan Carr

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

In an attempt to unify the regulation of intellectual property, the TRIPS Agreement sets forth standards for intellectual property law. Recently, however, many countries have become divided on the issue of whether member countries should be required to disclose the source and origin of genetic resources used in patented technologies. Developing countries claim that enforcement of such a requirement would help remedy the global biopiracy problem. This article reviews and assesses the many proposals to amend the TRIPS Agreement as well as the responses from countries, such as the United States, opposing the proposals. Included is a brief discussion about …

Annual Report 2007 Somersworth, New Hampshire., Somersworth Town Representatives

Somersworth, NH Annual Reports

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

Report Of The County Commissioners, County Treasurer And Other Officers Of Cheshire County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2007., Cheshire County Representatives

Cheshire County, NH Annual Reports

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

Producing Lupins, Peter White, Bob French, Amelia Mclarty, Grains Research And Development Corporation

Bulletins 4000 -

The book contains detailed information on lupin establishment, weed control, disease management and harvesting. It also provides an excellent background to the history of lupins in Western Australia, the development of the plant and its adaptation to the Western Australian environment

Student Care Presents Women’S Health Seminar, Liberty University

January/February 2008

No abstract provided.

Students Compete In Weight Loss Challenge, Liberty University

January/February 2008

No abstract provided.

Self-Determination Theory: Increasing Motivation In Middle School Students, Mary I. Morrow

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Self-Determination Theory: Increasing Motivation in Middle School Students Research shows that motivation declines when students enter middle school. Because of this, middle school teachers face the difficult challenge of motivating their students to learn. Although intrinsic motivation results in higher conceptual learning, not all activities in a classroom are intrinsically motivated. Self-Determination Theorists propose that through the process of internalization, students' motivation towards extrinsically motivated activities could reach levels in which the behavioral qualities are comparable to those of intrinsic motivation. The internalization process is dependent on environmental supports for autonomy, competence, relatedness, and task relevance. A handbook based on …

Teaching Advanced Life Sciences In An Animal Context: Agricultural Science Teacher Voices, Mark Balschweid, Alexandria Huerta

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine agricultural science teacher comfort with a new high school Advanced Life Science: Animal course and determine their perceptions of student impact. The advanced science course is eligible for college credit. The teachers revealed they felt confident of their science background in preparation for teaching the course and they emphasized their intensive science background in preparing to become agricultural science teachers. Teachers indicated they had significant background in advanced science concepts, but they hadn’t used the previous knowledge and it required effort to review the concepts related to the new course. Teachers …

Review: Christina Lee, Feasting The Dead: Food And Drink In Anglo-Saxon Burial Rituals, Bailey K. Young

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Bulletin Courses [2008], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Listing of undergraduate courses for 2008-2009.

Institute Of Clinical And Translational Sciences News, Vol. 1, Issue 6

ICTS Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Old Acetogens, New Light, Steven L. Daniel, Harold L. Drake, Anita S. Gößner

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Acetogens utilize the acetyl-CoA Wood-Ljungdahl pathway as a terminal electron-accepting, energy-conserving, CO2-fixing process. The decades of research to resolve the enzymology of this pathway (1) preceded studies demonstrating that acetogens not only harbor a novel CO2-fixing pathway, but are also ecologically important, and (2) overshadowed the novel microbiological discoveries of acetogens and acetogenesis. The first acetogen to be isolated, Clostridium aceticum, was reported by Klaas Tammo Wieringa in 1936, but was subsequently lost. The second acetogen to be isolated, Clostridium thermoaceticum, was isolated by Francis Ephraim Fontaine and co-workers in 1942. C. thermoaceticum became the most extensively studied acetogen and …

Cultural Differences In Nutrition In French And Chinese Cuisine, Ellen S. Kim

Capstone Research Projects

Questions about racial and ethnic health disparities are major issues in health psychology and medicine. A previous study on health behaviors showed that there are cross-cultural differences among college students at Southern Adventist University. The previous study examined health behavior variables such as exercise, water, nutrition, sleep, smoking, alcohol, seatbelt use, medical examination, and dental examination. As a follow-up, this study represents phase two of the previous study. In the current study, the focus was on nutrition. Even though nutrition is an important aspect of health behaviors, there has not been significant amount of cross-cultural research done on nutrition in …

Of Mice And Men: A Comparative Study Assessing Behavioral Indicators Of Sugar Addiction In Mice And College Students, Kahlilia Morris

Capstone Research Projects

No abstract provided.

College Of Pharmacy Postbaccalaureate And International Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Orientation Guide Summer 2008, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Student Mobility And Achievement On The Ohio Achievement Test, Anna Downing

Urbana University Master’s Theses

No abstract provided.

