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Do Black Msm Have More Idu And Hiv Positive Partners Compared To White Men Having Sex With Men ?, Shankar Krishnappa

Theses and Dissertations

Objectives: This study estimates the proportion of intravenous drug use (IDU) partners and HIV positive sexual partners among black and white and examine the association between repeat HIV testing and sex with high risk partners. Methods: A cross-sectional study of MSM was conducted by using pooled data from counseling, Testing, Referral services in Virginia, USA 2002-2007. Results: We obtained a sample of 19679 MSM out of which 10924(56%) and 6739(34%) were white and black MSM respectively. The proportion of IDU partners and HIV positive partners were among white MSM (5% and 11%) and black MSM (3% and 9%) respectively. Age …

The Bg News December 5, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 5, 2008. Volume 99-Issue 67.

Monarch Cheers, Integration Whimpers, And A Loyalty Conflict: Kansas City Call's Coverage Of The Black Yankees, 1937-1955, Eric M. Eames

Theses and Dissertations

Already regarded as one of the top teams in Negro League baseball, the Kansas City Monarchs became known as a powerhouse unit in the 1930s and 40s. They rolled into towns with lights, amazing athletes, and competitive play. They won championship after championship during these years as Kansas City baseball fans strongly supported them. As they became an integral part of the city, the Monarchs' success, open-seating policy, and jazzy home openers fostered a large following of mixed-race fans. The local black newspaper, the Kansas City Call, held them up on a pedestal, while sportswriters for the mainstream Kansas City …

Assets And Needs Assessment Of Senior Residents In The West Bloomington Neighborhood, Case Bell, Melissa Busher, Amy Deal, Ted Fischer, Christine Holmes, Joseph Lauchlan, Shane Peterson, Janelle Jones, Eric Porter, Brad Pribe, Viktor Shrader

Community Project Design and Management Reports - Sociology

The experience and process of aging has become a prominent topic of discussion nationwide and Central Illinois is no exception, due to the rapid growth within the senior population in the area. The 60 and over population of Illinois is projected to grow by 87% during the next 30 years (The Maturing of Illinois). An initiative has been developed to evaluate how prepared local communities are for older adults by conducting needs assessments, which can also serve as vital tools for those who plan and provide human services in communities. Often community leaders will form policies and allocate limited resources …

December 5, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Boyd Accepts Associate Provost Position, Rachel Hatch

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Chimes: December 5, 2008, Calvin College

Chimes

William Spoelhof dies at 98 by Lerae Kroon and Emma Slager

Timmer to house upperclassmen by Hannah Kett

Cabinet takes shape by Bruce Van Baren

Departments pinched by Griffin Jackson

Students march for worker rights by Emma Slager

Dining goes tray-free? by Jasmine Wilson

Art exhibit takes flight: Visual Arts Guild creates 1,000 paper cranes by Ryan Alons

'Stories of Alaska' promises to entertain by Ryan Alons

CRC stands strong in face of religious war by Samuel McConnell

Knights stave off Beltline rival by Bruce Van Baren

Flexible Twist For Pitch Control In A High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft With Nonlinear Response, Vanessa L. Bond

Theses and Dissertations

Information dominance is the key motivator for employing high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) aircraft to provide continuous coverage in the theaters of operation. A joined-wing configuration of such a craft gives the advantage of a platform for higher resolution sensors. Design challenges emerge with structural flexibility that arise from a long-endurance aircraft design. The goal was to demonstrate that scaling the nonlinear response of a full-scale finite element model of a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) aircraft was possible if the model was aeroelastically and "nonlinearly" scaled. A straight-forward method of scaling the first three natural vibration frequencies and mode shapes, and the first …

Responding To Crises: A Test Of The Situational Crisis Communication Theory, Courtney Wright

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Crisis management includes efforts designed to prevent and to detect potential crises, and to learn from crisis experiences. The SCCT posits that certain crisis responses (matched) produce better outcomes for organizations than others (unmatched), depending on the situation. In addition, the results from this study attempt to support the situational crisis communication theory in aiding crisis managers in protecting their organizations against crises.