Major Sponsored Programs And Faculty Awards For Research And Creative Activity 2007

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

This is the sixth annual “Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity” report. This booklet highlights the successes of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during 2007. It lists the funding sources, projects and investigators on major grants and sponsored program awards received during the year, as well as patents issued; published books and scholarship; fellowships and other recognitions; intellectual property licenses; and performances and exhibitions in the fine and performing arts. This impressive list grows each year and I am pleased to present evidence of our faculty’s accomplishments. Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have pushed the …

Determinants Of The Well-Being Of Police Officers In The Turkish National Police, Serdar Yildiz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research evaluates the relationships of time balance, social relations, role conflict, perception of work environment, and fourteen control variables to police officers' well-being in Turkish National Police. Well-being is identified in the management literature as having a strong relationship with performance. Therefore, by finding the factors affecting well-being, this research seeks to identify intervention strategies, which can promote a healthy workforce and police performance. Such interventions, in addition, may improve police performance through improved well-being. Individual police officers were analyzed to better understand the relationship between work environment on family life, social life, and the well-being of the police …

Disorders Of Fatty Acid Oxidation In The Era Of Tandem Mass Spectrometry In Newborn Screening, Sandra A. Banta-Wright, Kathleen C. Shelton, Michael J. Bennett

Faculty Publications - College of Nursing

With recent advances in laboratory technology with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), the number of infants identified with a fatty acid oxidation disorder has increased dramatically. Disorders of fatty acid oxidation comprise one of the most rapidly growing groups within the field of errors of metabolism. This review will explore the recent developments in newborn screening related to the use of tandem mass spectrometry and disorders of fatty acid oxidation.

A Literature Review On The Relationship Between School Funding And Childhood Obesity, Casey Hardwick

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone literature review will aim to investigate the correlation between childhood obesity and school finances by looking at incentives, budget cuts and other relative information that may link the two together. Variables including environment, advertising, regulation, and funding are all addressed and analyzed in this literature synthesis.

Reflections (2008 Issue), College Of Health Professions

College of Health Professions Newsletters & Magazines

This issue summarizes the achievements of the College of Education and Health Professions for the academic year 2007-2008, including the creation of the Isabelle Farrington School of Education.

World Society Onstage: The Globalization Of Theatre For Young Audiences In The United States And The Netherlands, Héctor F. Pascual Álvarez

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

The Right To A Dignified Life (Vida Digna): The Integration Of Economic And Social Rights With Civil And Political Rights In The Inter-American Human Rights System, Jo M. Pasqualucci

UC Law SF International Law Review

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently issued a series of controversial judgments in which it held States accountable for violations of the right to life, even when no one had died. The Court expanded the traditional scope of the right to life to include the right to live a "vida digna" or a dignified life. In doing so, the Court has introduced a qualitative aspect to the right to life. In certain circumstances in which vulnerable individuals or groups lacked basic necessities such as adequate food, water, sanitary facilities, and health care, the Court held that the State was …

Lawrence University Course Catalog, 2008-2009, Lawrence University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Audit Of Antenatal Testing Of Sexually Transmissible Infections And Blood Borne Viruses At Western Australian Hospitals, B. G. Combs, K. S.H. Kwan, C. M. Giele, Donna Mak

Medical Conference Papers

In August 2007, the Western Australian Department of Health (DOH) released updated recommendations for testing of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and blood-borne viruses (BBV) in antenates. Prior to this, the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) antenatal testing recommendations had been accepted practice in most antenatal settings. The RANZCOG recommends that testing for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C be offered at the first antenatal visit. The DOH recommends that in addition, chlamydia testing be offered. We conducted a baseline audit of antenatal STI/BBV testing in women who delivered at selected public hospitals before the …

Cancer Prevention In Primary Care: Predictors Of Patient Counseling Across Four Risk Behaviors Over 24 Months, Judith D. Depue, Michael G. Goldstein, Colleen A. Redding, Wayne F. Velicer, Xiaowu Sun, Joseph L. Fava, Alessandra Kazura, William Rakowski

Cancer Prevention Research Center Faculty Publications

Objective: Rates of preventive counseling remain below national guidelines. We explored physician and patient predictors of preventive counseling across multiple cancer risk behaviors in at-risk primary care patients.

Methods: We surveyed 3557 patients, with at least one of four cancer risk behaviors: smoking, diet, sun exposure, and/or mammography screening, at baseline and 24 months. Patients reported receipt of 4A's (Ask, Advise, Assist, Arrange follow-up); responses were weighted and combined to reflect more thorough counseling (Ask = 1, Advise = 2, Assist = 3, Arrange = 4, score range 0–10) for each target behavior. A series of linear-regression models, controlling for …

Should Physical Education Be A Standard For Public Schools : Are Unhealthy Kids Left Behind?, Abby G. Michelsen

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Physical education is an important part of elementary school learning because children develop necessary motor skills. These skills encourage learning not only about fitness but also about core ideas inside the classroom. This topic was chosen because physical education should be included in the mandated standards for every grade level. Three themes emerged from the data collected from two face-to-face interviews and eight paper surveys filled out by teachers from Marina School. A lesson plan book was created for second grade teachers to emphasize critical motor skills. To help teachers implement this program, a grant was written to provide the …

A World Current Of Plastic Waste In The Marine Environment And Solutions To The Problem, Diana L. Halliday

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Pollution is one of the major issues concerning the state of the oceans and has been recognized as a major problem for decades. This project examines the problem of plastic litter in the oceans in terms of its environmental and human health effects. It identifies actions countries such as Ireland, Kenya, China, and others have taken to remedy the problem and it explores plausible alternatives to the current plastic addiction.