Medicare Managed Care Penetration And Prevalence Of Older Adult Disability, Christine Moe

Theses and Dissertations

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between Medicare Managed Care (MMC) penetration and percentage of disability in older adults (individuals age 65 and older). Considering disability as an indicator of one or more unsuccessfully managed chronic diseases, this study investigates the assumption that managed care improves coordination of care, as well as access to preventive care. If managed care’s mandate is being met, then it should be evidenced in decreased prevalence of older adult disability. METHOD: Taking an ecological approach, this study used data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, 2003) to compare the percentage of older adult …

Alice Deloach Grant

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Light-Induced Relocalization Of The Photoreceptor G Protein Transducin Is Mediated By Binding Partner-Restricted Diffusion: New Insights Into G Protein Subunit Dissociation, Derek H. Rosenzweig

Open Access Dissertations

Phototransduction is a well characterized system for study of G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. The GPCR rhodopsin couples to the heterotrimeric G protein transducin. Light-stimulated activation of transducin in turn activates phosphodiesterase (PDE), leading to closure to cGMP-gated channels and inhibition of glutamate release. Rod and cone photoreceptors are highly polarized neurons consisting of the outer segment (OS) where phototransduction biochemistry occurs, the inner segment containing mitochondria and other organelles, the nuclear layer, an axon, and a glutamatergic synapse. Upon illumination, activated G protein transducin redistributes from the rod OS (where it is localized in the dark) to the …

Gsu View, 2008-12-04, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Memo Regarding An Update On Fy09 Operating Budget Reductions By The State, Elaine P. Maimon

President Elaine P. Maimon

Memo from President Elaine P. Maimon to the Governors State University community announcing a budget directive from Governor Rob Blagojevich and the university's Planning and Budget Advisory Council's recommended response.

State Revenue Slide Prompts Six-Day Winthrop Furlough, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2008

• Employees must take six days of unpaid leave to meet expected new budget cuts.
• Academic operations will continue.
• More cuts could come later if S.C. tax collections continue to slide in 2009.

Brown And The Colorblind Constitution, Christopher W. Schmidt

All Faculty Scholarship

This Essay offers the first in-depth examination of the role of colorblind constitutionalism in the history of Brown v. Board of Education. In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1 (2007), such an examination is needed today more than ever. In this case, Chief Justice John Roberts drew on the history of Brown to support his conclusion that racial classifications in school assignment policies are unconstitutional. Particularly controversial was the Chief Justice's use of the words of the NAACP lawyers who argued Brown as evidence for his colorblind …

Ucc Minutes December 4, 2008, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

No abstract provided.

Agenda - Thursday, December 4, 2008, Fhsu Student Government Association

SGA - Meeting Agendas

An agenda for a meeting of the Student Government Association in December 2008.

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 4, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2008

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, December 4, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 131, Issue 50

2008-2009 Beethoven Day, Yang Shen, David Cole, Roberta Rust, Jose Menor

Other Seasonal Concerts

No abstract provided.

December 4, 2008: The Secularization Of Islam, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Secularization of Islam“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Vol.36 N.25 December 4th 2008, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2008-12-04

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Dee V. Borough Of Dunmore

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Sga Minutes - December 4, 2008, Fhsu Student Government Association

SGA - Meeting Minutes

Minutes from an SGA meeting in December 2008, covering a variety of topics and announcements.

Resolution No. 08/F/101, Fhsu Student Government Association

SGA - Legislation

A resolution extending support to the United States Public Service Academy.

December 4, 2008, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Cal Poly Student Nets Wine And Food Institute Scholarship, Launches Local Group Chapter, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Western News, Dec. 4, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU surpasses United Way campaign goal; Grant helps researchers stem crop diseases; Make a Difference awards recipients announced; On Campus with George Broomell.